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  • Page 1 G242-Z12 HPC Server - 2U UP 4 x GPU Gen4 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 ................... 11 Installation Precautions .................. 11 Product Specifications ..................12 System Block Diagram ................... 15 Chapter 2 System Appearance ..................17 Front View ...................... 17 Rear View ....................... 18 Front Panel LED and Buttons ................ 19 Rear System LAN LEDs .................
  • Page 8 Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ....................51 The Main Menu ....................53 Advanced Menu ..................... 55 5-2-1 Trusted Computing ....................56 5-2-2 PSP Firmware Versions ..................57 5-2-3 Legacy Video Select ....................58 5-2-4 AST2600 Super IO Configuration ................59 5-2-5 Serial Port Console Redirection ................62 5-2-6 CPU Configuration ....................66 5-2-7...
  • Page 9 5-6-4 IPv6 BMC Network Configuration .................133 Security Menu ....................134 5-7-1 Secure Boot ......................135 Boot Menu ....................137 5-8-1 UEFI NETWORK Drive BBS Priorities ..............139 Save & Exit Menu ..................140 5-10 BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard) ............141 5-10-1 PEI Beep Codes ....................141 5-10-2 DXE Beep Codes ....................141 - 9 -...
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  • 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 NOTE: We reserve the right to make any changes to the product specifications and product-related information without prior notice. AMD EPYC™ 7003 processors with AMD 3D V-Cache™ Technology Š AMD EPYC™ 7003 series processor family Š Dual processors, 7nm Š...
  • Page 13 Front I/O 1 x USB 3.0 Š 1 x Power button with LED Š 1 x ID button with LED Š 1 x Reset button Š Secur i t y Socket 1 x NMI button Š 1 x System status LED Š...
  • Page 14 System Aspeed® AST2600 management controller Š Management GIGABYTE Management Console (AMI MegaRAC SP-X) web interface Š Dashboard Š cket Secur i t y HTML5 KVM Š Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.) Š Sensor Reading History Data Š...

  • Page 15: System Block Diagram

    System Block Diagram Riser CRSG01B PCIe4.0 x16 PCIe x16 slot (GPU) 8-Channel DDR4, 8 x DIMMs Riser CRSG01B Speed up to 3200 MHz PCIe4.0 x16 PCIe x16 slot (GPU) Riser CRSG01B PCIe4.0 x16 PCIe x16 slot (GPU) Riser CRSG01B PCIe4.0 x16 PCIe x16 slot (GPU) AMD EPYC™...
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  • Page 17: Chapter 2 System Appearance

    Chapter 2 System Appearance Front View HDD #0 HDD #1 HDD #2 HDD #3 Description Front Panel LEDs and Buttons Front USB 3.0 Port • Please Go to Chapter 2-3 Front Panel LED and Buttons for detail description of function LEDs.

  • Page 18: Rear View

    Rear View PSU2 PSU1 3 4 5 6 Description Full-Height Half-Length PCIe Card Slot x 2 Mezzanine Card Slot (OCP 3.0) 10/100/10000 Server Management LAN Port VGA Port USB 3.0 Port x 2 ID LED System Appearance - 18 -...

  • Page 19: Front Panel Led And Buttons

    Front Panel LED and Buttons Name Color Status Description Reset Button Press the button to reset the system. Press the button server generates a NMI to the processor NMI button if the multiple-bit ECC errors occur, which effectively halt the server. Green Indicates the system is powered on.

  • Page 20: Rear System Lan Leds

    Rear System LAN LEDs Name Color Status Description Yellow 1 Gbps 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 No data transmission or receiving is occurring...

  • Page 21: Power Supply Unit (Psu) Led

    Power Supply Unit (PSU) LED PSU LED State Description Indicates no AC power to all power supplies 0.5Hz Blink GREEN Indicates AC present/ only standby on/ Cold redundant mode 2Hz Blink GREEN Indicates power supply firmware in updating mode Indicates AC cord unplugged or AC power lost; with a second power supply in parallel still with AC input power Amber Indicates power supply critical event causing shut down:...

