Asus AP2400R User manual

Dual Pentium®III 2U Rackmount Server
®
AP2400R
Reference Guide

2Introduction: About This Manual
Checklist
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Copyright © 2001 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.
Product Name: AP2400R (ASUSPRO 2400R)
Manual Revision: 1.00 E750
Release Date: April 2001

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Features
ASUS Contact Information
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Safeguards
FCC/CDC Statements
Federal Communications Commission Statement
This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
•This device may not cause harmful interference, and
•This device must accept any interference received including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
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
manufacturer’s 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 to 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! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to
thegraphics card is required toassure compliancewith FCCregulations.
Changesor modifications to this unitnot expressly approvedby theparty
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this
equipment.
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise
emissionsfromdigitalapparatus set outintheRadio Interference Regulations
of the Canadian Department of Communications.
This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

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Electrical Safety
Safet y Precautions
Safeguards
Observe the following safety precautions when you are connecting
or disconnecting any devices.
Operation Safety
Tools Required
Youneeda Philips(cross) screwdriver anda flatscrewdriver to install
or remove the components in the server.
•Any operation on this server must be conducted by
certified or experienced engineers.
•Before operating your server, carefully read all the
manuals included with the server package.
•Before using the server, make sure all cables are correctly
connected and the power cables are not damaged. If any
damage is detected, contact your dealer as soon as
possible.
•To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and
staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.
•Before opening the chassis panels, make sure all power
cables are unplugged.
•Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Place the
server on a stable surface.
•If the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it by
yourself. Contact an authorized dealer.
•It is recommended that you wear gloves when assembling
or dissembling the server to protect from cuts and
scrapes.
•When the server is powered on, heat sinks and the
surfaces of certain IC devices may be hot. Do not touch
them. Check whether the fans are functioning properly.
IMPORTANT

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Safet y Precautions
Electrical Safety
IMPORTANT
•Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the
power cables for the system unit and all attached devices
are unplugged.
•To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power
cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the
system.
•When adding or removing any additional devices to or from
the system, ensure that the power cables for those devices
are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If
possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing
system before you add a device.
•Use one hand, when possible, to connect or disconnect
signal cables to prevent a possible shock from touching
two surfaces with different electrical potentials.
This product is equipped with a three-wire power cable and
plugfortheuser’ssafety.Usethepower cable witha properly
grounded electrical outlet to avoid electrical shock.
CAUTION
Motherboards,adapters,and disk drives are sensitive tostatic
electricitydischarge.These devicesarewrapped in antistatic
bagsto prevent thisdamage.Take thefollowing precautions:
•If you have an antistatic wrist strap available, use it while
handling the device.
•Do not remove the device from the antistatic bag until you
are ready to install the device in the system unit.
•With the device still in its antistatic bag, touch it to a metal
frame of the system.
•Grasp cards and boards by the edges. Hold drives by the
frame. Avoid touching the solder joints or pins.
•If you need to lay the device down while it is out of the
antistatic bag, lay it on the antistatic bag. Before picking it
up again, touch the antistatic bag and the metal frame of
the system unit at the same time.
•Handle the devices carefully to prevent permanent
damage.
IMPORTANT

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AP2400R Hardware Reference Guide
Contents
Disclaimer/Copyrights .................................................................... 2
ASUS Contact Information ............................................................. 3
FCC/CDC Statements.................................................................... 4
Federal Communications Commission Statement .................... 4
Canadian Department of Communications Statement .............. 4
Safety Precautions ......................................................................... 5
Safeguards ................................................................................ 5
Operation Safety ....................................................................... 5
Tools Required .......................................................................... 5
Safety Precautions ......................................................................... 6
Electrical Safety......................................................................... 6
Introduction .................................................................................. 9
Audience ...................................................................................... 10
Contents Description.................................................................... 10
Conventions ..................................................................................11
Symbols....................................................................................11
Package Contents........................................................................ 12
Standard Components ............................................................ 12
Optional Components.............................................................. 12
Chapter 1 System Overview ................................................... 13
Features ....................................................................................... 14
Chassis: ASUS AR-20 ............................................................. 14
Motherboard: ASUS CUR-DLSR............................................. 14
Front Panel................................................................................... 15
Back Panel ................................................................................... 15
Power Button and System LEDs.................................................. 16
LED Information ........................................................................... 17
Hard Drive Power & Status LEDs............................................ 17
System Reset Button............................................................... 17
Programmable Message LED ................................................. 17
Fan Fail or High Temperature LED.......................................... 17
Power Supply Failure LED ...................................................... 17
Hard Disk Activity LED ............................................................ 17
Power ON LED........................................................................ 17
System Power Button.............................................................. 17

