Asus Z9NA-D6 User Manual

Z9NA-D6
Series

Motherboard

E7280

First Edition V1
March 2012

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Contents

Contents ...................................................................................................... iii

Notices ....................................................................................................... viii

Federal Communications Commission Statement .......................... viii

Canadian Department of Communications Statement .................... viii

REACH ......................................................................................... viii

Safety information ...................................................................................... ix

Electrical safety ................................................................................. ix

Operation safety ................................................................................ix

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

How this guide is organized ...............................................................x

Where to nd more information ..........................................................x

Conventions used in this guide .........................................................xi

Typography .......................................................................................xi

Z9NA-D6 series specications summary ................................................ xii

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-3

1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-3

1.3 Serial number label ...................................................................... 1-4

1.4 Special features ............................................................................ 1-4

1.4.1 Product highlights ........................................................... 1-4

1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-6

Chapter 2: Hardware information

2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-3

2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-4

2.2.1 Placement direction ........................................................ 2-4

2.2.2 Screw holes .................................................................... 2-4

2.2.3 Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2-5

2.2.4 Layout contents ............................................................... 2-7

2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-9

2.3.1 Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-9

2.3.2 Intel LGA1356 Socket ................................................... 2-10

2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-13

2.4.1 Overview ....................................................................... 2-13

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Contents

2.4.2 Memory Congurations ................................................. 2-13

2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-16

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-16

2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card ..................................... 2-16

2.5.3 PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link) ..................................... 2-17

2.5.4 PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link) ......................................... 2-17

2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slot (x4 link) ......................................... 2-17

2.5.6 PCI Express x1 slot (x1 link) ......................................... 2-17

2.5.7 PIKE slots ..................................................................... 2-17

2.5.8 Installing an ASUS PIKE RAID card (Optional) ............. 2-18

2.5.9 Installing ASMB6 management board ........................... 2-19

2.5.10 Installing the audio card ................................................ 2-19

2.6 Onboard LEDs ............................................................................ 2-20

2.7 Jumpers ...................................................................................... 2-22

2.8 Connectors ................................................................................. 2-26

2.8.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................. 2-26

2.8.2 Internal connectors ....................................................... 2-27

Chapter 3: Powering up

3.1 Starting up for the rst time ........................................................ 3-3

3.2 Powering off the computer .......................................................... 3-4

3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function .................................... 3-4

3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch .............................. 3-4

Chapter 4: BIOS setup

4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-3

4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 4-3

4.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility .................................................. 4-4

4.1.3 BUPDATER utility............................................................ 4-5

4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 4-7

4.2.1 BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 4-8

4.2.2 Menu bar ......................................................................... 4-8

4.2.3 Menu items ..................................................................... 4-9

4.2.4 Submenu items ............................................................... 4-9

4.2.5 Navigation keys ............................................................... 4-9

4.2.6 General help ................................................................... 4-9

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4.2.7 Conguration elds ......................................................... 4-9

4.2.8 Pop-up window ............................................................... 4-9

4.2.9 Scroll bar ......................................................................... 4-9

4.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 4-10

4.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] ....................................... 4-10

4.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx] ................................................. 4-10

4.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 4-11

4.4.1 CPU Conguration ........................................................ 4-12

4.4.2 CPU Power Management Conguration ....................... 4-14

4.4.3 Chipset Conguration ................................................... 4-16

4.4.4 PCH SATA Conguration .............................................. 4-22

4.4.5 PCH SCU Conguration ............................................... 4-23

4.4.6 PCI Subsystem Settings ............................................... 4-23

4.4.7 USB Conguration ........................................................ 4-27

4.4.8 Trusted Computing ........................................................ 4-28

4.4.9 ACPI Settings ................................................................ 4-29

4.4.10 WHEA Conguration ..................................................... 4-30

4.4.11 APM setting ................................................................... 4-30

4.4.12 Serial Port Console Redirection .................................... 4-31

4.4.13 Onboard LAN Conguration .......................................... 4-34

4.4.14 ME Subsystem .............................................................. 4-34

4.4.15 Onboard Devices Conguration .................................... 4-35

4.4.16 Runtime Error Logging .................................................. 4-35

4.5 Server Mgmt menu ..................................................................... 4-36

4.5.1 System Event Log ......................................................... 4-37

4.5.2 BMC network conguration ........................................... 4-38

4.6 Event Logs menu ....................................................................... 4-39

4.6.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings ............................. 4-39

4.7 Boot menu .................................................................................. 4-41

4.8 Monitor menu ............................................................................. 4-43

4.9 Security menu ............................................................................ 4-44

4.10 Tool menu ................................................................................... 4-45

4.11 Exit menu .................................................................................... 4-46

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Chapter 5: RAID conguration

5.1 Setting up RAID ............................................................................ 5-3

5.1.1 RAID denitions .............................................................. 5-3

5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ................................................ 5-4

5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ........................................ 5-4

5.1.4 RAID conguration utilities .............................................. 5-4

5.2 LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility ................................... 5-5

5.2.1 Creating a RAID set ........................................................ 5-6

5.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID conguration ....................... 5-12

5.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives ........................................... 5-13

5.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives ................................................. 5-17

5.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency ..................... 5-19

5.2.6 Deleting a RAID conguration ....................................... 5-22

5.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set ...................... 5-23

5.2.8 Enabling WriteCache .................................................... 5-24

5.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU/SATA

Option ROM Utility ..................................................................... 5-25

5.3.1 Creating a RAID set ...................................................... 5-27

5.3.2 Creating a Recovery set ............................................... 5-28

5.3.3 Deleting a RAID set ...................................................... 5-30

5.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID ........................................ 5-31

5.3.5 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility ........ 5-32

5.3.6 Rebuilding the RAID ..................................................... 5-32

5.3.7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ............ 5-34

5.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Utility

(Windows) ................................................................................... 5-35

5.4.1 Creating a RAID set ...................................................... 5-36

5.4.2 Change Volume Type .................................................... 5-38

5.4.3 Delete volume ............................................................... 5-39

5.4.4 Preferences ................................................................... 5-40

Chapter 6: Driver installation

6.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 6-3

6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk ............................................ 6-3

6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver ................................ 6-6

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6.2 Intel® chipset device software installation ............................... 6-16

6.3 Intel@ Network Connections Software installation.................. 6-19

6.4 VGA driver installation............................................................... 6-22

6.5 Intel® C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers ............... 6-25

6.6 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation . 6-26

6.7 Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation ............ 6-29

6.8 Management applications and utilities installation ................ 6-33

6.8.1 Running the support DVD ............................................. 6-33

6.8.2 Drivers menu ................................................................. 6-33

6.8.3 Utilities menu ................................................................ 6-34

6.8.4 Make disk menu ............................................................ 6-34

6.8.5 Contact information ....................................................... 6-34

Appendix: Reference information

A.1 Z9NA-D6 block diagram ...............................................................A-3

ASUS contact information .......................................................................... 1

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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
B 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.

