ASRock E3C204, E3C204-4L, E3C204-V4L, E3C204-V+ Owner's Manual

E3C204-4L

E3C204

E3C204-V4L

E3C204-V+

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published July 2012

Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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Disclaimer:

Specications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa-

tional use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed

as a commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or

omissions that may appear in this manual.

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lowing two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic

substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations

passed by the California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in Cali-

fornia, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.

“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see

www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com

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Contents

1 Introduction ....................................................... 5

1.1 Package Contents ............................................... 5

1.2 Specications ...................................................... 6

1.3 Unique Features .................................................. 9

1.4 Motherboard Layout ............................................ 10

1.5 I/O Panel ............................................................. 18

1.6 Block Diagram ..................................................... 22

2 Installation ......................................................... 26

2.1 Pre-installation Precautions ................................ 26

2.2 Screw Holes ........................................................ 26

2.3 CPU Installation .................................................. 27

2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan .................. 30

2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ............. 31

2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) .... 33

2.7 Jumpers Setup .................................................... 34

2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors ..................... 35

2.9 Driver Installation Guide ....................................... 42

2.10 Hot Plug for Hard Disk Drives ............................ 43

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3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ......................................... 44

3.1 Introduction ......................................................... 44

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar ........................................... 44

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ......................................... 45

3.2 Main Screen ........................................................ 46

3.3 Advanced Screen ................................................ 47

3.3.1 CPU Conguration ..................................... 48

3.3.2 North Bridge Conguration ......................... 50

3.3.3 South Bridge Conguration ........................ 51

3.3.4 Storage Conguration ................................ 52

3.3.5 Super IO Conguration ............................... 54

3.3.6 ACPI Conguration ..................................... 55

3.3.7 USB Conguration ...................................... 57

3.3.8 Trusted Computing ..................................... 58

3.3.9 WHEA Conguration .................................. 59

3.3.10 Intel TXT(LT) Conguration ...................... 60

3.3.11 Intel ME Subsystem .................................. 61

3.3.12 Serial Port Console Redirection ............... 62

3.3.13 Voltage Control ......................................... 63

3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ......... 64

3.5 Boot Screen ........................................................ 66

3.6 Security Screen ................................................... 68

3.7 Exit Screen .......................................................... 69

3.8 Server Management ............................................ 70

3.9 Event Logs .......................................................... 71

4 Software Support .............................................. 72

4.1 Install Operating System ..................................... 72

4.2 Support CD Information ...................................... 72

4.2.1 Running Support CD .................................. 72

4.2.2 Drivers Menu .............................................. 72

4.2.3 Utilities Menu .............................................. 72

4.2.4 Contact Information .................................... 72

5 Troubleshooting ................................................ 73

5.1 Troubleshooting Procedures ............................... 73

5.2 Technical Support Procedures ............................ 75

5.3 Returning Merchandise for Service ..................... 75

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock E3C204-4L / E3C204 / E3C204-V4L

/ E3C204-V+ motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under AS-

Rock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent perfor-

mance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality

and endurance.

In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the mother-

board and step-by-step hardware installation guide. Chapter 3 and 4 con-

tains the conguration guide of BIOS setup and information of the Support

CD.

Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS software

might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to

change without notice. In case any modications of this manual

occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s web-

site without further notice. You may nd the latest VGA cards

and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well. ASRock

website http://www.asrock.com

If you require technical support related to this motherboard,

please visit our website for specic information about the model

you are using.

www.asrock.com/support/index.asp

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock E3C204-4L / E3C204 / E3C204-V4L / E3C204-V+ Motherboard

(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)

ASRock E3C204-4L / E3C204 / E3C204-V4L / E3C204-V+ Quick Installa-

tion Guide

ASRock E3C204-4L / E3C204 / E3C204-V4L / E3C204-V+ Support CD

8 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1.2 Specications

Physical
Status

Processor
System

System
Memory

Expansion
Slot

Graphics

Ethernet

Form Factor ATX
Dimension 12'' x 9.6'' (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)

Supports Intel® Xeon E3-1200 & E3-1200 v2

CPU

Socket Single Socket H2 (LGA1155)
Power
Phase
Chipset Intel® C204

Capacity

Type

Voltage 1.5V, 1.35V

PCIe 3.0 x
16

PCIe 2.0 x 4 1 slot (PCIE2: x4 mode)
PCIe 2.0 x 1 2 slots
PCI 1 slot

Controller

VRAM DDR3 16MB

Output

Interface Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
IPMI
Dedicated
GLAN

series, 2nd and 3rd Gen Core i3 processors,
Pentium, Celeron
Supports Hyper-Threading Technology

4 Power Phase Design

4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM slots
Support up to 32GB DDR3 ECC UDIMM
Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
Supports DDR3 1600*/1333/1066 ECC DIMM
* DDR3 1600 can only be supported with Intel®
Xeon® E3-1200 v2 Processor

2 slots (PCIE6/PCIE4: x16/x0 mode or x8/x8

mode)

* PCIE4 slot shares lanes with PCIE6 slot. When
PCIE4 slot is populated, PCIE6 slot will operate
at up to x8 mode
* PCIE 3.0 can only be supported with Intel®
Xeon® E3-1200 v2 Processor

E3C204-4L / E3C204

ASPEED AST2300

E3C204-V4L / E3C204-V+

ASPEED AST1300

Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to
1920x1200 @ 60Hz

E3C204-4L / E3C204

1 x Realtek RTL8211E for dedicated
management GLAN

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Storage

Rear Panel
I/O

N/A

LAN
Controller

SATA
Controller

SAS
Controller
PS/2
KB/Mouse
VGA Port D-sub x 1
USB 2.0
Port

Lan Port

4 x Intel® 82574L

2 x Intel® 82574L
Supports Wake-On-LAN

Supports Energy Efcient Ethernet 802.3az

Supports Quad/Dual LAN with Teaming function
Supports PXE
Intel C204: 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s, 4 x SATA2 3.0
Gb/s, support RAID 0, 1, 10 and Intel Rapid
Storage
Marvell SE9172: 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s, support
RAID 0, 1, NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
(* Marvell SE9172 RAID is supported with
Windows® OS only)

N/A

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2

4 x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports
1 x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN port
LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and

SPEED LED)

2 x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports
1 x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN port
LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and

SPEED LED)

4 x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports
LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and

SPEED LED)

2 x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports
LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and

SPEED LED)

E3C204-V4L / E3C204-V+

E3C204-4L / E3C204-V4L

E3C204 / E3C204-V+

E3C204-4L

E3C204

E3C204-V4L

E3C204-V+

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Serial Port 1 (COM1)
COM Port
Header
Auxiliary
Panel
Header
TPM Header 1

Internal
Connectors

IPMB
Header

Buzzer 1
Fan Header 6 (5 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
ATX Power
USB Header
Type A USB

