ASRock AM5D4ID-2T-BCM Server Workstation Motherboard User Manual

June 17, 2024
ASRock

ASRock AM5D4ID-2T-BCM Server Workstation Motherboard

USER MANUAL

Version 1.0
Published August 2023
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FCC

This 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.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reason-able protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in ac-cordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
– Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

The terms HDMI® and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY
The 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”

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UK-CA

ASRock Rack INC. hereby declares that this device is in compliance with the essential re-quirements and other relevant provisions of related UKCA Directives. Full text of UKCA declaration of conformity is available at: http://www.asrockrack.com

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DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.

Chapter 1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock Rack AM5D4ID-2T/BCM or AM5D4ID-2L+/BCM 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 configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the software support.

Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the con-tent of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock Rack website without further notice. Find the latest memory and CPU support lists on ASRock Rack website as well. ASRock Rack’s Website: www.ASRockRack.com
About this motherboard technical support, please visit the website for specific information http://www.asrockrack.com/support/

1.1 Package Contents
  • ASRock Rack AM5D4ID-2T/BCM or AM5D4ID-2L+/BCM Motherboard (deep mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 8.2-in, 17.0 cm x 20.8 cm)
  • Quick Installation Guide
  • 1 x I/O Shield
  • 1 x Oculink to PCIe Cable (80cm) (Optional)
  • 1 x ATX 4P to 24P Power Cable (8cm)
  • 1 x SATA Power Cable (80cm)
  • 1 x Screw for M.2 Socket

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

The illustrations shown in this manual are examples only, the actual system may differ slightly .

1.2 Specifications

AM5D4ID-2T/BCM / AM5D4ID-2L+/BCM

Physical Status
Form Factor| Deep mini-ITX
Dimension| 6.7″ x 8.2″ (170 mm x 208mm)
Processor System
CPU| Supports AMD Raphael Processors
Socket| 1 Socket AM5 (LGA1718)
Thermal Design
Power (TDP)| 120W (Air) / 170W (Liquid)
Chipset| KNOLL3 X300
System Memory
Supported DIMM
Quantity| 4 DIMM slots (2DPC)
Supported Type| DDR5 288-pin ECC/non-ECC UDIMM
Max. Capacity per
DIMM| 48GB
Max. DIMM
Frequency| 5200 MHz (1DPC), 3600 MHz (2DPC)
Voltage| 1.2V
Note| Memory support is to be validated.
PCIe Expansion Slots (Slot7 close to CPU)
Slot 7| PCIe5.0 x16 [CPU]
Other PCIe Expansion Connectors
M.2 Slot| 1M-key (PCIe4.0 x4), supports 2280 form factor [CPU]
OCuLink| 1 OCuLink1 (PCIe4.0 x2) [CPU]
Ethernet
Additional
Ethernet Controller| AM5D4ID-2T/BCM:
1 BCM57416: 2 RJ45 (10GbE)
AM5D4ID-2L+/BCM:
1 BCM5720L: 2 RJ45 (1GbE)
USB
Connectors/
Headers| External:
2 Type-A (USB3.2 Gen1)
Internal:
1 header (19-pin, 2 USB3.2 Gen1)
Graphics

Controller| ASPEED AST2600:
1 DB15
AMD Processors with Graphics: 1 HDMI
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Security

TPM 1 (13-pin, SPI)

Rear I/O

VGA| 1 DB15 (VGA), 1 HDMI
USB| 2 Type-A (USB3.2 Gen1)
RJ45| AM5D4ID-2T/BCM:
2 RJ45(10GbE), 1 dedicated IPMI
AM5D4ID-2L+/BCM:
2 RJ45(1GbE), 1 dedicated IPMI
Hardware Monitor

Temperature| CPU, DDR, MB, Card Side
Fan| Fan Tachometer, Multi-Speed Control, CPU Quiet Fan (Allow
Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature)
Voltage| 3VSB, 5VSB, VCPU, VCCM, APU VDDP, 1.05V_PROM_S5,
2.5V_PROM, 1.05V_PROM_RUN, BAT, 3V, 5V, 12V
System BIOS

BIOS type| AMI UEFI BIOS; 256Mb (32MB) SPI Flash ROM
Features| Plug and Play, ACPI 5.1 compliance wake up events, SMBIOS
2.3
Internal Connectors/Headers

