ASUS AP2400R User Manual

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AP2400R

Dual Pentium

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III 2U Rackmount Server

Reference Guide

Checklist

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Copyright © 2001 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.

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Product Name: AP2400R (ASUSPRO 2400R)
Manual Revision: 1.00 E750
Release Date: April 2001

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ASUS Contact Information

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific)

Marketing

Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Technical Support

Tel (English): [phone]
Tel (Chinese): [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Newsgroup: news2.asus.com.tw
WWW: www.asus.com.tw
FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS

ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)

Features

Marketing

Address: 6737 Mowry Avenue, Mowry Business Center, Building 2

Newark, CA 94560, USA
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Technical Support

Fax: [phone]
BBS: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
WWW: www.asus.com
FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS

ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe)

Marketing

Address: Harkortstr. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (for marketing requests only)

Technical Support

Hotline: MB/Others: [phone]

Notebook: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Support (Email): www.asuscom.de/de/support (for online support)
WWW: www.asuscom.de
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FCC/CDC Statements

Safeguards

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference, and

• This device must accept any interference received including

interference that may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to
the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations.
Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this
equipment.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations
of the Canadian Department of Communications.

This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

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Safet y Precautions

Safeguards

Observe the following safety precautions when you are connecting
or disconnecting any devices.

Operation Safety

IMPORTANT

• Any operation on this server must be conducted by
certified or experienced engineers.

• Before operating your server, carefully read all the
manuals included with the server package.

• Before using the server, make sure all cables are correctly
connected and the power cables are not damaged. If any
damage is detected, contact your dealer as soon as
possible.

• To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and
staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.

• Before opening the chassis panels, make sure all power
cables are unplugged.

• Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Place the
server on a stable surface.

• If the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it by
yourself. Contact an authorized dealer.

• It is recommended that you wear gloves when assembling
or dissembling the server to protect from cuts and
scrapes.

• When the server is powered on, heat sinks and the
surfaces of certain IC devices may be hot. Do not touch
them. Check whether the fans are functioning properly.

Electrical Safety

Tools Required

Y ou need a Philips (cross) screwdriver and a flat screwdriver to install
or remove the components in the server.

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Safet y Precautions

Electrical Safety

IMPORTANT

• Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the
power cables for the system unit and all attached devices
are unplugged.

• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power
cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the
system.

• When adding or removing any additional devices to or from
the system, ensure that the power cables for those devices
are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If
possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing
system before you add a device.

• Use one hand, when possible, to connect or disconnect
signal cables to prevent a possible shock from touching
two surfaces with different electrical potentials.

CAUTION

This product is equipped with a three-wire power cable and
plug for the user’s safety . Use the power cable with a properly
grounded electrical outlet to avoid electrical shock.

IMPORTANT

Motherboards, adapters, and disk drives are sensitive to static
electricity discharge. These devices are wrapped in antistatic
bags to prevent this damage. Take the following precautions:

• If you have an antistatic wrist strap available, use it while
handling the device.

• Do not remove the device from the antistatic bag until you
are ready to install the device in the system unit.

• With the device still in its antistatic bag, touch it to a metal
frame of the system.

• Grasp cards and boards by the edges. Hold drives by the
frame. Avoid touching the solder joints or pins.

• If you need to lay the device down while it is out of the
antistatic bag, lay it on the antistatic bag. Before picking it
up again, touch the antistatic bag and the metal frame of
the system unit at the same time.

• Handle the devices carefully to prevent permanent
damage.

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Contents

Disclaimer/Copyrights .................................................................... 2

ASUS Contact Information ............................................................. 3

FCC/CDC Statements.................................................................... 4

Federal Communications Commission Statement .................... 4

Canadian Department of Communications Statement .............. 4

Safety Precautions ......................................................................... 5

Safeguards ................................................................................ 5

Operation Safety ....................................................................... 5

Tools Required .......................................................................... 5

Safety Precautions ......................................................................... 6

Electrical Safety......................................................................... 6

Introduction .................................................................................. 9

Audience ...................................................................................... 10

Contents Description.................................................................... 10

Conventions ..................................................................................11

Symbols....................................................................................11

Package Contents........................................................................ 12

