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  • Page 1 G292-2G0 HPC Server - Intel DP 2U 16 x GPU Server User Manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 2 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.
  • Page 3 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.
  • Page 4 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.
  • Page 5 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.
  • Page 6 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.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ..................9 Installation Precautions ..................9 Product Specifications ..................10 System Block Diagram ................... 13 Chapter 2 System Appearance ..................14 Front View ...................... 14 Rear View ....................... 14 Front Panel LED and Buttons ................ 15 Rear System Button and LEDs ..............
  • Page 8 Advanced Menu ..................... 58 5-2-1 Trusted Computing ....................59 5-2-2 Serial Port Console Redirection ................60 5-2-3 SIO Configuration ....................64 5-2-4 PCI Subsystem Settings ..................65 5-2-5 USB Configuration ....................66 5-2-6 Network Stack Configuration ..................67 5-2-7 Post Report Configuration ..................68 5-2-8 NVMe Configuration ....................69 5-2-9 Chipset Configuration .....................70 5-2-10 Tls Auth Configuration ....................71...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

    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 service guide 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.

  • Page 10: Product Specifications

    Product Specifications NOTE: We reserve the right to make any changes to the product specifications and product-related information without prior notice. System Š 448mm (W) x 87.5mm (H) x 800mm (D) Dimension Š Socket Security 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Š...
  • Page 11 Internal 1 x USB 3.0 header Š Connectors 1 x TPM header Š 1 x VROC connector Š 1 x HDD back plane board header Š Security Socket Front Panel 1 x Power button with LED Š LED/Buttons 1 x ID button with LED Š...
  • Page 12 System Aspeed® AST2600 management controller Š Management GIGABYTE Management Console (AMI MegaRAC SP-X) web interface Š Dashboard Š Security cket JAVA Based Serial Over LAN Š HTML5 KVM Š Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.) Š Sensor Reading History Data Š...

  • Page 13: System Block Diagram

    System Block Diagram Riser Card Riser Card PCIe switch PCIe switch Broadcom Broadcom Riser Card Riser Card PCIe switch PCIe switch Broadcom Broadcom PCIe x16 slot PCIe x16 slot (rear side) (rear side) CPU0 CPU1 3 x UPI 11.2GT/s Ice Lake-SP Ice Lake-SP LGA4189 (Socket P+) LGA4189 (Socket P+)

  • Page 14: Chapter 2 System Appearance

    Chapter 2 System Appearance Front View 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Description Description Front Panel LED and Buttons 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive #4 System Fan (GPU_FAN78) 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive #5 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive #0 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive #6 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive #1 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive #7 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive #2...

  • Page 15: Front Panel Led And Buttons

    Front Panel LED and Buttons Name Color Status Description Green System is powered on Power button with LED System is not powered on or in ACPI S5 state (power off) ID Button Press the button to activate system identification Green Solid On Link between system and network or no access.

  • Page 16: Rear System Button And Leds

    Rear System Button and LEDs Name Color Status Description Green System is powered on Power Button with LED System is not powered on or in ACPI S5 state (power off) ID Button Press the button to activate system identification Reset Button Press the button to reset the system.

  • Page 17: Power Supply Unit (Psu) Led

    Power Supply Unit (PSU) LED PSU LED State 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 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:...

  • Page 18: Hard Disk Drive Leds

    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 PCH, HBA) Removed HDD Slot (LED on Back Panel) Amber Green BLINK (*2)

  • Page 19: Chapter 3 System Hardware Installation

    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.

  • Page 20: Removing Chassis Cover

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

  • Page 21: Removing And Installing The Fan Duct

    Removing and Installing the Fan Duct Follow these instructions to remove/install the fan duct: 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 System Hardware Installation...

  • Page 22: Installing The Cpu And Heat Sink

    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.
  • Page 23 Follow these instructions to remove/install the heat sink: 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 in sequential order (1g2g3g4) as seen in the image below.

  • Page 24: Installing The Memory

    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 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.

  • Page 25: Installing A Memory

    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: Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot, and push it down.

  • Page 26: Processor And Memory Module Matrix Table

    3-4-4 Processor and Memory Module Matrix Table CPU1 Memory Q’ty CPU0 for each CPU B0 A0 A1 D0 C0 C1 G1 G0 H0 E1 E0 F0 J0 I0 I1 L0 K0 K1 O1 O0 P0 M1M0 N0 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 4 DIMM 6 DIMM 8 DIMM...

