Asus P9D-E/4L User Manual

ASUS P9D-E/4L
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4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic
Input/Output System (BIOS) setup:
1.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
To recover the BIOS using a bootable USB flash disk drive when the BIOS
file fails or gets corrupted.
2.
ASUS EzFlash
Updates the BIOS using a USB flash disk.
3.
BUPDATER
Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable USB flash disk drive.
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
Recovering the BIOS from a USB ash drive
To recover the BIOS from a USB flash drive:
1. Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to one USB
port on the system.
2. The utility will automatically recover the BIOS. It resets the system when the
BIOS recovery finished.
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS! Doing so would cause
system boot failure!
The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard. Visit the
ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file.
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable USB flash disk drive in
case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using
the BUPDATER utility.
4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore
the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can
update a corrupted BIOS file using a USB flash drive that contains the updated
BIOS file.
Prepare a USB flash drive containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this
utility.

Asus P9D-E/4L Specifications

General

USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	1, 2
Maximum UDIMM memory	32 GB
Supported DIMM module capacities	2GB, 4GB, 8GB
TPM connector	Yes
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds	1333, 1600 MHz
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slots	0
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III
Wi-Fi	No
LAN controller	Intel® I210-AT
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
On-board graphics card model	Aspeed AST2300
On-board graphics card memory	32 MB
Cables included	SATA, USB-SATA
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 90 %
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Intel Xeon series	E3-1200
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® C224
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733020

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	243.84 mm
Width	304.8 mm