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HPC Server - Intel DP 4U 10 x GPU Dual Root Server
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  • Page 1 G492-HA0 HPC Server - Intel DP 4U 10 x GPU Dual Root 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 ...................10 Installation Precautions .................. 10 Product Specifications ..................11 System Block Diagram ................... 14 Chapter 2 System Appearance ..................15 Front View ...................... 15 Rear View ....................... 16 Front Panel LED and Buttons ................ 17 Front Panel System LAN LEDs ..............
  • Page 8 3-13-3 Motherboard to HDD Back Plane Board ..............44 Chapter 4 Motherboard Components ................46 Motherboard Components ................46 Jumper Setting ....................48 Backplane Board Storage Connector ............49 4-3-1 CBP20C5 ........................49 Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ....................50 The Main Menu ....................52 Advanced Menu .....................
  • Page 9 5-4-4 BMC Network Configuration .................100 5-4-5 IPv6 BMC Network Configuration .................101 Security Menu ....................102 5-5-1 Secure Boot ......................103 Boot Menu ....................106 Save & Exit Menu ..................108 BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard) ............110 5-8-1 PEI Beep Codes ....................110 5-8-2 DXE Beep Codes ....................110 - 9 -...

  • 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 user manual 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 Š 448 x 175.2 x 880 (W x H x D, mm) Dimension Š 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Š...
  • Page 12 Internal I/O 1 x TPM header Š 1 x VROC connector Š 1 x Front VGA header Š 1 x Serial header Š Front I/O 2 x USB 3.0 Š 1 x VGA Š 2 x RJ45 Š 1 x MLAN Š...
  • Page 13 System Aspeed® AST2600 management controller Management GIGABYTE Management Console (AMI MegaRAC SP-X) web interface Dashboard Š JAVA Based Serial Over LAN Š HTML5 KVM Š Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.) Š Sensor Reading History Data Š FRU Information Š...

  • Page 14: System Block Diagram

    System Block Diagram Hardware Installation - 14 -...

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 System Appearance

    Chapter 2 System Appearance Front View HDD0 HDD3 HDD6 HDD9 HDD1 HDD4 HDD7 HDD10 HDD2 HDD5 HDD8 HDD11 No. Description Description Front Panel LEDs and Buttons VGA Port 10GbE LAN Port x 2 PCIe x16 Slot x 1 10/100/1000 Server Management LAN Port 3.5"...

  • Page 16: Rear View

    Rear View Description PCIe x16 Slot x 10 Mezzanine Card Slot (OCP 3.0) PSU 1 PSU 2 PSU 3 PCIe x16 Slot x 1 GPU Fan Module System Appearance - 16 -...

  • Page 17: Front Panel Led And Buttons

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

  • Page 18: Front Panel System Lan Leds

    Front Panel System LAN LEDs Name Color Status Description Green 10 Gbps data rate 10GbE Yellow 5Gbps, 2.5Gbps, 1Gbps data rate Speed LED 100 Mbps data rate Link between system and network or no access Green 10GbE Link / Blink Data transmission or reception is occurring.

  • Page 19: Power Supply Unit (Psu) Led

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

  • Page 20: Hard Disk Drive Leds

    Hard Disk Drive LEDs HDD Present RAID SKU Rebuilding LED1 Locate HDD Fault Access (No Access) Disk LED Green ON(*1) BLINK (*2) (LED on Back Panel) Amber No RAID configuration Green ON(*1) (via PCH, HBA) Removed HDD Slot (LED on Back Panel) Amber Green BLINK (*2)

  • Page 21: Chapter 3 System Hardware Installation

    Chapter 3 System Hardware Installation Pre-installation Instructions Computer components and electronic circuit boards can be damaged by 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 22: Removing And Installing The Chassis Top Cover

    Removing and Installing the Chassis Top 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/install the chassis top cover: Remove the single screw securing the cover. Loosen the two thumbnail screws securing the top rear cover in place.

  • Page 23: Removing And Installing The Fan Duct

    Removing and Installing the Fan Duct Follow these instructions to remove/install the fan duct: Lift up to remove the fan duct. To install the fan duct, align the rear edge of fan duct with the GPU module brackets ensuring that the arrows on the fan duct face the rear of the system as shown in the image below, and then push down the fan duct into chassis until it firmly seats.

  • Page 24: Removing And Installing The Gpu Fan Module

    Removing and Installing the GPU Fan Module Before you remove or install the GPU fan module: • Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power. • Disconnect all necessary cable connections. Failure to observe these warnings could result in personal injury or damage to the equipment.

