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Chapter 1: Product Introduction

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the server that you can pull out or easily slide back in. It has a piece of paper that allows you

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Page 1: ...Server User Guide RS520 E9 Series ...

Page 2: ...n 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 are 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 for...

Page 3: ...ormation 2 1 Chassis cover 2 2 2 1 1 Removing the rear cover 2 2 2 2 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 3 2 2 1 Installing the CPU 2 3 2 3 System memory 2 5 2 3 1 Overview 2 5 2 3 2 Memory Configurations 2 6 2 3 3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket 2 7 2 4 Storage devices 2 8 2 5 Expansion slot 2 14 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card to the PCIE slot 2 14 2 5 2 Installing an ASUS PIKE II ca...

Page 4: ...IOS 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 Configuration fields 5 8 5 2 8 Pop up window 5 8 5 2 9 Scroll bar 5 8 5 3 Main...

Page 5: ...iguration 5 25 5 5 2 Miscellaneous Configuration 5 27 5 5 3 Server ME Configuration 5 27 5 5 4 Runtime Error Logging Support 5 28 5 6 Socket Configuration menu 5 28 5 6 1 Processor Configuration 5 29 5 6 2 Common RefCode Configuration 5 30 5 6 3 UPI Configuration 5 31 5 6 4 Memory Configuration 5 32 5 6 5 IIO Configuration 5 34 5 6 6 Advanced Power Management Configuration 5 35 5 7 Event Logs menu...

Page 6: ...D 6 9 6 2 6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility 6 11 6 3 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Windows 6 12 6 3 1 Creating a RAID set 6 13 6 3 2 Changing a Volume Type 6 15 6 3 3 Deleting a volume 6 16 6 3 4 Preferences 6 17 Chapter 7 Driver Installation 7 1 RAID driver installation 7 2 7 1 1 Creating a USB flash drive with RAID drive 7 2 7 1 2 Installing the RAID controller drive...

Page 7: ...ppendix Z11PR D16 block diagram A 2 Notices A 3 Canadian Department of Communications Statement A 4 REACH A 4 ASUS Recycling Takeback Services A 4 Australia statement notice A 4 ASUS contact information A 5 ...

Page 8: ... yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your 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 co...

Page 9: ...y with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions WARNING To prevent exposure to the optical drive s laser do not attempt to disassemble or repair the optical drive by yourself For your safety contact a professional technician for assistance CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Optical Drive Safety Information Laser Safety In...

Page 10: ...ptions 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 Information This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus an...

Page 11: ...ct 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 with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt Del Command Means that you must type the command exactly as show...

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Page 13: ...1 Product Introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports Chapter 1 Product Introduction ...

Page 14: ...Server Board Component 1x 800W Redundant Power Supply 12 x Hot swap 3 5 inch Storage Device Trays 2 x Hot swap 2 5 inch Storage Device Trays 1 x SATA SAS back panel 1 x Front I O Board 1 x Front USB Board 4 x System Fans 80 mm x 38 mm 1 x Power sharing Board 1 x Air duct 1 x 800W Redundant Power Supply 8 x Hot swap 3 5 inch Storage Device Trays 2 x Hot swap 2 5 inch Storage Device Trays 1 x SATA S...

Page 15: ...0 2133 RDIMM LR DIMM LR DIMM 3DS Refer to ASUS server AVL for the latest update Memory Size 32GB 16GB 8GB 4GB RDIMM 64GB 32GB LRDIMM 128GB 64GB LRDIMM 3DS Refer to ASUS server AVL for the latest update Expansion Slots Total PCI PCI X PCI E PIKE Slots 6 1 Slot Type 2 x PCI E x16 Gen3 x16 link LP HL 4 x PCI E x8 Gen3 x8 link LP HL 1 x OCP 2 0 Mezzanine Gen3 x16 link 1 x PCI E x16 slot is occupied by...

Page 16: ...type Optical Drive Bay I O ports Switches and LEDs Front I O Ports 2 x USB 2 0 ports Rear I O Ports 2 x USB 3 0 ports 1 x VGA port 2 x RJ 45 GbE LAN ports 1 x RJ 45 Mgmt LAN port Rear Switch LED 1 x Q Code Port 80 LED 1 x Power switch Front Switch LED 1 x Power switch LED 1 x Location switch LED 1 x Reset switch 1 x Storage device access LED 1 x Message LED LAN 1 4 LED LAN 3 4 for Mezzanine card u...

