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EP2C612D8HM

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3.4.7  Server ME Configuration

Spread Spectrum

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Summary of Contents for EP2C612D8HM

Page 1: ...EP2C612D8HM User Manual Version 1 0 Published October 2016 Copyright 2016 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 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: ...es 13 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 13 2 3 Installing the CPU 14 2 4 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 17 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 18 2 6 Expansion Slot PCI Express Slot 21 2 7 Jum...

Page 5: ...onfiguration 44 3 3 8 Hard Disk S M A R T Settings 45 3 3 9 H W Monitor 46 3 3 10 WHEA Configuration 48 3 3 11 Easy RAID Installer 50 3 3 12 Instant Flash 51 3 4 IntelRCSetup 52 3 4 1 Processor Config...

Page 6: ...n 76 4 2 1 Running The Support CD 76 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 76 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 76 4 2 4 Contact Information 76 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 77 5 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 77 5 2 Technical Support Pro...

Page 7: ...Rock Rack EP2C612D8HM Motherboard Half Form Factor 18 6 in x 6 5 in 47 2 cm x 16 5 cm Support CD User Manual If any items are missing or appear damaged contact your authorized dealer Because the mothe...

Page 8: ...Only E5 2600 V4 CPUs support DDR4 2400 Voltage 1 2V DIMM Sizes RDIMM 32GB 16GB 8GB 4GB LRDIMM 64GB 32GB Expansion Slot PCIe 3 0 x 16 2 slots PCIe 3 0 x 8 2 slots Storage SATA Controller Intel C612 10...

Page 9: ...ASRock Rack Instant Flash Hardware Monitor Temperature CPU Temperature Sensing System Temperature Sensing Fan CPU Rear Front Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto Adjust by CPU Tem...

Page 10: ...emperature 40 C 70 C This motherboard supports Wake from on Board LAN To use this function please make sure that the Wake on Magic Packet from power off state is enabled in Device Manager Intel Ethern...

Page 11: ...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 flash...

Page 12: ...NEL1 1 1 1 SPEAKER1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 PSU_SMB_SEL_CLK1 PMBUS_SEL_DAT1 PMBUS_SEL_ALT1 PECI_SEL1 UID REAR_FAN1 1 AUX_PANEL1 1 1 1 1 1 1 USB3_5 CPU1_FAN1 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 16 17 SATA_4 SATA_5 26 27 30 31 34 2...

Page 13: ...ILM CPU_1 16 2 x 288 pin DDR4 DIMM Slots DDR4_C1 DDR4_D1 Blue 17 CPU PECI Mode Jumper PECI_SEL1 18 LGA 2011 CPU Socket R3 Narrow ILM CPU_2 19 2 x 288 pin DDR4 DIMM Slots DDR4_E1 DDR4_F1 Blue 20 Interp...

Page 14: ...CHASSIS_ID1_1 36 Chassis ID0 Jumper CHASSIS_ID0_1 37 Non Maskable Interrupt Button NMI_BTN1 38 Rear Fan Connector REAR_FAN1 For DIMM installation and configuration instructions please see p 19 Instal...

Page 15: ...bit 288 pin module Blue MEZZ_1 IPMI_ LAN1 BMC ROM CPU_1 1 USB3_3_4 TPM1 REAR_FAN2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 UID REAR_FAN1 1 AUX_PANEL1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CPU_FAN1 SATA_4 SATA_5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 CON1 PCIE2 Blue White SAT...

Page 16: ...nglish No Item Status Description 1 FAN_LED4 Amber Rear_FAN2 failed 2 BMC_LED1 Green BMC heartbeat LED 3 FAN_LED1 Amber CPU1_FAN1 failed 4 FAN_LED2 Amber CPU2_FAN1 failed 5 FAN_LED3 Amber Rear_FAN1 fa...

Page 17: ...ED 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 Activity Link LED Speed LED Status Descri...

Page 18: ...NCT5573D SATA_0 SPI FLASH 64Mb SPI SATA_1 SATA BUS RGMII PCIEx1 PCIE DMI Mezzanize card X8 SCU_PORT_2 SCU_PORT_1 SCU_PORT_0 SCU_PORT_3 SCU BUS NCSI SATA_3 SATA_4 SATA_2 SATA_5 MINI SAS HD RJ45 IBMI_LA...

Page 19: ...ng so may damage the motherboard 2 2 Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 1 Unplug the power...

Page 20: ...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 21: ...EP2C612D8HM 15 English A 3 B 4 5...

Page 22: ...16 English The cover must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service 6 A B 7 8 B A...

Page 23: ...U 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 the CPU...

Page 24: ...all a DDR DDR2 or DDR3 memory 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...

Page 25: ...EP2C612D8HM 19 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 orientation 1 2 3...

Page 26: ...ly one CPU CPU1 on the motherboard make sure to install DIMMs into DDR4_A1 DDR4_B1 DDR4_C1 or DDR4_D1 slot s 1 CPU Configuration CPU1 A1 B1 C1 D1 1 DIMM 2 DIMMS 4 DIMMS The symbol indicates the slot i...

Page 27: ...PCIE 3 3 0 x16 x16 CPU1 PCIE 4 3 0 x16 x16 CPU2 Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing an expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unpl...

Page 28: ...on 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 32 Normal Mode Default ME Recovery Mode Descriptor Se...

