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HPC Server - 1U UP Gen4 GPU Server
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  • Page 1 G152-Z12 HPC Server - 1U UP Gen4 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 ................... 11 Installation Precautions .................. 11 Product Specifications ..................12 System Block Diagram ................... 15 Chapter 2 System Appearance ..................16 Front View ...................... 16 Rear View ....................... 17 Front Panel LEDs and Buttons ............... 18 RoT LEDs .......................
  • Page 8 Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ....................46 The Main Menu ....................48 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 S5 RTC Wake Settings ...................58 5-2-6 Serial Port Console Redirection ................59 5-2-7...
  • Page 9 Security Menu ....................131 5-7-1 Secure Boot ......................132 Boot Menu ....................134 5-8-1 UEFI NETWORK Drive BBS Priorities ..............136 ..............137 5-8-2 UEFI Application Boot Priorities Save & Exit Menu ..................138 5-10 BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard) ............139 5-10-1 PEI Beep Codes ....................139 5-10-2 DXE Beep Codes ....................139 - 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. Socket Secur i t y Ser ver Oper ating P r oper t i es System Š 1U Dimension Š...
  • Page 13 Expansion Slot 2 x PCIe x16 slots (Gen4 x16) for 2 x double slot GPUs Riser Card CRSG01G ( Front Side): 1 x PCIe x16 slot (Gen4 x16), Low profile Š Secur i t y Ser ver Socket Oper ating P r oper t i es Riser Card CRSH01E ( Front Side): Power Suppl y...
  • Page 14 System Š Aspeed® AST2500 management controller Management Š GIGABYTE Management Console (AMI MegaRAC SP-X) web interface Š Dashboard Secur i t y Ser ver Oper ating P r oper t i es Š HTML5 KVM Š Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.) Power Suppl y Š...

  • Page 15: System Block Diagram

    System Block Diagram Hardware Installation - 15 -...

  • Page 16: Chapter 2 System Appearance

    Chapter 2 System Appearance Front View PSU2 PSU1 4 5 6 Description PCIe Slots OCP 3.0 Slot (Option/SFF) Server Management LAN Port VGA Port USB 3.2 Gen1 Port x 2 ID Button with LED Front Panel LEDs and Buttons 10 GbE LAN #1 10 GbE LAN #2 •...

  • Page 17: Rear View

    Rear View 2 GPU Configura on GPU0 GPU2 4 GPU Configura on GPU1 GPU3 GPU0 GPU2 Description GPU Card Slots System Appearance - 17 -...

  • Page 18: Front Panel Leds And Buttons

    Front Panel LEDs and Buttons No. Name Color Status Description Blue Indicates the system identification is active. ID Button with (Note) Indicates the system identification is disabled. Green Indicates the system is powered on. Power button Green Blink System is in ACPI S1 state (sleep mode). with LED - System is not powered on or in ACPI S5 state (power off) - System is in ACPI S4 state (hibernate mode)
  • Page 19 Indicates locating the HDD. Green Blink Indicates accessing the HDD. HDD Status Amber Indicates HDD error. Green/ Blink Indicates HDD rebuilding. Amber Indicates no HDD access or no HDD error. Reset Button Press this button to reset the system. System Appearance - 19 -...

  • Page 20: Rot Leds

    RoT LEDs ID LED Status LED LED on Front panel (Note5) ID LED Status LED EC Firmware (FW) Authentication fail or not exit EC FW is broken or not exit (Note1) Authenticating/Recovering BMC/BIOS Images Authenticating Images Blinks Blue Blinks Green Recovering BMC Active Flash 4 times per second 4 times per second...
  • Page 21 Active Flash Authentication (AUTH) Fail Blinks Blue Blinks Green BMC : AUTH Fail (Note2) 1 time per second 1 time per second Blinks Blue Blinks Amber BIOS : AUTH fail (Note2) 1 time per second 1 time per second Blinks Blue Blinks Green 2 times per second 2 times per second...

  • Page 22: Front System Lan Leds

    Front System LAN LEDs Name Color Status Description Yellow 10 Gbps data rate 10GbE Green 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. Activity LED No data transmission or reception is occurring.

  • Page 23: 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 updateing 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 24: Hard Disk Drive Leds

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

  • Page 25: 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 26: 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: Loosen the thumbnail screw securing the chassis cover. Slide the chassis cover to the rear of the system and then remove the cover in the direction of the arrow.

  • Page 27: 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 28 • When installing the heat sink over the CPU, use T30-Lobe driver to tighten the 4 captive nuts in sequential order (1g2g3g4). • The screw tightening torque: 8 ± 0.5kgf-cm System Hardware Installation - 28 -...

  • Page 29: 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 30: Installing A Memory

    3-3-2 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 31: Memory Population Table

    3-3-4 Memory Population Table • When only one DIMM is used, it must be populated in memory slot DIMM1. 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...