2.0 Port
BIOS Type 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

System
BIOS

BIOS
Features

Temperature

Hardware

Fan

Monitor

Voltage

Support OS OS

Features

Unique
Features

1 (COM2)

1 (Includes chassis intrusion, location button &

LED, front LAN LED)

E3C204-4L / E3C204

1

E3C204-V4L / E3C204-V+

N/A

1 (24-pin) + 1 (8-pin)
2 (Each supports 2 USB 2.0)

1

Plug and Play (PnP)

ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
Supports jumperfree
SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
DRAM Voltage Multi-adjustment
CPU Temperature Sensing
System Temperature Sensing
CPU/Rear/Front Fan Tachometer
CPU Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed

Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature)

CPU/Rear/Front Fan Multi-Speed Control
Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU
Vcore, DRAM, VTT, 1.05V_PCH, +BAT, 3VSB,
5VSB
Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 / 2003 R2 /
2008 / 2008 R2 / Linux compliant

ASRock Instant Flash

* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com

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1.3 Unique Features

ASRock Instant Flash

ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded

in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows

you to update your BIOS without entering operating

systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows®. With this util-

ity, you can press the <F6> key during the POST or the

<F2> key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access

ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save

the new BIOS le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or

hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few

clicks without preparing an additional oppy diskette or

other complicated ash utility. Please be noted that the

USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le

system.

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1.4 Motherboard Layout

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SPEAKER1

Intel

C204

CMOS

Battery

PS2

Keyboard

PS2

Mouse

VGA1

Top:
IPMI
LAN

USB 2.0
T: USB0
B: USB1

COM1

RJ-45
LAN1

RJ-45
LAN2

RJ-45
LAN3

RJ-45
LAN4

ATXPWR1

DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_B2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

PCIE6

PCIE4

PCIE5

PCIE3

PCIE2

PCI1

Super

I/O

SATA_0_1SATA_2_3SATA_4_5

SATA3_M0_M 1

64Mb
BIOS

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB2_3

1

USB4_5

1

BUZZER1

COM2

1

USB6

1

TPM1

1

AUX_PANEL1

FRNT_FAN1

CPU_FAN1

CPU_FAN2

FRNT_FAN3

REAR_FAN1

9.6cm (24.4 in)

30. 5cm (12 .0 in)

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FRNT_FAN2

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27

29

31

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34

35

28

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37

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40

CLRCMOS2

TR1

1

1

PSU_SMB1

1

SGPIO_1

ME_RECOVERY1

1

IPMB_1

1

17

26

30

32

NMI_BTN1

1

1

FRONT_LED_LAN34

10

E3C204-4L

10

1 Rear Fan Connector (REAR_FAN1)
2 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
3 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, White)
4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Blue)
5 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN1)
6 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
7 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)
8 1155-Pin CPU Socket
9 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN2)
10 Front Lan LED Connector (FRONT_LED_LAN34)
11 Auxiliary panel header (AUX_PANEL1)
12 SATA3 Connector (SATA_0_1, White)
13 SATA2 Connector (SATA_2_3, Blue)
14 SATA2 Connector (SATA_4_5, Blue)
15

SATA3 Connector (SATA3_M0_M1, White)

16 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Header (SGPIO_1)
17 SPI Flash Memory (64Mb)
18 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN3)
19 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
20 Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
21 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue)
22 Buzzer (BUZZER1)
23 USB 2.0 Header (USB2_3, Blue)
24 Intelligent Platform Management Bus header (IPMB_1)
25 ME Recovery Jumper (ME_RECOVERY1)
26 Clear CMOS Pad (CLRCMOS2)
27 COM Port Header (COM2)
28 Intel C204 Chipset
29 USB 2.0 Ports (USB6)
30 PSU SMBus (PSU_SMB1)
31 TPM header (TPM1)
32 Non Maskable Interrupt Button (NMI_BTN1)
33 Thermal Sensor header (TR1)
34 PCI Slot (PCI1, White)
35

PCI Express 2.0 x4 Slot (PCIE2, White)

36

PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3, White)

37

PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4, Blue)

38

PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE5, White)

39

PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE6, Blue)

40 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

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E3C204

1

SPEAKER1

Intel

C204

CMOS

Battery

PS2

Keyboard

PS2

Mouse

VGA1

Top:
IPMI
LAN

USB 2.0
T: USB0
B: USB1

COM1

RJ-45
LAN1

RJ-45
LAN2

ATXPWR1

DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_B2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

PCIE6

PCIE4

PCIE5

PCIE3

PCIE2

PCI1

Super

I/O

SATA_0_1SATA_2_3SATA_4_5

SATA3_M0_M 1

64Mb
BIOS

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB2_3

1

USB4_5

1

BUZZER1

COM2

1

USB6

1

AUX_PANEL1

FRNT_FAN1

CPU_FAN1

CPU_FAN2

FRNT_FAN2

FRNT_FAN3

REAR_FAN1

9.6cm (24.4 in)

30. 5cm (12 .0 in)

ATX12V1

E3C204

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28

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34

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35

36

37

38

39

CLRCMOS2

PSU_SMB1

1

SGPIO_1

ME_RECOVERY1

1

IPMB_1

1

16

25

29

1

TPM1

30

32

TR1

1

31

NMI_BTN1

1

1

12

1 Rear Fan Connector (REAR_FAN1)
2 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
3 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, White)
4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Blue)
5 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN1)
6 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
7 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)
8 1155-Pin CPU Socket
9 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN2)
10 Auxiliary panel header (AUX_PANEL1)
11 SATA3 Connector (SATA_0_1, White)
12 SATA2 Connector (SATA_2_3, Blue)
13 SATA2 Connector (SATA_4_5, Blue)
14

SATA3 Connector (SATA3_M0_M1, White)

15 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Header (SGPIO_1)
16 SPI Flash Memory (64Mb)
17 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN3)
18 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
19 Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
20 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue)
21 Buzzer (BUZZER1)
22 USB 2.0 Header (USB2_3, Blue)
23 Intelligent Platform Management Bus header (IPMB_1)
24 ME Recovery Jumper (ME_RECOVERY1)
25 Clear CMOS Pad (CLRCMOS2)
26 COM Port Header (COM2)
27 Intel C204 Chipset
28 USB 2.0 Ports (USB6)
29 PSU SMBus (PSU_SMB1)
30 TPM header (TPM1)
31 Non Maskable Interrupt Button (NMI_BTN1)
32 Thermal Sensor header (TR1)
33 PCI Slot (PCI1, White)
34

PCI Express 2.0 x4 Slot (PCIE2, White)

35

PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3, White)

36

PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4, Blue)

37

PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE5, White)

38

PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE6, Blue)

39 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

13

E3C204-V4L

1

SPEAKER1

Intel

C204

CMOS

Battery

PS2

Keyboard

PS2

Mouse

VGA1

USB 2.0
T: USB0
B: USB1

COM1

RJ-45
LAN1

RJ-45
LAN2

RJ-45
LAN3

RJ-45
LAN4

ATXPWR1

DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_B2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