PSU Connector| 1 (4-pin, ATX PSU signal) w/ ATX 24-pin adapter cable, 2 (8-
pin, ATX 12V) support 12V DC-in
HDD Power
Connector| 1 (4-pin) for HDD power when using 12V DC-in power source
Auxiliary Panel
Header| 1 (9-pin) chassis intrusion, system fault LED, LAN activity
LED
System Panel
Header| 1 (9-pin) power switch, reset switch, system power LED, HDD
activity LED
COM Header| 1
Speaker Header| 1
Fan Header| 3 (4-pin)
Thermal Sensor
Header| 1
TPM Header| 1 (13-pin, SPI)
80 Debug Port
Header| 1 (13-pin, LPC)
SMbus Header| 1
PMbus Header| 1
IPMB Header| 1
Clear CMOS| 1
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Others| 1 UID header (4-pin), 1 NCSI header (4-pin), 1 IPMI LAN
LED header (4-pin)
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LED Indicators
Standby Power
LED| 1 (5VSB)
Fan Fail LED| 3
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BMC Hearbeat
LED| 1
Support OS
OS| Microsoft® Windows®:
– Windows 10 (64 bit)
– Windows 11 (64 bit)
Linux®:
– UBuntu 22.04.2 (64 bit)

  • On the Windows system, Raid mode supports UEFI Boot only.
  • The Linux system doesn’t support Raid Mode.
  • Please refer to our website for the latest OS support list.
    Enviroment
    Operating
    Temperature| 10 – 35°C (50 – 95 degF)
    Non-operating
    Temperature| -40 – 70°C (-40 – 158degF)

This motherboard supports Wake from on Board LAN. To use this function, please make sure that the “Wake on Magic Packet from power off 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 Configuration. After that, onboard LAN1&2 can wake up S5 under OS.

If installing Intel® LAN utility or Marvell SATA utility, this motherboard may fail Win-dows® Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) certification tests. If installing the drivers only, it will pass the WHQL tests.

1.3 Unique Features

ASRock Rack Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows updating system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. With this utility, press the

key during the POST or the key to enter into the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Rack Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to the USB flash drive, floppy disk or hard drive, then update the BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy dis-kette or other complicated flash utility. Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 file system.
1.4 Motherboard Layout

1.4 Motherboard Layout

No.      Description

1           PSU SMBus Header (PSU_SMB1)
2           NSCI Header (NSCI1)
3           Clear CMOS Pad  (CLRCMOS1)
4           System Fan Connector  (FAN1)
5           ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
6           ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V2)
7           SATA Power Connector (SATA_PWR1)
8           ATX 4-PIN Power Connector (ATX4PIN1)
9           System Fan Connector  (FAN2)
10          2 x 288-pin DDR5 DIMM Slots  (DDR5_A1, DDR5_B1)
11          2 x 288-pin DDR5 DIMM Slots  (DDR5_A2, DDR5_B2)

12          OCuLink x4 Connector (OCU1)
13          SPI TPM Header  (TPM_BIOS_PH1)
14          80 Debug Port Header (TPM1)
15          USB 3.2 Gen1 Header  (USB3_3_4)
16          System Panel Header  (PANEL1)
17          System Fan Connector  (FAN3)
18          Thermal Sensor Header (TR1)
19          Speaker Header  (SPEAKER1)
20          Auxiliary Panel Header  (ITX_AUX_PANEL1)
21          PWM Configuration Header  (PWM_CFG1)
22          AMD Socket AM5 (LGA 1718) (CPU1)
23          PCI Express 5.0 x16 Card Slot (PCIE7)
24          M.2 Socket (M2_1)  (Type 2280)
25          IPMI LAN LED Header (IPMI_LED1)
26          Chassis ID Jumper (CHASSIS_ID0)
27          UID Button Header (UID_HD)
28          Serial Port Header (COM1)
29          Baseboard Management Controller SMBus Header (BMC_SMB1)
30          Intelligent Platform Management Bus Header (IPMB1)

  • For DIMM installation and configuration instructions, please see p.18 (Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)) for more details.
1.5 Onboard LED Indicators

