Safety information
- About this guide
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 2: Hardware Information
Chapter 3: Installation Options
- 3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit
- 3.2 Rail kit dimensions
Chapter 4: Motherboard Information
Chapter 5: BIOS Setup
Chapter 6: RAID Configuration
Chapter 7: Driver Installation
Appendix

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March 2021

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Contents

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

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

Chapter 1: Product Introduction

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

1.2 Serial number label .................................................................................... 1-3

1.3 Systemspecications ............................................................................... 1-4

1.4 Front panel features...................................................................................1-7

1.5 Rear panel features .................................................................................... 1-8

1.6 Internal features ....................................................................................... 1-10

1.7 LED information ....................................................................................... 1-12

1.7.1 Front panel LEDs ...................................................................... 1-12

1.7.2 Bay status LED ......................................................................... 1-13

1.7.3 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs .................................................................... 1-14

1.7.4 Rear panel LEDs ....................................................................... 1-14

1.7.5 Q-Code table ............................................................................. 1-15

Chapter 2: Hardware Information

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

2.1.1 Removing the rear cover ............................................................. 2-2

2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................................. 2-3

2.2.1 Installing the CPU ....................................................................... 2-3

2.3 System memory ......................................................................................... 2-5

2.3.1 Overview ..................................................................................... 2-5

2.3.2 Memory Congurations ............................................................... 2-6

2.3.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket.......................... 2-7

2.4 Storage devices..........................................................................................2-8

2.5 Expansion slot..........................................................................................2-14

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the PCIE slot............................ 2-14

2.5.2 Installing an ASUS PIKE II card ................................................ 2-16

2.5.3 Replacing the ASUS PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink card ................... 2-18

2.5.4 Conguring an expansion card ................................................. 2-21

2.5.5 Installing an M.2 expansion card............................................... 2-22

2.5.6 Installing a Mezzanine card....................................................... 2-23

2.6 Cable connections ................................................................................... 2-25

2.7 Backplane cabling....................................................................................2-26

Contents

2.8 Removable/optional components........................................................... 2-31

2.8.1 System fans .............................................................................. 2-31

2.8.2 Slim optical drive (optional for RS520-E9-RS8 V2)................... 2-32

2.8.3 Redundant power supply module.............................................. 2-34

Chapter 3: Installation Options

3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit .......................................................................... 3-2

3.2 Rail kit dimensions .................................................................................... 3-5

Chapter 4: Motherboard Information

4.1 Motherboard layout....................................................................................4-2

4.2 Jumpers ...................................................................................................... 4-4

4.3 Internal LEDs ............................................................................................ 4-10

4.4 Internal connectors .................................................................................. 4-13

Chapter 5: BIOS Setup

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

5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility................................................... 5-2

5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility ................................................................. 5-3

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

5.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................................. 5-6

5.2.1 BIOS menu screen ...................................................................... 5-7

5.2.2 Menu bar ..................................................................................... 5-7

5.2.3 Menu items.................................................................................. 5-8

5.2.4 Submenu items ........................................................................... 5-8

5.2.5 Navigation keys ........................................................................... 5-8

5.2.6 General help................................................................................ 5-8

5.2.7 Conguration elds ..................................................................... 5-8

5.2.8 Pop-up window............................................................................ 5-8

5.2.9 Scroll bar ..................................................................................... 5-8

5.3 Main menu .................................................................................................. 5-9

5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] ..................................................... 5-9

5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx] ............................................................... 5-9

5.4 Performance Tuning menu......................................................................5-10

Contents

5.5 Advanced menu ....................................................................................... 5-11

5.5.1 Trusted Computing....................................................................5-12

5.5.2 ACPI Settings ............................................................................ 5-12

5.5.3 Smart Settings...........................................................................5-13

5.5.4 Super IO Conguration ............................................................. 5-13

5.5.5 Serial Port Console Redirection ................................................ 5-14

5.5.6 Onboard LAN Conguration ..................................................... 5-17

5.5.7 APM .......................................................................................... 5-18

5.5.8 PCI Subsystem Settings ........................................................... 5-19

5.5.9 USB Conguration .................................................................... 5-22

5.5.10 CSM Conguration .................................................................... 5-23

5.5.11 NVMe Conguration .................................................................. 5-24

5.5.12 Offboard SATA Controller Conguration ................................... 5-24

5.5.13 Network Stack Conguration..................................................... 5-25

5.5.14 iSCSI Conguration................................................................... 5-26

5.6 PlatformCongurationmenu ................................................................. 5-26

5.6.1 PCH Conguration .................................................................... 5-27

5.6.2 Miscellaneous Conguration ..................................................... 5-29

5.6.3 Server ME Conguration ........................................................... 5-29

5.6.4 Runtime Error Logging .............................................................. 5-30

5.7 SocketCongurationmenu .................................................................... 5-30

5.7.1 Processor Conguration............................................................ 5-31

5.7.2 Common RefCode Conguration .............................................. 5-32

5.7.3 UPI Conguration ...................................................................... 5-33

5.7.4 Memory Conguration ............................................................... 5-34

5.7.5 IIO Conguration ....................................................................... 5-36

5.7.6 Advanced Power Management Conguration........................... 5-37

5.8 Event Logs menu ..................................................................................... 5-39

5.8.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings ......................................... 5-39

5.8.2 View Smbios Event Log ............................................................ 5-39

5.9 Server Mgmt menu ................................................................................... 5-40

Contents

5.10 Security menu .......................................................................................... 5-41

5.11 Boot menu ................................................................................................ 5-44

5.12 Tool menu ................................................................................................. 5-45

5.13 Save & Exit menu ..................................................................................... 5-46

Chapter6:RAIDConguration

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

6.1.1 RAID denitions .......................................................................... 6-2

6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ............................................................ 6-3

6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS .................................................... 6-3

6.1.4 RAID conguration utilities .......................................................... 6-3

6.2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA

Option ROM Utility ..................................................................................... 6-4

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

6.2.2 Deleting a RAID set..................................................................... 6-7

6.2.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID ...................................................... 6-8

6.2.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise

SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility ................................................ 6-9

6.2.5 Rebuilding the RAID.................................................................... 6-9

6.2.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ........................ 6-11

6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows) ...................... 6-12

6.3.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................. 6-13

6.3.2 Changing a Volume Type.......................................................... 6-15

6.3.3 Deleting a volume ..................................................................... 6-16

6.3.4 Preferences ............................................................................... 6-17

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Chapter 7: Driver Installation

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

7.1.1 Creating a USB ash drive with RAID drive ................................ 7-2

7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver............................................. 7-2

7.2 Management applications and utilities installation ................................ 7-5

7.3 Running the Support DVD ......................................................................... 7-5

7.4 Intel® chipset device software installation ............................................... 7-8

7.5 VGA driver installation ............................................................................ 7-10

7.6 Installing the Intel® I350-AM2 Gigabit Adapters driver ......................... 7-12

7.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise installation ..................... 7-14

Appendix

Z11PR-D16/V2 block diagram ................................................................................ A-2

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

ASUS contact information ...................................................................................... A-6

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Safety information

Electrical Safety

• Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the power cables for the system

unit and all attached devices are unplugged.

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

before relocating the system.

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

power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If

possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device.

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

technician or your dealer.

Operation Safety

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

engineers.

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

• Before using the server, ensure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables

are not damaged. If any damage is detected, contact your dealer as soon as possible.

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

sockets and circuitry.

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

This product is equipped with a three-wire power cable and plug for the user’s safety. Use

the power cable with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid electrical shock.

Heavy System

CAUTION! This server system is heavy. Ask for assistance when moving

or carrying the system.

Lithium-Ion Battery Warning

CAUTION! Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace

only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.

Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

WARNING! To prevent exposure to the optical drive’s laser, do not attempt to disassemble or repair the optical

drive by yourself. For your safety, contact a professional technician for assistance.

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

Optical Drive Safety Information

Laser Safety Information

About this guide

Audience

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

knowledge of conguring a server.

Contents

This guide contains the following parts:

1. Chapter 1: Product Introduction

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

panel and rear panel specications.

2. Chapter 2: Hardware Information

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when

installing or removing system components.

3. Chapter 3: Installation Options

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

4. Chapter 4: Motherboard Information

This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server. This

chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector locations.

5. Chapter 5: BIOS Information

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

describes the BIOS parameters.

6. Chapter6:RAIDConguration

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

Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.

7 Chapter 7: Driver Installation

This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different

system components.

References

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

updates.

1. ASUS Control Center (ACC) user guide

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

utility. Visit asuscontrolcenter.asus.com for more information.

2. ASUS websites

The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information for all ASUS hardware and

software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.

Conventions

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

throughout this manual.

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 Means that you must type the command

exactly as shown, then supply the required

item or value enclosed in brackets.

Example: At the DOS prompt, type the

command line: format A:/S

DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when

trying to complete a task.

CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when

trying to complete a task.

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

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

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Product Introduction

This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new

technologies it supports.

Chapter 1: Product Introduction

1-2

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

1.1 System package contents

Check your system package for the following items.

Model Name RS520-E9-RS8 V2 RS520-E9-RS12UV2

Chassis ASUS 2U Rackmount Chassis

Motherboard Z11PR-D16/V2 Server Board

Component

2 x 800W Redundant Power Supply

8 x Hot-swap 3.5-inch Storage

Device Bays

2 x Hot-swap 2.5-inch Storage

Device Bays

1 x SATA/SAS back panel

1 x Front I/O Board

4 x System Fans (80 mm x 38 mm)

1 x Power sharing Board

1 x Air duct

2 x 800W Redundant Power Supply

12 x Hot-swap 3.5-inch Storage Device

Bays

2 x Hot-swap 2.5-inch Storage Device Bays

1 x SATA/SAS back panel

1 x Front I/O Board

1 x Front USB Board

4 x System Fans (80 mm x 38 mm)

1 x Power sharing Board

1 x Air duct

Accessories

1 x RS520-E9 V2 Series DVD

1 x Bag of Screws

2 x CPU Heatsink

2 x AC Power Cable

2 x LGA3647-P0 NRW-NF-CPU CARRIER

Optional

Items

2 x CPU Heatsink (Quantity may vary depending on the request of each area/

country)

1 x Tool-less Friction Rail Kit

ASUS RS520-E9 V2 Series 1-3

1.2 Serial number label

The product’s serial number contains 12 characters such as xxS0xxxxxxxx and printed on the

sticker at the server's front cover.

The correct serial number of the product is required if you need to request for support from

the ASUS Technical Support team.

xxSxxxxxxxxx

RS520-E9-RS8 V2

1234

xxSxxxxxxxxx

RS520-E9-RS12UV2

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1.3 Systemspecications

The ASUS RS520-E9 V2 Series is a 2U barebone server system featuring the ASUS

Z11PR-D16/V2 Server Board. The server supports Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family

Series plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard.

Model Name RS520-E9-RS8 V2 RS520-E9-RS12UV2

Motherboard Z11PR-D16/V2

Processor Support

2 x Socket P0 (LGA 3647)

1st Gen Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family (up to 205W)

2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family (up to 205W)

UPI 10.4 GT/s

* Refer to www.asus.com for Intel® CPU support list.

Core Logic Intel® C621 PCH

Memory

Total Slots 16 (6-channel per CPU, 8 DIMM per CPU)

Capacity Maximum up to 4096GB

Memory Type

DDR4 2933* (1 DIMM per Channel)

DDR4 2666/2400/2133 RDIMM/LRDIMM/LRDIMM 3DS

(2 DIMM per Channel)

* 2933MHzwilldropto2666MHzwhenusing2DPCcongurations

** Refer to ASUS server AVL for the latest update

Memory Size

4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB (RDIMM)

64GB, 128GB (RDIMM 3DS)

32GB, 64GB, 128GB (LRDIMM)

64GB, 128GB, 256GB (LRDIMM 3DS)

* Refer to ASUS server AVL for the latest update

Expansion

Slots

Total PCI/PCI-X/

PCI-E/PIKE Slots 6+1

Slot Type

2 x PCI-E x16* (Gen3 x16 link), LP, HL (CPU1; CPU2)

4 x PCI-E x8** (Gen3 x8 link), LP, HL (CPU2)

1 x OCP 2.0 Mezzanine (Gen3 x16 link) (CPU1)

* Optional for NVMe4-OCulink Card

** Optional for NVMe2-OCulink Card (for RS520-E9-RS12UV2 only)

M.2 2 x M.2 (Up to 2280)

(Support SATA/PCIe M.2, SATA/PCIe RAID)

MicroSD Card Slot 1

Storage

Controller

SATA Controller

Intel® Lewisburg PCH C621

- 11 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (8 by 2 mini-SAS Connector)

- 2 x M.2 connectors (SATA 6Gb/s & PCI-E Gen3 x4 link)

Intel® RSTe

Supports software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5

Intel® VROC

Supports software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5 (for Windows only)

SAS Controller

Optional kits:

ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port SAS 12Gb/s HBA card

ASUS PIKE II 3108 8-port SAS HW 12Gb/s RAID card

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Model Name RS520-E9-RS8 V2 RS520-E9-RS12UV2

Storage

Storage Bay

8 x 3.5” Hot-swap Bays with

optional NVMe supported.

(up to 4 x SATA/SAS/NVMe

+ 4 x SATA/SAS)

2 x 2.5” Hot-swap storage

device bays (Rear) (SATA

HDD/SSD only)

* NVMe support requires an

optional NVMe upgrade kit.

* SAS support requires an optional

SAS HBA/RAID card.

12 x 3.5” Hot-swap Bays with

optional NVMe supported.

(up to 8 x SATA/SAS/

NVMe + 4 x SATA/SAS)

2 x 2.5” Hot-swap storage

device bays (Rear) (SATA

HDD/SSD only)

* NVMe support requires an

optional NVMe upgrade kit.

* SAS support requires an optional

SAS HBA/RAID card.

Backplane

Connectors

2 x Mini SAS HD + 4 x OCULink 2 x Mini SAS HD + 4/6/8 x

OCULink

MB On-board

Connectors

2 x M.2 connectors

3 x SATA 7pin + 2 x Mini SAS

2 x M.2 connectors

3 x SATA 7pin + 2 x Mini SAS

Default Cable SATA 7P x 2 TO 7P x 2 x 1

Mini SAS HD Cable x 2

SATA 7P x 2 TO 7P x 2 x 1

Mini SAS HD Cable x 2

NVMe Upgrade

Option

Support 4 x NVMe: 1 x 4-port

NVMe upgrade kit

* Refer to ASUS server Upgrade

Part List for the latest update

Support 8 x NVMe:

1 x 4-port NVMe upgrade kit

2 x 2-port NVMe upgrade kit

* Refer to ASUS server Upgrade

Part List for the latest update

Networking

1 x Dual Port Intel I350-AM2 Gigabit LAN controller

1 x Management Port

Optional OCP Adapter: Up to 100Gb/s Ethernet / InniBand Adapter

Graphic VGA Aspeed AST2500 64MB

Auxiliary Storage Device Bay

(Floppy / Optical Drive)

1 x slim-type Optical Drive Bay

Optional: No Device/DVD-RW

Optional:

1 x External USB Optical Drive

Front I/O Ports 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports

1 x VGA port

2 x USB 2.0 ports

Rear I/O Ports

2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports

1 x VGA port

2 x RJ-45 GbE LAN ports

1 x RJ-45 Mgmt LAN port

2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports

1 x VGA port

2 x RJ-45 GbE LAN ports

1 x RJ-45 Mgmt LAN port

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Model Name RS520-E9-RS8 V2 RS520-E9-RS12UV2

Switches and LEDs

Front Switches/LEDs:

1 x Power switch/LED

1 x Location switch/LED

1 x Reset switch

1 x HDD Access LED

1 x Message LED

LAN 1-4 LED

* LAN3-4 for Mezzazine card use

Rear Switches/LEDs:

1 x Q-Code/Port 80 LED

1 x Power switch

1 x Location LED (On Motherboard)

1 x HDD LED (On Motherboard)

1 x Message LED (On Motherboard)

Security Options TPM 2.0 Header

OS Support

Windows® Server 2019

Windows® Server 2016

Windows® Server 2012 R2

RedHat® Enterprise Linux

SuSE® Linux Enterprise Server

CentOS

Ubuntu

VMware

*PleasendthelatestOSsupportfromhttp://www.asus.com/

Management

Solution

Software ASUS Control Center (Classic)

Out of Band

Remote

Management

On-Board ASMB9-iKVM for KVM-over-IP

Regulatory Compliance BSMI, CE, C-TICK, FCC (Class A)

Dimension (HH x WW x DD) 615mm x 444mm x 88mm (2U)

24.21” x 17.48” x 3.46”

Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM &

Storage device not included) 19.7 Kg 24.55 Kg

Gross Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM

& Storage device not included,

Packing include)

27.97 Kg 30.1 Kg

Power Supply

(differentconguration

by region)

1+1 Redundant 800W 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply

Rating: 100-127Vac/200-240Vac, 9.4A/4.72A, 47-63 Hz, Class I

Environment

Operating temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C

Non operating temperature: -40°C ~ 60°C

Non operating humidity: 20% ~ 90% (Non condensing)

*Specicationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

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1.4 Front panel features

The barebone server displays a simple yet stylish front panel with easily accessible features.

The power and reset buttons, LED indicators, and USB ports for each Node are located on

the front panel.

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

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

system component.

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Bay 1

Bay 2

Bay 3

Bay 4

Bay 5

Bay 6

Bay 7

Bay 8

Slim optical drive (optional) Refer to 1.7 LED information

Power button

Location button

Reset button

2 x USB 3.0 ports

VGA port

• Bay 1 to bay 4 supports hybrid NVMe/SAS/SATA (SAS support requires an optional

ASUS PIKE II card).

• Bay 5 to bay 8 supports hybrid SAS/SATA (SAS support requires an optional ASUS

PIKE II card).

RS520-E9-RS12UV2

USB 2.0 ports

Reset button

Bay 2 Bay 5 Bay 8 Bay 11

Bay 3 Bay 6 Bay 9 Bay 12

Location button

Power button

Refer to 1.7 LED information

Bay 1 Bay 4 Bay 7

Bay 10

• Bay 1 to bay 8 supports hybrid NVMe/SAS/SATA (SAS/SATA support requires an

optional ASUS PIKE II card).

• Bay 9 to bay 12 supports hybrid SAS/SATA (SAS/SATA support requires an optional

ASUS PIKE II card).

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1.5 Rear panel features

The rear panel includes the expansion slots, system power sockets, and rear fans. The I/O

shields with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard are also placed in

the rear panel.

*This port is for ASUS ASMB9-iKVM only.

Redundant Power supply

and Power cord connector

LAN port 2

LAN port 1

Management LAN port 1*

2 x USB 3.0 ports

Power button

VGA port

Expansion slot

Serial port (optional)

2.5-inch Bay 1

2.5-inch Bay 2

Q-Code LED

ASUS RS520-E9 V2 Series 1-9

Asset tag

The Asset tag is a simple but useful device that is conveniently located on the front panel of

the server that you can pull out or easily slide back in. It has a piece of paper that allows you

to write down important information about the server.

RS520-E9-RS8 V2

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1.6 Internal features

The barebone server includes the basic components as shown.

1. Redundant power supply

2. ASUS Z11PR-D16/V2

Server Board

3. SATA/NVMe backplane

4. Slim optical drive (optional)

5. System fans

6. Asset Tag (hidden)

7. 8 x 3.5“ storage device

bays

8. PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink

card

9. 2 x 2.5” storage device

bays

RS520-E9-RS8 V2

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

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

WARNING

HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS

KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY

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

system component.

ASUS RS520-E9 V2 Series 1-11

RS520-E9-RS12UV2

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

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

WARNING

HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS

KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY

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

system component.

1. Redundant power supply

2. ASUS Z11PR-D16/V2

Server Board

3. SATA/NVMe backplane

4. Front USB panel

5. System fans

6. Asset Tag (hidden)

7. 12 x 3.5“ storage device

bays

8. PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink

card

9. 2 x 2.5” storage device

bays

10. Front I/O panel

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1.7 LED information

1.7.1 Front panel LEDs

LED Icon Display status Description

Power LED

GREEN ON System power ON

GREEN BLINKING System sleep mode

OFF System power OFF

Storage Device

Access LED

OFF No activity

GREEN BLINKING Read / Write data into the storage device

AMBER ON Storage device error

Message LED

GREEN ON System is normal; no incoming event

GREEN BLINKING System ready but degraded some CPU fault

and DIMM killed

AMBER ON Critical alarm

AMBER BLINKING Non-critical alarm

LAN LEDs

GREEN OFF No LAN connection

GREEN BLINKING LAN is transmitting or receiving data

GREEN ON LAN connection is present

BLINKING LAN is transmitting or receiving data

Location LED

Q-Code

RESET

ON Location switch is pressed

OFF Normal status (Press the location switch

again to turn off)

RS520-E9-RS8 V2

LAN4 LED (for Mezzanine card)

LAN3 LED (for Mezzanine card)

1234

RS520-E9-RS12UV2

LAN2 LED

LAN1 LED

Message LED

Storage device access LED

Power button with LED

Location button with LED

Power button with LED

LAN4 LED (for Mezzanine card)

LAN3 LED (for Mezzanine card)

Storage device access LED

Message LED

LAN1 LED

LAN2 LED

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1.7.2 Bay status LED

Storage Device Status LED (Red)

Storage Device Activity LED (Green)

Front panel

Storage Device Activity LED (Green)

Rear panel

LED Icon Display status Description

Storage Device

Activity LED

OFF Storage device not present

GREEN ON No activity

GREEN BLINKING 1. Read / Write data into the storage device

2. Locating

Storage Device

Status LED

RED ON Storage device has failed and should be

swapped immediately

RED BLINKING

1. RAID rebuilding

2. Locating

3. Storage device hotspare

LED Icon Display status Description

Storage Device

Activity LED

OFF Storage device not present

GREEN ON No activity

GREEN BLINKING 1. Read / Write data into the storage device

2. Locating

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1.7.3 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs

ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection

GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection

BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

1.7.4 Rear panel LEDs

Q-Code LED*

Power button with LED

• The Q-Code LED provides the most probable cause of an error code as a starting

point for troubleshooting. The actual cause may vary from case to case.

• Refer to the Q-Code table on the next page for details.

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1.7.5 Q-Code table

Action PHASE POST CODE TYPE DESCRIPTION

Normal boot

Security Phase

1 Progress First post code(POWER_ON_POST_CODE)

2 Progress Load BSP microcode(MICROCODE_POST_CODE)

3 Progress Perform early platform initialization

4 Progress Set cache as ram for PEI phase(CACHE_ENABLED_POST_CODE)

5 Progress Establish Stack

6 Progress CPU Early init.(CPU_EARLY_INIT_POST_CODE)

PEI(Pre-EFI

initialization) phase

10 Progress PEI Core Entry

11 Progress PEI cache as ram CPU initial

15 Progress NB initialize before installed memory

19 Progress SB initialize before installed memory

0 MRC Progress MRC_INITIALIZATION_START

10 MRC Progress MRC_CMD_PLOT_2D

1B MRC Progress MRC_FAST_BOOT_PERMITTED

1C MRC Progress MRC_RESTORE_NON_TRAINING

1D MRC Progress MRC_PRINT_INPUT_PARAMS

1E MRC Progress MRC_SET_OVERRIDES_PSPD

20 MRC Progress MRC_SPD_PROCESSING

21 MRC Progress MRC_SET_OVERRIDES

22 MRC Progress MRC_MC_CAPABILITY

23 MRC Progress MRC_MC_CONFIG

24 MRC Progress MRC_MC_MEMORY_MAP

25 MRC Progress MRC_JEDEC_INIT_LPDDR3

26 MRC Progress MRC_RESET_SEQUENCE

27 MRC Progress MRC_PRE_TRAINING

28 MRC Progress MRC_EARLY_COMMAND

29 MRC Progress MRC_SENSE_AMP_OFFSET

2A MRC Progress MRC_READ_MPR

2B MRC Progress MRC_RECEIVE_ENABLE

2C MRC Progress MRC_JEDEC_WRITE_LEVELING

2D MRC Progress MRC_LPDDR_LATENCY_SET_B

2E MRC Progress MRC_WRITE_TIMING_1D

2F MRC Progress MRC_READ_TIMING_1D

30 MRC Progress MRC_DIMM_ODT

31 MRC Progress MRC_EARLY_WRITE_TIMING_2D

32 MRC Progress MRC_WRITE_DS

33 MRC Progress MRC_WRITE_EQ

34 MRC Progress MRC_EARLY_READ_TIMING_2D

35 MRC Progress MRC_READ_ODT

36 MRC Progress MRC_READ_EQ

37 MRC Progress MRC_READ_AMP_POWER

38 MRC Progress MRC_WRITE_TIMING_2D

39 MRC Progress MRC_READ_TIMING_2D

3A MRC Progress MRC_CMD_VREF

3B MRC Progress MRC_WRITE_VREF_2D

3C MRC Progress MRC_READ_VREF_2D

3D MRC Progress MRC_POST_TRAINING

3E MRC Progress MRC_LATE_COMMAND

3F MRC Progress MRC_ROUND_TRIP_LAT

40 MRC Progress MRC_TURN_AROUND

41 MRC Progress MRC_CMP_OPT

42 MRC Progress MRC_SAVE_MC_VALUES

43 MRC Progress MRC_RESTORE_TRAINING

44 MRC Progress MRC_RMT_TOOL

45 MRC Progress MRC_WRITE_SR

46 MRC Progress MRC_DIMM_RON

47 MRC Progress MRC_RCVEN_TIMING_1D

48 MRC Progress MRC_MR_FILL

49 MRC Progress MRC_PWR_MTR

4A MRC Progress MRC_DDR4_MAPPING

4B MRC Progress MRC_WRITE_VOLTAGE_1D

4C MRC Progress MRC_EARLY_RDMPR_TIMING_2D

4D MRC Progress MRC_FORCE_OLTM

50 MRC Progress MRC_MC_ACTIVATE

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Action PHASE POST CODE TYPE DESCRIPTION

Normal boot

PEI(Pre-EFI

initialization) phase

51 MRC Progress MRC_RH_PREVENTION

52 MRC Progress MRC_GET_MRC_DATA

58 MRC Progress MRC_RETRAIN_CHECK

5A MRC Progress MRC_SA_GV_SWITCH

5B MRC Progress MRC_ALIAS_CHECK

5C MRC Progress MRC_ECC_CLEAN_START

5D MRC Progress MRC_DONE

5F MRC Progress MRC_CPGC_MEMORY_TEST

60 MRC Progress MRC_TXT_ALIAS_CHECK

61 MRC Progress MRC_ENG_PERF_GAIN

68 MRC Progress MRC_MEMORY_TEST

69 MRC Progress MRC_FILL_RMT_STRUCTURE

70 MRC Progress MRC_SELF_REFRESH_EXIT

71 MRC Progress MRC_NORMAL_MODE

7D MRC Progress MRC_SSA_PRE_STOP_POINT

7E MRC Progress MRC_NO_MEMORY_DETECTED

7F MRC Progress MRC_SSA_STOP_POINT

55 MRC Progress MRC_MEM_INIT_DONE

32 Progress CPU Init.

34 Progress CPU Init.

36 Progress CPU Init.

4F Progress DXE Initial Program Load(IPL)

DXE(Driver

Execution

Environment)

phase

60 Progress DXE Core Started

61 Progress DXE NVRAM Init.

62 Progress SB run-time init.

63 Progress DXE CPU Init

68 Progress NB Init.

69 Progress NB Init.

6A Progress NB Init.

70 Progress SB Init.

71 Progress SB Init.

72 Progress SB Init.

78 Progress ACPI Init.

79 Progress CSM Init.

BDS(Boot Device

Selection) phase

90 Progress BDS started

91 Progress Connect device event

92 Progress PCI Bus Enumeration

93 Progress PCI Bus Enumeration

94 Progress PCI Bus Enumeration

95 Progress PCI Bus Enumeration

96 Progress PCI Bus Enumeration

97 Progress Console outout connect event

98 Progress Console input connect event

99 Progress AMI Super IO start

9A Progress AMI USB Driver Init.

9B Progress AMI USB Driver Init.

9C Progress AMI USB Driver Init.

9D Progress AMI USB Driver Init.

b2 Progress Legacy Option ROM Init.

b3 Progress Reset system

b4 Progress USB hotplug

b6 Progress NVRAM clean up

b7 Progress NVRAM conguration reset

A0 Progress IDE, AHCI Init.

A1 Progress IDE, AHCI Init.

A2 Progress IDE, AHCI Init.

A3 Progress IDE, AHCI Init.

FF~00 Progress Wait BMC ready(duration: 120 seconds).

A8 Progress BIOS Setup Utility password verify

A9 Progress BIOS Setup Utility start

AB Progress BIOS Setup Utility input wait

AD Progress Ready to boot event

AE Progress Legacy boot event

Operating system

phase

AA Progress APIC mode

AC Progress PIC mode

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have

to perform when installing or removing system components.

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Hardware Information

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2.1 Chassis cover

2.1.1 Removing the rear cover

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

chassis. There is no need to remove the thumbscrews, just loosen them.

