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D1540D4U-2L+

D1540D4U-2T8R

D1540D4U-2O8R

D1540D4U-2T2O8R

User Manual

Version 1.1

Published February 2016

Copyright©2016 ASRock Rack INC. All rights reserved.

Summary of Contents for D1521D4U-2L+

Page 1: ...D1540D4U 2L D1540D4U 2T8R D1540D4U 2O8R D1540D4U 2T2O8R User Manual Version 1 1 Published February 2016 Copyright 2016 ASRock Rack INC All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...r implied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock Rack its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock Rack...

Page 3: ...want to know more about ASRock Rack you re welcome to visit ASRock Rack s website at www ASRockRack com or you may contact your dealer for further information ASRock Rack Incorporation 6F No 37 Sec 2 Jhongyang S Rd Beitou District Taipei City 112 Taiwan R O C ...

Page 4: ...s 29 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 29 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 30 2 4 Expansion Slots 32 2 5 Jumper Setup 33 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 35 2 7 Unit Identification purpose LED Switch 41 2 8 Driver Installation Guide 41 2 9 Dual LAN and Teaming Operation Guide 42 2 10 M 2_SSD NGFF Module Installation Guide 43 Chapter 3 UEFI Setup Utility 46 3 1 Introduction 46 3 1 1 UEFI Me...

Page 5: ... S M A R T Settings 59 3 3 8 3rd Storage Configuration 60 3 3 9 H W Monitor 61 3 3 10 WHEA Configuration 63 3 3 11 Instant Flash 65 3 5 IntelRCSetup 66 3 5 1 Processor Configuration 67 3 5 2 CPU Power Management Configuration 69 3 5 3 Memory Configuration 71 3 5 4 IIO Configuration 72 3 5 5 PCH Configuration 73 3 5 6 Server ME Configuration 75 3 6 Server Mgmt 76 3 6 1 System Event Log 77 3 6 2 BMC...

Page 6: ... 4 2 1 Running The Support CD 85 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 85 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 85 4 2 4 Contact Information 85 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 86 5 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 86 5 2 Technical Support Procedures 88 5 3 Returning Merchandise for Service 88 Chapter 6 Net Framework Installation Guide 89 6 1 Installing Net Framework 3 5 1 For Server 2008 R2 89 ...

Page 7: ...4 cm Support CD User Manual 4 x Serial ATA SATA 3 Cables 50cm 2 x Serial ATA SATA 3 Cables 60cm 1 x Mini SAS HD 12G to 4SATA Cable 60cm For D1540D4U 2T8R D1540D4U 2O8R D1540D4U 2T2O8R motherboard only 1 x I O Shield 2 x Screws for M 2 Sockets If any items are missing or appear damaged contact your authorized dealer Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated the c...

Page 8: ...ency Non ECC UDIMM 1600 1866 2133MHz ECC UDIMM 1600 1866 2133MHz RDIMM 1600 1866 2133MHz Voltage 1 2V Expansion Slot PCIe 3 0 x16 D1540D4U 2L 1 slot x16 D1540D4U 2T8R D1540D4U 2O8R D1540D4U 2T2O8R 1 slot x8 PCIe 3 0 x8 1 slot x8 Storage SATA Controller D1540 6 x SATA3 6Gb s Additional Storage Controller LSI3008 support 8 x SAS3 12Gbps by mini SAS HD connector switch with slot 7 Marvell 9172 for 2 ...

Page 9: ... with max resolution up to 1920x1200 60Hz Rear Panel I O VGA Port 1 x D Sub USB 3 0 Port 2 LAN Port D1540D4U 2L RJ45 2x GLAN by Intel i350 D1540D4U 2T8R RJ45 2x 10G BaseT LAN by Intel X540 D1540D4U 2O8R RJ45 2x 10G SFP Optical Fiber CS4227 LAN Ports with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED D1540D4U 2T2O8R RJ45 2x 10G BaseT LAN by Intel X540 SFP 2 x 10G SFP by PCH CS422 UID Button UID LED 1 Serial port ...

Page 10: ...hometer CPU Quiet Fan Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto Adjust by CPU Temperature CPU Rear Front Fan Multi Speed Control Voltage Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore DRAM 1 05V_PCH BAT 3VSB 5VSB Support OS OS Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64 bit Server 2012 64 bit Server 2012 R2 64 bit Linux CentOS 6 6 32 64 bit 7 0 64 bit only supports AHCI mode SUSE Enterprise Linux Server 11 SP3 32 64 bit...

