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Contents

2.6

Cable connections ...................................................................................2-33

2.7

Backplane cabling ...................................................................................2-34

2.8

Storage device configuration and cabling

(for RS700A-E9-RS12V2 only) .................................................................2-36

2.8.1

8 x SATA storage device configuration and cabling

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2-37

2.8.2

12 x SATA storage device configuration and cabling

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2-40

2.8.3

8 x SATA/SAS and 4 x SATA storage device configuration

and cabling ................................................................................

2-44

2.8.4

2 x NMVe storage device configuration and cabling

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2-49

2.8.5

4 x NMVe storage device configuration and cabling

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2-52

2.8.6

8 x NMVe storage device configuration and cabling

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2-57

2.9

Removable/optional components ...........................................................2-63

2.9.1

System fans

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2-63

2.9.2

Redundant power supply module

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2-64

2.9.3

Replacing optical drive (optional for RS700A-E9-RS4V2)

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2-65

Chapter 3: Installation Options

3.1

Tool-less Friction Rail Kit ..........................................................................3-2

3.2

Rail kit dimensions ....................................................................................3-4

Chapter 4: Motherboard Information

4.1

Motherboard layout ....................................................................................4-2

4.2 Jumpers ......................................................................................................4-4
4.3

Internal LEDs ..............................................................................................4-9

4.4

Internal connectors ..................................................................................4-12

Chapter 5: BIOS Setup

5.1

Managing and updating your BIOS ..........................................................5-2

5.1.1

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility...................................................

5-2

5.1.2

ASUS EZ Flash Utility

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5.1.3

BUPDATER utility .......................................................................5-4

5.2

BIOS setup program ..................................................................................5-6

5.2.1

BIOS menu screen

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5.2.2

Menu bar

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5.2.3

Menu items

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5-8

5.2.4

Submenu items

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5-8

5.2.5

Navigation keys

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5-8

5.2.6

General help

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5-8

Summary of Contents for RS700A-E9 V2 Series

Page 1: ...1U Rackmount Server User Guide RS700A E9 Series V2 RS700A E9 RS4V2 RS700A E9 RS12V2 ...

Page 2: ... 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: ...PU and heatsink 2 3 2 3 System memory 2 7 2 3 1 Overview 2 7 2 3 2 Memory Configurations 2 8 2 3 3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket 2 9 2 4 Storage devices 2 10 2 5 Expansion slot 2 15 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket 2 15 2 5 2 Installing an expansion card to the butterfly riser card bracket 2 16 2 5 3 Installing an ASUS PIKE II card 2 19 2 5 4 Installing...

Page 4: ... 2 57 2 9 Removable optional components 2 63 2 9 1 System fans 2 63 2 9 2 Redundant power supply module 2 64 2 9 3 Replacing optical drive optional for RS700A E9 RS4V2 2 65 Chapter 3 Installation Options 3 1 Tool less Friction Rail Kit 3 2 3 2 Rail kit dimensions 3 4 Chapter 4 Motherboard Information 4 1 Motherboard layout 4 2 4 2 Jumpers 4 4 4 3 Internal LEDs 4 9 4 4 Internal connectors 4 12 Chap...

Page 5: ...B Configuration 5 18 5 4 9 CSM Configuration 5 19 5 4 10 NVMe Configuration 5 20 5 4 11 SATA Configuration 5 21 5 4 12 Network Stack Configuration 5 21 5 4 13 AMD Mem Configuration Status 5 22 5 4 14 iSCSI Configuration 5 23 5 5 Chipset menu 5 24 5 6 Security menu 5 25 5 7 Boot menu 5 29 5 8 Tool menu 5 30 5 9 Save Exit menu 5 31 5 10 AMD CBS menu 5 32 5 10 1 CPU Common Options 5 32 5 10 2 DF Comm...

Page 6: ...ilities installation 6 2 6 2 Running the Support DVD 6 2 6 3 AMD chipset device software installation 6 5 6 4 Installing the Intel I350 AM2 Gigabit Adapters driver 6 6 6 5 VGA driver installation 6 8 Appendix KNPP D32 R block diagram A 2 Notices A 3 ASUS contact information A 6 ...

Page 7: ...r dealer Operation Safety Any mechanical operation on this server must be conducted by certified or experienced engineers Before operating the server carefully read all the manuals included with the server package Before using the server ensure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If any damage is detected contact your dealer as soon as possible To avoid short ci...

Page 8: ...e only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions 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 Infor...

Page 9: ...u have to perform when installing or removing system components 3 Chapter 3 Installation Options This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone server 4 Chapter 4 Motherboard Information This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations 5 Chapter 5 BIOS Se...

Page 10: ...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...

Page 11: ...This chapter describes the general features of the chassis kit It includes sections on front panel and rear panel specifications 1 Product Introduction Chapter 1 Product Introduction ...

Page 12: ...Fans 40 mm x 40 mm x 56 mm 1 x 800W 80PLUS Platinum Power Supply 1 x 2 5 inch Storage Device Backplane 12 x 2 5 inch Storage Device Trays or Dummy Trays 1 x Front Panel Board 2 x Riser Card 8 x System Fans 40 mm x 40 mm x 56 mm 1 x PCIE NVME2 OCuLink card Accessories 1 x AMD EPYC Support DVD 1 x Bag of Screws 2 x CPU Heatsink 2 x AC Power Cable 1 x AMD EPYC Support DVD 1 x Bag of Screws 2 x CPU He...

Page 13: ...ns 12 characters such as xxS0xxxxxxxx and printed on the sticker at the server s front cover The correct serial number of the product is required if you need to request for support from the ASUS Technical Support team 1 2 3 4 xxS0xxxxxxxx RS700A E9 RS4V2 xxS0xxxxxxxx RS700A E9 RS12V2 1 2 ...

Page 14: ...x PCIe x16 Gen3 x16 link FH HL 1 x PCIe x16 Gen3 x8 link LP HL 1 x PCIe x8 Gen3 x8 link LP HL 1 x OCP 2 0 Mezzanine Gen3 x16 link 1 x PCIe x16 Gen3 x16 link FH HL For Optional NVME4 OCuLink Card 1 x PCIe x16 Gen3 x8 link LP 1 x PCIe x8 Gen3 x8 link LP Default for NVME2 OCuLink Card 1 x OCP 2 0 Mezzanine Gen3 x16 link Micro SD Card slot 1 Disk Controller SATA Controller 4 x SATA 6Gb s ports 2 x M 2...

