Advantech SPC-530 User Manual
SPC-530
Rackmount Server PC
User's Manual
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Acknowledgments
SPC-530MB, SPC-530BP, SPC-530MB-U2C, SPC-530BP-U2C series and PCA-6120P4,
PCA-6119P7, PCA-6119P17, PCA-6120DP4, PCA-6118DP7 series are trademarks of Advantech Co.,
Ltd.
NOTE:
The information in this document is provided for reference only. Advantech does not assume any liability arising
out of the application or use of the information or products described herein. This manual is subject to change
without notice.
Part No. 2002053000 1st Edition
Printed in Taiwan April 2000
Contents
Chapter 1 General Information ................................................................... 1
1.1 Introduction................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Model list ................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Specifications ............................................................................................................ 1
1.4 Dimensions................................................................................................................ 4
Chapter 2 System Setup ............................................................................. 5
2.1 Removing the cover.................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Removing the handles ................................................................................................ 6
2.3 The cooling fans......................................................................................................... 6
2.5 T emperature setting.................................................................................................... 7
2.4 Installing the disk drives.............................................................................................. 7
2.6 Installing the power supply unit.................................................................................... 8
Appendix A Backplanes (Optional)................................................................................... 9
Appendix B Exploded Diagrams.................................................................................... 12
Appendix C Safety Instructions....................................................................................... 14
Chapter 1 General Information
1.1 Introduction
The SPC-530MB / SPC-530BP , the PC/AT-compatible computer, is designed for high-reliability applications. Not only easily installed and maintained in mission critical applications and harsh environments, it
is also a high-end rackmount fault-resilient server PC. The SPC-530BP can be fitted with a 20-slot
PC-bus compatible passive backplane. The SPC-530MB can be fitted with an ATX motherboard. Both
the SPC-530BP and SPC-530MB provide one 400-watt ATX redundant power supply and three
hot-swap cooling fans. They accept up to six front-access half-height disk drives.
The SPC-530BP / SPC-530MB features an advanced fault detection and alarm notification system to
monitor its own hardware status. If your PC system shuts down without advance warning, this can be
dangerous and may cause considerable loss.
1.2 Model list
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space. There is one horizontal disk drive space reserved for other storage drives such as a CD-ROM
drive.
1.3 Specifications
• Construction: Heavy-duty steel chassis
• Disk drive capacity: Five half-height front-access drives (vertical), and one half-height drive (hori-
zontal)
• Cooling system: Three 86 CFM cooling fans inside the chassis
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• Controls: Power On/Off switch on power supply module in front panel. Alarm reset button, ATX soft
switch and system reset button on the front panel
• Indicators: Bicolor LEDs (green and red) for power failure, fan failure and overheating. LED
indicator (green) for system power On/Off
• Buzzer: One buzzer for audio alarm / volume control on board
• Dimensions: 19" (W) x 8.75" (H) x 26" (D), 482 mm (W) x 222 mm (H) x 660 mm (D)
• Net weight: SPC-530MB / SPC-530BP: 46.2 lb (21 kg)
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• Paint color: Front panel: Pantone Black 4C 2X; Chassis: Brushed finish, Ni
• Operating temperature: 0 to 50
o
C (32 to 122o F)
• Relative humidity: 20 to 90%
• CE compliant
Hot-swap AC-DC 400-watt ATX redundant power supply (RPS-400ATX)
• Output rating: 400 watts (max.)
• Input voltage: 90 to 132 V
or 180 to 264 VAC @ 47 ~ 63 Hz, switchable
AC
• Output voltages: +5 V @ 42 A, +3.3 V @ 20 A, +12 V @ 14 A, -5 V @ 1 A, -12 V @ 1 A
+5 Vsb @ 0.75 A (+5 V / +3.3 V; Total: 210 watts)
• Minimum load: +5 V @ 2 A, +3.3 V @ 0.3 A, +12 V @ 0.5 A
• MTBF: 100,000 hours at 25
o
C, 70% load
• Safety: UL/C-UL/TUV/CE approved
Passive backplane options (for SPC-530BP / SPC-530BP-U2C)
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RAID card features (only for SPC-530BP-U2C / SPC-530MB-U2C)
The SPC-530 is available with a RAID to PCI host interface. This gives users numerous extra features.
(For more details, please refer to our RAID manual, under SPC-530BP-U2C / SPC-530MB-U2C)
• One/Two Ultra2 Wide SCSI (68-pin) channel(s) on-board
• Automatic bad sector reassignment, Bad Sector Management
• Built-in SCSI terminator
• RAID 0, 1 (0+1), 3, 5
• Auto-rebuilding
• Hot-spare drive operation
• Disk hot-swapping
• Self-diagnostics
• Complete OS support: MS-DOS, Windows 95/98, Windows NT, NetWare, OS/2, SCO UnixWare,
Sun Solaris and Linux
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Fault detection and alarm notification
• Power failure: This operates only when you have installed the redundant power supply
(RPS-400ATX). If either of the two power modules fails, the dedicated LED (PWR) changes color
from green to red, and an audio alarm also sounds. The dedicated LED remains red for the failed
power module until it is fixed.
• Fan failure: If any of the three cooling fans fails, the dedicated LED changes color from green to
red, and an audio alarm also sounds. The dedicated LED remains red for the failed fan until it is fixed.
The fan assembly can be hot-swapped if any fan fails.
• High temperature: If the chassis interior temperature exceeds 65
o
C (149o F) (standard setting), the
LED changes color from green to red, and an audio alarm also sounds. The LED remains red until the
temperature drops below 63
o
C.
• Temperature select: The temperature threshold can be adjusted to one of four readings, by setting
the switch on the alarm board: 65
o
C (default setting), 55o C, 70o C and 75o C.
• Audible alarm: A buzzer on board is activated (continous beep) as soon as a malfunction is detected,
and sounds until the alarm reset button is pressed. The alarm reset button is on the front panel.
However, the alarm indicator will stay red until the fault condition is resolved.
• Self-test: Press the alarm reset button for 8 seconds, and the alarm board will self-test automatically
for all functions. The alarm board can also monitor the temperature's sensor IC. If the sensor has
failed, or there is no connection, the buzzer will sound a " Beep x Beep x ..." alarm.
Controls for the system
The SPC-530 series' front panel provides one soft switch and one system reset button to re-boot the PC
system. See the following figure:
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