Page 17: ...liance BSMI CE C TICK FCC ClassA Dimension HH x WW x DD 615mm x 444mm x 88mm 2U 24 21 x 17 48 x 3 46 Net Weight Kg CPU DRAM Storage device not included 24 55 Kg 19 7 Kg Gross Weight Kg CPU DRAM Storage device not included Packing include 30 1 Kg 27 97 Kg Power Supply different configuration by region 1 1 Redundant 800W 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply Rating 100 127Vac 200 240Vac 9 4A 4 72A 47 63 Hz ...

Page 18: ...ving or replacing any system component RS520 E9 RS8 Series RS520 E9 RS12 Series 1 2 3 4 Bay 1 Bay 2 Bay 3 Bay 4 Bay 5 Bay 6 Bay 7 Bay 8 Slim optical drive optional Refer to 1 7 LED information Power button Location button Reset button 2 x USB 3 0 ports VGA port USB 2 0 ports Reset button Bay 2 Bay 5 Bay 8 Bay 11 Bay 3 Bay 6 Bay 9 Bay 12 Location button Power button Refer to 1 7 LED information Bay...

Page 19: ... with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard are also placed in the rear panel This port is for ASUS ASMB9 iKVM only Redundant Power supply and Power cord connector LAN port 2 LAN port 1 Management LAN port 1 2 x USB 3 0 ports Power button VGA port Expansion slot Serial port optional 2 5 inch Bay 1 2 5 inch Bay 2 Q Code LED ...

Page 20: ...simple but useful device that is conveniently located on the front panel of the server that you can pull out or easily slide back in It has a piece of paper that allows you to write down important information about the server RS520 E9 RS8 Series RS520 E9 RS12 Series ...

Page 21: ... 8 x 3 5 storage device trays 8 PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card 9 2 x 2 5 storage device trays RS520 E9 RS8 Series The barebone server does not include a floppy disk drive Connect a USB floppy disk drive to any of the USB ports on the front or rear panel if you need to use a floppy disk WARNING HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY Turn off the system power and detach the power sup...

Page 22: ...ppy disk WARNING HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system component 1 Redundant power supply 2 ASUS Z11PR D16 Server Board 3 SATA SAS NVMe back panel 4 Front USB panel 5 System fans 6 Asset Tag hidden 7 12 x 3 5 storage device trays 8 PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card 9 2 x 2 5 storage device t...

Page 23: ...KING Non critical alarm LAN LEDs GREEN OFF No LAN connection GREEN BLINKING LAN is transmitting or receiving data GREEN ON LAN connection is present 3 4 BLINKING LAN is transmitting or receiving data Location LED 1 2 3 4 RESET ON Location switch is pressed OFF Normal status Press the location switch again to turn off RS520 E9 RS8 Series LAN4 LED for Mezzanine card LAN3 LED for Mezzanine card 1 2 3...

Page 24: ...e device not present GREEN ON No activity GREEN BLINKING 1 Read Write data into the storage device 2 Locating Storage Device Status LED RED ON Storage device has failed and should be swapped immediately RED BLINKING 1 RAID rebuilding 2 Locating 3 Storage device hotspare LED Icon Display status Description Storage Device Activity LED OFF Storage device not present GREEN ON No activity GREEN BLINKIN...

Page 25: ... Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection ACT LINK LED SPEED LED ACT LINK LED SPEED LED 1 7 4 Rear panel LEDs Q Code LED Power button with LED The Q Code LED provides the most probable cause of an error code as a starting point for troubleshooting The actual cause may vary from case to case Refer to the Q Code table on the next page for details ...

Page 26: ... Progress MRC_EARLY_COMMAND 29 MRC Progress MRC_SENSE_AMP_OFFSET 2A MRC Progress MRC_READ_MPR 2B MRC Progress MRC_RECEIVE_ENABLE 2C MRC Progress MRC_JEDEC_WRITE_LEVELING 2D MRC Progress MRC_LPDDR_LATENCY_SET_B 2E MRC Progress MRC_WRITE_TIMING_1D 2F MRC Progress MRC_READ_TIMING_1D 30 MRC Progress MRC_DIMM_ODT 31 MRC Progress MRC_EARLY_WRITE_TIMING_2D 32 MRC Progress MRC_WRITE_DS 33 MRC Progress MRC...

Page 27: ... NB Init 69 Progress NB Init 6A Progress NB Init 70 Progress SB Init 71 Progress SB Init 72 Progress SB Init 78 Progress ACPI Init 79 Progress CSM Init BDS Boot Device Selection phase 90 Progress BDS started 91 Progress Connect device event 92 Progress PCI Bus Enumeration 93 Progress PCI Bus Enumeration 94 Progress PCI Bus Enumeration 95 Progress PCI Bus Enumeration 96 Progress PCI Bus Enumeration...

