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  • Page 1 G492-ZL2 HPC Server - 4U DP SXM4 A100 8 GPU 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 Jumper Setting ....................43 Backplane Board Storage Connector ............44 4-3-1 CBPG060 .......................44 Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ....................45 The Main Menu ....................47 Advanced Menu ..................... 50 5-2-1 Trusted Computing ....................52 5-2-2 PSP Firmware Versions ..................53 5-2-3 Legacy Video Select ....................54 5-2-4 AST2500 Super IO Configuration ................55 5-2-5...
  • Page 9 5-5-2 Fabric Resource ....................124 Server Management Menu ................125 5-6-1 System Event Log ....................127 5-6-2 View FRU Information ..................128 5-6-3 BMC Network Configuration .................129 5-6-4 IPv6 BMC Network Configuration .................130 Security Menu ....................131 5-7-1 Secure Boot ......................132 Boot Menu ....................134 Save &...

  • 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 900 (W x H x D, mm) Dimension Š Socket Security AMD EPYC™ 7003 processors with AMD 3D V-Cache™ Technology Š...
  • Page 12 Internal I/O 1 x TPM header Š 1 x Front panel header Š Front I/O 2 x USB 3.0 Š 1 x VGA Š Socket Security 2 x RJ45 Š 1 x MLAN Š Security Socket 1 x Power button with LED Š...
  • Page 13 System Aspeed® AST2500 management controller Management GIGABYTE Management Console (AMI MegaRAC SP-X) web interface Dashboard Š Security cket HTML5 KVM Š Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.) Š Sensor Reading History Data Š FRU Information Š SEL Log in Linear Storage / Circular Storage Policy Š...

  • Page 14: System Block Diagram

    System Block Diagram G492-ZD2 System Block Diagram Front Panel 10/100/1G MLAN PHY(1ch) ASPEED AST2500 6-bay 2.5” Gen4 U.2 NVMe/ SATA 2 x 10GbE BASE-T LAN Intel X710-AT2 2 x USB 3.0 8-Channel DDR4, 16 x DIMMs 8-Channel DDR4, 16 x DIMMs BIOS CPU0 CPU1...

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 System Appearance

    Chapter 2 System Appearance Front View HDD0 HDD2 HDD4 PCIe Slot PCIe Slot HDD1 HDD3 HDD5 No. Description Description HGX Tray VGA Port Front Panel LEDs and Buttons USB 3.0 Port x 2 10GbE LAN Port x 2 HGX Tray Lock 10/100/1000 Server Management LAN Port Coolant Supply Valve Coolant Return Valve...

  • Page 16: Rear View

    Rear View Rear Rear Rear Rear Rear Rear 11/12 9/10 Description PCIe Card Cage x 2 System Appearance - 16 -...

  • Page 17: Front Panel Led And Buttons

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

  • 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 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 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 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 chassis top cover • Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power. Follow these instructions to remove/install the chassis top cover: Push button to unlock the handle. Pull the grip handle to open the panel cover.

  • Page 23: Removing And Installing The Hgx Tray

    Removing and Installing the HGX Tray Before you remove or install the HGX tray. • Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power. Follow these instructions to remove/install the HGX tray: Unlock the latch in the center of front system. Pull the grip handles on the both sides of the system slide the tray to the front of the system at the same time to remove the tray.

  • Page 24: 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 25: 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 26: Installing The Memory

    3-4-2 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 27: Memory Population Table

    3-4-4 Memory Population Table EPYC Memory Speed based on DIMM Population (One DIMM per Channel) DIMM Population DIMM Max EPYC 7003 Type DDR Frequency (MHz) DIMM 0 1R (1 Rank) 3200 RDIMM 2R or 2DR (2 Ranks) 3200 4DR (4 Ranks) 3200 LRDIMM 2S2R (4 Ranks)

  • Page 28: 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 PCIe card.

  • Page 29: 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 30: Installing The M.2 Device And Heat Sink

    Installing the M.2 Device and Heat Sink 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 the system overheating and throttle the system performance. CAUTION The position of the stand-off screw will depend on the size of the M.2 device.

