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Contents
2.9 Cable connections ............................................................ 2-30
2.9.1 Motherboard connections .................................... 2-30
2.9.2 SATA backplane connections ............................... 2-31
2.9.3 SCSI backplane connections ............................... 2-34
2.10 Removable components ................................................... 2-39
2.10.1 Chassis fan .......................................................... 2-39
2.10.2 HDD fan ............................................................... 2-41
2.10.3 SATA/SCSI backplane ......................................... 2-44
2.10.4 Floppy disk drive .................................................. 2-46
2.10.5 Front I/O board .................................................... 2-48
2.10.6 Chassis footpads and roller wheels ..................... 2-50
2.10.7 Power suppy modules ......................................... 2-52
Chapter 3: Installation options
3.1 Installing a second SCSI drive cage ................................... 3-2
3.2 Installing an IDE drive cage ................................................ 3-5
3.3 Upgrading to a dual or redundant power supply ................ 3-7
3.4 Installing a power supply module ....................................... 3-9
3.5 Mounting the system to a rack ..........................................3-11
3.5.1 Remove the footpads or roller wheels .................. 3-11
3.5.2 Remove the top cover ........................................... 3-11
3.5.3 Attach the rack rails .............................................. 3-11
Chapter 4: Motherboard info
4.1 Motherboard layout ............................................................ 4-2
4.2 Jumpers .............................................................................. 4-4
4.3 Connectors ......................................................................... 4-8
Chapter 5: BIOS setup
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 5-2
5.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk ............................. 5-2
5.1.2 AwardBIOS Flash Utility ........................................ 5-3
5.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash Utility ............................................ 5-7
5.2 BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 5-8
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen ................................................ 5-9
5.2.2 Menu bar ................................................................ 5-9
5.2.3 Navigation keys ..................................................... 5-9
5.2.4 General help ........................................................ 5-10