Screws

2. Firmly hold the cover and slide it towards the rear panel for about half an inch until it is

disengaged from the chassis.

3. Lift the cover from the chassis.

The chassis is covered with a layer of lm. Before starting up the system, remove the lm to

avoid overheating.

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2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA 3647 socket designed for the Intel® Xeon®

Processors Scalable Family Series.

2.2.1 Installing the CPU

To install a CPU:

1. Remove the rear cover. For more information, see the section Chassis cover.

2. Remove the air duct screw at the left corner with a Phillips screw driver (A), remove the

air duct (B), and then remove the PnP caps from the CPU sockets (C).

The three spots beside the air duct screw at the left corner are for positioning the air duct.

Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU.

• 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 LGA

3647 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.

Air duct screw

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3. Align the triangle mark on the CPU with

the triangle mark on the CPU Carrier

(A), then install the CPU into the CPU

Carrier until it clicks rmly into place (B),

and then install the CPU Carrier into the

heatsink until it clicks rmly in place (C).

Ensure that the triangle mark on the

CPU matches the triangle mark on

the CPU Carrier.

CPU Carrier

CPU

Triangle mark

4. Align the CPU and CPU Carrier in the correct orientation, and then place the heatsinks

on top of the CPU sockets.

The CPU and CPU Carrier ts in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU and

CPU Carrier into the socket to prevent damaging the CPU pins on the socket.

5. Twist each of the four screws with a screwdriver just enough to attach the heatsink to

the motherboard. When the four screws are attached, tighten them one by one in a

diagonal sequence to completely secure the heatsink.

The heatsink screws are T30 models. A torque value of 12 inch-lbf is recommended.

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2.3 System memory

2.3.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with sixteen (16) Double Data Rate 4 (DDR4) Dual Inline Memory

Modules (DIMM) sockets.

The gure illustrates the location of the DDR4 DIMM sockets:

6. Reinstall the air duct and secure the air duct screw.

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2.3.2 MemoryCongurations

You may install 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, and 32 GB RDIMMs; 32 GB, and 64 GB LRDIMMs; and

64GB and 128GB LRDIMMs (3DS) into the DIMM sockets using the memory congurations

in this section.

• Refer to ASUS Server AVL for the updated list of compatible DIMMs.

• Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is

recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.

• Start installing the DIMMs in slot A1.

DualCPUconguration

DIMM

1 2 4 6 8 12 16

DIMM_C1 • • •

DIMM_B1 •••••

DIMM_A1 •••••••

DIMM_A2 •

DIMM_D2 •

DIMM_D1 •••

DIMM_E1 •••

DIMM_F1 • •

DIMM_J1 • • •

DIMM_H1 •••••

DIMM_G1 ••••••

DIMM_G2 •

DIMM_K2 •

DIMM_K1 •••

DIMM_L1 •••

DIMM_M1 • •

SingleCPUconguration(mustbeinstalledonCPU1)

DIMM

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DIMM_C1 • •

DIMM_B1 •••

DIMM_A1 •••••

DIMM_A2 •

DIMM_D2 •

DIMM_D1 ••••

DIMM_E1 •••

DIMM_F1 • •

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Ensure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system

components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the

components.

2.3.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket

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.

Locked Retaining Clip

1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the

retaining clip outward.

2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that

the notch on the DIMM matches the

DIMM slot key on the socket.

Unlocked retaining clip

DIMM notch

DIMM slot key

1. Press the retaining clip outward to

unlock the DIMM.

2. Remove the DIMM from the socket.

2.3.4 Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM 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.

Always insert the DIMM into the socket vertically to prevent DIMM notch damage.

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.

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2.4 Storage devices

The RS520-E9-RS8 V2 system supports eight (8) 2.5” or 3.5” hot-swap storage devices, and

the RS520-E9-RS12UV2 systems support twelve (12) storage devices, and both support two

(2) additional hot-swap 2.5” storage devices on the rear panel. The storage device installed in

the bay connects to the motherboard SATA/NVMe ports via the SATA/NVMe backplane (SAS

drives require an optional ASUS PIKE II card).

• On RS520-E9-RS8 V2 models, the onboard controller only supports SATA storage

devices by default, if you would like to use SAS storage devices, please install an

ASUS PIKE II card (purchased separately).

• On RS520-E9-RS12UV2 models, if you would like to use SATA or SAS storage

devices on the backplane, please install an ASUS PIKE II card.

To install a 3.5” storage device to the front panel:

1. Push the spring lock to the right (A)

then pull the tray lever outward (B)

to release the tray. The tray ejects

slightly after you pull out the lever.

Spring lock

Tray lever

2. Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the

tray out of the bay.

3. Place the tray on a at and stable surface.

4. Prepare the 3.5” storage device and the bundled set of screws.

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5. Place the 3.5” storage device into the

tray then secure it with four screws.

6. Insert the tray and storage device

assembly all the way into the depth of

the bay until just a small fraction of the

tray edge protrudes.

7. Push the tray lever until it clicks and

secures the tray in place.

The tray is correctly placed when its

front edge aligns with the bay edge.

8. Repeat steps 1 to 7 to install the other

storage devices.

When installed, the SATA/NVMe connector on the storage device connects to the SATA/

NVMe interface on the backplane.

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To install a 2.5” storage device to the front panel:

1. Push the spring lock to the right (A)

then pull the tray lever outward (B)

to release the tray. The tray ejects

slightly after you pull out the lever.

Spring lock

Tray lever

2. Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the

tray out of the bay.

3. Place the tray on a at and stable surface.

4. Prepare the 2.5” storage device and the bundled set of screws.

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5. Place the 2.5” storage device into the

tray then secure it with four screws.

7. Push the tray lever until it clicks and

secures the tray in place.

The tray is correctly placed when its

front edge aligns with the bay edge.

8. Repeat steps 1 to 7 to install the other

storage devices.

When installed, the SATA/NVMe connector on the storage device connects to the SATA/

NVMe interface on the backplane.

6. Insert the tray and storage device

assembly all the way into the depth of

the bay until just a small fraction of the

tray edge protrudes.

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3. Release the screws on each side of the

tray to release the tray metal beam. Supportbeam

To install a 2.5” storage device to the rear panel:

2. Firmly hold the tray lever then pull the

tray out of the bay.

Tray lever

Spring lock

1. Press the spring lock to release the tray

lever.

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Storage device screw hole

Tray screw hole

4. Orient and place the 2.5” storage device into the tray.

Ensure that the storage device is tted rmly inside the tray and that the four screws of

the storage device matches the four screws holes of the tray.

5. Carefully insert the tray and push it all the way to the depth of the bay. Lock the secure

tab to secure the tray in place.

When installed, the connector on the storage device connects to the connector on the

backplane.

6. Repeat steps 1 to 5 to install other 2.5” storage devices.

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2.5 Expansion slot

The barebone server comes with six (6) PCIE slots. PCIE slot 1 is pre-installed with a PCIE-

NVME4-OCuLink card for installing NVME storage devices on Bay 1 to Bay 4. You need to

remove these expansion card brackets if you want to install PCIE expansion cards.

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the PCIE slot

To install an expansion card:

1. Remove the two screws on the bracket

and put it aside.

2. Remove the bracket and put it aside.

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4. Insert the expansion card into the PCIE

slot. Ensure that the golden ngers are

totally inserted into the slot. Secure it

with the screw removed earlier.

5. Reinstall the bracket. Secure it with the

two screws to complete the installation.

3. Remove the screw that secures the

metal cover to the chassis, then remove

the metal cover then set it aside for

future use.

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2.5.2 Installing an ASUS PIKE II card

You can install an ASUS PIKE II card into PCIE slot 6 to allow your server system to support

SAS drives on the front panel.

2. Prepare the ASUS PIKE II card.

3. Remove the two screws on the ASUS

PIKE II card (A), then remove the card

bracket (B).

If your expansion card is pre-installed

with a proprietary card bracket,

proceed to step 5. Cardbracket

1. Remove the default cable from the motherboard.

The illustrations shown above are for reference only.

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6. Install the ASUS PIKE II card and the metal cover assembly into PCIE slot 6. Ensure

that the golden connectors of the ASUS PIKE II card is rmly seated in place.

Refer to section 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the PCIE slot for the steps on

installing an expansion card to the PCIE slot.

Metal cover

4. Secure the ASUS PIKE II card and the

metal cover (proprietary card bracket)

with the two screws.

5. Connect the mini-SAS HD cable to the

ASUS PIKE II card.

Connect to ASUS PIKE II

connector 2

Connect to ASUS PIKE II

connector 1

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2.5.3 Replacing the ASUS PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink card

The ASUS PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink card pre-installed on the PCIE slot 1 allows your server

system to support NVME storage devices on Bay 1 to Bay 4.

To replace an ASUS PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink card:

1. Remove the two screws on the bracket

and put it aside.

2. Remove the bracket and put it aside.

3. Remove the screw that secures

the metal cover of the ASUS PCIE-

NVME4-OCuLink card to the chassis,

then remove the ASUS PCIE-NVME4-

OCuLink card.

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6. Reconnect the OCuLink cables to its corresponding slots.

OCuLink port 4

OCuLink port 3

OCuLink port 2

OCuLink port 1

4. Remove the OCuLink cables from its corresponding slots.

5. Prepare the replacement ASUS PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink card.

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7. Insert the ASUS PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink

card into the PCIE slot. Ensure that

the golden ngers are totally inserted

into the slot. Secure it with the screw

removed earlier.

8. Reinstall the bracket. Secure it with the

two screws to complete the installation.

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2.5.4 Conguringanexpansioncard

After installing the expansion card, congure it by adjusting the software settings.

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

information on BIOS setup.

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

3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.

Standard Interrupt assignments

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

IRQ Priority Standard function

0 1 System Timer

1 2 Keyboard Controller

2 - Programmable Interrupt

3* 11 Communications Port (COM2)

4* 12 Communications Port (COM1)

5* 13 --

6 14 Floppy Disk Controller

7* 15 --

83System CMOS/Real Time Clock

9* 4 ACPI Mode when used

10* 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering

11* 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering

12* 7 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port

13 8 Numeric Data Processor

14* 9 Primary IDE Channel

15* 10 Secondary IDE Channel

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2.5.5 Installing an M.2 expansion card

You can install an M.2 expansion card on the provided M.2 slot onboard.

To install an M.2 expansion card:

1. Remove the screw on the M.2 socket and put it aside.

2. Prepare your M.2 expansion card.

3. Align and insert the M.2 card into the M.2 slot onboard as shown.

4. Secure the M.2 card with a screw to complete the installation.

• Please pay attention when removing the screw, the stand screw might be removed

together with it.

• Ensure that the M.2 card is positioned between the screw and the stand screw before

securing it.

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2.5.6 Installing a Mezzanine card

You can install a supported Mezzanine card on the onboard slot.

To install a Mezzanine card:

1. Remove the slot bay from the

Mezzanine card expansion slot.

3. Match and insert the four (4) screw holes on the Mezzanine card into the four (4) stand

screws on the chassis, then insert the Mezzanine card to the slot on the motherboard.

AUXLED_CON1

2. Prepare your Mezannine card and the signal cable. Connect the signal transmission

end (white) to the AUXLED_CON header on the card.

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4. Secure the Mezzanine card with the four (4) bundled screws.

5. Connect the signal end (black) to the OCP_LED1 header on the motherboard.

OCP_LED1

The two ends of the signal cable are different in size and color for easy recognition. Please

refer to your exact cable.

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2.6 Cable connections

• The bundled system cables are pre-connected before shipment. You do not need

to disconnect these cables unless you need to remove pre-installed components to

install additional devices.

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

Pre-connectedsystemcables

1. 24-pin ATX power connector (from power supply to motherboard)

2. 8-pin 12V power connector (from power supply to motherboard)

3. System fan connector (from motherboard to system fans)

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

5. SATA ports connectors (from motherboard to rear backplane board)

6. System auxiliary panel connector (from motherboard to front I/O board)

7. System panel connector (from motherboard to front I/O board)

8. SATA ports connectors (from motherboard to front backplane board)

9. ISATA connectors (from motherboard to SATA/SAS front backplane board)

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2.7 Backplanecabling

RS520-E9-RS8 V2

Connects a 8-pin plug

frommotherboard

PWR1

MSAS_HD2

MSAS_HD1

OCUPCIE1

OCUPCIE3

OCUPCIE4

OCUPCIE2

Connectsthedatacable

connectedtothemotherboard

Connectsthedatacableconnectedto

the ASUS PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink card

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Connectsthedatacableconnected

to the optional ASUS PIKE II card

Connectsthedatacableconnectedto

the ASUS PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink card

Connects a 8-pin plug

frommotherboard

PWR1 MSAS_HD2

MSAS_HD3

MSAS_HD1 OCUPCIE1

OCUPCIE3

OCUPCIE4

OCUPCIE2

OCUPCIE5

OCUPCIE6

OCUPCIE7

OCUPCIE8

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Connectsthedatacableconnected

to the optional ASUS PIKE II card

Connectsthedatacableconnectedto

the ASUS PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink card

Connects a 8-pin plug

frommotherboard

PWR1 MSAS_HD2

MSAS_HD3

MSAS_HD1 OCUPCIE1

OCUPCIE3

OCUPCIE4

OCUPCIE2

OCUPCIE5

OCUPCIE6

OCUPCIE7

OCUPCIE8

Please refer to the following illustrations for different OCULINK congurations and cabling

routes.

4 OCULINK

Cablingroute

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6 OCULINK

Connectsthedatacableconnected

to the optional ASUS PIKE II card

Connectsthedatacableconnectedto

the ASUS PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink card

Connects a 8-pin plug

frommotherboard

PWR1 MSAS_HD2

MSAS_HD3

MSAS_HD1 OCUPCIE1

OCUPCIE3

OCUPCIE4

OCUPCIE2

OCUPCIE5

OCUPCIE6

OCUPCIE7

OCUPCIE8

Cablingroute

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8 OCULINK

Connectsthedatacableconnected

to the optional ASUS PIKE II card

Connectsthedatacableconnectedto

the ASUS PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink card

Connects a 8-pin plug

frommotherboard

PWR1 MSAS_HD2

MSAS_HD3

MSAS_HD1 OCUPCIE1

OCUPCIE3

OCUPCIE4

OCUPCIE2

OCUPCIE5

OCUPCIE6

OCUPCIE7

OCUPCIE8

Cablingroute

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2.8.1 System fans

To uninstall the system fans:

1. Hold two levers on both sides of the fan, then lift the fan to remove.

2. Repeat steps 1 to uninstall the other system fans.

To reinstall the system fans

1. Insert the fan into the fan cage. The

airow directional arrow on the fan side

should point towards the CPU heatsink.

