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Table of Contents
Copyright ...................................................................................................2
Trademarks ................................................................................................2
FCC and DOC Statement on Class B ...........................................................2
Warranty ...................................................................................................4
Static Electricity Precautions .......................................................................4
Safety Measures.........................................................................................4
About the Package .....................................................................................5
Optional Items ...........................................................................................5
Before Using the System Board ..................................................................5
Chapter 1 - Introduction .............................................................................6
Specifications .......................................................................................6
Features ..............................................................................................7
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation ...............................................................8
Board Layout .......................................................................................8
System Memory ...................................................................................8
Installing the DIMM Module ............................................................9
Removing the DIMM Module .........................................................10
CPU ...................................................................................................11
Installing the CPU, Fan and Heat Sink ...........................................11
Jumper Settings .................................................................................13
BMC/PCH SMB Host Select ............................................................ 13
Clear CMOS .................................................................................13
ME Firmware Update ....................................................................14
PCIe 3 Switch ..............................................................................14
Enable eSPI .................................................................................15
UART Debug Select ......................................................................15
RSVD CPLD Update ......................................................................16
BMC Password Clear .....................................................................16
Rear Panel I/O Ports ..........................................................................17
Graphics Interface ........................................................................17
LAN Ports.....................................................................................18
USB Ports ....................................................................................18
I/O Connectors ..................................................................................19
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors .......................................................19
COM (Serial) Ports ........................................................................20
Cooling Fan Connectors ................................................................21
Power Connectors ........................................................................21
Front Panel Connector ..................................................................22
LEDs ............................................................................................23
Expansion Slots ............................................................................23
PLD Update Connector .................................................................25
Battery ........................................................................................25
SMBus Connector .........................................................................26
BMC JTAG Female Header ............................................................26
LPC Debug Connector ................................................................... 27
Switch .........................................................................................27
PHY I2C SDA/SCL 1P8V Debug Connector .....................................28
Clock Gen Clock Ref Connector .....................................................28
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup ...........................................................................29
Overview ..........................................................................................29
Main ..................................................................................................30
Advanced .........................................................................................30
ACPI Configuration .......................................................................31
CPU Configuration ........................................................................32
Video Configuration ......................................................................32
SATA Configuration .......................................................................33
USB Configuration ........................................................................34
PCI Express Configuration ............................................................. 34
Debug Configuration .....................................................................35
UEFI Manager ..............................................................................36
SIO AST2500 ...............................................................................37
H2O IPMI Configuration ................................................................ 37
Console Redirection ......................................................................41
Security .............................................................................................42
Boot ..................................................................................................43
Exit ...................................................................................................44
Updating the BIOS .............................................................................44
Notice: BIOS SPI ROM........................................................................44
Chapter 4 - Supported Software ...............................................................45
Chapter 5 - RAID .....................................................................................51