Page 11: ...D1540D4U Series 5 English For detailed product information please visit our website http www asrockrack com Environment Temperature Operation temperature 10 C 35 C Non operation temperature 40 C 70 C ...

Page 12: ... you can press the F6 key during the POST or the F2 key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Rack Instant Flash Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive ...

Page 13: ...EL1 1 AUX_PANEL1 HDLED RESET 1 TPM1 COM2 1 1 PCIE6 PCIE4 NUT1 NUT2 NUT3 NUT4 M2_1 NUT5 NUT1 NUT2 NUT3 NUT4 M2_2 NUT5 Super I O CLRMOS1 CHASSIS_ID1 CHASSIS_ID2 USB3_5 CPU_FAN1 PECI1 D1540D4U 2L RoHS 11 12 10 14 13 16 15 18 17 20 19 22 21 23 24 26 25 ATXPWR1 9 1 PSU_SMB1 1 1 FRNT_FAN1 5 6 7 8 27 28 29 30 34 35 36 UID1 1 1 1 2 3 4 REAR_FAN1 1 USB 3 0 T USB2 B USB1 1 128Mb BIOS CHASSIS_ID0 NCSI_SEL1 B...

Page 14: ...ector SATA0 14 SATA3 Connector SATA1 15 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 16 SATA3 Connector SATA2 17 SATA3 Connector SATA3 18 SATA3 Connector SATA4 19 SATA3 Connector SATA5 20 Intelligent Platform Management Bus header IPMB_1 21 COM Port Header COM1 22 SATA SGPIO Connector SATA_SGPIO1 23 SATA SGPIO Connector SATA_SGPIO2 24 Front Fan Connector FRNT_FAN2 25 Front Fan Connector FRNT_FAN3 26 Front Fan Conne...

Page 15: ...h No Description 34 COM Port Header COM2 35 BMC SMB Header BMC_SMB1 36 Intelligent Platform Management Bus Header IPMB1 37 PMBUS Mode Jumper PMBUS_ALT_SEL 38 PMBUS Mode Jumper PMBUS_CLK_SEL 39 PMBUS Mode Jumper PMBUS_DATA_SEL ...

Page 16: ...RY1 HDLED RESET 1 1 1 TPM1 COM2 NMI_BTN1 1 1 PCIE6 PCIE4 NUT1 NUT2 NUT3 NUT4 M2_1 NUT5 NUT1 NUT2 NUT3 NUT4 M2_2 NUT5 Super I O CLRMOS1 CHASSIS_ID1 CHASSIS_ID2 USB3_5 CPU_FAN1 PECI1 D1540D4U 2T8R RoHS 24 4cm 9 6 in 11 12 10 14 13 16 15 18 17 20 19 23 22 21 24 25 27 26 ATXPWR1 9 1 PSU_SMB1 1 1 FRNT_FAN1 24 4cm 9 6 in 5 6 7 8 28 29 30 31 32 34 35 36 37 UID1 1 1 1 2 3 4 REAR_FAN1 1 USB 3 0 T USB2 B US...

Page 17: ...SATA3 Connector SATA0 14 SATA3 Connector SATA1 15 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 16 SATA3 Connector SATA0 17 SATA3 Connector SATA0 18 SATA3 Connector SATA0 19 SATA3 Connector SATA0 20 Intelligent Platform Management Bus header IPMB_1 21 COM Port Header COM1 22 LSI SAS Connector LSI_SAS_0_7 23 SATA SGPIO Connector SATA_SGPIO1 24 SATA SGPIO Connector SATA_SGPIO2 25 Front Fan Connector FRNT_FAN2 26 Front...

Page 18: ...covery Jumper ME_RECOVERY1 35 COM Port Header COM2 36 BMC SMB Header BMC_SMB1 37 Intelligent Platform Management Bus Header IPMB1 38 PMBUS Mode Jumper PMBUS_ALT_SEL 39 PMBUS Mode Jumper PMBUS_CLK_SEL 40 PMBUS Mode Jumper PMBUS_DATA_SEL ...

Page 19: ... 1 AUX_PANEL1 ME_RECOVERY1 HDLED RESET 1 1 1 TPM1 COM2 NMI_BTN1 1 1 PCIE6 PCIE4 NUT1 NUT2 NUT3 NUT4 M2_1 NUT5 NUT1 NUT2 NUT3 NUT4 M2_2 NUT5 Super I O CLRMOS1 CHASSIS_ID1 CHASSIS_ID2 USB3_5 CPU_FAN1 PECI1 D1540D4U 2O8R RoHS 11 12 10 14 13 16 15 18 17 20 19 23 22 21 24 25 27 26 ATXPWR1 9 1 PSU_SMB1 1 1 FRNT_FAN1 5 6 7 8 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 UID1 1 1 1 2 3 4 REAR_FAN1 1 USB 3 0 T USB2 B USB1 1 ...

