IEI Technology RACK-3200G User manual

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RACK-3200G
4U Rackmount Chassis
Version: 1.0
Quick Installation Guide
ABOUT THE RACK-3200G
The 4U, metal RACK-3200G AT/ATX compatible rackmount
industrial chassis is designed to operate reliably in industrial
environments where it will be exposed to dust, wide temperature
variations, and shocks and vibrations, among other things.
SPECIFICATIONS
 Form Factor: Standard 4U, 19” wide
 SBC Form Factor: Full-size, slot CPU cards
 Construction: Metal
 Slots Number: 20-slot
 Cooling: 4 x 8cm fans
 Drive Bays:
o 6 x 5.25” Optical drives
o 1 x 3.5” FDD (floppy disk drive)
 Dimensions (DxWxH):
o 674mm x 431mm x 176mm
 Operating Temperature: 0~40°C
 Relative Humidity: 5~95%
 Vibration:
o 5-17Hz, 0.1” double amplitude displacement
o 17-640Hz, 1.5G acceleration peak to peak
 Shock: 10G acceleration peak to peak
PACKING LIST
When you unpack the chassis, make sure the following items have
been shipped.
 1 x Quick Installation Guide
 1 x Power cord
 2 x Handles and handle plates
 1 x Screw set
 2 x Keys
DETAILS OF INCLUDED SCREWS
The attached screw set includes five types of screws. Screws used
for chassis installation are shown below.
1 2 3 4 5
Peripherals/Parts Screw Label (refer to
the picture above)
5.25” Optical Drives 5
3.5” FDD 5
3.5” HDD 1
2.5” HDD 4
Power Supply Unit 1
Rackmount Bracket 3
3Backplane 2
Table 1: Screws for Peripheral/Parts

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DIMENSION DRAWING
The dimensions of RACK-3200G are shown below
Figure 1: Dimension Drawing (measurement units: millimeter)

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INSTALLATION STEPS
To install the RACK-3200G chassis, the following installation steps
must be completed:
Step 1: Unpack the chassis.
Step 2: Install the front handles.
Step 3: Remove the top cover.
Step 4: Install the rear panel serial port, parallel port and PS/2
connectors.
Step 5: Install the PSU.
Step 6: Install the backplane.
Step 7: Install the CPU card.
Step 8: Install the PCI and ISAexpansion cards.
Step 9: Install the disk drives.
Step 10: Front panel cables.
Step 11: PSU cable and interface cable connections.
Step 12: Cover reinstallation.Step 0:
The installation steps outlined above are described in detail below.
Please refer to the relevant section.
STEP 1: UNPACK
The RACK-3200G is shipped in a plastic bag that is placed inside a
cardboard box. The accessories are also shipped with the chassis.
When you unpack the chassis you must:
 Make sure all the items listed in the PACKING LIST section
above are present.
 Make sure the chassis has not been damaged in anyway.
STEP 2: FRONT HANDLE INSTALLATION
Two handles are shipped with the RACK-3200G chassis. The
handles are installed on the sides, at the front of the chassis. Each
handle is secured to the chassis by four retention screws. To install
the handles, please follow the steps below.
Step 1: Align the retention screw holes on the side of the chassis
with the retention screw holes in the handle.
Step 2: Insert the retention screws.Step 0:
Figure 2: Front Handle Retention Screws
STEP 3: REMOVE THE TOP COVER
The top cover of the chassis is secured to the chassis with eight
retention screws, four on each side. To remove the top cover, please
follow the steps below.
Step 1: Remove all eight top cover retention screws. Remove four
retention screws from each side of the chassis.
Figure 3: Top Cover Retention Screws
Step 2: Slide the cover backwards and then lift it up gently.
Step 0:
Figure 4: Remove the Top Cover
STEP 4: INSTALL THE REAR PANEL
SERIAL PORT, PARALLEL PORT AND
PS/2 CONNECTORS
The rear panel of the RACK-3200G can accommodate:
o 2 x serial ports
o 3 x parallel ports
o 1 x PS/2 connector
Figure 5: Parallel Port and Serial Port Locations
These ports must be installed before any other components are
installed. To install these connectors please follow the steps below.
Step 1: Snap off the port covers in accordance with the number
and type of ports you need.