2.8 Removable/optionalcomponents

This section explains how to install optional components into the system and covers the

following components:

1. System fans

2. Slim type optical drive (optional)

3. Redundant power supply module (optional)

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

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2.8.2 Slim optical drive (optional for RS520-E9-RS8 V2)

1. Remove 2 screws that secure the slim

optical drive cover to the chassis.

2. Secure two screws on each side of

the optical drive to secure it into the

expansion bracket.

3. Place the slim optical drive into the

expansion bay.

4. Ensure the expansion tray is completely

inserted into the bay. (The drive tray

is correctly placed when its front edge

aligns with the bay edge.)

To install the optional optical drive:

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To remove or uninstall the slim type optical disk drive:

1. Locate the optical drive eject latch at

the back of the optical drive bay.

2. Press the optical drive eject latch to

the right then push the slim type optical

drive towards the front panel.

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2.8.3 Redundant power supply module

To replace a failed redundant power supply module:

4. Carefully insert the replacement power

supply module into the chassis.

5. Push the power supply module in

place (C).

Ensure to remove the protection cap before installation.

To install the second redundant power

supply module:

1. Press the latch to the left (A).

2. Remove the metal cover from the

chassis (B).

3. Prepare the second redundant power

supply module.

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

• Touch any metal surface to release static electricity.

• Use power supply module with the same model and style.

This chapter describes how to install the optional components

and devices into the barebone server.

Installation Options

Chapter 3: Installation Options

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3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit

The tool-less design of the rail kit allows you to easily install the rack rails into the server rack

without the need for additional tools. The kit also comes with a metal stopping bracket that

can be installed to provide additional support and stability to the server.

The tool-less rail kit package includes:

Installing the tool-less rack rail

To install the tool-less rack rails into the rack:

1. Secure the two xing latches to the two sides of the server using the set of latch

screws.

The locations of the screw holes vary with different server models. Refer to your server user

manual for details.

Fixing latches

Set of screws

Tool-less rack rail

Rail components (screws included)

Latch screws Rail Washers Rail screws

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2. Select a desired space and place the appropriate rack rail (left and right) on opposite

positions on the rack.

A 1U space consists of three square mounting holes with two thin lips on the top and the

bottom.

3. Secure the rail components to the rail using the bundled screws.

4 Press the spring lock ( ) then insert the studs into the selected square mounting

holes on the rack post.

5. Press the spring lock on the other end of rail then insert the stud into the mounting hole

on the rack post. Extend the rack rail, if necessary.

6. (Optional) Use the rail screw and rail washer ( ) that comes with the kit to secure

the rack rail to the rack post.

A torque value of 14 kgf.cm is recommended for the rail screw.

7. Perform steps 3 to 5 for the other rack rail.

Ensure that the installed rack rails (left and right) are aligned, secured, and stable in place.

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RS520-E9-RS8 V2 Front View

RS520-E9-RS12UV2 Front View

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8. Lift the server chassis and insert it into the rack rail.

• Ensure that the rack rail cabinet and the rack posts are stable and standing rmly on a

level surface.

• We strongly recommend that at least two able-bodied persons perform the steps

described in this guide.

• We recommend the use of an appropriate lifting tool or device, if necessary.

Ensure to include the side knots on the two sides of the server in the rack rail holders.

The illustrations shown above are for reference only.

3-5

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3.2 Rail kit dimensions

589mm

43.6mm

900mm

43.6mm

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This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief

descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors.

Motherboard Information

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4.1 Motherboard layout

Intel®

C621

Super

I/O

LCMXO2

1200UHC

I350-AM2

BUZZ1

ASPEED

AST2500

Lithium Cell

CMOS Power

DDR4 DIMM_D2 (64bit, 288-pin module)

DDR4 DIMM_D1 (64bit, 288-pin module)

DDR4 DIMM_E1 (64bit, 288-pin module)

DDR4 DIMM_F1 (64bit, 288-pin module)

DDR4 DIMM_C1 (64bit, 288-pin module)

DDR4 DIMM_B1 (64bit, 288-pin module)

DDR4 DIMM_A1 (64bit, 288-pin module)

DDR4 DIMM_A2 (64bit, 288-pin module)

DDR4 DIMM_J1 (64bit, 288-pin module)

DDR4 DIMM_H1 (64bit, 288-pin module)

DDR4 DIMM_G1 (64bit, 288-pin module)

DDR4 DIMM_G2 (64bit, 288-pin module)

DDR4 DIMM_K2 (64bit, 288-pin module)

DDR4 DIMM_K1 (64bit, 288-pin module)

DDR4 DIMM_L1 (64bit, 288-pin module)

DDR4 DIMM_M1 (64bit, 288-pin module)

REAR_FAN1

FRNT_FAN1

FRNT_FAN2

ME_RCVR1

PCH_MFG1

FRNT_FAN6

FRNT_FAN4

FRNT_FAN7

FRNT_FAN5

CPU1

CPU2

EATX12V1

EATX12V2

EATXPWR1

HDDLED1

LOCLED1

CATERR1

LAN34_LED1

PSUSMB1

OCP_LED1

VPP_I2C1

HDLED1

TR1

INTRUSION2

SMART_PSU1

SSATA1

SSATA3

ISATA1

ISATA2

SSATA2

MSD1

PANEL1

AUX_PANEL1

INTRUSION1

SBPWR1

BMCLED1

MESLED1

NGFF1NGFF2

TPM1 USB78

USB3_34

VGA_HDR1

PWR_SW1

LAN12

DM_LAN1_USB3_12

VGA1

PORT80_LED1

REAR_FAN2

LAN_SW2

LAN_SW1

RTL

8211E

AUX_PANEL2

MEZZPCIE1

VGA_SW1 DIMMTRIP2

PCIE6

PCIE1

PCIE5

PCIE4

PCIE3

PCIE2

CLRTC1

DIMMTRIP1

LANNCSI_SEL1

BMC_EN1

DM_IP_EN1

MEZZPCIE2

VROC_KEY1

BIOS

USB56

COM1

FRNT_FAN3

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Layout contents

Internal connectors / Sockets / Jumpers / LEDs Page

1. CPU, front, and rear fan connectors (4-pin FRNT_FAN1-7; REAR_FAN1-2) 4-15

2. TPM connector (14-1 pin TPM1) 4-16

3. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1, 20-pin AUX_PANEL2) 4-19

4. Chassis Intrusion (2-pin INTRUSION1-2) 4-21

5. USB 2.0 connector (10-1 pin USB78; USB56) 4-14

6. Power Supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1) 4-24

7. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR; 8-pin EATX12V1; 8-pin

EATX12V2) 4-17

8. Smart Ride Through (SmaRT) setting (3-pin SMART_PSU1) 4-8

9. DDR4 DIMM sockets 2-5

10. CPU socket 2-3

11. PCH_MFG1 setting (3-pin PCH_MFG1) 4-7

12. ME rmware force recovery setting (3-pin ME_RCVR1) 4-6

13. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC1) 4-4

14. Storage device activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) 4-20

15. VPP_I2C1 connector (10-1 pin VPP_I2C1) 4-21

16. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1) 4-16

17. Micro SD card slot (MSD1) 4-22

18. DMLAN setting (3-pin DM_IP_SEL1) 4-9

19. Baseboard Management Controller setting (3-pin BMC_EN1) 4-6

20. DDR4 thermal event setting (3-pin DIMMTRIP1; DIMMTRIP2) 4-7

21. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) 4-5

22. LANNCSI setting (3-pin LANNCSI_SEL1) 4-8

23. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2) 4-5

24. VGA connector (16-pin VGA_HDR1) 4-20

25. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_34) 4-14

26. VROC KEY connector (4-pin VROC_KEY) 4-23

27. LAN Activity LED connector (5-1 pin LAN34_LED1) 4-15

28. System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL1) 4-18

29. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SSATA1-3) 4-13

30. Mini-SAS HD connector (ISATA1-2) 4-13

31. Mezzanine PCIE card connectors (MEZZPCIE1-2) 4-22

32. OCP LAN Activity LED connector (4-1 pin OCP_LED1) 4-24

33. M.2 (NGFF) card connectors (NGFF1-2) 4-23

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4.2 Jumpers

1. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin 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® I350-AM2 Gigabit

LAN1/2 controller. Set to pins 1–2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature.

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4. 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 becomes corrupted.

5. Baseboard Management Controller setting (3-pin BMC_EN1)

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

BMC jumper to enabled to avoid system fan control and hardware monitor error.

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6. DDR4thermaleventsetting(3-pinDIMMTRIP1;DIMMTRIP2)

This jumper allows you to enable or disable DDR4 DIMM thermal sensing event pin.

7. PCH_MFG1 setting (3-pin PCH_MFG1)

This jumper allows you to update the BIOS ME block.

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8. Smart Ride Through (SmaRT) setting (3-pin SMART_PSU1)

This jumper allows you to enable or disable the Smart Ride Through (SmaRT) function.

This feature is enabled by default. Set to pins 2-3 to disable it. When enabled, SmaRT

allows uninterrupted operation of the system during an AC loss event.

9. LANNCSI setting (3-pin LANNCSI_SEL1)

This jumper allows you to select which LAN NCSI to function.

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10. DMLAN setting (3-pin DM_IP_SEL1)

This jumper allows you to select the DMLAN setting. Set to pins 2-3 to force the

DMLAN IP to static mode (IP=10.10.10.10, submask=255.255.255.0).

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4.3 Internal LEDs

2. Location LED (LOCLED1)

This onboard LED lights up when the Location button on the server is pressed or when

triggered by a system management software. The Location LED helps visually locate

and quickly identify the server in error on a server rack.

1. StandbyPowerLED(SBPWR1)

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

indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder

that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or

plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows the location of

the onboard LED.

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3. StoragedeviceactivityLED(HDDLED1)

This LED is for the storage devices connected to the onboard SATA, or SATA/SAS

add-on card. The read or write activities of any device connected to the onboard SATA,

or SATA/SAS add-on card causes the rear panel LED to light up.

4. Message LED (MESLED1)

This onboard LED lights up to orange when there is a BMC event log is generated.

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5. BMC LED (BMCLED1)

The BMC LED blinks to indicate that the on-board BMC is functional.

6. CATERR1 LED (CATERR1)

The CATERR1 LED indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic

error and cannot continue to operate.

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4.4 Internal connectors

1. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SSATA1-3)

These connectors, controlled by Intel® C621 chipset, are for the Serial ATA signal

cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives (SATA 1 connector is used for the optical drive

by default).

2. Mini-SAS HD connector (ISATA1-2)

This motherboard comes with mini Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) HD connectors, the

storage technology that supports Serial ATA. Each connector supports up to four

devices.

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3. USB2.0connector(10-1pinUSB78;USB56)

This connector is for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable to the connector,

and then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. The

USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specication that supports up to 480 Mbps

connection speed.

4. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_34)

This connector allows you to connect a USB 3.0 module for additional USB 3.0 front

or rear panel ports. With an installed USB 3.0 module, you can enjoy all the benets of

USB 3.0 including faster data transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps, faster charging time for

USB-chargeable devices, optimized power efciency, and backward compatibility with

USB 2.0.

The USB port module is purchased separately.

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6. LANActivityLEDconnector(5-1pinLAN34_LED1)

These leads are for 10G LAN activity LEDs on the front panel. Connect the LAN LED

cable to the backplane for LAN activity indication.

5. CPU,front,andrearfanconnectors(4-pinFRNT_FAN1-7;REAR_FAN1-2)

The fan connectors support cooling fans of 0.8A–1.0A (12 W max.) or a total of 6.4

A–8.0 A (96 W max.) at +12V. Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the

motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of

the connector.

DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufcient air ow inside

the system may damage the motherboard components. These are not jumpers! DO NOT

place jumper caps on the fan connectors!

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

This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this

connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.

The COM module is purchased separately.

8. TPM connector (14-1 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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9. ATXpowerconnectors(24-pinEATXPWR1;8-pinEATX12V1;8-pin EATX12V2)

These connectors are for the 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-pin and the 8-pin power plugs; otherwise, the system

will not boot up.

• Use of a power supply unit (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.

• This motherboard supports ATX2.0 PSU or later version.

• Ensure that your PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your

system.

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10. 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. Message LED (2-pin MLED)

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

message LED. The message LED is controlled by the BMC to indicate an

abnormal event occurrence.

3. Systemwarningspeaker(4-pinSPEAKER)

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

speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings.

4. HarddiskdriveactivityLED(2-pin+HDLED)

This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED

cable to this connector. The LED lights up or ashes when data is read from or

written to the HDD.

5. Powerbutton/soft-offbutton (2-pin PWRSW)

This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns

the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft-off mode depending on the BIOS

settings. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system

is ON turns the system OFF.

6. Reset button (2-pin RESET)

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

without turning off the system power.

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11. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1, 20-pin AUX_PANEL2)

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)

This 6-1 pin connector is for the front panel SMBus cable.

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

This 2-pin connector is for the Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel.

3. Locator LED (2-pin LOCATORLED1, 2-pin LOCATORLED2)

This 2-pin connector is 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.

4. LocatorButton/Switch(2-pinLOCATORBTN)

This 2-pin connector is for the locator button on the front panel. This button

queries the state of the system locator.

5. LANactivityLEDandUSBport(2-pinLAN3_LED,LAN4_LED,USBports)

These leads are for the Gigabit LAN activity LEDs and USB ports on the front

panel.

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12. VGA connector (16-pin VGA_HDR1)

This connector supports the VGA High Dynamic-Range interface.

13. Storagedevice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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14. Chassis Intrusion (2-pin INTRUSION1-2)

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 to short the CHASSIS# and the GND pin by a jumper cap to disable the function.

15. VPP_I2C1 connector (10-1 pin VPP_I2C1)

This connector is used for the Intel VMD function and sensor readings.

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16. Mezzanine PCIE card connectors (MEZZPCIE1-2)

The MEZZPCIE1-2 connector supports Open Compute Project (OCP) cards.

17. Micro SD card slot (MSD1)

Your motherboard supports SD Memory Card v2.00 (SDHC) / v3.00 (SDXC).

Some memory cards may not be compatible with your motherboard. Ensure that you use

only compatible memory cards to prevent loss of data, damage to your device, or memory

card, or both.

Disconnect all power (including redundant PSUs) from the existing system before you add

or remove a Memory Card, then reboot the system to access the Memory Card.

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19. M.2 (NGFF) card connectors (NGFF1-2)

These connectors allow you to install M.2 devices.

This connector supports type 2242 / 2260 / 2280 devices on both PCI-E and SATA

interface.

The M.2 (NGFF) device is purchased separately

18. VROCKEYconnector(4-pinVROC_KEY)

This connector allows you to connect a KEY module to enable additional CPU RAID

functions with Intel® CPU RSTe.

