January 19, 20251 yr Unraid 7.0.0 is working better for me on the mATX board because I no longer have the AST GPU blacklisted and the BMC/AST GPU and iGPU work concurrently now. i.e. I had previously followed this post and now I deleted /boot/config/modprobe.d/ast.conf. I don't have any additional PCIE GPUs installed. Asus Pro WS W680M-ACE SE (mATX) Intel Core i5-12600K One 32GB DDR5-4800 ECC module (Kingston KSM48E40BD8KI-32HA) BIOS 4101 (released on 2025/01/14) BIOS Settings (optimized defaults with these changes) Advanced Platform Misc Configuration Native ASPM: Enabled CPU Configuration CPU - Power Management Control Intel SpeedStep: Disabled System Agent (SA) Configuration Graphics Configuration Primary Display: PCIE iGPU Multi-Monitor: Enabled PCH Storage Configuration * Hot Plug: Enabled APM Configuration Restore AC Power Loss: Power On Power On By PCI-E: Enabled Onboard Devices Configuration HD Audio: Disabled Q-Code LED Function: Auto SlimSAS Configuration: SATA Boot Boot Configuration Fast Boot: Disabled Boot Logo Display: Disabled Tool Armoury Crate Download & Install ARMOURY CRATE app: Disabled Edited January 21, 20251 yr by Vynce Added RAM info
January 19, 20251 yr 3 minutes ago, Vynce said: the BMC/AST GPU and iGPU work concurrently now Thank you for posting your settings! I'll compare mine and figure out what's different.
January 20, 20251 yr On 1/18/2025 at 12:24 PM, 1adam12 said: ouch. That’s a pretty big deal for anyone reliant on the igpu for quicksync. Was this with the ATX or mitx board? Switching System Agent (SA) Configuration → Graphics Configuration → Primary Display from "Auto" to "CPU Graphics" seems to have fixed it. KVM via the IPMI still works, and I see the iGPU in lspci again. Not sure why the old config worked fine with 6.12.x but not with 7.x. The SR-IOV plugin still locks up the system after a few minutes (which I also started encountering after upgrading from 6.12.4 to 6.12.14) but I'll have to figure that out separately. For now I'll remove the iGPU from my VMs and only use it in Docker containers. Edited January 20, 20251 yr by Daniel15
January 20, 20251 yr 37 minutes ago, Daniel15 said: Switching System Agent (SA) Configuration → Graphics Configuration → Primary Display from "Auto" to "CPU Graphics" seems to have fixed it. KVM via the IPMI still works, and I see the iGPU in lspci again. Not sure why the old config worked fine with 6.12.x but not with 7.x. The SR-IOV plugin still locks up the system after a few minutes (which I also started encountering after upgrading from 6.12.4 to 6.12.14) but I'll have to figure that out separately. For now I'll remove the iGPU from my VMs and only use it in Docker containers. Thanks for following up on this!
January 21, 20251 yr On 5/28/2023 at 11:07 AM, NAS-newbie said: I can report that I am successfully running UnRAID with the Asus Pro WS W680-ACE, a "Raptorlake" CPU and this Crucial memory (2 x 32GB DDR5 ECC sticks at 4800) for weeks. I am using the four SATA connectors on the motherboard as well as the four additional ones available through a "slim SAS" connector (I ordered this cable from Amazon that seem to be ok quality). I have not managed to detect any other temperatures than the CPU, acpitz and my nvme-pci-0400 with the temperature plugin. As cache I use Kingston DC1500M U.2 Enterprise 2,5'' SSD (using this adaptercard) .I have not yet had time to test the IPMI card but that is on my to-do list - not sure if it will provide any options for more advanced management of the hardware from UnRAID (the IPMI plug-ins I have seen seem to only target specific motherboard brands and not ASUS)... Just wondering why you got the 4800 Crucial RAM and not the 5600? Do you know if The Asus boards supports running two dual-rank sticks at 5600? Looking at ASrock and SuperMicro boards for the soon coming W880 chipset, they max out at 4400...
