User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
- Chapter 2: Hardware Setup
- 2.1 Chassis cover
- 2.2 Air ducts
- 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
- 2.4 System memory
- 2.5 Storage devices
- 2.6 Expansion slots
- 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card to the front PCIe expansion card bracket (on select models)
- 2.6.2 Installing an ASUS PIKE II or RAID card
- 2.6.3 Installing the Cache Vault Power Module
- 2.6.4 Installing an expansion card to the rear PCIe expansion card slots (on select models)
- 2.6.5 Installing an OCP 3.0 card to the rear OCP 3.0 socket board (on select models)
- 2.6.6 (optional) Installing the PFR module
- 2.7 Cable connections
- 2.8 Removable/optional components
- 2.9 Rail kit options
- Chapter 3: Motherboard Information
- Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
- 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
- 4.2 BIOS setup program
- 4.3 Main menu
- 4.4 Performance Tuning menu
- 4.5 Advanced menu
- 4.5.1 Trusted Computing
- 4.5.2 ACPI Settings
- 4.5.3 Redfish Host Interface Settings
- 4.5.4 Onboard LAN Configuration
- 4.5.5 Serial Port Console Redirection
- 4.5.6 SIO Configuration
- 4.5.7 PCI Subsystem Settings
- 4.5.8 USB Configuration
- 4.5.9 Network Stack Configuration
- 4.5.10 NVMe Configuration
- 4.5.11 APM Configuration
- 4.5.12 T1s Auth Configuration
- 4.5.13 Third-party UEFI driver configurations
- 4.6 Platform Configuration menu
- 4.7 Socket Configuration menu
- 4.8 Security menu
- 4.9 Boot menu
- 4.10 Tool menu
- 4.11 Event Logs menu
- 4.12 Server Mgmt menu
- 4.13 Save & Exit menu
- Chapter 5: RAID Configuration
- Appendix
Chapter 2: Hardware Setup
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2.8.5 GPU bridges
Follow the steps below to install an optional GPU bridge to supported GPU cards.
For AMD GPU cards with GPU bridge support
Align the GPU bridge with the golden finger connectors
on the GPU cards, then install the GPU bridge.
For NVidia A100 GPU cards
Align the three GPU bridges with the golden finger
connectors on the GPU cards, then install the GPU
bridges.
For NVidia RTX A5000 / A6000 GPU cards
Align the GPU bridge with the golden finger connectors
on the GPU cards, then install the GPU bridge.
2.9 Rail kit options
This server system supports the rail kit options listed below. For more information on rail kit
installation, refer to corresponding documentation on the ASUS support site or on the official
product site for this server system.
• We strongly recommend that at least two able-bodied persons perform the installation
of the rail kit.
• We recommend the use of an appropriate lifting tool or device, if necessary.
• 2U full extension ball bearing rail kit