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C2X50D4I Series

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Chapter  1  Introduction

hank you for purchasing ASRock Rack 

C2X50D4I Series

 motherboard, a reliable 

motherboard produced under ASRock Rack’s consistently stringent quality control. 

It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock Rack’s 

commitment to quality and endurance.

In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contains introduction of the motherboard and step-

by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contains the coniguration 

guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.    

1.1  Package Contents

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ASRock Rack C2550D4I / C2750D4I / C Motherboard 

(Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm)

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Support  CD

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User Manual

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6 x Serial ATA (SATA) Cables (Optional)

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1 x I/O Shield

If any items are missing or appear damaged, contact your authorized dealer.

Because the motherboard speciications and the BIOS sotware might  be updated, the con-
tent of this manual will be subject to change without  notice. In case any modiications of 
this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock Rack website without 
further notice. You may  ind the latest memory and CPU support lists on ASRock Rack 
website as well. ASRock Rack’s Website: www.ASRockRack.com 
 
If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for 
speciic information about the model you are using.  
http://www.asrockrack.com/support/

Summary of Contents for C2 50D4I Series

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Page 2: ...or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or itness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock Rack its directors oicers employees or agent...

Page 3: ...ant to know more about ASRock Rack you re welcome to visit ASRock Rack s website at www ASRockRack com or you may contact your dealer for further information ASRock Rack Incorporation 6F No 37 Sec 2 J...

Page 4: ...stallation Precautions 13 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 14 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI Express Slots 16 2 5 Jumper Setup 17 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 18 2 7 Unit Identiication purpose L...

Page 5: ...Chipset Coniguration 42 3 5 4 System Event Log 44 3 6 Server Management 45 3 7 Event Logs 48 3 8 Security Screen 49 3 9 Boot Screen 50 3 10 Exit Screen 52 Chapter 4 Software Support 53 4 1 Install Ope...

Page 6: ...5 3 Returning Merchandise for Service 56 Chapter 6 Net Framework Installation Guide 57 6 1 Installing Net Framework 3 5 1 For Server 2008 R2 57...

Page 7: ...2750D4I Motherboard Mini ITX Form Factor 6 7 in x 6 7 in 17 0 cm x 17 0 cm Support CD User Manual 6 x Serial ATA SATA Cables Optional 1 x I O Shield If any items are missing or appear damaged contact...

Page 8: ...ot PCIe 2 0 x 8 1 slot x8 mode Storage SATA Controller C2750D4I C2750D4I Intel C2750 2 x SATA3 6 0 Gb s 4 x SATA2 3 0 Gb s C2550D4I Intel C2550 2 x SATA3 6 0 Gb s 4 x SATA2 3 0 Gb s Additional SATA Co...

Page 9: ...r 1 Fan Header 6 x 4 pin ATX Power 1 24 pin USB 2 0 Header 1 support 1 via headers or 2 via headers controlled by USB_ SEL1 and USB_SEL2 jumper Front Panel 1 System BIOS BIOS Type 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal...

Page 10: ...below 2 CFM Cubic Feet per Minute for bet ter ventilation Since Intel Edisonville platform does not support RSTe feature it is decided by OS inbox driver behavior he Avoton processor integrated I O s...

Page 11: ...s utility you can press the F6 key during the POST or the F2 key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Rack Instant Flash Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS ile to your USB lash...

Page 12: ...ED1 LAN1 LAN2 Top IPMI LAN USB 2 0 T USB_0 B USB_1 NMI_BTN1 1 IPMB_1 1 USB_2 3 1 TPMS1 1 1 AUX_PANEL1 CPU_FAN2 SATA_0 7 20 21 22 25 23 24 C2750D4I DDR3_B1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR3_B2 64 bit 240 pin...

Page 13: ...LAN1 LAN2 Top IPMI LAN USB 2 0 T USB_0 B USB_1 NMI_BTN1 1 IPMB_1 1 USB_2 3 1 TPMS1 1 1 AUX_PANEL1 CPU_FAN2 SATA_0 7 20 21 22 25 23 24 C2750D4I DDR3_B1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR3_B2 64 bit 240 pin mod...

Page 14: ..._0 B USB_1 NMI_BTN1 1 IPMB_1 1 USB_2 3 1 TPMS1 1 1 AUX_PANEL1 SATA_0 7 C2550D4I DDR3_B1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR3_B2 64 bit 240 pin module SATA_1 SATA_2 SATA_3 SATA_4 SATA_5 BMC_SMB_2 1 BMC_SMB_1 1 B...