Onboard LED Indicators

No. Item Status Description
1 FAN_LED1 Red FAN1 failed
2 FAN_LED2 Red FAN2 failed
3 SB_PWR1 Green STB PWR ready
4 FAN_LED3 Red FAN3 failed
5 BMC_LED1 Green BMC heartbeat LED
1.6 I/O Panel

Panel

AM5D4ID-2T/BCM

No.   Description                                       No.   Description

1       10G LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN2)*               5       LAN RJ-45 Port (IPMI_LAN1)
2| 10G LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN1)**| 6| USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports  (USB3_1_2)
3| HDMI Port (HDMI1)| 7| UID Switch (UID1)
4| VGA Port (VGA1)| |

AM5D4ID-2L+/BCM

No.   Description                                       No.   Description

1       1G LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN2)*     5.       LAN RJ-45 Port (IPMI_LAN1)
2| 1G LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN1)
| 6| USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports  (USB3_1_2)
3| HDMI Port (HDMI1)| 7| UID Switch (UID1)
4| VGA Port (VGA1)| |

*There is an LED on each side of IPMI LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications..

IPMI LAN Port LED Indications

Activity / Link LED Speed LED
Status                  Description Status             Description
Off No Link

link
Blinking Yellow| Data Activity| Orange| 100Mbps connection
On| Link| Green| 1Gbps connection

**There is an LED on each side of 10G LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

10G LAN Port (LAN1, LAN2) LED Indications

Activity / Link LED Speed LED
Status                   Description **Status

Description**
Off| No Link| Off| No connection
Blinking Yellow| Data Activity| Orange| 10Mbps/100Mbps/
1Gbps connections
On| Link| Green| 10Gbps connection

1.7 Block Diagram

AM5D4ID-2T/BCM

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Chapter 2 Installation

This is a deep mini-ITX form factor (6.7” x 8.2”, 17.0 cm x 20.8 cm) motherboard. Before installing the motherboard, study the configuration of the chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.

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2.3 Installing the CPU

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2.4 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

After installing the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. It also needs to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other.

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2.5 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

This motherboard provides four 288-pin DDR5 (Double Data Rate 5) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.

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2.6 Expansion Slot (PCI Express Slot)

There is 1 PCI Express slot on this motherboard.

PCIE slot:
PCIE7 (PCIE 5.0 x16 slot, from CPU) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width cards.

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2.7 Jumper Setup

The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

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2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors

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2.9 ATX PSU / DC-IN Power Connections

This motherboard supports both +12V DC and ATX power input. Please refer to the table below for the required connections between the motherboard and the power supply.

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Chapter 3 UEFI Setup Utility

3.1 Introduction

This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure the system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. Run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when starting up the computer. Please press or during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY; otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines.
Restart the system by pressing + + to enter the UEFI SETUP UTIL-ITYafter POST, or by pressing the reset button on the

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3.1.2 Navigation Keys

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3.2 Main Screen

Once entering the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the sys-tem overview. The Main screen provides system overview information and allows user to set the system time and date.

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3.2.3 Memory Information

Press [Enter] to view the information of the memory.

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3.3 Advanced Screen

In this section, set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, NVMe Configuration, ACPI Configuration, USB Configuration, Super IO Configuration, Serial Port Console Redirection, H/W Monitor, PCI Subsystem Settings, AMD CBS, Network Stack Configuration, Driver Health, Tls Auth Configuration, AMD PBS, AMD Overclocking and Instant Flash.

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3.3.1 CPU Configuration

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3.3.2 Chipset Configuration

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3.3.3 NVMe Configuration

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3.3.4 ACPI Configuration

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3.3.5 USB Configuration

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3.3.6 Super IO Configuration

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3.3.7 Serial Port Console Redirection

