Asus RS700A-E9-RS12 User Manual

Chapter 2: Hardware Information
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2.5 Expansion slot
The barebone server comes with two PCIE slots - PCIE1 and PCIE2. These slots are pre-
installedwitharisercardbracketandabutteryrisercardbracketforinstallingPCIE
expansion cards. You need to remove these expansion card brackets if you want to install
PCIE expansion cards.
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket
The pre-installed riser card bracket on the PCIE1 slot supports Full-Height (FH) and Half-
Length (HL) PCIE x16 expansion cards.
To install a PCIE x16 (Gen3 x16 link) FH or HL card on the riser card bracket:
2. Remove the screw from the metal cover
(A),thenremovethemetalcover(B)
from the riser card bracket.
1. Firmlyholdtherisercardbracket,thenpullituptodetachitfromthePCIEx24sloton
the motherboard.
3. Install the PCIE expansion card into the
risercardbracket(A),thensecurethe
expansion card with the screw (B).
PCIE x24 slot

Asus RS700A-E9-RS12 Specifications

General

Brand	Asus
Model	RS700A-E9-RS12
Category	Server
Language	English