Page 15: ...ge LED 1 x Storage device LED 1 x Location LED Front Switch LED 1 x Power switch LED 1 x Location switch LED 1 x Message LED 1 x Storage device LED LAN 1 4 LEDs LAN 3 4 for Mezzanine card use Rear I O Ports 2 x USB 3 1 Gen 1 ports 1 x VGA port 2 x RJ 45 GbE LAN ports 1 x RJ 45 Mgmt LAN port Rear Switch LED 1 x Power switch 1 x Q Code Port 80 LED 1 x Message LED 1 x Storage device LED 1 x Location ...

Page 16: ...ight Kg CPU DRAM storage device not included 11 85 Kg 12 15 Kg Gross Weight Kg CPU DRAM storage device not included packing included 16 05 Kg 15 75 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 x2 50 60Hz Class I or 240Vdc 4 6A 240Vdc only for China Environment Operating temperature 10 C 35 C Non operating...

Page 17: ...quires optional ASUS PIKE II card NVMe support requires optional upgrade kit Bay 9 to bay 12 supports SATA with optional cables NVMe support requires optional upgrade kit All bays support 2 5 drives with trays 1 2 3 4 1 2 Optical drive optional Asset tag Asset tag Rack screw Rack screw Rack screw Rack screw USB ports VGA port LAN 2 LED Power LED LAN 1 LED Message LED LAN 4 LED LAN 3 LED Message LE...

Page 18: ...stem power sockets and rear fans The middle part includes the I O shield with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard Expansion slot Message LED LAN port 1 LAN port 2 Q Code LED VGA port Redundant Power supply and Power cord connector Management LAN port 1 Expansion slots USB ports Power button Storage device LED Location LED ...

Page 19: ...VING PARTS KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY 1 Redundant Power supply 2 ASUS KNPP D32 R Server Board 3 System fans 4 4 x 3 5 storage device trays 5 SATA SAS backplane hidden 6 Slim type optical drive hidden 7 OCP Mezzanine card optional 8 Butterfly riser card 2 x Gen3 x8 link 9 Riser card Gen3 x16 link 10 Asset tag hidden A protection film is pre attached to the front cover before shipping Pl...

Page 20: ...D32 R Server Board 3 System fans 4 12 x 2 5 storage device trays 5 SATA SAS NVMe backplane hidden 6 PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card optional 7 OCP Mezzanine card optional 8 Butterfly riser card 2 x Gen3 x8 link 9 Riser card Gen3 x16 link 10 Asset tag hidden 11 PCIE NVME2 OCuLink card hidden optional on x8 slot Gen3 x8 link on butterfly riser card A protection film is pre attached to the front cover before...

Page 21: ...ystem is normal no incoming event A hardware monitor event is indicated Location LED OFF ON Normal status Location switch is pressed Press the location switch again to turn off LAN LEDs OFF Blinking ON No LAN connection LAN is transmitting or receiving data LAN connection is present 1 2 3 4 1 2 LAN 2 LED LAN 1 LED LAN 4 LED LAN 3 LED Message LED Power button with LED Location button with LED Stora...

Page 22: ...cription GREEN ON SATA SAS storage device power ON RED ON Storage device has failed and should be swapped immediately GREEN RED Blinking RAID rebuilding GREEN RED Blinking Locate GREEN RED OFF Storage device not found GREEN Blinking Read write data from into the SATA SAS storage device 1 2 3 4 1 2 Red LED Red LED Green LED Green LED ...

Page 23: ...ystem is normal no incoming event A hardware monitor event is indicated Location LED OFF ON Normal status Location switch is pressed Press the location switch again to turn off Message LED Storage device LED Location LED Q Code LED 1 7 3 LAN RJ 45 LEDs ACT LINK LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Da...

Page 24: ...failed internal status 0x1B Error AES operation fail 0x1C Error CCP state save failed 0x1D Error CCP state restore failed 0x1E Error SHA256 operation fail internal status 0x1F Error ZLib Decompression operation fail 0x20 Error HMAC SHA256 operation fail internal status 0x21 Error Booted from boot source not recognized by PSP 0x22 Error PSP directory entry not found 0x23 Error PSP failed to set the...

Page 25: ...ed or processed by host 0x57 Error An unsolicited SMBus interrupt was received 0x58 Error An attempt to send an unsupported PSP SMU message was made 0x59 Error An error data corruption detected on response from SMU for sent msg 0x5A Error MCM Steady state unit test failed 0x5B Error S3 Enter failed 0x5C Error AGESA BL did not set PSP SMU reserved addresses via SVC call 0x5E Error CcxSecBisiEn not ...

Page 26: ...s Completed FW Validation step 0xBB Progress BIOS load process fully complete 0xBC Progress Bootloader successfully release x86 0xBD Progress Early Secure Debug completed 0xBE Progress GetFWVersion command received from BIOS is completed 0xBF Progress SMIInfo command received from BIOS is completed 0xC0 Progress Successfully entered WarmBootResume 0xC1 Progress Successfully copied SecureOS image t...

Page 27: ...zation 0x79 Progress CSM Initialization 0xD0 Progress CPU PM Structure Initialization Normal boot BDS Boot Device Selection phase 0x90 Progress BDS started 0x91 Progress Connect device event 0x92 Progress PCI Bus Enumeration 0x93 Progress PCI Bus Enumeration 0x94 Progress PCI Bus Enumeration 0x95 Progress PCI Bus Enumeration 0x96 Progress PCI Bus Enumeration 0x97 Progress Console outout connect ev...

Page 28: ...Chapter 1 Product Introduction 1 18 ...

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

Page 30: ... the rear panel for about half an inch until it is disengaged from the chassis 4 Lift the cover from the chassis 2 Loosen the thumbscrew on the rear panel to release the cover from the chassis 1 Remove the two 2 screws on both sides of the cover with a Phillips screwdriver To remove the rear cover ...

Page 31: ...nents ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the Socket SP3 The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from incorrect CPU installation removal or misplacement loss i...

Page 32: ... Loosen each screw one by one in the sequence shown on the socket to open the load plate 4 Slightly lift open the rail frame 5 Slide the external cap out of the rail frame External cap Load plate Rail frame Rail frame External cap PnP cap ...

Page 33: ...o the rail frame 7 Gently push the rail frame just enough to let it sit on top of the CPU socket 8 Close the load plate just enough to let it sit on top of the CPU then secure each screw one by one in the sequence shown on the socket to completely secure the load plate The load plate screws are T20 models A torque value of 12 inch lbf is recommended Rail frame Carrier frame with CPU PnP cap Carrie...

Page 34: ...tach the heatsink to the motherboard When the four screws are attached tighten them one by one in a diagonal sequence to completely secure the heatsink The heatsink screws are T20 models A torque value of 12 inch lbf is recommended 10 Reinstall the air ducts to complete the CPU and heatsink installation ...

