Asus TS700-E7/RS8 - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Safety information ..................................................................................................... vii
About this guide ....................................................................................................... viii
TS700-E7/RS8 specifications summary .................................................................... x
Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-1
1.1 Package contents.......................................................................................1-1
1.2 Serial number label ....................................................................................1-2
1.3 Front panel features...................................................................................1-3
1.4 Rear panel features ....................................................................................1-4
1.5 Internal features .........................................................................................1-5
1.6 LED information .........................................................................................1-6
1.6.1
Front panel LEDs ........................................................................1-6
1.6.2 Rear panel LEDs .........................................................................1-7
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-1
2.1 Chassis cover .............................................................................................2-1
2.1.1
Removing the side cover.............................................................2-1
2.1.2 Reinstalling the side cover ..........................................................2-2
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................................2-3
2.2.1
Installing the CPU .......................................................................2-3
2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan connector ...........................2-8
2.3 System memory .........................................................................................2-9
2.3.1
Overview .....................................................................................2-9
2.3.2 Memory Configurations .............................................................2-10
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket........................2-12
2.4 Front panel assembly ..............................................................................2-13
2.4.1
Removing the front panel assembly ..........................................2-13
2.4.2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly .......................................2-14
2.5 5.25-inch drives ........................................................................................2-14
2.6 SATA/SAS hard disk drives .....................................................................2-15
2.6.1
Installing the HDD module cage................................................2-15
2.6.2 Removing the HDD module cage..............................................2-16
2.6.3 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS hard disk drive .......................2-17
2.6.4 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 an ASUS PIKE RAID card..........................................2-21
2.7.3 Installing ASMB6 management board .......................................2-22
2.7.5 Configuring an expansion card .................................................2-23