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  • Page 1 E162-220 Edge Server – 1U UP system with GPU supported User Manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2021 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without prior notice.
  • Page 3 Conventions The following conventions are used in this user's guide: NOTE! Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. CAUTION! Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. WARNING! Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.
  • Page 4 Server Warnings and Cautions Before installing a server, be sure that you understand the following warnings and cautions. WARNING! To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to the equipment: • Do not disable the power cord grounding plug. The grounding plug is an important safety feature.
  • Page 5 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) CAUTION! ESD CAN DAMAGE DRIVES, BOARDS, AND OTHER PARTS. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU PERFORM ALL PROCEDURES AT AN ESD WORKSTATION. IF ONE IS NOT AVAILABLE, PROVIDE SOME ESD PROTECTION BY WEARING AN ANTI-STATIC WRIST STRAP AT- TACHED TO CHASSIS GROUND -- ANY UNPAINTED METAL SURFACE -- ON YOUR SERVER WHEN HANDLING PARTS.
  • Page 6 CAUTION! Risk of explosion if battery is replaced incorrectly or with an incorrect type. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used bat- teries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ................... 11 Installation Precautions .................. 11 Product Specifications ..................12 System Block Diagram ................... 15 Chapter 2 System Appearance ..................17 Front View ...................... 17 Rear View ....................... 17 Front Panel LED and Buttons ................ 18 System LAN LEDs ..................
  • Page 8 5-2-3 SIO Configuration ....................54 5-2-4 PCI Subsystem Settings ..................55 5-2-5 USB Configuration ....................56 5-2-6 Network Stack Configuration ..................57 5-2-7 Post Report Configuration ..................58 5-2-8 NVMe Configuration ....................59 5-2-9 Chipset Configuration .....................60 5-2-10 Tls Auth Configuration ....................61 5-2-11 iSCSI Configuration ....................62 Chipset Setup Menu ..................
  • Page 9 5-8-9 Intel PM POST Codes ..................106 BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard) ............107 5-9-1 PEI Beep Codes ....................107 5-9-2 DXE Beep Codes ....................107 - 9 -...
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  • Page 11: Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

    Chapter 1 Hardware Installation Installation Precautions The motherboard/system contain numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read the service guide and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or warranty sticker provided by your dealer.

  • Page 12: Product Specifications

    Product Specifications NOTE: We reserve the right to make any changes to the product specifications and product-related information without prior notice. 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Š Intel® Xeon® Platinum Processor, Intel® Xeon® Gold Processor, Intel® Xeon® Š Silver Processor 10nm technology, CPU TDP up to 270W Š...
  • Page 13 Internal I/O 3 x M.2 slot Š 2 x SATA ports Š 1 x TPM header Š Front I/O 2 x USB 3.0 Š Socket 1 x miniDP Š 1 x MLAN Š 1 x Power button with LED Š Socket 1 x ID button with LED Š...
  • Page 14 Environment Operating temperature: 10°C to 35°C Š Non-operating temperature: -40°C to 60°C Ambient Š Socket Š Temperature Operating humidity: 8-80% (non-condensing) Š Relative Non-operating humidity: 20%-95% (non-condensing) Š Humidity NOTE! Ambient temperature limited to 30°C if using 280W CPU System Š...

  • Page 15: System Block Diagram

    System Block Diagram - 15 - Hardware Installation...
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  • Page 17: Chapter 2 System Appearance

    Chapter 2 System Appearance Front View HDD0 PSU2 PSU1 HDD1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Description System Status LED Power Button with LED Mini DP Port USB 3.0 Port x 2 10/100/1000 Server Management LAN Port ID Button with LED Mezzanine Card Slot (Option/OCP 3) PCIe Card Slot PCIe Card Slot...

  • Page 18: Front Panel Led And Buttons

    Front Panel LED and Buttons Name Color Status Description Green System is operating normally. Critical condition, may indicate: System fan failure System temperature Amber Non-critical condition, may indicate: System Redundant power module failure Status LED Blink Temperature and voltage issue Chassis intrusion System is not ready, may indicate: POST error...