Page 35: ...S RS700A E9 Series V2 2 3 System memory 2 3 1 Overview The motherboard comes with 32 Double Data Rate 4 DDR4 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets The figure illustrates the location of the DDR4 DIMM sockets ...

Page 36: ... Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Start installing the DIMMs into the second slots such as DIMM_A2 DIMM_B2 etc Recommended dual CPU configuration DIMMs 2 4 8 16 32 DIMM_P2 DIMM_P1 DIMM_O2 DIMM_O1 DIMM_N2 DIMM_N1 DIMM_M2 DIMM_M1 DIMM_I1 DIMM_I2 DIMM_J1 DIMM_J2 DIMM_K1 DIMM_K2 DIMM_L1 DIMM_L...

Page 37: ...taining 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...

Page 38: ...s optional ASUS PIKE II card To install a 3 5 hot swap SATA SAS storage device 1 Push the spring lock to the right A then pull the tray lever outward B to release the storage device tray The storage device tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever 2 Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the storage device tray out of the bay 3 Place the storage device tray on a flat and stable surface 4 Prep...

Page 39: ...of the bay until just a small fraction of the tray edge protrudes 7 Push the tray lever until it clicks and secures the storage device tray in place The storage device tray is correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge 8 Repeat steps 1 to 7 to install the other SATA SAS storage devices When installed the SATA SAS connector on the storage device connects to the SATA SAS interface...

Page 40: ...ptional ASUS PIKE II card Bay 5 to bay 8 supports SATA by default SAS support requires optional ASUS PIKE II card NVMe support requires optional upgrade kit Bay 9 to bay 12 supports SATA with optional cables NVMe support requires optional upgrade kit All bays support 2 5 drives with trays 1 2 Bay 1 Bay 3 Bay 5 Bay 7 Bay 9 Bay 11 Bay 2 Bay 4 Bay 6 Bay 10 Bay 8 Bay 12 To install a 2 5 hot swap SATA ...

Page 41: ...e storage device tray out of the bay 3 Place the storage device tray on a flat and stable surface 4 Prepare the SATA SAS NVMe storage device and the bundled set of screws 5 Place the SATA SAS NVMe storage device into the storage device tray then secure it with four screws ...

Page 42: ...ge protrudes 7 Push the tray lever until it clicks and secures the storage device tray in place The storage device tray is correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge 8 Repeat steps 1 to 7 to install the other SATA SAS NVMe storage devices When installed the SATA SAS NVMe connector on the storage device connects to the SATA SAS NVMe interface on the backplane ...

Page 43: ...card to the riser card bracket The pre installed riser card bracket on the PCIE1 slot supports Full Height FH and Half Length HL PCIE x16 expansion cards To install a PCIE x16 Gen3 x16 link FH or HL card on the riser card bracket 2 Remove the screw from the metal cover A then remove the metal cover B from the riser card bracket 1 Firmly hold the riser card bracket then pull it up to detach it from...

Page 44: ...alled butterfly riser card bracket on the PCIE2 slot has one PCIE x8 slot and one PCIE x16 slot Although the PCIE x16 slot is physically longer than the PCIE x8 slot both of these slots provides x8 Gen3 links To install PCI E x8 Gen3 x8 link proprietary cards to the butterfly riser card bracket 1 Remove the screw that secures the butterfly riser card bracket to the chassis The PCIE x8 slot support...

Page 45: ...card bracket then pull it up to detach it from the PCIE x16 slot on the motherboard 3 Place the butterfly riser card bracket on a flat and stable surface 4 Remove the screws from the metal covers A then remove the metal covers B from the butterfly riser card bracket ...

Page 46: ...et A then secure the expansion cards with the screws B 6 Reinstall the butterfly riser card bracket and the PCIE expansion card assembly into the PCIE connector on the motherboard A and secure it with the screw B Ensure that the golden connectors of the butterfly riser card bracket is firmly seated in place ...

Page 47: ...ard to the riser card bracket or 2 5 2 Installing an expansion card to the butterfly riser card bracket for the steps on installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket or butterfly riser card bracket 1 Prepare the ASUS PIKE II card 2 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 procee...

Page 48: ...ware Information 2 20 6 Remove the default cable from the motherboard and the backplane 7 Connect the mini SAS HD cable from the ASUS PIKE II card to the backplane The illustrations shown above are for reference only ...

Page 49: ...d bracket 1 Prepare the ASUS PIKE II card 2 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 4 Metal cover Card bracket 3 Secure the ASUS PIKE II card and the metal cover proprietary card bracket with the two screws 4 Connect the mini SAS HD cables to the ASUS PIKE II card 6 Conne...

Page 50: ...ME2 OCuLink card to the butterfly riser card bracket on the PCIE2 slot to support NVME storage devices on Bay 11 and Bay 12 To install an ASUS PCIE NVME2 OCuLink card on the butterfly riser card bracket 1 Remove the screw that secures the butterfly riser card bracket to the chassis 2 Firmly hold the butterfly riser card bracket then pull it up to detach it from the PCIE x16 slot on the motherboard...

Page 51: ...hen remove the metal cover B from the butterfly riser card bracket 6 Connect the OCuLink cables right angle connectors to its corresponding slots 3 Place the butterfly riser card bracket on a flat and stable surface 7 Install the ASUS PCIE NVME2 OCuLink card into the butterfly riser card bracket A then secure the ASUS PCIE NVME2 OCuLink card with the screw B ...

Page 52: ...IE connector on the motherboard A then secure it with the screw B Ensure that the golden connectors of the butterfly riser card bracket is firmly seated in place 9 Connect the OCuLink cables to the backplane Refer to section 2 8 Storage device configuration and cabling for RS700A E9 RS12V2 only for details on the storage device cabling ...

Page 53: ...e devices on Bay 5 to Bay 8 To install an ASUS PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card to the riser card bracket 3 Prepare the ASUS PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card 4 Install the ASUS PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card into the riser card bracket A then secure it with the screw B 2 Remove the screw from the metal cover A then remove the metal cover B from the riser card bracket 1 Firmly hold the riser card bracket then pull it up to...

Page 54: ... connectors of the riser card bracket is firmly seated in place 6 Connect the OCuLink cables right angle connectors to its corresponding slots OCuLink port 1 OCuLink port 2 OCuLink port 3 OCuLink port 4 7 Connect the OCuLink cables to the backplane Refer to section 2 8 Storage device configuration and cabling for RS700A E9 RS12V2 only for details on the storage device cabling ...

Page 55: ...ivers 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 ...

