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System specifications, Model Name, RS520-E9-RS12-E, Motherboard, Processor Support, Core Logic

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1.3 System specifications The ASUS RS520-E9 Series is a 2U barebone server system featuring the ASUS Z11PR-D16 Server Board. The server supports Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family Series plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard. Model Name RS520-E9-RS12-E RS520-E9-RS8 Motherboard Z11PR-D16 Processor Support 2 x Socket P0 (LGA 3647) 1st Gen Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family 2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family UPI 10.4 GT/s Core Logic Intel® C621 PCH Total Slots 16 (6-channel per CPU, 8 DIMM per CPU) Capacity Maximum up to 4096GB Memory Memory Type DDR4 2933* (1 DIMM per Channel) DDR4 2666/2400/2133 RDIMM/LRDIMM/LRDIMM 3DS (2 DIMM per Channel) * 2933MHz will drop to 2666MHz when using 2DPC configurations ** Refer to ASUS server AVL for the latest update Memory Size 4GB, 8GB, 12GB, 32GB (RDIMM) 64GB, 128GB (RDIMM 3DS) 32GB, 64GB, 128GB (LRDIMM) 64GB, 128GB, 256GB (LRDIMM 3DS) * Refer to ASUS server AVL for the latest update Total PCI/PCI-X/ PCI-E/PIKE Slots 6+1 Expansion Slots Slot Type 2 x PCI-E x16* (Gen3 x16 link), LP, HL 4 x PCI-E x8 (Gen3 x8 link), LP, HL 1 x OCP 2.0 Mezzanine (Gen3 x16 link) * 1 x PCI-E x16 slot is occupied by NVMe4 OCulink Card Disk Controller SATA Controller Intel® Lewisburg PCH - 11 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (8 by 2 mini-SAS Connector) - 2 x M.2 connectors (SATA 6Gb/s & PCI-E Gen3 x4 link) Intel® RSTe Supports software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5 Intel® VROC Supports software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5 (for Windows only) SAS Controller Optional kits: ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port SAS HBA card ASUS PIKE II 3108 8-port SAS HW RAID card 12G SAS Support (continued on the next page) ASUS RS520-E9 Series 1-3

Section	Page
Safety information	8
About this guide	10
Chapter 1: Product Introduction	13
1.1 System package contents	14
1.2 Serial number label	14
1.3 System specifications	15
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
1.7.3 Bay status LED	24
1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs	25
1.7.4 Rear panel LEDs	25
1.7.5 Q-Code table	26
Chapter 2: Hardware Information	29
2.1 Chassis cover	30
2.1.1 Removing the rear cover	30
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	31
2.2.1 Installing the CPU	31
2.3 System memory	33
2.3.1 Overview	33
2.3.2 Memory Configurations	34
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket	35
2.4 Storage devices	36
2.5 Expansion slot	42
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the PCIE slot	42
2.5.2 Installing an ASUS PIKE II card	44
2.5.3 Replacing the ASUS PCIE-NVME4-OCuLink card	46
2.5.4 Configuring an expansion card	49
2.5.5 Installing an M.2 expansion card	50
2.5.6 Installing a Mezzanine card	51
2.6 Cable connections	53
2.7 Backplane cabling	54
2.8 Removable/optional components	56
2.8.1 System fans	56
2.8.2 Slim optical drive (optional for RS520-E9-RS8)	57
2.8.3 Redundant power supply module	59
Chapter 3: Installation Options	61
3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit	62
3.2 Rail kit dimensions	65
Chapter 4: Motherboard Information	67
4.1 Motherboard layout	68
4.2 Jumpers	70
4.3 Internal LEDs	76
4.4 Internal connectors	79
Chapter 5: BIOS Setup	91
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	92
5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	92
5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility	93
5.1.3 BUPDATER utility	94
5.2 BIOS setup program	96
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen	97
5.2.2 Menu bar	97
5.2.3 Menu items	98
5.2.4 Submenu items	98
5.2.5 Navigation keys	98
5.2.6 General help	98
5.2.7 Configuration fields	98
5.2.8 Pop-up window	98
5.2.9 Scroll bar	98
5.3 Main menu	99
5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	99
5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	99
5.4 Performance Tuning menu	100
5.5 Advanced menu	101
5.5.1 Trusted Computing	102
5.5.2 ACPI Settings	102
5.5.3 Smart Settings	103
5.5.4 Super IO Configuration	103
5.5.5 Serial Port Console Redirection	104
5.5.6 Onboard LAN Configuration	107
5.5.7 APM	108
5.5.8 PCI Subsystem Settings	109
5.5.9 USB Configuration	111
5.5.10 CSM Configuration	112
5.5.11 NVMe Configuration	113
5.5.12 Network Stack Configuration	113
5.5.13 iSCSI Configuration	114
5.6 Platform Configuration menu	114
5.6.1 PCH Configuration	115
5.6.2 Miscellaneous Configuration	117
5.6.3 Server ME Configuration	117
5.6.4 Runtime Error Logging Support	118
5.7 Socket Configuration menu	118
5.7.1 Processor Configuration	119
5.7.2 Common RefCode Configuration	120
5.7.3 UPI Configuration	121
5.7.4 Memory Configuration	122
5.7.5 IIO Configuration	124
5.7.6 Advanced Power Management Configuration	125
5.8 Event Logs menu	127
5.8.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings	127
5.8.2 View Smbios Event Log	127
5.9 Server Mgmt menu	128
5.10 Security menu	129
5.11 Boot menu	131
5.12 Tool menu	132
5.13 Save & Exit menu	132
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 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA 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/SSATA 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 Intel® chipset device software installation	158
7.5 VGA driver installation	160
7.6 Installing the Intel® I350-AM2 Gigabit Adapters driver	162
7.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise installation	164
Appendix	167
Z11PR-D16 block diagram	168
Notices	169
Canadian Department of Communications Statement	170
REACH	170
ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services	170
Australia statement notice	170