Page 15: ...te 13 System Panel Header PANEL1 14 SATA3 Connector SATAIII_M2 White 15 SATA3 Connector SATAIII_M3 White 16 Front Fan Connector FRNT_FAN2 17 Front Fan Connector FRNT_FAN1 18 TPM Header TPMS1 19 USB Se...

Page 16: ...SW_LED1 4 USB 2 0 Ports USB_0 1 LAN Port LED Indications here are two LED next to the LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications Dedicated IPMI LAN Port LED Indications...

Page 17: ...ow for the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LAN1 LAN2 LED Indications Activity Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description Of No Link Of 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Of 100Mb...

Page 18: ...1333 1600 Channel A PCI_E BUS 100MHz 100MHz SATA_5 SATA_0 SATA_2 SATA_4 SATA_1 SATA_3 SATA BUS PEX8608 PCIE x2 100MHz Marvell 9230 PCIE x1 PCIE x1 PCIE x1 Marvell 9172 BMC AST2300 INTEL I210 PCIE x1...

Page 19: ...Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the compo nents 3 Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall any com...

Page 20: ...you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip type DDR3 DIMM pairs 2 It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology with only one or three memory module installed 3...

Page 21: ...C2X50D4I Series 15 English 1 2 3...

Page 22: ...is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Step 2 Remove the system unit cover if your mother...

Page 23: ...rt If no jumper cap is placed on the pins the jumper is Open he illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are Short when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins USB Selection Jumper 3 pin U...

Page 24: ...vices he current SATA3 interface allows up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA2 Connectors SATA_2 No 30 SATA_3 No 29 SATA_4 No 28 SATA_5 No 27 hese four Serial ATA2 SATA2 connectors support SATA...

Page 25: ...drive is reading or writing data he front panel design may difer by chassis A front panel module mainly consists of power switch reset switch power LED hard drive activity LED speaker and etc When con...

Page 26: ...Control A Front panel SMBus connecting pin 6 1 pin FPSMB his header allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus equipment It can be used for communication between peripheral equipment in the sys...

Page 27: ...to Pin 1 3 For more details please refer to the Cooler QVL list on the ASRock Rack website ATX Power Connector 24 pin ATXPWR1 No 1 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector hough this mothe...

Page 28: ...Button Header 2 pin NMI_BTN1 see p 13 or 15 No 21 1 CONTROL POWER Please connect a NMI device to this header BMC SMB Headers 5 pin BMC_SMB_1 No 26 5 pin BMC_SMB_2 No 25 5 pin BMC_SMB_3 No 20 his head...

Page 29: ...pressed the front rear UID blue LED indicator will be turned on Press the UID button again to turn of the indicator 2 8 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert th...

Page 30: ...Menu Bar he top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Item Description Main To set up the system time date information Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI features H W Monitor To...

Page 31: ...for the selected items Tab Switch to next function Enter To bring up the selected screen PGUP Go to the previous page PGDN Go to the next page HOME Go to the top of the screen END Go to the bottom of...

Page 32: ...2 Main Screen Once you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview he Main screen provides system overview information and allows you to set the system ti...

Page 33: ...nvenient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering operating systems irst like MS DOS or Windows Just save the new UEFI ile to your USB lash drive loppy disk or hard drive and...

Page 34: ...asy RAID Installer can help you to copy the RAID driver from a support CD to your USB storage device Ater copying the RAID driver to your USB storage device please change SATA Mode to RAID then you ca...

Page 35: ...TAIII Use this to enable or disable Marvell SATA Boot ROM Marvell 9172 SATA3_M0_M1 Operation his item is for Marvell 9172 SATA3_M0 and M1 ports Use this to select Marvell SATA3 mode Coniguration optio...

Page 36: ...gh Precision Event Timer for better performance PCIE Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCIE devices to turn on the system from the power sot of mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item...

Page 37: ...r IO Coniguration Deep Sleep Use this to conigure Deep Sleep he default value is Disabled Serial Port 1 Coniguration Use this item to conigure the onboard serial port 1 SOL Coniguration Use this item...

Page 38: ...lish 3 3 5 Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection Use this option to enable or disable Console Redirection Console Redirection Settings Use this option to conigure Console Redirection Set...

