ASUS P8000 User Manual

AP8000

Dual Pentium® III Xeon

Corporate Server

TM

Hardware Reference Guide

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Contents

I. Introduction

1-1. How this Manual is Organized .......................................... 7

Symbols ........................................................................ 7

1-2. Component Checklist........................................................ 8

Standard Components.................................................. 8

Optional Components ................................................... 8

1-3. Features............................................................................ 9

1-4. Safeguards ..................................................................... 10

Operation Safety......................................................... 10

Tools Required ............................................................ 10

1-5. Electrical Safety ...............................................................11

Static-Sensitive Devices ............................................. 11

II. Components

2-1. Server Front Side............................................................ 13

2-2. Server Back Side ............................................................ 14

2-3. Server Left Side .............................................................. 15

III. Basic Operation

3-1. Starting the Server.......................................................... 16

3-2. LED Indicators ................................................................ 16

3-3. BIOS Setup..................................................................... 16

IV. Hardware Setup

4-1. Opening the Chassis ...................................................... 17

Chassis Panels ........................................................... 17

Opening the Left Panel ............................................... 17

Fan Replacement ....................................................... 17

4-2. Motherboard ................................................................... 18

Motherboard Spacers ................................................. 18

Install the Baseboard .................................................. 18

Motherboard Screws................................................... 18

Device Cables............................................................. 19

Cable Connections ..................................................... 19

4-3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ....................................... 20

Install Retention Mechanisms..................................... 20

Install Retention Mechanism Brace Bars.................... 20

Install Cartridge Lifters................................................ 21

Install Retention Mechanism Cap ............................... 21

Install Retention Mechanism Frame ........................... 21

4-4. Chassis Intrusion Switch................................................. 22

Chassis Intrusion Connector....................................... 23

4-5. Expansion Cards ............................................................ 23

4-6. Fixed Storage Devices.................................................... 24

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Fixed Storage Device Tray ......................................... 24

Fixed Device Bay Cover Clips .................................... 24

Fixed Device Bay Cover ............................................. 24

4-7. Floppy Disk Drive and CD-ROM..................................... 25

Floppy Disk Drive........................................................ 25

CD-ROM Drive............................................................ 25

4-8. Hot-Swap Trays .............................................................. 26

Removing Hot-Swap Trays ......................................... 26

Hot-Swap Tray Usage................................................. 26

Hot-Swap Tray Front Connections.............................. 27

Hot-Swap Tray Interface ............................................. 27

4-9. Hot-Swap Tray Connector Board .................................... 28

Hot-Swap T ray Rear Connections .............................. 28

4-10. SCSI Backplane............................................................ 29

4-11. SCSI ID Setting ............................................................. 30

Using the SCSI Backplane Boards Separately........... 30

Using Cascaded SCSI Backplane Boards.................. 31

4-12. SCSI Backplane Board Placement ............................... 32

Installing & Removing SCSI Backplane Boards ......... 32

SCSI Hard Disk Connections...................................... 33

4-13. Circulation System........................................................ 34

Fan Module................................................................. 34

Fan Replacement ....................................................... 34

4-14. Power Supply................................................................ 35

Redundant Power Supply ........................................... 35

Power Supply Mounting.............................................. 35

Removing One Power Supply Module........................ 35

Removing the Entire Power Supply Unit..................... 36

Power Module Rating ................................................. 37

Power Module Failure................................................. 37

Power Supply Information........................................... 38

Power Supply Requirement ........................................ 39

V. Appendix

i. SCSI Cable Limits ............................................................... 41

ii. Glossary ............................................................................. 42

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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE

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:

• Re-orient 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.

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I. Introduction

You are reading the AP8000 Hardware Reference Guide. This hardware ref­erence guide provides information and procedures on the various compo­nents used in this server . Some components shown in this reference guide are
optional and may be individually purchased to complete the server . This guide
is intended for experienced users and integrators with hardware knowledge
of personal computers. You should also read all documentation and manuals
included with this server and with your separately purchased components.

•

1-1. How this Manual is Organized

There are only a few sections in this reference guide as follows:

I. Introduction

This section gives general information and features for this server.

II. Components

This is the main section which gives descriptions of each server component.

Sections

I. Introduction

III. Getting Started

This section gives information on getting started with the server.

IV. Hardware Setup

This section gives information on setting up the server.

V . Appendix

This section gives you additional information to help plan your server.

Symbols

To complete certain tasks safely and completely, you should be aware of a
few 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 MUST be followed in order to com­plete a task.

NOTE: Tips and information to aid in completing a task.
PHILIP (CROSS) SCREW DRIVER: Tools required to install or re-

move the components in this server .
STANDARD (FLAT) SCREW DRIVER: Tools required to install or

remove the components in this server .

