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Contents
2.7 Hard disk drives
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2-18
2.7.1 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS HDD
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2-18
2.7.2 Installing an HDD dummy cover
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2-20
2.8 Expansion cards
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2-21
2.8.1 Installing an expansion card
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2-2
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2.8.2 Removing an expansion card
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2-22
2.9 Cable connections
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2-23
2.9.1 Motherboard connections
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2-2
3
2.9.2 SATA backplane connections
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2-24
2.9.3 SAS backplane connections
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2-27
2.10 Removable components
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2-29
2.10.1 Chassis fan
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2-2
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2.10.2 HDD blower
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2-3
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2.10.3 SATA/SAS backplane
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2-34
2.10.4 Floppy disk drive
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2-36
2.10.5 Front I/O board
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2-38
2.10.6 Chassis footpads and roller wheels
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2-40
2.10.7 Power supply unit
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2-42
3.Chapter 3: Installation option
3.1 Preparing the system for rack mounting
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3-2
4.Chapter 4: Motherboard info
4.1 Motherboard layouts
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4-2
4.2 Jumpers
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4-6
4.3 Switch
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4-11
4.4 Connectors
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4-12
4.4.1 Rear panel connectors
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4-12
4.4.2 Internal connectors
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4-1
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5.Chapter 5: BIOS information
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
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5-2
5.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk
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5.1.2 AFUDOS utility
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5-3
5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
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5.1.4 ASUS Update utility
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5.2 BIOS setup program
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