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2.8  Onboard Headers and Connectors

System Panel Header
(9-pin PANEL1)

GND

RESET#

PWRBTN#

PLED-

PLED+

GND

HDLED-

HDLED+

1

GND

Connect the power switch, 
reset switch and system status 
indicator on the chassis to this 
header according to the pin 
assignments. Particularly note 
the positive and negative pins 
before connecting the cables.

PWRBTN (Power Switch): 

Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may configure the way to turn 
off your system using the power switch.

RESET (Reset Switch):

 

Connect to the reset 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 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 off (S5).

HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED):

 

Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the 
hard drive is reading or writing data.

The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power 
switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connect-
ing your chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the 
pin assignments are matched correctly.

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these 
headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause 
permanent damage to the motherboard.

Summary of Contents for E3C242D4U2-2T

Page 1: ...E3C246D4U2 2L2T E3C242D4U2 2T User Manual Version 1 0 Published November 2018 Copyright 2018 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: ...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: ...nstallation Precautions 20 2 3 Installing the CPU 21 2 4 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 23 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 24 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI Express Slots 26 2 7 Jumper Setup 27...

Page 5: ...3 4 Storage Configuration 51 3 3 5 ACPI Configuration 52 3 3 6 USB Configuration 53 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration 54 3 3 8 Serial Port Console Redirection 55 3 3 9 H W Monitor 59 3 3 10 Runtime Error...

Page 6: ...4 1 Install Operating System 81 4 2 Support CD Information 81 4 2 1 Running The Support CD 81 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 81 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 81 4 2 4 Contact Information 81 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 82 5...

Page 7: ...L2T E3C242D4U2 2T Motherboard mATX Form Factor 9 6 in x 9 6 in 24 4 cm x24 4 cm Quick Installation Guide 1 x SATA3 Cable 60cm 1 x I O Shield 1 x Screw for M 2 Socket If any items are missing or appear...

Page 8: ...ot 4 is occupied Physical x16 EE x16 x8 from CPU shared with Slot 4 PCIe 3 0 x8 Slot 4 Gen3 x8 link Physical x8 EE x0 x8 from CPU shared with Slot 6 PCIe 3 0 x4 Slot 5 Gen3 x4 link Physical x4 EEx4 fr...

Page 9: ...icated GLAN 1 x Realtek RTL8211E for dedicated management GLAN Features Watch Dog NMI Graphics Controller ASPEED AST2500 VRAM DDR4 256MB 128MBx16 Rear Panel I O VGA Port 1 x D Sub USB 3 1 Port 2 Gen2...

Page 10: ...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 DDR LAN Storage Temperature Sensing MB Card side TR1 Temperatu...

Page 11: ...anagement And the PCI Devices Power On is 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 u...

Page 12: ...ty 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 drive...

Page 13: ...1 1 USB3_1_2 SATA_PWR1 SATA_2 SATA_3 PANEL1 1 AUX_PANEL1 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN 1 1 1 SPEAKER1 1 IPMB_1 BMC_SMB_1 1 NMI_BTN1 USB_1_2 1 PEG_CFG1 1 1 TPM1 1 PECI1 UID1 24 4cm 9 6 in Intel C246 ME_RECOV...

Page 14: ...0 Header USB3_1_2 14 SATA DOM Power Header SATA_PWR1 15 Front Fan Connector FRNT_FAN3 16 Chassis ID0 Jumper CHASSIS_ID0 17 Chassis ID1 Jumper CHASSIS_ID1 18 Chassis ID2 Jumper CHASSIS_ID2 19 PCI Expr...

Page 15: ...n Maskable Interrupt Button NMI_BTN1 38 M 2 Socket M2_1 Type 2230 2242 2260 2280 39 PWM Configuration Header PWM_CFG1 40 Rear Fan Connector REAR_FAN2 41 CPU PECI Mode Jumper PECI1 42 Rear Fan Connecto...

Page 16: ...USB3_1_2 SATA_PWR1 SATA_2 SATA_3 PANEL1 1 AUX_PANEL1 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN 1 1 1 SPEAKER1 1 IPMB_1 BMC_SMB_1 1 NMI_BTN1 PEG_CFG1 1 1 TPM1 1 PECI1 UID1 24 4cm 9 6 in Intel C242 ME_RECOVERY1 SATAPWR1...

Page 17: ...0 Header USB3_1_2 14 SATA DOM Power Header SATA_PWR1 15 Front Fan Connector FRNT_FAN3 16 Chassis ID0 Jumper CHASSIS_ID0 17 Chassis ID1 Jumper CHASSIS_ID1 18 Chassis ID2 Jumper CHASSIS_ID2 19 PCI Expr...

