Global American 1404150 Quick Installation Manual

Quick Installation Guide

1404150

Version 1.0

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ABOUT THE 1404150

The 4U, heavy-duty steel 1404150 AT/ATX compatible
rackmount industrial chassis is designed to oper ate reliably in
industrial environments where it wi ll be exposed to dust, wide
temperature variations, and shocks and vibrations, among other
things.

SPECIFICATIONS

„

Form Factor:

„

SBC Form Factor:

„

Construction:

„

Slot Number:

o 14 slots for 1404150
o 7 slots for 1404150ATX

„

Cooling:

„

Drive Bay Combina tions:

o 3 x 5.25” Optical drive bays
o 3 x 3.5” FDD (floppy disk drive) or HDD (h ard disk

„

Dimensions (DxWxH)

520 mm x 431mm x 176mm

„

Operating Temperature

„

Relative Humidity

„

Vibra tion:

5-17Hz, 0.1” double amplit ude displacement
17-640Hz, 1.5G acceleration peak to peak

„

Shock:

Standard 4U, 19” wide

Full-size, slot CPU cards

Metal

2 x 8cm fans

drive) bay

:

: 0~40° C

: 10~90%

10G acceleration peak to peak

PACKING LI ST

When you unpack the chassis, make sure the following items
have been shipped.

„ 1 x Quick Installat ion Gu ide
„ 1 x Power cord
„ 2 x Handles
„ 1 x Screw set
„ 3 x Shock absorbers
„ 5 x Shock absorbers
„ 2 x Plastic pillars
„ 1 x Cab le tie
„ 1 x backplane-to-CPU card A TX cable
„ 2 x Keys

DETAILS OF INCLUDED SCREWS

The attached screw set includes five screw t ypes. Screws
used for chassis installati on are shown below.

1 2 3 4 5

Peripherals/Parts

5.25” Optical Drives 5

3.5” FDD 5

3.5” HDD 1

2.5” HDD 4
Power Supply Unit 1
Rackmount Bracket 3
Backplane 3

Table 1: Screws for Peripheral/Parts

Screw Label (refer
to the picture

above)

2

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DIMENSIO N DR AWING

The dimensions of 140 4150 are show n in the figure below.

176

POWER

HDD

465

481.8

Figure 1: Dimension Drawing (measurement units: millimeter)

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INSTALLATION STEPS

To install the 1404150 chassis, the following installation steps must
be completed.

Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Step 5:
Step 6:

Step 7:
Step 8:
Step 9:

Unpack the chassis.
Remove the top cover and hold-down clamp.
Install the PSU.
Install the backplane.
Install the CPU card.
Install the PCI and ISA expansion cards.

Install the internal HDD.
Install the disk drives.
Connect the cables.

Figure 3: Remove the Top Cover

S

TEP

2.2: H

Detach the hold-down clamp by removing the two retention
screws located on each side of the chas sis and lift t he
hold-down clamp off the chassis.

OLD-DOWN CLA MP R EMO VA L

Step 10:
Step 11:
Step 12:

The installation steps outlined above are described in detail below.
Please refer to the relevant section.

Connect PSU cable and interface cable.
Install the front handles.
Reinstall the hold-down clamp a nd the top cover.

Step 0:

STEP 1: UNPACK

The 1404150 is shipped in a plastic bag that is placed inside a
cardboard box. When the chassis is unpacked, make sure

„ All the items listed in the

present.

„ The chassis has not been damaged in anyway .

PACKING LI ST

section are

STEP 2: TOP COVER AND HOLD-DOWN
CLAMP R EMOVAL

S

TEP

2.1: R

EMOVE THETOPCOVER

The top cover is secure d by si x retention scr ews on both side s, thr ee
on each side, of the chassis. To remove the top cover, follow th e
steps below:

Step 1:

Remove all six top cover retention screws. Remove three
retention screws from each side of the chassis.

Figure 4: Hold-Down Clamp Retention Screws

STEP 3: INSTALL THE POWER SUPPLY
UNIT (PSU)

Once th e top cover and hold-down clamp h ave been re moved,
the PSU must be installed. Compatible Global American, Inc
PSUs are listed in

The PSU is installed at the rear of the chassis and secured to the
chassis with six retention screws. To install the PSU, please
follow the steps below.

Step 1:

Step 2:

table 2

on

page 4

.

Mount the PSU at the rear of the chassis. Make sur e the
power socket and the PSU fan face outwards.

To secure the PSU to the chassis, insert six retention
screws, four rear retention screws and two internal
retention screws.

Step 0:

Figure 2: Top Cover Retention Screws

Step 2:

Slide the cover backwards and then lift the cover up
gently .

Step 0:

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Figure 5: PSU Retention Screws at the Rear