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 B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the
Canadian Department of Communications.

This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

REACH

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

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

electrical outlet before relocating the system.

• When adding or removing 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.

• Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure

that all power cables are unplugged.

• Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord.

These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit.

• Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area.

If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using,
contact your local power company.

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

Operation safety

• Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all

the manuals that came with the package.

• Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the

power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer
immediately.

• To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from

connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.

• Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in

any area where it may become wet.

• Place the product on a stable surface.

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

service technician or your retailer.

throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This product has been

DO NOT

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.

throw the mercury-containing button cell battery in municipal waste.

DO NOT

This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not
be placed in municipal waste.

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About this guide

This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring

the motherboard.

How this guide is organized

This user guide contains the following parts:

• Chapter 1: Product introduction

This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new
technologies it supports.

• Chapter 2: Hardware information

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform
when installing system components. It includes description of the switches,
jumpers, and connectors on the motherboard.

• Chapter 3: Powering up

This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down
the system.

• Chapter 4: BIOS setup

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

• Chapter 5: RAID conguration

This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and conguring

RAID sets using the available utilities.

• Chapter 6: Driver installation

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

• Appendix: Reference information

This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when

conguring the motherboard.

Where to nd more information

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

1. ASUS websites

The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and
software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.

2. Optional documentation

Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty

yers, that may have been added by your dealer. These documents are not

part of the standard package.

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Conventions used in this guide

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

DANGER/WARNING:

when trying to complete a task.

CAUTION:

when trying to complete a task.

IMPORTANT:

task.

NOTE:

task.

Information to prevent damage to the components

Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a

Tips and additional information to help you complete a

Information to prevent injury to yourself

Typography

Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select.

Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.

<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:

Means that you must type the command

format A:/S

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Z9NA-D6 series specications summary

Model Name Z9NA-D6 Z9NA-D6C

Processor / System Bus

Core Logic

Form Factor

ASUS Features FAN speed control

Rack Ready (Rack
and Pedestal dual
use)

Rack Optimized
(Dedicated for Rack)

ASWM Enterprise

Memory Total Slots

Voltage

Capacity

Memory Type

Memory Size*

Expansion Slots
(follow SSI
Location #)

Total PCI/PCI-X/
PCI-E Slots

Slot Location 1

Slot Location 2

Slot Location 3

Slot Location 4

Slot Location 5

Slot Location 6

Slot Location 7

Additional Slot 1

2 * LGA 1356

Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2400 product family

QPI 6.4 / 7.2 / 8.0 GT/s

Intel® C602-A PCH

12”x 9.9”

V

V

-

V

6 (3-channel per CPU, 3 DIMM per CPU)

1.5V/1.35V

Maximum up to 192GB

DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 RDIMM
DDR3 1066/1333 ECC UDIMM/ Non-ECC UDIMM
DDR3 1066/1333 LR-DIMM

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

6

1 * PCI-E5 x1 (X1 Gen2 Link), from C602 PCH; MIO supported

1 * PCI-E4 x8 (X4 Gen2 Link), from C602 PCH

1 * PCI-E3 x8 (X8 Gen3 Link), from CPU 2

1 * PCI-E2 x8 (X8 Gen3 Link), from CPU 2

-

1 * PCI-E1 x16 (X16 Gen3 Link), from CPU 1

-

1* PIKE Slot for Storage
expansion (Gen3 supported)

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Z9NA-D6 series specications summary

Model Name Z9NA-D6 Z9NA-D6C

Storage SATA Controller

SAS Controller

Networking LAN
Graphic VGA

Onboard I/O
Connectors

Rear I/O
Connectors

TPM header
PSU Connector

Device Power
Connector

Management
Connector

USB Connectors

Fan Header
SMBus
Chassis Intruder
Front LAN LED
Serial Port Header
External Serial Port
External USB Port

VGA Port
RJ-45
PS/2 KB/Mouse

Intel® C602-A:
<AHCI>

4 SATA 3Gb/s ports; 2 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 SATA 3Gb/s ports
Intel® RSTe (for Windows only)
(Support software RAID 0, 1, 10 &
5 for all SATA ports)

Optional kits:
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

2 * Intel 82574L

Aspeed AST2300 with 16MB
VRAM

1

24-pin ATX power connector + 8-pin ATX 12V
(Support Both ATX & SSI Power Supply)**

4-pin power connector

Onboard socket for optional
management card

1 * USB connector (Type A USB socket)
2 * USB pin header (up to 4 devices)

8 * 4pin

2

1

2

1

1

4

1

2

1

Intel® C602-A:
<AHCI>

4 SATA 3Gb/s ports; 2 SATA

6Gb/s ports
Intel® RSTe (for Windows
only)
(Support software RAID 0, 1,
10 & 5)

-

Aspeed AST1300 with 64MB
VRAM

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Z9NA-D6 series specications summary

Model Name Z9NA-D6 Z9NA-D6C

Management
Solution

Environment

*Refer to ASUS Server AVL for latest update.
** Minimum requirement of ATX Power supply:1) 470W 2) All +12V output ≥ 20A

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

Software
Out of Band Remote

Management

ASWM Enterprise

Optional ASMB6-iKVM for KVM­over-Internet

Operation temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C
Non operation temperature: -40°C ~ 70°C
Non operation humidity: 20% ~ 90% ( Non condensing)

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This chapter describes the motherboard
features and the new technologies it supports.

Product

introduction

1

Chapter summary

1

1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-3

1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-3

1.3 Serial number label ...................................................................... 1-4

1.4 Special features ............................................................................ 1-4

ASUS Z9NA-D6 Series

1.1 Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS® Z9NA-D6 Series motherboard!

The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it
another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!

Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the
items in your package with the list below.

1.2 Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

Z9NA-D6 Series

Standard Gift Box
Pack

SATA 6G cable

Cables

Accessories IO shield

Application CD

Documentation User Guide

Packing Qty.

Optional items Description

PIKE 2108 LSI 8-port SAS2 6G HW RAID card

PIKE 2008/IMR LSI 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card

PIKE 2008 LSI 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card

ASMB6-iKVM Remote management solution provides KVM over IP solution

SATA 3G cable

SATA DOM USB power
cable

Support CD

ASWM Enterprise SDVD

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

2 --

8 (Z9NA-D6)
4 (Z9NA-D6C)

1 --

1 1

1 1

1 1

1 1

1pc per carton 10pcs per carton

Standard Bulk Pack

--

ASUS Z9NA-D6 1-3

1.3 Serial number label

Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team, you must take
note of the motherboard's serial number containing 12 characters

shown as 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.

xxS2xxxxxxxx

Z9NA-D6

xxS2xxxxxxxx

Made

in

China

合格

1.4 Special features

1.4.1 Product highlights

Latest Processor Technology

The motherboard supports the latest Intel Xeon® processor E5-2400 product family
in LGA 1356 package with integrated memory controller to support 3 channel (6
DIMM prt CPU) DDR3 memory. Intel Xeon® processor E5-2400 product family
supports Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) with a system bus of up to 8.0GT/s.

