Asus RS700-E10-RS12U User Manual - Page 44

Storage devices, 2.5.1 Installing a 2.5” hot-swap SATA/SAS/NVMe storage device, device

Page 44 highlights

2.5 Storage devices The system supports twelve (12) 2.5" hot-swap SATA/SAS/NVMe storage devices (up to 8 x NVMe/SAS/SATA + 4 x NVMe/SATA). The storage device installed on the storage device tray connects to the motherboard SATA/SAS/NVMe ports via the SATA/SAS/NVMe backplane. Bay 1 Bay 3 Bay 5 Bay 7 Bay 9 Bay 11 Bay 2 Bay 4 Bay 6 Bay 8 Bay 10 Bay 12 • Bay 1 to bay 8 supports NVMe/SATA. SAS support requires optional ASUS PIKE II card. • Bay 9 to bay 12 supports NVMe/SATA. • All bays support 2.5" drives with trays. 2.5.1 Installing a 2.5" hot-swap SATA/SAS/NVMe storage device 1. Push the spring lock to the right (A) then pull the tray lever outward (B) to release the storage device tray. The storage device tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever. Tray lever Spring lock 2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware Information

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
  • 153
  • 154
  • 155
  • 156
  • 157
  • 158
  • 159
  • 160
  • 161
  • 162
  • 163
  • 164
  • 165
  • 166
  • 167
  • 168
  • 169
  • 170
  • 171
  • 172
  • 173
  • 174
  • 175
  • 176
  • 177
  • 178
  • 179
  • 180
  • 181
  • 182
  • 183
  • 184
  • 185
  • 186
  • 187
  • 188
  • 189
  • 190
  • 191
  • 192
  • 193
  • 194
  • 195
  • 196
  • 197
  • 198
  • 199
  • 200
  • 201
  • 202
  • 203
  • 204
  • 205
  • 206
  • 207
  • 208
  • 209
  • 210
  • 211
  • 212

Chapter 2: Hardware Information
2-18
2.5
Storage devices
The system supports twelve (12) 2.5” hot-swap SATA/SAS/NVMe storage devices (up to 8 x
NVMe/SAS/SATA + 4 x NVMe/SATA). The storage device installed on the storage device tray
connects to the motherboard SATA/SAS/NVMe ports via the SATA/SAS/NVMe backplane.
Spring lock
Tray lever
Bay 1 to bay 8 supports NVMe/SATA. SAS support requires optional ASUS PIKE II
card.
Bay 9 to bay 12 supports NVMe/SATA.
All bays support 2.5” drives with trays.
Bay 1
Bay 3
Bay 5
Bay 7
Bay 9
Bay 11
Bay 2
Bay 4
Bay 6
Bay 10
Bay 8
Bay 12
2.5.1
Installing a 2.5” hot-swap SATA/SAS/NVMe storage
device
1.
Push the spring lock to the right (A) then pull the tray lever outward (B) to release the
storage device tray. The storage device tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever.