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Page 2: ...s 13 CHAPTER 2 OVERVIEW 15 2 1 Chassis Overview 16 Front Panel 17 How to open lock the bezel 18 Back Panel 20 I O Panel 21 2 2 Motherboard Overview 22 PCI Extension Slots 24 RAM DIMM 26 CHAPTER 3 CONF...

Page 3: ...guration 62 3 9 Event Logs menu 63 Change Smbios Event Log Settings 63 3 10 Exit menu 65 3 11 Updating BIOS 66 BIOS Update 66 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 78 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 79 ASUS BIOS Upda...

Page 4: ...DIMMC1 2 ERR_DIMMD1 2 103 Baseboard Management Controller LED BMC_LED1 104 DIMM warning LED ERR_DIMMA1 2 105 6 2 Battery Removal and Installation 106 Battery Removal 106 Battery Installation 106 CONTA...

Page 5: ...5 2GHz high speed DIMM memory and swappable hard drive bays all in a 2U chassis designed for easy rackmounting Welcome to the ORION HF210 user s guide This guide is intended to make you discover the m...

Page 6: ...pt the grounding circuit If the power supply is damaged do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a CIARA qualified service technician Operation safety Before adding removing components carefully read...

Page 7: ...Chapter 1 Technical specifications 7 Chapter 1 Technical specifications...

Page 8: ...8GB Memory type High Speed DIMM 1600 1866 or 2133MHz Memory DIMMS Sizes Available 4 and 8GB DIMMS Control buttons Power switch Reset switch Network 2 x Intel I210AT Gigabit LAN Controller 1 x LAN Giga...

Page 9: ...face remote management Local client available for servers that do not run Java Virtual Media support including floppy CD ROM DVD and hard drive redirection Remote unblocked BIOS level access and contr...

Page 10: ...ts 5 Slot Location 1 PCI E x16 x8 Gen3 link Slot Location 2 PCI E x16 x8 Gen3 link Slot Location 3 PCI E x16 x16 Gen3 link Auto switch to x8 link if slot 2 is occupied Slot Location 4 Slot Location 5...

Page 11: ...l Button 1 x MEMOK button 1 x PWR button 1 x Reset button Functional Switch 1 x TPU switch 1 x EPU switch Functional Jumper 1 x clear CMOS jumper Rear I O Connectors External USB port 2 x USB 3 0 6 x...

Page 12: ...ave the latest most future proof technology This motherboard is ready to support PCIe 3 0 specifications Functions will be available when using PCIe 3 0 compliant devices Quad Channel DDR3 2400 OC 213...

Page 13: ...ncluding new VCCSA load line calibration for increased voltage range greater VCCSA current capability and up to 30 more capacitance This proprietary design with its precise yet flexible power adjustme...

Page 14: ...ly accessed info Users can choose system performance settings and drag and drop boot priorities Advanced Mode for performance enthusiasts includes detailed DRAM settings via a dedicated memory info pa...

Page 15: ...Chapter 2 Overview 15 Chapter 2 Overview...

Page 16: ...16 Chapter 2 Overview 2 1 Chassis Overview 1 Top cover 2 Opening tabs 3 Rail 4 Bezel 5 Handles...

Page 17: ...Chapter 2 Overview 17 Front Panel With Bezel on 1 Handles 2 Opening clip 3 Lock 4 USB 2 0 ports 5 HDD LED 6 Power LED 7 Reset button 8 Power button...

Page 18: ...18 Chapter 2 Overview How to open lock the bezel To open the bezel 1 Turn a quarter turn counter clockwise the lock 2 Push the opening clip to the right Pull out the bezel...

Page 19: ...Chapter 2 Overview 19 Without the Bezel 1 Rack mounting ears 2 Filter 3 Hot Swap Hard Drives 4 USB 2 0 ports 5 HDD LED 6 Power LED 7 Reset button 8 Power button...

Page 20: ...20 Chapter 2 Overview Back Panel 1 Power Supply Units 2 I O Back Panel 3 Opening screw 4 PCI slots openings 5 VGA port...

Page 21: ...r 2 Overview 21 I O Panel 1 PS 2 mouse and keyboard port 2 DM LAN port 3 LAN ports 4 Audio I O ports 5 USB 2 0 ports 6 USB BIOS Flashback button 7 Optical S PDIF Out port 8 USB 3 0 ports Disabled by d...

Page 22: ...22 Chapter 2 Overview 2 2 Motherboard Overview...

Page 23: ...TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM 6 USB 3 0 connector 20 1 pin USB3_34 19 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 7 MemOK switch 20 TPU Switch 8 Intel X79 Serial ATA 6 0 Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA6G_1 2 22 gray...

Page 24: ...xpansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 1 not available 2 not available 3 PCIe 3 0 x16 slot x16 Gen3 Link Auto switch to x8 link if slot 2 is oc...

