Hpc/ai server - amd epyc 9004 - 4u dp nvidia ovx 8 x pcie gen5 gpus (162 pages)
Summary of Contents for Gigabyte G481-S80
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G481-S80 Dual LGA3647 Sockets Motherboard for Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family Processors User Manual Rev. 1.1...
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GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Documentation Classifications In order to assist in the use of this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentation: User Manual: detailed information & steps about the installation, configuration and use of this product (e.g.
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Conventions The following conventions are used in this user's guide: NOTE! Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. CAUTION! Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. WARNING! Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.
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Server Warnings and Cautions Before installing a server, be sure that you understand the following warnings and cautions. WARNING! To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to the equipment: • Do not disable the power cord grounding plug. The grounding plug is an important safety feature.
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Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) CAUTION! ESD CAN DAMAGE DRIVES, BOARDS, AND OTHER PARTS. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU PERFORM ALL PROCEDURES AT AN ESD WORKSTATION. IF ONE IS NOT AVAILABLE, PROVIDE SOME ESD PROTECTION BY WEARING AN ANTI-STATIC WRIST STRAP AT- TACHED TO CHASSIS GROUND -- ANY UNPAINTED METAL SURFACE -- ON YOUR SERVER WHEN HANDLING PARTS.
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CAUTION! Risk of explosion if battery is replaced incorrectly or with an incorrect type. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used bat- teries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation Installation Precautions The motherboard/system contain numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read the 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.
Product Specifications 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Platinum Processor, Intel® Xeon® Gold Processor, Intel® Xeon® Silver Processor and Intel® Xeon® Bronze Processor NOTE: If only 1 CPU is installed, some PCIe or memory functions might be unavailable.
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Storage 10 x 2.5" hot-swappable HDD/SSD bay - 2 x amber HDD tray compatible with NVMe devices only - 2 x amber HDD tray compatible with NVMe, SATA/SAS devices - 6 x blue HDD tray compatible with SATA/SAS devices only NOTE: SAS card is required to enable the SAS devices support.
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System Aspeed® AST2500 management controller Management Avocent® MergePoint IPMI 2.0 web interface: Network settings Network security settings Hardware information Users control Services settings IPMI settings Sessions control LDAP settings Power control ...
Chapter 2 System Appearance Front View HDD #0 HDD #2 HDD #4 HDD #6 HDD #8 HDD #3 HDD #5 HDD #7 HDD #9 HDD #1 Description Description PCIe Card Slot USB 3.0 Port x 2 Front Panel LEDs and Buttons VGA Port 2.5-inch HDD Bay x 10 (#0 to #9) *SATA supported only: #0 to #5...
Rear View PSU #4 PSU #3 PSU #2 PSU #1 Description Description PCIe x16 Slot x 2 (for LAN card) OCP Card Slot (optional) 10/100/1000 Server Management PCIe x16 Slot x 2 (for LAN card) LAN Port (*1) Power Supply Unit x 4 (PSU #1 to #4) LAN Module NOTE: *1: An OCP LAN card is required for using the 10/100/1000 server management LAN port on the rear panel.
Front Panel Buttons and LEDs Name Color Status Description Reset Button Press this button to reset the system. Indicates locating the HDD. Green Blink Indicates accessing the HDD. HDD Status Amber Indicates HDD error. Green / Blink Indicates HDD rebuilding. Amber Indicates no HDD access or no HDD error.
Front System LAN LEDs Name Color Status Description Yellow 1 Gbps data rate GbE Speed Green 100 Mbps data rate 10 Mbps data rate Link between system and network or no access Green GbE Link / Blink Data transmission or reception is occurring. Activity LED No data transmission or reception is occurring.
Power Supply Unit (PSU) LED PSU LED Color Status Description No AC power to all power supplies Green +12V output ON and OK Blinking Green AC present / Only +12VSB on (PS off) or PSU in Smart Standby Mode 0.5Hz Blinking Green Power supply firmware update...
Chapter 3 System Hardware Installation Pre-installation Instructions System components and electronic circuit boards can be damaged by discharges of static electricity. Working 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. •...
Removing the Top Rear Cover Before you remove the top rear cover: • Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power. Follow these instructions to remove the top rear cover: Remove the single screw securing the cover in place. Loosen the two thumbnail screws securing the top rear cover in place.