  • Page 27: Installing The Gpu Card

    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 the system is powered-down and all power sources have been disconnected from the server prior to installing a PCI card.
  • Page 28 (For GPU12/GPU13/GPU14/GPU15) (For GPU4/GPU5/GPU6/GPU7) System Hardware Installation - 28 -...
  • Page 29 System Hardware Installation - 29 -...
  • Page 30 For GPU0/GPU1/GPU2/GPU3/GPU8/GPU9/GPU10/GPU11 Follow these instructions to install the GPU card: [For GPU8/GPU9/GPU10/GPU11] Loosen and remove the two screws securing the PCI cage at the top of the system. [For GPU0/GPU1/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.
  • Page 31 (For GPU0/GPU1/GPU2/GPU3) System Hardware Installation - 31 -...

  • Page 32: Installing A Pci Express Card

    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 installing a PCI card.
  • Page 33 System Hardware Installation - 33 -...
  • Page 34 Follow these instructions to install a PCI Express x16 card on left side of the system: Loosen the thumbnail screw securing the PCI Express card bracket on the left side of the system. Remove the PCI Express card bracket from the system. Install the PCI Express card into the bracket.
  • Page 35 System Hardware Installation - 35 -...

  • Page 36: Installing The Hard Disk Drive

    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.

  • Page 37: Replacing The Fan Assembly

    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 in personal injury or damage to the equipment.
  • Page 38 Airflow direction Airflow direction [For SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2] Disconnect the fan cable and then lift up the fan assembly from the chassis. Reverse the previous steps to install the replacement fan assembly. System Hardware Installation - 38 -...
  • Page 39 Airflow direction [For GPU12E_FAN/GPU56E_FAN] Disconnect the fan cable and then loosen and remove the screws securing the fan cage. Remove the fan cage from the system Reverse the previous steps to install the replacement fan assembly. System Hardware Installation - 39 -...
  • Page 40 Airflow direction CAUTION! • To avoid fan cable damage, please make sure the fan cables are firmly seated in the cable routing hooks. System Hardware Installation - 40 -...

  • Page 41: Replacing The Power Supply

    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: 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.

  • Page 42: Cable Routing

    3-10 Cable Routing Top/Motherboard Bo om/Power Distribu on Board System Main Power Cable System Hardware Installation - 42 -...
  • Page 43 CPU Power Cable 1 x 3 Power Cable System Hardware Installation - 43 -...
  • Page 44 SMD Cable System Fan Power Cable System Hardware Installation - 44 -...
  • Page 45 Power Distribution Board to HDD Backplane Board Power Cable HDD Backplane Board Power Cable System Hardware Installation - 45 -...
  • Page 46 HDD Backplane Board Signal Cable SlimLine SAS to SATA #1 Cable System Hardware Installation - 46 -...
  • Page 47 SlimLine SAS to SATA #2 Cable NVMe #0/#1 Cable NVME#1 NVME#0 System Hardware Installation - 47 -...
  • Page 48 NVMe #2/#3 Cable NVME#2 NVME#3 Front Panel IO Cable System Hardware Installation - 48 -...

  • Page 49: Chapter 4 Motherboard Components

    Chapter 4 Motherboard Components Motherboard Components DIMM_P0_F0 DIMM_P1_J0 DIMM_P0_E0 DIMM_P1_I0 DIMM_P0_E1 DIMM_P1_I1 DIMM_P0_H0 DIMM_P1_L0 DIMM_P0_G0 DIMM_P1_K0 DIMM_P0_G1 DIMM_P1_K1 CPU0 CPU1 DIMM_P0_C1 DIMM_P1_O1 DIMM_P0_C0 DIMM_P1_O0 DIMM_P0_D0 DIMM_P1_P0 DIMM_P0_A1 DIMM_P1_M1 DIMM_P0_A0 DIMM_P1_M0 DIMM_P0_B0 DIMM_P1_N0 14 15 16 Item Description Rear VGA Port Serial Port Header IPMB Connector 10/100/1000 Server management LAN port...
  • Page 50 PCIe x16 Slot #1 (Gen4 x16) System Battery Cable Connector 2 x 9 Pin System Power Connector Front Panel Header (Secondary/for Power Distribution Board) 12V Standby Power Connector (for System Power) TPM Module Connector Proprietary Mezzanine Slots Motherboard Components - 50 -...

