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WC621D8A-2T

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published September 2019

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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: ...2 Pre installation Precautions 15 2 3 Installing the CPU and Heatsink 16 2 4 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 20 2 5 Expansion Slots PCI Express Slots 22 2 6 Jumper Setup 24 2 7 Onboard Headers and...

Page 5: ...USB Configuration 66 3 4 7 Super IO Configuration 67 3 4 8 Serial Port Console Redirection 68 3 4 9 H W Monitor 71 3 4 10 Runtime Error Logging 73 3 4 11 Intel ME Configuration 75 3 4 12 Intel VMD te...

Page 6: ...4 4 2 Support CD Information 94 4 2 1 Running The Support CD 94 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 94 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 94 4 2 4 Contact Information 94 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 95 5 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 9...

Page 7: ...m x 26 7 cm Quick Installation Guide 2 x Mini SAS HD to 4 SAS SATA Cables 12G 1 x GPU to ATX 8P Power Cable 150mm 1 x CPU Non Fabric Carrier 2 x Screws for M 2 Sockets 1 x I O Shield If any items are...

Page 8: ...switch to x8 link if SLOT2 is occupied SLOT5 Gen3 x16 link auto switch to x8 link if SLOT4 is occupied SLOT7 Gen3 x16 link auto switch to x8 link if SLOT6 is occupied PCIE1 is only supported for Intel...

Page 9: ...Audio 1 5 1 jack UID Button LED 1 Internal Connector Auxiliary Panel Header 1 includes chassis intrusion location button LED front LAN LED TPM Header 1 IPMB Header 1 Fan Header 6x System Fans ATX Powe...

Page 10: ...OS Microsoft Windows Server OS Server 2012 R2 64 bit Server 2016 64 bit Server 2019 64 bit Microsoft Windows Client OS Windows 10 64 bit Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 9 64 bit 7 6 64 bit Ce...

Page 11: ...s enabled in UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration After that onboard LAN1 2 can wake up S5 under OS If you install Intel LAN utility or Marvell SATA utility this motherboard may fail Win dow...

Page 12: ...an 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 drive floppy...

Page 13: ...USB3_4_5 Intel C621 M2_2 CMOS Battery 26 67cm 10 5 in X550 AT2 NCT6791D 1 2 3 4 5 6 FRNT_VGA1 1 NCSI ATX12V1 PCIE1 M2_1 FAN1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 FAN5 FAN6 MINISAS_2 1 MINISAS_1 1 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN P...

Page 14: ...R4_E1 DDR4_F1 Blue 14 System Fan Connector FAN1 15 System Fan Connector FAN2 16 System Fan Connector FAN3 17 MINI SAS HD Connector SATA_0_7 18 Clear CMOS Pad CLRMOS1 19 System Fan Connector FAN4 20 Sy...

Page 15: ...D1 Jumper CHASSIS_ID1 38 BMC SMBus Header BMC_SMB_1 39 Intelligent Platform Management Bus header IPMB_1 40 COM Port Header COM1 41 Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 42 Non Maskable Interrupt Button...

Page 16: ...pin module White DDR4_A1 64 bit 288 pin module Blue DDR4_B1 64 bit 288 pin module Blue DDR4_C1 64 bit 288 pin module Blue RoHS WC621D8A 2T Intel C621 1 2 FAN1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 FAN5 FAN6 CPU1 ATXPWR1 3 4...

Page 17: ...1 Gen1 Port USB31_TA_1 14 LAN RJ 45 Port X550_LAN1 7 LAN RJ 45 Port IPMI_LAN 15 LAN RJ 45 Port X550_LAN2 8 Optical SPDIF Out Port SPDIF1 LAN Port LED Indications There are two LED next to the LAN por...

Page 18: ...tion or no link Off No Link Yellow 1Gbps connection Blinking Green Data Activity Green 10Gbps connection On Link If you use a 2 channel speaker please connect the speaker s plug into Front Speaker Jac...

Page 19: ...WC621D8A 2T 13 English 1 7 Block Diagram...

Page 20: ...s to secure the motherboard to the chassis Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboa...

Page 21: ...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 directly on the carp...

