G292-280
HPC Server - Intel DP 2U 8 x GPU Server

User Manual
Rev. 1.0

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Conventions

The following conventions are used in this user's guide:

NOTE!
Gives bits and pieces of additional
information related to the current topic.
CAUTION!
Gives precautionary measures toavoid possible hardware or software problems.
WARNING!
Alerts you 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 all the power cords from the power supplies to disconnect power to the equipment.

•• Shock Hazard! Disconnect all power supply cords before servicing.
• 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.
WARNING!
This equipment is intended to be used in Restrict Access Location. The
access can only be gained by Skilled person.
Only authorized by well trained professional person can access the
restrict access location.
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 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 any component and pin touching. 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 slide board overany surface.
System power on/off: To remove power from system, you must remove the system fromrack. 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 bepresent on power, telephone, and communication cables. Turn off the system and discon-nect
the cables attached to the system before servicing it. Otherwise, personal injury or equipment
damage can result.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) and ESD protection: ESD can damage drives,boards, and other 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 handlingparts.
ESD and handling boards: Always handle boards carefully. They can be extremely
sensi-tive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). Hold boards only by their edges. After removing aboard 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 slide board 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
or with a pair of fine needle nosed pliers. If the jumpers do not have such a tab, take care whenusing needle nosed pliers to remove or install a jumper; grip the narrow sides of the jumper withthe pliers, never the wide sides. Gripping the wide sides can dam-age the contacts inside thejumper, causing intermittent problems with the function con-trolled by that jumper. Take care togrip with, but not squeeze, the pliers or other tool used to remove a jumper, or the pins on theboard may bend or break.

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.

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

Installation Precautions................................................................................... 10
Product Specifications..................................................................................... 11
System Block Diagram.................................................................................... 14

Chapter 2 System Appearance......................................................................................15
2-1
2-2
2-3
2-4
2-5
2-6

Front View....................................................................................................... 15
Rear View........................................................................................................ 15
Front Panel LED and Buttons......................................................................... 16
Rear System Button and LEDs....................................................................... 17Power Supply Unit (PSU) LED........................................................................ 18
Hard Disk Drive LEDs..................................................................................... 19

Chapter 3 System Hardware Installation.......................................................................20
3-1
3-2
3-3
3-4

Removing Chassis Cover................................................................................ 21
Removing and Installing the Fan Duct............................................................ 22
Installing the CPU and Heat Sink.................................................................... 23
Installing the Memory...................................................................................... 25
3-4-1
3-4-2
3-4-3
3-4-4
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3-5
3-6
3-7
3-8
3-9
3-10

Eight Channel Memory Configuration......................................................................25
Installing a Memory ................................................................................................26
Memory Population Table........................................................................................26
Processor and Memory Module Matrix Table..........................................................27
Intel Optane DCPMM DIMM Population Rule.........................................................27

Installing the GPU Card.................................................................................. 28
Installing a PCI Express Card......................................................................... 33
Installing the Hard Disk Drive.......................................................................... 37
Replacing the FAN Assembly.......................................................................... 38
Replacing the Power Supply........................................................................... 42
Cable Routing................................................................................................. 43

Chapter 4 Motherboard Components............................................................................50
4-1
4-2
4-3

Motherboard Components.............................................................................. 50
Jumper Setting ............................................................................................... 52
Backplane Board Storage Connector ............................................................. 53
4-3-1

CBPG084................................................................................................................53

Chapter 5 BIOS Setup...................................................................................................54

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5-2

5-3

The Main Menu............................................................................................... 56
Advanced Menu.............................................................................................. 59
5-2-1

Trusted Computing..................................................................................................60

5-2-2
5-2-3
5-2-4
5-2-5
5-2-6
5-2-7
5-2-8
5-2-9
5-2-105-2-11
5-2-125-2-135-2-14

Serial Port Console Redirection..............................................................................61
SIO Configuration....................................................................................................65
PCI Subsystem Settings..........................................................................................66
USB Configuration...................................................................................................67
Network Stack Configuration...................................................................................68
Post Report Configuration.......................................................................................69
NVMe Configuration................................................................................................70
Chipset Configuration..............................................................................................71
Tls Auth Configuration.............................................................................................72
iSCSI Configuration.................................................................................................73
Intel(R) X710 Ethernet Network Connection...........................................................74
VLAN Configuration.................................................................................................76
Driver Health............................................................................................................77

Chipset Menu.................................................................................................. 78
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
5-3-105-3-115-4Server Management Menu.............................................................................. 99
5-4-1
5-4-2
5-4-3
5-4-4
5-4-5

5-5

System Event Log.................................................................................................101
View FRU Information...........................................................................................102
BMC VLAN Configuration......................................................................................103
BMC Network Configuration..................................................................................104
IPv6 BMC Network Configuration..........................................................................105

Security Menu............................................................................................... 106
5-5-1

5-6
5-7
5-8

Processor Configuration..........................................................................................79
Common RefCode Configuration............................................................................82
UPI Configuration....................................................................................................83
Memory Configuration.............................................................................................84
IIO Configuration.....................................................................................................87
Advanced Power Management Configuration.........................................................89
PCH Configuration...................................................................................................91
Miscellaneous Configuration...................................................................................93
Server ME Configuration.........................................................................................94
Runtime Error Logging Settings..............................................................................95
Power Policy............................................................................................................97

Secure Boot ..........................................................................................................107

Boot Menu..................................................................................................... 110
Save & Exit Menu.......................................................................................... 112
BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard)........................................................ 114
5-8-1
5-8-2