  • Page 25: Installing The Gpu Card

    Installing the GPU Card Before you install/remove 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 GPU card.
  • Page 26 System Hardware Installation - 26 -...

  • Page 27: Installing The Pci Expansion Card

    Installing the PCI Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to install 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 PCIe card.
  • Page 28 System Hardware Installation - 28 -...

  • Page 29: Installing The Mezzanine Card

    Installing the Mezzanine Card Before you install/remove the mezzanine card: • Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power. • Disconnect all necessary cable connections. Failure to observe these warnings could result in personal injury or damage to the equipment. 3-6-1 OCP 3.0 Use of the following type of OCP 3.0 NIC is recommended: •...

  • Page 30: Removing And Installing The Heat Sink

    Removing and Installing the Heat Sink Read the following guidelines before you begin to remove/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 31 To reinstall the heat sink reverse steps 1-3 while ensuring that you tighten the captive screws in sequential order (1g2g3g4). Connect the necessary fan cables to the fan board. CPU_FAN0 CPU_FAN1 • When installing the heat sink to CPU, use T30-Lobe driver to tighten 4 captive nuts. •...

  • Page 32: 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 33: 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 34: Installing The Memory

    3-9-2 Installing the 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 35: Processor And Memory Module Matrix Table

    3-9-4 Processor and Memory Module Matrix Table Memory Q’ty CPU0 CPU1 for each CPU B0 B1 A0 A1 D0 D1 C0 C1 G1 G0 H1 H0 E1 E0 F1 F0 J0 J1 I0 I1 L0 L1 K0 K1 O1 O0 P1 P0 M1M0 N1 N0 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 4 DIMM...

  • Page 36: Intel Optane Dcpmm Dimm Population Rule

    3-9-5 Intel Optane DCPMM DIMM Population Rule Thermal conditions for DCPMM DIMM support: • The ambient temperature must be at or below 35°C • The 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors used must have a maximum TDP of 220W • A maximum of 16 pcs 512G DCPMM may be installed •...

  • Page 37: Installing The Hard Disk Drive

    3-10 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 38 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 screw on the HDD tray. Secure the hard disk drive with five screws.

  • Page 39: Replacing The System Fan Module

    3-11 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 AC power. • Disconnect all necessary cable connections. Failure to observe these warnings could result in personal injury or damage to the equipment.

  • Page 40: Removing And Installing The Power Supply

    3-12 Removing and Installing 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 and then grasp the power supply handle.

  • Page 41: Cable Connection

    3-13 Cable Connection 3-13-1 Motherboard to PCIe Board and Front IO Board PEX0 PEX1 - 41 - System Hardware Installation...
  • Page 42 Description PCIe Slot Signal Cable PCIe Slot Signal Cable PCIe Slot Signal Cable PCIe Slot Signal Cable PCIe Slot Signal Cable PCIe Slot Signal Cable PCIe Slot Signal Cable PCIe Slot Signal Cable MLAN/NCSI Cable MLAN/NCSI Cable Front Panel Signal Cable MB to PDB Signal Cable Front Panel USB 3.0 Cable Front Panel Power Cable...

  • Page 43: Motherboard To Pcie Board And Hdd Back Plane Board

    3-13-2 Motherboard to PCIe Board and HDD Back plane Board PEX0 PEX1 - 43 - System Hardware Installation...

  • Page 44: Motherboard To Hdd Back Plane Board

    Description NVMe HDD #4/#5 NVMe HDD #6/#7 NVMe HDD #8/#9 NVMe HDD #10/#11 OCP 3.0 Sideband Signal Cable 3-13-3 Motherboard to HDD Back Plane Board Description SATA HDD #0-#3 SATA HDD #4-#7 sSATA HDD #0-#3 Back Plane Board Signal Cable Back Plane Board Power Cable System Hardware Installation - 44 -...
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  • Page 46: Chapter 4 Motherboard Components

    Chapter 4 Motherboard Components Motherboard Components CPU0 CPU1 Item Description OCP 3.0 Sideband Connector SlimLine Connector (SATA #4 - #7) SlimLine Connector (SATA #0 - #3) SlimLine Connector (sSATA #0 - #3) SlimLine Connector (Front Panel Signal) Battery Cable Connector TPM Module Connector USB 3.0 Connector CPU Power Connector...
  • Page 47 SATA DOM Connector (sSATA #4) SlimLine Connector (PCIe Signal for CPU0) VROC RAID Upgrade Key 2 x 3 Pin PCIe Cable Power Connector IPMB Connector Serial Port Cable Connector SlimLine Connector (Support NVMe/PCIe Signal for CPU1) SlimLine Connector (Support NVMe/PCIe Signal for CPU0) 2 x 15 Pin HDD Back Plane Board Connector - 47 - Motherboard Components...

