User`s manual
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Preface
Preface
About This Manual
This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It
provides information for the installation and use of the SC829 2U chassis. Installa-
tion and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only.
Supermicro's SC829 chassis features a unique and highly-optimized design for
2U servers that provides minimal space usage without compromising the interior
cooling ability. The SC829 chassis includes eight hot-swappable SAS/SATA hard
drive bays, plus two slim peripheral drive bays. It is also equipped with redundant
920W 94%+ high-efciency (80 PLUS Platnum Level certied) power supplies for
superb power savings. The chassis provides optimal features in a 2U form factor
for high-end, high-performance applications.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 Introduction
The rst chapter describes the main features of the SC829 chassis and provides
contact information for Supermicro.
Chapter 2 System Safety
This chapter lists warnings, precautions, and system safety information. You should
thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety
precautions that should be followed before installing and servicing this chassis.
Chapter 3 Chassis Components
Refer here for details on this chassis model including the fans, bays, airow shields,
and other components.
Chapter 4 System Interface
Refer to this chapter for details on the system interface, which includes the functions
and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs
located throughout the system.