IBM 1U, 172319X, 17231RX Installation And Maintenance Manual
1U 17-inch Flat Panel Consol e Kit
Installation an d Maintenance Guid e
1U 17-inch Flat Panel Consol e Kit
Installation an d Maintenance Guid e
Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the warranty information in Appendix B, “IBM Statement of
Limited Warranty Z125-4753-10 08/2008,” on page 53 and the general information in Appendix C, “Notices,” on page 71.
First Edition (March 2009)
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with IBM Corp.
Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Inventory checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
The IBM Documentation CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Hardware and software requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Using the Documentation Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Notices and statements in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Chapter 2. Installing the console unit in the rack cabinet . . . . . . . .5
Installing the keyboard in the console unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Installing the console unit in the rack cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Installing an optional console switch behind the console unit . . . . . . . .16
Chapter 3. TFT-LCD display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
User controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Maintaining the TFT-LCD display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Chapter 4. Hardware maintenance information . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Customer-replaceable unit part numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Replacing the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Replacing the cable-management arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Replacing the slide-rail assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Replacing the console unit in the rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Removing the existing console unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Moving the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Removing and replacing the outer slide rails . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Installing the replacement console unit in the rack cabinet . . . . . . . .48
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance . . . . . . . . . .51
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . .51
Software service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Hardware service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
IBM Taiwan product service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Appendix B. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-10 08/2008 53
Part 1 - General Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Part 2 - Country-unique Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Part 3 - Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Appendix C. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Product recycling and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Battery return program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Flat-panel monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Electronic emission notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement . . . . . . . . .76
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Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement . . . . . . . .76
Avis de conformité à la réglementation d’Industrie Canada . . . . . . . .76
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement . . . . . . . . . . . .76
United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement . . . . . . . . .76
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement . . . . . . . . .77
Taiwanese Class A warning statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Chinese Class A warning statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement . . .78
Korean Class A warning statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
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Safety
Before installing this product, read the Safety Information.
Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações de Segurança.
Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.
Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette produkt.
Lees voordat u dit product installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften.
Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen, lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information.
Avant d’installer ce produit, lisez les consignes de sécurité.
Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen.
Prima di installare questo prodotto, leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza.
Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette produktet.
Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança.
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Antes de instalar este producto, lea la información de seguridad.
Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten.
Important:
Each caution and danger statement in this document is labeled with a
number. This number is used to cross reference an English-language
caution or danger statement with translated versions of the caution or
danger statement in the Safety Information document.
For example, if a caution statement is labeled “Statement 1,”
translations for that caution statement are in the Safety Information
document under “Statement 1.”
Be sure to read all caution and danger statements in this document
before you perform the procedures. Read any additional safety
information that comes with the server or optional device before you
install the device.
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Statement 1:
DANGER
Electrical
current from power, telephone, and communication cables is
hazardous.
To avoid a shock hazard:
v Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation,
maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical
storm.
v Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical
outlet.
v Connect to properly wired outlets any equipment that will be attached to
this product.
v When possible, use one hand only to connect or disconnect signal
cables.
v Never turn on any equipment when there is evidence of fire, water, or
structural damage.
v Disconnect the attached power cords, telecommunications systems,
networks, and modems before you open the device covers, unless
instructed otherwise in the installation and configuration procedures.
v Connect and disconnect cables as described in the following table when
installing, moving, or opening covers on this product or attached
devices.
To Connect: To Disconnect:
1. Turn everything OFF.
2. First, attach all cables to devices.
3. Attach signal cables to connectors.
4. Attach power cords to outlet.
1. Turn everything OFF.
2. First, remove power cords from outlet.
3. Remove signal cables from connectors.
4. Remove all cables from devices.
5. Turn device ON.
Safety vii
Statement 8:
CAUTION:
Never remove the cover on a power supply or any part that has the following
label attached.
