E3C224-4L E3C224 E3C224-V4L E3C224-V+ User Manual Version 1.0 Published March 2014 Copyright©2014 ASRock Rack INC. All rights reserved.
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Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................... 5 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Package Contents ............................................... Speciications ...................................................... Unique Features.................................................. Motherboard Layout ............................................ I/O Panel ............................................................. Block Diagram .....................................................
3 UEFI SEtUp UtILItY ......................................... 63 3.1 Introduction ......................................................... 3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar........................................... 3.1.2 Navigation Keys ......................................... 3.2 Main Screen ........................................................ 3.3 Advanced Screen ................................................ 3.3.1 CPU Coniguration ..................................... 3.3.2 Chipset Coniguration ..............
Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock Rack E3C224-4L/E3C224/E3C224V4L/E3C224-V+ motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock Rack’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock Rack’s commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the motherboard and step-by-step hardware installation guide.
1.2 Speciications E3C224-4L: physical Status processor System Form Factor ATX Dimension 12'' x 9.6'' (30.5 cm x 24.
Ethernet Managememt Graphics Interface Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s LAN Controller - 4 x Intel® i210 - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Energy Eficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports Quad LAN with Teaming function - Supports PXE BMC Controller ASPEED AST2300 : IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) 2.
COM Port Header 1 (COM2) Front Lan LED Connector 1 Auxiliary 1 (include chassis intrusion, location Panel Header button & LED, front LAN LED) Internal Connector TPM Header 1 Thermal Sensor Header 1 IPMB Header 1 Buzzer 1 Fan Header 6 (5 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin) ATX Power 1 (24-pin)+1 (8-pin) USB 2.0 Header 2 (each support 2 USB 2.0) Type A USB 2.0 Port 1 USB 3.0 Header 1 (each support 2 USB 3.0) BIOS type - Plug and Play (PnP) - ACPI 1.
Temperature - CPU Temperature Sensing - System Temperature Sensing - System Temperature Sensing - CPU/Rear/Front Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature) - CPU/Rear/Front Fan Multi-Speed Control Fan - CPU/Rear/Front Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan (Allow CPU 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.
E3C224: physical Status processor System Form Factor ATX Dimension 12'' x 9.6'' (30.5 cm x 24.
Ethernet Managememt Graphics Interface Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s LAN Controller - 2 x Intel® i210 - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Energy Eficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports Quad LAN with Teaming function - Supports PXE BMC Controller ASPEED AST2300 : IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) 2.
COM Port Header 1 (COM2) Front Lan LED Connector 0 Auxiliary 1 (include chassis intrusion, location Panel Header button & LED, front LAN LED) Internal Connector TPM Header 1 Thermal Sensor Header 1 IPMB Header 1 Buzzer 1 Fan Header 6 (5 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin) ATX Power 1 (24-pin)+1 (8-pin) USB 2.0 Header 2 (each support 2 USB 2.0) Type A USB 2.0 Port 1 USB 3.0 Header 1 (each support 2 USB 3.0) BIOS type - Plug and Play (PnP) - ACPI 1.
Temperature - CPU Temperature Sensing - System Temperature Sensing - System Temperature Sensing - CPU/Rear/Front Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature) - CPU/Rear/Front Fan Multi-Speed Control Fan - CPU/Rear/Front Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan (Allow CPU 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.
E3C224-V4L: physical Status processor System Form Factor ATX Dimension 12'' x 9.6'' (30.5 cm x 24.
Ethernet Graphics Interface Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s LAN Controller - 4 x Intel® i210 - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Energy Eficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports Quad LAN with Teaming function - Supports PXE Controller ASPEED AST1300 VRAM DDR3 16MB Output Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz PS/2 KB/ Mouse 2 VGA port D-sub x 1 USB 2.0 port 2 Rear panel I/O USB 3.
COM Port Header 1 (COM2) Front Lan LED Connector 1 Auxiliary 1 (include chassis intrusion, location Panel Header button & LED, front LAN LED) Internal Connector TPM Header 1 Thermal Sensor Header 1 IPMB Header 1 Buzzer 1 Fan Header 6 (5 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin) ATX Power 1 (24-pin)+1 (8-pin) USB 2.0 Header 2 (each support 2 USB 2.0) Type A USB 2.0 Port 1 USB 3.0 Header 1 (each support 2 USB 3.0) BIOS type - Plug and Play (PnP) - ACPI 1.
