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Asus AP1720-E2 User Manual

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Contents

2.9

Cable connections ............................................................ 2-30
2.9.1

Motherboard connections .................................... 2-30

2.9.2

SATA backplane connections ............................... 2-31

2.9.3

SCSI backplane connections ............................... 2-34

2.10 Removable components ................................................... 2-39

2.10.1 Chassis fan .......................................................... 2-39
2.10.2 HDD fan ............................................................... 2-41
2.10.3 SATA/SCSI backplane ......................................... 2-44
2.10.4 Floppy disk drive .................................................. 2-46
2.10.5 Front I/O board .................................................... 2-48
2.10.6 Chassis footpads and roller wheels ..................... 2-50
2.10.7 Power suppy modules ......................................... 2-52

Chapter 3: Installation options

3.1

Installing a second SCSI drive cage ................................... 3-2

3.2

Installing an IDE drive cage ................................................ 3-5

3.3

Upgrading to a dual or redundant power supply ................ 3-7

3.4

Installing a power supply module ....................................... 3-9

3.5

Mounting the system to a rack .......................................... 3-11
3.5.1

Remove the footpads or roller wheels .................. 3-11

3.5.2

Remove the top cover ........................................... 3-11

3.5.3

Attach the rack rails .............................................. 3-11

Chapter 4: Motherboard info

4.1

Motherboard layout ............................................................ 4-2

4.2

Jumpers .............................................................................. 4-4

4.3

Connectors ......................................................................... 4-8

Chapter 5: BIOS setup

5.1

Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 5-2
5.1.1

Creating a bootable floppy disk ............................. 5-2

5.1.2

AwardBIOS Flash Utility ........................................ 5-3

5.1.3

ASUS EZ Flash Utility ............................................ 5-7

5.2

BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 5-8
5.2.1

BIOS menu screen ................................................ 5-9

5.2.2

Menu bar ................................................................ 5-9

5.2.3

Navigation keys ..................................................... 5-9

5.2.4

General help ........................................................ 5-10