Asus RS720Q-E7/RS12, RS724Q-E7/RS12 User Manual

RS720Q-E7/RS12
RS724Q-E7/RS12
RS726Q-E7/RS12

2U Rackmount Server
User Guide

E7199

First Edition

March 2012

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Contents

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

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

About this guide ......................................................................................... ix

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 and airduct ..........................

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

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

2.3.2 Memory Congurations .................................................

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

2.7.1 System fans ..................................................................

2.7.2 Power supply module ....................................................

2.7.3 Installing ASMB6 series management board ................

2.7.4 Installing ASUS PIKE Riser Card (optional) ..................

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Chapter 3: Installation options

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Contents

3.1 Installing friction rail kit items .................................................... 3-2

3.1.1 Attaching the xing latches to the server ........................

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 [Day xx/xx/xxxx] .........................................

5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx] ...................................................

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 Conguration ...............................................

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

5.4.7 Intel TXT(LT-SX) Conguration .....................................

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Contents

5.4.8 USB Conguration ........................................................ 5-25

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

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

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

5.4.12 APM setting ...................................................................

5.4.13 Onboard LAN Conguration ..........................................

5.4.14 Serial Port Console Redirection ....................................

5.4.15 ME Subsystem ..............................................................

5.4.16 Legacy Devices Conguration ......................................

5.4.17 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 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ........................................

6.1.4 RAID conguration utilities ..............................................

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) ........................................................................

6.4.1 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 Intel

7.7 Intel

7.8 Management applications and utilities installation ................

7.9MellanoxConnectX-3Innibanddriverinstallation

(RS724Q-E7/RS12 and RS726Q-E7/RS12) ................................

Chipset Device Software installation ............................. 7-15

@

Network Connections Software installation.................. 7-17

®

C600 Series Chipset SATA RAID Drivers ....................... 7-23

®

Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation . 7-24

®

PRO/1000 Gigabit Adapters Driver installation ............. 7-27

7.8.1 Running the support DVD .............................................

7.8.2 Drivers menu .................................................................

7.8.3 Utilities menu ................................................................

7.8.4 Make disk menu ............................................................

7.8.5 Contact information .......................................................

7.9.1 Windows operating system ................................................. 7-33

7.9.2 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS ............................................. 7-36

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

............................................................... 7-20

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Notices

Federal Communications Commission Statement

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

following two conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference, and

• This device must accept any interference received including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class

A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed

to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the

graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes

or modications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the
Canadian Department of Communications.

This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

REACH Information

Complying with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction

of Chemicals) regulatory framework, we publish the chemical substances in our

products at ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/english/REACH.htm.

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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.

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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.

DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This product has been designed
to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. This symbol of the crossed out wheeled
bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be
placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.

DO NOT throw the mercury-containing button cell battery in municipal waste.
This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not
be placed in municipal waste.

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 setup

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+Del>

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.

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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

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1.1 System package contents

Check your system package for the following items.

Model Name RS720Q-E7/RS12; RS724Q-E7/RS12; RS726Q-E7/RS12
Chassis ASUS R21A 2U Rackmount Chassis

Motherboard ASUS Z9PH-D16 Server Board (RS720Q-E7/RS12)

Component 2 x 1620W Power Supply

Accessories 1 x RS72xQ-E7/RS12 User’s Guide

Optional Items 1 x PIKE Riser Card (RE16R-R12B-PIKE)

ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Server Board (RS724Q-E7/RS12)
ASUS Z9PH-D16/FDR Server Board (RS726Q-E7/RS12)

4 x PCIe Riser Card (RE16R-R12B)
2 x Front I/O Board (LED Board, FPB-R21A)
2 x Power Supply Distribution Board (PDB-R21A)
1 x Power Connection Board (PSB-R21A)
4 x Backplane Board (BP3LX-R21A-M)
1 x Backplane Board (BP3LX-R21A-S)
1 x Midplane Board (MP8LX-R21A-M)
4 x Connection Board (CB-R21A)
4 x System Fans (80mm x 38mm)
12 x Hot-swappable 3.5” HDD trays*

1 x ASWM Enterprise User’s Guide
1 x RS72xQ-E7/RS12 Support CD
1 x ASUS Web-based Management (ASWM) Enterprise Supplier CD
1 x ASMB6-iKVM Support DVD
1 x ASMB6-iKVM User Guide
12 x CPU Heatsinks*
1 x Mellanox driver disc (RS726Q-E7/RS12 and RS724Q-E7/RS12 only**)
1 x Bag of Screws
2 x AC Power Cables

1 x Friction Rail Kit

1 x ASUS PIKE RAID Card

* May vary with different regions or territory.
** The Mellanox driver is included in the motherboard support DVD or in an individual driver disc,

depending on the shipping sequence. This is subjected to change without notice.

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

Chapter 1: Product introduction1-2

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.