Page 18: ...Type 2230 2242 2260 2280 37 PWM Configuration Header PWM_CFG1 38 Rear Fan Connector REAR_FAN2 39 CPU PECI Mode Jumper PECI1 40 Rear Fan Connector REAR_FAN1 41 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V1 The M 2 s...

Page 19: ...288 pin module DDR4_B2 64 bit 288 pin module DDR3_B1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR3_A1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR4_A1 64 bit 288 pin module DDR4_A2 64 bit 288 pin module FRNT_FAN2 REAR_FAN2 PCIE6 PCIE7 PC...

Page 20: ...FRNT_FAN1_LED1 Amber FRNT_FAN1 failed 3 CPU_FAN1_LED1 Amber CPU_FAN1 failed 4 FRNT_FAN2_LED2 Amber FRNT_FAN2 failed 5 FRNT_FAN3_LED3 Amber FRNT_FAN3 failed 6 REAR_FAN2_LED2 Amber REAR_FAN2 failed 7 RE...

Page 21: ...4 LAN RJ 45 Port IPMI_LAN 10 USB 3 1 Gen1 Ports USB31_3_4 5 HDMI Port HDMI 11 1G LAN RJ 45 Port I210_LAN2 6 10G LAN RJ 45 Port X550_LAN2 Note X550_LAN1 I210_LAN1 supports NCSI E3C242D4U2 2T 7 6 4 3 2...

Page 22: ...link Blinking Yellow Data Activity Yellow 100M bps connection On Link Green 1Gbps connection There are two LEDs on each LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 10G LA...

Page 23: ...ble below for the LAN port LED indications 1G LAN Port LED Indications Speed LED Activity Link LED Status Description Status Description Off 10Mbps connection or no link Off No Link Yellow 100Mbps con...

Page 24: ...18 English 1 7 Block Diagram...

Page 25: ...E3C246D4U2 2L2T E3C242D4U2 2T 19 English...

Page 26: ...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 edges...

Page 27: ...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 28: ...22 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 29: ...E3C246D4U2 2L2T E3C242D4U2 2T 23 English 2 4 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 C P U _ F A N...

Page 30: ...For dual channel configuration you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip type DDR4 DIMM pairs 2 It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology with only one or...

Page 31: ...U2 2L2T E3C242D4U2 2T 25 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 orientati...

Page 32: ...6D4U2 2L2T only PCI Express Slot Configuration PCIE 4 PCIE6 Single PCIE Card x0 x16 Two PCIE Cards x8 x8 Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing an expansion card please make sure that t...

Page 33: ...in jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are Short when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins ME Recovery Jumper 3 pin ME_RECOVERY1 Normal Mode Default ME force update CPU PECI Mode Jumper 3 pin PECI1 CPU PECI...

Page 34: ...HASSIS_ID0 Chassis ID1 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID1 Chassis ID2 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID2 Reserved for system level use Reserved for system level use Chassis ID0 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID0 Chassis ID1 Jumper...

Page 35: ...e connected SATA DOM requires 5V power supply move the jumper caps placed on the SATA DOM Power Jumper SATAPWR_SEL from pins 2 3 default to pins 1 2 If the connected SATA DOM does NOT require 5V power...

Page 36: ...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 off S5...

Page 37: ..._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 it means that the internet is prop erly connected...

Page 38: ...module the Pin 7 of SATA_0 is disabled Serial ATA3 DOM Connector SATA_0 SA TA_0 The SATA3 DOM connector supports both a SATA DOM Disk On Module and a SATA data cable for internal storage device SATA...

Page 39: ...AN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL FAN_VOLTAGE GND 4 3 2 1 FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL FAN_VOLTAGE GND 4 3 2 1 FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL FAN_VOLTAGE GND 4 3 2 1 Please connect fan cables to the fan connecto...

Page 40: ...K GND GND SDATAOUT The headers support Serial Link interface for onboard SATA connections PSU SMBus PSU_SMB1 3V 1 GND ALERT SMBCLK SMBDATA PSU SMBus monitors the status of the power supply fan and sys...

Page 41: ...N Power BMC_SMBCLK GND BMC_SMBDATA The header is used for the SM BUS devices Thermal Sensor Header 3 pin TR1 1 TR1 TR1 GND Please connect the thermal sensor cable to either pin 1 2 or pin 2 3 and the...

Page 42: ...install PCI E devices or try installing them in other slots If the problem still exists please remove all PCI E devices or try using another VGA card A0 A7 Problem related to IDE or SATA devices Plea...

Page 43: ...s pressed the front rear UID blue LED indicator will be truned on Press the UID button again to turn off the indicator 2 11 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please inser...

Page 44: ...andles 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 autom...

