Asus RS700-E7/RS8 User Manual

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RS700-E7/RS8

1U Rackmount Server User Guide

E7560

Revised Edition V3

September 2012

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Contents

Safety information ..................................................................................... vii

About this guide ....................................................................................... viii

Chapter 1: Product introduction

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

1.2 Serial number label ......................................................................

1.3 Systemspecications .................................................................

1.4 Front panel features .....................................................................

1.5 Rear panel features ......................................................................

1.6 Internal features ...........................................................................

1.7 LED information ...........................................................................

1.7.1 Front panel LEDs ............................................................

1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs ..........................................................

1.7.3 HDD status LED ..............................................................

Chapter 2: Hardware setup

2.1 Chassis cover ............................................................................... 2-2

2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...................................................

2.2.1 Installing the CPU ...........................................................

2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink .............................................

2.3 System memory ...........................................................................

2.3.1 Overview .........................................................................

2.3.2 Memory Support List .......................................................

2.3.3 Memory Congurations ..................................................

2.3.4 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket ...........

2.4 Hard disk drives .........................................................................

2.5 Expansion slot ............................................................................

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket ...

2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card .....................................

2.6 Cable connections .....................................................................

2.7 SATAII/SAS backplane cabling .................................................

2.8 Removable/optional components .............................................

2.8.1 System fans ..................................................................

2.8.2 Redundant power supply module .................................

2.8.3 Slim type optical drive (optional) ...................................

2.8.4 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (REQUIRED) ............

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Chapter 3: Installation options

3.1 Friction Rail Kit Installation Guide ............................................. 3-2

3.1.1 Setting up the friction rail kit on the rack .........................

3.1.2 Mounting the server to the rack ......................................

Chapter 4: Motherboard information

4.1 Motherboard layouts .................................................................... 4-2

4.2 Jumpers ........................................................................................

4.3 Internal connectors ......................................................................

4.4 Internal LEDs ..............................................................................

Chapter 5: BIOS setup

5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 5-2

5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ......................................

5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ..................................................

5.1.3 BUPDATER utility

5.2 BIOS setup program ....................................................................

5.2.1 BIOS menu screen ..........................................................

5.2.2 Menu bar .........................................................................

5.2.3 Menu items .....................................................................

5.2.4 Submenu items ...............................................................

5.2.5 Navigation keys ...............................................................

5.2.6 General help ...................................................................

5.2.7 Conguration elds .........................................................

5.2.8 Pop-up window ...............................................................

5.2.9 Scroll bar .........................................................................

5.3 Main menu ....................................................................................

5.3.1 System Date ..................................................................

5.3.2 System Time ..................................................................

5.4 Advanced menu .........................................................................

5.4.1 CPU Conguration ........................................................

5.4.2 CPU Power Management Conguration .......................

5.4.3 Chipset Conguration ...................................................

5.4.4 PCH SATA Conguration ..............................................

5.4.5 PCH SCU SAS Conguration .......................................

5.4.6 PCI Subsystem Settings ...............................................

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5.4.7 Onboard LAN Conguration .......................................... 5-29

5.4.8 USB Conguration ........................................................

5.4.9 Trusted Computing ........................................................

5.4.10 ACPI Settings ................................................................

5.4.11 WHEA Conguration .....................................................

5.4.12 APM ..............................................................................

5.4.13 Serial Port Console Redirection ....................................

5.4.14 ME Subsystem ..............................................................

5.4.15 Legacy Devices Conguration ......................................

5.4.16 Runtime Error Logging ..................................................

5.5 Server Mgmt menu .....................................................................

5.5.1 System Event Log .........................................................

5.5.2 BMC network conguration ...........................................

5.6 Event Logs menu .......................................................................

5.6.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings .............................

5.7 Boot menu ..................................................................................

5.8 Monitor menu .............................................................................

5.9 Security menu ............................................................................

5.10 Tool menu ...................................................................................

5.11 Exit menu ....................................................................................

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Chapter6: RAIDconguration

6.1 Setting up RAID ............................................................................ 6-2

6.1.1 RAID denitions ..............................................................

6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ................................................

6.1.3 RAID controller selection ................................................

6.1.4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ........................................

6.2 LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtility ....................................

6.2.1 Creating a RAID set ........................................................

6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID conguration ........................

6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives ...........................................

6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives .................................................

6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency .....................

6.2.6 Deleting a RAID conguration .......................................

6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set ......................

6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache ....................................................

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6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU/SATA Option

ROM Utility ..................................................................................

6.3.1 Creating a RAID set ......................................................

6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set ...............................................

6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set ......................................................

6.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID ........................................

6.3.5 Exiting the Intel

6.3.6 Rebuilding the RAID .....................................................

6.3.7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ............

6.4 Intel

Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Utility (Windows) 6-34

6.4.1 Creating a RAID set ......................................................

6.4.2 Change Volume Type ....................................................

6.4.3 Delete volume ...............................................................

6.4.4 Preferences ...................................................................

Chapter 7: Driver installation

7.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 7-2

7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk ............................................

7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver ................................

7.2 Intel

7.3 Intel

7.4 VGA driver installation

7.5 Intel

7.6 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 ..........................................

7.7 Intel

7.8 Intel

7.9 Management applications and utilities installation ................

Chipset Device Software installation ............................. 7-14

Network Connections Software installation.................. 7-16

C600 Series Chipset SAS RAID (SATA mode) Drivers .. 7-22

Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation . 7-24

I350 Gigabit Adapters Driver installation ....................... 7-27

7.9.1 Running the support DVD .............................................

7.9.2 Drivers menu .................................................................

7.9.3 Utilities menu ................................................................

7.9.4 Make disk menu ............................................................

7.9.5 Contact information .......................................................

Rapid Storage Technology utility ........ 6-31

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Appendix: Reference information

Z9PP-D24 block diagram ..........................................................................A-2

Notices .......................................................................................................A-3

ASUS contact information .......................................................................A-5

Safety information

Electrical Safety

• Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the power cables for the system unit and all attached devices are unplugged.

• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical

outlet before relocating the system.

• When adding or removing any additional devices to or from the system, ensure

that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device.

• If the power supply is broken, do not try to x it by yourself. Contact a qualied

service technician or your dealer.

Operation Safety

• Any mechanical operation on this server must be conducted by certied or

experienced engineers.

• Before operating the server, carefully read all the manuals included with the server package.

• Before using the server, ensure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged. If any damage is detected, contact your dealer as soon as possible.

• To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.

• Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Place the server on a stable surface.

• If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualied service

technician or your retailer.

This product is equipped with a three-wire power cable and plug for the user’s safety. Use the power cable with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid electrical shock.

Lithium-Ion Battery Warning

CAUTION! Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

CD-ROM Drive Safety Warning

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

Heavy System CAUTION! This server system is heavy. Ask for assistance when moving or carrying the system.

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About this guide

Audience

This user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users with at

least basic knowledge of conguring a server.

Contents

This guide contains the following parts:

1. Chapter 1: Product introduction

This chapter describes the general features of the server, including sections

on front panel and rear panel specications.

2. Chapter 2: Hardware setup

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components.

3. Chapter 3: Installation options

This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone server.

4. Chapter 4: Motherboard information

This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server. This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector locations.

5. Chapter 5: BIOS information

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters.

6. Chapter6:RAIDconguration

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.

7 Chapter 7: Driver installation

This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components.

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Conventions

To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual.

DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when

trying to complete a task.

CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when

trying to complete a task.

IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.

NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a task.

Typography

Bold text

Italics

<Key> Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than sign means that you must press the enclosed key.

Example: <Enter> means that you must press the Enter or Return key.

<Key1+Key2+Key3> If you must press two or more keys simultaneously,

the key names are linked with a plus sign (+).

Example: <Ctrl+Alt+D>

Command

exactly as shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets.

Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line:

Indicates a menu or an item to select.

Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.

Means that you must type the command

format A:/S

References

Refer to the following sources for additional information, and for product and software updates.

1. ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) user guide

This manual tells how to set up and use the proprietary ASUS server management utility.

2. ASUS websites

The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information for all ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.

Chapter 1

This chapter describes the general features of the chassis kit. It includes sections on front panel and rear panel

specications.

Product introduction

1.1 System package contents

Check your system package for the following items.

Model Name RS700-E7/RS8 Chassis ASUS R12D 1U Rackmount Chassis

Motherboard ASUS Z9PP-D24 Server Board Component 2 x800W Redundant Power Supply (varies by territories)

Accessories 1 x RS700-E7/RS8 User’s Guide

Optional Items Second 800W Redundant Power Supply Module

*ASUS System Web-based Management

1 x SATA/SAS 2.5” HDD Backplane (BP8LX-R10A) 8 x hot-swap 2.5” HDD trays (varies by territories) 1 x Front I/O Board (LED board, FPB-R12A) 2 x Riser Card (RE16L-R12D, RE16R-R12D) 8 x System Fans (40 x 40 x 56mm)

1 x ASWM Enterprise User’s Guide

1 x RS700-E7/RS8 Support CD 1 x ASWM Enterprise Support CD 1 x Bag of Screws

2 x CPU Heatsink (varies by territories) 2 x AC Power Cable

1 x Friction Rail Kit

CPU Heatsink

Slim type DVD-RW

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

1.2 Serial number label

Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team, you must

take note of the product’s serial number containing 14 characters such as xxS0xxxxxxxxxx. See the gure below.

With the correct serial number of the product, ASUS Technical Support team

members can then offer a quicker and satisfying solution to your problems.

RS700-E7/RS8

xxS0xxxxxxxxxx

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1.3 Systemspecications

The ASUS RS700-E7/RS8 feature the ASUS Z9PP-D24 server board. The

server supports Intel® Socket-R LGA2011 Xeon® series processors with EM64T technology, plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard.

Model Name RS700-E7/RS8

Processor / System Bus

Core Logic

ASUS Features

Memory

Expansion Slots

Storage

Smart Fan ASWM

Enterprise Total Slots

Capacity

Memory Type

Memory Size

Total PCI/PCI-X/ PCI-E Slots

Slot Type Additional Slot

SATA Controller

SAS Controller

2 x Socket-R (LGA2011) 8/6/4 Core Intel® Xeon E5-2600 Series (Up to TDP=135W)

* Support up to TDP=150W under 25 ℃ environment QPI 6.4 / 7.2 / 8.0 GT/s

Intel® C602 chipset

√

24 (4-channel per CPU, 12 DIMMs per CPU) Maximum up to 512GB (RDIMM)

Maximum up to 128GB (UDIMM) Maximum up to 768GB (LRDIMM)

DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 (RDIMM) DDR3 1066/1333 ECC (UDIMM) DDR3 1066/1333 (LRDIMM)

2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB (RDIMM) 2GB, 4GB and 8GB (UDIMM) 8GB, 16GB, 32GB (LRDIMM)

2+1

2 x PCI-E G3 x16 (x16 Link) ( Full-height/Half-lengh)

1 x PIKE slot for storage enhancement Intel® C602 chipset:

<AHCI>

2x SATA 3Gb/s ports 1x ISATA1 port (2 x SATA 3 Gb/s+2 x SATA 6Gb/s) Intel RSTe (For Windows only)

- Supports S/W RAID 0,1,10 & 5)

*Regarding LSI MegaRAID support, please refer to update on website.

