Z11PA-U12 Series
User Guide
Contents
Notices ..................................................................................................................... viii
Federal Communications Commission Statement........................................viii
Canadian Department of Communications Statement....................................ix
REACH .......................................................................................................ix
Safety information....................................................................................................... x
Electrical safety............................................................................................... x
Operation safety.............................................................................................. x
Australia statement notice...............................................................................xi
How this guide is organized...........................................................................xii
Where to find more information......................................................................xii
Z11PA-U12 Series specifications summary........................................................... xiv
Welcome! ....................................................................................................1-2
Package contents ......................................................................................1-2
Serial number label....................................................................................1-3
Special features..........................................................................................1-3
Before you proceed ...................................................................................2-2
Motherboard overview...............................................................................2-3
System memory .......................................................................................2-10
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Contents
Expansion slots........................................................................................2-12
Onboard LEDs..........................................................................................2-15
Jumpers....................................................................................................2-19
Connectors ...............................................................................................2-26
Starting up for the first time......................................................................3-2
Powering off the computer........................................................................3-3
BIOS setup program ..................................................................................4-6
Main menu ..................................................................................................4-9
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Advanced menu .......................................................................................4-10
Event Logs menu .....................................................................................4-39
Server Mgmt menu...................................................................................4-40
Security menu ..........................................................................................4-43
Boot menu ................................................................................................4-46
Tool menu.................................................................................................4-47
Save & Exit menu.....................................................................................4-47
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Contents
RAID configurations ..................................................................................5-2
Option ROM Utility .....................................................................................5-4
RAID driver installation .............................................................................6-2
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Z11PA-U12 Series block diagram.......................................................................... A-2
Z11PA-U12/10G-2S.....................................................................................A-2
Q-Code table............................................................................................................ A-4
Simplified EU Declaration of Conformity.............................................................. A-6
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Notices
Federal Communications Commission Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
•
•
This device may not cause harmful interference, and
This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Z11PA-U12/10G-2S
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.
Z11PA-U12
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try
to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
•
•
•
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
•
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required
to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifications to this unit not
expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority
to operate this equipment.
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Canadian Department of Communications Statement
Z11PA-U12/10G-2S
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from
digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of
Communications.
This class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Z11PA-U12
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from
digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of
Communications.
This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
REACH
Complying with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of
Chemicals) regulatory framework, we publish the chemical substances in our products at
ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/english/REACH.htm.
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Safety information
Electrical safety
•
To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet
before relocating the system.
•
When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables
for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible,
disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device.
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•
•
Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all power
cables are unplugged.
Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord. These devices
could interrupt the grounding circuit.
Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area. If you are
not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using, contact your local power
company.
•
If the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a qualified service
technician or your retailer.
Operation safety
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•
Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all the manuals
that came with the package.
Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power
cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer immediately.
To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors,
slots, sockets and circuitry.
Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area
where it may become wet.
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•
Place the product on a stable surface.
If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualified service
technician or your retailer.
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.
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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.
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About this guide
This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the
motherboard.
How this guide is organized
This user guide contains the following parts:
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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technologies it
supports.
•
Chapter 2: Hardware Information
This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when
installing system components. It includes description of the switches, jumpers, and
connectors on the motherboard.
•
•
Chapter 3: Powering Up
This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system.
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus.
Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
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•
Chapter 5: RAID Configuration
This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and configuring RAID sets
using the available utilities.
Chapter 6: Driver Installation
This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different
system components.
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Appendix: Reference Information
This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring
the motherboard.
Where to find more information
Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates.
1.
ASUS websites
The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software
products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.
2.
Optional documentation
Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers,
that may have been added by your dealer. These documents are not part of the
standard package.
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Conventions used in this guide
To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used
throughout this manual.
DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to
complete a task.
CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to
complete a task.
IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.
NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a task.
Typography
Bold text
Italics
Indicates a menu or an item to select.
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 DOS prompt, type the command line:
format A:/S
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Z11PA-U12 Series specifications summary
Model Name
Z11PA-U12/10G-2S
Z11PA-U12
1 x Socket P0 (LGA 3647)
Processor Support /
System Bus
Intel® Xeon® processor Scalable Family - Skylake
Intel® C622 PCH
Intel® C621 PCH
Core Logic
ATX, 12" x 9.6" (EEB Mounting Hole Locations)
Form Factor
Fan Speed
Control
Rack Ready
(Rack and
Pedestal dual
use)
ASUS
Features
ASUS Control
Center
Total Slots
Voltage
12 (6-channel per CPU, 12 DIMM per CPU)
1.2 V
Capacity
Maximum up to 1536GB
DDR4 2666 / 2400 / 2133 RDIMM / LRDIMM / 3DS DIMM
Memory Type
Memory
* Refer to www.asus.com for the latest memory AVL update
4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB (RDIMM)
32GB, 64GB (LRDIMM)
Memory Size
64GB, 128GB (LRDIMM 3DS)
Total PCI / PCI-E
Slots
4
Slot Location 1 1 x PCI-E x8 (x4 Gen3 Link)
Slot Location 2 1 x PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 Link)
Slot Location 3 1 x PCI-E x8 (x8 Gen3 Link)
Expansion
Slots (follow
SSI Location
number)
1 x PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 Link)
Slot Location 4
(Auto switch to x8 Gen3 Link if slot 3 is occupied) (support riser)
Additional Slot 1 M.2(NGFF) support (PCIe x2 Gen3 Link or SATA x1))
Additional Slot 2 Oculink connectors support (PCIe x4 Gen3 on each slot)
2 x Intel I210AT
2 x Intel I210AT
2 x 10G SFP+ LAN
(10G SKU only)
LAN
Networking
Storage
1 x Management Port with
2 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x Management Port with
2 x USB 2.0 ports
Intel® C620 series
13 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (3 x mini SAS HD + 1 x SATA)
SATA Controller
SAS Upgrade
1 x M.2 (PCIe x2 Gen3 Link or SATA x1) connector ;
NGFF Type 2280
Optional kits:
ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port SAS 12G RAID card
ASUS PIKE II 3108 8-port SAS 12G HW RAID card
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Z11PA-U12 Series specifications summary
Model Name
Graphic
Z11PA-U12/10G-2S
Z11PA-U12
VGA
Aspeed AST2500 64MB
1
TPM Header
PSU Connector
24-pin SSI power connector + 8-pin SSI 12V
Management
connector
Onboard ASMB9-iKVM
1 x USB 3.0 pin header (up to 2 devices)
USB Connectors
1 x USB 2.0 pin header (up to 2 devices)
Onboard I/O
Connectors
Fan Header
6 x 4-pin
SMBus
1
Chassis Intruder
Front LAN LED
Serial Port Header
M.2 Connector
VROC Key Header
VGA Port
1
2
1
1 x NGFF Type 2242, 2260, 2280
1
1
External USB Port 2 x USB 3.0 ports
Rear I/O
Connectors
SFP+
2 x SFP+
—
2 x GbE LAN
RJ-45
1 x Mgmt LAN
Software
ASUS Control Center
Management
Solution
Out of Band
Remote
Management
ASMB9-iKVM for KVM-over-Internet
CPU Temperature
FAN RPM
Monitoring
Operation temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C
Non operation temperature: -40°C ~ 70°C
Environment
Non operation humidity: 20% ~ 90% (Non condensing)
*
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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1.1
Welcome!
Congratulations and thank you for buying an ASUS® Z11PA-U12 Series motherboard!
The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another
standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!
Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it, check the items in
your package with the list below.
1.2
Package contents
Check your motherboard package for the following items.
Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack
I/O Shield
1
1
SATA 6G cable
Support DVD
1
1
-
Application CD
1 piece per carton
10 pieces per carton
Packaging Quantity
1 piece per carton
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
Optional items
Description
LSI 8-port SAS 12G RAID card
PIKE II 3008
PIKE II 3108
PEM-FDR
LSI 8-port SAS 12G HW RAID card
Mellanox ConnectX-3 FDR card
PEB-10G/57840-2S
PEB-10G/57811-1S
Dual port 10G SFP+ Ethernet Adapter
Single port 10G SFP+ Ethernet Adapter
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1.3
Serial number label
Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team, you must take note of
the motherboard's serial number containing 12 characters xxS2xxxxxxxx shown in the figure
below. With the correct serial number of the product, ASUS Technical Support team members
can then offer a quicker and satisfying solution to your problems.
Z11PA-U12 Series
xxS2xxxxxxxx
Made
in
China
合格
1.4
Special features
Product highlights
1.4.1
Latest Processor Technology
The motherboard supports Intel Xeon® processor scalable family which provides compelling
IPC increases for legacy performance improvements, floating point improvement, easier
multi-core programming, and with next-generation processor power management.
Intel® AVX 512
Intel® AVX 512 extends 512-bit vector support for integer vector operations, doubles
fixed point arithmetic throughput, adds support for new vector gather, permutes/blend,
vector shifts resulting in fixed and floating-point algorithm improvements. Also, Intel's new
microarchitecture doubles the cache bandwidth at L1/L2 to support higher FLOPS and
contributes to greater performance in signal and image processing applications.
Next Generation of processor power management
Intel® Xeon processor scalable family enhances the processor power management with the
features of Energy Efficient Turbo, Uncore Frequency Scaling, and Per-Core P-state. Also,
the Integrated Voltage Regulator enables generational performance and power improvements
that the standard VR solutions cannot provide.
DDR4 memory support
The motherboard supports DDR4 memory that features faster clock frequencies and higher
data transfer rates of 2133 MT/s to 2666 MT/s (million transfers per second). DDR4 offers a
lower voltage standard of 1.2V that reduces memory power demand and provides improved
performance.
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M.2 Support
This motherboard features the M.2 slot, which shares bandwidth with the SATA 6Gb/s port
and is dedicated to the operating system.
PCI Express 3.0
PCI Express 3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the PCI Express bus standard that provides an optimal
graphics performance, unprecedented data speed, and seamless transition with its complete
backward compatibility to PCIe 2.0 devices.
Intel® I210AT LAN Solution
The motherboard comes with two Gigabit LAN controllers and ports which provide a total
solution for your networking needs. The onboard Intel® I210AT Gigabit LAN controllers use
the PCI Express interface and could achieve network throughput close to Gigabit bandwidth.
Intel® C620 Series Chipset
The Intel® C620 series chipset supports with enterprise class features which is targeted for
Cloud and Storage applications. It is optimized and validated to work with the latest Xeon®
processor scalable family, compared with the last generation, it also reduces the TDP,
supports USB 3.0 with up to 14 ports for SATA and SSATA thus bringing more features and
benefits to the target users.
Serial ATA III technology
The motherboard supports the Serial ATA III technology through the Serial ATA interface
and Intel® C621 / C622 chipset, delivering up to 6 Gb/s data transfer rates. It also provides
enhanced scalability, faster data retrieval, and double the bandwidth of current bus systems.
Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring
The CPU temperature is monitored to prevent overheating and damage. The system fan
rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored for timely failure detection. The chip monitors the
voltage levels to ensure a stable supply of current for critical components.
1.4.2
Innovative ASUS features
ASUS Fan Speed control technology
The ASUS Fan Speed control technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the
system loading to ensure a quiet, cool, and efficient operation.
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2.1
Before you proceed
Take note of the following precautions before you install any motherboard component or
change any motherboard settings.
•
•
Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.
Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such
as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due
to static electricity.
•
•
Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them.
Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the
bag that came with the component.
•
Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power supply is switched
off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause
severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.
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2.2
Motherboard overview
Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the
motherboard fits into it.
To optimize the features of your motherboard, we highly recommend that you install it in an
ATX 2.2 compliant chassis.
Ensure to unplug the chassis power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.
Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components!
2.2.1
Placement direction
When installing the motherboard, ensure that you place it into the chassis in the correct
orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in
the image below.
2.2.2
Screw holes
Place nine (9) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the
chassis.
DO NOT overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.
Place this side towards
the rear of the chassis
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2.2.4
Layout contents
Slots/Sockets
Page
1.
2.
3.
CPU socket
2-8
DDR4 sockets
2-10
2-12
PCI Express x16 / PCI Express x8
Onboard LEDs
Page
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Standby Power LED (SBPWR1)
2-16
Baseboard Management Controller LED (BMCLED1)
CATT LED (CATERR1)
2-16
2-17
2-17
2-18
2-18
2-19
Hard disk activity LED (HDDLED1)
Message LED (MESLED1)
Location LED (LOCLED1)
Q-Code LEDs (PORT80_LED1)
Jumpers
Page
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)
2-19
VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1)
2-20
2-20
2-21
2-21
2-22
2-22
2-23
2-23
2-24
2-24
2-25
LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2)
ME firmware force recovery setting (3-pin ME_RCVR1)
DDR4 thermal event setting (3-pin DIMMTRIP1)
PCH_MFG1 setting (3-pin PCH_MFG1)
Smart Ride Through (SmaRT) setting (3-pin SMART_PSU1)
DMLAN setting (3-pin DM_IP_SEL1)
IPMI SW setting (3-pin IPMI_SW1)
10. Baseboard Management Controller setting (3-pin BMC_EN1)
11. 10GbE LAN setting (3-pin SU1NCSI_EN1) (for Z11PA-U12/10G-2S only)
12. LANNCSI setting (3-pin LAN1_NCSI_EN; LAN2_NCSI_EN)
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Internal connectors
Page
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Serial ATA 6.0/3.0 Gb/s connector (7-pin SSATA1)
2-28
Mini-SAS HD connector (ISATA1-2; ISSATA1)
M.2 (NGFF) connector (NGFF1)
2-28
2-29
2-29
2-30
2-30
2-31
2-31
Trusted Platform Module connector (14-1 pin TPM1)
USB 2.0 connector (10-1 pin USB56)
USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_34)
Power Supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1)
Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1)
CPU, front, and rear fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN1, FRNT_FAN1-4,
REAR_FAN1)
2-32
10. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1)
11. EATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EATX12V1)
12. LAN34_LED connector (5-1 pin LAN34_LED1)
13. System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL1)
14. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1)
15. VPP_I2C1 connector (10-1 pin VPP_I2C1)
16. Chassis Intrusion (2-pin INTRUSION)
2-32
2-33
2-33
2-34
2-35
2-36
2-36
2-37
17. OCUPCIE connectors (OCUPCIE1-2)
18. System Management Bus (SMBUS) connectors (5-1 pin SMBUS1;
2-37
6-1 pin SMBUS2)
19. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (6-1 pin SSGPIO1)
20. VGA connector (16-pin VGA_HDR1)
2-38
2-38
2-39
2-39
21. VROC_KEY connector (4-pin VROC_KEY1)
22. Thermal sensor cable connector (3-pin TR1)
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2.3
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with a surface mount Socket P0 (LGA 3647) designed for the Intel®
Xeon® processor Skylake-SP product family
.
•
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
Socket P0 (LGA 3647).
The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from
incorrect CPU installation/removal, or misplacement/loss/incorrect removal of the PnP
cap.
2.3.1
Installing the CPU and heatsink
To install a CPU:
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
Before installing the CPU, ensure that the socket box is facing toward you and the triangle
mark is on the top-right position.
2.
Remove the PNP cap from the CPU socket.
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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 firmly
into place (B), and then install the CPU Carrier
into the heatsink until it clicks firmly in place (C).
Ensure that the triangle mark on the CPU
matches the triangle mark on the CPU Carrier.
CPU Carrier
Apply the Thermal Interface Material to the CPU
heatsink and CPU before you install the heatsink
and fan, if necessary.
Triangle mark
CPU
4.
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 CPU and heatsink assembly fits in only one
correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU and
heatsink assembly into the socket to prevent
damaging the CPU pins on the socket.
The heatsink screws are T30 models. A torque
value of 12 inch-lbf is recommended.
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2.4
System memory
Overview
2.4.1
The motherboard comes with twelve (12) Double Data Rate 4 (DDR4) Dual Inline Memory
Modules (DIMM) sockets.
The figure illustrates the location of the DDR4 DIMM sockets:
2.4.2
Memory Configurations
You may install 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, and 32 GB RDIMMs or 32 GB and 64 GB LR-DIMMs into
the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section.
•
•
•
Refer to ASUS Server AVL for the updated list of compatible DIMMs.
When installing DIMMs, always start from slot A1.
Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is
recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.
You can refer to the following recommended memory population:
Recommended Memory configuration
DIMM
A2
-
-
-
-
A1
P
P
P
P
P
P
B2
-
-
-
-
B1
-
-
P
P
P
P
C2
-
-
-
-
C1
-
-
D2
-
-
-
-
D1
-
E2
-
-
-
-
E1
-
-
P
P
P
P
F2
-
-
-
-
F1
-
-
1 DIMM
2 DIMMs
4 DIMMs
6 DIMMs
8 DIMMs
12 DIMMs
P
P
P
P
P
-
-
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
-
P
-
P
P
-
P
-
P
P
P
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2.4.3
Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket
DIMM notch
1.
Press the retaining clip outward to
unlock the DIMM socket.
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 slot key
A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction. DO NOT force a DIMM into
a socket in the wrong direction to avoid damaging the DIMM.
3.
Hold the DIMM at both ends then
insert the DIMM into the socket.
Apply force to both ends of the DIMM
simultaneously until the retaining clip
clicks into place and the DIMM is
seated securely in place.
Locked Retaining Clip
Always insert the DIMM into the socket VERTICALLY to prevent DIMM notch damage.
•
•
To install two or more DIMMs, refer to the user guide bundled with the motherboard
package.
Refer to the user guide for qualified vendor lists of the memory modules.
Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM socket
1.
Press the retaining clip outward to
unlock the DIMM.
2.
Remove the DIMM from the socket.
Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM
might get damaged when it flips out with extra force.
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2.5
Expansion slots
In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following subsections describe the
slots and the expansion cards that they support.
Ensure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do
so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components.
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card
To install an expansion card:
1.
Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with it and
make the necessary hardware settings for the card.
2.
Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis).
3.
Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screw for later
use.
4.
Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely
seated on the slot.
5.
6.
Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier.
Replace the system cover.
2.5.2
Configuring an expansion card
After installing the expansion card, configure it by adjusting the software settings.
1.
Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 4 for
information on BIOS setup.
2.
Assign an IRQ to the card.
Refer to the table Standard Interrupt assignments in section Interrupt assignments for
more information.
3.
Install the software drivers for the expansion card.
When using PCIe cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support “Share IRQ” or that
the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts may arise between the two
PCIe groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable.
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2.5.3
Interrupt assignments
Standard Interrupt assignments
IRQ
0
Priority Standard function
1
System Timer
1
2
Keyboard Controller
2
-
Programmable Interrupt
Communications Port (COM2)
Communications Port (COM1)
--
3*
11
12
13
14
15
3
4*
5*
6
Floppy Disk Controller
--
7*
8
System CMOS/Real Time Clock
ACPI Mode when used
IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
Numeric Data Processor
Primary IDE Channel
Secondary IDE Channel
9*
4
10*
11*
12*
13
14*
15*
5
6
7
8
9
10
* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.
2.5.4
PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link)
The onboard PCIE4 and PCIE2 slots provide two x16 Gen3 link to CPU1 and only PCIE4
supports auto switches to x8 link if PCIE3 is occupied. These two slots support VGA cards
and various server class high performance add-on cards.
2.5.5
PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link)
The onboard PCIE3 slot provides one x8 Gen3 link to CPU1. This slot supports VGA cards
and various server class high performance add-on cards.
2.5.6
PCI Express x8 slot (x4 link)
The onboard PCIE1 slot provides one x4 Gen3 link to CPU1 This slot supports various server
class high performance add-on cards.
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No. (Slot location) Short description
PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 Link)
1
PCIE4
(Auto switch to x8 Gen3 Link if slot 3 is occupied)
(support riser)
2
3
4
PCIE3
PCIE2
PCIE1
PCI-E x8 (x8 Gen3 Link)
PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 Link)
PCI-E x8 (x4 Gen3 Link)
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2.6
Onboard LEDs
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.
2.
Baseboard Management Controller LED (BMCLED1)
The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the ASMB9 is working
normally.
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3.
CATT LED (CATERR1)
The CATT LED indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error
and cannot continue to operate.
4.
Hard disk 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.
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5.
Message LED (MESLED1)
This onboard LED lights up to red when there is a BMC event log is generated.
6.
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.
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7.
Q-Code LEDs (PORT80_LED1)
The Q-Code LED provides a 2-digit display that shows the status of your system.
•
•
The Q-Code LEDs provide the most probable cause of an error code as a starting
point for troubleshooting. The actual cause may vary from case to case.
Please refer to the Q-Code table in the Appendix section for more details.
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2.7
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 the default pins 1–2 to pins 2–3. Keep the cap on pins
2–3 for about 5 to 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.
DO NOT remove the cap on CLRTC1 jumper default position except when clearing the
RTC RAM. 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 LAN_SW1 or LAN_SW2.
Set to pins 1–2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature.
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4.
ME firmware 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.
DDR4 thermal event setting (3-pin DIMMTRIP1)
This jumper allows you to enable or disable DDR4 DIMM thermal sensing event pin.
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6.
PCH_MFG1 setting (3-pin PCH_MFG1)
This jumper allows you to update the BIOS ME block.
7.
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 disabled by default. Set to pins 1-2 to enable it. When enabled, SmaRT
allows uninterrupted operation of the system during an AC loss event.
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8.
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).
9.
IPMI SW setting (3-pin IPMI_SW1)
This jumper allows you to select which protocol in the GPU sensor to function.
