ASROCK E3C222D4U User manual

Version 1.0
Published December 2014
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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
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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 Onboard LED Indicators 9
1.6 I/O Panel 11
1.7 Block Diagram 13
Chapter 2 Installation 14
2.1 Screw Holes 14
2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 14
2.3 Installing the CPU 15
2.4 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 17
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 18
2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 20
2.7 Jumper Setup 21
2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 22
2.9 Unit Identication purpose LED/Switch 28
2.10 Driver Installation Guide 28
2.11 Dr. Debug 29
2.12 Dual LAN and Teaming Operation Guide 30

Chapter 3 UEFI Setup Utility 31
3.1 Introduction 31
3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 31
3.1.2 Navigation Keys 32
3.2 Main Screen 33
3.3 Advanced Screen 34
3.3.1 CPU Conguration 35
3.3.2 Chipset Conguration 37
3.3.3 Storage Conguration 39
3.3.4 Super IO Conguration 41
3.3.5 ACPI Conguration 42
3.3.6 USB Conguration 43
3.3.7 WHEA Conguration 44
3.3.8 Intel Server Platform Services 45
3.3.9 Serial Port Console Redirection 46
3.3.10 Voltage Control 49
3.3.11 Instant Flash 50
3.4 H/W Monitor Screen (Hardware Health Event Monitoring) 51
3.5 Boot Screen 53
3.6 Security Screen 55
3.7 Event Logs 56
3.8 Server Mgmt (Server Management) 58
3.9 Exit Screen 60

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Chapter 4 Software Support
4.1 Install Operating System
4.2 Support CD Information
4.2.1 Running The Support CD
4.2.2 Drivers Menu
4.2.3 Utilities Menu
4.2.4 Contact Information
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
5.1 Troubleshooting Procedures
5.2 Technical Support Procedures
5.3 Returning Merchandise for Service
Chapter 6 Net Framework Installation Guide
6.1 Installing .Net Framework 3.5.1 (For Server 2008 R2) 65

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Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock Rack E3C222D4U 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
•ASRockRack E3C222D4U Motherboard
(Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)
•User Manual
•Support CD
•4 x SATA3 Cables (50cm)
•2 x SATA3 Cables (60cm)
•1 x I/O Shield
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
E3C222D4U
MB Physical Status
Form Factor uATX
Dimension 9.6" x 9.6'' (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)
Processor System
CPU Supports Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 v3 Series Processors
Socket Single Socket LGA 1150
Chipset Intel® C222
System Memory
Capacity 4 DIMM slots
Type - Dual Channel memory technology
- Supports DDR3 1600/1333 ECC DIMM
Voltage 1.5V, 1.35V
Expansion Slot
PCIe 3.0 x 16 1 slot (PCIE6: x16/x8 switch with PCIE4)
PCIe 3.0 x 8 1 slot (PCIE4: x0/x8 switch with PCIE6)
PCIe 2.0 x 8 1 slot (PCIE7: x4)
Storage
SATA
Controller
C222: 2 x SATA3 6Gb/s, 4 x SATA2 3Gb/s, support RAID 0,
1, 5, 10 and Intel® Rapid Storage
Ethernet
Interface Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
LAN Controller - 2 x RJ45 by Intel® i210 + Intel® i217
- 1 x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN port
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
- Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function
- Supports PXE
Management
BMC Controller ASPEED AST2300
IPMI Dedicated
GLAN
1 x Realtek RTL8211E for dedicated management GLAN
Features - Watch Dog
- NMI
Gracphics
Controller ASPEED AST2300
VRAM DDR3 16MB
Output Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @60Hz

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Rear Panel I/O
VGA Port 1 x D-sub
USB 2.0 port 4
Lan Port - 2 + 1 (IPMI) Lan port (RJ45)
- LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
Serial Port 1 (COM1)
UID Button/
UID LED
1
Internal Connector
Auxiliary Panel
Header
1 (include chassis intrusion , location button & LED , front
LAN LED , system fault LED)
TPM Header 1
IPMB Header 1
Buzzer 1
COM Header 1
BMC SMBus
Header
1
Fan Header 1x CPU Fan, 4x system Fan (4-pin)
ATX Power 1 (24-pin) + 1 (8-pin)
USB 3.0 Header 1 ( support 1 USB 3.0)
USB 2.0 Header 1 ( support 2 USB 2.0)
Type A USB 3.0
Port
1
Front Panel 1
System BIOS
BIOS Ty pe 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS
BIOS Features - Plug and Play (PnP)
- ACPI 2.0 Compliance Wake Up Events
- SMBIOS 2.8.0 Support
- ASRock Rack Instant Flash
Hardware Monitor
Temperature - CPU Temperature Sensing
- System Temperature Sensing
- System Inlet Temperature Sensing
- Card Side Temperature Sensing
Fan - CPU/Rear/Front Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by
CPU Temperature)
- CPU/Rear/Front Fan Multi-Speed Control
Voltage Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM,
1.05V_PCH, +BAT, 3VSB, 5VSB

