95 Common Devices

A long time coming, but worth it.
Open Case
Close Case
Install Memory

Operator Panel  (another page)
Early 95s without Shutter over Power Switch
   8595, 9585, 9595A Op Panel Bezels  

Mounting Hardware
Install Floppy Drive
Remove Rail Guide from Storage Trail 
Insert Rail Guide
5.25" Drive Rail Dimensions
3.5" Hard Drive Mounting Tray 



Open Case
1.  Remove front bezel: 
  a. Unlock bezel. (what key?) 
  b. Grasp bezel at bottom and firmly pull it out from server. 
  c. Remove top corners of  bezel from server. 

 NOTE: Do NOT twist bezel to one side!. The pivot points WILL snap if you apply too much crosswise force. 
 

2.  Remove Access Cover (side cover): 

   a. Pivot Access Cover away from front of server. 
   b. Pull Access Cover forward. 
   c. Place Access Cover so as to protect fan from damage. 
 NOTE: The EMC bezel in the front right corner (shiny metal springs) is quite sharp if you pull up or down on this edge of the case. Hint, Hint... 

 3.. Remove drive retainer: (Only to install/remove drives) 

    a. Press down on both top latches. 
    b. Pull top of retainer out from server. 
    c. Pull retainer up. 

 Now you do whatever you were going to do inside the case... 
 
 
 

Close Case 

 1.  Install drive retainer:  (Only if removed previously) 
  a. Insert tabs at bottom of drive retainer into groove at bottom of server. 
  b. Pivot retainer into position.
  c. Push retainer until it clicks into place. 

  NOTE: You can "play" with the retainer by pulling it up a little and wiggle it side to side while pivoting it into position. 
 

 2. Replace the Access Cover (side cover): 

 

    a. Align rear of side cover with groove at rear of frame.
    b. Align top edge of side cover over top of frame. 
    c. Push side cover closed. 
 
 
 
 

 NOTE: If you have one hand on top of the case with fingers inside of it, do NOT attempt to close side cover. #1, it won't work, and #2, you will need Band-Aids for flesh wounds.
     Note:  Do not damage the hardware around side cover fan when installing the covers.

 3.  Replace front bezel: 

       a. Slide top posts into holes at top of server. You may have to press the side
 cover closed if the old flat SCSI cable is used. Be cautious - if the side cover won't easily close, check your cable routing. A problem area is towards the front of the complex and behind the DASD Support Structure. 
NOTE: Do not allow the prongs on the front cover going in the mounting holes at an angle!
NOTE: The front cover MUST fit over the front edge of the side cover!

b. IF front bezel swings ON IT'S PIVOTS over front edge of side wall cover, smack the front cover bottom, one corner at a time, until it snaps into place. 
     If front cover does not snap into place 
       Is it able to fit over the front edge of the side cover?
       Make sure the drive retainer has been installed correctly. 
      Are all indexing posts on front bezels aligned with holes in DASD Support Structure?
      On a 95A or 85 K/N system, the LogicLock switch on the drive retainer may not be firmly seated, and has been partially knocked off. Reseat the switch. (white plastic box, about that of a small matchbox). 

   c. Lock the front bezel. 
      Note:  If you ever enable LogicLock on a 95A or 85 K-N and move your system, be
 sure not to jar or pull on the front cover. Security features on the cover will respond as if someone is trying to break into your server, giving you an error message. 

  NOTE: If you enable the unauthorized access feature on a 95A or 85 K-N and you forget the password, you will be unable to run system programs ever again with that planar. Do NOT enable the unauthorized access feature unless you REALLY, REALLY need it. You had better have a key for the bezel lock also. These systems are C2 rated. 

Ventilation Requirements 

 

   Warning: Keep clearance of at least 51 mm (2 in.) on all sides of the server to  allow for air circulation. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 



Install Memory on 85 or 95

   1.  CAUTION: When you tilt out power supply, do not let it drop.  Personal injury or
 damage to the server might result.  NOTE: Be sure the AC power cord is removed from the server before you try to tilt out the power supply.)


 

 Tilt out power supply: 
    a. Disconnect drive power cables from PSU. 
    b. Unscrew blue knob until it releases. 
    c. Place one hand on top of 95 to support it. 
    d. Tilt out PSU with other hand. 
 
 





 2.  SIMMs must be matched pairs (size, speed, and type) for the highest performance. NOTE: You can use mixed speeds in the same pair, but the memory will be accessed at the slowest speed. All memory must be the same type (parity OR ECC). Install SIMMs in the following order: A1-B1, A2-B2, A3-B3, A4-B4. 
A and B Bank Layouts
 A and B Bank Layouts 

   3.  Touch any unpainted metal surface on the server.  This equalizes the voltage potential between you and the system. Remove the SIMM from anti-stat package (if applicable) and place it into the SIMM socket WITH THE NOTCH UP. Push the SIMM in and slowly rotate it to the right until it snaps into place.