  • Page 31: Replacing The System Fan Module

    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 Follow these instructions to replace the fan module: Pull up to remove the fan module by using handle.

  • Page 32: Removing And Installing The Power Supply

    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 33: Liquid Cooling Assembly Information

    3-10 Liquid Cooling Assembly Information The liquid cooling assembly is designed to capture heat from the processors and memory located in the node and cool the components. The coolant flow for the assembly is produced by the two valves at the from of the sever chassis.
  • Page 34 The flow of the motherboard coolant is shown below: CPU1~0 Loop Flow Order Component First Coolant into CPU1 Second CPU1~CPU0 Cold Plate Third CPU0 Coolant return System Hardware Installation - 34 -...
  • Page 35 The flow of the NVIDIA HGX baseboard coolant is shown below: GPU5~8 Loop Flow Order Component First Coolant into GPU Second CPU5/8~7/6 Cold Plate Third Coolant return GPU1~4 Loop Flow Order Component First Coolant into GPU Second CPU1/4~3/2 Cold Plate Third Coolant return NVSwitch...

  • Page 36: Liquid Cooling Specifications

    3-10-1 Liquid Cooling Specifications The cold plate assembly in the liquid cooling assembly mounts directly on top of the processors and GPU card. The retention mechanism for installation on top of the processors is integrated into the cold plate. The liquid coolant contained within the tubes, is a mixture of demineralized water and propylene glycol with the following beneficial features: Anti-Freeze, Anti-Corrosion and Anti Bacterial.

  • Page 37: Cable Connection

    3-11 Cable Connection 3-11-1 Motherboard to PCIe Board and Front IO Board PEX2 PEX3 PEX0 PEX1 System Hardware Installation - 37 -...
  • Page 38 Description PCIe Slot Signal Cable (for Front Side Slot#0) PCIe Slot Signal Cable (for Front Side Slot#1) PCIe Slot Signal Cable PCIe Slot Signal Cable PCIe Slot Signal Cable PCIe Slot Signal Cable PCIe to PDB Signal Cable MLAN/NCSI Cable Front Panel Signal Cable System Hardware Installation - 38 -...

  • Page 39: Pcie Board To Hdd Back Plane Board

    3-11-2 PCIe Board to HDD Back plane Board PEX2 PEX3 PEX0 PEX1 CMTP062 Description NVMe HDD #0 NVMe HDD #1 NVMe HDD #2/#4 NVMe HDD #3/#5 PCIe to Rear Side M.2 Bridge Board (CMTP062) System Hardware Installation - 39 -...

  • Page 40: Motherboard To Pcie Board And Hdd Back Plane Board

    3-11-3 Motherboard to PCIe Board and HDD Back Plane Board PEX2 PEX3 PEX0 PEX1 System Hardware Installation - 40 -...
  • Page 41 Description SATA HDD #0/#1 Back Plane Board Signal Cable Back Plane Board SATA Cable System Hardware Installation - 41 -...

  • Page 42: Chapter 4 Motherboard Components

    Chapter 4 Motherboard Components Motherboard Components CPU0 CPU1 Item Description 2 x 15 Pin HDD Back Plane Board Connector SlimLine Connectors (PCIe Gen4 Signal from CPU0) SlimLine Connectors (SATA Signal from CPU0) SlimLine Connectors (PCIe Gen4 Signal from CPU0) SlimLine Connectors (PCIe Gen4 Signal from CPU0) SlimLine Connectors (PCIe Gen4 Signal from CPU0) SlimLine Connector (PCIe Gen4 Signal from CPU0) SlimLine Connector (PCIe Gen4 Signal from CPU0)

  • Page 43: Jumper Setting

    Jumper Setting Clear CMOS Jumper CLR_CMOS HSMB_SEL BIOS Defined Enable Default PMBUS_SEL BIOS Defined BIOS_PWD Clear Supervisor Password Normal (Default) BIOS_RCVR BIOS Recovery Mode Normal (Default) ON OFF CPU0 CPU1 Motherboard Components - 43 -...