PEI Beep Codes....................................................................................................114
DXE Beep Codes..................................................................................................114-8-

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

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Intel® Xeon® Platinum Processor, Intel® Xeon® Gold Processor,
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NOTE: If only 1 CPU is installed, some PCIe or memory functions might beunavailable

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24 x DIMM slots
DDR4 memory supported only
8-channel memory architecture
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LRDIMM modules up to 128GB supported
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Integrated in Aspeed® AST2600
2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp, DDR4 SDRAM

Storage

8 x 2.5" SATA/SAS hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays
- 4 x blue HDD trays compatible with SATA/SAS devices only
- 4 x green HDD trays compatible with SATA/SAS/Gen4 NVMe devices
SAS card is required for SAS devices support

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16 x PCIe x16 slots (Gen4 x16 bus) for GPUs
2 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16 bus) Half-length low-profile slots

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1 x TPM header
1 x VROC connector
1 x HDD back plane board header

Front Panel
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1 x Power button with LED
1 x ID button with LED
2 x LAN activity LEDs
1 x HDD activity LED
1 x System status LED
1 x Reset button

Rear Panel I/O

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2 x USB 3.0
1 x VGA
2 x RJ45
1 x MLAN
1 x Power button with LED
1 x ID button with LED
1 x Reset button
1 x NMI button
1 x System status LED

Backplane I/O

8 x SAS/SATA/Gen4 NVMe ports
Bandwidth: SATAIII 6Gb/s, SAS 12Gb/s or PCIe Gen4 x4 per port

TPM

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1 x TPM header with SPI interface
Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM010
2 x 3200W 80 PLUS Platinum power supply

AC Input:- 100-127V~/ 14A, 50-60Hz- 200-208V~/ 16A, 50-60Hz- 214-234V~/ 16A, 50-60Hz- 240~/ 16A, 50-60Hz

DC Input: 240Vdc/ 16A
DC Output:- 1100W/ 100-127V~- 2434W/ 200-208V~- 2828W/ 214-234V~- 3200W/ 240V~

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Aspeed® AST2600 management controller
GIGABYTE Management Console (AMI MegaRAC SP-X) web interface

 Dashboard
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 Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.)
 Sensor Reading History Data FRU 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: Please contact Technical Support for more information about optimized GPU
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System Block Diagram

Hardware Installation- 14 -

Chapter 2
2-1

System Appearance

Front View

12

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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No.

Description

No.

Description

1.

Front Panel LED and Buttons

7.

2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive #4

2.

System Fan (GPU_FAN78)

8.

2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive #5

3.

2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive #09.

2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive #6

4.

2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive #1

10.

2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive #75.

2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive #2

11.

System Fan (GPU_FAN34)

6.

2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive #3

NOTE! Green HDD Latch Supports NVMe

• Please Go to Chapter 2-3 Front Panel LED and Buttons for detail description of function LEDs.

2-2

Rear View

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Description

No.

Description

1.

System Fan (GPU_FAN12E)

8.

10GbE LAN Port x 2

2.

VGA Port

9.

USB 3.0 Port x 2

3.

10/100/1000 Server Management LAN Port

10.

System Fan (GPU_FAN56E)

4.

Power Button with LED

11.

Power Supply (PSU2)

5.

ID Button

12.

NMI Button

6.

Reset Button

13.

Power Supply (PSU1)

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2-3

Front Panel LED and Buttons
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Name

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Status1.

Power button
with LED

Green

On

System is powered on

N/A

Off

System is not powered on or in ACPI S5 state (power off)2.

ID Button

3/4.

LAN 1/2 Active/
Link LEDs

Press the button to activate system identification
Green

Solid On Link between system and network or no access.

Green

Blink

Data trasmission or receiving is occuring

N/A

Off

No data transmission or receiving is occuringOn

HDD locate

Blink

HDD access

Amber

On

HDD fault

Green/
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Blink

HDD rebuilding

Off

No HDD access or no HDD fault.

Green

5.

HDD Status
LED

N/A
Green

6.

SystemStatus LED

Amber

N/A

7.

Reset Button

System Appearance

Description

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

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Rear System Button and LEDs
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Name

Color

1.

Power Button
with LED

Green

On

System is powered on

N/A

Off

System is not powered on or in ACPI S5 state (power off)2.

ID Button

Press the button to activate system identification

3.

Reset Button

Press the button to reset the system.

4.

NMI button
Green

5.

SystemStatus LED

Amber

N/A

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7.

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10GbE
Speed LED

10GbE Link /Activity LED

1GbE Speed
LED

1GbE Link /Activity LED

Green

StatusDescription

Press the button server generates a NMI to the processor
if the multiple-bit ECC errors occur, which effectively halt
the server.
Solid On System is operating normally.
Critical condition, may indicate:
Solid On System fan failure
System temperature
Non-critical condition, may indicate:Redundant power module failure
Blink
Temperature and voltage issue
Chassis intrusion
System is not ready, may indicate:
POST error
Off
NMI error
Processor or terminator missingOn

10 Gbps data rate

YellowOn

5Gbps, 2.5Gbps, 1Gbps data rate

N/A

Off

100 Mbps data rate

On

Link between system and network or no access

Blink

Data transmission or reception is occurring.

N/A

Off

No data transmission or reception is occurring.

Yellow

On

1 Gbps data rate

Green

On

100 Mbps data rate

N/A

Off

10 Mbps data rate

On

Link between system and network or no access

Blink

Data transmission or reception is occurring.

