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5. Slide the load lever under the retention tab, then remove the PnP cap. 6. Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with, ensuring that it is evenly spread in a thin layer. Some heatsinks come with pre-applied Thermal Interface Material. If so, skip this step. The Thermal Interface Material is toxic and inedible. DO NOT eat it. If it gets into your eyes or touches your skin, wash it off immediately and seek professional medical help. 2-6

Section	Page
Safety information	7
About this guide	9
Chapter 1: Product Introduction	11
1.1 System package contents	12
1.2 Serial number label	13
1.3 System specifications	14
1.4 Front panel features	17
1.5 Rear panel features	17
1.6 Internal features	18
1.7 LED information	20
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs	20
1.7.2 Storage device status LEDs	21
1.7.3 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs	22
Chapter 2: Hardware Information	23
2.1 Chassis cover	24
2.1.1 Removing the rear cover	24
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	25
2.2.1 Installing the CPU and heatsink	26
2.3 System memory	31
2.3.1 Installing a DIMM	32
2.4 Storage devices	33
2.4.1 Installing a 3.5-inch storage device	33
2.4.2 Installing a 2.5-inch storage device	35
2.5 Expansion slots	37
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the butterfly riser card	38
2.5.2 Installing an MCIO riser card to the butterfly riser card	40
2.5.3 Installing a LAN card to the proprietary slot	42
2.5.4 Installing a SlimSAS NVMe card to the proprietary slot	45
2.5.5 Installing an M.2 module	47
2.5.6 Installing a PFR module (optional)	50
2.5.7 Configuring an expansion card	51
2.6 Cable connections	52
2.7 Backplane cabling	53
2.8 Removable/optional components	54
2.8.1 Redundant power supply units (on selected models)	54
2.8.2 Rail kit	55
Chapter 3: Motherboard Information	57
3.1 Motherboard layout	58
3.2 Jumpers	60
3.3 Onboard LEDs	65
3.4 Internal connectors	67
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup	77
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	78
4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	78
4.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility	79
4.2 BIOS setup program	80
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen	81
4.2.2 Menu bar	81
4.3 Main menu	83
4.4 Performance Tuning menu	84
4.5 Advanced menu	85
4.5.1 RC ACPI Settings	86
4.5.2 CPU Configuration	87
4.5.3 Power & Performance	89
4.5.4 System Agent (SA) Configuration	93
4.5.5 PCH Configuration	95
4.5.6 Server ME Configuration	98
4.5.7 Server ME Debug Configuration	99
4.5.8 Thermal Configuration	100
4.5.9 Platform Settings	101
4.5.10 BCLK Configuration	103
4.5.11 System Event Log	104
4.5.12 Debug Settings	105
4.5.13 Debug Configuration	106
4.5.14 Trusted Computing	107
4.5.15 ACPI Settings	107
4.5.16 Redfish Host Interface Settings	108
4.5.17 SMART Settings	108
4.5.18 Onboard LAN Configuration	109
4.5.19 UEFI Variables Protection	109
4.5.20 Serial Port Console Redirection	110
4.5.21 Intel TXT Information	113
4.5.22 Acoustic Management Configuration	113
4.5.23 AMI Graphic Output Protocol Policy	113
4.5.24 SIO Common Setting	114
4.5.25 SIO Configuration	114
4.5.26 PCI Subsystem Settings	115
4.5.27 USB Configuration	116
4.5.28 Network Stack Configuration	118
4.5.29 NVMe Configuration	119
4.5.30 APM Configuration	119
4.5.31 Third-party UEFI driver configurations	120
4.5.32 Driver Health	120
4.6 Security menu	121
4.7 Boot menu	125
4.8 Tool menu	127
4.9 Event Logs menu	128
4.9.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings	128
4.9.2 View Smbios Event Log	128
4.10 Server Mgmt menu	129
4.11 Exit menu	131
Chapter 5: RAID Configuration	133
5.1 Setting up RAID	134
5.1.1 RAID definitions	134
5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	135
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	135
5.2 Intel® Virtual Raid on CPU in BIOS	136
5.2.1 Creating a RAID set	137
5.2.2 Deleting a RAID set	138
5.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)	139
5.3.1 Creating a RAID set	140
5.3.2 Changing a Volume Type	142
5.3.3 Deleting a volume	143
5.3.4 Preferences	144
Chapter 6: Driver Installation	145
6.1 RAID driver installation	146
6.1.1 Creating a USB flash drive with RAID drive	146
6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	146
6.2 Running the Support DVD	149
Appendix	151
Block diagram	152
Q-Code table	153
Notices	155

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Slide the load lever under the retention tab, then remove the PnP cap.

Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the

heatsink will be in contact with, ensuring that it is evenly spread in a thin layer.

Some heatsinks come with pre-applied Thermal Interface Material. If so, skip this step.

The Thermal Interface Material is toxic and inedible. DO NOT eat it. If it gets into your eyes

or touches your skin, wash it off immediately and seek professional medical help.