  • Page 44: Backplane Board Storage Connector

    Backplane Board Storage Connector 4-3-1 CBPG060 Item Description SlimLine Connector (U2_0) SlimLine Connector (U2_1) SlimLine Connector (U2_2) SlimLine Connector (U2_3) SlimLine Connector (U2_4) SlimLine Connector (U2_5) SlimLine Connector (SATA0) SlimLine Connector (SATA1) Motherboard Components - 44 -...

  • Page 45: 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 46  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 47: 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 48 Parameter Description BIOS Information Project Name Displays the project name information. Project Version Displays version number of the BIOS setup utility. Build Date and Time Displays the date and time when the BIOS setup utility was created. BMC Information (Note1) BMC Firmware Version (Note1) Displays BMC firmware version information.
  • Page 49 Parameter Description Onboard LAN Information LAN# 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) The number of LAN ports listed will depend on the motherboard / system model. BIOS Setup - 49 -...

  • Page 50: Advanced Menu

    Advanced Menu The Advanced Menu displays submenu options for configuring the function of various hardware components. Select a submenu item, then press <Enter> to access the related submenu screen. When Boot Mode Select is set to UEFI (Default) BIOS Setup - 50 -...
  • Page 51 When "Boot Mode Select" is set to Legacy in the Boot > Boot Mode Select section BIOS Setup - 51 -...

  • Page 52: Trusted Computing

    5-2-1 Trusted Computing Parameter Description Configuration Enable/Disable BIOS support for security device. OS will not show security device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be Security Device Support available. Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable. Select Enable to activate TPM support feature. SPI TPM Support Options available: Enabled, Disabled.

  • Page 53: Psp Firmware Versions

    5-2-2 PSP Firmware Versions The PSP Firmware Versions page displays the basic PSP firmware version information. Items on this window are non-configurable. BIOS Setup - 53 -...

  • Page 54: Legacy Video Select

    5-2-3 Legacy Video Select Description Parameter Selects between onboard or external VGA support. OnBrd/Ext VGA Select Options available: Auto, Onboard, External. Default setting is Onboard. BIOS Setup - 54 -...

  • Page 55: Ast2500 Super Io Configuration

    5-2-4 AST2500 Super IO Configuration Description Parameter AST2500 Super IO Configuration Super IO Chip Serial Port 1 Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Configuration BIOS Setup - 55 -...
  • Page 56 5-2-4-1 Serial Port 1 Configuration Description Parameter Serial Port 1 Configuration Enable/Disable the Serial Port (COM). When set to Enabled allows you to configure the Serial port 1 settings. When set to Disabled, displays no Serial Port (Note1) configuration for the serial port. Options available: Enabled, Disabled.

  • Page 57: S5 Rtc Wake Settings

    5-2-5 S5 RTC Wake Settings Parameter Description Enable/Disable system wake on alarm event. Options available: Disabled, Fixed Time. When Fixed Time enabled, system Wake System from S5 will wake on the hr::min::sec specified. Default setting is Disabled. BIOS Setup - 57 -...

  • Page 58: Serial Port Console Redirection

    5-2-6 Serial Port Console Redirection Parameter Description Select whether to enable console redirection for specified device. Console COM1/Serial Over LAN redirection enables the users to manage the system from a remote Console Redirection location. (Note) Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
  • Page 59 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 60 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/Serial Over LAN. Resolution Š – Selects the number of rows and columns used in Console Redirection for legacy OS support.
  • Page 61 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 62: Cpu Configuration

    5-2-7 CPU Configuration Description Parameter Enable/disable the CPU Virtualization. SVM Mode Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Press [Enter] to view the memory information related to CPU 0/1. CPU 0/1 Information BIOS Setup - 62 -...

  • Page 63: Pci Subsystem Settings

    5-2-8 PCI Subsystem Settings BIOS Setup - 63 -...
  • Page 64 Description Parameter Displays the PCI Bus Driver version information. PCI Bus Driver Version Change the PCIe lanes. U2_P0/1_P# Lanes Options available: Disabled, Auto, x16, x8x8, x8x4x4, x4x4x8, (Note1) x4x4x4x4. Default setting is Auto. When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM U2_P0/1_P# I/O ROM for the related PCI-E slot.