Page 39: ...Series 33 English 3 3 6 PCI Subsystem Settings Above 4G Decoding Use this option to enable or disable 64bit capable devices to be decoded in above 4G address space only if system supports 64bit PCI d...

Page 40: ...PCI Express as the boot graphic adapter priority he default value is PCI Express Onboard VGA his allows you to enable or disable the Onboard VGA feature Onboard LAN1 his allows you to enable or disabl...

Page 41: ...C2X50D4I Series 35 English 3 3 8 Voltage DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage he default value is Auto...

Page 42: ...fan 1 he default value is Smart Fan CPU_FAN2 Setting his allows you to set the speed of CPU fan 2 he default value is Smart Fan REAR_FAN1 Setting his allows you to set the speed of REAR Fan 1 he defa...

Page 43: ...C2X50D4I Series 37 English Watch Dog Timer his allows you to enable or disable the Watch Dog Timer he default value is Disabled...

Page 44: ...glish 3 5 IntelRCSetup In this section you may set the conigurations for the following items Processor Con iguration North Bridge Chipset Coniguration South Bridge Chipset Coniguration and System Even...

Page 45: ...pport of CPU C State No Execute Memory Protection Processors with No Execution Memory Protection Technology may prevent certain classes of malicious bufer overlow attacks Intel Virtualization Technolo...

Page 46: ...Turbo Boost Mode Technology Turbo Boost Mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in speciic conditions he default value is Enabled Active Processor Cores Use this item to select...

Page 47: ...e fast boot which skips memory training and attempts to boot using last known good coniguration DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assign t...

Page 48: ...tion Restore on AC Power Loss Select the power state ater a power failure If Power Of is selected the power will remain of when the power recovers If Power On is selected the system will start to boot...

Page 49: ...this item to conigure SATA Aggressive Link Power Management SATA_x Depending on how many SATA ports you have you will see SATA_x x means number listed on the screen with its status indicated as SATA...

Page 50: ...44 English 3 5 4 System Event Log Whea Settings Use this option to conigure Windows Hardware Error Architecture...

Page 51: ...ot BMC Network Coniguration Press Enter to conigure BMC Network parameters Coniguration Address Source Select to conigure BMC network parameters statically or dynamically by BIOS or BMC Coniguration o...

Page 52: ...C network parameters using the BMC web interface select Unspeciied option BMC Mac Backup Tool Use this to restore BMC Mac from the backup When Dynamic or Static is selected do NOT modify the BMC netwo...

Page 53: ...Web Page LAN1 Port NCSI Lan Channel 1 eth0 IPMI Port Lan Channel 2 eth1 BIOS Menu Server Mgmt tab IPMI Web Page Coniguration Network Settings For more instructions on how to set up remote control env...

Page 54: ...48 English 3 7 Event Logs Change Smbios Event Log Settings his allows you to conigure the Smbios Event Log Settings View Smbois Event Log his allows you to view the Smbios Event Log...

Page 55: ...ssword Set or change the password for the administrator account Only the administrator has authority to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to remove the passw...

Page 56: ...ivation key Bootup Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function ater boot up PCI ROM Priority Use this item to adjust PCI ROM Priority he default value i...

Page 57: ...M Parameters Use this option to conigure the parameters of OpROM execution boot options ilter etc Boot Option Filter Use this option to control what devices system can boot to Coniguration options UEF...

Page 58: ...rd Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message Discard changes and exit setup will pop out Select Yes to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes W...

Page 59: ...features 4 2 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main...

Page 60: ...3 Check the settings of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply 4 Verify if the battery on the motherboard provides 3VDC Install a new battery if it does not If there is no video 1 Try replugging the...

Page 61: ...if the battery on the motherboard provides 3VDC Install a new battery if it does not 2 Conirm whether your power supply provides adaquate and stable power Other problems 1 Try searching keywords rela...

Page 62: ...f your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required By calling your vendor or going to our RMA website http event asrockrack com tsd asp you may obtain a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA...

Page 63: ...it is required to install Net Framework Please follow the steps below to enable Net Framework feature on Microsot Windows Server 2008 R2 6 1 Installing Net Framework 3 5 1 For Server 2008 R2 1 Double...

Page 64: ...58 English 3 Check the box next to Net Framework 3 5 1 and then click Next 4 Click Next to continue...

Page 65: ...59 5 Click Install to start installing Net Framework 3 5 1 6 Ater the installation completes click Close...

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