PCIE6

PCIE4

PCIE5

PCIE3

PCIE2

PCI1

Super

I/O

SATA_0_1SATA_2_3SATA_4_5

SATA3_M0_M 1

64Mb
BIOS

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB2_3

1

USB4_5

1

BUZZER1

COM2

1

USB6

1

AUX_PANEL1

FRNT_FAN1

CPU_FAN1

CPU_FAN2

FRNT_FAN2

FRNT_FAN3

REAR_FAN1

9.6cm (24.4 in)

30. 5cm (12 .0 in)

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CLRCMOS2

PSU_SMB1

1

SGPIO_1

ME_RECOVERY1

1

17

25

29

1

TPM1

30

32

TR1

1

31

NMI_BTN1

1

1

FRONT_LED_LAN34

10

1

14

1 Rear Fan Connector (REAR_FAN1)
2 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
3 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, White)
4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Blue)
5 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN1)
6 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
7 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)
8 1155-Pin CPU Socket
9 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN2)
10 Front Lan LED Connector (FRONT_LED_LAN34)
11 Auxiliary panel header (AUX_PANEL1)
12 SATA3 Connector (SATA_0_1, White)
13 SATA2 Connector (SATA_2_3, Blue)
14 SATA2 Connector (SATA_4_5, Blue)
15

SATA3 Connector (SATA3_M0_M1, White)

16 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Header (SGPIO_1)
17 SPI Flash Memory (64Mb)
18 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN3)
19 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
20 Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
21 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue)
22 Buzzer (BUZZER1)
23 USB 2.0 Header (USB2_3, Blue)
24 ME Recovery Jumper (ME_RECOVERY1)
25 Clear CMOS Pad (CLRCMOS2)
26 COM Port Header (COM2)
27 Intel C204 Chipset
28 USB 2.0 Ports (USB6)
29 PSU SMBus (PSU_SMB1)
30 TPM header (TPM1)
31 Non Maskable Interrupt Button (NMI_BTN1)
32 Thermal Sensor header (TR1)
33 PCI Slot (PCI1, White)
34

PCI Express 2.0 x4 Slot (PCIE2, White)

35

PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3, White)

36

PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4, Blue)

37

PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE5, White)

38

PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE6, Blue)

39 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

15

E3C204-V+

1

SPEAKER1

Intel

C204

CMOS

Battery

PS2

Keyboard

PS2

Mouse

VGA1

COM1

RJ-45
LAN1

RJ-45
LAN2

ATXPWR1

DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_B2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)

PCIE6

PCIE4

PCIE5

PCIE3

PCIE2

PCI1

Super

I/O

SATA_0_1SATA_2_3SATA_4_5

SATA3_M0_M 1

64Mb
BIOS

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB2_3

1

USB4_5

1

BUZZER1

COM2

1

USB6

1

AUX_PANEL1

FRNT_FAN1

CPU_FAN1

CPU_FAN2

FRNT_FAN2

FRNT_FAN3

REAR_FAN1

9.6cm (24.4 in)

30. 5cm (12 .0 in)

ATX12V1

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CLRCMOS2

PSU_SMB1

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SGPIO_1

ME_RECOVERY1

1

16

24

28

1

TPM1

29

31

TR1

1

30

NMI_BTN1

1

1

USB 2.0
T: USB0
B: USB1

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1 Rear Fan Connector (REAR_FAN1)
2 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
3 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, White)
4 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Blue)
5 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN1)
6 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
7 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)
8 1155-Pin CPU Socket
9 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN2)
10 Auxiliary panel header (AUX_PANEL1)
11 SATA3 Connector (SATA_0_1, White)
12 SATA2 Connector (SATA_2_3, Blue)
13 SATA2 Connector (SATA_4_5, Blue)
14

SATA3 Connector (SATA3_M0_M1, White)

15 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Header (SGPIO_1)
16 SPI Flash Memory (64Mb)
17 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN3)
18 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
19 Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
20 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue)
21 Buzzer (BUZZER1)
22 USB 2.0 Header (USB2_3, Blue)
23 ME Recovery Jumper (ME_RECOVERY1)
24 Clear CMOS Pad (CLRCMOS2)
25 COM Port Header (COM2)
26 Intel C204 Chipset
27 USB 2.0 Ports (USB6)
28 PSU SMBus (PSU_SMB1)
29 TPM header (TPM1)
30 Non Maskable Interrupt Button (NMI_BTN1)
31 Thermal Sensor header (TR1)
32 PCI Slot (PCI1, White)
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PCI Express 2.0 x4 Slot (PCIE2, White)

34

PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3, White)

35

PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4, Blue)

36

PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE5, White)

37

PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE6, Blue)

38 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

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1.5 I/O Panel

E3C204-4L

1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)

* 2 Dedicated IPMI LAN Port

* 3 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN1)

* 4 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN3)

* 5 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN4)

* There are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN

port LED indications.

LAN Port LED Indications

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description
Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On 100Mbps connection Green 1Gbps connection

* 6 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN2)

7 Serial Port (COM1)

8 D-Sub Port (VGA1)

9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

10 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

ACT/LINK

LED

SPEED

LED

LAN Port

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E3C204

1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)

* 2 Dedicated IPMI LAN Port

* 3 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN1)

* 4 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN2)

* There are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN

port LED indications.

LAN Port LED Indications

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description
Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On 100Mbps connection Green 1Gbps connection

5 Serial Port (COM1)

6 D-Sub Port (VGA1)

7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

8 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

ACT/LINK

LED

SPEED

LED

LAN Port

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E3C204-V4L

1

9

8

1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)

* 2 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN1)

* 3 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN3)

* 4 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN4)

7

6

6 Serial Port (COM1)

7 D-Sub Port (VGA1)

8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

9 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

2

5

3

4

* 5 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN2)

* There are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN

port LED indications.

LAN Port LED Indications

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description
Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On 100Mbps connection Green 1Gbps connection

ACT/LINK

LED

SPEED

LED

LAN Port

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E3C204-V+

1

7

6

1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)

* 2 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN1)

* 3 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN2)

5

4

5 D-Sub Port (VGA1)

6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

7 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

2

3

4 Serial Port (COM1)

* There are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN

port LED indications.