Optimized Intel® Turbo Boost Technology

Optimized Intel® Turbo Boost Technology further optimizes the processor’s

performance and automatically allows it to run faster than the marked frequency if
it is operating below power, temperature, and current limits.

Intel® Hyper Threading

The thread-level parallelism on each processor makes more efcient use of the

processor resources, higher processing throughout and improved performance on
today's multi-threaded software.

Intel® EM64T

The motherboard supports Intel® processors with the Intel® EM64T (Extended
Memory 64 Technology). The Intel® EM64T feature allows your computer to run on
64-bit operating systems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster

and more efcient computing.

1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction

DDR3 memory support

The Z9NA-D6 supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of

1600/1333/1066 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of server

and workstation applications. The 3-channel DDR3 architecture boosts system
performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidth of up to 52GB/s. This
voltage reduction limits the power consumption and heat generation of DDR3
which makes it an ideal memory solution. Also, the motherboard can support LR­DIMM (Load reduced DIMM) which uses a specially designed buffer to reduce the
data load to a single load and can increase overall server system memory capacity.

PCIe 3.0

The motherboard supports the latest PCIe 3.0 device, which doubles the delivered
bandwidth of PCIe 2.0. This enhances system performance while still providing
backward compatibility to PCIe 2.0.

Intel® 82574L Gigabit LAN Solution

This motherboard features the built-in dual server class Intel
which helps reduce CPU usage, thus increasing throughput to achieve highly­reliable network connections, outstanding performance, and better support for
diverse operating systems.

Intel® 82574L chipset is VMware-certied to support the virtualization technology.

®

Gigabit LAN ports,

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)

The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) intelligently manages the
CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core frequency
depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power requirement.

Serial ATA II technology

The motherboard supports the Serial ATA II 3 Gb/s technology through the Serial
ATA interface and Intel® C602 chipset. The Serial ATA II specication provides
twice the bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products with a host of new
features, including Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Power Management (PM)

Implementation Algorithm, and Hot Swap. Serial ATA allows thinner, more exible

cables with lower pin count and reduced voltage requirements.

Serial ATA III technology

The motherboard supports the Serial ATA III technology through the Serial ATA
interface and Intel® C602 chipset, delivering up to 6Gb/s data transfer rates.
Additionally, get enhanced scalability, faster data retrieval, double the bandwidth of
current bus systems.

ASUS Z9NA-D6 1-5

USB 2.0 technology

The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specication,

dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB

1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1.

Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring

The CPU temperature is monitored to prevent overheating and damage. The
system fan rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored for timely failure detection.
The chip monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical
components.

1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features

ASUS Fan Speed control technology

The ASUS Fan Speed control technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according

to the system loading to ensure quiet, cool, and efcient operation.

PIKE (Proprietary I/O Kit Expansion)

PIKE is an on-demand upgrade kit for users. This ASUS unique feature enables
users to choose their preferred I/O solutions. ASUS provides multiple SAS
solutions for different segments and purposes and PIKE saves lots of validation
efforts and hardware cost for end users.

ASUS MIO Audio card

Enjoy high-end sound quality! The ASUS MIO audio card is a discrete 8-channel

high denition audio (High Denition Audio previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC

that offers the clearest high quality audio output, jack-sensing feature, retasking
functions, and multi-streaming technology that simultaneously send different audio
streams to different destinations.

1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction

This chapter lists the hardware setup
procedures that you have to perform
when installing system components. It
includes description of the jumpers and
connectors on the motherboard.

Chapter 2:

Hardware

2

information

Chapter summary

2

2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-3

2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-4

2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-9

2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-13

2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-16

2.6 Onboard LEDs ............................................................................ 2-20

2.7 Jumpers ...................................................................................... 2-22

2.8 Connectors ................................................................................. 2-26

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2.1 Before you proceed

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change
any motherboard settings.

• Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any

component.

• Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal

object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to
avoid damaging them due to static electricity.

• Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them.

• Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic

pad or in the bag that came with the component.

• Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power supply

is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure
to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or
components.

Standby Power LED (SB_PWR1)

The motherboard comes with a standby power LED. The green LED lights up to
indicate the system AC power cable plug or not. 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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2.2 Motherboard overview

Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to
ensure that the motherboard ts into it.

To optimize the motherboard features, we highly recommend that you install it in an

ATX 2.2 compliant chassis.

Ensure to unplug the chassis power cord before installing or removing the
motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage
motherboard components!

2.2.1 Placement direction

When installing the motherboard, ensure that you place it into the chassis in the
correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis
as indicated in the image below.

2.2.2 Screw holes

Place nine (9) screws into the holes indicated by the circles to secure the
motherboard to the chassis.

DO NOT overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.

Place this side towards

the rear of the chassis

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2.2.3 Motherboard layout

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2.2.4 Layout contents

Slots/Sockets Page

1. CPU sockets

2. DDR3 sockets

3. PCI Express x8 / PCI Express x16 slots

Onboard LEDs Page

1. Baseboard Management Controller (BMC_LED1) 2-20

2. CPU Warning LED (ERR_CPU1/2) 2-20

3. CATT Error LED (CATTERR_LED1) 2-21

Jumpers Page

1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 2-22

2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) 2-23

3. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1/ LAN_SW2) 2-23

4. LSI MegaRAID or Intel RSTe selection jumper (3-pin RAID_SEL1) 2-24

5. ME rmware force recovery setting (3-pin ME_RCVR1) 2-24

6. DDR3 thermal event setting (3-pin DIMMTRIP1) 2-25

7. PMBus1.2 PSU select jumper (3-pin SMART_PSU1) 2-25

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2-13

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Rear panel connectors Page

1. PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 2-26

2. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 2-26

3. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4 2-26

4. COM port 2-26

5. Video Graphics Adapter port 2-26

6. LAN 1 (RJ-45) port 2-26

7. LAN 2 (RJ-45) port 2-26

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Internal connectors Page

1. Serial ATA 6.0/3.0 Gb/s connectors

(7-pin SATA6G 1–2 [Blue]; 7-pin SATA3G 3–6 [Black])

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

3. SAS connectors
(7-pin PSAS1–8 [Blue])

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

5. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78; A-Type USB9)

6. CPU, front and rear fan connectors
(4-pin CPU_FAN1-2, FRNT_FAN1–4, REAR_FAN1-2)

7. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connectors
(8-1 pin PSGPIO 1/2, ISGPIO1, SGPIO1)

8. Serial port connectors (10-1 pin COM2)

9. TPM connector (20-1-pin TPM1)

10. 24+8-pin EATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR1, 8-pin
EATX12V1)

11. Power Supply SMBus (5-pin PSUSMB1)

12. 4-pin Power Connector (4-pin EZ_PLUG1)

13. System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL1)

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

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2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1356 socket designed for the
Intel® Xeon E5-2400 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 LGA1356 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.

