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TO15-S41-IA01
ORv3 GPU Server
4th Gen Intel® Xeon® - 1OU DP 8 x PCIe Gen5 GPUs Immersion Cooling
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  • Page 1 TO15-S41-IA01 ORv3 GPU Server 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® - 1OU DP 8 x PCIe Gen5 GPUs Immersion Cooling User Manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 2 For GIGABYTE distributors and resellers, additional sales & marketing materials are available from our reseller portal: http://reseller.b2b.gigabyte.com For further technical assistance, please contact your GIGABYTE representative or visit https://esupport.gigabyte.com/ to create a new support ticket For any general sales or marketing enquiries, you may also message GIGABYTE server directly by email: server.grp@gigabyte.com...
  • Page 3 Conventions The following conventions are used in this user's guide: NOTE! Pieces of additional information related to the current topic. CAUTION! Precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. WARNING! Alerts 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 Installing or removing jumpers: A jumper is a small plastic encased conductor that slips over two jumper pins. Some jumpers have a small tab on top that can be gripped with fin-gertips or with a pair of fine needle nosed pliers. If the jumpers do not have such a tab, take care when us- ing needle nosed pliers to remove or install a jumper;...
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ...................10 Installation Precautions .................. 10 Product Specifications ..................11 System Block Diagram ................... 14 Chapter 2 System Appearance ..................18 Front View ...................... 18 Rear View ....................... 19 Front Panel LEDs and Buttons ............... 20 RoT LEDs .......................
  • Page 8 5-2-5 USB Configuration ....................60 5-2-6 Network Stack Configuration ..................61 5-2-7 Post Report Configuration ..................62 5-2-8 NVMe Configuration ....................63 5-2-9 Chipset Configuration .....................64 5-2-10 Tls Auth Configuration ....................65 5-2-11 iSCSI Configuration ....................66 5-2-12 Broadcom BCM57416 Ethernet Network Connection ..........67 5-2-13 VLAN Configuration ....................70 5-2-14 Driver Health ......................72 Chipset Menu ....................
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  • Page 10: 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 11: 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 Security Server Socket Operating Properties Š 1OU Dimension Š 537(W) x 45(H) x 805.7(D) mm System fan Power Supply Š...
  • Page 12 Expansion Slot Riser Card CORC208 x 2: 2 x PCIe x16 (Gen5 x16) FHFL slots, from CPU_0, for GPUs Š 2 x PCIe x16 (Gen5 x16) FHFL slots, from CPU_1, for GPUs Š Riser Card CORC209 x 2: 2 x PCIe x16 (Gen5 x16) FHFL slots, from CPU_0, for GPUs Š...
  • Page 13 System Š Aspeed® AST2600 management controller Management Š GIGABYTE Management Console (AMI MegaRAC SP-X) web interface Š Dashboard Š HTML5 KVM Š Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.) Š Sensor Reading History Data Š FRU Information Š SEL Log in Linear Storage / Circular Storage Policy Š...
  • Page 14: System Block Diagram

    System Block Diagram Riser Card Riser Card Riser Card Riser Card 8-Channel DDR5, 8 x DIMMs 8-Channel DDR5, 8 x DIMMs Speed up to 4800 MHz Speed up to 4800 MHz CPU0 CPU1 3 x UPI 16/20 GT/s 4th Gen Intel Xeon 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors Scalable processors...
  • Page 15: Chapter 2 System Appearance

    Chapter 2 System Appearance Front View SLOT1 SLOT3 SLOT9 SLOT10 SLOT2 SLOT4 Description EDSFF E1.S SSD Bay GPU Card Slot PCIe Card Slot VGA Port Server Management LAN Port Front Panel LEDs and Buttons 10 GbE LAN Port USB 3.2 Gen1 Port GPU Card Slot •...
  • Page 16: Rear View

    Rear View SLOT7 SLOT5 SLOT6 SLOT8 SLOT6 Description Power Distribution Board to Bus Bar Connector GPU Card Slot GPU Card Slot System Appearance - 19 -...
  • Page 17: Front Panel Leds And Buttons

    Front Panel LEDs and Buttons No. Name Color Status Description Reset Button Press this button to reset the system. Green Indicates the 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) - System is in ACPI S4 state (hibernate mode) Blue...
  • Page 18: Rot Leds

    RoT LEDs ID LED Status LED LED on Front panel (Note5) ID LED Status LED EC Firmware (FW) Authentication fail or not exit EC FW is broken or not exit (Note1) Authenticating/Recovering BMC/BIOS Images Authenticating Images Blinks Blue Blinks Green Recovering BMC Active Flash 4 times per second 4 times per second...
  • Page 19 Active Flash Authentication (AUTH) Fail Blinks Blue Blinks Green BMC : AUTH Fail (Note2) 1 time per second 1 time per second Blinks Blue Blinks Amber BIOS : AUTH fail (Note2) 1 time per second 1 time per second Blinks Blue Blinks Green 2 times per second 2 times per second...
  • Page 20: Front System Lan Leds

