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1.3 System specifications The ASUS RS520-E8-RS8, RS520-E8-RS12-E is a 1U barebone server system featuring the ASUS Z10PR-D16 Server Board. The server supports Intel® LGA2011-3 Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 Processor v3 plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard. Model Name RS520-E8-RS12-E RS520-E8-RS8 Processor Support / System 2 x Socket R3 LGA 2011-3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v3 Family Bus QPI 6.4 / 8.0 / 9.6GT/s Core Logic Intel® C612 PCH Chipset Total Slots 16 (4 Channels per CPU, 8 DIMMS per CPU) Capacity Maximum up to 1024 GB Memory Memory Type DDR4 2133 / 1866 / 1600 / 1333 RDIMM / LR-DIMM/ NVDIMM Refer to www.asus.com for the latest memory AVL update. 32GB, 16GB, 8GB and 4GB (RDIMM) Memory Size 64GB, 32GB (LRDIMM) Refer to www.asus.com for the latest memory AVL update. Total Slots PCI/PCI-E 3+1 Expansion Slots (follow SSI Location #) Slot Type Low-profile 1 x PCI-E Gen3 x16 (x8 link) 2 x PCI-E Gen3 x8 (x8 link) 1 x PCI-E Gen3 x8 (x8 Gen3 link) (for OCP Mezzanine*) * Supports MCB-10G series (10 Gigabit/s series Gigabit Ethernet LAN card) (Optional) Intel® C612 9 x SATA 6 Gbps ports (8 x 2 mini-SAS connectors) Storage 1 x discrete M.2 socket SATA Controller Intel® RSTe (for Windows only; supports software RAID 0, 1, 10 and 5) LSI® MegaRAID driver supports RAID 0, 1 and 10) (for Linux and Windows) ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port SAS HBA card SAS Controller ASUS PIKE II 3108 8-port SAS HW card (Default with ASUS HBA/RAID card) Optional items: ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port SAS HBA card ASUS PIKE II 3108 8-port SAS HW RAID card HDD Bays System Fans I = internal A or S = hotswappable 12 x Hot-swap 3.5-inch HDD Bays 2 x Hot-swap 2.5-inch SSD Bays 8 x Hot-swap 3.5-inch HDD Bays 4 x System Fan (80 mm x 38 mm) (continued on the next page) 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction

Section	Page
Notices	7
REACH	7
Safety information	8
Australia statement notice	9
About this guide	10
Chapter 1: Product Introduction	13
1.1 System package contents	14
1.2 Serial number label	15
1.3 System specifications	16
1.4 Front panel features	18
1.5 Rear panel features	19
1.6 Internal features	21
1.7 LED information	23
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs	23
1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs	24
1.7.3 HDD status LED	24
Chapter 2: Hardware Information	25
2.1 Chassis cover	26
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	27
2.2.1 Installing the CPU	27
2.3 System memory	33
2.3.1 Overview	33
2.3.2 Memory Configurations	33
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM	35
2.3.4 Removing a DIMM	35
2.4 Hard disk drives	36
2.4.1 Installing a 3.5-inch HDD	36
2.4.2 Installing a 2.5-inch SSD (only RS520-E8-RS12-E)	37
2.5 Expansion slot	39
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the motherboard	39
2.5.2 Installing an M.2 expansion card	41
2.5.3 Installing a Mezzanine card	42
2.5.4 Configuring an expansion card	44
2.6 Cable connections	45
2.7 SATA/SAS backplane cabling	46
2.8 Removable/optional components	48
2.8.1 System fans	48
2.8.2 Slim optical drive (optional, for RS520-E8-RS8 only)	49
2.8.3 Redundant power supply module	51
Chapter 3: Installation Options	53
3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit	54
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info	57
4.1 Motherboard layout	58
4.2 Jumpers	60
4.3 Internal connectors	64
4.4 Onboard LEDs	74
Chapter 5: BIOS setup	79
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	80
5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	80
5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility	81
5.1.3 BUPDATER utility	82
5.2 BIOS setup program	84
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen	85
5.2.2 Menu bar	85
5.2.3 Menu items	86
5.2.4 Submenu items	86
5.2.5 Navigation keys	86
5.2.6 General help	86
5.2.7 Configuration fields	86
5.2.8 Pop-up window	86
5.2.9 Scroll bar	86
5.3 Main menu	87
5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	87
5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	87
5.4 Advanced menu	88
5.4.1 ACPI Settings	89
5.4.2 Smart Settings	89
5.4.3 NCT6779D Super IO Configuration	90
5.4.4 Intel LAN I210 Configuration	91
5.4.5 Serial Port Console Redirection	92
5.4.6 APM	95
5.4.7 PCI Subsystem Settings	96
5.4.8 Network Stack Configuration	97
5.4.9 CSM Configuration	98
5.4.10 Trusted Computing	99
5.4.11 USB Configuration	100
5.4.12 iSCSI Configuration	101
5.5 IntelRCSetup menu	102
5.5.1 Processor Configuration	103
5.5.2 Advanced Power Management Configuration	105
5.5.3 Common RefCode Configuration	106
5.5.4 QPI Configuration	107
5.5.5 Memory Configuration	108
5.5.6 IIO Configuration	111
5.5.7 PCH Configuration	112
5.5.8 Miscellaneous Configuration	116
5.5.9 Server ME Configuration	116
5.5.10 Runtime Error Logging Support	117
5.6 Server Mgmt menu	117
5.7 Event Logs menu	122
5.7.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings	122
5.7.2 View Smbios Event Log	123
5.8 Monitor menu	124
5.9 Security menu	125
5.10 Boot menu	128
5.11 Tool menu	129
5.12 Exit menu	130
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 item in BIOS	135
6.1.4 RAID configuration utilities	135
6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility	136
6.2.1 Creating a RAID set	137
6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration	143
6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives	144
6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives	148
6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency	150
6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration	153
6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set	154
6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache	155
6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility	156
6.3.1 Creating a RAID set	157
6.3.2 Deleting a RAID set	159
6.3.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	160
6.3.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility	161
6.3.5 Rebuilding the RAID	161
6.3.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	163
6.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)	164
6.4.1 Creating a RAID set	165
6.4.2 Changing a Volume Type	167
6.4.3 Deleting a volume	168
6.4.4 Preferences	169
Chapter 7: Driver installation	171
7.1 RAID driver installation	172
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	172
7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	174
7.2 Management applications and utilities installation	184
7.3 Running the Support DVD	184
7.4 Intel® chipset device software installation	188
7.5 Installing the Intel® I350-AM1/I350-AM2/I210 X540-BT2 Gigabit Adapters driver	190
7.6 VGA driver installation	193
7.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4.0 installation	195
Appendices	199