The KEY module is purchased separately.

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20. PowerSupplySMBusconnector(5-pinPSUSMB1)

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

(power supply unit) to read PSU information. Devices communicate with an SMBus

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

This connector functions only when you enable BMC_EN1.

21. OCPLANActivityLEDconnector(4-1pinOCP_LED1)

OCP LAN LED connector supports OCP LAN card Active LED.

This chapter tells how to change the system settings through

the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS

parameters are also provided.

BIOS Setup

Chapter 5: BIOS Setup

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5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output

System (BIOS) setup:

1. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

 TorecovertheBIOSusingabootableUSBashdiskdrivewhentheBIOSlefailsor

gets corrupted.

2. ASUS EzFlash

 UpdatestheBIOSusingaUSBashdisk.

3. BUPDATER

 UpdatestheBIOSinDOSmodeusingabootableUSBashdiskdrive.

Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

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.

SaveacopyoftheoriginalmotherboardBIOSletoabootableUSBashdiskdrivein

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

the BUPDATER utility.

5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility

TheASUSCrashFreeBIOS3isanautorecoverytoolthatallowsyoutorestoretheBIOSle

when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS

leusingaUSBashdrivethatcontainstheupdatedBIOSle.

PrepareaUSBashdrivecontainingtheupdatedmotherboardBIOSbeforeusingthis

utility.

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5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility

The ASUS EZ Flash 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 Utility:

1. InserttheUSBashdiskthatcontainsthelatestBIOSleintotheUSBport.

2. Enter the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tool menu then select ASUS EZ Flash

Utility. Press <Enter>.

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,

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.

• 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.

ASUS Tek. EzFlash Utility

[Up/Down/Left/Right]:Switch [Enter]:Choose [q]:Exit

FS0 System Volume Information <DIR>

Windows <DIR>

Z11PR-D16-V2-ASUS-0205.CAP <DIR>

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Version : 0203

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Platform : Z11PR-D16/V2

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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the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

www.asus.com/support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].CAP

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].CAP

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

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:\>

ASUS Tek. EzFlash Utility

Start programming the Flash. DO NOT SHUTDOWN THE SYSTEM!!!

Write ...

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5.2 BIOS setup program

Thismotherboardsupportsaprogrammablermwarechipthatyoucanupdateusingthe

provided utility described in section 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.

UsetheBIOSSetupprogramwhenyouareinstallingamotherboard,reconguringyour

system,orpromptedto“RunSetup.”Thissectionexplainshowtocongureyoursystem

using this utility.

EvenifyouarenotpromptedtousetheSetupprogram,youcanchangethecongurationof

your computer in the future. For example, you can enable the security password feature or

changethepowermanagementsettings.Thisrequiresyoutorecongureyoursystemusing

the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them

intheCMOSRAMofthermwarechip.

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

computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. Press <Del>

during the Power‑On Self‑Test (POST) to enter the Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues

with its test routines.

If you wish to enter Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Delete>,

or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You can also restart by turning the

systemoffandthenbackon.Dothislastoptiononlyifthersttwofailed.

TheSetupprogramisdesignedtomakeitaseasytouseaspossible.Beingamenu-driven

program,itletsyouscrollthroughthevarioussub-menusandmakeyourselectionsfromthe

availableoptionsusingthenavigationkeys.

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

optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS

settings, load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Press

<F5> and select Yes to load the BIOS default settings.

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

may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

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

motherboard.

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5.2.2 Menu bar

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

Main    Forchangingthebasicsystemconguration

Performance Tuning For changing the performance settings

Advanced For changing the advanced system settings

Platform Conguration For changing the platform settings

Socket Conguration Forchangingthesocketsettings

Event Logs For changing the event log settings

Server Mgmt For changing the Server Mgmt settings

Security For changing the security settings

Boot    Forchangingthesystembootconguration

Tool    Forconguringoptionsforspecialfunctions

Save & Exit For selecting the exit options

Toselectanitemonthemenubar,presstherightorleftarrowkeyonthekeyboarduntilthe

desired item is highlighted.

5.2.1 BIOS menu screen

Navigation keys

General helpMenu bar Conguration eldsMenu items

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5.2.3 Menu items

Thehighlighteditemonthemenubardisplaysthespecicitemsforthatmenu.Forexample,

selecting Main shows the Main menu items.

The other items (such as Advanced) on the menu bar have their respective menu items.

5.2.4 Submenu items

A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the item has a submenu.

To display the submenu, select the item then press <Enter>.

5.2.5 Navigation keys

AtthebottomrightcornerofamenuscreenarethenavigationkeysfortheBIOSsetup

program.Usethenavigationkeystoselectitemsinthemenuandchangethesettings.

5.2.6 General help

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

5.2.7 Conguration elds

Theseeldsshowthevaluesforthemenuitems.Ifanitemisuser-congurable,youcan

changethevalueoftheeldoppositetheitem.Youcannotselectanitemthatisnotuser-

congurable.

Acongurableeldisenclosedinbrackets,andishighlightedwhenselected.Tochangethe

valueofaeld,selectitandpress<Enter>todisplayalistofoptions.

5.2.8 Pop-up window

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

options for that item.

5.2.9 Scroll bar

Ascrollbarappearsontherightsideofamenuscreenwhenthereareitemsthatdonott

onthescreen.PresstheUp/Downarrowkeysor<PageUp>/<PageDown>keystodisplay

the other items on the screen.

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5.3 Main menu

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

provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you to set the system

date, time, language, and security settings.

5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]

Allows you to set the system date.

5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]

Allows you to set the system time.

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5.4 Performance Tuning menu

The Performance Tuning menu items allow you to change performance related settings for

different scenarios.

Optimized Performance Setting [Default]

Allows you to select performance settings for different scenarios.

[Default] Defaultsettings.

[ByBenchmark] Optimizefordifferentkindsofbenchmarks.Selectthisoption,thenselecta

benchmarktypefromthe>> list.

[ByWorkload] Optimizefordifferentkindsofworkloads.Selectthisoption,thenselecta

workloadtypefromthe>> list.

Congurationoptions:

[Peak Frequency Optimized] ‑ Applies settings with performance and

power consumption balance. Recommended for users that need higher

performance.

[Latency Optimized] ‑ Applies settings with low latency results.

Recommended for latency‑sensitive users.

[Power Efcient Optimized]-Appliessettingswithpowerefciency.

Recommended for general users.

[HPC] ‑ Applies settings with optimized compute capability. Recommend

for traditional HPC applications.

Core Optimizer and Engine Boost appear only when you set Optimized Performance

Setting to [Default] or [By Benchmark].

Core Optimizer [Disabled]

Enablethisitemtokeeptheprocessoroperatingattheturbofrequency.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Linux support may vary by version of the OS.

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5.5 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.

Engine Boost [Disabled]

Enable this item to boost the CPU’s frequency.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Level1][Level2][Level3(Max)]

Operate with an ambient temperature of 25°C or lower for optimized performance.

Power Balancer [Disabled]

Select[EnableAuto]todynamicallyadjustthefrequencyofallCPUcoresbasedonthe

current utilization, delivering better performance per watt for improved system energy

efciency.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][EnableAuto][EnableManual]

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5.5.1 Trusted Computing

Conguration

Security Device Support [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS support for security device.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

5.5.2 ACPI Settings

Enable ACPI Auto Conguration [Disabled]

AllowsyoutoenableordisabletheBIOSACPIAutoConguration.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Enable Hibernation [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the ability of the system to hibernate (OS/Sleep State).

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

This option may be not effective with some OS.

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5.5.4 Super IO Conguration

Serial Port 1 Conguration

Allows you to set the parameters of Serial Port 1.

Serial Port [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Serial Port.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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

Change Settings [Auto]

Allows you to choose the setting for Super IO device.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][IO=3F8h;IRQ=4;]

[IO=3F8h;IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;]

[IO=2F8h;IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;]

[IO=3E8h;IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;]

[IO=2E8h;IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;]

5.5.3 Smart Settings

SMART Self Test [Enabled]

Allows you to run SMART Self Test on all HDDs during POST.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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5.5.5 Serial Port Console Redirection

Console Redirection Settings

Theseitemsbecome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,etc.

[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]

Data Bits [8]

Congurationoptions:[7][8]

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

COM1/COM2

Console Redirection [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the console redirection feature.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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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] None

[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]

VT -UTF8 Combo Key Support [Enabled]

ThisallowsyoutoenabletheVT-UTF8CombinationKeySupportforANSI/VT100

terminals.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Recorder Mode [Disabled]

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

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Putty Keypad [VT100]

ThisallowsyoutoselecttheFunctionKeyandKeypadonPutty.

Congurationoptions:[VT100][LINUX][XTERMR6][SCO][ESCN][VT400]

Legacy Console Redirection Settings

Redirection COM Port [COM1]

Allows you to select a COM port to display redirection of Legacy OS and Legacy OPROM

Messages.

Congurationoptions:[COM1][COM2]

Resolution [80x24]

This allows you to set the number of rows and columns supported on the Legacy OS.

Congurationoptions:[80x24][80x25]

Redirection After POST [Always Enable]

This setting allows you to specify if Bootloader is selected than Legacy console redirection.

Congurationoptions:[AlwaysEnable][Bootloader]

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Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/Windows Emergency Management

Services (EMS)

Console Redirection [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable 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][38400][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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Onboard I350 LAN Conguration

Intel LAN1 Enable [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

The following items appear only when Intel LAN1 Enable is set to [Enabled].

Intel LAN 1 ROM Type [PXE]

Allows you to select the Intel LAN ROM type.

Congurationoptions:[PXE][iSCSI][Disabled]

Intel LAN2 Enable [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

The following items appear only when Intel LAN2 Enable is set to [Enabled].

Intel LAN 2 ROM Type [Disabled]

Allows you to select the Intel LAN ROM type.

Congurationoptions:[PXE][iSCSI][Disabled]

5.5.6 Onboard LAN Conguration

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5.5.7 APM

AllowsyoutoconguretheAdvancePowerManagement(APM)settings.

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]

Power On By PCIE [Disabled]

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

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

Power On By RTC [Disabled]

[Disabled] DisablesRTCtogenerateawakeevent.

[Enabled] Whensetto[Enabled],theitemsRTC Alarm Date (Days) and

Hour/Minute/Secondwillbecomeuser-congurablewithsetvalues.

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5.5.8 PCI Subsystem Settings

AllowsyoutocongurePCI,PCI-X,andPCIExpressSettings.

Load RT32 Image [Enabled]

This option allows you to enable or disable RT32 Image Loading.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Above 4G Decoding [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable 64‑bit capable devices to be decoded in above 4G address

space.Itonlyworksifthesystemsupports64-bitPCIdecoding.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

SR-IOV Support [Enabled]

This option enables or disables SIngle Root IO Virtualization Support if the system has SR‑

IOV capable PCIe devices.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

BME DMA Mitigation [Disabled]

This allows you to enable or disable re‑enabling Bus Master Attribute disabled during PCI

enumerationforPCIBridgesafterSMMlocked.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

PCI Express Settings

PCI Express Device Register Settings

Relaxed Ordering [Enabled]

Enables or disables PCI Express device relaxed ordering.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Extended Tag [Disabled]

IfEnableallowsdeviceisuse8-bittageldasarequester.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

No Snoop [Enabled]

Enables or disables PCI Express device No snoop option.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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PCI Express Link Register Settings

ASPM Support [Disabled]

AllowstosettheASPMlevel.Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Auot][ForceL0s]

[ForceL0s] ForcealllinkstoL0sstate.

[Auto] BIOSautocongure.

[Disabled] DisabledASPM.

Unpopulated Links [Keep Link ON]

Inordertosavepower,softwarewilldisableunpopulatedPCIExpresslinks,ifthis

option set to Disabled.

Congurationoptions:[KeepLinkON][Disabled]

PCI Express GEN 2 Settings

PCI Express GEN 2 Device Register Settings

Completion Timeout [Default]

This option allows system software to modify the Completion Timeout value.

Congurationoptions:[Default][Shorter][Longer][Disabled]

ARI Forwarding [Enabled]

Ifsupportedbyhardwareandsetto[Enabled],theDownstreamPortdisables

itstraditionalDeviceNumbereldbeing0enforcementwhenturningaType1

CongurationRequestintoaType0CongurationRequest,permittingaccessto

Extended Functions in an ARI Device immediately below the Port.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

AtomicOp Requester Enable [Disabled]

Ifsupportedbyhardwareandsetto[Enabled],thisfunctioninitiatesAtomicOp

Requests only if Bus Master Enable bit is in the Command Register Set.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

AtomicOp Egress Blocking [Disabled]

Ifsupportedbyhardwareandsetto[Enabled],outboundAtomicOpRequestviaEgress

Portswillbeblocked.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

IDO Request Enable [Disabled]

Ifsupportedbyhardwareandsetto[Enabled],thispermitssettingthenumberofID-

BasedOrdering(IDO)but(Attribute[2])requeststobeinitiated.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

IDO Completion Enable [Disabled]

Ifsupportedbyhardwareandsetto[Enabled],thispermitssettingthenumberofID-

BasedOrdering(IDO)but(Attribute[2])requeststobeinitiated.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

LTR Mechanism Enable [Disabled]

Ifsupportedbyhardwareandsetto[Enabled],thisenablestheLatencyTolerance

Reporting (LTR) Mechanism.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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End-End TLP Prefix Blocking [Disabled]

Ifsupportedbyhardwareandsetto[Enabled],thisfunctionwillblockforwardingof

TLPscontainingEnd-EndTLPPrexes.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

PCI Express GEN 2 Link Register Settings

Target Link Speed [Auto]

Ifsupportedbyhardwareandsetto[ForcetoX.XGT/s]forDownstreamPorts,this

setsanupperlimitonLinkoperationalspeedbyrestrictingthevaluesadvertisedbythe

Upstreamcomponentinitstrainingsequences.When[Auto]isselectedHWinitialized

data will be used.

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

[Forceto8.0GT/s][Forceto16.0GT/s]

Clock Power Management [Disabled]

Ifsupportedbyhardwareandsetto[Enabled],thedeviceispermittedtouseCLKREQ#

signalforpowermanagementofLinkclockinaccordancetoprotocoldenedin

appropriateformfactorspecication.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Compliance SOS [Disabled]

Ifsupportedbyhardwareandsetto[Enabled],thiswillforceLTSSMtosendSKP

OrderedSetsbetweensequenceswhensendingCompliancePatternorModied

Compliance Pattern.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Hardware Autonomous Width [Enabled]

Ifsupportedbyhardwareandsetto[Disabled],thiswilldisablethehardware’sabilityto

changelinkwidthexceptwidthsizereductionforthepurposeofcorrectingunstablelink

operation.