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10. 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.
11. 10GbE LAN setting (3-pin SU1NCSI_EN1) (for Z11PA-U12/10G-2S only)
This jumper allows you to enable 10GbE share LAN on BMC.
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12. LANNCSI setting (3-pin LAN1_NCSI_EN; LAN2_NCSI_EN)
This jumper allows you to select which LAN NCSI to function.
For Z11PA-U12/10G-2S
For Z11PA-U12
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Connectors
2.8.1
Rear panel connectors
1.
2.
Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) port: This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-
compatible devices..
SFP+ LEDs (only available for Z11PA U12/10G-2S): These LEDs indicate the link
status and the link speed of the SFP+ ports. Refer to the table below for the SFP+ LED
indications.
3.
4.
Power-on Button: Press this button to turn on the system.
RJ-45 port for iKVM: This RJ-45 port functions when you enable the ASMB8
controller.
5.
6.
RJ-45 ports for LAN 1 and 2: These ports allow Gigabit connection to a LAN through
a network hub. Refer to the LAN port LED indications table for more information.
SFP+ ports (only available for Z11PA U12/10G-2S): These ports are for connecting
the enhanced small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) module that supports data rates up
to 10 Gbps.
7.
USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2: These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available
for connecting USB 3.0 devices.
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LAN1/LAN2 LEDs
Activity/Link LED
Status Description
OFF No link
Speed LED
Description
SPEED
LED
ACT/LINK
LED
Status
OFF
10 Mbps connection
100 Mbps connection
1 Gbps connection
GREEN
Linked
ORANGE
GREEN
BLINKING
Data activity
Management LAN port LED indications
Activity/Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Description
ACT/LINK
LED
SPEED
LED
Status
OFF
OFF
No link
10 Mbps connection
100 Mbps connection
1 Gbps connection
ORANGE
BLINKING
Linked
ORANGE
GREEN
Data activity
SFP+_LED indications (only available for Z11PA U12/10G-2S)
Activity LED Speed LED
Status Description Description
OFF
BLINKING
Activity LED
Speed LED
Status
OFF
No activity
-
SFP+ LED
Data activity
AMBER
1 Gbps connection
10 Gbps connection
GREEN
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2.8.2
Internal connectors
1.
Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SSATA1)
This connector, controlled by Intel® C620 chipset, is for the Serial ATA signal cable for
Serial ATA hard disk drives.
2.
Mini-SAS HD connector (ISATA1-2; ISSATA1)
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.
M.2 (NGFF) connector (NGFF1)
This connector allows you to install an M.2 device.
This connector supports type 2242 / 2260 / 2280 devices on both PCI-E (2 lanes only) and
SATA interface.
The M.2 (NGFF) device is purchased separately.
4.
Trusted Platform Module connector (14-1 pin TPM1)
This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) system, which can securely
store keys, digital certificates, passwords, and data. A TPM system also helps enhance
network security, protects digital identities, and ensures platform integrity.
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5.
USB 2.0 connector (10-1 pin 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 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps
connection speed.
The USB port module is purchased separately.
6.
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 benefits of
USB 3.0 including faster data transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps, faster charging time for
USB-chargeable devices, optimized power efficiency, and backward compatibility with
USB 2.0.
The USB port module is purchased separately.
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7.
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.
Power supply is required to meet PMBus specification and customized BMC FW may be
needed. Please contact ASUS if your need further support.
8.
Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1)
This connector is for the serial COM port. Connect the serial port module cable to one
of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system
chassis.
The COM module is purchased separately.
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9.
CPU, front, and rear fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN1, FRNT_FAN1-4,
REAR_FAN1)
The fan connectors support cooling fans. Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors
on the motherboard, ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin
of the connector.
•
DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow
inside the system may damage the motherboard components.
•
•
These are not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors!
All fans feature the ASUS Smart Fan technology.
10. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1)
This LED connector is for the storage add-on card cable connected to the SATA or
SAS add-on card. The read or write activities of any device connected to the SATA or
SAS add-on card causes the front panel LED to light up.
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11. EATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EATX12V1)
These connectors are for the SSI or ATX power supply plugs. The power supply plugs
are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation
and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit.
•
•
DO NOT forget to connect the 24+8-pin power plugs when using 85W or below CPU;
otherwise, the system will not boot up.
Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system
with more power-consuming devices. The system may become unstable or may not
boot up if the power is inadequate.
•
Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power
required by your system.
12. LAN34_LED connector (5-1 pin LAN34_LED1)
These LEDs are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel. Connect the LAN
LED cable to the backplane for LAN activity indication.
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13. System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL1)
This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.
1. System power LED (3-pin PLED)
This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power
LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on
the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.
2. Message LED (2-pin MLED)
This 2-pin connector is for the message LED cable that connects to the front
message LED. The message LED is controlled by Hardware monitor to indicate
an abnormal event occurance.
3. System warning speaker (4-pin SPEAKER)
This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. The
speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings.
4. Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin HDD LED)
This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED
cable to this connector. The HD LED lights up or flashes 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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14. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1)
This connector is for additional front panel features including front panel SMB, locator
LED and switch, and LAN LEDs.
1. Front panel SMB (10-2 pin FPSMB)
These connectors are for the front panel SMBus cable.
2. LAN activity LED (2-pin LAN1_LED, LAN2_LED)
These connectors are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel.
3. Locator LED (2-pin LOCATORLED1, LOCATORLED2)
These connectors are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the front panel. Connect
the Locator LED cables to these 2-pin connector. The LEDs will light up when the
Locator button is pressed.
4. Locator Button/Switch (2-pin LOCATORBTN)
These connectors are for the locator button on the front panel. This button queries
the state of the system locator.
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15. VPP_I2C1 connector (10-1 pin VPP_I2C1)
This connector is used for the Intel VMD function and sensor readings.
16. Chassis Intrusion (2-pin INTRUSION1)
These leads are for the intrusion detection feature for chassis with intrusion sensor or
microswitch. When you remove any chassis component, the sensor triggers and sends
a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event. The default setting
is short CHASSIS# and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function.
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17. OCUPCIE connectors (OCUPCIE1-2)
Connects the PCIE signal to the front riser card or NVME port on the backplane.
18. System Management Bus (SMBUS) connectors (5-1 pin SMBUS1; 6-1 pin SMBUS2)
These connectors control the system and power management-related tasks. These
connectors process the messages to and from devices rather than tripping the individual
control lines.
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19. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (6-1 pin SSGPIO1)
The SSGPIO 1 connector is used for the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise
SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation, device information, and
general purpose data.
20. VGA connector (16-pin VGA_HDR1)
This connector supports the VGA High Dynamic-Range interface.
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21. VROC_KEY connector (4-pin VROC_KEY1)
This connector allows you to connect a KEY module to support Intel VMD RAID
function.
22. Thermal sensor cable connector (3-pin TR1)
This connector allows you to connect a Thermal sensor cable that is used for
temperature monitoring. Connect the Thermal sensor cable to the connector and place
its probe to the device that you want to check the temperature.
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3.1
Starting up for the first time
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
After making all the connections, replace the system case cover.
Be sure that all switches are off.
Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis.
Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector.
Turn on the devices in the following order:
a. Monitor
b. External storage devices (starting with the last device on the chain)
c. System power
6.
After applying power, the system power LED on the system front panel case lights up.
For systems with ATX power supplies, the system LED lights up when you press the
ATX power button. If your monitor complies with “green” standards or if it has a “power
standby” feature, the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green
after the system LED turns on.
The system then runs the power-on self-test or POST. While the tests are running, the
BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen. If you do not see anything
within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power, the system may have failed
a power-on test. Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for
assistance.
The following shows the possible beep codes and its corresponding error condition
BIOS Beep codes
Beep
Error condition
Power supply surges detected during the previous power on.
No Keyboard Detected.
1 short
1 short
1 short, 2 short
1 short, 8 short
2 long
No DIMM Detected.
No VGA Detected.
Chassis Intrusion.
2 long
BIOS-image Crash Detected.
7.
At power on, hold down the <Del> key to enter the BIOS Setup. Follow the instructions
in Chapter 4.
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3.2
Powering off the computer
3.2.1
Using the OS shut down function
Using Windows® Server 2012 R2:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Press <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Del>.
Click on the Power icon on the lower right side of the screen.
Select Shut down.
In the Shutdown Event Tracker, select the Other (Planned) option in the selection
lists. Otherwise, select the option that best describes why you want to shut down the
computer.
5.
Click Continue.
Using Windows® Server 2016:
1.
2.
3.
Press <Alt>+<F4>.
In the What do you want the computer to do?, select Shut down.
In the Shutdown Event Tracker, select the Other (Planned) option in the selection
list. Otherwise, select the option that best describes why you want to shut down the
computer.
4.
Click OK.
3.2.2
Using the dual function power switch
While the system is ON, press the power switch for less than four seconds to put the system
to sleep mode or to soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS setting.
Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets the system enter the soft-off
mode regardless of the BIOS setting.
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4.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output
System (BIOS) setup:
1.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
To recover the BIOS using a bootable USB flash disk drive when the BIOS file fails or
gets corrupted.
2.
3.
ASUS EzFlash
Updates the BIOS using a USB flash disk.
BUPDATER
Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable USB flash disk drive.
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable USB flash disk drive in
case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using
the BUPDATER utility.
4.1.1
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file
when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS
file using a USB flash drive that contains the updated BIOS file.
Prepare a USB flash drive containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this
utility.
Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash drive
To recover the BIOS from a USB flash drive:
1.
Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to one USB port on the
system.
2.
The utility will automatically recover the BIOS. It resets the system when the BIOS
recovery finished.
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 file.
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4.1.2
ASUS EzFlash Utility
The ASUS EzFlash Utility feature allows you to update the BIOS using a USB flash disk
without having to use a DOS-based utility.
Download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www.asus.com before using this
utility.
The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen displays
may not be the same as shown.
To update the BIOS using EzFlash Utility:
1.
Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port.
2.
Enter the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tool menu to select Start EzFlash and press
<Enter> to enable it.
ASUS Tek. EzFlash Utility
Current Platform
New Platform
Platform : Z11PA-U12
Platform : Z11PA-U12
Version : 0204
Version : 0106
Build Date :07/24/2017
Build Date :06/21/2017
FS0
System Volume Information
Z11PA-U12-ASUS-0204
Windows
<DIR>
<DIR>
<DIR>
[Up/Down/Left/Right]:Switch [Enter]:Choose [q]:Exit
3.
Press <Tab> to switch to the Drive field.
4.
Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS
then press <Enter>.
5.
6.
7.
Press <Tab> to switch to the Folder Info field.
Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the BIOS file then press <Enter>.
Reboot the system when the update process is done.
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•
•
This function can support devices such as a USB flash disk with FAT 32/16 format and
single partition only.
