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MODEL:
ATX s erver board supports 32nm LGA1356 Intel® Xeon®
Rev. 1.0 0 – 31 July, 2012
IEI Technology Co rp.
IMBA-C604EN
E5-2400 series up to 8 cores CPU with In tel® C604, DDR3 ,
VGA, PCIe Gen 3.0, Four SAS 3Gb/s, Two S ATA 6Gb /s ,
Two S ATA 6Gb /s , Te n COM and RoHS
Us er Manual
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Date Version Changes
Revision
31 July, 2012
1.00 Initial release
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 2
1.2 BENEFITS ................................................................................................................... 3
1.3 FEATURES ................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 CONNECTORS ............................................................................................................. 4
1.5 DIMENSIONS ............................................................................................................... 5
1.6 DATA FLOW ................................................................................................................ 6
1.7 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 7
2 PACKING LIST ............................................................................................................. 9
2.1 ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................... 10
2.2 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS ....................................................................................... 10
2.3 PACKING LIST ............................................................................................................ 11
2.4 OPTIONAL ITEMS ...................................................................................................... 12
3 CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................... 14
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS ..................................................................... 15
3.1.1 IMBA-C604EN Layout ..................................................................................... 15
3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 16
3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors ............................................................... 17
3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS ...................................................................... 18
3.2.1 ATX Power Connector ..................................................................................... 18
3.2.2 Battery Connector ............................................................................................ 19
3.2.3 Chassis Intrusion Connector ............................................................................ 19
3.2.4 CPU Power Connector .................................................................................... 20
3.2.5 DDR3 DIMM Slots ........................................................................................... 21
3.2.6 Digital I/O Connector ...................................................................................... 22
3.2.7 Fan Connector (CPU) ...................................................................................... 23
3.2.8 Fan Connector (System) .................................................................................. 24
3.2.9 Front Panel Audio Connector .......................................................................... 25
3.2.10 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................. 26
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3.2.11 I2C Connector ................................................................................................ 27
3.2.12 PCI Slots ........................................................................................................ 28
3.2.13 PCIe x4 Slot ................................................................................................... 28
3.2.14 PCIe x8 Slot ................................................................................................... 29
3.2.15 SAS 3Gb/s Drive Connectors ......................................................................... 29
3.2.16 SAS LED Connector ....................................................................................... 30
3.2.17 SAS SMBus Connector ................................................................................... 31
3.2.18 SATA 3Gb/s Drive Connectors ....................................................................... 32
3.2.19 SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connectors ....................................................................... 33
3.2.20 Serial Port Connector, RS-422/485 ................................................................ 34
3.2.21 Serial Port Connectors, RS-232 ..................................................................... 35
3.2.22 SMBus Connector .......................................................................................... 37
3.2.23 SPI ROM Connector ...................................................................................... 37
3.2.24 TPM Connector .............................................................................................. 38
3.2.25 USB Connectors ............................................................................................. 39
3.2.26 USB Connector (T ype A) ................................................................................ 40
3.3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL ......................................... 41
3.3.1 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 42
3.3.2 Ethernet and USB Connector ........................................................................... 42
3.3.3 Keyboard/Mouse Connector ............................................................................ 44
3.3.4 Serial Port Connector ...................................................................................... 45
3.3.5 VGA Connector ................................................................................................ 46
4 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 47
4.1 ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................... 48
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS .............................................................................. 48
4.2.1 Socket LGA1356 CPU Installation .................................................................. 50
4.2.2 Socket LGA1356 Cooling Kit Installation ....................................................... 53
4.2.3 DIMM Installation ........................................................................................... 55
4.3 JUMPER SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 56
4.3.1 AT/ATX Power Select Jumper .......................................................................... 56
4.3.2 Clear CMOS Jumper ........................................................................................ 57
4.4 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS ........................................................ 58
4.4.1 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 58
4.5 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION ................................................... 60
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4.5.1 Audio Connection ............................................................................................. 60
4.5.2 LAN Connection ............................................................................................... 61
4.5.3 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connection ........................................................... 62
4.5.4 Serial Device Connection ................................................................................ 63
4.5.5 USB Connection ............................................................................................... 64
4.5.6 VGA Monitor Connection ................................................................................ 65
5 BIOS .............................................................................................................................. 67
5.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 68
5.1.1 Starting Setup ................................................................................................... 68
5.1.2 Using Setup ...................................................................................................... 68
5.1.3 Getting Help ..................................................................................................... 69