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Step 2: To install the connector into the correct location, the
connector must be maneuvered under the elevated
surface at the rear of the chassis and correctly aligned
with the preformed connector hole.
Step 3: Insert the connector into the corresponding preformed
hole and secure it to the chassis by inserting two
retention screws for each connector.
Figure 6: Insert the Rear Panel Connector Under the
Rear Bracket
Step 4: Gently pull the ribbon cable connected to the installed
interface under the elevated surfaces at the rear and
middle of chassis so that the ribbon cable connector can
be easily accessed and inserted into the backplane or
the CPU card after the backplane or CPU card has been
installed. Step 0:
Figure 7: Run the Connector Ribbon underneath the
Bracket in the CPU Card Cage
STEP 5: INSTALL THE POWER SUPPLY
UNIT (PSU)
After the rear panel port connectors have been installed, install
the PSU. Compatible IEI PSUs are listed in the table above.
NOTE:
RACK-3200G PSU installation is a complicated process.
Before you proceed with the installation of the PSU, please
read all the installation steps and associated notes listed
below.
A user-supplied power supply unit can be secured to the front of
the chassis with one internal screw and four retention screws that
fasten the PSU to the right side of the chassis. To install the PSU,
please follow the steps below.
Step 1: Remove the PSU bracket from the chassis. To do this,
please remove both the internal retention screw and the
four retention screws from the right side of the chassis.
Figure 8: Remove Four PSU Bracket Retention Screws
from the Side
Figure 9: Remove PSU Bracket Internal Retention
Screw
Output Range
Model No. Input Type Watt +3.3V +5V +12V1 +12V2 -5V -12V +5Vsb
ACE-925AP-U-RS AC AT 250W N/A 22A 11A N/A 0.5A 0.7A N/A
ACE-940AP-RS AC AT 390W N/A 40A 15A N/A 0.3A 0.8A N/A
ACE-832AP-RS AC ATX 300W 28A 30A 15A N/A 0.3A 0.8A 2A
ACE-841AP-S-RS AC ATX 400W 28A 33A 20A N/A 0.5A 1A 2A
ACE-850AP-RS AC ATX 500W 27A 29A 18A 18A 0.3A 0.8A 2A
Table 2: Compatible IEI PSUs.

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Step 2: After the cable has been secured beneath the cable
bracket, the cable must be inserted into one of the holes
at the bottom of the front frame of the PSU bracket. To
do this, follow the steps below:
Step 3: Remove the retention screws from the side of the front
frame.
Step 4: Loosen the retention screws at the top of the frame
halfway.
Step 5: Swing the front flap open.
Step 6: Run the cable through one of the holes at the bottom of
the frame. (The hole on the right side is recommended)
Step 7: Fully tighten the top two retention screws and reinsert
the two retention screws previously removed from the
side of the front frame.
Figure 10: Remove Two Side Retention Screws and
Loosen Two Top Retention Screws
Figure 11: Run the Cable through the Right Hole
underneath the PSU Bracket.
Step 8: Insert the PSU into the bracket. Make sure the PSU
power switch, the PSU cable plug and the PSU fan are
facing the front of the bracket.
Step 9: Next, secure the PSU to the PSU bracket. To do this,
insert four retention screws into the front of the PSU and
the PSU bracket and two screws into the side of the PSU
and the PSU bracket.
Figure 12: PSU Bracket Front Retention Screws
(Note the PSU is on its Side)
Figure 13: PSU Bracket Side Retention Screws
(Note the PSU is on its Side)
Step 10: Place the PSU bracket with the installed PSU back into
the chassis.
Figure 14: Reinstall the PSU
Step 11: Run the PSU cables beneath the center divider in the
middle of the chassis. A dedicated space for the cables
is available.

