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ASUS RS700A-E9 Series V2 1-7
1.4 Front panel features
The barebone server displays a simple yet stylish front panel with easily accessible features.
The power and reset buttons, LED indicators, slim type optical drive (optional on RS700A-E9-
RS4V2 only), two USB ports (on RS700A-E9-RS4V2 only), and VGA port (on RS700A-E9-
RS4V2 only) are located on the front panel.
Refer to section 1.7 LED information for the LED descriptions.
• Bay 1 to bay 4 supports SATA by default. SAS support requires optional ASUS PIKE II
card.
• Bay 5 to bay 8 supports SATA by default. SAS support requires optional ASUS PIKE II
card. NVMe support requires optional upgrade kit.
• Bay 9 to bay 12 supports SATA with optional cables. NVMe support requires optional
upgrade kit.
• All bays support 2.5” drives with trays.
1 2 3 4
1 2
Optical drive (optional) Asset tag
Asset tag
Rack screw
Rack screw
Rack screw
Rack screw
USB ports
VGA port
LAN 2 LED
Power LED
LAN 1 LED
Message LED
LAN 4 LED
LAN 3 LED
Message LED
Location LED
Power button
LAN 2 LED
Power button
Location button
LAN 1 LED
Reset button
Storage device LED
Bay 1
Bay 1 Bay 3 Bay 5 Bay 7 Bay 9
Bay 10
Bay 11
Bay 12
Bay 2
Bay 2 Bay 4 Bay 6 Bay 8
Bay 3 Bay 4
RS700A-E9-RS4V2
RS700A-E9-RS12V2
• All bays support SATA by default. SAS support requires optional ASUS PIKE II card.
• All bays support 3.5” drives with trays.