Temperature - CPU Temperature Sensing - System Temperature Sensing - System Temperature Sensing - CPU/Rear/Front Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature) - CPU/Rear/Front Fan Multi-Speed Control Fan - CPU/Rear/Front Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan (Allow CPU 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.
E3C224-V+: physical Status processor System Form Factor ATX Dimension 12'' x 9.6'' (30.5 cm x 24.
Graphics Controller ASPEED AST1300 VRAM DDR3 16MB Output Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz PS/2 KB/ Mouse 2 VGA port D-sub x 1 USB 2.0 port 2 Rear panel I/O USB 3.
BIOS type - Plug and Play (PnP) - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - DRAM Voltage Multi-adjustment BIOS Features - Plug and Play (PnP) - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - SMBIOS 2.3.
1.3 Unique Features ASRock Rack Instant Flash ASRock Rack Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update your BIOS without entering operating systems irst like MS-DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you can press the key during the POST or the key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Rack Instant Flash.
1.4 Motherboard Layout E3C224-4L 1 5 3 4 2 6 9.6cm (24.4 in) PSU_ALT_SEL3 PSU_DATA_SEL2 PSU_CLK_SEL1 1 PS2 Keyboard ATXPWR1 PS2 Mouse 1 1 PSU_SMB1 1 DDR3_B2 (64 bit, 240-pin module) USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 7 Top: IPMI LAN DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 240-pin module) 8 VGA COM1 DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) FRNT_FAN1 9 CPU_FAN1 30.5cm (12.0 in) 10 USB 3.
1 Rear Fan Connector (REAR_FAN1) 2 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 3 PSU SMBus Connector (PSU_SMB1) 4 PSU Jumpers (PSU_ALT_SEL3) 5 PSU Jumpers (PSU_DATA_SEL2) 6 PSU Jumpers (PSU_CLK_SEL1) 7 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, White) 8 9 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Blue) Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN1) 10 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 11 1150-Pin CPU Socket 12 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1_2) 13 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN2) 14 SATA SGPIO Connector (SATA_SG
36 BMC SMB Header (BMC_SMB1) 37 Clear CMOS Pad (CLRCMOS2) 38 TPM Header (TPM1) 39 Thermal Sensor header (TR1) 40 Non Maskable Interrupt Button (NMI_BTN1) 41 PCI Slot (PCI1, White) 42 -12V SW Jumper (-12V_SW) 43 PCI Slot (PCI2, White) 44 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3, White) 45 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4, Blue) 46 PCI Express 3.0 x4 Slot (PCIE5, White) 47 PCI Express 3.
E3C224 1 5 3 4 2 6 9.6cm (24.4 in) PSU_ALT_SEL3 PSU_DATA_SEL2 PSU_CLK_SEL1 1 PS2 Keyboard ATXPWR1 PS2 Mouse 1 1 PSU_SMB1 1 DDR3_B2 (64 bit, 240-pin module) USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 7 Top: IPMI LAN DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 240-pin module) 8 VGA COM1 DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) FRNT_FAN1 9 CPU_FAN1 30.5cm (12.0 in) 10 USB 3.
1 Rear Fan Connector (REAR_FAN1) 2 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 3 PSU SMBus Connector (PSU_SMB1) 4 PSU Jumpers (PSU_ALT_SEL3) 5 PSU Jumpers (PSU_DATA_SEL2) 6 PSU Jumpers (PSU_CLK_SEL1) 7 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, White) 8 9 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Blue) Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN1) 10 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 11 1150-Pin CPU Socket 12 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1_2) 13 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN2) 14 SATA SGPIO Connector (SATA_SG
35 BMC SMB Header (BMC_SMB1) 36 Clear CMOS Pad (CLRCMOS2) 37 TPM Header (TPM1) 38 Thermal Sensor header (TR1) 39 Non Maskable Interrupt Button (NMI_BTN1) 40 PCI Slot (PCI1, White) 41 -12V SW Jumper (-12V_SW) 42 PCI Slot (PCI2, White) 43 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3, White) 44 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4, Blue) 45 PCI Express 3.0 x4 Slot (PCIE5, White) 46 PCI Express 3.
E3C224-V4L 1 5 3 4 2 6 9.6cm (24.4 in) PSU_ALT_SEL3 PSU_DATA_SEL2 PSU_CLK_SEL1 1 PS2 Keyboard ATXPWR1 PS2 Mouse 1 1 PSU_SMB1 1 DDR3_B2 (64 bit, 240-pin module) USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 7 Top: IPMI LAN DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 240-pin module) 8 VGA COM1 DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) FRNT_FAN1 9 CPU_FAN1 30.5cm (12.0 in) 10 USB 3.