Congurationoptions:[Enabled][Disabled]

Hardware Autonomous Speed [Enabled]

Ifsupportedbyhardwareandsetto[Disabled],thiswilldisablethehardware’sabilityto

changelinkspeedexceptspeedratereductionforthepurposeofcorrectingunstable

linkoperation.

Congurationoptions:[Enabled][Disabled]

PCIE OPROM Slot Options

PCIE1-6 Slot OPROM [Enabled]

This option allows you to enable or disable the OPROM of the PCIe slots.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

MEZZPCIE1 Slot OPROM [Enabled]

This option allows you to enable or disable the OPROM of the MEZZ slot.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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5.5.9 USB Conguration

Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Legacy USB device support.

Congurationoptions:[Enabled][Disabled][Auto]

USB Mass Storage Driver Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the USB Mass Storage driver support.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Mass Storage Devices

Allows you to select the mass storage device emulation type.

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

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5.5.10 CSM Conguration

CSM Support [Enabled]

This option allows you to enable or disable CSM Support.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

The following item appears only when CSM Support is set to [Enabled].

GateA20 Active [Upon Request]

ThisallowsyoutosettheGA20option.

Congurationoptions:[UponRequest][Always]

Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS]

This allows you to set the display mode for option ROM.

Congurationoptions:[ForceBIOS][KeepCurrent]

INT19 Trap Response [Immediate]

[Immediate] Executethetraprightaway.

[Postponed] Executethetrapduringlegacyboot.

Boot Option filter [Legacy only]

This option allows you to control the Legacy/UEFI ROMs priority.

Congurationoptions:[UEFIandLegacy][Legacyonly][UEFIonly]

Network / Storage / Video [Legacy]

ThisoptionallowsyoutocontroltheexecutionofUEFIandLegacyPXE/Storage/

Video OpROM.

Congurationoptions:[UEFI][Legacy]

Other PCI devices [Legacy]

ThisitemdeterminestheOpROMexecutionpolicyfordevicesotherthanNetwork,

Storage, or Video.

Congurationoptions:[UEFI][Legacy]

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5.5.11 NVMe Conguration

This page will display the NVMe controller and drive information.

5.5.12 Offboard SATA Controller Conguration

This page will display the offboard SATA controller information.

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Network stack [Disabled]

Enablesordisablesthenetworkstackfeature.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

The following item appears only when Network stack is set to [Enabled].

Ipv4 PXE Support [Disabled]

EnablesordisablestheIpv4PXEBootSupport.Ifdisabled,Ipv4PXEbootoptionwill

not be created.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Ipv4 HTTP Support [Disabled]

Enables or disables the Ipv4 HTTP Boot Support. If disabled, Ipv4 HTTP boot option

will not be created.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Ipv6 PXE Support [Disabled]

EnablesordisablestheIpv6PXEBootSupport.Ifdisabled,Ipv6PXEbootoptionwill

not be created.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Ipv6 HTTP Support [Disabled]

Enables or disables the Ipv6 HTTP Boot Support. If disabled, Ipv6 HTTP boot option

will not be created.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

PXE boot wait time [0]

WaittimetopressESCkeytoabortthePXEboot.

Media detect count [1]

Waittime(inseconds)todetectmedia.

5.5.13 Network Stack Conguration

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5.5.14 iSCSI Conguration

AllowsyoutoconguretheiSCSiparameters.

5.6 Platform Conguration menu

The IntelRCSetup menu items allow you to change the platform settings.

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5.6.1 PCH Conguration

PCH Devices

DeepSx Power Policies [Disabled]

AllowsyoutoconguretheDeepSxModeconguration.

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

GP27 Wake From DeepSx [Disabled]

AllowsyoutoenableordisableGP27WakeFromDeepSx.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

PCI Express Conguration

PCI-E ASPM Support (Global) [L1 Only]

Allows you to select ASPM support for all downstream devices.

Congurationoptions:[Perindividualport][L1Only]

PCH DMI ASPM [Platform-POR]

AllowsyoutocongurethePCHDMIASPM.

Congurationoptions:[Platform-POR][ASPML1][Disabled]

PCH SATA Conguration

SATA Controller [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the SATA Controller.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Configure SATA as [AHCI]

AllowsyoutoidentifytheSATAportconnectedtoSolidStateDriveorHardDiskDrive.

Congurationoptions:[AHCI][RAID]

Support Aggressive Link Power Management [Enabled]

AllowsyoutoenableordisabletheSupportAggressiveLinkPower(SALP)

Management.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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SATA Port 1-8

Port 1-8

Allows you to enable or disable the SATA port.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

PCH sSATA Conguration

sSATA Controller [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the sSATA Controller.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Configure sSATA as [AHCI]

AllowsyoutoidentifytheSATAportconnectedtoSolidStateDriveorHardDiskDrive.

Congurationoptions:[AHCI][RAID]

Support Aggressive Link Power Management [Enabled]

AllowsyoutoenableordisabletheSupportAggressiveLinkPower(SALP)

Management.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

sSATA Port 1-6

Port 1-6

Allows you to enable or disable the SATA port.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

USB Conguration

USB Precondition [Disabled]

AllowsyoutoenableordisablepreconditionworkonUSBhostcontrollerandrootports

for faster enumeration.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

XHCI Manual Mode [Disabled]

This option is used by validation.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

The following items appears only when the XHCI Manual Mode is set to [Enabled].

Trunk Clock Gating (BTCG) [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable BTCG.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Enable USB 3.0 pins [Disable all pins]

AllowsyoutoenableordisableUSB3.0pinsoronaperpinbasis.

Congurationoptions:[SelectPer-Pin][Disableallpins][Enableallpins]

USB Per-Connector Disable [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable each of the USB physical connectors. Once a

connector is disabled, any USB devices plugged into the connector will not be detected

by BIOS or OS.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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The following items appears only when the USB Per-Connector Disable is set to [Enabled].

USB_1-8 [Enabled]

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

USB3_1-4 [Enabled]

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

5.6.2 Miscellaneous Conguration

Active Video [Offboard Device]

Allows you to select the video type.

Congurationoptions:[OnboardDevice][OffboardDevice]

5.6.3 Server ME Conguration

Displays the Server ME Technology parameters on your system.

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5.6.4 Runtime Error Logging

Runtime Error Logging

System Errors [Enabled]

This item allows you to enable or disable System Errors.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

WHEA Settings

WHEA Support [Disabled]

ThisitemallowsyoutoenableordisabletheWHEAsupport.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

5.7 Socket Conguration menu

TheIntelRCSetupmenuitemsallowyoutochangethesocketsettings.

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5.7.1 Processor Conguration

Enable Intel(R) TXT Support [Disable]

ForcestheXDfeaturelogtoalwaysreturn0whendisabled.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

VMX [Enable]

EnablestheVanderpoolTechnology.Takeseffectafterreboot.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

Enable SMX [Disable]

Enables the Safer Mode Extensions.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

Hardware Prefetcher [Enable]

This Item allows you to turn on/off the mid level cache(L2) streamer prefetcher.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

L2 RFO Prefetch Disable [Disable]

This Item allows you to turn on/off L2 RFO prefetcher.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

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Adjacent Cache Prefetch [Enable]

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

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

DCU Streamer Prefetcher [Enable]

This Item allows you to enable or disable prefetcher of next L1 data line.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

DCU IP Prefetcher [Enable]

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

history.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

LLC Prefetch [Disable]

This Item allows you to enable or disable LLC Prefetch on all threads.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

DCU Mode [32K 8Way Without ECC]

Congurationoptions:[32K8WayWithoutECC][16K4WayWithECC]

Extended APIC [Disable]

This Item allows you to enable or disable the extended APIC support.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

AES-NI [Enable]

This Item allows you to enable or disable the AES‑NI support.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

5.7.2 Common RefCode Conguration

MMIO High Base [56T]

This item allows you to select the MMIO High Base.

Congurationoptions:[56T][40T][24T][16T][4T][1T]

MMIO High Granularity Size [256G]

This item allows you to select the allocation size used to assign MMIOH resources.

Congurationoptions:[1G][4G][16G][64G][256G][1024G]

Numa [Enable]

This item enables or disables the Non uniform Memory Access (NUMA).

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

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5.7.3 UPI Conguration

UPI General Conguration

UPI Status

This item displays information about the UPI status.

Link Speed Mode [Fast]

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

Congurationoptions:[Slow][Fast]

Link Frequency Select [Auto]

ThisitemallowsforselectingtheUPIlinkfrequency.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][9.6GB/s][10.4GB/s][UsePerLinkSetting]

Link L0p Enable [Enable]

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable][Auto]

Link L1 Enable [Enable]

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable][Auto]

Directory Mode Enable [Enable]

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

SNC [Disable]

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable][Auto]

KTI Prefetch [Enable]

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

Local/Remote Threshold [Auto]

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Auto][Low][Medium][High]

Stale AtoS [Disable]

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable][Auto]

LLC dead line alloc [Enable]

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable][Auto]

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5.7.4 Memory Conguration

Enforce POR [Auto]

Allows you to enforce POR restrictions for DDR4 frequency and voltage programming.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][POR][Disable]

Memory Frequency [Auto]

Allows you to select the memory frequency setting.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][2133][2400][2666][2933]

Data Scrambling for DDR4 [Auto]

Allows you to enable or disable data scrambling.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][Disable][Enable]

Memory Topology

Displays memory topology with DIMM population information.

Page Policy

AllowsyoutocongurePagePolicysettings.

Page Policy [Auto]

Congurationoptions:[Auto][Closed][Adaptive]

Memory Map

IMC Interleaving [Auto]

Select different IMC interleaving setting.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][1-wayInterleave][2-wayInterleave]

Channel Interleaving [Auto]

Select different channel interleaving setting.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][1-wayInterleave][2-wayInterleave]

[3-wayInterleave]

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Rank Interleaving [Auto]

Selectdifferentrankinterleavingsetting.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][1-wayInterleave][2-wayInterleave]

[4-wayInterleave][8-wayInterleave]

Memory RAS Conguration

Mirror Mode [Disable]

Allows you to select Mirror Modes. Mirror Mode will set entire 1LM/2LM memory in

system to be mirrored, consequently reducing the memory capacity by half. Enabling

MirrorModewilldisableXPTPrefetch.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][EnableMirrorMode(1LM)]

UEFI ARM Mirror [Disable]

Allows you to enable or disable UEFI ARM Mirror.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

Memory Rank Sparing [Disable]

AllowsyoutoenableordisableMemoryRankSparing

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

Patrol Scrub [Enable]

Allows you to enable or disable Patrol Scrub.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

NGN Conguration

Average Power Budget (in mW) [18000]

Allowsyoutosetthepowermanagementpolicyforaveragepowerin250mW

increments.

Congurationoptions:[10000]-[18000]

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Socket1 Conguration

ThisitemallowsyoutoconguresettingsrelatedtothecorrespondingPCIEport.

Socket2 Conguration

ThisitemallowsyoutoconguresettingsrelatedtothecorrespondingPCIEport.

Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) [Enable]

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

IIO-PCIE Express Global Options

PCI-E ASPM Support (Global) [Per-Port]

Allows you to enable or disable ASPM support for all downstream devices.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Per-Port][L1Only]

PCIE relaxed Ordering [Enable]

Allows you to enable or disable PCIE relaxed Ordering.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

5.7.5 IIO Conguration

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5.7.6 Advanced Power Management Conguration

CPU P State Control

Boot performance mode [Max Performance]

Allows you to switch between Boot performance mode.

Congurationoptions:[MaxPerformance][MaxEfcient][SetbyIntelNodeManager]

Energy Efficient Turbo [Enable]

AllowsyoutoenableordisableEnergyEfcientTurbo.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

Hardware PM State Control

Hardware P-States [Native Mode]

Allows you to switch between Hardware P‑States mode.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][NativeMode][OutofBandMode][NativeModewith

noLegacySupport]

CPU C State Control

Autonomous Core C-State [Disable]

Allows you to enable or disable Autonomous Core C‑State Report.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

CPU C6 Report [Auto]

Allows you to select CPU C6 Report.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable][Auto]

Enhanced Halt State (C1E) [Enable]

CoreC1Eautopromotioncontrol.Takeseffectafterreboot.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

OS ACPI Cx [ACPI C2]

Allows you to select OS ACPI Cx Report.

Congurationoptions:[ACPIC2][ACPIC3]

Package C State Control

Package C State [Auto]

AllowsyoutoselectPackageCState.

Congurationoptions:[C0/C1state][C2state][C6(non-Retentionstate][C6(Retention

state][NoLimit][Auto]

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CPU Thermal Management

CPU T-State Control

Software Controlled T-States [Disable]

Allows you to enable or disable Software Controlled T‑States.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

CPU - Advanced PM Tuning

Energy Perf BIAS

Power Performance Tuning [OS Controls EPB]

Congurationoptions:[OSControlsEPB][BIOSControlsEPB]

The following item appears only when you set Power Performance Tuning to

[OS Controls EPB].

PECI PCS EPB [OS Controls EPB]

This option controls whether PECI has control over EPB.

Congurationoptions:[OSControlsEPB][PECIControlsEPBusingPCS]

The following item appears only when you set Power Performance Tuning to

[BIOS Controls EPB].

ENERGY_PERF_BIAS_CFG Mode [Balanced Performance]

Congurationoptions:[Performance][BalancedPerformance][BalancedPower]

[Power]

Dynamic Loadline Switch [Enable]

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

Workload Configuration [Balanced]

Thisoptionallowsoptimizationfortheworkloadcharacterization.

Congurationoptions:[Balanced][I/OSensitive]

Averaging Time Window [17]

ThisoptionisusedtocontroltheeffectivewindowoftheaverageC0anP0time.

Congurationoptions:[0]-[FF]

P0 TotalTimeThreshold Low [23]

TheHWswitchingmechanismDISABLEStheperformancesetting(0)whenthetotal

P0timeislessthanthethresholdset.

Congurationoptions:[0]-[3F]

P0 TotalTimeThreshold High [3a]

TheHWswitchingmechanismEnablestheperformancesetting(0)whenthetotalP0

time is greater than the threshold set.

Congurationoptions:[0]-[3F]

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5.8 Event Logs menu

The Event Logs menu items allow you to change the event log settings and view the system

event logs.

5.8.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings

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

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]

Smbios Event Log Standard Settings

Log System Boot Event [Disabled]

Choose options to enable or disable logging of System boot event.

Congurationoptions:[Enables][Disabled]

MECI [1]

Multiple Event Count Increment: the number of occurrences of a duplicate event that must

pass before the multiple‑event counter of log entry is updated. The value ranges from 1 to

255.