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system
boot failure!
Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Press
<F5> and select Yes to load the BIOS default settings.
4.1.3
BUPDATER utility
The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen displays
may not be the same as shown.
The BUPDATER utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment using a
bootable USB flash disk drive with the updated BIOS file.
Updating the BIOS file
To update the BIOS file using the BUPDATER utility:
1.
2.
3.
Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com and download the latest BIOS file for the
motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable USB flash disk drive.
Download the BUPDATER utility (BUPDATER.exe) from the ASUS support website at
support.asus.com to the bootable USB flash disk drive you created earlier.
Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt, type:
BUPDATER /i[filename].CAP
where [filename] is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable USB flash disk
drive, then press <Enter>.
A:\>BUPDATER /i[file name]CAP
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4.
The utility verifies the file, then starts updating the BIOS file.
ASUS Tek. EzFlash Utility
Current Platform
Platform : Z11PA-U12
: 0106
Build date: 06/21/2017
New Platform
Platform : Z11PA-U12
Version : 0204
Build date: 07/24/2017
Version
Start Programming Flash. DO NOT SHUTDOWN THE SYSTEM!!!
Write
75%
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 finished! Please restart your system.
C:\>
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4.2
BIOS setup program
This motherboard supports a programmable firmware 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, reconfiguring your
system, or prompted to “Run Setup.” This section explains how to configure your system
using this utility.
Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the configuration 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 reconfigure your system using
the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them
in the CMOS RAM of the firmware chip.
The firmware 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 first 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.
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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.
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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 file for this
motherboard.
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4.2.1
BIOS menu screen
Menu items
Menu bar
Configuration fields
General help
Navigation keys
4.2.2
Menu bar
The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:
Main
For changing the basic system configuration
For changing the overclocking settings
For changing the advanced system settings
Ai Tweaker
Advanced
Platform Configuration For changing the platform settings
Socket Configuration
Event Logs
Server Mgmt
Security
For changing the socket settings
For changing the event log settings
For changing the server mgmt settings
For changing the security settings
Boot
For changing the system boot configuration
For configuring options for special functions
For selecting the save & exit options
Tool
Save & Exit
To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the
desired item is highlighted.
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Menu items
The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. For example,
selecting Main shows the Main menu items.
The other items (Advanced, Platform Configuration, Socket Configuration, Event Logs, Server
Mgmt, Security, Boot, Tool, and Save & Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu
items.
4.2.4
Submenu items
A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the item has a submenu.
To display the submenu, select the item then press <Enter>.
4.2.5
Navigation keys
At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for the BIOS setup
program. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings.
4.2.6
General help
At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item.
4.2.7
Configuration fields
These fields show the values for the menu items. If an item is user-configurable, you can
change the value of the field opposite the item. You cannot select an item that is not user-
configurable.
A configurable field is enclosed in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. To change the
value of a field, select it and press <Enter> to display a list of options.
4.2.8
Pop-up window
Select a menu item and press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the configuration
options for that item.
4.2.9
Scroll bar
A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on
the screen. Press the Up/Down arrow keys or <Page Up> / <Page Down> keys to display the
other items on the screen.
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4.3
Main menu
When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears. The Main menu
provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you to set the system
date, time, language, and security settings.
4.3.1
System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
Allows you to set the system date.
4.3.2
System Time [xx:xx:xx]
Allows you to set the system time.
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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 field
values can cause the system to malfunction.
4.4.1
Trusted Computing
Configuration
Security Device Support [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS support for security device.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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4.4.2
ACPI Settings
Enable ACPI Auto Configuration [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Enable Hibernation [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the ability of the system to hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep State).
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
This option may be not be effective with some OS.
ACPI Sleep State [S3 (Suspend to RAM)]
Allows you to select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND
button is pressed.
Configuration options: [Suspend Disabled] [S3 (Suspend to RAM)]
4.4.3
Smart Settings
SMART Self Test [Enabled]
Allows you to run SMART Self Test on all HDDs during POST.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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Super IO Configuration
Serial Port 1 Configuration
Allows you to set the parameters of Serial Port 1.
Serial Port [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable Serial Port.
Configuration 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.
Configuration 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;]
4.4.5
Serial Port Console Redirection
COM1 / COM2
Console Redirection [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the console redirection feature.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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The following item appears only when you set Console Redirection to [Enabled].
Console Redirection Settings
This item becomes configurable 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]
[VT100+]
[VT-UTF8]
[ANSI]
ASCII char set.
Extends VT100 to support color, function keys, etc.
Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes.
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.
Configuration options: [9600] [19200] [38400] [57600] [115200]
Data Bits [8]
Configuration options: [7] [8]
Parity [None]
A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors. [Mark]
and [Space] parity do not allow for error detection.
[None]
[Even]
[Odd]
[Mark]
[Space]
None.
parity bit is 0 if the num of 1’s in the data bits is even.
parity bit is 0 if num of 1’s in the data bits is odd.
parity bit is always 1.
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.
Configuration options: [1] [2]
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Flow Control [Hardware RTS/CTS]
Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow. When sending data, if the
receiving buffers are full, a “stop” signal can be sent to stop the data flow. Once the
buffers are empty, a “start” signal can be sent to re-start the flow. Hardware flow
control uses two wires to send start/stop signals.
Configuration options: [None] [Hardware RTS/CTS]
VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support [Enabled]
Allows you to enable the VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support for ANSI/VT100 terminals.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Recorder Mode [Disabled]
With this mode enabled only text will be sent. This is to capture Terminal data.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Legacy OS Redirection Resolution [80x24]
This allows you to set the number of rows and columns supported on the Legacy OS.
Configuration options: [80x24] [80x25]
Putty Keypad [VT100]
This allows you to select the FunctionKey and Keypad on Putty.
Configuration options: [VT100] [LINUX] [XTERMR6] [SCO] [ESCN] [VT400]
Redirection After BIOS POST [Always Enable]
This setting allows you to specify if Bootloader is selected than Legacy console
redirection.
Configuration options: [Always Enable] [Bootloader]
Legacy Console Redirection Settings
Legacy Serial Redirection Port [COM1]
Allows you to select a COM port to display redirection of Legacy OS and Legacy
OPROM Messages.
Configuration options: [COM1] [COM2]
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.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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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) allows for remote
management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port.
Configuration options: [COM1] [COM2]
Terminal Type [VT-UTF8]
Allows you to set the terminal type for out-of-band management.
Configuration options: [VT100] [VT100+] [VT-UTF8] [ANSI]
Bits per second [115200]
Allows you to set the serial port transmission speed.
Configuration options: [9600] [19200] [57600] [115200]
Flow Control [None]
Allows you to set the flow control to prevent data loss from buffer overflow.
Configuration options: [None] [Hardware RTS/CTS] [Software Xon/Xoff]
4.4.6
Onboard LAN
Onboard I210 LAN Configuration
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Intel LAN1 Enable [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The following item appears only when you set Intel LAN1 Enable to [Enabled].
Intel LAN ROM Type [PXE]
Allows you to select the Intel LAN ROM type.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [PXE] [iSCSI]
Due to Intel® limitations, both Intel LAN ROM Type options should be the same when [PXE]
or [iSCSI] is selected.
Intel LAN2 Enable [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The following item appears only when you set Intel LAN2 Enable to [Enabled].
Intel LAN ROM Type [Disabled]
Allows you to select the Intel LAN ROM type.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [PXE] [iSCSI]
Due to Intel® limitations, both Intel LAN ROM Type options should be the same when [PXE]
or [iSCSI] is selected.
Onboard X722 LAN Configuration
Intel X722 LAN Enable [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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4.4.7
APM
Allows you to configure 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.
Configuration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State]
Power On By PCIE [Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
Disables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event.
Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event.
Power On By RTC [Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
Disables RTC to generate a wake event.
When set to [Enabled], the items RTC Alarm Date (Days) and
Hour/Minute/Second will become user-configurable with set values.
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PCI Subsystem Settings
Allows you to configure PCI, PCI-X, and PCI Express Settings.
Load RT32 Image [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable RT32 Image Loading.
Configuration 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.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
SR-IOV Support [Enabled]
This option enables or disables SIngle Root IO Virtualization Support if the system has
SRIOV capable PCIe devices.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
PCI Express Settings
PCI Express Device Register Settings
Relaxed Ordering [Enabled]
This option allows you to enable or disable PCI Express Device Relaxed Ordering.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Extended Tag [Disabled]
This option allows Device to use an 8-bit Tag field as a requester when set to Enabled.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
No Snoop [Enabled]
This option allows you to enable or disable PCI Express Device No Snoop option.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Maximum Payload [Auto]
This option allows you to set the Maximum Payload of PCI Express Device or allow
System BIOS to select the value.
Configuration options: [Auto] [128 Bytes] [256 Bytes] [512 Bytes] [1024 Bytes]
[2048 Bytes] [4096 Bytes]
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Maximum Read Request [Auto]
This option allows you to set the Maximum Read Request of PCI Express Device or
allow System BIOS to select the value.
Configuration options: [Auto] [128 Bytes] [256 Bytes] [512 Bytes] [1024 Bytes]
[2048 Bytes] [4096 Bytes]
PCI Express Device Link Register Settings
ASPM Support [Disabled]
This option allows you to set the ASPM level.
[Force L0s]
[Auto]
[Disabled]
Force all links to L0s State.
BIOS auto configure.
Disables ASPM.
Enabling ASPM may cause some PCI-E devices to fail.
Extended Synch [Disabled]
This option allows the generation of Extended Synchronization patterns when set to
Enabled.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Link Training Retry [5]
This option allows you to set the number of Retry Attempts software will take to retrain
the link if previous training attempt was unsuccessful.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [2] [3] [5]
Link Training Timeout [1000]
This option allows you to set the number of Microseconds software will wait before
polling ‘Link Training’ but in Link Status Register. The value ranges from 10 to 10000
uS.
Unpopulated Links [Keep Link On]
This option will disable unpopulated PCI Express links to save power when set to
Disabled.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Keep Link On]
PCI Express Gen 2 Settings
PCI Express GEN2 Device Register Settings
Completion Timeout [Default]
This option allows system software to modify the Completion Timeout value for device
Functions which support Completion Timeout programmability.
[Default]
[Shorter]
[Longer]
[Disabled]
50us to 50ms.
Shorter timeout ranges supported by hardware will be used.
Longer timeout ranges supported by hardware will be used.
Disable Completion Timeout.
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ARI Forwarding [Disabled]
If supported by hardware and set to Enabled, the Downstream Port disables
its traditional Device Number filed being 0 enforcement when turning a Type1
Configuration Request into a Type0 Configuration Request, permitting access to
Extended Functions in an ARI Device immediately below the Port.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Atomic0p Request Enable [Disabled]
If supported by hardware and set to Enabled, this function initiates Atomic0p Requests
only if Bus Master Enable bit is in the Command Register Set.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Atomic0p Egress Blocking [Disabled]
If supported by hardware and set to Enabled, outbound Atomic0p Requests via Egress
Ports will be blocked.