Page 25: ...Controller 1 shared SATA Controller 2 shared Asmedia USB3 0 Controller 1 shared Asmedia USB3 0 Controller 2 shared LAN Controller 1 shared LAN Controller 2 shared On Board Video shared PCIEx16 Slot 1...

Page 26: ...26 Chapter 2 Overview RAM DIMM The motherboard comes with eight Double Data Rate 3 DDR3 Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM slots Recommended memory configuration...

Page 27: ...Chapter 3 Configuration Setup 27 Chapter 3 Configuration Setup...

Page 28: ...s to enhance system performance 1 Power on button The motherboard comes with a power on switch that allows you to power up or wake up the system The switch also lights up when the system is plugged to...

Page 29: ...Chapter 3 Configuration Setup 29 2 Reset button Press the reset switch to reboot the system...

Page 30: ...tch to Enable will automatically detect the current PC loadings and intelligently moderate the power consumption We recommend that you do not change these settings Activating the EPU switch while runn...

Page 31: ...ning this switch to Enable will automatically optimize the system for fast yet stable clock speeds We recommend that you do not change these settings Activating the TPU switch while running an overclo...

Page 32: ...hat are incompatible with the motherboard may cause system boot failure and the DIAG_DRAM near the MemOK switch light continuously Press and hold the MemOK switch until the DIAG_DRAM starts blinking t...

Page 33: ...em modification When you start the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility Otherwise POST cont...

Page 34: ...34 Chapter 3 Configuration Setup BIOS Overview 1 Menu items 2 Configuration field 3 Menu bar 4 General help 5 Submenu item 6 Pop up window 7 Scroll bar 8 Navigation keys...

Page 35: ...than sign before each item on any menu screen means that the item has a submenu To display the submenu select the item and press Enter Pop up window Select a menu item and press Enter to display a pop...

Page 36: ...Menu The Main menu screen appears when you enter the Advanced Mode of the BIOS Setup program The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information and allows you to set the system dat...

Page 37: ...Chapter 3 Configuration Setup 37 3 4 Advanced Menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices...

Page 38: ...ollowing items Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor Enabled This function includes TM1 TM2 and EMTTM Disabled Disables the CPU thermal monitor function Enabled Enables the overheated CPU to throttle its clo...

Page 39: ...ithout support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions Disabled Disables this function for Windows XP Execute Disable Bit Enabled Enabled Enables the Non Execution Page Protection Technology Disabled F...

Page 40: ...tically allows processor cores to run faster than the base operating frequency if it s operating below power current and temperature specification limit Disabled Disables this function Enabled Allows...

Page 41: ...nk speed Configuration options GEN1 GEN2 GEN3 PCIEX16_5 Link speed GEN3 Allows you to select the target link speed Configuration options GEN1 GEN2 GEN3 Intel Xeon Phi support Disabled If enable Intel...

Page 42: ...this mode AHCI Mode Set to AHCI Mode when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial AT...

Page 43: ...abled Enabled SATA3G_5 Blue Hot Plug Disabled This item appears only when you set the previous item to AHCI Mode and RAID mode It allows users to enable disable SATA Hot Plug Support Configuration opt...

Page 44: ...operating systems OS Auto Allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support...

Page 45: ...set the front panel audio connector AAFP mode to legacy AC97 or high definition audio depending on the audio standard that the front panel audio module supports HD Sets the front panel audio connecto...

Page 46: ...LAN2 OpROM Enabled This item appears only when you set the previous item to Enabled and allows you to enable or disable the LAN2 PXE OptionRom of the Intel LAN controller Configuration options Disabl...

Page 47: ...to generate a wake event Power On By Ring Disabled Disabled Disables the Ring device from generating a wake event Enabled Enables the Ring device to generate a wake event Power On By RTC Disabled Disa...

Page 48: ...sable or enable the UEFI network stack Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you set the Network Stack to Enabled IPV4 IPV6 PXE Support Enabled Allows to enable o...

Page 49: ...e CPU motherboard TR1 and TR2 temperatures Select Ignore if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU Fan 1 2 Speed xxxx RPM or Ignore N A REAR Fan Speed xxxx RPM or Ignore N A PWR Fan...

Page 50: ...range from 20 C to 75 C When the CPU temperature reaches the upper limit CPU fan will operate at maximum duty cycle in full speed CPU Fan Max Duty Cycle 100 Use the and keys to adjust the maximum CPU...

Page 51: ...REAR Fan 1 Fan Min Duty Cycle 60 Use the and keys to adjust the minimum REAR 1 fan duty cycle The values range from 60 to 100 When the REAR 1temperature is under 40 C the REAR fan will operate at the...

