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R283-S92-AAE1 R283-S92-AAE2 R283-S92-AAE3 R283-S92-AAE4 R283-S92-AAJ1 R283-S92-AAJ2 R283-S92-AAJ3 R283-S92-AAJ4 4th Gen. Intel® Xeon® Scalable Server System - 2U DP 24+4-Bay NVMe/SATA/SAS (AAE1/AAJ1) 4th Gen. Intel® Xeon® Scalable Server System - 2U DP 24+4-Bay NVMe/SATA/SAS (AAE2/AAJ2) 4th Gen. Intel® Xeon® Scalable Server System - 2U DP 24-Bay NVMe/SATA/SAS (AAE3/AAJ3) 4th Gen.
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For GIGABYTE distributors and resellers, additional sales & marketing materials are available from our reseller portal: http://reseller.b2b.gigabyte.com For further technical assistance, please contact your GIGABYTE representative or visit https://esupport.gigabyte.com/ to create a new support ticket For any general sales or marketing enquiries, you may also message GIGABYTE server directly by email: server.grp@gigabyte.com...
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Conventions The following conventions are used in this user's guide: NOTE! Pieces of additional information related to the current topic. CAUTION! Precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. WARNING! Alerts 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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Installing or removing jumpers: A jumper is a small plastic encased conductor that slips over two jumper pins. Some jumpers have a small tab on top that can be gripped with fin-gertips or with a pair of fine needle nosed pliers. If the jumpers do not have such a tab, take care when us- ing needle nosed pliers to remove or install a jumper;...
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.
Product Specifications NOTE: We reserve the right to make any changes to the product specifications and product-related information without prior notice. System Security Server Socket Operating Properties 2U Dimension 438 (W) x 43.5 (H) x 815(D) mm System fan Power Supply ...
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(AAE3) 8 x 2.5" Gen4 NVMe hot-swappable bays 16 x 2.5" SATA/SAS hot-swappable bays (AAJ3) SAS card is required for SAS devices support (AAE4) 4 x 2.5" Gen4 NVMe/SATA/SAS hot-swappable bays 20 x 2.5" SATA/SAS hot-swappable bays (AAJ4) ...
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Expansion Slot Riser Card CRS101J (AAE1) 1 x PCIe x16 slot (Gen5 x16), FHHL from CPU_0 (AAJ1) Riser Card CRS101K: 1 x PCIe x16 slot (Gen5 x16), FHHL from CPU_1 Riser Card CRS202G: 1 x PCIe x16 slot (Gen5 x16), FHHL from CPU_0 ...
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Expansion Slot Riser Card CRS101J (AAE4) 1 x PCIe x16 slot (Gen5 x16), FHHL from CPU_0 (AAJ4) Riser Card CRS101K: 1 x PCIe x16 slot (Gen5 x16), FHHL from CPU_1 Riser Card CRS202E: 2 x Low profile half length slots with PCIe x16 (Gen5 x8 bus), from ...
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Backplane I/O Front Side Backplane P/N: 9CBP20O7NR-00 (AAE1) Rear Side Backplane P/N: 9CBP2022NR-00 (AAJ1) Speed and bandwidth: PCIe Gen4 x4 or SATA 6Gb/s or SAS 12Gb/s on front side SATA 6Gb/s or SAS 12Gb/s on rear side (AAE2) ...
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ocket Security Server Operating Properties System fan Power Supply Power Supply Dual 2000W (240V) 80 PLUS Platinum redundant power supply (AAE1) (AAE2) AC Input: (AAE3) 100-120V~/ 12A, 50-60Hz (AAE4) 180-240V~/ 10A, 50-60Hz DC Input: 240Vdc/ 10A DC Output: ...
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System Aspeed® AST2600 management controller Management GIGABYTE Management Console (AMI MegaRAC SP-X) web interfacee Dashboard 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 Description Front Panel LEDs and Buttons USB 3.2 Gen1 Port x 2 Note! Drives with green latches support NVMe. • Refer to section 2-3 Front Panel LEDs and Buttons for a detailed description of the function of the LEDs.
Rear View R283-S92-AAE1 R283-S92-AAJ1 SLOT12 SLOT11 SLOT9 SLOT8 SLOT5 SLOT6 SLOT4 SLOT3 PSU2 PSU1 Description Description Mini DP Port Server Management LAN Port ID LED PCIe Slot USB 3.2 Gen1 Port x 2 2.5” Hard Drive Bay 1GbE LAN Port x 2...
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R283-S92-AAE3 R283-S92-AAJ3 SLOT12 SLOT11 SLOT9 SLOT8 SLOT5 SLOT6 SLOT4 SLOT3 PSU2 PSU1 SLOT2 SLOT1 Description Description Mini DP Port Server Management LAN Port ID LED OCP 3.0 Slot (Option/SFF) USB 3.2 Gen1 Port x 2 PCIe Slot 1GbE LAN Port x 2 PCIe Slot R283-S92-AAE4 R283-S92-AAJ4...