Off

No data transmission or reception is occurring.

Green

Green
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System Appearance

2-5Power Supply Unit (PSU) 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

System Appearance

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:
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Hard Disk Drive LEDs/('

RAID SKUNo RAID configuration(via PCH, HBA)

Disk LED(LED onBack Panel)
Removed HDD Slot
(LED on Back Panel)

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

Disk LED

Removed HDD Slot

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LED1

LocateHDD Fault

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

BLINK (*2)

OFF

Amber

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

Green

ON(*1)

OFF

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Amber

OFF

OFF

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Green

ON

OFF

BLINK (*2)

OFF

Amber

OFF

ON

(Low Speed: 2 Hz)

OFF

OFF

Green

ON(*1)

OFF

(*3)

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Amber

OFF

ON

(*3)

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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 by discharges of static
electricity. 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

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.

Remove the eight screws securing the cover.
Slide the cover towards the rear and remove the cover in the direction of the arrow.

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Removing and Installing the Fan Duct

Follow these instructions to remove/install the fan duct:
1.
2.

Lift up to remove the fan duct
To install the fan duct, align the tabs at the front of the fan duct with the slots in the system fan
compartment as shown in the image below, and then push down the fan duct into chassis until its
firmly seats

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3-3

Installing the CPU and Heat Sink
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 aqualified service technician.

Follow these instructions to install the CPU:
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Align and install the processor on the carrier.
NOTE: Apply thermal compound evenly on the top of the CPU. Remove the protective cover fromthe underside of the heat sink.
Carefully flip the heat sink cover. Then install the carrier assembly on the bottom of the heat sinkand make sure the gold arrow is located in the correct direction.
Remove the CPU cover.
NOTE: Save the CPU cover in the event that you need to remove the CPU from the socket.
Align the heat sink with the CPU socket by the guide pins and make sure the gold arrow is locatedin the correct direction. Then place the heat sink onto the top of the CPU socket.
Position the rotating wires into the latch position.
Tighten the screws in a sequential order (1g2g3g4).
NOTE: When dissembling the heat sink, loosen the screws in reverse order (4g3g2g1) andthen move the rotating wires into the unlatch position.
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Follow these instructions to remove/install the heat sink:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Loosen the captive screws securing the heat sink in place in reverse order (4g3g2g1).
Move the rotating wires into the unlatch position.
Lift and remove the heat sink from the system.
To reinstall the heat sink reverse steps 1-3 while ensuring that you tighten the captive screws insequential order (1g2g3g4) as seen in the image below.

2

1

2

3

3

1
4

• When installing the heat sink to CPU, use T30-Lobe driver to tighten 4 captive nuts in sequence
as 1-4.
• The screw tightening torque: 8 ± 0.5 kgf-cm.

System Hardware Installation- 24 -

3-4

Installing the 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 thesame capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used.
• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installingthe 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.

3-4-1 Eight Channel Memory Configuration
This motherboard provides 24 DDR4 memory sockets and supports Eight Channel Technology. After the
memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the memory.
DIMM_P0_F0
DIMM_P0_E0
DIMM_P0_E1
DIMM_P0_H0
DIMM_P0_G0
DIMM_P0_G1

DIMM_P1_J0
DIMM_P1_I0
DIMM_P1_I1
DIMM_P1_L0
DIMM_P1_K0
DIMM_P1_K1

CPU0

CPU1

DIMM_P0_C1
DIMM_P0_C0
DIMM_P0_D0
DIMM_P0_A1
DIMM_P0_A0
DIMM_P0_B0

DIMM_P1_O1
DIMM_P1_O0
DIMM_P1_P0
DIMM_P1_M1
DIMM_P1_M0
DIMM_P1_N0

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3-4-2 Installing a 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 DDR4 DIMMs on this motherboard.
Follow these instructions to install the Memory:
1.
2.
3.

Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot, and push it down.
Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module.
Reverse the installation steps when you want to remove the DIMM module.

212

3-4-3 Memory Population Table
Speed (MT/s); Voltage (V);Type

Ranks Per DIMM

DIMM Capacity (GB)Slots per Channel(SPC) andand Data Width
8Gb
8GB
16GB
16GB
32GB
2H-64GB

16Gb
16GB
32GB
32GB
64GB
2H-128GB

QRx4

4H-128GB
64GB(4R/8R)x4

4H-128GB

4H-256GB
128GB
2H-128GB

RDIMM
RDIMM
RDIMM
RDIMM

SRx8
SRx4
DRx8
DRx4

RDIMM 3DS

(4R/8R)x4

LRDIMM
LRDIMM 3DS

4H-256GBNOTE!
l DIMM must be populated in sequential alphabetic order, starting with DIMM0.
l When only one DIMM is used, it must be populated in memory slot DIMM0.

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DIMM per Channel (DPC)
1DPC
2DPC
1.2V

1.2V

3200

3200

3200

3200

3200

3200

3-4-4 Processor and Memory Module Matrix Table
Memory Q’ty
for each CPU

CPU1
CPU0
B0 A0 A1 D0 C0 C1 G1 G0 H0 E1 E0 F0 J0 I0 I1 L0 K0 K1 O1 O0 P0 M1M0 N0

1 DIMMV

2 DIMMV

4 DIMMVV

6 DIMMVV

8 DIMM

VV

12 DIMM

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

NOTE!
l There should be at least one DDR4 DIMM per socket.
l If only one DIMM is populated in a channel, then populate it in the slot furthest away from CPU of that channel.
l Channel 0's on each memory controller (A/E/C/G, I/M/K/O) must be populated with same total capacity per channel (if populated).
l Channel 1's on each memory controller (B/F/D/H, J/N/L/P) must be populated with same total capacity per channel (if populated).

