ASROCK EP2C612D16-4L User manual

Version 1.1
Published September 2014
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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”
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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 6
1.4 Motherboard Layout 7
1.5 Onboard LED Indicators 10
1.6 I/O Panel 12
1.7 Block Diagram 15
Chapter 2 Installation 17
2.1 Screw Holes 17
2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 18
2.3 Installing the CPU 19
2.4 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 22
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 23
2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 26
2.7 Jumper Setup 27
2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 30
2.9 Driver Installation Guide 37
2.10 Dual LAN and Teaming Operation Guide 38
Chapter 3 UEFI Setup Utility 39
3.1 Introduction 39
3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 39
3.1.2 Navigation Keys 40

3.2 Main Screen 41
3.3 Advanced Screen 42
3.3.1 ACPI Conguration 43
3.3.2 Congure Super IO Settings 44
3.3.3 Serial Port Console Redirection 45
3.3.4 CSM Parameters 48
3.3.5 USB Conguration 49
3.3.6 System Conguration 50
3.3.7 Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T Settings 52
3.3.7 3rd Storage Conguration 53
3.3.8 H/W Monitor 54
3.3.9 Intel® Thunderbolt 56
3.3.10 Easy RAID Installer 57
3.3.11 Instant Flash 58
3.4 IntelRCSetup 59
3.4.1 Processor Conguration 60
3.4.2 CPU Power Management Conguration 62
3.4.3 QPI Conguration 64
3.4.4 Memory Conguration 65
3.4.5 IIO Conguration 66
3.4.6 PCH Conguration 68
3.4.7 Server ME Conguration 70
3.5 Server Mgmt 71
3.6 Security 73

3.7 Boot Screen 74
3.8 Event Logs 76
3.9 Exit Screen 78
Chapter 4 Software Support 79
4.1 Install Operating System 79
4.2 Support CD Information 79
4.2.1 Running The Support CD 79
4.2.2 Drivers Menu 79
4.2.3 Utilities Menu 79
4.2.4 Contact Information 79
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 80
5.1 Troubleshooting Procedures 80
5.2 Technical Support Procedures 82
5.3 Returning Merchandise for Service 82
Chapter 6: Net Framework Installation Guide 83
6.1 Installing .Net Framework 3.5.1 (For Server 2008 R2) 83

EP2C612D16-4L / EP2C612D16-2L2T
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Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock Rack EP2C612D16-4L / EP2C612D16-2L2T
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 EP2C612D16-4L / EP2C612D16-2L2T Motherboard
(SSI EEB Form Factor: 12.0-in x 13.0-in, 30.5 cm x 33.0 cm)
•4 x SATA3 Cables (50cm)
•2 x SATA3 Cables (60cm)
•1 x I/O Shield
•Support CD
•User Manual
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
EP2C612D16-4L / EP2C612D16-2L2T
MB Physical Status
Form Factor SSI EEB
Dimension 12'' x 13'' (30.5 cm x 33.0 cm)
Processor System
CPU Intel® Xeon processor E5-2600/4600 v3 series
Socket Dual Socket LGA 2011 R3
Chipset Intel® C612
System Memory
Capacity 16 DIMM slots
Type - Quad Channel DDR4 memory technology
- Supports 2133/1866/1600 ECC DIMM,RDIMM,NVDIMM
and LRDIMM
Voltage 1.2V
Expansion Slot (Slot 6 is the closest to the CPU)
Slot 1 x8 (x8/x8 with Slot 2, CPU2)
Slot 2 x16 (CPU2)
Slot 3 x8 (x8/x8 with Slot 4)
Only PCIE 3 slot supports the underbolt Add-in Card.
e underbolt Add-in Card is only supported on Windows 8 / 7.
Slot 4 x16
Slot 5 x8 (CPU2)
Slot 6 x16
Storage
SATA
Controller
Intel® C612 : 10 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s
Additional
SATA
Controller
Marvell 9172: 2 x SATA3 6Gb/s