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Figure 15: Run the PSU Cables beneath the Center
Divider
Step 12: Reinsert the PSU bracket retention screws into the
chassis to secure the PSU bracket to the chassis.
Step 13: Plug the power cable into the PSU socket. Step 0:
STEP 6: BACKPLANE INSTALLATION
The IEI PCI-19S-RS backplane is compatible with the
RACK-3200G. The specifications of the backplane are shown
below. o SBC Type: PICMG 1.0
o PCI: 4
o ISA: 14
o PSU Connector: AT/ATX
To install the backplane please follow the instructions below.
Step 1: Insert the 15 copper pillars that came with your chassis
at the rear of the chassis. The backplane is mounted
onto the pillars.
Figure 16: Locations of the Fifteen Copper Pillars
Step 2: Mount the backplane onto the copper pillars ensuring
that the backplane retention screw holes are properly
aligned with the screw holes in the copper pillars.
Step 3: Once the backplane is properly aligned with the retention
screw holes, secure the backplane to the chassis with 15
retention screws.
Figure 17: Secure the Backplane to the Chassis
Step 4: After the backplane has been secured to the chassis,
connect the power cable to the backplane. Step 0:
STEP 7: CPU CARD INSTALLATION
After the backplane has been installed, the CPU card can be
installed onto the backplane.
NOTE:
Before you install your CPU card into the chassis, make sure
that the CPU card has been properly configured as it will be
difficult to configure the CPU card when it is installed on the
backplane.
To install the CPU card please follow the instructions below.
Step 1: Remove the slot cover at the back of the chassis. To do
this, remove the slot cover retention screw at the top of
the slot cover.
Figure 18: Remove the Slot Cover Retention Screw
Step 2: Slide the CPU card into the sockets on the backplane
reserved for the CPU card. Make sure the back edge of
the CPU card slots into the corresponding card guide
located behind the cooling fans.

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Figure 19: Slide the CPU Card into the Assigned
Socket
Step 3: Secure the CPU card to the chassis by reinserting the
retention screw where the slot cover retention screw was
inserted. Step 0:
STEP 8: PCI/ISA EXPANSION CARD
INSTALLATION
The RACK-3200G chassis can accommodate up to 20
PCI/ISA expansion cards. If you wish to install a PCI
expansion card or an ISA expansion card please follow the
instructions below.
Step 1: Remove the slot cover at the back of the chassis. To do
this, remove the slot cover retention screw at the top of
the slot cover.
Step 2: Slide the ISA or PCI expansion card into the backplane
socket reserved for the ISA and PCI expansion cards.
Step 3: Secure the expansion card to the chassis by reinserting
the retention screw where the slot cover retention screw
was inserted. Step 0:
STEP 9: DISK DRIVES INSTALLATION
STEP 9.1: DRIVE BRACKET REMOVAL
All the drives are installed into two drive brackets at the front of the
chassis. Both drive brackets can hold three 5.25” optical drives.
The drive bracket on the right can also hold a single 3.5” floppy disk
installed on the top. Before the drives can be installed, these drive
brackets must be removed from the chassis.
To remove the drive bracket, follow the steps below.
Step 1: Remove the drive bracket retention screw(s) from the
front panel. The right side drive bracket has two front
panel retention screws. The left side drive bracket
has one front panel retention screw.
Figure 20: Drive Bracket Front Retention Screws
Step 2: Both drive brackets are secured to the chassis with
two retention screws. Remove the retention screws
from the bracket in which you wish to install the 5.25”
optical drives. 
Figure 21: Remove the Four Retention Screws that Secure
the Drive Bracket to the Base of the Chassis
NOTE:
The retention screws attaching the disk drive brackets to
the bottom of the chassis may be difficult to see. One set
of retention screws is between the two disk drive brackets
and the other set of retention screws is between the drive
bracket and the left side of the chassis.
STEP 9.2: FDD INSTALLATION
The RACK-3200G chassis can support a single FDD installed at
the top of the right disk drive bracket. To install an FDD please
follow the steps below.
Step 1: Remove the drive bracket on the right side, to do this,
please refer to STEP 9.1: DRIVE BRACKET REMOVAL
Step 2: Remove the FDD bracket cover by removing the two
retention screws that are on the sides of the FDD
bracket.
Figure 22: Remove the FDD Bracket Cover Retention
Screws
Step 3: Correctly position the FDD drive in the FDD bracket by
making sure the FDD is upright and both the 4-pin FDD
power connector and IDE/SATAinterface connector face
the rear of the chassis.
Step 4: Install FDD bracket retention screws.

