ASRock Rack E3C236D2I Service Manual

E3C236D2I

E3C232D2I

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published February 2016

Copyright©2016 ASRock Rack INC. All rights reserved.

Version 1.0

Published February 2016

Copyright©2016 ASRock Rack Inc. All rights reserved.

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infringe.

Disclaimer:

Specications and information contained in this documentation are furnished
for informational use only and subject to change without notice, and should not
be constructed as a commitment by ASRock Rack. ASRock Rack assumes no
responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this documentation.

With respect to the contents of this documentation, ASRock Rack does not provide
warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to
the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or tness for a particular
purpose.

In no event shall ASRock Rack, its directors, ocers, employees, or agents be liable
for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages
for loss of prots, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the
like), even if ASRock Rack has been advised of the possibility of such damages
arising from any defect or error in the documentation or product.

is device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
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

e 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 California, USA, please
follow the related regulations in advance.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see ww w.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate”

ASRock Rack’s Website: www.ASRockRack.com

Contact Information

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

you’re welcome to visit ASRock Rack ’s website at www.ASRockRack.com; or you

may contact your dealer for further information.

ASRock Rack Incorporation

6F., No.37, Sec. 2, Jhongyang S. Rd., Beitou District,

Taipei City 112, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Unique Features 5

1.4 Motherboard Layout 6

1.5 Onboard LED Indicators 9

1.6 I/O Panel 11

1.7 Block Diagram 13

Chapter 2 Installation 15

2.1 Screw Holes 15

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 15

2.3 Installing the CPU 16

2.4 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 18

2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 19

2.6 Expansion Slot (PCI Express Slot) 20

2.7 Jumper Setup 21

2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 22

2.9 Driver Installation Guide 28

2.10 Dua LAN and Teaming Operation Guide 29

2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 30

Chapter 3 UEFI Setup Utility 31

3.1 Introduction 31

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 31

3.1.2 Navigation Keys 32

3.2 Main Screen 33

3.3 Advanced Screen 34

3.3.1 CPU Conguration 35

3.3.2 Memory Conguration 37

3.3.3 Chipset Conguration 38

3.3.4 Storage Conguration 40

3.3.5 NVMe Conguration 41

3.3.6 ACPI Conguration 42

3.3.7 USB Conguration 43

3.3.8 WHEA Conguration 44

3.3.9 Intel Server Platform Services 45

3.3.10 Super IO Conguration 46

3.3.11 Serial Port Console Redirection 47

3.3.12 H/W Monitor 50

3.3.13 Trusted Computing 52

3.3.14 Intel TXT Information 54

3.3.15 Instant Flash 55

3.4 Boot Screen 56

3.4.1 CSM Parameters 58

3.5 Security 59

3.6 Event Logs 60

3.7 Server Mgmt 62

3.7.1 System Event Log 63

3.7.2 BMC Network Conguration 64

3.8 Exit Screen 66

Chapter 4 Software Support 67

4.1 Install Operating System 67

4.2 Support CD Information 67

4.2.1 Running The Support CD 67

4.2.2 Drivers Menu 67

4.2.3 Utilities Menu 67

4.2.4 Contact Information 67

Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 68

5.1 Troubleshooting Procedures 68

5.2 Technical Support Procedures 70

5.3 Returning Merchandise for Service 70

Chapter 6: Net Framework Installation Guide 71

6.1 Installing .Net Framework 3.5.1 (For Server 2008 R2) 71

E3C236D2I / E3C232D2I

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Rack E3C236D2I / E3C232D2Imotherboard, a

reliable motherboard produced under ASRock Rack’s consistently stringent quality

control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock

Rack’s commitment to quality and endurance.

