H263-S63-LAN1
H263-S63-LAW1
High Density Server - 4th/5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable
2U 4-Node DP 8-Bay Gen4 NVMe/SATA/SAS DLC

Dual 2600W (240V) 80 PLUS Titanium redundant power supply (LAN1)
Dual 3000W (240V) 80 PLUS Titanium redundant power supply (LAW1)

User Manual
Rev. 1.0

Copyright© 2023 Giga Computing Technology CO., LTD. All rights reserved.
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Disclaimer
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Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by Giga Computing
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User Guide: detailed information about the installation & use of an add-on hardware orsoftware component (e.g. BMC firmware, rail-kit) compatible with this product.
Quick Installation Guide: a short guide with visual diagrams that you can reference easily for
installation purposes of this product (e.g. motherboard, server barebones).

Please see the support section of the online product page to check the current availability of these
documents.

For More Information
For related product specifications, the latest firmware and software, and other information please visit our website at
http://www.gigabyte.com/Enterprise
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portal: http://reseller.b2b.gigabyte.com
For further technical assistance, please contact your GIGABYTE representative or visit
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For any general sales or marketing enquiries, you may also message GIGABYTE server directly by email:server.grp@gigabyte.com

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this user's guide:
NOTE!
Pieces of additional
information related to the current topic.
CAUTION!
Precautionary measures toavoid possible hardware or software problems.
WARNING!
Alerts to any damage that might
result from doing or not doing specific actions.

Server Warnings and Cautions

Before installing a server, be sure that you understand the following warnings and cautions.
WARNING!
To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to the equipment:• Do not disable the power cord grounding plug. The grounding plug is an important safety
feature.
• Plug the power cord into a grounded (earthed) electrical outlet that is easily accessible at all
times.
• Unplug the power cord from the power supply to disconnect power to the equipment.
• Do not route the power cord where it can be walked on or pinched by items placed against it.
Pay particular attention to the plug, electrical outlet, and the point where the cord extends fromthe server.
WARNING!
To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the internal
system components to cool before touching them.
WARNING!
This server is equipped with high speed fans. Keep away from hazardous moving fan
blades during servicing.
CAUTION!
• Do not operate the server for long periods with the access panel open or removed. Operating the server in this manner results in improper airflow and improper cooling that can lead tothermal damage.
• Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
• Replace battery with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
• Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
CAUTION!
Risk of explosion if battery is replaced incorrectly or with an incorrect type. Replace the battery
only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
CAUTION!
ESD CAN DAMAGE DRIVES, BOARDS, AND OTHER PARTS. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOUPERFORM ALL PROCEDURES AT AN ESD WORKSTATION. IF ONE IS NOT AVAILABLE,
PROVIDE SOME ESD PROTECTION BY WEARING AN ANTI-STATIC WRIST STRAP ATTACHED TO CHASSIS GROUND -- ANY UNPAINTED METAL SURFACE -- ON YOUR SERVER
WHEN HANDLING PARTS.
Always handle boards carefully, they can be extremely sensitive to ESD. Hold boards only by
their edges without touching any components or connectors. After removing a board from its
protective ESD bag or from the system, place the board component side up on a grounded, static
free surface. Use a conductive foam pad if available but not the ESD bag. Do not slide the board
over any surface.
System power on/off: To service components within the server, please ensure the power has
been disconnected.
e.g. Remove the node from the server chassis (to disconnect power) or disconnect the powerfrom the server chassis.
Make sure the system is removed from the rack before opening the chassis, adding, or removing
any non hot-plug components.
Hazardous conditions, devices and cables: Hazardous electrical conditions may be present
on power, telephone, and communication cables. Turn off the system chassis and disconnect thecables attached to the system before servicing the chassis. Otherwise, personal injury or equipment damage can result.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) and ESD protection: ESD can damage drives, boards, andother parts. We recommend that you perform all procedures in this chapter only at an ESD workstation. If one is not available, provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap
attached to chassis ground (any unpainted metal surface on the server) when handling parts.
ESD and handling boards: Always handle boards carefully. They can be extremely sensi-tive toelectrostatic discharge (ESD). Hold boards only by their edges. After removing a board from its
protective wrapper or from the system, place the board component side up on a grounded, static
free surface. Use a conductive foam pad if available but not the board wrapper. Do not slideboard over any surface.

Installing or removing jumpers: A jumper is a small plastic encased conductor that slips over
two jumper pins. Some jumpers have a small tab on top that can be gripped with fin-gertips orwith a pair of fine needle nosed pliers. If the jumpers do not have such a tab, take care when using needle nosed pliers to remove or install a jumper; grip the narrow sides of the jumper with thepliers, never the wide sides. Gripping the wide sides can dam-age the contacts inside the jumper,
causing intermittent problems with the function con-trolled by that jumper. Take care to grip with,
but not squeeze, the pliers or other tool used to remove a jumper, or the pins on the board may
bend or break.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation....................................................................................10
1-1
1-2
1-3

Installation Precautions................................................................................... 10
Product Specifications..................................................................................... 11
System Block Diagram.................................................................................... 16

Chapter 2 System Appearance......................................................................................17
2-1
2-2
2-3
2-4
2-5
2-6
2-7

Front View....................................................................................................... 17
Rear View........................................................................................................ 18
Front Panel LED and Buttons......................................................................... 19
RoT LEDs........................................................................................................ 20
Rear System LAN LEDs.................................................................................. 22Power Supply Unit LED................................................................................... 23
Hard Disk Drive LEDs..................................................................................... 24

Chapter 3 System Hardware Installation.......................................................................25
3-1
3-2
3-3
3-4

Installing the Hard Disk Drive.......................................................................... 26
Removing the Node........................................................................................ 27
Removing Chassis Cover................................................................................ 28
Liquid Cooling Assembly Information.............................................................. 29
3-4-1

3-5
3-6
3-7

Liquid Cooling Specifications...................................................................................30

Removing the Coolant Pipe Module................................................................ 31
Installing the CPU and the Coolant Pipe Module............................................ 33
Installing Memory............................................................................................ 35
3-7-1
3-7-2
3-7-3
3-7-4

3-8
3-9

Eight Channel Memory Configuration......................................................................35
Installing the Memory .............................................................................................36
DIMM Population Table...........................................................................................37
Processor and Memory Module Matrix Table..........................................................38

Installing the PCI Expansion Card.................................................................. 39
Installing the Mezzanine Card......................................................................... 41
3-9-1

3-10
3-11
3-12
3-13

Installing the OCP 3.0 Mezzanine Card..................................................................41

Replacing the Fan Assembly........................................................................... 42
Replacing the Power Supply........................................................................... 43
Removing the Power Supply Dummy Cover................................................... 44
Cable Routing................................................................................................. 45-7-

Chapter 4 Motherboard Components............................................................................52
4-1
4-2
4-3

Motherboard Components.............................................................................. 52
Jumper Setting ............................................................................................... 53
Backplane Board Storage Connector.............................................................. 54
4-3-1

CBPH081.................................................................................................................54

Chapter 5 BIOS Setup...................................................................................................55
5-1
5-2

The Main Menu............................................................................................... 57
Advanced Menu.............................................................................................. 60
5-2-1
5-2-2
5-2-3
5-2-4
5-2-5
5-2-6
5-2-7
5-2-8
5-2-9
5-2-105-3

Chipset Menu.................................................................................................. 74
5-3-1
5-3-2
5-3-3
5-3-4
5-3-5
5-3-6
5-3-7
5-3-8
5-3-9
5-3-105-3-11

5-4

Processor Configuration..........................................................................................75
Common RefCode Configuration............................................................................78
UPI Configuration....................................................................................................79
Memory Configuration.............................................................................................81
IIO Configuration.....................................................................................................84
Advanced Power Management Configuration.........................................................86
PCH Configuration...................................................................................................88
Miscellaneous Configuration...................................................................................90
Server ME Configuration.........................................................................................91
Runtime Error Logging Settings..............................................................................92
Power Policy............................................................................................................94

Server Management Menu.............................................................................. 96
5-4-1
5-4-2
5-4-3
5-4-4
5-4-5

5-5

Trusted Computing..................................................................................................61
Serial Port Console Redirection..............................................................................62
SIO Configuration....................................................................................................65
PCI Subsystem Settings..........................................................................................66
USB Configuration...................................................................................................68
Network Stack Configuration...................................................................................69
Post Report Configuration.......................................................................................70
NVMe Configuration................................................................................................71
Chipset Configuration..............................................................................................72
Tls Auth Configuration.............................................................................................73

System Event Log...................................................................................................98
View FRU Information.............................................................................................99
BMC VLAN Configuration......................................................................................100
BMC Network Configuration..................................................................................101
IPv6 BMC Network Configuration..........................................................................102

Security Menu............................................................................................... 103-8-

5-5-1

5-6
5-7
5-8
5-9

Secure Boot ..........................................................................................................104

Boot Menu..................................................................................................... 107
Save & Exit Menu.......................................................................................... 109
BIOS Recovery..............................................................................................111
BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard)........................................................ 112
5-9-1
5-9-2

PEI Beep Codes....................................................................................................112
DXE Beep Codes..................................................................................................112-9-

Chapter 1
1-1

Hardware Installation

Installation Precautions

The motherboard/system contain numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which
can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully
read the user manual and follow these procedures:• Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker orwarranty sticker provided by your dealer. These stickers are required for warranty validation.
• Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before
installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components.
• When connecting hardware components to the internal connectors on the motherboard,
make sure they are connected tightly and securely.
• When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connectors.
• It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling electronic
components such as a motherboard, CPU or memory. If you do not have an ESD wrist
strap, keep your hands dry and first touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity.
• Prior to installing the motherboard, please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within anelectrostatic shielding container.
• Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard, make sure the power
supply has been turned off.
• Before turning on the power, make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to
the local voltage standard.
• Before using the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors of yourhardware components are connected.
• To prevent damage to the motherboard, do not allow screws to come in contact with themotherboard circuit or its components.
• Make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard orwithin the computer casing.
• Do not place the computer system on an uneven surface.
• Do not place the computer system in a high-temperature environment.
• Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage tosystem components as well as physical harm to the user.
• If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the
product, please consult a certified computer technician.