Front Panel LEDs and Buttons No. Name Color Status Description Reset Button Press this button to reset the system. Press this button for the server to generate a NMI to the NMI button processor. If multiple-bit ECC errors occur, the server will effectively be halted.
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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)
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...
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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...
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 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 LED #1 2.5” HDD LED #2 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...
Chapter 3 System Hardware Installation Pre-installation Instructions Computer components and electronic circuit boards can be damaged by discharges of static electricity. 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 system cover • Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power. Follow these instructions to remove the chassis cover: Remove the screw securing the chassis cover. Unlock the plastic handle and pull the grip handle to open the panel cover.
Removing and Installing the Hard Disk Drive Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the hard disk drive: • Take note of the HDD tray orientation before sliding it out. • The tray will not fit back into the bay if it is inserted incorrectly. •...
Removing and Installing the Fan Duct Follow these instructions to remove the fan duct: Lift up to remove the fan duct. To reinstall the fan duct, align the fan duct with the guiding groove. Push down the fan duct until it is firmly seated on the system.
Removing and Installing the Heat Sink Read the following guidelines before you begin to 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 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.
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Carrier Types used for Package Types Package Type Xeon® SP XCC Xeon® SP MCC Xeon® SP+HBM Carrier Code NOTE! • The carrier code is marked on each carrier and matches a code laser marked on to the IHS(Integrated Heat Spreader) to ensure the right parts are used together. •...
Removing and Installing 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.
3-6-2 Removing and Installing a Memory Module 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 to this motherboard.
Removing and Installing the PCIe 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 off and all power sources have been disconnected from the server prior to installing a PCIe card.
Installing the Mezzanine Card 3-8-1 Installing the OCP 3.0 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: Remove the two screws securing the OCP 3.0 card slot cover.
Installing the M.2 Device and Heat Sink CAUTION The position of the stand-off screw will depend on the size of the M.2 device. The stand-off screw is pre-installed for 22110 cards as standard. Refer to the size of the M.2 device and change the position of the stand-off screw accordingly.
3-10 Replacing the Fan Assembly • 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 replacing a system fan.
3-11 Removing and Installing 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 right side of the power supply unit in the direction indicated. Pull out the power supply unit using the handle.
3-12-2 R283-S92-AAE2/R283-S92-AAJ2 CPU0 CPU1 Motherboard: FP_1 Front IO Board: FP_1 Front Panel LEDs and Buttons Cable Front IO Board: FP_1 Motherboard: FUSB_1 Front Panel USB 3 Ports Cable System Hardware Installation - 54 -...
3-12-3 R283-S92-AAE3/R283-S92-AAJ3 CPU0 CPU1 Motherboard: FP_1 Front IO Board: FP_1 Front Panel LEDs and Buttons Cable Front IO Board: FP_1 Motherboard: FUSB_1 Front Panel USB 3 Ports Cable System Hardware Installation - 59 -...
3-12-4 R283-S92-AAE4/R283-S92-AAJ4 CPU1 CPU0 Motherboard: FP_1 Front IO Board: FP_1 Front Panel LEDs and Buttons Cable Front IO Board: FP_1 Motherboard: FUSB_1 Front Panel USB 3 Ports Cable System Hardware Installation - 65 -...
Jumper Settings Clear CMOS CLR_CMOS Default Enable BMC Readiness LED BMC1 BMC2 BIOS2 BIOS1 CPU0 CPU1 NCSI Sw ch G-SC MB SW.1 J4.3 Onboard LAN ON OFF Slot#2 OCP3.0 Slot#1 OCP3.0 HSMB_SEL BIOS defined PMBUS_SEL BIOS defined Stop initial power on S3_MASK Normal [Default] when BMC is not ready...
G-SC Module 4-3-1 CDCR112 BMC1 BMC2 BIOS2 BIOS1 Item Description 10/100/1000 Server Management LAN Port 1GbE LAN Port #2 1GbE LAN Port #1 USB 3.2 Gen1 Port x 2 Mini DP Port Motherboard Components - 74 -...
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 Project Name Displays the project name information. Project Version Displays version number of the BIOS setup utility. Build Date and Time Displays the date and time when the BIOS setup utility was created. BMC Information (Note1) BMC Firmware Version Displays BMC firmware version information.
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Parameter Description Memory Frequency Displays the frequency information of the installed memory. Onboard LAN Information (Note3) LAN# MAC Address 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. (Note3) The number of LAN ports listed will depend on the motherboard / system model.
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 - 82 -...