<SCU>

1x ISAS1 port (4 x SATA 3Gb/s) Intel RSTe (For Windows only)

- Supports S/W RAID 0,1,10 & 5)

Optional:

ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card ASUS PIKE 2108 8-port SAS2 6G H/W RAID card

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Model Name RS700-E7/RS8

8 x Hot-swap 2.5” SATA/SAS HDD Bays* * ASUS PIKE RAID card is required for the HDDs to be recognized

for system boootup.

HDD Bays

I = internal A or S will be hot-

swappable Networking Graphic

LAN

VGA

4 x Intel® I350-AM4 + 1 x Mgmt LAN Aspeed AST2300 + 16MB VRAM 5 x RJ-45 ports (1 for ASMB6-iKVM)

4 x USB 2.0 ports (Front x 2, Rear x 2)

Onboard I/O

1 x VGA port 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port

Windows® Server 2008 R2 Windows® Server 2008 Enterprise 32 / 64-bit

OS Support

Windows® Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32 / 64-bit RedHat® Enterprise Linux AS5.7, 6.1 32 / 64-bit SuSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11.1 32 / 64-bit (Subject to change without any notice)

Out of Band Management Solution

Remote

Hardware

Software Dimension (HH x WW x DD) Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM &

HDD not inclu ded)

Power Supply

Power Rating

On-Board ASMB6-iKVM for KVM-over-IP support

ASUS ASWM Enterprise

689.5mm x 444mm x 43.4mm (1U)

18 Kg

800W (Delta 80Plus Platinum level) 1+1 Redundant Power Supply (Default with one Power Supply Module)

Input:

800W: 100 - 127Vac / 9.9A, 200-240Vac / 4.79A, 47 - 63Hz, Class 1

Operation temperature: 10°C–35°C

Environment

Non operation temperature: -40°C–70°C Non operation humidity: 20%–90% ( Non-condensing)

*Specicationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

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1.4 Front panel features

The barebone server displays a simple yet stylish front panel with easily accessible features. The power and reset buttons, LED indicators, slim type optical drive, and two USB ports are located on the front panel.

Refer to section 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions.

Rack screw

HDD 1 HDD 3 HDD 5

Slim type ODD HDD 8

Power LED Message LED Location LED LAN1/3 LED LAN2/4 LED HDD Access LED

HDD 2 HDD 4 HDD 6 HDD 7

Power button

Reset button

Location switch

USB ports

Rack screw

• Ensure to install an ASUS PIKE RAID card for the HDDs to be recognized

for system bootup.

• Refer to section

2.8.5 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card

for the

descriptions.

1.5 Rear panel features

The rear panel includes the expansion slots, system power socket, and rear fans. The middle part includes the I/O shield with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard.

LAN port 1

LAN port 2

Expansion slot

LAN port 3

LAN port 4

USB ports

PS/2 keyboard port

Expansion slot

DMLAN port*

PS/2 mouse port

VGA port

(Optional)

Redundant power

Second

connector

Power cord

• The ports for the PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, serial port, USB, VGA, and Gigabit LAN do not appear on the rear panel if motherboard is not present.

• *The port is for ASUS ASMB6-iKVM controller card only.

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1.6 Internal features

The barebone server includes the basic components as shown.

1. Power supply and power fan

2. PCI-E G3 x16 slot (x16

link) (FH/HL)

3. PIKE Slot

4. ASUS Z9PP-D24 Server

Board

5. System fans

6. SATA/SAS backplane (hidden)

7. Hot-swap HDD tray 1–8 (SAS and SATA)

8. Front LED Board (FPB-

R12A)

9. Slim-type optical drive

The barebone server does not include a oppy disk drive. Connect a USB oppy

disk drive to any of the USB ports on the front or rear panel if you need to use a

oppy disk.

A protection lm is pre-attached to the front cover before shipping. Please remove the protection lm before turning on the system for proper heat

dissipation.

*WARNING

HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS

KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY

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1.7 LED information

1.7.1 Front panel LEDs

Power LED Message LED

Location LED

LED Icon Display status Description

Power LED ON System power ON

HDD Access LED

Message LED

Location LED

LAN LEDs

OFF

Blinking

OFF

Blinking

OFF

Blinking

No activity Read/write data into the HDD

System is normal; no incoming event ASWM indicates a HW monitor event

Normal status Location switch is pressed (Press the location switch again to turn off)

No LAN connection LAN is transmitting or receiving data LAN connection is present

HDD Access LED

LAN2/4 LED

LAN1/3 LED

1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs

SPEED LED

ACT/LINK LED

ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection

GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection

BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection

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1.7.3 HDD status LED

HDD Activity LED

SATAII/SAS HDD LED Description

Green Light ON

HDD status LED

Power ON (Detection HDD Present)

HDD Status LED

HDD Activity LED

RED Light ON* HDD has failed and should be swapped immediately

GREEN/RED

Blinking*

OFF HDD Not Found

Green Blinking Read/write data from/into the SATAII/SAS HDD

*The LED status functions only when you install the PIKE RAID card.

RAID rebuilding

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Chapter 2

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components.

Hardware setup

2.1 Chassis cover

Removing the rear cover

1. Loosen the two thumbscrews on the rear panel to release the rear cover from the chassis.

Thumbscrews

2. Firmly hold the cover and slide it

toward the rear panel for about half an inch until it is disengaged from the chassis.

1/2 inch distance

3. Lift the cover from the chassis.

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Z9PP-D24

Z9PP-D24 CPU LGA2011 Socket

CPU2

CPU1

2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA2011 socket designed for the

Intel® Xeon E5-2600 family processor.

• Upon purchase of the motherboard, ensure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent. Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any damage to the PnP cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment/transit-related.

• Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process Return

Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA2011 socket.

• The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from incorrect CPU installation/removal, or misplacement/loss/ incorrect removal of the PnP cap.

2.2.1 Installing the CPU

To install a CPU:

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

Before installing the CPU, ensure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is on your left.

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2. Press the left load lever with your

thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab.

To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU.

3. Slightly lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow.

Load lever

4. Press the right load lever with your

thumb (C), then move it to the right (D) until it is released from the retention tab. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow (E).

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5. Push the left load lever (F) to lift the

load plate (G).

6. Position the CPU over the socket, ensuring that the triangle mark is on the top-right corner of the socket.

Triangle

mark

The CPU ts in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the

socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU!

7. Remove the PnP cap (H) from the CPU socket and close the load plate (I).

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8. Push down the right load lever (J),

ensuring that the edge of the load

plate is xed by the lever (K).

9. Insert the right load lever under the retention tab.

10. Push down the left load lever (L), and then insert the lever under the retention tab (M).

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11. Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with, ensuring that it is spread in an even thin layer.

Some heatsinks come with preapplied thermal paste. If so, skip this step.

The Thermal Interface Material is toxic and inedible. DO NOT eat it. If it gets into your eyes or touches your skin, wash it off immediately, and seek professional medical help.

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2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink

To install the CPU heatsink:

1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, ensuring that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard.

2. Twist each of the four screws with

a Philips (cross) screwdriver just enough to attach the heatsink to

the motherboard. When the four

screws are attached, tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink.

Tighten the four heatsink screws in a

diagonal sequence.

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2.3 System memory

Z9PP-D24

Z9PP-D24 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets

DIMM_C3

DIMM_C2

DIMM_C1

DIMM_D3

DIMM_D2

DIMM_D1

DIMM_E1

DIMM_E2

DIMM_E3

DIMM_F1

DIMM_F2

DIMM_F3

DIMM_H2

DIMM_H3

DIMM_H1

DIMM_G3

DIMM_G2

DIMM_G1

DIMM_A2

DIMM_A1

DIMM_A3

DIMM_B1

DIMM_B2

DIMM_B3

2.3.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with 12 (per CPU) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline

Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.

A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. DDR3 modules

are developed for better performance with less power consumption.

The gure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:

2.3.2 Memory Support List

Intel Xeon E5-2600 Series Processor UDIMM Memory Support List

Ranks

Per DIMM

and Data

Width

SRx8

Non-ECC

DRx8

Non-ECC

SRx16

Non-ECC

SRx8 ECC 1GB 2GB 4GB 1066

DRx8 ECC 2GB 4GB 8GB 1066

Memory Capacity Per DIMM

1GB 2GB 4GB N/A

2GB 4GB 8GB N/A

512MB 1GB 2GB N/A

Speed (MT/s) and Voltage Validated by Slot

Per Channel (SPC) and DIMM Per Channel

1.35V 1.5V 1.35V

(DPC)

3 Slots Per Channel

1DPC 2DPC

1066, 1333, 1066, 1333, 1066, 1333, 1066, 1333, 1066, 1333,

N/A

1066

1.5V

1066, 1333, 1066, 1333, 1066,

1333,

1066, 1333, 1066, 1333,

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Intel Xeon E5-2600 Series Processor RDIMM Memory Support List

Ranks

Per DIMM

and Data

Width

SRx8 1GB 2GB 4GB

DRx8 2GB 4GB 8GB

SRx4 2GB 4GB 8GB

DRx4 4GB 8GB 16GB

QRx4 8GB 16GB 32GB 800 1066 800 800 N/A N/A QRx8 4GB 8GB 16GB 800 1066 800 800 N/A

Memory Capacity Per DIMM

Speed (MT/s) and Voltage Validated by Slot Per Channel (SPC) and

1DPC 2DPC 3DPC

1.35V 1.5V 1.35V

1066,

1333

1066,

1333

1066,

1333

1066,

1333

DIMM Per Channel (DPC)

3 Slots Per Channel

1066,

1333,

1066, 1333,

1600

1333

1066,

1333

1066,

1333

1066,

1333

1.5V 1.35V 1.5V

1066, 1333,

1600

1066, 1333,

1600

1066, 1333,

1600

1066, 1333,

1600

N/A

800,

1066

800,

1066

800,

1066

800,

1066

N/A

Intel Xeon E5-2600 Series Processor LRDIMM Memory Support List

Speed (MT/s) and Voltage Validated by Slot

Ranks

Per DIMM

Memory Capacity Per

and Data

Width

QRx4

(DDP)*

QRx8 (P)** 8GB 16GB 1066

DIMM

16GB 32GB 1066

* DDP-Dual Die Package DRAM stacking.