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

by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contains the conguration

guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the con­tent of thi s manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modic ations of
this manual occ ur, the updated version will be avail able on ASRock Rack website without
further notice. You may nd the latest memor y and CPU support lists on ASRock Ra ck
website a s well. ASRock Rack’s Website: www.ASRockRack.com

If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for
specic information about the model you are using.
http://www.asrockrack.com/support/

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Rack E3C236D2I / E3C232D2I Motherboard

•

(Mini ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.02 cm x17.02 cm)

Support CD

•

User Manual

•

4 x SATA3 Cables (50cm)

•

2 x SATA3 Cables (60cm)

•

1 x I/O Shield

•

1 x Screw for M.2 Socket

•

If any items are missing or appear damaged, contac t your authoriz ed dealer.

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1.2 Specications

E3C236D2I / E3C232D2I

MB Physical Status

Form Factor Mini ITX
Dimension 6.7'' x 6.7'' (17.02cm x17.02 cm)
Processor System

CPU Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 v5 Series Processors
Chipset E3C236D2I:

Intel® C236

E3C232D2I:

Intel® C232
System Memory
Capacity 2 x DDR4 DIMM slots
Type - Dual Channel DDR4 memory technology

- Supports DDR4 2133 ECC/NON-ECC UDIMM memory

Max. capacity of system memory: 32 GB (2 x 16GB Dual

Rank DIMMs)
Vol t age 1.2V
Expansion Slot
PCIe 3.0 x16 1 slot
Storage
SATA

Controller
Ethernet
Interface 1000 /100 /10 Mbps
LAN 2 x RJ45 GLAN by Intel® i210+Intel® i219

Management
BMC Controller ASPEED AST2400
IPMI Dedicated

GLAN
Features - Watch Dog

Graphics
Controller ASPEED AST2400
VRAM DDR3 256MB (ASPEED)

C236 / C232: 6x SATA3 6Gb/s (SATA0 share with M.2

connector), support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

- Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function

- Supports PXE

- LAN1 supports NCSI

- 1 x Realtek RTL8211E for dedicated management GLAN

- NMI

2 3

Rear Panel I/O
VGA Port 1 x D-Sub (From ASPEED AST2400)
USB 2.0 Port 2
USB 3.0 Port 4
LAN Port - RJ45: 2x GLAN(by Intel® i210+Intel® i219)

- LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
Dedicated LAN 1 x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN port
Serial Port 1 (COM1)
Internal Connector
Auxiliary Panel

Header
M.2 1
TPM Header 1
IPMB Header 1
Speaker 1
Fan Header 3(CPU/Front/Rear)
ATX Power 1x (24-pin) + 1x (4-pin)
USB 3.0 Header 1 (2 ports)
TR1 1
Type A USB 3.0

Port
Type A USB 2.0

Port
ME/SPS

Recovery
ClearCMOS 1 (short pin)

PSU SMBus 1
NMI button 1
Smbus from

BMC
SGPIO 2
PECI 1

PMBUS Mode

Jumpers
System BIOS
BI O S Ty p e 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS
BIOS Features - Plug and Play (PnP)

Hardware Monitor
Temperature - CPU/PCH Temperature Sensing

1 (includes chassis intrusion , location button & LED , front

LAN LED, event log LED)

E3C236D2I :

1

E3C232D2I:

1
1

1

3

- ACPI 2.0 Compliance Wake Up Events

- SMBIOS 2.8.0 Support

- ASRock Rack Instant Flash

-MB/Card Side/TR1 Temperature Sensing

E3C236D2I / E3C232D2I

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Fan - CPU/Rear/Front Fan Tachometer

-CPU Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by

CPU Temperature)

-CPU/Rear/Front Fan Multi-Speed Control

Vol t age Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, VCCSA,

VCCM, V1.0M, VCCIO, VCCST_SFR, VPPM, +BAT, 3VSB,

ATX+5VSB
Support OS
OS Microso® Windows®

- Server 2008 R2 (64 bit)

- Server 2012 (64 bit)

- Server 2012 R2 (64 bit)

Linux®

- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server 6.6 (64 bit) / 7.0 (64 bit)

- SUSE Enterprise Linux Server 11 SP3 (64 bit) / 12.0 (64 bit)

- Ubuntu 15.04 (64 bit) / 15.10 (64 bit)

* Please refer to our website for the latest OS support list.
Environment
Temperature Operation temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C / Non operation

temperature: -40°C ~ 70°C

NOTE: Please refer to our website for the latest specications.

is motherboard suppor ts Wake from on Board LAN. To use this function, please make
sure that the “Wake on Mag ic Packe t from power o state” is enabled in Device Manager
> Intel® Ethernet Connection > Power Management. And the “PCI Devices Power On” is
enabled in UEFI SETUP UTILITY > Advance d > ACPI Conguration. A er that , onboard
LAN1&2 can wake up S5 under OS.