  • Page 19: System Lan Leds

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

  • Page 20: Power Supply Unit Led

    Power Supply Unit LED PSU LED State Description No AC power to all power supplies 1Hz 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 21: 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 HBA) Removed HDD Slot (LED on Back Panel) Amber Green BLINK (*2)
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  • Page 23: Chapter 3 System Hardware Installation

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

  • Page 24: Removing Chassis Cover

    Removing Chassis Cover Before you remove or install the system cover • Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power. Follow these instructions to remove the rear system cover: Push the plastic handle. Pull the grip handle to open the panel cover. Slide the cover to the front of the system and then remove the cover in the direction indicated by the arrow.

  • Page 25: Removing And Installing The Fan Duct

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

  • Page 26: 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 27 • To install/remove the Intel heatsink use a T30-Lobe screwdriver or drill bit with a screw torque of 8.0 +/- 0.5kgf*cm (8lbf*in). - 27 - System Hardware Installation...

  • Page 28: 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 29: Installing A Memory

    3-4-2 Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. Be sure to install DDR4 DIMMs on this motherboard. Be sure all populated DIMMs have same capacity.

  • Page 30: Installing The Pci Expansion Card

    Installing the PCI Expansion Card • Voltages can be present within the server whenever an AC power source is connected. This voltage is present even when the main power switch is in the off position. Ensure that the system is powered-down and all power sources have been disconnected from the server prior to installing a PCI card.

  • Page 31: Installing The Gpu Card

    Installing the GPU Card Before you install the GPU card: Voltages can be present within the server whenever an AC power source is connected. This voltage is present even when the main power switch is in the off position. Ensure that the system is powered down and all power sources have been disconnected from the server prior to installing a GPU card.

  • Page 32: Installing The Hard Disk Drive

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

  • Page 33: Installing The Mezannine Card

    Installing the Mezannine Card Use of the following type of OCP 3.0 NIC is recommended: • OCP 3.0 SFF with Pull Tab • OCP 3.0 SFF with Ejector Latch Follow these instructions to install an OCP 3.0 mezzanine card: Remove the two screws securing the mezzanine card slot cover. Remove the slot cover from the system.

  • Page 34: Installing And Removing An M.2 Solid State Drive

    Installing and Removing an M.2 Solid State Drive WARNING: Installation of the thermal pad over the M.2 device is required when installing an M.2 device. Lack of the thermal pad may result in system overheat and throttle the system performance. CAUTION: The position of the stand-off screw will depend on the size of the M.2 device.

  • Page 35: Replacing The Power Supply

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

  • Page 36: Cable Routing

    3-11 Cable Routing HDD Back Plane Board Power Cable HDD Back Plane Board Signal Cable BP_1 - 36 - System Hardware Installation...
  • Page 37 U.2 NMVe to HDD Back Plane Board Cable (NMVe0) U2_1 U2_2 U.2 NMVe to HDD Back Plane Board Cable (NMVe1) U2_0 U2_1 System Hardware Installation - 37 -...
  • Page 38 On-Board SATA to HDD Back Plane Board Cable GPU Card Power Cable (Recommend) - 38 - System Hardware Installation...

  • Page 39: Chapter 4 Motherboard Components

    Chapter 4 Motherboard Components Motherboard Components Item Description SlimLine SAS Connector (U2_1/PCIe Gen4) SlimLine SAS Connector (U2_2/PCIe Gen4) 2 x 4 GPU Card Power Connector (P12V_GPU) 2 x 3 Front HDD Back Plane Board Connector HDD Back Plane Board Connector PCIe x16 Connector (GENZ_3/Gen4 Signal) SlimLine SAS Connector (SL_CN3/SATA Signal) VROC Upgrade Module Connector...
  • Page 40 PCIe x16 Connector (GENZ_2/Gen4 Signal) IPMB Connector Serial Port Cable Connector BMC Firmware Readiness LED PCIe x16 Connector (GENZ1/Gen4 Signal) TPM Module Connector (SPI Interface) SATA Connector (SSATA4) Power Supply Connector#1 (Primary) Power Supply Connector#2 (Secondary) M.2 Connector (PCIe Gen4 x 4/NGFF-22110) System Battery Cable Connector SATA Connector (SSATA5) SATA DOM Support Power Connector (for SSATA5)

