SUPER MICRO Computer m28sab, m28sab-oem User Manual

SUPER

®

M28SAB/M28SAB-OEM

MOBILE RACK

USER'S GUIDE

Rev. 1.0

M28SAB Mobile Rack User's Guide

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claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product.

California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials: This Perchlorate
warning applies only to products containing CR (Manganese Dioxide) Lithium coin cells. “Perchlorate
Material-special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

WARNING: Handling of lead solder materials used in this
product may expose you to lead, a chemical known to
the State of California to cause birth defects and other
reproductive harm.

Manual Revision 1.0
Release Date: June 7, 2011

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Table of Contents

Contacting Supermicro .......................................................................................iv

Returning Merchandise for Service.....................................................................v

Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines ....................................................................1-1

1-1 ESD Safety Guidelines ................................................................................... 1-1

1-2 General Safety Guidelines .............................................................................. 1-1

1-3 An Important Note to Users ............................................................................ 1-2

Chapter 2 Introduction ..............................................................................2-1

2-1 Overview .........................................................................................................2-1

2-2 Product Features ........................................................................................... 2-1

Operating Systems .....................................................................................2-1

Additional Information .....................................................................................2-2

Chapter 3 SAS-I28A Backplane Specifi cations ......................................3-1

3-1 Front Connectors and Jumpers ...................................................................... 3-1

3-2 Front Components, Connectors and Pin Defi nitions ......................................3-2

3-3 Front Jumper Locations and Pin Defi nitions ................................................... 3-3

Explanation of Jumpers .................................................................................. 3-3

3-4 Rear Connectors and LED Indicators .............................................................3-4

Chapter 4 Mobile Rack Installation Instructions .................................... 4-1

4-1 Shipping List ....................................................................................................4-1

4-2 Tools Required ................................................................................................4-1

4-3 Other Parts ......................................................................................................4-1

4-4 Setup and Installation Steps ........................................................................... 4-2

4-5 General Safety Guidelines .............................................................................. 4-2

4-6 Before Accessing the Mobile Rack .................................................................4-2

4-7 Cooling Fan Installation ..................................................................................4-3

Installing the Cooling Fan ............................................................................... 4-3

Fan Removal ...................................................................................................4-3

4-8 Hard Drive Installation ..................................................................................... 4-4

4-9 Connect Data and Power Cables ................................................................... 4-6

4-10 Advanced Confi guration .................................................................................. 4-6

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)
[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacifi c

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County
Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone]

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Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be­fore any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your
vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning
to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the
outside of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and
handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service
is complete.

For faster service, RMA authorizations may be requested online (http://www.super­micro.com/support/rma/).

Whenever possible, repack the mobile rack in the original Supermicro carton, using
the original packaging material. If these are no longer available, be sure to pack the
mobile rack securely, using packaging material to surround the mobile rack so that
it does not shift within the carton and become damaged during shipping.

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in­curred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse or improper
maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor fi rst for any product problems.

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Notes

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Chapter 1

Safety Guidelines

To avoid personal injury and property damage, carefully follow all the safety steps
listed below when accessing your system or handling the components.

1-1 ESD Safety Guidelines

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam­age to your system, it is important to handle it very carefully . The following measures
are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

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Touch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the antistatic •
bag.

Handle the mobile rack backplane by its edges only; do not touch its compo-

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nents, peripheral chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

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Put the card and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.•

1-2 General Safety Guidelines

Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any components •
from the computer, including the backplane.

Disconnect the power cable before installing or removing any cables from the

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backplane.

Make sure that the backplane is securely and properly installed on the mother-

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board to prevent damage to the system due to power shortage.

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