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AMD EPYC™ 7003 server rack - 1U 4 x GPU Card Slots
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  • Page 1 T181-Z70 AMD EPYC™ 7003 server rack - 1U 4 x GPU Card Slots User Manual Rev. B00...
  • 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 this product (motherboard), covering hardware &...
  • Page 3 For further information & technical assistance, please contact your GIGABYTE sales representative. You may also message GIGABYTE server directly by email, Facebook or twitter Email: server.grp@gigabyte.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gigabyteserver Twitter: https://twitter.com/GIGABYTEServer - 3 -...
  • Page 4 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 5 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 6 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 7 pliers, never the wide sides. Gripping the wide sides can dam-age the contacts inside the jumper, causing intermittent problems with the function con-trolled by that jumper. Take care to grip with, but not squeeze, the pliers or other tool used to remove a jumper, or the pins on the board may bend or break.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ................... 11 Installation Precautions .................. 11 Product Specifications ..................12 System Block Diagram ................... 14 Chapter 2 System Appearance ..................15 Front View ...................... 15 Rear View ....................... 15 Front Panel LEDs and Buttons ............... 16 Front Panel LAN LEDs ...................
  • Page 9 Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ....................43 The Main Menu ....................45 Advanced Menu ..................... 47 5-2-1 Trusted Computing ....................49 5-2-2 PSP Firmware Versions ..................50 5-2-3 Legacy Video Select ....................51 5-2-4 AST2500 Super IO Configuration ................52 5-2-5 S5 RTC Wake Settings ...................53 5-2-6 Serial Port Console Redirection ................54 5-2-7...
  • Page 10 5-6-4 IPv6 BMC Network Configuration .................124 Security Menu ....................125 5-7-1 Secure Boot ......................126 Boot Menu ....................128 5-8-1 UEFI NETWORK Drive BBS Priorities ..............130 ..............131 5-8-2 UEFI Application Boot Priorities Save & Exit Menu ..................132 5-10 BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard) ............133 5-10-1 PEI Beep Codes ....................133 5-10-2 DXE Beep Codes ....................133 - 10 -...

  • Page 11: 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 12: Product Specifications

    Product Specifications AMD EPYC™ 7003 series processor family Š Single processors, 7nm, Socket SP3 Š Up to 64-core, 128 threads per processor Š TDP up to 225W, cTDP to 240W Š Conditional support 280W Ambient temperature limited to 25°C if using 280W CPU Compatible with AMD EPYC™...
  • Page 13 System Aspeed® AST2500 management controller Š Management GIGABYTE Management Console (AMI MegaRAC SP-X) web interface Š Dashboard Š JAVA Based Serial Over LAN Š HTML5 KVM Š Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.) Š Sensor Reading History Data Š...

  • Page 14: System Block Diagram

    System Block Diagram 3200/2933 MHz 3200/2933 MHz MHz 10.6 GT/s; 11.7 GT/s; 12.8 GT/s CPU_0 CPU_1 4x16 GOP PCIe3.0 x8 8 Channels 8 Channels 16 x DDR4 slots 16 x DDR4 slots AMD MILAN AMD MILAN “Zen3” Core “Zen3” Core 4-bay 2.5"...

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 System Appearance

    Chapter 2 System Appearance Front View 4 5 6 7 HDD #0 HDD #2 HDD #1 HDD #3 Decription 2.5" SATA HDD Bay x 4 (#0 to #3) VGA Port Riser Card Slot x 2 Front Panel LEDs and Buttons USB 3.0 Port x 2 10/100/1000 Server Management LAN Port 1 GbE LAN Port x 2...

  • Page 16: Front Panel Leds And Buttons

    Front Panel LEDs and Buttons No. Name Color Status Description Green System is powered on Power Button Green Blink System is in ACPI S1 state (sleep mode) with LED • System is not powered on or in ACPI S5 state (power off) •...

  • Page 17: Front Panel Lan Leds

    Front Panel LAN LEDs Name Color Status Description Yellow 1 Gbps data rate 1 GbE Green 100 Mbps data rate Speed LED 10 Mbps data rate Link between system and network or no access 1 GbE Green Link / Blink Data transmission or receiving is occurring Activity LED No data transmission or receiving is occurring...

