American Megatrends StorTrends 3100 User manual

StorTrends® 3100
User’s Guide
MAN-3100
07/31/06

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Revision History
02/15/05 Preliminary release
05/31/05 Updated Guide Template
06/09/06 Setting up the OS Array
06/30/06 Updated Format
07/31/06 Updated the Configuring the OS Array section and added SATA cable warning

Preface iii
Table of Contents
Revision History............................................................................................................................ii
Table of Contents.........................................................................................................................iii
Limited Warranty.........................................................................................................................vii
Web Site..................................................................................................................................vii
Disclaimer ..................................................................................................................................viii
Product Compliance Information..................................................................................................ix
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)-Emissions.....................................................................ix
Power Line Harmonics/Voltage Flicker....................................................................................ix
Electromagnetic Compatibility-Immunity..................................................................................ix
FCC Class B Statement...............................................................................................................ix
About This Manual........................................................................................................................x
Manual Organization.....................................................................................................................x
Chapter 1 Introduction................................................................................................................ 1
Motherboard Features ................................................................................................................. 1
CPU.......................................................................................................................................... 1
Memory..................................................................................................................................... 1
Chipset ..................................................................................................................................... 1
Expansion Slots........................................................................................................................ 1
PC Health Monitoring............................................................................................................... 1
ACPI Features.......................................................................................................................... 1
Onboard I/O.............................................................................................................................. 2
Other......................................................................................................................................... 2
Dimensions............................................................................................................................... 2
Chipset Overview......................................................................................................................... 3
General Block Diagram................................................................................................................ 4
Chapter 2 Server Installation...................................................................................................... 5
Overview...................................................................................................................................... 5
Unpacking the StorTrends 3100.................................................................................................. 5
Preparing for Setup...................................................................................................................... 5
Choosing a Setup Location.......................................................................................................... 6
Rack Mounting Considerations.................................................................................................... 6
Chassis Front Panel View............................................................................................................ 7
Chassis Front Panel View........................................................................................................ 7
Button and LED Location ......................................................................................................... 7
Button and LEDs Descriptions ................................................................................................. 7
Chassis Rear and Back Panel Views .......................................................................................... 8
Chassis Rear View................................................................................................................... 8
Back Panel View ...................................................................................................................... 8
Chassis Rear and Back Panel Locations................................................................................. 8
Power Module LED Description ............................................................................................... 8
Fasteners..................................................................................................................................... 9
Chassis Screws........................................................................................................................ 9
Drive Screws ............................................................................................................................ 9
Rail Screws............................................................................................................................... 9
Chassis Installation.................................................................................................................... 10
Safety Steps........................................................................................................................... 10
Accessing the SCA Drive Tray and Installing a HDD................................................................ 11
Procedures............................................................................................................................. 11
Installing Chassis Rails.............................................................................................................. 12
Before installing the Chassis rails .......................................................................................... 12
Procedures to Install Chassis Rails........................................................................................ 12

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Rack Installation......................................................................................................................... 14
Procedures............................................................................................................................. 14
Chapter 3 System Interface ...................................................................................................... 19
Overview.................................................................................................................................... 19
Chassis Front Panel View.......................................................................................................... 19
Chassis Front Panel View...................................................................................................... 19
Button and LED Location ....................................................................................................... 19
Button and LEDs Descriptions ............................................................................................... 20
Serial ATA Drive Carrier LEDs................................................................................................... 20
Chassis Rear and Back Panel Views ........................................................................................ 21
Chassis Rear View................................................................................................................. 21
Back Panel View .................................................................................................................... 21
Chassis Rear and Back Panel Locations............................................................................... 21
Power Module LED Description ............................................................................................. 21
Chapter 4 Safety Information and Technical Specifications................................................. 23
Electrical Safety Guidelines....................................................................................................... 23
General Electrical Safety Guidelines...................................................................................... 23
General Safety Guidelines......................................................................................................... 24
ESD Safety Guidelines .............................................................................................................. 24
Operation Safety Guidelines...................................................................................................... 25
Before Accessing the Chassis................................................................................................ 25
Removing the Chassis Cover................................................................................................. 25
Reinstalling the Chassis Covers............................................................................................. 25
Before Installing the Chassis into a Rack............................................................................... 26
Packing List and the Chassis Specifications ............................................................................. 27
Chassis Contents................................................................................................................... 27
Accessory Box Contents........................................................................................................ 27
Rail Packing Contents............................................................................................................ 27
Power Supply Specifications...................................................................................................... 27
Serial ATA Back Panel............................................................................................................... 28
Jumper Settings Location....................................................................................................... 28
Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup................................................................................ 29
Overview.................................................................................................................................... 29
Handling the Motherboard ......................................................................................................... 29
Precautions............................................................................................................................. 29
Unpacking.................................................................................................................................. 29
Processor and Heatsink Installation .......................................................................................... 30
CPU Installation...................................................................................................................... 30
CEK Heatsink Installation .......................................................................................................... 30
To Un-install the Heatsink.......................................................................................................... 31
Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis................................................................................. 31
Installing Memory....................................................................................................................... 31
Memory support ..................................................................................................................... 31
Installing memory modules..................................................................................................... 31
DIMM Installation.................................................................................................................... 32
To Install................................................................................................................................. 32
To Remove............................................................................................................................. 32
Top View of DIMM Slot........................................................................................................... 32
I/O Ports..................................................................................................................................... 33
Connecting the Control Panel.................................................................................................... 33
Motherboard Details................................................................................................................... 34
StorTrends 3100 Motherboard Layout................................................................................... 34
StorTrends 3100 Motherboard Quick Reference....................................................................... 35

