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Conventions The following conventions are used in this user's guide: NOTE! Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. CAUTION! Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. WARNING! Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.
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Server Warnings and Cautions Before installing a server, be sure that you understand the following warnings and cautions. WARNING! To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to the equipment: • Do not disable the power cord grounding plug. The grounding plug is an important safety feature.
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Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) CAUTION! ESD CAN DAMAGE DRIVES, BOARDS, AND OTHER PARTS. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU PERFORM ALL PROCEDURES AT AN ESD WORKSTATION. IF ONE IS NOT AVAILABLE, PROVIDE SOME ESD PROTECTION BY WEARING AN ANTI-STATIC WRIST STRAP AT- TACHED TO CHASSIS GROUND -- ANY UNPAINTED METAL SURFACE -- ON YOUR SERVER WHEN HANDLING PARTS.
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CAUTION! Risk of explosion if battery is replaced incorrectly or with an incorrect type. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used bat- teries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
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 Rear System LAN LEDs .................
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4-3-1 DCR110 ........................42 Backplane Board Storage Connector ............43 4-4-1 CBP10C0 ........................43 Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ....................44 The Main Menu ....................46 Advanced Menu ..................... 49 5-2-1 Trusted Computing ....................50 5-2-2 ACPI Settings ......................51 5-2-3 APEI Configuration ....................52 5-2-4 General Watchdog Timer ..................53 5-2-5 X86 Emulation Configuration ..................54 5-2-6...
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Save & Exit Menu ................... 94 BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard) ............96 5-8-1 PEI Beep Codes .....................96 5-8-2 DXE Beep Codes ....................96 - 9 -...
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.
Product Specifications NOTE: We reserve the right to make any changes to the product specifications and product-related information without prior notice. System 438 x 43.5 x 730 (W x H x D, mm) Dimension Socket Security Ampere® Altra® Max Processor ...
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Internal I/O 1 x M.2 slot 1 x TPM header 1 x Front panel header 1 x HDD/SSD backplane board header Socket Security 1 x PMBus connector 1 x IPMB connector 1 x Clear CMOS jumper ...
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System Aspeed® AST2600 management controller Management GIGABYTE Management Console (AMI MegaRAC SP-X) web interface Dashboard Security cket HTML5 KVM Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.) Sensor Reading History Data FRU Information SEL Log in Linear Storage / Circular Storage Policy ...
Chapter 2 System Appearance Front View HDD10 HDD2 HDD4 HDD6 HDD8 HDD0 HDD11 HDD1 HDD3 HDD5 HDD7 HDD9 Description Front USB 3.0 Port Front Panel LEDs and Buttons 2.5" HDD Bays NOTE! Green HDD Latch Supports NVMe • Go to the section for detail description of function 2-3 Front Panel Buttons and LEDs LEDs.
Rear View Slot3 PSU2 PSU1 Slot4 Slot2 Slot1 Description PCIe Card Slot x 2 Mezzanine Card Slot (Option/OCP 3.0/SFF) Server Management LAN Port GbE LAN Port x 2 USB 3.0 Port x 2 Mini DP Port Mezzanine Card Slot (Option/OCP 3.0/SFF) System Appearance - 16 -...
Front Panel LED and Buttons Name Color Status Description Green System is powered on Green Blink System is in ACPI S1 state (sleep mode) Power button • System is not powered on or in ACPI S5 state with LED (power off) •...
Rear System LAN LEDs Name Color Status Description Yellow 1 Gbps data rate 1GbE Speed Green 100 Mbps data rate 10 Mbps data rate Link between system and network or no access Green 1GbE Link / Blink Data transmission or reception is occurring. Activity LED No data transmission or reception is occurring.
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:...
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)
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.
Removing and Installing the Chassis 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 cover: Remove the screws on both sides of the back chassis cover. (Note: For safe shipping, installation screws are added and should be removed before deployment/putting it in the server cabinet.) Remove the screw securing the back chassis cover.