Congurationoptions:[1-255]

METW [60]

MultipleEventTimeWindow:thenumberofminuteswhichmustpassbetweenduplicatelog

entrieswhichutilizeamultiple-eventcounter.Thevaluerangesfrom0to99.

Congurationoptions:[0-99]

5.8.2 View Smbios Event Log

Press <Enter> to view all smbios event logs.

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

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5.9 Server Mgmt menu

The Server Management menu displays the server management status and allows you to

change the settings.

OS Watchdog Timer [Disabled]

This item allows you to start a BIOS timer which can only be shut off by Intel Management

Software after the OS loads.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

ThefollowingitemsiscongurableonlywhentheOS Watchdog Timer is set to [Enabled].

OS Wtd Timer Timeout [10 minutes]

AllowsyoutocongurethelengthfotheOSBootWatchdogTimer.

Congurationoptions:[5minutes][10minutes][15minutes][20minutes]

OS Wtd Timer Policy [Reset]

ThisitemallowsyoutocongurethehowthesystemshouldrespondiftheOSBoot

WatchTimerexpires.

Congurationoptions:[DoNothing][Reset][PowerDown][PowerCycle]

System Event Log

AllowsyoutochangetheSELeventlogconguration.

Erase SEL [No]

Allows you to choose options for erasing SEL.

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

BMC network conguration

Thesub-itemsinthiscongurationallowyoutoconguretheBMCnetworkparameters.

View System Event Log

This item allows you to view the system event log records.

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5.10 Security menu

This menu allows a new password to be created or a current password to be changed. The

menualsoenablesordisablestheSecureBootstateandletstheuserconguretheSystem

Mode state.

Administrator Password

To set an administrator password:

1. Select the Administrator Password item and press <Enter>.

2. FromtheCreateNewPasswordbox,keyinapassword,thenpress<Enter>.

3. Conrmthepasswordwhenprompted.

To change an administrator password:

1. Select the Administrator Password item and press <Enter>.

2. FromtheEnterCurrentPasswordbox,keyinthecurrentpassword,thenpress

<Enter>.

3. FromtheCreateNewPasswordbox,keyinanewpassword,thenpress<Enter>.

4. Conrmthepasswordwhenprompted.

To clear the administrator password, follow the same steps as in changing an administrator

password,butpress<Enter>whenpromptedtocreate/conrmthepassword.

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User Password

To set a user password:

1. Select the User Password item and press <Enter>.

2. FromtheCreateNewPasswordbox,keyinapassword,thenpress<Enter>.

3. Conrmthepasswordwhenprompted.

To change a user password:

1. Select the User Password item and press <Enter>.

2. FromtheEnterCurrentPasswordbox,keyinthecurrentpassword,thenpress

<Enter>.

3. FromtheCreateNewPasswordbox,keyinanewpassword,thenpress<Enter>.

4. Conrmthepasswordwhenprompted.

To clear a user password:

1. Select the Clear User Password item and press <Enter>.

2. Select YesfromtheWarningmessagewindowthenpress<Enter>.

Secure Boot

This item allows you to customize the Secure Boot settings.

Secure Boot

Allows you to enable or disable Secure Boot.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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Key Management

ThisitemonlyappearswhentheitemSecureBootModeissetto[Custom].The

KeyManagementitemallowsyoutomodifySecureBootvariablesandsetKey

Management page.

Factory Key Provision [Disabled]

AllowsyoutoprovisionfactorydefaultSecureBootkeyswhenthesystemisinSetup

Mode.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Restore Factory keys

ThisitemwillinstallallFactoryDefaultkeys.

Reset to Setup Mode

ThisitemappearsonlywhenyouloadthedefaultSecureBootkeys.Thisitemallows

youtoclearalldefaultSecureBootkeys.

Export Secure Boot Variables

Thisitemwillaskyouifyouwanttosaveallsecurebootvariables.SelectYesifyou

want to save all secure boot variables, otherwise select No.

Enroll Efi Image

This item will allow the image to run in Secure Boot mode.

Congurationoptions:[SetNew][Append]

Device Guard Ready

Remove ‘UEFI CA’ from DB

Remove Microsoft UEFI CA from Secure Boot DB.

Restore DB defaults

Restore DB variable to factory defaults.

Platform Key (PK)

Congurationoptions:[Details][Export][Update][Delete]

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Bootup NumLock State [On]

Allowsyoutoselectthepower-onstatefortheNumLock.

Congurationoptions:[Off][On]

Boot Logo Display [Auto]

Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][FullScreen][Disabled]

POST Report [5 sec]

AllowsyoutosetthedesiredPOSTReportwaitingtimefrom1to10seconds.

Congurationoptions:[1sec]~[10sec][UntilPressESC]

Boot Option Priorities

These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The

number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices

installed in the system.

• Toselectthebootdeviceduringsystemstartup,press<F8>whenASUSLogo

appears.

• ToaccessWindowsOSinSafeMode,pleasepress<F8>afterPOST.

Hard Drive / CD/DVD ROM Drive / Network Device BBS Priorities

These items appear allow you to set the order of the legacy devices in this group.

5.11 Boot menu

The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options.

Key Exchange Keys (KEK) / Authorized Signatures (DB) / Forbidden Signatures

(DBX)

Congurationoptions:[Details][Export][Update][Append][Delete]

Authorized TimeStamps (DBT) / OsRecovery Signatures

Congurationoptions:[Update][Append]

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5.12 Tool menu

TheToolmenuitemsallowyoutocongureoptionsforspecialfunctions.Selectanitemthen

press <Enter> to display the submenu.

IPMI Hardware Monitor

Allows you to run the IPMI hardware monitor.

Start EZ Flash

Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash BIOS ROM Utility when you press <Enter>. Refer to the

ASUS EZ Flash Utility section for details.

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Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this

menuor<F10>fromthelegendbartoexit.

Discard Changes and Exit

Exit System setup without saving any changes.

Save Changes and Reset

Exit System setup after saving the changes.

Restore Defaults

Restore/load default values for all the setup options.

Boot Override

These items displays the available devices. The device items that appears on the screen

dependsonthenumberofdevicesinstalledinthesystem.Clickanitemtostartbootingfrom

the selected device.

Launch EFI Shell from lesystem device

ThisitemallowsyoutoattempttolaunchtheEFIShellapplication(shellx64.e)fromoneof

theavailablelesystemdevices.

5.13 Save & Exit menu

The Save & Exit menu items allow you to save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.

RAID Conguration

This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and

conguring RAID sets using the available utilities.

Chapter 6: RAID Conguration

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6.1 Setting up RAID

The motherboard supports the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Option ROM

Utility with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 support (for Windows OS and Linux).

6.1.1 RAIDdenitions

RAID 0

(Data striping)

optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in

parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a

sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access

and storage. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup.

RAID 1

(Data mirroring)

copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a

second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all applications

to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive. This RAID

conguration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system. Use

two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The new drive must be

of the same size or larger than the existing drive.

RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having

to be calculated and written. With the RAID 10 conguration you get all the benets of both

RAID 0 and RAID 1 congurations. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and

three new drives for this setup.

RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. Among

the advantages of RAID 5 conguration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and

higher storage capacity. The RAID 5 conguration is best suited for transaction processing,

relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other business systems.

Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup.

If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy

rst the RAID driver from the support DVD to a oppy disk before you install an operating

system to the selected hard disk drive.

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6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS

You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set from SATA

hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by Intel® C621 chipset.

To do this:

1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.

2. Go to the PlatformCongurationmenuMenu > PCHConguration Menu > PCH

SATAConguration, then press <Enter>.

3. Set ConguresSATAas to [RAID Mode]

4. Press <F10> to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup.

Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup.

6.1.4 RAIDcongurationutilities

Depending on the RAID connectors that you use, you can create a RAID set using the utilities

embedded in each RAID controller. For example, use the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology

if you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by the

Intel® C621 chipset.

Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID conguration utility.

6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives

The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set conguration. For optimal performance,

install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array.

To install the SATA hard disks for RAID conguration:

1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system

user guide.

2. Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive and to

the SATA connector on the motherboard.

3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.

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The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility allows you

to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set from Serial ATA hard disk

drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge.

The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus

and select the menu options.

The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not

exactly match the items on your screen.

To launch the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility:

1. Turn on the system.

2. During POST, press <Ctrl>+<I> to display the utility main menu.

Before you proceed, ensure that you have installed the Serial ATA hard disk drives, have

set the correct jumper settings of the motherboard, and have set the correct SATA mode in

the BIOS setup. You can refer to the Installing hard disk drives, Setting Jumpers, and

Setting the RAID mode sections in BIOS for more information.

[ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu[ ]-Select

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - SATA Option ROM - 3.6.0.1023

[ MAIN MENU ]

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION]

RAID Volumes:

None defined.

Physical Disks:

ID Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

2 ST3300656SS 397600009846UEDY 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

3 ST3300656SS GWC50000991756G6 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID

4. Exit

1. Create RAID Volume

2. Delete RAID Volume

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SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility

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6.2.1 Creating a RAID set

To create a RAID set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press <Enter>.

2. Key in a name for the RAID set and press <Enter>.

3. Press the up/down arrow keys to select a RAID Level that you wish to create then

press <Enter>.

4. From the Disks item eld, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives that you want to

include in the RAID set.

5. Use the up/down arrow keys to move the selection bar then press <Space> to select a

disk. A small triangle before the Port number marks the selected drive. Press <Enter>

when you are done.

[ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select[ ]Change

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - SATA Option ROM - 3.6.0.1023

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Syne:

Create Volume

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is

16 characters or less.

Volume0

RAID0(Strips)

Select Disks

128KB

0.0 GB

N/A

[TAB]-Next

[ SELECT DISKS ]

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

2 ST3300656SS 397600009846UEDY 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

3 ST3300656SS GWC50000991756G6 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

Select 1 Master and 1 Recovery disk to create volume.

[ ]-Prev/Next [TAB]-(M)aster [SPACE]-(R)ecovery [ENTER]-Done

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6. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for RAID 0,

10 and 5 only) then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to

128 KB. The following are typical values:

RAID 0: 128KB

RAID 10: 64KB

RAID 5: 64KB

We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for

multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.

7. In the Capacity eld item, key in the RAID volume capacity that you want to use and

press <Enter>. The default value eld indicates the maximum allowed capacity.

8. Press <Enter> to start creating the RAID volume.

9. From the following warning message, press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return

to the main menu, or press <N> to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

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6.2.2 Deleting a RAID set

Take caution when deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when

you delete a RAID set.

To delete a RAID set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID Volume and press <Enter>.

2. From the Delete Volume Menu, press the up/down arrow keys to select the RAID set

you want to delete then press <Del>.

3. Press <Y> to conrm deletion of the selected RAID set and return to the utility main

menu, or press <N> to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu.

[ESC]-Previous Menu[ ]-Select

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - SATA Option ROM - 3.6.0.1023

[ DELETE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non-RAID

WARNING: ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED.

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

[DEL]-Delete Volume

Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable

Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) 2 298.0GB Normal Yes

ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST!

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

Are you sure you want to delete volume “Volume0”? (Y/N):

[ DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION ]

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6.2.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID

Take caution before you reset a RAID volume hard disk drive to non-RAID. Resetting a

RAID volume hard disk drive deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive.

To reset a RAID set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press <Enter>.

2. Press the up/down arrow keys to select the drive(s) or disks of the RAID set you want

to reset, then press <Space>. A small triangle before the Port number marks the

selected drive. Press <Enter> when you are done.

3. Press <Y> in the conrmation window to reset the drive(s) or press <N> to return to the

utility main menu.

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279.3GB Member Disk

1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279.3GB Member Disk

Select the disks that should be reset.

Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures

and revert it to a non-RAID disk.

[ ]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete

[ RESET RAID DATA ]

WARNING: Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost.

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

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Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk.

6.2.5 Rebuilding the RAID

This option is only for the RAID 1 set.

Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk

If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID 1 array failed, the system displays

the status of the RAID volume as “Degraded” during POST. You can rebuild the RAID array

with other installed non-RAID disks.

To rebuild the RAID with other non-RAID disk:

1. During POST, press <Ctrl>+<I> at the prompt to enter the Intel Rapid Storage

Technology option ROM utility.

2. If there is a non-RAID SATA Hard Disk available, the utility will prompt you to rebuild

the RAID. Press the up/down arrow keys to select the destination disk then press

<Enter> to start the rebuilding process, or press <ESC> to exit.

6.2.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise

SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility

To exit the utility:

1. From the utility main menu, select 4. Exit then press <Enter>.

2. Press <Y> to exit or press <N> to return to the utility main menu.

Select the port of destination disk for rebuilding (ESC to exit):

Port Drive Model Serial # Size

X XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX.GB

“Degraded” volume and disk available for rebuilding detected. Selectign

a disk initiates a rebuild. Rebuild completes in the operating system.

[ ]-Previous/Next [ENTER]-Select [ESC]-Exit

[ DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED ]

Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N):

[ CONFIRM EXIT ]

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3. The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. When done, the

status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to “Rebuild”.

4. Press <Esc> to exit Intel Rapid Storage Technology and reboot the system.

5. Select Start > Programs > Intel Rapid Storage > Intel Rapid Storage Console or

click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology tray icon to load the Intel Rapid Storage

Manager utility.

6. From the View menu, select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Rapid

Storage Console.

7. From the Volumes view option, select RAID volume to view the rebuilding status.

When nished, the status is changed to “Normal”.

Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk

If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed, the system displays the

status of the RAID volume as “Degraded” during POST. You may replace the disk drive and

rebuild the RAID array.

To rebuild the RAID with a new hard disk:

1. Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk of the same

specication into the same SATA Port.

Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk.

2. Reboot the system then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID with other

non-RAID disk.

[ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu[ ]-Select

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - SATA Option ROM - 3.6.0.1023

[ MAIN MENU ]

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION]

RAID Volumes: *=Data is Encrypted

ID Name Level1 Strip Size Status Bootable

1 Volume0 RAID1(Mirror) N/A 149.0GB Rebuild Yes

Physical Devices:

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

1 ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149.0GB Member Disk(0)

2 ST3160812AS 3LS0JYL8 149.0GB Member Disk(0)

Volumes with “Rebuild” status will be rebuilt within the operating system.

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID

4. Exit

1. Create RAID Volume

2. Delete RAID Volume

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6.2.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility

You can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RAID arrays when creating multi-

RAID using the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility.

To set the boot array in the BIOS:

Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk.

1. Reboot the system and press <Del> to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST.

2. Go to the Boot menu and select the boot option priority.

3. Use up/down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press <Enter>. See the Boot

menu section of Chapter 5 for more details.

4. From the Exit menu, select Save Changes & Exit, then press <Enter>.

5. When the conrmation window appears, select Yes, then press <Enter>.

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6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise

(Windows)

The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID

10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the

Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge.