Page 29: ...MBUS_SEL_CLK1 see p 6 No 8 PMBus loads the data via BMC chip Default PMBus loads the data via PCH chip Chassis ID0 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID0_1 see p 6 No 36 Chassis ID1 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID1_1 see p...

Page 30: ...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 31: ...t internet indicator cable to connect to the LAN status indicator When this indicator flickers it means that the internet is prop erly connected C Chassis intrusion pin 2 pin CHASSIS This header is pr...

Page 32: ...3 0 ports Chassis Speaker Header 4 pin SPEAKER1 see p 6 No 6 1 5V DUMMY DUMMY SPEAKER Please connect the chassis speaker to this header CPU Fan Connectors 4 pin CPU1_FAN1 see p 6 No 13 4 pin CPU2_FAN...

Page 33: ...rts 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 pl...

Page 34: ...ty add in cards such as Emergency Management cards that provide management features using the IPMB Baseboard Management Controller SMBus Header 5 pin BMC_SMB_1 see p 6 No 5 BMC_SMB_PRESENT_1_N Power B...

Page 35: ...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 the supp...

Page 36: ...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 37: ...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 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: ...Screen 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 Confi...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...gs Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port Serial Port address Use this item to select an optimal setting for Super IO device SOL Configuration Use this item to set para...

Page 42: ...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 43: ...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 disab...

Page 44: ...ars onto 1 or more bytes ANSI Extended ASCII character set Bits Per Second Use this item to select the serial port transmission speed The speed used in the host computer and the client computer must b...

Page 45: ...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 PCIE1 Slot OpROM Use this option to select PCIE1 Option ROM pol...

Page 46: ...40 English Mezzanine Card Slot Use this option to select Mezzanine Card Slot Option ROM policy Video Option ROM policy cannot be selected in this item...

Page 47: ...ice Pending Operation 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 d...

Page 48: ...M 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 found TPM 1 2...

Page 49: ...tion options 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...

Page 50: ...le 64bit capable Devices to be decoded in Above 4G Address Space only if the system supports 64 bit PCI decoding SR IOV Support If system has SR IOV capable PCIe Devices this option Enables or Disable...

Page 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 options Disable...

Page 52: ...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 to set the CPU2...

Page 53: ...o 11 stage 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...

Page 54: ...e Memory Error and PCIE Error log features S W Error Injection Support When Enabled S W Error Injection is supported by unlocking MSR 0x790 Memory Error Memory enabling and logging setup option Correc...

Page 55: ...EP2C612D8HM 49 English Uncorrected Error Enable Use this item to enable or disable PCIe Uncorrectable errors Fatal Error Enable Use this item to enable or disable PCIe Fatal errors...

Page 56: ...aller Easy RAID Installer helps you to copy the RAID driver from the support CD to your USB storage device After copying the driver please change the SATA mode to RAID then you can start installing th...

Page 57: ...oppy 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 that...

Page 58: ...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 PCH Configurat...

Page 59: ...ber of 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 s...

Page 60: ...dent 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 Enable Disable PP...

Page 61: ...dden if 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...

Page 62: ...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 CPU HWPM for CP...

Page 63: ...C612D8HM 57 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 Frequen...

Page 64: ...detect the memory module s inserted and assign the appropriate frequency automatically ECC Support Use this item to enable or disable DDR ECC Support MRC Fast Boot When enabled portions of memory refe...

Page 65: ...Interleaving Use this item to select Rank Interleaving setting RAS Mode Enable or disable RAS modes Enabling Sparing and Mirroring is not supported If enabled Sparing will be selected Memory Rank Spa...

Page 66: ...his allows you to select PCIE 2 port Link Width The default value is Auto PCIE 2 Link Speed This allows you to select PCIE 2 Link Speed The default value is Auto PCIE 3 Link Width This allows you to s...

Page 67: ...C612D8HM 61 English PCIE 4 Link Speed This allows you to select PCIE 4 Link Speed The default value is Auto PCI E ASPM Support This option enables or disables the ASPM support for all downstream devic...

Page 68: ...TA 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...

Page 69: ...troller 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 UEFI PO...

Page 70: ...64 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 71: ...EP2C612D8HM 65 English 3 4 7 Server ME Configuration Spread Spectrum Use this item to select spread specturm mode...

Page 72: ...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 73: ...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 this...

Page 74: ...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 75: ...word 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 website at htt...

Page 76: ...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 77: ...imeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0XFFFF means indefinite waiting Bootup Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock...

Page 78: ...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 select Enabled Configuration options Enabled and...

Page 79: ...s 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 Erase Imm...

Page 80: ...74 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 81: ...ng 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 following m...

Page 82: ...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 83: ...o 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 no video 1...

Page 84: ...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 85: ...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 Authoriza...

Page 86: ...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 87: ...EP2C612D8HM 81 English 3 Check the box next to Net Framework 3 5 1 and then click Next 4 Click Next to continue...

Page 88: ...82 English 5 Click Install to start installing Net Framework 3 5 1 6 After the installation completes click Close...

Page 89: ...del LAN Card Mezz Type A M350 LAN Card Mezz Type A M350R LAN Card Mezz Type A M540 LAN Card Mezz Type A M540R LAN Card Mezz Type A M599 LAN Card Mezz Type A M599R v2 0 or above LAN Card Mezz Type A M7...

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