** P-Planer monolithic DRAM die.

Per Channel (SPC) and DIMM Per Channel

1DPC and 2DPC 3DPC

1.35V 1.5V

(DPC)

3 Slots Per Channel

1.35V 1.5V

1066,

1333

1066,

1333

1066 1066

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2.3.3 MemoryCongurations

You may install 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB* RDIMMs or 2GB, 4GB and 8GB* with ECC/Non-ECC UDIMMs or 8GB, 16GB and 32GB* LR-DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory congurations in this section.

1CPUConguration(mustonCPU1)

1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 8 DIMMs 12 DIMMs

1CPUConguration(mustonCPU1)

1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 8 DIMMs 12 DIMMs

2CPUConguration

1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 8 DIMMs 12 DIMMs 16 DIMMs 20 DIMMs 24 DIMMs

2CPUConguration

1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 8 DIMMs 12 DIMMs 16 DIMMs 20 DIMMs 24 DIMMs

DIMM_A3 DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B3 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1

V V V V

V V V V V V

DIMM_C3 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D3 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1

V V V V

V V V V V V

DIMM_A3 DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B3 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1

V V V V

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

DIMM_C3 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D3 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1

V V V V

V V V V V V V V V V

V V V V V

V V

V V V V V V

V V V V

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2CPUConguration

1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 8 DIMMs 12 DIMMs 16 DIMMs 20 DIMMs 24 DIMMs

DIMM_E3 DIMM_E2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F3 DIMM_F2 DIMM_F1

V V V V V V V V V V V V

V V V

V V V V V V V V V V

2CPUConguration

1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 8 DIMMs 12 DIMMs 16 DIMMs 20 DIMMs 24 DIMMs

DIMM_G3 DIMM_G2 DIMM_G1 DIMM_H3 DIMM_H2 DIMM_H1

V V V V V V

• *For the latest update, please refer to ASUS Server AVL on the website.

• Start installing the DIMMs from slot A1 (light blue).

• Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.

V V

V V V V V V V V V V

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2.3.4 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket

1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clip outward.

2. Align a DIMM on the socket

such that the notch on the DIMM matches the DIMM slot key on the socket.

A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it ts in only one direction. DO NOT force

a DIMM into a socket in the wrong direction to avoid damaging the DIMM.

3. Hold the DIMM by both of its ends, then insert the DIMM vertically into the socket. Apply force to both ends of the DIMM simultaneously until the retaining clip snaps back into place, and the DIMM cannot be pushed in any further to ensure proper sitting of the DIMM.

Always insert the DIMM into the socket VERTICALLY to prevent DIMM notch

damage.

• To install two or more DIMMs, refer to the user guide bundled in the motherboard package.

• Refer to the user guide for qualied vendor lists of the memory modules.

DIMM notch

DIMM slot key

Unlocked retaining clip

Locked Retaining Clip

Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM socket

1. Press the retaining clip outward to unlock the DIMM.

2. Remove the DIMM from the socket.

Support the DIMM lightly with your ngers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it ips out with extra force.

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2.4 Hard disk drives

The system supports eight hot-swap 2.5” SATAII/SAS hard disk drives. The hard

disk drive installed on the drive tray connects to the motherboard SATAII/SAS ports via the SATAII/SAS backplane.

To install a hot-swap SATAII/SAS HDD:

1. Release a drive tray by pushing the spring lock to the right, then pulling the tray lever outward. The drive tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever.

2. Firmly hold the tray lever and pull

the drive tray out of the bay.

spring lock

3. Remove the drive tray supporting

pillar shown in the right gure.

Supporting pillar

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4. Place a SATAII/SAS hard disk drive

on the tray, and then secure it with four screws.

5. Carefully insert the drive tray and push it all the way to the depth of the bay until just a small fraction of the tray edge protrudes.

When installed, the SATAII/SAS connector on the drive connects to the SATAII/

SAS interface on the backplane.

6. Push the tray lever until it clicks, and secures the drive tray in place. The drive tray is correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge.

7. Repeat steps 1 to 6 if you wish to install a second SATAII/SAS drive.

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2.5 Expansion slot

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket

The barebone server comes with two riser card brackets. You need to remove the

bracket if you want to install PCI Express x8 or x16 expansion cards.

To install a PCI Express x8 or x16 card in PCIE1 slot:

1. Firmly hold the riser card bracket, then pull it up to detach it from the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard.

2. Place the riser card bracket on a at and stable surface, then remove

the screw from the slot bay.

PCI Express x16 slot

3. Install a PCI Express x8 or x16 card to the bracket as shown, then secure the card with a screw.

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To reinstall the riser card bracket in PCIE1 slot:

1. Align the riser card bracket with the cards to the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard.

2. Press the riser card bracket until

the golden connectors completely

t the slot and the bracket aligns

with the rear panel.

3. Connect the cable(s) to the card, if applicable.

To install a PCI Express x8 or x16 card in PCIE2 slot:

1. Firmly hold the riser card bracket, then pull it up to detach it from the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard.

2. Place the riser card bracket on a at and stable surface, then remove

the screw from the slot bay.

PCI Express x16 slot

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3. Install a PCI Express x8 or x16 card to the bracket as shown, then secure the card with a screw.

To reinstall the riser card bracket in PCIE2 slot:

1. Align the riser card bracket with the cards to the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard.

2. Press the riser card bracket until

the golden connectors completely

t the slot and the bracket aligns

with the rear panel.

3. Connect the cable(s) to the card, if applicable.

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2.5.2 Conguringanexpansioncard

After installing the expansion card, congure the it by adjusting the software

settings.

1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 5 for information on BIOS setup.

2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the following tables.

3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.

Standard Interrupt assignments

IRQ Priority Standard function

0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 - Programmable Interrupt 3* 11 Communications Port (COM2) 4* 12 Communications Port (COM1)

5* 13 -6 14 Floppy Disk Controller

7* 15 --

8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock 9* 4 ACPI Mode when used 10* 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11* 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12* 7 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port

13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14* 9 Primary IDE Channel

15* 10 Secondary IDE Channel

* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.

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2.6 Cable connections

• The bundled system cables are pre-connected before shipment. You do

not need to disconnect these cables unless you will remove pre-installed components to install additional devices.

• Refer to Chapter 4 for detailed information on the connectors.

3 4

Pre-connected system cables

1. 8-pin BPPWR1 power connector (from backplane to motherboard)

2. System fan connectors (from motherboard FAN1-8 to system fans)

3. Auxiliary panel connector (from motherboard to front I/O board)

4. Panel connector (from motherboard to front I/O board)

5. USB connector (from motherboard to front I/O board)

6. SATA5 connector (from motherboard to SATAII/SAS backplane board to connect ODD)

7. PSAS1/2 connectors (from motherboard to SATAII/SAS backplane board,

when using PIKE RAID card)

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2.7 SATAII/SAS backplane cabling

Front side

The front side of the SATIIA/SAS backplane faces the front panel when installed. This side includes eight SATAII/SAS connectors for the hot swap drive trays.

Connect the SATAII/SAS HDDs

Back side

The back side of the SATAII/SAS backplane faces the rear panel when installed. This side includes the power connectors and SATAII/SAS interfaces for the motherboard Serial ATA connectors or the SAS card.

Connects a 8-pin plug from power supply

Connects the data cables connected to the motherboard

SGPIO_SELjumper:

pins 1-2 (Onboard) pins 2-3 (Add-on card)

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2.8 Removable/optional components

You may need to remove previously installed system components when installing

or removing system devices. Or you may need to install the optional components into the system. This section tells how to remove/install the following components:

1. System fans

2. Redundant power supply module

3. Slim type optical drive (optional)

4. ASUS PIKE RAID card (REQUIRED)

1. Ensure to install the ASUS PIKE RAID card for the HDDs to be recognized

for system bootup.

2. Ensure that the system is turned off before removing any components.

2.8.1 System fans

To uninstall the system fans:

1. Disconnect the system fan cable from the fan connector on the motherboard.

2. Lift the fan, then set aside.

3. Repeat steps 1 to 2 to uninstall the

other system fans.

To reinstall the system fans

1. Insert the fan to the fan cage. The

airow directional arrow on the

fan side should point towards the system rear panel.

2. Connect the system fan cable to the

fan connector on the motherboard.

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2.8.2 Redundant power supply module

To replace a failed redundant power supply module

1. Lift up the power supply module lever.

2. Hold the power supply module

lever and press the PSU latch.

3. Firmly pull the power supply module out of the system chassis.

4. Firmly push the new power supply

module into the chassis until the latch locks to the server chassis.

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2.8.3 Slim type optical drive (optional)

To uninstall the slim optical drive:

1. Disconnect the SATA power and cable, then locate the optical drive eject latch at the rear side.

2. Press the latch leftward, and push

the slim optical drive toward the front panel.

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2.8.4 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (REQUIRED)

Follow the steps below to install the ASUS PIKE RAID card on your motherboard.

The ASUS PIKE RAID card is required for the HDDs to be recognized for sytem

bootup.

1. Remove the four screws that secure the outer heatsink on the front of the PIKE RAID card and detach the heatsink.

DO NOT remove the inner heatsink from the PIKE RAID card.

2. Locate the PIKE RAID card slots (PIKE1, PIKE2) on the motherboard.

3. Remove the screw beside the PIKE1 slot on the motherboard. Keep it for reassembly.

4. Align the golden ngers of the RAID card with the PIKE1/PIKE2 RAID

card slots then carefully insert the RAID card into the slots.

Ensure that the card is securely

seated in place.

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5. Secure the RAID card with the screw that you removed earlier.

6. Ensure that the data cables are connected to the PSAS1 and

PSAS2 connectors.

7. Ensure that the SGPIO_SEL1 jumper is set to pins 2-3. Refer to

2.7 SATAII/SAS backplane cabling

on page 2-19 for the jumper setting

details.

The heatsink on PIKE 2108 Series might interfere with the components on the

expansion card. Ensure that the height of the component is less than 5.8mm.

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Chapter 3

This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server.

Installation options

3.1 Friction Rail Kit Installation Guide

Your friction rail kit package contains:

• One pair of rack rails

• One pair of xing latches

• 4 latch screws, 4 rail screws and 4 rail washers

Rail Washers

Latch screws

Rack railsFixing latchesFront end Rear end

Rail screws

3.1.1 Setting up the friction rail kit on the rack

1. Select a 1U space on the rack where you want to install the rack rail. A 1U space consists of three square mounting holes with two thin lips on the top and the bottom, as shown in the right

gure.

2. Adjust the rack rail to t the depth

of the rack.

3. From inside the rack, place the rear rail hook on the bottom thin lip of the rear mounting hole, and then place the front rail hook on the bottom thin lip of the front mounting hole, as shown in

the right gure.