LAN Port LED Indications

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description
Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On 100Mbps connection Green 1Gbps connection

ACT/LINK

LED

SPEED

LED

LAN Port

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1.6 Block Diagram

E3C204-4L

PCI-E X16/X8 SLOT6

PCIe x16 Gen 3

PCI-E X8/ X0 SLOT4

PCIe x8 Gen 3

X8

X8

switch

X8X8

LGA-1155 Pin Socket

Intel Processor

Sandy/IVY Bridge
LGA1155

DMI

128-bit Dual-Channel Memory x 4 Slots

Channel A

Channel B

PCIE x4

GEN2

DDR3 1066/1333/1600
DDR3 1066/1333/1600

DDR3 1066/1333/1600
DDR3 1066/1333/1600

PCI-E X4 SLOT2

Dual RJ45

Dual RJ45

PCI-E X1 SLOT3

PCI-E X1 SLOT5

Intel82574
10/100/1000

Intel82574
10/100/1000

Intel82574

10/100/1000

Intel82574
10/100/1000

NCSI

PCIE x1

GEN2

PCIE x1

GEN2

PCIE x1

PCIE x1

PCIE x1

PCIE x1

VGA

2 x COM Port

5 x FAN

PCIE x1

Intel

C204

PCH

TPM

ASPEED

AST2300

LPC BUS

RGMII

PCI 33M

600MB/s

PCIE x1

GEN2

300MB/s

SPI

USB2.0

SIO

Nuvoton NCT6776

Realtek
PHY 8211E

PCI 1

SATA_1

SATA_0

MARVELL
9172

SATA_2

SATA_4

SATA_3

SATA_5

SPI FLASH

64Mb

9 USB port
2*rear;4*onboard;1*type-A
2*AST2300

KB/MS

CASE OPEN

USB

RJ45

SATA3_M0

SATA3_M1

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E3C204

128-bit Dual-Channel Memory x 4 Slots

Dual RJ45

PCI-E X16/X8 SLOT6

PCIe x16 Gen 3

PCI-E X8/ X0 SLOT4

PCIe x8 Gen 3

PCI-E X1 SLOT3

PCI-E X1 SLOT5

Intel82574

10/100/1000

Intel82574
10/100/1000

X8

X8

switch

PCIE x1

PCIE x1

PCIE x1

PCIE x1

NCSI

X8X8

GEN2

GEN2

VGA

2 x COM Port

5 x FAN

Intel Processor

Sandy/IVY Bridge
LGA1155

LGA-1155 Pin Socket

DMI

Intel

C204

PCH

PCIE x1

TPM

ASPEED

AST2300

Channel A

Channel B

PCIE x4

GEN2

PCI 33M

600MB/s

PCIE x1

GEN2

300MB/s

SPI

USB2.0

LPC BUS

Nuvoton NCT6776

RGMII

SIO

Realtek
PHY 8211E

DDR3 1066/1333/1600
DDR3 1066/1333/1600

DDR3 1066/1333/1600
DDR3 1066/1333/1600

PCI-E X4 SLOT2

PCI 1

SATA_1

SATA_0

MARVELL
9172

SATA_2

SATA_4

SATA_3

SATA_5

SPI FLASH

64Mb

9 USB port
2*rear;4*onboard;1*type-A
2*AST2300

KB/MS

CASE OPEN

USB

RJ45

SATA3_M0

SATA3_M1

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E3C204-V4L

128-bit Dual-Channel Memory x 4 Slots

Dual RJ45

Dual RJ45

PCI-E X16/X8 SLOT6

PCIe x16 Gen 3

PCI-E X8/ X0 SLOT4

PCIe x8 Gen 3

PCI-E X1 SLOT3

PCI-E X1 SLOT5

Intel82574
10/100/1000

Intel82574
10/100/1000

Intel82574

10/100/1000

Intel82574
10/100/1000

X8

X8

X8

switch

X8

PCIE x1

GEN2

PCIE x1

GEN2

PCIE x1

PCIE x1

PCIE x1

PCIE x1

VGA

2 x COM Port

5 x FAN

Intel Processor

Sandy /IVY Bridge
LGA1155

LGA-1155 Pin Socket

DMI

INTEL

C204

PCH

PCIE x1

TPM

LPC BUS

ASPEED

AST1300

Channel A

Channel B

PCIE x4

GEN2

PCI 33M

600MB/s

PCIE x1

GEN2

300MB/s

SPI

USB2.0

SIO

Nuvoton NCT6776

DDR3 1066/1333/1600
DDR3 1066/1333/1600

DDR3 1066/1333/1600
DDR3 1066/1333/1600

PCI-E X4 SLOT2

PCI 1

SATA_0

SATA_1

MARVELL
9172

SATA_4

SATA_2

SATA_3

SATA_5

SPI FLASH

64Mb

7 USB port

2*rear;4*onboard;1*type-A

KB/MS

CASE OPEN

SATA3_M0

SATA3_M1

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E3C204-V+

128-bit Dual-Channel Memory x 4 Slots

Dual RJ45

PCI-E X16/X8 SLOT6

PCIe x16 Gen 3

PCI-E X8/ X0 SLOT4

PCIe x8 Gen 3

PCI-E X1 SLOT3

PCI-E X1 SLOT5

Intel82574

10/100/1000

Intel82574
10/100/1000

X8

X8

X8

switch

PCIE x1

GEN2

PCIE x1

GEN2

PCIE x1

PCIE x1

2 x COM Port

X8

VGA

5 x FAN

Intel Processor

Sandy/IVY Bridge
LGA1155

LGA-1155 Pin Socket

DMI

INTEL

C204

PCH

PCIE x1

TPM

LPC BUS

ASPEED

AST1300

Channel A

Channel B

PCIE x4

GEN2

PCI 33M

600MB/s

PCIE x1

300MB/s

SPI

USB2.0

Nuvoton NCT6776

SATA_0

GEN2

SATA_2

SATA_3

SIO

DDR3 1066/1333/1600
DDR3 1066/1333/1600

DDR3 1066/1333/1600
DDR3 1066/1333/1600

PCI-E X4 SLOT2

PCI 1

SATA_1

SATA_4

SATA_5

64Mb

7 USB port

KB/MS

CASE OPEN

SATA3_M0

SATA3_M1

MARVELL
9172

SPI FLASH

2*rear;4*onboard;1*type-A

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Chapter 2: Installation

This is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 9.6", 30.5 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Be-

fore you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to

ensure that the motherboard ts into it.

2.1 Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard com-

ponents or change any motherboard settings.

1. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or

removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause

physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard com-

ponents.

2. In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the moth-

erboard’s components, NEVER place your motherboard

directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded wrist

strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle

the components.

3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

4. Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a

grounded anti-static pad or in the bag that comes with the

components.

5. When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the

chassis, please do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so

may damage the motherboard.

2.2 Screw Holes

Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard

to the chassis.

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2.3 CPU Installation

For the installation of Intel 1155-Pin

CPU, please follow the steps below.

1155-Pin Socket Overview

Before you insert the 1155-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if

the CPU surface is unclean or if there are any bent pins in the

socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above

situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged.

Step 1. Open the socket:

Step 1-1. Disengage the lever by pressing

it down and sliding it out of the

hook.

Step 1-2. Keep the lever positioned at

about 135 degrees in order to ip

up the load plate.

Step 2. Remove the PnP Cap (Pick and Place Cap).

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1. It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking

off the PnP cap.

2. This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after

service.

