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    AK35 5U Tower Chassis Kit User Guide
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    , and should not be construed as a commitment by ASUS. ASUS assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual, including the products and software described in it. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired
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    About this guide vii ASUS Contact Information viii Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-1 1.1 Package contents 1-2 1.1.1 ASUS AK35 chassis kit 2.3 Motherboard installation 2-4 2.3.1 Motherboard dimensions 2-4 2.3.2 Placement direction and screw holes 2-5 2.3.3 Installing the motherboard 2-6
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    2.7 Removable components 2-20 2.7.1 HDD blower 2-20 2.7.2 Chassis fan 2-21 2.7.3 Roller wheels 2-22 2.7.4 Power supply modules 2-23 2.8 Connecting the cables 2-24 2.8.1 Motherboard connections 2-24 2.8.2 SCSI backplane connections 2-25 Appendix: Troubleshooting A-1 A.1 Simple fixes A-2 iv
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    . This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation
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    supply is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a qualified service technician or your dealer. CAUTION This product is equipped with a three-wire power engineers. • Before operating the server, carefully read all the manuals included with the server package. • Before using the server,
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    Appendix: Troubleshooting This appendix lists the common problems that you may encounter while using the AK35 barebone server. It lists the possible causes of the problems and offers solutions. You may refer to this part and try to solve simple problems before calling customer support. Conventions
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    CA 94538, USA General Fax: +1-510-608-4555 General Email: [email protected] Technical Support Support Fax: +1-510-608-4555 General Support: +1-502-933-8713 Web Site: www.asus.com Support Email: [email protected] ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) Address: Harkortstr. 25, 40880 Ratingen
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    Product introduction Chapter 1 This chapter describes the general features of the AK35 chassis kit. It includes sections on front panel, rear panel, and internal features. ASUS AK35 chassis kit 1-1
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    1.1 Package contents 1.1.1 ASUS AK35 chassis kit The AK35 models are distinguished by the type of bundled HDD tray and power supply. Refer to the following table to check the items that came with the model you purchased. Model AK35-SR5 AK35-SS4 AK35-SS3 AK35-AR5 AK35-AR4 AK35-AR3 HDD tray type
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    1.2 Overview The AK35 chassis kit is designed for easy configuration, flexibility, and high stabilize and hold long expansion cards in place. The chassis supports an extended ATX form factor ASUS motherboards. See the motherboard dimension requirements on page 2-4. Refer to the succeeding sections
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    1.3 Front panel features The AK35 chassis kit displays a stylish front bezel with lock. The bezel covers the system components on the front panel and serves as security. Open the bezel
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    Rear panel features The rear panel includes a slot for the motherboard rear I/O ports, seven full-length expansion slots, a chassis modules AC IN socket (110V/220V autoswitching) AC Power LED Slot for motherboard rear panel I/O Expansion slots 12cm fan vent Chassis lock Chassis intrusion switch
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    module 2. 5.25-inch drive cage 3. SCSI backplane board 4. 3.5-inch external drive cage 5. 12-cm hard drive blower 6. Plastic long-card support 7. Motherboard metal plate 8. Chassis fan System with redundant power supply modules The picture below shows a system redundant power supply modules. All
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    Read/write data into the HDD Normal; no incoming event ASMS indicates a HW monitor event System power supply is ON System power supply is OFF ASUS AK35 chassis kit 1-7
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    1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction
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    Chapter 2 This chapter describes the internal hardware components and provides the installation procedures for additional system components. Hardware setup ASUS AK35 chassis kit 2-1
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    2. Flat head screw driver 2.1.2 System components and devices to install The following items are the basics that you need to install into the chassis kit. You may need to install other devices depending on your configuration. 1. Motherboard 2. Hard disk drives 3. Drive cables 4. PCI add-on cards
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    front until it snaps in place. 3. Tighten the thumb screws to secure the cover. Hole on the side of the chassis Hook on the cover 1 3 2 ASUS AK35 chassis kit 2-3
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    only describes how to install a supported motherboard into the AK35 chassis kit. Refer to the motherboard user guide for instructions on installing specific motherboard components. 2.3.1 Motherboard dimensions This chassis kit supports an ASUS motherboard that measures 12x13 inches (30.5 x 33
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    on the motherboard metal plate inside the chassis. Place screws through the designated holes to secure the motherboard to the chassis. Refer to the motherboard user guide for the should match with the holes on the motherboard as pointed out above. Metal plate Standoff ASUS AK35 chassis kit 2-5
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    shield on the rear panel (beside the chassis fan) that covers the rear I/O slot 1 opening. 2. Install the rear I/O shield that came with the motherboard package. Orient the I/O shield such that the openings for the mouse and keyboard ports are aligned to the top of the chassis fan. Temporary
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    installing or removing any system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard and other system components! Three 5.25-inch drive bays are located on the upper front part of hooked tabs from the left side of the front panel. 1 ASUS AK35 chassis kit Hooked tab 2-7
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    2. Pull and swing the left edge of the front panel outward. 3. Unhook the hinge-like tabs from the holes on the right side of the front panel to completely detach the front panel assembly from the chassis. 3 2 Hinge-like tab 2.4.2 Installing a 5.25-inch drive To install a 5.25-inch drive: 1.
