Chapter 2: Hardware Information
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RS700A-E9-RS12
Thesystemsupportstwelve(12)2.5”hot-swapSATA/SAS/NVMestoragedevices.The
storagedeviceinstalledonthestoragedevicetrayconnectstothemotherboardSATA/SAS/
NVMeportsviatheSATA/SAS/NVMebackplane(SASstoragedevicesrequireanoptional
ASUSPIKEIIcard).
Toinstalla2.5”hot-swapSATA/SAS/NVMestoragedevice:
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.
2. Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the
storage device tray out of the bay.
3. Place the storage device tray on a
atandstablesurface.
4. PreparetheSATA/SAS/NVMe
storage device and the bundled set
of screws.
Spring lock
Tray lever