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ASUS ESC4000A-E10

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1.7.3

HDD status LEDs

Red LED

Green LED

SATA/SAS HDD LED Description

GREEN

SATA/SAS HDD power ON

RED

HDD has failed and should be swapped immediately

GREEN/

RED

Blinking

RAID rebuilding

GREEN/

RED

Blinking

Locate

GREEN/

RED

OFF

HDD not found

GREEN

Blinking

Read/write data from/into the SATA/SAS HDD

Summary of Contents for ESC4000A-E10

Page 1: ...2U Rackmount Server ESC4000A E10 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...ption of business and the like even if ASUS has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Specifications and information contained in this manual ae furnished for informational use only and are subject to change at any time without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by ASUS ASUS assumes no responsibility or liability ...

Page 3: ...p 2 1 Chassis cover 2 2 2 1 1 Air duct 2 4 2 2 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 5 2 2 1 Installing the CPU and heatsink 2 5 2 3 System memory 2 9 2 3 1 Overview 2 9 2 3 2 Memory Configurations 2 9 2 4 Hard disk drives 2 11 2 4 1 Installing the 3 5 inch SATA HDD SAS HDD 2 11 2 4 2 Installing the 2 5 inch SSD SATA HDD SAS HDD NVMe 2 12 2 5 Expansion slots 2 13 2 5 1 The PCI Express riser card 2 13 2 5 ...

Page 4: ...ers 4 4 4 3 Internal connectors 4 8 4 4 Onboard LEDs 4 16 Chapter 5 BIOS Setup 5 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 5 2 5 1 1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 5 2 5 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility 5 3 5 1 3 BUPDATER utility 5 4 5 2 BIOS setup program 5 6 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen 5 7 5 2 2 Menu bar 5 7 5 2 3 Menu items 5 8 5 2 4 Submenu items 5 8 5 2 5 Navigation keys 5 8 5 2 6 General help 5 8 5 2 7 Configura...

Page 5: ... 5 5 13 AMD Mem Configuration Status 5 23 5 5 14 iSCSI Configuration 5 23 5 6 Chipset menu 5 24 5 7 Security menu 5 25 5 8 Boot menu 5 28 5 9 Tool menu 5 29 5 10 Save Exit menu 5 30 5 11 AMD CBS menu 5 31 5 11 1 CPU Common Options 5 31 5 11 2 DF Common Options 5 33 5 11 3 UMC Common Option 5 35 5 11 4 NBIO Common Options 5 40 5 11 5 NTB Common Options 5 44 5 12 Event Logs menu 5 45 5 12 1 Change S...

Page 6: ...our dealer Operation Safety Any mechanical operation on this server must be conducted by certified or experienced engineers Before operating the server carefully read all the manuals included with the server package Before using the server ensure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If any damage is detected contact your dealer as soon as possible To avoid short ...

Page 7: ...ave to perform when installing or removing system components 3 Chapter 3 Installation Options This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone server 4 Chapter 4 Motherboard Information This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations 5 Chapter 5 BIOS Setup...

Page 8: ...ply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line format A S DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task NOTE Tips and additional information to help you complete a task IMPORTANT Instructions that you MUST follow to co...

Page 9: ...This chapter describes the general features of the chassis kit It includes sections on front panel and rear panel specifications 1 Product Introduction Chapter 1 Product Introduction ...

Page 10: ...s 4 x ASUS CPU 8 pin Power cables 4 x GPU air ducts for Nvidia AMD cards 1 x CPU heatsink 1 x Rail Kit Optional Items 1 x OCP3 0 adapter card 1 x Hyper M 2 adapter card 1 2 Serial number label Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team you must take note of the product s serial number containing 12 characters such as xxS0xxxxxxxx See the figure below With the correct serial num...

Page 11: ...4 x PCI E 4 0 x16 link for double deck GPU Full Length cards or 8 x PCI E 4 0 at x16 link with PLX SKU Board for single deck GPU Cards Half length Low profile 2 x PCI E 4 0 x16 for butterfly riser slot 1 x PCI E 4 0 x8 for internal HBA RAID card Storage Bays 8 x 2 5 or 3 5 Hot swap Storage Device Bays 2 x NVMe as default up to 4 x NVMe Supported Networking LAN 2 x 1Gb s LAN ports Intel I350 AM2 1 ...

Page 12: ... kg Gross Weight Kg CPU DRAM HDD not included Packing include 44 kg Power Supply following different configuration by region 1 1 Redundant 1600W 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply 1 1 Redundant 2200W 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply Environment Operation temperature 10 35 Non operation temperature 40 70 Non operation humidity 20 90 Non condensing System specifications Specifications are subject to change ...

Page 13: ...wer button Internal SAS HBA Storage bracket Expansion card cage Q code Port 80 LED 1 2 1 5 Rear panel features The expansion slots and system power socket is located on the rear panel of the server The middle part includes the I O shield with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard The rear I O ports do not appear on the rear panel if motherboard is not present The DM_LAN1 port i...

Page 14: ...otection film is pre attached to the front cover before shipping Please remove the protection film before turning on the system for proper heat dissipation 1 Redundant power supply and power fan hidden 2 ASUS KRPG U8 server board 3 System fans 4 SATA SAS U 2 backplane 5 Hot swap Storage Device bays SAS SATA and U 2 6 PCI E expansion boards hidden 7 PCI E x32 slot with butterfly riser card 8 Intern...

