Asus TS300-E8-PS4 - Contents

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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