ASRock Rack SPC621D8HM3 User manual

SPC621D8HM3

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published June 2021

Version 1.0

Published October 2021

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infringe.

Disclaimer:

Specications and information contained in this documentation are furnished

for informational use only and subject to change without notice, and should not

be constructed as a commitment by ASRock Rack. ASRock Rack assumes no

responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this documentation.

With respect to the contents of this documentation, ASRock Rack does not provide

warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to

the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or tness for a particular

purpose.

In no event shall ASRock Rack, its directors, ocers, employees, or agents be liable

for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages

for loss of prots, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the

like), even if ASRock Rack has been advised of the possibility of such damages

arising from any defect or error in the documentation or product.

is device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following

two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

e Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance

controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the

California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please

follow the related regulations in advance.

“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/

perchlorate”

ASRock Rack’s Website: www.ASRockRack.com

Contact Information

If you need to contact ASRock Rack or want to know more about ASRock Rack,

you’re welcome to visit ASRock Rack’s website at www.ASRockRack.com; or you

may contact your dealer for further information.

ASRock Rack Incorporation

6F., No.37, Sec. 2, Jhongyang S. Rd., Beitou District,

Taipei City 112, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Unique Features 5

1.4 Motherboard Layout 6

1.5 I/O Panel 9

1.6 Block Diagram 10

Chapter 2 Installation 11

2.1 Screw Holes 11

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 11

2.3 Installing the CPU and Heatsink 12

2.4 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 18

2.5 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 20

2.6 Jumper Setup 21

2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors 22

2.8 Unit Identication purpose LED/Switch 29

2.9 Driver Installation Guide 29

2.10 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1) 30

2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_2) 32

Chapter 3 UEFI Setup Utility 33

3.1 Introduction 33

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 33

3.1.2 Navigation Keys 34

3.2 Main Screen 35

3.3 Advanced Screen 36

3.3.1 CPU Conguration 37

3.3.2 DRAM Conguration 40

3.3.3 Chipset Conguration 42

3.3.4 Storage Conguration 45

3.3.5 ACPI Conguration 47

3.3.6 USB Conguration 48

3.3.7 Super IO Conguration 49

3.3.8 Serial Port Console Redirection 50

3.3.9 H/W Monitor 53

3.3.10 Runtime Error Logging 54

3.3.11 Intel SPS Conguration 56

3.3.12 Intel(R) VMD Technology 57

3.3.13 Tls Auth Conguratio 59

3.3.14 Instant Flash 60

3.4 Security 61

3.4.1 Key Management 62

3.5 Boot Screen 66

3.5.1 CSM Parameters 68

3.6 Server Mgmt 70

3.6.1 System Event Log 71

3.6.2 BMC Network Conguration 72

3.6.3 BMC Tools 74

3.7 Event Logs 75

3.8 Exit Screen 76

Chapter 4 Software Support 77

4.1 Install Operating System 77

4.2 Support CD Information 77

4.2.1 Running The Support CD 77

4.2.2 Drivers Menu 77

4.2.3 Utilities Menu 77

4.2.4 Contact Information 77

Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 78

5.1 Troubleshooting Procedures 78

5.2 Technical Support Procedures 80

5.3 Returning Merchandise for Service 80

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Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Rack SPC621D8HM3 motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock Rack’s consistently stringent quality control.

It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock Rack’s

commitment to quality and endurance.

In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contains introduction of the motherboard and step-

by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contains the conguration

guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

1.1 Package Contents

• ASRock Rack SPC621D8HM3 Motherboard

(Proprietary Form Factor: 17-in x 6.6-in, 43.18 cm x 16.7 cm)

• 2 x Screws for M.2 Sockets

• 1 x CPU Non-Fabric Carrier

• 2 x OCP3.0 Plastic Guide Rails

If any items are missing or appear damaged, contact your authorized dealer.

Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the con-

tent of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modications of

this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock Rack website without

further notice. You may nd the latest memory and CPU support lists on ASRock Rack

website as well. ASRock Rack’s Website: www.ASRockRack.com

If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for

specic information about the model you are using.

http://www.asrockrack.com/support/

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1.2 Specications

SPC621D8HM3

MB Physical Status

Form Factor Proprietary

Dimension 17’’ x 6.6’’ (43.18cm x 16.7 cm)

Processor System

CPU 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors

Socket 1 Socket P+, 4189 pins

Chipset Intel® C621A

ermal Design

Power

300W

CPLD Lattice LCMXO3LF-2100C

System Memory

Capacity 8 DIMM slots (1DPC)

Type - Dual Channels Memory Technology

- Support DDR4 RDIMM/ RDIMM-3DS/ LRDIMM/

LRDIMM-3DS / Intel®Optane™ Persistent Memory 200 Series

DIM Size per

DIMM

- RDIMM: 3200/2666/2400 MHz

- LRDIMM: 3200/2666/2400 MHz

DIMM

Frequency

RDIMM:64GB, 32GB, 16GB, 8GB, 4GB

RDIMM-3DS: 256GB, 128GB, 64GB, 32GB, 16GB, 8GB, 4GB

LRDIMM: 128GB, 64GB, 32GB, 16GB, 8GB, 4GB

LRDIMM-3DS: 256GB, 128GB, 64GB, 32GB, 16GB, 8GB,

4GB

Voltage 1.2V

Expansion Slot

PCIe 4.0 x 16 SLOT1: Proprietary PCIe4.0 x16 from CPU

SLOT2: Proprietary PCIe4.0 x16 from CPU

M.2 2 M-key (M2_1: 2280/22110, PCIe3.0 x4 or SATA 6Gb/s;

M2_2: 2280, PCIe3.0 x4 or SATA 6Gb/s)

OCP 3.0 1 SFF 4C+ (PCIe4.0 x16) from CPU

OCulink 2 (PCIe3.0x4) from PCH

SlimSAS 2 (PCIe4.0 x8) from CPU

Storage

SATA Controller Intel® C621A:

1 SATA 9-pin (SATA 6Gb/s)

1 SATA 7-pin (SATA 6Gb/s)

1 M.2 M-key (1 SATA 6Gb/s or PCIe3.0 x4)

1 M.2 M-key (1 SATA 6Gb/s or PCIe3.0x4)

2 Oculink (4 SATA 6Gb/s or PCIe3.0x4)

Management

BMC Controller ASPEED AST2500

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IPMI Dedicated

GLAN

1 x Realtek RTL8211E for dedicated management GLAN

Features - Watch Dog

- NMI

Graphics

Controller ASPEED AST2500

VRAM 256MB (128MBx16) DDR4L

Rear Panel I/O

VGA Port 1 x D-Sub (Adapter Cable Required)

USB 3.2 Gen1

Port

2

LAN Port 1 (IPMI) LAN Port (RJ45)

LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)

UID Button/

UID LED

1

Internal Connector

Auxiliary Panel

Header

1 (18-pin) (includes chassis intrusion, system fault LED,

location button & LED, front LAN LED)

ITX Auxiliary

Panel Header

1 (9-pin) (includes chassis intrusion, system fault LED, front

LAN LED)

Front Panel 1

USB 3.2 Gen1

Header

1 (support 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)

USB 2.0 Header 1 (support 2 USB 2.0 ports)

TPM Header 1

SPI TPM Header 1

IPMB Header 1

ATX Power 2 x (8-pin)

SATA Power 1 x (4-pin)

Fan Header 4 x System Fan (6-pin)

NMI Button 1

ME Recovery 1

SMBus from

BMC

1

PSU SMBus 1

CPU1_HSBP_1 1

PSU Header 1 (J2)

ermal Sensor

Header

1

COM Header 1

SATA SGPIO 2

Front VGA

Header

1

RAID Header 1

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is motherboard supports Wake from on Board LAN. To use this function, please make

sure that the “Wake on Magic Packet from power o state” is enabled in Device Manager

> Intel® Ethernet Connection > Power Management. And the “PCI Devices Power On” is

enabled in UEFI SETUP UTILITY > Advanced > ACPI Conguration. Aer that, onboard

LAN1&2 can wake up S5 under OS.

If you install Intel® LAN utility or Marvell SATA utility, this motherboard may fail Win-

dows® Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) certication tests. If you install the drivers only, it

will pass the WHQL tests.