3-4-5 Intel Optane DCPMM DIMM Population Rule
Thermal conditions for DCPMM DIMM support:• The ambient temperature must be at or below 30°C
• The 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors used must have a maximum TDP of 270W
• A maximum of 4 pcs 512G DCPMM may be installed• RDIMM must be installed into CPU0 memory first• You must install one RDIMM into any slot #0 of CPU1 before installing the DCPMM.
(e.g.I0/K0/M0/O0)• The DCPMM must be installed into the DIMM slot #1 next to the corresponding RDIMM
in slot #0 (e.g. if RDIMM is installed into DIMM slot I0, the DCPMM must be installed into
DIMM slot I1)

F0/RDIMM Slot
E0/RDIMM Slot
E1/RDIMM Slot
H0/RDIMM Slot
G0/RDIMM Slot
G1/RDIMM Slot

CPU0
C1/RDIMM Slot
C0/RDIMM Slot
D0/RDIMM Slot
A1/RDIMM Slot
A0/RDIMM Slot
B0/RDIMM Slot

System Hardware Installation- 27 -

J0/RDIMM Slot
I0/RDIMM Slot
I1/Intel Optane DCPMM Slot
L0/RDIMM Slot
K0/RDIMM Slot
K1/Intel Optane DCPMM Slot

CPU1
O1/Intel Optane DCPMM Slot
O0/RDIMM Slot
P0/RDIMM Slot
M1/Intel Optane DCPMM Slot
M0/RDIMM Slot
N0/RDIMM Slot

3-5

Installing the GPU Card
• 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
installing a PCI card.
Failure to observe these warnings could result in personal injury or damage to equipment.
• The PCI riser assembly does not include a riser card or any cabling as standard. To install a PCI
card, a riser card must be installed.

For GPU2/GPU3/GPU6/GPU7
Follow these instructions to install the GPU card:
1.
[For GPU6/GPU7] Loosen and remove the two screws securing the PCI cage at the top of the system.
[For GPU2/GPU3] Loosen and remove the single screw at the top of the system and the two screws
at the rear of the system securing the PCI cage.
2.
Pull the two plastic handles to lift up the PCI cage from the system.
3.
Insert the card into the selected slot. Make sure that the card is properly seated.
4.
Secure the GPU cards in place with two screws.

Top: GPU3 (PCIE_1_PCIE_1)
Boom: GPU2 (PCIE_1_PCIE_2)

Rear

Front

Top: GPU7 (PCIE_4_PCIE_1)
Boom: GPU6 (PCIE_4_PCIE_2)

System Hardware Installation- 28 -

(For GPU6/GPU7)

1
2
1

2

(For GPU2/GPU3)

2

1
2

1

System Hardware Installation- 29 -

4

3

System Hardware Installation- 30 -

For GPU0/GPU1/GPU4/GPU5
Follow these instructions to install the GPU card:
1.
[For GPU4/GPU5] Loosen and remove the two screws securing the PCI cage at the top of thesystem.
[For GPU0/GPU1] Loosen and remove the single screw at the top of the system and the two screws
at the rear of the system securing the PCI cage.
Pull the two plastic handles to lift up the PCI cage from the system.
2.
Insert the card into the selected slot. Make sure that the card is properly seated.
3.
Secure the GPU cards in place with two screws.

Top: GPU4 (PCIE_3_PCIE_2)
Boom: GPU5 (PCIE_3_PCIE_1)

Rear

Front
Top: GPU0 (PCIE_2_PCIE_2)
Boom: GPU1 (PCIE_2_PCIE_1)(For GPU4/GPU5)

1
1
2
2

System Hardware Installation- 31 -

(For GPU0/GPU1)

1

2
2
1

4

3

System Hardware Installation- 32 -

3-6

Installing a PCI Express Card

• 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 the system
is powered-down and all power sources have been disconnected from the server prior to installinga PCI card.
Failure to observe these warnings could result in personal injury or damage to equipment.
Follow these instructions to install a PCI Express x8 card on right side of thesystem:1.
Loosen and remove the two screws securing the PCI Express card bracket on the right side of thesystem.
2.
Remove the PCI Express card bracket from the system.
3.
Install the PCI Express card into the bracket.
4.
Secure the PCI Express card to the bracket with one screw.
5.
Install the PCI Express card bracket with card back into the system, ensure that the connector on
the bracket is securely installed into the connector on the motherboard as shown.
6.
Secure the PCI Express card bracket with card to the system with two (2) screws.

1

1
2

System Hardware Installation- 33 -

4

3

6

6
5

System Hardware Installation- 34 -

Follow these instructions to install a PCI Express x16 card on left side of thesystem:1.
Loosen the thumbnail screw securing the PCI Express card bracket on the left side of the system.
2.
Remove the PCI Express card bracket from the system.
3.
Install the PCI Express card into the bracket.
4.
Secure the PCI Express card to the bracket with one screw.
5.
Install the PCI Express card bracket with card back into the system, ensure that the connector on
the bracket is securely installed into the connector on the motherboard as shown.
6.
Secure the PCI Express card bracket with card to the system using the thumbnail screw.