Configuration 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) bit (Attribute[2]) requests to be initiated.
Configuration 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) bit (Attribute[2]) requests to be initiated.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
LTR Mechanism Enable [Disabled]
If supported by hardware and set to Enabled, this enables the Latency Tolerance
Reporting (LTR) Mechanism.
Configuration 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) bit (Attribute[2]) requests to be inititated.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
End-End TLP Prefix Blocking [Disabled]
If supported by hardware and set to Enabled, this function will block forwarding of
TLPs containing End-End TLP Prefixes.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
PCI Express GEN2 Device 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.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Force to 2.5 GT/s] [Force to 5.0 GT/s] [Force to 8.0 GT/s]
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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 defined in
appropriate form factor specification.
Configuration 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 Modified
Compliance Pattern.
Configuration 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 for width size reduction for the purpose of correcting unstable
link operation.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Hardware Autonomous Speed [Enabled]
If supported by hardware and set to Disabled, this will disable the hardware’s ability
to change link speed except for speed rate reduction for the purpose of correcting
unstable link operation.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
PCIE OPROM Slot Options
PCIE1-6 Slot OPROM [Enabled]
This option allows you to enable or disable the OPROM of the PCIe slots.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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Network Stack Configuration
Allows you to configure the netword stack configuration.
Network Stack [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable UEFI Network Stack.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The following items appear only when you set the Network Stack to [Enabled].
Ipv4 PXE Support [Disabled]
Enables or disables the Ipv4 PXE Boot Support. If disabled, Ipv4 PXE boot option will
not be created.
Configuration options: [Disable] [Enable]
Ipv4 HTTP Support [Disabled]
Enables or disables the Ipv4 HTTP Boot Support. If disabled, Ipv4 PXE boot option will
not be created.
Configuration options: [Disable] [Enable]
Ipv6 PXE Support [Disabled]
Enables or disables the Ipv6 PXE Boot Support. If disabled, Ipv6 PXE boot option will
not be created.
Configuration options: [Disable] [Enable]
Ipv6 HTTP Support [Disabled]
Enables or disables the Ipv6 HTTP Boot Support. If disabled, Ipv6 PXE boot option will
not be created.
Configuration options: [Disable] [Enable]
PXE boot wait time [0]
Set the wait time to press ESC key to abort the PXE boot. Use the <+> or <-> to adjust
the value. The values range from 0 to 5.
Media detect count [1]
Set the number of times presence of media will be checked. Use the <+> or <-> to
adjust the value. The values range from 1 to 50.
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4.4.10
CSM Configuration
CSM Support [Enabled]
This option allows you to enable or disable CSM Support.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The following items appear only when you set the CSM Support to [Enabled].
GateA20 Active [Upon Request]
This allows you to set the GA20 option.
[Upon Request]
[Always]
GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services.
Do not allow disabling GA20; this option is useful when any RT
code is executed above 1MB.
Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS]
This allows you to set the display mode for option ROM.
Configuration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current]
INT19 Trap Response [Immediate]
This option allows you to control the BIOS reaction on INT19 trapping by Option ROM.
[Immediate]
Execute the trap right away.
[Legacy only]
Execute the trap during legacy boot.
Boot Option filter [Legacy only]
This option allows you to control the Legacy/UEFI ROMs priority.
Configuration 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.
Configuration options: [UEFI ] [Legacy]
Other PCI devices [Legacy]
This item determines the OpROM execution policy for devices other than Network,
Storage, or Video.
Configuration options: [UEFI ] [Legacy]
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NVMe Configuration
You may view the NVMe controller and Drive information if an NVMe device is connected.
4.4.12
USB Configuration
Legacy USB Support [Enabled]
[Disabled]
The USB devices can be used only for the BIOS setup program. It cannot
be recognized in boot devices list.
[Enabled]
[Auto]
Enables the support for USB devices on legacy operating systems (OS).
Allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup. If
detected, the USB controller legacy mode is enabled. If no USB device is
detected, the legacy USB support is disabled.
USB Mass Storage Driver Support [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the USB Mass Storage driver support.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Mass Storage Devices
Allows you to select the mass storage device emulation type for devices connected.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Floppy] [Forced FDD] [Hard Disk] [CD-ROM]
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4.5
Platform Configuration menu
The IntelRCSetup menu items allow you to change the platform settings.
Take caution when changing the settings of the Platform Configuration menu items.
Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction.
4.5.1
PCH Configuration
PCH Devices
Board Capability [DeepSx]
[SUS_PWR_DN_ACK] Send.
[DeepSx]
Show DeepSx Policies.
DeepSx Power Policies [Disabled]
Allows you to configure the DeepSx Mode configuration.
Configuration 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.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
PCI Express Configuration
PCI-E ASPM Support (Global) [L1 Only]
Allows you to select ASPM support for all downstream devices.
Configuration options: [Per individual port] [L1 Only]
PCH DMI ASPM [Platform-POR]
Allows you to configure the PCH DMI ASPM.
Configuration options: [Platform-POR] [ASPM L1] [Disabled]
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PCH SATA Configuration
SATA Controller [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the SATA Controller.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The following item appears only when you set SATA Controller to [Enabled].
Configure SATA as [AHCI]
Allows you to identify the SATA port connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive.
Configuration options: [AHCI] [RAID]
Support Aggressive Link Power Management [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Support Aggressive Link Power (SALP)
Management.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
SATA Port 0-7
Port 0-7
Allows you to enable or disable the SATA port.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
PCH sSATA Configuration
sSATA Controller [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the sSATA Controller.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The following item appears only when you set sSATA Controller to [Enabled].
Configure sSATA as [AHCI]
Allows you to identify the SATA port connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive.
Configuration options: [AHCI] [RAID]
Support Aggressive Link Power Management [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Support Aggressive Link Power (SALP)
Management.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
sSATA Port 0-5
Port 0-5
Allows you to enable or disable the SATA port.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
USB Configuration
USB Precondition [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable precondition work on USB host controller and root
ports for faster enumeration.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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XHCI Manual Mode [Disabled]
This option is used by validation.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The following items appear only when the XHCI Manual Mode is set to [Enabled].
Trunk Clock Gating (BTCG) [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable BTCG.
Configuration 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.
Configuration 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.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The following items appear only when the USB Per-Connector Disable is set to
[Enabled].
USB HS Physical Connector #0-13 Disable [Enabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
USB SS Physical Connector #0-9 Disable [Enabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Security Configuration
SMM BIOS Write Protect [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable SMM BIOS Write Protect.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
DCI Auto Detect Enable [Disabled]
When enabled, it detects DCI being connected during BIOS POST time and enables DCI.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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Miscellaneous Configuration
Active Video [Offboard Device]
Allows you to select the video type.
Configuration options: [Onboard Device] [Offboard Device]
PMTT ACPI Table [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable PMTT ACPI Table for DDR4 only.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
4.5.3
Server ME Configuration
Displays the Server ME Technology parameters on your system.
Navigate to the second page of the screen to see the rest of items in this menu by pressing
the Up or Down arrow keys.
To quickly go to the last item of the second page, press the Page Down button. Press the
Page Up button to go back to the first item in the first page.
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Runtime Error Logging
Displays the Server ME Technology parameters on your system.
System Errors [Enabled]
This item allows you to enable or disable System Errors.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Whea Settings
Whea Support [Enabled]
This item allows you to enable or disable the WHEA support.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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4.6
Socket Configuration menu
The IntelRCSetup menu items allow you to change the socket settings.
4.6.1
Processor Configuration
Navigate to the second page of the screen to see the rest of items in this menu by pressing
the Up or Down arrow keys.
To quickly go to the last item of the second page, press the Page Down button. Press the
Page Up button to go back to the first item in the first page.
Hyper-threading [ALL] [Enabled]
This item allows a hyper-threading processor to appear as two logical processors, allowing
the operating system to schedule two threads or processors simultaneously.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with
a supporting OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux 9.2, Redhat
Enterprise 3 Update 3).
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Enable Intel(R) TXT [Disabled]
Forces the XD feature log to always return 0 when disabled.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
VMX [Enabled]
Enables the Vanderpool Technology. Takes effect after reboot.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Enable SMX [Disabled]
Enables the Safer Mode Extensions.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]
This Item allows you to turn on/off the mid level cache(L2) streamer prefetcher.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Prefetch [Enabled]
This Item allows you to turn on/off prefetching of adjacent cache lines.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
DCU Streamer Prefetcher [Enabled]
This Item allows you to enable or disable prefetcher of next L1 data line.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
DCU IP Prefetcher [Enabled]
This Item allows you to enable or disable prefetch of next L1 line based upon sequential load
history.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
LLC Prefetch [Disabled]
This Item allows you to enable or disable LLC Prefetch on all threads.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
DCU Mode [32KB 8Way Without ECC]
Configuration options: [32KB 8Way Without ECC] [16KB 4Way With ECC]
Extended APIC [Disabled]
This Item allows you to enable or disable the extended APIC support.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
AES-NI [Enabled]
This Item allows you to enable or disable the AES-NI support.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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4.6.2
Common RefCode Configuration
Numa [Enabled]
This item enables or disables the Non uniform Memory Access (NUMA).
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
4.6.3
UPI Configuration
UPI General Configuration
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.
Configuration options: [Slow] [Fast]
Link Frequency Select [Auto]
This item allows for selecting the UPI link frequency.
Configuration options: [Auto] [9.6 GB/s] [10.4 GB/s] [Use Per Link Setting]
Link0p Enable [Auto]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]
Link1 Enable [Auto]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]
Stale AtoS [Disabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]
LLC dead line alloc [Enabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]
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Memory Configuration
Enforce POR [Auto]
Allows you to enforce POR restrictions for DDR4 frequency and voltage programming.
Configuration options: [Auto] [POR] [Disabled]
Memory Frequency [Auto]
Allows you to select the memory frequency setting.
Configuration options: [Auto] [2133] [2400] [2666]
Data Scrambling for DDR4 [Auto]
Allows you to enable or disable data scrambling.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
Memory Topology
Displays memory topology with DIMM population information.
Page Policy
Allows you to configure Page Policy settings.
Page Policy [Auto]
Configuration options: [Auto] [Closed] [Adaptive]
Memory Map
IMC Interleaving [Auto]
Select different IMC interleaving setting.
Configuration options: [Auto] [1-way Interleave] [2-way Interleave]
Channel Interleaving [Auto]
Select different channel interleaving setting.
Configuration options: [Auto] [1-way Interleave] [2-way Interleave]
[3-way Interleave]
Rank Interleaving [Auto]
Select different rank interleaving setting.