Page 15: ...ower button with LED ON System power on HDD access LED OFF No activity Blinking Data activity Message LED OFF System is normal no incoming event ON A hardware monitor event is indicated Location button with LED OFF Function off ON Location switch is pressed Press the location switch again to turn off LAN LEDs OFF No LAN connection Blinking LAN is transmitting or receiving data ON LAN connection is...

Page 16: ...atus Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection ACT LINK LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection ACT LINK LED SPEED LED SPEED LED ACT LINK LED ...

Page 17: ...ED SATA SAS HDD LED Description GREEN ON SATA SAS HDD power ON RED ON HDD has failed and should be swapped immediately GREEN RED Blinking RAID rebuilding GREEN RED Blinking Locate GREEN RED OFF HDD not found GREEN Blinking Read write data from into the SATA SAS HDD ...

Page 18: ...ss Memory SSA api Initialization 0xBF MRC Progress MRC done DXE Driver Execution Environment phase 0x32 Progress CPU POST Memory Initialization 0x33 Progress CPU Cache Initialization 0x34 Progress Application Processor s AP Initialization 0x35 Progress BSP Selection 0x36 Progress CPU Initialization 0x37 Progress Pre memory NB Initialization 0x3B Progress Pre memory SB Initialization 0x4F Progress ...

Page 19: ...ialization 0x9C Progress AMI USB Driver Initialization 0x9D Progress AMI USB Driver Initialization 0xb2 Progress Legacy Option ROM Initialization 0xb3 Progress Reset system 0xb4 Progress USB hotplug 0xb6 Progress NVRAM clean up 0xb7 Progress NVRAM configuration reset 0xA0 Progress IDE AHCI Initialization 0xA1 Progress IDE AHCI Initialization 0xA2 Progress IDE AHCI Initialization 0xA3 Progress IDE ...

Page 20: ...Chapter 1 Product Introduction 1 12 ...

Page 21: ...This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components 2 Hardware Setup Chapter 2 Hardware Setup ...

Page 22: ...tem layout may vary with models but the installation steps are the same for all models To remove the rear chassis cover 1 Release the two 2 thumbscrews on the rear of the chassis 2 Push and hold the cover buttons down then slide the chassis cover towards the rear to disengage it from the chassis 3 Lift the chassis cover to completely remove it from the chassis 1 2 ...

Page 23: ...emove the middle chassis cover 1 Press the cover latches down on both sides of the middle chassis cover 2 Lift the chassis cover to completely remove it from the chassis To remove the front chassis cover 1 Push and hold the cover buttons down then slide the chassis cover towards the front to disengage it from the chassis 2 Lift the chassis cover to completely remove it from the chassis 1 2 ...

Page 24: ...steps are the same for all models To remove the air duct 1 Remove the three screws as shown 2 Lift the air duct to remove it from the chassis To reinstall the air duct 1 2 1 2 1 Align and replace the air duct to the chassis ensuring that the screw holes on the air duct match the screw holes on chassis 2 Secure the air duct to the chassis with three screws ...

Page 25: ... the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the InSocket SP3 The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from incorrect CPU installation removal or misplacement loss incorrect removal of th...

Page 26: ...ide the external cap out of the rail frame Rail frame External cap PnP cap 5 Slightly lift open the rail frame External cap Load plate Rail frame 4 Loosen each screw one by one in the sequence shown on the socket to open the load plate ...

Page 27: ... rail frame 8 Gently push the rail frame just enough to let it sit on top of the CPU socket Rail frame Carrier frame with CPU PnP cap Carrier frame with CPU 9 Close the load plate just enough to let it sit on top of the CPU then secure each screw one by one in the sequence shown on the socket to completely secure the load plate The load plate screws are T20 models A torque value of 14 1 0 inch lbf...

Page 28: ... screws with a screwdriver in the order shown in the illustration just enough to attach the heatsink to the motherboard When the four screws are attached tighten them one by one in a the same diagonal sequence to completely secure the heatsink The heatsink screws are T20 models A torque value of 14 1 0 inch lbf is recommended ...

Page 29: ...2 GB 64 GB 128 GB 256 GB DDR4 RDIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section Refer to ASUS Server AVL for the updated list of compatible DIMMs Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Start installing the DIMMs into the second slots such as DIMM_A2 DIMM_B2 etc 1 CPU C...

Page 30: ... socket Unlocked retaining clip DIMM notch DIMM slot key 1 Press the retaining clip outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM socket To install two or more DIMMs refer to the user guide bundled in the motherboard package Refer to www asus com for vendor lists of the memory modules Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing th...

Page 31: ...to the tray until it clicks into place 4 Push the drive tray and HDD assembly all the way into the depth of the bay until the tray lever and spring lock clicks and secures the drive tray in place 2 4 1 Installing the 3 5 inch SATA HDD SAS HDD When installed the SATA SAS connector on the drive connects to the SATA SAS interface on the backplane The drive tray is correctly placed when its front edge...

