SC936 Chassis Manual The information in this User’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any person or organization of the updates. Please Note: For the most up-to-date version of this manual, please see our web site at www.supermicro.com. Super Micro Computer, Inc. ("Supermicro") reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice.

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This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR (Manganese Dioxide) Lithium coin cells. “Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate” WARNING: Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm. Manual Revision 1.0d Release Date: December 30, 2013 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer, Inc., you may not copy any part of this document. Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

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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 SC936 chassis. Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only. Supermicro's SC936 provides high storage capacity in a 3U form factor. Designed for housing sixteen hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bays, the SC936 supports re dundant high-efficiency 900W or Gold Level (93%) 1200W power supplies with PM BUS functionality for enhanced power management, while optimizing rackmount space with 100% air flow cooling redundancy.

multilane backplane (A version) and expanders' backplane (E1 and E2 versions) are available for application specific solution optimization. Heavy duty palletized packaging is available to ensure secure system reliability during shipping and tool-less, slide rail designs for easy installation and maintenance are standard with each system. This document lists compatible parts available when this document was published. Always refer to the our web site for updates on supported parts and configurations. iii

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SC936 Chassis Manual Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with this chassis and describes the main features of the SC936 chassis. This chapter also includes contact information. Chapter 2 Standardized Warning Statements for AC Systems This chapter lists warnings, precautions, and system safety. It recommended that you thoroughly familiarize yourself installing and servicing this chassis safety pre cautions.

Chapter 3 System Interface Refer here for details on this chassis model including the control panel buttons , LEDs and drives Chapter 4 Chassis Setup and Maintenance Follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing, removing, or reconfiguring your chassis. Chapter 5 Rack Installation Refer to this chapter for detailed information on chassis rack installation. You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing, removing or reconfiguring your chassis into a rack environment. Appendices This section lists compatible cables, power supply specifications, and compatible backplanes. Not all compatible backplanes are listed.

Refer to our web site for the latest compatible backplane information. iv

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