Hazardous voltage, current, and energy levels are present inside any
component that has this label attached. There are no serviceable parts inside
these components. If you suspect a problem with one of these parts, contact
a service technician.
Statement 26:
CAUTION:
Do not place any object on top of rack-mounted devices.
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Chapter 1. Introduction
The IBM® 1U 17-inch Flat Panel Console Kit is a flat-panel display and keyboard
tray in one unit. An optional IBM PS/2 or USB keyboard fits inside the front of the
console unit. The console unit occupies 1U1 of space in a rack cabinet. Yo u can
install an optional console switch in the rack cabinet to attach more than one server
to the flat-panel display and keyboard.
Inventory checklist
Note: The illustrations in this documentation might differ slightly from your
hardware.
The console kit contains the following items:
v One console unit with built-in flat-panel display and cable-management arm
Important: The ac adapter that is connected to the flat-panel display is not
intended for use with other products. Do not disassemble the
flat-panel display or remove the ac adapter.
v Two outer rails
1. Racks are measured in vertical increments of 1.75 inches each. Each increment is called a “U.” A 1U-high device is 1.75 inches
tall.
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v One rail-alignment spacer
v One console-switch mounting bracket with channel (for routing the power, video,
and keyboard-and-mouse cables)
v One console-switch mounting bracket
v One 2.4 m (8 ft) IEC connector power cable
v Miscellaneous hardware kit (cage nuts, clip nuts, screws, cable straps)
v Hook-and-loop fastener strips to attach a keyboard and keyboard-and-mouse
cables to the console unit
v IBM Documentation CD
You might need the following tools to install the console unit:
v One number 1 Phillips screwdriver
v One number 2 Phillips screwdriver
v One cage-nut-insertion tool or flat-blade screwdriver (for installing cage nuts in
some rack cabinets)
need the following tools to replace customer replaceable units:
You
v One 7/16-inch wrench (for removing the cable-management-arm retaining nut)
v One 1/4-inch wrench (for removing the inner slide rails from the console unit)
the documentation that comes with your rack cabinet or console switch for
See
further information about those products.
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The IBM Documentation CD
The IBM Documentation CD contains documentation for the console unit in Portable
Document Format (PDF) and includes the IBM Documentation Browser to help you
find information quickly.
Hardware and software requirements
The IBM Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware and
software:
v Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows 2000, or Red Hat Linux
v 100 MHz microprocessor
v 32 MB of RAM
v Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Linux operating
systems
Using the Documentation Browser
Use the Documentation Browser to browse the contents of the CD, read brief
descriptions of the documents, and view documents, using Adobe Acrobat Reader
or xpdf. The Documentation Browser automatically detects the regional settings in
use in your server and displays the documents in the language for that region (if
available). If a document is not available in the language for that region, the
English-language version is displayed.
®
Use one of the following procedures to start the Documentation Browser:
v If Autostart is enabled, insert the CD into the CD or DVD drive. The
Documentation Browser starts automatically.
v If Autostart is disabled or is not enabled for all users, use one of the following
procedures:
– If you are using a Windows operating system, insert the CD into the CD or
DVD drive and click Start --> Run. In the Open field, type
e:\win32.bat
where e is the drive letter of the CD or DVD drive, and click OK.
– If you are using Red Hat Linux, insert the CD into the CD or DVD drive; then,
run the following command from the /mnt/cdrom directory:
sh runlinux.sh
Select the console unit from the Product menu. The Available Topics list displays
all the documents for the console unit. Some documents might be in folders. A plus
sign (+) indicates each folder or document that has additional documents under it.
Click the plus sign to display the additional documents.
When you select a document, a description of the document is displayed under
Topic Description. To select more than one document, press and hold the Ctrl key
while you select the documents. Click View Book to view the selected document or
documents in Acrobat Reader or xpdf. If you selected more than one document, all
the selected documents are opened in Acrobat Reader or xpdf.
To search all the documents, type a word or word string in the Search field and
click Search. The documents in which the word or word string appears are listed in
order of the most occurrences. Click a document to view it, and press Crtl+F to use
the Acrobat search function, or press Alt+F to use the xpdf search function within
the document.