Page 32: ... tray A then secure it with four screws B 2 4 2 Installing the 2 5 inch SSD SATA HDD SAS HDD NVMe 1 2 Storage device bay 7 and 8 default NVMe Storage device bay 5 and 6 The NVMe drives may be installed in storage device bays 5 6 7 and 8 as shown in the illustration below The default storage device bays to install NVMe drives are storage device bays 7 and 8 Support for NVMe drives for storage devic...

Page 33: ... slots Ensure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components PCI E x16 slot low profile PCI E x16 slot low profile To install PCI E expansion cards to the riser card 1 Remove the two 2 screws that secure the riser card to the chassis 2 Firmly hold the riser card then pull it up to detach it from th...

Page 34: ...finger connectors of the expansion cards to the PCI E slot connectors on the riser card as shown 6 Secure the expansion cards with the screws removed earlier Riser card PCI E x16 slot low profile PCI E x16 expansion card low profile PCI E x16 slot low profile PCI E x16 expansion card low profile 1 2 3 Remove the two 2 screws from the metal brackets on the riser card A then remove the metal bracket...

Page 35: ...ws that you removed earlier in step 1 riser card and expansion card assembly PCI E slot 7 Align and insert the riser card and expansion card assembly into the PCI E slot on the motherboard The expansion card fits in one orientation only If it does not fit try reversing it ...

Page 36: ...he internal SAS HBA Storage bracket located in the front of the system 1 Remove the two 2 default slimline SAS cables from the internal SAS HBA Storage bracket 2 Remove the screw from the bracket A then push the internal SAS HBA Storage bracket towards the rear to remove the internal SAS HBA Storage bracket B ...

Page 37: ...E II card 5 Remove the two screws on the ASUS PIKE II card A then remove the card bracket B Card bracket Metal cover 6 Secure the ASUS PIKE II card and the metal cover internal SAS HBA Storage bracket with the two screws 7 Insert the ASUS PIKE II card into the internal SAS HBA Storage bracket then secure it with a screw ...

Page 38: ...SAS HBA Storage bracket previously earlier 9 Install the internal SAS HBA Storage bracket and secure it with the screw removed earlier 10 Remove the three 3 cables on the Cache Vault Power Module clip holder A then release the two 2 screws on the Cache Vault Power Module clip holder B 1 2 ...

Page 39: ...out of the server system 1 2 12 Align the three screw holes on the Cache Vault Power Module clip to the three screw holes on the Cache Vault Power Module clip holder then secure the clip with the bundled three 3 screws and three 3 bundled nuts 13 Align and install the Cache Vault Power Module into the Cache Vault Power Module clip ...

Page 40: ...tem A then connect the bundled extension cable to the cable from the Cache Vault Power Module B and cable from the Cache Vault Flash Module C 15 Reconnect the three 3 cables to the Cache Vault Power Module clip holder ensure that the cables are not placed on top of the Cache Vault Power Module 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 41: ...2 21 ASUS ESC4000A E10 16 Secure the Cache Vault Power Module clip holder with the two 2 screws that you removed earlier in step 10 1 2 ...

Page 42: ... M 2 expansion card to the internal SAS HBA Storage bracket located in the front of the system 2 Prepare your M 2 card then slide it into the expansion card cage located in the front of the system 1 2 1 Remove the two 2 default slimline SAS cables from the internal SAS HBA Storage bracket ...

Page 43: ...les to the notches in the expansion card cage then slide the M 2 card to the front of the system so that the screw holes on the M 2 card are aligned with the screw holes in the expansion card cage 4 Secure the M 2 card with two 2 screws as shown in the illustration below 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 44: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 24 5 Connect the two 2 slimline SAS cables removed from the internal SAS HBA Storage bracket to your M 2 card ...

Page 45: ...he motherboard You may install an M 2 card supports up to 22110 to the onboard M 2 NGFF slot on the motherboard 2 Remove the screw on the stand screw 3 Prepare the M 2 card then align and insert the M 2 card into the M 2 connector NGFF1 4 Secure the M 2 card with the screw you removed in step 2 ...

Page 46: ...ering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel 2 5 5 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 5 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ t...

Page 47: ...o SATA SAS U 2 backplane board 5 SLIMPCIE1 connector from motherboard to internal SAS HBA Storage bracket 6 System fan connectors from motherboard FRNT_FAN6 and FRNT_FAN7 to system fans KRPG U8 ASPEED AST2500 DDR4 DIMM_D1 64bit 288 pin module DDR4 DIMM_C1 64bit 288 pin module DDR4 DIMM_B1 64bit 288 pin module DDR4 DIMM_A1 64bit 288 pin module DDR4 DIMM_E1 64bit 288 pin module DDR4 DIMM_F1 64bit 28...

Page 48: ...rboard With two mini SAS HD cables connected a total number of 8 SAS SATA HDDs can be supported connect to SLIMPCIE1 on the motherboard to support 2 NVMe devices connects to the system fans red PWR1 FAN_PWR1 yellow yellow black black Ensure to connect the corresponding 8 pin plugs to PWR1 and FAN_PWR1 as shown below ...

Page 49: ...nt power supply units 4 U 2 drives 5 Accelerators Ensure that the system is turned off before removing any components 2 8 1 Cable organizer metal cover When you need to organize the cables connecting from the rear to the front of the system you may need to remove the cable organizer metal cover beforehand 1 Locate the cable organizer metal cover in between the system fans 2 Pull the cable organize...