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Ethernet
Interface EP2C612D16-2L2T:
10G by Intel X540 ; 1000 /100 /10 Mbps by Intel i210
EP2C612D16-4L:
1000 /100 /10 Mbps by Intel i350 / Intel i210
LAN EP2C612D16-2L2T:
2 x RJ45 GLAN by Intel® i210
2 x RJ45 10G base-T by Intel® X540*
1 x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN port
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
- Supports Quad LAN with Teaming function
- Supports PXE
- LAN1 supports NCSI
EP2C612D16-4L:
2 x RJ45 GLAN by Intel® i210
2 x RJ45 GLAN by Intel® i350
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
- LAN1 supports NCSI
Management
BMC Controller ASPEED AST2400
IPMI Dedicated
GLAN
- 1 x Realtek RTL8211E for dedicated management GLAN
Features - Watch Dog
- NMI
Graphics
Controller ASPEED AST2400
VRAM DDR3 16MB
Rear Panel I/O
VGA Port 1 x D-Sub
USB 3.0 Port 2
Lan Port - 4 + 1 (IPMI) Lan port (RJ45)
- LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
Serial Port 1 (COM1)

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Internal Connector
Auxiliary Panel
Header
1 (includes chassis intrusion, location button & LED, front
LAN LED)
TPM Header 1
IPMB Header 1
Fan Header 2x CPU Fan, 6x system Fan (4-pin)
ATX Power 1 (24-pin) + 2 (8-pin)
USB 3.0 Header 1 ( support 2 USB 3.0)
USB 2.0 Header 1 ( support 2 USB 2.0)
Type A USB 3.0
Port
1
underbolt
AIC Connector
1
System BIOS
BIOS Ty pe 128Mb 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
- Card Side Temperature Sensing
Fan - CPU/Rear/Front Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan (Allow CPU 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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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 I210 > 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.
Support OS
OS Microso® Windows®
- Server 2008 R2 SP1 (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 9.1 (32 / 64 bit)
- Fedora core 19 (64 bit)
- Ubuntu 12.04.2 (64 bit) / 12.10 (64 bit)
Virtual
- VMWare® ESXi 5.5 (not supported for Marvell 9172)
Environment
Temperature Operation temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C / Non operation
temperature: -40°C ~ 70°C
* System air-ow is required for cooling the onboard Intel Ethernet Controller X540 heat sink.

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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
EP2C612D16-2L2T / EP2C612D16-4L
ATXPWR1
4
VGA1 COM1
IPMI_LAN
1
PSU_SMB1
EP2C612D16-4L
Intel
C612
BMC
ROM
DDR4_B2 (64 bit, 288-pin module,)White
DDR4_B1 (64 bit, 288-pin module, Blue)
DDR4_A2 (64 bit, 288-pin module, White)
DDR4_A1 (64 bit, 288-pin module,)Blue
DDR4_C1 (64 bit, 288-pin module, Blue)
DDR4_C2 (64 bit, 288-pin module,)White
DDR4_D1 (64 bit, 288-pin module, Blue)
DDR4_D2 (64 bit, 288-pin module,)White
RoHS
LAN2
1
FRNT_FAN2
FRNT_FAN1
1
5 6
1
CPU2
CPU1
USB 3.0
T: USB1
B: USB2
Super
I/O
DDR4_H2 (64 bit, 288-pin module,)White
DDR4_H1 (64 bit, 288-pin module, Blue)
DDR4_G2 (64 bit, 288-pin module,)White
DDR4_G1 (64 bit, 288-pin module, Blue)
DDR4_E1 (64 bit, 288-pin module, Blue)
DDR4_E2 (64 bit, 288-pin module, White)
DDR4_F1 (64 bit, 288-pin module, Blue)
DDR4_F2 (64 bit, 288-pin module, White)
LAN1
1
1
1
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
PANEL1
1
1
11
USB3_5
PCIE2
PCIE4
PCIE6
PCIE5
PCIE3
PCIE1
SATA_ 1
SATA_ 0
SATA_ 5
SATA_ 4
SATA_ 3
SATA_ 2
SSATA_1
SSATA_0
BATTERY1
1
1
LAN3
LAN4
567
8
9
10
SATA_SGPIO1
SATA_SGPIO2
SSATA_SGPIO1
CPU1_FAN1
ATX12V2
IPMB_1
ATX12V3
(Blue)
(Blue)
(Blue)
(White)
(White)
(White)
M_SATA_0
M_SATA_1
SSATA_2
SSATA_3
FRNT_FAN4
SPEAKER1
ME_RECOVERY1
1
1
1
1
1
USB_1_2
USB3_3_4
1
1
AUX_PANEL1
TPM1
BMC_SMB_2 BMC_SMB_1
NMI_BTN1
PECI1
CHASSIS_ID0
FRONT_LAN_3_4
CHASSIS_ID1
PMBUS_SEL_ALT1
PMBUS_SEL_CLK1
PCIE_PWR1
FRNT_FAN3
12 3
REAR_FAN2
CPU2_FAN2
REAR_FAN1
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
303132333435363738394041424344
45
46
47485152
54
57
58
59
60
33.0cm (13.0 in)
30.5cm (12.0 in)
1
T B1
55
BIOS
64Mb
1
PMBUS_SEL_DAT1
1
CHASSIS_ID2
1
NCSI_SEL1
49
50
53