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NOTE:
We reserve the right to make any changes to the product specifications and product-related
information without prior notice.

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 64 x DIMM slots
 DDR5 memory supported only
 8-Channel memory architecture
 RDIMM modules up to 96GB supported
 3DS RDIMM modules up to 256GB supported
 5th Gen Intel® Xeon®: Up to 5600MHz
 4th Gen Intel® Xeon®: Up to 4800MHzPer Node:

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*Please refer to optional parts for ring topology support.
Note: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) must be enabled on LAN switches whenusing a ring topology.

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1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp, DDR4 SDRAMManagement chip on CMC board: Integrated in Aspeed® AST2520A2-GP
Per node: 2 x 2.5" Gen4 NVMe/SATA/SAS hot-swappable bays, from CPU_1

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Optional 1 x M.2 slot (CMTP061):
 M-key PCIe Gen4 x4, from CPU_1
 Supports NGFF-2280/22110 cards
Total:
Riser Card CRSH01U x 4:
4 x PCIe x16 (Gen5 x16) low-profile slot, from CPU_0
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H263-S63-LAN1
 Dual 2600W (240V) 80 PLUS Titanium redundant power supply Available for 2+1 redundant power supply configuration (optional)
AC Input: 100-127V~/ 13.8A, 50-60Hz
 200-240V~/ 15A, 50-60Hz
DC Input: (Only for China)
 240Vdc/ 15A
DC Output:
 Max 1000W/ 100-127V~
 + 12.2V/ 81A
 + 12.2Vsb/ 4.5A
 Max 2600W/ 200-220V~
 + 12.2V/ 213A
 + 12Vsb/ 4.5A
NOTE: The system power supply requires C19 type power cord
H263-S63-LAW1
 Dual 3000W (240V) 80 PLUS Titanium redundant power supply Available for 2+1 redundant power supply configuration (optional)
AC Input: 100-127V~/ 16A, 50-60Hz
 200-240V~/ 16A, 50-60Hz
DC Input: (Only for China)
 240Vdc/ 16A
DC Output:
 Max 1200W/ 100-127V~
 + 12.2V/ 98.36A
 + 12.2Vsb/ 3A
 Max 2600W/ 200-207V~
 + 12.2V/ 213A
 + 12.2Vsb/ 3A
 Max 3000W/ 208-240V~
 + 12.2V/ 245.9A
 + 12.2Vsb/ 3A
NOTE: The system power supply requires C19 type power cord

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Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.)
Sensor Reading History DataFRU Information
SEL Log in Linear Storage / Circular Storage Policy
Hardware Inventory
Fan Profile
System Firewall
Power Consumption
Power Control
LDAP / AD / RADIUS Support
Backup & Restore Configuration
Remote BIOS/BMC/CPLD Update
Event Log Filter
User Management
Media Redirection Settings
PAM Order Settings
SSL Settings
SMTP Settings
Operating temperature: 10°C to 35°C
Operating humidity: 8-80% (non-condensing)
Non-operating temperature: -40°C to 60°C
Non-operating humidity: 20%-95% (non-condensing)NOTE!
The ambient temperature and relative humidity of the environment
depend on the inlet supply water temperature and the coolant flow rate.
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System Block Diagram

8-Channel DDR5, 8 x DIMMs
Speed up to 5600 MHz

CPU08-Channel DDR5, 8 x DIMMs
Speed up to 5600 MHz

CPU1

4 x UPI 16/20 GT/s
4th/5th Gen Intel Xeon
Scalable processors

4th/5th Gen Intel Xeon
Scalable processors(LGA4677 Socket)(LGA4677 Socket)

PCIe4.0 x8

DMI3 x8

Riser CRSH01U
PCIe5.0 x16

Riser CMTP061 (option)
PCIe4.0 x4

PCIe5.0 x16 LP slot

M.2

SATAIII x2

2-bay 2.5" NVMe/SATA per node
PCIe5.0 x16
USB 3.0

OCP 3.0 slot

2 x USB3.2 Gen1

USB3.2 Gen1

TPM
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USB 2.0Intel C741
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PCIe x1

ASPEED
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MAC

SPI 64MB

SPI 64MB

SPI 64MB

SPI 64MB

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BMC

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RTL8211F
PHY

SwitchMLAN• Please Go to Chapter 4 Motherboard Components for Riser Slot information.

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Front View
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NODE4
HDD 18HDD 19NODE3
HDD 12
HDD 13

NODE2
HDD 6
HDD 7

NODE1
HDD 0
HDD 1

2-1

System Appearance

Decription
Front Panel LEDs and buttons• Please Go to Chapter 2-3 Front Panel LED and Buttons for detail description of function
LEDs.
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PCIe SlotID Button
2 x USB 3.2 Gen1
VGA Port
BMC Server Management LAN PortOCP 3.0 Slot (SFF Type)
PCIe Slot
2+1 Redundant Power Supply Unit (Option)
Ring Topology Kit (Option)
CMC LAN Port
Coolant Pipe Slot

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NODE1

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StatusDescription

Green

Solid On System is operating normally.
Critical condition, may indicate:
Solid On System fan failure

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LED(Note)

Reset Button

Power button
with LED

Amber
Blink

N/A

Off

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System temperature
Non-critical condition, may indicate:Redundant power module failure
Temperature and voltage issue
Chassis intrusion
System is not ready, may indicate:
POST error
NMI error
Processor or terminator missing
Press this button to reset the system.

Green

On

System is powered on

Green

Blink

System is in ACPI S1 state (sleep mode)

N/A

Off

Blue

On

System identification is active.

N/A

Off

System identification is disabled.

Green

On

System is operating normally.

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ID Button with
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Enclosure

On
Amber
Blink

System is not powered on or in ACPI S5 state (power
off)
System is in ACPI S4 state (hibernate mode)

Critical condition, may indicates:
Power module failure
System fan failure
Power supply voltage issue
System temperature
Non-critical condition, may indicates:
Redundant power module failure
Temperature and voltage issue

CMC--Press this button to reset the CMC.
Reset Button(Note) If your server features RoT function, please see the following section for detail LED behavior.

6.

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Status LED

NODE1

Status LED

NODE2

Status LED

RST

ID LED
Status LED

RST

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RST

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LED on Front panel(Note5)
ID LED

Status LED

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

EC Firmware (FW) Authentication fail or not exit
EC FW is broken or not exit (Note1)
Authenticating/Recovering BMC/BIOS Images
Authenticating Images

Blinks Blue
Blinks Green
4 times per second 4 times per second
Blinks Blue
Blinks Amber
4 times per second 4 times per second

Recovering BMC Active Flash
Recovering BIOS Active Flash
Authentication (AUTH) Pass
Recovering BIOS Active FlashBMC : AUTH pass after doing recovery
BIOS : AUTH pass after doing recovery
BMC : AUTH pass after doing recovery
BIOS : AUTH pass
BMC : AUTH pass
BIOS : AUTH pass after doing recovery

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

Blinks Blue
1 time per second
Blinks Blue
1 time per second

Blinks Green
1 time per second
Blinks Amber
1 time per second

Active Flash Authentication (AUTH) FailBMC : AUTH Fail(Note2)
BIOS : AUTH fail(Note2)

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BIOS : AUTH fail after doing recovery(Note3)

Blinks Blue
Blinks Green
2 times per second 2 times per second[ON OFF OFF][ON OFF OFF]
Blinks Blue
Blinks Amber
2 times per second 2 times per second[ON OFF OFF][ON OFF OFF]

Backup Flash Authentication Fail(Note4)
Blinks Blue
Blinks Green
2 times per second 2 times per second[ON OFF ON OFF] [ON OFF ON OFF]
Blinks Blue
Blinks Amber
2 times per second 2 times per second[ON OFF ON OFF] [ON OFF ON OFF]BMC : AUTH fail
BIOS : AUTH fail

NOTE!
1.
2

3.
4.
5.

EC FW is broken or not exited result in Microchip CEC1702 cannot load EC FW for authentication.
CEC1702’s bootloader load EC FW from BMC Flash1 when AC on. It must authenticate this FW firstly
before run the FW. If the authenticate fail or not get the FW successfully, CEC1702 is not allowed to
execute this FW and ECSTS_LED1 on the MB is OFF state.
if active flash is still authentication failed after recovery sequence, Microchip CEC1702 stop the process
and showing LED behavior.
If backup flash authentication is failed cause by configuration table, public key or protected area isbroken. Microchip CEC1702 stop the process and showing LED behavior.
Front panel LED is controlled by BMC or Microchip CEC1702. Once Microchip CEC1702 is working(Author recovery), the front panel LED is controlled by Microchip CEC1702 and vice versa.

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2-5

Rear System LAN LEDs
1

No.
1.

2.

Name
1GbE
Speed LED
1GbE
Link/
Activity LED

2

Color
Yellow

StatusOn

1Gbps data rate

Green

On

100 Mbps data rate

N/A

Off
On

10 Mbps data rate
Link between system andnetwork or no access

Blink
Off

Data transmission or receiving is occurring
No data transmission or receiving is occurring

Green
N/A

Description

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2-6

Power Supply Unit LED

PSU LED

State
OFF

Description
No AC power to all power supplies

1Hz Green Blinking

AC present / only standby on / Cold redundant mode

2Hz Green Blinking

Power supply firmware updating modeAmber

1Hz Amber Blinking

AC cord unplugged or AC power lost; with a second
power supply in parallel still with AC input power
Power supply critical event causing shut down:
failure, OCP, OVP, fan failure and UVPPower supply warning events where thepower supply continues to operate:
high temp, high power, high current and slow fan

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2-7

Hard Disk Drive LEDs/('

RAID SKU
Disk LED(LED onBack Panel)
No RAID configuration(via HBA)

RAID configuration(via HW RAID Card or
SW RAID Card)

Removed HDD Slot
(LED on Back Panel)

Disk LED

Removed HDD Slot

/('

LED1

LocateHDD Fault

HDD
AccessHDD Present(No Access)GreenON(*1)OFF

BLINK (*2)

OFF

Amber

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

Green

ON(*1)

OFF

--

--

Amber

OFF

OFF

--

--

Green

ON

OFF

BLINK (*2)

OFF

Rebuilding

Amber

OFF

ON

(Low Speed: 2 Hz)

OFF

OFF

Green

ON(*1)

OFF

(*3)

--

--

Amber

OFF

ON

(*3)

--

--

LED 2

HDD Present

No HDD

Green

ON

OFF

NOTE:
*1: Depends on HBA/Utility Spec.
*2: Blink cycle depends on HDD's activity signal.
*3: If HDD is pulled out during rebuilding, the disk status of this HDD is regarded as faulty.