  • Page 18: Hard Disk Drive Leds

    Hard Disk Drive LEDs LED #1 LED #2 HDD Present RAID SKU HDD Fault Rebuilding LED1 Locate Access (No Access) Disk LED BLINK (*2) Green ON(*1) (LED on Back Panel) Amber No RAID configuration ON(*1) Green (via HBA) Removed HDD Slot (LED on Back Panel) Amber 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 electrostatic discharge. Work- ing on systems that are still connected to a power supply can be extremely dangerous. Follow the simple guidelines below to avoid damage to your system or injury to yourself. •...

  • Page 20: Removing The System Cover

    Removing the System 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 the thumbnail screw securing the system cover. Slide the cover towards the front of the system and remove the cover in the direction indicated.

  • Page 21: Removing And Installing The Air Duct

    Removing and Installing the Air Duct 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/install the Air duct: Lift up to remove the air ducts. To install the left air duct, align the air duct to the grooves at the rear side of the HDD tray brackets.

  • Page 22: Removing The Heatsink

    Removing the Heatsink Before you remove the heatsink: • Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power. Follow these instructions to remove the Heatsink: Loosen four captive screws securing the heatsink to the system. Lift and remove the heatsink from the system. Repeat steps 1 to 2 to remove the other heatsink from the system.

  • Page 23: Installing The Cpu

    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 system and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage.
  • Page 24 Flip the CPU cover into place over the CPU socket. Tighten the CPU cover screws in sequential order (1g2g3) to secure the CPU cover in place. • • Tighten the CPU cover screws in sequential order (1g2g3). • • The screw tightening torque: 16.1 ± 1.2 kgf-cm System Hardware Installation - 24 -...

  • Page 25: 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 system and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage.

  • Page 26: Installing The Memory

    3-5-2 Installing the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory: • Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. •...
  • Page 27 EPYC Memory Speed based on DIMM Population (One DIMM per Channel) EPYC Memory Speed based on DIMM Population (One DIMM per Channel) DIMM Population DIMM Max EPYC 7003 Type DDR Frequency (MHz) DIMM 0 EPYC Memory Speed based on DIMM Population (One DIMM per Channel) 1R (1 Rank) 3200 DIMM Population...

  • Page 28: Installing The Gpu Card

    Installing the GPU Card Read the following guidelines before you install the GPU card: • Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power. • Failure to observe these warnings could result in personal injury or damage to the equipment. Follow these instructions to replace the GPU card: Remove the three screws securing the air duct bracket from the top of the bracket.
  • Page 29 Lift up to remove the GPU air duct covering the GPU card bracket you want to install the GPU card from the system. Remove the cushion sponge next to the PCIe cable as indicated. Disconnect the PCIe cable from the motherboard connector. Remove the three screws securing the GPU card bracket then remove the GPU card bracket from the system.
  • Page 30 Align the GPU card with the GPU card bracket and insert the GPU card into the riser board connector ensuring that the GPU card is properly connected to the riser board connector. Secure the GPU card with two screws. Reverse steps 4 to 8 to install the GPU card bracket back into the system. System Hardware Installation - 30 -...

  • Page 31: Installing The Pci Expansion Card

    Installing the PCI Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you install the PCI-e 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 32: Replacing The Cpu And Gpu Fan Module

    Replacing the CPU and GPU Fan Module Read the following guidelines before you replace the system fan modules: • 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 33: Installing The Hard Disk Drive (Hdd)

    Installing the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the HDD: • Take note of the drive tray orientation before sliding it out. • The tray will not fit back into the bay if inserted incorrectly. •...

  • Page 34: Cable Routing

    3-10 Cable Routing 3-10-1 Motherboard to Front Panel Cable Routing Suggest Cable Suggest Cable LAN Cable VGA Cable USB 3.0 Cable System Hardware Installation - 34 -...

  • Page 35: Motherboard To Power Board

    3-10-2 Motherboard to Power Board Suggest Cable Suggest Cable 2 x 9 Pin CPU0 Power Cable (red) 2 x 7 Pin System Power Cable (purple) Power Board Signal Cable (blue) 2 x 9 Pin System Fan Power Cable (yellow) 2 x 9 Pin CPU1 Power Cable (dark green) - 35 - System Hardware Installation...