Page 56: ...nstall a Mezzanine card 2 Firmly hold the riser card bracket then pull it up to detach it from the PCIE x16 slot on the motherboard 3 Remove the screw from the metal cover A then remove the metal cover B from chassis 1 Locate the Mezzanine card connector on your motherboard ...

Page 57: ...rd 6 Insert the ports of the Mezzanine card into the mounting hole on the chassis then insert the golden connector of the Mezzanine card into the MEZZPCIE1 OCP connector on the motherboard Ensure that the stand screws on the motherboard is aligned and matched to the screw holes of the Mezzanine card Stand screws OCP connector Mounting hole Ports 7 Secure the Mezzanine card with four bundled screws...

Page 58: ...on 2 30 9 Install the riser card bracket into the PCIE connector on the motherboard Ensure that the golden connectors of the riser card bracket is firmly seated in place 8 Reinstall the metal cover A and secure it with the screw B ...

Page 59: ...stall an M 2 NGFF card 2 Remove the top screw and the stand from the motherboard 3 Select an appropriate screw hole on the motherboard for your M 2 card then secure the stand to the motherboard 1 Locate the M 2 NGFF connectors on your motherboard Top screw Stand screw ...

Page 60: ... before securing it 4 Prepare the M 2 card 5 Align and insert the M 2 card into the M 2 connector on the motherboard Ensure that the golden connector of the M 2 card is inserted firmly in place and that the screw hole on the M 2 card matches the stand screw on the motherboard 6 Secure the M 2 card with the top screw ...

Page 61: ...2 PCIE1 FANPWR2 FANPWR1 FRNT_FAN8 FRNT_FAN7 VGAPWR2 VGAPWR3 VGAPWR1 BPPWR1 FRNT_FAN6 FRNT_FAN5 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN4 VGA_SW1 BMC_EN1 CLRTC1 OCP_LED1 IPMI_SW1 HDLED1 COM1 SBPWR1 BMCLED1 Micro SD USB67 BPPWR2 PANEL1 AUX_PANEL2 AUX_PANEL1 LANNCSI_EN1 LAN_SW2 LAN_SW1 DM_IP_SEL1 INTRUSION1 SMART_PSU1 MESLED1 LOCLED1 HDDLED1 ISATA1 ISATA2 SATA4 NGFF6 2242 NGFF7 2260 NGFF8 2280 NGFF10 2...

Page 62: ...on 2 34 2 7 Backplane cabling Connects to SATA SAS Storage devices Connects to data cable from the motherboard or optional ASUS PIKE II card for SAS support on Bay 1 to Bay 4 Connects to 8 pin plug from motherboard RS700A E9 RS4V2 ...

Page 63: ...motherboard with additional data cable Connects to optional ASUS PCIE NVME2 OCuLink card for NVMe support on Bay 11 and Bay 12 Connects to motherboard with additional data cable for NVMe support on Bay 9 and Bay 10 Connects to optional ASUS PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card for NVMe support on Bay 5 to Bay 8 Connects to data cable from the motherboard or optional ASUS PIKE II card for SAS support on Bay 1 t...

Page 64: ...o the supported bays Refer to section 2 4 Storage Devices for details on how to install storage devices Bay 1 to bay 4 supports SATA by default SAS support requires optional ASUS PIKE II card Bay 5 to bay 8 supports SATA by default SAS support requires optional ASUS PIKE II card NVMe support requires optional upgrade kit Bay 9 to bay 12 supports SATA with optional cables NVMe support requires opti...

Page 65: ...r storage device setup 2 Remove the six 6 screws on both sides of the front cover with a Phillips screwdriver A then firmly hold the front cover and slide it towards the front panel until it is disengaged from the chassis B Backplane connector Cable Connect to MSAS_HD1 Mini SAS HD vertical to Mini SAS HD right angle ISATA1 on motherboard MSAS_HD2 Mini SAS HD vertical to Mini SAS HD right angle ISA...

Page 66: ... motherboard and the backplane MSAS_HD2 Connect mini SAS HD cable from the ISATA2 connector on the motherboard Backplane 3 Lift the front cover to reveal the backplane A then cut the cable tie s B MSAS_HD1 Connect mini SAS HD cable from the ISATA1 connector on the motherboard ...

Page 67: ...ly hold the front cover and slide it towards the rear panel until it is locked in the chassis A then secure the front cover with the screws removed earlier B 5 Tie the cables with cable tie s A then reinstall the front cover back into the chassis B ...

Page 68: ...he six 6 screws on both sides of the front cover with a Phillips screwdriver A then firmly hold the front cover and slide it towards the front panel until it is disengaged from the chassis B Backplane connector Cable Connect to MSAS_HD1 Mini SAS HD vertical to Mini SAS HD right angle ISATA1 on motherboard MSAS_HD2 Mini SAS HD vertical to Mini SAS HD right angle ISATA2 on motherboard MSAS_HD3 Mini ...

Page 69: ...therboard and the backplane Backplane 3 Lift the front cover to reveal the backplane A then cut the cable tie s B MSAS_HD2 Connect mini SAS HD cable from the ISATA2 connector on the motherboard MSAS_HD1 Connect mini SAS HD cable from the ISATA1 connector on the motherboard ...

Page 70: ...t the additional mini SAS HD to 4 x SATA cable to the motherboard and the backplane MSAS_HD3 Connect mini SAS HD to 4 x SATA cable from the SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 and SATA4 connectors on the motherboard P3 to SATA3 P1 to SATA1 P2 to SATA2 P4 to SATA4 ...

Page 71: ...ly hold the front cover and slide it towards the rear panel until it is locked in the chassis A then secure the front cover with the screws removed earlier B 6 Tie the cables with cable tie s A then reinstall the front cover back into the chassis B ...

Page 72: ...with your storage device setup 2 Install an ASUS PIKE II card into your server system Refer to section 2 5 3 Installing an ASUS PIKE II card for details on how to install an ASUS PIKE II card Backplane connector Cable Connect to MSAS_HD1 Mini SAS HD vertical to Mini SAS HD vertical ASUS PIKE II Card MSAS_HD2 Mini SAS HD vertical to Mini SAS HD vertical ASUS PIKE II Card MSAS_HD3 Mini SAS HD vertic...

Page 73: ...n both sides of the front cover with a Phillips screwdriver A then firmly hold the front cover and slide it towards the front panel until it is disengaged from the chassis B Backplane 4 Lift the front cover to reveal the backplane A then cut the cable tie s B ...

Page 74: ...rmation 2 46 6 Connect the mini SAS cable to the motherboard and the backplane MSAS_HD3 Connect mini SAS HD cable from the ISATA1 connector on the motherboard 5 Remove the default cables from the motherboard and the backplane ...