System BIOS

BIOS Ty pe 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS

BIOS Features - Plug and Play (PnP)

- ACPI 2.0 Compliance Wake Up Events

- SMBIOS 2.8 Support

- ASRock Rack Instant Flash

Hardware Monitor

Temperature - CPU Temperature Sensing

- System Temperature Sensing

Fan - CPU Fan Tachometer

- CPU Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by

CPU Temperature)

- CPU Fan Multi-Speed Control

Voltage Voltage Monitoring: CPU1_PVCCIN, PVDDQ_

ABCD,PVDDQ_EFGH, 1.05V_PCH,1.8V_PCH,

+BAT,PVNN_PCH, 3.3V,5V,12V,3.3VSB, 5VSB

Support OS

OS Microso® Windows®

- Server 2016 (64 bit)

- Server 2019 (64 bit)

Linux®

- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.9 (64 bit)

- CentOs 7.9 (64 bit)

- Ubuntu 20.04.1 (64 bit)

Hypervisor:

- VMWare® ESXi 6.7 U3 / vSphere 6.7 U3

- VMWare® ESXi 7.0.U1c / vSphere 7.0.U1c

- Hyper-V Windows® Server 2016

- Hyper-V Windows® Server 2019

* Please refer to our website for the latest OS support list.

Environment

Temperature Operation temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C / Non operation

temperature: -40°C ~ 70°C

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1.3 Unique Features

ASRock Rack Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. is con-

venient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operat-

ing systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you can press the <F6>

key during the POST or the <F2> key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access

ASRock Rack Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS le to your

USB ash drive, oppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a

few clicks without preparing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash

utility. Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12

le system.

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1.4 Motherboard Layout

VGA1 UID1

USB3.2

Gen1 Ports

T: USB3_2

B: USB3_1

IPMB1

FRNT_VGA1

PCIE1

IPMI_LAN1

OCU1_1

OCU2_1

M2_1

TPM_BIOS_PH1

BIOS

ROM

BMC

ROM

M2_2

CPU1_HSBP1

COM1

TPM1

SATA_SGPIO1

SSATA_SGPIO1

BMC_SMB1

PSU_SMB1

CM_SB_R

USB3_3_4

ATX12V1

FAN1

FAN2

USB_1_2

BAT1

ITX_AUX_PANEL1

J2

RAID_1

R

NMI_BTN1

T 1

PWM_CFG1

FAN3

FAN4

SSATA_1

HDD_PWR1

SSATA_0

ATX12V2

SSATAPWR1

SLIM1

SLIM2

PANEL1

AUX_PANEL1

DDR4_B1

DDR4_A1

DDR4_D1

DDR4_C1

DDR4_G1

DDR4_H1

DDR4_E1

DDR4_F1 OCU1 OCU2

ME_RECOVERY1

PCIE2

OCP3

24

27

252930 28323435 33

40

41

42

37

2631

16.7cm (6.6 in)

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2

3

4

5

6

8

15

43.18cm (17 in)

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10

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16

17

45

46

47

48

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19

18

43

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20

36

38

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No. Description

1 Front VGA Header (FRNT_VGA1)

2OCuLink Jumper (OCU1_1)

3 PCI Express 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1)

4OCuLink Jumper (OCU2_1)

5 SPI TPM Header (TPM_BIOS_PH1)

6 M.2 Socket (M2_1) (Type 2280/22110)

7 CPU Socket LGA4189 (socket P) (CPU1)

8 Intelligent Platform Management Bus Header (IPMB1)

9 Backplane PCI Express Hot-Plug Connector (CPU1_HSBP1)

10 Serial Port Header (COM1)

11 TPM Header (TPM1)

12 SATA SGPIO Connector (SATA_SGPIO1)

13 SATA SGPIO Connector (SSATA_SGPIO1)

14 BMC SMBus Header (BMC_SMB1)

15 PSU SMBus (PSU_SMB1)

16 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_B1, DDR4_D1)*

17 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_C1)*

18 ermal Sensor Header (TR1)

19 Non Maskable Interrupt Button (NMI_BTN1)

20 CM Board Standby Power Header (CM_SB_R)

21 Additional Panel Header (J2)

22 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_3_4)

