User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
- Chapter 2: Hardware Information
- Chapter 3: Powering Up
- Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
- 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
- 4.2 BIOS setup program
- 4.3 Main menu
- 4.4 Performance Tuning menu
- 4.5 Advanced menu
- 4.5.1 Trusted Computing
- 4.5.2 ACPI Settings
- 4.5.3 Smart Settings
- 4.5.4 Super IO Configuration
- 4.5.5 Serial Port Console Redirection
- 4.5.6 Onboard LAN Configuration
- 4.5.7 APM
- 4.5.8 PCI Subsystem Settings
- 4.5.9 USB Configuration
- 4.5.10 CSM Configuration
- 4.5.11 NVMe Configuration
- 4.5.12 Network Stack Configuration
- 4.5.13 iSCSI Configuration
- 4.6 Platform Configuration menu
- 4.7 Socket Configuration menu
- 4.8 Event Logs menu
- 4.9 Server Mgmt menu
- 4.10 Security menu
- 4.11 Boot menu
- 4.12 Tool menu
- 4.13 Save & Exit menu
- Chapter 5: RAID Configuration
- Chapter 6: Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory Configuration
- 6.1 Working with Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory
- 6.1.1 DCPMM operating systems (OS) and virtual machine monitor (VMM)
- 6.1.2 Setting up Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory as memory modules
- 6.1.3 Setting up Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory as storage devices (Windows)
- 6.1.4 Removing Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory as storage devices (Windows)
- 6.1.5 Setting up Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory on other operating systems
- 6.1 Working with Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory
- Chapter 7: Driver Installation
- 7.1 RAID driver installation
- 7.2 Management applications and utilities installation
- 7.3 Running the Support DVD
- 7.4 Intel® chipset device software installation
- 7.5 Installing the Intel® I210 Gigabit Adapters driver
- 7.6 VGA driver installation
- 7.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 5.0 installation
- Appendix

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Z11PA-D8 Series specications summary
Model Name Z11PA-D8
Storage
SATA Controller
Intel
®
Lewisburg PCH
- 12 x SATA 6Gb/s ports + 2 x M.2 connector (SATA 6Gb/s &
PCI-E Gen3 x4 link) from CPU1
Marvell 88SE9230
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
SAS Controller
Optional kits:
ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port SAS 12G HW RAID card
ASUS PIKE II 3108 8-port SAS 12G HW RAID card
Onboard I/O
Connectors
TPM Header
1
PSU Connector
24-pin SSI power connector + 2 x 8-pin SSI 12V
Management
Connector
Onboard ASMB9-iKVM
Fan Header
8 x 4 pin
SMBus
1
Chassis Intruder
1
Front LAN LED
4
Serial Port Header
1
M.2 Connector
2 (NGFF Type 22110)
Micro SD card
1
VROC Key Header
1
OCuLink
Connector
2 (PCIe Gen3 x4) from CPU1
Rear I/O
Connectors
External USB Port
4 x USB 3.0
VGA Port
1
RJ-45
4 x GbE LAN
1 x Management LAN
Management
Solution
Out of Band
Remote
Management
ASMB9-iKVM for KVM-over-Internet
Monitoring
CPU Temperature
FAN RPM
Environment
Operating temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C
Non operating temperature: -40°C ~ 70°C
Non operating humidity: 20% ~ 90% (Non condensing)
* Specications are subject to change without notice.
** Refer to www.asus.com for the complete list of supported PIKE cards.