  • Page 41: Jumper Settings

    Jumper Settings Password Default Clear Enable BIOS_PWD BIOS Default Recovery Enable BIOS_RCVR Default Force Update Enable ME_UPDATE Default Clear CMOS CLR_CMOS Enable - 41 - Motherboard Components...
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  • Page 43: Chapter 5 Bios Setup

    Chapter 5 BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the EFI on the motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-Test (POST) during system startup, saving system parameters, loading the operating system etc. The BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to activate certain system features.
  • Page 44  Main This setup page includes all the items of the standard compatible BIOS.  Advanced This setup page includes all the items of AMI BIOS special enhanced features. (ex: Auto detect fan and temperature status, automatically configure hard disk parameters.) ...

  • Page 45: The Main Menu

    The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter other sub-menu. Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu.
  • Page 46 Parameter Description BIOS Information Project Name Displays the project name information. Project Version Displays version number of the BIOS setup utility. Build Date and Time Displays the date and time when the BIOS setup utility was created. BMC Information BMC Firmware Version Displays BMC firmware version information.
  • Page 47 Parameter Description System Date Sets the date following the weekday-month-day-year format. System Time Sets the system time following the hour-minute-second format. - 47 - BIOS Setup...

  • Page 48: 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. BIOS Setup - 48 -...

  • Page 49: Trusted Computing

    5-2-1 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. - 49 - BIOS Setup...

  • Page 50: 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 51 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 52 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 53 Parameter Description Flow Control Š – Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow. When sending data, if the receiving buffers are full, a 'stop' signal can Serial Port for Out-of-Band be sent to stop the data flow. Once the buffers are empty, a 'start' EMS Console Redirection signal can be sent to re-start the flow.

  • Page 54: 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 55: 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. PCI Devices Common Settings Enable/Disable memory mapped I/O to 4GB or greater address Above 4G Decoding...

  • Page 56: 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 (Note) Options available: Enabled/Disabled.

  • Page 57: Network Stack Configuration

    5-2-6 Network Stack Configuration Description Parameter 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 58: 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. - 58 - BIOS Setup...

  • Page 59: 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. NVMe # Press [Enter] for advanced configuration. BIOS Setup - 59 -...

  • Page 60: 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 61: Tls Auth Configuration

    5-2-10 Tls Auth Configuration Parameter Description Save CA Configuration Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Client Cert Configuration BIOS Setup - 61 -...

  • Page 62: Iscsi Configuration

    5-2-11 iSCSI Configuration Parameter Description Attempt Priority Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Host iSCSI Configuration Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. BIOS Setup - 62 -...

  • Page 63: Chipset Setup Menu

    Chipset Setup 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. - 63 - BIOS Setup...
  • Page 64 5-3-1 Processor Configuration BIOS Setup - 64 -...

  • Page 65: Processor Configuration

    Description Parameter Processor Configuration Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. CPU Socket 0 Configuration Š – Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Core Disable Bitmap(Hex) Š Pre-Socket Configuration – Number of Cores to enable. 0 means all cores. FFFFFFF means to disable all cores. The maximum value depends on the number of CPUs available.
  • Page 66 Description Parameter Enable/Disable the Vanderpool Technology. This will take effect after rebooting the system. VMX (Vanderpool Technology) Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable. Enable/Disable the Safer Mode Extensions Enable SMX Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable. Enable/Disable the AES-NI (Intel Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions) support function.

  • Page 67: 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, 1T/512G/3584T. Default setting is 4T. Selects the allocation size used to assign mmioh resources. Total mmioh space can be up to 32xgranularity.

  • Page 68: Upi Configuration

    5-3-3 UPI Configuration Description Parameter UPI Configuration Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Uncore Status Š – Press [Enter] to view the UPI status. Link Frequency Select Š – Selects the UPI link frequency. – Options available: 9.6GB/s, 10.4GB/s, Auto. Default setting is Auto. SNC (Sub NUMA) Š...