Page 22: ...lease check if the PnP cap is on the socket if the CPU surface is unclean 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 Otherwi...

Page 23: ...u installed the heatsink you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation 2 Illustration in this documentation are examples only Heatsink or fa...

Page 24: ...18 English 5...

Page 25: ...WC621D8A 2T 19 English 6 C P U _ F A N Tighten the two Middle Nuts to 12 IN LB Two turns at a time Tighten the two Corner Plunger to 12 IN LB Two turns at a time 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 7 C P U _ F A N...

Page 26: ...DDR4_D1 DDR4_D2 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated 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 For d...

Page 27: ...WC621D8A 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 orientation 1 2 3...

Page 28: ...r PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards Slot Generation Mechnical Eletrical Source PCIE 1 3 0 x16 x16 CPU1 PCIE 2 3 0 x8 x8 CPU1 PCIE 3 3 0 x16 x16 CPU1 PCIE 4 3 0 x8 x8 CPU1 PCIE 5 3 0 x16 x16 CPU...

Page 29: ...sary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Step 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Step 3 Remove the bracket facing the slo...

Page 30: ...AEP_1 see p 7 No 3 3 pin AEP_2 see p 7 No 10 Disable Apache Pass sup ported Default Enable Apache Pass sup ported CPU PECI Mode Jumper 3 pin PECI1 see p 7 No 34 CPU PECI connect to PCH CPU PECI conne...

Page 31: ...assis ID2 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID2 see p 7 No 35 Reserved for system level use Reserved for system level use Chassis ID0 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID0 see p 7 No 36 Chassis ID1 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID1 see...

Page 32: ...ct to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 S3 sleep state The LED is off when the system is...

Page 33: ...quipment 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 inter...

Page 34: ...Gen1 header on this motherboard Each USB 3 1 Gen1 header can support two USB 3 1 Gen1 ports Serial Port Header 9 pin COM1 see p 7 No 40 CCTS 1 RRTS 1 DDSR 1 DDTR 1 RRXD1 GND TTXD1 DDCD 1 1 RRI 1 This...

Page 35: ...s used for the SM BUS devices Front VGA Header 15 pin FRNT_VGA1 see p 7 No 45 1 GND Green DDC_DATA V_SYNC Red DDC_CLK GND 5V H_SYNC GND GND GND Blue Please connect either end of VGA_2X8 cable to VGA h...

Page 36: ...D N A This motherboard provides a 24 pin ATX power connector To use a 20 pin ATX power supply please plug it along Pin 1 and Pin 13 ATX 12V Power Connectors 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 7 No 8 8 pin ATX12V2 se...

Page 37: ...er 2 pin NMI_BTN1 see p 7 No 42 1 CONTROL GND Please connect a NMI device to this header Intelligent Platform Management Bus header 4 pin IPMB_1 see p 7 No 39 IPMB_SDA IPMB_SCL GND No connect This 4 p...

Page 38: ...y required Key features Pass thru Not needed Pass thru only no RAID LED Management Hot Plug Support RAID 0 support for Intel Fultondale NVMe SSDs Standard VROCSTANMOD Pass thru SKU features RAID 0 1 1...

Page 39: ...the front rear UID blue LED indicator will be turned on Press the UID button again to turn off the indicator 2 9 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the supp...

Page 40: ...3 94 GB s or 31 51 Gb s The M 2_2 Socket supports M 2 SATA3 6 0 Gb s module and M 2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x1 985 MB s or 7 88 Gb s Installing the M 2_SSD NGFF Module Step 1 Prepare a M 2_SSD N...

Page 41: ...5 if you are going to use the default nut Otherwise release the standoff by hand B C D E A Step 4 Peel off the yellow protective film on the nut to be used Hand tighten the standoff into the desired n...

Page 42: ...36 English NUT1 NUT2 D E Step 6 Tighten the screw with a screwdriver to secure the module into place Please do not overtighten the screw as this might damage the module...

Page 43: ...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 OC Tweaker...

Page 44: ...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 the scr...

Page 45: ...lish 3 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 sy...

