2.7.3

Power supply module ............................................

2-16

2.7.4

Optical drive .........................................................

2-17

2.7.5

Motherboard .........................................................

2-19

2.8 SATA backplane cabling .....................................................

2-22

Chapter 3: Installation options .........................

3-1

3.1

Rackmount rail kit items .......................................................

3-2

3.2

Rack rails assembly ..............................................................

3-2

3.3

Attaching the rails to the rack .............................................

3-3

3.4

Rackmounting the server .....................................................

3-4

Chapter 4: Motherboard information .................

4-1

4.1

Motherboard layout ..............................................................

4-2

4.2

Jumpers ................................................................................

4-4

4.3

Connectors ...........................................................................

4-8

Chapter 5: BIOS SETUP ....................................

5-1

5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................

5-2

 

5.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk ..............................

5-2

 

5.1.2

AFUDOS utility ........................................................

5-3

 

5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ................................

5-6

 

5.1.4

ASUS Update utility ................................................

5-8

5.2

BIOS setup program ...........................................................

5-11

 

5.2.1

BIOS menu screen.................................................

5-12

 

5.2.2

Menu bar ...............................................................

5-12

 

5.2.3

Navigation keys ....................................................

5-12

 

5.2.4

Menu items ...........................................................

5-13

 

5.2.5

Sub-menu items ...................................................

5-13

 

5.2.6

Configuration fields ..............................................

5-13

 

5.2.7

Pop-up window .....................................................

5-13

 

5.2.8

Scroll bar ..............................................................

5-13

 

5.2.9

General help ..........................................................

5-13

5.3

Main menu ..........................................................................

5-14

 

5.3.1

System Time [xx:xx:xxxx].....................................

5-14

 

5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] ............................

5-14

 

5.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]......................

5-14

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