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    Asrock Rack D2143D8UM last EFI/BIOS and BMC/IPMI firmware files

    There are a couple password known for the BIOS password. The first one worked for me: "R@ster", "Northern", and "NorthernLight$" do not work. I think I used Admin/Admin, admin/admin, admin/password or Admin/Password for the BMC login.
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    Is it safe to flash the BMC and BIOS on a Datto server with original ASRock firmware (and more questions)?

    Do you have any idea why I'm missing the BMC and BIOS firmware flashing options in the IPMI web interface and why the "FAN Settings" is missing also? Did Datto disable/remove that from the UI?
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    Is it safe to flash the BMC and BIOS on a Datto server with original ASRock firmware (and more questions)?

    Hello STH, Recently I bought a server on eBay which I originally thought was a ASRock server. It turned out to be a server from Datto, a company I was not familiar with before. This is how the server looked when I received it. The specifications are: Brand and model: Datto S4P4 (on a...
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    Asrock Rack D2143D8UM last EFI/BIOS and BMC/IPMI firmware files

    I don't have the ability to update the BMC firmware. It should be under maintenance according to the manual. But it's not present. This is a Datto server that has a (modified?) ASRock Rack D2143D8UM motherboard. I would like to put the original ASRock firmware on it because I don't have Fan...
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    Does the ASRock D2143D8UM motherboard support PCIe bifurcation?

    I'm not planning on using an HBA in this build. I'm going to use two SFF-8643 to 4x SATA breakout cables and use the onboard headers.
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    Does the ASRock D2143D8UM motherboard support PCIe bifurcation?

    For sure, but this server I bought and this board are perfectly suited for my need. But more PCIe lanes would have been nice for future expansion. But I'm very happy. Looking forward to receiving the server in a week or so and then building a kickass TrueNAS SCALE server with it. Gonna take some...
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    Does the ASRock D2143D8UM motherboard support PCIe bifurcation?

    Yeah, I'm pretty hopeful it's the same on this board but it's just a bit weird because the PCIe lanes are shared between both slots with a switch. I think there's a good chance the x4x4x4x4 setting will split the PCIE6 slot to that mode.
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    Does the ASRock D2143D8UM motherboard support PCIe bifurcation?

    Ah yes, in the manual it says this about those slots. So, it would make sense if you only populate slot PCIE6 with one PCIe 3.0 to quad M.2 NVMe card all the 16 PCIe lanes would go to that slot and when you set it to x4x4x4x4 all would go to PCIE6. No other way to know than to test it when I...
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    Does the ASRock D2143D8UM motherboard support PCIe bifurcation?

    Alright, when I get the server I will check out the BIOS and see what kind of options I have. If I see that x4x4x4x4 one I will buy one of those cheap PCIe 3.0 to quad M.2 adapter cards to test it. Thank you for helping me.
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    Does the ASRock D2143D8UM motherboard support PCIe bifurcation?

    Hmm, so you're saying it definitely won't work? I don't have the server yet. I ordered it yesterday should be getting it in 1-2 weeks or so. I might be interested in using one of those PCIe to quad M.2 adapter cards with PCIe bifurcation. So If I want to do that I would have to get one of...
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    Does the ASRock D2143D8UM motherboard support PCIe bifurcation?

    I don't understand what you're trying to say. You say it should work but must not... must not what? :) I don't get it.
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    Does the ASRock D2143D8UM motherboard support PCIe bifurcation?

    I found a BIOS file in another thread on this forum. I have also sent ASRock an e-mail asking two questions: Does the board support bifurcation? Can I have the most recent BIOS and BCM files? I sent it to asrockrack_eu@asrock.nl but I don't know if that is a valid email address, I haven't...
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    Does the ASRock D2143D8UM motherboard support PCIe bifurcation?

    Hi, Does anybody know if this motherboard supports PCIe bifurcation https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=D2143D8UM#Specifications I would like to use a dual of quad M.2 adapter card in one of the PCIe slots. The manual doesn't say anything other than this: I've seen...
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    Optane P1600X 58GB $40

    Does anybody know if there are similar good deals on these drives in Europe? Newegg doesn't shop to Europe unfortunatly, only to Turkey and United Kingdom. I'm in The Netherlands.
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    Asrock Rack D2143D8UM last EFI/BIOS and BMC/IPMI firmware files

    Alright thanks. I will study the manual before I get the server for some more information.
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    Asrock Rack D2143D8UM last EFI/BIOS and BMC/IPMI firmware files

    How do you actually update the BIOS and BMC firmware? I've downloaded the files but they don't contain any instructions or updater executable? I've bought one of those servers (haven't received it yet) and currently doing some preparations of things I might want to do. Can you do it from within...