Contents

 

2.6.3

Removing the HDD module cage..................................

2-17

 

2.6.4

Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS hard disk drive...........

2-17

 

2.6.5

Removing and reinstalling the backplane......................

2-19

2.7

Expansion cards.........................................................................

2-20

 

2.7.1

Installing an expansion card..........................................

2-20

 

2.7.2

Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card...................................

2-22

 

2.7.3

Installing ASMB7 management board...........................

2-23

 

2.7.4

Configuring an expansion card......................................

2-24

2.8

Cable connections......................................................................

2-25

 

2.8.1

Motherboard connections..............................................

2-25

 

2.8.2

SATA/SAS backplane connections ...............................

2-26

2.9

Removable components............................................................

2-28

 

2.9.1

System fan.....................................................................

2-28

 

2.9.2

Chassis footpads...........................................................

2-29

Chapter 3:Installation options

 

3.1

Preparing the system for rack mounting....................................

3-2

3.2

Attaching the inner rail to the server..........................................

3-2

3.3

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

3-3

3.4

Mounting the server to the rack..................................................

3-4

Chapter 4:Motherboard Info

 

4.1

Motherboard overview.................................................................

4-2

 

4.1.1

Placement direction.........................................................

4-2

 

4.1.2

Screw holes.....................................................................

4-2

 

4.1.3

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

4-3

 

4.1.4

Layout contents...............................................................

4-4

4.2

Expansion slots............................................................................

4-6

 

4.2.1

PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link)........................................

4-6

 

4.2.2

PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link)............................................

4-6

 

4.2.3

PCI Express x1 slot (x1 link)............................................

4-6

 

4.2.5

PCI slot ...........................................................................

4-6

 

4.2.6

PIKE slot .........................................................................

4-7

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