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EPC612D4U Series

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5.2  Technical Support Procedures

If you have tried the troubleshooting procedures mentioned above and the problems 

are still unsolved, please contact ASRock Rack’s technical support with the following 

information:

1.  Your contact information

2.  Model name, BIOS/BMC version and problem type.

3.  System coniguration.

4.  Problem description.

You may contact ASRock Rack’s technical support at:

http://www.asrockrack.com/support/tsd.asp

5.3  Returning Merchandise for Service

For warranty service, the receipt 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 Authorization (RMA) 

number.

The RMA number should be displayed on the outside of the shipping carton which is 

mailed prepaid or hand-carried when you return the motherboard to the manufacturer. 

Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when 

service is complete.

This warranty does not cover damages incurred in shipping or from failure due to 

alteration, misuse, abuse or improper maintenance of products.

Contact your distributor irst for any product related problems during the warranty period.

Summary of Contents for EPC612D4U

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Page 2: ...implied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or itness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock Rack its directors oicers 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: ...Holes 23 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 23 2 3 Installing the CPU 24 2 4 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 27 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 28 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI Express Slots 30 2...

Page 5: ...ystem Coniguration 53 3 3 7 Hard Disk S M A R T Settings 54 3 3 8 3rd Storage Coniguration 55 3 3 9 H W Monitor 56 3 3 10 WHEA Coniguration 58 3 3 11 Instant Flash 59 3 4 IntelRCSetup 60 3 4 1 Process...

Page 6: ...ing 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 Technical Support Procedures 83 5 3...

Page 7: ...6 in x 9 6 in 24 4 cm x 24 4 cm 4 x SATA3 Cables 50cm 2 x SATA3 Cables 60cm 2 x MiniSAS HD 12G to 4 SAS SATA Cables 6G 60cm for EPC612D4U 8R EPC612D4U 2T8R motherboard only 1 x I O Shield Support CD...

Page 8: ...apacity 4 x 288 pin DDR4 DIMM slots Type Quad Channel memory technology Supports DDR4 2133 1866 RDIMM LR DIMM NV DIMM Voltage 1 2V Expansion Slot PCIe 3 0 x 16 2 slots PCIE7 x16 x8 switch with PCIE6 P...

Page 9: ...supports NCSI Management BMC Controller ASPEED AST2400 IPMI Dedicated GLAN 1 x Realtek RTL8211E for dedicated management GLAN Features Watch Dog NMI Graphics Controller ASPEED AST2400 VRAM DDR3 16MB R...

Page 10: ...Adjust by CPU Temperature CPU Rear Front Fan Multi Speed Control Voltage Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore DRAM 1 05V_PCH BAT 3VSB 5VSB Support OS OS Microsot Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64 bit...

Page 11: ...anager Intel Ethernet Connection Power Management And the PCI Devices Power On is enabled in UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Coniguration Ater that onboard LAN1 2 can wake up S5 under OS If you insta...

Page 12: ...lity 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 ile to your USB lash drive...

Page 13: ...in module Blue DDR4_C 64 bit 288 pin module Blue PCIE5 Blue PCIE6 Blue 1 1 1 1 1 1 SATA_3 SATA_2 SATA_5 SATA_4 SSATA_1 SSATA_0 USB3_3 1 R1 T 1 NMI_BTN1 BMC_SMB_2 BMC_SMB_1 REAR_FAN1 IPMB_1 1 FRNT_VGA1...

Page 14: ...R4_C 64 bit 288 pin module Blue PCIE5 Blue PCIE6 Blue 1 1 1 1 1 1 SATA_3 SATA_2 SATA_5 SATA_4 SSATA_1 SSATA_0 USB3_3 1 R1 T 1 NMI_BTN1 BMC_SMB_2 BMC_SMB_1 REAR_FAN1 IPMB_1 1 FRNT_VGA1 VGA1 COM1 USB 3...

Page 15: ...an Connector FRNT_FAN2 14 CPU Fan Connector CPU1_FAN1 15 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V2 16 2 x 288 pin DDR4 DIMM Slots DDR4_A DDR4_B Blue 17 SSATA SGPIO Connector SSATA_SGPIO1 18 2 x 288 pin DDR4 DIM...

