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EP2C612D16HM

EP2C612D16HM-2T

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published September 2016

Summary of Contents for EP2C612D16HM

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 agen...

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: ...ation Precautions 15 2 3 Installing the CPU 16 2 4 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 19 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 20 2 6 Expansion Slot PCI Express Slot 23 2 7 Jumper Setup 24 2 8 Onbo...

Page 5: ...6 3 3 6 USB Configuration 48 3 3 7 System Configuration 49 3 3 8 Hard Disk S M A R T Settings 51 3 3 9 3rd Storage Configuration 52 3 3 10 H W Monitor 53 3 3 11 WHEA Configuration 55 3 3 12 Instant Fl...

Page 6: ...Support CD Information 80 4 2 1 Running The Support CD 80 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 80 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 80 4 2 4 Contact Information 80 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 81 5 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 81 5 2...

Page 7: ...tents ASRock Rack EP2C612D16HM EP2C612D16HM 2T Motherboard Half Form Factor 18 6 in x 6 5 in 47 2 cm x 16 51 cm Support CD User Manual If any items are missing or appear damaged contact your authorize...

Page 8: ...oltage 1 2V DIMM Sizes RDIMM 32GB 16GB 8GB 4GB LRDIMM 64GB 32GB Expansion Slot PCIe 3 0 x 16 1 slot M 2 1 slot Storage SATA Controller Intel C612 10 x SATA3 8 from mini SAS HD connector support RAID 0...

Page 9: ...des chassis intrusion location button LED front LAN LED TPM Header 1 IPMB Header 1 Fan Header 2 x CPU Fans ATX Power 1 24 pin 2 8 pin USB 3 0 Header 1 supports 2 USB 3 0 ports Type A USB 3 0 Port 1 Me...

Page 10: ...t Virtual VMWare ESXi 5 5 Please refer to our website for the latest OS support list Environment Temperature Operation temperature 10 C 35 C Non operation temperature 40 C 70 C This motherboard suppor...

Page 11: ...With this 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...

Page 12: ...le Blue DDR4_B2 64 bit 288 pin module White DDR4_D2 64 bit 288 pin module White DDR4_D1 64 bit 288 pin module Blue DDR4_C2 64 bit 288 pin module White DDR4_C1 64 bit 288 pin module Blue MEZZ_1 LAN2 IP...

Page 13: ...B2 64 bit 288 pin module White DDR4_D2 64 bit 288 pin module White DDR4_D1 64 bit 288 pin module Blue DDR4_C2 64 bit 288 pin module White DDR4_C1 64 bit 288 pin module Blue MEZZ_1 LAN2 IPMI_ LAN1 BMC...

Page 14: ...DIMM Slots DDR4_C1 DDR4_D1 Blue 16 2 x 288 pin DDR4 DIMM Slots DDR4_C2 DDR4_D2 White 17 LGA 2011 CPU Socket R3 Narrow ILM CPU_2 18 2 x 288 pin DDR4 DIMM Slots DDR4_E1 DDR4_F1 Blue 19 2 x 288 pin DDR4...

Page 15: ...S_ID_0_1 37 ME Recovery Jumper ME_RECOVERY1 38 Descriptor Security Override Jumper J100 39 Front LAN LED Connector FRONT_LED_LAN34 40 Non Maskable Interrupt Button NMI_BTN1 41 Mezzanine Card Slot MEZZ...

Page 16: ..._B2 64 bit 288 pin module White DDR4_D2 64 bit 288 pin module White DDR4_D1 64 bit 288 pin module Blue DDR4_C2 64 bit 288 pin module White DDR4_C1 64 bit 288 pin module Blue MEZZ_1 LAN2 IPMI_ LAN1 BMC...

Page 17: ...612D16HM EP2C612D16HM 2T 11 English No Status Description 1 Amber Rear_FAN2 failed 2 Green BMC heartbeat LED 3 Amber CPU_FAN1 failed 4 Amber CPU_FAN2 failed 5 Green STB PWR ready 6 Amber Rear_FAN1 fai...

Page 18: ...3 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_1_2 6 UID Switch UID Note 1 LAN1 supports NCSI 2 System air flow is required for cooling the onboard Intel Ethernet Controller X540 heat sink LAN Port LED Indications There are t...

Page 19: ...Status Description Status Description Off 10Mbps connection or no link Off No Link Yellow 100Mbps connection Blinking Green Data Activity Green 1Gbps connection On Link 10G For EP2C612D16HM 2T Speed...

Page 20: ...14 English 1 7 Block Diagram EP2C612D16HM EP2C612D16HM 2T...

Page 21: ...therboard settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any components 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard s components due to static electricity NEVER place your motherboard d...

Page 22: ...or if there 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 inst...