Page 75: ...m the ASUS PIKE II card to the backplane MSAS_HD2 Connect mini SAS HD cable from the ASUS PIKE II card MSAS_HD1 Connect mini SAS HD cable from the ASUS PIKE II card Backplane 8 Tie the cables with cable tie s A then reinstall the front cover back into the chassis B ...

Page 76: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Information 2 48 9 Firmly hold the front cover and slide it towards the rear panel until it is locked in the chassis A then secure the front cover with the screws removed earlier B ...

Page 77: ...e device setup 2 Remove the six 6 screws on both sides of the front cover with a Phillips screwdriver A then firmly hold the front cover and slide it towards the front panel until it is disengaged from the chassis B 2 8 4 2 x NMVe storage device configuration and cabling Backplane connector Cable Connect to OCUPCIE5 OCuLink vertical to OCuLink left angle MPCIE_HD1 OCUPCIE6 OCuLink vertical to OCuL...

Page 78: ...ane A then cut the cable tie s B 5 Connect the OCuLink cables to the motherboard left angle connectors and the backplane vertical connectors OCUPCIE6 Connect OCuLink cable from MPCIE_HD2 connector on the motherboard OCUPCIE5 Connect OCuLink cable from MPCIE_HD1 connector on the motherboard ...

Page 79: ...ly hold the front cover and slide it towards the rear panel until it is locked in the chassis A then secure the front cover with the screws removed earlier B 5 Tie the cables with cable tie s A then reinstall the front cover back into the chassis B ...

Page 80: ...alling an ASUS PCIE NVME2 OCuLink card to the butterfly riser card bracket optional for RS700A E9 RS12V2 only for details on how to install a PCIE NVME2 OCuLink card NMVe NMVe Backplane connector Cable Connect to OCUPCIE5 OCuLink vertical to OCuLink left angle MPCIE_HD1 OCUPCIE6 OCuLink vertical to OCuLink left angle MPCIE_HD2 OCUPCIE7 OCuLink vertical to OCuLink right angle Port 1 on ASUS PCIE NV...

Page 81: ...n both sides of the front cover with a Phillips screwdriver A then firmly hold the front cover and slide it towards the front panel until it is disengaged from the chassis B Backplane 4 Lift the front cover to reveal the backplane A then cut the cable tie s B ...

Page 82: ...the OCuLink cables to the motherboard left angle connectors and the backplane vertical connectors OCUPCIE6 Connect OCuLink cable from MPCIE_HD2 connector on the motherboard OCUPCIE5 Connect OCuLink cable from MPCIE_HD1 connector on the motherboard ...

Page 83: ... the OCuLink cables from the ASUS PCIE NVME2 OCuLink card to the backplane OCUPCIE8 Connect OCuLink cable from OCuLink port 2 on ASUS PCIE NVME2 OCuLink card OCUPCIE7 Connect OCuLink cable from OCuLink port 1 on ASUS PCIE NVME2 OCuLink card ...

Page 84: ...irmly hold the front cover and slide it towards the rear panel until it is locked in the chassis A then secure the front cover with the screws removed earlier B 7 Tie the cables with cable tie s A then reinstall the front cover back into the chassis B ...

Page 85: ...k right angle Port 3 on ASUS PCIE NVME4 OCuLink Card OCUPCIE4 OCuLink vertical to OCuLink right angle Port 4 on ASUS PCIE NVME4 OCuLink Card OCUPCIE5 OCuLink vertical to OCuLink left angle MPCIE_HD1 OCUPCIE6 OCuLink vertical to OCuLink left angle MPCIE_HD2 OCUPCIE7 OCuLink vertical to OCuLink right angle Port 1 on ASUS PCIE NVME2 OCuLink Card OCUPCIE8 OCuLink vertical to OCuLink right angle Port 2...

Page 86: ...fer to section 2 5 5 Installing an ASUS PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card to the riser card bracket optional for RS700A E9 RS12V2 only for details on how to install a ASUS PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card 4 Remove the six 6 screws on both sides of the front cover with a Phillips screwdriver A then firmly hold the front cover and slide it towards the front panel until it is disengaged from the chassis B ...

Page 87: ... OCuLink cables to the motherboard left angle connectors and the backplane vertical connectors OCUPCIE6 Connect OCuLink cable from MPCIE_HD2 connector on the motherboard OCUPCIE5 Connect OCuLink cable from MPCIE_HD1 connector on the motherboard ...

Page 88: ...ect the OCuLink cables from the ASUS PCIE NVME2 OCuLink card to the backplane OCUPCIE8 Connect OCuLink cable from OCuLink port 2 on ASUS PCIE NVME2 OCuLink card OCUPCIE7 Connect OCuLink cable from OCuLink port 1 on ASUS PCIE NVME2 OCuLink card ...

Page 89: ... Connect OCuLink cable from OCuLink port 4 on ASUS PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card OCUPCIE3 Connect OCuLink cable from OCuLink port 3 on ASUS PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card OCUPCIE2 Connect OCuLink cable from OCuLink port 2 on ASUS PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card OCUPCIE1 Connect OCuLink cable from OCuLink port 1 on ASUS PCIE NVME4 OCuLink card ...

Page 90: ...irmly hold the front cover and slide it towards the rear panel until it is locked in the chassis A then secure the front cover with the screws removed earlier B 9 Tie the cables with cable tie s A then reinstall the front cover back into the chassis B ...

Page 91: ...o remove previously installed component or factory shipped components when installing optional components 2 9 1 System fans To uninstall the system fans 1 Disconnect the system fan cable from the fan connector on the motherboard 2 Lift the fan then set it aside 3 Repeat steps 1 to 2 to uninstall the other system fans To reinstall the system fans 1 Insert the fan into the fan cage The airflow direc...

Page 92: ...er supply module lever 2 Hold the power supply module lever and press the PSU latch then pull the power supply module out of the system chassis 3 Prepare the replacement power supply module 4 Insert the replacement power supply module into the chassis then push it inwards until the latch locks into place Module lever Module lever PSU latch ...

Page 93: ...re the storage device tray in place The storage device tray is correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge 8 Secure the optical drive with the screw that you removed in step 1 5 Carefully insert the replacement optical disk drive module into the drive bay until it is securely seated in place 4 Pull the optical drive module out of the drive bay 3 Hold the tray lever and pull the s...

Page 94: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Information 2 66 ...

Page 95: ...This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server 3 Installation Options Chapter 3 Installation Options ...