  • Page 51: Jumper Setting

    Jumper Setting Default Enable Default Enable BIOS Clear CMOS Recovery CLR_CMOS1 BIOS_RCVR 1 2 3 1 2 3 Motherboard Components - 51 -...

  • Page 52: Backplane Board Storage Connector

    Backplane Board Storage Connector 4-3-1 CBPG084 Item Description SlimLine Connector (U2_0) SlimLine Connector (U2_1) SlimLine Connector (U2_2) SlimLine Connector (U2_3) SlimLine Connector (U2_4) SlimLine Connector (U2_5) SlimLine Connector (U2_6) SlimLine Connector (U2_7) SlimLine Connector (SL_CN1) SlimLine Connector (SL_CN2) Motherboard Components - 52 -...

  • Page 53: Chapter 5 Bios Setup

    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.
  • Page 54  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.) ...

  • Page 55: The Main Menu

    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.
  • Page 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 Time Displays the date and time when the BIOS setup utility was created. BMC Information (Note1) BMC Firmware Version (Note1) Displays BMC firmware version information.
  • Page 57 Parameter Description Memory Frequency Displays the frequency information of the installed memory. (Note2) Onboard LAN Information LAN# MAC Address Displays LAN MAC address information. (Note3) 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.

  • Page 58: Advanced Menu

    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 - 58 -...

  • Page 59: Trusted Computing

    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. BIOS Setup - 59 -...

  • Page 60: Serial Port Console Redirection

    5-2-2 Serial Port Console Redirection Parameter Description Console redirection enables the users to manage the system from a COM1 Console remote location. Redirection (Note) Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Please note that this item is configurable when COM1 Console Redirection is set to Enabled.
  • Page 61 Parameter Description Parity Š – 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. –...
  • Page 62 Parameter Description Legacy Console Redirection Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Redirection COM Port Š – Selects a COM port for Legacy serial redirection. – Default setting is COM1. Resolution Š – Selects the number of rows and columns used in Console Redirection for legacy OS support.
  • Page 63 Parameter Description Flow Control EMS Š – 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.

  • Page 64: Sio Configuration

    5-2-3 SIO Configuration Description Parameter Displays the AMI SIO driver version information. AMI SIO Driver Version Super IO Chip Logical Device(s) Configuration Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Use This Device Š – When set to Enabled allows you to configure the serial port settings. When set to Disabled, displays no configuration for the serial port.

  • Page 65: Pci Subsystem Settings

    5-2-4 PCI Subsystem Settings Parameter Description PCI Bus Driver Version Displays the PCI Bus Driver version information. When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion PCI Express Slot # I/O ROM (Note1) ROM for the related PCI-E slot. Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Enable/Disable the onboard LAN1/ LAN2 devices, and initializes Onboard LAN1/ LAN2 I/O ROM (Note2)

  • Page 66: Usb Configuration

    5-2-5 USB Configuration Parameter Description USB Configuration USB Devices: Displays the USB devices connected to the system. Enable/Disable the XHCI (USB 3.0) Hand-off support. XHCI Hand-off Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. USB Mass Storage Driver Enable/Disable the USB Mass Storage Driver Support. Support Options available: Enabled, Disabled.

  • Page 67: Network Stack Configuration

    5-2-6 Network Stack Configuration Parameter Description Enable/Disable the UEFI network stack. Network Stack Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Enable/Disable the Ipv4 PXE feature. Ipv4 PXE Support Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Enable/Disable the Ipv4 HTTP feature. Ipv4 HTTP Support Options available: Enabled, Disabled.

  • Page 68: Post Report Configuration

    5-2-7 Post Report Configuration Parameter Description Post Report Configuration Error Message Report Enable/Disable the POST Error Message support. Post Error Message Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. BIOS Setup - 68 -...

  • Page 69: Nvme Configuration

    5-2-8 NVMe Configuration Parameter Description NVMe Configuration Displays the NVMe devices connected to the system. Options available: BIOS Build-In, NVMe Device. Default setting is BIOS NVMe OPROM Select Build-In. BIOS Setup - 69 -...

  • Page 70: Chipset Configuration

    5-2-9 Chipset Configuration Parameter Description Defines the power state to resume to after a system shutdown that is due 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 to Restore on AC Power Loss (Note) Power Off, the system remains off after power shutdown.

  • Page 71: Tls Auth Configuration

    5-2-10 Tls Auth Configuration Parameter Description Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Enroll Cert Š – 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. –...

