Gateway E-9525R Gateway E-9525R Server User Guide - Page 19

Mounting your server into a cabinet

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www.gateway.com Some surge protectors and uninterruptible power supplies include simple line-conditioning capabilities. Uninterruptible power supplies Use an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to protect your server from data loss during a total power failure. A UPS uses a battery to keep your server running temporarily during a power failure and lets you save your work and shut down your server. You cannot run your server for an extended period of time while using only the UPS. To buy a UPS, visit www.gateway.com. Mounting your server into a cabinet Caution Before attaching cabinet accessories, make sure that the server is turned off and all power cords are unplugged. The fixed-rail cabinet mounting hardware included with your server should be used with standard 4-post cabinets that have front and back vertical posts. If your cabinet is a different type, obtain mounting hardware from the cabinet manufacturer. Caution The cabinet must provide sufficient airflow to the front of the server to maintain correct cooling. The fixed-rail rackmount kit contents: • Front server rails (2) • Back server rails (2) • Fastener pack (1) • Locking screws (4) • Mounting nuts (4) • Mounting screws (4) If you ordered the optional tooless-rail kit for your server, refer to the instructions included in the kit. To mount your server in a cabinet: 1 Align the slots in the front server rails with the studs on the side of the server, then engage the slots with the studs and slide the rails forward until they stop. Front server rail Stud (installed) Stud Locking screw (installed) 2 Align the locking screw holes in the rails with the threaded screw holes in the server, then install one locking screw through the each front server rail. 13

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Some surge protectors and uninterruptible power supplies include simple line-conditioning
capabilities.
Uninterruptible power supplies
Use an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to protect your server from data loss during a total
power failure. A UPS uses a battery to keep your server running temporarily during a power failure
and lets you save your work and shut down your server. You cannot run your server for an
extended period of time while using only the UPS. To buy a UPS, visit
www.gateway.com
.
Mounting your server into a cabinet
The fixed-rail cabinet mounting hardware included with your server should be used with standard
4-post cabinets that have front and back vertical posts. If your cabinet is a different type, obtain
mounting hardware from the cabinet manufacturer.
The fixed-rail rackmount kit contents:
Front server rails (2)
Back server rails (2)
Fastener pack (1)
Locking screws (4)
Mounting nuts (4)
Mounting screws (4)
If you ordered the optional tooless-rail kit for your server, refer to the instructions included in the
kit.
To mount your server in a cabinet:
1
Align the slots in the front server rails with the studs on the side of the server, then engage
the slots with the studs and slide the rails forward until they stop.
2
Align the locking screw holes in the rails with the threaded screw holes in the server, then
install one locking screw through the each front server rail.
Caution
Before attaching cabinet accessories, make sure that the server is turned off and all
power cords are unplugged.
Caution
The cabinet must provide sufficient airflow to the front of the server to maintain
correct cooling.
Stud
Stud
Locking screw (installed)
Front server rail
(installed)