RS720Q-E7/RS12

xxS0xxxxxxxxxx

ASUS RS720Q-E7/RS12, RS724Q-E7/RS12, RS726Q-E7/RS12 1-3

1.3 Systemspecications

The ASUS RS720Q-E7/RS12 is a 2U barebone server system featuring the
ASUS Z9PH-D16 server boards; the ASUS RS724Q-E7/RS12 is a 2U barebone
server system featuring the ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR server boards and the ASUS
RS726Q-E7/RS12 is a 2U barebone server system featuring the ASUS Z9PH-D16/

FDR server boards. The server supports Intel® Socket-R LGA2011 Xeon® series

processors with EM64T technology, plus other latest technologies through the

chipsets onboard.

Model Name RS726Q-E7/RS12 RS724Q-E7/RS12 RS720Q-E7/RS12

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 and
Additional Slot

SATA Controller

SAS Controller

2 x Socket-R LGA2011 per Node
8/6/4 Core Intel® Xeon E5-2600 Series (Up to TDP=115W)
QPI 6.4 / 7.2 / 8.0 GT/s

- Intel® C602-A

- Mellanox

ConnectX-3
FDR 56Gbps

controller

√

√

16 per Node (4-channel per CPU, 8 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 / 1600 ECC UDIMM / Non-ECC DIMM
DDR3 1066 / 1333 LR-DIMM

1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB (RDIMM)
1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB (UDIMM)
8GB, 16GB, 32GB (LRDIMM)

1 pre Node

1 x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slot (x16 link) (Low prole / HL) per Node or

1 x PIKE Riser Card Slot for Storage Enhancement (Optional)
Intel® C602-A:

<AHCI>
2 x SATA 3Gb/s ports, 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Intel® RSTe (for Windows only)

(Support software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5)
LSI MegaRAID (for Linux / Windows)
(Support software RAID 0, 1 & 10)

<SCU>
4 x SATA 3Gb/s ports
Intel® RSTe (for Windows only)

(Supports software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5 for all SATA ports)

Optional kits(PIKE Riser card is necessary):

ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS 6G RAID card
ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 8-port SAS 6G RAID card
ASUS PIKE 2108 8-port SAS 6G HW RAID card

- Intel® C602-A

- Mellanox

ConnectX-3
QDR 40Gbps

controller

- Intel® C602-A

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Model Name RS726Q-E7/RS12 RS724Q-E7/RS12 RS720Q-E7/RS12

I = internal

HDD Bays

A or S will
be hot­swappable

Networking LAN

Graphic VGA

Onboard I/O

3 x Hot-swap 3.5” HDD Bays per Node (Total 12 x 3.5” HDD in 2U)

- 2 x Intel® 82574L +

1 x Mgmt LAN
per Node

- 1 x Single Port
Mellanox

ConnectX-3

FDR

InniteBand
with QSFP

interface per
Node

- 2 x Intel

®

82574L +

1 x Mgmt LAN
per Node

- 1 x Single Port
Mellanox

ConnectX-3
QDR
InniteBand
with QSFP

interface per
Node

- 2 x Intel

1 x Mgmt LAN
per Node

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82574L +

Aspeed AST2300 + 16MB VRAM

Per Node:

- 1 x External Serial
Port

- 3 x RJ-45 ports
(1 for ASMB6-iKVM)

- 2 x USB 2.0 ports

- 1 x VGA port

- 1 x Internal A Type

USB Port

- 1 x QSFP Port for
Inniband FDR

Per Node:

- 1 x External Serial

Port

- 3 x RJ-45 ports

(1 for ASMB6-iKVM)

- 2 x USB 2.0 ports

- 1 x VGA port

- 1 x Internal A Type

USB Port

- 1 x QSFP Port for

Inniband QDR

Per Node:

- 1 x External Serial
Port

- 3 x RJ-45 ports
(1 for ASMB6-iKVM)

- 2 x USB 2.0 ports

- 1 x VGA port

- 1 x Internal A Type

USB Port

Windows® Server 2008 Enterprise 32 / 64-bit
Windows® Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32 / 64-bit

OS Support

RedHat® Enterprise Linux AS5.0 32 / 64-bit
SuSE® Linux Enterprise Server 10 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

Default ASMB6-iKVM for KVM-over-IP support
Intel Node Management

ASUS ASWM Enterprise
756mm x 444mm x 88mm (2U)

25 Kg

2 xed power for 100-140Vac, 50-60Hz, 12-9.5A
1+1 Redundant 1620W power for 180-240Vac, 50-60Hz, 9.6-7A

Input:

Power Rating

1000W: 100–120Vac, 12–10A, 50–60Hz, Class I
1200W: 120–140Vac, 12–10A, 50–60Hz, Class I
1620W: 180–240Vac, 10.5–8A, 50–60Hz, Class I

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, optical drive, and two USB

ports are located on the front panel.

