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Supermicro SuperChassis 742i-420 manual

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  • Page 1

    1.0b SC742 CHASSIS USER'S GUIDE 742S 742i[...]

  • Page 2

    1-2 SC742 Chassis User ’s Guide The information in this User ’s Guide has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any person or organizati[...]

  • Page 3

    1-3 Chapter 1: Safety Information and T echnical Specifi cations T able of Contents Chapter I: Safety Information and T echnical Specifi cations ................ 1-4 1-1. Safety Information .................................................................................. 1-4 1-2. T echnical Specifi cations ......................................[...]

  • Page 4

    1-4 SC742 Chassis User ’s Guide 1-1 Safety Information Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. T o prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully . The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD. Static-Sensitive Devices • Use a grounded wrist st[...]

  • Page 5

    1-5 Chapter 1: Safety Information and T echnical Specifi cations T o avoid personal injury and property damage, please carefully follow all the safety steps listed below: Before accessing the chassis: 1. T urn of f all peripheral devices connected to the SC742. 2. Press the power button to power off the system. 3. Unplug all power cords from the s[...]

  • Page 6

    1-6 SC742 Chassis User ’s Guide 1-2 T echnical Specifi cations A. 742 SA T A Back Panel A-1 Connector/Jumper Locations Front View A-2 Connectors D3: Overheat LED Indicator J5: SA T A #0 J6: SA T A#1 J7: SA T A #2 J8: SA T A#3 J10: SA T A #4 J12: SA T A#5 J14: SA T A #6 SAT A#0 Ac t In SAT A#5 Ac t In 1 x SAT A#1 Ac t In 2 SAT A#4 Act In 9 10 SAT[...]

  • Page 7

    1-7 Chapter 1: Safety Information and T echnical Specifi cations A-3 Jumpers JP18: Buzzer Reset Rear View (*Not drawn to scale) A-4 Connector/LED Indicator Locations (Rear Side) A-5 Activity LED Indicators D22 D21 D18 D15 D14 D13 D12 J1 J2 J3 J4 J9 J1 1 JP25: Overheat LED[...]

  • Page 8

    1-8 SC742 Chassis User ’s Guide B. SCA 74-E2 SCSI Dual Channel Back Panel (W/GEM318) Front View (*Not Drawn to Scale) B-1 Connector/Jumper Locations B-2 Connectors JP10/JP15 : 4-Pin PWR Connectors +12V 1 Ground 4 Ground +5V 4-Pin PW R Connectors Pin Definitions 2 3 B-3 Jumpers JP18 : Buzzer Reset JP23 JP20 JP14 JP22 JP18 SCSI Chan. A SCSI Chan.B [...]

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    1-9 Chapter 1: Safety Information and T echnical Specifi cations B-4 Connector/LED Indicator Locations (Rear) Rear View (*Not drawn to scale) D24 D25 D23 D20 D22 D15 D17 D14 D13 D16 D6 D12 D5 Ch. A-ID#0 Ch. A-ID#1 Ch. A-ID#2 Ch. B-ID#0 Ch. B-ID#1 Ch. B-ID#2 Ch. B-ID#3 D21 B-5 LED Indicators (Rear) SCSI Drive Fail LED Indicators SCSI Drive Activity[...]

  • Page 10

    1-10 SC742 Chassis User ’s Guide C. SCA 742 SCSI Single Channel Back Panel (w/GEM359) Front View (*Not Drawn to Scale) C-1 Connector/Jumper Locations C-2 Connectors JP10/JP26 : 4-Pin PWR Connectors +12V 1 Ground 4 Ground +5V 4-Pin PW R Connectors Pin Definitions 2 3 C-3 Jumpers JP19 : Buzzer Reset SCSI JP26 JP10 JP19[...]

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    1-1 1 Chapter 1: Safety Information and T echnical Specifi cations C-4 Connector/LED Indicator Locations (Rear) Rear View (*Not drawn to scale) D22 D19 D18 D20 D17 D15 D16 D14 D13 D7 D6 D12 D5 ID#0 ID#1 ID#2 ID#3 ID#4 ID#5 ID#6 D21 C-5 LED Indicators (Rear) SCSI Drive Fail LED Indicators SCSI Drive Activity LED Indicators[...]

  • Page 12

    1-12 SC742 Chassis User ’s Guide (*Note: This driver is not necessary for other Operating Systems. If you have two SCA backplanes, you will need to install the driver twice.) The driver is located on the Super Micro motherboard driver CD or is available for download from our FTP site: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/driver/Qlogic/ Follow the procedure b[...]

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    1-13 Chapter 1: Safety Information and T echnical Specifi cations Important!!! The chassis handles are for sliding the chassis in and out of the racks only . Do not carry the chassis by the handles to avoid system damage or bodily injury . ST OP[...]