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Preface
Table of Contents
About This Manual .............................................................................................iii
Manual Organization ..........................................................................................iv
Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1
1-2 Chassis Features ............................................................................................ 1-2
CPU ................................................................................................................. 1-2
I/O Expansion slots ......................................................................................... 1-2
Peripheral Drives ............................................................................................. 1-2
Dual Hard Drives ............................................................................................. 1-2
1-3 Contacting Supermicro .................................................................................... 1-3
1-4 Returning Merchandise for Service................................................................. 1-4
Chapter 2 System Safety
2-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 2-1
2-2 Warnings and Precautions .............................................................................. 2-1
2-3 Preparing for Setup ......................................................................................... 2-1
2-4 Electrical Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 2-1
2-5 General Safety Precautions ............................................................................ 2-3
2-6 System Safety .................................................................................................2-3
Chapter 3 Chassis Components
3-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 3-1
3-2 Components ....................................................................................................3-1
Chassis ............................................................................................................3-1
Fans ................................................................................................................3-1
Blower .............................................................................................................3-1
Mounting Rails ................................................................................................ 3-1
Power Supply ..................................................................................................3-2
Air Shroud ....................................................................................................... 3-2
3-3 Where to get Replacement Components ........................................................ 3-2
3-4 Chassis Model Options ................................................................................... 3-2
Identifying Fan and Blower-Cooled Chassis Models ...................................... 3-2
Model SC512 .................................................................................................. 3-4
Model SC512C ................................................................................................ 3-5
Model SC512F ................................................................................................ 3-6
Model SC512L .................................................................................................3-9