Chapter 1. Introduction 3
Click Help for detailed information about using the Documentation Browser.
Notices and statements in this document
The caution and danger statements in this document are also in the multilingual
Safety Information document. Each statement is numbered for reference to the
corresponding statement in the Safety Information document.
The following notices and statements are used in this document:
v Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
v Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid
inconvenient or problem situations.
v Attention: These notices indicate potential damage to programs, devices, or
data. An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which
damage might occur.
v Caution: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous
to you. A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially
hazardous procedure step or situation.
v Danger: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or
extremely hazardous to you. A danger statement is placed just before the
description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or
situation.
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Chapter 2. Installing the console unit in the rack cabinet
The console unit occupies 1U of mounting space in a rack cabinet. If you have an
IBM rack cabinet, you can use the brackets that come with this kit to install an
optional console switch in the same 1U of space.
To install the console unit in the rack cabinet, complete the steps in the following
sections. Removing the rack doors and side panels might make installation easier.
See the documentation that comes with your rack cabinet for additional information.
Statement 1:
DANGER
Electrical
current from power, telephone, and communication cables is
hazardous.
To avoid a shock hazard:
v Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation,
maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical
storm.
v Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical
outlet.
v Connect to properly wired outlets any equipment that will be attached to
this product.
v When possible, use one hand only to connect or disconnect signal
cables.
v Never turn on any equipment when there is evidence of fire, water, or
structural damage.
v Disconnect the attached power cords, telecommunications systems,
networks, and modems before you open the device covers, unless
instructed otherwise in the installation and configuration procedures.
v Connect and disconnect cables as described in the following table when
installing, moving, or opening covers on this product or attached
devices.
To Connect: To Disconnect:
1. Turn everything OFF.
2. First, attach all cables to devices.
3. Attach signal cables to connectors.
4. Attach power cords to outlet.
5. Turn device ON.
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1. Turn everything OFF.
2. First, remove power cords from outlet.
3. Remove signal cables from connectors.
4. Remove all cables from devices.
Installing the keyboard in the console unit
To install the keyboard in the console unit, complete the following steps:
1. Place the console unit on a table or other flat surface and make sure that the
right side of the unit extends approximately 76 mm (3 in.) over the edge of the
surface. This will help you route the keyboard-and-mouse cable more easily
later in the procedure. (See the illustration in step 5 on page 7.)
2. Carefully lift the flat-panel display to the full upright position.
3. If the keyboard that you are installing comes with two rubber pads on the
Thumbscrews
underside of the keyboard, remove and discard them. (The rubber pads have
an adhesive backing and can be peeled from the surface.) If you leave the
rubber pads on the keyboard, they will extend into the 1U space below.
Remove rubber pads
(two places)
Keyboard foot
Attention: Do not extend the keyboard feet. The flat-panel display screen
might be damaged if the feet are extended when the display is closed.
4. Peel the protective strip from the hook-and-loop fastener strip that comes with
the console kit and attach it to the underside of the keyboard toward the front.
Hook-and-loop fastener
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5. Carefully route the keyboard-and-mouse cable down through the keyboard tray
opening, up through the opening on the right side of the tray, and toward the
cable-management arm. Pull the full length of the cable through the opening.
6. Place the keyboard in the tray and press the hook-and-loop fasteners together.
7. Close the flat-panel display.
8. Turn over the console unit:
Hook-and-loop fastener
a. Grasp the cable-management arm and the loose cables in one hand.
b. On the opposite end of the console unit, grasp the flat-panel display and
the console unit frame together with the other hand.
c. Carefully turn over the console unit.
Attention: When you route the keyboard-and-mouse cable, make sure that
the cable does not hang below the underside of the keyboard where it might
be damaged if it interferes with the devices in the rack space below the
console unit.
