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Chapter 1: Product Introduction

1.1 Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS

®

 P11C-M/4L motherboard!

The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another 

standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!
Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it, check the items in 

your package with the list below.

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Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

Items

Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack

I/O Shield

1

1

Cables

SATA 6G cable

3

--

COM port cable

1

--

Application CD

Support DVD

1

1 pc per carton

Accessory

Metal Plate for LGA1151

1

1

Packaging Qty.

1 pc per carton

10 pcs per carton

Summary of Contents for P11C-M/4L

Page 1: ...Motherboard P11C M 4L ...

Page 2: ... MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR...

Page 3: ...4 2 2 4 Layout contents 2 5 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 7 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 7 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink 2 10 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 2 11 2 3 4 Installing the CPU heatsink in rack 2 12 2 4 System memory 2 13 2 4 1 Overview 2 13 2 4 2 Memory configurations 2 13 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket 2 14 2 5 Expansion slots 2 15 2 5 1 Install...

Page 4: ...4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 7 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 7 4 2 3 Menu items 4 8 4 2 4 Submenu items 4 8 4 2 5 Navigation keys 4 8 4 2 6 General help 4 8 4 2 7 Configuration fields 4 8 4 2 8 Pop up window 4 8 4 2 9 Scroll bar 4 8 4 3 Main menu 4 9 4 4 Advanced menu 4 10 4 4 1 CPU Configuration 4 11 4 4 2 Power Performance 4 13 4 4 3 Server ME Configuration 4 15 4 4 4 Trusted Computing 4 15 4 4 5 APM Configurati...

Page 5: ...m Event Log 4 40 4 11 2 Bmc self test log 4 41 4 11 3 BMC network configuration 4 42 4 11 4 View System Event Log 4 43 4 11 5 BMC User Settings 4 43 4 12 Save Exit menu 4 44 Chapter 5 RAID Configuration 5 1 Setting up RAID 5 2 5 1 1 RAID definitions 5 2 5 1 2 Installing hard disk drives 5 3 5 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5 3 5 2 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA SSATA Option ROM ...

Page 6: ...1 1 Creating a USB flash drive with RAID drive 6 2 6 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6 2 6 2 Management applications and utilities installation 6 5 6 3 Running the Support DVD 6 5 6 4 Installing the system drivers 6 6 Appendix P11C M 4L block diagram A 2 Q Code table A 3 Notices A 5 Federal Communications Commission Statement A 5 REACH A 6 Australia statement notice A 6 Simplified EU Dec...

Page 7: ...fore installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust h...

Page 8: ... information to help you complete a task Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase Key Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example Enter means that you must press the Enter or Return key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked w...

Page 9: ... PCI PCI E Slots 2 Slot Location 1 Slot Location 2 Slot Location 3 Slot Location 4 Slot Location 5 Slot Location 6 1 x PCI E x16 x16 Gen3 link PCIe slot 6 shares bandwidth with PCIe slot 7 when PCIe slot 7 is occupied PCIe slot 6 will run in x8 mode Slot Location 7 1 x PCI E x8 x8 Gen3 Link Storage SATA Controller Intel C242 6 x SATA 6Gb s ports with 2 x M 2 NGFF 22110 2280 2260 2242 PCI E Gen3 x2...

Page 10: ... x 4 pin headers SMBus 1 Chassis Intruder 1 Front LAN LED 4 Serial Port Header 1 VGA Header 1 M 2 Connector 2 Rear I O Connectors External Serial Port 1 External USB Port 2 x USB 3 1 Gen 2 2 x USB 3 1 Gen 1 VGA Port 1 RJ 45 4 x GbE LAN 1 x Mgmt LAN Management Solution Software ASUS Control Center Out of Band Remote Management Optional ASMB9 iKVM for KVM over Internet Monitoring CPU Temperature FAN...

Page 11: ...1 Product Introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports Chapter 1 Product Introduction ...

Page 12: ...he motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer Items Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack I O Shield 1 1 Cables SATA 6G cable 3 COM port cable 1 Application CD Support DVD 1 1 pc per carton Accessory Me...

Page 13: ...icient use of the processor resources higher processing throughout and improved performance on today s multi threaded software Intel EM64T The motherboard supports Intel processors with the Intel EM64T Extended Memory 64 Technology The Intel EM64T feature allows your computer to run on 64 bit operating systems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster and more efficient computing DDR4 ...