2.3.1 Installing the CPU

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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2.3.2 Intel LGA1356 Socket

1. Locate the CPU socket on the
motherboard.

2. Press the load lever with your
thumb (A), then move it to the left
(B) until it is released from the
retention tab.

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

3. Lift the load lever in the direction of
the arrow to a 135º angle (C), then
lift the load plate with your thumb

and forenger to a 100º angle (D).

4. Remove the PnP cap from the CPU
socket.

Retention tab

A

B

Load lever

Load plate

D

C

PnP cap

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5. Position the CPU over the socket,
ensuring that the gold triangle is
on the bottom-left corner of the

socket, and then t the socket

alignment key into the CPU notch.

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!

6. 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.

Gold
triangle
mark

CPU notch

Alignment key

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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7. Close the load plate (E), and then
push the load lever (F) until it snaps
into the retention tab.

E

F

8. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled
CPU_FAN1 / CPU_FAN2.

DO NOT forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors
can occur if you fail to plug this connector.

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2.4 System memory

2.4.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with three (per CPU) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual
Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.

A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is
notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. DDR3 modules
are developed for better performance with less power consumption.

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

2.4.2 Memory Congurations

You may install 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB* RDIMMs or 1GB, 2GB,
4GB and 8GB* with ECC/Non-ECC UDIMMs or 8GB, 16GB and 32GB* LR-DIMMs

into the DIMM sockets using the memory congurations in this section.

1 CPU Conguration (must on CPU1)

DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C1
1 DIMMs
2 DIMMs
3 DIMMs

• *Refer to ASUS Server AVL for latest update.

• Install the DIMMS starting from slot A1 (CPU1) and D1 (CPU2).

• Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum

compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the
same vendor.

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X X
X X X

2 CPU Conguration

DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D1 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F1

1 DIMMs
2 DIMMs
4 DIMMs
6 DIMMs

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

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2.4.3 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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2.5 Expansion slots

In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following subsections
describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support.

Ensure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards.
Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard
components.

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card

To install an expansion card:

1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with
it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card.

2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a
chassis).

3. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screw
for later use.

4. Align the card connector with the slot and press rmly until the card is

completely seated on the slot.

5. Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier.

6. Replace the system cover.

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 4 for information on BIOS setup.

2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page.

3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.

When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support “Share

IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conicts will

arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card
inoperable.

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2.5.3 PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link)

The onboard PCIE 1 (slot location 6) provides one x16 Gen3 link to CPU1. These
slots support VGA cards and various server class high performance add-on cards.

2.5.4 PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link)

The onboard PCIE 2 (slot location 4) and 3 (slot location 3) provide one x8 Gen3
link to CPU2. These slots support various server class high performance add-on
cards.

2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slot (x4 link)

The onboard PCIE 4 (slot location 2) provides one x4 Gen2 link to Intel C602 PCH.
This slot supports various server class high performance add-on cards.

2.5.6 PCI Express x1 slot (x1 link)

The onboard PCIE 5 (slot location 1) provides one x1 Gen2 link to Intel C602 PCH.

PCIE 1 (slot location 6) 1 x PCI-E x 16 (Gen3 x16 link)

PCIE 2 (slot location 4) 1 x PCI-E x 8 (Gen3 x8 link)

PCIE 3 (slot location 3) 1 x PCI-E x 8 (Gen3 x8 link)

PCIE 4 (slot location 2) 1 x PCI-E x 8 (Gen2 x4 link)

PCIE 5 (slot location 1) 1 x PCI-E x 1 (Gen2 link)

2.5.7 PIKE slots

The PIKE slot allows you to choose and change your preferred SAS solution easily.
Install an optional ASUS PIKE RAID card based on your needs.

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2.5.8 Installing an ASUS PIKE RAID card (Optional)

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

1. Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard.

2. Align the golden ngers of the PIKE RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot.

3. Insert the PIKE RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot. Ensure that it is
completely seated on the PIKE RAID card slot.

Please refer to Chapter 2.8.2 for SAS connector location.

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2.5.9 Installing ASMB6 management board

Follow the steps below to install an optional ASMB6 management board on your
motherboard.

1. Locate the ASMB6 header on the
motherboard.

2. Orient and press the ASMB6
management card in place.

2.5.10 Installing the audio card

1. Locate the PCIE5 card slot on the
motherboard and align the golden

ngers of the audio card with the

PCIE5 card slot.

2. Insert the audio card into the PCIE5
card slot. Ensure that it is completely
seated on the card slot.

3. Secure the audio card to the
chassis with a screw.

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2.6 Onboard LEDs

1. Baseboard Management Controller LED (BMC_LED1)

The BMC LED works with the ASUS ASMB6 management device and indicates
its initiation status. When the PSU is plugged and the system is OFF, ASUS
ASMB6 management device starts system initiation for about one (1) minute.

The BMC LED blinks after system initiation nishes.

2. CPU warning LED (ERR_CPU1/2)

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

corresponding CPU.

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

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3. CATT Error LED (CATTERR_LED1)

Indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error and

cannot continue to operate.

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2.7 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

®

82574L

Gigabit 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 force Intel Management Engine (ME) boot from
recovery mode when ME become corrupted.

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6. DDR3 thermal event setting (3-pin DIMMTRIP1)

This jumper allows you to enable/disable DDR3 DIMM thermal sensing event
pin.

7. PMBus 1.2 PSU select jumper (3-pin SMART_PSU1)

This jumper allows you to select PSU PMBus version, Set to pins 1-2 for PMBus,
set to pins 2-3 for Others.

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2.8 Connectors

2.8.1 Rear panel connectors

1. PS/2 keyboard/mouse port.

2. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2.

This port is for a PS/2 keyboard and mouse.

These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports

are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

3. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4.

These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports

are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

4. COM port

5. Video Graphics Adapter port.

.

This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-

compatible devices.

6. LAN 1 (RJ-45) port.

This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area
Network (LAN) through a network hub. Refer to the table below for the LAN
port LED indications.

7. LAN 2 (RJ-45) port.

This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area
Network (LAN) through a network hub. Refer to the table below for the LAN
port LED indications.

LAN port LED indications

Activity/Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection

Green Linked Orange 100 Mbps connection

Blinking Data activity Green 1 Gbps connection

ACT/LINK

SPEED

LED

LAN port

LED

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2.8.2 Internal connectors

1. Serial ATA 6.0/3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-2 [Blue]; 7-pin
SATA3G_3-6 [Black])

These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s or 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives
and optical disc drives via Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s or 3.0 Gb/s signal cables.