Page 46: ...tiplied with the BCLK Increasing the CPU Ratio will increase the internal CPU clock speed without affecting the clock speed of other components CPU Mesh Max OC Ratio The sets the maximum overclocking...

Page 47: ...equency when the operating system requests the highest performance state Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology allows processors to switch between multiple frequen cies and voltage poi...

Page 48: ...power while a higher limit may improve perfor mance Primary Plane Current Limit Configure the current limit of the CPU under Turbo Mode in ampere A lower limit can protect the Long Duration Power Lim...

Page 49: ...ory and accessing columns within it tRP The number of clock cycles required between the issuing of the precharge command and opening the next row tRAS The number of clock cycles required between a ban...

Page 50: ...r of clocks between the last valid write operation and the next read command to the same internal bank tWTR_L The number of clocks between the last valid write operation and the next read command to t...

Page 51: ...RDS_L Configure Back to back READ to READ from different subranks within the same logical rank separation parameter for LRDIMM tRRDR Configure Read to Read different rank dead cycle Back to back READ...

Page 52: ...m different DIMM separation parameter tWWDS Configure Back to back WRITE to WRITE from different subranks within the same logical rank separation parameter for LRDIMM tWWDS_L Configure Back to back WR...

Page 53: ...e round trip latency RTL_D1 Configure round trip latency RTL_D2 Configure round trip latency RTL_E1 Configure round trip latency RTL_F1 Configure round trip latency IO L_A1 Configure IO latency IO L_A...

Page 54: ...the memory on die termination resistors WR for B1 ODT WR C1 Configure the memory on die termination resistors WR for C1 ODT WR D1 Configure the memory on die termination resistors WR for D1 ODT WR D2...

Page 55: ...ation resistors PARK for D2 ODT PARK E1 Configure the memory on die termination resistors PARK for E1 ODT PARK F1 Configure the memory on die termination resistors PARK for F1 ODT NOM A1 Use this to c...

Page 56: ...setting current default is Disable Round Trip Latency Optimize Configure the Round Trip Latency Optimize setting The default is Auto MRC Premote Warnings Determines if MRC warnings are promoted to sy...

Page 57: ...ut voltage for the processor by the external voltage refulator CPU Load Line Calibration CPU Load Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy loading CPU Current Re...

Page 58: ...is under heavy loading Override The voltage is fixed Vcore Adaptive Voltage Configure the voltage added to the CPU when the system is under heavy load Vcore Voltage Additional Offset Configure the dyn...

Page 59: ...ty when overclocking the memory Offset Prefix Sets the offset value as positive or negative VCCU Voltage Offset Configure the VCCU Voltage Offset Prefix Sets the offset value as positive or negative C...

Page 60: ...AM Configuration Chipset Configuration Storage Configuration ACPI Configura tion USB Configuration Super IO Configuration Serial Port Console Redirection H W Monitor Runtime Error Logging Intel ME Con...

Page 61: ...xecute Memory Protection Processors with No Execution Memory Protection Technology may prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks Enable Intel TXT Support Enables Intel Trusted Execu...

Page 62: ...le retrieving the currently requested cache line Enable for better performance Package C State Support Enable CPU PCIe Memory Graphics C State Support for power saving CPU C6 State Support Enable C6 d...

Page 63: ...to configure Rank Interleaving settings Mirror Mode Mirror Mode will set entire 1LM 2LM memory in system to be mirrored consequently reducing the memory capacity by half Mirror Enable will disable XPT...

Page 64: ...ivity initiated by the processor to seek out and fix memory errors The default value is Enabled Data Scrambling for DDR4 Enable Enables data scrambling for DDR4 Disable Disables this feature Auto Sets...

Page 65: ...s Adapter If PCI Express graphics card is installed on the motherboard you may use this option to select PCI Express or Onboard VGA as the primary graphics adapter If no PCI Express graphics card is i...

Page 66: ...uto PCIE5 PCIE4 Link Width This allows you to select PCIE5 PCIE4 Link Width The default value is x8 PCIE5 PCIE4 Link Speed This allows you to select PCIE5 PCIE4 Link Speed The default value is Auto PC...

Page 67: ...AC Power Loss Select the power state after a power failure If Power Off is selected the power will remain off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the system will start to boot up when the...