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Chapter 3

•
•

•
•

System Hardware Installation

Pre-installation Instructions
Computer components and electronic circuit boards can be damaged electrostatic discharge.
Working on computers that are still connected to a power supply can be extremely
dangerous. Follow the simple guidelines below to avoid damage to your computer or injury to
yourself.
Always disconnect the computer from the power outlet whenever you are working inside thecomputer case.
If possible, wear a grounded wrist strap when you are working inside the computer case.
Alternatively, discharge any static electricity by touching the bare metal system of the computer
case, or the bare metal body of any other grounded appliance.
Hold electronic circuit boards by the edges only. Do not touch the components on the board
unless it is necessary to do so. Do not flex or stress the circuit board.
Leave all components inside the static-proof packaging until you are ready to use the component
for the installation.

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3-1

Installing the Hard Disk Drive

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the Hard disk drive:• Take note of the drive tray orientation before sliding it out.
• The tray will not fit back into the bay if inserted incorrectly.
• Make sure that the HDD is connected to the HDD connector on the backplane.

Follow these instructions to install the Hard disk drive:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Press the release button.
Extend the locking lever.
Pull the locking lever to remove the HDD tray.
Align the hard disk drive with the positioning stud on the HDD tray.
Slide hard disk drive into the blank HDD tray.
Reinsert the HDD tray into the slot and close the locking lever.
1

Press

2

Pull

3

4

5

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3-2

Removing the Node
Read the following guidelines before you begin to replace a node:• To make sure the system operates normally, please power off only the node that will be
replaced or reconfigured.

Follow these instructions to remove a node:
1.
2.
3.

Press the release latch while simultaneously pushing down the tray handle for the node.
Pull the node out of the system.
To install the node, push the node back into the system.

1

2

3

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3-3

Removing Chassis Cover
Before you remove or install the system cover• Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power.

Follow these instructions to remove the system cover:1.
2.

Loosen and remove the six screws securing the back cover.
Slide the cover to the rear of the system and remove the cover in the direction of the arrow.

1
1
2

1
1
1

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1

3-4

Liquid Cooling Assembly Information

The liquid cooling assembly is designed to capture heat from the processors in the node and cool thecomponents. The coolant flow for the assembly is produced by the eight quick disconnects at the rear of theserver chassis.

Coolant
ReturnValve

Coolant
SupplyValve

The flow of the coolant is shown below:

Flow Order
First
SecondThird
FourthCPU1 Cold Plate
CPU0 Cold Plate
To coolant return CPU1
To coolant return

Component

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3-4-1 Liquid Cooling Specifications
The cold plate assembly in the liquid cooling assembly mounts directly on top of the processors.
The retention mechanism for installation on top of the processors is integrated into the cold plate. The liquid
coolant contained within the tubes, is a mixture of demineralized water and propylene glycol with the following
beneficial features: Anti-Freeze, Anti-Corrosion and Anti Bacterial. The following table lists the features andspecifications of the liquid cooling assembly.

Specification
Cold plate material
Thermal Interface Material
Operating liquid temperature
Operating Air temperature
Coolant Flow Rate
Operating Humidity
Storage Temperature
Storage Humidity
HeightWeightDimensions

Value
Copper
Dowsil TC-5622
Minimum: 2°C
Maximum: 65°C
40°C
0.75 - 1.4 l/min (per node)
5 - 95%-40°C to 70°C
5 - 95%24.01 mm1.87 lbs (848g per node)

NOTE: In the event that the room's relative humidity exceeds 60% then the inlet water temperaturemust be set between 40° to 45°C to avoid condensation and to keep the system running optimally.

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3-5

Removing the Coolant Pipe Module
Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the module:• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before
installing the module to prevent hardware damage.
• Unplug all cables from the power outlets.
• Disconnect all telecommunication cables from their ports.
• Place the system unit on a flat and stable surface.
• Open the system according to the instructions.
WARNING!
Failure to properly turn off the server before you start installing components may cause
serious damage. Do not attempt the procedures described in the following sections unless
you are a qualified service technician.

Follow these instructions to remove the coolant pipe module:
1.
2.
3.

Remove the left PCIe riser before removing the CPU coolant module. To remove PCIe bracket, seepage 38 Installing the PCI Expansion Card.
Loosen the four captive screws securing the coolant pipe module to the system.
Lift and remove the coolant pipe..
• Lock the CPU coolant by using a T30-Lobe driver to tighten screw.•• When installing the coolant to CPU,use T30-Lobe driver to tighten 4 captive nuts insequence as 1-4.

3

2

1

4

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1

2

System Hardware Installation- 32 -

3-6

Installing the CPU and the Coolant Pipe Module
Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU:
• Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.
• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before
installing
the CPU to prevent hardware damage.
• Unplug all cables from the power outlets.
• Disconnect all telecommunication cables from their ports.
• Place the system unit on a flat and stable surface.
• Open the system according to the instructions.
WARNING!
Failure to properly turn off the server before you start installing components may cause
serious damage. Do not attempt the procedures described in the following sections unless
you are a qualified service technician.

Follow these instructions to install the CPU:1.

Align the processor to the carrier so that the gold triangle on the processor aligns with the triangle
on the carrier, and then install the processor into the carrier.
NOTE: Apply thermal compound evenly on the top of the CPU.
Remove the CPU socket cover.
NOTE: Save and replace the CPU socket cover if the processor is removed from its socket.

		
2.
		

Carrier Types used for Package Types
Package Type Xeon® SP XCC Xeon® SP MCC
Carrier Code

E1A

E1B

Xeon® SP+HBM
E1C

NOTE!
•
•
•

The carrier code is marked on each carrier and matches a code laser marked on to the IHS(Integrated
Heat Spreader) to ensure the right parts are used together.
When installing the coolant pipe module to CPU,use T30-Lobe driver to tighten 4 captive nuts insequence as 1-4.
The screw tightening torque: 8 ± 0.5 kgf-cm.

2

1

Pin1

System Hardware Installation- 33 -

1.
2.
3.
4.

Loosen the four captive screws securing the carrier assembly to the system.
Put the Coolant pipe through the PCIe 1 bracket and put the PCIe bracket and coolant bracket
together. Use the retained screw to lock the PCIe 1 bracket.
Align the carrier assembly to the CPU socket using the guide pinsand make sure the gold triangle isin the correct orientation. Then place the carrier assembly onto the top of the CPU socket.
Secure the carrier assembly by tightening the screws in sequential order (1g2g3g4).

3

4

4

1

5

3

4
2

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3-7

Installing Memory

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory:• Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory of
the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used.
• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before
installing the memory to prevent hardware damage.
• Memory modules have a foolproof design. A memory module can be installed in only one
direction. If you are unable to insert the memory, switch the direction.

3-7-1 Eight Channel Memory Configuration
This motherboard provides 16 DDR5 memory sockets and supports Eight Channel Technology. After the
memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the memory.
Enabling eight Channel memory mode will be eight times of the original memory bandwidth.

DIMM_P0_D0
DIMM_P0_C0
DIMM_P0_B0
DIMM_P0_A0

DIMM_P1_L0
DIMM_P1_K0
DIMM_P1_J0
DIMM_P1_I0

CPU0

CPU1

DIMM_P0_E0
DIMM_P0_F0
DIMM_P0_G0
DIMM_P0_H0

DIMM_P1_M0
DIMM_P1_N0
DIMM_P1_O0
DIMM_P1_P0

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3-7-2 Installing the Memory
Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power
cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module.
Be sure to install DDR5 DIMMs on this motherboard.
Follow these instructions to install the Memory:1.
Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot, and push it down.
2.
Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module.
3.
Reverse the installation steps when you want to remove the DIMM module.

2
1
2

System Hardware Installation- 36 -

3-7-3 DIMM Population Table
4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors-SP Memory Support
Speed (MT/s); Voltage (V);Type

Ranks Per DIMM andDIMM per Channel (DPC)

DIMM Capacity (GB)

Data Width

SRx8 (RC D)
SRx4 (RC C)
SRx4 (RC F) 9x4
RDIMM
DRx8 (RC E)
DRx4 (RC A)
DRx4 (RC B) 9x4(4R/8R)x4
RDIMM 3DS
(RC A)

1DPC1
16Gb

24Gb2

36Gb

16GB
32GB
32GB
32GB
64GB
64GB
2H-128GB
4H-256GB

24GB
48GB
NA
48GB
96GB
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
128GB
NA

NA

NA

2DPC
1.1V

4800

4400

NOTE:
1. 1DPC applies to 1SPC or 2SPC implementations (SPC - Sockets Per Channel)
2. 24Gb XCC only w/ limited configs: 1DPC all DIMM types, 2DPC 96GB only. Only 8 and 16 DIMM configs,
no fallbacks.