23 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

24 System Fan Connector (FAN1)

25 System Fan Connector (FAN2)

26 USB 2.0 Header (USB_1_2)

27 Virtual RAID On CPUHeader (RAID_1)

28 Auxiliary Panel Header (ITX_AUX_PANEL1)

29 Slimline NVMe x8 Connector (SLIM1)

30 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V2)

31 System Fan Connector (FAN3)

32 System Fan Connector (FAN4)

33 SATA Power Connector (HDD_PWR1)

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No. Description

34 SATA3 Connector (SSATA_1)

35 SATA3 Connector (SSATA_0)

36 Auxiliary Panel Header (AUX_PANEL1)

37 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

38 SATA Power Header (SSATAPWR1)

39 Slimline NVMe x8 Connector (SLIM2)

40 PWM Conguration Header (PWM_CFG1)

41 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_E1, DDR4_G1)*

42 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_F1, DDR4_H1)*

43 OCuLink x4 Connector (OCU1)

44 M.2 Socket (M2_2) (Type 2280)

45 OCuLink x4 Connector (OCU2)

46 OCP 3.0 Gen4 x16 Mezzanine Card Slot (OCP3)

47 PCI Express 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2)

48 ME Recovery Jumper (ME_RECOVERY1)

*For DIMM installation and conguration instructions, please see p.16 (Installation of Memory Modules

(DIMM)) for more details.

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1.5 I/O Panel

No. Description No. Description

1 UID Switch (UID) 3 LAN RJ-45 Port (IPMI_LAN1)*

2 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_1_2) 4 VGA Port (VGA1)

LAN Port LED Indications

*ere are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port

LED indications.

Dedicated IPMI LAN Port LED Indications

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

O No Link O 10M bps connection or no

link

Blinking Yellow Data Activity Yellow 100M bps connection

On Link Green 1Gbps connection

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Port

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1.6 Block Diagram

DMI3 x4

DDR4 CHA

DDR4 CHB

DDR4 CHC

DDR4 CHD

DDR4 CHE

DDR4 CHF

Intel

Lewisburg-xx

PCIe Gen2 x1

RTL8211E

1G/s Base-T

RGMII

BIOS BMC_Flash

SPI

RGB

TPM Header

LPC/ESPI

PCIE gen3 x4/SSATA2~5

PCIE gen3 x4/SATA4~7

USB 3.2 gen1

PCIe x16 gen 4

ICH9

LBG-1G

(C621))

SPI

2x Slimline x8

DDR4 CHG

DDR4 CHH

MUX SPI

SSATA1

SSATA0

PE3 PE0 PE1 PE2

PCIe x16 gen 4

PCIE Gen3 x4(Share with sSATA 0)

MUX

Serial

OCP 3.0

M.2 (2280/22110)

SATA DOM

SATA

USB 3.2 gen1 x2

mini-DP to VGA DB-

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PCIe x16 gen 4

NCSI

Type-A USB 2.0 x1

USB 3.2 gen1 x2

USB 2.0 x2

BIOS BMC_Flash

PCIEX16

PCIE Gen3 x4 /SATA 0

Oculink x4

COM header

M.2 (2280)

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Chapter 2 Installation

This is a proprietary form factor (17’’ x 6.6’’, 43.18 cm x 16.7 cm) motherboard. Before

you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the

motherboard ts into it.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure

to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components.

2.1 Screw Holes

Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis.

Do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or

change any motherboard settings.

1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any components.

2. To avoid damaging the motherboard’s components due to static electricity, NEVER

place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also remember to use a

grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the compo-

nents.

3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded anti-static pad or in

the bag that comes with the component.

5. When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the motherboard to the chassis,

please do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is switched o or the

power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to

the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.

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2.3 Installing the CPU and Heatsink

1. Before you insert the CPU into the socket, please check if the PnP cap is on the socket,

if the CPU surface is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket. Do not force to

insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU will be

seriously damaged.

2. Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU.

1

Socket Dust Cover

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2

CPU Carrier

1. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU

and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation.

2. Illustration in this documentation are examples only. Heatsink or fan cooler type may dier.

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