If you install Intel® LAN utility or Marvell SATA utility, thi s motherboard may fail Win­dows® Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) certication tests . If you install the drivers only, it
will pa ss the WHQL tests.

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1.3 Unique Features

ASRock Rack Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. is con-

venient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operat-

ing systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you can press the <F6>

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

ASRock Rack 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

DDR4_B1 (64 bit, 288-pin module)

DDR4_A1 (64 bit, 288-pin module)

Intel

C236

PCIE7

BIOS
ROM

17.0cm (6.7 in)

17. 0cm (6. 7 in)

ATXPWR1

ATX12V1

CMOS

Battery

FRNT_FAN1

COM1

VGA1

5

6

7

8

12
13

18

19

17

15

16

21

20

22

23

24

25

RoHS

26

BMC

CPU_FAN1

LAN1

Top:
IPMI
LAN

USB 3.0
T: USB_1
B: USB_2

USB 2.0
T: USB_1
B: USB_2

NMI_BTN1

IPMB1

1

1

SPEAKER1

USB3_7

USB3_5_6

1

TPM1

REAR_FAN1

SATA_0 SATA_1 SATA_2

14

27

SATA_SGPIO2

1

E 3C236D2I

LAN2

USB 3.0
T: USB_3
B: USB_4

PECI1

1

1

1

1

1

1

M2_1

NUT1

PANEL1

1

AUX_PANEL1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

1

1

PSU_SMB1

BMC_SMB1

1

1

SATA_SGPIO1

ME_RECOVERY1

SATA_3

SATA_4

SATA_5

1

PMBUS_SEL_DAT1

PMBUS_SEL_ALT1

PMBUS_SEL_CLK1

1

2

3

4

10
11

29

30

31

32

CLRMOS1

9

T 1

R

28

1

E3C236D2I

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DDR4_B1 (64 bit, 288-pin module)

DDR4_A1 (64 bit, 288-pin module)

Intel

C232

PCIE7

BIOS
ROM

17.0cm (6.7 in)

17. 0cm (6. 7 in)

ATXPWR1

ATX12V1

CMOS

Battery

COM1

VGA1

5

6

7

8

12
13

18

19

17

15

16

21

20

22

23

24

25

RoHS

26

BMC

LAN1

Top:
IPMI
LAN

USB 3.0
T: USB_1
B: USB_2

USB 2.0
T: USB_1
B: USB_2

NMI_BTN1

IPMB1

1

1

SPEAKER1

USB3_7

USB3_5_6

1

TPM1

REAR_FAN1

SATA_0 SATA_1 SATA_2

14

27

SATA_SGPIO2

1

E 3C232D2I

LAN2

USB 3.0
T: USB_3
B: USB_4

PECI1

1

1

1

1

1

1

M2_1

NUT1

PANEL1

1

AUX_PANEL1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

1

1

PSU_SMB1

BMC_SMB1

1

1

SATA_SGPIO1

ME_RECOVERY1

SATA_3

SATA_4

SATA_5

1

PMBUS_SEL_DAT1

PMBUS_SEL_ALT1

PMBUS_SEL_CLK1

1

2

3

4

10
11

29

30

31

32

CLRMOS1

9

T 1

R

28

1

FRNT_FAN1

CPU_FAN1

E3C236D2I / E3C232D2I

English

No. Description

1 CPU PECI Mode Jumper (PECI1)

2 PMBUS Mode Jumper (PMBUS_SEL _ALT1)

3 PMBUS Mode Jumper (PMBUS_SEL _DAT1)

4 ermal Sensor Header (TR1)