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Power Supply Connectors ......................................................................................................... 36
+12V 4-pin PWR Connector (J32).......................................................................................... 36
Processor Power Connector...................................................................................................... 36
8-Pin +12v Power Supply Connector (J1D1) ......................................................................... 36
NMI Button................................................................................................................................. 37
NMI Button Pin Definition (JF1).............................................................................................. 37
Power LED................................................................................................................................. 37
PWR_LED Pin Definition........................................................................................................ 37
HDD LED ................................................................................................................................... 37
HDD_LED Pin Definitions....................................................................................................... 37
NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators......................................................................................................... 37
GLAN1 LED Pin Definitions (JF1).......................................................................................... 37
GLAN2 LED Pin Definitions (JF1).......................................................................................... 37
Overheat LED (OH) ................................................................................................................... 38
Overheat (OH) LED Pin Definitions (JF1) .............................................................................. 38
Power Fail LED.......................................................................................................................... 38
Power Fail LED Pin Definitions .............................................................................................. 38
Reset Connector........................................................................................................................ 38
Reset Pin Definitions (JF1)..................................................................................................... 38
Power Button Connector............................................................................................................ 38
Power Button Pin Definitions (JF1)........................................................................................ 38
Chassis Intrusion ....................................................................................................................... 39
Chassis Intrusion Pin Definition (JL1) .................................................................................... 39
Universal Serial Bus (USB)........................................................................................................ 39
USB0/1 Pin Definitions........................................................................................................... 39
Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Header.................................................................................. 39
USB2/3 Pin Definitions........................................................................................................... 39
USB4 Pin Definitions.............................................................................................................. 39
Serial Ports................................................................................................................................. 40
Serial Port Pin Definitions (COM1, COM2)............................................................................ 40
GLAN1/2 (Ethernet) Ports.......................................................................................................... 40
ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports.............................................................................. 40
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions (J9) ............................................................. 40
Fan Headers .............................................................................................................................. 41
4-pin Fan Header Pin Definitions ........................................................................................... 41
Power LED/Speaker .................................................................................................................. 41
Speaker Connector Pin Definition.......................................................................................... 41
Wake-On-Ring ........................................................................................................................... 41
Wake-On-Ring Pin Definitions (JWOR) ................................................................................. 41
Wake-On-LAN............................................................................................................................ 42
Wake-On-LAN Pin Definitions (JWOL) .................................................................................. 42
SMB Header............................................................................................................................... 42
SMB Header Pin Definitions (J22).......................................................................................... 42
SMB Power (I2C) Connector ..................................................................................................... 42
SMB Power Pin Definition (J24)............................................................................................. 42
Jumper Settings......................................................................................................................... 43
Explanation of Jumpers.......................................................................................................... 43
GLAN Enable/Disable................................................................................................................ 43
GLAN Enable/Disable Jumper Settings (JPL1)...................................................................... 43
CMOS Clear............................................................................................................................... 43
Watch Dog Enable/Disable........................................................................................................ 44
Watch Dog Jumper Settings (JWD) ....................................................................................... 44
VGA Enable/Disable.................................................................................................................. 44
VGA Enable/Disable Jumper Settings (JPG1)....................................................................... 44
Alarm Reset ............................................................................................................................... 44
Alarm Reset Jumper Settings (JP14)..................................................................................... 44

