Asus RS720-E9-RS12-E - Storage Devices

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ASUS RS720-E9 Series
2.4 Storage devices
The system supports twelve (12) 2.5” or 3.5” hot-swap storage devices on the front panel,
and two (2) additional 2.5” hot-swap storage devices on the rear panel (on selected models).
The storage device installed on the storage device tray connects to the motherboard SATA/
SAS/NVMeportsviatheSATA/SAS/NVMebackplane(SASstoragedevicesrequirean
optional ASUS PIKE II card).
To install a 2.5” hot-swap storage device to the front panel:
1. Push the spring lock to the right (A)
then pull the tray lever outward (B)
to release the tray. The tray ejects
slightly after you pull out the lever.
Spring lock
Tray lever
2. Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the
tray out of the bay.
3. Placethetrayonaatandstablesurface.
4. Prepare the 2.5” hot-swap storage device and the bundled set of screws.