1

2

4

3

System Hardware Installation- 35 -

6

5

System Hardware Installation- 36 -

3-7

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 a 2.5" hard disk drive:1.
Press the release button.
2.
Extend the locking lever.
3.
Pull the locking lever in the direction indicated to remove the HDD tray.
4.
Align the hard disk drive with the positioning stud on the HDD tray.
5.
Slide the hard disk drive into the HDD tray.
6.
Reinsert the HDD tray into the slot and close the locking lever.
CAUTION!
We strongly recommend using enterprise level hard disk drives in the Gigabyte server system. For
more information of recommended HDDs, please visit the Gigabyte website:
https://www.gigabyte.com and search for the specific product QVL from Support & Downloads.

1 Press

2 Pull3

4

5

System Hardware Installation- 37 -

3-8

Replacing the FAN Assembly

CAUTION!
Before you remove or install the system fans follow these steps:• Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to the AC power..
• Disconnect all necessary cable connections. Failure to observe these warnings could result inpersonal injury or damage to the equipment.
GPU56E_FAN

GPU12E_FAN
GPU_FAN56

GPU_FAN12

SYS_FAN2
GPU_FAN78
SYS_FAN1

GPU_FAN34

Follow these instructions to replace the fan assembly:[For GPU_FAN12/GPU_FAN34/GPU_FAN56/GPU_FAN78]
1.
Disconnect the fan cable and then lift up the fan assembly from the chassis.
2.
Reverse the previous steps to install the replacement fan assembly.

1

1

System Hardware Installation- 38 -

2

Airflow
direction

Airflow
direction

2[For SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2]
1.
Disconnect the fan cable and then lift up the fan assembly from the chassis.
2.
Reverse the previous steps to install the replacement fan assembly.

1

System Hardware Installation- 39 -

2

Airflow
direction[For GPU12E_FAN/GPU56E_FAN]
1.
Disconnect the fan cable and then loosen and remove the screws securing the fan cage.
2.
Remove the fan cage from the system
3.
Reverse the previous steps to install the replacement fan assembly.

1
2

1
1
2

1

System Hardware Installation- 40 -

Airflow direction

3
4

3
4
4
4

CAUTION!
• To avoid fan cable damage, please make sure the fan cables are firmly seated in the cablerouting hooks.

System Hardware Installation- 41 -

3-9

Replacing the Power Supply
CAUTION!
• In order to reduce the risk of injury from electric shock, disconnect AC power from the power
supply before removing it from the system.

Follow these instructions to replace the power supply:
1.
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.
2.
At the same time, pull out the power supply using the handle.
3.
Insert the replacement power supply firmly into the chassis. Connect the AC power cord to thereplacement power supply.

1

2

3

CAUTION!
• Please see the illustration below for installation sequence.

Secondary PSU

Primary PSU(PSU2)(PSU1)

System Hardware Installation- 42 -

3-10 Cable Routing

Bo om/Power Distribuon Board

System Main Power Cable

System Hardware Installation- 43 -HDD
Backplane Board

Top/Motherboard

CPU Power Cable

1 x 3 Power Cable

System Hardware Installation- 44 -

SMD Cable

System Fan Power Cable

System Hardware Installation- 45 -Power Distribution Board to HDD Backplane Board Power Cable

HDD Backplane Board Power Cable

System Hardware Installation- 46 -

HDD Backplane Board Signal Cable

SlimLine SAS to SATA #1 Cable

System Hardware Installation- 47 -

SlimLine SAS to SATA #2 Cable

NVMe #0/#1 Cable

NVME#1
NVME#0

System Hardware Installation- 48 -

NVMe #2/#3 Cable

NVME#2
NVME#3

Front Panel IO Cable

System Hardware Installation- 49 -

Chapter 4

4-1

Motherboard Components

Motherboard Components

25
26

30 29 28
1

2

3

4

32

31

5
7

6
8

DIMM_P1_J0
DIMM_P1_I0
DIMM_P1_I1
DIMM_P1_L0
DIMM_P1_K0
DIMM_P1_K1

CPU0

CPU1

27

9
10

DIMM_P0_C1
DIMM_P0_C0
DIMM_P0_D0
DIMM_P0_A1
DIMM_P0_A0
DIMM_P0_B0

11
12 13 14 15 16

24

DIMM_P0_F0
DIMM_P0_E0
DIMM_P0_E1
DIMM_P0_H0
DIMM_P0_G0
DIMM_P0_G1

17

Item

Description

1

Rear VGA Port

2

Serial Port Header

3

IPMB Connector

4

10/100/1000 Server management LAN port

5

BMC Firmware Readiness LED

6

Power Button with LED

7

ID Button with LED

8

Reset Button (Top)/ NMI Button (Bottom)

9

System Status LED

10

10GbE LAN Port #1/#2

11

USB 3.0 Port x 2

12

SlimLine 4i Connector (sSATA #0-#3)

13

SlimLine 4i Connector (SATA #0-#3)

14

SlimLine 4i Connector (sSATA #4-#7)

15

2 x 9 Pin Power Connector (for CPU0)

16

Front Panel Header (Primary)

17

PCIe x16 Slot #2 (Gen4 x16)

18

2 x 15 HDD Back Plane Board Connector

19

VROC RAID Upgrade Key

20

PCIe x16 Slot #4 (Gen4 x16)

21

2 x 4 Pin Power Connector (for CPU1)

22

SlimLine 4i Connectors (U2_P1_PE3A/B, support NVMe)

23

2 x 5 Pin Power Connector (for CPU1)

