Contents

 

2.7.1 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS HDD...............................

2-19

 

2.7.2 Installing an HDD dummy cover........................................

2-21

2.8

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

2-22

 

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

2-22

 

2.8.2 Removing an expansion card.............................................

2-23

2.9

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

2-24

 

2.9.1 Motherboard layouts.........................................................

2-24

 

2.9.2 SATA backplane connections ...........................................

2-25

 

2.9.3 SAS backplane connections...............................................

2-28

2.10 Removable components.........................................................

2-31

 

2.10.1 Chassis fan....................................................................

2-31

 

2.10.2 HDD blower...................................................................

2-33

 

2.10.3 SATA/SAS backplane.....................................................

2-36

 

2.10.4 MemCool FB-DIMM fan kit.........................................................

2-38

 

2.10.5 Floppy disk drive..........................................................

2-41

 

2.10.6 Front I/O board..............................................................

2-43

 

2.10.7 Chassis footpads and roller wheels...................................

2-45

 

2.10.8 Power supply unit..........................................................

2-47

3.Chapter 3: Installation options

 

3.1

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

3-2

 

3.1.1 Removing the footpads or roller wheels................................

3-2

 

3.1.2 Removing the top cover......................................................

3-2

 

3.1.3 Attaching the rack rails......................................................

3-2

3.2

Installing ASUS certified CPU heatsink and fan assembly...........

3-3

4.Chapter 4: Motherboard information

 

4.1

Motherboard layouts.................................................................

4-2

4.2

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

4-4

4.3

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

4-9

 

4.3.1 Rear panel connectors.........................................................

4-9

 

4.3.2 Internal connectors...........................................................

4-10

5.Chapter 5: BIOS information

 

5.1

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

5-2

 

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

5-2

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