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 fan duct with the guiding groove. Push down the fan duct into chassis until its firmly seat.
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. •...
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.
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.
3-5-2 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.
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.
Installing the Mezzanine Card 3-7-1 OCP 3.0 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.
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. •...
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.
3-10 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 assembly: Lift up the fan assembly from the chassis.
3-11 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 Follow these instructions to replace the power supply: Flip and then grasp the power supply handle.
Chapter 4 Motherboard Components Motherboard Components CPU0 CPU1 13 12 Item Description 2 x 4 Pin P12V GPU Power Connector 2 x 3 Pin Power Connector 2 x 7 Pin Power Connector 2 x 4 Pin P12V Power Connector MCIO Connector (MCIO_P1_3/PCIe Gen4) 2 x 2 Pin P12V Backplane Power Connector SlimLine SAS Connector (MCIO_P1_22/PCIe Gen4) SlimLine SAS Connectors...
Jumper Setting OCP_PWR_SW OCP power control by OCP card (Default) OCP1 force power on OCP2 force power on OCP1 & OCP2 force power on NCSI_SW OCP3.0_2 Mezzanine OCP3.0_1 Mezzanine Clear CMOS CLR_CMOS Normal Opera on (Default) Clear CMOS data Motherboard Components - 41 -...
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.
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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.) ...
The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter other sub-menu. Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu.
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Parameter Description BIOS Information Access Level Displays the privileges level information. System Project Name Displays the system project name information. Project Name Displays the motherboard 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.
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Parameter Description System Language Option: English. System Date Sets the date following the weekday-month-day-year format. System Time Sets the system time following the hour-minute-second format. BIOS Setup - 48 -...
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 - 49 -...
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. Override to allow SID authentication in TCG Storage device. Disable Block Sid Options available: Enabled, Disabled.
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Parameter Description AMI PCI Driver Version Displays the AMI PCI Bus Driver version information PCI Settings Common for all Devices: Enable/Disable Single Root IO virtualization support. SR-IOV Support Options available: Disabled, Enabled. Default setting is Enabled. Change Settings of the following PCI Devices: Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
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5-2-6-1 PCI Express GEN 1 Settings Parameter Description PCI Express Device Register Settings Enable/disable PCI Express Device Relaxed Ordering. Relaxd Ordering Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. If enabled, allows device to use 8-bit tag field as a requester. Extended Tag Options available: Enabled, Disabled.
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Parameter Description If supported by hardware and set to "Enabled", the device is permitted to use CLKREQ# signal for power management of Link Clock Power Management clock in accordance to protocol defined in appropriate form factor specification. Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Defines number of Retry attempts software will take to retrain the Link Training Retry link if previous training attempt was unsuccessful.
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5-2-6-2 PCI Express GEN 2 Settings Parameter Description PCI Express GEN2 Device Register Settings I n d e v i c e f u n c t i o n s t h a t s u p p o r t c o m p l e t i o n t i m e o u t programmability, allows system software to modify the completion timeout value.
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Parameter Description If supported by hardware and set to 'Enabled', outbound AtomicOp Egress Blocking AtomicOp Requestsvia Egress Ports will be blocked. Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. If supported by hardware and set to 'Enabled', this permits setting the number of ID-Based Ordering (IDO) bit (Attribute[2]) requests IDO Request Enable to be initiated.
5-2-7 Info Report Configuration Description Parameter Post Report Enable/disable post report support. Post Report Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Options available: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, Until Press ESC. Delay Time Default setting is 1. Error Message Report Enable/disable Info error message support. Info Error Message Options available: Enabled, Disabled.
5-2-8 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 XHCI (USB 3.0) Hand-off support. XHCI Hand-off Options available: Enabled, Disabled.
5-2-10 IP Configuration Parameter Description IP Configuration Settings Provides the Options to Configure the IP Address Options available: Disabled, Every Boot, On Demand. Auto Configuration Default setting is Disabled. BIOS Setup - 64 -...