Page 50: ...es A then press the latch inwards B to release the system fan from the fan cage 2 Lift the fan then set it aside 3 Repeat steps 1 to 2 to uninstall the other system fans To reinstall the system fans 1 Insert the fan into the fan cage Ensure the fan connector is seated firmly within the cable holder cable holder ...

Page 51: ... Hold the PSU lever press the PSU latch A then carefully pull the PSU out of the system chassis B We recommend that you use both of your hands in performing the following steps 3 Prepare the replacement PSU 4 Align and insert the replacement PSU into the empty PSU bay until it clicks in place PSU lever Replacement PSU ...

Page 52: ...age Max Output Power Watt per PSU 100V 127Vac 14A 47 63Hz 1200W 200V 240Vac 12 6A 47 63Hz 2200W To enable the hot swap feature redundant mode keep the total power consumption of the system under the maximum output power of an individual power supply module Always use PSUs with the same watt and power rating Combining PSUs with different wattage e g 1 x 1620 W 1 x 2000 W may yield unstable results ...

Page 53: ... device bay 5 or 6 Refer to section 2 4 2 Installing the 2 5 inch SSD for the steps on installing a 2 5 inch drive to the HDD bay 2 Remove the slimline SAS cables from the internal SAS HBA Storage bracket For the ESC4000A E10 additional U 2 drives may be installed in storage device bays 5 and 6 as shown in the illustration below ...

Page 54: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 34 3 Connect the slimine SAS cables removed in step 2 to the SLIMPCIE5 and SLIMPCIE6 slots located on the backplane Connect the slimline SAS cables to SLIMPCIE5 and SLIMPCIE6 ...

Page 55: ...accelerator bracket 3 Firmly hold the bracket then pull it up to detach it from the motherboard then set it aside 4 Prepare the GPU air duct and the accelerator For AMD S9150 or later GPU cards attach a mylar to the GPU air duct first before installing the air duct to the GPU card To do this get a mylar A then attach it to the air duct B as shown The mylar is bundled with the system and included i...

Page 56: ...even cause damage to the system if the dongle is not used B The ASUS CPU 8 pin power cable may be used to connect to the GPU card and 6 pin power connector The dongle comes with your Nvidia CPU 12V GPU card Ask your vendor or retailer if the dongle is missing Nvidia CPU 12V GPU card dongle ASUS CPU 8 pin power cable ASUS CPU 8 pin power cable For Nvidia CPU 12V GPU card installation OR dongle GPU ...

Page 57: ...wo screws 7 Connect the GPU power cable dongle or ASUS CPU 8 pin power cable to the connector on the accelerator as shown 4 pin connector Nvidia CPU 12V GPU card air duct dongle GPU power cable When using the dongle connect a GPU power cable to the connector on the dongle For Intel AMD Nvidia GPU card installation ASUS CPU 8 pin power cable OR ...

Page 58: ...n remove the metal covers B 10 Insert the GPU cables into the opening on the bracket 11 Align and insert the golden fingers of the accelerator into the card slot on the bracket Ensure the card is completely seated on the slot 12 Secure the rear end of the accelerator to the bracket with two screws 13 Secure the air duct and accelerator assembly with a screw ...

Page 59: ... slot on the motherboard Ensure the bracket is completely seated on the slot 16 Secure the thumbscrew in front of the accelerator bracket 17 Attach the other end of the GPU power cable 6 pin power connector to an available 6 pin power connector in front of the accelerator bracket 18 Secure the accelerator brackets to the server chassis with two screws accelerator and bracket assembly 1 2 ...

Page 60: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 40 ...

Page 61: ...This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server 3 Installation Options Chapter 3 Installation Options ...

Page 62: ... Rail screws Rack rails Front end Rear end 3 1 1 Attaching the rack rails Installing the tool less rack rail To install the tool less rack rails into the rack 1 Secure the two fixing latches to the two sides of the server using the set of latch screws The locations of the screw holes vary with different server models Refer to your server user manual for details ...

Page 63: ...insert the studs into the selected square mounting holes on the rack post 5 Press the spring lock on the other end of rail then insert the stud into the mounting hole on the rack post Extend the rack rail if necessary 6 Optional Use the rail screw and rail washer that comes with the kit to secure the rack rail to the rack post 7 Repeat steps 3 to 5 for the other rack rail Ensure that the installed...

Page 64: ...ail cabinet and the rack posts are stable and standing firmly on a level surface We strongly recommend that at least two able bodied persons perform the steps described in this guide We recommend the use an appropriate lifting tool or device if necessary 1 2 ...

Page 65: ...r gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations 4 Motherboard Information Chapter 4 Motherboard Infomation ...

Page 66: ... 288 pin module DDR4 DIMM_G1 64bit 288 pin module DDR4 DIMM_H1 64bit 288 pin module PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE5 PCIE6 PWR2 PWR1 SLIMPCIE2 SLIMPCIE1 SPI1 VGA_SW1 USB3_2 DM_LAN1 LAN1 LAN2 USB3_1 TPM1 BMC_EN1 DM_IP_SEL1 INTRUSION1 SBPWR1 PWR_SW1 BMCLED1 SMART_PSU1 CLRTC1 IPMI_SW1 LAN_SW2 LAN_SW1 CPU1 NGFF1 ASM 1074 2242 2260 2280 22110 ISATA1 SLIMUSB1 ISATA2 FRNT_FAN6 FRNT_FAN7 HDDLED1 LOCLED1 MESL...

