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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.5 Onboard LED Indicators

1.6 I/O Panel

1.7 Block Diagram

Chapter 2 Installation

2.1 Screw Holes

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions

2.3 Installing the CPU

2.4 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

2.6 Expansion Slot (PCI Express Slot)

2.7 Jumper Setup

2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors

2.9 AC-IN / DC-IN Power Connections

2.10 Unit Identification purpose LED/Switch

2.11 Driver Installation Guide

2.12 Dual LAN and Teaming Operation Guide

2.13 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1)

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Page 2: ...mplied 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 agents...

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: ...allation Precautions 12 2 3 Installing the CPU 13 2 4 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 15 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 16 2 6 Expansion Slot PCI Express Slot 17 2 7 Jumper Setup 18 2 8 O...

Page 5: ...6 3 3 4 Storage Configuration 38 3 3 5 ACPI Configuration 39 3 3 6 USB Configuration 40 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration 41 3 3 8 Serial Port Console Redirection 42 3 3 9 H W Monitor 45 3 3 10 Runtime Err...

Page 6: ...e Support 67 4 1 Install Operating System 67 4 2 Support CD Information 67 4 2 1 Running The Support CD 67 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 67 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 67 4 2 4 Contact Information 67 Chapter 5 Troubles...

Page 7: ...cm Quick Installation Guide 1 x SATA Power Cable 80cm 1 x ATX 4P to 24P Power Cable 1 x Oculink to 4 SATA Cable 60cm 1 x Oculink to 4 SATA Cable 60cm Optional 1 x I O Shield 1 x Screw for M 2 Socket I...

Page 8: ...C246 2x OCULINK support 4x SATA or PCIEx4 from OCU1 4x SATA or PCIEx4 from OCU2 M 2 1x M 2 NGFF 2280 shared with one PCH SATA port PCIE x4 Gen3 from PCH HSIO14 17 Ethernet Interface 10000 1000 100 Mb...

Page 9: ...System BIOS BIOS Type 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS BIOS Features Plug and Play PnP ACPI 2 0 Compliance Wake Up Events SMBIOS 2 8 0 Support ASRock Rack Instant Flash Hardware Monitor Temperature CPU PCH D...

Page 10: ...70 C NOTE Please refer to our website for the latest specifications This motherboard supports Wake from on Board LAN To use this function please make sure that the Wake on Magic Packet from power off...

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 file to your USB flas...

Page 12: ...BMC 1 2 18 17 16 13 9 10 12 11 7 8 5 6 27 25 19 20 CHASSIS_ID0 23 TPM1 1 T 1 R 1 1 1 PWM_CFG1 SEC_OR1 22 21 24 1 PSU_SMB1 1 26 UID1 IPMI_LAN 1 DDR4_A1 64 bit 260 pin module DDR4_A2 64 bit 260 pin mod...

Page 13: ...Connector OCU1 11 Auxiliary Panel Header ITX_AUX_PANEL1 12 System Panel Header PANEL1 13 SATA SGPIO Connector SATA_SGPIO1 14 USB 3 0 Header USB3_3_4 15 SATA SGPIO Connector SATA_SGPIO2 16 PWM Configu...

Page 14: ...t 260 pin module DDR4_A2 64 bit 260 pin module DDR4_B1 64 bit 260 pin module DDR4_B2 64 bit 260 pin module 1 2 3 4 No Item Status Description 1 SB_PWR1_LED Green STB PWR ready 2 FAN_LED2 Red FAN2 fail...

Page 15: ...witch UID1 LAN Port LED Indications There are two LEDs on each LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications Dedicated IPMI LAN Port LED Indications Activity Link LED Speed...

Page 16: ...the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LED Indications Activity Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description Off No Link Off 100Mbps connection or no link Blinking Yellow Data Activity Oran...