Page 20: ...ector SATA0 14 SATA3 Connector SATA1 15 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 16 SATA3 Connector SATA2 17 SATA3 Connector SATA3 18 SATA3 Connector SATA4 19 SATA3 Connector SATA5 20 Intelligent Platform Management Bus header IPMB_1 21 COM Port Header COM1 22 LSI SAS Connector LSI_SAS_0_7 23 SATA SGPIO Connector SATA_SGPIO1 24 SATA SGPIO Connector SATA_SGPIO2 25 Front Fan Connector FRNT_FAN2 26 Front Fan Conne...

Page 21: ...sh No Description 34 COM Port Header COM2 35 BMC SMB Header BMC_SMB1 36 Intelligent Platform Management Bus Header IPMB1 37 PMBUS Mode Jumper PMBUS_ALT_SEL 38 PMBUS Mode Jumper PMBUS_CLK_SEL 39 PMBUS Mode Jumper PMBUS_DATA_SEL ...

Page 22: ... HDLED RESET 1 1 1 TPM1 COM2 NMI_BTN1 1 1 PCIE6 PCIE4 NUT1 NUT2 NUT3 NUT4 M2_1 NUT5 NUT1 NUT2 NUT3 NUT4 M2_2 NUT5 Super I O CLRMOS1 CHASSIS_ID1 CHASSIS_ID2 USB3_5 CPU_FAN1 PECI1 D1540D4U 2T2O8R RoHS 11 12 10 14 13 16 15 18 17 20 19 23 22 21 24 25 27 26 ATXPWR1 9 1 PSU_SMB1 1 1 FRNT_FAN1 5 6 7 8 28 29 30 31 32 34 35 36 37 UID1 1 1 1 2 3 4 REAR_FAN1 1 USB 3 0 T USB2 B USB1 1 128Mb BIOS CHASSIS_ID0 N...

Page 23: ...TA0 14 SATA3 Connector SATA1 15 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 16 SATA3 Connector SATA2 17 SATA3 Connector SATA3 18 SATA3 Connector SATA4 19 SATA3 Connector SATA5 20 Intelligent Platform Management Bus header IPMB_1 21 COM Port Header COM1 22 LSI SAS Connector LSI_SAS_0_7 23 SATA SGPIO Connector SATA_SGPIO1 24 SATA SGPIO Connector SATA_SGPIO2 25 Front Fan Connector FRNT_FAN2 26 Front Fan Connector FRN...

Page 24: ...scription 35 COM Port Header COM2 36 BMC SMB Header BMC_SMB1 37 Intelligent Platform Management Bus Header IPMB1 38 PMBUS Mode Jumper PMBUS_ALT_SEL 39 PMBUS Mode Jumper PMBUS_CLK_SEL 40 PMBUS Mode Jumper PMBUS_DATA_SEL ...

Page 25: ..._SGPIO2 Dr Debug BMC_SMB1 IPMB1 1 PLED PWRBTN PANEL1 1 AUX_PANEL1 ME_RECOVERY1 1 1 1 TPM1 COM2 NMI_BTN1 1 1 PCIE6 PCIE4 NUT1 NUT2 NUT3 NUT4 M2_1 NUT5 NUT1 NUT2 NUT3 NUT4 M2_2 NUT5 Super I O CLRMOS1 CHASSIS_ID1 CHASSIS_ID2 USB3_5 CPU_FAN1 PECI1 D1540D4U 2T8R RoHS ATXPWR1 1 PSU_SMB1 1 1 FRNT_FAN1 UID1 1 1 1 REAR_FAN1 USB 3 0 T USB2 B USB1 1 128Mb BIOS CHASSIS_ID0 NCSI_SEL1 BAT1 IPMI LAN LAN1 LAN2 VG...

Page 26: ...ption 1 Amber REAR_FAN1 failed 2 Amber FRNT_FAN1 failed 3 Amber CPU_FAN1 failed 4 Amber FRNT_FAN2 failed 5 Amber FRNT_FAN3 failed 6 Amber FRNT_FAN4 failed 7 Green LSI heartbeat LED 8 Green BMC heartbeat LED 9 Green STB PWR ready ...