Page 28: ...Chapter 1 Product Introduction 1 16 ...

Page 29: ...This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components Chapter 2 Hardware Information 2 Hardware Information ...

Page 30: ...er from the chassis There is no need to remove the thumbscrews just loosen them Screws 2 Firmly hold the cover and slide it towards the rear panel for about half an inch until it is disengaged from the chassis 3 Lift the cover from the chassis The chassis is covered with a layer of film Before starting up the system remove the film to avoid overheating ...

Page 31: ... that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU 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 Ke...

Page 32: ...iangle mark 4 Align the CPU and CPU Carrier in the correct orientation and then place the heatsinks on top of the CPU sockets The CPU and CPU Carrier fits in only one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU and CPU Carrier into the socket to prevent damaging the CPU pins on the socket 5 Twist each of the four screws with a screwdriver just enough to attach the heatsink to the motherboard When the...

Page 33: ...emory 2 3 1 Overview The motherboard comes with sixteen 16 Double Data Rate 4 DDR4 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets The figure illustrates the location of the DDR4 DIMM sockets 6 Reinstall the air duct and secure the air duct screw ...

Page 34: ...ible 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 in slot A1 Dual CPU configuration DIMM 1 2 4 6 8 12 16 DIMM_C1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F1 DIMM_J1 DIMM_H1 DIMM_G1 DIMM_G2 DIMM_K2 DIMM_K1 DIMM_L1 DIMM_M1 Single CPU configuration must be ins...

Page 35: ...ining Clip 1 Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clip outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on 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 2 3 4 Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM socket Support the DIMM lightly with your f...

Page 36: ...tray connects to the motherboard SATA SAS NVMe ports via the SATA SAS NVMe backplane SAS drives require an optional ASUS PIKE II card To install a 3 5 storage device to the front panel 1 Push the spring lock to the right A then pull the tray lever outward B to release the tray The tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever Spring lock Tray lever 2 Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the tra...

Page 37: ... bay until just a small fraction of the tray edge protrudes 7 Push the tray lever until it clicks and secures the tray in place The tray is correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge 8 Repeat steps 1 to 7 to install the other storage devices When installed the SATA SAS NVMe connector on the storage device connects to the SATA SAS NVMe interface on the backplane ...

Page 38: ...the right A then pull the tray lever outward B to release the tray The tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever Spring lock Tray lever 2 Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the tray out of the bay 3 Place the tray on a flat and stable surface 4 Prepare the 2 5 storage device and the bundled set of screws ...

Page 39: ...s correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge 8 Repeat steps 1 to 7 to install the other storage devices When installed the SATA SAS NVMe connector on the storage device connects to the SATA SAS NVMe interface on the backplane 6 Insert the tray and storage device assembly all the way into the depth of the bay until just a small fraction of the tray edge protrudes ...

Page 40: ...s on each side of the tray to release the tray metal beam Support beam To install a 2 5 storage device to the rear panel 2 Firmly hold the tray lever then pull the tray out of the bay Tray lever Spring lock 1 Press the spring lock to release the tray lever ...

Page 41: ...de the tray and that the four screws of the storage device matches the four screws holes of the tray 5 Carefully insert the tray and push it all the way to the depth of the bay Lock the secure tab to secure the tray in place When installed the connector on the storage device connects to the connector on the backplane 6 Repeat steps 1 to 5 to install other 2 5 storage devices ...

Page 42: ...IE NVME4 OCuLink card for installing NVME storage devices on Bay 1 to Bay 4 You need to remove these expansion card brackets if you want to install PCIE expansion cards 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card to the PCIE slot To install an expansion card 1 Remove the two screws on the bracket and put it aside 2 Remove the bracket and put it aside ...

Page 43: ...den fingers are totally inserted into the slot Secure it with the screw removed earlier 5 Reinstall the bracket Secure it with the two screws to complete the installation 3 Remove the screw that secures the metal cover to the chassis then remove the metal cover then set it aside for future use ...

Page 44: ...to support SAS drives on the front panel 2 Prepare the ASUS PIKE II card 3 Remove the two screws on the ASUS PIKE II card A then remove the card bracket B If your expansion card is pre installed with a proprietary card bracket proceed to step 5 Card bracket 1 Remove the default cable from the motherboard The illustrations shown above are for reference only ...