1 Rear Fan Connector (REAR_FAN1) 2 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 3 PSU SMBus Connector (PSU_SMB1) 4 PSU Jumpers (PSU_ALT_SEL3) 5 PSU Jumpers (PSU_DATA_SEL2) 6 PSU Jumpers (PSU_CLK_SEL1) 7 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, White) 8 9 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Blue) Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN1) 10 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 11 1150-Pin CPU Socket 12 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1_2) 13 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN2) 14 SATA SGPIO Connector (SATA_SG
36 BMC SMB Header (BMC_SMB1) 37 Clear CMOS Pad (CLRCMOS2) 38 TPM Header (TPM1) 39 Thermal Sensor header (TR1) 40 Non Maskable Interrupt Button (NMI_BTN1) 41 -12V SW Jumper (-12V_SW) 42 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3, White) 43 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4, Blue) 44 PCI Express 3.0 x4 Slot (PCIE5, White) 45 PCI Express 3.
E3C224-V+ 1 5 3 4 2 6 9.6cm (24.4 in) PSU_ALT_SEL3 PSU_DATA_SEL2 PSU_CLK_SEL1 1 PS2 Keyboard ATXPWR1 PS2 Mouse 1 1 PSU_SMB1 1 DDR3_B2 (64 bit, 240-pin module) 7 USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 240-pin module) 8 VGA COM1 DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) FRNT_FAN1 9 CPU_FAN1 30.5cm (12.0 in) 10 USB 3.
1 Rear Fan Connector (REAR_FAN1) 2 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 3 PSU SMBus Connector (PSU_SMB1) 4 PSU Jumpers (PSU_ALT_SEL3) 5 PSU Jumpers (PSU_DATA_SEL2) 6 PSU Jumpers (PSU_CLK_SEL1) 7 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, White) 8 9 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Blue) Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN1) 10 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 11 1150-Pin CPU Socket 12 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1_2) 13 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN2) 14 SATA SGPIO Connector (SATA_SG
36 TPM Header (TPM1) 37 Thermal Sensor header (TR1) 38 Non Maskable Interrupt Button (NMI_BTN1) 39 -12V SW Jumper (-12V_SW) 40 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3, White) 41 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4, Blue) 42 PCI Express 3.0 x4 Slot (PCIE5, White) 43 PCI Express 3.
1.5 I/O panel E3C224-4L 1 11 1 *2 3 *4 *5 *6 2 10 3 9 8 pS/2 Mouse port (Green) Dedicated IpMI LAN port Serial port (COM1) LAN RJ-45 port (LAN1) LAN RJ-45 port (LAN4) LAN RJ-45 port (LAN3) *7 8 9 10 11 4 5 7 6 LAN RJ-45 port (LAN2) USB 3.0 ports (USB3_01) D-Sub port (VGA) USB 2.0 ports (USB01) pS/2 Keyboard port (purple) * There are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
E3C224 1 9 1 *2 3 *4 *5 2 3 8 4 6 7 pS/2 Mouse port (Green) Dedicated IpMI LAN port Serial port (COM1) LAN RJ-45 port (LAN1) LAN RJ-45 port (LAN2) 6 7 8 9 5 USB 3.0 ports (USB3_01) D-Sub port (VGA) USB 2.0 ports (USB01) pS/2 Keyboard port (purple) * There are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
E3C224-V4L 1 10 1 2 *3 *4 *5 2 9 8 7 pS/2 Mouse port (Green) Serial port (COM1) LAN RJ-45 port (LAN1) LAN RJ-45 port (LAN4) LAN RJ-45 port (LAN3) *6 7 8 9 10 3 4 6 5 LAN RJ-45 port (LAN2) USB 3.0 ports (USB3_01) D-Sub port (VGA) USB 2.0 ports (USB01) pS/2 Keyboard port (purple) * There are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
E3C224-V+ 1 8 1 2 *3 *4 2 7 3 6 5 pS/2 Mouse port (Green) Serial port (COM1) LAN RJ-45 port (LAN1) LAN RJ-45 port (LAN2) 5 6 7 8 4 USB 3.0 ports (USB3_01) D-Sub port (VGA) USB 2.0 ports (USB01) pS/2 Keyboard port (purple) * There are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
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Chapter 2: Installation This is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 9.6", 30.5 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the coniguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard its into it. 2.1 pre-installation precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.