January 21, 20251 yr On 1/19/2025 at 10:07 PM, Vynce said: Unraid 7.0.0 is working better for me on the mATX board because I no longer have the AST GPU blacklisted and the BMC/AST GPU and iGPU work concurrently now. i.e. I had previously followed this post and now I deleted /boot/config/modprobe.d/ast.conf. I don't have any additional PCIE GPUs installed. Asus Pro WS W680M-ACE SE (mATX) i5-12600K BIOS 4101 (released on 2025/01/14) BIOS Settings (optimized defaults with these changes) Advanced Platform Misc Configuration Native ASPM: Enabled CPU Configuration CPU - Power Management Control Intel SpeedStep: Disabled System Agent (SA) Configuration Graphics Configuration Primary Display: PCIE iGPU Multi-Monitor: Enabled PCH Storage Configuration * Hot Plug: Enabled APM Configuration Restore AC Power Loss: Power On Power On By PCI-E: Enabled Onboard Devices Configuration HD Audio: Disabled Q-Code LED Function: Auto SlimSAS Configuration: SATA Boot Boot Configuration Fast Boot: Disabled Boot Logo Display: Disabled Tool Armoury Crate Download & Install ARMOURY CRATE app: Disabled Thanks, curious what RAM you are running as well?
January 21, 20251 yr 7 minutes ago, naslover said: Thanks, curious what RAM you are running as well? For what it's worth, I've got 2 x 32GB Kingston server 4800MT/s DDR5 ECC and 2 x 32GB Kingston 5600MT/s DDR5 ECC. The only reason they're mismatched is that when I first built the system, the 5600 version didn't exist yet. When I wanted to upgrade from 64GB to 128GB ram, the 5600 RAM was the same price as the 4800, so it didn't make sense to get the 4800. It's running fine with mismatched RAM, although of course it's all only running at the slower 4800MT/s speed. I'd love to swap the 4800 RAM for 5600, but the price has gone up a lot. Edited January 21, 20251 yr by Daniel15
January 21, 20251 yr 27 minutes ago, Daniel15 said: For what it's worth, I've got 2 x 32GB Kingston server 4800MT/s DDR5 ECC and 2 x 32GB Kingston 5600MT/s DDR5 ECC. The only reason they're mismatched is that when I first built the system, the 5600 version didn't exist yet. When I wanted to upgrade from 64GB to 128GB ram, the 5600 RAM was the same price as the 4800, so it didn't make sense to get the 4800. It's running fine with mismatched RAM, although of course it's all only running at the slower 4800MT/s speed. I'd love to swap the 4800 RAM for 5600, but the price has gone up a lot. Would you mind testing just the two 5600 modules and seeing if they run at full speed on the Asus board? Because the ASrock and SuperMicro boards for the soon coming W880 chipset are limited to 4400 according to the specs.
January 21, 20251 yr I’m curious about this too. I could have sworn I remember reading that RAM speed goes down after 96gb on this board? It’s possible I might have imagined that. edit: missing word Edited January 21, 20251 yr by 1adam12
January 21, 20251 yr 34 minutes ago, naslover said: Would you mind testing just the two 5600 modules and seeing if they run at full speed on the Asus board? I see 5600 available as an option in the UEFI/BIOS so I assume it'd work. I can try it some time, although it's a pain to remove RAM because my server is in a closet and the CPU cooler (Noctua NH-D15) overhangs the RAM slots. I had to try very carefully to add the new RAM without removing the CPU cooler. 10 minutes ago, 1adam12 said: I’m curious about this too. I could have sworn I remember reading that RAM speed goes down after 96gb on this board? It’s possible I might have imagined that. edit: missing word It's working fine at 4800 for me. I didn't see any difference in speed between 64GB and 128GB. Edited January 21, 20251 yr by Daniel15
January 21, 20251 yr 48 minutes ago, naslover said: Would you mind testing just the two 5600 modules and seeing if they run at full speed on the Asus board? Because the ASrock and SuperMicro boards for the soon coming W880 chipset are limited to 4400 according to the specs. I’m seeing 5600mt/s? https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/motherboard/x14sae
January 21, 20251 yr 2 minutes ago, 1adam12 said: I’m seeing 5600mt/s? https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/motherboard/x14sae "*Supports up to 192GB of DDR5 UDIMM with speeds of up to 5600MT/s with one DIMM single rank, or 4400MT/s with two DIMM dual rank in four memory slots" the 32GB modules are dual rank, so according to this they would be at 4400. But looks like the Asus board doesn't have that restriction.
January 21, 20251 yr Just now, naslover said: "*Supports up to 192GB of DDR5 UDIMM with speeds of up to 5600MT/s with one DIMM single rank, or 4400MT/s with two DIMM dual rank in four memory slots" the 32GB modules are dual rank, so according to this they would be at 4400. But looks like the Asus board doesn't have that restriction. Dang yeah I saw that fine print after I submitted. That’s a bummer.