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

Supported by Intel C602 PCH, ISAS 1-4 connectors connect to Serial ATA

3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical disk drives via Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal
cables.

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

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3. SAS connectors (7-pin PSAS1–8 [Blue])

Supported by the ASUS® PIKE Card, these connectors are for the SAS signal
cables for SAS hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb/s of data transfer rate.

If you installed SAS hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID

10, or RAID 5 conguration.

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

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

This LED connector is for the storage add-on card cable connected to
the SATA or SAS add-on card. The read or write activities of any device
connected to the SATA or SAS add-on card causes the front panel LED to
light up.

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5. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78; A-Type USB9)

These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cables to
connectors USB34 and USB56, 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.

6. CPU, front and rear fan connectors
(4-pin CPU_FAN1-2, FRNT_FAN1–4, REAR_FAN1-2)

The fan connectors support cooling fans. 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 Fan Speed Control technology.

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7. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connectors
(8-1 pin PSGPIO 1/2, ISGPIO1, SGPIO1)

The SGPIO 1 connectors are used for the Intel Rapid Storage Technology
Enterprise SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation, device
information and general purpose data.

• The PSGPIO 1/2 connectors are used for PIKE card.

• The ISGPIO 1 connector is for SATA connectors-ISAS connectors.

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8. Serial port connectors (10-1 pin COM2)

These connectors are for the serial (COM) ports. Connect the serial port
module cable to one of these connectors, then install the module to a slot
opening at the back of the system chassis.

9. TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM1)

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

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

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

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10. 24+8-pin EATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR1, 8-pin EATX12V1)

These connectors are for the SSI or ATX power supply plugs. The power supply

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

• DO NOT forget to connect the 24+8-pin power plugs; otherwise, the system

will not boot up.

• 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.

• Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum

power required by your system (470W or above; 12V1 > 20A).

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11. Power Supply SMBus connector (5-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.

12. 4-pin Power Connector (4-pin EZ_PLUG1)

This 4-pin connector is for 5V power of certain SATA DOM (Disk on Module)
device, when using an appropriate cable. You can also use this 4-pin
connector to connect the PSU to enhance power by 12V.

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13. System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL1)

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) 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.

(3) 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 HDD LED lights up or ashes

when data is read from or written to the HDD.

(4) 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.

(5) 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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14. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1)

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

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

These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable.

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

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

(3) Chassis intrusion (4-1 pin CHASSIS)

These leads are for the intrusion detection feature for chassis with
intrusion sensor or microswitch. When you remove any chassis
component, the sensor triggers and sends a high-level signal to these
leads to record a chassis intrusion event. The default setting is short
CASEOPEN and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function.

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

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

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

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

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This chapter describes the power up
sequence, and ways of shutting down the
system.

Chapter 3:

Powering up

3

Chapter summary

3

3.1 Starting up for the rst time ........................................................ 3-3

3.2 Powering off the computer .......................................................... 3-4

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3.1 Starting up for the rst time

1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover.

2. Be sure that all switches are off.

3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system
chassis.

4. Connect the power to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector.

5. Turn on the devices in the following order:

a. Monitor

b. External storage devices (starting with the last device on the chain)

c. System power

6. After applying power, the system power LED on the system front panel case
lights up. For systems with ATX power supplies, the system LED lights up
when you press the ATX power button. If your monitor complies with “green”
standards or if it has a “power standby” feature, the monitor LED may light up
or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on.

The system then runs the power-on self-test or POST. While the tests are

running, the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen. If you
do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power,
the system may have failed a power-on test. Check the jumper settings and
connections or call your retailer for assistance.

7. At power on, hold down the <Del> key to enter the BIOS Setup. Follow the
instructions in Chapter 4.

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3.2 Powering off the computer

3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function

If you are using Windows® 2008 Server:

1. Click the
and then click

2. From the
why you want to shut down the computer.

3. Ensure that the

4. If necessary, key in comments.

5. Click OK.

button, move the cursor to the triangle on the right of

Start

Shut Down

Shutdown Event Tracker

Planned

.

, select the option that best describes

check box is checked.

Log off

,

3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch

While the system is ON, pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts
the system to sleep mode or to soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS setting.

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

Chapter 4:

BIOS setup

4

Chapter summary

4

4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-3

4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 4-7

4.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 4-10

4.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 4-11

4.5 Server Mgmt menu ..................................................................... 4-36

4.6 Event Logs menu ....................................................................... 4-39

4.7 Boot menu .................................................................................. 4-41

4.8 Monitor menu ............................................................................. 4-43

4.9 Security menu ............................................................................ 4-44

4.10 Tool menu ................................................................................... 4-45

4.11 Exit menu .................................................................................... 4-46

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4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS

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

1.

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

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

2.

ASUS EZ Flash 2

3.

BUPDATER utility

ash disk drive.)

Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

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

disk drive

motherboard BIOS using the BUPDATER utility.

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

4.1.1 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.

(To recover the BIOS using a bootable USB ash

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

(Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable USB

USB ash

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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4.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility

The ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility feature allows you to update the BIOS without having
to use a DOS-based utility.

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

To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2 Utility

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

2. Enter the BIOS setup program. Go to the

Flash 2 Utility

ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 Utility V01.04

Flash Info

MODEL: Z9NA-D6 VER: 0304 DATE: 03/13/2012

fs0:\

Drive Folder Info

fs0:\ 12/09/10 10:23p 4194304 Z9NA-D6-ASUS-0304.ROM
fs1:\

File Infor

MODEL: VER: DATE:

Help Info

and press <Enter> to enable it.

menu to select

Tool

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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.

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

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

FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A

Current ROM

BOARD: Z9NA-D6
VER: 0203

DATE: 08/24/2011

PATH:

WARNING! Do not turn off power during ash BIOS

Note

Writing BIOS:

Update ROM

BOARD: Z9NA-D6
VER: 0204

DATE: 11/28/2011

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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4.2 BIOS setup program

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

using the provided utility described in section

.

BIOS

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

your system using this utility.

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

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

security password feature or change the power management settings. This

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

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

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

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

otherwise, POST continues with its test routines.

If you wish to enter Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing
<Ctrl+Alt+Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You can
also restart by turning the system off and then back on. Do this last option only if

the rst two failed.

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

4.1 Managing and updating your

• The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions

to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after
changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system
compatibility and stability. Press <F5> and select
default settings.

• The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes

only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

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

this motherboard.

