Hci server – amd up 2u 4 nodes server with 12 x sata (116 pages)
Summary of Contents for Gigabyte H262-Z6A
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H262-Z6A H262-Z6B HCI Server – AMD DP 2U 4 Nodes Server Gen4 NVMe User Manual Rev. 1.0...
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GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Documentation Classifications In order to assist in the use of this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentation: User Manual: detailed information & steps about the installation, configuration and use of this product (e.g.
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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 to avoid possible hardware or software problems. WARNING! Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.
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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.
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Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) CAUTION! ESD CAN DAMAGE DRIVES, BOARDS, AND OTHER PARTS. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU PERFORM ALL PROCEDURES AT AN ESD WORKSTATION. IF ONE IS NOT AVAILABLE, PROVIDE SOME ESD PROTECTION BY WEARING AN ANTI-STATIC WRIST STRAP AT- TACHED TO CHASSIS GROUND -- ANY UNPAINTED METAL SURFACE -- ON YOUR SERVER WHEN HANDLING PARTS.
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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 bat- teries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation Installation Precautions The motherboard/system contain numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read the user manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or warranty sticker provided by your dealer.
NOTE: If only 1 CPU is installed, some PCIe or memory functions might be unavailable Contact GIGABYTE sales rep or technical support for more details about supporting cTDP 240W CPU Compatible with AMD EPYC™ 7001 series processor family Per Node:...
Integrated in Aspeed® AST2520A2-GPdapter with PCIe bus interface 1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp, DDR4 SDRAM Storage Per node: (H262-Z6A) 6 x 2.5" Gen4 U.2 hot-swappable SSD bays 1 x M.2 slot from CPU_0: M-key PCIe Gen4 x4 ...
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*1 x CMC global management port *Only one CMC status LED per system Backplane I/O 24 x ports (H262-Z6A) Speed and bandwidth: SATA 6Gb/s or SAS 12Gb/s or PCIe Gen4 x4 per port (H262-Z6B) 8 x ports ...
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System Aspeed® AST2500 management controller Management GIGABYTE Management Console (AMI MegaRAC SP-X) web interface Dashboard JAVA Based Serial Over LAN HTML5 KVM Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.) Sensor Reading History Data ...
Chapter 2 System Appearance Front View H262-Z6A H262-Z6B Decription Front Panel LEDs and buttons Green HDD Latches Support NVMe • Please Go to Chapter 2-3 Front Panel LED and Buttons for detail description of function LEDs. - 17 - System Appearance...
Rear View PSU2 PSU1 Decription PCIe Card Slot #1 PCIe Card Slot #2 CMC LAN Port Mezzanine Card Slot (Option/OCP V3.0 Card) 10/100/1000 Server Management LAN Port GbE LAN Port x 2 USB 3.0 Port x 2 Mini DP Port System Appearance - 18 -...
Front Panel LED and Buttons NODE1 NODE3 NODE2 NODE4 No. Name Color Status Description This LED represents the RoT function LED behavior. System Status LED Please see the following section for detail LED behavior. Reset Button Press this button to reset the system. Green System is powered on Green...
RoT LEDs NODE3 NODE1 Status LED Status LED ID LED ID LED NODE4 NODE2 Status LED Status LED ID LED ID LED LED on Front panel (Note5) ID LED Status LED EC Firmware (FW) Authentication fail or not exit EC FW is broken or not exit (Note1) Authenticating/Recovering BMC/BIOS Images Authenticating Images...
Blinks Blue Blinks Green 2 times per second 2 times per second BMC : AUTH fail after doing recovery (Note3) [ON OFF OFF] [ON OFF OFF] Blinks Blue Blinks Amber 2 times per second 2 times per second BIOS : AUTH fail after doing recovery (Note3) [ON OFF OFF] [ON OFF OFF]...
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Rear System LAN LEDs Name Color Status Description Yellow 1Gbps data rate 1GbE Green 100 Mbps data rate Speed LED 10 Mbps data rate Link between system and 1GbE Green network or no access Link/ Blink Data transmission or receiving is occurring Activity LED No data transmission or receiving is occurring System Appearance...
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Power Supply Unit LED PSU LED State Description No AC power to all power supplies 0.5Hz Green Blinking AC present / only standby on / Cold redundant mode 2Hz Green Blinking Power supply firmware updateing mode AC cord unplugged or AC power lost; with a second power supply in parallel still with AC input power Amber Power supply critical event causing shut down:...