24

PCIe x16 Slot #3 (Gen4 x16)

25

SlimLine 4i Connectors (U2_P0_PE1A/B, support NVMe)
Motherboard Components- 50 -

22

DIMM_P1_O1
DIMM_P1_O0
DIMM_P1_P0
DIMM_P1_M1
DIMM_P1_M0
DIMM_P1_N0

18
19

23

20

21

26

PCIe x16 Slot #1 (Gen4 x16)

27

System Battery Cable Connector28

2 x 9 Pin System Power Connector

29

Front Panel Header (Secondary/for Power Distribution Board)30

12V Standby Power Connector (for System Power)

31

TPM Module Connector

32

Proprietary Mezzanine Slots

Motherboard Components- 51 -

4-2

Jumper Setting

Default Enable
Clear CMOS
CLR_CMOS1
1 2 3

Default Enable
BIOS
Recovery
BIOS_RCVR
1 2 3

Motherboard Components- 52 -

4-3

Backplane Board Storage Connector

4-3-1 CBPG084
8

7

5

6

4

10
Item

3

9
Description

1

SlimLine Connector (U2_0)

2

SlimLine Connector (U2_1)

3

SlimLine Connector (U2_2)

4

SlimLine Connector (U2_3)

5

SlimLine Connector (U2_4)

6

SlimLine Connector (U2_5)

7

SlimLine Connector (U2_6)

8

SlimLine Connector (U2_7)

9

SlimLine Connector (SL_CN1)

10

SlimLine Connector (SL_CN2)

Motherboard Components- 53 -

2

1

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- 54 -

 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.)

BIOS Setup- 55 -

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.

BIOS Setup- 56 -

Parameter

Description

BIOS Information
Project Name

Displays the project name information.

Project Version

Displays version number of the BIOS setup utility.

Build Date and TimeBMC Information

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

(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

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

Memory Information
Total Memory(Note2)

Displays the total memory size of the installed memory.

Usable Memory

Displays the usable memory size of the installed memory.

(Note2)(Note1) Functions available on selected models..
(Note2) This section will display capacity and frequency information of the memory that the customer has
		installed.
BIOS Setup- 57 -

Parameter
Memory Frequency

Description(Note2)

Displays the frequency information of the installed memory.

Onboard LAN Information
LAN# MAC Address(Note3)

Displays LAN MAC address information.

System Date

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

System Time

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

(Note2) This section will display capacity and frequency information of the memory that the customer has
		installed.
(Note3) The number of LAN ports listed will depend on the motherboard / system model.
BIOS Setup- 58 -

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.
When Boot Mode Select is set to UEFI (Default)

When "Boot Mode Select" is set to Legacy in the Boot > Boot Mode Select section

BIOS Setup- 59 -

5-2-1 Trusted Computing

Parameter

Description

Configuration

Security Device 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: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

BIOS Setup- 60 -

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, VT100+, VT-UTF8, ANSI. Default setting
is VT100+.
 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.
BIOS Setup- 61 -

Parameter

Description
COM1 Console Redirection
Settings (continued)









(Note)

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(Note)– 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(Note)– Enable/Disable extended terminal resolution.
– Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
Putty KeyPad(Note)– Selects Function Key and KeyPad on Putty.
– Options available: VT100, LINUX, XTERMR6, SC0, ESCN, VT400.
Default setting is VT100.

Advanced items prompt when this item is defined.
BIOS Setup- 62 -

Parameter

Description

Legacy Console Redirection

Legacy Console Redirection
Settings

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 Redirection COM Port– Selects a COM port for Legacy serial redirection.
– Default setting is COM1.
 Resolution– Selects the number of rows and columns used in Console
Redirection for legacy OS support.
– Options available: 80x24, 80x25. Default setting is 80x24.
 Redirect After POST
– When Bootloader is selected, then Legacy Console Redirection
is disabled before booting to legacy OS. When Always Enable isselected, then Legacy Console Redirection is enabled for legacy
OS.
– Options available: Always Enable, BootLoader. Default setting is
Always Enable.

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, VT100+, VT-UTF8, ANSI. Default setting
is VT100+.
 Bits per second EMS– Selects the transfer rate for console redirection.
– Options available: 9600, 19200, 57600, 115200. Default setting is115200.

(Note)

Advanced items prompt when this item is defined.
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Parameter

Description

Serial Port for Out-of-Band
EMS Console Redirection
Settings(continued)

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.
 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

Parameter

Description

PCI Bus Driver Version

Displays the PCI Bus Driver version information.

PCI Express Slot # I/O ROM(Note1)

When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion
ROM for the related PCI-E slot.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Onboard LAN1/ LAN2 I/O ROM(Note2)

Enable/Disable the onboard LAN1/ LAN2 devices, and initializes
device expansion ROM.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

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 Slot.
(Note2) This section is dependent on the available LAN controller.
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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 OS.
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.

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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.

Enable/Disable 64bit capable devices to be decoded in Skip Above 4G
Skip Above 4G Decoding for VGA Address VGA Space.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
P2P Bridge IO Size

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

P2P Performance for GPU

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

SATA HDD Security Frozen

Enable/Disable this item to send freeze lock command to SATA HHD.
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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5-2-11 iSCSI Configuration

Parameter

Description

Attempt Priority

Press [Enter] configure advanced items.
 Attempt Priority– Options available: Host Attempt, Redfish Attempt. Default setting
is Host Attempt.
 Commit Changes and Exit

Host iSCSI Configuration

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 iSCSI Initiator Name
– Only IQN format is accepted. Range: from 4 to 223
 Add an Attempt
 Delete Attempts
 Change Attempt Order

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5-2-12 Intel(R) X710 Ethernet Network Connection

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Parameter

Description

Firmware Image Properties

Press [Enter] to view the firmware version information of the device.

