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1.6 Internal features The ASUS E900 G4 Pedestal server system includes the basic components as shown: 1. Power supply unit 2. GPU fan 3. ASUS WS C621E SAGE motherboard 4. Expansion card locks (hidden) 5. Optical drive (Optional) 6. Front I/O board (hidden) 7. Storage device bay (Top) 8. Storage device bay (Bottom) 9. GPU bar Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system component. The barebone server does not include a floppy disk drive. If you need to use a floppy disk, connect the USB floppy disk drive to any of the USB ports on the front or rear panel. WARNING HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY ASUS E900 G4 1-9

Section	Page
Safety information	7
Electrical Safety	7
Operation Safety	7
Restricted Access Location	7
About this guide	9
Chapter 1: Product Introduction	11
1.1 System package contents	12
1.2 Serial number label	12
1.3 E900 G4 specifications summary	13
1.4 Front panel features	16
1.5 Rear panel features	17
1.6 Internal features	19
1.7 LED information	20
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs	20
1.7.2 Rear panel LEDs	20
Chapter 2: Hardware Setup	21
2.1 Chassis cover	22
2.1.1 Removing the side covers	22
2.1.2 Replacing the side covers	23
2.2 CPU installation	24
2.3 System memory	26
2.3.1 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket	28
2.4 Air Duct	29
2.4.1 Removing the air duct	29
2.5 Storage devices	31
2.6 Expansion slots	35
2.6.1 Installing an expansion card	36
2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card	40
2.6.3 (optional) Installing a passive graphics card	41
2.6.4 Installing a PIKE II card	44
2.6.5 Installing M.2 (NGFF) cards	51
2.7 Removable components	53
2.7.1 Redundant power supply module	53
2.8 BIOS update utility	54
2.9 Motherboard rear and audio connection	55
2.9.1 Rear I/O connection	55
2.9.2 Audio I/O connections	57
2.10 Starting up for the first time	59
2.11 Turning off the computer	59
Chapter 3: Motherboard Information	61
3.1 Motherboard layout	62
3.2 Onboard buttons and switches	64
3.3 Jumpers	65
3.4 Onboard LEDs	70
3.5 Internal connectors	73
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup	89
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	90
4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	90
4.1.2 ASUS EzFlash Utility	91
4.1.3 BUPDATER utility	92
4.2 BIOS setup program	94
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen	95
4.2.2 Menu bar	95
4.2.3 Menu items	96
4.2.4 Submenu items	96
4.2.5 Navigation keys	96
4.2.6 General help	96
4.2.7 Configuration fields	96
4.2.8 Pop-up window	96
4.2.9 Scroll bar	96
4.3 Main menu	97
4.4 Ai Tweaker menu	97
4.5 Performance Tuning menu	98
4.6 Advanced menu	100
4.6.1 Trusted Computing	100
4.6.2 ACPI Settings	100
4.6.3 SMART Self Test	100
4.6.4 Super IO Configuration	101
4.6.5 Serial Port Console Redirection	101
4.6.6 CPU Storage Configuration	101
4.6.7 Onboard LAN Configuration	101
4.6.8 APM	102
4.6.9 PCI Subsystem Settings	102
4.6.10 USB Configuration	103
4.6.11 CSM Configuration	103
4.6.12 NVMe Configuration	103
4.6.13 Offboard SATA Controller Configuration	103
4.6.14 Audio Configuration	104
4.6.15 ASMedia Storage Controller	104
4.6.16 E900 Fan Mode Selection	104
4.6.17 Network Stack Configuration	104
4.6.18 iSCSI Configuration	104
4.7 Platform Configuration menu	104
4.7.1 PCH Configuration	104
4.7.2 Miscellaneous Configuration	105
4.7.3 Server ME Configuration	105
4.7.4 Runtime Error Logging	105
4.8 Socket Configuration menu	105
4.8.1 Processor Configuration	105
4.8.2 Common RefCode Configuration	105
4.8.3 UPI Configuration	106
4.8.4 Memory Configuration	106
4.8.5 IIO Configuration	106
4.8.6 Advanced Power Management Configuration	106
4.9 Event Logs menu	107
4.9.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings	107
4.9.2 View Smbios Event Log	107
4.10 Server Mgmt menu	107
4.10.1 System Event Log	107
4.10.2 BMC network configuration	107
4.10.3 View System Event Log	107
4.11 Monitor menu	108
4.12 Security menu	108
4.13 Boot menu	108
4.14 Tool menu	109
4.15 Save & Exit menu	109
Chapter 5: RAID Configuration	111
5.1 RAID configurations	112
5.1.1 RAID definitions	112
5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks	113
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	113
5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities	113
5.2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility	114
5.2.1 Creating a RAID set	115
5.2.2 Deleting a RAID set	117
5.2.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	118
5.2.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility	118
5.2.5 Rebuilding the RAID	119
5.2.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	121
5.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)	122
5.3.1 Creating a RAID set	123
5.3.2 Changing a Volume Type	125
5.3.3 Deleting a volume	126
5.3.4 Preferences	127
5.4 Intel® Virtual Raid on CPU in BIOS	128
5.4.1 Creating a RAID set	129
5.4.2 Deleting a RAID set	131
5.4.3 Installing the RAID controller driver during Windows® 10 OS installation	132
Appendix	135
WS C621E SAGE block diagram	136
Q-Code table	137
Notices	141