User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
- Chapter 2: Hardware Setup
- 2.1 Chassis cover
- 2.2 Air ducts
- 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
- 2.4 System memory
- 2.5 Storage devices
- 2.6 Expansion slots
- 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card to the front PCIe expansion card bracket (on select models)
- 2.6.2 Installing an ASUS PIKE II or RAID card
- 2.6.3 Installing the Cache Vault Power Module
- 2.6.4 Installing an expansion card to the rear PCIe expansion card slots (on select models)
- 2.6.5 Installing an OCP 3.0 card to the rear OCP 3.0 socket board (on select models)
- 2.6.6 (optional) Installing the PFR module
- 2.7 Cable connections
- 2.8 Removable/optional components
- 2.9 Rail kit options
- Chapter 3: Motherboard Information
- Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
- 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
- 4.2 BIOS setup program
- 4.3 Main menu
- 4.4 Performance Tuning menu
- 4.5 Advanced menu
- 4.5.1 Trusted Computing
- 4.5.2 ACPI Settings
- 4.5.3 Redfish Host Interface Settings
- 4.5.4 Onboard LAN Configuration
- 4.5.5 Serial Port Console Redirection
- 4.5.6 SIO Configuration
- 4.5.7 PCI Subsystem Settings
- 4.5.8 USB Configuration
- 4.5.9 Network Stack Configuration
- 4.5.10 NVMe Configuration
- 4.5.11 APM Configuration
- 4.5.12 T1s Auth Configuration
- 4.5.13 Third-party UEFI driver configurations
- 4.6 Platform Configuration menu
- 4.7 Socket Configuration menu
- 4.8 Security menu
- 4.9 Boot menu
- 4.10 Tool menu
- 4.11 Event Logs menu
- 4.12 Server Mgmt menu
- 4.13 Save & Exit menu
- Chapter 5: RAID Configuration
- Appendix
Chapter 2: Hardware Setup
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2.5.1 Installing a 3.5-inch storage device
To install a 3.5-inch storage device:
1. Press the spring lock to release the tray lever and to partially eject the tray from the
bay.
Q code
RESET
LAN 1 LAN 2 M.2
CLEAR
CMOS
LAN 1
LAN 2
DM
2.5 Storage devices
The system supports up to eight (8) 3.5” SATA/SAS storage devices or up to eight (8) 2.5”
hot-swap NVMe storage devices. Storage devices installed on storage device trays connect
to the motherboard via the NVMe/SATA/SAS backplane (SAS storage devices require an
optional HBA/RAID card).
All bays support 3.5”/2.5” drives with trays.
3.5-inch bay 1-8