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4. Secure the front and rear ends of the

rail with two rack screws and washers.

5. Repeat step 2 to 4 to attach the rack

rail on the other side of the rack.

6. When mounting the server to the rack,

ensure to include the side knots on the two sides of the server in the rack rail

holders, as shown in the right gure.

Do not install the rail kit in the following situation:

DO NOT place the rail hook on a thick lip of the mounting hole.

DO NOT install the rail to the outer side of the server rack.

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3.1.2 Mounting the server to the rack

To mount the server to the rack

1. Place the server on the rack rails, and then push the server all the way to the depth of the rack.

2. Tighten the two rack screws to

secure the server in place.

To uninstall the server from the rack

1. Loosen the rack screws that secured the server to the rack.

2. Pull the server from the rack.

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Chapter 4

This chapter includes the motherboard layout, and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors.

Motherboard info

4-1

4.1 Motherboard layouts

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Layout contents

Jumpers Page

1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 4-4

2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1)

3. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2)

4. RAID conguration utility selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1)

5. ME rmware force recovery setting (3-pin ME_RCVR1)

6. Base b oard Mana g e ment Cont r oller (BMC ) Set t ing ( 3 -pin

BMC_EN1)

Internal connectors Page

1. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1–2 [blue]) 4-8

2. ISAS1 and ISATA1 connectors

3. PSAS 1 and 2 connectors

4. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1)

5. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB34, USB56)

6. Serial port connectors (10-1 pin COM1)

7. System fan connectors (4-pin FAN1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8)

8. TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM)

9. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1 [white])

10. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1)

4-5 4-5 4-6 4-6

4-7

4-8 4-9 4-9 4-10 4-10 4-11 4-11 4-12 4-13

Internal LEDs Page

1. Standby power LED 4-14

2. CPU warning LED (ERR_CPU1, ERR_CPU2)

3. DIMM warning LED (ERR_DIMMA1-3, ERR_DIMMB1-3, ERR_DIMMC1-3, ERR_DIMMD1-4, ERR_DIMME1-3, ERR_DIMMF1-3, ERR_DIMMG1-3, ERR_DIMMH1-3)

4. BMC LED (BMC_LED)

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4-14

4-15

Z9PP-D24

Z9PP-D24 Clear RTC RAM

Normal

(Default)

Clear CMOS

CLRTC1

PIN1 PIN1

21 2 3

4.2 Jumpers

1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)

This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS.

You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters

by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords.

To erase the RTC RAM:

1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord.

2. Move the jumper cap from pins 1–2 (default) to pins 2–3. Keep the cap on pins 2–3 for about 5–10 seconds, then move the cap back to pins 1–

3. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.

4. Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup

to re-enter data.

Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure!

If the steps above do not help, remove the onboard battery and move the jumper again to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data. After the CMOS clearance, reinstall the battery.

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2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1)

Z9PP-D24

Z9PP-D24 VGA setting

PIN1 PIN1

Enable

(Default)

Disable

VGA_SW1

Z9PP-D24

Z9PP-D24 LAN setting

Enable

(Default)

Disable

LAN_SW1

PIN1 PIN1

This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller. Set to pins 1–2 to activate the VGA feature.

3. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1)

These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel® I350-AM4 Gigabit LAN1/2/3/4 controller. Set to pins 1–2 to activate the Gigabit LAN

feature.

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4. RAIDcongurationutilityselection(3-pinRAID_SEL1)

Z9PP-D24

Z9PP-D24 RAID setting

21 2 3

LSI RAID

(Default)

INTEL

RAID_SEL1

PIN1 PIN1

Z9PP-D24

Z9PP-D24 ME_RCVR

ME_RCVR1

This jumper allows you to select the RAID conguration utility to use when you create disk arrays. Place the jumper caps over pins 1–2 if you want to use the LSI MegaRAID software RAID Setup Utility (default); otherwise, place the jumper caps to pins 2–3 to use the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology

Enterprise.

5. MErmwareforcerecoverysetting(3-pinME_RCVR1)

This jumper allows you to quickly recover the Intel Management Engine (ME)

rmware when it becomes corrupted.

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6. Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Setting (3-pin BMC_EN1)

Z9PP-D24

Z9PP-D24 BMC_EN

21 2 3

Enable

(Default)

Disable

BMC_EN1

PIN1 PIN1

This jumper allows you to enable (default) or disable on-board BMC.

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4.3 Internal connectors

Z9PP-D24

Z9PP-D24 SATA connectors

SATA5

GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1

GND

RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1

GND

SATA6

GN4

RSATA_1TXP2

RSATA_TXN2

GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2

GND

Z9PP-D24

Z9PP-D24 PSAS connectors

PSAS1

PSAS2

1. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1–2 [Blue])

These connectors, controlled by Intel® C602 chipset, are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives (SATA 5 connector for optical drive use by default).

2. PSAS 1 and 2 connectors

Supported by the ASUS® PIKE Card, these connectors are for the SAS signal

cables for SAS hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb/s of data transfer rate.

After installing the PIKE RAID card and SAS hard disk drives, ensure that the SAS signal cables are connected to the PASA ports to create a RAID

conguration.

1. Ensure to install the ASUS PIKE RAID card for the HDDs to be recognized

for system bootup.

2. Ensure that the signal cables are connected to the PSAS1 and PSAS2

connectors.

3. Ensure that the SGPIO_SEL1 jumper on the backplane is set to pins 2-3.

Refer to

2.7 SATAII/SAS backplane cabling

setting details.

on page 2-19 for the jumper

The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of SAS/SATA hard disks installed.

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3. ISAS1 and ISATA1 connectors

Z9PP-D24

Z9PP-D24 ISAS connectors

PSAS1

ISAS1

ISATA1

PSAS2

Z9PP-D24

Z9PP-D24 Storage card actisvity LED connector

ADD_IN_CARD-

HDLED1

The ISATA1 connector (AHCI) supports 2 SATA 3Gb/s ports + 2 SATA 6Gb/s

ports. Move the cable from default PSAS2 to ISATA1 to support HDD5 and HDD6 (6Gb/s), and HDD7 and HDD8 (3Gb/s).

Ths ISAS1 connector (SCU) supports 4 SATA 3Gb/s ports. Move the cable

from default PSAS1 to ISAS1 to support HDD1, HDD2, HDD3, and HDD4 (3Gb/s).

Ensure that the SGPIO_SEL1 jumper on the backplane is set to pins 2-3. Refer

2.7 SATAII/SAS backplane cabling

details.

on page 2-19 for the jumper setting

The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of SAS/SATA hard disks installed.

4. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1)

This connector is used to connect to a hard disk drive active LED connector on the SCSI or RAID card.

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Z9PP-D24

PIN 1

COM1

Z9PP-D24 Serial port connector

5. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB34, USB56, Type A USB10)

Z9PP-D24

Z9PP-D24 USB 2.0 connectors

USB34

USB10

PIN 1

USB+5V

USB_P4-

USB_P4+

GND

USB+5V

USB_P3-

USB_P3+

GND

USB56

PIN 1

USB+5V

USB_P6-

USB_P6+

GND

USB+5V

USB_P5-

USB_P5+

GND

The USB34 and USB56 connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the

USB module cable to the connectors, and then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. The USB10 connector is for a

A-type internal USB 2.0 device. The USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specication that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed.

The USB port module is purchased separately.

6. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1)

This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.

The serial port module is purchased separately.

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7. System fan connectors (4-pin FAN1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8)

Z9PP-D24

FAN1

Z9PP-D24 FAN connectors

FAN4

B C

FAN2 FAN3

PWM Control

FAN Speed FAN Power

GND

PWM Control

FAN Speed FAN Power

GND

PWM Control

FAN Speed FAN Power

GND

FAN5

PWM Control

FAN Speed FAN Power

GND

FAN6

PWM Control

FAN Speed FAN Power

GND

FAN7

PWM Control

FAN Speed FAN Power

GND

PWM Control

FAN Speed FAN Power

GND

FAN8

GND

FAN Power

FAN Speed

PWM Control

Z9PP-D24

Z9PP-D24 TPM connector

TPM1

PIN 1

PWRBNT#

LAD2

LAD1

GND

PCICLK

FRAME

PCIRST#

LAD3

LAD0

+3VSB

GND

PWRDWN

+3V

GND

I2CSDAT_PCI

SERIRQ

CLKRUN

FP_RESET#

The fan connectors support cooling fans of 0.8A–1.0A (12 W max.) or a total of 6.4 A–8.0 A (96 W max.) at +12V. Connect the fan cables to the fan

connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector.

DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufcient air ow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are

not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors!

8. TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM)

This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) system, which can

securely store keys, digital certicates, passwords, and data. A TPM system

also helps enhance network security, protects digital identities, and ensures platform integrity.

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9. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1 [white])

Z9PP-D24

PANEL1

Z9PP-D24 System panel connector

PIN 1

PLED SPEAKER

PLED+NCPLED-

MLED+

MLED-NC+5V

Ground

Speaker

IDE_LED+

IDE_LED-

NMIBTN#

Ground

PWR

Ground

Reset

Ground

IDE_LED PWRSW RESET

This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.

1. System power LED (3-pin PLED)

This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.

2. Message LED (2-pin MLED)

This 2-pin connector is for the message LED cable that connects to

the front message LED. The message LED is controlled by Hardware monitor to indicate an abnormal event occurance.

3. System warning speaker (4-pin SPEAKER)

This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker.

The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings.

4. Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin IDE_LED)

This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector. The IDE LED lights up or ashes

when data is read from or written to the HDD.

5. ATX power button/soft-off button (2-pin PWRSW)

This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft-off mode depending on the BIOS settings. Pressing the power switch for more

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than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF.

6. Reset button (2-pin RESET)

This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system

reboot without turning off the system power.

10. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1)

This connector is for additional front panel features including front panel SMB, locator LED and switch, chassis intrusion, and LAN LEDs.

1. Front panel SMB (6-1 pin FPSMB)

These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable.

2. LAN activity LED (2-pin LAN1_LED, LAN2_LED

)

These leads are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel.

3. Chassis intrusion (4-1 pin CHASSIS)

These leads are for the intrusion detection feature for chassis with

intrusion sensor or microswitch. When you remove any chassis

component, the sensor triggers and sends a high-level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event. The default setting is short

CASEOPEN and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function.

4. Locator LED (2-pin LOCATORLED1 and 2-pin LOCATORLED2)

These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the front panel. Connect the Locator LED cables to these 2-pin connector. The LEDs will

light up when the Locator button is pressed.

5. Locator Button/Swich (2-pin LOCATORBTN)

These leads are for the locator button on the front panel. This button queries the state of the system locator.