  • Page 36: Hdd Backplane Cable Routing

    3-10-3 HDD Backplane Cable Routing Suggest Cable Suggest Cable HDD Backplane Power Cable HDD Backplane Signal Cable Suggest Cable Suggest Cable HDD Backplane NVMe Cable #0 (blue, top) HDD Backplane NVMe Cable #1 (yellow, bottom) HDD Backplane NVMe Cable #2 (brown, top) HDD Backplane NVMe Cable #3 (green, bottom) System Hardware Installation - 36 -...
  • Page 37 Suggest Cable Suggest Cable HDD Backplane SATA Cable - 37 - System Hardware Installation...

  • Page 38: Gpu Card (Pcie X16) Cable Routing

    3-10-4 GPU Card (PCIe x16) Cable Routing Suggest Cable Suggest Cable GPU Power Cable (red) PCIe Extension Cable (green) System Hardware Installation - 38 -...

  • Page 39: Cpu And Gpu Fan Cable Routing

    3-10-5 CPU and GPU Fan Cable Routing Suggest Cable Suggest Cable GPU Fan Power Cable CPU Fan Power Cable NOTE! • Cable with red wire corresponds to motherboard connector on the left side. - 39 - System Hardware Installation...
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  • Page 41: Chapter 4 Motherboard Components

    Chapter 4 Motherboard Components Motherboard Components 18 19 20 21 24 25 CPU0 (Primary) CPU1 (Secondary) 35 34 Item Description Item Description 2 x 7 Pin HDD Back Plane Board Power Front Panel VGA Connector Connector TPM Module Connector Power Distribution Board Connector SlimLine Connector (1GbE LAN Signal) 2 x 7 Pin System Power Connector SlimLine Connector (SATA 6Gb/s Signal)

  • Page 42: Jumper Setting

    Jumper Setting BIOS Recovery Jumper Default Enable BIOS Recovery 1 2 3 BIOS_RCVR Default Enable Clear CMOS 1 2 3 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS Jumper Motherboard Components - 42 -...

  • Page 43: 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 44  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 45: 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 46 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.

  • Page 47: 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) - 47 - BIOS Setup...
  • Page 48 When "Boot Mode Select" is set to Legacy in the Boot > Boot Mode Select section BIOS Setup - 48 -...

  • Page 49: 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. Select Enable to activate TPM support feature. SPI TPM Support Options available: Enabled/Disabled.

  • Page 50: Psp Firmware Versions

    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 - 50 -...

  • Page 51: Legacy Video Select

    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 >...

  • Page 52: Ast2500 Super Io Configuration

    5-2-4 AST2500 Super IO Configuration Description Parameter AST2500 Super IO Configuration Super IO Chip Displays the super IO chip information Serial Port 1/2 Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Configuration BIOS Setup - 52 -...

  • Page 53: S5 Rtc Wake Settings

    5-2-5 S5 RTC Wake Settings Parameter Description Enable/Disable system wake on alarm event. Options available: Disabled/Fixed Time. When Fixed Time enabled, system Wake System from S5 (Note1) will wake on the hr::min::sec specified. Default setting is Disabled. (Note1) Advanced items prompt when this item is defined. - 53 - BIOS Setup...

  • Page 54: Serial Port Console Redirection

    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.
  • Page 55 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 56 Parameter Description Legacy Console Redirection Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Redirection COM Port Š – Selects a COM port for Legacy serial redirection. – Options available: COM1/Serial Over LAN, COM2. Default setting is COM1/Serial Over LAN. Resolution Š – Selects the number of rows and columns used in Console Legacy Console Redirection Redirection for legacy OS support.
  • Page 57 Parameter Description Flow Control 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 58: Cpu Configuration

    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 0/1 Information BIOS Setup - 58 -...

  • Page 59: Pci Subsystem Settings

    5-2-8 PCI Subsystem Settings - 59 - BIOS Setup...
  • Page 60 Description Parameter Displays the PCI Bus Driver version information. PCI Bus Driver Version PCIE_# Lanes Configuration (Note1) Change the PCIe lanes. GENZ_B# Lanes Configuration Options available: Disabled, Auto, x16, x8x8, x8x4x4, x4x4x8, (Note1) x4x4x4x4. Default setting is Auto. GENZ_F# Lanes Configuration (Note1) PCIE_# I/O ROM When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM...

  • Page 61: Usb Configuration

    5-2-9 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.
  • Page 62 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.