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Chapter 1:

Product introduction

1-4

1.3

System speciﬁcations

The ASUS RS520-E8-RS8, RS520-E8-RS12-E is a 1U barebone server system featuring the

ASUS Z10PR-D16 Server Board. The server supports Intel

LGA2011-3 Intel

Xeon

E5-2600 Processor v3 plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard.

(continued on the next page)

Model Name

RS520-E8-RS12-E

RS520-E8-RS8

Processor Support / System

Bus

2 x Socket R3 LGA 2011-3 Intel

Xeon

Processor E5-2600 v3

Family

QPI 6.4 / 8.0 / 9.6GT/s

Core Logic

Intel

C612 PCH Chipset

Memory

Total Slots

16 (4 Channels per CPU, 8 DIMMS per CPU)

Capacity

Maximum up to 1024 GB

Memory Type

DDR4 2133 / 1866 / 1600 / 1333 RDIMM / LR-DIMM/ NVDIMM

Refer to www.asus.com for the latest memory AVL update.

Memory Size

32GB, 16GB, 8GB and 4GB (RDIMM)

64GB, 32GB (LRDIMM)

Refer to www.asus.com for the latest memory AVL update.

Expansion

Slots (follow

SSI Location #)

Total PCI/PCI-E

Slots

3+1

Slot Type

Low-proﬁle

1 x PCI-E Gen3 x16 (x8 link)

2 x PCI-E Gen3 x8 (x8 link)

1 x PCI-E Gen3 x8 (x8 Gen3 link) (for OCP Mezzanine*)

* Supports MCB-10G series (10 Gigabit/s series Gigabit Ethernet LAN

card) (Optional)

Storage

SATA Controller

Intel

C612

9 x SATA 6 Gbps ports (8 x 2 mini-SAS connectors)

1 x discrete M.2 socket

Intel

RSTe (for Windows only; supports software RAID 0, 1, 10

and 5)

LSI

MegaRAID driver supports RAID 0, 1 and 10) (for Linux

and Windows)

SAS Controller

ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port SAS

HBA card

ASUS PIKE II 3108 8-port SAS

HW card

(Default with ASUS HBA/RAID

card)

Optional items:

ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port

SAS HBA card

ASUS PIKE II 3108 8-port

SAS HW RAID card

HDD Bays

I = internal

A or S = hot-

swappable

12 x Hot-swap 3.5-inch HDD

Bays

2 x Hot-swap 2.5-inch SSD

Bays

8 x Hot-swap 3.5-inch HDD

Bays

System Fans

4 x System Fan (80 mm x 38 mm)