  • Page 32: 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 33: 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 34 • Drives with green latches support NVMe. Top: HDD#2 Top: HDD#0 Bo om: HDD#3 Bo om: HDD#1 System Hardware Installation - 34 -...

  • Page 35: Installing The Mezzanine Card

    Installing the Mezzanine 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: Loosen the thumbnail screw securing the OCP 3.0 card slot cover. Remove the slot cover from the system.

  • Page 36: Replacing The Power Supply

    Replacing the Power Supply Follow these instructions to replace the power supply: Flip up and then grasp the power supply handle. 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.

  • Page 37: Cable Routing

    Cable Routing Front Panel LEDs and Buttons Cable Front Panel Board Power Cable System Hardware Installation - 37 -...
  • Page 38 Motherboard Power Cable PMBus Cable System Hardware Installation - 38 -...
  • Page 39 Management LAN Signal Cable OCP 3 Signal Cable System Hardware Installation - 39 -...
  • Page 40 HDD Backplane Board Power Cable HDD Backplane Board Signal Cable System Hardware Installation - 40 -...
  • Page 41 GPU Riser Card Power Cable GPU Signal Cable System Hardware Installation - 41 -...
  • Page 42 NVMe #1/#2 Cable Bottom NVMe #3/#4 Cable Bottom System Hardware Installation - 42 -...

  • Page 43: Chapter 4 Motherboard Components

    Chapter 4 Motherboard Components Motherboard Components 17 18 CPU0 Item Description Item Description 2 x 12 Pin P12V GPU Power Connector SlimLine SAS 4i Connector (SL_SATA0/PCIe Signal) IPMB Connector Front Panel USB 3.0 Connector SlimLine SAS 8i Connector System Battery Cable Connector (U2_1B/PCIe Gen4) SlimLine SAS 8i Connector Front Panel Header...

  • Page 44: Jumper Setting

    Jumper Setting Enable Clear CMOS CLR_CMOS Default CPU0 HOST_SMBUS_SEL BIOS Defined PMBUS_SEL BIOS Defined BIOS_PWD Clear supervisor password Normal [Default] BIOS_RCVR BIOS recovery mode Normal [Default] Motherboard Components - 44 -...

  • Page 45: Backplane Board Storage Connector

    Backplane Board Storage Connector 4-3-1 System HDD Backplane Board (CBP2023) Item Description SilmLine SAS Connector (U_2 0) SilmLine SAS Connector (U_2 1) SilmLine SAS Connector (SL_SAS0) Motherboard Components - 45 -...

  • Page 46: 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 47  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 48: 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 49 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 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 (Note) Options available: Auto, Onboard, External. Default setting is Onboard. This configurable option will be displayed when "Boot Mode Select" is set to Legacy in the (Note) Boot >...

  • Page 55: Ast2500 Super Io Configuration

    5-2-4 AST2500 Super IO Configuration Description Parameter AST2500 Super IO Configuration Super IO Chip Displays the super IO chip information Serial Port 1 Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Configuration BIOS Setup - 55 -...
  • Page 56 5-2-4-1 Serial Port 1 Configuration BIOS Setup - 56 -...
  • Page 57 Description Parameter Serial Port 1 Configuration Enable/Disable the Serial Port (COM). When set to Enabled allows you to configure the Serial port 1/2 settings. When set to Disabled, displays no Serial Port (Note1) configuration for the serial port. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Devices Settings Displays the Serial Port 1/2 device settings.

  • Page 58: 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 (Note1) will wake on the hr::min::sec specified. Default setting is Disabled. (Note1) Advanced items prompt when this item is defined. BIOS Setup - 58 -...

  • Page 59: Serial Port Console Redirection

    5-2-6 Serial Port Console Redirection Parameter Description Select whether to enable console redirection for specified device. Console redirection enables the users to manage the system from a remote COM1 Serial Over LAN (Note)) location. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
  • Page 60 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 61 Parameter Description Legacy Console Redirection Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Redirection COM Port Š – Selects a COM port for Legacy serial redirection. – Options available: COM1/Serial Over LAN, COM2. Default setting is COM1/Serial Over LAN. Resolution Š – Selects the number of rows and columns used in Console Legacy Console Redirection Redirection for legacy OS support.
  • Page 62 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 63: 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 more information related to CPU0. CPU 0 Information BIOS Setup - 63 -...

  • Page 64: Pci Subsystem Settings

    5-2-8 PCI Subsystem Settings BIOS Setup - 64 -...
  • Page 65 Description Parameter Displays the PCI Bus Driver version information. PCI Bus Driver Version Change the PCIe/U2/OCP3 lanes. GENZ_# Lanes Configuration (Note1) Options available: Disabled, Auto, x16, x8x8, x8x4x4, x4x4x8, U2_# Lanes Configuration x4x4x4x4. (Note1) Default setting for PCIe/U2 is Auto. OCP 3 Lanes Configuration Default setting for OCP3 is x4x4x4x4.