Front panel
Node 2
Node 1

HDD 1 (Node 1)

HDD 2 (Node 1)

HDD 3 (Node 1)

HDD 1 (Node 2) HDD 1 (Node 3) HDD 1 (Node 4)

HDD 2 (Node 2)

HDD 3 (Node 2)

HDD 2 (Node 3)

HDD 3 (Node 3)

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

1.5 Rear panel features

PSU 2

PSU 1

Node 4

Node 3

Front panel

Node 4
Node 3

HDD 2 (Node 4)

HDD 3 (Node 4)

Node 2

Node 1

When installing only two nodes, install the nodes to node slot number 1 and 3 or
number 2 and 4.

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RS720Q-E7/RS12

LAN port 2

LAN port 1

VGA port

Serial port

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

RS726Q-E7/RS12; RS724Q-E7/RS12

LAN port 2

LAN port 1

VGA port

Serial port

LAN port 3*

InniBandport**

LAN port 3*

USB ports

USB ports

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

** This port allows connection with a QSFP cable to an InniBand switch.

Inniband(MQSFP1)indications

Activity LED Link LED Description

Off Off No device
Orange Green Device plugged in; Ready

Orange

Green Device plugged in; Data transmitting

Blinking

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LINK LEDACT LED

1.6 Internal features

The barebone server includes the basic components as shown.

6

4

1

6

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2

1. Power supply and power fan

2. ASUS Z9PH-D16/FDR (for RS726Q-E7/RS12 use); ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR
(for RS724Q-E7/RS12 use); Z9PH-D16 (for RS720Q-E7/RS12 use) Server
Boards

3. System fans

4. SATA/SAS backplane (hidden)

5. Hot-swap HDD trays (SAS and SATA)

6. Front LED Boards

Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or
replacing any system component.

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.

*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 switch and LED

Message LED

Message LED

Power switch and LED Location switch and LED

LED Icon

Display
status

Description

Location switch and LED

LAN1 LED
LAN2 LED

LAN1 LED
LAN2 LED

Power LED ON System power ON

OFF System is normal; no incoming event

Message
LED

1. Without ASMB6-iKVM installed: CPU over-heated

ON

2. With ASMB6-iKVM installed: a hardware monitor event is

indicated

Location
LED

OFF Normal status

Location switch is pressed (Press the location switch again to

ON

turn off)

OFF No LAN connection

LAN LEDs

Blinking LAN is transmitting or receiving data

ON LAN connection is present

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1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs

SPEED LED

ACT/LINK LED

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED 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

1.7.3 HDD status LED

HDD Activity LED (Green)

HDD Status LED (Red)

SATAII/SAS HDD LED Description

OFF HDD not present

HDD Activity LED (Green)

HDD Status LED (Red)

ON HDD present, no activity

Blinking

OFF HDD not present

ON HDD has failed and should be swapped immediately

Blinking

1. Read/write data from/into the SATAII/SAS HDD

2. Locating (blinking with the HDD status LED)

1. RAID rebuilding

2. Locating (blinking with the HDD activity LED)

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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-

2.1 Chassis cover

Removing the top cover

1. Loosen the six screws on the top and the two sides of the top cover, as

shown in the following gures.

2. Lift the rear end of the top cover,

and follow the direction of the arrow

in the right gure to slide the cover

toward the rear panel until it is
disengaged from the chassis.

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Removing the server node

1. Remove the screw located on the node latch.

2. Hold the server node lever and press the node latch.

3. Firmly pull the server node out of the server chassis.

When installing only two nodes, install the nodes to node slot number 1 and 3 or
number 2 and 4. Refer to section

1.5 Rear panel features

for details.

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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 toward you and

the load lever is on your left.

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2. Press the left load lever with your

B

A

E

D

C

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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I

H

G

F

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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K

J

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

M

L

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 and airduct

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.

A

B

B

Tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal sequence.

A

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To install the airduct:

1. Position the airduct on top of the heatsink.

2. Twist each of the two screws with a slotted screwdriver just enough to attach

the airduct to the motherboard.

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2.3 System memory

2.3.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with sixteen (16) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline
Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.

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

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2.3.2 MemoryCongurations

You may install 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB* RDIMMs or

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)

DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1
1 DIMMs
2 DIMMs
4 DIMMs
8 DIMMs

2CPUConguration

1 DIMMs
2 DIMMs
4 DIMMs
8 DIMMs
12 DIMMs
16 DIMMs

X X X X X X X X

• *Refer to ASUS Server AVL for latest update.

• Start installing the DIMMs from slot A1 and B1 (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.

DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1

X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X

X
X X
X X X X

X
X
X X
X X X X

1GB, 2GB,

2CPUConguration

DIMM_E2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F2 DIMM_F1 DIMM_G2 DIMM_G1 DIMM_H2 DIMM_H1
1 DIMMs
2 DIMMs
4 DIMMs
8 DIMMs
12 DIMMs
16 DIMMs

X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X

X
X X
X X X X

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2.3.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket

1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing

DIMM notch

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.