  • Page 63: Network Stack Configuration

    5-2-10 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 64: Nvme Configuration

    5-2-11 NVMe Configuration Parameter Description NVMe Configuration Displays the NVMe devices connected to the system BIOS Setup - 64 -...

  • Page 65: Sata Configuration

    5-2-12 SATA Configuration Parameter Description Displays the installed HDD devices information. System will automatically SATA Configuration detect HDD type. - 65 - BIOS Setup...

  • Page 66: Uefi Post Logo Configuration

    5-2-13 UEFI POST LOGO Configuration Parameter Description UEFI Configuration Select output device type. BIOS Setup - 66 -...

  • Page 67: Ami Graphic Output Protocol Policy

    5-2-14 AMI Graphic Output Protocol Policy Description Parameter Press [Enter] to view the memory configuration status related to CPU 0/1. CPU0/1 - 67 - BIOS Setup...

  • Page 68: Tls Auth Configuration

    5-2-15 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 69: Iscsi Configuration

    5-2-16 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.

  • Page 70: Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X550

    5-2-17 Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X550 BIOS Setup - 70 -...
  • Page 71 Description Parameter Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Firmware Image Properties Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Link Speed Š – 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 Š...

  • Page 72: Vlan Configuration

    5-2-18 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 73: Mac Ipv4 Network Configuration

    5-2-19 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.

  • Page 74: Mac Ipv6 Network Configuration

    5-2-20 MAC IPv6 Network Configuration Parameter Description Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Displays the MAC Address information. Š Interface ID Š – 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 Š...

  • Page 75: Amd Cbs Menu

    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. - 75 - BIOS Setup...

  • Page 76: Cpu Common Options

    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.
  • Page 77 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.
  • Page 78 5-3-1-1 Performance Parameter Description Performance Option Available: Normal Operation, Customized OC Mode (Note1) Default setting is Normal Operation. 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.
  • Page 79 5-3-1-2 Prefetcher Settings Parameter Description Prefetcher settings Enable/Disable L1 Stream HW Prefetcher. L1 Stream HW Prefetcher Options available: Auto, Enable, Disabled. Default setting is Enable. Use memory access history of individual instruction to fetch additional lines L1 Stride Prefetcher Enable/Disable L1 Stream HW Prefetcher. Options available: Auto, Enable, Disable.
  • Page 80 5-3-1-3 Core Watchdog Parameter Description Core Watchdog Enable/Disable CPU Watchdog Timer. Core Watchdog Timer Enable Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. BIOS Setup - 80 -...

  • Page 81: Df Common Options

    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 &...
  • Page 82 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.
  • Page 83 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 NPS4. Enable/Disable the Memory interleaving feature. Memory inerleaving Options available: Auto/Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Controls the memory interleaving size.
  • Page 84 5-3-2-3 ACPI Parameter Description ACPI ACPI SRAT L3 Cache As Enable/Disable the ACPI SRAT L3 Cache As NUMA Domain function. NUMA Domain Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Determines how the SLIT distances are declared. ACPI SLIT Distance Control Options available: Auto/Manual.
  • Page 85 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.

  • Page 86: Umc Common Options

    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. BIOS Setup - 86 -...
  • Page 87 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.
  • Page 88 5-3-3-1-1 DRAM Controller Configuration Parameter Description DRAM Controller Configuration Press [Enter] to configure DRAM Power OptionsMa. Power Down Enable Š – Enable/Disable DDR power down mode. – Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Power Down Entry Delay Š...
  • Page 89 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.
  • Page 90 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 BIOS Setup - 90 -...
  • Page 91 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/Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Enable/Disable the RCD Parity function.
  • Page 92 Parameter Description Disable Memory Error Injection Options available: False/True. Default setting is True. Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. DRAM ECC Symbol Size Š – Configures the DRAM ECC Symbol Size. – Options available: Auto, x4, x8, x16. Default setting is Auto. DRAM ECC Enable Š...
  • Page 93 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. - 93 - BIOS Setup...
  • Page 94 5-3-3-1-6 Phy Configuration Parameter Description Phy Configuration Press [Enter] to configure PMU Training. DFE Traing Š – Enable/Disable DDR power down mode. – Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. PMU Training FFE Write Training Š – Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. PMU Pattern Bits Controls Š...
  • Page 95 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.
  • Page 96 5-3-3-3 NVDIMM Parameter Description Disable NVDIMM-N feature for memory margin tool. NVDIMM Options available: No, Yes. Default setting is No. BIOS Setup - 96 -...
  • Page 97 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.
  • Page 98 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.
  • Page 99 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.

