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E3C236D4I-44E85

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published August 2017

Copyright©2017 ASRock Rack INC. All rights reserved.

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Page 1: ...E3C236D4I 44E85 User Manual Version 1 0 Published August 2017 Copyright 2017 ASRock Rack INC All rights reserved...

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

Page 3: ...ockRack com or you may contact your dealer for further information ASRock Rack Incorporation 6F No 37 Sec 2 Jhongyang S Rd Beitou District Taipei City 112 Taiwan R O C The terms HDMI and HDMI High Def...

Page 4: ...Holes 13 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 13 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules SODIMM 14 2 4 Expansion Slot PCI Express Slot 16 2 5 Jumper Setup 17 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 20 2 7 Driver In...

Page 5: ...figuration 43 3 3 8 WHEA Configuration 44 3 3 9 Intel Server Platform Services 45 3 3 10 Super IO Configuration 46 3 3 11 Serial Port Console Redirection 47 3 3 12 H W Monitor 50 3 3 13 Intel TXT info...

Page 6: ...67 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 67 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 67 4 2 4 Contact Information 67 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 68 5 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 68 5 2 Technical Support Procedures 70 5 3 Returning Merchandi...

Page 7: ...x 6 7 in 17 02 cm x17 02 cm Support CD Quick Installation Guide 2 x SATA3 Cables 60 cm 1 x MINISAS Cable 12G 60cm 1 x SATA Power Cable 80cm 1 x I O shield 1 x Screw for M 2 Socket If any items are mi...

Page 8: ...slot Storage SATA Controller C236 6 x SATA3 6Gb s support RAID 0 1 5 10 Ethernet Interface 1000 100 10 Mbps LAN 4 x RJ45 GLAN by Intel i350AM4 1 x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN port Supports Wake On LAN Su...

Page 9: ...IO 2 COM Header 1 SATA DOM 1 NMI button 1 Front Panel 4 1rst 1pwrbtn 1hddled 1pwrled BMC_SMBUS 1 M 2 1 2242 IPMB Header 1 System BIOS BIOS Type 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS BIOS Features Plug and Play Pn...

Page 10: ...ption to Disabled Environment Temperature Operation temperature 10 C 35 C Non operation temperature 40 C 70 C NOTE Please refer to our website for the latest specifications This motherboard supports W...

Page 11: ...is 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 file to your USB fla...

Page 12: ...7 1 1 SPEAKER1 AUX_PANEL1 1 1 1 1 1 1 BIOS ROM NUT30 NUT42 M2_1 HDMI1 VGA1 USB3_5 2 3 30 31 E3C236D4I 44E LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 USB 3 0 T USB2 B USB1 IPMI LAN IPMB1 BMC_SMB1 1 1 REAR_FAN1 1 1 SATA_PWR1...

Page 13: ...ocket M2_1 15 SATA SGPIO Connector SATA_SGPIO1 16 SATA3 Connector SATA_1 17 SATA3 DOM Connector SATA_0 18 MINI SAS HD Connector MINI SAS HD 19 SATA DOM Power Jumper SATAPWR1 20 Thermal Sensor Header T...

Page 14: ...8 English No Description 35 Intelligent Platform Management Bus header IPMB_1 36 BMC SMBus Header BMC_SMB1 37 LAN LED Connector LED_LAN_3_4 38 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1...

Page 15: ...module 1 1 1 PCIE7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 BIOS ROM M2_1 HDMI1 VGA1 E3C236D4I 44E LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 USB 3 0 T USB2 B USB1 IPMI LAN 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 BMC PCH i350 AM4 1 1 SPI_ CON1 Super I O 1 5 2 3 4...

Page 16: ...h UID1 5 LAN RJ 45 Port LAN1 LAN Port LED Indications There 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 Ac...

Page 17: ...LAN port LED indications LAN Port LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 LED Indications Activity Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description Off No Link Off 10M bps connection or no link Blinking Yellow D...

Page 18: ...M 2 Slot SATA_1 SIO Nuvoton NC5573D HDMI 1 4 COM Port 24MHz PCI E x4 Intel I350 AM4 USB3 0 SuperSpeed USB 2 Front Ports USB3 0 SuperSpeed USB TYPE A USB 3 0 5Gb s USB 3 0 5Gb s Quick Switch SATA_0 SAT...

Page 19: ...city NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the compo nents 3 Hold components b...

Page 20: ...ation you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip type DDR4 SO DIMM pairs 2 It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology with only one or three memory module ins...

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Page 22: ...witched off or the power cord 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 sys...