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Power Fault................................................................................................................................ 45
Alarm Reset Jumper Settings (JP12)..................................................................................... 45
Onboard Indicators .................................................................................................................... 45
GLAN LEDs................................................................................................................................ 45
G-bit LAN Right LED Indicator ............................................................................................... 45
Overheat LED (JOH1)................................................................................................................ 45
Overheat LED Pin Definitions (JOH1).................................................................................... 45
Parallel Port, Floppy and Hard Drive Connections.................................................................... 46
Parallel Port Connector.............................................................................................................. 46
Parallel (Printer) Port Pin Definitions (J23) ............................................................................ 46
Floppy Connector....................................................................................................................... 47
Floppy Connector Pin Definitions (JP8)................................................................................. 47
IDE Connectors.......................................................................................................................... 48
IDE Connector Pin Definitions (J3, J4)................................................................................... 48
Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup........................................................................................ 49
Overview.................................................................................................................................... 49
Tools Required........................................................................................................................... 49
Static-Sensitive Devices ............................................................................................................ 49
Precautions............................................................................................................................. 49
Removing the Top Cover of the StorTrends 3100Chassis........................................................ 50
Procedures............................................................................................................................. 50
Accessing the Front Chassis Fans ............................................................................................ 51
Procedures............................................................................................................................. 51
Accessing the Rear Chassis Fans............................................................................................. 52
Procedures............................................................................................................................. 52
Accessing the 760W Power Supply........................................................................................... 53
Procedures............................................................................................................................. 53
Installing the Air Shrouds........................................................................................................... 55
Installing the Small Air Shroud................................................................................................... 56
Procedures............................................................................................................................. 56
Installing the Large Air Shroud................................................................................................... 57
Procedures............................................................................................................................. 57
Appendix A StorTrends® iTX Software Installation............................................................ 59
Reinstallation Procedure............................................................................................................ 59
Attach a Keyboard and Monitor.............................................................................................. 59
Attach a USB CD ROM.......................................................................................................... 59
Entering the Array Configuration Utility.................................................................................. 60
Delete Array............................................................................................................................ 61
Initialize Disks......................................................................................................................... 63
Create Array........................................................................................................................... 65
Continue to Boot..................................................................................................................... 72
Clean Installation Procedure.................................................................................................. 73
Appendix B SATA Backplane Wiring Diagram.................................................................... 77
RAID Controller Location and Identification Number................................................................. 77
Backplane to RAID Controller Wiring Scheme .......................................................................... 78
Index ............................................................................................................................................. 79

Preface vii
Limited Warranty
The buyer agrees that if this product proves to be defective, American Megatrends is only
obligated to repair or replace this product at American Megatrends’ discretion according
to the terms and conditions of the warranty registration card that accompanies this
product. American Megatrends shall not be liable in tort or contract for any loss or
damage, direct, incidental or consequential resulting from the use of this product. Please
see the Warranty Registration Card shipped with this product for full warranty details.
Technical Support
AMI provides technical support for AMI products purchased directly from AMI or from
an AMI-authorized reseller only.
If… Then…
You purchased this product from AMI or from
a certified AMI reseller, Call AMI technical support at 770-246-8645. Please be prepared to specify the serial
number of the product.
This AMI product was installed as part of a
system manufactured by a company other than
AMI or you purchased an AMI product from
an unauthorized reseller,
Call the technical support department of the
computer manufacturer or the unauthorized
reseller. AMI does not provide direct technical
support in this case.
If the American Megatrends StorTrends® 3100 fails to operate as described or you are in
doubt about a configuration option, please call technical support at 770-246-8645.
Web Site
We invite you to access the American Megatrends World Wide Web site at:
http://www.ami.com/

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Disclaimer
This manual describes the operation of the American Megatrends StorTrends® 3100.
Although efforts have been made to assure the accuracy of the information contained
here, American Megatrends expressly disclaims liability for any error in this information,
and for damages, whether direct, indirect, special, exemplary, consequential or otherwise,
that may result from such error, including but not limited to the loss of profits resulting
from the use or misuse of the manual or information contained therein (even if American
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merchantability or fitness for a specific purpose.
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Retail Packing List
You should have received the following:
•the StorTrends® 3100 unit
•a warranty card
•this StorTrends® 3100 User's Guide (located on the StorTrends® CD)
•a StorTrends® CD
Note: Your StorTrends® 3100 may or may not ship with everything listed in the Retail Packing
List. Contact your AMI authorized reseller to find out what is shipped with your
StorTrends® 3100.