2.3 CpU Installation Load Plate For the installation of Intel 1150-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below. Load Lever Contact Array Socket Body 1150-Pin Socket Overview Before you insert the 1150-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there are any bent pins in the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged. Step 1. Open the socket: Step 1-1.
1. It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap. 2. This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service. black line Step 3. Insert the 1150-Pin CPU: Step 3-1. Hold the CPU by the edge which is marked with a black line. Step 3-2. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches.
Step 4. Close the socket: Step 4-1. Flip the load plate onto the IHS. Step 4-2. Press down the load lever, and secure it with the load plate tab under the retention tab.
2.4 Installation of CpU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1150-Pin socket that supports Intel 1150-Pin CPUs. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 1150-Pin CPU to dissipate heat. Before you install the heatsink, you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other.
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install two identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) memory modules in the DDR3 DIMM slots to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology. Otherwise, it will operate at single channel mode. 1. 2. 3.
Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or system components. Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot. The DIMM only its in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation. Step 3.
2.6 Expansion Slots (pCI and pCI Express Slots) E3C224-4L/E3C224: There are 2 PCI slots and 4 PCI Express slots on the motherboard. pCI slot: The PCI1 and PCI2 slot are used to install expansion cards that have 32-bit PCI interface. pCIE slots: PCIE3 (PCIE 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards, such as a Gigabit LAN card or SATA2 card, etc. PCIE4 and PCIE6 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slot) are used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards. PCIE5 (PCIE 3.
In single VGA card mode, it is recommended to install a PCI Express x16 graphics card on PCIE6 slot. Installing an expansion card Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Step 4. Step 5. Step 6. 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.
2.7 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. ME Recovery Jumper 1-2: Default 2-3: ME recovery mode (3-pin ME_RECOVERY1) (see p.22, 25, 28, 31) PSU Jumper (9-pin PSU Jumper) (see p.22, 25, 28, 31) 1 1 1 PSU Jumper (9-pin PSU Jumper) (see p.
2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors (SATA_4_5) (see p.22, 25, 28, 31) Serial ATA3 Connectors (SATA_0_1) (SATA_2_3) (SATAIII_M0_M1) These two Serial ATA2 (SATA2) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA2 interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. These six Serial ATA3 (SATA3) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA3 interface allows up to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. SATAIII_M0_M1 (see p.
USB_PWR -B +B USB 2.0 Headers and Ports Besides two default USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there are are two USB 2.0 headers and one port on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. GND DUMMY (9-pin USB_2_3) (see p.22, 25, 28, 31) (9-pin USB_4_5) (see p.22, 25, 28, 31) 1 GND +A -A USB_PWR (USB_6) (see p.22, 25, 28, 31) USB 3.0 Headers (19-pin USB3_2_3) (see p.
Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. pWRBtN (power Switch): Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may conigure the way to turn off your system using the power switch. RESEt (Reset Switch): Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel.
A. Front panel SMBus connecting pin (6-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 management equipment. B. Internet status indicator (2-pin LAN1_LED, LAN2_LED) These two 2-pin headers allow you to use the Gigabit internet indicator cable to connect to the LAN status indicator.
CPU Fan Connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN1) (see p.22, 25, 28, 31) FAN_SPEED_CONTROL FAN_SPEED +12V GND Please connect the CPU fan cable to the connector and match the black wire to the ground pin. FAN_SPEED FAN_VOLTAGE GND (4-pin CPU_FAN1_2) (see p.22, 25, 28, 31) Though this motherboard provides a 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) connector, 3-Pin CPU fans can still work successfully even without the fan speed control function.
RRXD1 DDTR#1 DDSR#1 CCTS#1 Serial port Header (9-pin COM2) (see p.22, 25, 28, 31) This COM2 header supports a serial port module. 1 RRI#1 RRTS#1 GND TTXD1 DDCD#1 (For E3C224-4L/E3C224) Intelligent Platform Management Bus header IPMB_SCL IPMB_SDA GND No connect (4-pin IPMB_1) (see p.22, 25) TR1 Thermal Sensor header (3-pin TR1) (see p.
