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Contents
2.6 5.25-inch drives ........................................................................................2-18
2.6.1 Installing a 5.25-inch drive ........................................................2-18
2.7 Expansion slots ........................................................................................2-19
2.7.1 Installing an expansion card......................................................2-19
2.7.2 Installing an ASUS PIKE II card ................................................2-21
2.7.3 Configuring an expansion card .................................................2-23
2.7.4 Installing an M.2 expansion card...............................................2-25
2.8 Cable connections ...................................................................................2-26
2.8.1 Motherboard connections..........................................................2-26
2.8.2 SATA/SAS backplane cabling ...................................................2-27
2.9 Removable components ..........................................................................2-29
2.9.1 System fans ..............................................................................2-29
2.9.2 Chassis footpads.......................................................................2-31
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 Information
4.1 Motherboard layout ....................................................................................4-2
4.2 Onboard LEDs ............................................................................................4-5
4.3 Jumpers ......................................................................................................4-8
4.4 Connectors ...............................................................................................4-12
4.4.1 Rear panel connectors ..............................................................4-12
4.4.2 Q-Code table .............................................................................4-13
4.4.3 Internal connectors....................................................................4-15
Chapter 5: BIOS Setup
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ..........................................................5-2
5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility...................................................5-2
5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility .................................................................5-3
5.1.3 BUPDATER utility .......................................................................5-4