Page 96: ...d to provide additional support and stability to the server The tool less rail kit package includes Tool less rack rails Installing the tool less rack rail To install the tool less rack rails into the rack 1 Secure the two fixing latches to the two sides of the server using the set of latch screws The locations of the screw holes vary with different server models Refer to your server user manual f...

Page 97: ...he top and the bottom 3 Press the spring lock then insert the studs into the selected square mounting holes on the rack post 4 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 5 Perform steps 3 to 4 for the other rack rail Ensure that the installed rack rails left and right are aligned secured and stable i...

Page 98: ...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 3 2 Rail kit dimensions 589mm 43 6mm 900mm 43 6mm ...

Page 99: ...This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors 4 Motherboard Information Chapter 4 Motherboard Information ...

Page 100: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard Information 4 2 4 1 Motherboard layout ...

Page 101: ... 4 7 14 Micro SD card slot MSD1 4 21 15 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 2 4 5 16 Baseboard Management Controller setting 3 pin BMC_EN1 4 6 17 VGA controller setting 3 pin VGA_SW1 4 5 18 VGA connector 16 pin VGA_HDR1 4 19 19 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 4 21 20 IPMI SW setting 3 pin IPMI_SW1 4 8 21 Auxiliary panel connector 20 2 pin AUX_PANEL1 20 pin AUX_PANEL2 4 17 22 Smart Ride Throug...

Page 102: ... 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 103: ... 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 2 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 104: ...et this BMC jumper to enabled to avoid system fan control and hardware monitor error 5 Smart Ride Through SmaRT setting 3 pin SMART_PSU1 This jumper allows you 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 ...

Page 105: ...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 7 LANNCSI setting 3 pin LANNCSI_SEL1 This jumper allows you to enable or disable the LAN NCSI ...

Page 106: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard Information 4 8 8 IPMI SW setting 3 pin IPMI_SW1 This jumper allows you to select which protocol in the GPU sensor to function ...

Page 107: ...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 shows ...

Page 108: ...he storage devices connected to the onboard M 2 or SATA SAS add on card The read or write activities of any device connected to the onboard M 2 or SATA SAS add on card causes the rear panel LED to light up 4 Message LED MESLED1 This onboard LED lights up to red when there is a BMC event log is generated ...

Page 109: ...ASUS RS700A E9 Series V2 4 11 5 BMC LED BMCLED1 The BMC LED lights up to indicate that the on board BMC is functional ...

Page 110: ...e Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA drives SATA 1 connector is used for the optical drive by default If the SATA M 2 NGFF1 slot is occupied the SSATA2 slot will be disabled 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 111: ...r 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 3 MPCIE_HD connectors MPCIE_HD1 2 The MPCIE_HD connectors allows you to connect NVME storage device ...

Page 112: ...assis The USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed 6 Fan power connectors FANPWR1 3 These connectors are for the power supply plugs that connects to additional fans The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit The USB port...

Page 113: ...und pin of the connector DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors 8 TPM connector 14 1 pin TPM1 This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certificates passwords and data A TPM...

Page 114: ...in connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings 4 Storage device activity LED 2 pin HDLED This 2 pin connector is for the storage device activity LED Connect the storage device activity LED cable to this connector The LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the storage device 5 ATX power button soft off b...

Page 115: ...igabit 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 button ...

Page 116: ... connectors 8 pin VGAPWR1 3 These connectors are for the power supply plugs that connects to the VGA card The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit DO NOT connect the back panel to these connectors Doing so may cause system boot errors and permanent damage to your motherbo...

Page 117: ...sor or microswitch 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 13 VGA connector 16 pin VGA_HDR1 This connector supports the VGA High Dynamic Range interface ...

Page 118: ...pen Compute Project OCP cards 16 M 2 NGFF card connectors NGFF1 2 These connectors allow you to install M 2 devices This connector supports type 2242 2260 2280 22110 devices on both PCI E and SATA interface If the SATA M 2 NGFF1 slot is occupied the SSATA2 slot will be disabled The M 2 NGFF device is purchased separately ...

Page 119: ...e is purchased separately 18 Micro SD card slot MSD1 Your motherboard 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...

Page 120: ...rmation 4 22 19 OCP LAN Activity LED connector 4 1 pin OCP_LED1 OCP LAN LED connector supports OCP LAN card Active LED 20 VPP_I2C1 connector 10 1 pin VPP_I2C1 This connector is used for the Intel VMD function and sensor readings ...

Page 121: ...ening at the back or front of the system chassis You can enjoy all the benefits of USB 3 1 Gen 1 including faster data transfer speeds of up to 5 Gbps faster charging time for USB chargeable devices optimized power efficiency and backward compatibility with USB 2 0 OCUUSB1 connector is used for the front USB panel by default The USB port module is purchased separately ...

Page 122: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard Information 4 24 ...

Page 123: ...5 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 Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ...

Page 124: ...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 125: ...e BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability Press F5 and select Yes to load the BIOS default settings 5 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility The ASUS EZ Flash Utility feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to use a DOS based utility Before you start using this utility download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www asus com To update the BIOS using EZ Flash Utilit...

Page 126: ... 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 127: ...lity returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed Reboot the system from the hard disk drive The BIOS update is finished Please restart your system C Current Platform Platform KNPP D32 R Version 0215 Build date 09 13 2019 New Platform Platform KNPP D32 R Version 0217 Build date 10 02 2019 ASUS Tek EzFlash Utility Start Programming Flash DO NOT SHUTDOWN THE SYSTEM Write 75 ...

Page 128: ...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 129: ... Boot For changing the system boot configuration Tool For configuring options for special functions Save Exit For selecting the exit options AMD CBS For configuring AMD CBS settings Event Logs For changing the event log settings Server Mgmt For changing the Server Mgmt settings To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted...

Page 130: ...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 131: ...ain menu screen appears The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information and allows you to set the system date time and language 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 132: ...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 133: ...ions Disabled Enable 5 4 3 APM Configuration Allows you to configure the Advance Power Management APM settings Restore AC Power Loss Last State When set to Power Off the system goes into off state after an AC power loss When set to Power On the system will reboot after an AC power loss When set to Last State the system goes into either off or on state whatever the system state was before the AC po...

Page 134: ...or disable the Intel LAN Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when LAN Enable is set to JumperState ROM Type Disabled Allows you to select the Intel LAN ROM type Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI 5 4 4 Onboard LAN Configuration Power On By PCI E PCI Disabled Disabled Disables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Enabled Enables the PCIE devices to gene...

Page 135: ... how the host computer and the remote computer which the user is using will exchange data Both computers should have the same or compatible settings Terminal Type ANSI Allows you to set the terminal type VT100 ASCII char set VT100 Extends VT100 to support color function keys etc VT UTF8 Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes ANSI Extended ASCII char set Bits per second 115200...