Page 17: ...EAR FAN1 USB3 0 5 Gb s USB3 0 SuperSpeed USB 2 rear ports Type A HSIO 0 1 HSIO 4 5 USB 3 0 SuperSpeed USB 2 Front ports USB3 0 5 Gb s Rear VGA Port AUX panel header I2C DDR4 SODIMM DDR4 SODIMM Oculink...

Page 18: ...ER 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 by the ed...

Page 19: ...re are any bent pins in the socket Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found Otherwise the CPU will be seriously damaged 2 Unplug all power cables before installing th...

Page 20: ...14 English Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed The cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for after service 5 6 4...

Page 21: ...E3C246D4I 2T 15 English 2 4 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 C P U _ F A N...

Page 22: ...M slots 1 It is not allowed to install a DDR DDR2 or DDR3 memory module into a DDR4 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 2 The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will caus...

Page 23: ...ly is switched 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...

Page 24: ...placed on the pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are Short when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins Security Override Jumper 3 pin SEC_OR1 see p 6 No...

Page 25: ...switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart PLED System Power LED Connect to the power status indicat...

Page 26: ...supply and signal communication For DC IN 12V application it is not necessary to use this ATX 4 PIN power connector Caution Misconnection between the ATX4PIN1 and the SATAPWR1 con nectors may permane...

Page 27: ...4pin power connector of PSU and the ATX4PIN1 connector on the motherboard for power supply and signal communication USB 3 0 Header 19 pin USB3_3_4 see p 6 No 14 Besides two default USB 3 0 ports on th...

Page 28: ...No 13 7 pin SATA_SGPIO2 see p 6 No 15 1 SLOAD SCLOCK GND GND SDATAOUT The headers support Serial Link interface for onboard SATA connections Thermal Sensor Header 3 pin TR1 see p 6 No 18 1 TR1 TR1 GN...

Page 29: ...mperature Intelligent Platform Management Bus Header 4 pin IPMB1 see p 6 No 21 IPMB_SDA IPMB_SCL GND No connect This 4 pin connector is used to provide a cabled base board or front panel connection fo...

Page 30: ...ions between the motherboard and the power supply Connector DC IN ATX PSU 12V 8pin O O ATX 4pin X O with the bundled ATX 24pin to 4pin converter cable PSU 12V 8pin ATX 4pin via a 24pin to 4pin Convert...

Page 31: ...d the front rear UID blue LED indicator will be turned on Press the UID button again to turn off the indicator 2 11 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the su...

Page 32: ...ndles 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 is automa...

Page 33: ...the M 2_SSD NGFF Module Step 1 Prepare a M 2_SSD NGFF module and the screw 20o Step 2 Gently insert the M 2 NGFF SSD module into the M 2 slot Please be aware that the M 2 NGFF SSD module only fits in...

Page 34: ...rning the system off and then back on 3 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Item Description Main To set up the system time date information Advanced T...

Page 35: ...or 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 t...

Page 36: ...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 37: ...RAM Configuration Chipset Configuration Storage Configuration ACPI Configura tion USB Configuration Super IO Configuration Serial Port Console Redirection H W Monitor Runtime Error Logging Intel SPS C...

Page 38: ...nable OS VMM configuration of Launch Enclave Locked Allow owner to configure Launch Enclave Intel Hyper Threading Technology Intel Hyper Threading Technology allows multiple threads to run on each cor...

Page 39: ...O helps your virtual machine monitor better utilize hardware by improving application compatibility and reliability and providing additional levels of manageability security isolation and I O performa...

Page 40: ...el Turbo Boost Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Technology Turbo Boost Mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific conditions The default...

Page 41: ...E3C246D4I 2T 35 English 3 3 2 DRAM Configuration DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assign the appropriate frequency automatically...

Page 42: ...FX Select disable to disable the integrated graphics when an external graphics card is installed Select enable to keep the integrated graphics enabled at all times Onboard LAN1 and LAN2 Use this to en...

Page 43: ...rt This option enables or disables the ASPM support for OCULINK OCU2 Mode Selection Identify the OCU port is connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive Press Ctrl I to enter RAID ROM during UEF...