Page 27: ...OM1 2 Dedicated IPMI LAN Port 6 1G LAN RJ 45 Port LAN1 3 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_12 7 1G LAN RJ 45 Port LAN2 4 VGA Port VGA1 D1540D4U 2T8R 3 4 5 2 6 7 1 No Description No Description 1 UID Switch LED UID1 5 Serial Port COM1 2 Dedicated IPMI LAN Port 6 10G LAN RJ 45 Port LAN1 3 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_12 7 10G LAN RJ 45 Port LAN2 4 VGA Port VGA1 ...

Page 28: ... Port VGA1 3 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_12 7 Serial Port COM1 4 SFP Port Fiber SFP _1 D1540D4U 2T2O8R 3 6 4 7 5 2 1 8 9 No Description No Description 1 UID Switch LED UID1 6 VGA Port VGA1 2 Dedicated IPMI LAN Port 7 Serial Port COM1 3 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_12 8 10G LAN RJ 45 Port LAN1 4 SFP Port Fiber SFP _1 9 10G LAN RJ 45 Port LAN2 5 SFP Port Fiber SFP _2 ...

Page 29: ...Off No Link Blinking Yellow Data Activity Off 10M bps connection On Link Yellow 100M bps connection Green 1G bps connection There are two LEDs on each LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LAN1 LAN2 LED Indications 1G For D1540D4U 2L Speed LED Activity Link LED Status Description Status Description Off 10Mbps connection or no link Off No Link Yellow 100...

Page 30: ...s 1G For D1540D4U 2O8R D1540D4U 2T8R Speed LED Activity Link LED Status Description Status Description Off 10Mbps connection or no link Off No Link Orange 100Mbps connection Blinking Green Data Activity Green 1Gbps connection On Link 10G For D1540D4U 2T2O8R Speed LED Activity Link LED Status Description Status Description Off 10Mbps connection or no link Off No Link Orange 1Gbps connection Blinkin...

Page 31: ...1 PCIe x1 M 2_1 M 2_2 SATA3 6G DDR4 ChannelA DDR4 ChannelB DDR4 1600 1866 2133 DDR4 1600 1866 2133 SATA3 6G USB 3 0 ASM1074 USB 3 0 USB 3 0 Rear IO 2 port USB 3 0 Front Header 2 port USB 2 0 PCIe slot6 PCIe slot4 SIO NCT6776 BMC AST2400 Realtek 8211E PCIe x1 RGMII VGA LPC TPM Header UART UART COM port Header TACH PWM System FAN Header CPU x1 Front x4 Rear x1 NCSI Header ...

Page 32: ...CIe x1 M 2_1 M 2_2 SATA3 6G DDR4 ChannelA DDR4 ChannelB DDR4 1600 1866 2133 DDR4 1600 1866 2133 SATA3 6G USB 3 0 ASM1074 USB 3 0 USB 3 0 Rear IO 2 port USB 3 0 Front Header 2 port USB 2 0 PCIe slot6 PCIe slot4 SIO NCT6776 BMC AST2400 Realtek 8211E PCIe x1 RGMII VGA LPC TPM Header UART UART COM port Header TACH PWM System FAN Header CPU x1 Front x4 Rear x1 NCSI Header ...

Page 33: ...CIe x1 PCIe x1 M 2_1 M 2_2 SATA3 6G DDR4 ChannelA DDR4 ChannelB DDR4 1600 1866 2133 DDR4 1600 1866 2133 SATA3 6G USB 3 0 ASM1074 USB 3 0 USB 3 0 Rear IO 2 port USB 3 0 Front Header 2 port USB 2 0 PCIe slot6 PCIe slot4 SIO NCT6776 BMC AST2400 Realtek 8211E PCIe x1 RGMII VGA LPC TPM Header UART UART COM port Header TACH PWM System FAN Header CPU x1 Front x4 Rear x1 NCSI Header ...

Page 34: ...M 2_2 SATA3 6G DDR4 ChannelA DDR4 ChannelB DDR4 1600 1866 2133 DDR4 1600 1866 2133 SATA3 6G USB 3 0 ASM1074 USB 3 0 USB 3 0 Rear IO 2 port USB 3 0 Front Header 2 port USB 2 0 PCIe slot6 PCIe slot4 SIO NCT6776 BMC AST2400 Realtek 8211E PCIe x1 RGMII VGA LPC TPM Header UART UART COM port Header TACH PWM System FAN Header CPU x1 Front x4 Rear x1 NCSI Header iXFI Cortina CS4227 10G 10G ...