  • Page 69: 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. When set to Auto, Enforce POR the system sets it to the MRC default settings. Options available: POR, Disable.
  • Page 70 Description Parameter Enable/Disable the Legacy ADR Mode. Legacy ADR Mode Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable. Minimum system memory size assigned as system memory when only JEDEC NVDIMMs are present. Minimum System Memory Size Options available: 2GB, 4GB, 6GB, 8GB. Default setting is 8GB.
  • Page 71 Description Parameter Press [Enter] to view memory topology with DIMM population Memory Topology information. Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. RAS Type Š – Displays the RAS type. New SDDC Mode Š – Enable 48B SDDC ECC from ICX C0 Onwards. –...
  • Page 72 Description Parameter ADDDC Sparing Š – Default setting is Disabled. Column Correction Disable Š – Default setting is Disable. Memory RAS Configuration Set PMem Die Sparing Š – Default setting is Enabled. Patrol Scrub Š – Default setting is Disabled. BIOS Setup - 72 -...

  • Page 73: Iio Configuration

    5-3-5 IIO Configuration Description Parameter IIO Configuration Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. ® Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) 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 74 Description Parameter X2APIC Opt Out Š – Enable/Disable X2APIC Opt Out bit. – Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable. ® Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) Pre-boot DMA Protection Š (continued) – Enable DMA Protection in Pre-boot environment (If DMAR table is installed in DXE and if VTD_INFO_PPI is installed in PEI.) –...

  • Page 75: Advanced Power Management Configuration

    5-3-6 Advanced Power Management Configuration Description Parameter Advanced Power Management Configuration - 75 - BIOS Setup...
  • Page 76 Description Parameter 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. – Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable. Activate SST-BF (Note) Š...
  • Page 77 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 78: 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 79 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 Disable. (continued) Spin Up Device (for Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7) (Note 2)

  • Page 80: Miscellaneous Configuration

    5-3-8 Miscellaneous Configuration Description Parameter Miscellaneous Configuration Selects the active video type. Options available: Auto, Onboard Device, PCIE Device, Specified PCIE Active Video Device. Default setting is Auto. - 80 - BIOS Setup...

  • Page 81: 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 (for ME Firmware) Displays ME Firmware current status information. Error Code (for ME Firmware) Displays ME Firmware status error code.

  • Page 82: Runtime Error Logging

    5-3-10 Runtime Error Logging 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 83 Description Parameter Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. PCIE Error Š – Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable. Uncorrected Error Š – Enables and escalates Uncorrectable/Recoverable Errors to error pins. – Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable. Fatal Error Enable Š...

  • Page 84: 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 Best Performance. Conventional Intel SpeedStep Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor SpeedStep (Pstates) load.
  • Page 85 Description Parameter Configures the state for the C-State package limit. Options available: C0/C1 state, C2 state, C6(non Retention) state, Package C State C6(Retention) state, No Limit, Auto. Default setting is C0/C1 state. The Hyper Threading Technology allows a single processor to execute two or more separate threads concurrently.

  • Page 86: 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. Configure the FRB2 Timer timeout. FRB-2 Timer Options available: 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes, 6 minutes. Default setting is 6 timeout minutes.
  • Page 87 Parameter Description Configure OS Watchdog Timer Policy. Options available: Reset, Do Nothing, Power Down, Power Cycle. Default setting is OS Wtd Timer Reset. Policy Please note that this item is configurable when OS Watchdog Timer is set to Enabled. POST wait BMC ready and reboot system. Wait BMC Ready Options available: Disabled, 2 minutes, 4 minutes, 6 minutes.

  • Page 88: 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. Erase SEL Options available: No/Yes, On next reset/Yes, On every reset.

  • Page 89: 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 - 89 -...

  • Page 90: 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 91: Bmc Network Configuration

    5-4-4 BMC Network Configuration Parameter Description BMC network configuration Lan Channel 1 Select 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 Unspecified.

  • Page 92: 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, IPv6 BMC Lan Option the system will not modify any BMC network during BIOS phase. Options available: Unspecified, Enable, Disable.