Serial General Purpose Input/Output Header (SATA_SGPIO1) (SATA_SGPIO2) (see p.22, 25, 28, 31) PSU SMBus SCLOCK This header supports Serial Link interface for onboard SATA connections. SLOAD GND 1 SDATAOUT GND GND SMBDATA (PSUSMB1) (see p.22, 25, 28, 31) 1 SMBCLK +3VSB ALERT GND Non Maskable Interrupt Button Header 1 CONTROL PSU SMBus monitors the status of the power supply, fan and system temperature. Please connect a NMI device to this header. (NMI_BTN1) (see p.
2.9 Dr. Debug Dr. Debug is used to provide code information, which makes troubleshooting even easier. Please see the diagrams below for reading the Dr. Debug codes. Code 00 0d 01 - 54 (except 0d), 5A- 60 55 61 - 91 92 - 99 A0 - A7 b0 b4 b7 Description Please check if the CPU is installed correctly and then clear CMOS. Problem related to memory, VGA card or other devices. Please clear CMOS, re-install the memory and VGA card, and remove other USB, PCI devices. Problem related to memory.
d6 d7 d8 FF The VGA could not be recognized. Please clear CMOS and try re-installing the VGA card. If the problem still exists, please try installing the VGA card in other slots or use other VGA cards. The Keyboard and mouse could not be recognized. Please try re-installing the keyboard and mouse. Invalid Password. Please check if the CPU is installed correctly and then clear CMOS.
2.10 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive irst. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be autodetected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from top to bottom to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.
2.11 Hot plug for Hard Disk Drives This motherboard supports Hot Plug for HDDs in AHCI / RAID mode. What is Hot plug? If the HDDs are NOT set for RAID, it is called “Hot Plug” for the action to insert and remove the HDDs while the system is still powered on and in working condition. However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the HDD.
Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to conigure your system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press or during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, otherawise, POST will continue with its test routines.
3.1.2 Navigation Keys Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar, and use < > key or < > key to move the cursor up or down to select items, then press to get into the sub screen. You can also use the mouse to click your required item. Please check the following table for the descriptions of each navigation key.
3.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview.
3.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the conigurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, Storage Configuration, Super IO Coniguration, ACPI Coniguration, USB Coniguration, WHEA Coniguration, Intel Server Platform Services, Serial Port Console Redirection and Voltage Control. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. Instant Flash Instant Flash is a UEFI lash utility embedded in Flash ROM.
3.3.1 CPU Coniguration Spread Spectrum Select [Auto] for better system stability. Intel Hyper threading technology To enable this feature, a computer system with an Intel processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology is required. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support HyperThreading technology. Active processor Cores Use this item to select the number of cores to enable in each processor package.
Hardware prefetcher Use this turn on/off the MLC streamer prefetcher. Adjacent Cache Line prefetch Use this to turn on/off prefetching of adjacent cache lines. CpU AES Enable/disable CPU Advanced Encryption Standard instructions. Intel SpeedStep technology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel’s new power saving technology. Processors can switch between multiple frequencies and voltage points to enable power saving. The default value is [Enabled]. Coniguration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled].
CpU C7 State Support Use this to enable or disable CPU C7 (ACPI C3) report to OS. package C State Support Selected option will program into C State package limit register. The default value is [Auto]. Intel tXt(Lt) Support Use this option to enable or disable Intel(R) TXT(LT) support. The default value is [Disabled].
3.3.2 Chipset Coniguration Onboard VGA Enable or disable the onboard VGA. primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select a graphics device as the primary display. The default value is [PCI]. DRAM Frequency This allows you to conigure the DRAM frequency. Vt-d Use this item to enable/disable Intel(R) Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O. pCIE4 Link Speed This allows you to select PCIE4 Link Speed. pCIE5 Link Speed This allows you to select PCIE5 Link Speed.
Deep Sleep Mobile platforms support Deep S4/S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support Deep S4/S5 in AC only. The default value is [Disabled]. 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 power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers. Onboard Debug port LED Use this to enable or disable the Onboard Debug Port LED.
3.3.3 Storage Coniguration SAtA Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature. SAtA Mode Selection This item is for SATA_0_1 to SATA_4_5 ports. Use this to select SATA mode. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [AHCI Mode]. 1. If you want to use RAID mode on SATA ports, please make a copy of “Serial ATA For Floppy Disk” driver from the support CD to your USB storage device irst.
Marvell SAtA3 Operation Mode This item is for SATAIII_M0 and SATAIII_M1 ports. Use this to select Marvell SATA3 operation mode. Coniguration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [AHCI Mode]. Marvell SAtA3 Bootable Use this to enable or disable Onboard Marvell SATA3 Option ROM. If Option ROM is disabled, you cannot use the SATA devices connected to the Marvell SATA3 controller as Boot Device.