Hard Disk Drive LEDs HDD Present RAID SKU Rebuilding LED1 Locate HDD Fault Access (No Access) Disk LED Green ON(*1) BLINK (*2) (LED on Back Panel) Amber No RAID configuration Green ON(*1) (via HBA) Removed HDD Slot (LED on Back Panel) Amber Green BLINK (*2)
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.
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. •...
Removing the Node Follow these instructions to remove a node: Press the release latch while simultaneously pushing down the tray handle for the node. Pull the node out of the system. To install the node, push the node back into the system. - 25 - System Hardware Installation...
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: Loosen and remove the six screws securing the back cover. Slide the cover to the rear of the system and remove the cover in the direction of the arrow.
Removing and Installing the Fan Duct Follow these instructions to remove/install the fan duct: Remove the two screws securing the fan ducts. Lift up to remove the fan ducts To install the fan duct, align the fan duct with the guiding groove. Push down the fan duct into chassis until its firmly seats, then install the four screws to secure the fan ducts in place.
Removing and Installing the Heatsink Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the heatsink: • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the heatsink to prevent hardware damage. • Unplug all cables from the power outlets. •...
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CPU1 Heatsink: To install the heatsink, reverse the steps above while ensuring that you tighten the captive screws in sequential order (1g2g3g4) as seen in the image below. CPU0 Heatsink CPU1 Heatsink: - 29 - System Hardware Installation...
Installing the CPU 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. •...
Installing Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage.
3-7-2 Installing the Memory Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. Be sure to install DDR4 DIMMs on this motherboard. Follow these instructions to install the Memory: Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot, and push it down.
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LRDIMM Maximum Frequency Supported Table DIMM Frequency (MT/s) DIMMs 1.2V 2S2R Populated 2S4R 3200 3200 2933 Not Supported 2933 3DS RDIMM Maximum Frequency Supported Table DIMM Frequency (MT/s) DIMMs 1.2V 2S2R Populated 2S4R 2933 2666 NOTE! l 1R: 1 package rank of SDP DRAMs l 2R: 2 package rank of SDP DRAMs l 2DR: 2 package rank of DDP DRAMs l 4DR: 4 package rank of DDP DRAMs l 2S2R/2S4R/2S8R: 2 package rank of 2/4/8 high 3DS DRAMs...
Installing the PCI Expansion Card • 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. Follow these instructions to install the right PCI Expansion card: Remove the two screws securing the riser bracket to the system.
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Follow these instructions to install the left PCI Expansion card: Remove the three screws on the riser bracket to the system. Lift up the riser bracket out of system. Remove the screw securing the side bracket to the riser bracket. Remove the side bracket Align the PCI-E card to the riser guide slot and push in the direction of the arrow until the PCI-E card sits in the PCI card connector.
Installing the Mezzanine Card 3-9-1 Installing the OCP 3.0 Mezzanine Card Use of the following type of OCP 3.0 NIC is recommended: • OCP 3.0 SFF with pull tab • OCP 3.0 SFF with ejector latch Follow these instructions to install an OCP 3.0 Mezzanine card: Remove the one screw securing the OCP 3.0 card slot cover. Remove the slot cover from the system. Insert the OCP 3.0 card into the card slot ensuring that the card is firmly connected to the connector on the motherboard.
3-10 Replacing the Fan Assembly • Voltages can be present within the server whenever an AC power source is connected. This voltage is present even when the main power switch is in the off position. Ensure that the system is powered-down and all power sources have been disconnected from the server prior to replacing a system fan.
3-11 Replacing the Power Supply Follow these instructions to replace the power supply: Pull up the power supply handle and press the retaining clip on the right side of the power supply along the direction of the arrow. At the same time, pull out the power supply by using its handle. Insert the replacement power supply firmly into the chassis.
3-12 Replacing Power Distribution Board Cage Before you remove or install the power distribution board cage: • Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power. Follow these instructions to remove the power distribution board cage: Loosen and remove the four screws securing the cage.
3-13 Cable Routing 3-13-1 H262-Z6A Front Switch Cable/Front LED Cable PMBus Cable System Hardware Installation - 40 -...
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Power Distribution Board to Middle BoardCable (Top) Power Distribution Board to Middle BoardCable (Bottom) - 41 - System Hardware Installation...
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Top Middle Board to HDD Back Plane Board Cable (SATA1) Bottom Middle Board to HDD Back Plane Board Cable (SATA2) System Hardware Installation - 42 -...