Page 23: ...EP2C612D16HM EP2C612D16HM 2T 17 English A 3 B 4 5...

Page 24: ...18 English The cover must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service 6 A B 7 8 B A...

Page 25: ...g the CPU Fan and Heatsink C P U _ F A N 1 2 CPU fan for narrow ILM socket Support an active or passive heatsink Before you installed the heatsink you need to spray thermal interface material between...

Page 26: ...ry module into a DDR4 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 2 For dual channel configuration you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip type DDR4 DIMM pa...

Page 27: ...16HM EP2C612D16HM 2T 21 English The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientatio...

Page 28: ...make sure to install DIMMs into DDR4_A DDR4_B DDR4_C or DDR4_D slot s 1 CPU Configuration CPU1 A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2 1 DIMM 2 DIMMS 4 DIMMS 8 DIMMS 2 CPU Configuration CPU1 A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2 1...

Page 29: ...on card please make sure that the power supply 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 befo...

Page 30: ...p is placed on these 2 pins ME Recovery Jumper 3 pin ME_RECOVERY1 see p 6 or p 7 No 37 Normal Mode Default ME Recovery Mode NCSI Mode Jumper 3 pin NCSI_SEL1 see p 6 or p 7 No 11 NCSI is set to onboard...

Page 31: ...K1 see p 6 or p 7 No 8 PMBus loads the data via BMC chip Default PMBus loads the data via PCH chip Chassis ID0 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID_0_1 see p 6 or p 7 No 36 Chassis ID1 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID_1_1...

Page 32: ...al 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 powe...

Page 33: ...equipment in the system which has slower transmission rates and power management equipment B Internet status indicator 2 pin LAN1_LED LAN2_LED These two 2 pin headers allow you to use the Gigabit inte...

Page 34: ...ee p 6 or p 7 No 28 USB 3 0 Header 19 pin USB3_3_4 see p 6 or p 7 No 26 Besides two default USB 3 0 ports on the I O panel there is one USB 3 0 header on this motherboard This USB 3 0 header can suppo...

Page 35: ...VOLTAGE 1 2 3 4 FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL FAN_VOLTAGE GND 4 3 2 1 Please connect fan cables to the fan connectors and match the black wire to the ground pin All fans support Fan Control TPM Header 1...

Page 36: ...his 4 pin connector is used to provide a cabled base board or front panel connection for value added features and 3rd party add in cards such as Emergency Management cards that provide management feat...

Page 37: ...pressed the front rear UID blue LED indicator will be truned on Press the UID button again to turn off the indicator 2 10 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert...

Page 38: ...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 39: ...le or a M 2 PCI Express module up to Gen 3 x4 32 Gb s The M 2_SSD NGFF Socket 3 supports SSD drives Please note that the WiFi or other non SSD M 2 modules are not supported Installing the M 2_SSD NGFF...

Page 40: ...D A 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 B C A A B C D Step 5 Align and gently insert the M 2 NG...

Page 41: ...Plextor PX G256M6e ADATA AXNS381E 256GM B SanDisk SD6PP4M 128G Crucial CT120M500SSD4 120G SanDisk SD6PP4M 256G Crucial CT240M500SSD4 240G Samsung XP941 512G MZHPU512HCGL Intel SSDSCKGW080A401 80G Kin...

Page 42: ...bar with the following selections Item Description Main To set up the system time date information Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI features IntelRCSetup For Intel CPU and chipset settings Server...

Page 43: ...option 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 bot...

Page 44: ...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 45: ...en In this section you may set the configurations for the following items ACPI Configura tion Configure Super IO Settings Serial Port Console Redirection CSM Parameters Trusted Computing USB Configura...

Page 46: ...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 47: ...P2C612D16HM 2T 41 English 3 3 2 Configure Super IO Settings SOL Configuration SOL Port Use this item to enable or disable the SOL port SOL Port Address Use this item to select an optimal setting for S...

Page 48: ...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 emulation...

Page 49: ...t 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 Key Support Use this item to enable or disa...

Page 50: ...100 Extended VT100 that supports color and function keys VT UTF8 UTF8 encoding is used to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes ANSI Extended ASCII character set Bits Per Second Use this item to sele...

Page 51: ...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 both legacy and UEFI option ROM...

Page 52: ...Schedule an Operation for the Security Device NOTE Your computer will reboot during restart in order to change State of the Device Platform Hierarchy Use this item to enable or disable Platform Hiera...

Page 53: ...evice Select TPM 1 2 will restrict support to TPM 1 2 devices TPM 2 0 will restrict support to TPM 2 0 devices Auto will support both with the default set to TPM 2 0 devices If TPM 2 0 devices are not...