2

DIMM slot key

1

Unlocked retaining clip

3

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 three hot-swap SATAII/SAS hard disk drives per node

(available only when an optional ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card is installed) or three
hot-swap SATAII hard disk drives per node. 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. Take note of the drive tray holes.

Each side has three holes to t

different types of hard disk drives.
Use two screws on each side to
secure the hard disk drive.

4. Place a SATAII/SAS hard disk drive

on the tray, then secure it with four
screws.

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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 other SATAII/SAS drive(s).

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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 a riser card bracket. You need to remove the

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

To install a PCI Express x16 card

1. Remove the three screws on the
riser card bracket, as shown in the

right gure.

2. Firmly hold the riser card bracket,

and then pull it up to detach it from
the PCI Express x16 slot on the
motherboard.

3. Place the riser card bracket on a

at and stable surface, and then

remove the screw from the slot bay.

4. Install a PCI Express x16 card to

the bracket as shown, and then
secure the card with a screw.

PCI Express x16 slot

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5. Press the riser card bracket until

the golden connectors completely

t the slot and the bracket aligns

with the rear panel.

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

2.5.2 Conguringanexpansioncard

After installing the expansion card, congure 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
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.

RS720Q-E7/RS12 (Z9PH-D16)

2

1

4

7

RS726Q-E7/RS12 (Z9PH-D16/FDR)
RS724Q-E7/RS12 (Z9PH-D16/QDR)

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612

1

4

7

5

6

1

3 3

Pre-connected system cables

1. 20-pin proprietary power connector (from connection board to motherboard)

2. 4-pin proprietary power connector (from connection board to motherboard)

3. System fan connectors (FRNT_FAN1, FRNT_FAN2, and FRNT_FAN3)

4. Panel connector (from motherboard to connection board)

5. SATA connectors (from motherboard to SATAII/SAS connection board)

6. ISAS connectors (from motherboard to SATAII/SAS connection board)

7. Auxiliary panel connector (from motherboard to connection board)

3 3

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2.7 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. Power supply module

3. ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional)

4. ASUS ASMB6-iKVM

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

2.7.1 System fans

To uninstall the system fans

1. Disconnect the system fan cable
from the fan connector on the HDD
backplane.

2. Lift the fan, and then set aside.

3. Repeat step 1 to 2 to uninstall the

other system fans.

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2.7.2 Power supply module

To install a second power supply module

1. Press and hold the latch on the
dummy cover and pull out the cover
from the server chassis.

2. Take out the second power supply

module from its package. Firmly
push the power supply module into
the chassis until the latch locks to
the server chassis.

To replace a failed power supply module

1. Lift up the power supply module
lever.

2. Hold the power supply module

lever and press the PSU latch.

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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.

• If you install two or more nodes, please install both the power supply
modules.

• The system automatically combines the two power supply modules as a
single one. The combined output power varies with input voltages. Refer to
the table below for details.

Input Voltage Max. Output Power (Watt) per PSU

100–120Vac, 12–10A, 50–60Hz 1000W
120–140Vac, 12–10A, 50–60Hz 1200W
180–240Vac, 10.5–8A, 50–60Hz 1620W

• To enable the hot-swap feature (redundant mode), keep the total power
consumption of the installed nodes under the maximum output power of an
individual power supply module.

• For steady power input, use only the power cables that come with the
server system package.

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2.7.3 Installing ASMB6 series management board

Follow the steps below to install an optional ASMB6 series management board on

your motherboard.

1. Locate the ASMB6 header on the

motherboard.

2. Orient and press the ASMB6

management card in place.

3. Insert the LAN cable plug to the
LAN3 port for server management.

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2.7.4 Installing ASUS PIKE Riser Card (optional)

Follow the steps below to install the optional ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card to the
ASUS PIKE riser card.

1. Remove the three screws on the
riser card bracket, as shown in the

right gure.

2. Firmly hold the riser card bracket,

and then pull it up to detach it from
the PCI Express x16 slot on the
motherboard.

3. Locate the two screws on the riser
card bracket, then remove the
screws from the bracket.

4. Locate the two screw holes on the

PIKE riser card.

5. Secure the PIKE riser card to the

riser card bracket with two screws.

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6. Align and insert the golden ngers

of the PIKE SAS RAID card into
the card slot on the PIKE raiser
card. Ensure the card is completely
seated on the slot.

7. Locate the SGPIO connector on

the side of the server chassis.

8. Connect the SGPIO cable to the
SGPIO connector on the PIKE

Riser card.

2. Remove the two (2) screws that

secures the metal plate covering the
SATA and ISAS connectors.

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10. Remove the SATA/SAS cables from
the onboard SATA1–3 connectors.