Page 67: ...TA1 2 4 8 2 Slim PCIe connectors SLIMPCIE1 2 4 8 3 USB 3 2 Gen 1 connectors SLIMUSB1 4 9 4 Chassis Intrusion 2 pin INTRUSION1 4 9 5 Front fan connectors 6 pin FRNT_FAN6 7 4 10 6 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 4 11 7 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM1 4 11 8 M 2 NGFF card connector NGFF1 4 12 9 CRPS power connectors PWR1 2 4 13 10 MicroSD card slot MSD1 4 14 11 OCP3 0 Sideband Signal connector 10 pin...

Page 68: ...power cord 2 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause sy...

Page 69: ... enable or disable the onboard VGA controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the VGA feature 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel I350 AM2 Gigabit LAN 1 2 controllers Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature ...

Page 70: ...you to enable default or disable on board BMC Ensure to set this BMC jumper to enabled to avoid system fan control and hardware monitor error 5 DMLAN setting 3 pin DM_IP_SEL1 This jumper allows you to select the DMLAN setting Set to pins 2 3 to force the DMLAN IP to static mode IP 10 10 10 10 submask 255 255 255 0 ...

Page 71: ...This jumper allows you to select which protocol in the GPU sensor to function 7 Smart Ride Through jumper 3 pin SMART_PSU1 Set to pins 1 2 to enable the Smart Ride Through SmaRT feature to allow uninterrupted operation of the system during an AC loss event ...

Page 72: ... ISATA1 2 This motherboard comes with mini Serial Attached SCSI SAS HD connectors the storage technology that supports Serial ATA Each connector supports up to four devices 2 Slim PCIe connectors SLIMPCIE1 2 Connects the PCIe signal to the front riser card or NVMe port on the backplane ...

Page 73: ...e for USB chargeable devices optimized power efficiency and backward compatibility with USB 2 0 SLIMUSB1 connector is used for the front USB panel by default 4 Chassis Intrusion 2 pin INTRUSION1 These leads are for the intrusion detection feature for chassis with intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads t...

Page 74: ...the fan connectors on the motherboard ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors All fans feature the ASUS Smart Fan technology ...

Page 75: ... connectors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis 7 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM1 This connector supports a 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 platform integrity ...

Page 76: ... Motherboard Information 8 M 2 NGFF card slot NGFF1 This slot allows you to install M 2 devices This connector supports type 2242 2260 2280 22110 devices on PCIe interface The M 2 NGFF device is purchased separately ...

Page 77: ...tion Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate Ensure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system ...

Page 78: ...o log BMC events Disconnect all power including redundant PSUs from the existing system before you add or remove a memory card then reboot the system to access the memory card Some memory cards may not be compatible with your motherboard Ensure that you use only compatible memory cards to prevent loss of data damage to your device or memory card or both ...

Page 79: ... 4 15 11 OCP3 0 Sideband Signal connector 12 pin OCP_SIDE1 This connector is for OCP3 0 sideband signal and allows you to connect an external OCP3 0 card to support additional features such as power brake and scan chain ...

Page 80: ...nal 1 Standby Power LED SBPWR1 The motherboard comes with a standby power LED The green LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON in sleep mode or in soft off mode This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED ...

Page 81: ...d to the onboard SATA or SATA SAS add on card The read or write activities of any device connected to the onboard SATA or SATA SAS add on card causes the rear panel LED to light up 4 Message LED MESLED1 This onboard LED lights up to red when there is temperature warning or a BMC event log is generated ...

Page 82: ...ocation LED LOCLED1 This onboard LED lights up when the Location button on the server is pressed or when triggered by a system management software The Location LED helps visually locate and quickly identify the server in error on a server rack ...

Page 83: ...5 BIOS Setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ...

Page 84: ... the BIOS from a USB flash drive To recover the BIOS from a USB flash drive 1 Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to one USB port on the system 2 The utility will automatically recover the BIOS It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS Doing so would cause system boot failure The recovered BIOS ...

Page 85: ... BIOS file into the USB port 2 Enter the BIOS setup program Go to the Tool menu then select Start ASUS EZ Flash Press Enter 3 Press Tab to switch to the Drive field 4 Press the Up Down arrow keys to find the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS then press Enter 5 Press Tab to switch to the Folder Info field 6 Press the Up Down arrow keys to find the BIOS file and then press Enter to perfor...

Page 86: ... file using the BUPDATER utility 1 Visit the ASUS website at www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable USB flash disk drive 2 Copy the BUPDATER utility BUPDATER exe from the ASUS support website at www asus com support to the bootable USB flash disk drive you created earlier 3 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type BUPDATER i f...