Page 14: ...rial ATA interface and Intel C242 chipset Get enhanced scalability faster data retrieval double the bandwidth of current bus systems with up to 6Gbps data transfer rates USB 2 0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 specification that dramatically increases the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1 1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2 0 USB 2 0 is backward ...

Page 15: ...mation This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Chapter 2 Hardware Information ...

Page 16: ...bject such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord i...

Page 17: ...place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes Place seven 7 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis DO NOT overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard Ensure to unplug the chassis power cord before installing or removi...

Page 18: ...2 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Information 2 2 3 Motherboard layout ...

Page 19: ...3 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 4 2 23 4 ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RCVR1 2 24 5 PCH_MFG1 setting 3 pin PCH_MFG1 2 24 6 Smart Ride Through SmaRT setting 3 pin SMART_PSU1 2 25 7 DMLAN setting 3 pin DM_IP_SEL1 2 25 8 SATADOM power setting 3 pin DOM1_PWR1 2 26 9 CPU PCIE configuration setting 3 pin U2_CFG5 6 2 26 Rear panel connectors Page 1 RJ 45 port for iKVM 2 27 2 Q Code...

Page 20: ...r 6 1 pin SGPIO1 2 31 7 Trusted Platform Module connector 14 1 pin TPM 2 32 8 VGA connector 16 pin VGA_HDR1 2 32 9 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM1 2 2 33 10 Power Supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 2 33 11 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR1 8 pin EATX12V1 2 34 12 System panel connector 20 1 pin PANEL1 2 35 13 Auxiliary panel connectors 20 2 pin AUX_PANEL1 20 pin AUX_ PANEL2 2 36 14 Chassi...

Page 21: ...e i3 Intel Pentium and Intel Celeron processors Upon purchase of the motherboard ensure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related The product warra...

Page 22: ...tention tab 3 Lift the load lever until the load plate is completely lifted Load plate 4 Position the CPU above the socket ensuring that the gold triangle mark is on the bottom left corner of the socket then fit the CPU notches to the socket s alignment keys The CPU fits in only one orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins on the socket and damaging the CPU Gold...

Page 23: ...the CPU socket Retention tab Load lever 7 Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with ensuring that it is evenly spread in a thin layer Some heatsinks come with pre applied Thermal Interface Material If so skip this step The Thermal Interface Material is toxic and inedible DO NOT eat it If it gets into your eyes or touches your ski...

Page 24: ...ket is incompatible with the LGA775 and LGA1366 sockets in size and dimension Orient the heatsink and fan assembly such that the CPU fan cable is closest to the CPU fan connector To install the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU making sure that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard 2 Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to sec...

Page 25: ...plug this connector 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 4 Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard 2 Rotate each fastener counterclockwise 3 Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboar...

Page 26: ...f the motherboard matching the standoffs to the heatsink screw holes 2 Use a Phillips screwdriver to tighten the four heatsink screws using the recommended sequence below Ensure that the heatsink is not skewed or tilted otherwise the CPU will overheat Do not overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the CPU Ensure that you use qualified heatsink assembly only Ensure that you have applied the ther...

Page 27: ... DDR4 DIMM sockets 2 4 2 Memory configurations You may install unbuffered DDR4 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section UDIMM DIMM Slot Per Channel DIMM Populated per Channel DIMM Type Speed Rank per DIMM 2 1 Unbuffered DDR4 2666 Single Rank Dual Rank 2 2 Unbuffered DDR4 2666 Single Rank Dual Rank Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compati...

Page 28: ... the DIMM matches the DIMM slot key on the 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 Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips T...

Page 29: ...ed on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 2 5 2 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 4 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the next...

Page 30: ...eyboard Controller 2 Programmable Interrupt 3 4 9 Communications Port COM1 5 10 Print Port LPT1 6 7 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 15 2 5 3 Interrupt assignments Standard Interrupt assignments ...

Page 31: ...I Express x16 slot x16 link The onboard PCIE 6 provides one x16 Gen3 link to CPU This slot supports VGA cards and various server class high performance add on cards No Slot location Short Description 1 slot 7 PCIE7 1 x PCI E x8 x8 Gen3 Link 2 slot 6 PCIE6 1 x PCI E x16 x16 Gen3 link PCIe slot 6 shares bandwidth with PCIe slot 7 when PCIe slot 7 is occupied PCIe slot 6 will run in x8 mode ...

