Asus TS300-E8-PS4 - Manual (Page 4)

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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