5 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

6 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

7 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN1)

8 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1, Blue)

9 Clear CMOS Pad (CLRMOS1)

10 SATA SGPIO Connector (SATA_SGPIO1)

11 SATA SGPIO Connector (SATA_SGPIO2)

E3C236D2I: Vertical Type A USB 3.0 (USB3_7)

12

E3C232D2I: Vertical Type A USB 2.0 (USB3_7)

13 SATA3 Connector (SATA_0)*

14 SATA3 Connector (SATA_1)

15 SATA3 Connector (SATA_3)

16 SATA3 Connector (SATA_2)

17 SATA3 Connector (SATA _4)

18 SATA3 Connector (SATA_5)

19 Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

20 M.2 Slot (M2_1)* (supports M.2 module type 2230)

21 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

22 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)

23 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

24 PSU SMBus (PSU_SMB1)

25 Auxiliary Panel Header (AUX_PANEL1)

26 TPM Header (TPM1)

27 Intelligent Platform Management Bus header (IPMB1)

28 ME Recovery Jumper (ME_RECOVERY1)

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29 Non Maskable Interrupt Button (NMI_BTN1)

30 BMC SMBus Header (BMC_SMB1)

31 Rear Fan Connector (REAR_FAN1)

32 PMBUS Mode Jumper (PMBUS_SEL_CLK1)

*e M.2 slot (M2_1) is shared w ith the SATA_0 conne ctor. Whe n M2_1 is populated with a M.2 SATA3 mod-

*

ule, SATA_ 0 is disabled .

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1.5 Onboard LED Indicators

DDR4_B1 (64 bit, 288-pin module)

DDR4_A1 (64 bit, 288-pin module)

Intel

C236

PCIE7

BIOS

ROM

ATXPWR1

ATX12V1

CMOS

Battery

COM1

VGA1

RoHS

BMC

LAN1

Top:
IPMI
LAN

USB 3.0
T: USB_1
B: USB_2

USB 2.0
T: USB_1
B: USB_2

NMI_BTN1

IPMB1

1

1

SPEAKER1

USB3_7

USB3_5_6

1

TPM1

1

REAR_FAN1

SATA_0 SATA_1 SATA_2

SATA_SGPIO1

1

E3C236D2I

LAN2

USB 3.0
T: USB_3
B: USB_4

1

1

1

1

1

1

M2_1

NUT1

PANEL1

1

AUX_PANEL1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

1

1

PSU_SMB1

BMC_SMB1

1

1

SATA_SGPIO2

ME_RECOVERY1

SATA_3

SATA_4

SATA_5

1

4

1

2

3

5

FRNT_FAN1

CPU_FAN1

E3C236D2I / E3C232D2I

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No. Item Status Description

1 SB_PWR1 Green STB PWR ready

2 FAN_LE D1 Amber CPU1_FAN1 failed

3 FAN_LE D2 Amber Front_FAN1 failed

4 FAN_LE D3 Amber Rear_FAN1 failed

5 BMC_LE D1 Green BMC heartbeat LED

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1.6 I/O Panel

6

4

2

8

E3C236D2I / E3C232D2I

1

No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_1_2) 5 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_1_2)

2 LAN RJ-45 Port (IPMI_LAN)* 6 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN1)**

3 VGA Por t ( VGA1) 7 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_3_4)

4 Serial Port (COM1) 8 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN2)**

LAN Port LED Indications

*ere are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port

LED indications.

Dedicated IPMI LAN Port LED Indications

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

O No Link O 10Mbps connection or

Blinking Yellow Data Activity Yellow 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection

3

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Por t

5

7

no link

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

LED indications.