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to load the BIOS

Yes

4.2.1 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 0303 x64
Build Date 03/05/2012

System Date [Sat 01/15/2005]
System Time [15:07:28]

Access Level Administrator

Memory Information
Total Memory 4096 MB (DDR3)

Processor
CPU Speed 2300 MHz
Count: 1

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↑↓: 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

4.2.2 Menu bar

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

For changing the basic system conguration

Main

Advanced

Server Mgmt

Event Logs

Boot

Monitor

Security

Tool

Exit

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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For changing the advanced system settings

For changing the Server Mgmt settings

For changing the event log settings

For changing the system boot conguration

For displaying the system temperature, power status, and

changing the fan settings

For changing the security settings

For conguring options for special functions

For selecting the exit options

4.2.3 Menu items

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

example, selecting

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

shows the Main menu items.

Main

4.2.4 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>.

4.2.5 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.

4.2.6 General help

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

4.2.7 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.

4.2.8 Pop-up window

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

conguration options for that item.

4.2.9 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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4.3 Main menu

When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears. The
Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows
you to set the system date, time, language, and security settings.

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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 0303 x64
Build Date 03/05/2012

System Date [Sat 01/15/2005]
System Time [15:07:28]

Access Level Administrator

Memory Information
Total Memory 4096 MB (DDR3)

Processor
CPU Speed 2300 MHz
Count: 1

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↑↓: Select Item

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

4.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]

Allows you to set the system date.

4.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]

Allows you to set the system time.

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4.4 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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Front Panel Type [AC97]

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

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Front Panel Type [AC97]

Allows you to set the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to legacy AC’97 or

high-denition audio depending on the audio standard that the front panel audio

module supports.

[HD] Sets the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to high

denition audio.

[AC97] Sets the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to legacy AC’97

Front Panel Type

→←: 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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4.4.1 CPU Conguration

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Advanced

CPU Confguration

Socket 1 CPU Information

Socket 2 Not Present

CPU Speed 2300 MHz
64-bit Supported

Hyper Threading [Enabled]
Active Processor Core [All]
Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled]
Execute Disable 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 [Auto]

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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

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2470 2.30GHz

CPU Signature 206d6
Microcode Patch 613

Max CPU Speed 2300 MHz
Min CPU Speed 1200 MHz
Processor Cores 8
Intel HT Technology Supported
Intel VT-X Technology Supported

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

Socket specic CPU
Information

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↑↓: Select Item

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

→←: 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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Hyper Threading [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Hyper-Threading Technology function.
When disabled, only one thread per activated core is enabled.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Active Processor Cores [All]

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

Conguration code numbers vary with CPU models.

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]

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/disable L1 data prefetcher.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

DCU IP Prefetcher [Enabled]

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

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel Virtualization Technology [Enabled]

When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by

Vanderpool Technology.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Local APIC mode [Auto]

Allows you to select APIC mode.

Conguration options: [Auto][x2APIC] [xAPIC]

4.4.2 CPU Power Management Conguration

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CPU Power Management Conguration

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 95 Watts

Long duration power limit 0

Factory long duration maintained 1000 ms

Long duration maintained 0

Recommended short duration power1 1.2 * Long Duration

Short duration power limit 0

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Power Technology [Custom]

This item allows you to enable power management features.

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

EIST [Enabled]

This item allows you to enable/disable Intel SpeedStep.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

This item allows you to
enabled power management
features.

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↑↓: Select Item

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

Turbo Mode [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

P-STATE Coordination [HW_ALL]

This item allows you to change P-STATE Coordination type.

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

CPU C3 Report [Disabled]

This item allows you to enable/disable CPU C3(ACPI C2) report.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU C6 Report [Enabled]

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

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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CPU C7 Report [Disabled]

This item allows you to enable/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]

This item allows you to optimize between performance and power savings.
Conguration options: [Performance] [Balanced Performance] [Balanced Energy]
[Energy Efcient]

Factory long duration power limit 95 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 power1 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.

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4.4.3 Chipset Conguration

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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

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Advanced

Current QPI Link Speed Fast
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]

Isoc [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

QPI Link Speed Mode [Fast]

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

Conguration options: [Slow] [Fast]

QPI 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 Conguration Page

Enable/Disable Isoc

QPI Link0s [Disabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

QPI Link0p [Disabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

QPI Link1 [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Memory Conguration

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Advanced

Compatibility RID [Enabled]

Memory Conguration

Total Memory 4096 MB (DDR3)
Current Memory Mode Independent
Currently Memory Speed 1333 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

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

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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]

Allows to Enable/Disable Numa.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Numa appears when you install two CPUs.

DDR Speed [Auto]

Force DDR speed. Conguration options: [Auto] [Force DDR3 800] [Force DDR3

1066] [Force DDR3 1333] [Force DDR3 1600] [Force DDR3 1866]

Channel Interleaving [Auto]

Select different channel interleaving setting.

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

Rank Interleaving [Auto]

Select different rank interleaving setting.

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

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Patrol Scrub [Disabled]

Allows you to Enable/Disable Patrol Scrub.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Demand Scrub [Enabled]

Allows you to Enable/Disable demand scrubbing feature.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Data Scrambling [Enabled]

Allows you to Enable/Disable data scrambling.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Device Tagging [Disabled]

Allows you to Enable/Disable device tagging.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Thermal Throtting [CLTT]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [0LTT] [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

Dimm_A1 Present 1024 MB(DDR3)

Dimm_B1 Not Present

Dimm_C1 Not Present

CPU2 DIMM Information

CPU IIO Bridge Conguration

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Intel(R) I/OAT [Disabled]

DCA Support Enabled

VGA Priority [Offboard]

TargetVGA VGA From CPU 0

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

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↑↓: 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/Disable Intel I/O accelaration technology.

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 05 (C0 Stepping)

SB Chipset Conguration

PCH Compatibility RID [Disabled]
Gbe Controller [Disabled]

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

Audio Conguration

Azalia HD Audio [Enabled]

High Precision Event Timer Conguration

High Precision Timer [Enabled]

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PCH Compatibility RID [Disabled]

Support for PCH compatibility.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

GbE Controller [Disabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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

The following item appears only when you set

GbE Controller

to [Enabled].

Wake on Lan from S5 [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Deep Sx [Disabled]

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

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

SCU devices [Enabled]

Allows you to enable/disable Patsburg SCU devices.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

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Onboard SATA RAID Oprom [Enabled]

Allows you to enable/disable onboard SATA RAID option rom if Launch Storage

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

Audio Conguration

Azalia HD Audio [Enabled]

Allows you to enable/disable Azalia HD Audio.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

High Precision Event Timer Conguration

High Precision Timer [Enabled]

Allows you to enable/disable High Precision Event Timer.

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

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

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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: [Enabled] [Disabled]

The following item appears only when you set

Intel(R) VT-d

to [Enabled].

Coherency Support [Disabled]

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

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

ATS Support [Disabled]

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

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

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4.4.4 PCH SATA Conguration

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Advanced

SATA Port1 Not Present
SATA Port2 Not Present
SATA Port3 Not Present
SATA Port4 Not Present
SATA Port5 Not Present
SATA Port6 Not Present

SATA Mode [AHCI Mode]
S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]

Aggressive Link Power Management [Enabled]

Port1 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]
Port2 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]
Port3 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]

Port4 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]
Port5 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]
Port6 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]

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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® Rapid

Storage Technology Enterprise from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this
item to [RAID Mode].