  • Page 48: Jumper Setting

    Jumper Setting MB_SW ME Force Update Jumper Clear CMOS Jumper BIOS Recovery Jumper MB_SW ME_UPDATE CLR_CMOS BIOS_RCVR Stop ini al power on S3_MASK Normal (Default) Enable Default Enable Default when BMC is not ready Default PMBUS_SEL BMC Defined Enable SMB_SEL BIOS Defined ME_RCVR ME Recovery Mode...

  • Page 49: Backplane Board Storage Connector

    Backplane Board Storage Connector 4-3-1 CBP20C5 Item Description SlimLine Connector (U_2_0) SlimLine Connector (U_2_1) SlimLine Connector (U_2_2) SlimLine Connector (U_2_3) SlimLine Connector (U_2_4) SlimLine Connector (U_2_5) SlimLine Connector (U_2_6) SlimLine Connector (U_2_7) SlimLine Connector (U_2_8) SlimLine Connector (U_2_9) SlimLine Connector (U_2_10) SlimLine Connector (U_2_11) SlimLine Connector (SL_SAS0) SlimLine Connector (SL_SAS1)

  • Page 50: 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 51  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 52: 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 53 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 Displays BMC firmware version information.
  • Page 54 Parameter Description Memory Frequency Displays the frequency information of the installed memory. (Note2) Onboard LAN Information LAN# MAC Address (Note3) 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. (Note2) This section will display capacity and frequency information of the memory that the customer has installed.

  • 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) When "Boot Mode Select" is set to Legacy in the Boot > Boot Mode Select section - 55 - BIOS Setup...

  • 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. BIOS Setup - 56 -...

  • Page 57: 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 58 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 59 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 60 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 61: 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 62: Pci Subsystem Settings

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

  • Page 63: 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 64: 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 65: 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. - 65 - BIOS Setup...

  • Page 66: 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. Enable/Diable user control NVMe LED. This item is only available NVMe LED Control when the NVMe device direct connect to CPU.

  • Page 67: 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 68: 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 69: 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 70: Intel(R) X550 Ethernet Network Connection

    5-2-12 Intel(R) X550 Ethernet Network Connection BIOS Setup - 70 -...
  • Page 71 Description Parameter Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Link Speed Š – Allows for automatic link speed adjustment. – Default setting is Auto Negotiated. Wake On LAN Š NIC Configuration – Enables power on of the system via LAN. Note that configuring Wake on LAN in the operating system does not change the value of this setting, but does override the behavior of Wake on LAN in OS controlled power states.

  • Page 72: Vlan Configuration

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

  • Page 73: Driver Health

    5-2-14 Driver Health Parameter Description Driver Health Displays driver health status of the devices/controllers if installed - 73 - BIOS Setup...

  • 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 - 74 -...
  • Page 75 5-3-1 Processor Configuration - 75 - BIOS Setup...

  • 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. - 77 - BIOS Setup...

  • 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: Pch Configuration

    5-3-7 PCH Configuration Description Parameter PCH Configuration Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. SATA Controller Š – Enable/Disable SATA controller. – Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable. Configure SATA as Š – Configures on chip SATA type. – AHCI Mode: When set to AHCI, the SATA controller enables its AHCI functionality.
  • Page 88 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 89: 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. - 89 - BIOS Setup...

  • Page 90: 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 91: 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 92 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 93: 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 94 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 95: 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 96 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 97: System Event Log

    5-4-1 System Event Log Parameter Description Enabling / Disabling Options Change this item to enable or disable all features of System Event SEL Components Logging during boot. Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Erasing Settings Choose options for erasing SEL. Options available: No, Erase SEL Yes, On next reset,...

  • Page 98: View Fru Information

    5-4-2 View FRU Information The FRU page is a simple display page for basic system ID information, as well as System product information. Items on this window are non-configurable. (Note) The model name will vary depends on the product you purchased BIOS Setup - 98 -...

  • Page 99: 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 100: 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 101: 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 102: 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 103: 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 104 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 105 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 106: 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 107 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 108: 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 109 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 110: 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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