Page 52: ...ill automatically adjust depending on the chassis temperature Silent Minimizes the fan speed for quiet rear fan operation Turbo Achieves maximum rear fan speed Manual Users can assign detailed fan spe...

Page 53: ...ration Setup 53 3 6 Boot Menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options Boot Configuration Fast Boot Enabled Enabled Select to accelerate the boot speed Disabled Select to go bac...

Page 54: ...ces This process will extend POST time Disabled For the fastest POST time all PS 2 devices will not be available until your computer enters the operating system Network Stack Driver Support Disabled D...

Page 55: ...u to select the type of devices that you want to boot Configuration options UEFI and Legacy OpROM Legacy OpROM only UEFI only Boot from Network Devices Legacy OpROM first Allows you to select the type...

Page 56: ...or Key Enrollment Key manages the Signature database db and Revoked Signature database dbx The PK file must be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time based authenticated variable Delete the...

Page 57: ...Yes No The dbx file must be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time based authenticated variable Boot Option Priorities These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the availab...

Page 58: ...irmation message appears Use the left right arrow key to select between Yes or No then press Enter to confirm your choice ASUS DRAM SPD Information This menu shows information on the DIMM slots OK DRA...

Page 59: ...mmend that you update the BIOS file only coming from the same memory CPU configuration and BIOS version 3 8 Server Mgmt menu The Server Mgmt menu displays the server management status and allows you t...

Page 60: ...abled Configuration options Do Nothing Reset Power Down System Event Log SEL Components Disabled Allows you to enable or disable all features of system Event Logging during boot Configuration options...

Page 61: ...tion will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase Configuration options Previous State Static Mode DHCP Mode The following items appear only when you set Configuration Address source t...

Page 62: ...r dynamically by BIOS or BMC Configuration options Previous State Static Mode DHCP Mode The following items appear only when you set Configuration Address source to Static Mode Station IP address 0 0...

Page 63: ...er 3 Configuration Setup 63 3 9 Event Logs menu The Event Logs allows you to change or view the event log settings Change Smbios Event Log Settings Press Enter to change the Smbios Event Log configura...

Page 64: ...ion options Enabled Disabled MECI 1 Mutiple Event Count Increment MECI The number of occurrences of a duplicate event that must pass before the multiple event counter associated with the log entry is...

Page 65: ...e you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved When you select this option or if you press F10 a confirmation window appear...

Page 66: ...1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Updates the BIOS using a USB flash drive 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 Restores the BIOS using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted...

Page 67: ...Chapter 3 Configuration Setup 67 3 Once in the BIOS the Main tab will be displayed 4 Using the arrow key on your keyboard navigate to the tab Tool Select ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility and hit Enter...

Page 68: ...68 Chapter 3 Configuration Setup 5 Select the BIOS that want to update and hit enter 6 A popup will open asking if you want to read this file Select Ok...

Page 69: ...3 Configuration Setup 69 7 After few seconds the message will change to Do you really want to update BIOS Select OK 8 Once the BIOS updated a confirmation message will pop up Hit Enter to reboot the...

Page 70: ...Chapter 3 Configuration Setup 9 At reboot the system will stop during POST Press F1 to go run BIOS 10 The BIOS will load with the default settings Press F7 to load the advanced Mode and load the profi...

Page 71: ...from a USB key Insert a FAT formatted USB key containing the Profiles in the unit you want to update 1 While the system booting hit del The following screen will appear Hit ESC to access the BIOS 2 O...

Page 72: ...72 Chapter 3 Configuration Setup 3 Using the arrow key on your keyboard navigate to the tab Tool Select ASUS O C Profile and hit Enter 4 Select Load Save CMOS Profile From to USB drive and hit Enter...

Page 73: ...Chapter 3 Configuration Setup 73 5 Select the first Profile that you want to load and hit enter 6 No message will be displayed Hit ESC to leave the OC Profile Utility Then select Ok to confirm...

Page 74: ...Configuration Setup 7 In the Save to Profile field enter the number that you want the Label to be saved to and hit enter 8 A confirmation pop up will appear Select Yes 9 Repeat steps 4 to 8 to add mo...

Page 75: ...Chapter 3 Configuration Setup 75 Load profiles 1 While the system booting hit del The following screen will appear Hit ESC to access the BIOS 2 Once in the BIOS the Main tab will be displayed...

Page 76: ...3 Configuration Setup 3 Using the arrow key on your keyboard navigate to the tab Tool Select ASUS O C Profile and hit Enter 4 In the Load from Profile tab select the number of the Profile to load and...

Page 77: ...Chapter 3 Configuration Setup 77 5 A confirmation message will open Select yes 6 Hit F10 Save and Exit Select yes System will reboot...

Page 78: ...disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port 2 Enter theAdvanced Mode of the BIOS setup program Go to theTool menu to selectASUS EZ Flash Utility and press Enter to enable it 3 Press Tab to...

