Linux-1U.net Chassis Installation Support - Mar-18-03
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| Installation Support ( this document )
Linux Installation Support
Linux Partitions
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| 1yr ( 12 month ) Warranty
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| Terms and Conditions of Sale
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REQUIREMENTS BEFORE you Purchase our 1U Chassis
- You are REQUIRED to know which motherboard and
which PCI cards will be used BEFORE purchasing our 1U chassis.
- Our 1U chassis has been designed to be extremely flexible to meet many user's requirements,
and in so doing, our 1U chassis are highly customized for that application.
- Terms and Conditions to get FREE RiserCards and CPU fans with your 1U Chassis purchase
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1U Chassis Deliverables and Contents
- Installation and Warranty Info ( this document )
- 1U Chassis
- Cover
- Front Panel Led Assembly + cables
- Front Panel http://www.Linux-1U.net/Dwg/front.html
- Front Panels are different for LCD and/or CDROM options
-- check the above url for details
- Rear PCI bracket http://www.Linux-1U.net/Dwg/nic.html
- Only certain PCI cards are supported
-- check the above url for details
- 150W 1U Power Supply, power cord
- Two 1x Mounting Ears
- Misc screws for mounting components inside the 1U chassis ( included )
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Front Panels and Covers
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4x40x1/4" black undercut countersink screws
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Motherboard screws
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6x32x1/4" philips screws
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Rear PCI brackets and back of power supply screws
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black-oxide 6-32x1/4" panhead screws
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1x and 4x Mounting Ears
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8-32x1/4" black undercut countersink screws
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1U chassis in 19" cabinet
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10-32x1/4" black panhead phillips screws
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Disk Drives
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6-32x1/4 M-F standoff - stainless steel -and-
6-32x3/16" black undercut screws
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Floppy Drives
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M3x6mm M-F standoff -and-
M3x6mm undercut torret screws ( t8/t9 )
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CDROM drives
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M3x6mm undercut torret screws ( t8/t9 )
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LCD display
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4-40x1/4" nylon screws + #4 nylon washer
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NOTE: Due to a manufacturing issues, the torret head screws are the only metric undercut screws available in the USA
- 1U Systems Customers
- These optional items ARE included FREE of charge if you buy a full system from us
cause we know which motherboard and PCI cards you have and can match the rear PCI brackets
- System Purchases Includes:
- 1U_Chassis/Motherboard/CPU/Memory/Disks/PCI_cards
- A cpu cooling fan suitable for 1U chassis
- ATX power extension is included if needed in the system
- One rear PCI bracket is included
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Items NOT included ( because NOT needed in every system )
- Chassis Only Customers
- These items are NOT needed by all users/servers... ( NOT needed by most )
- Riser cards are NOT included with the 1U chassis
- Additional cooling fans are NOT included with the 1U chassis
- The ATX Power cable extension are NOT included with the 1U chassis
- The various combinations of rear PCI brackets
- Extra/Optional cooling fans for CPU, disks, power supply
- Optional System Cooling Fans ( NOT included with the chassis )
- Celerons and 5400 rpm drives seem to be cool enough without needing extra cooling fans...
- When using P3-class CPUs
- when possible, it is highly recommended you have 2 additional CPU cooling fans
- it is highly recommended you have an additional power supply cooling fans
- When using 7200 rpm or 10000 rpm disk drives
- it is highly recommended you have additional disk drive cooling fans
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Connectors
- Rear View of ATX Connectors
- LED Front Panel Connectors
Colored wire is "pin1" - anode of led...
- Red/Blk ---- PowerSwitch
- Green/Blk -- Led - Power
- Orange/Blk - Led - hda
- Purple/Blk - Led - scsi
- Yellow/Blk - Led - NIC -- at your option, you need cut the leds on the ethernet card
- Gray/Blk --- Led - fan failed -- requires an external fan detection circuitry
- White/Blk -- ResetSwitch
- LCD Display Connector
One end of the LCD cable is the LCD display, other end is connected to Com2(ttyS1)
- Red --- +5v
- Blk --- Gnd
- White - Signal
- Blk --- Gnd
- (nc) -- +5v
- Com2(ttyS1) Connector
See the Com2 connector pinout in your motherboard manual
Tyan Serial Conn Pinouts
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Front Panel Options
- CDROM
- Optional CDROM drives are installed with 4-40x1/4" undercut screws
- Optional CDROM fits into C19xx, C23xx, C25xx 1U Chassis
- Requires FrontPanel open/cut-away CDROM away
- Floppy
- Optional floppy drives are installed with M3x6mm standoff and M3x6mm undercut screws
- Optional floppy can be installed by knocking out the "cutout"
- BEFORE mounting the front panel to the 1U chassis.....
- Place something sturdy ( like a 1" diameter screw driver handle ) underneath the front panel away from the floppy knockout
- Get another large screwdriver and use a hammer to quickly and firmly hit the floppy knockout
- Hit the left and right side of the floppy knock out...
- You might have to unbend the knockout area if you did NOT support the front panel properly.
- After it is loose, simply twist/wiggle the floppy knockout off the front panel
- LCD Display
- Optional LCD display are mounted with 4-40x1/4" nylon screws
- Optional LCD display fits into xxxx front panels
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Disk Drives
- Disk Partition Considerations
- All disk drives ( IDE and scsi ) are mounted with 6-32x1/4" M-F standoff
- The drives are held to the chassis with 6-32x1/4" undercut screw
- Additional cooling fans can be placed where space is available
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Contact Info
Linux-1U.net
3777 Stevens Creek Blvd, #360
Santa Clara, CA 94051
408-985-4689 ( 408-98-Linux )
408-985-4688 Fax
Info@Linux-1U.net
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