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Bits Per Second
Use this item to select the serial port transmission speed. The speed used in the host computer and the client computer must be the same. Long or noisy lines may require lower transmission speed. The options include [9600], [19200], [38400], [57600] and [115200].
Data Bits
Use this item to set the data transmission size. The options include [7] and [8] (Bits).
Parity
Use this item to select the parity bit. The options include [None], [Even], [Odd], [Mark] and [Space].
Stop Bits
The item indicates the end of a serial data packet. The standard setting is [1] Stop Bit. Select [2] Stop Bits for slower devices.
Flow Control
Use this item to set the flow control to prevent data loss from buffer overflow. When sending data, if the receiving buffers are full, a “stop” signal can be sent to stop the data flow. Once the buffers are empty, a “start” signal can be sent to restart the flow. Hardware flow uses two wires to send start/stop signals. The options include [None] and [Hardware RTS/CTS].
VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support
Use this item to enable or disable the VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support for ANSI/VT100 terminals.
Recorder Mode
Use this item to enable or disable Recorder Mode to capture terminal data and send it as text messages.
Resolution 100×31
Use this item to enable or disable extended terminal resolution support.
Putty KeyPad
Use this item to select Function Key and Keypad on Putty.
Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS)
Console Redirection EMS
Use this option to enable or disable Console Redirection. If this item is set to Enabled, it allows user to select a COM Port to be used for Console Redirection.
Console Redirection Settings
Use this option to configure Console Redirection Settings, and specify how the computer and the host computer to which are connected exchange information.

Out-of-Band Mgmt Port
Microsof t Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) allows for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port.
Terminal Type EMS
Use this item to select the preferred terminal emulation type for out-of-band management. It is recommended to select [VT-UTF8].

VT100 ASCII character set
VT100Plus Extended VT100 that supports color and function keys
VT-UTF8 UTF8 encoding is used to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes
ANSI Extended ASCII character set
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Bits Per Second EMS
Use this item to select the serial port transmission speed. The speed used in the host computer and the client computer must be the same. Long or noisy lines may require lower transmission speed. The options include [9600], [19200], [57600] and [115200].
Flow Control EMS
Use this item to set the flow control to prevent data loss from buffer overflow. When sending data, if the receiving buffers are full, a “stop” signal can be sent to stop the data flow. Once the buffers are empty, a “start” signal can be sent to restart the flow. Hardware flow uses two wires to send start/stop signals. The options include [None], [Hardware RTS/CTS], and [Software Xon/Xoff].
Data Bits EMS
Parity EMS
Stop Bits EMS

3.3.8 H/W Monitor

In this section, it allows user to monitor the status of the hardware on the system, includ-ing the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage.

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3.3.9 PCI Subsystem Settings

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Above 4G Decoding
Use this item to enable or disable 64bit capable Devices to be decoded in Above 4G Address Space (only if the system supports 64 bit PCI decoding).
Re-Size BAR Support
If system has Resizable BAR capable PCIe Devices, this option Enables/Disables Resizable BAR support.
SR-IOV Support
If system has SR-IOV capable PCIe Devices, this option Enables/Disables Single Root IO Virtualization Support.
BME DMA Mitigation
Re-enable Bus Master Attribute disabled during Pci enumeration for PCI Bridges after SMM Locked.
Hot-Plug Support
Use this item to enable or disable Hot-Plug support for the entire system. If System has Hot-Plug capable Slots and this option set to Enabled, it provides a Setup screen for selecting PCI resource padding for Hot-Plug.

Changing PCI Device(s) settings may have unwanted side effects! System may HANG! PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

3.3.10 AMD CBS

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CPU Common Options
Use this item to configure CPU common options.
DF Common Options
Use this item to configure DF common options.
UMC Common Options
Use this item to configure UMC common options.
NBIO Common Options
Use this item to configure NBIO common options.
FCH Common Options
Use this item to configure FCH common options.
SMU Common Options
Use this item to configure SMU common options.
SOC Miscellaneous Control
Use this item to configure Soc Miscellaneous control options.

3.3.11 Network Stack Configuration

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Network Stack
Enable UEFI network stack can prevents user from performing single-user network boots and network installation. If disabled, the host does not use the network interface.
IPv4 PXE Support
Enable IPv4 PXE Boot support. If disabled, IPv4 PXE Boot Option is not supported.
IPv4 HTTP Support
Enable IPv4 HTTP Boot support. If disabled, IPv4 HTTP Boot Option is not supported.
IPv6 PXE Support
Enable IPv6 PXE Boot support. If disabled, IPv6 PXE Boot Option is not supported.
IPv6 HTTP Support
Enable IPv6 HTTP Boot support. If disabled, IPv6 HTTP Boot Option is not supported.
PXE Boot Wait Time
Specifies the wait time and press the ESC key to abort the PXE boot.
Media Detect Count
Specifies the number of times the presence of physical storage device are verified on a system reset or power cycle.