Page 79: ...rrupted during the updating process You can restore a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash drive that contains the BIOS file Recovering the BIOS To recover the BIOS 1 T...

Page 80: ...website at http support asus com and save them on the USB flash drive NTFS is not supported under DOS environment Do not save the BIOS file and BIOS Updater to a hard disk drive or USB flash drive in...

Page 81: ...e d and press Enter to switch the disk from Drive C optical drive to Drive D USB flash drive Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using BIOS Updater 1 At the FreeDOS prompt type bupdater pc...

Page 82: ...r computer For BIOS Updater version 1 3 or later the utility automatically exits to the DOS prompt after updating BIOS Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stabi...

Page 83: ...Chapter 4 Remote Management 83 Chapter 4 Remote Management...

Page 84: ...vent Log SEL Sensor Data Record SDR Field Replaceable Unit FRU Remote Power on off reboot Serial Over LAN SOL Authentication Type RAKP HMAC SHA1 Encryption AES Platform Event Filtering PEF Platform Ev...

Page 85: ...ated image of the server clearly illustrating system operation on every major component from the front rear and top of the system When an abnormal system event takes place a signal appears on the serv...

Page 86: ...86 Chapter 5 Maintenance Chapter 5 Maintenance...

Page 87: ...Chapter 5 Maintenance 87 5 1 Upgrade Memory Upgrade to remove a DIMM 1 2 3 _...

Page 88: ...stalling DIMMs that are incompatible with the motherboard may cause system boot failure and the DIAG_DRAM near the MemOK switch lights continuously Press and hold the MemOK switch until the DIAG_DRAM...

Page 89: ...Chapter 5 Maintenance 89 5 2 Disk replacement The ORION HF210 comes with 4 hot swappable bay drives This system allows you to mount unmount disks faster without even shutting down the device...

Page 90: ...90 Chapter 5 Maintenance To unmount the disk 1 Push on the right side button 2 Pull the tab in order to slide out the disk tray 3 Unscrew the disk from the tray...

Page 91: ...Chapter 5 Maintenance 91 5 3 Fan replacement 1 Shut down the machine 2 Open the top of the machine 3 Unplug the power cable...

Page 92: ...92 Chapter 5 Maintenance 4 Pull out the fan block...

Page 93: ...Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 93 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting...

Page 94: ...g POST Power on Self Test providing an elegant embellishment to the motherboard design The LED lights will flash sequentially during system bootup If an error is found the LED next to the error device...

Page 95: ...Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 95 EPU LED The EPU LED lights when the EPU switch is turned to Enable...

Page 96: ...96 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting TPU LED The TPU LED lights up when the TPU switch is turned to Enable...

Page 97: ...Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 97 Q Code LED The Q Code LED design provides you the 2 digit display allowing you to know the system status Refer to the Q Code table on the next page for details...

Page 98: ...initialization is started 15 18 Pre memory System Agent initialization is started 19 1C Pre memory PCH initialization is started 1D 2A Pre memory initialization codes 2B 2F Memory initialization 30 Re...

Page 99: ...is not found FA Invalid recovery capsule FB FF Reserved for future AMI error codes 60 DXE Core is started 61 NVRAM initialization 62 Installation of the PCH Runtime Services 63 67 CPU DXE initializat...

Page 100: ...AA Reserved for ASL see ASL Status Codes section below AB Setup Input Wait AC Reserved for ASL see ASL Status Codes section below AD Ready To Boot event AE Legacy Boot event AF Exit Boot Services eve...

Page 101: ...ode Description 0x01 System is entering S1 sleep state 0x02 System is entering S2 sleep state 0x03 System is entering S3 sleep state 0x04 System is entering S4 sleep state 0x05 System is entering S5 s...

Page 102: ...102 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting CPU Warning LED ERR_CPU1 The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate impending failure of the CPU...

Page 103: ...Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 103 DIMM warning LED ERR_DIMMA1 2 ERR_DIMMB1 2 ERR_DIMMC1 2 ERR_ DIMMD1 2 The DIMM warning LEDs light up to indicate an impending failure of the corresponding DIMMs...

Page 104: ...104 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Baseboard Management Controller LED BMC_LED1 The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the ASMB7 is working normally...

Page 105: ...Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 105 DIMM warning LED ERR_DIMMA1 2 The CATTERR LED indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error and cannot continue to operate...

Page 106: ...ll pop out from the holder 4 Remove the battery Battery Installation 1 To install an onboard battery follow the steps 1 2 above and continue below 2 Identify the battery s polarity The positive side s...

Page 107: ...rt home en html Contact your support How to contact support write at orionhfsupport ciaratech com Indicate the serial number of the machine s Write a brief description of the issue Indicate your addre...

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