Page 16: ...PM1 38 Auxiliary Panel Header AUX_PANEL1 39 BMC SMBus Header BMC_SMB_2 40 BMC SMBus Header BMC_SMB_1 41 Intelligent Platform Management Bus header IPMB1 42 Rear Fan Connector REAR_FAN1 43 Front VGA He...

Page 17: ...8 pin module Blue Blue Blue 1 1 1 1 1 1 SATA_3 SATA_2 SATA_5 SATA_4 USB3_3 1 R1 T 1 NMI_BTN1 BMC_SMB_2 BMC_SMB_1 REAR_FAN1 IPMB_1 1 FRNT_VGA1 VGA1 COM1 USB 3 0 T USB1 B USB2 LAN1 1 USB 2 0 T USB1 B US...

Page 18: ...Blue DDR4_C 64 bit 288 pin module Blue Blue Blue 1 1 1 1 1 1 SATA_3 SATA_2 SATA_5 SATA_4 USB3_3 1 R1 T 1 NMI_BTN1 BMC_SMB_2 BMC_SMB_1 REAR_FAN1 IPMB_1 1 FRNT_VGA1 VGA1 COM1 USB 3 0 T USB1 B USB2 LAN1...

Page 19: ...Connector FRNT_FAN2 14 CPU Fan Connector CPU1_FAN1 15 ATX 12V Power Connector ATX12V2 16 2 x 288 pin DDR4 DIMM Slots DDR4_A DDR4_B Blue 17 SSATA SGPIO Connector SSATA_SGPIO1 18 2 x 288 pin DDR4 DIMM...

Page 20: ...BMC_SMB_2 41 BMC SMBus Header BMC_SMB_1 42 Intelligent Platform Management Bus header IPMB1 43 Rear Fan Connector REAR_FAN1 44 Front VGA Header FRNT_VGA1 For DIMM installation and coniguration instruc...

Page 21: ...C612 NCSI 1 BATTERY1 Blue Dr Debug Intel X540 BMC ROM DDR4_D 64 bit 288 pin module Blue DDR4_C 64 bit 288 pin module Blue Blue Blue VGA1 COM1 USB 3 0 T USB1 B USB2 LAN1 USB 2 0 T USB1 B USB2 IPMI LAN...

Page 22: ...2 Amber Front_FAN2 failed 3 Amber CPU1_FAN1 failed 4 Green STB PWR ready 5 Amber Front_FAN3 failed 6 Amber Front_FAN4 failed 7 Amber LSI 3008 ready Only supported for EPC612D4U 8R EPC612D4U 2T8R mothe...

Page 23: ..._LAN 4 LAN RJ 45 Port LAN1 8 USB 2 0 Ports USB_1_2 Note LAN1 supports NCSI EPC612D4U 2T EPC612D4U 2T8R No Description No Description 1 UID Switch UID 5 10G LAN RJ 45 Port LAN2 2 VGA Port VGA1 6 USB 3...

Page 24: ...lease refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LAN1 LAN2 LED Indications 1G For EPC612D4U EPC612D4U 8R Speed LED Activity Link LED Status Description Status Description Of 10...

Page 25: ...EPC612D4U Series 19 English 1 7 Block Diagram EPC612D4U...

Page 26: ...20 English EPC612D4U 2T...

Page 27: ...EPC612D4U Series 21 English EPC612D4U 8R...

Page 28: ...22 English EPC612D4U 2T8R...

Page 29: ...y motherboard 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 motherboa...

Page 30: ...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 instal...

Page 31: ...EPC612D4U Series 25 English A 3 B 4 5...

Page 32: ...26 English he cover must be placed if returning the motherboard for ater service 6 A B 7 8 B A...

Page 33: ...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 the CP...

Page 34: ...ulated 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 dual channel coniguration you always need to install id...

Page 35: ...PC612D4U Series 29 English he DIMM only its 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 36: ...pulated PCIE5 slot will operate at up to x8 mode PCIE 5 LSI3008 No Mini SAS HD Connector x16 Mini SAS HD Connector Connected x8 Populated Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing an expan...