NIC Configuration

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 Link Speed– Default setting is Auto Negotiated.
 Wake On LAN– Enables power on of the system via LAN. Note that configuring
Wake on LAN in the operating system does not change the value of
this setting, but does override the behavior of Wake on LAN in OS
controlled power states.
– Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
 LLDP Agent– Enable/Disable firmware's LLDP Agent.
– Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled

Blink LEDs

Identifies the physical network port by blinking the associated LED.
Press the numeric keys to adjust desired values (up to 15 seconds).

UEFI Driver

Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller.

Adapter PBA

Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller.

Device Name

Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller.

Chip Type

Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller.

PCI Device ID

Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller.

PCI Address

Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller.

Link Status

Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller.

MAC Address

Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller.

Virtual MAC Address

Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller.

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5-2-13 VLAN Configuration

Parameter

Description

Enter Configuration Menu

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 Create new VLAN
 VLAN ID– Sets VLAN ID for a new VLAN or an existing VLAN.
– Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values.
– The valid range is from 0 to 4094.
 Priority– Sets 802.1Q Priority for a new VLAN or an existing VLAN.
– Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values.
– The valid range is from 0 to 7.
 Add VLAN
– Press [Enter] to create a new VLAN or update an existing VLAN.
 Configured VLAN List
 Remove VLAN
– Press [Enter] to remove an existing VLAN.

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5-2-14 Driver HealthParameter

Description

Driver Health

Displays driver health status of the devices/controllers if installed

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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 0/1 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 Frequency /Processor Max Ratio / Processor
Min Ratio / Microcode Revision
Displays the technical specifications for the installed processor(s).
/ L1 Cache RAM(Per Core) / L2
Cache RAM(Per Core) / L3 Cache
RAM(Per Package) / Processor #VersionThe Hyper Threading Technology allows a single processor to execute
two or more separate threads concurrently. When hyper-threading isenabled, multi-threaded software applications can execute their threads,
Hyper-Threading [All]thereby improving performance.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Hardware Prefetcher

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

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 Disable.

Enable Intel(R) TXT

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

VMX (Vanderpool Technology)

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.
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Parameter

Description

Debug Consent

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

Total Memory Encryption (TME)

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

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5-3-2 Common RefCode Configuration

Parameter

Description

Common RefCode Configuration
MMIO High Base

Selects the MMIO High Base setting.
Options available: 56T, 40T, 32T, 24T, 16T, 4T, 2T, 1T, 512G, 3584T.
Default setting is 56T.

MMIO High Granularity Size

Selects the allocation size used to assign memory-mapped I/O(MMIO) resources. Total mmio space can be up to 32x granularity.
Per stack mmio resource assignments are multiples of the
granularity where 1 unit per stack is the default allocation.
Options available: 1G, 4G, 16G, 64G, 256G, 1024G. Default setting
is 256G.

Isoc Mode

Enable/Disable the Isochronous support in order to meet the QoS
requirements (Quality of Service).
Options available: Auto, Enable, Disable. Default setting is Auto.

Numa (Non-Uniform Memory
Access)Enable/Disable Non-uniform Memory Access (NUMA) support toimprove the system performance.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

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

UnCore General
Configuration

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 Uncore Status– Press [Enter] to view the Uncore status.
 Link Frequency Select– Selects the UPI link frequency.
– Options available: 9.6GT/s, 10.4GT/s, 11.2GT/s, Auto. Default setting
is Auto.
 SNC (Sub NUMA)– Enable/Disable Sub NUMA Cluster function.
– Options available: Disable, Enable SNC2 (2-clusters). Default setting
is Disable.
 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.

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5-3-4 Memory Configuration

Parameter

Description

Integrated Memory Controller (iMC)
Enforce POR

When set to Enable, the system enforces Plan Of Record restrictions
for DDR4 frequency and voltage programming.
Options available: POR, Disable. Default setting is Disable.

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. Default setting is Disable.

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.
Default setting is NVDIMMs.

Erase-Arm NVDIMMs

Enable/Disable Erasing and Arming NVDIMMs.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.
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Parameter

Description

Restore NVDIMMs

Enable/Disable Automatic restoring of NVDIMMs.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Interleave NVDIMMs

Controls if NVDIMMs are interleaved together or not.
Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Assert ADR on Reset

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

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 RAS Configuration

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 RAS Type– Displays the RAS type.
 New SDDC Mode
– Enable/Disable 48B SDDC ECC from ICX C0 Onwards.
– Options available: Disabled, Enabled. Default setting is
Enabled.
 Mirror Mode
– 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.
 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– Enable/Disable Sparing trigger SW Error Match Threshold.
– Options available: Disabled, Enabled. Default setting is
Disabled.
 Sparing SW Error Match Threshold– Correctable Error Threshold (1-32767) used for bank level
information.
– Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired
values.
 Correctable Error Time Window– Correctable Error time window based interface in hour (0-24).
– Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired
values.
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Parameter

Description

Memory RAS Configuration(continued)










(Note)

Leaky bucket time window based interface– Enable/Disable leaky bucket time window based interface.
– Options available: Disabled, Enabled. Default setting is
Disabled.
Leaky bucket low bit– Configures leaky bucket low bit (1-63).
– Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired
values.
Leaky bucket high bit– Configures leaky bucket high bit (1-63).
– 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.
Column Correction Disable– Options available: Disable, Enable. Default setting is Disable.
Set PMem Die Sparing– Options available: Disabled, Enabled. Default setting is
Disabled.
Patrol Scrub– Options available: Disabled, Enabled, Enable at End of POST.
Default setting is Disabled.

