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Contents
2.6 Expansion slot ..........................................................................................2-18
2.6.1 Installing an expansion card to the left PCIe riser card
bracket ...................................................................................... 2-19
2.6.2 Installing an expansion card to the right PCIe riser card
bracket ...................................................................................... 2-22
2.6.3 Installing a ASUS PIKE II card to the right PCIe riser card
bracket ...................................................................................... 2-26
2.6.4 Installing an OCP 3.0 card to the OCP 3.0 slot ......................... 2-28
2.6.5 Installing an M.2 (NGFF) card ................................................... 2-29
2.6.6 (optional) Installing the PFR module ......................................... 2-31
2.6.7 Configuring an expansion card ................................................. 2-32
2.7 Cable connections ...................................................................................2-33
2.8 Backplane cabling ...................................................................................2-34
2.9 Storage device configuration and cabling ............................................2-35
2.9.1 12 x NVMe/SATA/SAS storage device configuration and
cabling ...................................................................................... 2-36
2.9.2 12 x SAS/SATA, 10 x NVMe (front bay), and 2 x NVMe
(rear bay) storage device configuration and cabling ................. 2-38
2.10 Removable/optional components ...........................................................2-41
2.10.1 System fans .............................................................................. 2-41
2.10.2 Redundant power supply module.............................................. 2-43
Chapter 3: Installation Options
3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit ..........................................................................3-2
3.1.1 Installing the tool-less rack rail .................................................... 3-2
3.1.2 Rail kit dimensions ...................................................................... 3-4
3.2 Ball bearing Rail Kit ...................................................................................3-5
3.2.1 Attaching the rack rails ............................................................... 3-6
3.3 Cable management arm (optional for 1200 mm rack rails) ..................3-11
3.3.1 Attaching the cable management arm ...................................... 3-11
Chapter 4: Motherboard Information
4.1 Motherboard layout ....................................................................................4-2
4.2 Jumpers ......................................................................................................4-5
4.3 Internal LEDs ............................................................................................ 4-10
4.4 Internal connectors ..................................................................................4-12