  • Page 65: Usb Configuration

    5-2-9 USB Configuration Parameter Description USB Configuration USB Module Version Displays the USB module version information. USB Controllers Displays the supported USB controllers. USB Devices: Displays the USB devices connected to the system. Enable/Disable the Legacy USB support fuction. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected.
  • Page 66 Parameter Description USB hardware delays and time-outs Selects the time-out value for USB Control/Bulk/Interrupt transfers. USB transfer time-out Options available: 1 sec, 5 sec, 10 sec, 20 sec. Default setting is 20 sec. Selects the time-out value during a USB mass storage device reset.

  • Page 67: Network Stack Configuration

    5-2-10 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 (Note) Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Enable/Disable the Ipv4 HTTP feature. Ipv4 HTTP Support (Note) Options available: Enabled, Disabled.

  • Page 68: Nvme Configuration

    5-2-11 NVMe Configuration Parameter Description NVMe Configuration Displays the NVMe devices connected to the system BIOS Setup - 68 -...

  • Page 69: Sata Configuration

    5-2-12 SATA Configuration Parameter Description Displays the installed HDD devices information. System will automatically SATA Configuration detect HDD type. BIOS Setup - 69 -...

  • Page 70: Graphic Output Configuration

    5-2-13 Graphic Output Configuration Parameter Description Selects output device type. Output Device Type Options available: First loaded Device, Onboard Device, External Device, Specific Device. Default setting is Onboard Device. BIOS Setup - 70 -...

  • Page 71: Amd Mem Configuration Status

    5-2-14 AMD Mem Configuration Status Description Parameter Press [Enter] to view the memory configuration status related to CPU 0/1. CPU 0/1 BIOS Setup - 71 -...

  • Page 72: Tls Auth Configuration

    5-2-15 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 73: Iscsi Configuration

    5-2-16 iSCSI Configuration Parameter Description iSCSI Initiator Name Add an Attempt Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Delete Attempts Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Change Attempt Order Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. BIOS Setup - 73 -...

  • Page 74: Intel(R) X710 Ethernet Controller

    5-2-17 Intel(R) X710 Ethernet Controller BIOS Setup - 74 -...
  • Page 75 Description Parameter Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Link Speed Š – Allows for automatic link speed adjustment. – Options available: Auto Negotiated, 10 Mbps Half, 10 Mbps Full, 100 Mbps Half, 100 Mbps Full. Default setting is Auto Negotiated. Wake On LAN Š...

  • Page 76: Vlan Configuration

    5-2-18 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 77: Mac Ipv4 Network Configuration

    5-2-19 MAC IPv4 Network Configuration Parameter Description Indicates whether network address is configured successfully or not. Configured Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Enable DHCP (Note) Local IP Address Press [Enter] to configure local IP address. (Note) Press [Enter] to configure local NetMask.

  • Page 78: Mac Ipv6 Network Configuration

    5-2-20 MAC IPv6 Network Configuration Parameter Description Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Displays the MAC Address information. Š Interface ID Š – The 64 bit alternative interface ID for the device. The string is colon separated. e.g. ff:dd:88:66:cc:1:2:3. DAD Transmit Count Š...

  • Page 79: Amd Cbs Menu

    AMD CBS Menu AMD CBS menu displays submenu options for configuring the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically sets. Select a submenu item, then press [Enter] to access the related submenu screen. BIOS Setup - 79 -...
  • Page 80 5-3-1 CPU Common Options BIOS Setup - 80 -...