Page 35: ...Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the compo nents 3 Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded anti static pad or in the bag that comes with the component 5 When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the motherboard to the chassis please do not over tighten...

Page 36: ...this configuration 1 For dual channel configuration you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip type DDR4 DIMM pairs 2 It is not allowed to install a DDR DDR2 or DDR3 memory module into a DDR4 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 3 Please install the memory module on CH0_A1 for the first priority 4 To activate Dual Channel Memory Technology please fol...

Page 37: ...D1540D4U Series 31 English 1 2 3 ...

Page 38: ...rd Step 1 Before installing an expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Step 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Step 3 Remove the bracket facing the slot ...

Page 39: ...aced on these 2 pins ME Recovery Jumper 3 pin ME_RECOVERY1 See p 7 10 13 or 16 Normal Mode Default ME Recovery Mode CPU PECI Mode Jumper 3 pin PECI1 See p 7 10 13 or 16 CPU PECI connected to PCH CPU PECI connected to BMC Default NCSI Mode Jumper 3 pin NCSI_SEL1 See p 7 10 13 or 16 NCSI is set to onboard LAN1 Default NCSI is set to Mezzanine Card PMBUS Mode Jumper 3 pin PMBUS_ALT_SEL 3 pin PMBUS_CL...

Page 40: ... Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID0 See p 7 10 13 or 16 Chassis ID1 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID1 See p 7 10 13 or 16 Chassis ID2 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID2 See p 7 10 13 or 16 For 3U8G system active GPGPU Reserved for system level use Chassis ID0 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID0 See p 7 10 13 or 16 Chassis ID1 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID1 See p 7 10 13 or 16 Chassis ID2 Jumper 3 pin CHASSIS_ID2 See p 7 10 13 or 16 Reserved f...

Page 41: ... may configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch RESET Reset Switch Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart PLED System Power LED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the system is operating The LED is off wh...

Page 42: ...ort SATA data cables for internal storage devices The current SATA3 interface allows up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 A Front panel SMBus connecting pin 6 1 pin FPSMB This header allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus equipment It can be used for communication between peripheral equipment in the system which has slower transmission rates and power ma...

Page 43: ... GND IntA_P_SSRX Vbus IntA_P_D IntA_P_D GND IntA_P_SSTX IntA_P_SSTX GND IntA_P_SSRX IntA_P_SSRX Vbus IntA_P_SSRX Besides two USB 3 0 ports on the I O panel there is one header on this motherboard T his USB 3 0 header ca n support two ports USB 3 0 Connector USB3_5 See p 7 10 13 or 16 TPM Header 17 pin TPM1 See p 7 10 13 or 16 1 GND SMB_DATA_MAIN LAD2 LAD1 GND S_PWRDWN SERIRQ GND PCICLK PCIRST LAD3...

Page 44: ...N LED Connector LED_LAN1_2 See p 7 10 or 16 For D1540D4U 2L D1540D4U 2T8R and D1540D4U 2T2O8R only 1 LAN1_LINK LED_PWR LED_PWR LAN2_LINK This 4 pin connector is used for the front LAN status indicator Front and Rear Fan Connectors 4 pin FRNT_FAN1 See p 7 10 13 or 16 4 pin FRNT_FAN2 See p 7 10 13 or 16 4 pin FRNT_FAN3 See p 7 10 13 or 16 4 pin FRNT_FAN4 See p 7 10 13 or 16 4 pin REAR_FAN1 See p 7 1...

Page 45: ...lease connect it to Pin 1 3 For more details please refer to the Cooler QVL list on the ASRock Rack website ATX Power Connector 24 pin ATXPWR1 See p 7 10 13 or 16 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector Though this motherboard provides a 24 pin ATX power connector it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20 pin ATX power supply To use a 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your pow...

Page 46: ...utton Header 2 pin NMI_BTN1 See p 7 10 13 or 16 1 CONTROL POWER Please connect a NMI device to this header BMC SMB Headers 5 pin BMC_SMB_1 See p 7 10 13 or 16 BMC_SMB_PRESENT_1_N Power BMC_SMBCLK GND BMC_SMBDATA This header is used for the SM BUS devices Serial Port Header 9 pin COM2 See p 7 10 13 or 16 CCTS 1 RRTS 1 DDSR 1 DDTR 1 RRXD1 GND TTXD1 DDCD 1 1 RRI 1 This COM header supports a serial po...

Page 47: ...sed the front rear UID blue LED indicator will be turned on Press the UID button again to turn off the indicator 2 8 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive first Then the drivers compatible to your system can be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please follow the order from top to bottom to install tho...