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No. Description
1 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_G2, DDR4_H2, White)
2 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_G1, DDR4_H1, Blue)
3 LGA 2011-3 CPU Socket (CPU2)
4 Intelligent Platform Management Bus header (IPMB_1)
5 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V3)
6PSU SMBus (PSU_SMB1)
7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
8 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN2)
9 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN1)
10 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V2)
11 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1, Blue)
12 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2, White)
13 CPU1 Fan Connector (CPU1_FAN1)
14 LGA 2011-3 CPU Socket (CPU1)
15 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_C2, DDR4_D2, White)
16 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_C1, DDR4_D1, Blue)
17 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN3)
18 SATA SGPIO Connector (SATA_SGPIO1)
19 SATA SGPIO Connector (SATA_SGPIO2)
20 SATA3 Connector (SATA_1), White
21 SATA3 Connector (SATA_0), White
22 SATA3 Connector (SATA_3), White
23 SATA3 Connector (SATA_2), White
24 SATA3 Connector (SATA_5), White
25 SATA3 Connector (SATA_4), White
26 SATA3 Connector (SSATA_1), White
27 SATA3 Connector (SSATA_0), White
28 SSATA SGPIO Connector (SSATA_SGPIO1)
29 Front Fan Connector (FRNT_FAN4)
30 SATA3 Connector (SSATA_2), White
31 SATA3 Connector (SSATA_3), White
32 SATA3 Connector (M_SATA_0), White
33 SATA3 Connector (M_SATA_1), White

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No. Description
34 ME Recovery Jumper (ME_RECOVERY1)
35 Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
36 USB 2.0 Header (USB_1_2)
37 Vertical Type A USB 3.0 (USB3_5)
38 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_3_4)
39 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
40 Auxiliary Panel Header (AUX_PANEL1)
41 BMC SMBus Header (BMC_SMB_1)
42 TPM Header (TPM1)
43 BMC SMBus Header (BMC_SMB_2)
44 CPU PECI Mode Jumper (PECI1)
45 Non Maskable Interrupt Button (NMI_BTN1)
46 Chassis ID1 Jumper (Chassis ID1)
47 Chassis ID0 Jumper (Chassis ID0)
48 Front Lan LED Connector (FRONT_LAN_3_4)
49 Chassis ID2 Jumper (Chassis ID2)
50 NCSI Mode Jumper (NCSI_SEL1)
51 PMBUS Mode Jumper (PMBUS_SEL_ALT1)
52 PMBUS Mode Jumper (PMBUS_SEL_CLK1)
53 PMBUS Mode Jumper (PMBUS_SEL_DAT1)
54 PCIE Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)
55 underbolt Connector (TB1)
56 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_E1, DDR4_F1, Blue)
57 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_E2, DDR4_F2, White)
58 Rear Fan Connector (REAR_FAN2)
59 Rear Fan Connector (REAR_FAN1)
60 CPU 2 Fan Connector (CPU2_FAN2)
*For DIMM installation and conguration instructions, please see p.22 (Installation of Memory Modules
(DIMM)) for more details.
**Only PCIE 3 slot supports the underbolt Add-in Card. e underbolt Add-in Card is only supported on
Windows 8 / 7.