Chapter 2. Installing the console unit in the rack cabinet 7
9. Route the keyboard-and-mouse cable:
a. Route the cable through the slot on the left side of the cable-routing area
on the underside of the keyboard. Do not route the cable through any of
the other three slots. (See the following illustration.)
In the following illustration, the console unit is turned over and is
Note:
placed on a table or other flat surface.
b. Gently squeeze the bushing and push it toward the rear of the console unit
to remove it.
c. Push the keyboard-and-mouse cable through the slit in the plastic bushing
and push the bushing into the cable-routing cutout in the console unit
frame.
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10. Secure the keyboard-and-mouse cable to the console unit with the nut and
clamp:
a. Unscrew the nut and remove the clamp.
Note: In the following illustration, the console unit is turned over and is
placed on a table or other flat surface.
b. Push the keyboard-and-mouse cable into the clamp.
Important:
Make sure that you place the clamp on the
keyboard-and-mouse cable approximately 70 - 76 mm (2.75 -
3 in.) from where the cable exits the keyboard. This prevents
the cable from hanging below the bottom of the console unit.
c. Place the clamp on the screw on the console unit frame and hand-tighten
the nut on top of the clamp.
11. Turn over the console unit:
a. Grasp the cable-management arm and the loose cables in one hand.
b. On the opposite end of the console unit, grasp the flat-panel display and
the console unit frame together with the other hand.
c. Carefully turn over the console unit.
Route the keyboard-and-mouse cable through the cable management arm in
12.
the extended position to avoid strain on the cables. Secure the cable with the
hook-and-loop fasteners.
Chapter 2. Installing the console unit in the rack cabinet 9
Installing the console unit in the rack cabinet
Statement 26:
CAUTION:
Do not place any object on top of rack-mounted devices.
Review the documentation that comes with your rack cabinet for safety and cabling
information. When you install your system in a rack cabinet, observe the following
guidelines:
v Make sure that the room air temperature is below 35°C (95°F).
v Do not block any air vents; usually 15 cm (6 in.) of air space provides proper
airflow.
v Plan the device installation starting from the bottom of the rack cabinet.
v Install the heaviest device in the bottom of the rack cabinet.
v Do not extend more than one device out of the rack cabinet at the same time.
v Connect all power cords to properly wired and grounded electrical outlets.
v Do not overload the power outlet when you install multiple devices in the rack.
cage nuts for rack cabinets with square holes. Use clip nuts for rack cabinets
Use
with round holes. If your rack cabinet requires cage nuts, use a cage-nut-insertion
tool or a flat-blade screwdriver to install them.
Cage
nuts
Cage
Clip
nuts
nuts
To install the console unit in the rack cabinet, complete the following steps:
1. Place the console unit on a stable, flat surface.
Attention: The video cable is connected to the flat-panel display. As you
install the console unit in the rack cabinet, be careful that you do not pinch or
cut the video cable.
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2. Select a 1U location in the rack for the console unit. Install either three cage
nuts or three clip nuts in the front of the rack. Install two cage nuts or two clip
nuts in the rear of the rack. Use the cage nuts or clip nuts from the
miscellaneous hardware kit.
Note: If you are installing an optional console switch behind the console unit,
make sure that you install a cage nut or clip nut in the center-rear
position that is shown shaded in the following illustration.
UUUU
UUUUU
U
U
U
Front Rear
3. If you are installing the console unit in an IBM rack cabinet, no adjustment is
Optional console-switch nut
necessary. Otherwise, loosen the two rail-adjustment screws on each of the
outer slide rails and extend the rails to their maximum outward position.
Rail-adjustment
screws
Chapter 2. Installing the console unit in the rack cabinet 11
4. Adjust the outer slide-rail brackets to fit the depth of the rack cabinet, and then
attach the front of the slide-rail brackets to the rack cabinet, using four screws
from the miscellaneous hardware kit. Make sure that the slide-rail brackets
extend outside of the rack-cabinet mounting flanges.