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Top Middle Board to HDD Back Plane Board Cable (SATA3) Bottom Middle Board to HDD Back Plane Board Cable (SATA4) - 43 - System Hardware Installation...
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Top Middle Board to HDD Back Plane Board Cable (NVMe/Node1) N1 U.2 A N1 U.2 A Top Middle Board to HDD Back Plane Board Cable (NVMe/Node1) N1 U.2 A N1 U.2 A System Hardware Installation - 44 -...
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Top Middle Board to HDD Back Plane Board Cable (NVMe/Node3) N3 U.2 A N3 U.2 A Top Middle Board to HDD Back Plane Board Cable (NVMe/Node3) N3 U.2 B N3 U.2 B - 45 - System Hardware Installation...
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Bottom Middle Board to HDD Back Plane Board Cable (NVMe/Node2) N2 U.2 A N2 U.2 A Bottom Middle Board to HDD Back Plane Board Cable (NVMe/Node2) N2 U.2 B N2 U.2 B System Hardware Installation - 46 -...
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Bottom Middle Board to HDD Back Plane Board Cable (NVMe/Node4) N4 U.2 A N4 U.2 A Bottom Middle Board to HDD Back Plane Board Cable (NVMe/Node4) N4 U.2 B N4 U.2 B - 47 - System Hardware Installation...
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LAN Bridge Cable On-Board SATA to HDD Back Plane Board Cable System Hardware Installation - 48 -...
3-13-2 H262-Z6B Front Switch Cable/Front LED Cable PMBus Cable - 49 - System Hardware Installation...
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Power Distribution Board to Middle BoardCable (Top) Power Distribution Board to Middle BoardCable (Bottom) System Hardware Installation - 50 -...
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Top Middle Board to HDD Back Plane Board Cable (NVMe/Node1) N1 U.2 B N1 U.2 A Bottom Middle Board to HDD Back Plane Board Cable (NVMe/Node2) N2 U.1BA N2 U.2 A - 51 - System Hardware Installation...
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Top Middle Board to HDD Back Plane Board Cable (NVMe/Node3) N3 U.2 B N3 U.2 A Bottom Middle Board to HDD Back Plane Board Cable (NVMe/Node4) N4 U.2 A N4 U.2 B System Hardware Installation - 52 -...
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LAN Bridge Cable On-Board SATA to HDD Back Plane Board Cable - 53 - System Hardware Installation...
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Chapter 4 Motherboard Components Motherboard Components CPU0 CPU1 Item Description OCP Mezzanine 3.0 Connector Proprietary PCIe Slot #2 (Gen 4/x16 slot/GENZ_2) NCSI Switch Server Management LAN Port GbE LAN Port #2 GbE LAN Port #1 USB 3.0 Port x 2 Mini DP Port Serial Port Cable Connector M.2 Connector (PCIe x4, Supports NGFF-22110)
Chapter 5 BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the EFI on the motherboard. 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 that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to activate certain system features.
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Main This 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.) ...
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.
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Parameter Description BIOS Information Project Name Displays the project name information. Project Version Displays version number of the BIOS setup utility. Build Date and Time Displays the date and time when the BIOS setup utility was created. BMC Information BMC Firmware Version Displays BMC firmware version information.
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) - 61 - BIOS Setup...
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When "Boot Mode Select" is set to Legacy in the Boot > Boot Mode Select section Parameter Description Enable/Disable ErP Lot 9 suuport. ErP Mode Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disabled. BIOS Setup - 62 -...
5-2-1 Trusted Computing Parameter Description Configuration Enable/Disable BIOS support for security device. OS will not show security device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be Security Device Support available. Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable. Select Enable to activate TPM support feature. SPI TPM Support Options available: Enabled/Disabled.
5-2-2 PSP Firmware Versions The PSP Firmware Versions page displays the basic PSP firmware version information. Items on this window are non-configurable. BIOS Setup - 64 -...
5-2-3 Legacy Video Select Description Parameter Selects between onboard or external VGA support. OnBrd/Ext VGA Select (Note) Options available: Auto, Onboard, External. Default setting is Onboard. This configurable option will be displayed when "Boot Mode Select" is set to Legacy in the (Note) Boot >...
5-2-4 AST2500 Super IO Configuration Description Parameter AST2500 Super IO Configuration Super IO Chip Displays the super IO chip information Serial Port 1 Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Configuration BIOS Setup - 66 -...