5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors-SP Memory Support
Speed (MT/s); Voltage (V);
Type

RDIMM

RDIMM 3DS

Ranks Per DIMM andDIMM per Channel (DPC)

DIMM Capacity (GB)

Data Width
SRx8 (RC D)
SRx4 (RC C)
SRx4 (RC F) 9x4
DRx8 (RC E)
DRx4 (RC A)
DRx4 (RC B) 9x4(4R/8R)x4(RC A)

1DPC1
16Gb

24Gb2

36Gb

16GB
32GB
NA
32GB
64GB
NA
2H-128GB
4H-256GB

24GB
48GB
NA
48GB
96GB
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
128GB
NA

56003

NA

NA

56004

2DPC
1.1V

44003

NOTE:
1. 1DPC applies to 1SPC or 2SPC implementations (SPC - Sockets Per Channel)
2. 24Gb 2DPC not POR w/ 24GB and 48GB DIMMs.
3. DDR5-5600 RDIMMs will be limited to 5600 MT/s 1DPC and 4400 MT/s 2DPC. DDR5-4800 DIMMs will
be limited to 4800 MT/s 1DPC and 4400 MT/s 2DPC.
4. DDR5-5600 DIMMS are required for 5600 and 5200 1DPC speeds.

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3-7-4 Processor and Memory Module Matrix Table

CPU0
Memory Q’ty
CPU1for each CPU H0 G0 F0 E0 A0 B0 C0 D0 P0 O0 N0 M0 I0 J0 K0 L0
1 DIMMV

2 DIMMV

4 DIMMV

6 DIMMVV

8 DIMM

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V V

V

V

V

System Hardware Installation- 38 -

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

3-8

Installing the PCI Expansion Card
• The PCI riser assembly does not include a riser card or any cabling as standard. To installa PCI card, a riser card must be installed.

Follow these instructions to install the PCI Expansion card:1.
Remove the three screw on the riser bracket to the system.
2.
Lift up the riser bracket out of system.
3.
Remove the one screw securing the riser bracket to the system.
4.
Lift up the riser bracket out of system.
5.
Remove the PCI screw and bracket.
6.
Remove the side bracket
7.
Align the PCIe card to the riser guide slot and push in the direction of the arrow until the PCIe cardsits in the PCI card connector.
8.
Secure the PCIe card with a screw.
9.
Install the side bracket to the riser bracket.
10. Reverse steps 1 - 9 to install the two riser brackets back into the system.

2

1
1
1

System Hardware Installation- 39 -

2

1

3

9
6
5

4

3

7

10

11

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8

3-9Installing the Mezzanine Card

3-9-1 Installing the OCP 3.0 Mezzanine Card
Use of the following type of OCP 3.0 NIC is recommended:• OCP 3.0 SFF with pull tab• OCP 3.0 SFF with ejector latch
Follow these instructions to install an OCP 3.0 Mezzanine card:1.
Remove the one screw securing the OCP 3.0 card slot cover.
2.
Remove the slot cover from the system.
3.
Insert the OCP 3.0 card into the card slot ensuring that the card is firmly connected to the connector
on the motherboard.
4.
Tighten the thumbnail screw to secure the OCP 3.0 card in place.
5.
Reverse steps 3-4 to replace the OCP 3.0 card.

2
1

3

4
System Hardware Installation- 41 -

3-10 Replacing the Fan Assembly• Voltages can be present within the server whenever an AC power source is connected. This
voltage is present even when the main power switch is in the off position. Ensure that thesystem is powered-down and all power sources have been disconnected from the server
prior to replacing a system fan.
Failure to observe these warnings could result in personal injury or damage to equipment.

Follow these instructions to replace the fan assembly:
1.
2.

Lift up the fan assembly from the chassis.
Reverse the previous steps to install the replacement fan assembly.

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3-11 Replacing the Power Supply

Follow these instructions to replace the power supply:
1.
2.

Pull up the power supply handle and press the retaining clip on the right side of the power supply
along the direction of the arrow. At the same time, pull out the power supply by using its handle.
Insert the replacement power supply firmly into the chassis. Connect the AC power cord to thereplacement power supply.

1
2

3

System Hardware Installation- 43 -

3-12 Removing the Power Supply Dummy CoverFollow these instructions to remove the power supply dummy cover:
1.
2.
3.

Remove the two screw on the system.
Pull up the cover handle, at the same time, pull out the metal cover by using its handle.
Insert the replacement power supply firmly into the chassis. Connect the AC power cord to thereplacement power supply.

2
1

System Hardware Installation- 44 -

3-13 Cable Routing

A

A

A

A

A

Front Panel LEDs and Buttons Cable

System Hardware Installation- 45 -

Motherboard: FP_1
Front IO Board: FP_1
Front IO Board: FP_1

B

A

B

A

B

A

B

A
A

A

Leak Sensor Board Cable

B

Leak Sensor Board Cable

B

Sensor Board: LEAK_TOP
PCIe Board: CON
Sensor Board: LEAK_TOP

System Hardware Installation- 46 -

PCIe Board: CON

A

B

C

D

D
C

A

B
C
D

B

Top Middle Board to HDD Back Plane
Board Cable (SATA1)Top Middle Board to HDD Back Plane
Board Cable (SATA3)
Bottom Middle Board to HDD Back
Plane Board Cable (SATA2)
Bottom Middle Board to HDD Back
Plane Board Cable (SATA4)

System Hardware Installation- 47 -

A

Middle Board: N1_SATA
F/ HDD Board: N1 SATA
Middle Board: N3_SATA
F/ HDD Board: N3 SATA
Middle Board: N2_SATA
F/ HDD Board: N2 SATA
Middle Board: N4_SATA
F/ HDD Board: N4 SATA

A B

D

A

B
C
D

C D

C

B

Top Middle Board to HDD Back Plane
Board Cable (NVMe/Node1)
Top Middle Board to HDD Back Plane
Board Cable (NVMe/Node3)
Bottom Middle Board to HDD Back
Plane Board Cable (NVMe/Node2)
Bottom Middle Board to HDD Back
Plane Board Cable (NVMe/Node4)

System Hardware Installation- 48 -

A

Middle Board: N1_U2_A
F/ HDD Board: N1 U.2 A
Middle Board: N3_U2_A
F/ HDD Board: N3 U.2 A
Middle Board: N2 U.2 A
F/ HDD Board: N2 U.2 A
Middle Board: N4_U2_A
F/ HDD Board: N4 U.2 A

A
B

A

A

A

A

On board SATA Cable

System Hardware Installation- 49 -

Motherboard: SL4_SATA0
Motherboard: SL4_SATA1

A

A

A

A

A

SAS RAID Card Cable

System Hardware Installation- 50 -

Motherboard: SL4_SATA1
RAID Card

A

A

A

Rera LAN Module Cable

PDB Board: R_MLAN
LAN Module Board: F_MLAN

System Hardware Installation- 51 -

Chapter 4

4-1

Motherboard Components

Motherboard Components
20

19

18
17

1
4 3

2

CPU0

CPU1

16
142

13 15
5 6 7 8 9

10 11

12

Item

Description1

OCP 3.0 Connector (PCIe Gen5 x16)2

Proprietary PCIe Slot (Gen 5/ x16 slot/ GENZ_2)

3

BIOS Flash ROM #2

4

BIOS Flash ROM #1

5

BMC Readiness LED

6

Serial Port Cable Connector

7

BMC Flash ROM #1

8

BMC Flash ROM #2

9

TPM Module Connector

10

SlimLine SAS Connector (SL4_SATA0/SATA Signal)

11

System Battery Cable Connector

12

SlimLine SAS Connector (SL4_SATA1/SATA Signal)

13

SGPIO Connector (SGPA1)

14

SGPIO Connector (SGPB1)

15

PCIe/SATA Connector

16

PCIe Connector

17

Powe Connector

18

Proprietary PCIe Slot (Gen 5/ x16 slot/ GENZ_3)

19

Proprietary PCIe Slot (Gen 5/ x16 slot/ GENZ_3)

20

Proprietary PCIe Slot (Gen 5/ x16 slot/ GENZ_1)

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4-2

Jumper Setting
Default Enable
Clear CMOS
CLR_CMOS

1 2 3

J1
J2

J1

CPU0

CPU1

ON

OFF

1

HSMB_SEL

BIOS defined2

SPD_SEL

BIOS defined3

S3_MASK

4

DP_PLD

J2

Stop initial power onwhen BMC is not ready
CPLD debug mode

Normal [Default]
Normal [Default]

ON

OFF

1

ME_UPDATE

Force ME update

Normal [Default]

2

BIOS_PWD

Clear supervisor password

Normal [Default]

3

BIOS_RCVR

BIOS recovery mode

Normal [Default]

4

ME_RCVR

ME recovery mode

Normal [Default]

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4-3

Backplane Board Storage Connector

4-3-1 CBPH081
5

4

6

3

2

7

8

Item

Description

1

SlimLine SAS Connector (N1 U.2 A)

2SlimLine SAS Connector (N2 U.2 A)

3SlimLine SAS Connector (N3 U.2 A)

4SlimLine SAS Connector (N4 U.2 A)

5

Proprietary PCIe Slot (x8 slot/ GF_HDD1)

6

SlimLine SAS Connector (N4 SATA)

7SlimLine SAS Connector (N3 SATA)

8SlimLine SAS Connector (N2 SATA)

9SlimLine SAS Connector (N1 SATA)

Motherboard Components- 54 -

1

9

Chapter 5

BIOS Setup

BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the EFI on themotherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-Test (POST) during system startup,saving system parameters, loading the operating system etc. The BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program thatallows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to activate certain system features. When the
power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to keep theconfiguration values in the CMOS.
To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <DEL> key during the POST when the power is turned on.

• BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter any problems when using the current
BIOS version, it is recommended that you don't flash the BIOS. To flash the BIOS, do it withcaution. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction.
• It is recommended that you not alter the default settings (unless you need to) to prevent systeminstability or other unexpected results. Inadequately altering the settings may result in system's
failure to boot. If this occurs, try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values.
(Refer to the Exit section in this chapter or introductions of the battery/clearing CMOS jumper in
Chapter 4 for how to clear the CMOS values.)