You can click Rescan to re-scan any attached hard disks.

1. Turn on the system and go to the windows desktop.

2. Click the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise icon to display the main menu.

Your storage system is congured for data protection, increased performance and

optimal data storage capacity. You can create additional volumes to further optimize

your storage system.

To enter the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility under Windows operating

system:

You need to manually install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility on a

Windows® operating system. Please refer to the installation instructions in Chapter 7.

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6.3.1 Creating a RAID set

To create a RAID set:

1. From the utility main menu, select Create Volume and select volume type.

2. Click Next.

3. Enter a name for the RAID set, then select the array disks.

4. Select Volume Size tab, you can drag the bar to decide the volume size.

5. Click Next.

• If you do not want to keep the data on one of the selected disks, select NO when

prompted.

• If you want to Enable volume write-back cache or Initialize volume, click

Advanced.

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6. Conrm the volume creation, than click Create Volume to continue.

This process could take a while depending on the number and size of the disks. You can

continue using other applications during this time.

7. Wait until the process is completed, then click OK when prompted.

You still need to partition your new volume using Windows Disk Management before

adding any data.

The RAID set is displayed in the Volumes list and you can change the settings in Volume

Properties.

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6.3.2 Changing a Volume Type

To change the volume type in Volume Properties:

1. Click the SATA array items you want to change in Volumes eld.

2. From the Volume Properties eld, select Type: RAID 1 Change type.

We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for

multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.

3. You can change the Name, Select the new volume type, and Select additional

disks to include in the new volume if needed.

4. Select the Data stripe size for the RAID array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only), and click

OK. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The following are

typical values:

RAID 0: 128KB

RAID 10: 64KB

RAID 5: 64KB

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6.3.3 Deleting a volume

Be cautious when deleting a volume. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives. Before

you proceed, ensure that you back up all your important data from your hard drives.

To delete a volume:

1. From the utility main menu, select the volume (ex. Volume_0000) in Volumes eld you

want to delete.

3. Click Yes to delete the volume and return to the utility main menu, or click No to return

to the main menu.

2. Select Delete volume in Volume Properties eld. The following screen appears.

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6.3.4 Preferences

System Preferences

Allow you to set to show the notication area icon and show system information, warning, or

errors here.

E-Mail Preferences

Allow you to set to sent e-mail of the following events:

• Storage system information

• Storage system warnings

• Storage system errors

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Driver Installation

Chapter 7: Driver Installation

This chapter provides the instructions for installing the

necessary drivers for different system components in the

Windows® Operating Systems.

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7.1 RAID driver installation

After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an

operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. This part provides the

instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation.

7.1.1 CreatingaUSBashdrivewithRAIDdrive

When installing Windows® Server OS, you can load the RAID driver from a USB ash drive.

You can create a USB ash drive with RAID driver in Windows by copying the les from the

support DVD to the USB ash drive.

To copy the RAID driver to a USB ash drive in Windows environment:

1. Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive.

2. Connect a USB ash drive to your system.

3. Click on the optical drive to browse the contents of the support DVD.

4. Click Drivers > C620 INTEL RAID > Windows > Driver and then copy the RAID driver

folder to the USB ash drive.

7.1.2 InstallingtheRAIDcontrollerdriver

DuringWindows® Server 2012 R2 OS installation

To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® Server 2012 R2 OS:

1. Boot the computer using the Windows® Server 2012 R2 OS installation disc. Follow the

screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2012 R2.

2. When prompted to choose a type of installation, click Custom:InstallWindowsonly

(advanced).

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3. Click Load Driver.

4. A message appears reminding you to insert the installation media containing the driver of

the RAID controller driver (the installation media can be a CD, DVD, or USB ash drive).

• If you have only one optical drive installed in your system, eject the Windows OS

installation disc and replace with the motherboard Support DVD into the optical

drive.

• Or you may connect a USB ash drive containing the RAID controller driver.

Click Browse to continue.

5. Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD or USB ash drive

and then click OK to continue.

6. Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next.

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7. When the system nishes loading the RAID driver,

• Replace the motherboard Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc.

• Remove the USB ash drive.

Select the drive to install Windows and click Next.

8. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to continue.

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7.2 Managementapplicationsandutilitiesinstallation

When you place the support DVD into the optical drive, the DVD automatically displays the

main screen if Autorun is enabled in your computer. By default, the Drivers tab is displayed.

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to

locate the le Setup.exe. Double-click the Setup.exe to run the support DVD.

7.3 RunningtheSupportDVD

1. The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice.

Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for the latest updates on software and

utilities.

2. The support DVD is supported on Windows® Server 2012 R2 and Windows® Server

2016.

The support DVD that is bundled with your motherboard contains drivers, management

applications, and utilities that you can install to maximize the features of your motherboard.

The main screen of the Support DVD contains the following tabs:

1. Drivers

2. Utilities

3. Manual

4. Contact

The main screen of the Support DVD looks exactly the same on the Windows® Server 2012

R2 and on the Windows® Server 2016 Operating System (OS).

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The Drivers Menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices.

Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

7.3.2 Utilities menu tab

The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports.

7.3.1 Drivers menu tab

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7.3.3 Manual menu

The Manual menu provides the link to the Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter user guide.

You need an internet browser installed in your OS to view the User Guide.

7.3.4 Contactinformationmenu

The Contact menu displays the ASUS contact information, e-mail addresses, and useful links

if you need more information or technical support for your motherboard.

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7.4 Intel®chipsetdevicesoftwareinstallation

This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® chipset device software on

the system.

You need to manually install the Intel® chipset device software on a Windows operating

system.

To install the Intel® chipset device software:

1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.

2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD into the optical drive. The support DVD

automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to

locate the le Setup.exe. Double-click the Setup.exe to run the support DVD.

3. Click the item Intel®ChipsetDeviceSoftware from the menu.

4. The Intel®ChipsetDeviceSoftware window appears. Click Next to start the

installation.

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5. Read the LicenseAgreement and click Accept to continue the process.

6. Read the ReadmeFileInformation and click Install to start the installation process.

7. Click RestartNow to complete the setup process.

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7.5 VGAdriverinstallation

This section provides the instructions on how to install the ASPEED Video Graphics Adapter

(VGA) driver.

You need to manually install the ASPEED VGA driver on a Windows® operating system.

To install the ASPEED VGA driver:

1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.

2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD into the optical drive. The support DVD

automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to

locate the le Setup.exe. Double-click the Setup.exe to run the support DVD.

3. Click the ASPEEDAST2500DisplayDriver to begin installation.

4. From the installation window, click Next to start the installation.

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6. Click Finishto complete the installation.

5. Click Install to start the installation process.

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5. Click InstallDriversandSoftware option to begin installation.

7.6 InstallingtheIntel®I350-AM2GigabitAdapters

driver

This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel®I350-AM2GigabitsAdapter

Driver on the system.

To install the Intel®I350-AM2Gigabit Adapters Driver on the Windows® operating system:

1. Restart the computer.

2. Log on with Administrator privileges.

3. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive.

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to

locate the le Setup.exe. Double-click the Setup.exe to run the support DVD.

4. Click Intel®I350-AM2GigabitAdaptersDrivers in the Drivers menu of the main

screen to start the installation.

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6. Click Install to start the installation.

7. When the installation is done, press Finish to complete the installation.

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7.7 Intel®RapidStorageTechnologyenterprise

installation

This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology

enterprise on the system.

You need to manually install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility on a

Windows® operating system.

To install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility:

1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.

2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD into the optical drive, and navigate to the

Utilities menu.

3. Click the Intel®RapidStorageTechnologyenterprise to begin installation.

4. The Intel®RapidStorageTechnologyenterprise window appears. Click Next to start

the installation.

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5. Read the Warning message and click Next to continue.

6. Read the LicenseAgreement and click Accept to continue the process.

7. Select the destination folder and click Next to continue.

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8. Tick the features that you would like to install and click Next to continue.

9. Click Install to start the installation process.

10. Click RestartNow to complete the setup process.

Appendix

This appendix includes additional information that you may refer

to when conguring the motherboard.

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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.

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

undesired operation.

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

device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a

commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause

harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential

area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct

the interference at his own expense.

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.

Compliance Statement of Innovation, Science and Economic

Development Canada (ISED)

This device complies with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada licence

exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device

may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including

interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

CAN ICES-003(A)/NMB-003(A)

Déclaration de conformité de Innovation, Sciences et

Développement économique Canada (ISED)

Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Innovation, Sciences et Développement

économique Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L’exploitation est

autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) l’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage,

et (2) l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le

brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement.

CAN ICES-003(A)/NMB-003(A)

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Japan statement notice

This product cannot be directly connected to the Internet (including public wireless LAN) of a

telecom carrier (mobile network companies, landline network companies, Internet providers,

etc.). When connecting this product to the Internet, be sure to connect it through a router or

switch.

Australia statement notice

From 1 January 2012 updated warranties apply to all ASUS products, consistent with the

Australian Consumer Law. For the latest product warranty details please visit

https://www.asus.com/support/. Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded

under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major

failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also

entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality

and the failure does not amount to a major failure.

If you require assistance please call ASUS Customer Service 1300 2787 88 or visit us at

https://www.asus.com/support/.

Declaration of compliance for product environmental regulation

ASUS follows the green design concept to design and manufacture our products, and

makes sure that each stage of the product life cycle of ASUS product is in line with global

environmental regulations. In addition, ASUS disclose the relevant information based on

regulation requirements.

Please refer to http://csr.asus.com/Compliance.htm for information disclosure based on

regulation requirements ASUS is complied with:

EU REACH and Article 33

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.

EU RoHS

This product complies with the EU RoHS Directive. For more details, see

http://csr.asus.com/english/article.aspx?id=35

Japan JIS-C-0950 Material Declarations

Information on Japan RoHS (JIS-C-0950) chemical disclosures is available on

http://csr.asus.com/english/article.aspx?id=19

DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This product has been designed to

enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin

indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in

municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.

DO NOT throw the mercury-containing button cell battery in municipal waste. This symbol

of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in municipal

waste.

ASUS RS520-E9 V2 Series A-5

India RoHS

This product complies with the “India E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016” and prohibits

use of lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and

polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in concentrations exceeding 0.1% by weight in

homogenous materials and 0.01% by weight in homogenous materials for cadmium, except

for the exemptions listed in Schedule II of the Rule.

Vietnam RoHS

ASUS products sold in Vietnam, on or after September 23, 2011,meet the requirements of

the Vietnam Circular 30/2011/TT-BCT.

Các sản phẩm ASUS bán tại Việt Nam, vào ngày 23 tháng 9 năm2011 trở về sau, đều phải đáp ứng

các yêu cầu của Thông tư 30/2011/TT-BCT của Việt Nam.

Turkey RoHS

AEEE Yönetmeliğine Uygundur

ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services

ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from our commitment to the highest standards

for protecting our environment. We believe in providing solutions for you to be able to

responsibly recycle our products, batteries, other components as well as the packaging

materials. Please go to http://csr.asus.com/english/Takeback.htm for detailed recycling

information in different regions.

Ecodesign Directive

European Union announced a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for

energy-related products (2009/125/EC). Specic Implementing Measures are aimed at

improving environmental performance of specic products or across multiple product types.

ASUS provides product information on the CSR website. The further information could be

found at https://csr.asus.com/english/article.aspx?id=1555.

A-6 Appendix

ASUS contact information

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

Address 1F., No. 15, Lide Rd., Beitou Dist., Taipei City 112, Taiwan

Telephone +886-2-2894-3447

Fax +886-2-2890-7798

Web site https://www.asus.com

Technical Support

Telephone +86-21-38429911

Online support https://qr.asus.com/techserv

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Taiwan)

Address 1F., No. 15, Lide Rd., Beitou Dist., Taipei City 112, Taiwan

Telephone +886-2-2894-3447

Fax +886-2-2890-7798

Web site https://www.asus.com/tw/

Technical Support

Telephone +886-2-2894-3447 (0800-093-456)

Online support https://www.asus.com/support/Product/ContactUs/Services/

questionform/?lang=zh-tw

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (China)

Address No. 5077, Jindu Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, China

Telephone +86-21-5442-1616

Fax +86-21-5442-0099

Web site https://www.asus.com.cn

Technical Support

Telephone +86-20-2804-7506 (400-620-6655)

Online support https://www.asus.com/support/Product/ContactUs/Services/

questionform/?lang=zh-cn

ASUS RS520-E9 V2 Series A-7

ASUS contact information

ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)

Address 48720 Kato Rd., Fremont, CA 94538, USA

Fax +1-510-608-4555

Web site https://www.asus.com/us/

Technical Support

Support fax +1-812-284-0883

General support +1-812-282-2787

Online support https://www.asus.com/support/Product/ContactUs/Services/

questionform/?lang=en-us

ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)

Address Harkortstrasse 21-23, 40880 Ratingen, Germany

Web site https://www.asus.com/de/

Online contact https://www.asus.com/support/Product/ContactUs/Services/

questionform/?lang=de-de

Technical Support

Telephone (DE) +49-2102-5789557

Telephone (AT) +43-1360-2775461

Online support https://www.asus.com/de/support

ASUS Czech Service s.r.o. (Europe)

Address Na Rovince 887, 720 00 Ostrava – Hrabová,

Czech Republic

Telephone +420-596766888

Web site https://www.asus.com/cz/

Technical Support

Telephone +420-596-766-891

Fax +420-596-766-329

E-mail advance.rma.eu@asus.com

Online support https://www.asus.com/support/Product/ContactUs/Services/

questionform/?lang=cs-cz

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ASUS contact information

ASUS Holland BV (The Netherlands)

Address Marconistraat 2, 7825GD EMMEN, The Netherlands

Web site https://www.asus.com/nl/

Technical Support

Telephone +31-(0)591-5-70292

Fax +31-(0)591-666853

E-mail advance.rma.eu@asus.com

Online support https://www.asus.com/support/Product/ContactUs/Services/

questionform/?lang=nl-nl

ASUS Polska Sp. z o.o. (Poland)

Address Ul. Postępu 6, 02-676 Warszawa, Poland

Web site https://www.asus.com/pl/

Technical Support

Telephone +48-225718033

Online support https://www.asus.com/support/Product/ContactUs/Services/

questionform/?lang=pl-pl

ASK-Service (Russia and CIS)

Address

г.Москва, ул. Орджоникидзе, д.10, Россия

Telephone (495) 640-32-75

Web site https://www.asus.com/ru/

Technical Support

Telephone 008-800-100-ASUS (008-800-100-2787)

Online support https://www.asus.com/support/Product/ContactUs/Services/

questionform/?lang=ru-ru

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