SIMM Orientation 

 4.  Reinstall the power supply: 

       Move the power and SCSI cables out of the way. 
 NOTE! If you have a SCSI CD rom with an external terminator on it in the single 5.25" bay, this  is referred to as a "guillotine"! Push the CD Rom drive forward, then hold the SCSI cable towards the front of the case while rotating the power supply back in. Or you WILL be sorry... 

       Tilt the power supply into the server. Press in the retaining knob and turn it to the right until it is finger-tight. NOTE! Do NOT tighten the blue knob more than finger tight! Otherwise the e-clip will be deformed and it will fall off... More details HERE  Reconnect the twisted power cables to the power supply. 



Early 95s without Shutter over Power Switch
> Early 8595 have no clear springy cover over the power switch. It's kinda funky looking having a beige "ring" around the white switch.

Tony Ingenoso replies:
   These are the earliest models - undoubtedly a T1.  That "feature" was rectified fairly quickly when the complaints rolled in from the field. People who had 'em on the floor were turning them off by mistake thinking they were reaching for the FDD eject button.  This is one of the few truly lame things about the 95 -- because the test labs were complaining about the same thing fairly early on.

8595, 9585, and 9595A Information Panel Bezel (Op Panel for the rest of us) 

8595 Op Panel Bezel, Early Front  33F5408

This is one of the earliest Op Panel bezels, note the lack of a shutter over the Power Switch button, Power Good LED, and the raised edge around the button. Note that the bezel hooks are on the LEFT and the bezel latches are on the RIGHT. (Thanks to Jelte for pix)

8595 Op Panel Bezel, Rear  33F5408

Note the simplicity of this moulded part. See the EMI shielding? That copper colored coating is replaced on later bezels by the silvery Enshield (which was probably cheaper as well...). Note the small locating posts at the upper corners? They fit into holes in the DASD retainer.

8595 and 9595 Op Panel Bezel, Front

This is not the earliest, as it has the shutter over the Power Switch Button. Note that the bezel hooks are on the LEFT and the bezel latches are on the RIGHT. It has a Power Good LED and an Information Panel window.

8595 and 9595 Op Panel Bezel, Rear  


Note the small locating posts at the upper corners? Note the modular assembly, with the white button frame being placed onto the bezel (grey). Peter mentioned that the op panel PCB originally came off an older existing device. Also note the LED window is covered with a darkly shaded piece of plastic. If the plastic window got a little scuffed up, you can push the flexible sheet out, and the tabs will pop out of the frame with no damage. To re-install the window, put one tab in the slot, and bow the sheet a little until the tab re-enters the opposite slot.

Note the spring powering the shutter rests on a little hook molded into the shutter. If the shutter haltingly raises, czech to see that the end of the spring is in the hook, not dragging between the front of the hook and the white module. Note the white hook just above and right of the end of the spring.

Op Panel Shutter Spring, Richtig   (Lorenzo)


In this daring piece of realism, Lorenzo Mollicone transforms the genre...

Er, on the other hand, this clearly shows the shutter spring in the correct position.

Op Panel Shutter Spring, Falsh (Lorenzo)


Note the shutter spring is in front of the little "wings" used to guide the shutter up and down. The shutter spring rubs against the subframe, and the shutter no longer moves smoothly. In addition, the shutter is pulled back into the subframe causing resistance as well...

8595 / 9585-N / 9595 Op Panel PCB, Top   (Jelte)


8595 / 9585-N / 9595 Op Panel PCB, Bottom   (Jelte)


8595 Frame  (Jelte)

See the rectangular holes on the left for the Op Panel Bezel hooks, while there are similar "T" shaped holes to the right. Note there is only ONE set of small holes for the Op Panel bezel at the top corners. Note the small hole for the alignment pin in the upper left corner is horizontally elongated, while the upper right pin hole next to the latch hole is round. This makes sense, as the hooks on the left are inserted first, and the left pin makes an arc as it enters the hole. The rightmost pin is near perpendicular as it enters the hole near the latch.

9595 Single Serial Frame  (Lorenzo)


Same as the -AKD, I would surmise the bezel mounting holes changed with the 9585 (K/N?) and 9595A (Dual Serial/Parallel) models.

Note that the hook /latch holes are slightly inward from center. Maybe because it was better to not have the drive retainer hooks in-line with the bezel fasteners? Dunno.

9585 Op Panel Bezel, Front 41G9550


This bezel has a shuttered Power Switch Button, a Power Good LED, a HDD Activity LED, but the Information Panel window has a opaque plastic insert. Note the bezel latches are on the LEFT and the bezel hooks are on the RIGHT.

9585 Op Panel Bezel, Rear 41G9550


Note the small locating posts have been moved from the upper corners to just above the lower hook / latch? Note that the Information Panel window insert (57F2085) has the same tab arrangement as those for LED displays. The power button frame has lost the well for a second push button, and a second LED light pipe has been added.