Configuration options: [Auto] [1-way Interleave] [2-way Interleave]
[4-way Interleave] [8-way Interleave]
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Memory RAS Configuration
Mirror mode [Disabled]
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.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Mirror Mode 1LM] [Mirror Mode 2LM]
Mirror TAD0 [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable Mirror on entire memory for TAD0.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Enable Partial Mirror [Disabled]
Partial mirror mode will enable the required size of memory to be mirrored. If rank
sparing is enabled, partial mirroring will not take effect. Mirror Enable will disable XPT
Prefetch.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
UEFI ARM Mirror [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable UEFI ARM Mirror.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Memory Rank Sparing [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable Memory Rank Sparing
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Patrol Scrub [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable Patrol Scrub.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
4.6.5
IIO Configuration
Socket1 Configuration
This option allows you to change the settings related to the PCI Express Ports.
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Intel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
IIO-PCIE Express Global Options
PCIE relaxed Ordering [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable PCIE relaxed Ordering.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
4.6.6
Advanced Power Management Configuration
CPU P State Control
Boot performance mode [Max Performance]
Allows you to switch between Boot performance mode.
Configuration options: [Max Performance] [Max Efficient] [Set by Intel Node Manager]
Energy Efficient Turbo [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable Energy Efficient Turbo.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Turbo Mode [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable Turbo Mode.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Hardware PM State Control
Hardware P-States [Native Mode]
Allows you to switch between Hardware P-States mode.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Native Mode] [Out of Band Mode]
[Native Mode with no Legacy Support]
CPU C State Control
Autonomous Core C-State [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable Autonomous Core C-State Report.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
CPU C6 Report [Auto]
Allows you to select CPU C6 Report.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]
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OS ACPI Cx [ACPI C2]
Allows you to select OS ACPI Cx Report.
Configuration options: [ACPI C2] [ACPI C3]
Package C State Control
Package C State [Auto]
Allows you to select Package C State.
Configuration options: [C0/C1 state] [C2 state] [C6(non Retention state)]
[C6(Retention state)] [No Limit] [Auto]
CPU Thermal Control
CPU T State Control
Software Controlled T-States [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable Software Controlled T-States.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
CPU - Advanced PM Tuning
Energy Perf BIAS
Power Performance Tuning
Configuration 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
This option controls whether PECI has control over EPB.
Configuration 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
Configuration options: [Performance] [Balanced Performance] [Balanced Power]
[Power]
Dynamic Loadline Switch
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Workload Configuration
This option allows optimization for the workload characterization.
Configuration options: [UMA] [NUMA]
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Averaging Time Window
This option is used to control the effective window of the average C0 an P0 time.
Configuration options: [0] - [99]
P0 TotalTimeThreshold Low
The HW switching mechanism DISABLES the performance setting (0) when the total
P0 time is less than the threshold set.
Configuration options: [0] - [99]
P0 TotalTimeThreshold High
The HW switching mechanism Enables the performance setting (0) when the total P0
time is greater than the threshold set.
Configuration options: [0] - [99]
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4.7
Event Logs menu
4.7.1
Change Smbios Event Log Settings
Press <Enter> to change the Smbios Event Log configuration.
All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted.
Enabling/Disabling Options
Smbios Event Log [Enabled]
Change this to enable or disable all features of Smbios Event Logging during boot.
Configuration 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.
Configuration options: [No] [Yes, Next reset] [Yes, Every reset]
4.7.2
View Smbios Event Log
Press <Enter> to view all smbios event logs.
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Server Mgmt menu
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.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The following items are configurable only when the OS Watchdog Timer is set to [Enabled].
OS Wtd Timer Timeout [10 minutes]
Allows you to configure the length for the OS Boot Watchdog Timer.
Configuration options: [5 minutes] [10 minutes] [15 minutes] [20 minutes]
OS Wtd Timer Policy [Reset]
This item allows you to configure the how the system should respond if the OS Boot
Watch Timer expires.
Configuration options: [Do Nothing] [Reset] [Power Down]
4.8.1
System Event Log
Allows you to change the SEL event log configuration.
All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted.
Erase SEL [No]
Allows you to choose options for erasing SEL.
Configuration options: [No] [Yes, On next reset] [Yes, On every reset]
When SEL is Full [Do Nothing]
Allows you to choose options for reactions to a full SEL.
Configuration options: [Do Nothing] [Erase Immediately]
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4.8.2
BMC network configuration
The sub-items in this configuration allow you to configure the BMC network parameters.
Navigate to the second page of the screen to see the rest of items in this menu by pressing
the Up or Down arrow keys.
To quickly go to the last item of the second page, press the Page Down button. Press the
Page Up button to go back to the first item in the first page.
IPV4
DM_LAN1/ Shared LAN
Config Address source [Previous State]
This item allows you to configure LAN channel parameters statistically or dynamically (by
BIOS or BMC). Unspecified option will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS
phase.
Configuration options: [Previous State] [Static] [DynamicBmcDhcp] [DynamicBmcNonDhcp]
IPV6
DM_LAN1/ Shared LAN
IPV6 Support [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable LAN1 IPV6 Support.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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Config Address source [Previous State]
This item allows you to configure LAN channel parameters statistically or dynamically (by
BIOS or BMC). Unspecified option will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS
phase.
Configuration options: [Previous State] [Static] [DynamicBmcDhcp] [DynamicBmcNonDhcp]
4.8.3
View System Event Log
This item allows you to view the system event log records.
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4.9
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 configure 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. Confirm 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. Confirm 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/confirm 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. Confirm 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. Confirm 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.
Attempt Secure Boot [Disabled]
Secure Boot can be enabled if the system is running in User mode with enrolled platform Key
(EPK) or if the CSM function is disabled.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Secure Boot Mode [Custom]
Allows you to set the Secure Boot selector.
Configuration options: [Custom] [Standard]
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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.
Provision Factory Defaults [Disabled]
Allows you to provision factory default Secure Boot keys when the system is in Setup
Mode.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Install Factory Default 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.
Enroll Efi Image
This item will allow the image to run in Secure Boot mode.
Save All 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.
Platform Key (PK)
Configuration options: [Save to File] [Set New] [Erase]
Key Exchange Keys / Authorized Signatures / Forbidden Signatures
Configuration options: [Save to File] [Set New] [Append] [Erase]
Authorized TimeStamps
Configuration options: [Set New] [Append]
OsRecovery Signatures
Configuration options: [Set New] [Append]
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Boot menu
The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options.
Bootup NumLock State [On]
Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock.
Configuration options: [Off] [On]
Boot Logo Display [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Full Screen] [Disabled]
The following item appears only when you set the Boot Logo Display to [Disabled].
POST Report [5 sec]
Allows you to set the desired POST Report waiting time from 1 to 10 seconds.
Configuration 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.
Network Device BBS Priorities
This item allows you to set the booting from network.
Hard Drive / Floppy Drive BBS Priorities
These items appear only when you connect SATA ODD or hard drive to the SATA ports and
allow you to set the booting order of the SATA devices.
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4.11
Tool menu
The Tool menu items allow you to configure options for special functions. Select an item then
press <Enter> to display the submenu.
IPMI HWM
Allows you to run the IPMI hardware monitor.
Start EzFlash
Allows you to run ASUS EzFlash BIOS ROM Utility when you press <Enter>. Refer to the
ASUS EzFlash Utility section for details.
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Save & Exit menu
The Exit menu items allow you to save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.
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.
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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 filesystem device
This item allows you to attempt to launch the EFI Shell application (shellx64.efi) from one of
the available filesystem devices.
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5.1
RAID configurations
The motherboard supports Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Option ROM Utility
with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 support.
If you want to install a Windows® operating system to a hard disk drive included in a RAID
set, you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation.
Refer to section 6.1 RAID driver installation for details.
5.1.1
RAID definitions
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
configuration 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 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. Among
the advantages of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and
higher storage capacity. The RAID 5 configuration 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.
RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having
to be calculated and written. With the RAID 10 configuration you get all the benefits of both
RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive
and three new drives for this setup.
If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy
first the RAID driver from the support DVD to a floppy disk before you install an operating
system to the selected hard disk drive.
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5.1.2
Installing Serial ATA hard disks
The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install
identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array.
To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:
1.
2.
3.
Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays.
Connect the SATA signal cables.
Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.
5.1.3
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® C620 chipset.
To do this:
1.
2.
Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
Go to the Platform Configuration menu > PCH Configuration menu > PCH SATA
Configuration, then press <Enter>.
3.
4.
Set Configure SATA as to [RAID Mode].
Press <F10> to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup.
Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup.
5.1.4
RAID configuration 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® C620 chipset.
Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID configuration utility.
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Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise
SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility
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.
Before you proceed, ensure that you have installed the Serial ATA hard disk drives, and
have set the correct SATA mode in the BIOS setup. You can refer to the Installing Serial
ATA hard disks, and Setting the RAID item in BIOS sections in this manual for more
information.
To launch the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility:
1.
2.
Turn on the system.
During POST, press <Ctrl>+<I> to display the utility main menu.
Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - SATA Option ROM - 3.6.0.1023
Copyright(C) 2003-12 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ MAIN MENU ]
1. Create RAID Volume
2. Delete RAID Volume
3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
4. Exit
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION]
RAID Volumes:
None defined.
Physical Disks:
ID Drive Model
Serial #
HWAS0000991753TR
37VN00009846RAJ1
397600009846UEDY
GWC50000991756G6
Size
279.3GB
279.3GB
279.3GB
279.3GB
Type/Status(Vol ID)
Non-RAID Disk
Non-RAID Disk
Non-RAID Disk
Non-RAID Disk
0
1
2
3
ST3300656SS
ST3300656SS
ST3300656SS
ST3300656SS
[
]-Select
[ESC]-Exit
[ENTER]-Select Menu
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.
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5.2.1
Creating a RAID set
To create a RAID set:
1.
2.
From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press <Enter>.
Key in a name for the RAID set and press <Enter>.
Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - SATA Option ROM - 3.6.0.1023
Copyright(C) 2003-12 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
Name: Volume0
RAID Level: RAID0(Strips)
Disks: Select Disks
Strip Size: 128KB
Capacity: 0.0 GB
Syne: N/A
Create Volume
[ HELP ]
Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is
16 characters or less.
[
]Change
[TAB]-Next
[ESC]-Previous Menu
[ENTER]-Select
3.
4.
Press the up/down arrow keys to select a RAID Level that you wish to create then
press <Enter>.
From the Disks item field, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives that you want to
include in the RAID set.
[ SELECT DISKS ]
Port Drive Model
Serial #
Size
Status
0
1
2
3
ST3300656SS
ST3300656SS
ST3300656SS
ST3300656SS
HWAS0000991753TR
37VN00009846RAJ1
397600009846UEDY
GWC50000991756G6
279.3GB
279.3GB
279.3GB
279.3GB
Non-RAID Disk
Non-RAID Disk
Non-RAID Disk
Non-RAID Disk
Select 1 Master and 1 Recovery disk to create volume.