  • Page 66: Usb Configuration

    5-2-9 USB Configuration Parameter Description USB Configuration USB Module Version Displays the USB version. 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 67 Parameter Description Maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the Host Controller. "Auto" uses default value: for a Root port it is 100 ms, for Device power-up delay a Hub port the delay is taken from Hub descriptor. Options available: Auto/Manual.

  • Page 68: 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 Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Enable/Disable the Ipv4 HTTP feature. Ipv4 HTTP Support Options available: Enabled/Disabled.

  • Page 69: Nvme Configuration

    5-2-11 NVMe Configuration Parameter Description NVMe Configuration Displays the NVMe devices connected to the system. Options available: System Default/Enabled/Disabled. NVMe LED Control Default setting is System Default. BIOS Setup - 69 -...

  • Page 70: 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 - 70 -...

  • Page 71: Graphic Output Configuration

    5-2-13 Graphic Output Configuration Parameter Description Graphic Output Configuration Select output device. Options available: First loaded Device,Onboard Device,External Device, Output Device Type Specific Device. Default setting is Onboard Device. BIOS Setup - 71 -...

  • Page 72: 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. CPU0 BIOS Setup - 72 -...

  • Page 73: 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 74: Iscsi Configuration

    5-2-16 ISCSI Configuration Parameter Description Press [Enter] and name iSCSI Initiator. Only IQN format is accecpted. iSCSI Initiator Name Range: from 4 to 223 Add Attempt Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Delete Attempt Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Change Attempt Order Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items.

  • Page 75: Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X550

    5-2-17 Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X550 BIOS Setup - 75 -...
  • Page 76 Description Parameter Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Firmware Image Properties 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 NIC Configuration Š...

  • Page 77: 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 78: 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 79: 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 80: 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 - 80 -...
  • Page 81 5-3-1 CPU Common Options BIOS Setup - 81 -...

  • Page 82: 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 83 Parameter Description Enable/Disable the PPIN feature. PPIN Opt-in Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Enabled: Enter system memory is covered. SNP Memory (RMP Table) Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled, Custom. Coverage Default setting is Auto. Control secure memory encryption enable. SMEE Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled.
  • Page 84 5-3-1-1 Performance Parameter Description Performance Option Available: Normal Operation, Customized OC Mode (Note1) Default setting is Normal 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 85 5-3-1-2 Prefetcher Settings Parameter Description Prefetcher settings Enable/Disable L1 Stream HW Prefetcher. L1 Stream HW Prefetcher Options available: Auto, Enable, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Use memory access history of individual instruction to fetch additional lines L1 Stride Prefetcher Enable/Disable L1 Stream HW Prefetcher. Options available: Auto, Enable, Disable.
  • Page 86 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. Options available: Auto, 2.461s, 10.730s,5.364s,2.681s, 1.340s, 669.41ms, 334.05ms, Core Watchdog Timer 166.37ms, 82.53ms, 40.61ms, 20.970ms, 10.484ms,5.241ms, 2.620ms, Interval (Note) 1.309ms, 654.08us, 326.4us, 165.56us, 80.64us, 39.68us.