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4.4 Internal LEDs

Z9PP-D24

Z9PP-D24 Onboard LED

SB_PWR

Standy Power Powered Off

OFF

Z9PP-D24

Z9PP-D24 ERR CPU LED

1. Standby Power LED

The motherboard comes with a standby power LED. The green LED lights up

to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED.

2. CPU warning LED (ERR_CPU1, ERR_CPU2)

The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate that an impending failure of the

corresponding CPU.

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3. DIMM warning LED (ERR_DIMMA1-3, ERR_DIMMB1-3, ERR_DIMMC1-3,

Z9PP-D24

Z9PP-D24 ERR DIMM LED

Z9PP-D24

Z9PP-D24 BMC LED

ERR_DIMMD1-4, ERR_DIMME1-3, ERR_DIMMF1-3, ERR_DIMMG1-3, ERR_DIMMH1-3)

The DIMM warning LEDs light up to indicate that an impending failure of the

corresponding DIMM.

4. BMC LED (BMC_LED)

The BMC LED light up to indicate that enabled the on-board BMC.

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Chapter 5

This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.

BIOS setup

5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup:

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

(To recover the BIOS using a bootable USB ash

disk drive when the BIOS le fails or gets corrupted.)

ASUS EZ Flash 2

BUPDATER utility

(Updates the BIOS using a USB ash disk.)

(Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable USB

ash disk drive.)

Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS le to a bootable

disk drive

motherboard BIOS using the BUPDATER utility.

in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original

USB ash

5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility

The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore

the BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS le using a USB ash drive that contains the updated BIOS le.

Prepare a USB ash drive containing the updated motherboard BIOS before

using this utility.

RecoveringtheBIOSfromaUSBashdrive

To recover the BIOS from a USB ash drive:

1. Insert the USB ash drive with the original or updated BIOS le to one USB

port on the system.

2. The utility will automatically recover the BIOS. It resets the system when the BIOS recovery nished.

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS! Doing so would cause system boot failure!

The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard.

Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS le.

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5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility

The ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility feature allows you to update the BIOS without having

to use a DOS-based utility.

Before you start using this utility, download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www.asus.com.

To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2 Utility

1. Insert the USB ash disk that contains the latest BIOS le to the USB port.

2. Enter the BIOS setup program. Go to the

Flash 2 Utility

ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 Utility V01.04

Flash Info

MODEL: Z9PP-D24 VER: 0208 DATE: 10/18/2011

fs0:\

Drive Folder Info

fs0:\ 12/09/10 10:23p 4194304 Z9PE-D16.ROM

fs1:\

File Infor

MODEL: VER: DATE:

Help Info

and press <Enter> to enable it.

menu to select

Tool

ASUS EZ

Exit

[Enter] Select or Load [Tab] Switch [Up/Down/PageUp/PageDown/Home/End] Move [Esc] Exit [F2] Backup

3. Press <Tab> to switch to the Drive eld.

4. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to nd the USB ash disk that contains the

latest BIOS, and then press <Enter>.

5. Press <Tab> to switch to the

Folder Info eld.

6. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to nd the BIOS le, and then press <Enter>

to perform the BIOS update process. Reboot the system when the update process is done.

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• This function can support devices such as a USB ash disk with FAT 32/16

format and single partition only.

• DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure!

Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Press <F5> and select Yes to load the BIOS default settings.

5.1.3 BUPDATER utility

The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown.

The BUPDATER utility allows you to update the BIOS le in DOS environment using a bootable USB ash disk drive with the updated BIOS le.

UpdatingtheBIOSle

To update the BIOS le using the BUPDATER utility:

1. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com and download the latest BIOS le for the motherboard. Save the BIOS le to a bootable USB ash disk drive.

2. Copy the BUPDATER utility (BUPDATER.exe) from the ASUS support website at support.asus.com to the bootable USB ash disk drive you created

earlier.

3. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt, type:

BUPDATER /i[lename].ROM

where [lename] is the latest or the original BIOS le on the bootable USB ash disk drive, then press <Enter>.

A:\>BUPDATER /i[le name].ROM

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4. The utility veries the le, then starts updating the BIOS le.

ASUSTek BIOS Update for DOS V1.06 (09/08/04)

FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A

Current ROM

BOARD: Z9PP-D24 VER: 0203

DATE: 08/24/2011

PATH:

WARNING! Do not turn off power during ash BIOS

Note

Writing BIOS:

Update ROM

BOARD: Z9PP-D24 VER: 0206

DATE: 09/30/2011

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure!

5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive.

The BIOS update is nished! Please restart your system.

C:\>

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5.2 BIOS setup program

This motherboard supports a programmable rmware chip that you can update

using the provided utility described in section

BIOS

Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup.” This section explains how to congure

your system using this utility.

Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the

conguration of your computer in the future. For example, you can enable the

security password feature or change the power management settings. This

requires you to recongure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the rmware chip.

The rmware chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up

the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program.

Press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the Setup utility;

otherwise, POST continues with its test routines.

If you wish to enter Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing

<Ctrl+Alt+Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You can

also restart by turning the system off and then back on. Do this last option only if

the rst two failed.

The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. Being a menu-driven program, it lets you scroll through the various sub-menus and make your selections from the available options using the navigation keys.

4.1 Managing and updating your

• The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Press <F5> and select default settings.

• The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

• Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS le for

this motherboard.

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to load the BIOS

Yes

5.2.1 BIOS menu screen

Menu bar CongurationeldsMenu items

Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

BIOS Information BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Core Version 4.6.4.1 Compliancy UEFI 2.1; PI 0.9 BIOS Version 0208 x64 Build Date 10/19/2011

System Date [Wed 10/19/2011] System Time [15:07:28]

Access Level Administrator

Memory Information Total Memory 2048 MB (DDR3)

Processor CPU Speed 2600 MHz Count: 1

Onboard LAN1 MAC 00:E0:18:10:14:00 Onboard LAN2 MAC 00:E0:18:10:14:01 Onboard LAN3 MAC 00:E0:18:10:14:02 Onboard LAN4 MAC 00:E0:18:10:14:03

Set the Date, Use Tab to switch between Data elements.

→←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F5: Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

General help

Navigation keys

5.2.2 Menu bar

The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:

For changing the basic system conguration

Main

Advanced

Server Mgmt

Event Logs

Monitor

For changing the advanced system settings

For changing the Server Mgmt settings

For changing the event log settings

For displaying the system temperature, power status, and

changing the fan settings

Security

Boot

Tool

Exit

For changing the security settings

For changing the system boot conguration

For conguring options for special functions

For selecting the exit options

To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted.

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5.2.3 Menu items

The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For

example, selecting

The other items (Event Logs, Advanced, Monitor, Boot, Tool, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items.

shows the Main menu items.

Main

5.2.4 Submenu items

A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the item has a submenu. To display the submenu, select the item and press <Enter>.

5.2.5 Navigation keys

At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for the BIOS setup program. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings.

5.2.6 General help

At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item.

5.2.7 Congurationelds

These elds show the values for the menu items. If an item is user-congurable, you can change the value of the eld opposite the item. You cannot select an item that is not user-congurable.

A congurable eld is enclosed in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. To change the value of a eld, select it and press <Enter> to display a list of options.

5.2.8 Pop-up window

Select a menu item and press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the

conguration options for that item.

5.2.9 Scroll bar

A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that

do not t on the screen. Press the Up/Down arrow keys or <Page Up> /<Page

Down> keys to display the other items on the screen.

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5.3 Main menu

When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears. The

Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you to set the system date, time, language, and security settings.

Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

BIOS Information BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Core Version 4.6.4.1 Compliancy UEFI 2.1; PI 0.9 BIOS Version 0208 x64 Build Date 10/19/2011

System Date [Wed 10/19/2011] System Time [15:07:28]

Access Level Administrator

Memory Information Total Memory 2048 MB (DDR3)

Processor CPU Speed 2600 MHz Count: 1

Onboard LAN1 MAC 00:E0:18:10:14:00 Onboard LAN2 MAC 00:E0:18:10:14:01 Onboard LAN3 MAC 00:E0:18:10:14:02 Onboard LAN4 MAC 00:E0:18:10:14:03

Set the Date, Use Tab to switch between Data elements.

→←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F5: Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]

Allows you to set the system date.

5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]

Allows you to set the system time.

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5.4 Advanced menu

The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices.

Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect

eld values can cause the system to malfunction.

Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

CPU Conguration CPU Power Management Conguration Chipset Conguration PCH SATA Conguration PCH SCU SAS Conguration PCI Subsystem Setting Onboard LAN Conguration USB Conguration Trusted Computing ACPI Settings WHEA Conguration APM Serial Port Console Redirection ME Subsystem Legacy Devices Conguration Runtime Error Logging

5.4.1 CPUConguration

Advanced

CPU Confguration

Socket 1 CPU Information

Socket 2 Not Present

CPU Conguration Parameters

→←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F5: Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Enter to view socket soecic CPU Information.

CPU Speed 2600 MHz

64-bit Supported

→←: Select Screen Hyper Threading [Enabled] Active Processor Core [All] Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled] Execute Diable Bit [Enabled] Server Class [Custom] Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] DCU Streamer Prefetcher [Enabled] Intel Virtualization Technologu [Enabled]

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

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Socket 1 CPU Information

Enter to view socket soecic CPU Information.

Advanced

Socket 1 CPU Information

Genuine Intel(R) CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU Signature 206d5 Microcode Patch 512

Max CPU Speed 2600 MHz Min CPU Speed 1200 MHz Processor Cores 8 Intel HT Technology Supported Intel VT-X Technology Supported

L1 Data Cache 32kB x8 L1 Code Cache 32kB x8 L2 Cache 256kB x8 L3 Cache 20480 kB

Enter to view socket soecic CPU Information.

→←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F5: Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Hyper Threading [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Hyper-Threading Technology function.

When disabled, only one thread per activated core is enabled. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Active Processor Cores [All]

Conguration options: [All] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled]

Number of cores to enable in each processor package.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]

XP can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overow attacks when combined with a supporting OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux

9.2, Redhat Enterprise 3 Update 3). Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Server Class [Custom]

Use Intel recommended prefetch settings. Conguration options: [Enterprise] [High Performance(HPC)] [Custom]

Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]

This Item allows you to turn on/off the mid level cache(L2) streamer prefetcher. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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AdjacentCacheLinePrefetch[Enabled]

This Item allows you to turn on/off prefetching of adjacent cache lines.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

DCU Streamer Prefetcher [Enabled]

This Item allows you to enabled/disabled L1 data prefetcher.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel Virtualization Technology [Enabled]

When enabled this item, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities

provided by Vanderpool Technology.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

5.4.2 CPUPowerManagementConguration

Advanced

CPU Power Management Confguration

Power Technology [Custom] EIST [Enabled] Turbo Mode [Enabled] P-STATE Coordination [HW_ALL] CPU C3 Report [Disabled] CPU C6 Report [Enabled] CPU C7 Report [Disabled] Package C State limit [C6] Energy Performance [Balanced Performance]

Factory long duratiion power limit 115 Watts

Long duation power limit 0

Factory long duratiion maintained 1000 ms

Long duation power limit 0

Recommended short duration power1 1.25 * Long Duration

Short duation power limit 0

This item a ll ow s yo u to ena ble d pow er mana gem ent features.