]-Prev/Next [TAB]-(M)aster [SPACE]-(R)ecovery [ENTER]-Done
[
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.
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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:
RAID 10:
RAID 5:
128KB
64KB
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 field item, key in the RAID volume capacity that you want to use and
press <Enter>. The default value field indicates the maximum allowed capacity.
8.
9.
Press <Enter> to start creating the RAID volume.
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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5.2.2
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.
2.
From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID Volume and press <Enter>.
From the Delete Volume Menu, press the up/down arrow keys to select the RAID set
you want to delete then press <Del>.
Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - SATA Option ROM - 3.6.0.1023
Copyright(C) 2003-12 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ DELETE VOLUME MENU ]
Name
Volume0
Level
RAID0(Stripe)
Drives
2
Capacity
298.0GB
Status
Normal
Bootable
Yes
[ 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)
[
]-Select
[ESC]-Previous Menu
[DEL]-Delete Volume
3.
Press <Y> to confirm deletion of the selected RAID set and return to the utility main
menu, or press <N> to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu.
[ DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION ]
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):
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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.
2.
From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press <Enter>.
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.
[ RESET RAID DATA ]
Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures
and revert it to a non-RAID disk.
WARNING: Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost.
(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)
Port Drive Model
Serial #
HWAS0000991753TR
37VN00009846RAJ1
Size
279.3GB
279.3GB
Status
Member Disk
Member Disk
0
1
ST3300656SS
ST3300656SS
Select the disks that should be reset.
]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete
[
3.
Press <Y> in the confirmation window to reset the drive(s) or press <N> to return to the
utility main menu.
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5.2.4
Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise
SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility
To exit the utility:
1.
2.
From the utility main menu, select 4. Exit then press <Enter>.
Press <Y> to exit or press <N> to return to the utility main menu.
[ CONFIRM EXIT ]
Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N):
5.2.5
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.
[ DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED ]
“Degraded” volume and disk available for rebuilding detected. Selectign
a disk initiates a rebuild. Rebuild completes in the operating system.
Select the port of destination disk for rebuilding (ESC to exit):
Port Drive Model
XXXXXXXXXXX
Serial #
XXXXXXXX
Size
XXX.GB
X
[
]-Previous/Next [ENTER]-Select [ESC]-Exit
Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk.
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The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. When done, the
status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to “Rebuild”.
Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - SATA Option ROM - 3.6.0.1023
Copyright(C) 2003-12 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ MAIN MENU ]
1. Create RAID Volume
2. Delete RAID Volume
3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
4. Exit
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION]
RAID Volumes:
*=Data is Encrypted
ID
1
Name
Level1
RAID1(Mirror)
Strip
N/A
Size
149.0GB
Status
Bootable
Yes
Volume0
Rebuild
Physical Devices:
Port Drive Model
Serial #
9LS0F4HL
3LS0JYL8
Size
Type/Status(Vol ID)
Member Disk(0)
Member Disk(0)
1
2
ST3160812AS
ST3160812AS
149.0GB
149.0GB
Volumes with “Rebuild” status will be rebuilt within the operating system.
[
]-Select
[ESC]-Exit
[ENTER]-Select Menu
4.
5.
Press <Esc> to exit Intel Rapid Storage Technology and reboot the system.
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.
7.
From the View menu, select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Rapid
Storage Console.
From the Volumes view option, select RAID volume to view the rebuilding status.
When finished, 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
specification 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.
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5.2.6
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 utililty.
To set the boot array in the BIOS:
Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk.
1.
2.
3.
Reboot the system and press <Del> to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST.
Go to the Boot menu and select the boot option priority.
Use up/down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press <Enter>. See the Boot
menu section of Chapter 4 for more details.
4.
5.
From the Exit menu, select Save Changes & Exit, then press <Enter>.
When the confirmation window appears, select Yes, then press <Enter>.
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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 need to manually install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility on a
Windows® operating system. Please refer to the installation instructions in Chapter 6.
To enter the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility under Windows operating
system:
1.
2.
Turn on the system and go to the windows desktop.
Click the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise icon to display the main menu.
Your storage system is configured for data protection, increased performance and
optimal data storage capacity. You can create additional volumes to further optimize
your storage system.
You can click Rescan to re-scan any attached hard disks.
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5.3.1
Creating a RAID set
To create a RAID set:
1.
2.
From the utility main menu, select Create Volume and select volume type.
Click Next.
3.
4.
5.
Enter a name for the RAID set, then select the array disks.
Select Volume Size tab, you can drag the bar to decide the volume size.
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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Confirm 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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5.3.2
Changing a Volume Type
To change the volume type in Volume Properties:
1.
2.
Click the SATA array items you want to change in Volumes field.
From the Volume Properties field, select Type:RAID 1 Change type.
3.
4.
You can change the Name, Select the new volume type, and Select additional
disks to include in the new volume if needed.
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:
RAID 10:
RAID 5:
128KB
64KB
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.
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5.3.3
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 (exp. Volume_0000) in Volumes field
you want to delete.
2.
Select Delete volume in Volume Properties field. The following screen appears.
3.
Click Yes to delete the volume and return to the utility main menu, or click No to return
to the main menu.
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5.3.4
Preferences
System Preferences
Allow you to set to show the notification 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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Intel® Virtual Raid on CPU in BIOS
This feature requires a KEY module to enable CPU RAID functions with Intel® CPU RSTe.
•
•
The KEY module is purchased separately.
Refer to section 2.8.2 Internal connectors for the location of the VROC_HW_KEY
connector.
Due to hardware design, your motherboard does not support CPU RAID configurations as
OS drives.
To enter the Intel® Virtual Raid on CPU in BIOS:
1.
2.
Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
Go to the Advanced menu > Intel(R) Virtual Raid on CPU > All Intel VMD
Controllers then press <Enter> to display the Intel® Virtual Raid on CPU menu.
Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup.
Due to chipset limitation, when SATA ports are set to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at
RAID mode together.
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5.4.1
Creating a RAID set
To create a RAID set:
1.
From the Intel® Virtual Raid on CPU menu, select Create RAID Volume and press
<Enter>. The following screen appears:
2.
3.
When the Name item is selected, enter a name for the RAID set and press <Enter>.
When the RAID Level item is selected, press <Enter> to select the RAID level to
create, and then press <Enter>.
4.
5.
6.
When the Enable RAID spanned over VMD Controllers item is selected, press
<Enter> and select X to enable this function.
Under Select Disks, press <Enter> and select X for the disks you want to include in the
RAID set.
When the Strip Size item is selected, press <Enter> to select strip size for the RAID
array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only), and then press <Enter>. The available strip size
values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The following are typical values:
-
-
-
RAID 0: 128 KB
RAID 10: 64 KB
RAID 5: 64 KB
We recommend a lower strip size for server systems, and a higher strip size for multimedia
computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.
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7.
8.
When the Capacity (MB) item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you
want and press <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity.
When the Create Volume item is selected, press <Enter> to create the RAID volume
and return to the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology menu.
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5.4.2
Deleting a RAID set
Be cautious 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 Intel® Virtual Raid on CPU menu, select the RAID volume you want to delete
and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
2.
When the Delete item is selected, press <Enter>, then select Yes to delete the RAID
volume and return to the Intel® Virtual Raid on CPU menu, or select No to cancel.
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5.4.3
Installing the RAID controller driver during Windows®
10 OS installation
This part provides the instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS
installation.
To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® 10 OS:
1.
Boot the computer using the Windows® 10 OS installation disc. Follow the screen
instructions to start installing Windows® 10.
2.
When prompted to choose a type of installation, click Custom: Install Windows only
(advanced).
3.
Click Load Driver.
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4.
A message appears, reminding you to insert the installation media containing the driver
of the RAID controller driver. 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. Click Browse to continue.
5.
Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the support DVD then click OK to
continue.
6.
7.
Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next.
When the system finishes loading the RAID driver, replace the motherboard Support
DVD with the Windows Server installation disc. 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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6.1
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.
6.1.1
Creating a USB flash drive with RAID drive
When installing Windows® Server OS, you can load the RAID driver from a USB flash drive.
You can create a USB flash drive with RAID driver in Windows by copying the files from the
support DVD to the USB flash drive.
To copy the RAID driver to a USB flash drive in Windows environment:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive.
Connect a USB flash drive to your system.
Click on the optical drive to browse the contents of the support DVD.
Click Drivers > C620 INTEL RAID > Windows > Driver and then copy the RAID driver
folder to the USB flash drive.
6.1.2
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 flash 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 y
ou may connect a USB flash drive containing the RAID controller driver.
Click Browse to continue.
5.
Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD or USB flash 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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When the system finishes loading the RAID driver,
•
Replace the motherboard Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc.
•
Remove the USB flash 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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6.2
Management applications and utilities installation
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 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.
•
The support DVD is supported on Windows® Server 2012 R2 and Windows® Server
2016.
6.3
Running the Support DVD
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 file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run
the support DVD.
The main screen of the Support DVD contains the following tabs:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Drivers
Utilities
Manual
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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Drivers menu tab
The Drivers Menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices.
Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.
6.3.2
Utilities menu tab
The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports.
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6.3.3
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.
6.3.4
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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6.4
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.
2.
Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.
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 file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.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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Installing the Intel® I210 Gigabit Adapters driver
This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® I210 Gigabits Adapter
Driver on the system.
To install the Intel® I210 Gigabit Adapters Driver on the Windows® operating system:
1.
2.
3.
Restart the computer.
Log on with Administrator privileges.
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 file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run
the support DVD.
4.
Click Intel® I350-AM1/I350-AM2/I210 Gigabit Adapters Driver in the Drivers menu of
the main screen to start the installation.
5.
Click Install Drivers and Software option to begin installation.
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6.
Click Next when the Intel(R) Network Connections Install Wizard window appears.
7.
Tick I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue.
8.
From the Setup Options window, click Next to start the installation.
By default, Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Device Manager and Windows PowerShell
Module are ticked.
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Click Install to start the installation.
10. When the installation is done, press Finish to complete the installation.
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6.7
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 5.0
installation
This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
enterprise 5.0 on the system.
You need to manually install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 5.0 utility on a
Windows® operating system.
To install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 5.0 utility:
1.
2.
Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.
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.
