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Setting up the Server in a Restricted Access Location • Access can only be gained by service persons or by users who have been instructed about the reasons for the restrictions applied to the location and about any precautions that shall be taken. • Access is through the use of a tool or lock and key, or other means of security, and is controlled by the authority responsible for the location.
Important Safety Instructions Pay close attention to the following safety instructions before performing any of the operation. Basic safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the product from damage: • Operation of the product should be carried out by suitably trained, qualiied, and certiied personnel only to avoid risk of injury from electrical shock or energy hazard.
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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Shipping Box Contents 1 1.2 Speciications 2 Chapter 2 Server System Overview 3 2.1 System Components 3 2.2 Cable Connections 4 2.3 System Front Panel 6 2.4 System Rear Panel 6 2.5 Front Control Panel Buttons and LEDs 7 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation and Maintenance 9 3.1 Server Top Cover 10 3.2 Hard Drive 12 3.3 Power Supply 17 3.4 Add-on Card 18 3.5 System Fan 19 3.6 Backplane 20 3.7 Server Board 21 3.
Chapter 1 Introduction hank you for purchasing 1U12L Series, a reliable barebone system produced under ASRockRack’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRockRack’s commitment to quality and endurance. Because the hardware speciications might be updated, the content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice.
1.2 Speciications 1U12L Series System Physical Status Form Factor 1U Rackmount Dimension 31.9" x 16.9" x 1.7" (810 X 430 X 43.5 mm) (D x W x H) Support MB Size Extend Mini ITX Front Panel Buttons LEDs I/O Ports Drive Bay Internal System Cooling Fan Power Supply Capacity Output Watts • Power On/Standby button • UID button* • System reset button • NMI button* • Power LED • Identiication LED* • Hard drive activity LED* • 2x Network activity LEDs* 2 x USB 2.0 ports • 12 x 3.5" SATA HDDs (6Gb/s) • 2 x 2.
Chapter 2 Server System Overview his chapter provides diagrams showing the location of important components of the server system. 2.1 System Components Top Cover Power Supply Unit 5 x System Fans 12 x 3.5” HDD Carriers 2 x 2.
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No. From To Cable* 1 2.5" HDD 1 SB / PSU Power supply cable 2 2.5" HDD 2 SB / PSU Power supply cable 3 Server Board (SB) 4 Power Supply Unit (PSU) SB / BP1~3 Power supply cables 5 System Fan 5 SB Fan cable 6 System Fan 4 SB Fan cable 7 System Fan 3 SB Fan cable 8 System Fan 2 SB Fan cable 9 System Fan 1 SB Fan cable 10 HDD Backplane 1 (BP1) SB PSU MiniSAS to SATA cable 1 Power supply cables 11 3.5" HDD 0 BP1 N/A 12 3.5" HDD 1 BP1 N/A 13 3.
2.3 System Front Panel 1 No. 1 2 2 Description 2 x USB 2.0 Ports Control Panel Buttons and LEDs 2.4 System Rear Panel 1 No.
2.5 Front Control Panel Buttons and LEDs Front Control Panel No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 NMI RST 4 3 L1 L2 5 6 UID Description NMI (Nonmaskable Interrupt) Button* System Reset Button LAN1, LAN2 Activity LED* HDD Status LED* UID Button and LED* Power Button and LED *Please be noted that the functions are supported depending on the type of the server board.
Status LED Deinitions Power LED Status Description Green Blinking Green Of Power on Standby(Sleep) mode Power of UID LED Status Description Blue Of System identiication is active. System identiication is disabled.
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation and Maintenance his chapter helps you assemble the chassis and install components. Before You Begin Before you work with the server, pay close attention to the “Important Safety Instructions” at the beginning of this manual. 1. Make sure the server is powered of. Power down the server if it is still running. (1) Press the Power button to power of the server from full-power mode to standbypower (sleep) mode. he Power LED at the front turns from solid green to blinking green.
3.1 Server Top Cover Removing the Server Top Cover 1. Before removing the top cover, power of the server and unplug the power cord. 2. he system must be operated with the chassis top cover installed to ensure proper cooling. 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 English 1. Remove the six screws that secure the top cover to the chassis. 2. Push the top cover toward the rear of the chassis to remove the cover from the locked position. 3. Lit up and remove the top cover.