Page 87: ...lity returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed Reboot the system from the hard disk drive The BIOS update is finished Please restart your system C Current Platform Platform KRPG U8 Version 0301 Build date 05 22 2020 New Platform Platform KRPG U8 Version 0301 Build date 05 31 2020 ASUS Tek EzFlash Utility Start Programming Flash DO NOT SHUTDOWN THE SYSTEM Write 75 ...

Page 88: ...un this program Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup pr...

Page 89: ...nging the security settings Boot For changing the system boot configuration Tool For configuring options for special functions Save Exit For selecting the exit options AMD CBS For configuring AMD CBS settings Event Logs For changing the event log settings Server Mgmt For changing the Server Mgmt settings To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the ...

Page 90: ...al help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item 5 2 7 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items If an item is user configurable you can change the value of the field opposite the item You cannot select an item that is not user configurable A configurable field is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when selected To chang...

Page 91: ... screen appears The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information and allows you to set the system date time language and security settings 5 3 1 System Date Day xx xx xxxx Allows you to set the system date 5 3 2 System Time xx xx xx Allows you to set the system time ...

Page 92: ... type from the list By Workload Optimize for different kinds of workloads Select this option then select a workload type from the list Configuration options Peak Frequency Optimized Applies settings with performance and power consumption balance Recommended for users that need higher performance Latency Optimized Applies settings with low latency results Recommended for latency sensitive users Pow...

Page 93: ...ion of the OS Engine Boost Disabled Enable this item to boost the CPU s frequency Configuration options Disabled Level1 Level2 Level3 Max Overclocking Disabled Enable this item to increase the CPU s clock Configuration options Disabled Level1 Level2 Level3 Max Operate with an ambient temperature of 25 C or lower for optimized performance Please note that overclocking might cause component damage o...

Page 94: ...er system devices Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction 5 5 1 Trusted Computing Configuration Security Device Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS support for security device Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Page 95: ...fter an AC power loss When set to Last State the system goes into either off or on state whatever the system state was before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Power On By PCIE PCI Disabled Disabled Disables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Enabled Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Power On By RTC Disabled Disabled Disables RTC to genera...

Page 96: ...to Jumperstate ROM Type PXE Allows you to select the Intel LAN ROM type Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI Intel I350 LAN2 LAN Enable Jumperstate Allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when LAN Enable is set to Jumperstate ROM Type Disabled Allows you to select the Intel LAN ROM type Configuration options Disabled ...

Page 97: ... the host computer and the remote computer which the user is using will exchange data Both computers should have the same or compatible settings Terminal Type ANSI Allows you to set the terminal type VT100 ASCII char set VT100 Extends VT100 to support color function keys etc VT UTF8 Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes ANSI Extended ASCII char set Bits per second 115200 Sel...

Page 98: ...rt the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Configuration options None Hardware RTS CTS VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Enabled This allows you to enable the VT UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI VT100 terminals Configuration options Disabled Enabled Recorder Mode Disabled With this mode enabled only text will be sent This is to capture Terminal data Configuration opti...

Page 99: ...e management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options COM1 COM2 Terminal Type VT UTF8 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options VT100 VT100 VT UTF8 ANSI Bits per second 115200 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows ...

Page 100: ... the system supports 64 bit PCI decoding Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when Above 4G Decoding is set to Enabled Lan device 4G Decode Below 4G Configuration options Above 4G Below 4G SR IOV Support Enabled This option enables or disables SIngle Root IO Virtualization Support if the system has SR IOV capable PCIe devices Configuration options Disabled Enabled...

Page 101: ...OPROM configurations for slots PCIE OPROM Slot Options The items in this option allows you to select the OPROM configurations for slots 5 5 8 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Legacy USB device support Configuration options Enabled Disabled Auto XHCI Hand off Enabled Allows you to enable or disable workaround for OSes without XHCI hand off support The XHC...

Page 102: ...st Controller Auto uses the default value for a Root port it is 100 ms For a Hub port the delay is taken from Hub descriptor Configuration options Auto Manual The following item appears only when Device power up delay is set to Manual Device power up delay in seconds 5 Allows you to set the device power up delay in seconds Use the or to adjust the value The values range from 1 to 40 Mass Storage D...

Page 103: ...Enables or disables the Ipv6 HTTP Boot Support If disabled Ipv6 HTTP boot option will not be created Configuration options Disabled Enabled PXE boot wait time 0 Wait time to press ESC key to abort the PXE boot Media detect time 1 Wait time in seconds to detect media 5 5 10 CSM Configuration CSM Support Enabled This option allows you to enable or disable CSM Support Configuration options Disabled E...

Page 104: ...iguration options Adjust Keep Boot Option filter UEFI and Legacy This option allows you to control the Legacy UEFI ROMs priority Configuration options UEFI and Legacy Legacy only UEFI only Network Storage Video Legacy This option allows you to control the execution of UEFI and Legacy Network Storage Video OpROM Configuration options UEFI Legacy Other PCI devices Legacy This item determines the OpR...

Page 105: ...ASUS ESC4000A E10 5 5 13 AMD Mem Configuration Status The items in this menu display the memory configuration initialized by ABL status 5 5 14 iSCSI Configuration Allows you to configure the iSCSi parameters ...

Page 106: ...to select PCIe Link Training in 1 or 2 steps Configuration options 1 Step 2 Step PCIe Compliance Mode Off This item allows you to turn the PCIe Compliance Mode on or off Configuration options On Off North Bridge Socket 0 Information This item displays the memory information on Socket 0 Socket 1 Information This item displays the memory information on Socket 1 ...