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 TPM v1.2 Support available. Options available: Disable, Enable. Default setting is Enable. BIOS Setup - 83 -...
5-2-2 Serial Port Console Redirection Parameter Description Console redirection enables the users to manage the system from a COM1 Console remote location. Redirection (Note) Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Please note that this item is configurable when COM1 Console Redirection is set to Enabled.
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Parameter Description Parity – 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. –...
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Parameter Description Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management / Windows EMS console redirection allows the user to configure Console Redirection Emergency Management Settings to support Out-of-Band Serial Port management. Services (EMS) Console Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Redirection (Note) Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
5-2-3 SIO Configuration Description Parameter Displays the AMI SIO driver version information. AMI SIO Driver Version Super IO Chip Logical Device(s) Configuration Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Use This Device – When set to Enabled allows you to configure the serial port settings. When set to Disabled, displays no configuration for the serial port.
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Parameter Description PCI Bus Driver Version Displays the PCI Bus Driver version information. When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion SLOT_# I/O ROM ROM for the related PCI-E slot. (Note1) Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. SLOT_# Lanes Change the PCIe lanes.
5-2-5 USB Configuration Parameter Description USB Configuration USB Devices: Displays the USB devices connected to the system. Enable/Disable the XHCI (USB 3.0) Hand-off support. XHCI Hand-off Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. USB Mass Storage Driver Enable/Disable the USB Mass Storage Driver Support. Support Options available: Enabled, Disabled.
5-2-7 Post Report Configuration Parameter Description Post Report Configuration Error Message Report Enable/Disable the POST Error Message support. Post Error Message Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Halt On Options available: No Error, All Error. Default setting is No Error. BIOS Setup - 92 -...
5-2-9 Chipset Configuration Parameter Description Defines the power state to resume to after a system shutdown that is due to an interruption in AC power. When set to Last State, the system will return to the active power state prior to shutdown. When set to Restore on AC Power Loss (Note) Power Off, the system remains off after power shutdown.
5-2-10 Tls Auth Configuration Parameter Description Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. Enroll Cert – 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. –...
5-2-11 iSCSI Configuration Parameter Description Press [Enter] configure advanced items. Attempt Priority Attempt Priority – Use arrow keys to select the attempt, then press +/- keys to move the attempt up/down in the attempt order list. Commit Changes and Exit ...
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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 ...
5-2-13 VLAN Configuration Parameter Description Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Create new VLAN VLAN ID – Sets VLAN ID for a new VLAN or an existing VLAN. – Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values. –...
Chipset Menu Chipset Setup menu displays submenu options for configuring the function of Platform Controller Hub(PCH). Select a submenu item, then press <Enter> to access the related submenu screen. BIOS Setup - 101 -...
Description Parameter Processor Configuration Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. CPU Socket 0 Configuration – Core Disable Bitmap(Hex) • Number of Cores to enable. 0 means all cores. FFFFFFF Pre-Socket Configuration means to disable all cores. The maximum value depends on the number of CPUs available.
5-3-2 Common RefCode Configuration Parameter Description Common RefCode Configuration Divide physical NUMA nodes into evenly sized virtual NUMA nodes in ACPI table. This may improve Windows performance on CPUs Virtual Numa with more than 64 logical processors. Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable. BIOS Setup - 105 -...
5-3-3 UPI Configuration Description Parameter Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. UPI Status – Press [Enter] to view the Uncore status. Link Frequency Select – Selects the UPI link frequency. – Options available: 12.8GT/s, 14.4GT/s, 16.0GT/s, Auto, Use Per Link Setting.
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Description Parameter MMIO High Granularity Size – Selects the allocation size used to assign mmioh resources. – Options available: 1G, 4G, 16G, 64G, 256G, 1024G. Default setting is UPI General Configuration 64G. (continued) Clock Modulation Enabled – Options available: Disable, Enable, Auto. Default setting is Auto. BIOS Setup - 107 -...
5-3-4 Memory Configuration Description Parameter Integrated Memory Controller (iMC) When set to Enable, the system enforces Plan Of Record restrictions for DDR frequency programming. Enforce DDR Memory Frequency POR Options available: POR, Disable. Default setting is POR. Configures the maximum memory frequency. If Enforce POR is disabled, user will be able to run at higher frequencies than the Memory Frequency memory support (limited by processor support).
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Description Parameter Enable/Disable Assert ADR on S5. Assert ADR on S5 Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Auto is the detected SPD value and use it, otherwise use BIOS Build-in. Get Memory Timing Options available: Auto, BIOS Build-in. Default setting is BIOS Build-in. Press [Enter] to view memory topology with DIMM population Memory Topology information.
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Description Parameter Leaky bucket time window based interface Hour – Leaky bucket time window based interface hour used for DDR (0-24). – Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values. Leaky bucket time window based interface Minute ...