Page 45: ...M 2 PCI Express module up to Gen 3 x4 32Gb s The M 2 slot M2_1 is shared with the SATA_0 connector When M2_1 is populated with a M 2 SATA3 mod ule the Pin 7 of SATA_0 is disabled Installingg the M 2_S...

Page 46: ...e used Hand tighten the standoff into the desired nut location on the motherboard A B C D A B C D 20o Step 5 Align and gently insert the M 2 NGFF SSD module into the M 2 slot Please be aware that the...

Page 47: ...nu 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 To set up the advanced UEFI features Server Mgmt To...

Page 48: ...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 49: ...en will appear and display the system overview The Main screen provides system overview information and allows you to set the system time and date Note The screenshots in this user manual are examples...

Page 50: ...set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration DRAM Configuration Chipset Configuration Storage Configuration ACPI Configura tion USB Configuration Super IO Configuration Serial Port...

Page 51: ...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 core so that the overall perfo...

Page 52: ...ls of manageability security isolation and I O performance Hardware Prefetcher Automatically prefetch data and code for the processor Enable for better performance Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Automat...

Page 53: ...e Technology Turbo Boost Mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific conditions The de fault value is Enabled Enable Intel TXT Support Enables Intel Trusted Execution T...

Page 54: ...48 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 55: ...alue is Auto Onboard LAN1 and LAN2 This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN 1 and LAN2 feature Above 4G Decoding Enable or disable 64bit capable Devices to be decoded in Above 4G Address S...

Page 56: ...isables the ASPM support for all CPU downstream devices SR IOV Support If system has SR IOV capable PCIe Devices this option Enables or Disables Single Root IO Virtualization Support Restore AC Power...

Page 57: ...to enable or disable SATA Controllers SATA_0 M2_1 SATA Identify the SATA_0 M2_1 SATA port is connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive Press Ctrl I to enter RAID ROM during UEFI POST process S...

Page 58: ...PCIE device and enable wake on LAN Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the powersoft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Allow the system to be waked...

Page 59: ...cy USB Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2 0 devices If you encounter USB compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support Select UEFI Setup Only to support USB d...

Page 60: ...to enable or disable the serial port COM 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 Port Configur...

Page 61: ...ion to configure 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 te...

Page 62: ...Stop Bits The item indicates the end of a serial data packet The standard setting is 1 Stop Bit Select 2 Stop Bits for slower devices Flow Control Use this item to set the flow control to prevent dat...

Page 63: ...to enable or disable Console Redirection If this item is set to Enabled you can select a COM Port to be used for Console Redirection Console Redirection Settings Use this option to configure Console...

Page 64: ...oss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to restart the flow H...

Page 65: ...peed will controlled 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 re...

Page 66: ...art fan 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...

Page 67: ...o Enabled you can configure Memory Error and PCIE Error log features Memory Error Enabling Memory enabling and logging setup option PCI PCI Error Enabling Use this item to enable or disable PCIe Corre...

Page 68: ...62 English 3 3 11 Intel SPS Configuration SPS screen displays the Intel SPS Configuration information such as Operational Firmware Version and Firmware State...

Page 69: ...E3C246D4U2 2L2T E3C242D4U2 2T 63 English 3 3 12 Intel R Bios Guard Technology Intel Bios Guard Support Use this item to enable or disable Intel Bios Guard Support...

Page 70: ...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 71: ...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 interfaces Inventory support Use this item to exe...

Page 72: ...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 73: ...s is assigned by DHCP 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 configur...

Page 74: ...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 75: ...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 UEFI Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to re...

Page 76: ...re Boot Keys Please install default secure boot keys if it s the first time you use secure boot Clear Secure Boot keys Force System to Setup Mode clear all Secure Boot Variables Change takes effect af...

Page 77: ...ATURE_LIST b EFI_CERT_X509 DER 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 Key Exchange Keys Enroll Fact...

Page 78: ...s 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 COFF Image SHA256 Key...

Page 79: ...ignatures Enroll Factory Defaults 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 Authe...

Page 80: ...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 81: ...ogo 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 b...

Page 82: ...on 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 UEFI only to run th...

Page 83: ...tion ROM policy PCIE6 Slot OpROM To select Slot Storage and Network Option ROM policy In Auto option the default is Dis abled with NVMe device but it is Legacy with other devices This item can t selec...

Page 84: ...ry 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 Immediat...

Page 85: ...nglish entries which utilize a multiple event counter The value ranges from 0 to 99 minutes View Smbios Event Log Press Enter to view the Smbios Event Log records All values changed here do not take e...

Page 86: ...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 87: ...features 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...

Page 88: ...t 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 rep...

Page 89: ...Verify 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 keywo...

Page 90: ...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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