Standard Components ............................................................ 12

Optional Components.............................................................. 12

Chapter 1 System Overview ................................................... 13

Features ....................................................................................... 14

Chassis: ASUS AR-20 ............................................................. 14

Motherboard: ASUS CUR-DLSR............................................. 14

Front Panel................................................................................... 15

Back Panel ................................................................................... 15

Power Button and System LEDs.................................................. 16

LED Information ........................................................................... 17

Hard Drive Power & Status LEDs............................................ 17

System Reset Button............................................................... 17

Programmable Message LED ................................................. 17

Fan Fail or High Temperature LED.......................................... 17

Power Supply Failure LED ...................................................... 17

Hard Disk Activity LED ............................................................ 17

Power ON LED........................................................................ 17

System Power Button.............................................................. 17

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Contents

Chapter 2 Basic Operation ..................................................... 19

Getting Started ............................................................................. 20

Connect a Monitor ................................................................... 20

Connect Power Cords ............................................................. 20

Turn the Power ON.................................................................. 20

Check Power LED ................................................................... 20

Chapter 3 Hardware Setup ..................................................... 21

Opening the Chassis Cover ......................................................... 22

Under the Chassis Cover ............................................................. 23

Internal Components.................................................................... 24

Motherboard Placement............................................................... 25

Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................... 26

CPU Heatsink............................................................................... 27

CPU Terminator............................................................................ 28

Cooling Fans ................................................................................ 29

System Memory ........................................................................... 30

Riser Card / Expansion Card ....................................................... 31

SCSI Backplane ........................................................................... 32

Connecting Cables....................................................................... 33

Connecting Cables....................................................................... 34

SCSI Hard Disk Drives................................................................. 35

Floppy Drive ................................................................................. 37

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Introduction

You are reading the AP2400R
Server Reference Guide. This
reference guide provides general
and specific information about the
AP2400R server.

“About This Guide” contains an
introduction on the contents of this
document that include target
audience, chapter description, and
conventions used. It also lists the
items included in the system
package.

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Audience

This guide is intended for experienced users and integrators with
hardware knowledge of personal computers.

Contents Description

This reference guide contains the following parts:

1. Introduction: About This Guide

This part contains an introduction on the contents of this document
that include target audience, chapter description, and conventions
used. It also lists the items included in the system package.

2. Chapter 1: System Overview

This chapter describes the external features of the AP2400R
server. It includes specific sections that identify these features.

3. Chapter 2: Basic Operation

This chapter tells how to get started with the AP2400R server.
The basic operation includes connecting the cables and powering
on the system.

4. Chapter 3: Hardware Setup

This chapter describes the hardware setup procedures that you
have to perform when installing system components. It also gives
detailed information on the internal components and how to install
them.

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Conventions

Symbols

To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of
the following symbols used throughout this guide.

WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when
trying to complete a task.

CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components
when trying to complete a task.

IMPORTANT: Information that you MUST follow to complete
a task.

NOTE: Tips and information to aid in completing a task.
PHILIPS (CROSS) SCREW DRIVER: A tool required to install

or remove the components in the server.
STANDARD (FLAT) SCREW DRIVER: A tool required to

install or remove the components in the server.

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Package Contents

This section lists the items included in the server package.
If you are assembling the server by yourself, make sure to prepare

all the server components before starting. It saves you a lot of time
not having to hunt down components when you need them. The
following checklist specifies the necessary components for the server .

Standard Components

Motherboard ASUS CUR-DLSR
Chassis AR-20 2U Rackmount Chassis (19”)
Power Supply 280W Redundant
Floppy Drive Slim 1.44MB
CD-ROM Drive ASUS 50x
PCI Expansion Three 64-bit PCI slots
Cables Internal SCSI, IDE, floppy
S370 CPU Terminator For use in one processor configuration
Rackmount Rails R-20 Rackmount Kit
User’s Manuals server, motherboard, CD-ROM

Optional Components

RAID Controller ASUS PCI-DA2200 RAID controller

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Processor Dual Pentium
Memory Up to 4GB registered ECC SDRAM
Hard Drive Up to six SCA-2 Ultra160 SCSI

III up to 1GHz

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