User`s guide

1-1

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

The SC743 air shroud is a configurable air shroud for system mainboards to enable

maximum efficient air flow through the system. It can be configured to fit different sized

Intel

Xeon

™

DP 5500/5400/5100/5000 series system mainboards of the same general

shape and size. The SC743 air shroud is optimized for use with Supermicro SC743

series chassis designs and for Supermicro X8Dxx/X7Dxx series mainboards. See

Chapter 3 for configuration details.

1-2 Product Checklist of Typical Components

The SC743 air shroud comes packaged with components and parts as shown in

Table 1-1:

Table 1-1. SC743 Air Shroud Parts and Components

Part Number Description Quantity

MCP-310-48002-0N SC743 Intel DP plastic air shroud, supports up to 12 memory DIMM slots

MCP-310-48006-1N SC743 X8 air shroud component part A 1

MCP-310-48005-1N SC743 X8 air shroud component part B 1

MCP-310-28006-1N

X8 air shroud universal component part D, tear-drop Mylar

module, 2.2” (55mm) wide

NOTE: The default configuration is for parts A, B and D connected.

NOTE: Each individual part for the SC743 air shroud is labeled with its

component part letter for easy identification.