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5-2-4-1 Serial Port 1 Configuration (Note1) Advanced items prompt when this item is defined. - 67 - BIOS Setup...
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Description Parameter Serial Port 1/2 Configuration Enable/Disable the Serial Port (COM). When set to Enabled allows you to configure the Serial port 1/2 settings. When set to Disabled, displays no Serial Port (Note1) configuration for the serial port. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Devices Settings Displays the Serial Port 1/2 device settings.
5-2-5 S5 RTC Wake Settings Parameter Description Enable/Disable system wake on alarm event. Options available: Disabled/Fixed Time/Dynamic Time. When Fixed Time Wake System from S5 (Note1) enabled, system will wake on the hr::min::sec specified. Default setting is Disabled. (Note1) Advanced items prompt when this item is defined. - 69 - BIOS Setup...
5-2-6 Serial Port Console Redirection Parameter Description Select whether to enable console redirection for specified device. Console redirection enables the users to manage the system from a remote COM1/Serial Over LAN (Note) location. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
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Parameter Description Parity – A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission 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. –...
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Parameter Description Legacy Console Redirection Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Redirection COM Port – Selects a COM port for Legacy serial redirection. – Options available: COM1/Serial Over LAN, COM2. Default setting is COM1/Serial Over LAN. Resolution – Selects the number of rows and columns used in Console Legacy Console Redirection Redirection for legacy OS support.
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Parameter Description Flow Control – Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow. When sending data, if the receiving buffers are full, a 'stop' signal can Serial Port for Out-of-Band be sent to stop the data flow. Once the buffers are empty, a 'start' EMS Console Redirection signal can be sent to re-start the flow.
5-2-7 CPU Configuration Description Parameter Enable/Disable the CPU Virtualization. SVM Mode Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Controls the Secure Memory Encryption Enable (SMEE) function. SMEE Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Press [Enter] to view more information related to CPU. CPU 0/CPU 1 Information BIOS Setup - 74 -...
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Description Parameter Displays the PCI Bus Driver version information. PCI Bus Driver Version Change the PCIe lanes. GEN_Z SLOT_# Configuration Options available: Disabled, Auto, x16, x8x8, x8x4x4, x4x4x8, (Note1) x4x4x4x4. Default setting is Auto. When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM GEN_Z SLOT Slot # I/O ROM for the related PCI-E slot.
5-2-10 USB Configuration Parameter Description USB Configuration USB Module Version Displays the USB version. USB Controllers Displays the supported USB controllers. USB Devices Displays the USB devices connected to the system. Enable/disable the Legacy USB support fuction. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected.
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Parameter Description USB mass storage device Start Unit command time-out. Device reset time-out Options available: 10 sec/20 sec/30 sec/40 sec. Default setting is 20 sec. Maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the Host Controller. "Auto" uses default value: for a Root port it is 100 ms, for Device power-up delay a Hub port the delay is taken from Hub descriptor.
5-2-12 SATA Configuration Parameter Description Displays the installed HDD devices information. System will automatically SATA Configuration detect HDD type. - 81 - BIOS Setup...
5-2-14 Tls Auth Configuration Parameter Description Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Enroll Cert – Press [Enter] to enroll a certificate • Enroll Cert Using File • Cert GUID Server CA Configuration Input digit character in 1111111-2222-3333-4444-1234567890ab format. –...
5-2-16 AMD Mem Configuration Status Description Parameter Press [Enter] to view the memory configuration status related to CPU 0/1. CPU0/1 BIOS Setup - 85 -...
5-2-17 iSCSI Configuration Parameter Description Press [Enter] and name iSCSI Initiator. Only IQN format is accecpted. iSCSI Initiator Name Range: from 4 to 223 Add an Attempt Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Delete Attempts Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Change Attempt Order Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
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Description Parameter Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Link Speed – Allows for automatic link speed adjustment. – Options available: Auto Negotiated, 10 Mbps Half, 10 Mbps Full, 100 Mbps Half, 100 Mbps Full. Default setting is Auto Negotiated. Wake On LAN NIC Configuration ...
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Parameter Description 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. –...
5-2-20 MAC IPv4 Network Configuration Parameter Description Indicates whether network address is configured successfully or not. Configured Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Enable DHCP (Note) Local IP Address Press [Enter] to configure local IP address. (Note) Press [Enter] to configure local NetMask.