  • Page 81: Cpu Common Options

    Parameter Description CPU Common Options Performance Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Prefetcher settings Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Core Watchdog Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. From a workaround for GCC/C000005 issue for XV Core on CZ A0, setting MSRC001_1029 Decode Configuration (DE_CFG) bit 14 RedirectForReturnDis [DecfgNoRdrctForReturns] to 1.
  • Page 82 Parameter Description Action to take when a CCD BIST failure is detected. Action on BIST Failure Options available: Do nothing, Down-CCD, Auto. Default setting is Auto. Default is 1, cab be set to zero for analysis purpose as long as OS supports Fast short REP MOVSB Options available: Disabled, Enabled.
  • Page 83 5-3-1-1 Performance Parameter Description Performance Options available: Normal Operation, Customized. Default setting is Normal OC Mode (Note) Operation. Allows you to accept or decline enabling Custom Core Pstates. When Custom Core Pstates accepted, you can disable or customize core pstates. Allows you to accept or decline enabling CCDs, processor cores and threads.
  • Page 84 5-3-1-2 Prefetcher Settings Parameter Description Prefetcher settings Enable/Disable L1 Stream HW Prefetcher. L1 Stream HW Prefetcher Options available: Auto, Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable. Use memory access history of individual instructions to fetch additional lines when each access is a constant distance from the previous. L1 Stride Prefetcher Enable/Disable L1 Stride Prefetcher.
  • Page 85 5-3-1-3 Core Watchdog Parameter Description Core Watchdog Enable/Disable CPU Watchdog Timer. Core Watchdog Timer Enable Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. BIOS Setup - 85 -...

  • Page 86: Df Common Options

    5-3-2 DF Common Options Parameter Description DF Common Options Scrubber Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Memory Addressing Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. ACPI Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Link Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Enable/Disable SyncFlood to UMC &...
  • Page 87 5-3-2-1 Scrubber Parameter Description Scrubber Provide a value that is the number of hours to scrub memory. DRAM scrub time Options available: Auto, Disabled, 1 hour, 4 hours, 8 hours, 16 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours. Default setting is Auto. Enable/Disable the Poison scrubber control feature.
  • Page 88 5-3-2-2 Memory Addressing Parameter Description Memory Addressing Specifies the number of desired NUMA nodes per socket. NUMA nodes per socket Options available: Auto, NPS0, NPS1, NPS2, NPS4. Default setting is NPS4. Enable/Disable the Memory interleaving feature. Memory interleaving Options available: Auto, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Controls the memory interleaving size.
  • Page 89 5-3-2-3 ACPI Parameter Description ACPI ACPI SRAT L3 Cache As Enable/Disable report each L3 cache as a NUMA Domain to the OS. NUMA Domain Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Determines how the SLIT distances are declared. ACPI SLIT Distance Control Options available: Auto, Manual.
  • Page 90 5-3-2-4 Link Parameter Description Link Enable/Disable GMI link encryption. GMI encryption control Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Enable/Disable xGMI link encryption. xGMI encryption control Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. CAKE CRC perf bounds Options available: Auto, Manual.