Page 32: ...ional ASMB9 Management Card on your motherboard 1 Locate the Baseboard Management Card header on the motherboard 2 Orient and press the Management Card in place The motherboard illustration is for reference only The motherboard layout and appearance may vary depending on the model but the installation steps remain the same ...

Page 33: ...m is ON in S5 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 2 CATT ERR LED CATTERR1 The CATT ERR LED indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error and cannot continue to operate ...

Page 34: ...apter 2 Hardware Information 3 ME LED MELED1 The ME LED is an onboard LED that blinks when the the ME is operating properly 4 BMC LED BMCLED1 The BMC LED blinks to indicate that the on board BMC is functional ...

Page 35: ...ASUS P11C M 4L 2 21 5 Message LED MLED1 This onboard LED lights up to indicate that there is a temperature warning or a BMC event log is generated ...

Page 36: ...osition Removing the cap will cause system boot failure 1 Clear RTC RAM 3 pin CLRTC1 This jumper allows you to clear the CMOS memory system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM data The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS which include system setup information such as system passwords To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord...

Page 37: ...you to 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 4 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel I210 Gigabit LAN controllers Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature ...

Page 38: ...E firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RCVR1 This jumper allows you to force Intel Management Engine ME boot from recovery mode when ME become corrupted 5 PCH_MFG1 setting 3 pin PCH_MFG1 This jumper allows you to update the BIOS ME block ...

Page 39: ...SmaRT function This feature is disabled by default Set to pins 1 2 to enable it When enabled SmaRT allows uninterrupted operation of the system during an AC loss event 7 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 40: ... SATA4 support feature 9 CPU PCIE configuration setting 3 pin U2_CFG5 6 These jumpers allow you to configure the speed at which PCIE6 will run at Refer to the table below for the different jumper configurations Jumper Setting U2_CFG6 U2_CFG5 PCIE6 slot configuration 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 2 x16 Default 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 2 x8 x8 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 2 x8 x4 x4 This jumper will be disabled when PCIE7 slot is occupied ...

Page 41: ... 3 Power on Button Press this button to turn on the system 4 Video Graphics Adapter port This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA compatible devices 5 RJ 45 ports for LAN 1 4 These ports allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 6 USB 3 1 Gen 2 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin USB ports are available for co...

Page 42: ... 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 Activity 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 SPEED LED SPEED LED ACT LINK LED ACT LINK LED ...

Page 43: ...ignal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb s of data transfer rate If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives you can create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 or RAID 5 configuration 2 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 This LED connector is for the storage add on card cable connected to the SATA or SAS add on card The read or write activities of any device connected to ...

Page 44: ...1 pin USB3_34 This connector allows you to connect a USB 3 1 Gen 1 module for additional USB 3 1 Gen 1 front or rear panel ports With an installed USB 3 1 Gen 1 module you can enjoy all the benefits of USB 3 1 Gen 1 including faster data transfer speeds of up to 5 Gb s faster charging time for USB chargeable devices optimized power efficiency and backward compatibility with USB 2 0 The USB 3 1 Gen...

Page 45: ...an connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 FRNT_FAN1 3 REAR_FAN1 The fan connectors support cooling fans Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector 6 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 The SGPIO 1 connector is used for the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise SGPIO interface tha...

Page 46: ...s 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 8 VGA connector 16 pin VGA_HDR1 This connector supports the VGA High Dynamic Range interface ...

Page 47: ... Supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus to the PSU power supply unit to read PSU information Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface This connector functions only when you enable the ASUS ASMB9 Power supply is required to meet PMBus specification and customized BMC FW may be needed Pl...

Page 48: ... may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate This motherboard supports ATX2 0 PSU or later version Ensure that your PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system 11 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR1 8 pin EATX12V1 These connectors are for the ATX power supply plugs The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find...

Page 49: ...R This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings 4 Hard disk drive activity LED 2 pin HDLED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 Power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW This...

Page 50: ... for the Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel 3 Locator LED 2 pin LOCATORLED1 2 pin LOCATORLED2 This 2 pin connector is for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the front panel Connect the Locator LED cables to these 2 pin connector The LEDs will light up when the Locator button is pressed 4 Locator Button Switch 2 pin LOCATORBTN This 2 pin connector is for the locator button on the front panel Th...