Step 3. Insert the 1155-Pin CPU:

black line

Step 3-1. Hold the CPU by the edge which

is marked with a black line.

Step 3-2. Locate Pin1 and the two orienta-

tion key notches.

orientation key notch

Pin1

orientation key notch

1155-Pin CPU

For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation key

notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket.

alignment key

Pin1

alignment key

1155-Pin Socket

Step 3-3. Carefully place the CPU into the

socket.

Step 3-4. Verify that the CPU is within the

socket and properly mated to the

orient keys.

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Step 4. Close the socket:

Step 4-1. Flip the load plate onto the IHS.

Step 4-2. Press down the load lever, and

secure it with the load plate tab

under the retention tab.

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2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

This motherboard is equipped with 1155-Pin socket that supports Intel

1155-Pin CPUs. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan com-

pliant with Intel 1155-Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you install the

heatsink, you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU

and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Ensure that the CPU and

the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other.

Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see

p.10,12,14,16, No. 6 or CPU_FAN2, see p.10,12,14,16, No. 7).

For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals

of your CPU fan and heatsink.

Below is an example to illustrate the installation of

the heatsink for 1155-Pin CPUs.

Step 1. Apply thermal interface material onto the

center of the IHS on the socket’s surface.

Step 2. Place the heatsink onto the socket.

Ensure that the fan cables are faced on

the side closest to the CPU fan connec-

tor on the motherboard (CPU_FAN1, see

p.10,12,14,16, No. 6 or CPU_FAN2, see

p.10,12,14,16, No. 7).

Step 3. Align fasteners with the motherboard

throughholes.

Step 4. Rotate the fastener clockwise, then press

the fastener caps down with your thumb

to install and lock. Repeat with remaining

fasteners.

If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clock-

wise, the heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard.

Step 5. Connect CPU fan connector with the fan header on the

motherboard.

Step 6. Secure redundant cable with tie-wrap to ensure that the cable

does not interfere with the fan’s operation or contact other

components.

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2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM

slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel
configuration, you always need to install two identical (the same brand,

speed, size and chip-type) memory modules in the DDR3 DIMM slots to

activate Dual Channel Memory Technology. Otherwise, it will operate at
single channel mode.

1. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory
module into a DDR3 slot; otherwise, this motherboard
and DIMM may be damaged.

2. If you install only one memory module or two non
identical memory modules, it is unable to activate Dual
Channel Memory Technology.

3. Some DDR3 1GB double-sided DIMMs with 16 chips
may not work on this motherboard. It is not
recommended to install them on this motherboard.

Installing a DIMM

Please make sure to disconnect the power supply before add-

ing or removing DIMMs or system components.

Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.

Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM

matches the break on the slot.

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The DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause per-

manent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force

the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation.

Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both

ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

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2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)

There is 1 PCI slot and 5 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.

PCI slot: The PCI slot is used to install expansion cards that have 32-bit

PCI interface.

PCIE slots:PCIE2 (PCIE 2.0 x4 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width

cards.

PCIE3 (PCIE 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width

cards, such as a Gigabit LAN card or SATA2 card, etc.

PCIE4 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width

graphics cards.

PCIE5 (PCIE 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width

cards, such as a Gigabit LAN card or SATA2 card, etc.

PCIE6 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane

width graphics cards.

1. In single VGA card mode, it is recommended to install a PCI

Express x16 graphics card on PCIE6 slot.

2. Only PCIE6 and PCIE4 slots support Gen 3 speed. To run

the PCI Express in Gen 3 speed, please install an Ivy Bridge

CPU. If you install a Sandy Bridge CPU, the PCI Express will

run only at PCI Express Gen 2 speed.

Installing an expansion card

Step 1. Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the

power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged.

Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make

necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the

installation.

Step 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already

installed in a chassis).

Step 3. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep

the screws for later use.

Step 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press rmly until the

card is completely seated on the slot.

Step 5. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

Step 6. Replace the system cover.

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2.7 Jumpers Setup

The illustration shows how jumpers are

setup. When the jumper cap is placed on

pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap

is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The

illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose

pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap

is placed on these 2 pins.

ME Recovery Jumper

(3-pin ME_RECOVERY1)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

1-2: Default

2-3: ME recovery mode

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2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT

place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Plac-

ing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause

permanent damage to the motherboard!

Serial ATA2 Connectors

(SATA_2_3:

see p.10,12,14,16)

(SATA_4_5:

see p.10,12,14,16)

Serial ATA3 Connectors

(SATA_0_1:

see p.10,12,14,16)

(SATA3_M0_M1:

see p.10,12,14,16)

Serial ATA (SATA)

Data Cable

SATA_3SATA_5

SATA_1SATA3_M1

These four Serial ATA2

(SATA2) connectors sup-

SATA_2

port SATA data cables for

internal storage devices.

The current SATA2 interface

SATA_4

allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data

transfer rate.

These four Serial ATA3

(SATA3) connectors sup-

SATA_0

port SATA data cables for

internal storage devices.

The current SATA3 interface

SATA3_M0

allows up to 6.0 Gb/s data

transfer rate.

Either end of the SATA data

cable can be connected to

SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 hard

disks or the SATA2 / SATA3

connectors on this mother-

board.

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USB 2.0 Headers

DUMMY

DUMMY

and Ports

(9-pin USB4_5)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

(9-pin USB2_3)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

(USB6)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

USB_PWR

1

USB_PWR

USB_PWR

1

USB_PWR

-B
+B

GND

Besides two default USB

2.0 ports on the I/O panel,

there are are two USB 2.0

GND

+A

-A

-B
+B

GND

GND

+A

-A

headers and one port on

this motherboard. Each USB

2.0 header can support two

USB 2.0 ports.

TPM Header

(17-pin TPM1)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

System Panel Header

(9-pin PANEL1)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indica-

This connector supports

Trusted Platform Module

(TPM) system, which can

securely store keys, digital

certicates, passwords, and

data. A TPM system also

helps enhance network se-

curity, protects digital identi-

ties, and ensures platform

integrity.

This header accommodates

several system front panel

functions.

tor on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments

below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the

cables.

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PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may

congure the way to turn off your system using the power switch.

RESET (Reset Switch):

Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the

reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and

fails to perform a normal restart.

PLED (System Power LED):

Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel.

The LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps

blinking when the sys-tem is in S1/S3 sleep state. The LED is off

when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered off (S5).

HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED):

Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel.

The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data.

The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel mod-

ule mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED,

hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your

chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire as-

signments and the pin assignments are matched correctly.

Auxiliary Panel Header

(18-pin AUX_PANEL1)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

A. Front panel SMBus connecting pin (6-pin FPSMB)

This header allows you to connect SMBus (System Management

Bus) equipment. It can be used for communication between

peripheral equipment in the system, which has slower
transmission rates, and power management equipment.