Removing and Installing the Air Duct Before you remove the top rear cover: • Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power. Follow these instructions to remove and install the air duct: Lift up to remove the air duct. To install the air duct, align the front edge of the air duct with the system fan modules ensuring that the arrow on the air duct faces the rear of the system as shown in the image below, and then push down the air duct into the chassis until it firmly seats.
Installing the CPU and Heatsink 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.
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CPU0 CPU1 - 27 - System Hardware Installation...
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.
3-4-2 Installing a 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. • 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.
3-4-4 DIMM Population Table Speed (MT/s); Voltage (V) Slot Per Channel (SPC) DIMM DIMM Per Channel (DPC) Capacity Ranks Per (GB) 1 Slot per Type DIMM and 2 Slot per Channel Channel Data Width DIMM Density 1DPC 1DPC 2DPC 1.2V 1.2V 1.2V RDIMM...
3-4-5 Intel Optane DCPMM DIMM Population Rule Thermal conditions for DCPMM DIMM support: • The ambient temperature must be at or below 35°C • The Cascade Lake CPU used must have a maximum TDP of 205W • A maximum of 12 pcs 256G DCPMM may be installed •...
Installing the GPU Card (SXM2 Card) and Heatsink Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the GPU Card and Heatsink: • 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 GPU card.
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Follow these instructions to install the GPU card and Heatsink: Remove the GPU slot covers from the GPU board. Remove the two screws securing the GPU board in place. Remove the connector covers from the GPU card. positioning pin positioning pin - 33 - System Hardware Installation...
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Flip over the GPU card and then install the GPU card onto the selected slot on the GPU board ensuring that the positioning pins on the GPU card align with the pin holes on the GPU board. Make sure the GPU card is properly seated and then fasten the eight captive screws in sequence (1g2g3g4g5g6g7g8) to secure the GPU card in place.
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Identify the corresponding heatsink and then place the heatsink onto the GPU card ensuring that the captive screws of the heatsink align with the screw holes on the GPU card. NOTE: The system features two types of heatsink. Refer to the end of this section for detailed information.
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When installing the GPU heatsink, you need to take note of the following items. • The system features two types of GPU heatsink. The four GPU slots (grouped in the blue rectangle) located close to the rear side of system use the taller heatsinks, while the four GPU slots located close to the system fans (grouped in the green rectangle) use the shorter heatsinks.
Installing the LAN Card (PCIe x16 Card) Before you install the LAN 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 LAN card.
Slide the hard drive tray into the bay until it locks in place. CAUTION! We strongly recommend using enterprise level hard disk drives in the Gigabyte server system. For more information of recommended HDDs, please visit the Gigabyte website: https://www.gigabyte.com and search for the specific product QVL from Support & Downloads.
Replacing the System FAN Module CAUTION! Before you remove or install the system fans follow these steps: • Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to the AC power.. • Disconnect all necessary cable connections. Failure to observe these warnings could result in personal injury or damage to the equipment.
Removing the Top Front Cover Skip this section if you are not going to replace the PCIe card connected to the front panel. Follow these instructions to remove the top front cover: Remove the three screws securing the cover. Slide the cover towards the rear and remove the cover in the direction indicated. System Hardware Installation - 40 -...
3-10 Replacing the Power Supply CAUTION! • In order to reduce the risk of injury from electric shock, disconnect AC power from the power supply before removing the power supply from the system. • Please see Section 2-2 Rear View for installation sequence. Follow these instructions to replace the power supply: Flip up and then grasp the power supply handle.
3-11 Replacing the LAN Module Follow these instructions to replace the LAN module: Press the retaining clip on the right side of the LAN module in the direction indicated. Pull out the LAN module using the handle. Insert the replacement LAN module firmly into the chassis. System Hardware Installation - 42 -...
3-12 Installing the OCP Card (Optional) Follow these instructions to install the OCP card: Remove the four screws securing the LAN module cover in place. Remove the LAN module cover. Remove the rubber cap from the positioning pin on the LAN board. Remove the screw securing the OCP slot cover in place.
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Lower the OCP card into the slot ensuring that the ports fit into the openings in the LAN module first and that screw holes align with the anchors in the module. Then press down on the card so that the connector firmly connects with the connector on the LAN board.
