Asus ESC2000 Personal SuperComputer - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
2.7 Expansion cards ........................................................................ 2-17
2.7.1
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-17
2.7.2 Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-19
2.7.3 PCI Express x16 slots (x16 link; x8 link) ....................... 2-20
2.7.4 PCI slot ......................................................................... 2-20
2.7.5 PIKE slot ....................................................................... 2-20
2.7.6 Installing the audio card (optional) ................................ 2-21
2.7.7 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional) .................. 2-22
2.7.8 Installing i Button (for PIKE 1078 only) ......................... 2-23
2.8 Cable connections ..................................................................... 2-24
2.8.1
Motherboard connections ............................................. 2-24
2.8.2 SATA backplane connections ....................................... 2-25
2.9 Removable components ............................................................ 2-27
2.9.1
Removing rear system fan ............................................ 2-27
2.9.2 Removing front system fan ........................................... 2-28
2.9.3 Removing chassis footpads .......................................... 2-29
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 layout ...................................................................... 4-2
4.2 Jumpers ........................................................................................ 4-5
4.3 Connectors ................................................................................. 4-10
4.3.1
Rear panel connectors .................................................. 4-10
4.3.2 Internal connectors ........................................................4-11
Chapter 5: BIOS setup
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 5-2
5.1.1
AFUDOS utility ................................................................ 5-2
5.1.2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 5-5
5.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 5-6
5.2.1
BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 5-7