A

NC

12C_ 4_CL K#

1

+5VS B

CASE OPEN

C

B

This header supports mul-

LAN1 _LIN K

+5VS B

GND

12C_ 4_DATA#

tiple functions on the front

LAN1 _ACT

LAN2 _ACT

LAN2 _LIN K

panel, including front panel

SMB, internet status indica-

GND

LOCAT ORBTN #

LOCAT ORLED 1-

LOCAT ORLED 1+

D

tor and chassis intrusion pin.

GND

LOCAT ORLED 2-

LOCAT ORLED 2+

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B. Internet status indicator (2-pin LAN1_LED, LAN2_LED)
These two 2-pin headers allow you to use the Gigabit internet

indicator cable to connect to the LAN status indicator. When this

indicator ickers, it means that the internet is properly connected.

C. Chassis intrusion pin (4-pin CHASSIS)

This header is provided for host computer chassis with chassis

intrusion detection designs. In addition, it must also work with
external detection equipment, such as a chassis intrusion
detection sensor or a microswitch. When this function is activated,
if any chassis component movement occurs, the sensor will
immediately detect it and send a signal to this header, and the
system will then record this chassis intrusion event. The default

setting is set to the CASEOPEN and GND pin; this function is off.
D. Locator LED (6-pin LOCATOR)
This header is for the locator switch and LED on the front panel.

Speaker Header

(4-pin SPEAKER1)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

Front and Rear

Fan Connectors

(4-pin FRNT_FAN1)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

(4-pin FRNT_FAN2)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

(4-pin FRNT_FAN3)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

(4-pin REAR_FAN1)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

Please connect the speaker

to this header.

Please connect the fan

cables to the fan connectors

and match the black wire to

the ground pin. All fans sup-

ports Fan Control.

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CPU Fan Connectors

GND

+12V

FAN_SPEED

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

Though this motherboard provides a 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan)

connector, 3-Pin CPU fans can still work successfully even with-

out the fan speed control function. If you plan to connect a 3-Pin

CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard, please

connect it to Pin 1-3.

(3-pin CPU_FAN2)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

Please connect the CPU fan

cable to the connector and

match the black wire to the

ground pin.

Pin 1-3 Connected

3-Pin Fan Installation

ATX Power Connector

(24-pin ATXPWR1)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

Though this motherboard provides a 24-pin ATX power connector,

it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply.

To use a 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply

along Pin 1 and Pin 13.

20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation

ATX 12V Power

Connector

(8-pin ATX12V1)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

1 12

13 24

5

1

8

4

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Please connect an ATX pow-

er supply to this connector.

1 12

13 24

Please connect an ATX 12V

power supply to this connec-

tor.

Though this motherboard provides an 8-pin ATX 12V power con-

No connect

GND

IPMB_SCL

IPMB_SDA

nector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4-pin ATX 12V

power supply. To use a 4-pin ATX power supply, please plug your

power supply along Pin 1 and Pin 5.

8 5

Serial port Header

(9-pin COM2)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

Intelligent Platform

Management Bus header

(4-pin IPMB_1)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

Thermal Sensor header

(3-pin TR1)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

4-Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation

1

RRXD1

DDTR#1

TTXD1

DDCD#1

DDSR#1

CCTS#1

RRTS#1

GND

RRI#1

This COM2 header supports

a serial port module.

This 4-pin connector is used

to provide a cabled base-

board or front panel connec-

tion for value added features

and 3rd-party add-in cards,

such as Emergency Man-

agement cards, that provide

management features using

the IPMB.

TR1 TR1

1

GND

Please connect the thermal

sensor cable to either pin

1-2 or pin 2-3 and the other

end to the device which you

wish to monitor its tempera-

ture.

4 1

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Clear CMOS Pad

+3VSB

1

GND

ALERT2

SMBCLK2

SMBDATA2

(CLRCMOS2)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

CLRCMOS2 allows you to

clear the data in CMOS. To

clear CMOS, take out the

CMOS battery and short the

Clear CMOS Pad.

Serial General Purpose

Input/Output Header

(SGPIO_1)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

PSU SMBus

(PSU_SMB1)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

Non Maskable Interrupt

Button Header

(NMI_BTN1)

(see p.10,12,14,16)

Front Lan LED

Connector

(FRONT_LED_LAN34)

(see p.10,14)

1

CONTROL

LAN4_LINK

LAN3_ACT

1

LAN3_LINK

LAN4_ACT

GND

This header supports Serial

Link interface for onboard

SATA connections.

PSU SMBus monitors the

status of the power supply,

fan and system temperature.

Please connect a NMI de-

vice to this header.

This 4-pin connector is used

for the front

LAN status

indicator.

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2.9 Driver Installation Guide

To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your

optical drive rst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-

detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order

from top to bottom to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers

you install can work properly.

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2.10 Hot Plug for Hard Disk Drives

This motherboard supports Hot Plug for HDDs in AHCI / RAID mode.

What is Hot Plug?

If the HDDs are NOT set for RAID, it is called “Hot Plug” for the

action to insert and remove the HDDs while the system is still

powered on and in working condition. However, please note that

it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the

HDD.

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Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY

3.1 Introduction

This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure

your system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP

UTILITY. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the

computer. Please press <F2> or <Del> during the Power-On-Self-Test

(POST) to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, otherawise, POST will continue

with its test routines.

If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the sys-

tem by pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button

on the system chassis. You may also restart by turning the system off and

then back on.

Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the

following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference

purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you see on

your screen.

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar

The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:

Main For setting system time/date information

Advanced For advanced system congurations

H/W Monitor Displays current hardware status

Boot For conguring boot settings and boot priority

Security For security settings

Save & Exit Exit the current screen or the UEFI Setup Utility

Server Mgmt For managing the server

Event Logs For event log conguration

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3.1.2 Navigation Keys

Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on

the menu bar, and use < > key or < > key to move the cursor

up or down to select items, then press <Enter> to get into the sub

screen. You can also use the mouse to click your required item.

Please check the following table for the descriptions of each navigation

key.

Navigation Key(s) Function Description

+ / - To change option for the selected items

<Tab> Switch to next function
<PGUP> Go to the previous page
<PGDN> Go to the next page

<HOME> Go to the top of the screen

<END> Go to the bottom of the screen

<F1> To display the General Help Screen
<F7> Discard changes and exit the SETUP UTILITY

<F9> Load optimal default values for all the settings
<F10> Save changes and exit the SETUP UTILITY
<F12> Print screen

<ESC> Jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen

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3.2 Main Screen

When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear

and display the system overview.

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3.3 Advanced Screen

In this section, you may set the congurations for the following items: CPU

Configuration, North Bridge Configuration, South Bridge Configuration,

Storage Conguration, Super IO Conguration, ACPI Conguration, USB

Configuration, Trusted Computing, WHEA Configuration, Intel TXT(LT)

Conguration, ME Subsystem, Serial Port Console Redirection and Volt-

age Control.

Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to

malfunction.