Installing the Server Top Cover 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 2 1. Lower the top cover on the chassis, making sure the side latches align with the cutouts. 2. Slide the top cover toward the front. 3. Secure the top cover with the six screws.
3.2 Hard Drive 3.2.1 Installing a Hard Disk Drive into 3.5" Hard Drive Carrier his system allows the routing of cables behind the HDD base plate and carriers. Be sure to connect all required cables irst before installing any of the 3.5” HDDs. Meanwhile, please well organize your cables and be careful with your cable routing. You can refer to the Quick Installation Guide for more information. Removing a 3.5” Hard Drive Carrier from the Chassis 1.
Installing a 3.5” Hard Drive to the Hard Drive Carrier 1. Place the 3.5" HDD into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing down. Carefully align the mounting holes in the hard drive and the carrier. 2. Secure the hard drive using the four screws. 3. Place the hard drive carrier on the base plate with the thumb screw facing the front of the chassis. 4. Align the keyhole openings on the base with the locating pins on the bottom of the hard drive carrier.
Removing a Hard Disk Drive Base Plate from the Chassis Organize your cables and place them under the hard drive base plates before installing 3.5" HDDs. 1. Remove the screws that secure the hard drive base plate.
3.2.2 Installing a Hard Disk Drive into 2.5" Hard Drive Carrier Removing 2.5” Hard Drive Carriers from the Chassis 1. Remove the screws that secure the 2.5" hard drive carrier.
Installing a 2.5” Hard Drive to the Hard Drive Carrier 1. Place a 2.5" HDD into the carrier with the label facing up and the connector end toward the server board. Carefully align the mounting holes in the hard drive and the carrier. 2. Secure the hard drive using the four screws. 3. Place the drive carrier back to the chassis with screw holes aligned. Secure each drive carrier with the two screw.
3.3 Power Supply Installing and Removing the Power Supply 1. 2. 3. Place the power supply unit in the chassis with the fan facing right. Align the mounting screw holes and secure the power supply unit with the six screws. Reverse the procedure to remove the power supply. 1 2 2 2 2 English Before replacing the power supply, power of the server, unplug the power cord, and disconnect all wiring from the power supply.
3.4 Add-on Card 1. You can install an add-on card to the chassis only when you have a riser card installed on the server board. 2. Before installing the add-on card, power of the server and unplug the power cord. Removing the Blanking Plate from the Chassis 1. Remove the screw securing the blanking plate on the chassis. Keep this screw for later use. 2. Push the the right end of the blanking plate toward the chassis. 3. Slide the blanking plate out sideways. 3 1 2 4.
3.5 System Fan Replacing the System Fan 1. Unplug the fan connecter and remove the failed fan. 2. Align the mounting holes on the fan bar with the fan mounts on the replacement fan corners. 3. Gently place the fan on the fan bar. Make sure the fan is well seated. 4. Connect the end of the fan cable to the fan connector.
3.6 Backplane Each barebone system supports three 3.5-inch HDD backplanes. he miniSAS/ SATA backplanes serve as the interfaces between the server board and the HDDs. Before removing and installing the backplanes, power of the server and unplug the power cord and make sure all 3.5” HDDs have been removed. For the speciication of the backplane, please refer to the Chapter 4. Removing the Backplanes 1. Remove all of cables connected to the backplanes. 2. Loosen the securing screws on the backplanes. 3.
3.7 Server Board Follow the steps below to install the server board to the chassis. 1. Hold the server board only by the edges. 2. Gently place the server board into the chassis. Sit the server board on the server board tray. 3. Position the server board in the server system. Align mounting holes of the server board to the standof on the chassis. 4. Aix the screws clockwise into the mounting holes in all of the corners of the server board. 1.
3.8 Chassis Cables his section lists supported cables for your chassis system. Cable type and quantity vary depending on the server board that comes with your system. 1. MiniSAS to SATA Cable 1 (400mm) (Quantity: 1) BP1 Server Board Port 0-3 2.
3. MiniSAS to SATA Cable 3 (600mm) (Quantity: 1) BP3 4. Server Board Port 8-11 MiniSAS to MiniSAS Cable 1 (120mm) (Quantity: 1) BP1 5. Server Board MiniSAS to MiniSAS Cable 2 (300mm) (Quantity: 1) BP2 6.