Page 107: ...m the Create New Password box key in a password then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted To change an administrator password 1 Select the Administrator Password item and press Enter 2 From the Enter Current Password box key in the current password then press Enter 3 From the Create New Password box key in a new password then press Enter 4 Confirm the password when prompted To clear th...

Page 108: ...er password 1 Select the Clear User Password item and press Enter 2 Select Yes from the Warning message window then press Enter Secure Boot This item allows you to customize the Secure Boot settings Secure Boot Disabled Secure Boot can be enabled if the system is running in User mode with enrolled platform Key EPK or if the CSM function is disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Secure Boo...

Page 109: ... to Setup Mode This item appears only when you load the default Secure Boot keys This item allows you to clear all default Secure Boot keys Export Secure Boot Variables This item will ask you if you want to save all secure boot variables Select Yes if you want to save all secure boot variables otherwise select No Enroll Efi Image This item will allow the image to run in Secure Boot mode Configurat...

Page 110: ...sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system To select the boot device during system startup press F8 when ASUS Logo appears To access Windows OS in Safe Mode please press F8 after POST POST Report 5 sec Allows you to set the desired POST Report waiting time from 1 to 10 seconds Configuration opti...

Page 111: ... set the booting order of the Network SATA devices 5 9 Tool menu The Tool menu items allow you to configure options for special functions Select an item then press Enter to display the submenu IPMI HWM Allows you to run the IPMI hardware monitor Start ASUS EzFlash Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash BIOS ROM Utility when you press Enter Refer to the ASUS EZ Flash Utility section for details ...

Page 112: ...es Save Changes Save changes done so far to any of the setup options Discard Changes Discard changes done so far to any of the setup options Restore Defaults Restore load default values for all the setup options Boot Override These items displays the available devices The device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Click an item to start booting...

Page 113: ... Specifications 5 11 1 CPU Common Options Performance Custom Core Pstates This item allows you to enable custom P states and throttling Damage caused by use of your AMD processor outside of specification or in excess of factory settings are not covered by your system manufacturers warranty ...

Page 114: ...ons 21 461s 10 730s 5 364s 2 681s 1 340s 669 41ms 334 05ms 166 37ms 82 53ms 40 61ms 20 970ms 10 484ms 5 241ms 2 620ms 1 309ms 654 08us 326 4us 162 56us 80 64us 39 68us Auto Core Watchdog Timer Severity Auto Configuration options No Error Transparent Corrected Deferred Uncorrected Fatal Auto Core Performance Boost Auto This option allows you to enable or disable CPB Configuration options Disabled A...

Page 115: ...0 Local APIC Mode Auto Configuration options XAPIC X2APIC Auto RdRand Auto This item allows you to enable or disable RdRand instruction Configuration options Auto Enable Disable Scrubber DRAM scrub time Auto This item allows you to set a number of hours to scrub memory Configuration options Disabled 1 hour 4 hours 8 hours 16 hours 24 hours 48 hours Auto Poison scrubber control Auto Configuration o...

Page 116: ...ns Do not remap Attempt to remap Auto DRAM map inversion Auto Inverting the map will cause the highest memory channels to get assigned the lowest addresses in the system Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Location of private memory regions Auto Controls whether or not the private memory regions PSP SMU and CC6 are at the top of DRAM or distributed Note that distributed requires memory on ...

Page 117: ...onfiguration Damage caused by use of your AMD processor outside of specification or in excess of factory settings are not covered by your system manufacturers warranty DRAM Controller Configuration DRAM Power Options Power Down Enable Auto This item allows you to enable or disable power down mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Cmd2T Auto Configuration options Auto 1T 2T Gear Down Mode...

Page 118: ...to 120 0 Ohm 60 0 Ohm 40 0 Ohm 30 0 Ohm 24 0 Ohm 20 0 Ohm CkeDrvStren Auto Configuration options Auto 120 0 Ohm 60 0 Ohm 40 0 Ohm 30 0 Ohm 24 0 Ohm 20 0 Ohm Data Bus Configuration Data Bus Configuration User Controls Auto This item allows you to specify the mode for drive strength Configuration options Auto Manual The following items appear only when Data Bus Configuration User Controls is set to ...

Page 119: ...ex 1 2 or 3 is invalid Configuration options 0 39 Disable Memory Error Injection True Configuration options False True ECC Configuration DRAM ECC Symbol Size Auto Configuration options x4 x8 x16 Auto DRAM ECC Enable Auto This option allows you to enable or disable DRAM ECC Auto will set ECC to enable Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto DRAM UECC Retry Auto This option allows you to enable ...

Page 120: ... Auto Memory MBIST MBIST Enable Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable Memory MBIST Configuration options Enabled Disabled The following items appear only when MBIST Enable is set to Enabled MBIST Test Mode Auto This item allows you to select the MBIST Test Mode Interface Mode Tests Single and Multiple CS transactions and Basic Connectivity or Data Eye Mode Measures Voltage vs Timing C...