3.3.12 Driver Health

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Broadcom NXE Gigabit Ethernet Driver Healthy
Provides Health Status for the Drivers/Controllers.
AMD GOP X64 Rel Driver Rev.3.6.2.Oct 18 2022.05:39:00 Healthy Provides Health Status for the Drivers/Controllers.

3.3.13 Tls Auth Configuration

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Server CA Configuration
Press to configure Server CA.
Enroll Cert
Press to enroll cert.
Delete Cert
Press to delete cert.
Client Cert Configuration
Press to configure Client Cert.

3.3.14 AMD PBS

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AMD Firmware Version
Show all of AMD Firmware Version.
Graphics Features
Graphics Features – HG, DGPU Features, BOMAC0.
Platform Firmware Update
Use this item to process Platform Firmware Update
Discrete USB4 Features
Discrete USB4 Features – PCIe resource, D3 support, Native USB4 suport and so on.
Unused GPP Clocks Off
Turn Unused GPP Clocks Off.
PM L1 SS
Enable for PM L1 SS and ASPM L1 SS.
UCSI Support
Enable for UCSI (USB Type-C Connector System Software Interface).

MITT/WITT Selection
Use this item to configure MITT/WITT Selection
ACP Power Gating
Use this item to enable or disable ACP Power Gating.
ACP CLock Gating
Use this item to enable or disable ACP CLOCK Gating.
Thunderbolt Add-in Card
Enable Thunderbolt AR/TR Add-in Card Support.
VDDIO_MEM_S3 Voltage Control
Use this item to configure voltage control for VDDIO_MEM_S3 with Auto or Manual selections.
External CLK Control
Use the item to configure External CLK Control with Auto (100Mhz CGPLL generated by default) / eCLK0 (EXT_GPP0_SRC) or GPP1 (External input thru GPP1).

Switch APU clocks source mapping will get stuck immediately (post code: B0005A5A), manual press cold reset button to bypass the stuck.

NVMe RAID mode
Use this item to enable or disable NVMe RAID mode. Please setting the ‘PCIe/GFX Lanes Configuration’ item according to the RAID configuration.
S3/Modern Standby Support
Switch S3/Modern Standby.
Debug Print In ASL
Enable Debug Print In ASL.
Processor Aggregator Device
Enable or disable the Processor Aggregator Device.
Core Count Control
Enable or disable the Core Count Control.
Core Count SW_SCI_GPE_ID
Select Core Count SW_SCI_GPE_ID range: 0~31, default value is 25.

3.3.15 AMD Overclocking

The AMD Overclocking menu accesses options for configuring CPU frequency and voltage.

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3.3.16 Instant Flash

Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient UEFI update tool allows user to update system UEFI without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. Just save the new UEFI file to the USB flash drive, floppy disk or hard drive and launch this tool, then update the UEFI only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility. Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 file system. Execute the Instant Flash util- ity, the utility will show the UEFI files and the respective information. Select the proper UEFI file to update UEFI, and reboot the system after the UEFI update process is com-pleted.

3.4 Security
In this section, set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user pass-word, it also allows user to clear it.

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Supervisor Password
Set or change the password for the administrator account. Only the administrator has author-ity to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Leave it blank and press [Enter] to remove the password.
User Password
Set or change the password for the user account. Users are unable to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Leave it blank and press [Enter] to remove the password.
Secure Boot
Use this to Enable/Disable Secure Boot Control. The default value is [Enabled]. Enable to support Windows Server 2012 R2 or later versions Secure Boot.
Secure Boot Mode
Secure Boot mode options: Standard/Custom. In Custom mode, Secure Boot Policy variables can be configured without authentication.

3.4.1 Install Default Secure Boot Keys

Please install default secure boot keys if it is the first time to use secure boot. Select Clear Secure Boot keys item to clear the asigned secure boot keys.

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3.4.2 Clear Secure Boot Keys

Force System to Setup Mode – clear all Secure Boot Variables. Change takes effect after reboot.

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3.4.3 Key Management

In this section, expert users can modify Secure Boot Policy variables without full authentica-tion.

