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2.7
Expansion slots ........................................................................................ 2-21
2.7.1
2.7.2
2.7.3
2.7.4
2.8
Cable connections ................................................................................... 2-29
2.8.1
2.8.2
2.9
Removable components .......................................................................... 2-32
2.9.1
2.9.2
2.9.3
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
4.1
Motherboard layout .................................................................................... 4-2
4.2
Onboard LEDs ............................................................................................ 4-4
4.3
Onboard buttons, switches and jumpers .............................................. 4-12
4.3.1
4.3.2
4.4
Internal connectors .................................................................................. 4-18
5.1
Managing and updating your BIOS .......................................................... 5-2
5.1.1
5.1.2
5.1.3
5.2
BIOS setup program .................................................................................. 5-6
5.2.1
5.2.2
5.2.3
5.2.4
5.2.5
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Installing an expansion card...................................................... 2-21
Installing an ASUS PIKE II card ................................................ 2-23
Configuring an expansion card ................................................. 2-26
Installing an M.2 expansion card............................................... 2-28
Motherboard connections.......................................................... 2-29
SATA/SAS backplane cabling ................................................... 2-30
System fans .............................................................................. 2-32
Chassis footpads....................................................................... 2-35
Onboard buttons and switches.................................................. 4-12
Jumpers .................................................................................... 4-14
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility................................................... 5-2
ASUS EZ Flash Utility ................................................................. 5-3
BUPDATER utility ....................................................................... 5-4
BIOS menu screen ...................................................................... 5-7
Menu bar ..................................................................................... 5-7
Menu items.................................................................................. 5-8
Submenu items ........................................................................... 5-8
Navigation keys ........................................................................... 5-8
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