5-3-5 IIO Configuration Description Parameter IIO Configuration Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. ® Intel VT for Directed I/O – Enable/Disable the Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) support function by reporting the I/O device assignment to VMM through DMAR ACPI Tables.
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Description Parameter Interrupt Remapping – Enable/Disable the interrupt remapping support function. – Options available: Auto, Enable, Disable. Default setting is Auto x2APIC Opt Out – Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable. Pre-boot DMA Protection – Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Disable. Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
5-3-6 Advanced Power Management Configuration Description Parameter Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. SpeedStep (Pstates) – Conventional Intel SpeedStep Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor load. – Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable. CPU P State Control Turbo Mode ...
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Description Parameter Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Enable Monitor MWAIT – Allows Monitor and MWAIT instructions. – Options available: Disable, Enable, Auto. Default setting is Auto. CPU C6 Report CPU C State Control – Enable/Disable CPU C6(ACPI C3) report to OS. –...
5-3-7 PCH Configuration Description Parameter PCH-IO Configuration Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. SATA Configuration – Enable/Disable SATA controller. – Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. SATA Mode Selection – Configures on chip SATA type. – AHCI Mode: When set to AHCI, the SATA controller enables its AHCI functionality.
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Description Parameter Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7 – Enable/Disable Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7 device. – Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Hot Plug (for Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7) SATA And RST – Enable/Disable HDD Hot-Plug function. Configuration/ – Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. SATA Controller And RST Spin Up Device (for Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7) Configuration (continued)
5-3-9 Server ME Configuration Parameter Description General ME Configuration Oper. Firmware Version Displays the operational firmware version. ME Firmware Status #1/#2 Displays ME Firmware status information. Current State Displays ME Firmware current status information. Error Code Displays ME Firmware status error code. Recovery Cause Displays ME Firmware recovery cause.
5-3-11 Power Policy Description Parameter Selects a Power Policy Quick Setting. Options available: Standard, Best Performance, Energy Efficient. Default Power Policy Quick Settings setting is Standard. Conventional Intel SpeedStep Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor SpeedStep (Pstates) load.
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Description Parameter Enables Logical processor (Software Method to Enable/Disable Logical Processor threads). Enable LP [Global] Options available: ALL LPs, Single LP. Default setting is ALL LPs. Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable. Hardware Prefetcher Options available: Enable, Disable. Default setting is Enable. Adjacent Cache Prefetch Options available: Enable, Disable.
Server Management Menu Parameter Description Enable/Disable FRB-2 timer (POST timer). FRB-2 Timer Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. FRB-2 Timer Configures the FRB2 Timer timeout. The value is between 1 to 30 minutes. (Note1) timeout Default setting is 6 minutes. Configures the FRB2 Timer policy.
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Parameter Description System Event Log Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. View FRU Press [Enter] to view the FRU information. Information BMC VLAN Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Configuration BMC network Press [Enter] to configure advanced items. Configuration IPv6 BMC Network Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
5-4-1 System Event Log Parameter Description Enabling / Disabling Options Change this item to enable or disable all features of System Event SEL Components Logging during boot. Options available: Enabled, Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Erasing Settings Choose options for erasing SEL. Options available: No, Erase SEL Yes, On next reset,...
5-4-2 View FRU Information The FRU page is a simple display page for basic system ID information, as well as System product information. Items on this window are non-configurable. (Note) The model name will vary depends on the product you purchased BIOS Setup - 126 -...
5-4-3 BMC VLAN Configuration Description Parameter BMC VLAN Configuration Select to configure BMC VLAN ID. The valid range is from 0 to 4094. When BMC VLAN ID set to 0, BMC VLAN ID will be disabled. Select to configure BMC VLAN Priority. The valid range is from 0 to 7. BMC VLAN Priority When BMC VLAN ID is set to 0, BMC VLAN Priority will not be selected.
5-4-5 IPv6 BMC Network Configuration Parameter Description IPv6 BMC network configuration IPv6 BMC Lan Channel 1 Enable/Disable IPv6 BMC LAN channel function. When this item is disabled, the system will not modify any BMC network during BIOS IPv6 BMC Lan Option phase.
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 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 order priority. By default, the server searches for boot devices in the following sequence: Hard drive. Boot Option #1 / #2 / #3 / #4 / #5 CD-COM/DVD drive. USB device.
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 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.
BIOS Recovery The system has an embedded recovery technique. In the event that the BIOS becomes corrupt the boot block can be used to restore the BIOS to a working state. To restore your BIOS, please follow the instructions listed below: Recovery Instruction: 1.
BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard) 5-9-1 PEI Beep Codes # of Beeps Description Memory not Installed. Memory was installed twice (InstallPeiMemory routine in PEI Core called twice) Recovery started DXEIPL was not found DXE Core Firmware Volume was not found Recovery failed S3 Resume failed Reset PPI is not available...