11. Connect the SATA/SAS cables
to the SAS1–3 connectors on the

PIKE riser card.

12. Align the riser card bracket to

the PCI Express x16 slot on the
motherboard.

13. Press the riser card bracket until

the golden ngers completely t the

slot and the bracket aligns with the
rear panel.

14. Move the

SGPIO_SEL

front of the server node from pin

1–2 to pin 2–3.

jumper in

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Chapter 3

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

Installation options

2-

3.1 Installing friction rail kit items

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 Attachingthexinglatchestotheserver

Refer to the gures below for the locations to attach the two xing latches to the

two sides of the server with four screws.

1. Remove the two screws on the side of the server chassis.

2. Secure the xing latch with the two screws you removed in step 1.

3. Repeat step 1 to 2 to secure another xing latch to the other side of the

server.

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2

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4. 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.

5. Adjust the rack rail to t the depth

of the rack.

6. 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.

7. Secure the front and rear ends of the
rail with two rack screws and washers.

8. Repeat step 4 to 7 to attach the rack

rail on the other side of the rack.

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9. 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.

Remember to press the latches
on both sides to release 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

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4-1

4.1 Motherboard layouts

Z9PH-D16 (For RS720Q-E7/RS12)

4-2 Chapter 4: Motherboard information

Z9PH-D16/QDR (For RS724Q-E7/RS12)

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Z9PH-D16/FDR (For RS726Q-E7/RS12)

4-4 Chapter 4: Motherboard information

Layout contents

Jumpers Page

1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 4-6

2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1)

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

4. LSI MegaRAID or Intel RSTe selection jumper (3-pin

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

6 DIMM thermal event Setting (3-pin DIMMTRIP1)

Internal connectors Page

1. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-2 [Lght blue], SATA3–4

2. ISAS connectors (7-pin ISAS1–4 [Light Blue])

3. USB connector (5-1 pin USB3; A-Type USB4)

4. Front fan connectors

5. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (6-1 pin SGPIO1)

6. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (8-1 pin ISGPIO1)

7. ASMB6 header (ASMB6)

8. Thermal sensor cable connectors (3-pin TR1, TR2)

9.

10.

11.

(20-pin PWR1, 20-pin PWR2, 4-pin PWR3)

12. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1 [White])
13 Auxiliary panel connector (20-pin AUX_PANEL1 [Black])

RAID_SEL1))

[Black])

(4-pin FRNT_FAN1, FRNT_FAN2, FRNT_FAN3, FRNT_FAN4)

TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM) 4-15
Power Supply SMBus connector (6-1 pin PSUSMB1) 4-15

Proprietary power connectors

4-7
4-7

4-8

4-8
4-9

4-10

4-11
4-11

4-12

4-13
4-13
4-14
4-14

4-16

4-17
4-18

Internal LEDs Page

1. CPU warning LED (ERR_CPU1, ERR_CPU2) 4-19

2. BMC LED (BMC_LED)

3.

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Standby power LED 4-20

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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 1–2.

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)

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, LAN_SW2)

These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel® Intel

82574LGigabit LAN controllers. Set to pins 1–2 to activate the Gigabit LAN

feature.

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4. LSI MegaRAID or Intel RSTe selection jumper (3-pin RAID_SEL1)

This jumper allows you to select the PCH SATA RAID mode to use LSI MegaRAID
software or Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 RAID. Place the

jumper caps over pins 1–2 if you want to use the LSI MegaRAID software RAID
Utility (default); otherwise, place the jumper caps to pins 2–3 to use the Intel®

Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise Option ROM Utility.

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. DIMM thermal trip Setting (3-pin DIMMTRIP1)

This jumper allows you to enable(default) or disable DIMM thermal trip.

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4.3 Internal connectors

1. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-2 [Light blue], SATA3–4 [Black])

(SATA 6Gb/s: 7-pin SATA1-2 [Light blue])

(SATA 3Gb/s: 7-pin SATA3-4 [Black])

These connectors, controlled by Intel® C602 chipset, are for the Serial ATA
signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives.

The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks
installed.

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2. SATA connector - ISAS connectors (7-pin ISAS1–4 [Gray])

Supported by the Intel® C602 PCH. ISAS 1-4 connectors can connect to serial

ATA 3Gb/s hard disk drives.

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

For details on the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility, please refer to Chapter

6RAIDConguration

3. USB connector (5-1 pin USB3; A-Type USB4)

These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cables to
connectors USB3, then install the modules to a slot opening at the back of the
system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specication that
supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed.

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4. Front fan connectors
(4-pin FRNT_FAN1, FRNT_FAN2, FRNT_FAN3, FRNT_FAN4)

The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA–740 mA (8.88 W max.) or
a total of 3.15 A–6.66 A (53.28 W max.) at +12V. Connect the fan cables to the

fan connectors on the motherboard, ensuring 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!

• All fans feature the ASUS Smart Fan technology.