Page 136: ... start the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Configuration options None Hardware RTS CTS VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Enabled This allows you to enable the VT UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI VT100 terminals Configuration options Disabled Enabled Recorder Mode Disabled With this mode enabled only text will be sent This is to capture Terminal data Configuration ...

Page 137: ...1 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options COM1 COM2 Terminal Type VT UTF8 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options VT100 VT100 VT UTF8 ANSI Bits per second 115200 Microsoft Windows Emerge...

Page 138: ...ws you to view memory information related to Node 0 Node 1 Information This item allows you to view memory information related to Node 1 5 4 7 PCI Subsystem Settings Allows you to configure PCI PCI X and PCI Express Settings VGA Palette Snoop Disabled This option enables or disables VGA Palette Registers Snooping Configuration options Disabled Enabled Above 4G Decoding Enabled Allows you to enable...

Page 139: ...ions Disabled Enabled PCIE OPROM Slot Options PCIE1 Slot OPROM Enabled This option allows you to enable or disable the OPROM of the PCIe slot Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE2 Slot OPROM Enabled This option allows you to enable or disable the OPROM of the PCIe slot Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE3 Slot OPROM Enabled This option allows you to enable or disable the OPROM of th...

Page 140: ...ble the USB Mass Storage driver support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Port 60 64 Emulation Enabled Allows you to enable or disable I O port 60h 64h emulation support This should be enabled for the complete keyboard legacy support for non USB aware OSes Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB hardware delays and time outs USB transfer time out 20 sec Allows you to select time out value ...

Page 141: ...m 1 to 40 Mass Storage Devices Allows you to select the mass storage device emulation type for devices connected Configuration options Auto Floppy Forced FDD Hard Disk CD ROM 5 4 9 CSM Configuration CSM Support Enabled This option allows you to enable or disable CSM Support Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when CSM Support is set to Enabled GateA20 Active Upon...

Page 142: ... Legacy This option allows you to control the Legacy UEFI ROMs priority Configuration options UEFI and Legacy Legacy only UEFI only Network Storage Video Legacy This option allows you to control the execution of UEFI and Legacy 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...

Page 143: ... following item appears only when Network stack is set 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 Enables or disables the Ipv4 HTTP Boot Support If disabled Ipv4 HTTP boot option will not be created Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 4...

Page 144: ...d Enables or disables the Ipv6 HTTP Boot Support If disabled Ipv6 HTTP boot option will not be created Configuration options Disabled Enabled IPSEC Certificate Enabled Enables or disables support for IPSEC Certificate Configuration options Disabled Enabled PXE boot wait time 0 Set the wait time to press ESC key to abort the PXE boot Use the or to adjust the value The values range from 0 to 5 Media...

Page 145: ...5 23 ASUS RS700A E9 Series V2 5 4 14 iSCSI Configuration Allows you to configure the iSCSi parameters ...

Page 146: ...tep 2 Step PCIe Compliance Mode Off This item allows you to turn the PCIe Compliance Mode on or off North Bridge Memory Configuration Memory Clock Auto This option allows you to select different memory clock values Configuration options Auto 1333MHz 1600MHz 1866MHz 2133MHz 2400MHz Socket 0 Information This item displays the memory information on Socket 0 Socket 1 Information This item displays the...

Page 147: ... From 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 clea...

Page 148: ...er password 1 Select the Clear User Password item and press Enter 2 Select Yes from the Warning message window then press Enter Secure Boot This item allows you to customize the Secure Boot settings Secure Boot Disabled Secure Boot can be enabled if the system is running in User mode with enrolled platform Key EPK or if the CSM function is disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Secure Boo...

Page 149: ...nstall 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 keys Export Secure Boot Variables This item will ask you if you want to save all secure boot variables Select Yes if you want to save all secure boot variables otherwise select No Enroll Efi Image This item will allow the image ...

Page 150: ...ion 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 ...

Page 151: ... On Quiet Boot Disabled Allows you to enable or disable Quiet Boot option Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Option Priorities These items specify 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 ...

Page 152: ... Allows you to run the IPMI hardware monitor Start ASUS EzFlash Allows you to run ASUS EzFlash BIOS ROM Utility when you press Enter Refer to the ASUS EzFlash Utility section for details CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Hard Drive BBS Priorities These items appear only when you connect SATA ODD or HDD to the SATA ports and allow you to set the booting order of the SATA devices ...

Page 153: ...egend bar to exit Discard Changes and Exit Exit system setup without saving any changes Save Changes and Exit 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 s...

Page 154: ...OS Specifications 5 10 1 CPU Common Options Performance Custom Core Pstates This item allows you to enable custom P states and throttling Damage caused by use of your AMD processor outside of specification or in excess of factory settings are not covered by your system manufacturers warranty ...

Page 155: ...IO based C state generation and DF C states Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto SEV ASID Count Auto This field specifies the maximum valid ASID which affects the maximum system physical address space 16TB of physical address space is available for systems that support 253 ASIDs while 8TB of physical address space is available for systems that support 509 ASIDs Configuration options 253 ASI...

Page 156: ...ions Disabled Enabled Auto Memory Addressing NUMA nodes per socket Auto Specifies the number of desired NUMA nodes per socket Zero will attempt to interleave the two sockets together Configuration options NPS0 NPS1 NPS2 NPS4 Auto Memory interleaving Auto This items allows for disabling memory interleaving Note that NUMA nodes per socket will be honored regardless of this setting Configuration opti...

Page 157: ...Sync flood enabled Auto Disable DF sync flood propagation Auto Configuration options Sync flood disabled Sync flood enabled Auto Freeze DF module queues on error Auto Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto CC6 memory region encryption Auto This item allows you to control whether or not the CC6 save restore memory is encrypted Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto System probe filter Aut...

Page 158: ...o Disabled Enabled CAD Bus Configuration CAD Bus Timing User Controls Auto This item allows you to set the CAD bus signals to Auto or Manual Configuration options Auto Manual The following items appear only when you set CAD Bus Timing User Controls to Manual AddrCmdSetup 0 This item allows you to setup time on CAD bus signals Configuration options 0 39 CsOdtSetup 0 This item allows you to setup ti...

Page 159: ...Configuration User Controls to Manual RttNom Auto Configuration options Rtt_Nom Disable RZQ 4 RZQ 2 RZQ 6 RZQ 1 RZQ 5 RZQ 3 RZQ 7 Auto RttWr Auto Configuration options Dynamic ODT Off RZQ 2 RZQ 1 Hi Z RZQ 3 Auto RttPark Auto Configuration options Rtt_PARK Disable RZQ 4 RZQ 2 RZQ 6 RZQ 1 RZQ 5 RZQ 3 RZQ 7 Auto Common RAS Data Poisoning Auto Configuration options Enabled Disabled Auto DRAM Post Pack...