Chapter 4 Motherboard Components Motherboard Components Item Description Item Description Slimline Connector (PCIe Signal) USB 3.0 Header CPU0 Power Connector CPU1 Power Connector System Power Connector 2 x 9 Pin System FAN Power Connector System FAN Control Signal Connector 2 x 7 Pin 2.5" HDD Back Plane Board Power Connector 2 x 4 Pin Front Panel Power Connector Slimline Connector (PCIe Signal)
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 and loading operating system, etc. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to activate certain system features.
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Main This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced This setup page includes all the items of AMI BIOS special enhanced features. (ex: Auto detect fan and temperature status, automatically configure hard disk parameters.) ...
The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter other sub-menu. Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu.
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Parameter Description BIOS Information Project Name Displays the project name information. Project Version Displays version number of the BIOS setup utility. Build Date and Time Displays the date and time when the BIOS setup utility was created. BMC Information (Note) BMC Firmware Version (Note) Displays BMC firmware version information.
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Parameter Description Onboard LAN Information LAN1 MAC Address (Note) Displays LAN MAC address information. LAN2 MAC Address (Note) Displays LAN MAC address information. System Date Sets the date following the weekday-month-day-year format. System Time Sets the system time following the hour-minute-second format. (Note) Functions available on selected models.
Advanced Menu The Advanced menu display submenu options for configuring the function of various hardware components. Select a submenu item, then press <Enter> to access the related submenu screen. BIOS Setup - 56 -...
5-2-2 Intel(R) Virtual RAID on CPU Parameter Description Intel(R) Virtual RAID on CPU Press [Enter] to manage Intel® Virtual RAID on the CPU. BIOS Setup - 58 -...
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Parameter Description Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Link Speed – Allows for automatic link speed adjustment. – Options available: Auto Negotiated/10 Mbps Half/10 Mbps Full/100 Mbps Half/100 Mbps Full. Default setting is Auto Negotiated. NIC Configuration Wake On LAN ...
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Parameter Description Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Create new VLAN VLAN ID – Sets VLAN ID for a new VLAN or an existing VLAN. – Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values. –...
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Parameter Description Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Debug Options – Allows users to configure link initialization in pre-boot. – Options available: Auto/Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Use a custom P_Key value Advanced NIC – Select 'Yes' to use a custom P_Key value or boot over fabric (instead of a Configuration default one.) –...
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Parameter Description Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Link Speed – Allows for automatic link speed adjustment. – Options available: Auto Negotiated/10 Mbps Half/10 Mbps Full/100 Mbps Half/100 Mbps Full. Default setting is Auto Negotiated. NIC Configuration Wake On LAN ...
5-2-8 Trusted Computing Parameter Description Configuration Enable/Disable the TPM support feature. Security Device Support Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable. Current Status Information Displays current TPM status information. - 69 - BIOS Setup...
5-2-9 Serial Port Console Redirection Parameter Description Select whether to enable console redirection for specified device. Console COM1/COM2 Serial Over redirection enables the users to manage the system from a remote LAN Console Redirection (Note) location. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Selects a COM port for Legacy serial redirection.
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Parameter Description Bits per second – Selects the transfer rate for console redirection. – Options available: 9600/19200/38400/57600/115200. Default setting is 115200. Data Bits – Selects the number of data bits used for console redirection. – Options available: 7/8. Default setting is 8. Parity ...
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Parameter Description Legacy OS Redirection Resolution (Note) – Specifies the number of Rows and Columns supported for the Legacy OS redirection. – Options available: 80x24/80x25. Default setting is 80x24. Putty KeyPad (Note) – Selects FunctionKey and KeyPad on Putty. –...
5-2-10 SIO Configuration Parameter Description AMI SIO Driver Version Displays the AMI SIO driver version information. Super IO Chip Logical Device(s) Configuration Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Use This Device – When set to Enabled allows you to configure the serial port settings. When set to Disabled, displays no configuration for the serial port.
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Parameter Description PCI Bus Driver Version Displays the PCI Bus Driver version information. PCI Express Slot #1-1 / #1-2 / #2-1 / When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion #2-2 / #3-1 / #3-2 / #4-1 / #4-2 / #9 / ROM for the related PCI-E slot.
5-2-15 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 (Note) Options available: Enabled/Disabled.
5-2-16 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.