  • Page 22: Hard Disk Drive Leds

    Hard Disk Drive LEDs HDD Present RAID SKU HDD Fault Rebuilding LED1 Locate 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)

  • Page 23: Chapter 3 System Hardware Installation

    Chapter 3 System Hardware Installation Pre-installation Instructions Computer components and electronic circuit boards can be damaged electrostatic discharge. Working on computers that are still connected to a power supply can be extremely dangerous. Follow the simple guidelines below to avoid damage to your computer or injury to yourself.

  • Page 24: 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 chassis cover: Remove the two screws on the sides of the top cover. Unlock the plastic handle and pull the grip handle to open the panel cover.

  • Page 25: Removing And Installing The Fan Duct

    Removing and Installing the Fan Duct Follow these instructions to remove/install the fan duct: GPU Fan Duct: Remove the screws securing the mental fanduct. Lift up to remove the fan duct. To install the fan duct, align the fan duct with the guiding groove. Push down the fan duct into chassis until its firmly seats CPU Fan Duct: Lift up to remove the fan duct.

  • Page 26: Removing The Heat Sink

    Removing the Heat Sink Follow these instructions to remove/install the fan duct: Loosen the captive screws securing the heatsink in place in reverse order (4g3g2g1). Lift and remove the heat sink from the system. To reinstall the heat sink reverse steps 1-2 while ensuring that you tighten the captive screws in sequential order (1g2g3g4) as seen in the image below.

  • Page 27: 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 computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage.
  • Page 28 • When installing the heat sink over the CPU, use T30-Lobe driver to tighten the 4 captive nuts in sequential order (1g2g3g4). • The screw tightening torque: 8 ± 0.5kgf-cm (17.0± 1.0 lbf-in) System Hardware Installation - 28 -...

  • Page 29: 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 30: Installing A Memory

    3-5-2 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 31: Memory Population Table

    3-5-4 Memory Population Table • When only one DIMM is used, it must be populated in memory slot DIMM1. EPYC Memory Speed based on DIMM Population (One DIMM per Channel) DIMM Population DIMM Max EPYC 7003 Type DDR Frequency (MHz) DIMM 0 1R (1 Rank) 3200...

  • Page 32: Installing The Pci Expansion Card

    Installing the PCI Expansion 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: Installing The Gpu Card

    Installing the GPU Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to install 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 PCIe card.

  • Page 34: Installing The Hard Disk Drive

    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. •...
  • Page 35 Follow these instructions to install a 2.5" hard disk drive into 3.5" HDD tray: Press the release button. Extend the locking lever. Pull the locking lever in the direction indicated to remove the HDD tray. Align the hard disk drive with the positioning stub on the HDD tray. Secure the hard disk drive with five screws.
  • Page 36 Follow these instructions to install the 2.5" Hard disk drive: Press the release button. Extend the locking lever. Pull the locking lever to remove the HDD tray. Align the hard disk drive with the positioning stud on the HDD tray. Slide hard disk drive into the blank HDD tray.

  • Page 37: Replacing The Fan Assembly

    Replacing the Fan Assembly Follow these instructions to replace the fan assembly: Lift up the fan assembly from the chassis. Reverse the previous steps to install the replacement fan assembly. System Hardware Installation - 37 -...

  • Page 38: Replacing The Power Supply

    3-10 Replacing the Power Supply Follow these instructions to replace the power supply: Press the retaining clip on the right side of the power supply along the direction of the arrow. Pull up the power supply handle at the same time and pull out the power supply. Insert the replacement power supply firmly into the chassis.