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

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

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

S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitor
system. When read/write of your hard disk errors occur, this feature allows the hard
disk to report warning messages during the POST.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Aggressive Link Power Management [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Port 1/2/3/4/5/6 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]

AHCI supports staggered spin-up.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

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4.4.5 PCH SCU Conguration

This item automatically detects and displays Device 1-4.

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Advanced

Device1 Not Present
Device2 Not Present
Device3 Not Present
Device4 Not Present

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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

4.4.6 PCI Subsystem Settings

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Advanced

PCI Bus Driver Version V 2.05.00

PCI Option ROM Handling

PCI ROM Priority [EFI Compatible ROM]

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

PCI Common Settings

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

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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

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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]

The value is 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]

SERR# Generation [Disabled]

Enables or disables PCI device to generate SERR#.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Load RT32 Image [Enabled]

Enables or disables RT32 image loading.

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

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PCI Express Link Register Settings

ASPM Support [Disabled]

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

Enables or DisablesPCI
Express Device Relaxed
Ordering.

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

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PCIE Slot Option Rom Conguration

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Advanced

Legacy 0pROM Support

Launch Storage 0pROM [Enabled]

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

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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 0pROM [Enabled]

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

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE1 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE2 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE3 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE4 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE5 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PIKE Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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4.4.7 USB Conguration

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Advanced

USB Conguration

USB Devices:
1 Drive, 2 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

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Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

This item enables or disables Legacy USB device support.

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

EHCI Hand-off [Disabled]

This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI ownership change should be claimed
by EHCI driver.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

USB Hardware Delays and Time-outs

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 transfer time-out [20 sec]

This item sets 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

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

USB Port #1 [Enabled]

USB Port #2 [Enabled]
USB Port #3 [Enabled]
USB Port #4 [Enabled]
USB Port #5 [Enabled]
USB Port #6 [Enabled]

USB Port #7 [Enabled]
USB Port #8 [Enabled]
USB Port #9 [Enabled]
USB Port #10 [Enabled]
USB Port #11 [Enabled]
USB Port #12 [Enabled]
USB Port #13 [Enabled]
USB Port #14 [Enabled]

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Enable/Disable (EHCI)
Support.

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

EHCI Controller 1/2 [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable USB 2.0 (EHCI) Support. If we disable the EHCI

Controller in BIOS > South Bridge > USB conguration, the USB device will all

disable in OS.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

USB Port 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 10/ 11/ 12/ 13/ 14 [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable USB ports.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

4.4.8 Trusted Computing

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Advanced

Conguration

TPM SUPPORT [Enabled]

Current Status Information
No Security Device Found

TPM SUPPORT [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the TPM support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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

4.4.9 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]

Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI
Auto Conguration.

The following item appears only when you set

Conguration

to [Disabled].

Enabled ACPI Auto

Enable Hibernation [Enabled]

Enables or disables system ability to Hibernate (0S/S4 sleep state). This option
may be not effective with some OS.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

ACPI Sleep State [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)]

Allows you to set the ACPI Sleep State.

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

RAM)]

Lock Legacy Resources [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Lock Legacy Resources.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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4.4.10 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]

4.4.11 APM setting

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Advanced

Restore 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 from generating a wake event.
[Enabled] Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event.

Power On By Ring [Disabled]

[Disabled] Disables the Ring devices from generating a wake event.
[Enabled] Enables the Ring devices to generate a wake event.

Power On By RTC [Disabled]

[Disabled] Disables RTC from generating a wake event.
[Enabled] When set to [Eanbled], the items RTC Alarm Date (Days) and

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

values.

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4.4.12 Serial Port Console Redirection

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Advanced

COM1

Console Redirection [Disabled]

Console Redirection Settings

COM2

Console Redirection [Enabled]

Console Redirection Settings

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

Console Redirection [Disabled]

Console Redirection Settings

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COM1
Console Redirection [Disabled]

Enables or disables the console redirection feature.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Consloe Redirection Enable
or Disable.

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Enter: Select Item
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F2: Previous Values
F5: Optimized Defaults
F10: Save & Exit
ESC: Exit

The following item appears only when you set

Console Redirection

to

[Enabled].

Console Redirection Settings

This item becomes congurable only when you enable the

Console Redirection

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

Terminal Type [VT-UTF8]

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

Bits per second [57600]

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

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

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Data Bits [8]

Conguration options: [7] [8]

Parity [None]

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

[Mark] and [Space] parity do not allow for error detection.

[None] No parity bit
[Even] parity bit is 0 if the num of 1’s in the data bits is even
[Odd] parity bit is 0 if num of 1’s in the data bits is odd
[Mark] parity bit is always 1
[Space] parity bit is always 0

Stop Bits [1]

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

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

Flow Control [Hardware RTS/CTS]

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

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

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

Recorder Mode [Disabled]

With this mode enabled only text will be sent. This is to capture Terminal data.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Legacy OS Redirection Resolution [80x24]

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

COM2
Console Redirection [Enabled]

Enables or disables the console redirection feature.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Console Redirection Settings

Please refer to the description of the
COM1 for details.

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Console Redirection Settings

item under

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

Console Redirection [Disabled]

Enables or disables the console redirection feature.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following item appears only when you set Console Redirection to
[Enabled].

Console Redirection Settings

Out-of-Band Mgmt Port [COM1]

Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) allow for
remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port.

Conguration options: [COM1] [COM2]

Terminal Type [VT-UTF8]

Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) allow for
remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port.

Conguration options: [VT100] [VT100+] [VT-UTF8] [ANSI]

Bits per second [115200]

Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) allow for
remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port.

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

Flow Control [None]

Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) allow for
remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port.

Conguration options: [None] [Hardware RTS/CTS] [Software Xon/Xoff]

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4.4.13 Onboard LAN Conguration

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Onboard LAN Conguration
INTEL W82574L OpROM1 [PXE]
INTEL W82574L OpROM2 [PXE]

INTEL W82574L OpROM1 [PXE]

This item launched INTEL W82574L OpROM1.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [PXE] [iSCSI]

INTEL W82574L OpROM2 [PXE]

This item launched INTEL W82574L OpROM2.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [PXE] [iSCSI]

4.4.14 ME Subsystem

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Advanced

Intel ME Subsystem Conguration

ME BIOS Interface Version 1.2

ME Version 2.1.5.73

ME FW Status Value : 0xf0345

ME FW State : SPS ME FW Active

ME FW Operation State: M0 without UMA

ME FW Error Code: No Error

ME Ext FW Status value: 0x3900a101

BIOS Booting Mode: Performance Optimized

Cores Disabled: 0

ME FW SKU Information: SiEn

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Launch INTEL W82574L OpROM

ME Subsystem Help.