Note the spring powering the shutter rests on a little hook molded into the shutter. If the shutter haltingly raises, czech to see that the end of the spring is in the hook, not dragging between the front of the hook and the white module. Note the white hook just above and right of the end of the spring. To remove any spring tension from the shutter, place the end of the spring into the hook.

9585-X Op Panel PCB, Top FRU 61F3736 [David Beem]



9585-X Op Panel PCB, Bottom FRU 61F3736 [David Beem]



9595A Op Panel Bezel, Front  41G9550


This bezel has a shuttered Power Switch Button, a Power Good LED, a HDD Activity LED, but the Information Panel window has a darkly shaded piece of plastic. Note the bezel latches are on the LEFT and the bezel hooks are on the RIGHT. The 9585 and 9595A use the same bezel.

9595A Op Panel Bezel, Rear  41G9550


Note that the Information Panel window insert has the same tab arrangement as those for LED displays. The power button frame has lost the well for a second push button, and a second LED light pipe has been added.

Note the spring powering the shutter rests on a little hook molded into the shutter. If the shutter haltingly raises, czech to see that the end of the spring is in the hook, not dragging between the front of the hook and the white module. Note the white hook just above and right of the end of the spring. To remove any spring tension from the shutter, place the end of the spring into the hook.

9585-K/N / 9595A Op Panel PCB, Top  FRU 92F0259 (Jelte)


9585-K/N / 9595A Op Panel PCB, Bottom
  FRU 92F0259 (Jelte)


9585 and 9595A Frame  (Jelte)


See that the hook -AND- latch >BOTH< use a "T" hole? Note there are TWO sets of small holes for the Op Panel bezel pins, at the top corners -AND- above the bottom hook / latch holes. I suppose you could use one LED bezels on 8595 >AND< 95A frames... Note the elongated hole for the top posts is on the left, and the elongated hole for the bottom posts is on the right.

What is the dual card guide doing here? See the Op Panel board is in the upper card guide, and the narrower bottom guides are empty. Note the notch in the frame in the lower right (below right 4 character LED), and the semi-circular relief in the plastic DASD Support Structure... Almost resembles a relief for a thumb wheel...


Mounting Hardware

 Drives come in a variety of heights. You can install half-high drives that are less than 41.3 mm (1.6 in.) high in any of the bays.  Drives that are greater than 41.3 mm (1.6 in.) high (full-high) can be installed in bay C or bay D. Bays C and D can each hold two half-high drives or one full-high drive. 

Slide - Mount floppy drive sized devices in Bays A and B (floppy, tape, or PCMCIA)
Tray - Mount 3.5" drives in the 5.25" drive bays.
   NOTE: You will need Rail Guides in the DASD Support Structure!
Rails - Mount 5.25" drives (floppy, CD, HD)

          Cover plates (sometimes called bezels) cover the front of each installed drive. If you install a drive that uses removable media (diskette, tape, optical disc, or CD), you will need to change the cover plate. 

Tape Drive Bezel  34F2721 34F2719



Installing Floppy Drives

Install the diskette drive in bay A or B: 
Note:  The figures that accompany these steps show the installation occurring in bay A.  These instructions also apply to bay B. 
   a. If a flat cable is folded inside bay A, unfold it and route it along the back of the bays. 
   b. Position the drive so the connector is facing the rear of the server. 
   c. Align the drive with the guides on the bottom of the bay. 
   d. Slide the drive into the bay until it stops. 


3.  Locate the connector on the flat cable directly behind the bay you are using (A or B), and connect it to the back of the drive. 
Note:  For bay A, use the middle connector (labeled "P2-1"). For bay B, use the bottom connector (labeled "P2-0").  FWIW, P2-2 is for a floppy tape backup OR for a 5.25" floppy.

3.5" Floppy Drive Slide  64F0156
1.2MB 5.25" Floppy       64F4102
5.25" Floppy Drive Slide 85F0040
5.25" Floppy Rail Kit    85F0041 (Use 5.25" Drive Rail)
5.25" Floppy Bezel       64F4103



Remove Rail Guide From Storage Tray

Pull up on the tab (1) on the back of the tray and pull out the rail guides stored on the bottom of the tray. 

Storage Tray  84F8075
Rail Guide    60G9827



Insert Rail Guide


Press a rail guide into each side of the DASD support structure. The left and right guide rails are the same.



5.25" Drive Rail Dimensions

  I measured this from a single RAID bay.



HD Mounting Tray

 

85 P/N 85F0013
95 P/N 64F0141

My 9595s are stamped 10G4769.

NOTE: The drive may be installed in the tray with the mounting screw flange pointed down (as pictured)  or pointed up. This is helpful if you have a mix of 1.6" and 1" drives to install.

The 3510, 56, 57, 76, 77, 85, and 95 all use the same HD Mounting Tray. 
 

Hard Drives can be mounted with the mounting screw frame on the lower side, or the mounting screw frame above the rails.

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