DFI ST101-SR User manual

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1. Make sure the system and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been
powered-off.
2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.
ST101-SR
Installation Guide
Removing the Chassis Cover
3. The screw at the rear panel is
used to secure the cover to the
chassis. Remove the cover screw
then put it in a safe place for later
use.
4 Lift the cover by first pulling it
backward (1) then lifting it up (2).
Side view
X
(2)
X
(1)
1. The drive bay bracket is readily
accessible when you remove the
cover.
Removing the Drive Bay Bracket
Drive bay
bracket

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3. The drive bay bracket will
resemble the one shown on the
right.
2. The 4 screws are used to secure
the drive bay bracket. Remove
these screws and put them in a
safe place for later use.
Side view
Top view
Top of drive bay bracket
(for optical drive)
Bottom of drive bay bracket
(for SATA drive)

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1. Position the SATA drive at the
bottom side of the drive bay
bracket.
2. To secure SATA to the drive bay
bracket, you must fasten screws
from the top side of the drive
bay bracket.
While holding the SATA drive in
place, turn the drive bay bracket
to the top side then adjust the
drive so that the mounting holes
on the drive match the mounting
holes on the bracket. Now secure
the drive by fastening 4 screws.
Screw
Installing the SATA and Optical Drives
Screw
SATA power
connector
SATA data
connector
Rear view of the SATA drive

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3. After fastening the screws, on the
same side of the bracket (top
side), position the optical drive as
shown on the right.
4. Secure the optical drive by
fastening screws on each side of
the drive bay bracket.
IDE data
connector
IDE power
connector
Optical drive
SATA
5. These cables are used to connect
the SATA and optical drives to
the system.
SATA data cable
(for SATA drive)
40-pin IDE data cable
(for optical drive)
Rear view of the optical drive
SATA Optical drive
SATA power cable
(for SATA drive)

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6. The figure on the right shows the
locations of the SATA and IDE
connectors on the system board.
7. Connect one end of the SATA
and IDE data cables to their
respective connectors.
SATA data cable
IDE data cable
40-pin IDE
connector
SATA
connector
8. Connect "A" of the SATA power
cable to the "B" connector of the
power supply unit.
AB
Connected
to the power
supply unit
SATA power cable

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10. Turn the drive bay bracket to the
top side. Insert the IDE power
cable (from the system’s power
module) and the other end of
the IDE data cable through the
bracket’s hole, up to the top side
of the bracket.
Connect the IDE power cable to
the power connector at the rear
of the optical drive.
11. Connect the other end of the
IDE data cable to the IDE
connector at the rear of the
optical drive.
IDE
power
cable
IDE
data
cable
IDE data cable
9. Connect the other end of the
SATA data cable to the SATA
drive.
Connect the other end of the
SATA power cable to the power
connector at the rear of the SATA
drive.
SATA power cable
SATA data cable

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12. Insert the drive bay bracket from
the side of the system.
13. Secure the drive bay bracket by
fastening the screws you
removed earlier.
14. Replace the chassis cover and
secure it with the screw you
removed earlier.
15. Insert the provided power cord
holder. This will prevent the cord
from falling off easily or detach-
ing from the system.
Power cord
holder
Insert holder here
16. When you power up the system, configure the drives in the BIOS. Refer to the sys-
tem board manual in the provided CD.
17. Refer to the manual or documentation enclosed with the drives for additional infor-
mation on using the drive.

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2. The mounting holes are located
at the bottom of the system.
Mount the mounting rails on each
side of the system using the
provided mounting screws.
Mounting rail Mounting rail
3. Mount the whole system on the
wall by fastening screws through
the rail's mounting holes.
Rail's mounting hole
Note:
The pictures in this document are for illustration only. The system board and all
other components may differ depending on the configuration you have purchased.
Please refer to the provided CD for details relevant to the system board.
Rail's mounting hole
Rail's mounting hole Rail's mounting hole
Mounting ST101-SR
The ST101-SR package includes mounting rails (optional) that can be used for mount-
ing the system on the wall.
1. If rubber feet has been
previously attached at the
bottom of the system, please
remove them first.

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934-ST1011-000G
AST101SR10834
Package Contents
•One ST101 unit
•One 120W power adapter (the power cord must be purchased separately
according to your area's requirement)
•One utility CD
•One installation guide
•One QR
•One 40-pin IDE cable
•One ST101 chassis parts kit
•Two L-shaped brackets for wall-mounting
•One SATA cable
•One SATA power cable