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Factory Key Provision
Install factory default Secure Boot Keys after the platform reset and while the system is in Setup mode.
Install Default Secure Boot Keys
Please install default secure boot keys if it’s the first time to use secure boot.
Clear Secure Boot Keys
Force System to Setup Mode – clear all Secure Boot Variables. Change takes effect after reboot.
Enroll Efi Image
Allow the image to run in Secure Boot mode. Enroll SHA256 hash of the binary into Autho-rized Signature Database (db).
Export Secure Boot Variables
Copy NVRAM content of Secure Boot variables to files in a root folder on a file system de-vice.

Platform Key (PK)
Enroll Factory Defaults or load certificates from a file: 1. Public Key Certificate in:

a) EFI_SIGNATURE_LIST
b) EFI_CERT_X509 (DER)
c) EFI_CERT_RSA2048 (bin)
d) EFI_CERT_SHAXXX

2. Authenticated UEFI Variable
3. EFI PE/COFF Image(SHA256)

Key Source: Factory, Modified, Mixed
Key Exchange Keys (KEK)
Enroll Factory Defaults or load certificates from a file: 1. Public Key Certificate in:

a) EFI_SIGNATURE_LIST
b) EFI_CERT_X509 (DER)
c) EFI_CERT_RSA2048 (bin)
d) EFI_CERT_SHAXXX

2. Authenticated UEFI Variable
3. EFI PE/COFF Image(SHA256)
Key Source: Factory, Modified, Mixed
Authorized Signatures (db)
Enroll Factory Defaults or load certificates from a file:
1. Public Key Certificate in:
a) EFI_SIGNATURE_LIST
b) EFI_CERT_X509 (DER)
c) EFI_CERT_RSA2048 (bin)
d) EFI_CERT_SHAXXX

2. Authenticated UEFI Variable
3. EFI PE/COFF Image(SHA256)
Key Source: Factory, Modified, Mixed
Forbidden Signatures (dbx)
Enroll Factory Defaults or load certificates from a file:
1. Public Key Certificate in:
a) EFI_SIGNATURE_LIST
b) EFI_CERT_X509 (DER)
c) EFI_CERT_RSA2048 (bin)
d) EFI_CERT_SHAXXX
2. Authenticated UEFI Variable
3. EFI PE/COFF Image(SHA256)
Key Source: Factory, Modified, Mixed
Authorized TimeStamps (dbt)
Enroll Factory Defaults or load certificates from a file:
1. Public Key Certificate in:
a) EFI_SIGNATURE_LIST
b) EFI_CERT_X509 (DER)
c) EFI_CERT_RSA2048 (bin)
d) EFI_CERT_SHAXXX
2. Authenticated UEFI Variable
3. EFI PE/COFF Image(SHA256)
Key Source: Factory, Modified, Mixed
OsRecovery Signatures (dbr)
Enroll Factory Defaults or load certificates from a file:
1. Public Key Certificate in:
a) EFI_SIGNATURE_LIST

b) EFI_CERT_X509 (DER)
c) EFI_CERT_RSA2048 (bin)
d) EFI_CERT_SHAXXX
2. Authenticated UEFI Variable
3. EFI PE/COFF Image(SHA256)
Key Source: Factory, Modified, Mixed

3.5 Server Mgmt

Motherboard

3.5.1 BMC Network Configuration

Motherboard

Motherboard

3.5.2 System Event Log

Motherboard

3.5.3 BMC Tools

Motherboard

3.6 Boot Screen

In this section, it will display the available devices on the system for user to configure the boot settings and the boot priority.

Motherboard

3.6.1 CSM Parameters

Motherboard

3.7 Exit Screen

Motherboard

Chapter 4 Software Support

After all the hardware has been installed, it suggests to the offical website at http://www.ASRockRack.com and make sure if there are any new updates of the BIOS / BMC firmware for the motherboard.
4.1 Download and Install Operating System
This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® Server / Linux compliant operating systems. Please download the operating system from the OS manufacturer. Please refer to the OS documentation for more instructions.

