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Contents
Disclaimer/Copyrights ..................................................................... ii
Contents ......................................................................................... iii
Notices ........................................................................................... iv
Safety information ........................................................................... v
About this guide .............................................................................. vi
ASUS contact information ............................................................. vii
AR200 specifications summary .................................................... viii
Chapter 1: Product introduction ......................................... 1-1
1.1
Package contents ............................................................... 1-2
1.1.1
Standard items ....................................................... 1-2
1.1.2
Optional items ........................................................ 1-2
1.2
System overview ................................................................ 1-3
1.2.1
Front panel features ............................................... 1-3
1.2.2
Rear panel features ............................................... 1-3
1.2.3
Internal features ..................................................... 1-4
1.3
System power button and LEDs ......................................... 1-5
1.4
DA3100 RAID controller ..................................................... 1-6
Chapter 2: Hardware setup .................................................. 2-1
2.1
Removing the chassis cover .............................................. 2-2
2.2
Installing SCSI hard disk drives .......................................... 2-3
2.3
Cooling system ................................................................... 2-4
2.4
SCSI backplane boards ...................................................... 2-5
2.5
System interface board ...................................................... 2-6
2.6
DA3100 connectors ............................................................ 2-7
2.7
Power supply ...................................................................... 2-8
2.7.1
Power cable connections ....................................... 2-8
2.7.2
Removing a power supply module ......................... 2-8
2.8
System connections ........................................................... 2-9
2.8.1
SCSI cabling for cluster system (MSCS) ............... 2-9
2.8.2
Standalone system ................................................ 2-9
2.8.3
Storage sub-system ............................................. 2-10