  • Page 72: Iscsi Configuration

    5-2-11 iSCSI Configuration Parameter Description Press [Enter] configure advanced items. Attempt Priority Š Attempt Priority – Options available: Host Attempt, Redfish Attempt. Default setting is Host Attempt. Commit Changes and Exit Š Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. iSCSI Initiator Name Š...

  • Page 73: Intel(R) X710 Ethernet Network Connection

    5-2-12 Intel(R) X710 Ethernet Network Connection BIOS Setup - 73 -...
  • Page 74 Description Parameter Press [Enter] to view the firmware version information of the device. Firmware Image Properties Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Link Speed Š – Default setting is Auto Negotiated. Wake On LAN Š – Enables power on of the system via LAN. Note that configuring Wake on LAN in the operating system does not change the value of NIC Configuration this setting, but does override the behavior of Wake on LAN in OS...

  • Page 75: Vlan Configuration

    5-2-13 VLAN Configuration Parameter Description Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Create new VLAN Š VLAN ID Š – Sets VLAN ID for a new VLAN or an existing VLAN. – Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values. –...

  • Page 76: Driver Health

    5-2-14 Driver Health Parameter Description Driver Health Displays driver health status of the devices/controllers if installed BIOS Setup - 76 -...

  • Page 77: Chipset Menu

    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. BIOS Setup - 77 -...
  • Page 78 5-3-1 Processor Configuration BIOS Setup - 78 -...

  • Page 79: Processor Configuration

    Description Parameter Processor Configuration Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. CPU Socket 0/1 Configuration Š – Core Disable Bitmap(Hex) • Number of Cores to enable. 0 means all cores. FFFFFFF Pre-Socket Configuration means to disable all cores. The maximum value depends on the number of CPUs available.
  • Page 80 Description Parameter Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable. Debug Consent Enable/Disable total memory encryption (TME). Total Memory Encryption (TME) Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. BIOS Setup - 80 -...

  • Page 81: Common Refcode Configuration

    5-3-2 Common RefCode Configuration Parameter Description Common RefCode Configuration Selects the MMIO High Base setting. MMIO High Base Options available: 56T, 40T, 32T, 24T, 16T, 4T, 2T, 1T, 512G, 3584T. Default setting is 56T. Selects the allocation size used to assign memory-mapped I/O (MMIO) resources.

  • Page 82: Upi Configuration

    5-3-3 UPI Configuration Description Parameter Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Uncore Status Š – Press [Enter] to view the Uncore status. Link Frequency Select Š – Selects the UPI link frequency. – Options available: 9.6GT/s, 10.4GT/s, 11.2GT/s, Auto. Default setting is Auto.

  • Page 83: Memory Configuration

    5-3-4 Memory Configuration Description Parameter Integrated Memory Controller (iMC) When set to Enable, the system enforces Plan Of Record restrictions for DDR4 frequency and voltage programming. Enforce POR Options available: POR, Disable. Default setting is Disable. Configures the maximum memory frequency. If Enforce POR is disabled, user will be able to run at higher frequencies than the Memory Frequency memory support (limited by processor support).
  • Page 84 Description Parameter Enable/Disable Automatic restoring of NVDIMMs. Restore NVDIMMs Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable. Controls if NVDIMMs are interleaved together or not. Interleave NVDIMMs Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable. Enable/Disable Assert ADR on Reset. Assert ADR on Reset Options available: Enabled, Disabled.
  • Page 85 Description Parameter Leaky bucket time window based interface Š – Enable/Disable leaky bucket time window based interface. – Options available: Disabled, Enabled. Default setting is Disabled. Leaky bucket low bit Š – Configures leaky bucket low bit (1-63). – Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values.

  • Page 86: Iio Configuration

    5-3-5 IIO Configuration Description Parameter IIO Configuration Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. ® Intel VT for Directed I/O Š – 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.
  • Page 87 Description Parameter Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. ® Intel VMD Configuration Š ® – Enable/Disable Intel VMD technology. ® – Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable. Intel VMD technology ® Intel VMD for Non-Hotplug NVMe (Note) Š ®...

  • Page 88: Advanced Power Management Configuration

    5-3-6 Advanced Power Management Configuration Description Parameter Advanced Power Management Configuration Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. SpeedStep (Pstates) Š – Conventional Intel SpeedStep Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor load. –...
  • Page 89 Description Parameter Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Hardware P-States Š – 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 based Hardware PM State Control on OS guidance.