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Contents
Chapter 2 Basic Operation ..................................................... 19
Getting Started ............................................................................. 20
Connect a Monitor ................................................................... 20
Connect Power Cords ............................................................. 20
Turn the Power ON.................................................................. 20
Check Power LED ................................................................... 20
Chapter 3 Hardware Setup ..................................................... 21
Opening the Chassis Cover ......................................................... 22
Under the Chassis Cover ............................................................. 23
Internal Components.................................................................... 24
Motherboard Placement............................................................... 25
Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................... 26
CPU Heatsink............................................................................... 27
CPU Terminator............................................................................ 28
Cooling Fans ................................................................................ 29
System Memory ........................................................................... 30
Riser Card / Expansion Card ....................................................... 31
SCSI Backplane ........................................................................... 32
Connecting Cables....................................................................... 33
Connecting Cables....................................................................... 34
SCSI Hard Disk Drives................................................................. 35
Floppy Drive ................................................................................. 37

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AP2400R Hardware Reference Guide
You are reading the AP2400R
Server Reference Guide. This
reference guide provides general
and specific information about the
AP2400R server.
“About This Guide”contains an
introductiononthe contentsofthis
document that include target
audience,chapterdescription,and
conventions used. It also lists the
items included in the system
package.
Introduction
About This Guide

10 Introduction: About This Manual
Contents Description
This reference guide contains the following parts:
1. Introduction: About This Guide
Thispartcontainsan introductiononthecontentsof thisdocument
thatincludetarget audience,chapterdescription, and conventions
used. It also lists the items included in the system package.
2. Chapter 1: System Overview
This chapter describes the external features of the AP2400R
server. It includes specific sections that identify these features.
3. Chapter 2: Basic Operation
This chapter tells how to get started with the AP2400R server.
Thebasicoperation includes connectingthecables and powering
on the system.
4. Chapter 3: Hardware Setup
This chapter describes the hardware setup procedures that you
have to perform when installing system components. It also gives
detailedinformation onthe internal componentsand howto install
them.
Audience
This guide is intended for experienced users and integrators with
hardware knowledge of personal computers.

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AP2400R Hardware Reference Guide
Conventions
Symbols
To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of
the following symbols used throughout this guide.
WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when
trying to complete a task.
CAUTION: Informationtopreventdamagetothecomponents
when trying to complete a task.
IMPORTANT: Information that you MUST follow to complete
a task.
NOTE: Tips and information to aid in completing a task.
PHILIPS (CROSS) SCREW DRIVER:Atoolrequiredtoinstall
or remove the components in the server.
STANDARD (FLAT) SCREW DRIVER: A tool required to
install or remove the components in the server.

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Package Contents
This section lists the items included in the server package.
If you are assembling the server by yourself, make sure to prepare
all the server components before starting. It saves you a lot of time
not having to hunt down components when you need them. The
followingchecklistspecifiesthe necessary componentsfortheserver.
Standard Components
Motherboard ASUS CUR-DLSR
Chassis AR-20 2U Rackmount Chassis (19”)
Power Supply 280W Redundant
Floppy Drive Slim 1.44MB
CD-ROM Drive ASUS 50x
PCI Expansion Three 64-bit PCI slots
Cables Internal SCSI, IDE, floppy
S370 CPU Terminator For use in one processor configuration
Rackmount Rails R-20 Rackmount Kit
User’s Manuals server, motherboard, CD-ROM
Optional Components
RAID Controller ASUS PCI-DA2200 RAID controller
Processor Dual Pentium®III up to 1GHz
Memory Up to 4GB registered ECC SDRAM
Hard Drive Up to six SCA-2 Ultra160 SCSI

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This chapter describes the
external features of the AP2400R
server.Itincludesspecificsections
that identify these features.
Chapter 1 System
Over view
System Overview