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Product Compliance Information
The StorTrends 3100 chassis is compliant with the following safety
standards/requirements:
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)-Emissions
•European Union--EN55022: 1994
•USA--Title 47 CFR, Part 15
Power Line Harmonics/Voltage Flicker
•European Union--EN61000-3-2/EN61000-3-3
Electromagnetic Compatibility-Immunity
•European Union--EN55024: 1998
FCC Class B Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Warning
Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by American
Megatrends could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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About This Manual
This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It provides
information for the installation and use of the StorTrends 3100. Installation and
maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only.
Manual Organization
Chapter Description
Chapter 1: Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components
included with the server system and describes the main features of
the motherboard and the chassis.
Chapter 2: Server
Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the StorTrends 3100 into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to
powering up the system. If your server was ordered without the
processor and memory components, this chapter will refer you to the
appropriate sections of the manual for their installation.
Chapter 3: System
Interface Refer to this chapter for details on the system interface, which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel
on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system.
Chapter 4: System
Safety You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when
installing and servicing the StorTrends 3100.
Chapter 5: Advanced
Motherboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the motherboard, including the locations and functions of connectors, headers and
jumpers. Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors
or main memory and when reconfiguring the motherboard.
Chapter 6: Advanced
Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the rackmount server chassis. You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when
installing, removing or reconfiguring Serial ATA or peripheral drives
and when replacing system power supply units and cooling fans.

Chapter One : Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Introduction
Motherboard Features
CPU
•Single or dual Intel® 604-pin (w/64-bit extension) processors at 800 MHz front side
(system) bus speed
Memory
•Eight 240-pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB Registered ECC DDR2-400
(PC3200) Memory
Chipset
•Intel E7520 chipset
Expansion Slots
•Three PCI-E slots (*two slots at x8@4GB/sec, one slot x4@2GB sec)
•Three 64-bit PCI-X slots (*One PCI-X-133 slot, two PCI-X-100 slots)
PC Health Monitoring
•Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, chipset voltage, 3.3V, +5V, +12V and
3.3V standby
•Fan status monitor with firmware/software on/off control
•CPU/chassis temperature monitors
•Environmental temperature monitor and control
•CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode
•CPU slow-down on temperature overheat
•CPU thermal trip support for processor protection, +5V standby alert LED
•Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss
•Auto-switching voltage regulator for CPU core
•System overheat LED and control
•Chassis intrusion detection
•System resource alert
ACPI Features
•Microsoft OnNow
•Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator
•Main switch override mechanism

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Onboard I/O
•One IPMI 2.0 socket
•Intel 8254x Gigabit Ethernet controller (PCI-X-133)
•2 EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus master interfaces
•2 SATA ports (w/RAID0, RAID1, JBOD support)
•1 floppy port interface
•2 serial ports
•1 EPP/ECP Parallel Port
•PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports
•Up to 5 USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) (2 ports, 3 Headers)
•Super I/O
Other
•Internal/external modem ring-on
•Wake-on-LAN (WOL)
•Console redirection
•Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS
Dimensions
•ATX Ext. 12" x 13.05" (304.8 x 331.5 mm)

