Configuration Guide

ASUS RS740-E7-RS24-EG
III
Contents
Revision history ......................................................................................................... III
Safety information ......................................................................................................IV
Electrical Safety .............................................................................................IV
Operation Safety ............................................................................................IV
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Key features................................................................................................1-2
1.2 System overview ........................................................................................
1-3
1.3 Front panel features
................................................................................... 1-4
1.4 Rear panel features ....................................................................................
1-4
1.5 Systemspecications ...............................................................................
1-5
Chapter 2: Components
2.1 Removing the Air Duct .............................................................................. 2-2
2.2 Installing the
full-height and full-length graphics
card support bracket .................................................................................
2-3
2.3 Installing the CPU and heatsink ...............................................................
2-4
2.4 Upgrading system memory .......................................................................
2-5
2.5 Upgrading hard disk drives
....................................................................... 2-6
2.5.1 Front HDD installation .................................................................
2-6
2.5.2 Rear HDD installation
.................................................................. 2-6
2.6 Installing expansion cards ........................................................................
2-7
2.7 Installing the ASUS PIKE RAID card ........................................................
2-8
2.8 Installing the redundant power supply modules ....................................
2-9
2.8.1 Installing the second redundant power supply module ..............
2-9
2.8.2
Replacing a redundant power supply module ............................. 2-9
2.9 Installing the Tool-less friction rail kit ....................................................
2-10
2.9.1 Installing the tool-less rack rails ................................................
2-10
2.9.2 Mounting the server ..................................................................
2-11
2.10 OS support list .........................................................................................
2-12
Revision history
Revision Revision history Date
V1 First release of RS740-E7-RS24-EG conguration guide
September 2013