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Contents
2.6.3
Removing the HDD module cage
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2-17
2.6.4
Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS hard disk drive
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2-17
2.6.5
Removing and reinstalling the backplane
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2-19
2.7
Expansion cards
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2-20
2.7.1
Installing an expansion card
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2-20
2.7.2
Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card
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2-22
2.7.3
Installing ASMB7 management board
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2-23
2.7.4
Configuring an expansion card
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2-24
2.8
Cable connections
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2-25
2.8.1
Motherboard connections
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2-25
2.8.2
SATA/SAS backplane connections
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2-26
2.9
Removable components
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2-28
2.9.1
System fan
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2-28
2.9.2
Chassis footpads
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2-29
Chapter 3:
Installation options
3.1
Preparing the system for rack mounting
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3-2
3.2
Attaching the inner rail to the server
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3-2
3.3
Attaching the rails to the rack
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3-3
3.4
Mounting the server to the rack
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3-4
Chapter 4:
Motherboard Info
4.1
Motherboard overview
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4-2
4.1.1
Placement direction
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4-2
4.1.2
Screw holes
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4-2
4.1.3
Motherboard layout
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4-3
4.1.4
Layout contents
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4-4
4.2
Expansion slots
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4-6
4.2.1
PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link)
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4-6
4.2.2
PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link)
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4-6
4.2.3
PCI Express x1 slot (x1 link)
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4-6
4.2.5
PCI slot
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4-6
4.2.6
PIKE slot
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4-7