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Q-Code table
Action
PHASE
POST CODE
01
TYPE
DESCRIPTION
Progress
First post code(POWER_ON_POST_CODE)
Load BSP microcode(MICROCODE_POST_CODE)
Set cache as ram for PEI phase(CACHE_ENABLED_POST_CODE)
CPU Early init.(CPU_EARLY_INIT_POST_CODE)
initializes South bridge for PEI preparation
PEI Core Entry
02
Progress
03
Progress
Security Phase
06
Progress
04
Progress
10
Progress
15
Progress
NB initialize before installed memory
SB initialize before installed memory
Wait BMC ready(duration: 120 seconds)
QPI initialization
19
Progress
78~00
A1
Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
Progress
A3
QPI initialization
A7
QPI initialization
A8
QPI initialization
A9
QPI initialization
AA
AB
AC
AD
AE
AF
2F
QPI initialization
QPI initialization
QPI initialization
QPI initialization
QPI initialization
QPI initialization Complete
Memory Init.
Normal boot
B0
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
MRC Progress
Progress
Memory Init.
B1
Memory Init.
PEI (Pre-EFI
initialization) phase
AF
B4
RC Reset if require
Memory Init.
B2
Memory Init.
B3
Memory Init.
B5
Memory Init.
B6
Memory Init.
B7
Memory Init.
B8
Memory Init.
B9
Memory Init.
BA
BB
BC
BF
5A
Memory Init.
Memory Init.
Memory Init.
Memory Init. Done
Other config. After RC end
Memory already installed
CPU Init.
31
32
Progress
34
Progress
CPU Init.
36
Progress
CPU Init.
4F
Progress
DXE Initial Program Load(IPL)
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Action
PHASE
POST CODE
60
TYPE
DESCRIPTION
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
Progress
DXE Core Started
DXE NVRAM Init.
SB run-time init.
DXE CPU Init
61
62
63
68
NB Init.
DXE (Driver
69
NB Init.
Execution
6A
70
NB Init.
Environment) phase
SB Init.
71
SB Init.
72
SB Init.
78
ACPI Init.
79
CSM Init.
90
BDS started
91
Connect device event
PCI Bus Enumeration.
PCI Bus Enumeration.
PCI Bus Enumeration.
PCI Bus Enumeration.
PCI Bus Enumeration.
Console outout connect event
Console input connect event
AMI Super IO start
AMI USB Driver Init.
AMI USB Driver Init.
AMI USB Driver Init.
AMI USB Driver Init.
Legacy Option ROM Init.
Reset system
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
Normal boot
99
9A
9B
9C
9D
b2
BDS (Boot Device
Selection) phase
b3
b4
USB hotplug
b6
NVRAM clean up
NVRAM configuration reset
IDE, AHCI Init.
b7
A0
A1
A2
A3
A8
A9
AB
AD
AE
AA
AC
IDE, AHCI Init.
IDE, AHCI Init.
IDE, AHCI Init.
BIOS Setup Utility password verify
BIOS Setup Utility start
BIOS Setup Utility input wait
Ready to boot event
Legacy boot event
APIC mode
Operating system
phase
PIC mode
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доступний на: www.asus.com/support
Hrvatski ASUSTeK Computer Inc. ovim izjavljuje da je ovaj uređaj sukladan
s bitnim zahtjevima i ostalim odgovarajućim odredbama vezanih direktiva.
Cijeli tekst EU izjave o sukladnosti dostupan je na: www.asus.com/support
Türkçe AsusTek Computer Inc., bu aygıtın temel gereksinimlerle ve ilişkili
Yönergelerin diğer ilgili koşullarıyla uyumlu olduğunu beyan eder. AB
uygunluk bildiriminin tam metni şu adreste bulunabilir:
www.asus.com/support
Čeština Společnost ASUSTeK Computer Inc. tímto prohlašuje, že toto
zařízení splňuje základní požadavky a další příslušná ustanovení souvisejících
směrnic. Plné znění prohlášení o shodě EU je k dispozici na adrese:
www.asus.com/support
Bosanski ASUSTeK Computer Inc. ovim izjavljuje da je ovaj uređaj usklađen
sa bitnim zahtjevima i ostalim odgovarajućim odredbama vezanih direktiva.
Cijeli tekst EU izjave o usklađenosti dostupan je na: www.asus.com/support
Dansk ASUSTeK Computer Inc. erklærer hermed, at denne enhed er i
overensstemmelse med hovedkravene og andre relevante bestemmelser i de
relaterede direktiver. Hele EU-overensstemmelseserklæringen kan findes på:
www.asus.com/support
Nederlands ASUSTeK Computer Inc. verklaart hierbij dat dit apparaat
voldoet aan de essentiële vereisten en andere relevante bepalingen van
de verwante richtlijnen. De volledige tekst van de EU-verklaring van
conformiteit is beschikbaar op: www.asus.com/support
Eesti Käesolevaga kinnitab ASUSTeK Computer Inc, et see seade vastab
asjakohaste direktiivide oluliste nõuetele ja teistele asjassepuutuvatele
sätetele. EL vastavusdeklaratsiooni täielik tekst on saadaval järgmisel
aadressil: www.asus.com/support
Suomi ASUSTeK Computer Inc. ilmoittaa täten, että tämä laite on
asiaankuuluvien direktiivien olennaisten vaatimusten ja muiden tätä
koskevien säädösten mukainen. EU-yhdenmukaisuusilmoituksen koko teksti
on luettavissa osoitteessa: www.asus.com/support
Ελληνικά Με το παρόν, η AsusTek Computer Inc. δηλώνει ότι αυτή η
συσκευή συμμορφώνεται με τις θεμελιώδεις απαιτήσεις και άλλες σχετικές
διατάξεις των Οδηγιών της ΕΕ. Το πλήρες κείμενο της δήλωσης συμβατότητας
είναι διαθέσιμο στη διεύθυνση: www.asus.com/support
Magyar Az ASUSTeK Computer Inc. ezennel kijelenti, hogy ez az eszköz
megfelel a kapcsolódó Irányelvek lényeges követelményeinek és egyéb
vonatkozó rendelkezéseinek. Az EU megfelelőségi nyilatkozat teljes szövege
innen letölthető: www.asus.com/support
Latviski ASUSTeK Computer Inc. ar šo paziņo, ka šī ierīce atbilst saistīto
Direktīvu būtiskajām prasībām un citiem citiem saistošajiem nosacījumiem.
Pilns ES atbilstības paziņojuma teksts pieejams šeit: www.asus.com/support
Lietuvių „ASUSTeK Computer Inc.“ šiuo tvirtina, kad šis įrenginys atitinka
pagrindinius reikalavimus ir kitas svarbias susijusių direktyvų nuostatas. Visą
ES atitikties deklaracijos tekstą galima rasti: www.asus.com/support
Norsk ASUSTeK Computer Inc. erklærer herved at denne enheten er i
samsvar med hovedsaklige krav og andre relevante forskrifter i relaterte
direktiver. Fullstendig tekst for EU-samsvarserklæringen finnes på:
www.asus.com/support
Polski Firma ASUSTeK Computer Inc. niniejszym oświadcza, że
urządzenie to jest zgodne z zasadniczymi wymogami i innymi właściwymi
postanowieniami powiązanych dyrektyw. Pełny tekst deklaracji zgodności UE
jest dostępny pod adresem: www.asus.com/support
Português A ASUSTeK Computer Inc. declara que este dispositivo está em
conformidade com os requisitos essenciais e outras disposições relevantes
das Diretivas relacionadas. Texto integral da declaração da UE disponível em:
www.asus.com/support
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Appendix
ASUS contact information
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Address
Telephone
Fax
4F, No. 150, Li-Te Rd., Peitou, Taipei 112, Taiwan
+886-2-2894-3447
+886-2-2890-7798
http://www.asus.com
Web site
Technical Support
Telephone
+86-21-38429911
Fax
+86-21-58668722 ext: 9101
Online Support
http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Taiwan)
Address
Telephone
Fax
4F, No. 150, Li-Te Rd., Peitou, Taipei 112, Taiwan
+886-2-2894-3447
+886-2-2890-7798
http://www.asus.com
Web site
Technical Support
Telephone
+886-2-2894-3447 (0800-093-456)
Online Support
http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (China)
Address
Telephone
Fax
No. 5077, Jindu Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, China
+86-21-5442-1616
+86-21-5442-0099
http://www.asus.com.cn
Web site
Technical Support
Telephone
+86-20-2804-7506 (400-620-6655)
Online Support
http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx
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Z11PA-U12 Series
ASUS contact information
ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)
Address
Fax
800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539, USA
+1-510-608-4555
Web site
http://usa.asus.com
Technical Support
Support fax
+1-812-284-0883
General support
Online support
+1-812-282-2787
http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx
ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)
Address
Fax
Harkort Str. 21-23, 40880 Ratingen, Germany
+49-2102-959911
Web site
Online contact
http://www.asus.de
http://www.asus.de/sales
Technical Support
Telephone
+49-1805-010923
Support Fax
+49-2102-959911
Online support
http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx
ASUS Czech Service s.r.o. (Europe)
Address
Na Rovince 887, 720 00 Ostrava – Hrabová,
Czech Republic
+420-596766888
http://www.asus.cz
Telephone
Web site
Technical Support
Telephone
+420-596-766-891
Fax
+420-596-766-329
E-mail
Online Support
advance.rma.eu@asus.com
http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx
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Appendix
ASUS contact information
ASUS Holland BV (The Netherlands)
Address
Marconistraat 2, 7825GD EMMEN, The Netherlands
Web site
http://www.asus.com
Technical Support
Telephone
+31-(0)591-5-70292
Fax
+31-(0)591-666853
E-mail
Online Support
advance.rma.eu@asus.com
http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx
ASUS Polska Sp. z o.o. (Poland)
Address
Web site
Ul. Postępu 6, 02-676 Warszawa, Poland
http://pl.asus.com
Technical Support
Telephone
+48-225718033
Online Support
http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx
ASK-Service (Russia and CIS)
Address
г.Москва, ул. Орджоникидзе, д.10, Россия
Telephone
Web site
(495) 640-32-75
http://ru.asus.com
Technical Support
Telephone
Online Support
008-800-100-ASUS (008-800-100-2787)
https://www.asus.com/support/Product/ContactUs/Services/
questionform/?lang=ru-ru
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Z11PA-U12 Series
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a)
Responsible Party Name: Asus Computer International
Address: 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539.
Phone/Fax No: (510)739-3777/(510)608-4555
hereby declares that the product
Product Name : Motherboard
Model Number : Z11PA-U12/10G-2S
Conforms to the following specifications:
FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Unintentional Radiators
Supplementary Information:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
Representative Person’s Name :
Steve Chang / President
Signature :
Date :
Sep. 08, 2017
Ver. 170324
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Appendix
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a)
Responsible Party Name: Asus Computer International
Address: 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539.
Phone/Fax No: (510)739-3777/(510)608-4555
hereby declares that the product
Product Name : Motherboard
Model Number : Z11PA-U12
Conforms to the following specifications:
FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Unintentional Radiators
Supplementary Information:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
Representative Person’s Name :
Steve Chang / President
Signature :
Date :
Sep. 08, 2017
Ver. 170324
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Z11PA-U12 Series
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