Owner manual
Table Of Contents
- 1.7 LED information
- 1.6 Internal features
- 1.5 Rear panel features
- 1.4 Front panel features
- 1.3 System specifications
- 1.2 Serial number label
- 1.1 System package contents
- About this guide
- Safety information
- Notices
- Chapter 2: Hardware setup
- Chapter 3: Installation options
- Chapter 4: Motherboard Info
- Chapter 5: BIOS setup
- 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
- 5.2 BIOS setup program
- 5.3 Main menu
- 5.4 Advanced menu
- 5.4.1 CPU Configuration
- 5.4.2 PCH-IO Configuration
- 5.4.3 SATA Configuration
- 5.4.4 System Agent (SA) Configuration
- 5.4.5 PCI Subsystem Settings
- 5.4.6 USB Configuration
- 5.4.7 TPM
- 5.4.8 ACPI Settings
- 5.4.9 WHEA Support
- 5.4.10 NCT6779D Super IO Configuration
- 5.4.11 Intel Server Platform Services
- 5.4.12 Onboard LAN Configuration
- 5.4.13 MIO Card Configuration
- 5.4.14 Serial Port Console Redirection
- 5.4.15 Runtime Error Logging Support
- 5.4.16 APM
- 5.4.17 Network Stack
- 5.4.18 Intel RC Drivers Version Detail
- 5.5 Event Logs menu
- 5.6 Boot menu
- 5.7 Monitor menu
- 5.8 Security
- 5.9 Tool menu
- 5.10 Exit menu
- Chapter 6: RAID configuration
- Chapter 7: Driver installation

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-16
7. Connect the backplane cable to
the two J4 connectors on the two
backplanes.
8. Connect two power supply cables
to the two U1 connectors on the two
backplanes.
9. Move the SGPIO_SEL1 jumper on
the rst SAS backplane to pin 2–3.
10. Connect the 8-1 pin end of the
SGPIO cable to the SGPIO3
connector on the motherboard,
and connect the 10-1 pin end of
the SGPIO cable to the SGPIO3
connector on the rst SAS
backplane.
11. Connect eight SAS cables to
the SAS connectors on the two
backplanes.
12. Connect the other ends of the SAS
cables to the SAS connectors on
the motherboard. Install a ASUS
PIKE RAID card to the motherboard.
Refer to section
2.7.2 Installing
ASUS PIKE RAID card
for details.
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8
10-1 pin cable end
8-1 pin cable end
Refer to section
2.8.1
Motherboard connections
for the exact location of the
SGPIO3 connector and section
2.8.2 SATA/SAS backplane
connections
for the exact
locations of the SGPIO_SEL1
jumper, J4, U1 and SGPIO3
connectors.
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