BIOS Setup Program Function Keys<f><g>		
Move the selection bar to select the screen<h><i>			
Move the selection bar to select an item<+>				Increase the numeric value or make changes<->				Decrease the numeric value or make changes<Enter>			
Execute command or enter the submenu<Esc>			Main Menu: Exit the BIOS Setup program					Submenus: Exit current submenu<F1>			Show descriptions of general help
<F3>			Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus<F9>			Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the current submenus<F10>			Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program

BIOS Setup- 55 -

 MainThis setup page includes all the items of the standard compatible BIOS.

 Advanced

This setup page includes all the items of AMI BIOS special enhanced features.
(ex: Auto detect fan and temperature status, automatically configure hard disk parameters.)

 Chipset

This setup page includes all the submenu options for configuring the functions of the Platform Controller
Hub.

 Server Management

Server additional features enabled/disabled setup menus.

 Security

Change, set, or disable supervisor and user password. Configuration supervisor password allows you to
restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup.
A supervisor password allows you to make changes in BIOS Setup.
A user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes.

 BootThis setup page provides items for configuration of the boot sequence.

 Save & Exit

Save all the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing<F10> can also carry out this task.)
Abandon all changes and the previous settings remain in effect. Pressing <Y> to the confirmation
message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing <Esc> can also carry out this task.)

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5-1

The Main Menu

Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use
arrow keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter other sub-menu.
Main Menu Help
The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu.
Submenu Help
While in a submenu, press <F1> to display a help screen (General Help) of function keys available for themenu. Press <Esc> to exit the help screen. Help for each item is in the Item Help block on the right side of
the submenu.
• When the system is not stable as usual, select the Restore Defaults item to set your system toits defaults.
• The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS
version.

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Parameter

Description

BIOS Information
Project Name

Displays the project name information.

Project Version

Displays version number of the BIOS setup utility.

Build Date and Time

Displays the date and time when the BIOS setup utility was created.

BMC Information(Note1)
BMC Firmware Version(Note1)

Displays BMC firmware version information.

Processor Information
CPU Brand String/ Max CPU Speed/ CPU Signature / Processor Core / Displays the technical information for the installed processor(s).
Microcode Patch
Platform Information
Processor/ PCH/ RC Revision
Memory Information

Displays the information of the installed processor(s) and PCH.

(Note2)

Total Memory

Displays the total memory size of the installed memory.

Usable Memory

Displays the usable memory size of the installed memory.

(Note1) Functions available on selected models.
(Note2) This section will display capacity and frequency information of the memory that the customer has
		installed.
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Parameter

Description

Memory Frequency

Displays the frequency information of the installed memory.

System Date

Sets the date following the weekday-month-day-year format.

System Time

Sets the system time following the hour-minute-second format.

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5-2

Advanced Menu

The Advanced Menu displays submenu options for configuring the function of various hardware components.
Select a submenu item, then press <Enter> to access the related submenu screen.

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5-2-1 Trusted Computing

Parameter

Description

Configuration

TPM v1.2 Support

Enable/Disable BIOS support for security device. OS will not show
security device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be
available.
Options available: Disable, Enable. Default setting is Enable.

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5-2-2 Serial Port Console Redirection

Parameter

Description

COM1 Console
Redirection(Note)

Console redirection enables the users to manage the system from aremote location.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

COM1 Console Redirection
Settings

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Please note that this item is configurable when COM1 Console
Redirection is set to Enabled.
 Terminal Type– Selects a terminal type to be used for console redirection.
– Options available: VT100, VT100PLUS, VT-UTF8, ANSI. Default
setting is VT100PLUS.
 Bits per second– Selects the transfer rate for console redirection.
– Options available: 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200. Default
setting is 115200.
 Data Bits
– Selects the number of data bits used for console redirection.
– Options available: 7, 8. Default setting is 8.

(Note)

Advanced items prompt when this item is defined.
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Parameter

Description
COM1 Console Redirection
Settings (continued)









Parity– A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect sometransmission errors.
– Even: parity bit is 0 if the num of 1's in the data bits is even.
– Odd: parity bit is 0 if num of 1's in the data bits is odd.
– Mark: parity bit is always 1. Space: Parity bit is always 0.
– Mark and Space Parity do not allow for error detection.
– Options available: None, Even, Odd, Mark, Space. Default setting
is None.
Stop Bits– Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet. (A start bit
indicates the beginning). The standard setting is 1 stop bit.
Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stopbit.
– Options available: 1, 2. Default setting is 1.
Flow Control– Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow. Whensending data, if the receiving buffers are full, a 'stop' signal canbe sent to stop the data flow. Once the buffers are empty, a 'start'
signal can be sent to re-start the flow. Hardware flow control uses
two wires to send start/stop signals.
– Options available: None, Hardware RTS/CTS. Default setting is
None.
VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support– Enable/Disable the VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support.
– Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
Recorder Mode
– When this mode enabled, only texts will be send. This is to capture
Terminal data.
– Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
Resolution 100x31– Enable/Disable extended terminal resolution.
– Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
Putty KeyPad– Selects Function Key and KeyPad on Putty.
– Options available: VT100, LINUX, XTERMR6, SC0, ESCN, VT400.
Default setting is VT100.

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Parameter

Description

Serial Port for Out-of-Band
Management / Windows
Emergency Management
Services (EMS) Console
Redirection(Note)

EMS console redirection allows the user to configure Console Redirection
Settings to support Out-of-Band Serial Port management.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

Serial Port for Out-of-Band
EMS Console Redirection
Settings

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Please note that this item is configurable when Serial Port for Out-ofBand Management EMS Console Redirection is set to Enabled.
 Out-of-Band Mgmt Port
– Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Service (EMS) allows
for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial
port.
– Default setting is COM1.
 Terminal Type EMS– Selects a terminal type to be used for console redirection.
– Options available: VT100, VT100PLUS, VT-UTF8, ANSI. Default
setting is VT100PLUS.
 Bits per second EMS– Selects the transfer rate for console redirection.
– Options available: 9600, 19200, 57600, 115200. Default setting is115200.
 Flow Control EMS– Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow. Whensending data, if the receiving buffers are full, a 'stop' signal canbe sent to stop the data flow. Once the buffers are empty, a 'start'
signal can be sent to re-start the flow. Hardware flow control uses
two wires to send start/stop signals.
– Options available: None, Hardware RTS/CTS, Software Xon/Xoff.
Default setting is None.

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5-2-3 SIO Configuration

Parameter

Description

AMI SIO Driver Version

Displays the AMI SIO driver version information.

Super IO Chip Logical
Device(s) Configuration[*Active*] Serial Port

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 Use This Device– When set to Enabled allows you to configure the serial port settings.
When set to Disabled, displays no configuration for the serial port.
– Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
 Logical Device Settings/Current:– Displays the serial port base I/O address and IRQ.
 Possible:– Configures the serial port base I/O address and IRQ.
Use Automatic Settings
IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; DMA;IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; DMA;
IO=2F8h; IRQ=4; DMA;
IO=3E8h; IRQ=4; DMA;
IO=2E8h; IRQ=4; DMA;
Default setting is Use Automatic Settings.

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5-2-4 PCI Subsystem Settings

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Parameter

Description

PCI Bus Driver Version

Displays the PCI Bus Driver version information.

SLOT1_OCP3
SLOT2_GZ_2
SLOT3_GZ_1
GENZ_3_
GENZ_4I/O ROM(Note1)

When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion
ROM for the related PCIe/OCP slot.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

SLOT1_OCP3
SLOT2_GZ_2
SLOT3_GZ_1
GENZ_3
GENZ_4 Lanes(Note1)

Change the PCIe/OCP lanes. Default setting is Auto.

SLOT1_OCP3
SLOT2_GZ_2
SLOT3_GZ_1
GENZ_3
GENZ_4
Max Link Speed(Note1)

Configure PCIe max link speed.
Options available: Auto, Gen1, Gen2, Gen3, Gen4, Gen5.
Default setting is Auto.

PCI Devices Common Settings
Above 4G Decoding

Enable/Disable memory mapped I/O to 4GB or greater address
space (Above 4G Decoding).
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

SR-IOV Support

If the system has SR-IOV capable PCIe devices, this item
Enable/Disable Single Root IO Virtualization Support.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

(Note1) This section is dependent on the available PCIe/OCP Slot.
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5-2-5 USB Configuration

Parameter

Description

USB Configuration
USB Devices:

Displays the USB devices connected to the system.

XHCI Hand-off

Enable/Disable the XHCI (USB 3.0) Hand-off support.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

USB Mass Storage Driver
Support(Note)

Enable/Disable the USB Mass Storage Driver Support.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Port 60/64 Emulation

Enables the I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. This should beenabled for the complete USB Keyboard Legacy support for nonUSB aware OSes.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

(Note)

This item is present only if you attach USB devices.
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5-2-6 Network Stack Configuration

Parameter

Description

Network Stack

Enable/Disable the UEFI network stack.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Ipv4 PXE Support

Enable/Disable the Ipv4 PXE feature.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Ipv4 HTTP Support

Enable/Disable the Ipv4 HTTP feature.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

Ipv6 PXE Support

Enable/Disable the Ipv6 PXE feature.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

Ipv6 HTTP Support

Enable/Disable the Ipv6 HTTP feature.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

PXE boot wait time

Wait time in seconds to press ESC key to abort the PXE boot.
Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values.

Media detect countNumber of times the presence of media will be checked.
Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values.

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5-2-7 Post Report Configuration

Parameter

Description

Post Report Configuration
Error Message Report
Post Error Message

Enable/Disable the POST Error Message support.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Halt On

Options available: No Error, All Error. Default setting is No Error.

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5-2-8 NVMe Configuration

Parameter

Description

NVMe Configuration

Displays the NVMe devices connected to the system.

NVMe OPROM SelectOptions available: BIOS Build-In, NVMe Device. Default setting is BIOS
Build-In.

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5-2-9 Chipset Configuration

Parameter

Description

Restore on AC Power Loss(Note)

Defines the power state to resume to after a system shutdown that isdue to an interruption in AC power. When set to Last State, the system
will return to the active power state prior to shutdown. When set toPower Off, the system remains off after power shutdown.
Options available: Last State, Power Off, Power On, Unspecified. The
default setting depends on the BMC setting.