STEP: Actions to complete a task

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I. Introduction

I. Introduction

Checklist

• 1-2. Component Checklist

If assembling this server by yourself, it is important to prepare all the server
components before starting. This will save a great deal of time by not hav­ing to hunt down components. The following checklist provides a guideline
as to the necessary components for a server.

Standard components

Motherboard: XG-DLS
Chassis: AS-50
Power Supply: ATX
Processor (CPU): Pentium
Memory Modules: 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB SDRAM
Hard Drive: Ultra2, Ultra-wide

®

II Xeon

TM

Floppy Drive: 1.44MB
CD-ROM Drive: 40X
Expansion Cards: Ethernet, Graphics, Modem
SCSI Terminator: Terminator for 68-pin SCSI cables
User’s Manuals: CD-ROM, SCSI, Motherboard, Hardware

Reference Guide

Optional components

Ethernet Card: PCI-L101
RAID Controller: PCI-DA2100 (UW), PCI-DA2200 (U2),

DA-3000 (SCSI-SCSI U2)

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I. Introduction

• 1-3. Features

AP8000 is a corporate server configured on the XG-DLS smart mother­board which uses the 440GX chipset from Intel and supports two Pentium
III/II XeonTM processors and 100MHz front side bus in order to handle
even the most complicated server tasks.The following are highlights to this
server’s many features. For additional features and details, read the mother ­board User’s Manual included with this server package.

®

Features

I. Introduction

• Processor: Supports dual Intel

(500MHz and faster) and Pentium ® II Xeon™ (400MHz to 450MHz)
processors for extreme processing speeds.

• Memory: Equipped with four DIMM sockets to support up to 2GB

SDRAM with ECC.

• AGP Slot: Supports Accelerated Graphics Port cards for high perfor-

mance, component level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical display
applications. Using AGP will also free up a PCI slot.

• Adaptec SCSI Chipset: Features Adaptec AIC-7896 dual-channel Ul-

tra2 SCSI chipset that supports any combination of 50-pin narrow or 68­pin wide/ultra2 devices through the onboard 50-pin and 68-pin SCSI
connectors. Please refer to the SCSI cable limits in the appendix.

• Device Bays: Support one floppy, one CD-ROM, two additional fixed

devices, and eight hot-swap hard disk drives.

• SCSI Backplane: Ultra2 SCSI backplane with remote SCSI ID dip

switches and power to support up to 8 Ultra2 SCSI hard disk drives.

®

Pentium® III Xeon™ processors

• Onboard LAN: Onboard Intel 10/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet.

• Onboard IDE: Up to 33MB/sec IDE transfer with UltraDMA/33.

• Onboard Hardware Monitor: Provides information for system and pro-

cessor voltages, fan status, temperature, chassis intrusion, and provides
automatic system restart.

• SNMP Agent and Intel LDSM: Provides server monitoring, manage-

ment, and control.

• RAID Controller: Supports PCI-DA2100 (UW), PCI-DA2200 (U2),

or DA3000 (SCSI-SCSI U2) to provide fault tolerant storage.

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I. Introduction

I. Introduction

Safeguards

• 1-4. Safeguards

Observe the following safety instructions any time you are connecting or
disconnecting any devices.

Operation Safety

IMPORTANT

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

• 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 recommanded 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.

Tools Required

A Phillips (cross) screwdriver and a standard (flat) screwdriver are needed
to install or remove the components in this server.

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I. Introduction

• 1-5. Electrical Safety

IMPORTANT

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

• T o 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.

Electrical Safety

I. Introduction

CAUTION

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

Static-Sensitive Devices

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 in order to prevent permanent
damage.

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II. System Components

• 2-1. Server Front Side

The front side of the server is provided to show the front exterior
components of this server. The chassis is made of strong rust-resis­tant metal and covered with a protective ivory surfacing.

1

2

3

4
5

Front Side

II. Components

Server Front Side

6

7

1. ATX Power Button

2. Fixed Device Bays

3. Metal Security Door

4. Left Panel Knob

5. Metal Door Lock

6. Hot Swap Tray

7. Chassis Stabilizer with Wheel

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• 2-2. Server Back Side

II. Components

II. System Components

1
2

3

Back Side

4
5

6
7

8
9
10

11
12

13

1. Power Supply

2. Power Supply LED

3. Power Supply Fan

4. AC Power In Connector

5. Voltage Input Switch

6. PS/2 Keyboard

7. PS/2 Mouse

8. USB Ports 1 and 2

9. Serial Port COM1

10. Parallel Port

11. Serial Port COM2

12. RJ45 Port (LAN)

13. RAID Controller (Optional)

Server Back Side

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