Page 51: ...hen a chassis component is removed or replaced The signal is then generated as a chassis intrusion event By default the pin labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature 15 System Management Bus SMBUS connector 5 1 pin SMBUS1 This connector controls the system and power management related t...

Page 52: ...260 2280 22110 devices on both PCIe x2 and SATA interface The M 2 NGFF device is purchased separately 17 Thermal sensor cable connector 3 pin TR1 This connector allows you to connect a thermal sensor cable that is used for monitoring temperature Connect the thermal sensor cable to the connector and place its probe to the device that you want to monitor ...

Page 53: ...Chapter 3 Powering Up 3 Powering Up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 54: ...it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on self test or POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the system may have failed a power on test Check the ...

Page 55: ...r Planned option in the selection lists Otherwise select the option that best describes why you want to shut down the computer 5 Click Continue 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON press the power switch for less than four seconds to put the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets ...

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Page 57: ...4 BIOS Setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 58: ...m 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 may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard Visit the ASUS website at www asus com to download the latest BIOS file Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable USB flash disk drive in case you need to restore th...

Page 59: ...succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown To update the BIOS using EzFlash Utility 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port 2 Enter the BIOS setup program Go to the Tool menu to select Start EzFlash and press Enter to enable it Download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www asus com befor...

Page 60: ...file To update the BIOS 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 Download 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 t...

Page 61: ...turns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed 4 Reboot the system from the hard disk drive The BIOS update is finished Please restart your system C Current Platform Platform P11C M 4L Version 0201 Build date 04 13 2018 New Platform Platform P11C M 4L Version 0206 Build date 04 25 2018 ASUS Tek EzFlash Utility Start Programming Flash DO NOT SHUTDOWN THE SYSTEM Write 75 ...

Page 62: ...n 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 pro...

Page 63: ...e chipset settings Security For changing the security settings Boot For changing the system boot configuration Monitor For displaying the system temperature power status and changing the fan settings Tool For configuring options for special functions Event Logs For changing the event log settings Server Mgmt For changing the server mgmt settings Save Exit For selecting the save exit options To sel...

Page 64: ... change the settings 4 2 6 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item 4 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 hi...

Page 65: ...date time and language System Date Day MM DD YYYY Allows you to set the system date System Time HH MM SS Allows you to set the system time To quickly go to the last item of the second page press the Page Down button Press the Page Up button to go back to the first item in the first page Navigate to the second page of the screen to see the rest of items in this menu by pressing the Up or Down arrow...

Page 66: ...dvanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction ...

Page 67: ...ion options Software Controlled Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when you set Software Guard Extensions SGX to Enabled or Software Controlled Select Owner EPOCH input type No change in Owner EPOCHs Allows you to select the behavior of EPOCH input type Configuration options No change in Owner EPOCHs Change to New Random EPOCHs Manual User Defined Owner EPOCHs SGX Launch Control Poli...

Page 68: ...ciency Ratio LFM and the Maximum non turbo ratio set by the Hardware HFW Hardware Prefetcher Enabled This Item allows you to turn on off the MLC streamer prefetcher Configuration options Disabled Enabled Adjacent Cache Prefetch Enabled This Item allows you to turn on off prefetching of adjacent cache lines Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel VMX Virtualization Technology Enabled Enable th...

Page 69: ...mance state that the BIOS will set starting from reset vector Configuration options Max Battery Max Non Turbo Performance Turbo Performance Intel R SpeedStep tm Enabled Allows more than two frequency ranges to be supported Configuration options Disabled Enabled Race To Halt RTH Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Race To Halt feature RTH will dynamically increase CPU frequency in order to ente...

Page 70: ...ion C1 and C3 This item allows you to configure the C state auto demotion Configuration options Disabled C1 C3 C1 and C3 C State Un demotion C1 and C3 This item allows you to configure the C state Un demotion Configuration options Disabled C1 C3 C1 and C3 Package C State Demotion Disabled This item allows you to configure the Package C State Demotion Configuration options Disabled Enabled Package ...

Page 71: ...s you to select the TPM device Configuration options PTT dTPM 4 4 3 Server ME Configuration Security Device Support Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable Security Device Support Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 4 4 Trusted Computing ...