Page 44: ...ge Configuration Hard Disk S M A R T S M A R T stands for Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology It is a monitoring system for computer hard disk drives to detect and report on various indi...

Page 45: ...e or disable 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...

Page 46: ...40 English 3 3 6 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support Use this option to enable or disable legacy support for USB devices The default value is Enabled...

Page 47: ...this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port Change Settings Use this item to select an optimal setting for Super IO device SOL Port Configuration Use this item to set parameters of SOL SOL...

Page 48: ...ure Console Redirection Settings and specify how your computer and the host computer to which you are connected exchange information Terminal Type Use this item to select the preferred terminal emulat...

Page 49: ...data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can 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...

Page 50: ...hrough a serial port 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...

Page 51: ...y BMC If Manual is selected configure the items below FAN1 Select a fan mode for FAN or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature FAN2 Select a...

Page 52: ...tage This allows you to set duty cycle for each stage 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...

Page 53: ...or disable Runtime Error Logging System Memory Error Enabling Memory enabling and logging setup option PCI PCI Error Enabling Use this item to enable or disable PCI errors Corrected Error Enable Use...

Page 54: ...48 English 3 3 11 Intel SPS Configuration SPS screen displays the Intel SPS Configuration information such as Operational Firmware Version and Firmware State...

Page 55: ...E3C246D4I 2T 49 English 3 3 12 Intel R Bios Guard Technology Intel Bios Guard Support Use this to enable or disable Intel Bios Guard Support The default value is Disabled...

Page 56: ...isk 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 that the U...

Page 57: ...e for specified time out BMC starts at the same time when BIOS starts during AC power ON It takes around 90 seconds to initialize Host to BMC interfaces Inventory Support This will execute inventory f...

Page 58: ...g for error progress codes 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 this item t...

Page 59: ...c IP address 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 dynamicall...

Page 60: ...face 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 or go to...

Page 61: ...E3C246D4I 2T 55 English 3 4 2 BMC Tools Load BMC Default Settings Use this item to Load BMC Default Settings KCS Control Use this item to configure KCS Settings...

Page 62: ...o remove the password User Password Set or change the password for the user account Users are unable to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to remove the passw...

Page 63: ...ecure Boot keys Force System to Setup Mode clear all Secure Boot Variables Change takes effect after reboot Export Secure Boot variables Copy NVRAM content of Secure Boot variables to files in a root...

Page 64: ...cated UEFI Variable 3 EFI PE COFF Image SHA256 Key Source Factory External Mixed Key Exchange Keys Enroll Factory Defaults or load certificates from a file 1 Public Key Certificate in a EFI_SIGNATURE_...

Page 65: ...te in a EFI_SIGNATURE_LIST b EFI_CERT_X509 DER encoded c EFI_CERT_RSA2048 bin d EFI_CERT_SHA256 384 512 2 Authenticated UEFI Variable 3 EFI PE COFF Image SHA256 Key Source Factory External Mixed Autho...

Page 66: ...or load certificates from a file 1 Public Key Certificate in a EFI_SIGNATURE_LIST b EFI_CERT_X509 DER encoded c EFI_CERT_RSA2048 bin d EFI_CERT_SHA256 384 512 2 Authenticated UEFI Variable 3 EFI PE C...

Page 67: ...ntrols Legacy UEFI ROMs priority Boot From Onboard LAN 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 acti...

Page 68: ...go The 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 bo...

Page 69: ...n 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 both legacy and UEFI option ROM Launch Video OpROM Pol...

Page 70: ...64 English OCU1 Slot OpROM This option controls Legacy UEFI ROMs priority OCU2 Slot OpROM This option controls Legacy UEFI ROMs priority...

Page 71: ...Erase Event Log The options include No Yes Next reset and Yes Every 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 S...

Page 72: ...es and Exit When you select this option the following message 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...

Page 73: ...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 Menu does not...

Page 74: ...ault 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...

Page 75: ...f 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 relat...

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...

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