Page 23: ...he illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are Short when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins ME Recovery Jumper 3 pin ME_RECOVERY1 see p 6 No 10 ME Recovery Mode Normal Mode Default...

Page 24: ...SSIS_ID1 see p 6 No 22 Chassis ID2 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID2 see p 6 No 23 Reserved for system level use Reserved for system level use Chassis ID0 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID0 see p 6 No 21 Chassis ID1 Jum...

Page 25: ...on the SATA DOM Power Jumper SATAPWR1 from pins 2 3 default to pins 1 2 If the connected SATA DOM does NOT require 5V power supply connect the SATA DOM power cable to the SATA DOM power header SATA_P...

Page 26: ...restart PLED System Power LED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the system is operating The LED is off when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered...

Page 27: ...B Internet status indicator 2 pin LAN1_LED LAN2_LED These two 2 pin headers allow you to use the Gigabit internet indicator cable to connect to the LAN status indicator When this indicator flickers i...

Page 28: ...data cables for internal storage devices with up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate USB 3 0 Connector USB3_5 see p 6 No 31 USB 3 0 Header 19 pin USB3_3_4 see p 6 No 13 Besides two default USB 3 0 ports o...

Page 29: ...Control ATX Power Connector 24 pin ATXPWR1 see p 6 No 2 1 3V 3V GND GND 5V 5V GND PWROK_PS 5VSB 12V 12V 3V 3V 12V GND PSON GND GND GND 5V 5V 5V GND N A 12 24 13 This motherboard provides a 24 pin ATX...

Page 30: ...R1 GND Please connect the thermal sensor cable to either pin 1 2 or pin 2 3 and the other end to the device which you wish to monitor its temperature Clear CMOS Pad CLRMOS1 see p 6 No 11 CLRMOS1 allow...

Page 31: ...der NMI_BTN1 see p 6 No 26 1 CONTROL GND Please connect a NMI device to this header Intelligent Platform Management Bus Header 4 pin IPMB1 see p 6 No 35 IPMB_SDA IPMB_SCL GND No connect This 4 pin con...

Page 32: ...insert the support CD to your optical drive first Then the drivers compatible to your system can be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please follow the order from top to bottom t...

Page 33: ...apter handles all non TCP IP traffic The Secondary adapter will receive fallback traffic if the primary fails If the Preferred Primary adapter fails but is later restored to an active status control i...

Page 34: ...a M 2 Socket M2_1 supports a M 2 SATA3 6 0 Gb s module or a M 2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 32Gb s Installing the M 2_SSD NGFF Module Step 1 Prepare a M 2_SSD NGFF module and the screw 2 1 NUT30...

Page 35: ...NUT30 NUT42 Step 4 Peel off the yellow protective film on the nut to be used Hand tighten the standoff into the desired nut location on the motherboard NUT30 NUT30 NUT42 Step 5 Align and gently inser...

Page 36: ...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 Boot To set up the default sys...

Page 37: ...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 38: ...2 Main Screen Once you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview The Main screen provides system overview information and allows you to set the system t...

Page 39: ...set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration Memory Configuration Chipset Configuration Storage Configuration NVMe Configura tion ACPI Configuration USB Configuration WHEA Configur...

Page 40: ...is improved Active Processor Cores Select the number of cores to enable in each processor package CPU C States Support Enable CPU C States Support for power saving It is recommended to keep C3 C6 and...

Page 41: ...e subsequent cache line while retrieving the currently requested cache line Enable for better performance CPU AES Use this to enable or disable CPU Advanced Encryption Standard instructions Intel Spee...

Page 42: ...y Configuration DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assign the appropriate frequency automatically ECC Support Use this item to enable or di...

Page 43: ...is to enable or disable the Onboard VGA function The default value is Auto This item is not available when the Primary Graphic Adapter is set to Onboard VGA or Onboard Hdmi Top of Lower Usable Dram Ma...

Page 44: ...he ASPM support for all PCH DMI devices Aperture Size Use this item to select the Aperture Size Note Above 4GB MMIO BIOS assignment is automatically enabled when selecting 2048MB aperture Ti use this...

Page 45: ...rd LAN 4 feature Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power recovers If Power On...

Page 46: ...unit Please press CTRL I to enter RAID ROM during UEFI POST process SATA Aggressive Link Power Management SATA Aggressive Link Power Management allows SATA devices to enter a low power state during p...

Page 47: ...E3C236D4I 44E85 41 English 3 3 5 NVMe Configuration The NVMe Configuration displays the NVMe controller and Drive information...