Page 45: ...d in place Refer to section 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card to the PCIE slot for the steps on installing an expansion card to the PCIE slot Metal cover 4 Secure the ASUS PIKE II card and the metal cover proprietary card bracket with the two screws 5 Connect the mini SAS HD cable to the ASUS PIKE II card Connect to ASUS PIKE II connector 2 Connect to ASUS PIKE II connector 1 ...

Page 46: ...lows your server system to support NVME storage devices on Bay 1 to Bay 4 To replace an ASUS PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card 1 Remove the two screws on the bracket and put it aside 2 Remove the bracket and put it aside 3 Remove the screw that secures the metal cover of the ASUS PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card to the chassis then remove the ASUS PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card ...

Page 47: ...to its corresponding slots OCuLink port 4 OCuLink port 4 OCuLink port 3 OCuLink port 3 OCuLink port 2 OCuLink port 2 OCuLink port 1 OCuLink port 1 4 Remove the OCuLink cables from its corresponding slots 5 Prepare the replacement ASUS PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card ...

Page 48: ...rt the ASUS PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card into the PCIE slot Ensure that the golden fingers are totally inserted into the slot Secure it with the screw removed earlier 8 Reinstall the bracket Secure it with the two screws to complete the installation ...

Page 49: ...ers for the expansion card Standard Interrupt assignments These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 Programmable Interrupt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11...

Page 50: ...crew on the M 2 socket and put it aside 2 Prepare your M 2 expansion card 3 Align and insert the M 2 card into the M 2 slot onboard as shown 4 Secure the M 2 card with a screw to complete the installation Please pay attention when removing the screw the stand screw might be removed together with it Ensure that the M 2 card is positioned between the screw and the stand screw before securing it ...

Page 51: ...he slot bay from the Mezzanine card expansion slot 3 Match and insert the four 4 screw holes on the Mezzanine card into the four 4 stand screws on the chassis then insert the Mezzanine card to the slot on the motherboard AUXLED_CON1 2 Prepare your Mezannine card and the signal cable Connect the signal transmission end white to the AUXLED_CON header on the card ...

Page 52: ...e Mezzanine card with the four 4 bundled screws 5 Connect the signal end black to the OCP_LED1 header on the motherboard OCP_LED1 The two ends of the signal cable are different in size and color for easy recognition Please refer to your exact cable ...

Page 53: ...connector from power supply to motherboard 2 8 pin 12V power connector from power supply to motherboard 3 System fan connector from motherboard to system fans 4 USB connector from motherboard to front I O board 5 SATA ports connectors from motherboard to rear backplane board 6 System auxiliary panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 7 System panel connector from motherboard to front I ...

Page 54: ...e cabling Connects a 8 pin plug from motherboard PWR1 MSAS_HD2 MSAS_HD1 OCUPCIE1 OCUPCIE3 OCUPCIE4 OCUPCIE2 RS520 E9 RS8 Series Connects the data cable connected to the motherboard Connects the data cable connected to the ASUS PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card ...

Page 55: ...ed for future expansions Connects the data cable connected to the motherboard Connects the data cable connected to the ASUS PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card Connects a 8 pin plug from motherboard PWR1 MSAS_HD2 MSAS_HD3 MSAS_HD1 OCUPCIE1 OCUPCIE3 OCUPCIE4 OCUPCIE2 ...

Page 56: ...tem fans 1 Insert the fan into the fan cage The airflow directional arrow on the fan side should point towards the CPU heatsink 2 8 Removable optional components This section explains how to install optional components into the system and covers the following components 1 System fans 2 Slim type optical drive optional 3 Redundant power supply module optional Ensure that the system is turned off be...

Page 57: ...to the chassis 2 Secure two screws on each side of the optical drive to secure it into the expansion bracket 3 Place the slim optical drive into the expansion bay 4 Ensure the expansion tray is completely inserted into the bay The drive tray is correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge To install the optional optical drive ...

Page 58: ...remove or uninstall the slim type optical disk drive 1 Locate the optical drive eject latch at the back of the optical drive bay 2 Press the optical drive eject latch to the right then push the slim type optical drive towards the front panel ...

Page 59: ... place C Ensure to remove the protection cap before installation To install the second redundant power supply module 1 Press the latch to the left A 2 Remove the metal cover from the chassis B 3 Prepare the second redundant power supply module Ensure that the system is turned off before removing any components Touch any metal surface to release static electricity Use power supply module with the s...

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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: ...ditional support and stability to the server The tool less rail kit package includes 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 Fixing latches Set of scr...

Page 63: ...sert 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 A torque value of 14 kgf cm is recommended for the rail screw 7 Perform s...

