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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2.7 Cable connections
The bundled system cables are pre-connected before shipment. You do not need to
disconnect these cables unless you remove the pre-installed components to install
additional devices.
2.7.1 NVMe/SATA/SAS backplane
MSAS_HD2
MCIONVME7
MCIONVME8
BP_SIDEBAND1
RAID_SW1
RAID_SW2
MSAS_HD1
BPPWR1 BPPWR2
MCIONVME5
MCIONVME6
MCIONVME3
MCIONVME4
MCIONVME1
MCIONVME2
NVME1
NVME2
NVME3
NVME4
NVME5
NVME6
NVME7
NVME8
SLED1
ALED1
SLED2
ALED2
SLED3
ALED3
SLED4
ALED4
SLED5
ALED5
SLED6
ALED6
SLED7
ALED7
SLED8
ALED8
BP8LE-35-C4P-C
Jumpers for sideband setting:
RAID_SW1 for bays 1 to 4
RAID_SW2 for bays 5 to 8Connect to an ASUS PIKE II card for
SATA/SAS support on bays 5 to 8
Connect to a RAID card for NVMe
support on bay 5 to 8
Connect to an ASUS PIKE II card for
SATA/SAS support on bays 1 to 4
Connect to a RAID card for NVMe
support on bay 1 to 4
Connect to NVMe/SATA/SAS* storage devices (SATA/SAS support requires an optional HBA/RAID card)