Connecting the power

Gateway recommends that a licensed electrician install a dedicated 230 VAC line, with sufficient amperage rating for the system drawer, to a breaker box or distribution panel. The power cords must be wired directly into the breaker box.

If you use 115 VAC, make sure not to overload any power strip or wall outlet. Observe the following guidelines:

Only one system drawer per power strip (15 or 20 amps) or wall outlet (15 or 20 amps). For critical applications, plug the system drawer power cords into separate circuits.

If an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is installed, plug only one CPU drawer into it.

The power cords must be routed through the cabinet floor opening and to the system drawer. Make sure that the electrical current demands are balanced and that the system is properly grounded.

Depending on the plug-in configuration, the following devices may share the same power strip:

Plug-inPower StripTotal Supported Devices
Configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

230 VAC

15 amp

System drawer

 

 

QHS storage drawer

 

 

Tape storage drawer

 

 

Total must not exceed 12 amps

 

 

 

 

 

20 amp

System drawer

 

 

QHS storage drawer

 

 

Tape storage drawer

 

 

Monitor

 

 

autoswitcher

 

 

Total must not exceed 12 amps

 

 

 

 

115 VAC

15 amp

System drawer only

 

 

 

 

 

20 amp

System drawer with other

 

 

 

peripherals not to exceed a total of

 

 

 

16 amps for the whole strip.

 

 

 

 

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