January 21, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, naslover said: Thanks, curious what RAM you are running as well? I have one 32GB DDR5-4800 module (Kingston KSM48E40BD8KI-32HA). I'm currently only using ~10GB, so 32GB is plenty for now. I didn't get anything faster since the i5-12600K only supports up to DDR5-4800 and I don't have any interest in overclocking 🙂.
January 30, 20251 yr On 1/6/2024 at 8:51 PM, Sofcso said: I used Rufus to create a Windows to Go Flash drive, and updated from that. Great suggestion, came in handy yesterday when I had to Bios update from an older version.
February 3, 20251 yr On 1/20/2025 at 6:13 PM, Daniel15 said: Switching System Agent (SA) Configuration → Graphics Configuration → Primary Display from "Auto" to "CPU Graphics" seems to have fixed it. KVM via the IPMI still works, and I see the iGPU in lspci again. Not sure why the old config worked fine with 6.12.x but not with 7.x. The SR-IOV plugin still locks up the system after a few minutes (which I also started encountering after upgrading from 6.12.4 to 6.12.14) but I'll have to figure that out separately. For now I'll remove the iGPU from my VMs and only use it in Docker containers. How important is this SR-IOV plugin? I read up on it, but don't really understand the difference between using it or not. Also, which model DDR5 RAM are you using? Edited February 3, 20251 yr by Iceman24
February 11, 20251 yr Server not booting after power down due to ASUS FlashBack? Has anyone encountered issues with their computer not (re)booting after a clean power down? My machine is rock solid, running great. But if I attempt to restart it, it won't restart on its own... and will only power back on under certain conditions. When I initiate a reboot from the OS (or from the BIOS), the system will power down, everything shuts off, hard drives stop spinning, no output on HDMI... but not reboot as expected. The BIOS FlashBack LED will start blinking slowly on the motherboard. The power button will not shut it off, nor will it turn it on. Same thing happens if I issue a shutdown command - the OS shuts down just fine and the BIOS FlashBack LED starts to blink. As long as it's blinking the power button will do nothing. The only way to get it to boot is to cut power at the power supply. If I turn off the power supply, wait until the FlashBack LED stops blinking, then turn back on the power supply, it will boot on it's own if the BIOS setting to "Restore AC Power Loss" is set to "Power On". However, if the BIOS is not set to power on when power is restored, I have to turn on the power supply and immediately hit the power button (within a second). If I don't hit the power button fast enough, the FlashBack LED starts to blink and the machine is stuck again. There's a thread here for a different motherboard showing a very similar experience - he has a video showing that the FlashBack BIOS tool would try to install the BIOS in a loop if he puts a USB stick with a valid BIOS in his motherboard. I saw the same thing on mine. Crazy enough, he solved his issue by desoldering the ASUS FlashBack button from his motherboard. Kinda points to a fault with that button on the motherboard, which makes sense given the behavior I'm seeing. The more I look, the more I see people having issues like this with all sorts of ASUS mother boards. Question - Bios flashback button, is there a way to disable it?? | Tom's Hardware Forum Is there a way to disable bios flashback button? : r/ASUS ASUS TUF Gaming B650-Plus - flashback light still... - Republic of Gamers Forum - 1055840 It would be nice if there were a BIOS option to disable the flashback button, but I'm not seeing it. I have not yet contacted ASUS; I probably should, but I currently don't want to go without this machine or go through sending a board in and waiting for them to get it back to me. I hope nobody else encounters this... it's really frustrating!
February 14, 20251 yr On 1/21/2025 at 2:37 AM, 1adam12 said: I’m seeing 5600mt/s? https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/motherboard/x14sae May be a little late, but I am running 2 of these in 1 channel at 5600MT/s by just selecting the XMP profile in the bios. Kingston KSM56E46BD8KM-48HM 48GB DDR5 5600MT/s ECC Unbuffered DIMM CL46 2Rx8 1.1V 288-pin 24Gbit Hynix M https://www.kingston.com/unitedkingdom/en/memory/server-premier/ddr5-5600mts-ecc-unbuffered-dimm
February 14, 20251 yr On 2/3/2025 at 3:45 PM, Iceman24 said: How important is this SR-IOV plugin? I read up on it, but don't really understand the difference between using it or not. SR-IOV lets you share the iGPU across multiple VMs (up to 7). For example, you could use Plex in Docker and also have a Windows VM, both of which can use GPU acceleration at the same time. If you don't need VMs or your VMs don't need hardware acceleration (for example, to encode/decode video), you don't need SR-IOV. On 2/3/2025 at 3:45 PM, Iceman24 said: Also, which model DDR5 RAM are you using? Mine is currently 2 x 32GB Kingston server 4800MT/s DDR5 ECC and 2 x 32GB Kingston 5600MT/s DDR5 ECC. When I was upgrading fom 64GB to 128GB, the 5600MT/s was the same price as the 4800MT/s, which is why they're mismatched. They run fine together at 4800MT/s.