5-2-11 NVMe Configuration Parameter Description NVMe controller and Drive Displays the NVMe devices connected to the system information BIOS Setup - 65 -...
5-2-12 SATA Configuration Parameter Description Displays the installed HDD devices information. System will automatically SATA Configuration detect HDD type. BIOS Setup - 66 -...
5-2-14 Power Restore Configuration Parameter Description Specifies what state when power is re-applied after a power failure (G3 state). Power Restore Options available: Power Off, Power On, Last State. Default setting is Last State. BIOS Setup - 68 -...
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Description Parameter Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Link Speed – Allows for automatic link speed adjustment. – Options available: Auto Negotiated, 10 Mbps Half, 10 Mbps Full, 100 Mbps Half, 100 Mbps Full. Default setting is Auto Negotiated. Wake On LAN NIC Configuration ...
5-2-16 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.
5-2-17 MAC IPv6 Network Configuration Parameter Description Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Displays the MAC Address information. Interface ID – 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 ...
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 CPU Configuration Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Memory Slot Information Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items.
5-3-1 CPU Configuration Parameter Description CPU Configuration Number of processors/cores Displays the number of installed processor information. enabled Inter Socket Connection: Displays the Inter socket connection information. Link0/1 Controls Link speed for Inter socket connection. Inter Socket Connection Speed Options available: Default, 16GT/s, 20GT/s, 25GT/s. Default setting is Configured Default.
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Parameter Description Enable/Disable L1/L2 Prefetch for each core. L1/L2 Prefetch Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Enable/Disable PPTT to indicate SLC as L3$. This is limited to only 1P SLC as L3$ Monolithic mode. Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. L1C I/D Displays the technical specifications for the installed processor Warrenty...
Server Management Menu Parameter Description BMC Self Test Status/ BMC Device ID/ BMC Device Revision/ Displays the technical specification of the BMC controller. BMC Firmware Revision/ IPMI Version/ BMC Interface(s) BMC Support Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. System Event Log Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
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.
5-4-2 Bmc self test log Parameter Description Log area usage = 00 out of 20 logs Erase Log Options available: Yes, On every reset/ No. Default setting is No. Options available: Clear Log, Do not log any more. Default setting is Do When log is full not log any more.
5-4-3 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 - 85 -...
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.
Security Menu The Security menu allows you to safeguard and protect the system from unauthorized use by setting up access passwords. There are two types of passwords that you can set: • Administrator Password Entering this password will allow the user to access and change all settings in the Setup Utility. •...
5-5-1 Media Sanitization Parameter Description Select the drive need to be sanitized. Device Name Method Type Media Santitization – Options available: Clear, Purge. Default setting is Clear. Start This Device Sanitization – Start sanitizating this device with setup configsuraiton. BIOS Setup - 88 -...
5-5-2 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.
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Parameter Description Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Please note that this item is configurable when Secure Boot Mode is set to Custom. Factory Key Provision – Allows to provision factory default Secure Boot keys when system is in Setup Mode.
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Parameter Description Authorized TimeStamps (DBT) – 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 ...
Boot Menu The Boot menu allows you to set the drive priority during system boot-up. BIOS setup will display an error message if the legacy drive(s) specified is not bootable. Parameter Description Boot Configuration Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535 (0xFFFF) Setup Prompt Timeout means indefinite waiting.
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Parameter Description FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities Press [Enter] to configure the boot priority. By default, the server searches for boot devices in the following sequence: Hard drive. Boot Option #1 / #2 / #3 / #4 / #5 CD-COM/DVD drive. USB device.
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Save & Exit Menu The Save & Exit menu displays the various options to quit from the BIOS setup. Highlight any of the exit options then press <Enter>. Parameter Description Save Options Saves changes made and closes the BIOS setup. Save Changes and Exit Options available: Yes, No.
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Parameter Description 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.
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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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