Contents

2.8.1

System fans ..........................................................

2-18

2.8.2 System fan with dummy case ..............................

2-20

2.8.3

Device fan .............................................................

2-21

2.8.4

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

2-22

2.8.5

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

2-23

2.8.6

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

2-26

Chapter 3: Installation options

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

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

4-2

4.2

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

4-4

4.3

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

4-9

Chapter 5: BIOS setup

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.........................................................

5-14

 

5.3.2

System Date .........................................................

5-14

 

5.3.3

Legacy Diskette A ................................................

5-14

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