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6 installing the backplane and bridge boards, Bridge board (bridge-ar12), Bridge board (bridge/s-ar12) – Asus AP1600R-S5 User Manual

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2.6

Installing the backplane and bridge boards

Bridge board (BRIDGE-AR12)

The bridge board links several functions and signals from the motherboard
to the backplane board. The board connects to the pair of connectors labeled
BPCON on the motherboard and to another pair on the backplane. Four
screws secure the bridge board to the motherboard and backplane (indicated
by circles in the figure below).

Bridge board (BRIDGE/S-AR12)

If you installed a SCSI RAID card, you may create a RAID configuration
using the bundled bridge board for SCSI (BRIDGE/S-AR12).

1. Remove the metal metal cage over the bridge board. See instructions

on removing the metal cage on page 40 (PCI fan section).

2. Remove the standard bridge board (BRIDGE-AR12) and replace it with

the SCSI bridge board (BRIDGE/S-AR12).

3. Install the bridge board with the 68-pin SCSI connector facing the rear

panel (see picture on the next page). Take note of the BPCON
connectors for the motherboard (MB) and the backplane (BP).

4. Secure the bridge board with four screws.

5. Connect a 68-pin SCSI cable from the SCSI RAID card to the SCSI

connector on the bridge board. See illustration on the next page.

Connectors for
the backplane

Connectors for
the motherboard

Bridge Board
(BRIDGE-AR12)