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    is in place. 4 The drive is in place when the screw holes on the drive align with the holes on the side of the bay. ASUS AK35 chassis kit 2-9
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    5. Secure the drive to the bay using the screwless drive bay lock that you removed earlier. a. Match the two pegs on the lock to the holes on the drive bay. b. Turn the knob 45º clockwise until it clicks on the reference point near the "locked icon." Reference point 5a 5b Locked icon 6. On the
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    left and fit the four (4) hooked tabs to the left side of the chassis until the tabs snap in place. 7a 7b Hinge-like tab ASUS AK35 chassis kit 2-11
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    trays differ in size and structure. Make sure of the type of HDD trays that came with your chassis before buying hard disks. 2. If your motherboard does not have an onboard SCSI interface, you need to install a SCSI expansion card into one of the PCI slots. Use a SCSI cable to connect
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    placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge. 6 The edge of the tray protrudes about 0.5 cm until you push back the tray lever. ASUS AK35 chassis kit 2-13
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    2.5.2 IDE hard disk To install an IDE hard disk drive: 1. Place the hard disk tray on a flat clean surface. Rear bracket Middle bracket 1 2. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw that secures the middle bracket from the drive tray. Drive tray rail 2 3. Remove that screw that secures
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    board 6 5 7 Do not overtighten the screws to avoid breaking the plastic tray rails. 8. To install the tray into the bay, follow steps 5, 6, and 7 in section 2.5.1. ASUS AK35 chassis kit 2-15
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    2.6 Installing or removing an expansion card The chassis is designed with a screwless expansion slot frame on the rear panel. This design feature allows you to install or remove an expansion card in less steps. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing expansion cards. Failure
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    slot. A light click indicates that the card is locked in place. LOCK 4 Refer to the card documentation for the card configuration details, and to the motherboard user guide in case you need to configure any jumpers after installing the expansion card. ASUS AK35 chassis kit 2-17
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    (under the backplane board) to keep the expansion cards firmly seated on the slots. This card support has individual card guides that correspond to each expansion slot. Plastic long-card support To install a long expansion card: 1. Position the expansion card above the PCI slot that you wish
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    lock 1a 1b 2. Pull out the card from the PCI slot. 2 3. Press the end of the card lock marked "LOCK" to return it in place. ASUS AK35 chassis kit 2-19
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    2.7 Removable components When installing or removing system devices, you may need to remove previously installed components. This section describes how to remove these components. 2.7.1 HDD blower To remove the HDD blower: 1. Disconnect the 3-pin HDD blower cable from the FAN 1 connector on the SCSI
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    2.7.2 Chassis fan To remove the 12-cm chassis fan: 1. Disconnect the 3-pin fan cable from the connector on the motherboard. 2. Use a flat screwdriver to push the pin locks on the four corners of the fan from the inside of the chassis. Chassis fan cable Pin
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    bottom of the chassis. Brake lock Remove the chassis roller wheels if you wish to mount the system to a rack. Refer to the Rackmount Kit manual for more information. 2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware setup
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    to the chassis. 2. Press down the rubber lever to release the power module. 3. Pull out the power module from the chassis. 2 1 3 500W Redundant Power Module ASUS AK35 chassis kit 2-23
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    arranging cables. 12 3 4 5 6 7 89 11 10 12 Standard cables connected to the motherboard 1. Chassis fan 2. 12V AUX power 3. 24-pin ATX power 4. Primary IDE 5. Secondary . Front USB Refer to the motheboard user guide for detailed information on the connectors. 2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware setup
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    backplane has six 68-pin SCSI connectors to support SCA SCSI hard disks. The backplane design 5 Disk drive 6 ASUS AK35 chassis kit 68-pin SCSI connector (connect to the SCSI connector on the motherboard) SMBus connector (connect to the SMBus connector on the motherboard) HDD Access LED (connect
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    The following picture shows the SCSI backplane installed in the system and the cables connected to it. Power plugs from the power supply Fan cables SCSI cable LED cables To ensure power redundancy, it is recommended that you use power plugs from each of the redundant power supply modules. 2-26
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    Appendix This appendix lists the common problems that you may encounter while using the server. It lists the possible causes of the problems and offers solutions. You may refer to this part and try to solve simple problems before calling customer support. Troubleshooting ASUS AK35 chassis kit A-1
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    on the system or the components. These problems only requires simple troubleshooting actions that you can perform by yourself. Problem Action The power LED on the server DIMMs the system supports. 2. Make sure that the DIMMs are properly installed on the sockets. A-2 Appendix: Troubleshooting
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    Problem Action The system continuously beeps after it was turned on 1. Check the memory modules and make sure you installed the DIMMs the system supports. 2. Make sure that the DIMMs are properly sure that you have installed the LAN drivers from the support CD. ASUS AK35 chassis kit A-3
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    A-4 Appendix: Troubleshooting
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5U Tower Chassis Kit
AK35
User Guide