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

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Contents
2.4 Front panel assembly ................................................................ 2-11
2.4.1 Removing the front panel assembly ...............................
2-11
2.4.2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly ............................
2-11
2.5 5.25-inch drives ..........................................................................
2-12
2.6 SATA/SAS hard disk drives .......................................................
2-13
2.6.1 Installing the HDD module cage ...................................
2-13
2.6.2
(Optional) Installing the second HDD module cage ...... 2-15
2.6.3 Removing the HDD module cage .................................
2-17
2.6.4 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS hard disk drive ...........
2-17
2.6.5 Removing and reinstalling the backplane .....................
2-19
2.7 Expansion cards ........................................................................
2-20
2.7.1 Installing an expansion card .........................................
2-20
2.7.2 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card ..................................
2-22
2.7.3 Installing ASMB7 management board ...........................
2-23
2.7.4 Conguring an expansion card .....................................
2-24
2.8 Cable connections .....................................................................
2-25
2.8.1 Motherboard connections .............................................
2-25
2.8.2 SATA/SAS backplane connections ..............................
2-26
2.9 Removable components ............................................................
2-28
2.9.1 System fan ....................................................................
2-28
2.9.2 Chassis footpads ..........................................................
2-29
2.9.3 Redundant power supply module .................................
2-30
Chapter 3: Installation options
3.1 Preparing the system for rack mounting ................................... 3-2
3.2 Attaching the inner rail to the server .........................................
3-2
3.3 Attaching the rails to the rack .....................................................
3-3
3.4 Mounting the server to the rack ..................................................
3-4
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info
4.1 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 4-2
4.1.1 Placement direction ........................................................
4-2
4.1.2 Screw holes ....................................................................
4-2
4.1.3 Motherboard layout .........................................................
4-3
4.1.4 Layout contents ...............................................................
4-4