Chipset Setup Menu Chipset Setup menu displays submenu options for configuring the function of North Bridge and South Bridge. Select a submenu item, then press <Enter> to access the related submenu screen. - 81 - BIOS Setup...
Parameter Description Processor Configuration Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. CPU Socket 0/1 Configuration – Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Core Disable Bitmap(Hex) (for CPU socket 0/1) Pre-Socket Configuration – Number of Cores to enable. 0 means all cores. FFFFFFF means to disable all cores.
5-3-2 Common RefCode Configuration Parameter Description Common RefCode Configuration Selects the MMIO High Base setting. MMIO High Base Options available: 56T/40T/24T/16T/4T/1T. Default setting is 56T. Selects the allocation size used to assign mmioh resources. Total mmioh space can be up to 32xgranularity. Per stack mmioh resource assignments are multiples of the granularity where 1 unit MMIO High Granularity Size per stack is the default allocation.
5-3-3 UPI Configuration Parameter Description UPI Configuration Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. UPI Status – Press [Enter] to view the UPI status. Link Frequency Select – Selects the UPI link frequency. – Options available: 9.6GB/10.4GB/Auto. Default setting is Auto. ...
5-3-4 Memory Configuration Parameter Description Integrated Memory Controller (iMC) When set to Enable, the system enforces Plan Of Record restrictions for DDR4 frequency and voltage programming. When Enforce POR set to Auto, the system sets it to the MRC default settings. Options available: Auto/POR/Disable.
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Parameter Description Controls if NVDIMMs are interleaved together or not. Interleave NVDIMMs Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable. Enable/Disable Assert ADR on Reset. Assert ADR on Reset Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable. Enable/Disable Assert ADR on S5. Assert ADR on S5 Options available: Enable/Disable.
5-3-5 IIO Configuration Parameter Description IIO Configuration Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. ® Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) – 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.
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Parameter Description Post Interrupt – Enable/Disable VT_D posted interrupt. ® Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) – Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable. Coherency Support (Non-Isoch) (continued) – Enable/Disable Non-Isoch VT_D Engine Coherency support. – Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable. Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
5-3-6 Advanced Power Management Configuration Parameter Description Advanced Power Management Configuration Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. SpeedStep (Pstates) – Conventional Intel SpeedStep Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor load. –...
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Parameter Description Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Hardware P-States – 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 Hardware PM State Control based on OS guidance.
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Parameter Description Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Energy Perf BIAS – Enters the Energy Perf BIAS submenu. Power Performance Tuning (Note) – Tunes the Power Performance Configuration mode. When enabled, uses IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS input from the core. When disabled, uses alternate performance BIAS input from ENERGY_PERF_BIAS_CONFIG.
5-3-7 PCH Configuration Parameter Description PCH Configuration Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. SATA Controller – Enable/Disable SATA controller. – Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable. Configure SATA as – Configures on chip SATA type. – AHCI Mode: When set to AHCI, the SATA controller enables its AHCI functionality.
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Parameter Description Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7 – 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) PCH SATA Configuration – Enable/Disable HDD Hot-Plug function. (continued) – Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable. Spin Up Device (for Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7) (Note 2) ...
5-3-8 Miscellaneous Configuration Parameter Description Miscellaneous Configuration Selects the active video type. Active Video Options available: Auto/Onboard Device/PCIE Device. Default setting is Auto. - 95 - BIOS Setup...
5-3-9 Server ME Configuration Parameter Description General ME Configuration Selects the active video type. Operational Firmware Version Options available: Auto/Onboard Device/PCIE Device. Default setting is Auto. ME Firmware Status #1/#2 Displays ME Firmware status information. Current State (for ME Firmware) Displays ME Firmware current status information.
5-3-11 Power Policy Parameter Description Selects a Power Policy Quick Setting. Power Policy Quick Settings Options available: Standard/Best Performance/Energy Efficient Conventional Intel SpeedStep Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to SpeedStep (Pstates) processor load.
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Parameter Description Configures the state for the C-State package limit. Package C State Options available: C0/C1 state/C2 state/C6 (non Retention) state/C6 (Retention) state/No Limit/Auto. Default setting is Auto. The Hyper Threading Technology allows a single processor to execute two or more separate threads concurrently. When hyper-threading is Hyper-Threading [ALL] enabled, multi-threaded software applications can execute their threads, thereby improving performance.