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1.5 Onboard LED Indicators
ATXPWR1
VGA1 COM1
IPMI_LAN
EP2C612D16-4L
Intel
C612
DDR4_B2 (64 bit, 288-pin module,)White
DDR4_B1 (64 bit, 288-pin module, Blue)
DDR4_A2 (64 bit, 288-pin module, White)
DDR4_A1 (64 bit, 288-pin module,)Blue
DDR4_C1 (64 bit, 288-pin module, Blue)
DDR4_C2 (64 bit, 288-pin module,)White
DDR4_D1 (64 bit, 288-pin module, Blue)
DDR4_D2 (64 bit, 288-pin module,)White
RoHS
LAN2
1
1
1
CPU2
CPU1
USB 3.0
T: USB1
B: USB2
Super
I/O
DDR4_H2 (64 bit, 288-pin module,)White
DDR4_H1 (64 bit, 288-pin module, Blue)
DDR4_G2 (64 bit, 288-pin module,)White
DDR4_G1 (64 bit, 288-pin module, Blue)
DDR4_E1 (64 bit, 288-pin module, Blue)
DDR4_E2 (64 bit, 288-pin module, White)
DDR4_F1 (64 bit, 288-pin module, Blue)
DDR4_F2 (64 bit, 288-pin module, White)
LAN1
1
1
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
1
1
11
USB3_5
PCIE2
PCIE4
PCIE6
PCIE5
PCIE3
PCIE1
BATTERY1
1
LAN3
LAN4
(Blue)
(Blue)
(Blue)
(White)
(White)
(White)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
BIOS
64Mb
11
FAN_LED7
5
FAN_LED8
6
FAN_LED2
FAN_LED1
1
2
4
SB_PWR1
3
BMC_LED1
7
FAN_LED4
FAN_LED5
FAN_LED6
10
8
9

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No. Status Description
1Amber FRNT_FAN2 failed
2Amber FRNT_FAN1 failed
3Green STB PWR ready
4Amber CPU1_FAN1 failed
5Amber FRNT_FAN3 failed
6Amber FRNT_FAN4 failed
7Green BMC heartbeat LED
8Amber CPU2_FAN1 failed
9Amber Rear_FAN2 failed
10 Amber Rear_FAN1 failed

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1.6 I/O Panel
EP2C61216D-2L2T
24
3 5
1
68
7
No. Description No. Description
1 Serial Port (COM1) 5 LAN RJ-45 Port (IPMI_LAN)*
2VGA Port (VGA1) 6 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_1_2)
3 GLAN RJ-45 Port (LAN2)** 7 10G LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN3)**
4 GLAN RJ-45 Port (LAN1)** 8 10G LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN4)**
* System air-ow is required for cooling the onboard Intel Ethernet Controller X540 heat sink.
EP2C61216D-4L
24
3 5
1
68
7
No. Description No. Description
1 Serial Port (COM1) 5 LAN RJ-45 Port (IPMI_LAN)*
2VGA Port (VGA1) 6 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_1_2)
3 GLAN RJ-45 Port (LAN2)** 7 GLAN RJ-45 Port (LAN3)**
4 GLAN RJ-45 Port (LAN1)** 8 GLAN RJ-45 Port (LAN4)**

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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 / LAN1 / LAN2 LAN Port LED Indications
Activity / Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
O No Link O No Link
Blinking Yellow Data Activity O 10M bps connection
On Link Yel low 100M bps connection
Green 1G bps connection
**ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port
LED indications.
LAN Port (LAN3, LAN4) LED Indications
1G For EP2C612D16-4L
Speed LED Activity / Link LED
Status Description Status Description
O 10Mbps connection or
no link
O No Link
Yel low 100Mbps connection Blinking Green Data Activity
Green 1Gbps connection On Link
ACT/LINK LED
SPEED LED
LAN Port
ACT/LINK LED
SPEED LED
LAN Port

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10G For EP2C612D16-2L2T
Speed LED Activity / Link LED
Status Description Status Description
O 100Mbps connection or
no link
O No Link
Yel low 1Gbps connection Blinking Green Data Activity
Green 10Gbps connection On Link