P2P Bridge IO Size

Specifies P2P Bridge IO aligned to the size.
Options available: 0x100, 0x150, 0x1000. Default setting is 0x1000.

SATA HDD Security Frozen

Enable/Disable this item to send freeze lock command to SATA HDD.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

NVMe SSD Security Frozen

Attempt to send freeze lock command to NVMe SSDs during boot.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Chassis Opened Warning

Enable/Disable the chassis intrusion alert function.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled, Clear. Default setting is
Disabled.

(Note)
		

When the power policy is controlled by BMC, please wait for 15-20 seconds for BMC to save thelast power state.
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5-2-10 Tls Auth Configuration

Parameter

Server CA Configuration

Client Cert Configuration

Description
Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items.
 Enroll Cert
– Press [Enter] to enroll a certificate• Enroll Cert Using File
• Cert GUID
Input digit character in 1111111-2222-3333-4444-1234567890ab
format.
– Commit Changes and Exit
– Discard Changes and Exit Delete Cert
Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items.

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5-3

Chipset Menu

Chipset Setup menu displays submenu options for configuring the function of Platform Controller Hub(PCH).
Select a submenu item, then press <Enter> to access the related submenu screen.

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5-3-1 Processor Configuration

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Parameter

Description

Processor Configuration

Pre-Socket Configuration

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 CPU Socket 0 Configuration– Core Disable Bitmap(Hex)• Number of Cores to enable. 0 means all cores. FFFFFFF
means to disable all cores. The maximum value depends on
the number of CPUs available. Press the numeric keys toadjust desired values.

Processor Socket / Processor ID/ Processor Die Type / Processor
Frequency / Processor Max Ratio/ Processor Min Ratio / Microcode
Displays the technical specifications for the installed processor(s).
Revision / L1 Cache RAM(PerCore) / L2 Cache RAM(Per Core)/ L3 Cache RAM(Per Package) /Processor # Version
Enables Logical processor (Software Method to Enable/Disable Logical
Processor threads).
Enable LP [Global]
Options available: ALL LPs, Single LP. Default setting is ALL LPs.
Hardware Prefetcher

Select whether to enable the speculative prefetch unit of the processor.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

L2 RF0 Prefetch Disable

Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable.

Adjacent Cache Prefetch

When enabled, cache lines are fetched in pairs. When disabled, only
the required cache line is fetched.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

DCU Streamer Prefetcher

Enable/Disable DCU streamer prefetcher.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

DCU IP Prefetcher

Enable/Disable DCU IP Prefetcher.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Extended APIC

Enable/Disable extended APIC support. Note: The VT-d will be enabled
automatically when x2APIC is enabled.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Enable Intel(R) TXT

Enable/Disable the Intel Trusted Execution Technology support function.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable.

VMX

Enable/Disable the Vanderpool Technology. This will take effect after
rebooting the system.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Enable SMX

Enable/Disable the Safer Mode Extensions (SMX) support function.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable.

AES-NI

Enable/Disable the AES-NI support.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Debug Consent

Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable.

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Parameter

Description

Memory Encryption (TME)(Note)

Enable/Disable memory encryption (TME).
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

Total Memory Encryption
Multi-Tenant (TME-MT)

Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

Processor CFR Configuration(Note)

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 Provision S3M CFR– Options available: Disable, Enable. Default setting is Enable.
 Manual Commit S3M FW CFR– Options available: Disable, Enable, Auto. Default setting is Auto.
 Provision PUcode CFR– Options available: Disable, Enable. Default setting is Enable.
 Manual Commit PUcode CFR– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.
 Socket0 CFR Revision Info
– Displays CFR Revision information of the socket.

Advanced items prompt when this item is defined.
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5-3-2 Common RefCode Configuration

Parameter

Description

Common RefCode Configuration

Virtual Numa

Divide physical NUMA nodes into evenly sized virtual NUMA nodes
in ACPI table. This may improve Windows performance on CPUs
with more than 64 logical processors.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable.

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5-3-3 UPI Configuration

Parameter

Description

UPI General Configuration

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 UPI Status– Press [Enter] to view the Uncore status.
 Link Frequency Select– Selects the UPI link frequency.
– Options available: 12.8GT/s, 14.4GT/s, 16.0GT/s, Auto, Use Per Link
Setting. Default setting is Auto.
 SNC– Enable/Disable Sub NUMA Cluster function.
– Options available: Auto, Disable, Enable SNC2 (2-clusters), Enable
SNC4 (4-clusters). Default setting is Auto.
 Stale AtoS
– Enable/Disable Stale A to S directory optimization.
– Options available: Disable, Enable, Auto. Default setting is Auto.
 LLC dead line alloc– Enable/Disable fill dead lines in LLC.
– Options available: Disable, Enable, Auto. Default setting is Enable.
 MMIO High Base
– Options available: 56T, 40T, 32T, 24T, 16T, 4T, 2T, 1T, 512G, 3584T.
Default setting is 32T.

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Parameter

Description

UPI General Configuration(continued)


MMIO High Granularity Size
– Selects the allocation size used to assign mmioh resources.
– Options available: 1G, 4G, 16G, 64G, 256G, 1024G. Default setting is
64G.
Clock Modulation Enabled– Options available: Disable, Enable, Auto. Default setting is Auto.

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5-3-4 Memory Configuration

Parameter

Description

Integrated Memory Controller (iMC)
When set to Enable, the system enforces Plan Of Record restrictions
Enforce DDR Memory Frequency POR for DDR frequency programming.
Options available: POR, Disable. Default setting is POR.
Memory Frequency

Configures the maximum memory frequency. If Enforce POR is
disabled, user will be able to run at higher frequencies than thememory support (limited by processor support).
Default setting is Auto.

Enable ADR

Enables the detecting and enabling of ADR (Asynchronous DRAM
Refresh) function.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Legacy ADR Mode

Enable/Disable the Legacy ADR Mode.
Options available: Enable, Disable, Auto. Default setting is Auto.

Minimum System Memory Size

Configures the minimum memory size.
Options available: 2GB, 4GB, 6GB, 8GB. Default setting is 2GB.

ADR Data Save Mode

Specifies the Data Save Mode for ADR. Batterybacked or Type 01
NVDIMM.
Options available: Disable, Batterybacked DIMMs, NVDIMMs, Copy
to Flash. Default setting is NVDIMMs.

Assert ADR on Reset

Enable/Disable Assert ADR on Reset.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
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Parameter

Description

Assert ADR on S5

Enable/Disable Assert ADR on S5.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

Get Memory Timing

Auto is the detected SPD value and use it, otherwise use BIOS Build-in.
Options available: Auto, BIOS Build-in. Default setting is BIOS Build-in.

Memory Topology

Press [Enter] to view memory topology with DIMM population
information.

Memory Map

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 Volatile Memory Mode
– Selects 1LM or 2LM mode for volatile memory.
– Options available: 1LM, 2LM. Default setting is 2LM.

Memory RAS Configuration

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 Mirror Mode(Note)– Mirror Mode will set entire 1LM memory in system to be
mirrored, consequently reducing the memory capacity by half.
Enables the Mirror Mode will disable the XPT Prefetch.
– Options available: Disabled, Full Mirror Mode, Partial Mirror
Mode. Default setting is Disabled.
 Partial Mirror 1 Size (GB)– Selects multiplier of 1GB for the size of the SAD to be created.
 Correctable Error Threshold– Correctable Error Threshold (0x01-0x7fff) used for sparing, andleaky bucket.
– Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired
values.
 Trigger SW Error Threshold(Note)– Enable/Disable Sparing trigger SW Error Match Threshold.
– Options available: Disabled, Enabled. Default setting is
Disabled.
 SW Per Bank Threshold– SW Per Bank Threshold (1-0x7FFF) used for DDR bank level
error.
– Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired
values.
 SW Correctable Error Time Window– SW Correctable Error time window based interface in hour (0-24).
– Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired
values.
 Leaky bucket time window based interface– Enable/Disable leaky bucket time window based interface.
– Options available: Disabled, Enabled. Default setting is
Disabled.

(Note)

Advanced items prompt when this item is defined.
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Parameter

Description







Memory RAS Configuration(continued)










(Note)

Leaky bucket time window based interface Hour
– Leaky bucket time window based interface hour used for DDR(0-24).
– Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired
values.
Leaky bucket time window based interface Minute– Leaky bucket time window based interface minute used for DDR(0-60).
– Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired
values.
Leaky bucket low bit– Configures leaky bucket low bit (0x1 - 0x29).
– Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired
values.
Leaky bucket high bit– Configures leaky bucket high bit (0x1 - 0x29).
– Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired
values.
ADDDC Sparing(Note)– Enable/Disable ADDDC Sparing.
– Options available: Disabled, Enabled. Default setting is
Disabled.
Enable ADDDC Error Injection– Options available: Disabled, Enabled. Default setting is
Enabled.
Patrol Scrub– Options available: Disabled, Enable at End of POST. Default
setting is Enable at End of POST.
Patrol Scrub Interval– Selects the number of hours (1-24) required to complete fullscrub. A value of zero means auto.
DDR5 ECS– Options available: Disabled, Enabled, Enable ECS with Result
Collection. Default setting is Enabled.

Advanced items prompt when this item is defined.
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5-3-5 IIO Configuration

Parameter

Description

IIO Configuration
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 Intel® VT for Directed I/O– Enable/Disable the Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) support
function by reporting the I/O device assignment to VMM through
DMAR ACPI Tables.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.
 ACS Control– Enable: Programs ACS only to Chipset PCIe Root Ports Bridges.
– Disable: Programs ACS to all PCIe bridges.
– Default setting is Enable.
Intel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) Cache Allocation– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.
 Opt-Out Illegal MSI Mitigation– Enable/Disable Opt-Out Illegal 0xFEE Platform Mitigation.
– Options available: Disable, Enable. Default setting is Disable.
 DMA Control Opt-In Flag
– Enable/Disable DMA_CTRL_PLATFORM_OPT_IN_FLAG
in DMAR table in ACPI. Not compatible with Direct Device
Assignment (DDA).
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable.