Page 64: ...abinet 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 of an appropriate lifting tool or device if necessary Ensure to include the side knots on the two sides of the server in the rack rail holders The illustrations shown above are for reference only ...

Page 65: ...3 5 ASUS RS520 E9 Series 3 2 Rail kit dimensions 589mm 43 6mm 900mm 43 6mm ...

Page 66: ...Chapter 3 Installation Options 3 6 ...

Page 67: ...This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors 4 Motherboard Information Chapter 4 Motherboard Information ...

Page 68: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard Information 4 2 4 1 Motherboard layout ...

Page 69: ...tor 4 pin HDLED1 4 20 15 VPP_I2C1 connector 10 1 pin VPP_I2C1 4 21 16 Thermal sensor cable connector 3 pin TR1 4 25 17 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 4 16 18 Micro SD card slot MSD1 4 22 19 DMLAN setting 3 pin DM_IP_SEL1 4 9 20 Baseboard Management Controller setting 3 pin BMC_EN1 4 6 21 DDR4 thermal event setting 3 pin DIMMTRIP1 DIMMTRIP2 4 7 22 VGA controller setting 3 pin VGA_SW1 4 5 23 LA...

Page 70: ... the computer and unplug the 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 R...

Page 71: ...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 LAN_SW2 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel I350 AM2 Gigabit LAN1 2 controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature ...

Page 72: ...s you to force Intel Management Engine ME boot from recovery mode when ME becomes corrupted 5 Baseboard Management Controller setting 3 pin BMC_EN1 This jumper allows 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 ...

Page 73: ...4 7 6 DDR4 thermal event setting 3 pin DIMMTRIP1 DIMMTRIP2 This jumper allows you to enable or disable DDR4 DIMM thermal sensing event pin 7 PCH_MFG1 setting 3 pin PCH_MFG1 This jumper allows you to update the BIOS ME block ...

Page 74: ...ou to enable or disable the Smart Ride Through SmaRT function This feature is enabled by default Set to pins 2 3 to disable it When enabled SmaRT allows uninterrupted operation of the system during an AC loss event 9 LANNCSI setting 3 pin LANNCSI_SEL1 This jumper allows you to select which LAN NCSI to function ...

Page 75: ...ASUS RS520 E9 Series 4 9 10 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 76: ...ally locate and quickly identify the server in error on a server rack 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 s...

Page 77: ...vices connected 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 orange when there is a BMC event log is generated ...

Page 78: ...on 4 12 5 BMC LED BMCLED1 The BMC LED blinks to indicate that the on board BMC is functional 6 CATERR1 LED CATERR1 The CATERR1 LED indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error and cannot continue to operate ...

Page 79: ... chipset are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives SATA 1 connector is used for the optical drive by default 2 Mini SAS HD connector 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 ...

Page 80: ...ecification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed 4 USB 3 0 connector 20 1 pin USB3_34 This connector allows you to connect a USB 3 0 module for additional USB 3 0 front or rear panel ports With an installed USB 3 0 module you can enjoy all the benefits of USB 3 0 including faster data transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps faster charging time for USB chargeable devices optimized power efficiency...

Page 81: ...AN1 2 The fan connectors support cooling fans of 0 8A 1 0A 12 W max or a total of 6 4 A 8 0 A 96 W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure 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 ...

Page 82: ...install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The COM module is purchased separately 8 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 83: ...ntil the connectors completely fit DO NOT forget to connect the 24 pin and the 8 pin power plugs otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a power supply unit 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 This motherboard supports ATX2 0 PSU or later version E...

Page 84: ...n SPEAKER 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 LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 Power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW ...

Page 85: ...e 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 This butt...

Page 86: ...A High Dynamic Range interface 13 Storage device 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 the SATA or SAS add on card causes the front panel LED to light up ...

Page 87: ...croswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event The default setting is to short the CHASSIS and the GND pin by a jumper cap to disable the function 15 VPP_I2C1 connector 10 1 pin VPP_I2C1 This connector is used for the Intel VMD function and sensor readings ...

Page 88: ...board supports SD Memory Card v2 00 SDHC v3 00 SDXC 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 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 ...

Page 89: ...This connector supports type 2242 2260 2280 devices on both PCI E and SATA interface The M 2 NGFF device is purchased separately 18 VROC KEY connector 4 pin VROC_KEY This connector allows you to connect a KEY module to enable additional CPU RAID functions with Intel CPU RSTe The KEY module is purchased separately ...