Page 37: ...t when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins ME Recovery Jumper 3 pin ME_RECOVERY1 No 2 ME Recovery Mode Normal Mode Default CPU PECI Mode Jumper 3 pin PECI_SEL1 No 1 CPU PECI connect to PCH CPU PECI...

Page 38: ...ive GPGPU Chassis ID1 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID1 No 5 Chassis ID2 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID2 No 4 Chassis ID3 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID3 No 6 For 3U8G system passive GPGPU Reserved for system level use Chas...

Page 39: ...es and fails to perform a normal restart PLED System Power LED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel he LED is on when the system is operating he LED is of when the system i...

Page 40: ...2 pin headers allow you to use the Gigabit internet indicator cable to connect to the LAN status indicator When this indicator lickers it means that the internet is prop erly connected C Chassis intr...

Page 41: ...rage devices with up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate USB 3 0 Connector USB3_3 USB 3 0 Header 19 pin USB3_4_5 Besides two default USB 3 0 ports on the I O panel there is one USB 3 0 header on this mothe...

Page 42: ...nnect it to Pin 1 3 For more details please refer to the Cooler QVL list on the ASRock Rack website Front and Rear Fan Connectors 4 pin FRNT_FAN1 4 pin FRNT_FAN2 4 pin FRNT_FAN3 4 pin FRNT_FAN4 4 pin...

Page 43: ...ensures platform integrity Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers 7 pin SATA_SGPIO1 7 pin SATA_SGPIO2 1 SLOAD SCLOCK GND GND SDATAOUT These headers support Serial Link interface for onboard SATA...

Page 44: ...SM BUS devices hermal 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 other end to the device which you wish to monitor its temperatu...

Page 45: ...nstall 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 Please...

Page 46: ...se insert the support CD to your optical drive irst hen the drivers compatible to your system can be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please follow the order from top to bottom t...

Page 47: ...y adapter handles all non TCP IP traic he Secondary adapter will receive fallback traic if the primary fails If the Preferred Primary adapter fails but is later restored to an active status control is...

Page 48: ...then back on 3 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar he 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...

Page 49: ...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 bottom of...

Page 50: ...2 Main Screen Once you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview he Main screen provides system overview information and allows you to set the system ti...

Page 51: ...d Screen In this section you may set the conigurations for the following items ACPI Conigura tion Conigure Super IO Settings Serial Port Console Redirection CSM Parameters USB Coniguration System Coni...

Page 52: ...disable PCIE devices to turn on the system from the power sot of mode Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power sot of mode RTC Alarm Pow...

Page 53: ...s 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 Coniguration Use this item to set parame...

Page 54: ...re 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 emulati...

Page 55: ...can be sent to stop the data low Once the bufers are empty a start signal can be sent to restart the low Hardware low uses two wires to send start stop signals he options include None and Hardware RTS...

Page 56: ...t VT100 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...

Page 57: ...option controls Legacy UEFI ROMs priority Launch Storage OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only Select Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM on...

Page 58: ...options Enabled Disabled Auto and Smart Auto If Auto is selected all USB ports work as USB3 0 ater boot to OS If Smart Auto is selected all USB ports work as USB3 0 ater boot to OS and work as USB2 0...

Page 59: ...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 system supports 64 bit PCI decoding Restore on AC Power Loss...

Page 60: ...ish 3 3 7 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 Coniguration options Disabled and...

Page 61: ...torage Coniguration LSI 3008 Controller Use this item to enable or disable LSI 3008 Controller Press Ctrl C to enter RAID ROM during UEFI POST process Bootable LSI 3008 Controller Use this item to ena...

Page 62: ...U1 fan1 s speed he default value is Smart Fan REAR_FAN 1 his allows you to set the rear fan 1 s speed he default value is Smart Fan FRNT_FAN 1 his allows you to set the front fan 1 s speed he default...

Page 63: ...ou to set the Smart fan s level speed Smart Fan Duty Control Smart Fan Duty x x means 1 to 11 stage his allows you to set duty cycle for each stage Smart Fan Temp Control Smart Fan Temp x x means 1 to...

