Asus RS720-E9-RS8-G [4/206] Contents

Contents

2.5 Expansion slot..........................................................................................2-21

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to riser card bracket 1 .................. 2-24

2.5.2 Installing an expansion card to riser card bracket 2 .................. 2-26

2.5.3 Installing an expansion card to riser card bracket 3

(for RS720-E9-RS8 only) .......................................................... 2-28

2.5.4 Installing an expansion card to riser card bracket 4 .................. 2-30

2.5.5 Installing GPU cards (for RS720-E9-RS8-G only) .................... 2-32

2.5.6 Replacing GPU cards (for RS720-E9-RS8-G only)................... 2-38

2.5.7 Installing an ASUS PIKE II card ................................................ 2-42

2.5.8 Installing an ASUS PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink card ...................... 2-44

2.5.9 Installing an ASUS PCIE-NVME2-OCuLink card

(for RS720-E9-RS8 only) .......................................................... 2-47

2.5.10 Conguring an expansion card ................................................. 2-49

2.5.11 Installing Mezzanine cards ........................................................ 2-50

2.5.12 Installing M.2 (NGFF) cards ...................................................... 2-53

2.6 Cable connections ................................................................................... 2-55

2.7 SATA/SAS backplane cabling ................................................................. 2-56

2.8 Removable/optional components........................................................... 2-59

2.8.1 System fans .............................................................................. 2-59

2.8.2 Redundant power supply module.............................................. 2-60

Chapter 3: Installation Options

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

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

For 1U devices ............................................................................................. 3-3

For 2U devices ............................................................................................. 3-3

3.3 Rail kit dimensions .................................................................................... 3-6

Chapter 4: Motherboard Information

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

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

4.3 Internal LEDs ............................................................................................ 4-10

4.4 Internal connectors .................................................................................. 4-13