→←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F5: Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Power Technology [Custom]

This item allows you to enabled power management features.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Energy Efcient] [Custom]

EIST [Enabled]

This item allows you to enabled/disabled Intel SpeedStep.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Turbo Mode [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

P-STATE Coordination [HW_ALL]

This item allows you to enabled/disabled Intel SpeedStep.

Conguration options: [HW_ALL] [SW_ALL] [SW_ANY]

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CPU C3 Report [Disabled]

This item allows you to enabled/disabled CPU C3(ACPI C2) report. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU C6 Report [Enabled]

This item allows you to enabled/disabled CPU C6(ACPI C3) report.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU C7 Report [Disabled]

This item allows you to enabled/disabled CPU C7(ACPI C3) report.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Package C State limit [C6]

This item allows you to set package C State limit.

Conguration options: [C0] [C2] [C6] [C7] [No Limit]

Energy Performance [Balanced Performance]

Optimize between performance and power savings. Windows 2008 and later OSes

overrides this value according to this power plan.

Conguration options: [Performance] [Balanced Performance] [Energy Efcient]

Factory long duratiion power limit 115 Watts Long duation power limit 0

Allows you to set long duration power limit in watts. Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value.

Factory long duratiion maintained 1000 ms Long duation power limit 0

Allows you to set time window which the long duration power is maintained. Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value.

Recommended short duration power1 1.25 * Long Duraton

Short duation power limit 0

Allows you to set short duration power limit in watts. Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value.

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5.4.3 ChipsetConguration

Advanced

QPI Conguration Memory Conguration

CPU II0 Bridge Conguration PCH Conguration Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O Conguration

QPIConguration

Advanced

Current QPI Link Speed Slow Current QPI Link Freq Unknown

Isoc [Enabled] QPI Link Speed Mode [Fast] QPI Link Frequency Select [Auto] QPI Link0s [Disabled] QPI Link0p [Disabled] QPI Link1 [Enabled]

Isoc [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

QPI Link Speed Mode [Fast]

This item allows you to select the QPI link speed as either the fast mode or slow

mode.

Conguration options: [Slow] [Fast]

QPI Conguration Page

Enable/Disable Isoc

QPI Link Frequency Select [Auto]

This item allows for selecting the QPI link frequency Conguration options: [Auto] [6.4 GT/s] [7.2 GT/s (Fast Mode Only)] [8.0 GT/s (Fast Mode Only)]

QPI Link0s [Disabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

QPI Link0p [Disabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

QPI Link1 [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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MemoryConguration

Advanced

Compatibility RID [Enabled]

Memory Conguration

Total Memory 2048 MB (DDR3) Current Memory Mode Independent Currently Memory Speed 1333 MHz Mirroring Supported Sparing Not Possible

Memory Mode [Independent] DDR Speed [Auto] Channel Interleaving [Auto] Rank Interleaving [Auto] Patrol Scrub [Disabled] Demand Scrub [Enabled] Data Scrambling [Enabled] Device Tagging [Disabled] Thermal Throtting [CLTT] OLTT Peak BW % 50 Enable High Temp [Disabled] Allow 2x Refresh [Enabled] Altitude [300 M]

Support for compatibility Revision ID(CRID) Functionality mentioned in Sandybridge bios spec.

→←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F5: Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Scroll down to display the following items:

Memory HOT sensor support [Enabled]

DIMM Information

Compatibility RID [Enabled]

Support for compatibility revision ID (CRID) functionality mentioned in Sandybridge

BIOS spec. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Memory Mode [Independent]

Select the mode for memory initializaton. Conguration options: [Independent] [Mirroring] [Lock Step] [Sparing]

DDR Speed [Auto]

Force DDR speed. Conguration options: [Auto] [Force DDR3 800] [Force DDR3 1066] [Force DDR3 1333] [Force DDR3 1600] [Force DDR3 1866]

Channel Interleaving [Auto]

Select different channel interleaving setting.

Conguration options: [Auto] [1 Way] [2 Way] [3 Way] [4 Way]

Rank Interleaving [Auto]

Select different rank interleaving setting.

Conguration options: [Auto] [1 Way] [2 Way] [4 Way] [8 Way]

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Patrol Scrub [Disabled]

Allows to Enable/Disable Patrol Scrub.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Demand Scrub [Enabled]

Allows to Enabled/Disabled demand scrubing feature.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Data Scrambling [Enabled]

Allows to Enabled/Disabled data scrambling.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Device Tagging [Disabled]

Allows to Enabled/Disabled device tagging.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Thermal Throtting [CLTT]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [OLTT] [CLTT]

OLTT Peak BW % [50]

Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value.The values range from 25 to 100

Enable High Temp [Disabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Allow 2x Refresh [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Altitude [300 M]

The system altitude above the sea level in meters.

Conguration options: [Auto] [300 M] [900 M] [1500 M] [3000 M]

Memory Hot sensor support [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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DIMM Information

Advanced

CPU1 DIMM Information

Node 0 Ch0 Dimm A1 Present 1024 MB(DDR3) Node 0 Ch0 Dimm A2 Not Present Node 0 Ch0 Dimm A3 Not Present Node 0 Ch1 Dimm B1 Not Present Node 0 Ch1 Dimm B2 Not Present Node 0 Ch0 Dimm B3 Not Present Node 0 Ch2 Dimm C1 Not Present Node 0 Ch2 Dimm C2 Not Present Node 0 Ch0 Dimm C3 Not Present Node 0 Ch3 Dimm D1 Not Present Node 0 Ch0 Dimm D2 Not Present Node 0 Ch3 Dimm D3 Not Present

CPU2 DIMM Information

CPUIIOBridgeConguration

Advanced

Intel(R) I/OAT [Disabled] DCA Support [Enabled] VGA Priority [Offboard]

TargetVGA VGA From CPU 0

Gen3 Equalization WA’s [Disabled] IOH Resource Selection Type [Auto] MMIOH Size [64G]

IOH 0 PCIe port Bifurcation Control

IOU1 - PCIe Port [x4x4] Port 1A Link Speed [Gen2] Port 1B Link Speed [Gen2] IOU2 - PCIe Port [x16] Port 2A Link Speed [Gen2] IOU3 - PCIe Port [x8x8] Port 3A Link Speed [Gen2] Port 3C Link Speed [Gen2]

Enables/Disables Intel(R) I/O Acceleration Technology (I/OAT).

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Intel(R) I/OAT [Disabled]

Allows to Enabled/Disabled Intel I/O accelaration technology.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

DCA Support [Enabled]

Allows to Enabled/Disabled direct cache access support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

TargetVGA

VGA Priority [offboard]

Allows to decide priority between onboard and 1st offboard video device found.

Conguration options: [Onboard] [Offboard]

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Gen3 Equalization WA’s [Disabled]

Support for Gen3 equalization workarounds mentioned in SMB_BSU Version 0.83. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

IOH Resource Selection Type [Auto]

Allows to select auto/manual. When auto option is selected PCI resource allocation across multiple IOHs is optimized automatically based on the PCI device present. With manual option user can force the PCI resource allocation across multiple IOHs based on the ratio selected. Conguration options: [Auto] [Manual]

IO Ratio Skt0 [3]

This item appears only when you set the

to [manual]. Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value. The values range

from 1 to 8 with a one-second interval.

Mmio Ratio Skt0 [6]

This item appears only when you set the

to [manual]. Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value. The values range

from 1 to 8 with a one-second interval.

IOH Resource Selection Type

item

MMIOH Size [64G]

Select number of 1GB contiguous regions to be assigned for MMIOH space. Conguration options: [1G] [2G] [4G] [8G] [16G] [32G] [64G] [128G]

IOH0 PCIe port Bifurcation Control

IOU1 - PCIe Port [x4x4]

Conguration options: [x4x4] [x8]

PORT 1A Link Speed [Gen2]

Select target link speed Gen1, Gen2 or Gen3. Conguration options: [Gen1] [Gen2] [Gen3]

PORT 1B Link Speed [Gen2]

Select target link speed Gen1, Gen2 or Gen3. Conguration options: [Gen1] [Gen2] [Gen3]

IOU2 - PCIe Port [x16]

Conguration options: [x4x4x4x4] [x4x4x8] [x8x4x4] [x8x8] [x16]

PORT 2A Link Speed [Gen2]

Select target link speed Gen1, Gen2 or Gen3. Conguration options: [Gen1] [Gen2] [Gen3]

IOU3 - PCIe Port [x8x8]

Conguration options: [x4x4x4x4] [x4x4x8] [x8x4x4] [x8x8] [x16]

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PORT 3A Link Speed [Gen2]

Select target link speed Gen1, Gen2 or Gen3. Conguration options: [Gen1] [Gen2] [Gen3]

PORT 3C Link Speed [Gen2]

Select target link speed Gen1, Gen2 or Gen3. Conguration options: [Gen1] [Gen2] [Gen3]

IOH1 PCIe port Bifurcation Control

This item appears only when you installed CPU2 on the motherboard.

PCHConguration

Advanced

Name Patsburg Stepping 05 (C0 Stepping)

SB Chipset Conguration

PCH Compatibility RID [Disabled] SMBus Controller [Enabled]

SLP_S4 Assertion Stretch Enable [Enabled] SLP_S4 Assertion Stretch Enable [4-5 Seconds] Deep Sx [Disabled] SCU devices [Enabled] Onboard SAS Oprom [Enabled] Onboard SATA RAID Oprom [Enabled]

High Precision Event Timer Conguration

High Precision Timer [Enabled]

Thermal Management [Disabled]

Support for PCH Compatibility Revision ID(CRID) functionality.

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PCH Compatibility RID [Disabled]

Support for PCH compatibility.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

SMBus Controller [Enabled]

Allows to enabled/disabled SMBus controller.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

SLP_S4 Assertion Stretch Enable [Enabled]

Allows to enabled/disabled SLP_S4# assertion stretch. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

SLP_S4 Assertion Stretch Enable [4-5 Seconds]

Select a minimum assertion width of the SLP_S4# signal. Conguration options: [1-2 Seconds] [2-3 Seconds] [3-4 Seconds] [4-5 Seconds]

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Deep Sx [Disabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled in S5 (Battery)] [Enabled in S5] [Enabled in S4 and S5 (Battery)] [Enabled in S4 and S5]

Mobile platforms support deep S4/S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support deep S4/S5 in AC only.

