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Contents

2.6

Cable connections

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2-30

2.7

Removable/optional components

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2-31

2.7.1

System fans

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2-31

2.7.2

Optical disk drive (optional)

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2-32

2.7.3

Installing ASMB9 series management card (optional)

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2-33

Chapter 3: Installation Options

3.1

Rackmount rail kit items

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3-2

3.2

Attaching the rails to the rack

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3-2

Chapter 4: Motherboard Information

4.1

Before you proceed

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4-2

4.2

Motherboard overview

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4-3

4.2.1

Placement direction

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4-3

4.2.2

Screw holes

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4-3

4.2.3

Motherboard layout

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4-4

4.2.4

Layout contents

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4-5

4.3

Onboard LEDs

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4-7

4.4

Jumpers

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4-10

4.5

Connectors

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4-15

4.5.1

Rear panel connectors

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4-15

4.5.2

Q-Code table

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4-17

4.5.3

Internal connectors

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4-19

Chapter 5: BIOS Setup

5.1

Managing and updating your BIOS

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5-2

5.1.1

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility

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5-2

5.1.2

ASUS EzFlash Utility

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5-3

5.1.3

BUPDATER utility

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5-4

5.2

BIOS setup program

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5-6

5.2.1

BIOS menu screen

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5-7

5.2.2

Menu bar

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5-7

5.2.3

Menu items

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5-8

5.2.4

Submenu items

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5-8

5.2.5

Navigation keys

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5-8

5.2.6

General help

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5-8

5.2.7

Conﬁguration ﬁelds

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5-8

5.2.8

Pop-up window

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5-8

5.2.9

Scroll bar

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5-8

Section	Page
Safety information	7
About this guide	9
Chapter 1: Product Introduction	11
1.1 System package contents	12
1.2 Serial number label	12
1.3 System specifications	13
1.4 Front panel features	15
1.5 Rear panel features	15
1.6 Internal features	16
1.7 LED information	17
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs	17
1.7.2 Rear panel LEDs	18
1.7.3 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs	18
Chapter 2: Hardware Information	19
2.1 Chassis cover	20
2.1.1 Removing the chassis cover	20
2.1.2 Reinstalling the chassis cover	21
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	23
2.2.1 Installing the CPU	23
2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink	26
2.3 System memory	28
2.3.1 Overview	28
2.3.2 Memory configurations	28
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket	29
2.4 Hard disk drives	31
2.4.1 Installing a hard disk drive to the HDD bay 1	31
2.4.2 Installing 2.5-inch SSDs on HDD bay 1 (Optional)	35
2.4.3 Installing a 3.5-inch Serial ATA HDD to HDD bay 2	38
2.4.4 Installing 2.5-inch SSDs on HDD bay 2 (Optional)	41
2.5 Expansion card	44
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card	44
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card	46
2.5.3 Installing M.2 (NGFF) cards	47
2.6 Cable connections	48
2.7 Removable/optional components	49
2.7.1 System fans	49
2.7.2 Optical disk drive (optional)	50
2.7.3 Installing ASMB9 series management card (optional)	51
Chapter 3: Installation Options	53
3.1 Rackmount rail kit items	54
3.2 Attaching the rails to the rack	54
Chapter 4: Motherboard Information	59
4.1 Before you proceed	60
4.2 Motherboard overview	61
4.2.1 Placement direction	61
4.2.2 Screw holes	61
4.2.3 Motherboard layout	62
4.2.4 Layout contents	63
4.3 Onboard LEDs	65
4.4 Jumpers	68
4.5 Connectors	73
4.5.1 Rear panel connectors	73
4.5.2 Q-Code table	75
4.5.3 Internal connectors	77
Chapter 5: BIOS Setup	87
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	88
5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	88
5.1.2 ASUS EzFlash Utility	89
5.1.3 BUPDATER utility	90
5.2 BIOS setup program	92
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen	93
5.2.2 Menu bar	93
5.2.3 Menu items	94
5.2.4 Submenu items	94
5.2.5 Navigation keys	94
5.2.6 General help	94
5.2.7 Configuration fields	94
5.2.8 Pop-up window	94
5.2.9 Scroll bar	94
5.3 Main menu	95
5.4 Performance Tuning menu	96
5.5 Advanced menu	97
5.5.1 CPU Configuration	98
5.5.2 Power & Performance	100
5.5.3 Server ME Configuration	102
5.5.4 Trusted Computing	102
5.5.5 APM Configuration	103
5.5.6 Runtime Error Logging Settings	103
5.5.7 Onboard LAN Configuration	104
5.5.8 Serial Port Console Redirection	105
5.5.9 Intel TXT Information	107
5.5.10 PCI Subsystem Settings	108
5.5.11 USB Configuration	109
5.5.12 Network Stack Configuration	110
5.5.13 CSM Configuration	111
5.5.14 NVMe Configuration	112
5.5.15 WHEA Configuration	112
5.5.16 Tls Auth Configuration	113
5.5.17 iSCSI Configuration	113
5.6 Chipset menu	114
5.6.1 System Agent (SA) Configuration	114
5.6.2 PCH-IO Configuration	116
5.7 Security menu	118
5.8 Boot menu	121
5.9 Monitor menu	123
5.10 Tool menu	124
5.11 Event Logs menu	124
5.11.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings	124
5.11.2 View Smbios Event Log	125
5.12 Server Mgmt menu	126
5.12.1 System Event Log	127
5.12.2 Bmc self test log	128
5.12.3 BMC network configuration	129
5.12.4 View System Event Log	130
5.12.5 BMC User Settings	130
5.13 Save & Exit menu	131
Chapter 6: RAID Configuration	133
6.1 Setting up RAID	134
6.1.1 RAID definitions	134
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	135
6.1.3 Setting the RAID mode in BIOS	135
6.1.4 RAID configuration utilities	135
6.2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility	136
6.2.1 Creating a RAID set	137
6.2.2 Deleting a RAID set	139
6.2.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	140
6.2.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility	141
6.2.5 Rebuilding the RAID	141
6.2.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	143
6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)	144
6.3.1 Creating a RAID set	145
6.3.2 Changing a Volume Type	147
6.3.3 Deleting a volume	148
6.3.4 Preferences	149
Chapter 7: Driver Installation	151
7.1 RAID driver installation	152
7.1.1 Creating a USB flash drive with RAID drive	152
7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	152
7.2 Management applications and utilities installation	155
7.3 Running the Support DVD	155
7.4 Installing the system drivers	156
Appendix	159
P11C-M/4L block diagram	160
Notices	161

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