RACK-314A CHASSIS
USER’S MANUAL
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Copyright Notice
This document and product is copyrighted, August 1998, by ICP Electronics Inc. All
rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, or
translated without prior notice to ICP Electronics Inc.
The information provided in this document is for reference only. We do not assume
any responsibility arising out of the application of the products. This manual is
subject to change without any notice.
Rack-314A, ICP are trademark of ICP Electronics Inc.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Product Information
1.1 General Information
1.2 Product Specifications
1.3 Dimensions
Chapter 2 System Setup
2.1 The Front Panel of Rack-314A
2.2 Removing the chassis cover
2.3 Disk Drives Installation
2.4 Replacing the Filter
2.5 The Card Clamp & Backplane Installation
Appendix A Passive Backplane
Appendix B Exploded Diagram
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Chapter 1 Product Information
1.1 General Information
Rack-314A is a PC/AT compatible computer designed for Industrial applications. It
is a steel rugged chassis specially designed to work under harsh environment for
high reliability application. The Rack-314A features 14 slots Passive Backplanes
and high reliability AC/DC Input Power Supply (Options available are: ACE-932A,
ACE932T, ACE925T, ACE925C, ACE-916V and ACE-935A). Specially equipped
with Keyboard Port on front and rear side for easy access.
Rack-314A will withstand shock, vibration, dust and wide range of temperature in
Industrial environments. A lockable door protects drives and switches from
unauthorized misuse and particle. Two cooling-fans installed in the front for
optimum cooling system. Two reset switches are provided for dual system
application.
1.2 Product Specifications
General specification
- Construction : Heavy-duty steel
- Disk Driver : One 5.25” drive and Two 3.5” drive space
- Cooling Fan : Dual Ball bearing fans, total 84CFM
- Indicator : Three LEDs to monitor the status of HDD and Power Supply
- Dimension : 17”x16.25”x7”
Passive Backplanes (Optional)
Features 14 slots Full-length backplanes with the options: BP-14S, BP-14SD,
PCI-14S, PCI-14S2, PCI-13SD, PX-14S, PX-14S2 and IP-14S
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Power Supply
Optional Power Supply for the Rack-305A are: ACE-932T/935AI/925C/916V
For the DC input Power Supply, you may choose: ACE-932T, ACE-925T,
ACE-925C or ACE-916V.
Working Environment
- Operating Temperature : 0~50°C
- Relative Humidity : 5~95% Relative
- Vibration : 5-17Hz, 0.1” double amplitude displacement
17-640Hz, 1.5G acceleration peak to peak
- Shock : 10G acceleration peak to peak
- Safety approval : meet CE, FCC
Cooling Fan
Dual Front Ball Bearing Cooling Fan
Drive Capacity
One 5.25” drive and two 3.5” drive space
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1.3 Dimensions
176mm
431mm
413.5mm
482mm
465.5mm
102.5mm
33.5
92
92
92
88
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Chapter 2 Installation Procedure
The following set up procedures are provided to assist you in installing the system
unit, please follow the steps below:
2.1 The Front Panel of Rack-314A
FILTER COVER
EXT.KEYBOARD
HD-LED2
POWER LED
KEYLOCK
RESET SWITCH
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2.2 Removing the chassis cover
The cover is mounted by 6 screws at each side and the top of the chassis,
remove them and slide the cover to the rear of the chassis. Figure below
shows how to remove the chassis cover.
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2.3 Disk Drives installation
1. Open the disk drive door in the front panel
2. Remove the disk drive bay
3. Attach the FDD to the bracket with four screws and connect FDD cable
& power cable to the FDD.
4. Attach the HDD to the bracket with four screws and connect a 40-pin
flat cable & power cable to the HDD.
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2.4 Replacing the Filter
The filter of the Rack-305A is located at the front end of the chassis. The filter
should be removed and cleaned at least once a month to achieve optimum
performance. The filter can be removed simply by turn the key-lock to the
counter clock-wise direction. Take out the old filter, replace it with the new one
if it’s already worn out. Then close and lock the filter door.
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2.5 The Backplane & Card Clamp Installation
To install the backplanes in the chassis, remove the clamp panel first, then put
the backplanes inside the chassis and screw it.
Figure below illustrates how to install the backplanes on the Rack-314A.
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APPENDIX A PASSIVE BACKPLANES
MODEL:PX-14S VER:E
3-33-1 3-2 3-4 P8
P9
0.00
18.03
95.10
140.64
211.91
246.33
311.43
0.00
165.33
175.39
255.58
264.39
0.00
140.64
178.14
249.71
299.64
P9
P8
P8
PX-14S
ACE-932A
POWER
SUPPLY
GND
Brown
Blue
White
Black
Brown
Blue
Black
White
1
7
P9
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APPENDIX B EXPLODED DIAGRAM
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