Asus RS720A-E11-RS24U [4/192] Chapter 3 installation options

Contents

2.6 Expansion slot ..........................................................................................2-16

2.6.1 Installing an expansion card to riser card bracket 1 .................. 2-17

2.6.2 Installing an expansion card to riser card bracket 2 .................. 2-20

2.6.3 Installing an expansion card to riser card bracket 3 .................. 2-23

2.6.4 Installing an expansion card to riser card bracket 4 .................. 2-26

2.6.5 Installing an OCP 3.0 slot baseboard and

OCP 3.0 card to the riser card bracket...................................... 2-29

2.6.6 Installing an ethernet expansion card to the

riser card bracket ...................................................................... 2-33

2.6.7 Installing GPU cards (on selected models) ............................... 2-34

2.6.8 Installing an ASUS PIKE II card ................................................ 2-44

2.6.9 Installing M.2 (NGFF) cards ...................................................... 2-48

2.6.10 Configuring an expansion card ................................................. 2-49

2.7 Cable connections ...................................................................................2-50

2.8 SATA/SAS backplane cabling .................................................................2-51

2.9 Removable/optional components ...........................................................2-53

2.9.1 System fans .............................................................................. 2-53

2.9.2 Redundant power supply module.............................................. 2-57

Chapter 3: Installation Options

3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit ..........................................................................3-2

3.2 Installing the tool-less rack rail ................................................................3-3

3.3 Rail kit dimensions ....................................................................................3-5

3.4 Cable management arm (optional for 1200 mm rack rails) ....................3-6

3.4.1 Attaching the cable management arm ........................................ 3-6

Chapter 4: Motherboard Information

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

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

4.3 Internal LEDs .............................................................................................. 4-9

4.4 Internal connectors ..................................................................................4-11