  • Page 39: Cable Routing

    3-11 Cable Routing System Main Power Onboard SATA System Hardware Installation - 39 -...
  • Page 40 HDD Backplane Board Signal HDD Backplane Board Power System Hardware Installation - 40 -...
  • Page 41 HDD Backplane Board Fan Power Rear HDD Backplane Board Power System Hardware Installation - 41 -...
  • Page 42 Front Panel IO Front Panel USB System Hardware Installation - 42 -...
  • Page 43 PMBus PS-ON Signal System Hardware Installation - 43 -...
  • Page 44 NVME Riser Card Power System Hardware Installation - 44 -...
  • Page 45 Riser Card SlimLine 8i #1 U2_A0 U2_B0 Riser Card SlimLine 8i #2 U2_A1 U2_B1 System Hardware Installation - 45 -...
  • Page 46 Riser Card SlimLine 8i #3 U2_A1 U2_B1 Riser Card SlimLine 8i #4 U2_A1 U2_B1 System Hardware Installation - 46 -...

  • Page 47: Chapter 4 Motherboard Components

    Chapter 4 Motherboard Components Motherboard Components 17 18 DIMM_P0_D0 DIMM_P0_C0 DIMM_P0_B0 DIMM_P0_A0 DIMM_P0_E0 DIMM_P0_F0 DIMM_P0_G0 DIMM_P0_H0 Item Description Server Management LAN Port VGA Port USB 3.0 Port x 2 ID LED Front Panel Connector HDD Back Panel Connector Front USB 3.0 Connector TPM Module Connector (SPI Interface) Proprietary PCIe x16 Slot (Gen4 x16) SlimLine SAS Connector (U2_2B/PCIe)

  • Page 48: Jumper Setting

    Jumper Setting Clear CMOS CLR_CMOS Default Enable HOST_SMBUS_SEL BIOS Defined PMBUS_SEL BIOS Defined Clear supervisor Normal BIOS_PWD password [Default] BIOS recovery Normal BIOS_RCVR mode [Default] Motherboard Components - 48 -...

  • Page 49: Backplane Board Storage Connector

    Backplane Board Storage Connector 4-3-1 CBPG041 Item Description SATA Connector (SATA0) SATA Connector (SATA1) SATA Connector (SATA2) SATA Connector (SATA3) Motherboard Components - 49 -...
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  • Page 51: 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 52  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 53: 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 54 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 55: 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) BIOS Setup - 55 -...

  • Page 56: 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 57: 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 - 57 -...

  • Page 58: 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 59: Ast2600 Super Io Configuration

    5-2-4 AST2600 Super IO Configuration Description Parameter AST2600 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 - 59 -...
  • Page 60 5-2-4-1 Serial Port 1 Configuration BIOS Setup - 60 -...
  • Page 61 Description Parameter Serial Port 1 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.

  • Page 62: Serial Port Console Redirection

    5-2-5 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 63 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 64 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 65 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 66: Cpu Configuration

    5-2-6 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 CPU0/1. CPU 0/1 Information BIOS Setup - 66 -...

  • Page 67: Pci Subsystem Settings

    5-2-7 PCI Subsystem Settings BIOS Setup - 67 -...
  • Page 68 Description Parameter Displays the PCI Bus Driver version information. PCI Bus Driver Version GENZ_# Lanes Configuration (Note1) Change the PCIe/U2/OCP 3.0 lanes. U2_# Lanes Configuration Options available: Disabled, Auto, x16, x8x8, x8x4x4, x4x4x8, (Note1) x4x4x4x4. Default setting is Auto. OCP3.0 Configuration GEN_# I/O ROM When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM (Note1)

  • Page 69: Usb Configuration

    5-2-8 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 70 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 71: Network Stack Configuration

    5-2-9 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 72: Nvme Configuration

    5-2-10 NVMe Configuration Parameter Description NVMe Configuration Displays the NVMe devices connected to the system. Options available: System Default/Enabled/Disabled. NVMe LED Control Default setting is System Default. BIOS Setup - 72 -...

  • Page 73: Sata Configuration

    5-2-11 SATA Configuration Parameter Description Displays the installed HDD devices information. System will automatically SATA Configuration detect HDD type. BIOS Setup - 73 -...