    Front System LAN LEDs Name Color Status Description Yellow 1 Gbps data rate 1 GbE Speed Green 100 Mbps data rate 10 Mbps data rate Link between system and network or no access Green 1 GbE Link / Blink Data transmission or reception is occurring. Activity LED No data transmission or reception is occurring.
  • Page 21: Storage Led

    Storage LED NVMe HDD Present RAID SKU Color Locate Rebuilding HDD Access Fault (No Access) No RAID NVMe LED configuration (On NVMe Amber ON (*1) (via HBA, ICH) Module) RAID configuration (via HW RAID NVMe LED Amber BLINK Alternately Card or SW RAID Card) NOTE: (*1) Depends on HBA/Utility Spec...
  • Page 22: 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 23: Removing Compute Node From The Rack

    Removing Compute Node from the Rack Follow these instructions to remove the compute node from the rack: Press the release latches inward while simultaneously pulling the handle for the compute node. Pull the compute node out of the cabinet. To install the compute node, push the shelf back into the cabinet. System Hardware Installation - 26 -...
  • Page 24: Removing And Installing The Chassis Cover

    Removing and Installing the Chassis Cover Follow these instructions to remove the chassis cover: Loosen the two thumbnail screws securing the chassis cover. Slide the cover to the front of the system and then remove the cover in the direction indicated by the arrow.
  • Page 25: Installing The Edsff Ssd

    Installing the EDSFF SSD Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the EDSFF SSD: • Take note of the drive tray orientation before sliding it out. • The tray will not fit back into the bay if inserted incorrectly. •...
  • Page 26: Removing And Installing The Heat Sink

    Removing and Installing the Heat Sink Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the heat sink: • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the heat sink to prevent hardware damage. •...
  • Page 27: 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 28 Carrier Types used for Package Types Package Type Xeon® SP XCC Xeon® SP MCC Xeon® SP+HBM Carrier Code NOTE! • The carrier code is marked on each carrier and matches a code laser marked on to the IHS(Integrated Heat Spreader) to ensure the right parts are used together. •...
  • Page 29: Removing And Installing Memory

    Removing and Installing Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage.
  • Page 30: Removing And Installing A Memory Module

    3-6-2 Removing and Installing a Memory Module 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 DDR5 DIMMs on to this motherboard.
  • Page 31: Processor And Memory Module Matrix Table

    3-6-4 Processor and Memory Module Matrix Table Memory Q’ty CPU0 CPU1 for each CPU 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 4 DIMM 6 DIMM 8 DIMM System Hardware Installation - 34 -...
  • Page 32: Installing The Gpu Card

    Installing the GPU Card Follow these instructions to install the GPU card: For Slot3/Slot4 Loosen the thumbnail screws securing the GPU card bracket. Slightly lift the GPU card bracket up in the direction indicated as shown in the image below. Remove the two screws securing the GPU card slot covers and remove the GPU slot covers.
  • Page 33 Follow these instructions to install the GPU card: For Slot1/Slot2 Loosen the thumbnail screws securing the GPU card bracket. Slightly lift the GPU card bracket up in the direction indicated as shown in the image below. Remove the two screws securing the GPU card slot covers and remove the GPU slot covers. Insert the GPU card into the selected slot.
  • Page 34 Follow these instructions to install the GPU card: For Slot5/Slot6 Loosen the thumbnail screws securing the GPU card bracket. Slightly lift the GPU card bracket up in the direction indicated as shown in the image below. Remove the two screws securing the GPU card slot covers and remove the GPU slot covers. Insert the GPU card into the selected slot.
  • Page 35 Follow these instructions to install the GPU card: For Slot7/Slot8 Remove the two screws securing the GPU card bracket and remove the bracket. Remove the screw securing the GPU card bracket from the side of system. Loosen the thumbnail screw securing the GPU card bracket. Slightly lift the GPU card bracket up in the direction indicated as shown in the image below.
  • Page 36: Removing And Installing The Pcie Card

    Removing and Installing the PCIe Card • The PCIe riser assembly does not include a riser card or any cabling as standard. To install a PCIe card, a riser card must be installed. Follow these instructions to install the left PCI Expansion card: Loosen the two thumbnail screws securing the riser bracket.
  • Page 37 Follow these instructions to install the right PCI Expansion card: Loosen the two thumbnail screws securing the riser bracket. Lift up the riser bracket out of system. Flip over the bracket metal cover. Remove the screw securing the slot cover from riser bracket. Orient the PCIe card with the riser guide slot and push in the direction of the arrow until the PCIe card sits in the PCIe card connector.
  • Page 38: Cable Routing

