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Preface
4-3 Opening and Closing the Chassis Cover ........................................................ 4-3
Chassis Cover ................................................................................................. 4-3
4-4 Front Panel Removal and Installation ............................................................. 4-4
Front Panel Removal and Installation ............................................................. 4-4
4-5 Installing Hot-Swappable 3.5" Hard Drives ..................................................... 4-5
4-6 Accessing the Backplane Tray ........................................................................ 4-7
4-7 Expander Module Removal and Installation ................................................... 4-9
Expander Module Removal ............................................................................. 4-9
Expander Module Installation ........................................................................ 4-10
4-8 System Fans ..................................................................................................4-11
4-9 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 4-12
4-10 Replacing the Power Distributor Board ....................................................... 4-13
4-11 Assembling the Cable Management Arm .................................................... 4-15
Swing Arm Functionality of the Cable Arm ................................................... 4-18
Chapter 5 Rack Installation
5-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 5-1
5-2 Unpacking the System .................................................................................... 5-1
5-3 Preparing for Setup ......................................................................................... 5-1
Choosing a Setup Location ............................................................................. 5-1
5-4 Warnings and Cautions ................................................................................... 5-2
Rack Precautions ............................................................................................ 5-2
General Server Precautions ............................................................................ 5-2
5-5 Rack Mounting Considerations ....................................................................... 5-3
Ambient Operating Temperature ................................................................ 5-3
Mechanical Loading ................................................................................... 5-3
Circuit Overloading ..................................................................................... 5-3
Reliable Ground ......................................................................................... 5-3
5-6 Rack Mounting Instructions ............................................................................. 5-4
Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails ...................................................... 5-4
Locking Tabs ................................................................................................... 5-5
Releasing the Inner Rail ................................................................................. 5-5
Installing The Inner Rails on the Chassis ....................................................... 5-6
Installing the Outer Rails on the Rack ............................................................ 5-7
Standard Chassis Installation ......................................................................... 5-8
Optional Quick Installation Method ......................................................................
Appendix A SC946ED Power Supply Specications
Appendix B Backplane System Conguration
Appendix C Cascading Congurations