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5. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (6-1 pin SGPIO1)

This connector is used for the SGPIO peripherals for the LSI MegaRAID and

Intel Matrix RAID SATA LED.

6. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (8-1 pin ISGPIO1)

This connector is used for the SGPIO peripherals for the LSI MegaRAID and

Intel Matrix RAID SATA LED.This connector is used for SCU.

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7. ASMB6 header (ASMB6)

The ASMB6 connector on the motherboard supports an ASUS

Management Board 6 Series.

8. Thermal sensor cable connectors (3-pin TR1, TR2)

T h ese co n n e c t o r s are f o r t e mperature m o n i t o r i n g . Connect
the t h erma l sens o r cab l es to th ese c o nnec t ors a n d plac e the
other end s to the devices , which you want to monit or temperat ure.

Please go to BIOS setup to change the default setting of TR1/TR2 from “disabled“

to “enabled“ before using the thermal sensor cable.

®

Server

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9. 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.

10. Power Supply SMBus connector (6-1 pin PSUSMB1)

This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) to

the power supply unit to read PSU information. Devices communicate with an

SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface.

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11. Proprietary power connectors
(20-pin PWR1, 20-pin PWR2, 4-pin PWR3)

These connectors are for Proprietary power supply plugs. The power supply

plugs are designed to t these connectors in only one orientation. Orient the
connectors and push down rmly until they completely t.

The 4-pin PWR3 is designed for hard disk drives power supply. DO NOT
connect other 4-pin power connectors of the power supply unit (PSU) to this

connector.

• Connect either one of the 20-pin power connectors to boot up the system.

• Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when conguring

a system with more power-consuming devices. The system may become
unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate.

• USE THE PROPRIETARY POWER SUPPLY ONLY and ensure that your PSU

can provide at least the minimum power required by your system.

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12. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1 [White])

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 HDDLED)

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. Proprietary 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

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.

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13. Auxiliary panel connector (20-pin AUX_PANEL1 [Black])

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

1. CPU warning LED (ERR_CPU1, ERR_CPU2)

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

The warning LEDs function only when you install the ASUS ASMB6.

2. BMC LED(BMC_LED1)

The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the ASMB6 is working

normally.

The heartbeat LED functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB6

•

Everytime after the AC power is replugged, you have to wait for about

•

30 seconds for the system to power up.

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3. Standby Power LED (SB_PWR1)

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.

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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

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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

1.

disk drive when the BIOS le fails or gets corrupted.)
ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a USB ash disk.)

2.
BUPDATER utility (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable USB

3.

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 USB ash

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

motherboard BIOS using the BUPDATER utility.

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

2 Utility and press <Enter> to enable it.

ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 Utility V01.04

Flash Info

MODEL: Z9PH-D16 VER: 0208 DATE: 10/18/2011

fs0:\

Drive Folder Info

fs0:\ 12/09/10 10:23p 4194304 Z9PH-D16.ROM
fs1:\

File Infor

MODEL: VER: DATE:

Help Info

Tool menu to select ASUS EZ Flash

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.

FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A

PATH:

Writing BIOS:

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

Current ROM

BOARD: Z9PH-D16
VER: 0203

DATE: 08/24/2011

WARNING! Do not turn off power during ash BIOS

Note

Update ROM

BOARD: Z9PH-D16
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 5.1 Managing and updating your 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.

• 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 Yes to load the BIOS 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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5.2.1 BIOS menu screen

Menu bar CongurationeldsMenu items

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BIOS Information
BIOS Vendor American Megatrends
Core Version 4.6.4.1
Compliancy UEFI 2.1; PI 0.9
BIOS Version 0301 x64
Build Date 12/29/2011

System Date [Mon 01/02/2012]
System Time [15:07:28]

Access Level Administrator

Memory Information
Total Memory 1024 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

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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:

Main For changing the basic system conguration

Advanced For changing the advanced system settings

Server Mgmt For changing the Server Mgmt settings

Event Logs For changing the event log settings

Monitor For displaying the system temperature, power status, and

changing the fan settings

Security For changing the security settings
Boot For changing the system boot conguration
Tool For conguring options for special functions

Exit 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 Main shows the Main menu items.

The other items (Event Logs, Advanced, Monitor, Boot, Tool, and Exit) on the menu

bar have their respective menu items.

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 settings.

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BIOS Information
BIOS Vendor American Megatrends
Core Version 4.6.4.1
Compliancy UEFI 2.1; PI 0.9
BIOS Version 0301 x64
Build Date 12/29/2011

System Date [Mon 01/02/2012]
System Time [15:07:28]

Access Level Administrator

Memory Information
Total Memory 1024 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

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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.