  • Page 91: Umc Common Options

    5-3-3 UMC Common Options Parameter Description UMC Common Options DDR4 Common Options Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. DRAM Memory Mapping Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. NVDIMM Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Memory MBIST Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. BIOS Setup - 91 -...
  • Page 92 5-3-3-1 DDR4 Common Options Parameter Description DDR4 Common Options Press [Enter] to configure the Plan of Record (POR) to enable / disable restrictions for DDR4 frequency and voltage programming. Memory speeds will be capped at AMD guidelines. Decline Š Accept Š...
  • Page 93 5-3-3-1-1 DRAM Controller Configuration Parameter Description DRAM Controller Configuration Press [Enter] to configure DRAM Power Options. Power Down Enable Š – Enable/Disable DDR power down mode. – Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Power Down Entry Delay Š...
  • Page 94 5-3-3-1-2 CAD Bus Configuration Parameter Description CAD Bus Configuration Setup time on CAD bus signals to Auto or Manual. CAD Bus Timing User Controls Options available: Auto, Manual. Default setting is Auto. CAD Bus Drive Strength User Drive Strength on CAD bus signals to Auto or Manual. Options available: Auto, Manual.
  • Page 95 5-3-3-1-3 Data Bus Configuration Parameter Description Data Bus Configuration Data Bus Configuration User Specifies the mode for drive strength to Auto or Manual. Options available: Auto, Manual. Default setting is Auto. Controls BIOS Setup - 95 -...
  • Page 96 5-3-3-1-4 Common RAS Parameter Description Common RAS Enable/Disable the Data Poisoning function. Data Poisoning Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Enable/Disable the DRAM Post Package Repair function. DRAM Post Package Repair Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable. Enable/Disable the RCD Parity function.
  • Page 97 Parameter Description Disable Memory Error Injection Options available: False, True. Default setting is True. Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. DRAM ECC Symbol Size Š – Configures the DRAM ECC Symbol Size. – Options available: Auto, x4, x8, x16. Default setting is Auto. DRAM ECC Enable Š...
  • Page 98 5-3-3-1-5 Security Parameter Description Security Enable/Disable Transparent SME. TSME Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Enable/Disable Data Scrambling. Data Scramble Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. BIOS Setup - 98 -...
  • Page 99 5-3-3-1-6 Phy Configuration Parameter Description Phy Configuration Press [Enter] to configure PMU Training. DFE Read Training Š – Perform 2D Read Training with DFE on. – Options available: Auto, Enable, Disable. Default setting is Auto. PMU Training FFE Write Training Š...
  • Page 100 5-3-3-2 DRAM Memory Mapping Parameter Description DRAM Memory Mapping Interleave memory blocks across the DRAM chip selects for CPU 0. Chipselect Interleaving Options available: Auto, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Configures the BankGroupSwap. BankGroupSwap (BGS) is a new memory mapping option in AGESA that alters how applications get assigned to BankGroupSwap physical locations within the memory modules.
  • Page 101 5-3-3-3 NVDIMM Parameter Description NVDIMM Displays the information of the devices/controllers if installed Disable NVDIMM-N Enable/Disable NVDIMM-N feature for memory margin tool. Feature Options available: No, Yes. Default setting is NO. BIOS Setup - 101 -...
  • Page 102 5-3-3-4 Memory MBIST Parameter Description Memory MBIST Enable/Disable the Memory MBIST function. MBIST Enable Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Selects MBIST Test Mode. Interface Mode: Tests Single and Multiple CS transactions and Basic Connectivity. MBIST Test Mode (Note) Data Eye Mode: Measures Voltage vs.
  • Page 103 Parameter Description Selects the Vendor specific tests to use with BIOS memory healing BIST. Mem BIST Test Select Options available: Vendor Tests Enabled, Vendor Tests Disabled, All Tests - (Note1) All Vendors. Default setting is Vendor Tests Enabled. Selects the repair type for dram errors found in the BIOS memory BIST. Mem BIST Post Package Options available: Soft Repair, Hard Repair, No Repairs - Test only.
  • Page 104 5-3-3-4-1 Data Eye Parameter Description Data Eye Pattern Select Options available: PRBS, SSO, Both. Default setting is PRBS. Pattern Length Determines the pattern length. The possible options are N=3..12. This item helps read the aggressors channels. Aggressor Channel Options available: Disabled, 1 Aggressor Channel, 3 Aggressor Channels, 7 Aggressor Channels.
  • Page 105 Parameter Description Target Static Lane Select This item is configurable when Target Static Lane Control is set to Upper 32 bits Enabled. Target Static Lane Select This item is configurable when Target Static Lane Control is set to Lower 32 bits Enabled.