Page 64: ...WHEA Support Use this item to enable or disable Windows Hardware Error Architecture System Error Use this item to enable or disable System Error feature When it is set to Enabled you can conigure Memo...

Page 65: ...e loppy disk or hard drive and launch this tool then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without preparing an additional loppy diskette or other compli cated lash utility Please be noted tha...

Page 66: ...lRCSetup In this section you may set the conigurations for the following items Processor Conigu ration CPU Power Management Coniguration Memory Coniguration IIO Conigura tion PCH Coniguration and Serv...

Page 67: ...le threads to run on each core so that the overall performance on threaded sotware is improved No Execute Memory Protection Processors with No Execution Memory Protection Technology may prevent certai...

Page 68: ...ms Enable SMX Use this item to enable Safer Mode Extensions Hardware Prefetcher Automatically prefetch data and code for the processor Enable for better performance Adjacent Cache Prefetch Automatical...

Page 69: ...hidden 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...

Page 70: ...64 English CPU C6 State Support Enable C6 deep sleep state for lower power consumption CPU Thermal Throttling Enable CPU internal thermal control mechanisms to keep the CPU from overheating...

Page 71: ...this item to enable or disable DDR ECC Support MRC Fast Boot When enabled portions of memory reference code will be skipped when possible to increase boot speed Memory Information Displays memory top...

Page 72: ...66 English RAS Mode Enable or disable RAS modes Enabling Sparing and Mirroring is not supported If enabled Sparing will be selected...

Page 73: ...allows you to select PCIE 5 Link Speed he default value is Auto PCIE 6 PCIE 7 Link Width his allows you to select PCIE 6 PCIE 7 Link Width he default value is x8 PCIE 6 PCIE 7 Link Speed his allows y...

Page 74: ...lid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive Press Ctrl I to enter RAID ROM during UEFI POST process sSATA Aggressive Link Power Mgmt Use this item to enable or disable SALP sSATA Port 0 1 Hot Plug Designates t...

Page 75: ...e Drive or Hard Disk Drive Press Ctrl I to enter RAID ROM during UEFI POST process Support Aggressive Link Power Mgmt Use this item to enable or disable SALP SATA Port 0 1 2 3 4 5 Hot Plug Designates...

Page 76: ...70 English 3 4 6 Server ME Coniguration Spread Spectrum Use this item to select spread specturm mode...

Page 77: ...interfaces System Event Log Press Enter to change the SEL event log coniguration SEL Components Change this to enable ro disable all features of System Event Logging during boot Erase SEL Use this to...

Page 78: ...et Mask and Gateway Address in the BIOS for BMC LAN channel coniguration Dynamic IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address are automatically assigned by the network s DHCP server To configure BMC net...

Page 79: ...annel 1 eth0 IPMI Port Lan Channel 2 eth1 BIOS Menu Server Mgmt tab IPMI Web Page Coniguration Network Settings For more instructions on how to set up remote control environment and use the IPMI man a...

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: ...BS Priorities Use this to set the order of the legacy devices in this group CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Use this to set the order of the legacy devices in this group USB Device BBS Priorities Use...

Page 82: ...the system boots up Please note that a buzzer is needed Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo he default value is Enabled AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM...

Page 83: ...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 Erase I...

Page 84: ...78 English View Smbios Event Log Press Enter to view the Smbios Event Log records All values changed here do not take efect until computer is restarted...

Page 85: ...rd Changes 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...

Page 86: ...ures 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: ...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 no video...

Page 88: ...battery on the motherboard provides 3VDC Install a new battery if it does not 2 Conirm whether your power supply provides adaquate and stable power Other problems 1 Try searching keywords related to y...

Page 89: ...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 Author...

Page 90: ...equired to install Net Framework Please follow the steps below to enable Net Framework feature on Microsot Windows Server 2008 R2 6 1 Installing Net Framework 3 5 1 For Server 2008 R2 1 Double click t...

Page 91: ...EPC612D4U Series 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 Ater the installation completes click Close...

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