Note: Do not install screws in the middle holes in the slide-rail bracket. These
holes are for the thumbscrews on the front of the console unit.
5. Loosely attach the back of the slide-rail brackets to the rack cabinet, using four
screws from the miscellaneous hardware kit. Make sure that the slide-rail
brackets extend outside of the rack-cabinet mounting flanges.
6. Tighten the two rail-adjustment screws on each of the outer rails if you
loosened them in step 3 on page 11.
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7. Loosen the front four slide-rail bracket screws, and then insert the
rail-alignment spacer into the middle holes in the slide rails. The rail-alignment
spacer must wrap around the rails to align them correctly. Tighten the front four
screws and remove the spacer.
Note: Do not tighten the four rear slide-rail bracket screws at this time.
Rail-alignment spacer
8. Extend the inner part of the outer rails and slide the ball-bearing assemblies
forward to the front of the outer rails. Carefully slide the console unit into the
ball-bearing assemblies in the rails.
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9. Press the release latches, and then push the console unit completely into the
Release latch
rack. There will be resistance initially as the ball-bearing assemblies align
between the inner and outer rails. Pull the console unit out halfway, and then
push it back in to seat the console unit in the rails. Do this a few times until the
console unit moves smoothly in the rails.
10. Push the console unit into the rack, and then tighten the four rear slide-rail
bracket screws.
11. Remove the rail-adjustment screw that is closest to the rear of the rack from
the outer slide-rail bracket. Attach the cable-management arm to the outer
slide-rail bracket, using this screw.
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12. Connect the video, keyboard, and mouse connectors to either a server or a
console switch in the rack cabinet. Connect the power cord to the short jumper
cord on the cable-management arm, and then connect the power cord to a
properly grounded electrical outlet or power distribution unit (PDU).
13. Fully extend the console unit from the front of the rack cabinet, and then neatly
route the cables within the rack cabinet and secure them with cable straps
along the way.
Important: To minimize the electrical interference from the video cable,
arrange the cable in figure-eight loops, as shown in the following
illustration. Secure the cable in the middle with a cable strap.
Cable tie
Do not coil the video cable as shown in the following illustration.
14. See Chapter 3, “TFT-LCD display” for information about operating the display.
See the keyboard documentation for information about operating the keyboard.
Chapter 2. Installing the console unit in the rack cabinet 15
Note: When the display and keyboard are not in use, if the rack cabinet is in a
vibration-prone area, or during cabinet relocation, tighten the two
thumbscrews on the front of the console unit to secure it inside the rack
cabinet.
Thumbscrew
Installing an optional console switch behind the console unit
You can use a console switch to attach more than one server to a single display
and keyboard. The optional console switch is available separately.
Depending on the depth of the console switch and the depth of the rack, you can
mount the console switch behind the console unit in the same 1U space. To mount
the console switch behind the console unit, use the custom mounting brackets that
come with the console unit.
Use the brackets and instructions that come with the console switch for other
installation options.
Important: The console switch extends beyond the rear rack-cabinet mounting
flanges when you install the switch behind the console unit.
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To install a console switch behind the console unit, complete the following steps.
Note: In this procedure, left and right refer to orientations as you are facing the
rear of the rack.
1. Attach the mounting bracket with channel to the left side of the console switch,
using two 8-32 screws, and then attach the other mounting bracket to the right
side of the console switch.
Note: The mounting bracket that you attach to the left side of the console
switch has a channel through which you can route the power, video, and
keyboard-and-mouse cables. Make sure that you attach the bracket to
the console switch so that the channel on the mounting bracket faces
upward.
2. Install the console switch behind the console unit, using two screws from the
miscellaneous hardware kit.
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3. Route the power, video, and keyboard-and-mouse cables through the channel in
the mounting bracket on the left side of the console switch, and then connect
the video, keyboard, and mouse connectors to the console switch.
4. See the documentation that comes with the console switch for information about
connecting the flat-panel display, thin keyboard, and servers to the console
switch.
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