Chapter One : Introduction 3
Chipset Overview
Built upon the functionality and the capability of the E7520 chipset, The StorTrends 3100
motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor-based
servers, with configuration options optimized for communications, presentation, storage,
computation or database applications. The Intel E7520 chipset consists of the following
components: the Memory Controller Hub (MCH), the 82801ER I/O Controller Hub 5-R
(ICH5-R), and the Intel PCI-X Hub.
The E7520 MCH supports single or dual processors with Front Side Bus speeds of up to
800 MHz. Its memory controller provides direct connection to two channels of registered
DDR2- 400 with a matched system bus address and data bandwidths of up to 6.4GB/s.
The E7520 also supports the new PCI Express high speed serial I/O interface for superior
I/O bandwidth. The MCH provides three configurable x8 PCI Express interfaces which
may alternatively be configured as two independent x4 PCI Express interfaces. These
interfaces support connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are compliant
with the PCI Express Interface Specification, Rev. 1.0a. The MCH interfaces with the
82801ER I/O Controller Hub 5-R (ICH5R) via a dedicated Hub Interface supporting a
peak bandwidth of 266 MB/s using a x4 base clock of 66 MHz. The PXH provide
connection between a PCI Express interface and two independent PCI bus interfaces that
can be configured for standard PCI 2.3 protocol, as well as the enhanced high-frequency
PCI-X protocol. The PXH can be configured to support for 32- or 64-bit PCI devices
running at 33 MHz, 66 MHz, 100 MHz, and 133 MHz.
The ICH5R I/O Controller Hub provides legacy support similar to that of previous ICH-
family devices, but with extensions in RAID 0,1 support, Serial ATA Technology, and an
integrated ASF Controller. In addition, the ICH5R also provides various integrated
functions, including a two-channel Ultra ATA/100 bus master IDE controller, USB 2.0
host controllers, an integrated 10/100 LAN controller, an LPC firmware hub (FWH) and
Super IO interface, a System Management Interface, a power management interface,
integrated IOxAPIC and 8259 interrupt controllers.

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General Block Diagram
MCH
MCH
NOCONA CPU 2
NOCONA CPU 2
NOCONA CPU 1
NOCONA CPU 1
ICH5
ICH5
HUB
HUB
DDRII-400
DDRII-400
PCI (32-BIT)
PCI (32-BIT)
A
PXH
PXH
BPCI E. A (X8)
PCI E. A (X8)
1 PCI-X
1 PCI-X
SLOT
SLOT
ZCR
ZCR
SCSI
SCSI
SLOT
SLOT
7902
7902
1 PCI-X
1 PCI-X
PCI-X(133MHz)
PCI-X(133MHz)
Gbit LAN
Gbit LAN
SLOT
SLOT
1 PCI-X
1 PCI-X
J13
J13
PCI-X(100MHz)
PCI-X(100MHz)
J14
J14
J12
J12
ANVIK
ANVIK
1 PCI-EXP
1 PCI-EXP
SLOT
SLOT
J17
J17
PCI-E B (X8
PCI-E B (X8
)
)
PCI-E C (X8 )
PCI-E C (X8 )
J15
J15
1 PCI-E
1 PCI-E
SLOT
SLOT
1 PCI-E
1 PCI-E
J16
J16
SLOT
SLOT
4 DIMMs
4 DIMMs
IDE
IDE
PRI/SEC
PRI/SEC
UDMA/100
UDMA/100
VGA
VGA
X4
X4
X4
X4
4 DIMMs
4 DIMMs
0, 1
0, 1
SATA
SATA
SATA
SATA
LPC BUS
LPC BUS
USB
USB
USB PORT
USB PORT
0,1,2,3,4,5
0,1,2,3,4,5
BMC CON.
BMC CON.
LPCS I/O
LPCS I/O
FWH
FWH
LPCS I/O
LPCS I/O
MS.
MS.
FDD.
FDD.
H/W
H/W
SER.1
SER.1
SER.2
SER.2
KB.
KB.
MONITOR
MONITOR
4 DDR II -
4 DDR II -
4 DDR II -
4 DDR II -
DDRII-400
DDRII-400
PARALL.
PARALL.
PORT

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Chapter 2 Server Installation
Overview
This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your StorTrends 3100 up and running.
Following the steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational
within a minimal amount of time. This quick setup assumes that your 3100 system has
come to you with the processor and memory preinstalled.
Unpacking the StorTrends 3100
You should inspect the box the StorTrends 3100 was shipped in and note if it was
damaged in any way. If the server itself shows damage, you should file a damage claim
with the carrier who delivered it. Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will
hold the StorTrends 3100. It should be situated in a clean, dust-free area that is well
ventilated. Avoid areas where heat, electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are
generated. You will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet. Read the Rack and
Server Precautions in the next section.
Preparing for Setup
The box the StorTrends 3100 was shipped in should include a set of rail assemblies and
the mounting screws you will need to install the system into the rack. Follow the steps in
the order given to complete the installation process in a minimal amount of time. Please
read this section in its entirety before you begin the installation procedure outlined in the
sections that follow.

