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2.9 Cable connections .....................................................................2-23
2.9.1 Motherboard connections ............................................. 2-23
2.9.2 SATA backplane connections ....................................... 2
-24
2.9.3 SCSI backplane connections
........................................ 2-27
2.10 Removable components ............................................................2-30
2.10.1 Chassis fan ................................................................... 2-30
2.10.2 HDD blower ...................................................................2-32
2.10.3 SATA/SCSI backplane .................................................. 2-35
2.10.4 Floppy disk drive ........................................................... 2-37
2.10.5 Front I/O board ..............................................................2-39
2.10.6 Chassis footpads and roller wheels .............................. 2-41
2.10.7 Power supply unit ..........................................................2-43
Chapter 3: Installation option
Preparing the system for rack mounting ................................................ 3-2
Chapter 4: Motherboard info
4.1 Motherboard layouts .................................................................... 4-2
4.2 Jumpers ........................................................................................4-5
4.3 Internal connectors .................................................................... 4-10
Chapter 5: BIOS information
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................5-2
5.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk ....................................... 5-2
5.1.2 AFUDOS utility ................................................................ 5-3
5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ...................................... 5-6
5.1.4 ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 5-8
5.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................. 5-11
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen ........................................................ 5-12
5.2.2 Menu bar ....................................................................... 5-12
5.2.3 Navigation keys ............................................................. 5-12
5.2.4 Menu items ................................................................... 5-13
5.2.5 Sub-menu items ............................................................ 5-13
5.2.6 Configuration fields ....................................................... 5-13
5.2.7 Pop-up window ............................................................. 5-13
5.2.8 Scroll bar ....................................................................... 5-13
5.2.9 General help ................................................................. 5-13