Page 90: ...s 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 BMC_EN1 21 OCP LAN Activity LED connector 4 1 pin OCP_LED1 OCP LAN LED connector supports OCP LAN card Active LED ...

Page 91: ...ensor 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 92: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard Information 4 26 ...

Page 93: ...This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided 5 BIOS Setup Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ...

Page 94: ...atically 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 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 fl...

Page 95: ...ress 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 perform the BIOS update process Reboot the system when the update process is done This function can support devices such as a USB flash disk with FAT 32 16 format and single partition only DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failur...

Page 96: ... 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 97: ...y 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 ASUS Tek EzFlash Utility Start programming the Flash DO NOT SHUTDOWN THE SYSTEM Write 25 Current Platform Platform Z11PR D16 Version 0203 Build Date 06 06 2017 New Platform Platform Z11PR D16 Version 0205 Build Date 07 07 2017 ...

Page 98: ...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 99: ...t settings Event Logs For changing the event log settings Server Mgmt For changing the Server Mgmt settings Security For changing the security settings Boot For changing the system boot configuration Tool For configuring options for special functions Save Exit For selecting the exit options To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item i...

Page 100: ...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 101: ...nu 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 102: ...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 103: ...ions Disabled Enabled 5 4 2 ACPI Settings Enable ACPI Auto Configuration Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration Configuration options Disabled Enabled Enable Hibernation Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the ability of the system to hibernate OS Sleep State Configuration options Disabled Enabled This option may be not effective with some OS ...

Page 104: ...e parameters of Serial Port 1 Serial Port Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Serial Port Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you set Serial Port to Enabled Change Settings Auto Allows you to choose the setting for Super IO device Configuration options Auto IO 3F8h IRQ 4 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 5 ...

Page 105: ...ar 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 Selects serial port transmission speed The speed must be matched on the other side Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds Configuration options 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Data Bits 8 Configuration options 7 8 ...

Page 106: ...ntrol 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 options Disabled Enabled Legacy ...

Page 107: ...dows 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 Server OS through a s...

Page 108: ... Intel LAN 1 ROM Type PXE Allows you to select the Intel LAN ROM type Configuration options PXE iSCSI Disabled Intel LAN2 Enable Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when Intel LAN2 Enable is set to Enabled Intel LAN 2 ROM Type Disabled Allows you to select the Intel LAN ROM type Configuration options PXE iSCSI...

Page 109: ...ate was before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Power On By PCIE Disabled Disabled Disables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Enabled Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Power On By Ring Disabled Disabled Disables the Ring devices to generate a wake event Enabled Enables the Ring devices to generate a wake event Power On By RTC Disabled Di...

Page 110: ... Root IO Virtualization Support if the system has SR IOV capable PCIe devices Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE Express Settings PCI Express Device Register Settings Relaxed Ordering Enabled Enables or disables PCI Express device relaxed ordering Configuration options Disabled Enabled Extended Tag Disabled If Enable allows device is use 8 bit tag field as a requester Configuration option...

Page 111: ...In order to save power software will disable unpopulated PCI Express links if this option set to Disabled Configuration options Keep Link ON Disabled PCIE Express GEN 2 Settings Completion Timeout Default In device Functions that support Completion Timeout programmability allows system software to modify the Completion Timout value Default 50us to 50ms If Shorter is selected software will use shor...

Page 112: ...LTR Mechanism onfiguration options Disabled Enabled End End TLP Prefix Blocking Disabled If supported by hardware and set to Enabled this function will bolck forwarding of TLPs containing End End TLP Prefixes Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Express GEN2 Link Register Target Link Speed Auto Configuration options Auto Force to 2 5 GT s Force to 5 0 GT s Clock Power Management Disabled Con...

Page 113: ... the Ipv4 HTTP Boot Support If disabled Ipv4 HTTP boot option will not be created Configuration options Disabled Enabled Ipv6 PXE Support Disabled Enables or disables the Ipv6 PXE Boot Support If disabled Ipv6 PXE boot option will not be created Configuration options Disabled Enabled Ipv6 HTTP Support Disabled Enables or disables the Ipv6 HTTP Boot Support If disabled Ipv6 HTTP boot option will no...

Page 114: ...OM Configuration options Force BIOS Keep Current INT19 Trap Response Immediate Immediate Execute the trap right away Postponed Execute the trap during legacy boot Boot Option filter Legacy only 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 UE...

Page 115: ...egacy USB device support Configuration options Enabled Disabled Auto USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB Mass Storage driver support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Mass Storage Devices AMI Virtual CDROM0 Floppy0 HDisk0 1 1 00 Auto Allows you to select the mass storage device emulation type Configuration options Auto Floppy Forced FDD Hard Disk CD...