Page 48: ...andles all non TCP IP traffic The Secondary adapter will receive fallback traffic if the primary fails If the Preferred Primary adapter fails but is later restored to an active status control is automatically switched back to the Preferred Primary adapter Step 1 From Device Manager open the properties of a team Step 2 Click the Settings tab Step 3 Click the Modify Team button Step 4 Select the ada...

Page 49: ...commodate either a M 2 SATA3 6 0 Gb s module or a M 2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 32 Gb s Installing the M 2_SSD NGFF Module Step 1 Prepare a M 2_SSD NGFF module and the screw 3 2 4 5 B C D E A 1 Step 2 Depending on the PCB type and length of your M 2_SSD NGFF module find the corresponding nut location to be used No 1 2 3 4 5 Nut Location A B C D E PCB Length 3cm 4 2cm 6cm 8cm 11cm Module Typ...

Page 50: ...ou are going to use the default nut Otherwise release the standoff by hand B C D E A Step 4 Peel off the yellow protective film on the nut to be used Hand tighten the standoff into the desired nut location on the motherboard B C A A B C D E Step 5 Align and gently insert the M 2 NGFF SSD module into the M 2 slot Please be aware that the M 2 NGFF SSD module only fits in one orientation ...

Page 51: ...4 Crucial 240GB SATA3 2280 CT240M500SSD4 Intel 80GB SATA3 2280 Intel SSDSCKGW080A401 80G Kingston 120GB SATA3 2280 SM2280S3 Kingston 480GB PCIe2 x4 2280 SH2280S3 480G Plextor 256GB PCIe 2280 PX G256M6e Plextor 512GB PCIe 2280 PX G512M6e Samsung 256GB PCIe3 x4 2280 SM951 MZHPV256HDGL Samsung 512GB PCIe3 x4 2280 SM951 MZHPV512HDGL Samsung 512GB PCIe x4 2280 XP941 512G MZHPU512HCGL SanDisk 128GB PCIe...

Page 52: ...u bar with the following selections Item Description Main To set up the system time date information Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI features IntelRCSetup For Intel CPU and chipset settings Server Mgmt To manage the server Security To set up the security features Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Event Logs For event log configuration Exit To exi...

Page 53: ...n for the selected items Tab Switch to next function Enter To bring up the selected screen PGUP Go to the previous page PGDN Go to the next page HOME Go to the top of the screen END Go to the bottom of the screen F1 To display the General Help Screen F7 Discard changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY F9 Load optimal default values for all the settings F10 Save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILI...

Page 54: ...3 2 Main Screen Once you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview The Main screen provides system overview information and allows you to set the system time and date ...

Page 55: ...creen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items ACPI Configura tion Configure Super IO Settings Serial Port Console Redirection CSM Parameters USB Configuration System Configuration Hard Disk S M A R T Settings 3rd Storage Configu ration H W Monitor WHEA Configuration and Instant Flash ...

Page 56: ...disable PCIE devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system ...

Page 57: ...board serial port Serial Port Address Use this item to select an optimal setting for Super IO device Serial Port 2 Configuration Use this item to configure the onboard serial port 2 Select and enter the Serial Port 2 Configuration and you will see the followings Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port Serial Port Address Use this item to select an optimal setting for...

Page 58: ...gure Console Redirection Settings and specify how your computer and the host computer to which you are connected exchange information Terminal Type Use this item to select the preferred terminal emulation type for out of band management It is recommended to select VT UTF8 Option Description VT100 ASCII character set VT100 Extended VT100 that supports color and function keys VT UTF8 UTF8 encoding i...

Page 59: ...a start signal can be sent to restart the flow Hardware flow uses two wires to send start stop signals The options include None and Hardware RTS CTS VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Use this item to enable or disable the VT UTF8 Combo Key Support for ANSI VT100 terminals Recorder Mode Use this item to enable or disable Recorder Mode to capture terminal data and send it as text messages Resolution 100x31 ...

Page 60: ...rred terminal emulation type for out of band management It is recommended to select VT UTF8 Option Description VT100 ASCII character set VT100 Extended VT100 that supports color and function keys VT UTF8 UTF8 encoding is used to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes ANSI Extended ASCII character set Bits Per Second Use this item to select the serial port transmission speed The speed used in the h...

Page 61: ...M Policy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only Select Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only Select Do not launch to not execute both legacy and UEFI option ROM PCIE4 Slot OpROM Use this item to select PCIE4 Option ROM policy PCIE6 Slot OpROM Use this item to select PCIE6 Option ROM policy ...