  • Page 74: Graphic Output Configuration

    5-2-12 Graphic Output Configuration Parameter Description Graphic Output Configuration Select output device. Options available: First loaded Device,Onboard Device,External Device, Output Device Type Specific Device. Default setting is Onboard Devicevice. BIOS Setup - 74 -...

  • Page 75: Amd Mem Configuration Status

    5-2-13 AMD Mem Configuration Status Description Parameter Press [Enter] to view the memory configuration status related to CPU 0/1. CPU0 BIOS Setup - 75 -...

  • Page 76: Tls Auth Configuration

    5-2-14 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 77: Iscsi Configuration

    5-2-15 ISCSI Configuration Parameter Description Press [Enter] and name iSCSI Initiator. Only IQN format is accecpted. iSCSI Initiator Name Range: from 4 to 223 Add Attempt Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Delete Attempt Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Change Attempt Order Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items.

  • Page 78: Intel(R) I350 Gigabit Network Connection

    5-2-16 Intel(R) I350 Gigabit Network Connection BIOS Setup - 78 -...
  • Page 79 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 80: Vlan Configuration

    5-2-17 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 81: Mac Ipv4 Network Configuration

    5-2-18 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 82: Mac Ipv6 Network Configuration

    5-2-19 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 83: 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. BIOS Setup - 83 -...
  • Page 84 5-3-1 CPU Common Options BIOS Setup - 84 -...

  • Page 85: 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 86 Parameter Description Enable/Disable the PPIN feature. PPIN Opt-in Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Enabled: Enter system memory is covered. SNP Memory (RMP Table) Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled, Custom. Coverage Default setting is Auto. Control secure memory encryption enable. SMEE Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled.
  • Page 87 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 88 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 89 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 - 89 -...

  • Page 90: 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 91 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 92 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 93 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 94 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 95: 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 - 95 -...
  • Page 96 5-3-3-1 DDR4 Common Options Parameter Description DDR4 Common Options Press [Enter] to configure the Plan of Record (POR) to accept/decline Enforce POR restrictions for DDR4 frequency and voltage programming. Memory speeds will be capped at AMD guidelines. DRAM Controller Configuration Press [Enter] to configure DRAM Controller Configuration. CAD Bus Configuration Press [Enter] to configure CAD Bus Configuration.
  • Page 97 5-3-3-1-1 Enforce POR BIOS Setup - 97 -...
  • Page 98 5-3-3-1-2 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 99 5-3-3-1-3 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 100 5-3-3-1-4 Data Bus Configuration Parameter Description Data Bus Configuration Data Bus Configuration User Specifies the mode for drive strength to Auto or Manual. Controls Options available: Auto/Manual. Default setting is Auto. BIOS Setup - 100 -...
  • Page 101 5-3-3-1-5 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 102 Parameter Description Options available: False/True. Default setting is True. Disable Memory Error Injection 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 103 5-3-3-1-6 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 - 103 -...
  • Page 104 5-3-3-1-7 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 105 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 106 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 - 106 -...
  • Page 107 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 108 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 109 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 110: 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 111 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 112 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 113 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 114 5-3-4-2 NBIO RAS Common Options Parameter Description NBIO RAS Common Options 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. A bit of 0 indicates LOW serverity.
  • Page 115 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 116: 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 - 116 -...
  • Page 117 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. BIOS Setup - 117 -...
  • Page 118 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. BIOS Setup - 118 -...
  • Page 119 5-3-5-3 Miscellaneous Options Parameter Description Miscellaneous Options Boot Time Enable Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. BIOS Setup - 119 -...

  • Page 120: Soc Miscellaneous Control

    5-3-6 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 121: Workload Tuning

    5-3-7 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 - 121 -...

  • Page 122: 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 123: 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 124 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 125: 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 126: 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. BIOS Setup - 126 -...

  • Page 127: 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 - 127 -...

  • Page 128: 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 129 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 130: 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 131: 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 - 131 -...

  • Page 132: 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 133: 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 134: 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 135: 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 136 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 137: 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 138 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 139: 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 140: 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 141: 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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