  • Page 100: Nbio Common Options

    5-3-4 NBIO Common Options Parameter Description NBIO Common Options Enable/Disable the IOMMU function. IOMMU Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Enable DMAr system protection during POST. DMAr Support Options available: Auto,Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Enable/Disable Alternative Routng-ID Interpretation. PCIe ARI Support Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled.
  • Page 101 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.
  • Page 102 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. Determine Slider Options available: Auto/Power, Performance.
  • Page 103 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 DLMM support enable or disable.
  • Page 104 5-3-4-2 NBIO RAS Common Options Parameter Description NBIO RAS Common Options NBIO RAS Control Options available: Disabled, MCA, Legacy. Default setting is MCA. Configures the Egress Poison High Serverity. Each bit set to 1 enables Egress Poison Serverity High High serverity on the associated IOHC egress port. A bit of 0 indicates LOW serverity.
  • Page 105 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.

  • Page 106: Fch Common Options

    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. Miscellaneous Options Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. BIOS Setup - 106 -...
  • Page 107 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 Power off. - 107 - BIOS Setup...
  • Page 108 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.
  • Page 109 5-3-5-3 Miscellaneous Options Parameter Description Miscellaneous Options Boot Time Enable Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. - 109 - BIOS Setup...

  • Page 110: Ntb Common Options

    5-3-6 NTB Common Options Parameter Description NTB Common Options Socket-0 P0 NTB Enable Options available: Auto/Enable. Default setting is Auto. Socket-0 P1 NTB Enable Options available: Auto/Enable. Default setting is Auto. Socket-0 P2 NTB Enable Options available: Auto/Enable. Default setting is Auto. Socket-0 P3 NTB Enable Options available: Auto/Enable.

  • Page 111: Soc Miscellaneous Control

    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.

  • Page 112: Workload Tuning

    5-3-8 Workload Tuning Parameter Description Workload Tuning Select the profile for different workloads. Workload Profile Default setting is Auto. Enable to allow capturing performance traces. Performance Tracing Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. BIOS Setup - 112 -...

  • Page 113: Amd Pbs Menu

    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.

  • Page 114: Ras

    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.
  • Page 115 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.

  • Page 116: Chipset Setup Menu

    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 Options available: On/Off. Default setting is Off. PCIe Compliance Mode Enable/Disable program all VR on MB.

  • Page 117: North Bridge

    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. CPU1 Information Press [Enter] to view information related to CPU 1. - 117 - BIOS Setup...

  • Page 118: Fabric Resource

    5-5-2 Fabric Resource Parameter Description Fabric Resource Socket 0/1 NBIO_# PCIe Bus Change Socket 0/1 NBIO_# PCIe Bus Number. Number BIOS Setup - 118 -...

  • Page 119: Server Management Menu

    Server Management Menu Parameter Description FRB-2 Timer Display the FRB-2 Timer staus. This item is not configurable. Configures the FRB2 Timer timeout. FRB-2 Timer Options available: 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes, 6 minutes. Default setting is 6 timeout minutes. Configures the FRB2 Timer policy.
  • Page 120 Parameter Description POST wait BMC ready and reboot system. Wait BMC Ready Options available: Disabled/2 minutes/4 minutes/6 minutes. Default setting is 2 minutes. System Event Log Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. View FRU Press [Enter] to view the FRU information. Information BMC network Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.

  • Page 121: System Event Log

    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.

  • Page 122: View Fru Information

    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 BIOS Setup - 122 -...

  • Page 123: Bmc Network Configuration

    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.

  • Page 124: Ipv6 Bmc Network Configuration

    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.

  • Page 125: 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 126: Secure Boot

    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.
  • Page 127 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 128: 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 129 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.

  • Page 130: Uefi Network Drive Bbs Priorities

    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.

  • Page 131: Uefi Application Boot Priorities

    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. - 131 - BIOS Setup...

  • Page 132: 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 133: Bios Post Beep Code (Ami Standard)

    5-10 BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard) 5-10-1 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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