Page 68: ...ed SATA Storage Configuration SATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable SATA Controllers SATA Mode Selection Identify the SATA M 2_SATA port is connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Dri...

Page 69: ...English sSATA Mode Selection Identify the sSATA port is connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive Press Ctrl I to enter RAID ROM during UEFI POST process sSATA ALPM Use this item to enable or...

Page 70: ...vices Power On Use this item to enable 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 sys...

Page 71: ...WC621D8A 2T 65 English USB Mouse Power On Allow the system to be waked up by an USB mouse...

Page 72: ...66 English 3 4 6 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support Use this option to enable or disable legacy support for USB devices The default value is Enabled...

Page 73: ...Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the serial port Change Settings Use this item to select an optimal setting for Super IO device SOL Configuration Use this item to set SOL configuration S...

Page 74: ...gs 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 select...

Page 75: ...al can be sent to stop the 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 Hard...

Page 76: ...commended to select VT UTF8 Option Description VT100 ASCII character set VT100 Extended VT100 that supports color and function keys VT UTF8 UTF8 encoding is used to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more by...

Page 77: ...s selected the fan speed will controlled by BMC If Manual is selected configure the items below FAN1 This allows you to set the fan1 s speed The default value is Smart Fan FAN2 This allows you to set...

Page 78: ...s level speed Smart Fan Duty Control Smart Fan Duty x x means 1 to 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...

Page 79: ...eatures S W Error Injection Support When it is set to Enabled S W Error Injection is supported by unlocking MSR Ox790 Memory Error Memory enabling and logging setup option Correctable Error Threshold...

Page 80: ...74 English PCIE Uncorrected Error Enable Use this item to enable or disable PCIe Uncorrectable errors PCIE Fatal Error Enable Use this item to enable or disable PCIe Ftal errors...

Page 81: ...WC621D8A 2T 75 English 3 4 11 Intel ME Configuration ME Subsystem screen displays the Intel ME Subsystem Configuration information such as Operational Firmware Version and Firmware State...

Page 82: ...ble Intel R Volume Management Device Technology in this Stack When Enabled users are allowed to configure the options below VMD port 1A Use this item to enable or disable Intel R Volume Management Dev...

Page 83: ...MD port 2C Use this item to enable or disable Intel R Volume Management Device Technology on specific root port VMD port 2D Use this item to enable or disable Intel R Volume Management Device Technolo...

Page 84: ...l R Volume Management Device Technology on specific root port VMD port 3D Use this item to enable or disable Intel R Volume Management Device Technology on specific root port Hot Plug Capable Use this...

Page 85: ...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 86: ...ority to change the 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 th...

Page 87: ...in Setup Mode Install Default Secure Boot Keys Please install default secure boot keys if it s the first time you use secure boot Enroll Efi Image Allow the image to run in Secure Boot mode Enroll SH...

Page 88: ..._SHA256 384 512 2 Authenticated UEFI Variable 3 EFI PE COFF Image SHA256 Key Source Default External Mixed Test Authorized Signatures Enroll Factory Defaults or load certificates from a file 1 Public...

Page 89: ...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 COFF Image SHA256 Key Source Default External Mi...

Page 90: ...rols Legacy UEFI ROMs priority Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Setup Prompt Timeout Configure the number of seconds to wait for the UEFI setu...

Page 91: ...you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled The default value is Enabled Boot Failure Guard Message If the compute...

Page 92: ...at 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 Policy Select...

Page 93: ...option controls Legacy UEFI ROMs priority PCIE7 PCIE6 Slot OpROM This option controls Legacy UEFI ROMs priority PCIE M 2_1 Slot OpROM This option controls Legacy UEFI ROMs priority PCIE M 2_2 Slot Op...

Page 94: ...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 Smbios...

Page 95: ...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 interfaces Inventory Support This will execute invent...

Page 96: ...res 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 item...

Page 97: ...HCP If you prefer using a static 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 para...

Page 98: ...r 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 http www asrockr...

Page 99: ...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 100: ...es 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 d...

Page 101: ...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 102: ...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 103: ...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 Authorization R...

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