Page 116: ... you to configure the iSCSi parameters 5 4 14 Intel R RSTe RAID Controller Allows you to configure the view the RAID volumes and VMD controllers on the system 5 5 Platform Configuration menu The IntelRCSetup menu items allow you to change the platform settings ...

Page 117: ...ly Allows you to select ASPM support for all downstream devices Configuration options Per individual port L1 Only PCH DMI ASPM Platform POR Allows you to configure the PCH DMI ASPM Configuration options Platform POR ASPM L1 Disabled PCH SATA Configuration SATA Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the SATA Controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Configure sSATA as AHCI Allow...

Page 118: ...SB Configuration USB Precondition Disabled Allows you to enable or disable precondition work on USB host controller and root ports for faster enumeration Configuration options Disabled Enabled XHCI Manual Mode Disabled This option is used by validation Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appears only when the XHCI Manual Mode is set to Enabled Trunk Clock Gating BTCG Enabled...

Page 119: ...Protect Configuration options Disabled Enabled DCI Auto Detect Enable Disabled Allows you to enable or disable detecting DCI being connected during BIOS post time and enables DCI Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 5 2 Miscellaneous Configuration Active Video Offboard Device Allows you to select the video type Configuration options Onboard Device Offboard Device PMTT ACPI Table Disabled Allow...

Page 120: ... allows you to enable or disable System Errors Configuration options Disabled Enabled WHEA Settings Whea Support Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the WHEA support Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 6 Socket Configuration menu The IntelRCSetup menu items allow you to change the socket settings ...

Page 121: ...us buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS Windows Server 2003 SP1 Windows XP SP2 SuSE Linux 9 2 Redhat Enterprise 3 Update 3 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Enable Intel R TXT Support Disabled Forces the XD feature log to always return 0 when disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled VMX Enabled Enables the Vanderpool Technology Takes effect after reboot Configurat...

Page 122: ...sable prefetch of next L1 line based upon sequential load history Configuration options Disabled Enabled LLC Prefetch Disabled This Item allows you to enable or disable LLC Prefetch on all threads Configuration options Disabled Enabled DCU Mode 32K 8Way Without ECC Configuration options 32K 8Way Without ECC 16K 4Way With ECC Extended APIC Disabled This Item allows you to enable or disable the exte...

Page 123: ...figuration options Slow Fast Link Frequency Select Auto This item allows for selecting the UPI link frequency Configuration options Auto 9 6 GB s 10 4 GB s Use Per Link Setting UPI Link0p Enable Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto UPI Link1 Enable Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Stale AtoS Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto LLC dead line alloc ...

Page 124: ... Topology Displays memory topology with DIMM population information Page Policy Allows you to configure Page Policy settings Page Policy Disabled Configuration options Auto Closed Adaptive Memory Map IMC Interleaving Auto Select different IMC interleaving setting Configuration options Auto 1 way Interleave 2 way Interleave Channel Interleaving Auto Select different channel interleaving setting Con...

Page 125: ...Allows you to enable or disable Mirror on entire memory for TAD0 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Enable Partial Mirror Disabled Allows you to enable or disable Partial Mirror Configuration options Disabled Enabled UEFI ARM Mirror Disabled Allows you to enable or disable UEFI ARM Mirror Configuration options Disabled Enabled Memory Rank Sparing Disabled Allows you to enable or disable Memory...

Page 126: ... I O VT d Intel R VT for Directed I O VT d Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O Configuration options Disabled Enabled IIO PCIE Express Global Options PCIE relaxed Ordering Enabled Allows you to enable or disable PCIE relaxed Ordering Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 6 5 IIO Configuration ...

Page 127: ...ol Hardware P States Native Mode Allows you to switch between Hardware P States mode Configuration options Disabled Native Mode Out of Band Mode Native Mode with no Legacy Support CPI C State Control Autonomous Core C State Disabled Allows you to enable or disable Autonomous Core C State Report Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU C6 Report Auto Allows you to select CPU C6 Report Configurati...

Page 128: ... to change the event log settings and view the system event logs 5 7 1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings Press Enter to change the Smbios Event Log configuration Enabling Disabling Options Smbios Event Log Enabled Change this to enable or disable all features of Smbios Event Logging during boot Configuration options Disabled Enabled Erasing Settings Erase Event Log No Choose options for erasing Smb...

Page 129: ... 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 20 minutes OS Wtd Timer Policy Reset This item allows you to configure the how the system should respond if the OS Boot Watch Timer expires Configuration options Do Nothing Reset Power Down System Event Log Allows you to change the SEL event log configuration Erase SEL No Allows you to choose options for erasing SEL Configuration options No Yes On next reset Yes On...