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Support OS
OS Microso® Windows®
- Server 2008 R2 (64 bit)
- Server 2012 (64 bit)
- Server 2012 R2 (64 bit)
Linux®
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server 5.10/6.5(32 / 64 bit)
- CentOS 5.10 / 6.5 (32 / 64 bit)
- SUSE Enterprise Linux Server 11 SP3 (32 / 64 bit)
- FreeBSD 9.2 (32 / 64 bit)
- Fedora core 19 (64 bit)
- Ubuntu 12.04.2 (64 bit) / 12.10 (64 bit)
Virtual
- VMWare® ESXi 5.5
Environment
Temperature Operation temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C / Non operation
temperature: -40°C ~ 70°C
* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrockrack.com/

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1.3 Unique Features
Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. is convenient BIOS
update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating 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 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
Intel
C222
VGA
Top:
IPMI
LAN
USB 2.0
T: USB0
B: USB1
RJ-45
LAN2
DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
DDR3_B2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
Super
I/O
9.6cm (24.4 in)
24.4cm (9.6 in)
COM1
USB 3.0
T: USB0
B: USB1
RJ-45
LAN1
UID 1
PSU_SMB1
ATXPWR1
ATX12V1
SATA_SGPIO1
1
SATA_SGPIO2
1
SATA_ 0
SATA_ 1
SATA_ 5
SATA_ 4
SATA_ 3
SATA_ 2
13
14
15
16
17
18
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
PANEL1
1
111
1
1
1
USB_1_2
USB3_2
1
1
AUX_PANEL1
TPM1
NMI_BTN1
USB3_1
Dr.
Debug
BUZZER1
BATTERY1
1
IPMB1
1
T 1R
COM2
1
PCIE6
(Blue)
PCIE4
(Blue)
PCIE7
(Blue)
BMC
ROM
BIOS
64Mb
SPEAKER1
ME_RECOVERY1
1
BMC_SMB1
FRNT_FAN3
FRNT_FAN2
FRNT_FAN1
CPU_FAN1
REAR_FAN1
RoHS
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25
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27
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CLRMOS2
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No. Description
1 Rear Fan Connector (REAR_FAN1)
2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
3 PSU SMBus Connector (PSU_SMB1)
4 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, White)
6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, Blue)
7 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN1)
8 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
9 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN2)
10 SATA SGPIO Connector (SATA_SGPIO1)
11 SATA SGPIO Connector (SATA_SGPIO2)
12 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_2)
13 SATA3 Connector (SATA_1, White)
14 SATA3 Connector (SATA_0, White)
15 SATA2 Connector (SATA_3, Blue)
16 SATA2 Connector (SATA_2, Blue)
17 SATA2 Connector (SATA_5, Blue)
18 SATA2 Connector (SATA_4, Blue)
19 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN3)
20 Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
21 Non Maskable Interrupt Button (NMI_BTN1)
22 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
23 Auxiliary Panel Header (AUX_PANEL1)
24 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)
25 Vertical Type A USB 3.0 (USB3_1)
26 BMC SMB Header (BMC_SMB1)
27 Intelligent Platform Management Bus header (IPMB1)
28 ME Recovery Jumper (ME_RECOVERY1)
29 Clear CMOS Pad (CLRMOS2)
30 TPM Header (TPM1)
31 ermal Sensor Header (TR1)
32 Buzzer (BUZZER1)
33 COM Port Header (COM2)

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*For DIMM installation and conguration instructions, please see p.18 (Installation of Memory Modules
(DIMM)) for more details.

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1.5 Onboard LED Indicators
Intel
C222
VGA
Top:
IPMI
LAN
USB 2.0
T: USB0
B: USB1
RJ-45
LAN2
DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
DDR3_B2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
DDR3_A2 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
Super
I/O
COM1
USB 3.0
T: USB0
B: USB1
RJ-45
LAN2
UID 1
ATXPWR1
1
1
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
1
111
1
1
1
1
1
USB3_5
Dr.
Debug
BUZZER1
BATTERY1
1
1
PCIE6
(Blue)
PCIE4
(Blue)
PCIE7
(Blue)
BMC
ROM
BIOS
64Mb
FRNT_FAN_LED3
1
FRNT_FAN_LED2
FRNT_FAN_LED1
CPU_FAN_LED1
REAR_FAN_LED1
RoHS
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SB_PWR1
BMC_LED1
12
4
5
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7
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No. Status Description
1Amber Rear_FAN1 failed
2Green BMC heartbeat LED
3Green STB PWR ready
4Amber FRNT_FAN1 failed
5Amber CPU_FAN1 failed
6Amber FRNT_FAN2 failed
7Amber FRNT_FAN3 failed

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1.6 I/O Panel
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No. Description No. Description
1 D-Sub Port (VGA) 5 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_3_4)
2 Serial Port (COM1) 6 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN2)**
3 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_1_2) 7 LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN1)**
4 Dedicated IPMI LAN Port* 8 UID Switch/LED (UID1)
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 Yel low 100M bps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection
ACT/LINK LED
SPEED LED
LAN Port

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**ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port
LED indications.
LAN Port (LAN1, LAN2) LED Indications
Activity / Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
O No Link O 10Mbps connection or
no link
Blinking Green Data Activity O 100Mbps connection
On Link Orange 1Gbps connection
ACT/LINK LED
SPEED LED
LAN Port

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1.7 Block Diagram

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Chapter 2 Installation
is is an uATX form factor (12'' x 9.6'', 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install
the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard
ts into it.
2.1 Screw Holes
Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis.
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.
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.
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.