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Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe. ii Contents Safety information ..................................................................................................... vii About this guide ......................................................................................................... ix Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1.1 System package contents .........................................................................1-2 1.2 Serial number label ....................................................................................1-2 1.3 System specifications ...............................................................................1-3 1.4 Front panel features ...................................................................................1-5 1.5 Rear panel features ....................................................................................1-5 1.6 Internal features .........................................................................................1-6 1.7 LED information .........................................................................................1-7 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs ........................................................................1-7 1.7.2 Rear panel LEDs .........................................................................1-8 1.7.3 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs ......................................................................1-8 Chapter 2: Hardware Information 2.1 Chassis cover .............................................................................................2-2 2.1.1 Removing the chassis cover .......................................................2-2 2.1.2 Reinstalling the chassis cover ..................................................... 2-3 2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................................2-5 2.2.1 Installing the CPU .......................................................................2-5 2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink .........................................................2-8 2.3 System memory .......................................................................................2-10 2.3.1 Overview ...................................................................................2-10 2.3.2 Memory configurations ..............................................................2-10 2.3.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket........................ 2-11 2.4 Hard disk drives .......................................................................................2-13 2.4.1 Installing a hard disk drive to the HDD bay 1 ............................ 2-13 2.4.2 Installing 2.5-inch SSDs on HDD bay 1 (Optional).................... 2-17 2.4.3 Installing a 3.5-inch Serial ATA HDD to HDD bay 2.................. 2-20 2.4.3 Installing 2.5-inch SSDs on HDD bay 2 (Optional).................... 2-23 2.5 Expansion card ........................................................................................2-26 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card......................................................2-26 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card ................................................. 2-28 2.5.3 Installing M.2 (NGFF) cards ......................................................2-29 iii Contents 2.6 Cable connections ...................................................................................2-30 2.7 Removable/optional components ...........................................................2-31 2.7.1 System fans ..............................................................................2-31 2.7.2 Optical disk drive (optional) .......................................................2-32 2.7.3 Installing ASMB9 series management card (optional) .............. 2-33 Chapter 3: Installation Options 3.1 Rackmount rail kit items ...........................................................................3-2 3.2 Attaching the rails to the rack ..................................................................3-2 Chapter 4: Motherboard Information 4.1 Before you proceed ...................................................................................4-2 4.2 Motherboard overview ...............................................................................4-3 4.2.1 Placement direction.....................................................................4-3 4.2.2 Screw holes.................................................................................4-3 4.2.3 Motherboard layout .....................................................................4-4 4.2.4 Layout contents ...........................................................................4-5 4.3 Onboard LEDs ............................................................................................4-7 4.4 Jumpers ....................................................................................................4-10 4.5 Connectors ...............................................................................................4-15 4.5.1 Rear panel connectors ..............................................................4-15 4.5.2 Q-Code table .............................................................................4-17 4.5.3 Internal connectors....................................................................4-19 Chapter 5: BIOS Setup 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ..........................................................5-2 5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility...................................................5-2 5.1.2 ASUS EzFlash Utility...................................................................5-3 5.1.3 BUPDATER 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 Menu items..................................................................................5-8 5.2.4 Submenu items ...........................................................................5-8 5.2.5 Navigation keys ...........................................................................5-8 5.2.6 General help................................................................................5-8 5.2.7 Configuration fields .....................................................................5-8 5.2.8 Pop-up window............................................................................5-8 5.2.9 Scroll bar .....................................................................................5-8 iv Contents 5.3 Main menu ..................................................................................................5-9 5.4 Advanced menu .......................................................................................5-10 5.4.1 CPU Configuration ....................................................................5-11 5.4.2 Power & Performance ...............................................................5-13 5.4.3 Server ME Configuration ...........................................................5-15 5.4.4 Trusted Computing....................................................................5-15 5.4.5 APM Configuration ....................................................................5-16 5.4.6 Runtime Error Logging Settings ................................................5-16 5.4.7 Onboard LAN Configuration ......................................................5-17 5.4.8 Serial Port Console Redirection ...............................................