SCU devices [Enabled]

Allows to enabled/disabled Patsburg SCU devices.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Onboard SAS Oprom [Enabled]

Allows to enabled/disabled onboard SAS option rom if Launch Storage Oprom is

enabled. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Onboard SATA RAID Oprom [Enabled]

Allows to enabled/disabled onboard SATA RAID option rom if Launch Storage

Oprom is enabled. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

HighPrecisionEventTimerConguration

High Precision Timer [Enabled]

Allows to enabled/disabled High Precision Event Timer.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Thermal Management [Disabled]

Allows to enable/disable thermal management. If enabled will initilaize the PCH Thermal susbsystem davice, D31:F6. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following item appears only when you set

[Enabled].

Thermal Management

ME SMBus Thermal Peporting [Disabled]

Allows to enable/disable thermal ME SMBus thermal reporting.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following item appears only when you set

to [Enabled].

PCH Temp Read [Enabled]

Allows to enabled/disabled PCH Temperature Read.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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ME SMBus Thermal Peporting

CPU Energy Read [Enabled]

Allows to enabled/disabled CPU Energy. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU Temp Read [Enabled]

Allows to enabled/disabled CPUTemperature Read.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Alert Enable Lock [Disabled]

Allows to lock all alert enabled settings.Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following item appears only when you set

PCH Alert [Disabled]

Allows to enabled/disabled PCH Alert pin. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

DIMM Alert [Disabled]

Allows to enabled/disabled DIMM Alert pin.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Alert Enable Lock

Intel(R)VTforDirectedI/OConguration

Advanced

Intel(R) VT-d [Disabled]

Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI Auto Conguration.

Intel(R) VT-d [Disabled]

Allows to enabled/disabled High Precision Event Timer.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

The following item appears only when you set

Intel(R) VT-d

Interrupt Remapping [Enabled]

Allows to enable/disable VT-d Engine Interrupt Remapping support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Coherency Support [Disabled]

Allows to enable/disable VT-d Engine Coherency support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

ATS Support [Disabled]

Allows to enable/disable VT-d Engine address translation services (ATS)

support. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Pass-through DMA [Enabled]

Allows to enable/disable VT-d Engine pass through DMA support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

to [Enabled].

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5.4.4 PCHSATAConguration

Advanced

SATA Port1 Not Present SATA Port2 ASUS DWR ATAPI SATA Port3 WDC WD800JD(80.0GB) SATA Port4 Not Present SATA Port5 Not Present SATA Port6 Not Present

SATA Mode [IDE Mode] Serial-ATA Controller 0 [Enhanced] Serial-ATA Controller 1 [Enhanced] S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]

SATA Mode [IDE Mode]

Allows you to set the SATA conguration. Conguration options: [Disabled] [IDE Mode] [AHCI Mode] [RAID Mode]

• If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical

storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE Mode].

• If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host

Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI Mode]. The AHCI allows

the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive

to internally optimize the order of commands.

• If you want to create RAID sets with LSI MegaRAID utility, or Intel Storage Technology Enterprise from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this

item to [RAID Mode].

(1)IDE Mode. (2)AHCI Mode. (3)RAID Mode.

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Rapid

Serial-ATA Controller 0 [Enhanced]

This item appears only when you set the

SATA Mode

[Enhanced] to support two SATA 6.0 Gb/s and two SATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. Set to [Compatible] when using Windows 98/NT/2000/MS-DOS. Up to four SATA devices

are supported under these operating systems.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enhanced] [Compatible]

item to [IDE Mode]. Set to

Serial-ATA Controller 1 [Enhanced]

This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to [IDE Mode]. Set to [Enhanced] to support two SATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enhanced]

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S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]

S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitor

system. When read/write of your hard disk errors occur, this feature allows the hard

disk to report warning messages during the POST.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

5.4.5 PCHSCUSASConguration

The PCH SCU SAS conguration items appears only when you installed the ASRK

Module (optional) on the motherboard.

5.4.6 PCI Subsystem Settings

Advanced

PCI Bus Driver Version V 2.05.00

PCI Option ROM Handling

PCI ROM Priority [EFI Compatible ROM]

PCI 64bit Resources Handling

Above 4G Decoding [Disabled]

PCI Common Setting

PCI Latency Timer [32 PCI Bus Clocks] VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] PERR# Generation [Disabled] SERR# Generation [Disabled]

PCI Express Settings

PCI Express Gen2 Settings PCIE Slot Option Rom Conguration

In case of multiple Option ROMs (Legacy and EFI Compatible), species what PCI option ROM to lanuch.

→←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F5: Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

PCI ROM Priority [EFI Compatible ROM]

In case of multiple option roms (Legacy and EFI Compatible), species what PCI option rom to lanuch.Conguration options: [Legacy ROM] [EFI Compatible ROM]

Above 4G Decoding [Disabled]

Enables or disables 64bit capable devices to be decode in above 4G address (only if system supports 64bit PCI decoding). Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCI Latency Timer [32 PCI Bus Clocks]

Value to be programmed into PCI latency timer register

Conguration options: [32 PCI Bus Clocks] [64 PCI Bus Clocks] [96 PCI Bus Clocks] [128 PCI Bus Clocks] [160 PCI Bus Clocks] [192 PCI Bus Clocks] [224 PCI Bus Clocks] [248 PCI Bus Clocks]

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VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]

Enables or disables VGA pallette registers snooping. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PERR# Generation [Disabled]

Enables or disables PCI device to generate PERR#. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

SERR# Generation [Disabled]

Enables or disables PCI device to generate SERR#. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCI Express Settings

Advanced

PCI Express Device Register Settings

Relaxed Ordering [Disabled] Extended Tag [Disabled] No Snoop [Enabled] Maximum Payload [Auto] Maximum Read Request [Auto]

PCI Express Link Register Settings

ASPM Support [Disabled]

WARNING: Enabling ASPM may cause some PCI-E device to fail

Extended Synch [Disabled]

Link Training Retry 8 Link Training Timeout (US) 250 Unpopulated Links [Keep Link ON]

Enables or DisablesPCI Express Device Relaxed Ordering.

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Relaxed Ordering [Disabled]

Enables or disables PCI Express device relaxed ordering.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Extended Tag [Disabled]

If Enable allows device is use 8-bit tag eld as a requester. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

No Snoop [Enabled]

Enables or disables PCI Express device No snoop option.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Maximum Payload [Auto]

Set Maximum Payload of PCI Express device or allow system BIOS to select the value.

Conguration options: [Auto] [128 Bytes] [256 Bytes] [512 Bytes] [1024 Bytes] [2048 Bytes] [4096 Bytes]

Maximum Read Request [Auto]

Set Maximum Read Request of PCI Express device or allow system BIOS to select the value.

Conguration options: [Auto] [128 Bytes] [256 Bytes] [512 Bytes] [1024 Bytes] [2048 Bytes] [4096 Bytes]

PCI Express Link Register Settings

ASPM Support [Disabled]

Allows to set the ASPM level. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Auot] [Force L0s] [Force L0s] Force all links to L0s state. [Auto] BIOS auto congure. [Disabled] Disabled ASPM.

Extended Synch [Disabled]

If Enabled allows generation of Extended synchronization patterns. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Link Training Retry [8]

Denes number od retry attempts software will take to ratrain the link if previous training attempt was unsuccessful. Conguration options: [Disabled] [2] [3] [5] [8]

Link Training Timeout (uS) [250]

Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value. The values range from 10 to 1000 uS with a 10 interval.

Unpopulated Links [Keep Link ON]

In order to save power, software will disable unpopulated PCI Express links, if this option set to Disabled.

Conguration options: [Keep Link ON] [Disabled]

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PCI Express GEN2 Device Register Settings

Advanced

PCI Express GEN2 Device Register Settings

Completion Timeout [Default] ARI Forwarding [Disabled] Atomic0p Requester Enable [Disabled] Atomic0p Egress Blocking [Disabled] ID0 Request Enable [Disabled] ID0 Completion Enable [Disabled] LTR Mechanism Enable [Disabled] End-End TLP Prex Blocking [Disabled]

PCI Express GEN2 Link Register

Target Link Speed [Auto] Clock Power Management [Disabled] Compliance SOS [Disabled] Hardware Autonomous Width [Enabled] Hardware Autonomous Speed [Enabled]

In device Functions that support Completion Timeout programmability, allows system software to modify the Completion Timout value. ‘Default’ 50us to 50ms. If ‘Shorter’ is selected, software will use shorter timeout ranges supported by hardware.If ‘Longer’ is selected, software will use.

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Completion Timeout [Default]

Conguration options: [Default] [Shorter] [Longer] [Disabled]

ARI Forwarding [Disabled]

If supported by hardware and set to ‘Enabled’, the Downstream Port disables

its traditional Device Number eld being 0 enforcement when turning a Type 1 Conguration Request into a Type 0 Conguration Request, permitting access to

Extended Functions in ab ART Device immediately below the port.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Atomic0p Requester Enable [Disabled]

If supported by hardware and set to ‘Enabled’, this function initistes Atomc0p Requests only if Bus Master Enable bit is in the Command Register set.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Atomic0p Egress Blocking [Disabled]

If supported by hardware and set to ‘Enabled’, outbound Atomic0p Requests via

Egress Ports will be blocked. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

ID0 Request Enable [Disabled]

If supported by hardware and set to ‘Enabled’, this permits setting the number of

ID-Based Ordering (ID0) bit (Attribute [2]) requests to be initiated. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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ID0 Completion Enable [Disabled]

If supported by hardware and set to ‘Enabled’, this permits setting the number of

ID-Based Ordering (ID0) bit (Attribute [2]) requests to be initiated. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

LTR Mechanism Enable [Disabled]

If supported by hardware and set to ‘Enabled’, this enables the Latency Tolerance

Reporting (LTR) Mechanism. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

End-EndTLPPrexBlocking[Disabled]

If supported by hardware and set to ‘Enabled’, this function will bolck forwarding of

TLPs containing End-End TLP Prexes. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCI Express GEN2 Link Register

Target Link Speed [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [Force to 2.5 GT/s] [Force to 5.0 GT/s]

Clock Power Management [Disabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Compliance SOS [Disabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Hardware Autonomous Width [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Hardware Autonomous Speed [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

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PCIESlotOptionRomConguration

Advanced

Legacy 0pROM Support

Launch Storage 0pROM [Enabled]

PCIE1 Option Rom [Enabled] PCIE2 Option Rom [Enabled] PCIE3 Option Rom [Enabled] PCIE4 Option Rom [Enabled] PCIE5 Option Rom [Enabled]

E n ab l e s o r d i s a b l e s boot opti on fo r leg acy mass storage device with option ROM.