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Parameter

DescriptionIntel® VMD technology(Note)

Interrupt Remapping– Enable/Disable the interrupt remapping support function.
– Options available: Auto, Enable, Disable. Default setting is Autox2APIC Opt Out– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable.
Pre-boot DMA Protection– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable.

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 Intel® VMD Configuration– Enable/Disable Intel® VMD technology.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable.
 Intel® VMD for Non-Hotplug NVMe(Note)– Enable/Disable Intel® VMD for Non-Hotplug NVMe.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable.

This item appears when Intel® VMD Configuration is set to Enable.
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5-3-6 Advanced Power Management Configuration

Parameter

Description

CPU P State Control

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 SpeedStep (Pstates)– Conventional Intel SpeedStep Technology switches both voltage
and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response
to processor load.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.
 Turbo Mode
– When this item is enabled, the processor will automatically ramp
up the clock speed of 1-2 of its processing cores to improve its
performance. When this item is disabled, the processor will notoverclock any of its core.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Hardware PM State Control

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 Hardware P-States– When this item is disabled, the processor hardware chooses a
P-state based on OS Request (Legacy P-States).
– In Native mode, the processor hardware chooses a P-state basedon OS guidance.
– In Out of Band mode, the processor hardware autonomously
chooses a P-state (with no OS guidance).
– Options available: Disable, Native Mode, Out of Band Mode,
Native Mode with No Legacy Support. Default setting is Native
Mode.
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Parameter

Description

CPU C State Control

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 Enable Monitor MWAIT– Allows Monitor and MWAIT instructions.
– Options available: Disable, Enable, Auto. Default setting is Auto.
 CPU C6 Report– Enable/Disable CPU C6(ACPI C3) report to OS.
– Options available: Disable, Enable, Auto. Default setting is Auto.
 Enhanced Halt State (C1E)– Core C1E auto promotion control. Takes effect after reboot.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Package C State Control

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 Package C State– Configures the state for the C-State package limit.
– Options available: C0/C1 state, C2 state, C6(non Retention) state,
C6(Retention) state, No Limit, Auto. Default setting is Auto.

CPU - Advanced PM Tuning

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 Energy Perf BIAS
– Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
» Power Performance Tuning• Options available: OS Controls EPB, BIOS Controls EPB,PECI Controls EPB. Default setting is OS Controls EPB.
» Energy_PERF_BIAS_CFG mode(Note)• Options available: Performance, Balanced Performance,
Balanced Power, Power. Default setting is Balanced
Performance.

(Note)

This item is configurable when Power Performance Tuning is set to BIOS Controls EPB.
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5-3-7 PCH Configuration

Parameter

Description

PCH-IO Configuration
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 SATA Configuration– Enable/Disable SATA controller.
– Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
 SATA Mode Selection– Configures on chip SATA type.
– AHCI Mode: When set to AHCI, the SATA controller enables its AHCI
functionality. Then the RAID function is disabled and cannot be
access the RAID setup utility at boot time.
SATA And RST Configuration/– RAID Mode: When set to RAID, the SATA controller enables both its
SATA Controller And RST
RAID and AHCI functions. You will be allowed to access the RAID
Configuration
setup utility at boot time.
– Options available: AHCI, RAID. Default setting is AHCI.
 RAID Device ID(Note)– Choose RAID Device ID.
– Options available: Client, Alternate, Server. Default setting is Server.
 SATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7– The category identifies SATA hard drives that are installed in thecomputer. System will automatically detect HDD type.

(Note)

Only appears when HDD sets to RAID Mode.
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Parameter

Description

SATA And RST
Configuration/
SATA Controller And RST
Configuration (continued)










SATA And RST
Configuration/sSATA Controller And RSTConfiguration







(Note)

Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7– Enable/Disable Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7 device.
– Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
Hot Plug (for Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7)– Enable/Disable HDD Hot-Plug function.
– Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
Spin Up Device (for Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7)– On an edge detect from 0 to 1, the PCH starts a COM reset
initialization to the device.
– Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
SATA Configuration– Enable/Disable SATA controller.
– Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
SATA Mode Selection– Configures on chip SATA type.
– AHCI Mode: When set to AHCI, the SATA controller enables its AHCI
functionality. Then the RAID function is disabled and cannot be accessthe RAID setup utility at boot time.
– RAID Mode: When set to RAID, the SATA controller enables both its
RAID and AHCI functions. You will be allowed to access the RAID
setup utility at boot time.
– Options available: AHCI, RAID. Default setting is AHCI.
RAID Device ID(Note)– Choose RAID Device ID.
– Options available: Client, Alternate, Server. Default setting is Server.
SATA Port 4/5/6/7– The category identifies sSATA hard drives that are installed in thecomputer. System will automatically detect HDD type.
SATA Port 4/5/6/7– Enable/Disable Port 4/5/6/7 device.
– Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
Hot Plug (for Port 4/5/6/7)– Enable/Disable HDD Hot-Plug function.
– Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
Spin Up Device (for Port 4/5/6/7)– On an edge detect from 0 to 1, the PCH starts a COM reset
initialization to the device.
– Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

Only appears when HDD sets to RAID Mode.
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Parameter

Description

Miscellaneous Configuration
Active Video

Selects the active video type.
Options available: Auto, Onboard Device, PCIE Device, Specific PCIE
Device. Default setting is Auto.

External SSC - CK440

Enables Spread spectrum - only affects external clock generator.
Options available: SSC Off, SSC = -0.3%, SSC = -0.5%, Hardware.
Default setting is SSC Off.

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5-3-9 Server ME Configuration

Parameter

Description

General ME Configuration
Oper. Firmware Version

Displays the operational firmware version.

ME Firmware Status #1/#2

Displays ME Firmware status information.

Current State

Displays ME Firmware current status information.

Error CodeDisplays ME Firmware status error code.

Recovery Cause

Displays ME Firmware recovery cause.

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5-3-10 Runtime Error Logging Settings

Parameter

Description

Runtime Error Logging
System Errors

Enable/Disable system error logging function.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

S/W Error Injection Support

Enable/Disable software injection error logging function.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable.

Whea Settings

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 WHEA (Windows Hardware Error Architecture) Support– Enable/Disable WHEA Support.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Memory Error Enabling

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 Memory Corrected Error– Enable/Disable Memory Corrected Error.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.
 Uncorrected Error disable Memory– Enable/Disable the Memory that triggers Uncorrected Error.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable.

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Description

PCIe Error Enabling

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 PCIE Error– Enable/Disable PCIE error.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable.
 Uncorrected Error(Note)– Enables and escalates Uncorrectable/Recoverable Errors to error pins.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.
 Fatal Error Enable(Note)– Enables and escalates Fatal Errors to error pins.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.
 Assert NMI on SERR(Note)– Enable/Disable BIOS generates a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) and logs
an error when a system error (SERR) occurs.
– Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
 Assert NMI on PERR(Note)– Enable/Disable BIOS generates a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) and logs
an error when a processor bus parity error (PERR) occurs.
– Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

(Note)

This item appears when PCIE Error is set to Enable.
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Parameter

Description

Power Policy Quick Settings

Selects a Power Policy Quick Setting.
Options available: Standard, Best Performance, Energy Efficient. Default
setting is Standard.

SpeedStep (Pstates)

Conventional Intel SpeedStep Technology switches both voltage andfrequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor
load.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Turbo Mode

When this item is enabled, the processor will automatically ramp up theclock speed of 1-2 of its processing cores to improve its performance.
When this item is disabled, the processor will not overclock any of its core.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

CPU C6 report

Enable/Disable the BIOS to enable the report from the CPU C6 state (ACPI
C3) to the OS.
Options available: Disable, Enable, Auto. Default setting is Auto.

Enhanced Halt State (C1E)

Enable/Disable the C1E support for lower power consumption. Takes effectafter reboot.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Package C State

Configures the C-State package limit.
Options available: C0/C1 state, C2 state, C6(non Retention) state,
C6(Retention) state, No Limit, Auto. Default setting is Auto.

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Description

Enable LP [Global]

Enables Logical processor (Software Method to Enable/Disable Logical
Processor threads).
Options available: ALL LPs, Single LP. Default setting is ALL LPs.

Hardware Prefetcher

Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Adjacent Cache Prefetch

Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

DCU Streamer Prefetcher

Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Intel® VT for Directed I/O

Enable/Disable the Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) support function byreporting the I/O device assignment to VMM through DMAR ACPI Tables.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

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Server Management Menu

Parameter

Description

FRB-2 Timer

Enable/Disable FRB-2 timer (POST timer).
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

FRB-2 Timer(Note1)
timeout

Configures the FRB2 Timer timeout. The value is between 1 to 30 minutes.
Default setting is 6 minutes.

FRB-2 Timer
Policy(Note1)

Configures the FRB2 Timer policy.
Options available: Do Nothing, Reset, Power Down, Power Cycle.
Default setting is Do Nothing.

OS Watchdog
Timer

Enable/Disable OS Watchdog Timer function.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

OS Wtd Timer
Timeout(Note2)

Configures OS Watchdog Timer. The value is between 1 to 30 minutes.
Default setting is 10 minutes.

OS Wtd Timer
Policy(Note2)

Configure OS Watchdog Timer Policy.
Options available: Reset, Do Nothing, Power Down, Power Cycle.
Default setting is Reset.

Wait BMC Ready

POST wait BMC ready and reboot system.
Options available: Disabled, 2 minutes, 4 minutes, 6 minutes.
Default setting is 2 minutes.

(Note1) This item is configurable when FRB-2 Timer is set to Enabled.
(Note2) This item is configurable when OS Watchdog Timer is set to Enabled.
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Parameter

Description

System Event Log

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.

View FRU
Information

Press [Enter] to view the FRU information.

BMC VLAN
Configuration

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.

BMC network
Configuration

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.

IPv6 BMC Network
Configuration

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.