3.3.4 Super IO Coniguration Serial Port 1 Coniguration Use this item to conigure the onboard serial port 1. Serial Port 2 Coniguration Use this item to conigure the onboard serial port 2.
3.3.5 ACPI Coniguration Suspend Mode Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-RAM feature. Selecting [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. ACpI HpEt table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is [Enabled]. pS/2 Keyboard power On Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.
USB Mouse power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.
3.3.6 USB Coniguration USB Controller Enable or disable all the USB ports. Intel USB 3.0 Mode Enable or disable all the USB 3.0 ports Legacy USB Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2.0 devices. If you encounter USB compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support. Select UEFI Setup Only to support USB devices under the UEFI setup and Windows/Linux operating systems only. Legacy USB 3.0 Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 3.0 devices.
3.3.7 WHEA Coniguration WHEA Support Use this option to enable or disable Windows Hardware Error Architecture. The default value is [Enabled].
3.3.8 Intel Server platform Services Intel Server platform Services Conigure Intel Server Platform Services.
3.3.9 Serial port Console Redirection Console Redirection Use this option to enable or disable Console Redirection. Console Redirection Settings Use this option to conigure Console Redirection Settings.
3.3.10 Voltage Control CpU Input Voltage The external voltage input to the CPU. CpU Load-Line Calibration CPU Load-Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy load. DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage. The default value is [Auto]. pCH Voltage Use this to select PCH Voltage. The default value is [Auto]. pCH 1.5V Voltage I/O 1.5V Voltage. Use default settings for best performance.
3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature and the critical voltage. CpU Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the speed of CPU fan 1. The default value is [Manual]. target Fan Speed This allows you to set the speed of Target Fan. The default value is [Full On]. REAR Fan 1 Setting This allows you to set the speed of REAR Fan 1.
Watch Dog timer This allows you to enable or disable the Watch Dog Timer. The default value is [Disabled]. Case Open Feature This allows you to enable or disable the Case Open Feature. The default value is [Enabled]. Clear Status Enable to clear case open status if case open has been detected.
3.5 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to conigure the boot settings and the boot priority. Boot Option #1 Select boot option #1. Boot From Onboard LAN Allow the system to be waked up by the onboard LAN. Setup prompt timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0XFFFF) means indeinite waiting. Bootup NumLock State If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up.
CSM (Compatibility Support Module) Launch pXE OpROM 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. Launch Storage OpROM 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.
3.6 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it. Secure Boot Use this to enable or disable Secure Boot Control. The default value is [Disabled].
3.7 Event Logs Change Smbios Event Log Settings This allows you to conigure the Smbios Event Log Settings. View Smbois Event Log This allows you to view the Smbios Event Log.
3.8 Server Management (For E3C224-4L/E3C224 only) System Event Log Enter to conigure System Event Logging features during boot. BMC Network Coniguration Enter to conigure BMC Network parameters.
3.9 Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, the following message “Save coniguration changes and exit setup?” will pop-out. Select [Yes] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Discard 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.
Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 R2 / Linux compliant. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer your OS documentation for more information. 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard’s features. 4.2.
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting 5.1 troubleshooting procedures Follow the procedures below to troubleshoot your system. Always unplug the power cord before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components. 1. Disconnect the power cable and check whether the PWR LED is off. 2. Unplug all cables, connectors and remove all add-on cards from the motherboard. Make sure that the jumpers are set to default settings. 3.
5. Check the settings of the 115V/230V switch on the power supply. Unable to save system setup conigurations... 1. Verify if the battery on the motherboard provides ~3VDC. Install a new battery if it does not. 2. Conirm 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.
5.2 technical Support procedures If you have tried the troubleshooting procedures mentioned above and the problems are still unsolved, please contact ASRock Rack’s technical support with the following information: 1. Your contact information 2. Model name, BIOS version and problem type. 3. System coniguration. 4. Problem description. You may contact ASRock Rack’s technical support at: http://www.asrockrack.com/support/tsd.asp 5.
Chapter 5: Net Framework Installation Guide To let Intel® RSTe works properly, it is required to install Net Framework. Please follow the steps below to enable “.Net Framework” feature on Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 R2. 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.
3. Check the box next to .Net Framework 3.5.1 and then click Next. Click Next to continue.
4. Click Install to start installing .Net Framework 3.5.1. 5. After the installation completes, click Close.