  • Page 93: 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 94: 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 avaiable:Enabled/Disabled.
  • Page 95 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 96: 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 97 Parameter Description FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities Press [Enter] to configure the boot priority. By default, the server searches for boot devices in the following sequence: Hard drive. Boot Option #1 / #2 / #3 / #4 / #5 CD-COM/DVD drive. USB device.

  • Page 98: Uefi Network Drive Bbs Priorities

    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.

  • Page 99: 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 100 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.

  • Page 101: Bios Post Codes

    BIOS POST Codes 5-8-1 AMI Standard - PEI PEI_CORE_STARTED 0x10 PEI_CAR_CPU_INIT 0x11 PEI_CAR_NB_INIT 0x15 PEI_CAR_SB_INIT 0x19 PEI_MEMORY_SPD_READ 0x2B PEI_MEMORY_PRESENCE_DETECT 0x2C PEI_MEMORY_TIMING 0x2D PEI_MEMORY_CONFIGURING 0x2E PEI_MEMORY_INIT 0x2F PEI_MEMORY_INSTALLED 0x31 PEI_CPU_INIT 0x32 PEI_CPU_CACHE_INIT 0x33 PEI_CPU_AP_INIT 0x34 PEI_CPU_BSP_SELECT 0x35 PEI_CPU_SMM_INIT 0x36 PEI_MEM_NB_INIT 0x37 PEI_MEM_SB_INIT 0x3B PEI_DXE_IPL_STARTED...
  • Page 102 DXE_SB_INIT 0x70 DXE_SB_SMM_INIT 0x71 DXE_SB_DEVICES_INIT 0x72 DXE_ACPI_INIT 0x78 DXE_CSM_INIT 0x79 DXE_BDS_STARTED 0x90 DXE_BDS_CONNECT_DRIVERS 0x91 DXE_PCI_BUS_BEGIN 0x92 DXE_PCI_BUS_HPC_INIT 0x93 DXE_PCI_BUS_ENUM 0x94 DXE_PCI_BUS_REQUEST_RESOURCES 0x95 DXE_PCI_BUS_ASSIGN_RESOURCES 0x96 DXE_CON_OUT_CONNECT 0x97 DXE_CON_IN_CONNECT 0x98 DXE_SIO_INIT 0x99 DXE_USB_BEGIN 0x9A DXE_USB_RESET 0x9B DXE_USB_DETECT 0x9C DXE_USB_ENABLE 0x9D DXE_IDE_BEGIN 0xA0 DXE_IDE_RESET 0xA1 DXE_IDE_DETECT...

  • Page 103: Ami Standard - Error

    5-8-3 AMI Standard - ERROR PEI_MEMORY_INVALID_TYPE 0x50 PEI_MEMORY_INVALID_SPEED 0x50 PEI_MEMORY_SPD_FAIL 0x51 PEI_MEMORY_INVALID_SIZE 0x52 PEI_MEMORY_MISMATCH 0x52 PEI_MEMORY_NOT_DETECTED 0x53 PEI_MEMORY_NONE_USEFUL 0x53 PEI_MEMORY_ERROR 0x54 PEI_MEMORY_NOT_INSTALLED 0x55 PEI_CPU_INVALID_TYPE 0x56 PEI_CPU_INVALID_SPEED 0x56 PEI_CPU_MISMATCH 0x57 PEI_CPU_SELF_TEST_FAILED 0x58 PEI_CPU_CACHE_ERROR 0x58 PEI_CPU_MICROCODE_UPDATE_FAILED 0x59 PEI_CPU_NO_MICROCODE 0x59 PEI_CPU_INTERNAL_ERROR 0x5A PEI_CPU_ERROR 0x5A PEI_RESET_NOT_AVAILABLE 0x5B...

  • Page 104: Intel Upi Post Codes

    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...

  • Page 105: Intel Mrc Post Codes

    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 Gather remaining SPD data 0xB2 Program registers on the memory controller level 0xB3...

  • Page 106: Intel Pm Post Codes

    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...
  • Page 107 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...

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