Page 72: ...Off Power On Last State Power On By PCIE PCI Disabled Disabled Disables the PCI or PCIE devices to generate a wake event Enabled Enables the PCI or PCIE devices to generate a wake event Power On By RTC Disabled Disabled Disables RTC to generate a wake event Enabled When set to Enabled the items RTC Alarm Date Days and Hour Minute Second will become user configurable with set values Runtime Error L...

Page 73: ...on options Disabled PXE iSCSI Due to Intel limitations both Intel LAN ROM Type options should be the same when PXE or iSCSI is selected Intel I210 LAN2 4 LAN Enable Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you set Intel LAN Enable to Enabled Intel LAN ROM Type Disabled Allows you to select the Intel LAN ROM ty...

Page 74: ...w 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 VT UTF8 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 57600 ...

Page 75: ...art 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 options Disabled Enabled Resolution 100x31 Disabled This allows...

Page 76: ...figuration 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 Server OS through a serial port Configuration options 9600 19...

Page 77: ...abled This allows you to enable or disable Single Root IO Virtualization Support if your system has SR IOV capable PCIe Devices Configuration options Disabled Enabled BME DMA Mitigation Disabled This allows you to enable or disable re enabling Bus Master Attribute disabled during Pci enumeration for PCI Bridges after SMM locked Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 4 10 PCI Subsystem Settings A...

Page 78: ...ed Allows you to enable or disable workaround for OS s without XHCI hand off support Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable USB Mass Storage driver support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Port 60 64 Emulation Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Port 60 64 Emulation Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB hardware...

Page 79: ... stack configuration Network Stack Disabled Allows you to enable or disable UEFI Network Stack Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when you set Network Stack to Enabled Ipv4 PXE Support Disabled Enables or disables the Ipv4 PXE Boot Support If disabled Ipv4 PXE boot option will not be created Configuration options Disabled Enabled Ipv4 HTTP Support Disabled Enabl...

Page 80: ...e The values range from 1 to 50 4 4 13 CSM Configuration CSM Support Enabled This option allows you to enable or disable CSM Support Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when you set CSM Support to Enabled GateA20 Active Upon Request This allows you to set the GA20 option Upon Request GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services Always Do not allow disabling GA20 this...

Page 81: ...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 PXE Storage Video OpROM Configuration options UEFI Legacy Other PCI devices Legacy This item determines the OpROM execution policy for devices other than Network Storage or Video Configuration options UEFI Legacy 4 4 1...

Page 82: ...4 26 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 4 17 iSCSI Configuration Allows you to configure the iSCSi parameters 4 4 16 Tls Auth Configuration Allows you to configure the Tls Auth ...

Page 83: ...r disable the Base Memory Test Run on Warm Boot Configuration options Disabled Enabled Maximum Memory Frequency Auto Allows you to select the maximum memory frequency setting Configuration options Auto 2133 2400 2667 ECC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the ECC support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Memory Scrambler Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Memory Scrambler Co...

Page 84: ...onfiguration options Auto Gen1 Gen2 Gen3 PEG1 Slot Power Limit Value 75 Set the upper limit on power supplied by slot Use the or to adjust the value The values range from 0 to 255 PEG1 Slot Power Limit Scale 1 0x Allows you to select the scale for the Slot Power Limit Value Configuration options 1 0x 0 1x 0 01x 0 001x PEG1 Physical Slot Number 2 Allows you to set the physical slot number attached ...

Page 85: ...o adjust the value The values range from 0 to 8191 VT d Enabled Allows you to enable or disable VT d capability Configuration options Disabled Enabled CRID Support Disabled Allows you to enable or disable CRID control for Intel SIPP Configuration options Disabled Enabled Above 4GB MMIO BIOS Assignment Disabled Allows you to enable or disable above 4 GB memory mapped IO BIOS assignment This is enab...

Page 86: ...disable the SATA Controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when you set SATA Controller s to Enabled SATA Mode Selection AHCI Allows you to select the SATA controllers operation Configuration options AHCI RAID Serial ATA Port 1 6 Port 1 6 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the SATA port Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hot Plug Enabled Allows you ...

Page 87: ... 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 the...

Page 88: ... Password box key in a new password then press Enter 4 Confirm the password when prompted To clear a user 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 enrolle...

Page 89: ...es and set Key Management page Factory Key Provision Disabled Allows you to provision factory default Secure Boot keys when the system is in Setup Mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Restore Factory keys This item will install all Factory Default keys Reset 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 ...

