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AP1720-E2
® ™
Dual Intel Xeon 5U Rackmount Server
800/533MHz Front Side Bus
User Guide
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E1733 First Edition V1 October 2004 Copyright © 2004 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”). ASUS provides this manual “as is” without warranty of
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Contents Notices ............................................................................................v Safety information .......................................................................... vi About this guide ............................................................................. vii Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 System package contents .................................................. 1-2 1.2 System specifications ...................................................
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Contents 2.9 Cable connections ............................................................ 2-30 2.9.1 Motherboard connections .................................... 2-30 2.9.2 SATA backplane connections............................... 2-31 2.9.3 SCSI backplane connections ............................... 2-34 2.10 Removable components................................................... 2-39 2.10.1 Chassis fan .......................................................... 2-39 2.10.2 HDD fan ............
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5.2.5 Sub-menu ............................................................ 5-10 5.2.6 Scroll bar .............................................................. 5-10 5.2.7 Pop-up window .................................................... 5-10 5.3 Main menu.........................................................................5-11 5.3.1 Primary IDE Master ............................................. 5-12 5.3.2 Primary IDE Slave ............................................... 5-15 5.3.3 Second
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Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 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 reaso
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Safety information Electrical Safety • 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 the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power
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About this guide Audience This user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users with at least basic knowledge of configuring a server. Contents This guide contains the following parts: 1. Chapter 1: Product Introduction This chapter describes the general features of the AP130-E1 server. It includes sections on front panel and rear panel specifications. 2. Chapter 2: Hardware setup This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or rem
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Conventions To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components 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. Reference Visit the ASUS websites worldwide that provide updated information f
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Chapter 1 This chapter describes the general features of the barebone server. It includes sections on the front panel and rear panel specifications. ASUS AP1720-E2 user guide 1-1 Product introduction
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1.1 System package contents Check your ASUS AP1720-E2 package with the items on the following table. The package contents vary for the following configurations: • AS8 (eight hot-swap SCSI hard disk drives) • AS4 (four hot-swap SCSI hard disk drives) • AA4 (four hot-swap SATA hard disk drives) • AI4 (four internal SATA/IDE hard disk drives) Configurations Item Description AS8 AS4 AA4 AI4 ASUS AK25 5U rackmount chassis with: • ASUS NCCH-DL motherboard • 600 W single or redundant power supply* • SA
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1.2 System specifications The ASUS AP1720-E2 is a barebone server system featuring the ASUS ® NCCH-DL motherboard. The server supports dual Intel Xeon™ processors in 604-pin sockets, and includes the latest technologies through the chipsets embedded on the motherboard. Chassis Pedestal or rackmount 5U with removable front door bezel and chassis foot stand or roller-wheels. System dimension 431 mm (H) x 220 mm (W) x 510 mm (D) Motherboard ASUS NCCH-DL (ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.8 in)* ® Chipset
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1.3 Front panel features The AP1720-E2 chassis displays a stylish front bezel with lock. The bezel covers the system components on the front panel and serves as security. Open the bezel to access the front panel components. The drive bays, power and reset buttons, LED indicators, CD-ROM drive, floppy drive, IEEE 1394 and front panel audio ports are located on the front panel. For future installation of 5.25-inch devices, two drive bays are available. CD-ROM drive Empty 5.25-inch bays Power butto
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If you wish to access front I/O ports and floppy disk drive without opening the bezel, hold the tab and move the sliding panel (rightmost panel) to the left as shown. ASUS AP1720-E2 barebone server 1-5
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1.4 Rear panel features The rear panel includes a slot for the motherboard rear I/O ports, expansion slots, a chassis lock and intrusion switch, a vent for the system fan, and power supply module. Single power supply models Power supply module Power connector PS/2 mouse port 12 cm system fan PS/2 keyboard port Serial ports Chassis cover lock Parallel port IEEE 1394 port USB ports Gigabit LAN port Microphone port Line In port Line Out port Expansion slots SCSI connectors* * On AS8/AS4 configurat
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1.5 Internal features The barebone server system includes the basic components as shown. AI4 (four internal IDE/SATA configuration) 2 1 3 5 4 7 10 9 6 8 1. Power supply cage 6. Expansion card locks 2. CD-ROM drive 7. NCCH-DL motherboard 3. 2 x 5.25-inch drive bays 8. Chassis roller wheels 4. Hard disk drive cage 9. Front I/O board 5. Chassis fan 10. Chassis intrusion switch ASUS AP1720-E2 barebone server 1-7
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AA4 (four hot-swap SATA configuration) 2 1 3 5 4 12 11 7 10 9 6 8 AS4 (four hot-swap SCSI configuration) 11 13 14 1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction
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AS8 (eight hot-swap SCSI configuration) 11 13 14 17 15 16 1. Power supply cage 10. Chassis intrusion switch 2. CD-ROM drive 11. HDD fan 3. 2 x 5.25-inch drive bays 12. SATA backplane (hidden) 4. Hard disk drive cage 13. SCSI backplane (hidden) 5. Chassis fan 14. ASUS U160/U320 SCSI card 6. Expansion card locks 15. Second SCSI backplane (hidden) 7. NCCH-DL motherboard 16. Second HDD fan 8. Chassis roller wheels 17. Second hard disk drive cage 9. Front I/O board ASUS AP1720-E2 barebone server 1-9
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1.6 LED information The barebone system comes with five LED indicators. Refer to the following table for the LED status description. Power LED (blue) HDD Access LED (green) ! Message LED (red) Drive Status LED (green/red) Drive Activity LED (green) LED Icon Display status Description System Power LED ON System power ON Blinking System is in suspend mode HDD Access LED OFF No activity Blinking Read/write data into the HDD Message LED ! OFF System is normal; no incoming event Blinking ASMS indicat