Instant Flash

Instant Flash is a UEFI ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This

convenient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI

without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Win-

dows®. Just save the new UEFI le to your USB ash drive, op-

py disk or hard drive and launch this tool, then you can update

your UEFI only in a few clicks without preparing an additional

oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility. Please be noted

that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le

system. If you execute Instant Flash utility, the utility will show

the UEFI les and their respective information. Select the proper

UEFI le to update your UEFI, and reboot your system after the

UEFI update process is completed.

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3.3.1 CPU Conguration

Intel Hyper Threading Technology

To enable this feature, a computer system with an Intel processor

that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating sys-

tem that includes optimization for this technology is required. This

option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-

Threading technology.

Active Processor Cores

Use this item to select the number of cores to enable in each pro-

cessor package. The default value is [All].

Intel SpeedStep Technology

Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel’s new power saving technol-

ogy. Processors can switch between multiple frequencies and volt-

age points to enable power saving. The default value is [Enabled].

Conguration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. This item will be

hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel SpeedStep tech-

nology.

Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and

lead to system stability or compatibility issues with some power supplies.

Please set this item to [Disabled] if above issues occur.

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Mode Tech-

nology.Turbo Boost Mode allows processor cores to run faster

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than marked frequency in specic conditions. The default value is

[Enabled].

Enhance Halt State (C1E)

All processors support the Halt State (C1). The C1 state is sup-

ported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT

and requires no hardware support from the chipset. In the C1

power state, the processor maintains the context of the system

caches.

CPU C3 State Support

Use this to enable or disable CPU C3 (ACPI C2) report to OS.

CPU C6 State Support

Use this to enable or disable CPU C6 (ACPI C3) report to OS.

Package C State Support

Selected option will program into C State package limit register.

The default value is [Auto].

CPU Thermal Throttling

You may select [Enabled] to enable CPU internal thermal control

mechanism to keep the CPU from overheating.

No-Execute Memory Protection

No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is an enhance-

ment to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No

Execute (NX) Memory Protection” can prevent data pages from

being used by malicious software to execute codes. This option

will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No-Excute

Memory Protection.

Intel Virtualization Technology

When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine

Architecture) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities pro-

vided by Vanderpool Technology. This option will be hidden if the

installed CPU does not support Intel Virtualization Technology.

Hardware Prefetcher

Use this turn on/off the MLC streamer prefetcher.

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

Use this to turn on/off prefetching of adjacent cache lines.

Spread Spectrum

Select [Auto] for better system stability.

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3.3.2 North Bridge Conguration

Onboard VGA

Enable or disable the onboard VGA.

Primary Graphics Adapter

This allows you to select a graphics device as the primary display.

The default value is [PCI].

DRAM Frequency

This allows you to congure the DRAM frequency.

VT-d

Use this item to enable/disable Intel(R) Virtualization Technology

for Directed I/O.

PCIE6 Link Speed

This allows you to select PCIE6 Link Speed.

PCIE4 Link Speed

This allows you to select PCIE4 Link Speed.

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3.3.3 South Bridge Conguration

Onboard LAN1

This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN1.

Onboard LAN2

This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN2.

Onboard LAN3

This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN3.

Onboard LAN4

This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN4.

Deep Sleep

Mobile platforms support Deep S4/S5 in DC only and desktop

platforms support Deep S4/S5 in AC only. The default value is

[Disabled].

Restore on AC/Power Loss

This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/

power loss. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off

when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power

resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recov-

ers.

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3.3.4 Storage Conguration

SATA Controller(s)

Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature.

SATA Mode Selection

This item is for SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA2_2 to SATA2_5

ports. Use this to select SATA mode. Conguration options: [IDE

Mode], [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode] and [Disabled]. The default

value is [AHCI Mode].

AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and

other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but

IDE mode does not have these advantages.

SATA Aggressive Link Power Management

Use this item to congure Aggressive Link Power Management.

Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.

Use this to enable or disable S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analy-

sis, and Reporting Technology).

Marvell 9172 SATA3_M0_M1 Operation Mode

This item is for SATA3_M0 and SATA3_M1 ports. Use this to se-

lect Marvell SATA3 operation mode. Conguration options: [IDE

Mode], [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode] and [Disabled]. The default

value is [AHCI Mode].

Bootable Marvell SATA3 Controller

Use this to enable or disable Onboard Marvell SATA3 Option

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ROM. If Option ROM is disabled, you cannot use the SATA de-

vices connected to the Marvell SATA3 controller as Boot Device.

We recommend to use Intel® C204 SATA ports (SATA3_0,

SATA3_1 and SATA2_2 to SATA2_5) for your bootable devices.

This will minimum your boot time and get the best performance.

But if you still want to boot from the Marvell SATA3 controller,

you can enable it from the UEFI.

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3.3.5 Super IO Conguration

Serial Port 1 Conguration

Use this item to congure the onboard serial port 1.

Serial Port 2 Conguration

Use this item to congure the onboard serial port 2.

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3.3.6 ACPI Conguration

Suspend Mode

Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Sus-

pend-to-RAM feature. Selecting [Auto] will enable this feature if

the OS supports it.

ACPI HPET Table

Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default

value is [Enabled].

PS/2 Keyboard Power On

Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the

system from the power-soft-off mode.

PCI Devices Power On

Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the sys-

tem from the power-soft-off mode.

Ring-In Power On

Use this item to enable or disable Ring-In signals to turn on the

system from the power-soft-off mode.

RTC Alarm Power On

Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to pow-

er on the system.

USB Keyboard/Remote Power On

Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard/Remote to turn

on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

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USB Mouse Power On

Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse to turn on the sys-

tem from the power-soft-off mode.

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3.3.7 USB Conguration

USB 2.0 Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller.

Legacy USB Support

Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There

are four conguration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and

[UEFI Setup Only]. The default value is [Enabled]. Please refer to

below descriptions for the details of these four options:

[Enabled] - Enables support for legacy USB.

[Auto] - Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected.

[Disabled] - USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy

OS and UEFI setup when [Disabled] is selected. If you have USB

compatibility issues, it is recommended to select [Disabled] to

enter OS.

[UEFI Setup Only] - USB devices are allowed to use only under

UEFI setup and Windows / Linux OS.

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3.3.8 Trusted Computing

Security Device Support

Use this option to enable or disable BIOS support for security

devices. The default value is [Disabled].

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3.3.9 WHEA Conguration

WHEA Support

Use this option to enable or disable Windows Hardware Error

Architecture. The default value is [Enabled].

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3.3.10 Intel TXT(LT) Conguration

Intel TXT(LT) Support

Use this option to enable or disable Intel(R) TXT(LT) support. The

default value is [Disabled].

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3.3.11 Intel ME Subsystem

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3.3.12 Serial Port Console Redirection

Console Redirection

Use this option to enable or disable Console Redirection.

Console Redirection Settings

Use this option to congure Console Redirection Settings.

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3.3.13 Voltage Control

CPU Loadline Calibration

CPU Load-Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop

when the system is under heavy load.