5-2-21 MAC IPv6 Network Configuration BIOS Setup - 92 -...
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Parameter Description Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Displays the MAC Address information. Interface ID – The 64 bit alternative interface ID for the device. The string is colon separated. e.g. ff:dd:88:66:cc:1:2:3. DAD Transmit Count – The number of consective Neighbor solicitation messages sent while Enter Configuration Menu performing Duplicate Address Detection on a tentative address.
AMD CBS Menu AMD CBS menu displays submenu options for configuring the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically sets. Select a submenu item, then press [Enter] to access the related submenu screen. BIOS Setup - 94 -...
5-3-1 CPU Common Options Parameter Description CPU Common Options Performance Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Prefetcher settings Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Core Watchdog Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. From a workaround for GCC/C000005 issue for XV Core on CZ A0, setting MSRC001_1029 Decode Configuration (DE_CFG) bit 14 RedirectForReturnDis [DecfgNoRdrctForReturns] to 1.
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Parameter Description SEV-ES ASID Space Limit Space limit control for SEV-ES ASIDs. Control Options available: Auto/Manual. Default setting is Auto. Enable/Disable the Streaming Stores functionality. Streaming Stores Control Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Sets the Local APIC Mode. Local APIC Mode Options available: Auto, xAPIC, x2APIC.
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5-3-1-1 Performance Parameter Description Performance Allows you to accept or decline enabling Custom Core Pstates. When Custom Core Pstates accepted, you can disable or customize core pstates. Allows you to accept or decline enabling CCDs, processor cores and threads. When accepted, you can control the number of CCDs to be CCD/Core/Thread Enablement used, the number of cores to be used, and whether to enable or disable Simultaneous Multithreading Technology (SMT) support.
5-3-2 DF Common Options Parameter Description DF Common Options Scrubber Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Memory Addrssing Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. ACPI Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Link Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Enable/Disable SyncFlood to UMC &...
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5-3-2-1 Scrubber Parameter Description Scrubber Provide a value that is the number of hours to scrub memory. DRAM scrub time Options available: Auto, Disabled, 1 hour, 4 hours, 8 hours, 16 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours. Default setting is Auto. Enable/Disable the Poison scrubber control feature.
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5-3-2-2 Memory Addressing Parameter Description Memory Addressing Specifies the number of desired NUMA nodes per socket. NUMA nodes per socket Options available: Auto, NPS0, NPS1, NPS2, NPS4. Default setting is NPS1. Enable/Disable the Memory interleaving feature. Memory inerleaving Options available: Auto/Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Controls the memory interleaving size.
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5-3-2-3 ACPI Parameter Description ACPI ACPI SRAT L3 Cache As Enable/Disable the ACPI SRAT L3 Cache As NUMA Domain function. Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. NUMA Domain Determines how the SLIT distances are declared. ACPI SLIT Distance Control Options available: Auto/Manual.
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5-3-2-4 Link Parameter Description Link Enable/Disable GMI link encryption. GMI encryption control Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Enable/Disable xGMI link encryption. xGMI encryption control Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. CAKE CRC perf bounds Options available: Auto/Manual.
5-3-3 UMC Common Options Parameter Description UMC Common Options DDR4 Common Options Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. DRAM Memory Mapping Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. NVDIMM Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Memory MBIST Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. - 105 - BIOS Setup...
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5-3-3-1 DDR4 Common Options Parameter Description DDR4 Common Options Press [Enter] to configure the Plan of Record (POR) to enable / disable restrictions for DDR4 frequency and voltage programming. Memory speeds will be capped at AMD guidelines. Enforce POR Note: To enable 2 DIMMs per Channel at 3200MHz function, select [Accept] at warning message, change Overclock from [Auto] to [Enabled], and then set memory speed to 3200MHz.
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5-3-3-1-1 DRAM Controller Configuration Parameter Description DRAM Controller Configuration Press [Enter] to configure DRAM Power OptionsMa. Power Down Enable DRAM Power Options – Enable/Disable DDR power down mode. – Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Selects the Cmd2T mode on ADDR/CMD. Cmd2T Options available: Auto, 1T, 2T.
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5-3-3-1-2 CAD Bus Configuration Parameter Description CAD Bus Configuration Setup time on CAD bus signals to Auto or Manual. CAD Bus Timing User Controls Options available: Auto/Manual. Default setting is Auto. CAD Bus Drive Strength User Drive Strength on CAD bus signals to Auto or Manual. Controls Options available: Auto/Manual.