  • Please download the Intel® SATA Floppy Image driver from the ASRock Rack’s website (www.asrockrack.com) to the USB drive while installing OS in SATA RAID mode.
    4.2 Download and Install Software Drivers
    This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® compliant drivers. Please download the required drivers from our website at http://www.ASRockRack.com.
    To download necessary drivers, go the the product page, click on the “Download” tab, choose the operating system that is used, and then download the using driver.
    4.3 Contact Information
    Contact ASRock Rack or want to know more about ASRock Rack, welcome to visit ASRock Rack’s website at http://www.ASRockRack.com; or contact the dealer for further information.

Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

5.1 Troubleshooting Procedures
Follow the procedures below to troubleshoot the system.

Always unplug the power cord before adding, removing or changing any hardware compo-nents. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries and motherboard damages.

1. Disconnect the power cable and check whether the PWR LED is off.
2. Unplug all cables, connectors and remove all add-on cards from the motherboard. Make sure that the jumpers are set to default settings.
3. Confirm that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis.
4. Install a CPU and fan on the motherboard, then connect the chassis speaker and power LED.

If there is no power…

1. Confirm that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis.
2. Make sure that the jumpers are set to default settings.
3. Check the settings of the 115V/230V switch on the power supply.
4. Verify if the battery on the motherboard provides ~3VDC. Install a new battery if it does not.

If there is no video…
1. Try replugging the monitor cables and power cord.
2. Check for memory errors.

If there are memory errors…
1. Verify that the DIMM modules are properly seated in the slots.
2. Use recommended DDR5 UDIMM modules.
3. If having installed more than one DIMM modules, they should be identical with the same brand, speed, size and chip-type.
4. Try inserting different DIMM modules into different slots to identify faulty ones.
5. Check the settings of the 115V/230V switch on the power supply.

Unable to save system setup configurations…
1. Verify if the battery on the motherboard provides ~3VDC. Install a new battery if it does not.
2. Confirm whether the power supply provides adaquate and stable power.

Other problems…
1. Try searching keywords related to the problem on ASRock Rack’s FAQ page:
http://www.asrockrack.com/support

5.2 Technical Support Procedures

If having tried the troubleshooting procedures mentioned above and the problems are still unsolved, please contact ASRock Rack’s technical support with the following information:
1. Contact information
2. Model name, BIOS version and problem type.
3. System configuration.
4. Problem description.

Contact ASRock Rack’s technical support at:

http://www.asrockrack.com/support/tsd.asp
5.3 Returning Merchandise for Service
For warranty service, the receipt or a copy of the invoice marked with the date of purchase is
required. By calling the vendor or going to our RMA website (http://event.asrockrack.com/tsd.asp) to obtain a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number.
The RMA number should be displayed on the outside of the shipping carton which is mailed prepaid or hand-carried when returning the motherboard to the manufacturer. Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete.

This warranty does not cover damages incurred in shipping or from failure due to alteration, misuse, abuse or improper maintenance of products.
Contact the distributor first for any product related problems during the warranty period.

Contact Information

Contact ASRock Rack or want to know more about ASRock Rack, you’re welcome to visit
ASRock Rack’s website at http://www.asrockrack.com; or contact the dealer for further
information. For technical questions, please submit a support request form at https://event.asrockrack.com/tsd.asp
ASRock Rack Incorporation
e-mail: ASRockRack_sales@asrockrack.com
ASRock Rack EUROPE B.V.
Bijsterhuizen 11-11
6546 AR Nijmegen
The Netherlands
Phone: +31-24-345-44-33
ASRock Rack America, Inc.
13848 Magnolia Ave, Chino, CA91710 U.S.A.
Phone: +1-909-590-8308
Fax: +1-909-590-1026

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Q: Can I use this motherboard with any CPU?

A: No, you need to ensure that the CPU is compatible with the motherboard. Refer to the user manual or manufacturer’s website for a list of supported CPUs.

Q: How do I update the BIOS of this motherboard?

A: To update the BIOS, download the latest BIOS version from the manufacturer’s website. Follow the instructions provided in the user manual or on the website to flash the BIOS using a USB drive or other supported method.

Q: What are the maximum memory and storage capacities supported by this

motherboard?

A: The maximum memory and storage capacities depend on the specific model of the motherboard. Refer to the user manual or manufacturer’s website for detailed information on supported memory and storage configurations.

References

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