Vcore Offset Voltage

Use this to select Vcore Offset Voltage. The default value is [Auto].

DRAM Voltage

Use this to select DRAM Voltage. The default value is [Auto].

PLL Voltage

Use this to select CPU PLL Voltage. The default value is [Auto].

VTT Voltage

Use this to select VTT Voltage. The default value is [Auto].

PCH Voltage

Use this to select PCH Voltage. The default value is [Auto].

VCCSA Voltage

Use this to select VCCSA Voltage. The default value is [Auto].

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3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your

system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard

temperature and the critical voltage.

CPU Fan 1 Setting

This allows you to set the speed of CPU fan 1. The default value

is [Manual].

Target Fan Speed

This allows you to set the speed of Target Fan. The default value

is [Full On].

REAR Fan 1 Setting

This allows you to set the speed of REAR Fan 1. The default val-

ue is [Full On].

FRNT Fan 1 Setting

This allows you to set the speed of FRNT Fan 1. The default value

is [Full On].

FRNT Fan 2 Setting

This allows you to set the speed of FRNT Fan 2. The default value

is [Full On].

FRNT Fan 3 Setting

This allows you to set the speed of FRNT Fan 3. The default value

is [Full On].

Watch Dog Timer

This allows you to enable or disable the Watch Dog Timer. The

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default value is [Disabled].

Case Open Feature

This allows you to enable or disable the Case Open Feature. The

default value is [Enabled].

Clear Status

Enable to clear case open status if case open has been detected.

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3.5 Boot Screen

In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you

to congure the boot settings and the boot priority.

Boot Option #1

Select boot option #1.

Setup Prompt Timeout

This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation

key. 65535(0XFFFF) means indenite waiting.

Bootup NumLock State

If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric

Lock function after boot-up.

PCI ROM Priority

Use this to adjust the PCI ROM Priority. The default value is [Leg-

acy ROM].

Full Screen Logo

Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value

is [Enabled].

AddOn ROM Display

Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display. If you enable the

option “Full Screen Logo” but you want to see the AddOn ROM

information when the system boots, please select [Enabled]. Con-

guration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is

[Enabled].

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Boot From Onboard LAN

Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN

feature.

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3.6 Security Screen

In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for

the system. For the user password, you may also clear it.

Secure Boot

Use this to enable or disable Secure Boot Control. The default

value is [Disabled].

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3.7 Exit Screen

Save Changes and Exit

When you select this option, the following message “Save con-

guration changes and exit setup?” will pop-out. Select [Yes] to

save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY.

Discard Changes and Exit

When you select this option, the following message “Discard

changes and exit setup?” will pop-out. Select [Yes] to exit the

UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes.

Discard Changes

When you select this option, the following message “Discard

changes?” will pop-out. Select [Yes] to discard all changes.

Restore Defaults

Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions. F9 key can

be used for this operation.

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3.8 Server Management (For E3C204-V4L, E3C204-V+ only)

System Event Log

Enter to congure System Event Logging features during boot.

BMC Network Conguration

Enter to congure BMC Network parameters.

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3.9 Event Logs

Change Smbios Event Log Settings

This allows you to congure the Smbios Event Log Settings.

View Smbois Event Log

This allows you to view the Smbios Event Log.

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Chapter 4: Software Support

4.1 Install Operating System

This motherboard supports Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 / 2003 R2

/ 2008 / 2008 R2 / Linux compliant. Because motherboard settings and

hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general

reference only. Refer your OS documentation for more information.

4.2 Support CD Information

The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary driv-

ers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard’s features.

4.2.1 Running The Support CD

To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM

drive. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN”

is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu does not appear auto-

matically, locate and double click on the le “ASRSETUP.EXE” in the

Support CD to display the menu.

4.2.2 Drivers Menu

The Drivers Menu shows the available device’s drivers if the system

detects installed devices. Please install the necessary drivers to acti-

vate the devices.

4.2.3 Utilities Menu

The Utilities Menu shows the application softwares that the mother-

board supports. Click on a specic item then follow the installation

wizard to install it.

4.2.4 Contact Information

If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock,

you’re welcome to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com;

or you may contact your dealer for further information.

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Chapter 5: Troubleshooting

5.1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Follow the procedures below to troubleshoot your system.

Always unplug the power cord before adding, removing or changing

any hardware components. Failure to do so may cause physical

injuries to you and damages to motherboard components.

1. Disconnect the power cable and check whether the PWR LED is off.

2. Unplug all cables, connectors and remove all add-on cards from the

motherboard. Make sure that the jumpers are set to default settings.

3. Conrm that there are no short circuits between the motherboard

and the chassis.

4. Install a CPU and fan on the motherboard, then connect the chassis

speaker and power LED.

If there is no power...

1. Conrm that there are no short circuits between the motherboard

and the chassis.

2. Make sure that the jumpers are set to default settings.

3. Check the settings of the 115V/230V switch on the power supply.

4. Verify if the battery on the motherboard provides ~3VDC. Install a

new battery if it does not.

If there is no video...

1. Try replugging the monitor cables and power cord.

2. Check for memory errors.

If there are memory errors...

1. Verify that the DIMM modules are properly seated in the slots.

2. Use recommended DDR3 1600/1333/1066 ECC DIMMs.

3. If you have installed more than one DIMM modules, they should be

identical with the same brand, speed, size and chip-type.

4. Try inserting different DIMM modules into different slots to identify

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faulty ones.

5. Check the settings of the 115V/230V switch on the power supply.

Unable to save system setup congurations...

1. Verify if the battery on the motherboard provides ~3VDC. Install a

new battery if it does not.

2. Conrm whether your power supply provides adaquate and stable

power.

Other problems...

1. Try searching keywords related to your problem on ASRock’s FAQ

page:

http://www.asrock.com/support/faq.asp

2. Try downloading and updating the latest UEFI on ASRock’s website:

http://www.asrock.com/support/download.asp

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5.2 Technical Support Procedures

If you have tried the troubleshooting procedures mentioned above and the

problems are still unsolved, please contact ASRock’s technical support

with the following information:

1. Your contact information

2. Model name, BIOS version and problem type.

3. System conguration.

4. Problem description.

You may contact ASRock’s technical support at:

http://www.asrock.com/support/tsd.asp

5.3 Returning Merchandise for Service

For warranty service, the receipt or a copy of your invoice marked with the

date of purchase is required. By calling your vendor or going to our RMA

website (http://www.asrock.com/support/index.asp?cat=RMA) you may

obtain a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number.

The RMA number should be displayed on the outside of the shipping

carton which is mailed prepaid or hand-carried when you return the

motherboard to the manufacturer. Shipping and handling charges will be

applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete.

This warranty does not cover damages incurred in shipping or from failure

due to alteration, misuse, abuse or improper maintenance of products.

Contact your distributor rst for any product related problems during the

warranty period.

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