Page 62: ...options Enabled Disabled Auto and Smart Auto If Auto is selected all USB ports work as USB3 0 after boot to OS If Smart Auto is selected all USB ports work as USB3 0 after boot to OS and work as USB2 0 in deep sleep stages Legacy USB 3 0 Support Use this option to enable or disable legacy support for USB devices The default value is Enabled ...

Page 63: ...U 2L D1540D4U 2T8R D1540D4U 2T2O8R This allows you to enable or disable the LAN1 LAN2 features Above 4G Decoding Enable or disable 64bit capable Devices to be decoded in Above 4G Address Space only if the system supports 64 bit PCI decoding Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the po...

Page 64: ...8 English Onboard Debug Port LED Enable or disable the onboard Dr Debug LED SR IOV Support If system has SR IOV capable PCIe Devices this option Enables or Disables Single Root IO Virtualization Support ...

Page 65: ... 59 English 3 3 7 Hard Disk S M A R T Settings Hard Disk S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature Configuration options Disabled and Enabled ...

Page 66: ...TA ports Use this to select Marvell SATA operation mode Configuration options IDE Mode and AHCI Mode The default value is AHCI Mode Bootable Marvell 9172 SATA3 We recommend to use Intel SATA ports Port 0 5 for your bootable devices This will minimize your boot time and get the best performance If you still want to boot from Marvell SATA3 controller please set this item to Yes Bootable LSI 3008 Con...

Page 67: ... the CPU fan1 s speed The default value is Smart Fan REAR_FAN1 This allows you to set the rear fan 1 s speed The default value is Smart Fan FRNT_FAN1 This allows you to set the front fan 1 s speed The default value is Smart Fan FRNT_FAN2 This allows you to set the front fan 2 s speed The default value is Smart Fan FRNT_FAN3 This allows you to set the front fan 3 s speed The default value is Smart ...

Page 68: ... Smart Fan Duty x x means 1 to 11 stage This allows you to set duty cycle for each stage Smart Fan Temp Control Smart Fan Temp x x means 1 to 11 stage This allows you to set temperature for each stage Watch Dog Timer This allows you to enable or disable the Watch Dog Timer The default value is Disabled ...

Page 69: ...ou can configure Memory Error and PCIE Error log features Memory Error Memory enabling and logging setup option Correctable Error Threshold Correctable Error Threshold 1 32767 used for sparing tagging and leaky bucket PCIE Error PCIE enabling and logging setup option Corrected Error Enable Use this item to enable or disable PCIe Correctable errors Uncorrected Error Enable Use this item to enable o...

Page 70: ...64 English Fatal Error Enable Use this item to enable or disable PCIe Ftal errors ...

Page 71: ... floppy disk or hard drive and launch this tool then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other compli cated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system If you execute Instant Flash utility the utility will show the UEFI files and their respective information Select the proper UEFI...

Page 72: ...tup In this section you may set the configurations for the following items Processor Configu ration Advanced Power Management Configuration Memory Configuration IIO Con figuration PCH Configuration and Server ME Configuration ...

Page 73: ...threads to run on each core so that the overall performance on threaded software is improved VT d Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O helps your virtual machine monitor better utilize hardware by improving application compatibility and reliability and providing additional levels of manageability security isolation and I O performance No Execute Memory Protection Processors with No Exe...

Page 74: ...erating systems and applications in independent partitions so that one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems Enable SMX Use this item to enable Safer Mode Extensions Hardware Prefetcher Automatically prefetch data and code for the processor Enable for better performance Adjacent Cache Prefetch Automatically prefetch the subsequent cache line while retrieving the currently reques...

Page 75: ... hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel R SpeedStep technology Intel Turbo Boost Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel Turbo Boost Technology Turbo Boost allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific conditions The default value is Enabled Package C State Support Enable CPU PCIe Memory Graphics C State Support for power saving CPU C3 State Support E...

Page 76: ...70 English CPU C6 State Support Enable C6 deep sleep state for lower power consumption CPU Thermal Throttling Enable CPU internal thermal control mechanisms to keep the CPU from overheating ...

Page 77: ...detect the memory module s inserted and assign the appropriate frequency automatically ECC Support Use this item to enable or disable DDR ECC Support Memory Information Displays memory topology with DIMM population information Memory Map Set memory mapping settings Channel Interleaving Select to configure Channel Interleaving settings Rank Interleaving Select to configure Rank Interleaving setting...