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Por t

LAN Port LED Indications

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

O No Link O 10M bps connection or no

link
Blinking Yellow Data Activity Yellow 100M bps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection

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1.7 Block Diagram

DDR4 2133

DDR4 2133

128-bit Dual-Channel Memory x 2 Slots

Channel B

Channel A

M.2 Slot

Quick

PCIE x3

SATA/PCIE

Switch

PCIE x1

E3C236D2I / E3C232D2I

SATA 0

Quick

Switch

INTEL I210

(LAN1 NCSI)

INTEL I219

SATA 1-5

SATA 3

SATA 3

(LAN2)

100MHzPCIE x1

PCIE x1 100MHz

INTEL

100MHz

PCI-E Gen3 BUS

PCI-E X16 SLOT 7

LGA-1151 Pin Socket

Processor

DMI 3.0

5Gb/sUSB3.0

5Gb/sUSB3.0

SuperSpeed USB

SuperSpeed USB

USB3.0

4 Rear ports

USB3.0

2 Front ports

USB3.0 5Gb/s

SuperSpeed USB

Type A

USB3.0

480Mb/s

USB2.0

High-Speed USB

USB2.0

2 Rear ports

MNG RJ45

RGMII

RTL8211E

RGMII

C236

PCH-H

INTEL

PCIE x1

PWM

FRNT FAN1

CPU FAN1

SPI

67 

 %0& 

$

RGB

REAR FAN1

VGA Port

USB2

UART

Serial Port

LPC

SIO

DDR3

SPI

NCT5573D

256MB

TPM-S

Header

SPI

uBoot

SPI FLASH

SYSTEM BIOS

English

Serial Port

E3C232D2I

VGA Port

FRNT FAN1

CPU FAN1

REAR FAN1

SPI FLASH

SYSTEM BIOS

uBoot

DDR3

256MB

UART

RGB

PWM

$

 %0& 

SPI

SPI

SIO

NCT5573D

TPM-S

Header

67 

USB2

PCIE x1

SPI

LPC

PCH-H

C232

MNG RJ45

RGMII

RTL8211E

RGMII

2 Rear ports

USB2.0

480Mb/s

2 Front ports

Type A

USB2.0

USB2.0

SuperSpeed USB

High-Speed USB

USB2.0

480Mb/s

USB3.0

4 rear ports

USB3.0

High-Speed USB

SuperSpeed USB

USB3.0

5Gb/s

5Gb/sUSB3.0

LGA-1151 Pin Socket

INTEL

DMI 3.0

PCI-E X16 SLOT 7

PCI-E Gen3 BUS

100MHz

Processor

INTEL

PCIE x1 100MHz

100MHzPCIE x1

INTEL I210

(LAN1 NCSI)

INTEL I219

(LAN2)

SATA 0

SATA 3

Quick

Switch

SATA 3

Channel B

Channel A

SATA 1-5

PCIE x1

Quick

Switch

SATA/PCIE

PCIE x3

128-bit Dual-Channel Memory x 2 Slots

DDR4 2133

DDR4 2133

M.2 Slot

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Chapter 2 Installation

This is a mini ITX form factor (6.7'' x 6.7'', 17.02 cm x 17.02 cm) mot herboard. Before

you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the

motherboard ts into it.

Make sure to unplug the power c ord before installing or re moving the mothe rboard. Failure
to do so may cause physical injurie s to you and d amages to motherboard components.

2.1 Screw Holes

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

Do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you insta ll motherboard components or

change any motherboard settings.

1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any components.

2. To avoid damaging the motherboard ’s components due to static electricity, NEVER

place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also remember to use a

grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the compo-

nents.

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

4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded anti-static pad or in

the bag that comes with the component.

5. When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the motherboard to the chassis,

please do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is switched o or the
power cord is detached f rom the power supply. Failure to d o so may cau se severe damage to
the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.

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2.3 Installing the CPU

1. Before you in sert the 1151-Pin CPU into the sock et, please ch eck if the P nP cap is on the
socket, if the CPU surface is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the so cket. Do not
force to in sert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU
will be seriously damaged.

2. Unplug all power c ables before in stalling the CPU.

Illustrations in this User Manu al are provided for reference only and may slightly dier
from actual product ap pearances.

1

A

B

2

3

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4

5

Please save and replace the cover if the processor i s removed. e cover must be placed if
you wish to return the motherboard for aer service.

6

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