StarTech.com 4POSTRACK25 Owner's manual

Instruction Manual

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Manual Revision: 05/24/2012

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4POSTRACK25

25U 4 Post Server Open Frame Rack Cabinet

Packaging Contents

• 2xFront/RearFrame

• 2xFloorPlates

• 6xAdjustableHorizontalArm

• 2xFloorMountingBrackets

• 1xM8Hex(Allen)key

• 8xM8x25HexSocketScrews

• 42xM5x15TrussHeadScrews

• 16xBushingCaps

• 24xCabinetScrews

• 24xCageNuts

Tools Required

• 1xPhillips(crosshead)Screwdriver

Installation

1. Makesurethatthefrontandrearframesarerightsideup.The

bottomoftheframehasholesfortheoormountingbrackets

andcasters.Makesurethatthepicturedendisatthebottom.

2. Attachthearmstotheframes.Separateyourarmsintopairs

(consistingofonewideandonenarrowarmperpair).Youwill

havefourpairsofarms,twoforeachsideoftherack.Thenarrow

armsthatconnectthebottomoftheframescanbeidentiedby

thepre-mountedcagenutsontheinsideofthearms.

NOTE: Wheninstallingthearms,itmightbeeasiesttostartwiththe

toparmsforstabilityreasons.

Pre-installedcage

nuts

3. Forthetoparms,snapthecagenutsintotheback(inside)ofthe

narrowarms.Itisrecommendedthatyouinstallseveralcagenuts

oneacharm.Thecagenutsareeasiertoinstallwhentherackis

notfullyassembled.Youshouldinstallmorecagenutsthanmaybe

necessaryincaseyouchangethedepthoftherackinthefuture.

Insideofanarrow

armwithcagenuts

installed

4. Determinethedesireddepthofyourrack.Usingtwoscrews,

attachoneofthearmstotheholesontheinsideoftheframe.

Attachtheotherarmtotheothersideoftheframe,makingsure

thatthewiderarmisontheoutsideofthenarrowarm.Securethe

twoarmstogetherusingtheprovidedscrews.

Connectthe

armstothe

frameshere

NOTE:Forstability,StarTech.comrecommendsthatyouhaveuseat

leasttwoscrewstosecuretherackarms.

5. Attachtheoormountingbrackets(theL-shapedbrackets)tothe

bottomoftheframes.Usingtheincludedhexkey,installthehex

socketscrews.Install4screwsperbracket.

HexSocketScrews

*actual product may vary from photos

WARNING!Topreventbodilyinjury,pleaseensurethattherack

isinstalledinastructurallysoundenvironmentwithaleveloor

andthatallhardwarehasbeenassembledsecurely,andcheckedfor

stabilitybeforeloadingequipment.Wheninstallingequipmentinto

therack,startfromthebottomoftherackrstandmoveupwards,

keepingtheheaviestequipmentatthebottomtoavoidasituation

wheretherackbecomestop-heavy.

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6. Placetheoorplatesoverthebottomoftherack.Oneoorplate

hasonlyone“ap”alongtheside.Youcanoverlapthisoorplate

overtheotherwhennecessary.Securetheoorplatestotherack

fromthetop.

Secureoor

plates

7. Securethecompletedrack.Bolttheassembledrackintothe

groundorinstallthecasters(StarTech.comID:4POSTCASTER).If

youareboltingtherack,thetypeofboltyouusewilldependon

theoormaterial.

Securecastersto

bottomofrack