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Choosing a Setup Location
•Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door
completely (~25 inches).
•Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for
sufficient airflow and ease in servicing.
Warning
Rack Precautions
•Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to the
floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them.
•In a single rack installation, stabilizers should be attached to the rack.
•In multiple rack installations, the racks should be coupled together.
•Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack.
•You should extend only one component at a time - extending two or more
simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable.
Server Precautions
•Review the Safety Information and Technical Specifications in Chapter 4.
•Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the
rails.
•Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack first, and then
work up.
•Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to protect the server from
power surges, voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of a
power failure.
•Allow the power supply units and hot plug Serial ATA drive to cool before
touching them.
•Always keep the rack's front door and all panels and components on the servers
closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling.
Rack Mounting Considerations
Feature Description
Ambient Operating
Temperature If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the ambient operating temperature of the rack environment may be greater than
the ambient temperature of the room. Therefore, consideration
should be given to installing the equipment in an environment
compatible with the manufacturer’s maximum rated ambient
temperature (Tmra).
Reduced Airflow Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of
airflow required for safe operation is not compromised.
Mechanical Loading Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous
condition does not arise due to uneven mechanical loading.
Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to
the power supply circuitry and the effect that any possible
overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent protection and
power supply wiring. Appropriate consideration of equipment
nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern.
Reliable Ground A reliable ground must be maintained at all times. To ensure this, the
rack itself should be grounded. Particular attention should be given
to power supply connections other than the direct connections to the
branch circuit (for example, the use of power strips, and so on.).

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Chassis Front Panel View
Chassis Front Panel View
!
Button and LED Location
Illustration Location Name Note
!
A Power Button
B System Reset
C Alarm Reset
After the Alarm goes off, press the Alarm Reset button to reactivate the function.
D Power
Indicator
E LAN Activity
LED
F Overheat
LED
G System Alert/
Power Failure
Warning LED
Button and LEDs Descriptions
LED Color Condition Description
Power LED Green On System On
Off System Off
HDD LED Amber On HDD Activity
Off No Activity
LAN Activity LED Green On Linked
Blink LAN Activity
Off Disconnected
Overheat LED Red On System Overheat
Off System Normal
System Alert/ Power
Failure Warning LED Red On 1 or more power module failures
Off System Normal

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Chassis Rear and Back Panel Views
Chassis Rear View
A
B
C
D
Back Panel View
Video
E
F G H
I
Chassis Rear and Back Panel Locations
Location Name
A Power Supply Modules (3)
B Back Panel I/O Ports
C Rear System Fans
D Full-size PCI Expansion Slots (6)
E Keyboard & Mouse
F USB Ports
G COM/Video Ports
H LAN1 & LAN2
I Parallel Port
Power Module LED Description
LED Color Condition Description
Power Module LED Green Power Supply DC On
Amber Power Supply Standby
Off No AC Power to the system

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Fasteners
Chassis Screws Screw Letter Description
B Flat head 6-32 x 5 mm [0.197]
C Thumb screw 6-32 x 5 mm [0.197]
Drive Screws Screw Letter Description
B Flat head 6-32 x 5 mm [0.197]
D Pan head 6-32 x 5 mm [0.197]
E Round head M3 x 5 mm [0.197]
Rail Screws Screw Letter Description
F Flat head M4 x 4 mm [0.157]
G Round head M4 x 4 mm [0.157]
H Flat head M5 x 12 mm [0.472]
I Washer for M5

StorTrends® 3100 User’s Guide
10
Chassis Installation
Warning
This product shall only be accessed, assembled and serviced by technically qualified
personnel or technicians. To avoid personal injury and property damage, read all the
information provided in this guide. Carefully follow all the Safety Guidelines listed
before accessing or servicing the StorTrends 3100 Chassis or its components.
Safety Steps
Required Tools:
1. Phillips Screw Driver
2. Antistatic Strap (recommended)
For your convenience, some Safety Steps are also listed below:
Before accessing the chassis:
1. Turn off all peripheral devices and turn off the power supply connected to the
chassis.
2. Unplug all power cords from the system or the wall outlets.
3. Disconnect all the cables and label the cables for easy identification.
4. Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge when handling
components.
Removing the chassis covers:
After completing the steps above, you can remove the chassis covers and install
components and devices into the chassis as described in this chapter.
1. Unlock and remove the screws and fasteners to remove the cover or components.
2. Save all the screws and fasteners for later use. (If necessary, label these screws or
fasteners for easy identification.)
3. Follow the instructions given in this chapter to remove the chassis covers.