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5-3-3-1-3 Data Bus Configuration Parameter Description Data Bus Configuration Data Bus Configuration User Specifies the mode for drive strength to Auto or Manual. Options available: Auto/Manual. Default setting is Auto. Controls - 109 - BIOS Setup...
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5-3-3-1-4 Common RAS Parameter Description Common RAS Enable/Disable the Data Poisoning function. Data Poisoning Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Enable/Disable the DRAM Post Package Repair function. DRAM Post Package Repair Options available: Enabled/Disable. Default setting is Disable. Enable/Disable the RCD Parity function.
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Parameter Description Disable Memory Error Injection Options available: False/True. Default setting is True. Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. DRAM ECC Symbol Size – Configures the DRAM ECC Symbol Size. – Options available: Auto, x4, x8, x16. Default setting is Auto. DRAM ECC Enable ...
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5-3-3-1-5 Security Parameter Description Security Enable/Disable Transparent SME. TSME Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Enable/Disable Data Scrambling. Data Scramble Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. BIOS Setup - 112 -...
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5-3-3-2 DRAM Memory Mapping Parameter Description DRAM Memory Mapping Interleave memory blocks across the DRAM chip selects for CPU 0. Chipselect Interleaving Options available: Auto/Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Configures the BankGroupSwap. BankGroupSwap (BGS) is a new memory mapping option in AGESA that alters how applications get assigned to BankGroupSwap physical locations within the memory modules.
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5-3-3-4 Memory MBIST Parameter Description Memory MBIST Enable/Disable the Memory MBIST function. MBIST Enable Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Selects MBIST Test Mode. Interface Mode: Tests Single and Multiple CS transactions and Basic Connectivity. MBIST Test Mode (Note) Data Eye Mode: Measures Voltage vs.
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5-3-3-4-1 Data Eye Parameter Description Data Eye Pattern Select Options available: PRBS, SSO, Both. Default setting is PRBS. Pattern Length Determines the pattern length. The possible options are N=3..12. This item helps read the aggressors channels. Aggressor Channel Options available: Disabled, 1 Aggressor Channel, 3 Aggressor Channels, 7 Aggressor Channels.
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Parameter Description Target Static Lane Select This item is configurable when Target Static Lane Control is set to Upper 32 bits Enabled. Target Static Lane Select This item is configurable when Target Static Lane Control is set to Lower 32 bits Enabled.
5-3-4 NBIO Common Options Parameter Description NBIO Common Options Enable/Disable the IOMMU function. IOMMU Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Enable/Disable Alternative Routng-ID Interpretation. PCIe ARI Support Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Enable/Disable PCIe ten bit tags for supported devices. (Auto=Disabled) PCIe Ten Bit Tag Support Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled.
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Parameter Description Controls the Hot Plug Handling mode. Options available: Auto, A0 Mode, OS First (No Error Handling), Hot Plug Handling mode OS First (Error Handling-Not Implemented), Firmware First (Not Implemented). Default setting is Auto. Presence Detect Select Controls the Presence Detect Select mode. Options available: Auto, OR, AND.
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5-3-4-1 SMU Common Options Parameter Description SMU Common Options Power Policy Quick Options available: Standard, Best Performance, Energy Efficient. Setting Default setting is Standard. Selects use the fused Determinism or set customized Determinism. Determinism Control Options available: Auto/Manual. Default setting is Auto. Selects use the fused TDP or set customized TDP.
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Parameter Description Enable/Disable DF C-states. DF Cstates Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Enable/Disable the CPPC feature. CPPC Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Select HSMP support enable or disable. HSMP Support Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Select Diagnostic Mode enable or disable.
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5-3-4-2 NBIO RAS Common Options Parameter Description NBIO RAS Common Options NBIO RAS Global Control Options available: Auto/Manual. Default setting is Auto. Options available: Disabled, MCA, Legacy. Default setting is MCA. NBIO RAS Control Configures the Egress Poison High Serverity. Each bit set to 1 enables Egress Poison Serverity High High serverity on the associated IOHC egress port.
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Parameter Description Uncorrected Converted to Enables mask for masking of uncorrectable parity errors on internal Poison Enabke Mask High arrays. Uncorrected Converted to Enables mask for masking of uncorrectable parity errors on internal Poison Enabke Mask Low arrays. System Hub Watchdog Timer Specifies the timer interval of the SYSHUB Watchdog timer in miliseconds. This item specifies whether SLINK read response errors are converted to SLINK Read Response OK an Okay response.