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

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5.4.1 CPUConguration

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

Advanced

CPU Confguration

Socket 1 CPU Information

Socket 2 Not Present

CPU Speed 2600 MHz

64-bit Supported

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]
DCU IP Prefetcher [Enabled]
Intel Virtualization Technology [Enabled]
Local APIC Mode [Disabled]

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

Socket speci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

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Socket 1 CPU Information

Enter to view socket soecic CPU Information.

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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

Intel SMX Technology Supported

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

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→←: 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]

This item 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]

Setting this item to [Enabled] allows legacy operating system to boot even without

support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions.

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 enable or disable L1 data prefetcher.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

DCU IP Prefetcher [Enabled]

This Item allows you to enable or disable prefetch of next L1 line based upon
sequential load history.

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]

Local APIC Mode [Disabled]

Select Local APIC mode. If Auto, use x2APIC if required. Otherwise, use xAPIC
mode. xAPIC will disable CPUs with APIC IDs greater than 254. Some OS do not
support x2APIC mode. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

5.4.2 CPUPowerManagementConguration

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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 duration power limit 115 Watts

Long duration power limit 0

Factory long duration maintained 1000 ms

Long duration maintained 0

Recommended short duration power 1 1.2 * Long Duration

Short duration power limit 0

Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

This item allows you to
enabled power management
features.

→←: Select Screen
↑↓: 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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P-STATE Coordination [HW_ALL]

This item allows you to enable or disable Intel SpeedStep.

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

CPU C3 Report [Disabled]

This item allows you to enable or disable CPU C3(ACPI C2) report.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU C6 Report [Enabled]

This item allows you to enable or disable CPU C6(ACPI C3) report.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU C7 Report [Disabled]

This item allows you to enable or disable 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] [Balanced Energy]
[Energy Efcient]

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Factory long duration power limit 115 Watts
Long duration power limit 0

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

Factory long duration maintained 1000 ms
Long duration maintained 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 power limitation 1.2 * Long Duration

Short duration power limit 0

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

5.4.3 ChipsetConguration

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

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 Page

QPIConguration

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

Advanced

Current QPI Link Speed Slow
Current QPI Link Freq 8.0 GT/s

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

Enable or disable Isoc

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]

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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]

MemoryConguration

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Advanced

Compatibility RID [Enabled]

Memory Conguration

Total Memory 1024 MB (DDR3)
Current Memory Mode Independent
Currently Memory Speed 1066 MHz
Mirroring Not Possible
Sparing Not Possible

Memory Mode [Independent]
Numa [Enabled]
DDR Speed [Auto]
Channel Interleaving [Auto]
Rank Interleaving [Auto]
Patrol Scrub [Disabled]
Demand Scrub [Enabled]
Data Scrambling [Enabled]
Device Tagging [Disabled]
Thermal Throtting [CLTT]
Enable High Temp. [Disabled]
Allow 2x Refresh [Enabled]
Altitude [300 M]
Memory HOT sensor support [Enabled]

DIMM Information

Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

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

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]

Numa [Enabled]

Enable or Disable Non uniform Memory Access (NUMA).

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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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]

Patrol Scrub [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Patrol Scrub. Conguration options: [Disabled]
[Enabled]

Demand Scrub [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable demand scrubing feature.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Data Scrambling [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable data scrambling.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Device Tagging [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable device tagging.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Thermal Throtting [CLTT]

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

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

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Advanced

CPU1 DIMM Information

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

CPU2 DIMM Information

CPUIIOBridgeConguration

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

Advanced

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

TargetVGA VGA From CPU 0

Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

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

→←: Select Screen
↑↓: Select Item

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

Intel(R) I/OAT [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Intel I/O accelaration technology.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

DCA Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable direct cache access support.

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

VGA Priority [Offboard]

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

Conguration options: [Onboard] [Offboard]

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PCHConguration

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Advanced

Name Patsburg
Stepping 04 (B0 Stepping)

SB Chipset Conguration

PCH Compatibility RID [Disabled]

Deep Sx [Disabled]
SCU devices [Enabled]
Onboard SATA RAID Oprom [Enabled]

High Precision Event Timer Conguration

High Precision Timer [Enabled]

Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

Support for PCH Compatibility
Revision ID(CRID)
functionality.

→←: Select Screen
↑↓: Select Item

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

PCH Compatibility RID [Disabled]

Support for PCH compatibility. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Deep Sx [Disabled]

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

SCU devices [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Patsburg SCU devices.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Onboard SATA RAID Oprom [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable 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 you to enable or disable High Precision Event Timer.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

Advanced

Intel(R) VT-d [Disabled]

Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI
Auto Conguration.

Intel(R) VT-d [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Intel VT-d.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following item appears only when you set Intel(R) VT-d to [Enabled].

Coherency Support [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable VT-d Engine Coherency support.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

ATS Support [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable VT-d Engine address translation services
(ATS) support. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

5.4.4 PCHSATAConguration

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Advanced

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

SATA Mode [AHCI Mode]
SATA Controller 1 [Enhanced]
SATA Controller 2 [Enhanced]
S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]

Port 1 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]
Port 2 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]
Port 3 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]
Port 4 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]

Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

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

→←: Select Screen
↑↓: 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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SATA Mode [AHCI 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, set this item to [IDE Mode].