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.
 DMA Control Opt-In FlagIntel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)– 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.
 Interrupt Remapping– Enable/Disable the interrupt remapping support function.
– Options available: Auto, Enable, Disable. Default setting is Auto.
 x2APIC Opt Out– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable.
 Pre-boot DMA Protection– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable.
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Parameter

Description

Intel® VMD technology

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.

(Note)

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

Parameter
Advanced Power Management
Configuration

CPU P State Control(Note)

Description

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.
 Activate SST-BF– Enable/Disable SST-BF.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable.
 Configure SST-BF(Note)– Enable/Disable BIOS to configure SST-BF High Priority Cores– 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.

This item is configurable when Activate SST-BF is set to Enable.
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Parameter

Description

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.

CPU C State Control

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

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,
Auto. Default setting is Auto.

CPU - Advanced PM Tuning

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 Energy Perf BIAS
– Enters the Energy Perf BIAS submenu.
» 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 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 Configuration

PCH SATA Configuration

Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
 SATA Controller– Enable/Disable SATA controller.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.
 Configure SATA as– 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.
– 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.
 Alternate Device ID on RAID(Note 1)– Enable/Disable Alternate Device ID on RAID mode.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable.
 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 1) Only appears when HDD sets to RAID Mode.
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Parameter

Description
PCH SATA Configuration(continued)







PCH sSATA Configuration








Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7– Enable/Disable Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7 device.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Hot Plug (for Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7)(Note 2)– Enable/Disable HDD Hot-Plug function.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Spin Up Device (for Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7)(Note 2)– On an edge detect from 0 to 1, the PCH starts a COM reset
initialization to the device.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable.
sSATA Controller– Enable/Disable sSATA controller.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Configure sSATA as– 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.
Alternate Device ID on RAID(Note 1)– Enable/Disable Alternate Device ID on RAID mode.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disabled.
sSATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5– The category identifies sSATA hard drives that are installed in thecomputer. System will automatically detect HDD type.
Port 0/1/2/3/4/5– Enable/Disable Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 device.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Hot Plug (for Port 0/1/2/3/4/5)(Note 2)– Enable/Disable HDD Hot-Plug function.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable.
Spin Up Device (for Port 0/1/2/3/4/5)(Note 2)– On an edge detect from 0 to 1, the PCH starts a COM reset
initialization to the device.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disabled.

(Note 1) Only appears when HDD sets to RAID Mode.
(Note 2) Only Supported when HDD is in AHCI or RAID Mode.
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5-3-8 Miscellaneous Configuration

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.

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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.

PTT Support

Displays if the system supports the Intel® Platform Trust
Technology.

Suppress PTT Commands

Displays if the system supports to Bypass TPM2 commands
submitting to PTT Firmware.

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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 Error– Enable/Disable Memory Error.
– Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.
 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: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.
 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: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable.

(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, Turbo
Lock. 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: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

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: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

CPU C6 report

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

Enhanced Halt State (C1E)

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

Package C State

Configures the C-State package limit.
Options available: C0/C1 state, C2 state, C6(non Retention) state,
C6(Retention) state, Auto. Default setting is Auto.

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Description

Hyper-Threading [ALL]The Hyper Threading Technology allows a single processor to execute
two or more separate threads concurrently. When hyper-threading isenabled, multi-threaded software applications can execute their threads,
thereby improving performance.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Hardware Prefetcher

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

Adjacent Cache Prefetch

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

DCU Streamer Prefetcher

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

Isoc Mode

Enable/Disable the Isochronous support in order to meet the QoS
requirements (Quality of Service).
Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto.

Enable/Disable the Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) support function byIntel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) reporting the I/O device assignment to VMM through DMAR ACPI Tables.
Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
Link Frequency SelectSelects the UPI link frequency.
Options available: 9.6GT/s, 10.4GT/s, 11.2GT/s, Auto.
Default setting is Auto.

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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 Disabled.

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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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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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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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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Parameter

Description

BMC network configuration
Lan Channel 1

Configuration Address source

Selects to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically(DHCP). Do nothing option will not modify any BMC network parameters
during BIOS phase.
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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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 Enable 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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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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The Secure Boot submenu is applicable when your device is installed the Windows® 8 (or above) 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 Windows loads 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 Custom.

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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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.
 Export Secure Boot variables– Copy NVRAM content of Secure Boot variables to files in a root folder
on a file system device.
 Enroll Efi Image– Press [Enter] to enroll SHA256 hash of the binary into Authorized
Signature Database (db).
 Device Guard Ready Remove 'UEFI CA' from DB– Press [Enter] to remove Microsoft UEFI CA from Secure Boot DB.
 Restore DB defaults– Restore DB variable to factory defaults.
 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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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.

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.

Boot mode selectSelects the boot mode.
Options available: LEGACY, UEFI. Default setting is UEFI.

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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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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 Changes 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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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 as User Defaults

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

Restore User Defaults

Loads the user default settings for all BIOS setup parameters.
Options available: Yes, No.

Boot Override

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

Launch EFI Shell fromfilesystem device

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

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BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard)

5-8-1 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

5-8-2 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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