5-3-5 FCH Common Options Parameter Description FCH Common Options AC Power Loss Options Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. FCH RAS Options Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. BIOS Setup - 124 -...
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5-3-5-1 AC Power Loss Options Parameter Description AC Power Loss Options Selects the AC Loss Control Method. AC Loss Control Options available: Power Off, Power On, Last State. Default setting is Last State. - 125 - BIOS Setup...
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5-3-5-2 FCH RAS Options Parameter Description FCH RAS Options Enable/Disable the ALink RAS Support. ALink RAS Support Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Enables AB to forward downstream sync-flood message to system Reset after sync flood controller. Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled.
5-3-7 SOC Miscellaneous Control Parameter Description SOC Miscellaneous Control Enable/Disable the ConsoleOut function for ABL. ABL Console Out Control Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. ABL PMU message To Control the total number of PMU debug messages. Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled.
AMD PBS Menu AMD PBS Option menu displays submenu options for configuring the function of AMD PBS. Select a submenu item, then press [Enter] to access the related submenu screen. Parameter Description Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Enable/Disable SPI Locking for protect ROM part. SPI Locking Options available: Enabled/Disabled.
5-4-1 RAS Parameter Description Enable/Disable the Periodic SMI for polling [MCA Threshold] error. RAS Periodic SMI Control Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. SMI Threshold Configures the SMI Threshold value. SMI Scale Configures the SMI Scale value. Defines the unit of time scale. SMI Scale Unit Options available: millisecond, second, minute.
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Parameter Description PCIe Root Port UnCorr Err Initialize the PCIe AER Uncorrected Error Mask register of Root Port. Mask Reg PCIe Root Port UnCorr Err Initialize the PCIe AER Uncorrected Error Serverity register of Root Port. Sev Reg PCIe Device Corr Err Mask Initialize the PCIe AER Corrected Error Mask register of PCIe device.
Chipset Setup Menu Chipset Setup menu displays submenu options for configuring the function of the North Bridge. Select a submenu item, then press <Enter> to access the related submenu screen. Parameter Description Configures the PCIe Link training in 1 or 2 steps. PCIe Link Training Type Options available: 1 Step/2Step.
5-5-1 North Bridge Parameter Description North Bridge Configuration Memory Information Total Memory Displays the total memory information. CPU0 Information Press [Enter] to view information related to CPU 0. - 133 - BIOS Setup...
5-6-1 System Event Log Parameter Description Enabling / Disabling Options Change this item to enable or disable all features of System Event SEL Components Logging during boot. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Erasing Settings Choose options for erasing SEL. Erase SEL Options available: No/Yes, On next reset/Yes, On every reset.
5-6-2 View FRU Information The FRU page is a simple display page for basic system ID information, as well as System product information. Items on this window are non-configurable. (Note) The model name will vary depends on the product you purchased - 137 - BIOS Setup...
5-6-3 BMC Network Configuration Parameter Description BMC network configuration Lan Channel 1 Selects to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically (DHCP). Do nothing option will not modify any BMC network parameters Configuration Address source during BIOS phase. Options available: Unspecified, Static, DynamicBmcDhcp. Default setting is DynamicBmcDhcp.
5-6-4 IPv6 BMC Network Configuration Parameter Description IPv6 BMC network configuration IPv6 BMC Lan Channel 1 Enable/Disable IPv6 BMC LAN channel function. When this item is disabled, the system will not modify any BMC network during BIOS IPv6 BMC Lan Option phase.
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. •...
5-7-1 Secure Boot 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. Enable/ Disable the Secure Boot function. Secure Boot Options avaiable:Enabled/Disabled.
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Parameter Description 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.
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 Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535 (0xFFFF) Setup Prompt Timeout means indefinite waiting.
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Parameter Description FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities Press [Enter] to configure the boot priority. By default, the server searches for boot devices in the following sequence: Hard drive. Boot Option #1 / #2 / #3 / #4 / #5 CD-COM/DVD drive. USB device.
5-8-1 UEFI NETWORK Drive BBS Priorities The UEFI network drive BBS priorities submenu allows you to specify the boot device priority from the available UEFI network drives during system boot-up. BIOS setup will display an error message if the legacy drive(s) specified is not bootable.
5-8-2 UEFI Application Boot Priorities The UEFI application boot priorities submenu allows you to specify the boot device priority from the available UEFI applications during system boot-up. BIOS setup will display an error message if the legacy drive(s) specified is not bootable. BIOS Setup - 146 -...
