Asus TS300-E8-PS4 User Guide - Page 4

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Contents 2.6.3 Removing the HDD module cage 2-17 2.6.4 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS hard disk drive........... 2-17 2.6.5 Removing and reinstalling the backplane 2-19 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 2-24 2.8 Cable connections 2-25 2.8.1 Motherboard connections 2-25 2.8.2 SATA/SAS backplane connections 2-26 2.9 Removable components 2-28 2.9.1 System fan 2-28 2.9.2 Chassis footpads 2-29 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 4.2 Expansion slots 4-6 4.2.1 PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link 4-6 4.2.2 PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link 4-6 4.2.3 PCI Express x1 slot (x1 link 4-6 4.2.5 PCI slot 4-6 4.2.6 PIKE slot 4-7 iv

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Contents
2.6.3
Removing the HDD module cage
.................................
2-17
2.6.4
Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS hard disk drive
...........
2-17
2.6.5
Removing and reinstalling the backplane
.....................
2-19
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
.....................................
2-24
2.8
Cable connections
.....................................................................
2-25
2.8.1
Motherboard connections
.............................................
2-25
2.8.2
SATA/SAS backplane connections
..............................
2-26
2.9
Removable components
............................................................
2-28
2.9.1
System fan
....................................................................
2-28
2.9.2
Chassis footpads
..........................................................
2-29
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
4.2
Expansion slots
............................................................................
4-6
4.2.1
PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link)
.......................................
4-6
4.2.2
PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link)
...........................................
4-6
4.2.3
PCI Express x1 slot (x1 link)
...........................................
4-6
4.2.5
PCI slot
..........................................................................
4-6
4.2.6
PIKE slot
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4-7