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
2.2 Motherboard overview
Beforeyouinstallthemotherboard,studythecongurationofyourchassistoensurethatthe
motherboardtsintoit.
Tooptimizethefeaturesofyourmotherboard,wehighlyrecommendthatyouinstallitinan
ATX 2.2 compliant chassis.
2.2.1 Placement direction
Wheninstallingthemotherboard,ensurethatyouplaceitintothechassisinthecorrect
orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in
the image below.
2.2.2 Screw holes
Place nine (9) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the
chassis.
DO NOT overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.
Ensure to unplug the chassis power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.
Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components!
Place this side towards
the rear of the chassis