Page 48: ...isable PCIE devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm...

Page 49: ...se this option to enable or disable legacy support for USB devices The default value is Enabled PS 2 Simulator Enable PS 2 Simulator This should be enabled for the complete USB keyboard legacy support...

Page 50: ...44 English 3 3 8 WHEA Configuration WHEA Support Use this item to enable or disable Windows Hardware Error Architecture...

Page 51: ...E3C236D4I 44E85 45 English 3 3 9 Intel Server Platform Services Displays the information of the Intel server platform services...

Page 52: ...ort Use this item to enable or disable the serial port Serial Port Address Use this item to select an optimal setting for Super IO device SOL Configuration Use this item to set SOL configuration SOL P...

Page 53: ...Settings and specify how your computer and the host computer to which you are connected exchange information Both computers should hhave the same or compatible settings Terminal Type Use this item to...

Page 54: ...be sent to restart the flow Hardware flow uses two wires to send start stop signals The options include None and Hardware RTS CTS VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Use this item to enable or disable the VT UT...

Page 55: ...Terminal Type Use this item to select the preferred terminal emulation type for out of band management It is recommended to select VT UTF8 Option Description VT100 ASCII character set VT100 Extended V...

Page 56: ...lled by BMC If Manual is selected configure the items below CPU_FAN1 This allows you to set the CPU fan1 s speed The default value is Smart Fan REAR_FAN 1 This allows you to set the rear fan 1 s speed...

Page 57: ...glish Smart Fan Temp Control Smart Fan Temp x x means 1 to 11 stage This allows you to set temperature for each stage Watch Dog Timer This allows you to enable or disable the Watch Dog Timer The defau...

Page 58: ...52 English 3 3 13 Intel TXT information Intel TXT LT Support Use this item to enable or disable Intel R TXT LT support...

Page 59: ...floppy disk or hard drive and launch this tool then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other compli cated flash utility Please be noted th...

Page 60: ...Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0XFFFF means indefinite waiting Bootu...

Page 61: ...default value is Enabled AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots pl...

Page 62: ...rity Launch Storage OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only Select Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only Select Do not launch to not execute...

Page 63: ...E3C236D4I 44E85 57 English PCIE M2_1 Slot OpROM This option controls Legacy UEFI ROMs priority...

Page 64: ...settings in the UEFI Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password User Password Set or change the password for the user account Users are unable to change the settings in the UE...

Page 65: ...E3C236D4I 44E85 59 English Install Default Secure Boot Keys Please install default secure boot keys if it s the first time you use secure boot...

Page 66: ...y reset If Yes is selected all logged events will be erased When Log is Full Use this item to choose options for reactions to a full Smbios Event Log The options include Do Nothing and Erase Immediate...

Page 67: ...E3C236D4I 44E85 61 English View Smbios Event Log Press Enter to view the Smbios Event Log records All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted...

Page 68: ...7 Server Mgmt Wait For BMC Wait For BMC response for specified time out In PILOTII BMC starts at the same time when BIOS starts during AC power ON It takes around 30 seconds to initialize Host to BMC...

Page 69: ...ll features of System Event Logging during boot Erase SEL Use this to choose options for earsing SEL When SEL is Full Use this to choose options for reactions to a full SEL Log EFI Status Codes Use th...

Page 70: ...dress toggle to Yes and the changes take effect after the system reboots The default value is No Configuration Address Source Select to configure BMC network parameters statically or dynamically by BI...

Page 71: ...b interface is Username admin Password admin For more instructions on how to set up remote control environment and use the IPMI man agement platform please refer to the IPMI Configuration User Guide o...

Page 72: ...sage Discard changes and exit setup will pop out Press ESC key or select Yes to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option the following message...

Page 73: ...tains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard s features 4 2 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automaticall...

Page 74: ...ult settings 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 r...

Page 75: ...if the battery on the motherboard provides 3VDC Install a new battery if it does not 2 Confirm whether your power supply provides adaquate and stable power Other problems 1 Try searching keywords rel...

Page 76: ...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 77: ...it is required to install Net Framework Please follow the steps below to enable Net Framework feature on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 6 1 Installing Net Framework 3 5 1 For Server 2008 R2 1 Doubl...

Page 78: ...72 English 3 Check the box next to Net Framework 3 5 1 and then click Next 4 Click Next to continue...

Page 79: ...E3C236D4I 44E85 73 English 5 Click Install to start installing Net Framework 3 5 1 6 After the installation completes click Close...

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