Page 90: ... DB Restore DB defaults Restore DB variable to factory defaults Platform Key PK Configuration options Details Export Update Delete Key Exchange Keys KEK Authorized Signatures DB Forbidden Signatures DBX Configuration options Details Export Update Append Delete Authorized TimeStamps DBT OsRecovery Signatures Configuration options Update Append 4 7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change t...

Page 91: ...ter POST Fast Boot Disabled Allows you to enable or disable boot with initialization of a minimal set of devices required to launch active boot option This has no effect for BBS boot options Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you set Fast Boot to Enabled Sata Support All Sata Devices Last Boot HDD Only Only last booted HDD device will be available in POST A...

Page 92: ...llows you to set the desired POST Report waiting time from 1 to 10 seconds Configuration options 1 sec 10 sec Until Press ESC Network Device BBS Priorities CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Hard Drive BBS Priorities Floppy Drive BBS Priorities These items allow you to set the booting order of the devices 4 8 Monitor menu This menu displays the system temperature fan speed and power status You can al...

Page 93: ...allow you to change the event log settings and view the system event logs 4 10 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 options Di...

Page 94: ...m 1 to 255 METW 60 This option allows you to set the number of minutes which must pass between duplicate log entries which utilize a multiple event counter Use the or to adjust the value The values range from 0 to 99 Custom Options Log EFI Status Code Enabled This option allows you to enable or disable logging of the EFI Status Codes Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appear...

Page 95: ...or BMC response for specified time out Configuration options Disabled Enabled FRB 2 Timer Enabled Allows you to enable or disable FRB 2 timer POST timer Configuration options Disabled 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...

Page 96: ...e system should respond if the OS Boot Watch Timer expires Configuration options Do Nothing Reset Power Down Power Cycle Serial Mux Disabled Allows you to enable or disable Serial Mux configuration Configuration options Disabled Enabled BMC Warm Reset This item allow you to perform a BMC warm reset 4 11 1 System Event Log Allows you to change the SEL event log configuration Enabling Disabling Opti...

Page 97: ...Status Codes Error code Allows you to select which codes to log Configuration options Disabled Both Error code Progress code 4 11 2 Bmc self test log Allows you to change the SEL event log configuration Erase Log Yes On every reset Choose options for erasing Smbios Event Log Erasing is done prior to any logging activation during reset Configuration options No Yes On every reset When Log is Full Cl...

Page 98: ...ion will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase Configuration options Unspecified Static DynamicBmcDhcp DynamicBmcNonDhcp IPV6 DM_LAN1 IPV6 Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable LAN1 IPV6 Support Configuration options Disabled Enabled To quickly go to the last item of the second page press the Page Down button Press the Page Up button to go back to the first item in the ...

Page 99: ...ble or disable LAN2 IPV6 Support Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when IPV6 Support is set to Enabled Configuration Address source Unspecified 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 Unspecified Stat...

Page 100: ...end bar to exit Save Changes and Reset Exit System setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Reset Exit System setup without saving any changes 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 s...

Page 101: ...5 RAID Configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities ...

Page 102: ...rance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 10 configuration you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations Use four...

Page 103: ...OS Setup Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup 5 1 2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set configuration For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array To install the SATA hard disks for RAID configuration 1 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays fo...

Page 104: ...nsure that you have installed the Serial ATA hard disk drives and have set the correct SATA mode in the BIOS setup You can refer to the Installing hard disk drives and Setting the RAID item in BIOS sections in this manual for more information ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Select Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 4 5 0 1012 Copyright C 2003 15 Intel Corporation All Rights Res...

Page 105: ...r when you are done ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Change Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 4 5 0 1012 Copyright C 2003 15 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Syne Create Volume Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less Volume0 RAID0 Strips Select Disks 128KB 0...

Page 106: ...gher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 7 In the Capacity field item key in the RAID volume capacity that you want to use and press Enter The default value field indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 Press Enter to start creating the RAID volume 9 From the following warning message press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or ...

Page 107: ...to the utility main menu or press N to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu ESC Previous Menu Select Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 4 5 0 1012 Copyright C 2003 15 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID WARNING ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED This does not apply to Recovery volumes DEL Delete Volume Nam...

Page 108: ...ace A small triangle before the Port number marks the selected drive Press Enter when you are done 3 Press Y in the confirmation window to reset the drive s or press N to return to the utility main menu Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279 3GB Member Disk 1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279 3GB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset Resetting RAID disk w...

