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4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup: 1. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 To recover the BIOS using a bootable USB flash disk drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted. 2. ASUS EzFlash Updates the BIOS using a USB flash disk. 4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS file using a USB flash drive that contains the updated BIOS file. Prepare a USB flash drive containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility. Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash drive To recover the BIOS from a USB flash drive: 1. Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to one USB port on the system. 2. The utility will automatically recover the BIOS. It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS! Doing so would cause system boot failure! The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file. 4-2

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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4.1

Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output

System (BIOS) setup:

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

To recover the BIOS using a bootable USB flash disk drive when the BIOS file fails or

gets corrupted.

ASUS EzFlash

Updates the BIOS using a USB flash disk.

Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash drive

To recover the BIOS from a USB flash drive:

Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to one USB port on the

system.

The utility will automatically recover the BIOS. It resets the system when the BIOS

recovery finished.

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS! Doing so would cause

system boot failure!

The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard. Visit the

ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file.

4.1.1

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility

The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file

when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS

file using a USB flash drive that contains the updated BIOS file.

Prepare a USB flash drive containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this

utility.