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Launch Storage 0pROM [Enabled]

Enables or disables boot option for legacy mass storage device with option ROM.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE1 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE2 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE3 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE4 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE5 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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5.4.7 OnboardLANConguration

Advanced

Onboard LAN Conguration

Intel LAN Support [Enabled] Intel LAN ROM Type [PXE] Intel LAN1 Enable [Enabled] LAN1 Option ROM Support [Enabled] Intel LAN2 Enable [Enabled] LAN2 Option ROM Support [Enabled] Intel LAN3 Enable [Enabled] LAN3 Option ROM Support [Enabled] Intel LAN4 Enable [Enabled] LAN4 Option ROM Support [Enabled]

Intel LAN Support [Enabled]

Enables or disables Intel LAN function. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel LAN ROM Type [PXE]

Conguration options: [PXE] [iSCSI]

Intel LAN Enable/Disable.

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The following item appears only when you set

Intel LAN Support

to [Enabled].

Intel LAN1 Enable [Enabled]

Enables or disables Intel LAN1 function. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

LAN1 Option ROM Support [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel LAN2 Enable [Enabled]

Enables or disables Intel LAN2 function. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

LAN2 Option ROM Support [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Intel LAN3 Enable [Enabled]

Enables or disables Intel LAN1 function. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

LAN3 Option ROM Support [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel LAN4 Enable [Enabled]

Enables or disables Intel LAN1 function. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

LAN4 Option ROM Support [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

5.4.8 USBConguration

Advanced

USB Conguration

USB Devices: 3Drivers, 1Keyboard, 1 Mouse, 3 Hubs

Legacy USB Support [Enabled] EHCI Hand-off [Disabled] Port 60/64 Emulation [Enabled]

USB Hardware Delays and Time-outs

USB transfer time-out [20 sec] Device reset time-out [20 sec] Device power-up delay [Auto]

Mass Storage Devices:

AMI Virtual CDROM0 1.00 [Auto] AMI Virtual Floppy0 1.00 [Auto] AMI Virtual HDISK0 1.00 [Auto]

USB Ports Conguration

Enabled Legacy USB support. Auto option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications.

→←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item

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Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

Enables or disables Legacy USB device support.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto]

EHCI Hand-off [Disabled]

This is a workaround for 0ses without EHCI ownership change should be clained

by EHCI driver. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Port 60/64 Emulation [Enabled]

Enables I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. This should be enabled fot the

complete USB keyboard legacy support for non-USB aware 0ses.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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USB Hardware Delays and Time-outs

USB transfer time-out [20 sec]

The time-out value for control, bulk, and interrupt transfer.

Conguration options: [1 sec] [5 sec] [10 sec] [20 sec]

Device reset time-out [20 sec]

USB mass storage device start unit command time-out.

Conguration options: [10 sec] [20 sec] [30 sec] [40 sec]

Device power-up delay [Auto]

Maximum time the device will take before it property reports itself to the Host Controller. ‘Auto’ uses default valus: for a Root port it is 100ms, for a Hub port the

delay is taken from Hub descriptor. Conguration options: [Auto] [Manual]

The following item appears only when you set

[Manual].

Device power-up delay

Mass Storage Devices: AMI Virtual CDROM0 1.00 [Auto]

Mass storage device emulation type ‘Auto’ enumerates devices are emilated as ‘CDROM’, drivers with no media will be emulated according to a drive type.

Conguration options: [Auto] [Floppy] [Forced FDD] [Hard Disk] [CD-ROM]

AMI Virtual Floppy0 1.00 [Auto]

Mass storage device emulation type ‘Auto’ enumerates devices are emilated as ‘CDROM’, drivers with no media will be emulated according to a drive type.

Conguration options: [Auto] [Floppy] [Forced FDD] [Hard Disk] [CD-ROM]

AMI Virtual HDISK0 1.00 [Auto]

Mass storage device emulation type ‘Auto’ enumerates devices are emilated as ‘CDROM’, drivers with no media will be emulated according to a drive type.

Conguration options: [Auto] [Floppy] [Forced FDD] [Hard Disk] [CD-ROM]

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USBPortsConguration

Advanced

EHCI Controller 1 [Enabled] EHCI Controller 2 [Enabled]

Rear USB #1 [Enabled] Rear USB #2 [Enabled] Onboard USB #3 [Enabled] Onboard USB #4 [Enabled] Onboard USB #5 [Enabled] Onboard USB #6 [Enabled] Onboard USB #10 [Enabled]

Enable/Disable USB 2.0 (EHCI) Support.

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EHCI Controller 1/2 [Enabled]

Allows to enable or disable USB 2.0 (EHCI) Support. If we disable the EHCI Controller in BIOS > South Bridge > USB conguration, the USB device will all

disable in OS.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Rear USB #1 and #2 [Enabled]

Allows to enable or disable rear USB #1 and #2. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Onboard USB #3/#4/#5/#6/#10 [Enabled]

Allows to enable or disable Onboard USB #3 / #4 / #5 / #6 / #10. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

5.4.9 Trusted Computing

Advanced

Conguration

TPM SUPPORT [Enabled]

Current Status Information No Security Device Found

TPM Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the TPM support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device. O.S. will not show Security Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available.

5.4.10 ACPI Settings

Advanced

ACPI Settings

Enable ACPI Auto Conguration [Disabled]

Enabled Hibernation [Enabled] ACPI Sleep State [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)] Lock Legacy Resources [Disabled]

EnableACPIAutoConguration[Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable BIOS ACPI Auto Conguration. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI Auto Conguration.

The following item appears only when you set

Conguration

to [Disabled].

Enabled ACPI Auto

Enable Hibernation [Enabled]

Enables or disables system ability to Hibernate (0S/S4 sleep state). This option

may be not effective with some OS.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

ACPI Sleep State [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)]

Allows you to set the ACPI Sleep State.

Conguration options: [Suspend Disabled] [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)] [S3 (Suspend to RAM)]

Lock Legacy Resources [Disabled]

Allows to enable or disable Lock Legacy Resources.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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5.4.11 WHEAConguration

Advanced

WHEA Support [Enabled]

Enable or disable Windows Hardware Error Architecture.

WHEA Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Windows Hardware Error Architecture support. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

5.4.12 APM

Advanced

Restrore AC Power Loss [Last State] Power On By PCIE [Disabled] Power On By RTC [Disabled]

Restore AC Power Loss [Last State]

When set to [Power Off], the system goes into off state after an AC power loss. When set to [Power On], the system will reboot after an AC power loss. When set to [Last State], the system goes into either off or on state, whatever the system

state was before the AC power loss.

Conguration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State]

Specify what state to go to when power is re-applied after a power failure (G3 state).

Power On By PCIE [Disabled]

[Disabled] Disables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event. [Enabled] Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event.

Power On By RTC [Disabled]

[Disabled] Disables RTC to generate a wake event. [Enabled] When set to [Eanbled], the items

Hour/Minute/Second will become user-congurable with set

values.

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RTC Alarm Date (Days) and

5.4.13 Serial Port Console Redirection

Advanced

COM1

Console Redirection [Disabled]

Console Redirection Settings

COM2

Console Redirection [Disabled]

Console Redirection Settings

Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/ Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS)

Console Redirection [Disabled]

Console Redirection Settings

COM1 Console Redirection [Disabled]

Enables or disables the console redirection feature.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Consloe Redirection Enable or Disable.

→←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F5: Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

The following item appears only when you set

Consloe Redirection

[Enabled].

Console Redirection Settings

This item becomes congurable only when you enable the

Console Redirection

item. The settings specify how the host computer and the remote computer (which the user is using) will exchange data. Both computers should have the same or compatible settings.

Terminal Type [VT-UTF8]

Allows you to set the terminal type.

[VT100] ASCII char set. [VT100+] Extends VT100 to support color, function keys, et. [VT-UTF8] Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes [ANSI] Extended ASCII char set

Bits per second [57600]

Selects serial port transmission speed. The speed must be matched on the other side. Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds.

Conguration options: [9600] [19200] [38400] [57600] [115200]

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Data Bits [8]

Conguration options: [7] [8]

Parity [None]

A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors.

[Mark] and [Space] parity do not allow for error detection. [Even] parity bit is 0 if the num of 1’s in the data bits is even

[Odd] parity bit is 0 if num of 1’s in the data bits is odd [Mark] parity bit is always 1 [Space] parity bit is always 0

Stop Bits [1]

Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet. (A start bit indicates the beginning.) The standard setting is 1 stop bit. Communication with slow

devices may require more than 1 stop bit. Conguration options: [1] [2]

Flow Control [None]

Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overow. When sending data,

if the receiving buffers are full, a “stop” signal can be sent to stop the data

ow. Once the buffers are empty, a “start” signal can be sent to re-start the ow. Hardware ow control uses two wires to send start/stop signals. Conguration options: [None] [Hardware RTS/CTS]

Recorder Mode [Disabled]

With this mode enabled only text will be sent. This is to capture Terminal data. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Recorder 100x31 [Disabled]

Allows to enable or disable extend terminal resolution.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Legacy OS Redirction Resolution [80x24]

Congures the number of rows and columns supported on legacy OS. Conguration options: [80x24] [80x25]

COM2 Console Redirection [Disabled]

Enables or disables the console redirection feature.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Console Redirection Settings

Please refer to the description of the COM1 for details.

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Console Redirection Settings

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Asus RS700-E7/RS8 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Safety information

About this guide

1.1 System package contents

1.2 Serial number label

1.4 Front panel features

1.5 Rear panel features

1.6 Internal features

1.7 LED information

1.7.1 Front panel LEDs

1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs

1.7.3 HDD status LED

2.1 Chassis cover

2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

2.2.1 Installing the CPU

2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink

2.3 System memory

2.3.1 Overview

2.3.2 Memory Support List

2.3.4 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket

2.4 Hard disk drives

2.5 Expansion slot

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket

2.6 Cable connections

2.7 SATAII/SAS backplane cabling

2.8 Removable/optional components

2.8.1 System fans

2.8.2 Redundant power supply module

2.8.3 Slim type optical drive (optional)

2.8.4 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (REQUIRED)

3.1 Friction Rail Kit Installation Guide

3.1.1 Setting up the friction rail kit on the rack

3.1.2 Mounting the server to the rack

4.1 Motherboard layouts

4.2 Jumpers

4.3 Internal connectors

4.4 Internal LEDs

5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS

5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility

5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility

5.1.3 BUPDATER utility

5.2 BIOS setup program

5.2.1 BIOS menu screen

5.2.2 Menu bar

5.2.3 Menu items

5.2.4 Submenu items

5.2.5 Navigation keys

5.2.6 General help

5.2.8 Pop-up window

5.2.9 Scroll bar

5.3 Main menu

5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]

5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]

5.4 Advanced menu

5.4.6 PCI Subsystem Settings

5.4.9 Trusted Computing

5.4.10 ACPI Settings

5.4.12 APM

5.4.13 Serial Port Console Redirection