7. SATA Cable 1 (350mm) (Quantity: 1) SATA HDD 8. Server Board SATA Cable 1 (500mm) (Quantity: 1) SATA HDD 9. Server Board SMBus Cable (150/150/300mm) (Quantity: 1) BP1 CQC ! BP2 NC Server Board BP3 10. Front Panel Cable (1000mm) (Quantity: 1)* PANEL1 FPB AUX_PANEL1 English NMI_BTN Server Board *he NMI function is not supported for the 1U12L Series.
11. Fan Cable (70mm) (Quantity: 1) Server Board 12. Fan USB Cable (1000mm) (Quantity: 1) Server Board FPB 1. Remove all 3.5” HDDs carriers when you are going to connect various components with cables. 2. Conenctions and cable routing may difer depending on various server boards. Please refer to the Quick Installation Guide to know the exact headers or connectors to be connected on the server board you purchase.
Chapter 4 Backplane Speciications Hard Drive Backplanes (BP) ( to connect 4x3 3.5" HDDs) 1U12LIW-BPB1 / 1U12LIW-BPB2 / 1U12LIW-BPB3 Top View 1 2 7 English 26 3 4 8 No.
Front Panel Board (FPB) 1U12LIW-FPB1 Top View 1 2 1 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 No. Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 USB Header (USB_Header) Front and Auxiliary Panel Header (Front + AUX Panel) Front USB 2.0 Connector (Front_USB_1) Front USB 2.
Jumper Setup he illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is “Open”. he illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. I2C Address Setting Jumper for BP (7-pin J2) (see p.26, No. 1) 4 8 6 3 7 5 3-4: BP3 5-6: BP1 7-8: BP2 Pin Deinitions DC Power Connector (DC-IN1) (DC-IN2) (see p.26, No.
SMB Connector (5-pin BMC_SMB1) (5-pin BMC_SMB2) (5-pin BMC_SMB3) (see p.26, No. 3) he SMB (SubMiniature version B) connector provides a communication interface between the backplane and the motherboard. USB_PWR -B +B USB 2.0 Header (9-pin USB_HEADER) (see p.27, No. 1) he header supports two USB 2.0 ports on the front panel.
Appendix A Installing the Server in a Rack his section describes how to rackmount the 1U12L Series server with slide rail assemblies. he rails installation instructions in this manual are example only, your actual rail assembly procedure may difer slightly . he slide rail assembly consists of a chassis rail and a slide rail. You need to attach the chassis rails to the server and attach the slide rail assemblies to the rack.
To slide a chassis rail back into the slide rail assembly, push the blue release button toward the rear, and simultaneously slide the chassis rail into the slide rail assembly until it is locked and cannot be pushed further. Attaching the Chassis Rails to the Server 1. 2. 3. 4. English 31 Position a chassis rail along one side of the chassis, and align the keyhole openings on the chassis rail with the locating pins on the side of the chassis.
Attaching the Slide Rail Assemblies to the Rack 1. 2. Determine where to attach the slide rails. Make sure you have three holes of free space above the slide rail bracket. For the rack with square mounting holes, insert cage nuts in the holes that you will use on the rack. 1 Free Space 12 U Cage Nuts 11U 3. Extend the pre-attached front and rear adjustable brackets on the slide. Do not fully tighten the nuts yet.
4. Adjust the brackets to accommodate the depth of the rack. 11U 11U 5. 6. Align the holes on the brackets with the mounting holes you selected on the rack. Tighten the screws to secure the slide rails to the rack. Make sure the rear bracket meets the rear vertical rail of the rack.
7. Fully tighten the lock nuts on the rear bracket. 12 U 11U Sliding the Server into the Rack 1. 2. Ensure that the slide rails are properly and securely attached to the rack. Fully extend the slide rails from the rack by pulling the inner rails out until they are locked and cannot be pulled out further. 12 U 11U English To slide an inner rail back into the slide rail, press the metal tab on the inner rail, and simultaneously slide the inner rail into the slide rail .
3. Slide the server slowly and evenly all the way into the cabinet to ensure that the slide assemblies are working correctly. he server is heavy. For safe liting, two or more persons are required to install the server into the rack. 12U 11U 4. 5. Secure the server to the rack with screws. To remove the server from the rack, reverse these instructions.