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↑↓: 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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4.4.15 Onboard Devices Conguration

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Advanced

Serial Port 1 Conguration
Serial Port 2 Conguration

Serial Port 1/2 Conguration

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Advanced

Serial Port Conguration

Serial Port [Enabled]

Device Settings I0=3F8h; IRQ=4

Device Mode [Standard Serial Po...]

Serial Port [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the serial port.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Device Mode [Standard Serial Port Mode]

Allows you to change the serial port mode.

Conguration options: [Standard Serial Port Mode]

4.4.16 Runtime Error Logging

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Advanced

Runtime Error Logging Support [Disabled]

Set Parameters of serial
Port 1(COM1).

Enable or Disable Serial
Port(COM).

Runtime Error Logging Support [Disabled]

This item allows you to enable or disable Runtime Error Logging Support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following item appears only when you set
to [Enabled].

Runtime Error Logging Support

PCI Error Logging Support [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable PCI Error Logging.

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

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4.5 Server Mgmt menu

The Server Mgmt menu displays the server mgmt status, and allows you to change
the settings.

The Server Mgmt menu appears only when you install ASMB card on the
motherboard.

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Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

BMC Firmware: x.xx

O/S Watchdog Timer [Disabled]

O/S Wtd Timer Timeout [10 minutes]
O/S Wtd Timer Policy [Reset]

System Event Log
BMC network conguration

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O/S Watchdog Timer [Disabled]

If enabled, starts a BIOS timer which can only be shut off by Intel Management
Software after the OS loads. Helps determine that the OS sucessfully loaded or
follows the

O/S Boot Watchdog TImer Policy

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

.

Wait for BMC response for
specied timeout In PILOTII,
BMC starts at the same time
when BIOS starts during AC
power ON. It takes arround
30 seconds to initialize
Host to BMC interfaces.

→←: Select Screen
↑↓: Select Item

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

O/S Wtd Timer Timeout [10 minutes]

Allows you to congure the length of the O/S Boot Watchdog Timer. Not available if

O/S Boot Watchdog Timer

is disabled.

Conguration options: [5 minutes] [10 minutes] [15 minutes] [20 minutes]

O/S Wtd Timer Policy [Reset]

Allows you to congure how the system should respond if the

expires. Not available if

Timer

O/S Boot Watchdog Timer

Conguration options: [Do Nothing] [Reset] [Power Down]

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OS Boot Watchdog

is disabled.

4.5.1 System Event Log

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Server Mgmt

Enabling/Disabling Options

SEL Components [Disabled]

Erasing Settings

Erase SEL [No]
When SEL is Full [Do Nothing]

Change this to enable or
disable all features of
system Event Logging during
boot.

Note: All values changed here do not take effect

until computer is restarted.

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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

SEL Components [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable all features of system Event Logging during boot.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

• The following items appears only when you set

SEL Components

[Enabled].

• All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted.

to

Erase SEL [No]

Allows you to choose options for erasing SEL.

Conguration options: [No] [Yes, On next reset] [Yes, On every reset]

When SEL is Full [Do Nothing]

Allows you to choose options for reactions to a full SEL.

Conguration options: [Do Nothing] [Erase Immediately]

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4.5.2 BMC network conguration

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Server Mgmt

BMC network conguration

Lan1

Lan1 IP Address in BMC: 000.000.000.000
Lan1 Subnet Mask in BMC: 000.000.000.000
Lan1 Gateway Address in BMC: 000.000.000.000
Lan1 MAC Address in BMC: 00.00.00.00.00.00
Lan1 Address Source in BMC: Static Mode

Conguration Address source [Previous State]

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Conguration Address source [Previous State]

Select to congure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically (by BIOS
or BMC). Unspecied option will not modify any BMC network parameters during

BIOS phase.

Conguration options: [Previous State] [Static Mode] [DHCP Mode]

Select to congure LAN
channel parameters
statically or dynamically(by
BIOS or BMC). Unspecied
option will not modify any
BMC network parameters
during BIOS phase

→←: Select Screen
↑↓: Select Item

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

The following items appears only when you set

Conguration Address source

to [Static Mode].

Station IP address [0.0.0.0]

Allows to input Station IP address.

Subnet mask [0.0.0.0]

Allows to input Subnet mask.

Gateway IP address [0.0.0.0]

Allows to input Gateway IP address.

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4.6 Event Logs menu

The Event Logs allows you to change or view the event log settings.

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Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

Change Smbios Event Log Settings

View Smbios Event Log
View System Event Log

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4.6.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings

Press <Enter> to change
the Smbios Event Log
conguration.

→←: Select Screen
↑↓: Select Item

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

Press <Enter> to change the Smbios Event Log conguration.

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Event Logs

Enabling/Disabling Options

Smbios Event Log [Enabled]

Erasing Settings

Erase Event Log [No]
When Log is Full [Do Nothing]

Smbios Event Log Standard Settings

Log System Boot Event [Disabled]
MECI 1
METW 60

Custom Option

Log OEM Codes [Enabled]
Convert OEM Codes [Disabled]

Note: All values changed here do not take effect

until computer is restarted.

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Change this to enable or
disable all features of
Smbios Event Logging during
boot.

→←: Select Screen
↑↓: Select Item

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

All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted.

Enabling/Disabling Options
Smbios Event Log [Enabled]

Change this to enable or disable all features of Smbios Event Logging during

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

Erasing Settings
Erase Event Log [No]

Choose options for erasing Smbios Event Log. Erasing is done prior to any
logging activation during reset.

Conguration options: [No] [Yes, Next reset] [Yes, Every reset]

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When Log is Full [Do Nothing]

Allows you to choose options for reactions to a full Smbios Event Log.

Conguration options: [Do Nothing] [Erase Immediately]

Smbios Event Log Standard Settings
Log System Boot Event [Disabled]

Allows you to choose options to enable/disable logging of System boot event.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

MECI [1]

Mutiple Event Count Increment (MECI). The number of occurrences of a
duplicate event that must pass before the multiplt-event counter associated

with the log entry is updated, specied as a numeric value in the range 1 to

255.

METW [60]

Mutiple Event Time Windows (METW). The number of minutes which must

pass between duplicate log entries which utilize a multiple-event counter. The

value ranges from 0 to 99 minutes.

Custom Options
Log OEM Codes [Enabled]

Enable or disable the logging of EFI Status Codes as OEM Codes (if not
already converted to legacy).

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Convert OEM Codes [Disabled]

Enable or disable the converting of EFI Status Codes to Standard Smbios
Types (Not all may be translated).

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

View Smbios Event Log

Press <Enter> to view all smbios event logs.

View System Event Log

Press <Enter> to view all system event logs.

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