Asus TS500-E8-PS4 V2 [4/206] Contents

Contents

2.6 SATA/SAS hard disk drives ....................................................................2-16

2.6.1 Removing the HDD module cage.............................................. 2-16

2.6.2 Installing the HDD module cage................................................ 2-17

2.6.3 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS hard disk drive ...................... 2-18

2.6.4 Removing the backplane...........................................................2-20

2.7 Expansion cards ......................................................................................2-21

2.7.1 Installing an expansion card......................................................2-21

2.7.2 Installing an ASUS PIKE II card ................................................ 2-22

2.7.3 Installing an M.2 card ................................................................ 2-24

2.8 Cable connections ...................................................................................2-25

2.8.1 Motherboard connections..........................................................2-25

2.8.2 SATA/SAS backplane cabling ................................................... 2-26

2.9 Removable components ..........................................................................2-28

2.9.1 System fan ................................................................................ 2-28

2.9.2 Upgrading HDD cage kit (Optional)........................................... 2-29

2.9.3 Chassis footpads.......................................................................2-32

Chapter 3: Installation Options

3.1 Preparing the system for rack mounting ................................................. 3-2

3.1.1 Removing the footpads ............................................................... 3-2

3.1.2 Removing the top cover .............................................................. 3-2

3.2 Attaching the inner rail to the server .......................................................3-3

3.3 Attaching the rails to the rack ..................................................................3-4

3.4 Mounting the server to the rack ...............................................................3-5

Chapter 4: Motherboard Information

4.1 Motherboard layout ....................................................................................4-2

4.2 Jumpers ......................................................................................................4-5

4.3 Internal connectors ....................................................................................4-9

4.4 Onboard LEDs .......................................................................................... 4-18