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About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This user guide contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product Introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technologies it supports. • Chapter 2: Hardware Information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the switches, jumpers, and connectors on the motherboard. • Chapter 3: Powering Up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system. • Chapter 4: BIOS Setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. • Chapter 5: RAID Configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. • Chapter 6: Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory Configuration This chapter provides instructions for configuring Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory as memory modules (Memory Mode) or storage devices (App Direct mode). • Chapter 7: Driver Installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components. • Appendix This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard. Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS Control Center (ACC) user guide This manual tells how to set up and use the proprietary ASUS server management utility. Visit asuscontrolcenter.asus.com for more information. 2. ASUS websites The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information for all ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information. x

Section	Page
Notices	7
Safety information	8
Z11PR-D16 specifications summary	12
Chapter 1: Product Introduction	15
1.1 Welcome!	16
1.2 Package contents	16
1.3 Serial number label	17
1.4 Special features	17
1.4.1 Product highlights	17
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features	18
Chapter 2: Hardware Information	19
2.1 Before you proceed	20
2.2 Motherboard overview	21
2.2.1 Placement direction	21
2.2.2 Screw holes	21
2.2.3 Motherboard layout	22
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	24
2.3.1 Installing the CPU	24
2.4 System memory	26
2.4.1 Overview	26
2.4.2 Memory Configurations	26
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket	29
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM socket	29
2.5 Expansion slots	30
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card	30
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card	30
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments	31
2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link)	31
2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link)	31
2.6 Jumpers	33
2.7 Internal LEDs	39
2.8 Connectors	42
2.8.1 Rear panel connectors	42
2.8.2 Internal connectors	45
Chapter 3: Powering Up	57
3.1 Starting up for the first time	58
3.2 Powering off the computer	59
3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function	59
3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch	59
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup	61
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	62
4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	62
4.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility	63
4.1.3 BUPDATER utility	64
4.2 BIOS setup program	66
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen	67
4.2.2 Menu bar	67
4.2.3 Menu items	68
4.2.4 Submenu items	68
4.2.5 Navigation keys	68
4.2.6 General help	68
4.2.7 Configuration fields	68
4.2.8 Pop-up window	68
4.2.9 Scroll bar	68
4.3 Main menu	69
4.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	69
4.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	69
4.4 Performance Tuning menu	70
4.5 Advanced menu	71
4.5.1 Trusted Computing	72
4.5.2 ACPI Settings	72
4.5.3 Smart Settings	73
4.5.4 Super IO Configuration	73
4.5.5 Serial Port Console Redirection	74
4.5.6 Onboard LAN Configuration	77
4.5.7 APM	78
4.5.8 PCI Subsystem Settings	79
4.5.9 USB Configuration	81
4.5.10 CSM Configuration	82
4.5.11 NVMe Configuration	83
4.5.12 Network Stack Configuration	83
4.5.13 iSCSI Configuration	84
4.6 Platform Configuration menu	84
4.6.1 PCH Configuration	85
4.6.2 Miscellaneous Configuration	87
4.6.3 Server ME Configuration	87
4.6.4 Runtime Error Logging Support	88
4.7 Socket Configuration menu	88
4.7.1 Processor Configuration	89
4.7.2 Common RefCode Configuration	90
4.7.3 UPI Configuration	91
4.7.4 Memory Configuration	92
4.7.5 IIO Configuration	94
4.7.6 Advanced Power Management Configuration	95
4.8 Event Logs menu	97
4.8.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings	97
4.8.2 View Smbios Event Log	97
4.9 Server Mgmt menu	98
4.10 Security menu	99
4.11 Boot menu	101
4.12 Tool menu	102
4.13 Save & Exit menu	102
Chapter 5: RAID Configuration	103
5.1 Setting up RAID	104
5.1.1 RAID definitions	104
5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	105
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	105
5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities	105
5.2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility	106
5.2.1 Creating a RAID set	107
5.2.2 Deleting a RAID set	109
5.2.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	110
5.2.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility	111
5.2.5 Rebuilding the RAID	111
5.2.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	113
5.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)	114
5.3.1 Creating a RAID set	115
5.3.2 Changing a Volume Type	117
5.3.3 Deleting a volume	118
5.3.4 Preferences	119
Chapter 6: Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory Configuration	121
6.1 Working with Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory	122
6.1.1 DCPMM operating systems (OS) and virtual machine monitor (VMM)	122
6.1.2 Setting up Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory as memory modules	122
6.1.3 Setting up Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory as storage devices (Windows)	123
6.1.4 Removing Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory as storage devices (Windows)	124
6.1.5 Setting up Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory on other operating systems	124
Chapter 7: Driver Installation	125
7.1 RAID driver installation	126
7.1.1 Creating a USB flash drive with RAID drive	126
7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	126
7.2 Management applications and utilities installation	129
7.3 Running the Support DVD	129
7.4 Intel® chipset device software installation	132
7.5 VGA driver installation	134
7.6 Installing the Intel® I350-AM2 Gigabit Adapters driver	136
7.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise installation	138
Appendix	141
Z11PR-D16 block diagram	142
Simplified EU Declaration of Conformity	143