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot after Configuration Changes .............................................. 69
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar ................................................................................................ 69
5.2 MAIN ........................................................................................................................ 70
5.3 ADVANCED ............................................................................................................... 71
5.3.1 ACPI Settings ................................................................................................... 72
5.3.2 RTC Wake Settings ........................................................................................... 72
5.3.3 Trusted Computing ........................................................................................... 74
5.3.4 CPU Configuration .......................................................................................... 74
5.3.4.1 CPU Information ....................................................................................... 75
5.3.5 Runtime Error Logging .................................................................................... 76
5.3.6 SATA Configuration ......................................................................................... 78
5.3.7 SAS Configuration ........................................................................................... 80
5.3.8 USB Configuration ........................................................................................... 81
5.3.9 F81216 Second Super IO Configuration ......................................................... 82
5.3.9.1 Serial Port 7 Configuration ...................................................................... 82
5.3.9.2 Serial Port 8 Configuration ...................................................................... 83
5.3.9.3 Serial Port 9 Configuration ...................................................................... 83
5.3.9.4 Serial Port 10 Configuration .................................................................... 84
5.3.10 F81866 Super IO Configuration .................................................................... 85
5.3.10.1 Serial Port n Configuration .................................................................... 86
5.3.11 F81866 H/W Monitor ..................................................................................... 91
5.3.11.1 Smart Fan Mode Configuration .............................................................. 92
5.3.12 Serial Port Console Redirection .................................................................... 95
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5.4 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................... 97
5.4.1 North Bridge .................................................................................................... 98
5.4.2 South Bridge ..................................................................................................... 99
5.4.3 ME Subsystem ................................................................................................ 100
5.4.4 Chipset Reference Board ................................................................................ 101
5.5 BOOT ...................................................................................................................... 103
5.6 SECURITY ............................................................................................................... 105
5.7 EXIT ....................................................................................................................... 106
6 SOFTWARE DRIVERS ............................................................................................ 108
6.1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS ............................................................................ 109
6.2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ...................................................................................... 109
6.3 CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION .............................................................................. 111
6.4 GRAPHICS DRIVER INSTALLATION ........................................................................... 114
6.5 LAN DRIVER INSTALLATION ................................................................................... 117
6.6 AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................................................................... 121
6.7 SATA DRIVER INSTALLATION ................................................................................. 123
6.8 USB 3.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................................................................. 125
A BIOS OPTIONS ........................................................................................................ 129
B ONE KEY RECOVERY ........................................................................................... 132
B.1 ONE KEY RECOVERY INTRODUCTION .................................................................... 133
B.1.1 System Requirement ....................................................................................... 134
B.1.2 Supported Operating System ......................................................................... 135
B.2 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS ........................................................................ 136
B.2.1 Hardware and BIOS Setup ............................................................................ 137
B.2.2 Create Partitions ........................................................................................... 137
B.2.3 Install Operating System, Drivers and Applications ..................................... 141
B.2.4 Building the Recovery Partition .................................................................... 142
B.2.5 Create Factory Default Image ....................................................................... 144
B.3 AUTO RECOVERY SETUP PROCEDURE .................................................................... 149
B.4 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR LINUX .............................................................................. 153
B.5 RECOVERY TOOL FUNCTIONS ................................................................................ 157
B.5.1 Factory Restore ............................................................................................. 158
B.5.2 Backup System ............................................................................................... 159
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B.5.3 Restore Your Last Backup .............................................................................. 160
B.5.4 Manual ........................................................................................................... 161
B.6 RESTORE SYSTEMS FROM A LINUX SERVER THROUGH LAN .................................. 162
B.6.1 Configure DHCP Server Settings .................................................................. 163
B.6.2 Configure TFTP Settings ............................................................................... 164
B.6.3 Configure One Key Recovery Server Settings ............................................... 165
B.6.4 Start the DHCP, TFTP and HTTP ................................................................. 166
B.6.5 Create Shared Directory ................................................................................ 166
B.6.6 Setup a Client System for Auto Recovery ...................................................... 167
B.7 OTHER INFORMATION ............................................................................................ 170
B.7.1 Using AHCI Mode or ALi M5283 / VIA VT6421A Controller ....................... 170
B.7.2 System Memory Requirement ........................................................................ 172
C TERMINOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 173
D WATCHDOG TIMER .............................................................................................. 177
E HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE ....................................................... 180
E.1 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS
ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002/95/EC WITHOUT MERCURY ..................................... 181
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