  • Page 106: Nbio Common Options

    5-3-4 NBIO Common Options Parameter Description NBIO Common Options Enable/Disable the IOMMU function. IOMMU Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Enable/Disable DMAr system protection during POST. DMAr Support Options available: Enabled, Disabled, Auto. Default setting is Auto. DRTM Virtual Device Enable/Disable DRTM ACPI virtual device.
  • Page 107 Parameter Description Configures Early Link Speed. Early Link Speed Options available: Auto, Gen1, Gen2. Default setting is Auto. Controls the Hot Plug Handling mode. Hot Plug Handling mode Options available: Auto, OS First, Firmware First. Default setting is Auto. Presence Detect Select Controls the Presence Detect Select mode.
  • Page 108 5-3-4-1 SMU Common Options Parameter Description SMU Common Options Power Policy Quick Options available: Standard, Best Performance, Energy Efficient. Setting Default setting is Best Performance. Selects use the fused Determinism or set customized Determinism. Determinism Control Options available: Auto, Manual. Default setting is Auto. Determinism Slider Options available: Auto, Power, Performance.
  • Page 109 Parameter Description Enable/Disable DF C-states. DF Cstates Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Enable/Disable the CPPC feature. CPPC Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Enable/Disable the HSMP support. HSMP Support Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Enable/Disable the DLWM support.
  • Page 110 5-3-4-2 NBIO RAS Common Options Parameter Description NBIO RAS Common Options Options available: Disabled, MCA, Legacy, Auto. Default setting is Auto. NBIO RAS Control Configures the Egress Poison High Severity. Each bit set to 1 enables Egress Poison Severity High High severity on the associated IOHC egress port.
  • Page 111 Parameter Description Uncorrected Converted to Enables mask for masking of uncorrectable parity errors on internal Poison Enable Mask High arrays. Uncorrected Converted to Enables mask for masking of uncorrectable parity errors on internal Poison Enable Mask Low arrays. Specifies the timer interval of the SYSHUB Watchdog timer in System Hub Watchdog Timer milliseconds.

  • Page 112: Fch Common Options

    5-3-5 FCH Common Options Parameter Description FCH Common Options AC Power Loss Options Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. FCH RAS Options Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Miscellaneous Options Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. BIOS Setup - 112 -...
  • Page 113 5-3-5-1 AC Power Loss Options Parameter Description AC Power Loss Options Selects the AC Loss Control Method. AC Loss Control Options available: Power Off, Power On, Last State. Default setting is Last State. BIOS Setup - 113 -...
  • Page 114 5-3-5-2 FCH RAS Options Parameter Description FCH RAS Options Enable/Disable the ALink RAS Support. ALink RAS Support Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Enables AB to forward downstream sync-flood message to system Reset after sync flood controller. Options available: Auto, Enable, Disable.
  • Page 115 5-3-5-3 Miscellaneous Options Parameter Description Miscellaneous Options Enable/Disable Boot Timer. Boot Timer Enable Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. BIOS Setup - 115 -...

  • Page 116: Ntb Common Options

    5-3-6 NTB Common Options Parameter Description NTB Common Options Socket-0 P0 NTB Enable Options available: Auto, Enable. Default setting is Auto. Socket-0 P1 NTB Enable Options available: Auto, Enable. Default setting is Auto. Socket-0 P2 NTB Enable Options available: Auto, Enable. Default setting is Auto. Socket-0 P3 NTB Enable Options available: Auto, Enable.

  • Page 117: Soc Miscellaneous Control

    5-3-7 SOC Miscellaneous Control Parameter Description SOC Miscellaneous Control Enable/Disable the ConsoleOut function for ABL. ABL Console Out Control Options available: Auto, Enable, Disable. Default setting is Auto. ABL Basic Console Out Enable/Disable the Basic ConsoleOut function for ABL. Control Options available: Auto, Enable, Disable.

  • Page 118: Workload Tuning

    5-3-8 Workload Tuning Parameter Description Workload Tuning Workload Profile Select the profile for different workloads. Default setting is Auto. Enable to allow capturing performance traces. Performance Tracing Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. BIOS Setup - 118 -...

  • Page 119: Amd Pbs Menu

    AMD PBS Menu AMD PBS Option menu displays submenu options for configuring the function of AMD PBS. Select a submenu item, then press [Enter] to access the related submenu screen. Parameter Description Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Reserved 1M bytes MMIO space on 1M boundary when iLA TraceMemoryEn iLA TraceMemoryEn enabled.