    Cable Routing Motherboard: ATX1_1 System Power Cable Power Distribution Board: ATX1_1 Motherboard: ATX1_2 System Power Cable Power Distribution Board: ATX1_2 Motherboard: ATX2_1 System Power Cable Power Distribution Board: ATX2_1 Motherboard: ATX2_2 System Power Cable Power Distribution Board: ATX2_2 Motherboard: SSI_2X9P System Power Cable Power Distribution Board: SSI_MB_1 Motherboard: SSI_2X2P_2...
  • Page 39 Motherboard: JP12V_STBY System Signal Cable Power Distribution Board : JP12V_STBY1 Motherboard: FP_2 System Signal Cable Power Distribution Board : F_PANEL1 Motherboard: BP_1 System Signal Cable Power Distribution Board : BP_1 System Hardware Installation - 42 -...
  • Page 40 Front Storage Board: BP_1 Power Distribution Board : BP_R1 Storage Backplane Board Signal Cable Front Storage Board: BP_1 Power Distribution Board : BP_L1 Front Storage Board: PWR_IN Power Distribution Board : P_E1_L1 Storage Backplane Board Power Cable Front Storage Board: PWR_IN Power Distribution Board : P_E1_R1 System Hardware Installation - 43 -...
  • Page 41 Motherboard: U2_PO_PE3 Storage Board: U2_0 NVMe 0-1 Cable Motherboard: U2_PO_PE3 Storage Board: U2_0 Motherboard: U2_P1_PE1C NVMe 2 Cable Storage Board: U2_0 Motherboard: U2_P1_PE1D NVMe C Cable Storage Board: U2_0 System Hardware Installation - 44 -...
  • Page 42 Front System Left Riser: -- Front System Riser Power Cable Power Distribution Board: RIS_PWR_L1 Front System Right Riser: -- Front System Riser Power Cable Power Distribution Board: RIS_PWR_R1 Rear System Left Riser: -- Rear System Riser Power Cable Power Distribution Board: RIS_PWR_L Rear System Left Riser: -- Rear System Riser Power Cable...
  • Page 43 Power Distribution Board: BUS_GND1 Bus Bar Cable Power Distribution Board: BUS_PWR1 Motherboard: P1_S M.2 Riser Sinal Cable A1: U2_M2 (Option) A2: U2_M2 M.2 Riser: M2_PWR M.2 Riser Power Cable (Option) Power Distribution Board: M2_PWR System Hardware Installation - 46 -...
  • Page 44 Front System Left GPU: -- Power Distribution Board: A1: P12V_GPU3 A2: P12V_GPU4 Front System Right GPU: -- Power Distribution Board: B1: P12V_GPU7 B2: P12V_GPU8 GPU Card Power Cable (Reserved) Front System Right GPU: -- Power Distribution Board: C1:P12V_GPU1 C2:P12V_GPU2 Rear System Right GPU: -- Power Distribution Board: D1: P12V_GPU5 D2: P12V_GPU6...
  • Page 45: Chapter 4 Motherboard Components

    Chapter 4 Motherboard Components Motherboard Components CPU0 CPU1 17 16 Item Description PCIe x32 Slot #1 MCIO Connector (U2_P0_PE3/PCIe Gen5) PCIe x32 Slot #3 2 x 9 Pin ATX Power Connector 2 x 6 Pin ATX Power Connector PCIe x32 Slot #4 Front Panel Header (Primary) HDD Back Plane Board Connector IPMB Connector...
  • Page 46: Jumper Settings

    Jumper Settings Default Enable Default Enable Default Enable Default Enable BIOS Recovery ME Recovery Clear CMOS Power On Select BIOS_RCVR ME_RCVR CLR_CMOS S3_MASK 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 CPU0 CPU1 Motherboard Components - 45 -...
  • Page 47: 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 48  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 49: 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 50 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 51 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 52: 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 - 51 -...
  • Page 53: 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 - 52 -...
  • Page 54: 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 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. – Default setting is COM1. Resolution Š – Selects the number of rows and columns used in Console Redirection for legacy OS support.
  • Page 57 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 58: 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 59 5-2-4 PCI Subsystem Settings BIOS Setup - 58 -...
  • Page 60 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 61: 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 62: 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 63: 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 - 62 -...
  • Page 64: 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 - 63 -...
  • Page 65: 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 66: 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 67: 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 68 5-2-12 Broadcom BCM57416 Ethernet Network Connection BIOS Setup - 67 -...
  • Page 69 BIOS Setup - 68 -...
  • Page 70 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 71 5-2-13 VLAN Configuration BIOS Setup - 70 -...
  • Page 72 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: Driver Health

    5-2-14 Driver Health Parameter Description Driver Health Displays driver health status of the devices/controllers if installed BIOS Setup - 72 -...
  • Page 74: 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 - 73 -...
  • Page 75 5-3-1 Processor Configuration BIOS Setup - 74 -...
  • Page 76: 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 77 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 - 76 -...
  • Page 78: 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 79: 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 80: 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 81 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 82 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 83: 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 84 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 85: 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 86 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 87 5-3-7 PCH Configuration BIOS Setup - 86 -...
  • Page 88: 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 89 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 90: 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 - 89 -...
  • Page 91: 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 92: 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 93 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 94: 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 95 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 96: 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 97: System Event Log

    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 98 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 99 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 - 98 -...
  • Page 100: 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 101: 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 102: 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 103: 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 104: 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 105 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 106 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 107: 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 108 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 109: 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 110 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 111: 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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