Page 130: ...rom 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 ...

Page 131: ...sword 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 Attempt Secure Boot Disabled Secure Boot can be enabled if the system is running in User mode with enr...

Page 132: ...n options Disabled Enabled Install Factory Default keys This item will install all Factory Default keys Enroll Efi Image This item will allow the image to run in Secure Boot mode Save All 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 Platform Key PK Key Exchange Key KEK Authori...

Page 133: ...cify the boot device priority 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 CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Hard Drive BBS Priorities Network Device Prioritie...

Page 134: ...ure 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 EZ Flash 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 135: ...eset Exit System setup after saving the 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 start booting from the selected device 5 12 Save Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to save or discar...

Page 136: ...5 44 Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ...

Page 137: ...6 RAID Configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 RAID Configuration ...

Page 138: ...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 139: ...AID set using the utilities embedded in each RAID controller For example use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology if you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Intel C621 chipset Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID configuration utility 6 1 2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set config...

Page 140: ...e installed the Serial ATA hard disk drives have set the correct jumper settings of the motherboard and have set the correct SATA mode in the BIOS setup You can refer to the Installing hard disk drives Setting Jumpers and Setting the RAID mode sections in BIOS for more information ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Select Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 6 0 1023 Copyright C 2...

Page 141: ...you are done ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Change Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 6 0 1023 Copyright C 2003 12 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 0 GB N...

Page 142: ...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 143: ...rn 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 3 6 0 1023 Copyright C 2003 12 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 ...

Page 144: ...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 145: ...Hard 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 6 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 ...

Page 146: ...ded during 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 dis...

Page 147: ...ray 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 5 for more details 4 From the Exit menu select Save Changes Exit then press...

Page 148: ...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 149: ...lume 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 150: ... 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 151: ...pe 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 follow...

Page 152: ... 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 ex 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 153: ...rences 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 154: ...6 18 Chapter 6 RAID Configuration ...

Page 155: ...7 Driver Installation Chapter 7 Driver Installation This chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components in the Windows Operating Systems ...

Page 156: ...SB 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 C620 INTEL RAID Windows Driver and then copy the RAID driver folder to the USB flash drive 7 1 2 Installing the RAID controller dr...

Page 157: ... one 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 driv...

Page 158: ...oading 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 screen instructions to continue ...

Page 159: ...ntents 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 2 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 maximize the features of y...

Page 160: ...vailable device drivers if the system detects installed devices Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 7 3 2 Utilities menu tab The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports 7 3 1 Drivers menu tab ...

Page 161: ...treme II Network Adapter user guide You need an internet browser installed in your OS to view the User Guide 7 3 4 Contact information menu The Contact menu displays the ASUS contact information e mail addresses and useful links if you need more information or technical support for your motherboard ...

Page 162: ...rt the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD into the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers 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 Click the ite...

Page 163: ...E9 Series 5 Read the License Agreement and click Accept to continue the process 6 Read the Readme File Information and click Install to start the installation process 7 Click Restart Now to complete the setup process ...

Page 164: ...r and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD into the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers 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 Click the ASPEED AST2500 Di...

Page 165: ...7 11 ASUS RS520 E9 Series 6 Click Finish to complete the installation 5 Click Install to start the installation process ...

Page 166: ...tall the Intel I350 AM2 Gigabit Adapters Driver on the Windows operating system 1 Restart the computer 2 Log on with Administrator privileges 3 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive 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 4 Click Intel I350 AM2 Gigabit A...

Page 167: ...7 13 ASUS RS520 E9 Series 6 Click Install to start the installation 7 When the installation is done press Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 168: ...hnology enterprise utility on a Windows operating system To install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD into the optical drive and navigate to the Utilities menu 3 Click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise to begin installation 4 The Intel Rapid Storage Techn...

Page 169: ...5 ASUS RS520 E9 Series 5 Read the Warning message and click Next to continue 6 Read the License Agreement and click Accept to continue the process 7 Select the destination folder and click Next to continue ...

Page 170: ...hapter 7 Driver Installation 8 Tick the features that you would like to install and click Next to continue 9 Click Install to start the installation process 10 Click Restart Now to complete the setup process ...

Page 171: ...Appendix Appendix This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard ...

Page 172: ...A 2 Appendix Z11PR D16 block diagram ...

Page 173: ...ccept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses ...

Page 174: ... municipal waste 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 htm for detailed recycling inform...

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