14 Chapter 1: System Overview
Checklist
Features
The AP2400R is configured for the ASUS CUR-DLSR smart
motherboard that uses the ServerSetTM chipset from ServerWorks®.
The motherboard supports dual Pentium III processors to accelerate
even the most complicated server tasks. The following are highlights
to the server’s many features. For additional information, refer to the
motherboard user’s manual that comes with the server package.
Chassis: ASUS AR-20
•Chassis: 2U form factor that fits in a standard 19”rack
•SCSI Backplane: Supports six SCSI hard drives using 80-pin
SCA-2 connectors
•Power: Redundant (dual) 280W power supplies equipped with
two universal AC input and ATX-compliant output cables
•Device Bays: Support for one 3.5”slim type floppy device, one
5.25”standard sized CD-ROM drive, and six 3.5”wide/1”high
SCA SCSI hard disk drives in swappable trays
Motherboard: ASUS CUR-DLSR
•Processor: Dual Intel®Pentium III FC-PGA processors running
up to 1GHz
•Memory: Four 168-pin DIMM sockets that support up to 4GB
PC133 registered SDRAM with ECC support
•Onboard SCSI: LSI®53C1010-33 dual-channel Ultra160 SCSI
controller that supports up to 30 SCSI devices using two 68-pin
Wide SCSI connectors
•OnboardLAN:DualIntel®82559Fast-Ethernetservercontrollers
that supports 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX, RJ-45 output
•Onboard VGA: ATI®Rage XL VGA controller with 4MB PC100
SDRAM
•Integrated Super I/O: PC97317 controller that supports one
floppy, two serial ports, one printer port, two USB ports, one PS/
2 keyboard, and one PS/2 mouse
•Expansion Slot: Three 64-bit PCI slots on a riser card for full-
length PCI expansion cards

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Features
Front Panel
The front panel of the AP2400R server allows easy access to the
floppy, CD-ROM, and removable hard disk drives. The power button
and the system LED indicators are also located on the front panel
(see next page for descriptions).
Back Panel
The server back panel is shown here with labels to each part.
1. Redundant Power Supplies
2. Redundant AC-In Connectors
3. PS/2 Mouse Port
4. USB Ports 1 and 2
5. Parallel Port
6. Serial Port (COM2)
7. Three PCI Expansion Slots
8. Power Supply Power LED
9. PS/2 Keyboard Port
10. Serial Port (COM1)
11. Video-Out (VGA) Port
12. LAN Ports 1 & 2 (RJ-45)
13. Very High-Density SCSI Connector
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Hard Drive Bays CD-ROM Drive
System LEDs
Floppy Drive Hard Drive Bays
ID0
ID1
ID2
ID3
ID4
ID5

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Power Button and System LEDs
The front panel includes system LEDs to indicate fan and thermal
status, hard disk status, and system power status.
1-3. Hard Drive Power & Status LEDs
4-6. Hard Drive Power & Status LEDs
7. System Reset Button
8. Programmable Message LED
9. Fan Fail or High Temperature LED
10. Power Supply Status & Failure LED
11. Hard Disk Activity LED
12. Power ON LED
13. System Power Button
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LED Information
Hard Drive Power & Status LEDs
The SCSI hard drives have individual LEDs. When a hard drive is
installed, the specific LED for that hard drive is ON (steady green)
under normal conditions. If there is a problem, the LED may turn to a
steady amber. These LEDs are unlit when there is no hard drive is
present.
System Reset Button
This button resets (reboots) the system in case it does not respond
to normal commands.
Programmable Message LED
This LED is software programmable to indicate conditions such a
power outage or event warnings.
Fan Fail or High Temperature LED
When fan speeds and temperatures are normal, this LED shows a
steady green. This LED turns to steady amber when fan speeds
decrease or temperatures increase past a critical threshold.
Power Supply Failure LED
ThisLEDlightswhenthereisaseriousproblemwiththepowersupply.
Hard Disk Activity LED
This LED flickers (green) whenever there is IDE or SCSI activity.
This LED is unlit when there is no disk activity.
Power ON LED
ThisLEDlightsup(steadygreen)whenyouapplypowertothesystem
by pressing the power button. This LED goes off when you turn off
the system.
System Power Button
The system power button is connected to the motherboard and is
used for turning the system ON or OFF.

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19AP2400R Hardware Reference Guide
This chapter tells how to get
started with the AP2400R server.
The basic operation includes
connecting the cables and
powering on the system.
Chapter 2
BasicBasic
BasicBasic
Basic
OperationOperation
OperationOperation
Operation
Basic Operation

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Getting Star ted
Before you turn on the server, make sure that you have completed
the basic system connections. Follow these steps when starting the
server.
Connect a Monitor
Connect a VGA-compatible
monitor by plugging the 15-pin
video cable to the video-out port
(blue) on the back of the server.
Check Power LED
After powering on the server,
check if the power LED lights up.
Also make sure that all warning
LEDs are normal.
Turn the Power ON
Power ON the server by pressing
the power button on the front
panel.
Connect Power Cords
Connect two power cords to the
AC power connectors on the back
of the server, then plug the power
cords to a grounded source.
TIP: The utilize the redundancy of
thepowercords,connecteachone
to a different source, for example,
two separate UPS connected to
two separate power sockets.
Video-Out (VGA) Port
Power Button
Redundant Power Supply AC In
Power
LED
Fan/Temp
LED
Hard Drive Warning (Amber)