ASUS TS500-E8-PS4 V2 User Guide

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Contents

Notices ...................................................................................................................... vii

REACH ......................................................................................................vii

Safety information .................................................................................................... viii

Australia statement notice ...............................................................................ix

About this guide .......................................................................................................... x

Chapter 1: Product Introduction

System package contents .........................................................................1-2

Serial number label ....................................................................................1-3

System specifications ...............................................................................1-4

Front panel features ...................................................................................1-6

Rear panel features ....................................................................................1-7

Internal features .........................................................................................1-8

Chapter 2: Hardware Information

Chassis cover .............................................................................................2-2
2.1.1

Removing the side cover.............................................................2-2

Reinstalling the side cover ..........................................................2-3

Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................................2-4
2.2.1

Installing the CPU .......................................................................2-4

System memory .......................................................................................2-11
2.3.1

Overview ...................................................................................2-11

Memory Configurations .............................................................2-12

Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket........................2-13

Front panel assembly ..............................................................................2-14
2.4.1

Removing the front panel assembly ..........................................2-14

Reinstalling the front panel assembly .......................................2-14

5.25-inch drives ........................................................................................2-15

SATA/SAS hard disk drives ....................................................................2-16
2.6.1

Installing the HDD module cage................................................2-16

Removing the HDD module cage..............................................2-17

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

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

Expansion cards ......................................................................................2-21
2.7.1

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

Installing an ASUS PIKE II card ................................................2-23

Cable connections ...................................................................................2-26
2.8.1

Motherboard connections..........................................................2-26

SATA/SAS backplane cabling ...................................................2-28