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Step 5: Secure the FDD to the FDD bracket by inserting four
retention screws, two on each side. Step 0:
Figure 23: Insert the four FDD retention screws
STEP 9.3: OPTICAL DRIVE INSTALLATION
The RACK-3200G chassis can support up to six 5.25” optical
drives, three in each drive bracket. To install an optical drive please
follow the instructions below.
Step 1: Select the drive bay in which you will install the optical
drive.
Step 2: Remove the front metal cover from the front of the
selected drive bay by removing the four retention screws
(two on each side) securing the front cover to the drive
bracket.
Figure 24: Remove the Front Cover
Step 3: Slide the 5.25” optical drive into the selected drive bay.
Make sure the drive is upright and both the 4-pin power
connector and the IDE/SATA drive interface connector
are at the rear of the drive bay.
Step 4: Insert four retention screws, two on each side to
secure the 5.25” optical drive. Step 0:
STEP 9.4: HDD INSTALLATION
The RACK-3200G chassis can support up to six 3.5” HDD s, three
in each drive bracket.
NOTE:
HDD drives are not compatible with the size of the drive bays
in the drive bracket. To be installed they must first be
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brackets are accessory items.
Step 1: Position the HDD onto the HDD bracket. Make sure the
PCB board of the HDD faces the bottom of the bracket
and the 4-pin power connector and the IDE/SATA
connector are facing the rear of the chassis.
Step 2: Insert four retention screws into the bottom of the HDD
bracket.
Figure 25: Insert HDD into HDD Bracket
Step 3: Insert the HDD bracket with the installed HDD into the
drive bracket making sure the 4-pin HDD power
connector and IDE/SATA interface connector both face
the rear of the chassis.
Step 4: Secure the HDD bracket to the drive bracket by
inserting four retention screws into the sides of the
chassis (two on each side).Step 0:
Figure 26: Install HDD Bracket Retention
Screws
STEP 9.5: DRIVE BRACKET REINSTALLATION
After the disk drives have been properly installed into the drive
brackets, reinstall the drive brackets into the chassis. To reinstall
the drive brackets into the chassis please follow the steps below.
Step 1: Place the main drive bracket into the chassis making
sure the front of the 5.25” optical drives are facing out of
the chassis and the 4-pin drive power connectors and
IDE/SATA interface connectors are all facing the rear of
the chassis.
Step 2: Secure the drive bracket into the chassis by reinserting
the seven previously removed retention screws.
Step 0:

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STEP 10: FRONT PANEL CABLES
The RACK-3200G has the following components accessible at the
front. o 1 x Power LED
o 1 x HDD LED
o 1 x Power switch
o 1 x Reset button
These components are all connected to the CPU card with cables.
To correctly connect these cables, please refer to the technical
documentation that came with your CPU card. The connectors that
are provided with the chassis are listed below.
No. Name
1
Power LED cable
1
Reset Switch cable
1
HDD LED cable
1
Power switch cable
Table 4: Chassis Connectors
STEP 11: PSU CABLE AND INTERFACE
CABLE CONNECTIONS
To connect the power and ribbon cables please follow the
instructions below.
Step 1: Connect the PSU cables from the PSU to the full-size
CPU card, HDD, FDD, cooling fans and optical drives
power connector
Step 2: The drive interface connectors must be connected to the
CPU card. Step 0:Step 0:
STEP 12: COVER REINSTALLATION
After you have completed the above procedures, the cover can be
reinstalled. To do this, slide the cover back over the chassis and
reinsert the eight, previously removed retention screws
Chassis Maintenance
 Fan Replacement
NOTE:
Please ensure the power of the computer is switched off
before fan replacement procedure.
There are four 8 cm cooling fans inside the RACK-3200G chassis.
To replace the fan, please follow the steps below.
Step 1: Remove the chassis cover. (Please refer to Step 3:
Remove The Top Cover)
Step 2: Unplug the power cable that is connected to the fan.
Step 3: Remove the three retention screws at the top of the
fan bracket.
Figure 27: Fan Bracket Retention Screws
Step 4: Pull the fan bracket out of the chassis and remove the
two retention screws on the upper right and the lower
left corners of the fan that must be replaced.
Figure 28: Remove the Fan Retention Screws
Step 5: Replace the fan and secure the new fan to the bracket
with the two previously removed retention screws.
Step 6: Slide the fan bracket back into the chassis and secure
the fan bracket to the chassis with the three previously
removed retention screws. Step 0:
 Fan Filter Replacement
To replace the fan filter, please follow the steps below.
Step 1: Open the front panel.
Figure 29: Open the Front Panel
Step 2: Remove the four thumbscrews on the fan filter bracket.

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Figure 30: Fan Filter Bracket Thumbscrews
Step 3: Replace the fan filter pad.
Step 4: Put the fan filter bracket back
Step 5: Reinsert the previously removed thumbscrews.
Step 0:
 Cabinet Installation
Supporting rails, rack trays, or slide rails can be implemented using
the mounting holes on the sides of the chassis. The eight mounting
holes in the two handles on the sides of the chassis are shown
below.
Figure 31: Locations of the Eight Mounting Holes
NOTE:
If the system is running critical applications, please find the
appropriate time to backup data and properly shut down the
system.