Page 54: ...ptions Enabled Disabled Auto and Smart Auto If Auto is selected all USB ports work as USB3 0 after boot to OS If Smart Auto is selected all USB ports work as USB3 0 after boot to OS and work as USB2 0...

Page 55: ...oard LAN1 LAN2 This allows you to enable or disable both the Onboard LAN 1 LAN 2 features Above 4G Decoding Enable or disable 64bit capable Devices to be decoded in Above 4G Address Space only if the...

Page 56: ...an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power reco...

Page 57: ...6HM 2T 51 English 3 3 8 Hard Disk S M A R T Settings Hard Disk S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature Configuration option...

Page 58: ...52 English 3 3 9 3rd Storage Configuration In this section you may set the configurations for the supported 3rd storage device...

Page 59: ...d the fan speed will controlled by BMC If Manual is selected configure the items below CPU1_FAN1 This allows you to set the CPU1 fan1 s speed The default value is Smart Fan CPU2_FAN1 This allows you t...

Page 60: ...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 61: ...ardware Error Architecture System Error Use this item to enable or disable System Error feature When it is set to Enabled you can configure Memory Error and PCIE Error log features Memory Error Use th...

Page 62: ...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 63: ...telRCSetup In this section you may set the configurations for the following items Processor Configu ration CPU Power Management Configuration QPI Configuration Memory Configura tion IIO Configuration...

Page 64: ...cores to be enabled 0 means all cores Intel Hyper Threading Technology Intel Hyper Threading Technology allows multiple threads to run on each core so that the overall performance on threaded softwar...

Page 65: ...ons in independent partitions so that one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems Enable SMX Use this item to enable Safer Mode Extensions PPIN Control Use this item to unlock and Ena...

Page 66: ...f the current CPU does not support Intel R SpeedStep technology Intel Turbo Boost Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Technology Turbo Boost allows processor cores to run f...

Page 67: ...ternal thermal control mechanisms to keep the CPU from overheating CPU HWPM State Control CPU HWPM State Control controls configuration sub menu includes Native and 00B nd etc Enable CPU HWPM Enable C...

Page 68: ...62 English 3 4 3 QPI Configuration Link Speed Mode Select the QPI link speed as either the POR speed Fast or default speed Slow Link Frequency Select Allows for selecting the QPI Link Frequency...

Page 69: ...therboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assign the appropriate frequency automatically ECC Support Use this item to enable or disable DDR ECC Support Enable ADR Use this item to enable...

Page 70: ...RAS Mode Enable or disable RAS modes Enabling Sparing and Mirroring is not supported If enabled Sparing will be selected Memory Rank Sparing Enable or disable Memory Rank Sparing Memory Power Savings...

Page 71: ...ink Width The default value is Auto PCIE 1 Link Speed This allows you to select PCIE 1 Link Speed The default value is Auto Mezzanine Slot Link Speed This allows you to select Mezzanine Slot Link Spee...

Page 72: ...Mode Selection Identify the SATA port is connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive Press Ctrl I to enter RAID ROM during UEFI POST process sSATA AHCI LPM Use this item to enable or disable Li...

Page 73: ...ATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable SATA Controller SATA Mode Selection Identify the SATA port is connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive Press Ctrl I to enter RAID ROM during...

Page 74: ...68 English SATA Rx Setting Adjust SATA DTLE DATA Values 0 15 SATA Device Type Identify the SATA port connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive...

Page 75: ...EP2C612D16HM EP2C612D16HM 2T 69 English 3 4 7 Server ME Configuration Spread Spectrum Use this item to select spread specturm mode...

Page 76: ...5 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 77: ...sable all 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...

Page 78: ...ddress 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 B...

Page 79: ...dmin 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 the Support websi...

Page 80: ...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 password User Pa...

Page 81: ...rom 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 activation key 65535 0XFFFF means indefinit...

Page 82: ...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 please sel...

Page 83: ...t 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 Smbios Event Log The options include Do Nothing and E...

Page 84: ...78 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 85: ...e 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 Changes When you select this option the fo...

Page 86: ...res 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 Menu...

Page 87: ...are set to default 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 n...

Page 88: ...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 related to...

Page 89: ...ceipt or a copy of 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...

Page 90: ...equired 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 Double click...

Page 91: ...EP2C612D16HM EP2C612D16HM 2T 85 English 3 Check the box next to Net Framework 3 5 1 and then click Next 4 Click Next to continue...

Page 92: ...86 English 5 Click Install to start installing Net Framework 3 5 1 6 After the installation completes click Close...

Page 93: ...ck Rack mezzanine cards Mezz Card Type Mezz Slot Type Model LAN Card Mezz Type A M350 LAN Card Mezz Type A M540 LAN Card Mezz Type A M599 LAN Card Mezz Type A M710 Storage Card Mezz Type A M3008S Plea...

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