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

Controller Interface (AHCI), keep the default setting[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].

Rapid

SATA Controller 1 [Enhanced]

This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to [IDE Mode]. Set to
[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]

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: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]

Staggered spin-up is a feature dened in teh Serial ATA Specications. It enables
an HBA to individually spin-up attached SATA devices to avoid maximum current

charged by applying all attached SATA devices at the same time.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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5.4.5 PCHSCUConguration

This menu automatically detects and displays Device 1-4

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Advanced

Device1 Not Present
Device2 Not Present

Device3 Not Present
Device4 Not Present

→←: Select Screen
↑↓: Select Item

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

5.4.6 PCI Subsystem Settings

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

Advanced

PCI Bus Driver Version V 2.05.00

PCI Option ROM Handling

PCI ROM Priority [EFI Compatible ROM]

PCI Common Setting

PCI Latency Timer [32 PCI Bus Clocks]
VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]
PERR# Generation [Disabled]
SERR# Generation [Disabled]
Load RT32 Image [Enabled]

PCI Express Settings
PCIE Slot Option Rom Conguration

Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

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

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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]

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]

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]

Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

SERR# Generation [Disabled]

Enables or disables PCI device to generate SERR#.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Load RT32 Image [Enabled]

Enables or disables Load RT32 Image.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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PCI Express Settings

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Advanced

PCI Express Link Register Settings

ASPM Support [Disabled]

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

Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

Set the ASPM Level: Force
L0s - Force all links to
L0s State: AUTO - BIOS auto
congure: DISABLE: Disables
ASPM.

→←: Select Screen
↑↓: Select Item

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

PCI Express Link Register Settings

ASPM Support [Disabled]

Allows you 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.

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PCIESlotOptionRomConguration

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

Advanced

Legacy 0pROM Support

Launch Storage OpROM [Enabled]

PCIE1 Option Rom [Enabled]

Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

Enables or disables Boot
Option for Legacy Mass
Storage Device with
Option ROM.

→←: Select Screen
↑↓: Select Item

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

Launch Storage OpROM [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Boot Option for Legacy Mass Storage Devices with
Option ROM. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE1 Option Rom [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable PCIE1 Option Rom. Conguration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]

5.4.7 IntelTXT(LT-SX)Conguration

The Intel TXT(LT-SX) conguration automatically detects and displays the Intel
TXT(LT-SX) hardware support.

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

Advanced

Intel TXT(LT-SX) Hardware Support

CPU: TXT Feature Supported
Chipset: TXT Feature Supported

Intel TXT(LT-SX) Conguration

TXT Support Disabled

Intel TXT(LT-SX) Dependencies

The following must be supported and enabled.
VT-d Support Enabled
VT Support Enabled
TPM Support Enabled
TPM State Disabled

Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

→←: Select Screen
↑↓: 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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5.4.8 USBConguration

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Advanced

USB Conguration

USB Devices:
1Keyboard, 1 Mouse, 3 Hubs

Legacy USB Support [Enabled]
EHCI Hand-off [Disabled]

USB Hardware Delays and Time-outs

USB transfer time-out [20 sec]
Device reset time-out [20 sec]

Mass Storage Devices

USB Ports Conguration

Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

Enables or disables Legacy USB device support. Auto option disables legacy
support if no USB devices are connected. DISABLE option will keep USB device

available only for EFI applications.

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]

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

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

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]

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USBPortsConguration

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Advanced

Rear USB#1 [Enabled]
Rear USB#2 [Enabled]
Onboard USB#3 [Enabled]
Onboard USB#4 [Enabled]

Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

Rear / Onboard USB Port [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Rear/Onboard USB port.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

5.4.9 Trusted Computing

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Advanced

Conguration

TPM SUPPORT [Enabled]

Pending operation [None]

Current Status Information
TPM Enabled Status: [Disabled]
TPM Active Status: [Deactivated]
TPM Owner Status: [UnOwned]

Enable or disable USB Port 0

→←: Select Screen
↑↓: Select Item

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

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.

TPM Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the TPM support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Pending operation [None]

Conguration options: [None] [Enable Take Owership] [Disable Take Ownership]
[TPM Clear]

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5.4.10 ACPI Settings

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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]

The following item appears only when you set EnabledACPIAutoConguration

to [Disabled].

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]

Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI
Auto Conguration.

ACPI Sleep State [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)]

Allows you to set the ACPI Sleep State.

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

Lock Legacy Resources [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Lock Legacy Resources.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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5.4.11 WHEAConguration

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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 setting

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Advanced

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

Resume On By Ring [Disabled]

When set to [Enabled], the system will generate a wake event when the external

modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft-off mode.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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