Page 160: ...ons Disabled Enabled Auto DRAM ECC Enable Auto This option allows you to enable or disable DRAM UECC Retry Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Security TSME Auto Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Data Scramble Auto Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto DRAM Memory Mapping Chipselect Interleaving Auto This item allows you to set interleave memory blocks across the DRAM chip ...

Page 161: ...s Voltage vs Timing Configuration options Interface Mode Data Eye Mode Both Auto MBIST Aggressors Auto This item allows you to enable or disable Memory Aggressor test Configuration options Enabled Disabled Auto MBIST Per Bit Slave Die Reporting Auto Reports 2D Data Eye Results in ABL Log for each DQ Chipselect and Channel Configuration options Enabled Disabled Auto Data Eye Pattern Select PRBS Con...

Page 162: ... The bit mask represents the bits to be read Configuration options 0 9 Aggressor Static Lane Value 0 Configuration options 0 9 Target Static Lane Control Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when Target Static Lane Control is set to Enabled Target Static Lane Select Upper 32 bits 0 Static Lane Select for Upper 32 bits The bit mask represents the bits to b...

Page 163: ...options 1 2 4 Write Timing Sweep Step Size 1 This option supports step size for write Data Eye Configuration options 1 2 4 5 10 4 NBIO Common Options IOMMU Auto This item allows you to enable or disable IOMMU Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto ACS Enable Auto Configuration options Disable Enable Auto PCIe ARI Support Auto This item enables Alternative Routing ID Interpretation Configurati...

Page 164: ... PPT The following item appears only when you set Power Package Limit Control to Manual Power Package Limit 240 This item allows you to customize PPT APBDIS Auto Configuration options 0 1 Auto DF Cstates Auto Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto CPPC Auto Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Boost FmaxEn Auto Auto Use the default Fmax Manual User can set the boost Fmax The following ...

Page 165: ...rors trigger response actions Egress Poison Mask Low fffffffb These set the enable mask for masking of errors logged in EGRESS_POISON_ STATUS For each bit set to 1 errors are masked For each bit set to 0 errors trigger response actions Uncorrected Converted to Poison Enable Mask High 30000 These set the enable mask for masking of uncorrectable parity errors on internal arrays For each bit set to 1...

Page 166: ...are not generated Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIe Aer Reporting Mechanism Auto This value selects the method of reporting AER errors from PCI Express A value of 0 indicates that the hardware will report the error through MCA A value of 1 allows OS First handling of the errors through generation of a system control interrupt SCI A value of 2 allows Firmware First handling of the errors ...

Page 167: ...B Configuration options Auto Enable The following item appears only when you set NTB Enable to Manual NTB Location Auto Configuration options Auto Socket0 Die0 Socket0 Die1 Socket0 Die2 Socket0 Die3 Socket1 Die0 Socket1 Die1 Socket1 Die2 Socket1 Die3 NTB active on PCIeCore Auto Configuration options Auto Core0 Core1 NTB Mode Auto This item allows you to select the NTB Mode Core 0 Port 0 Configurat...

Page 168: ...on 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 Disabled Enabled Erasing Settings Erase Event Log No Choose options for erasing Smbios Event Log Erasing is done prior to any logging activation during reset Configuratio...

Page 169: ...tes which must pass between duplicate log entries which utilize a multiple event counter The values range from 0 to 99 minutes Custom Options Log EFI Status Code Enabled This option allows you to enable or disable logging of the EFI Status Codes Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you set Log EFI Status Code to Enabled Convert EFI Status Codes to Standard Sm...

Page 170: ...out 6 minutes Allows you to select the FRB 2 Timer Expiration value Configuration options 3 minutes 4 minutes 5 minutes 6 minutes FRB 2 Timer Policy Do Nothing Allows you to select the how the system should respond in FRB 2 Timer expires Configuration options Do Nothing Reset Power Down Power Cycle OS Watchdog Timer Disabled This item allows you to start a BIOS timer which can only be shut off by ...

Page 171: ...No Yes On next reset Yes On every reset The following items are configurable only when SEL Components is set to Enabled All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted Erasing Settings Erase SEL No Allows you to choose options for erasing SEL Configuration options No Yes On next reset Yes On every reset Custom EFI Logging Options Log EFI Status Codes Error code Allows you to...

Page 172: ...LAN1 IPV6 Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable LAN1 IPV6 Support Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when IPV6 Support is set to Enabled Configuration Address source Previous State This item allows you to configure LAN channel parameters statistically or dynamically by BIOS or BMC Unspecified option will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIO...

Page 173: ... System Event Log This item allows you to view the system event log records BMC User Settings The sub items in this configuration allow you to add delete or change BMC user settings BMC Warm Reset Press Enter to perform a BMC Warm Reset ...

Page 174: ...5 52 Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ...

Page 175: ...6 Driver Installation This chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components in the Windows Operating System Chapter 6 Driver Installation ...

Page 176: ...port DVD 1 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 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 ...

Page 177: ...ilable device drivers if the system detects installed devices Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 6 2 2 Utilities menu tab The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports 6 2 1 Drivers menu tab ...

Page 178: ...NetXtreme II Network Adapter user guide You need an internet browser installed in your OS to view the User Guide 6 2 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 179: ...strator 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 ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click the item AMD Software from...

Page 180: ...el 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 ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 4 Click Intel I350 A...

Page 181: ...ASUS RS700A E9 Series V2 6 7 6 Click Install to start the installation 7 When the installation is done press Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 182: ...g 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 ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click the ASPEED...

Page 183: ...ASUS RS700A E9 Series V2 6 9 6 Click Finish to complete the installation 5 Click Install to start the installation process ...

Page 184: ...6 10 Chapter 6 Driver Installation ...

Page 185: ...Appendix Appendix This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard ...

Page 186: ...A 2 Appendix KNPP D32 R block diagram ...

Page 187: ...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 compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Compliance Statement of Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada ISED This device complies with Innovation Science and ...

Page 188: ...Article 33 Complying with the REACH Registration Evaluation Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals regulatory framework we publish the chemical substances in our products at ASUS REACH website at http csr asus com english REACH htm EU RoHS This product complies with the EU RoHS Directive For more details see http csr asus com english article aspx id 35 Japan JIS C 0950 Material Declarations In...

Page 189: ... 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 information in different regions Ecodesign Directive European Union announced a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy related products 2...

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