Page 121: ...nts the bits to be read Configuration options 0 9 Aggressor Static Lane Value 0 Configuration options 0 9 Target Static Lane Control Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when Target Static Lane Control is set to Enabled Target Static Lane Select Upper 32 bits 0 Static Lane Select for Upper 32 bits The bit mask represents the bits to be read Configuration ...

Page 122: ...ation options Disable Enable Worst Case Margin Granularity Per Chip Select Configuration options Per Chip Select Per Nibble Read Voltage Sweep Step Size 2 This option determines the step size for Read Data Eye voltage sweep Configuration options 1 2 4 Read Timing Sweep Step Size 1 This option supports step size for Read Data Eye Configuration options 1 2 4 Write Voltage Sweep Step Size 2 This opti...

Page 123: ...er Auto Configuration options Auto Power Performance cTDP Control Manual Auto Use the fused TDP Manual User can set customized TDP The following item appears only when you set cTDP Control to Manual cTDP 240 This item allows you to customize cTDP Power Package Limit Control Manual Auto Use the fused PPT Manual User can set customized PPT The following item appears only when you set Power Package L...

Page 124: ...erity Low 4 Each bit set to 1 enables HIGH severity on the associated IOHC egress port A bit of 0 indicates LOW severity NBIO SyncFlood Generation Auto This value may be used to mask SyncFlood caused by NBIO RAS options When set to TRUE SyncFlood from NBIO is masked When set to FALSE NBIO is capable of generating SyncFlood Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto NBIO SyncFlood Reporting Disabl...

Page 125: ...nverted to an Okay response When this value is set to 0 write response errors will be logged in the MCA When set to 1 write response errors will trigger an MCOMMIT error When this value is set to 2 write response errors are converted Configuration options Enabled Trigger MCOMMIT Error Log Errors in MCA Log Poison Data from SLINK Disabled This value specifies whether poison data propagated from SLI...

Page 126: ...tem allows you to enable masking of receiver error and bad TLP at Gen4 x2 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Early Link Speed Auto This item allows you to set Early Link Speed Configuration options Auto Gen1 Gen2 Hot Plug Handling mode Auto This item allows you to control the Hot Plug Handling mode Configuration options A0 Mode OS First No Error Handling OS First Error Handling Not Implem...

Page 127: ...de Core 0 Port 0 Configuration options Max Speed Gen 1 Gen 2 Gen 3 Auto Gen 4 5 12 1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings Press Enter to change the Smbios Event Log configuration All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted Enabling Disabling Options Smbios Event Log Enabled Change this to enable or disable all features of Smbios Event Logging during boot Configuration option...

Page 128: ...is the occurrences of a duplicate event that must pass before the multiple event counter of log entry is updated The values range from 1 to 255 METW 60 The Multiple Event Time Window is the number of minutes which must pass between duplicate log entries which utilize a multiple event counter The values range from 0 to 99 minutes Custom Options Log EFI Status Code Enabled This option allows you to ...

Page 129: ... set to Enabled FRB 2 Timer timeout 6 minutes Allows you to select the FRB 2 Timer Expiration value Configuration options 3 minutes 4 minutes 5 minutes 6 minutes FRB 2 Timer Policy Do Nothing Allows you to select the how the system should respond in FRB 2 Timer expires Configuration options Do Nothing Reset Power Down Power Cycle OS Watchdog Timer Disabled This item allows you to start a BIOS time...

Page 130: ...stom EFI Logging Options Log EFI Status Codes Error code Allows you to select which codes to log Configuration options Disabled Both Error code Progress code BMC network configuration The sub items in this configuration allow you to configure the BMC network parameters Configure IPv4 support DM_LAN1 IPV4 Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable LAN1 IPV4 Support Configuration options Disabl...

Page 131: ... IPV6 Support Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when IPV6 Support is set to Enabled Configuration Address source Previous State This item allows you to configure LAN channel parameters statistically or dynamically by BIOS or BMC Unspecified option will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase Configuration options Previous State Static DynamicBmc...

Page 132: ...5 50 Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ...

Page 133: ...6 Driver Installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components Chapter 6 Driver Installation ...

Page 134: ...ur OS to view the User Guide 4 Contact Displays the ASUS contact information e mail addresses and useful links if you need more information or technical support for your motherboard 6 1 Running the Support DVD The support DVD that is bundled with your motherboard contains drivers management applications and utilities that you can install to maximize the features of your motherboard The contents of...

Page 135: ...ASUS ESC4000A E10 A 1 Appendix This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard Appendix ...

Page 136: ...A 2 Appendix KRPG U8 block diagram ...

Page 137: ...es for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Compliance Statement of Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada ISED This device complies with Innovation Science and Econ...

Page 138: ...es sure that each stage of the product life cycle of ASUS product is in line with global environmental regulations In addition ASUS disclose the relevant information based on regulation requirements Please refer to http csr asus com Compliance htm for information disclosure based on regulation requirements ASUS is complied with EU REACH and Article 33 Complying with the REACH Registration Evaluati...

Page 139: ... Việt Nam Turkey RoHS AEEE Yönetmeliğine Uygundur ASUS Recycling Takeback Services ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from our commitment to the highest standards for protecting our environment We believe in providing solutions for you to be able to responsibly recycle our products batteries other components as well as the packaging materials Please go to http csr asus com english Takeback ...

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