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When working on the hardware, always wear **ESD protection** equipment. | When working on the hardware, always wear **ESD protection** equipment. | ||
- | ===== Rack mounting ===== | + | ===== Chassis unpacking, handling, |
- | The 2 HE chassis | + | As the standard |
- | procedure may differ slightly. Refer to the installation instructions that came with your rack. Note: The included rails will fit a rack between 26.8" and 36.4" deep. | + | |
- | ==== Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails ==== | + | ===== Microserver installation ===== |
- | The chassis package includes two rail assemblies. Each assembly consists | + | COM-HPC has one connector at every side of the microservers. When installing a microserver onto the t.RECS mainboard, the microserver needs to be placed on the mainboard evenly |
- | ===== Carrier replacement ===== | + | When changing a microserver, |
+ | The rest of the system can stay powered if needed - although we recommend to power off the whole system to prevent any damage on the running system. To release the microserver, | ||
- | When removing a Carrier always **work very carefully** and **do not bend** the baseboards **nor use greater force** to get them into place. | + | ===== Extension card installation ===== |
- | ===== Compute module installation ===== | + | The t.RECS Mainboard has two PCI Express (PCIe) slots. The one located near to Module 1 in connected to the integrated PCIe switch and thus can be connected to one (or multiple) of the microservers. |
- | When changing a module shut down all modules on the respective carrier and turn the power for the modules off in the managemant GUI. | + | The second PCIe slot at the bottom |
- | The rest of the system can stay powered.\\ | + | |
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- | ==== COM Express module ==== | + | |
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- | Before installing a COM Express module check if the RAM is installed, and that the heatspreader is correctly mounted, and depending on the module if all thermal pads are in place. Also the orientation | + | |
- | The screwholes where the module lays on the spacer bolts (8 mm in height) have to be free. Or smaller spacer bolts (5 mm high) have to be installed.\\ | + | |
- | - When the module | + | |
- | - Then push the module down where the connector is by pressing on the heatsink. While holding the pressure push the module down with a luffing movement on the end where no CXP connector is. The module should now slide into the second CXP connector and be in place | + | |
- | - check if the module is mounted correctly and is not loose | + | |
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- | When starting the module for the first time after installation, | + | |
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- | ==== Nvidia Jetson module ==== | + | |
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- | ===== Extension card installation ===== | + | |
===== Fan replacement ===== | ===== Fan replacement ===== | ||
- | A fan that has damaged blades schould | + | If a fan is broken, makes strange noise or doesn' |
- | When changing a fan on a working system watch out that the system is not overheating during the changing process.\\ | + | |
+ | When opening the lid of the chassis and working on the system, watch out that the system is not overheating during the changing process. |