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5-4-1 System Event Log

Parameter

Description

Enabling / Disabling Options
SEL Components

Change this item to enable or disable all features of System Event
Logging during boot.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Erasing Settings

Erase SEL

Choose options for erasing SEL.
Options available: No,
Yes, On next reset,
Yes, On every reset.
Default setting is No.

When SEL is Full

Choose options for reactions to a full SEL.
Options available: Do Nothing, Erase Immediately, Delete Oldest Record.
Default setting is Do Nothing.

Custom EFI Logging Options

Log EFI Status Codes

Enable/Disable the logging of EFI Status Codes (if not already converted
to legacy).
Options available: Disabled, Both, Error code, Progress code. Default
setting is Error code.

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5-4-2 View FRU Information
The FRU page is a simple display page for basic system ID information, as well as System productinformation. Items on this window are non-configurable.

(Note)The model name will vary depends on the product you purchased
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5-4-3 BMC VLAN Configuration

Parameter

Description

BMC VLAN Configuration
BMC VLAN ID

Select to configure BMC VLAN ID. The valid range is from 0 to 4094. Whenset to 0, BMC VLAN ID will be disabled.

BMC VLAN Priority

Select to configure BMC VLAN Priority. The valid range is from 0 to 7.
When BMC VLAN ID is set to 0, BMC VLAN Priority will not be selected.

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5-4-4 BMC Network Configuration

Parameter

Description

BMC network configuration
Select NCSI and DedicatedLAN

Options available: Do Nothing, Model1(Dedicated), Model2(NCSI),
Mode3(Failover). Default setting is Do Nothing.

Lan Channel 1

Configuration Address source

Selects to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically(DHCP).
Options available: Unspecified, Static, DynamicBmcDhcp. Default setting
is DynamicBmcDhcp.

Station IP address

Displays IP Address information.

Subnet mask

Displays Subnet Mask information.
Please note that the IP address must be in three digitals, for example,
192.168.000.001.

Router IP address

Displays the Router IP Address information.

Station MAC address

Displays the MAC Address information.

Real-time get BMC network
address

Press [Enter] will set LAN mode and Address source and then get IP,
Subnet, Gateway and MAC address.

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5-4-5 IPv6 BMC Network Configuration

Parameter

Description

IPv6 BMC network configuration
IPv6 BMC Lan Channel 1

IPv6 BMC Lan Option

Enable/Disable IPv6 BMC LAN channel function. When this item isdisabled, the system will not modify any BMC network during BIOS
phase.
Options available: Unspecified, Disable, Enable. Default setting is
Enable.

IPv6 BMC Lan IP Address
SourceSelects to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically (byBIOS or BMC).
Options available: Unspecified, Static, Dynamic-Obtained by BMC
running DHCP. Default setting is Dynamic-Obtained by BMC running
DHCP.

IPv6 BMC Lan IP Address/
Prefix Length

Check if the IPv6 BMC LAN IP address matches those displayed on thescreen.

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5-5

Security Menu

The Security menu allows you to safeguard and protect the system from unauthorized use by setting up
access passwords.

There are two types of passwords that you can set:
• Administrator Password		Entering this password will allow the user to access and change all settings in the Setup Utility.
• User Password		Entering this password will restrict a user’s access to the Setup menus. To enable or disable		
this field, a Administrator Password must first be set. A user can only access and modify the		
System Time, System Date, and Set User Password fields.
Parameter

Description

Administrator Password

Press [Enter] to configure the administrator password.

User Password

Press [Enter] to configure the user password.

Secure Boot

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.

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5-5-1 Secure Boot
The Secure Boot feature is applicable if supported by your Operating System.
If your Operating System is not supporting Secure Boot, the system will hang when starting the Operating
System.

Parameter

Description

System Mode

Displays if the system is in User mode or Setup mode.

Secure Boot

Enable/ Disable the Secure Boot function.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

Secure Boot Mode(Note)

Secure Boot requires all the applications that are running during thebooting process to be pre-signed with valid digital certificates. This way,
the system knows all files being loaded before the Operating Systemloads to the login screen have not been tampered with.
When set to Standard, it will automatically load the Secure Boot keys
form the BIOS databases.
When set to Custom, you can customize the Secure Boot settings andmanually load its keys from the BIOS database.
Options available: Standard, Custom. Default setting is Standard.

Restore Factory Keys

Forces the system to user mode and installs factory default Secure Boot
key database.

Reset To Setup Mode

Reset the system to Setup Mode.

(Note)

Advanced items prompt when this item is set to Custom.
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Parameter

Description

Key Management

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Please note that this item is configurable when Secure Boot Mode is set
to Custom.
 Factory Key Provision– Allows to provision factory default Secure Boot keys when system is in
Setup Mode.
– Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
 Restore Factory Keys
– Installs all factory default keys. It will force the system in User Mode.
– Options available: Yes, No.
 Reset To Setup Mode
– Reset the system to Setup Mode.
– Options available: Yes, No.
 Enroll Efi Image– Press [Enter] to enroll SHA256 hash of the binary into Authorized
Signature Database (db).
 Export Secure Boot variables– Copy NVRAM content of Secure Boot variables to files in a root folder
on a file system device.
 Secure Boot variable– Displays the current status of the variables used for secure boot.
 Platform Key (PK)– Displays the current status of the Platform Key (PK).
– Press [Enter] to configure a new PK.
– Options available: Update.
 Key Exchange Keys (KEK)– Displays the current status of the Key Exchange Key Database (KEK).
– Press [Enter] to configure a new KEK or load additional KEK fromstorage devices.
– Options available: Update, Append.
 Authorized Signatures (DB)– Displays the current status of the Authorized Signature Database.
– Press [Enter] to configure a new DB or load additional DB from storage
devices.
– Options available: Update, Append.
 Forbidden Signatures (DBX)– Displays the current status of the Forbidden Signature Database.
– Press [Enter] to configure a new dbx or load additional dbx fromstorage devices.
– Options available: Update, Append.

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Parameter

Description

Key Management(continued)

Authorized TimeStamps (DBT)– Displays the current status of the Authorized TimeStamps Database.
– Press [Enter] to configure a new DBT or load additional DBT fromstorage devices.
– Options available: Update, Append.
OsRecovery Signatures– Displays the current status of the OsRecovery Signature Database.
– Press [Enter] to configure a new OsRecovery Signature or load
additional OsRecovery Signature from storage devices.
– Options available: Update, Append.

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Boot Menu

The Boot menu allows you to set the drive priority during system boot-up. BIOS setup will display an error
message if the legacy drive(s) specified is not bootable.

Parameter

Description

Boot Configuration
Setup Prompt Timeout

Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535 (0xFFFF)
means indefinite waiting.
Press the numeric keys to input the desired values.

Bootup NumLock State

Enable/Disable the Bootup NumLock function.
Options available: On, Off. Default setting is On.

Quiet Boot

Enable/Disable showing the logo during POST.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Endless Retry Boot

Options available: Disable, Enable. Default setting is Disable.

Setup Flash

Press [Enter] to run setup flash.

Dump full Setup Data

Press [Enter] to dump full setup data to file.

Dump non-default Setup Data

Press [Enter] to dump non-default setup data to file.

Restore Setup Data

Press [Enter] to restore setup data from file.

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Parameter

Description

FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities

Boot Option #1 / #2 / #3 / #4 / #5

Press [Enter] to configure the boot order priority.
By default, the server searches for boot devices in the following
sequence:
1. Hard drive.
2. CD-COM/DVD drive.
3. USB device.
4. Network.
5. UEFI.

UEFI Network Drive BBS
Priorities

Press [Enter] to configure the boot priority.

UEFI Application Boot Priorities

Press [Enter] to configure the boot priority.

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5-7

Save & Exit Menu

The Save & Exit menu displays the various options to quit from the BIOS setup. Highlight any of the exit
options then press <Enter>.

Parameter

Description

Save Options
Save and Exit

Saves changes made and closes the BIOS setup.
Options available: Yes, No.

Discard changes and exit

Discards changes made and exits the BIOS setup.
Options available: Yes, No.

Save Changes and Reset

Restarts the system after saving the changes made.
Options available: Yes, No.

Discard Changes and Reset

Restarts the system without saving any changes.
Options available: Yes, No.

Save Changes

Saves changes done so far to any of the setup options.
Options available: Yes, No.

Discard Changes

Discards changes made and closes the BIOS setup.
Options available: Yes, No.

Default Options

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Parameter

Description

Restore Defaults

Loads the default settings for all BIOS setup parameters. Setup Defaults
are quite demanding in terms of resources consumption. If you are using
low-speed memory chips or other kinds of low-performance components
and you choose to load these settings, the system might not function
properly.
Options available: Yes, No.

Save the User Default Values

Saves the changes made as the user default settings.
Options available: Yes, No.

Restore the User Default
ValuesLoads the user default settings for all BIOS setup parameters.
Options available: Yes, No.

Boot Device Priority

Press [Enter] to configure the device as the boot-up drive.

Launch EFI Shell

Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application (Shell.efi) from one of theavailable file system devices.

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5-8

BIOS Recovery

The system has an embedded recovery technique. In the event that the BIOS becomes corrupt the boot block
can be used to restore the BIOS to a working state. To restore your BIOS, please follow the instructions listed
below:
Recovery Instruction:
1. Copy the XXX.rom to USB diskette.
2. Setting BIOS Recovery jump to enabled status.
3. Boot into BIOS recovery.
4. Run Proceed with flash update.
5. BIOS updated.

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5-9

BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard)

5-9-1 PEI Beep Codes# of Beeps
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
7

Description
Memory not Installed.
Memory was installed twice (InstallPeiMemory routine in PEI Core called twice)
Recovery started
DXEIPL was not found
DXE Core Firmware Volume was not found
Recovery failed
S3 Resume failed
Reset PPI is not available

5-9-2 DXE Beep Codes# of Beeps
1
4
5
5
6
7
8

Description
Invalid password
Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available
No Console Output Devices are foundNo Console Input Devices are foundFlash update is failed
Reset protocol is not available
Platform PCI resource requirements cannot be met

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