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Contents
2.4 Front panel assembly ................................................................ 2-11
2.4.1 Removing the front panel assembly ............................... 2-1 1
2.4.2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly ............................ 2-1 1
2.5 5.25-inch drives .......................................................................... 2-12
2.6 SATA/SAS hard disk drives ....................................................... 2-13
2.6.1 Installing the HDD module cage ................................... 2-13
2.6.2 (Optional) Installing the second HDD module cage ...... 2-1 5
2.6.3 Removing the HDD module cage ................................. 2-1 7
2.6.4 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS hard disk drive ........... 2-1 7
2.6.5 Removing and reinstalling the backplane ..................... 2-1 9
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 ..................................... 2-2 4
2.8 Cable connections ..................................................................... 2-25
2.8.1 Motherboard connections ............................................. 2-2 5
2.8.2 SATA/SAS backplane connections .............................. 2-2 6
2.9 Removable components ............................................................ 2-28
2.9.1 System fan .................................................................... 2-2 8
2.9.2 Chassis footpads .......................................................... 2-2 9
2.9.3 Redundant power supply module ................................. 2-30
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