Page 78: ...d This allows you to select PCIE4 Link Speed The default value is Auto PCIE6 Link Speed This allows you to select PCIE6 Link Speed The default value is Auto PCI E ASPM Support This option enables or disables the ASPM support for all downstream devices ...

Page 79: ...able SATA Controller SATA Mode Selection Identify the SATA port is connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive Support Aggressive Link Power Mgmt Use this item to enable or disable SALP SATA Port 0 1 2 3 4 5 Hot Plug Designates this port as Hot Plugglable Configuration as External SATA Use this item to configure port as External SATA eSATA ...

Page 80: ... Up will be performed and only the drives which have this option enabled will spin up at boot Otherwise all drives spin up at boot SATA Rx Setting Adjust SATA DTLE DATA Values 0 15 SATA Device Type Identify the SATA port connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive ...

Page 81: ...D1540D4U Series 75 English 3 5 6 Server ME Configuration Spread Spectrum Use this item to select spread specturm mode ...

Page 82: ...3 6 Server Mgmt Wait For BMC Wait For BMC response for specified time out In PILOTII BMC starts at the same time when BIOS starts during AC power ON It takes around 30 seconds to initialize Host to BMC interfaces ...

Page 83: ...all features of System Event Logging during boot Erase SEL Use this to choose options for earsing SEL When SEL is Full Use this to choose options for reactions to a full SEL Log EFI Status Codes Use this item to disable the logging of EFI Status Codes or log only error code or only progress or both ...

Page 84: ...ddress toggle to Yes and the changes take effect after the system reboots The default value is No Configuration Address Source Select to configure BMC network parameters statically or dynamically by BIOS or BMC Configuration options Static and DHCP Static Manually enter the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address in the BIOS for BMC LAN channel configuration DHCP IP address Subnet Mask and Gate...

Page 85: ...assword admin For more instructions on how to set up remote control environment and use the IPMI man agement platform please refer to the IPMI Configuration User Guide or go to the Support website at http www asrockrack com support ipmi asp BMC Mac Backup Tool Use this to restore BMC Mac from the backup ...

Page 86: ...Set or change the password for the administrator account Only the administrator has authority to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password User Password Set or change the password for the user account Users are unable to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password ...

Page 87: ...t order Boot Option 2 Use this item to set the system boot order Boot Option 3 Use this item to set the system boot order USB Device BBS Priorities Use this item to set the system boot order from USB devices Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0XFFFF m...

Page 88: ...ded PCI ROM Priority Use this item to adjust PCI ROM Priority The default value is LegacyROM Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo The default value is Enabled AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Configuration options E...

Page 89: ...D1540D4U Series 83 English 3 9 Event Logs Change Smbios Event Log Settings This allows you to configure the Smbios Event Log Settings View Smbois Event Log This allows you to view the Smbios Event Log ...

Page 90: ...card Changes and Exit When you select this option the following message Discard changes and exit setup will pop out Select Yes to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option the following message Discard changes will pop out Select Yes to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be ...

Page 91: ... The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu does not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASRSetup exe from the root folder in the Support CD to display the menu 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available device s drivers if the system detects installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to activate...

Page 92: ... 3 Check the settings of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply 4 Verify if the battery on the motherboard provides 3VDC Install a new battery if it does not If there is no video 1 Try replugging the monitor cables and power cord 2 Check for memory errors If there are memory errors 1 Verify that the DIMM modules are properly seated in the slots 2 Use recommended DDR3 1600 1333 1066 non ECC unbuf...

Page 93: ...y if the battery on the motherboard provides 3VDC Install a new battery if it does not 2 Confirm whether your power supply provides adaquate and stable power Other problems 1 Try searching keywords related to your problem on ASRock Rack s FAQ page http www asrockrack com support ...

Page 94: ...of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required By calling your vendor or going to our RMA website http event asrockrack com tsd asp you may obtain a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number The RMA number should be displayed on the outside of the shipping carton which is mailed prepaid or hand carried when you return the motherboard to the manufacturer Shipping and handling char...

Page 95: ...y it is required to install Net Framework Please follow the steps below to enable Net Framework feature on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 6 1 Installing Net Framework 3 5 1 For Server 2008 R2 1 Double click the Server Manager icon in the Windows system tray 2 Click Add Features in the right hand pane ...

Page 96: ...90 English 3 Check the box next to Net Framework 3 5 1 and then click Next 4 Click Next to continue ...

Page 97: ...D1540D4U Series 91 English 5 Click Install to start installing Net Framework 3 5 1 6 After the installation completes click Close ...

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