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 Saves changes made and closes the BIOS setup. Save Changes and Exit Options available: Yes/No.
5-10 ABL POST Codes 5-10-1 StartProcessorTestPoints Entry used for range testing for @b Processor related TPs 0xE000 5-10-2 Memory test points Memory structure initialization (Public interface) 0xE001 SPD Data processing (Public interface) 0xE002 Memory configuration (Public interface) Phase 1 0xE003 DRAM initialization 0xE004 ProcMemSPDChecking...
ABL Mem - PMU Stage Training Wr 2D 0xE023 ABL Mem - PMU Queue Empty 0xE024 ABL Mem - PMU US message Start 0xE025 ABL Mem - PMU US message End 0xE026 ABL Mem - PMU Complete 0xE027 ABL Mem - PMU - After PMU Training 0xE028 ABL Mem - PMU - Before Disable PMU 0xE029...
ABL Mem - Before OtherTiming 0xE04A ABL Mem - Before UMAMemTyping 0xE04B ABL Mem - Before SetDqsEccTmgs 0xE04C ABL Mem - Before MemClr 0xE04D ABL Mem - Before On DIMM Thermal 0xE04E ABL Mem - Before DMI 0xE04F ABL MEM - End of phase 3 memory code 0xE050 5-10-5 CPU test points Entry point CPU init after training...
Before the memory code calls out to locate a buffer 0xE0F3 After the memory code calls out to locate a buffer 0xE0F4 Before the memory code calls out to locate a buffer 0xE0F5 After the memory code calls out to locate a buffer 0xE0F6 Before the memory code calls out to locate a buffer 0xE0F7...
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ABL Error for Soc Scan No Die error 0xE2AC ABL Error for Nb Tech Heap Aloc error 0xE2AD ABL Error for No Nb Constructor error 0xE2AE ABL Error for No Tech Constructor error 0xE2AE ABL Error for ABL1b Auto Alocation error 0xE2B0 ABL Error for ABL1b No NB Constructor error 0xE2B1...
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ABL Error over clock Mem Init Error 0xE2D5 ABL Error over clock Mem Other Error 0xE2D6 ABL Error for ABL6 General Error 0xE2D7 ABL Error Event Log Error 0xE2D8 ABL Error FATAL ABL1 Log Error 0xE2D9 ABL Error FATAL ABL2 Log Error 0xE2DA ABL Error FATAL ABL3 Log Error 0xE2DB...
5-11 Agesa POST Codes 5-11-1 Universal Post Code Universal ACPI entry 0xA001 Universal ACPI exit 0xA002 Universal ACPI abort 0xA003 Universal SMBIOS entry 0xA004 Universal SMBIOS exit 0xA005 Universal SMBIOS abort 0xA006 5-11-2 [0xA1XX] For CZ only memory Postcodes Memory structure initialization (Public interface) 0xA101 SPD Data processing (Public interface) 0xA102...
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Calculate MaxRdLatency per channel 0xA120 TpProcMemReceiveDqsTraining 0xA121 Set Write Data delay 0xA122 Write test pattern 0xA123 Start read sweep 0xA124 Set Receive DQS delay 0xA125 Read Test pattern 0xA126 Compare Test pattern 0xA127 Update results 0xA128 Start Find passing window 0xA129 TpProcMemTransmitDqsTraining 0xA12A...
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Before InitMCT 0xA149 Before OtherTiming 0xA14A Before UMAMemTyping 0xA14B Before SetDqsEccTmgs 0xA14C Before MemClr 0xA14D Before On DIMM Thermal 0xA14E Before DMI 0xA14F End of memory code 0xA150 Entry point S3Init 0xA151 Sending MRS2 0xA180 Sedding MRS3 0xA181 Sending MRS1 0xA182 Sending MRS0 0xA183...
BR Init Mid end 0xA19E BR Init Late entry 0xA19F BR Init Late install protocol 0xA1A0 BR Init Late end 0xA1A1 BR DXE install complete protocol 0xA1A2 UNB install complete PPI 0xA1A3 UNB AfterApLaunch callback entry 0xA1A4 UNB AfterApLaunch callback end 0xA1A5 5-11-3 S3 Interface Post Code Before the S3 save code calls out to allocate a buffer...
5-12 BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard) 5-12-1 PEI Beep Codes # of Beeps 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...
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