Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product IDT Acer
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IDT Hou sing 1 1 Features 1. 1 Fro nt Pane l 1 3.5-inch di skette drive 2 Power/ Hard disk/RDM LEDs 3 5.25-inch dri ve bays 4 Power but t on 5 Reset butt on 1 2 3 5 4.
2 Insta lla t ion G uide 1.2 Rear Pan el 1 Monitor power socket 7 Vi deo port 2 Vol tage sel ector 8 RJ-45 connector 3 Power socket 9 Uni versal seri al bus (USB) 4 Mouse port connector 5 Keyboard por.
IDT Hou sing 3 1.3 I ntern al Componen ts 1 Power supply 2 CPU board support bar 3 Expansi on boar d br acket s 4 Metal frame for additi onal hard di sks 5 5.
4 Insta lla t ion G uide 2 Positi oning the Housi ng 2.1 A s a Standalon e System W hen standi ng t he housing as a standal one, pull out al l t he four legs ou twa rd to sta biliz e th e housi ng.
IDT Hou sing 5 2.2 A gainst a Wall The housing has ve nt s on both si des, with the left vent being the m ore im por t ant of t he two. W he n standing t he syste m with the ve nt s f aci ng a wall , leave a 5- cm space f r om the w all t o al low ai r ci rcul ati on.
6 Insta lla t ion G uide 3 Disassembly If you have previousl y appl i ed pow er t o t he syst em, make sure to tur n of f the pow er and unplug the power cor d bef or e opening the housi ng and insta llin g or removi ng any system component. 3.1 R emovi ng th e Fron t Pan el The syste m housing has a security l ock on the f ront panel.
IDT Hou sing 7 3.2 R emov ing the Left C over 1. Re m ove the scre ws that secure the left cover, t hen sl i de the cover toward t he front f or about an inch.
8 Insta lla t ion G uide 3.3 R emov ing the R ight Cov er 1. Re m ove the scre ws that secure the r i ght cover, t hen sli de t he cover toward t he front f or about an inch.
IDT Hou sing 9 3.4 R emovi ng th e CPU B oard Su pport Bar 1. Re m ove t he screw that secures the CPU board support bar. 2. Fir m ly hol d the support bar and push it t oward the front for about an inch. Thi s r elease s the rear e nd of t he support bar .
10 Insta lla t ion G uide 3.5 R emov ing the M etal Fram e for A dditional Hard Disks 1. Re m ove the screw that se cures the m etal fram e f or addi tional hard disk. 2. Slide the fram e towards the direction of the ar r ow shown i n the f i gure to release the fram e tabs from the slots on the floor of t he housing.
IDT Hou sing 11 4 Com ponent Installation Make sure t hat you have removed the plasti c CPU board bracket and t he metal f rame f or addi t ional hard disks before you proceed.
12 Insta lla t ion G uide 4.2 I nstalling a Sy stem Board Observe t he ESD precaut ions i n section 4.1. The housing acce pt s ATX system boards. Foll ow these steps to i nstal l a system boar d. 1. Positi on t he housing such t hat t he right si de lies flat.
IDT Hou sing 13 4.3 I nstalling a CPU Board W hen instal li ng a CPU board into t he housi ng, m ake sure t hat you have alr e ady inst all ed the CPU m odule on the board. For inf orm at ion on CPU m odul e instal l at i on, r efer to the board user’s guide.
14 Insta lla t ion G uide 1. Ali gn the CPU board golden fingers wit h the e xclusi ve conne ctor on the system boar d. Refe r to your system board user’s guide f or the location of the conne ctor. 2. Carefully i nst all the CPU board until i t f i ts i n place.
IDT Hou sing 15 4.4 I nstalling Expansion Boards Observe t he ESD precaut ions i n section 4.1. 1. Study the e xpansion board inst al lat ion gui de and conf i gure any j um pers as directed. 2. Re m ove a bracket from any e m pty expansion slot. Save the scr ew t o secure t he ne w boar d.
16 Insta lla t ion G uide 3. Gently insert the board into t he ope n ex pansi on slot . Make sure t hat the board is properly i nserted. 4. Se cur e the board with a screw.
IDT Hou sing 17 4.5 I nstalling Driv es Observe t he ESD precaut ions i n section 4.1. Insta lling a CD -ROM Drive 1. Insert a CD-ROM drive into t he dri ve bay and secure t he dri ve wi th the required scre ws.
18 Insta lla t ion G uide 2. Attach t he powe r supply and t he dri ve cables to the CD-ROM dr ive. Make sur e that t he othe r end of the C D- ROM drive cable is connected to the IDE2 connector on the board. Foll ow t he sam e pr oce dure when instal li ng drives in t he other 5.
IDT Hou sing 19 Insta lling Addit ional Hard Disks The system housing com e s with a m etal f ram e for addit ional hard di sks. This f r am e accom m odates two half-height har d di sks.
20 Insta lla t ion G uide 2. Locate the slot s on t he rear on the fl oor of t he housing. 3. Insert the fram e tabs into these slots, wit h the hard disks faci ng the system boar d. 4. Carefully sli de the fram e toward the rear of the housing unti l i t fi ts i n place.
IDT Hou sing 21 Remov ing the F rame wit h In stal l ed Hard Di sks Follow t hese steps whe n removi ng the fram e with hard di sks i nstal led. 1. De t ach the hard disk cable s the n r e m ove the scr ew s t hat secures the fram e t o t he housing. 2.
22 Insta lla t ion G uide 5 Cov er Installation After you install the ne cessary system com ponents into the housing, you m ust r einstall the left and ri ght covers and the front panel. 5.1 I nstalling th e L eft Cover 1. Al ign t he hooks on t he bottom e dge of the le f t cover wi th the rail on t he bottom of the housing.
IDT Hou sing 23 5.2 I nstalling the Righ t Co ver 1. Al ign t he hooks on the bot tom edge of the right cover wit h t he r ail on the bottom of t he housing. 2. Push t he uppe r part of t he right cover. 3. Sl i de the cove r toward t he rear pane l unti l i t f i ts i n place.
24 Insta lla t ion G uide 5.3 I nstalling th e F ront P anel 1. I nsert the hooks on the i nner side of the front panel int o the protrudi ng tabs on the edge of t he roof.
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