  • Page 90: Pch Configuration

    5-3-7 PCH Configuration Description Parameter PCH Configuration Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. SATA Controller Š – Enable/Disable SATA controller. – Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable. Configure SATA as Š – Configures on chip SATA type. – AHCI Mode: When set to AHCI, the SATA controller enables its AHCI functionality.
  • Page 91 Description Parameter Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7 Š – 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) Š – Enable/Disable HDD Hot-Plug function. PCH SATA Configuration – Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable. (continued) Spin Up Device (for Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7) (Note 2)

  • Page 92: Miscellaneous Configuration

    5-3-8 Miscellaneous Configuration Description Parameter Miscellaneous Configuration Selects the active video type. Options available: Auto, Onboard Device, PCIE Device, Specific PCIE Active Video Device. Default setting is Auto. BIOS Setup - 92 -...

  • Page 93: Server Me Configuration

    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 Code Displays ME Firmware status error code. Recovery Cause Displays ME Firmware recovery cause.

  • Page 94: Runtime Error Logging Settings

    5-3-10 Runtime Error Logging Settings Description Parameter Runtime Error Logging Enable/Disable system error logging function. System Errors Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable. Enable/Disable software injection error logging function. S/W Error Injection Support Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable. Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
  • Page 95 Description Parameter Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. PCIE Error Š – Enable/Disable PCIE error. – Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable. Uncorrected Error (Note) Š – Enables and escalates Uncorrectable/Recoverable Errors to error pins. – Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable. Fatal Error Enable (Note) Š...

  • Page 96: Power Policy

    5-3-11 Power Policy Description Parameter Selects a Power Policy Quick Setting. Options available: Standard, Best Performance, Energy Efficient, Turbo Power Policy Quick Settings Lock. Default setting is Standard. Conventional Intel SpeedStep Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor SpeedStep (Pstates) load.
  • Page 97 Description Parameter The Hyper Threading Technology allows a single processor to execute two or more separate threads concurrently. When hyper-threading is enabled, multi-threaded software applications can execute their threads, Hyper-Threading [ALL] thereby improving performance. Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Options available: Enabled, Disabled.

  • Page 98: Server Management Menu

    Server Management Menu Parameter Description Enable/Disable FRB-2 timer (POST timer). FRB-2 Timer Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. FRB-2 Timer (Note1) Configures the FRB2 Timer timeout. The value is between 1 to 30 minutes. timeout Default setting is 6 minutes. Configures the FRB2 Timer policy.
  • Page 99 Parameter Description System Event Log Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. View FRU Press [Enter] to view the FRU information. Information BMC VLAN Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Configuration BMC network Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Configuration IPv6 BMC Network Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.

  • Page 100: System Event Log

    5-4-1 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. Options available: No, Erase SEL Yes, On next reset,...

  • Page 101: View Fru Information

    5-4-2 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 BIOS Setup - 101 -...

  • Page 102: Bmc Vlan Configuration

    5-4-3 BMC VLAN Configuration Description Parameter BMC VLAN Configuration Select to configure BMC VLAN ID. The valid range is from 0 to 4094. When BMC VLAN ID set to 0, BMC VLAN ID will be disabled. Select to configure BMC VLAN Priority. The valid range is from 0 to 7. BMC VLAN Priority When BMC VLAN ID is set to 0, BMC VLAN Priority will not be selected.

  • Page 103: Bmc Network Configuration

    5-4-4 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.

  • Page 104: Ipv6 Bmc Network Configuration

    5-4-5 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.

  • Page 105: Security Menu

    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. •...

  • Page 106: Secure Boot

    5-5-1 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 available: Enabled, Disabled.
  • Page 107 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 Š – Allows to provision factory default Secure Boot keys when system is in Setup Mode.
  • Page 108 Parameter Description Authorized TimeStamps (DBT) Š – Displays the current status of the Authorized TimeStamps Database. – Press [Enter] to configure a new DBT or load additional DBT from storage devices. Key Management – Options available: Update, Append. (continued) OsRecovery Signatures Š...

  • Page 109: Boot Menu

    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.
  • Page 110 Parameter Description FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities Press [Enter] to configure the boot order 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.

  • Page 111: Save & Exit Menu

    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.
  • Page 112 Parameter Description 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 Restore Defaults and you choose to load these settings, the system might not function properly.

  • Page 113: Bios Post Beep Code (Ami Standard)

    BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard) 5-8-1 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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