  • Page 87: Df Common Options

    5-3-2 DF Common Options Parameter Description DF Common Options Scrubber Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Memory Addrssing 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 88 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 89 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 inerleaving Options available: Auto/Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Controls the memory interleaving size.
  • Page 90 5-3-2-3 ACPI Parameter Description ACPI ACPI SRAT L3 Cache As Enable/Disable the ACPI SRAT L3 Cache As NUMA Domain function. 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 91 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 92: 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 - 92 -...
  • Page 93 5-3-3-1 DDR4 Common Options Parameter Description DDR4 Common Options Press [Enter] to configure the Plan of Record (POR) to accept/decline Enforce POR restrictions for DDR4 frequency and voltage programming. Memory speeds will be capped at AMD guidelines. DRAM Controller Configuration Press [Enter] to configure DRAM Controller Configuration. CAD Bus Configuration Press [Enter] to configure CAD Bus Configuration.
  • Page 94 5-3-3-1-1 Enforce POR BIOS Setup - 94 -...
  • Page 95 5-3-3-1-2 DRAM Controller Configuration Parameter Description DRAM Controller Configuration Press [Enter] to configure DRAM Power OptionsMa. 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 96 5-3-3-1-3 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. Controls Options available: Auto/Manual.
  • Page 97 5-3-3-1-4 Data Bus Configuration Parameter Description Data Bus Configuration Data Bus Configuration User Specifies the mode for drive strength to Auto or Manual. Controls Options available: Auto/Manual. Default setting is Auto. BIOS Setup - 97 -...
  • Page 98 5-3-3-1-5 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: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Enable/Disable the RCD Parity function.
  • Page 99 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 100 5-3-3-1-6 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 - 100 -...
  • Page 101 5-3-3-1-7 Phy Configuration Parameter Description Phy Configuration Press [Enter] to configure PMU Training. DFE Traing Š – Enable/Disable DDR power down mode. – Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. PMU Training FFE Write Training Š – Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. PMU Pattern Bits Controls Š...
  • Page 102 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 103 5-3-3-3 NVDIMM Parameter Description Disable NVDIMM-N feature for memory margin tool. NVDIMM Options available: No, Yes. Default setting is No. BIOS Setup - 103 -...
  • Page 104 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 105 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 106 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 107: 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 Disabled. Enable DMAr system protection during POST. DMAr Support Options available: Auto,Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Enable/Disable Alternative Routng-ID Interpretation. PCIe ARI Support Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled.
  • Page 108 Parameter Description Controls the Hot Plug Handling mode. Options available: Auto, A0 Mode, OS First (No Error Handling), Hot Plug Handling mode OS First (Error Handling-Not Implemented), Firmware First (Not Implemented). Default setting is Auto. Presence Detect Select Controls the Presence Detect Select mode. Options available: Auto, OR, AND.
  • Page 109 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 Standard. Selects use the fused Determinism or set customized Determinism. Determinism Control Options available: Auto/Manual. Default setting is Auto. Determine Slider Options available: Auto/Power, Performance.
  • Page 110 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. Select HSMP support enable or disable. HSMP Support Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. Select DLMM support enable or disable.
  • Page 111 5-3-4-2 NBIO RAS Common Options Parameter Description NBIO RAS Common Options Options available: Disabled, MCA, Legacy. Default setting is MCA. NBIO RAS Control Configures the Egress Poison High Serverity. Each bit set to 1 enables Egress Poison Serverity High High serverity on the associated IOHC egress port. A bit of 0 indicates LOW serverity.
  • Page 112 Parameter Description Uncorrected Converted to Enables mask for masking of uncorrectable parity errors on internal Poison Enabke Mask High arrays. Uncorrected Converted to Enables mask for masking of uncorrectable parity errors on internal Poison Enabke Mask Low arrays. System Hub Watchdog Timer Specifies the timer interval of the SYSHUB Watchdog timer in miliseconds. This item specifies whether SLINK read response errors are converted to SLINK Read Response OK an Okay response.

  • Page 113: 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 - 113 -...
  • Page 114 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 Power off. BIOS Setup - 114 -...
  • Page 115 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. Enable/Disable AB to forward downstream sync-flood message to system Reset after sync flood controller. Options available: Auto, Enable, Disable.
  • Page 116 5-3-5-3 Miscellaneous Options Parameter Description Miscellaneous Options Boot Time Enable Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. BIOS Setup - 116 -...

  • Page 117: Soc Miscellaneous Control

    5-3-6 SOC Miscellaneous Control Parameter Description SOC Miscellaneous Control Enable/Disable the ConsoleOut function for ABL. ABL Console Out Control Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Auto. ABL PMU message To Control the total number of PMU debug messages. Options available: Auto, Enabled, Disabled.

  • Page 118: Workload Tuning

    5-3-7 Workload Tuning Parameter Description Workload Tuning Select the profile for different workloads. Workload Profile 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 disabled.

  • 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 Serverity 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 the North Bridge. Select a submenu item, then press <Enter> to access the related submenu screen. Parameter Description Options available: On/Off. Default setting is Off. PCIe Compliance Mode 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. CPU0 Information Press [Enter] to view information related to CPU 0. BIOS Setup - 123 -...

  • Page 124: Fabric Resource

    5-5-2 Fabric Resource Parameter Description Fabric Resource CPU0 NBIO_# PCIe Bus Change CPU 0 NBIO_# PCIe Bus Number. Number BIOS Setup - 124 -...

  • Page 125: Server Management Menu

    Server Management Menu Parameter Description FRB-2 Timer Display the FRB-2 Timer staus. This item is not configurable. 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.
  • Page 126 Parameter Description POST wait BMC ready and reboot system. Wait BMC Ready Options available: Disabled/2 minutes/4 minutes/6 minutes. Default setting is 2 minutes. 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.

  • 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 avaiable: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: Uefi Network Drive Bbs Priorities

    5-8-1 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 137: Uefi Application Boot Priorities

    5-8-2 UEFI Application Boot Priorities The UEFI application boot priorities submenu allows you to specify the boot device priority from the available UEFI applications during system boot-up. BIOS setup will display an error message if the legacy drive(s) specified is not bootable. BIOS Setup - 137 -...

  • Page 138: 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 139: 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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