  • Page 120: Ras

    5-4-1 RAS Parameter Description Enable/Disable the Periodic SMI for polling [MCA Threshold] error. RAS Periodic SMI Control Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. SMI Threshold Configures the SMI Threshold value. SMI Scale Configures the SMI Scale value. Defines the unit of time scale. SMI Scale Unit Options available: millisecond, second, minute.
  • Page 121 Parameter Description PCIe Root Port UnCorr Err Initialize the PCIe AER Uncorrected Error Mask register of Root Port. Mask Reg PCIe Root Port UnCorr Err Initialize the PCIe AER Uncorrected Error Severity register of Root Port. Sev Reg PCIe Device Corr Err Mask Initialize the PCIe AER Corrected Error Mask register of PCIe device.

  • Page 122: Chipset Setup Menu

    Chipset Setup Menu Chipset Setup menu displays submenu options for configuring the function of North Bridge. Select a submenu item, then press <Enter> to access the related submenu screen. Parameter Description PCIe Compliance Mode Options available: On, Off. Default setting is Off. Enable/Disable program all VR on MB.

  • Page 123: North Bridge

    5-5-1 North Bridge Parameter Description North Bridge Configuration Memory Information Total Memory Displays the total memory information. CPU 0/1 Information Press [Enter] to view information related to CPU 0/1. BIOS Setup - 123 -...

  • Page 124: Fabric Resource

    5-5-2 Fabric Resource Parameter Description Fabric Resource CPU 0/1 NBIO_# PCIe Bus Change CPU 0/1 NBIO_# PCIe Bus Number. Number BIOS Setup - 124 -...

  • Page 125: Server Management Menu

    Server Management Menu Parameter Description Enable/Disable FRB-2 timer (POST timer). FRB-2 Timer Default setting is Enabled. Configures the FRB2 Timer timeout. FRB-2 Timer Options available: 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes, 6 minutes. Default setting is 6 timeout minutes. Configures the FRB2 Timer policy. FRB-2 Timer Policy Options available: Do Nothing, Reset, Power Down.
  • Page 126 Parameter Description System Event Log Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. View FRU Press [Enter] to view the FRU information. Information BMC network Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. configuration IPv6 BMC Network Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Configuration BIOS Setup - 126 -...

  • Page 127: System Event Log

    5-6-1 System Event Log Parameter Description Enabling / Disabling Options Change this item to enable or disable all features of System Event SEL Components Logging during boot. Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Erasing Settings Choose options for erasing SEL. Erase SEL Options available: No/Yes, On next reset/Yes, On every reset.

  • Page 128: View Fru Information

    5-6-2 View FRU Information The FRU page is a simple display page for basic system ID information, as well as System product information. Items on this window are non-configurable. (Note) The model name will vary depends on the product you purchased BIOS Setup - 128 -...

  • Page 129: Bmc Network Configuration

    5-6-3 BMC Network Configuration Parameter Description BMC network configuration Lan Channel 1 Selects to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically (DHCP). Do nothing option will not modify any BMC network parameters Configuration Address source during BIOS phase. Options available: Unspecified, Static, DynamicBmcDhcp. Default setting is DynamicBmcDhcp.

  • Page 130: Ipv6 Bmc Network Configuration

    5-6-4 IPv6 BMC Network Configuration Parameter Description IPv6 BMC network configuration IPv6 BMC Lan Channel 1 Enable/Disable IPv6 BMC LAN channel function. When this item is disabled, the system will not modify any BMC network during BIOS IPv6 BMC Lan Option phase.

  • Page 131: 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 132: Secure Boot

    5-7-1 Secure Boot The Secure Boot submenu is applicable when your device is installed the Windows 8 (or above) operating ® system. Parameter Description System Mode Displays if the system is in User mode or Setup mode. Enable/ Disable the Secure Boot function. Secure Boot Options available: Enabled, Disabled.
  • Page 133 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 134: 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 135 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 136: 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 137: Bios Post Beep Code (Ami Standard)

    5-10 BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard) 5-10-1 PEI Beep Codes # of Beeps Description Memory not Installed. Memory was installed twice (InstallPeiMemory routine in PEI Core called twice) Recovery started DXEIPL was not found DXE Core Firmware Volume was not found Recovery failed S3 Resume failed Reset PPI is not available...

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