Page 109: ...d Disk available the utility will prompt you to rebuild the RAID Press the up down arrow keys to select the destination disk then press Enter to start the rebuilding process or press ESC to exit 5 2 4 Exiting the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA SSATA Option ROM utility To exit the utility 1 From the utility main menu select 4 Exit then press Enter 2 Press Y to exit or press N to ret...

Page 110: ...POST You may replace the disk drive and rebuild the RAID array To rebuild the RAID with a new hard disk 1 Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk of the same specification into the same SATA Port Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk 2 Reboot the system then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID with other non RAID disk ESC Exit ...

Page 111: ... in the BIOS Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk 1 Reboot the system and press Del to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST 2 Go to the Boot menu and select the boot option priority 3 Use up down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press Enter See the Boot menu section of Chapter 4 for more details 4 From the Exit menu select Save Changes Exit then press En...

Page 112: ...on the system and go to the windows desktop 2 Click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise icon to display the main menu Your storage system is configured for data protection increased performance and optimal data storage capacity You can create additional volumes to further optimize your storage system To enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility under Windows operating s...

Page 113: ...e type 2 Click Next 3 Enter a name for the RAID set then select the array disks 4 Select Volume Size tab you can drag the bar to decide the volume size 5 Click Next If you do not want to keep the data on one of the selected disks select NO when prompted If you want to Enable volume write back cache or Initialize volume click Advanced ...

Page 114: ... number and size of the disks You can continue using other applications during this time 7 Wait until the process is completed then click OK when prompted You still need to partition your new volume using Windows Disk Management before adding any data The RAID set is displayed in the Volumes list and you can change the settings in Volume Properties ...

Page 115: ...size for server systems and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 3 You can change the Name Select the new volume type and Select additional disks to include in the new volume if needed 4 Select the Data stripe size for the RAID array for RAID 0 10 and 5 only and click OK The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB The following...

Page 116: ...that you back up all your important data from your hard drives To delete a volume 1 From the utility main menu select the volume exp Volume_0000 in Volumes field you want to delete 3 Click Yes to delete the volume and return to the utility main menu or click No to return to the main menu 2 Select Delete volume in Volume Properties field The following screen appears ...

Page 117: ...ces Allow you to set to show the notification area icon and show system information warning or errors here E Mail Preferences Allow you to set to sent e mail of the following events Storage system information Storage system warnings Storage system errors ...

Page 118: ...5 18 Chapter 5 RAID Configuration ...

Page 119: ...6 Driver Installation This chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components in both Linux and Windows Operating Systems ...

Page 120: ...to the USB flash drive To copy the RAID driver to a USB flash drive in Windows environment 1 Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive 2 Connect a USB flash drive to your system 3 Click on the optical drive to browse the contents of the support DVD 4 Click Drivers C24x INTEL RAID Driver Windows and then copy the RAID driver folder to the USB flash drive 6 1 2 Installing the RAID contr...

Page 121: ...e optical drive installed in your system eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace with the motherboard Support DVD into the optical drive Or you may connect a USB flash drive containing the RAID controller driver Click Browse to continue 5 Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD or USB flash drive and then click OK to continue 6 Select the RAID controller driver ...

Page 122: ...ing the RAID driver Replace the motherboard Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc Remove the USB flash drive Select the drive to install Windows and click Next 8 Setup then proceeds with the OS installation Follow the onscreen instructions to continue ...

Page 123: ...to run the support DVD The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website www asus com for the latest updates on software and utilities The support DVD is supported on Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016 The support DVD that is bundled with your motherboard contains drivers management applications and utilities that you can install to...

Page 124: ... the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the support DVD into the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Driver menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file Setup exe Double click the Setup exe to run the support DVD 3 Check the drivers that you would li...

Page 125: ...ASUS P11C M 4L 6 7 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation ...

Page 126: ...6 8 Chapter 6 Driver Installation ...

Page 127: ...Appendix This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard ...

Page 128: ...A 2 Appendix P11C M 4L block diagram ...

Page 129: ...memory map 0xBC MRC Progress RAS configuration 0xBD MRC Progress Get Margins 0xBE MRC Progress 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 Pro...

Page 130: ...itialization 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 ID...

Page 131: ... receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The use of shielded cables 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...

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Page 137: ...510 608 4555 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard Model Number P11C M 4L compliance statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Ver 180125 ...

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