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Chapter 3:

BIOS Setup

3.1

Managing and updating your BIOS

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3-1

3.1.1

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility

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3-1

3.1.2

ASUS EzFlash Utility

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3-2

3.1.3

BUPDATER utility

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3-3

3.2

BIOS setup program

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3-5

3.2.1

BIOS menu screen

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3-6

3.2.2

Menu bar

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3-6

3.2.3

Menu items

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3-7

3.2.4

Submenu items

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3-7

3.2.5

Navigation keys

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3-7

3.2.6

General help

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3-7

3.2.7

Configuration fields

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3-7

3.2.8

Pop-up window

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3-7

3.2.9

Scroll bar

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3-7

3.3

Main menu

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3-8

3.4

Ai Tweaker menu

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3-8

3.5

Performance Tuning menu

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3-9

3.6

Advanced menu

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3-11

3.6.1

Trusted Computing

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3-11

3.6.2

ACPI Settings

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3-11

3.6.3

SMART Self Test

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3-11

3.6.4

Super IO Configuration

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3-11

3.6.5

Serial Port Console Redirection

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3-12

3.6.6

Onboard LAN Configuration

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3-12

3.6.7

APM

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3-13

3.6.8

PCI Subsystem Settings

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3-13

3.6.9

Network Stack Configuration

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3-13

3.6.10

CSM Configuration

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3-14

3.6.11

NVMe Configuration

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3-14

3.6.12

USB Configuration

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3-14

3.6.13

iSCSI Configuration

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3-14

3.6.14

Intel(R) Virtual RAID on CPU

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3-14

3.7

Platform Configuration menu

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3-15

3.7.1

PCH Configuration

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3-15

3.7.2

Miscellaneous Configuration

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3-15

3.7.3

Server ME Configuration

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3-15

3.7.4

Runtime Error Logging

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3-15

Contents

Section	Page
Safety information	7
About this guide	8
WS C621E SAGE Series specifications summary	10
Package contents	14
Installation tools and components	15
Chapter 1: Product Introduction	17
1.1 Motherboard overview	17
1.1.1 Before you proceed	17
1.1.2 Motherboard layout	18
1.1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	20
1.1.4 System memory	21
1.1.5 Expansion slots	23
1.1.6 Onboard buttons and switches	25
1.1.7 Jumpers	26
1.1.8 Onboard LEDs	31
1.1.9 Internal connectors	34
Chapter 2: Basic Installation	49
2.1 Building your PC system	49
2.1.1 CPU and heatsink installation	49
2.1.2 Motherboard installation	51
2.1.3 DIMM installation	53
2.1.4 ATX power connection	54
2.1.5 SATA device connection	55
2.1.6 Front I/O connector	56
2.1.7 Expansion card installation	57
2.2 BIOS update utility	58
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections	59
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection	59
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections	61
2.4 Starting up for the first time	63
2.5 Turning off the computer	63
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup	65
3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	65
3.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	65
3.1.2 ASUS EzFlash Utility	66
3.1.3 BUPDATER utility	67
3.2 BIOS setup program	69
3.2.1 BIOS menu screen	70
3.2.2 Menu bar	70
3.2.3 Menu items	71
3.2.4 Submenu items	71
3.2.5 Navigation keys	71
3.2.6 General help	71
3.2.7 Configuration fields	71
3.2.8 Pop-up window	71
3.2.9 Scroll bar	71
3.3 Main menu	72
3.4 Ai Tweaker menu	72
3.5 Performance Tuning menu	73
3.6 Advanced menu	75
3.6.1 Trusted Computing	75
3.6.2 ACPI Settings	75
3.6.3 SMART Self Test	75
3.6.4 Super IO Configuration	75
3.6.5 Serial Port Console Redirection	76
3.6.6 Onboard LAN Configuration	76
3.6.7 APM	77
3.6.8 PCI Subsystem Settings	77
3.6.9 Network Stack Configuration	77
3.6.10 CSM Configuration	78
3.6.11 NVMe Configuration	78
3.6.12 USB Configuration	78
3.6.13 iSCSI Configuration	78
3.6.14 Intel(R) Virtual RAID on CPU	78
3.7 Platform Configuration menu	79
3.7.1 PCH Configuration	79
3.7.2 Miscellaneous Configuration	79
3.7.3 Server ME Configuration	79
3.7.4 Runtime Error Logging	79
3.8 Socket Configuration menu	80
3.8.1 Processor Configuration	80
3.8.2 Common RefCode Configuration	80
3.8.3 UPI Configuration	80
3.8.4 Memory Configuration	80
3.8.5 IIO Configuration	80
3.8.6 Advanced Power Management Configuration	81
3.9 Event Logs menu	82
3.9.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings	82
3.9.2 View Smbios Event Log	82
3.10 Server Mgmt menu	82
3.10.1 System Event Log	82
3.10.2 BMC network configuration	82
3.10.3 View System Event Log	82
3.11 Monitor menu	82
3.12 Security menu	82
3.13 Boot menu	83
3.14 Tool menu	84
3.15 Save & Exit menu	84
Chapter 4: RAID Support	85
4.1 RAID configurations	85
4.1.1 RAID definitions	85
4.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks	86
4.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	86
4.1.4 RAID configuration utilities	86
4.2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility	87
4.2.1 Creating a RAID set	88
4.2.2 Deleting a RAID set	90
4.2.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	91
4.2.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility	91
4.2.5 Rebuilding the RAID	92
4.2.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	94
4.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)	95
4.3.1 Creating a RAID set	96
4.3.2 Changing a Volume Type	98
4.3.3 Deleting a volume	99
4.3.4 Preferences	100
4.4 Intel® Virtual Raid on CPU in BIOS	101
4.4.1 Creating a RAID set	102
4.4.2 Deleting a RAID set	104
4.4.3 Installing the RAID controller driver during Windows® 10 OS installation	105
Chapter 5: Multi GPU Support	107
5.1 AMD CrossFireX™ technology	107
5.1.1 Requirements	107
5.1.2 Before you begin	107
5.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards	108
5.1.4 Installing three CrossFireX™ graphics cards	109
5.1.5 Installing four CrossFireX™ graphics cards	110
5.1.6 Installing the device drivers	111
5.1.7 Enabling the AMD CrossFireX™ technology	111
5.2 NVIDIA® SLI® technology	113
5.2.1 Requirements	113
5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards	113
5.2.3 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards	114
5.2.4 Installing four SLI-ready graphics cards	115
5.2.5 Installing the device drivers	116
5.2.6 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI® technology	116
Appendix	119
WS C621E SAGE block diagram	119
Q-Code table	120
Notices	123

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