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2.6.4 Installing an expansion card to the rear left PCIe
expansion card bracket (on select models)............................... 2-21
2.6.5 Installing an expansion card to the rear right PCIe
expansion card bracket (on select models)............................... 2-23
2.6.6 Installing an OCP 3.0 card to the rear right OCP 3.0
socket board (on select models) ............................................... 2-25
2.6.7 (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 PCIe SKU board........................................................................2-29
2.8 Removable/optional components ...........................................................2-29
2.8.1 GPU fans...................................................................................2-30
2.8.2 Redundant power supply units .................................................. 2-30
2.9 Installing GPU cards ................................................................................ 2-32
2.10 Installing Optional Kits ............................................................................ 2-36
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ..........................................................3-2
3.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility................................................... 3-2
3.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility ................................................................. 3-3
3.1.3 BUPDATER utility ....................................................................... 3-4
3.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................3-6
3.2.1 BIOS menu screen ...................................................................... 3-7
3.2.2 Menu bar ..................................................................................... 3-7
3.2.3 Menu items..................................................................................3-8
3.2.4 Submenu items ........................................................................... 3-8
3.2.5 Navigation keys ........................................................................... 3-8
3.2.6 General help................................................................................3-8
3.2.7 Conguration elds ..................................................................... 3-8
3.2.8 Pop-up window............................................................................3-8
3.2.9 Scroll bar ..................................................................................... 3-8
3.3 Main menu ..................................................................................................3-9
3.3.1 System Language [English] ........................................................ 3-9
3.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] ..................................................... 3-9
3.3.3 System Time [xx:xx:xx] ............................................................... 3-9
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