You might need to mark the installation location using a rack-mounting
template. Use the procedure in this section to perform this task.
If you do not have a rack-mounting template, go to Marking the location without a rack-mounting template.
Note: - Read the Rack Safety Notices.
- The rack-mounting template has printed illustrations located on the front
and back of the template. Each illustration is designed to aid you in identifying
the EIA (Electronics Industries Association ) location holes used when planning
to populate your rack. Do not use the rack-mounting template without
reading and understanding the following steps.
- Each step must be completed in its entirety. Skipping steps or not following
steps in sequence may cause rail failure, resulting in system-drawer damage
or bodily injury.
- Use the front side of the rack-mounting template when installing the hardware
on the front of the rack, and the back side of the rack mounting template
when installing the hardware on the back of the rack. You can distinguish
the front of the template from the back by the step numbers. The steps on
the front of the rack-mounting template begin with the number 1.
To install the nut clips into the rack, using the rack-mounting
template, complete the following steps:
- Locate the rack-mounting template, nut clips B,
self adhesive dots A, and rails.
- Using the rack-mounting template: Each black or white unit on the
template is equal to one EIA unit. Each EIA unit consists of three holes.
The EIA units illustrated on the template must be aligned with an EIA unit
located on the rack. It is not necessary to align like-colored EIA units.
For example, a black EIA unit illustrated on the rack-mounting template does
not have to be aligned with a black EIA unit located on the rack. A black
EIA unit on the rack-mounting template can be aligned with a white EIA unit
located on the rack.
To use the rack-mounting template, do
the following:
- Determine where in the rack to place the drawer. Make note of the EIA
location number. Align the black and white strip located on each side of the
rack-mounting template with an EIA location on each side of the rack.
- Remove the protective coating from each adhesive strip located on the
back tabs of the rack-mounting template. Lightly press the template into position
onto the rack. Ensure that the rack-mounting template is level.
Note: Make
note of the rack EIA location where you mounted the template. You will use
the same EIA locations on the back of the rack.
- Note the four dots printed on the front side of the template. Attach a
self-adhesive dot A directly across from the template's
printed dots onto the rack's EIA strip. These dots determine the placement
of the rail-alignment pins.
Note: When attaching the self-adhesive dots,
fold the dots around the EIA rail as shown on the template and in the following
illustration.
| A |
Folded self-adhesive dot |
| B |
Nut clip |
Figure 1. Attaching the dots and nut clips for the standard rails.
| A |
Folded self-adhesive dot |
| B |
Nut clip |
Figure 2. Attaching the dots and nut clips for the expandable rails.
- Attach the nut clips B directly across from the
template's printed nut clips onto the rack's EIA strip.
- Remove the rack-mounting template from the front of the rack. The four
self-adhesive dots and two nut clips have been placed on the front of the
rack.
- Go to the back of the rack.
- Facing the back of the rack, remove the protective coating from each adhesive
strip, and attach the backside of the rack-mounting template to the back of
the rack. Place the template on the corresponding EIA locations that were
noted from the front of the rack.
Note: The steps on the back of the rack-mounting
template begin with number 7.
- Note the four dots A printed on the backside of
the template. Attach a self-adhesive dot directly across from the template's
printed dots onto the rack's EIA strip.
Note: These dots indicate where the
rail retaining screws will be attached.
- Attach the nut clips B directly across from the
templates printed nut clips onto the rack's EIA strip.
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