February 14, 20251 yr On 2/10/2025 at 11:58 PM, kmwoley said: Has anyone encountered issues with their computer not (re)booting after a clean power down? Interesting... I've had issues with it not starting cleanly sometimes. I'm not sure if it's the same issue though - my server is in a closet and I cant easily see the flashback LED. I've never had to pull the power to make it boot successfully though. I only ever boot it via IPMI. Usually if I go to the IPMI and power off, wait ~10 seconds, then power it back on, it boots OK.
February 26, 20251 yr Does anyone know what going on with the H5Viewer here? 😊 This green flashing only seems to happen after booting into unraid.The BIOS screen, and the bootup screens have no issues, neither does the unraid boot menu where you can choose memtest and safe mode. unplugged the VGA cable from the IPMI card and it seems to have fixed this issue. Edited July 15, 2025Jul 15 by MammothJerk fix(?)
March 21, 20251 yr I'm adding my Configuration, Stable Bios Settings, and Bios Updated Procedure here - both to help others and as a reference for myself. ********************************************************************************* Configuration: ASUS Pro WS W680-ACE IPMI Intel i9-14900K (TIM: PTM7950) Four Kingston Server Premier 32GB 4800MT/s DDR5 ECC CL40 DIMM 2Rx8 Hynix M Server Memory - KSM48E40BD8KM-32HM Unraid Flash on USB 2.0 Internal Header PCIe (G3) x01 #1 - VM1: Inateck 2 Port PCIe USB 3.0 PCIe (G5) x16 #2 - VM1: Palit GeForce RTX 4060 Ti StormX 8GB GDDR6 Semi-Fanless Graphics Card PCIe (G5) x16 #3 - VM2: Palit GeForce RTX 3050 KalmX 6GB Fanless Graphics Card PCI3 (G3) x16 #4 - Empty: ---------------- - [No Combination of BIOS Settings allows this PCIe slot to be used with this combo of hardware] PCIe (G3) x16 #5 - VM2: Inateck 2 Port PCIe USB 3.0 ---------------- -[Note IPMI card is NOT installed] Sata to 4x sata 20TB HDD miniSAS to 2x sata SSD - Twozoh Slim Line Mini SAS 4.0 SFF-8654 4i 38 Pin Host to 4 SATA ********************************************************************************* Bios Settings: Install Date: 2024.10.12: 3901 (quietly removed from Asus' website, caused some gremlins on my system) Install Date: 2025.02.28: 4101 (so far, stable once properly configured) BIOS Settings (differences from defaults): Advanced / Platform Misc Configuration / Native ASPM: Enabled Advanced / CPU Configuration / CPU - Power Management Control / Intel SpeedStep: Disabled Advanced / System Agent (SA) Configuration / Graphics Configuration / Primary Display: CPU Advanced / System Agent (SA) Configuration / Graphics Configuration / iGPU Multi-Monitor: Enabled -------- / [Note that UNRAID terminal displayed from motherboard's HDMI until a VM is launched] Advanced / PCH Storage Configuration / *Hot Plug: Disabled Advanced / APM Configuration / Restore AC Power Loss: Power Off Advanced / APM Configuration /Power On By PCI-E: Disabled Advanced / Onboard Devices Configuration / HD Audio: Disabled Advanced / Onboard Devices Configuration / Q-Code LED Function: Auto Advanced / Onboard Devices Configuration / SlimSAS Configuration: SATA Monitor / Chasis Fans / Fan #2: Chipset -------- / [Note #1 & #2 use CPU. The chipset idles and runs hotter than I'd like. This setting helps] Boot / Boot Configuration / Fast Boot: Disabled Boot / Boot Configuration / Boot Logo Display: Disabled Boot / Boot Configuration / Post Delay Time: 5 Seconds Tool / Armoury Crate / Download & Install ARMOURY CRATE app: Disabled Thanks @Vynce – your settings helped me to iron out a few issues with my config. ********************************************************************************* ********************************************************************************* BIOS UPDATE PROCEDURE STEP 0 - Initial USB Prep [1 time creation, then can use for future bios updates] Download the latest Hirens BootCD PE and then install it on a USB stick using Rufus As of 2025.10.29, Hirens is Windows 11 PE x64 based https://www.hirensbootcd.org/ Thanks @kmwoley – for the how-to-guide on getting bios updated for this board. ********************************************************************************* STEP 1 - Navigate to ASUS site and download 3 files. From ASUS's Pro WS W680-ACE IPMI's Support / Driver & Tools / BIOS & FIRMWARE: https://www.asus.com/us/motherboards-components/motherboards/workstation/pro-ws-w680-ace-ipmi/helpdesk_download?model2Name=Pro-WS-W680-ACE-IPMI Select: Windows 11 64-bit 1a - download from Drivers / Intel Management Engine Interface (i.e. DRV_LAN_Intel_I226_UWD_TP_W10_64_V11443_20240710R.zip) 1b..........extract the files to the USB stick into a directory (i.e. /Drivers) 2a - download fromBios / MEUpdateTool (i.e. MEUpdateTool_16.1.32.2473_TP.zip) 2b..........extract the files to the USB stick into a directory (i.e. /Firmware) 3a - download from Bios / Bios (i.e. Pro-WS-W680-ACE-IPMI-ASUS-4101.zip) 3b..........extract the files 3c..........run the BIOSRenamer tool 3d..........copy the resulting "PWW680AI.CAP" file to the root of the USB stick Reboot the computer and boot from the Hirens BootCD PE USB stick using the "Bios" USB port 1 - Run "/Drivers/AsusSetup.exe" (Intel ME drivers) 2 - Run "/Firmware/MEUpdateTool.exe" (Intel ME firmware) 3 - Reboot into the BIOS, Launch ASUS EzFlash Utility ********************************************************************************* If computer fails to Post after Bios Update 1 - unplug power cable, wait 30 seconds, short clear cmos jumper, plug in power cable 2 - boot into bios, re-set configuration *********************************************************************************
April 6, 20251 yr I'll bring this one back up, rather than making a new post. This is about the KVM functionality of the IPMI card. I am running Unraid on an ASUS W680-ACE-IPMI with the included IPMI card. I also have an Intel Arc A310 card installed, if it makes a difference. When I use the virtual KVM I can see and access the BIOS, and I can even see and control the Unraid boot selection screen, but once I choose something that's it - I essentially lose signal. If I plug in a monitor then I can see what's going on (so maybe this isn't a perfect fit for this thread), but the virtual KVM sees nothing. I'm guessing this is an IPMI issue rather than purely an Unraid one, and I say that because when I choose Memtest I also lose signal. Some things I've tried include getting a "dummy" HDMI plug, and plugging it into both the motherboard's monitor output (for iGPU) and then booting with it plugged into the Arc A310. Neither made a difference. The BIOS is also set to have the "in band" be Linux, and not Windows. Firmware for both IPMI and motherboard are the latest as of this posting. A separate question: the IPMI is great for setting fan curves and controlling the fans, but I can't find a way for the IPMI to monitor hard drive temperatures - which is really how I'd like to set the fan speeds. I've just been using the CPU temperature for now, as heavy HDD activity usually does result in higher CPU usage as well... my HDDs are connected over a SAS connection with a HBA card, and Unraid sees the temperatures just fine, but I'm guessing the inability to see the temperatures might have to do with the HBA card? Although the IPMI card shows me that various sensors are disabled and I don't see that HDDs are listed among any of the sensors... I'll set higher fan speeds to account for the chance that a HDD might get too hot, but I'm wondering if anyone has a solution to this one. Edited April 6, 20251 yr by Ledgem
April 7, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, Ledgem said: When I use the virtual KVM I can see and access the BIOS, and I can even see and control the Unraid boot selection screen, but once I choose something that's it - I essentially lose signal. There's an option in the BIOS called something like "iGPU multi monitor support". I think that has to be enabled. 1 hour ago, Ledgem said: I can't find a way for the IPMI to monitor hard drive temperatures - which is really how I'd like to set the fan speeds. As far as I know, HDD temperature isn't supported as a fan temperature source. It's not in the list in the IPMI web UI: and `ipmisensors` doesn't show any HDD temperature sensor attached to the IPMI. I've never tried it, but the "Dynamix System Autofan" plugin might be useful? AFAIK it can control fan speed based on HDD temperature sensors. To be honest, I'd just get quiet fans (like Noctuas) and run them at a fast speed all the time. There's not really such a thing as too much cooling Edited April 7, 20251 yr by Daniel15
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