PC Server 500 (8641) Power SuppliesConnecting the Additional PSU (220W) Connect ACO Connector Connect Signal Cable Re-Installing the primary power supply cover plate 220W Power Supply Unmasked! Using 220W PSU as Seperate Power Supply Signal Cable Voltage Source Primary Power Supply Voltages Fan Assembly
Power Connectors P11, P12, and P13
Main PS and Additional PS  Connecting the 220W Power Supply The Type 86XX computers are shipped with a 434W primary power supply. An additional or optional 220W power supply can be added to the computer. This "optional" power supply MUST be installed if you are going to put a second RAID bacplane and drives in! Connectors are used to transfer the primary power supply voltages and signals from the primary power supply to the optional power supply. Connect ACO Connector Unplug the power cord!!! Remove the primary power supply cover plate retaining screw. Push the cover plate inwards until it stops (about 3/8 of an inch). Pull up on the edge now overhanging the side of the power supply. Note the tab and slot locking arrangement. Pull the ACO connector out of the power supply. It won't
come out very far, just enough for the plug body to clear the PS case.
DO
NOT attempt to pull the ACO connector cable out farther! The
connector cable is short and it's tied to the power supply frame as well.
Connect the ACO connector from the 220W power supply. Push both connectors
back into the recess of the primary power supply.
Connect Signal Cable From the 500 Man The signal cable from the 220W PSU plugs onto the four pin header on the side near the front of the primary 434W PSU. It turns on the 220W PSU. In short, plug the signal cable onto the four pin header in the main PSU. Slide the 220W power supply onto the locking tabs. Slide
it towards the rear of the system until it stops. Fasten the 220W PS to
the main PS with the two screws through the mounting tabs on the 220W power
supply.
Re-Installing the primary power supply cover plate Caution
When replacing the primary power supply cover plate,
rotate the plate 180±. This will leave an opening for the primary
power supply connector cable that connects to the optional power supply.
Failure to do so will cause the power supply connector cable to be crimped
when the plate is replaced.
Rotate the cover plate so the downward part enters the recess first. Ensure that the locking tabs are in the slots. Push the cover forward until the cover plate mounting screw can be inserted. Fasten the cover down with a screw. When you rotate the cover, you may not be able to
slide it far enough for the mounting screw hole in the plate to match up
with the tapped hole in the power supply. Take a file and remove enough
of the metal from the downward length on the side towards the exhaust end
of the power supply. It is marked "X" in the illustration. You don't need
to remove much.
220W Power Supply Unmasked! 
Using
220W PSU as Seperate Power Supply
If the voltages are correct, and the power supply fan runs, the power supply
is OK.
Brent R. Carlson wrote: After about an hour of trying different things here is how I GOT IT TO TURN ON! Apply +12v to the Yellow and Grey while using the White as ground. I tried 5v to start but no go. (Ed. talking about signal cable) 3 wires 9 combinations at each voltage, I'm glad Astec did not use a mix of voltage ie: +5 on the Yellow and +12 on the Grey or some variation if they had I would still be working on it. BTW: I'm using the PSU to power a peltier, because of it's high current
Signal Cable Voltage
Source
Brent replies:
-Lead Pin +Lead Pin Vdc Min Vdc
Max
5 3 +3.7 + 6.2 5 4 +9.0 +15.0 5 7 -9.0 -15.0 B D +3.7 + 6.2 B A +9.0 +15.0
Fan Assembly Power Connectors P11, P12, and P13
-Lead Pin +Lead Pin Vdc Min Vdc Max 2 1 +11.5 +12.6 |
