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2.6.4 Installing an expansion card to the rear PCIe
expansion card slots (on select models) ................................... 2-25
2.6.5 Installing an OCP 3.0 card to the rear OCP 3.0
socket board (on select models) ............................................... 2-26
2.6.6 (optional) Installing the PFR module ......................................... 2-26
2.7 Cable connections ...................................................................................2-28
2.7.1 NVMe/SATA/SAS backplane .................................................... 2-28
2.7.2 GPU SKU board ........................................................................ 2-29
2.8 Removable/optional components ...........................................................2-29
2.8.1 GPU fans...................................................................................2-30
2.8.2 System fans .............................................................................. 2-31
2.8.3 Redundant power supply units .................................................. 2-32
2.8.4 GPU cards.................................................................................2-33
2.8.5 GPU bridges..............................................................................2-36
2.9 Installing optional kits .............................................................................2-36
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ..........................................................3-2
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.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility................................................... 3-2
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.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility ................................................................. 3-3
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.1.3 BUPDATER utility ....................................................................... 3-4
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.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................3-6
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.2.1 BIOS menu screen ...................................................................... 3-7
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.2.2 Menu bar ..................................................................................... 3-7
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.3 Main menu ..................................................................................................3-9
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.4 Advanced menu .......................................................................................3-10
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.4.1 Trusted Computing....................................................................3-10
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.4.2 ACPI Settings ............................................................................ 3-11
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.4.3 Redsh Host Interface Settings................................................. 3-11
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.4.4 Onboard LAN Conguration ...................................................... 3-11
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.4.5 Serial Port Console Redirection ................................................ 3-12
3.4.6 SIO Conguration......................................................................3-15
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.4.7 PCI Subsystem Settings ........................................................... 3-16
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.4.8 USB Conguration .................................................................... 3-17
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.4.9 Network Stack Conguration..................................................... 3-18
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.4.10 NVMe Conguration .................................................................. 3-19
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.4.11 APM Conguration .................................................................... 3-20
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.4.12 T1s Auth Conguration ............................................................. 3-21
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.4.13 Third-party UEFI driver congurations ...................................... 3-22
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