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2.8 Expansion cards ........................................................................ 2-21
2.8.1 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-21
2.8.2 Removing an expansion card ....................................... 2-22
2.9 Cable connections ..................................................................... 2-23
2.9.1 Motherboard connections ............................................. 2-23
2.9.2 SATA/SAS backplane connections .............................. 2-24
2.10 Removable components ............................................................ 2-28
2.10.1 System fan .................................................................... 2-28
2.10.2 HDD blower (optional) ................................................... 2-30
2.10.3 SATA/SAS backplane .................................................... 2-33
2.10.4 Floppy disk drive ........................................................... 2-35
2.10.5 Front I/O board .............................................................. 2-37
2.10.6 Chassis footpads and roller wheels .............................. 2-39
2.10.7 Power supply unit .......................................................... 2-41
Chapter 3: Installation options
3.1 Preparing the system for rack mounting ................................... 3-2
3.1.1 Removing the footpads or roller wheels .......................... 3-2
3.1.2 Removing the top cover .................................................. 3-2
3.2 Attaching the mounting ears ...................................................... 3-3
3.3 Attaching the inner rail to the server ......................................... 3-4
3.4 Attaching the rack rails ............................................................... 3-5
3.5 Mounting the server to the rack .................................................. 3-7
3.6 Installing the cable manager ....................................................... 3-8
Chapter 4: Motherboard infomation
4.1 Motherboard layouts .................................................................... 4-2
4.2 Jumpers ........................................................................................ 4-4
4.3 Connectors ................................................................................... 4-7
4.3.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................... 4-7
4.3.2 Internal connectors ......................................................... 4-8
Chapter 5: BIOS information
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 5-2
5.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk ....................................... 5-2
5.1.2 AFUDOS utility ................................................................ 5-3
5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 5-6