Server Management Menu Parameter Description Enable/Disable FRB-2 timer (POST timer). FRB-2 Timer Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Configure the FRB2 Timer timeout. FRB-2 Timer Options available: 3 minutes/4 minutes/5 minutes/6 minutes. Default setting is 6 timeout minutes. Please note that this item is configurable when FRB-2 Timer is set to Enabled. Configure the FRB2 Timer policy.
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Parameter Description System Event Log Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. View FRU Press [Enter] to view the advanced items. Information BMC network Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. configuration IPv6 BMC Network Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Configuration BIOS Setup - 102 -...
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. Erasing SEL Options available: No/Yes, On next reset/Yes, On every reset.
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 - 104 -...
5-4-3 BMC VLAN Configuration Parameter Description BMC VLAN Configuration Select to configure BMC VLAN ID. The valid range is from 0 to 4094. BMC VLAN ID When 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.
5-4-4 BMC Network Configuration Parameter Description BMC network configuration Switch NCSI and dedicated LAN and send KCS command. Select NCSI and Dedicated Options available: Do Nothing/Mode1 (Dedicated)/Mode2(NSCI)/Mode3 (Failover). Default setting is Mode1 (Dedicated). Lan Channel 1 Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically (DHCP).
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.
Security Menu The Security menu allows you to safeguard and protect the system from unauthorized use by setting up access passwords. There are two types of passwords that you can set: • Administrator Password Entering this password will allow the user to access and change all settings in the Setup Utility. •...
5-5-1 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 the system is in User mode or Setup mode. Secure Boot Displays the Secure Boot function is active or not active. Vendor Keys Displays the Vendor Keys function is active or not active.
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Parameter Description Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Please note that this item is configurable when Secure Boot Mode is set to Custom. Provision Factory Defaults – Allows to provision factory default Secure Boot keys when system is in Setup Mode.
Boot Menu The Boot menu allows you to set the drive priority during system boot-up. BIOS setup will display an error message if the legacy drive(s) specified is not bootable. Parameter Description Boot Configuration Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535 (0xFFFF) Setup Prompt Timeout means indefinite waiting.
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Parameter Description FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities Press [Enter] to configure the boot priority. By default, the server searches for boot devices in the following sequence: Hard drive. Boot Option #1 / #2 / #3 / #4 / #5 CD-COM/DVD drive. USB device.
5-6-1 UEFI NETWORK Drive BBS Priorities The UEFI network drive BBS priorities submenu allows you to specify the boot device priority from the available UEFI network drives during system boot-up. BIOS setup will display an error message if the legacy drive(s) specified is not bootable.
5-6-2 UEFI Application Boot Priorities The UEFI application boot priorities submenu allows you to specify the boot device priority from the available UEFI applications during system boot-up. BIOS setup will display an error message if the legacy drive(s) specified is not bootable. BIOS Setup - 114 -...
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.
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Parameter Description Default Options 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.
5-8-4 Intel UPI POST Codes Initialize KTIRC inuput structure default values 0xA0 Collect info such as SBSP, Boot Mode, Reset type etc 0xA1 Setup IO SADs in SBSP to access the config space 0xA2 Setup up minimum path between SBSP & other sockets 0xA3 Add the node to the tree Parse the LEP of the discovered socket...
SAD setup error 0xDB RC Behavior: System Halt Unsupported topology 0xDC RC Behavior: System Halt SBSP cannot find KPIRC TXEQ Parameters for this 0xDD link in GetSocketLinkEparams(). No retry. RC Behavior: System Halt 5-8-6 Intel MRC POST Codes Detect DIMM population 0xB0 Set DDR frequency 0xB1...
5-8-8 Intel PM POST Codes Start of PPM structure initialization 0xD0 PPM CSR programming 0xD1 PPM MSR programming 0xD2 Start of PState transition init 0xD3 PPM exit 0xD4 PPM On ready to boot event 0xD5 5-8-9 Intel PM POST Codes Start of IIO early Initialization 0xE0 Pre Link training...
BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard) 5-9-1 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...
5-10 BIOS Recovery Instruction The system has an embedded recovery technique. In the event that the BIOS becomes corrupt the boot block can be used to restore the BIOS to a working state. To restore your BIOS, please follow the instructions listed below: Recovery Instruction: Change xxx.ROM to amiboot.rom.