Asus RS260-E4/RX8 - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
2.6 Cable connections ..................................................................... 2-26
2.6.1 Motherboard .................................................................. 2-27
2.6.2 SAS backplane ............................................................. 2-28
2.6.3 Fan boards .................................................................... 2-29
2.7 Removable components ............................................................ 2-30
2.7.1 Hot-swap mid-fans (80mm) ........................................... 2-30
2.7.2 Power supply modules .................................................. 2-31
2.7.3 Slim optical and floppy drives ....................................... 2-33
2.7.4 Front panel LED and switch board ................................ 2-34
2.7.5 SAS backplane ............................................................. 2-35
2.7.6 System fan board .......................................................... 2-35
2.7.7 Power supply cage ........................................................ 2-37
2.7.8 LAN adapter (Optional) ................................................. 2-38
2.7.9 LAN cable ..................................................................... 2-38
Chapter 3: Installation options
3.1 Rackmount rail kit items .............................................................. 3-2
3.2 Attaching the rails to the server ................................................. 3-3
3.3 Attaching the rack rails ............................................................... 3-4
3.4 Rackmounting the server ............................................................ 3-6
Chapter 4: Motherboard info
4.1 Motherboard layout ...................................................................... 4-2
4.1.1 Screw holes .................................................................... 4-2
4.1.2 Layout contents ............................................................... 4-3
4.2 Support kits for the motherboard ............................................... 4-4
4.3 Jumpers ........................................................................................ 4-6
4.4 Switch .......................................................................................... 4-10
4.5 Connectors ................................................................................. 4-11
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 Updating the BIOS using the Phoenix Phlash utility ....... 5-3
5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ...................................... 5-4
5.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 5-6
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 5-7
5.2.2 Menu bar ......................................................................... 5-7
5.2.3 Legend bar ...................................................................... 5-8
5.2.4 Menu items ..................................................................... 5-8
5.2.5 Sub-menu items .............................................................. 5-8
5.2.6 Configuration fields ......................................................... 5-8