Gigabyte G481-H80, G481-H81, G481-HA0 Service Manual

G481-H80
G481-H81

Dual LGA3647 sockets motherboard for Intel® Scalable Family Processors

Service Guide

Rev. 1.0

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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 specic actions.

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.

• Plug the power cord into a grounded (earthed) electrical outlet that is easily accessible at all
times.

• Unplug the power cord from the power supply to disconnect power to the equipment.

• Do not route the power cord where it can be walked on or pinched by items placed against it.

Pay particular attention to the plug, electrical outlet, and the point where the cord extends from
the server.

WARNING!

To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives
and the internal system components to cool before touching them.

WARNING!

This server is equipped with high speed fans. Keep away from hazardous
moving fan blades during servicing.

CAUTION!

• Do not operate the server for long periods with the access panel open or removed. Operat-
ing the server in this manner results in improper airow and improper cooling that can lead to

thermal damage.

• Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.

• Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

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 AT­TACHED TO CHASSIS GROUND -- ANY UNPAINTED METAL SURFACE -- ON YOUR SERVER
WHEN HANDLING PARTS.

Always handle boards carefully. They can be extremely sensitive to ESD. Hold boards only by
their edges without any component and pin touching. After removing a board from its protective
wrapper or from the system, place the board component side up on a grounded, static free sur­face. Use a conductive foam pad if available but not the board wrapper. Do not slide board over
any surface.

System power on/off:

To remove power from system, you must remove the system from
rack. Make sure the system is removed from the rack before opening the chassis, adding, or
removing any non hot-plug components.

Hazardous conditions, devices and cables:

Hazardous electrical conditions may be
present on power, telephone, and communication cables. Turn off the system and disconnect the
cables attached to the system before servicing it. Otherwise, personal injury or equipment dam­age can result.

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) and ESD protection:

ESD can damage drives,
boards, and other parts. We recommend that you perform all procedures in this chapter only at
an ESD workstation. If one is not available, provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic
wrist strap attached to chassis ground (any unpainted metal surface on the server) when handling
parts.

ESD and handling boards:

Always handle boards carefully. They can be extremely
sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). Hold boards only by their edges. After removing a
board from its protective wrapper or from the system, place the board component side up on a
grounded, static free surface. Use a conductive foam pad if available but not the board wrapper.
Do not slide board over any surface.

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 ngertips
or with a pair of ne needle nosed pliers. If the jumpers do not have such a tab, take care when

using needle nosed pliers to remove or install a jumper; grip the narrow sides of the jumper with
the pliers, never the wide sides. Gripping the wide sides can dam-age the contacts inside the
jumper, causing intermittent problems with the function con-trolled by that jumper. Take care to
grip with, but not squeeze, the pliers or other tool used to remove a jumper, or the pins on the
board may bend or break.

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 bat­teries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ...................................................................................11

1-1 Installation Precautions .................................................................................. 11

1-2 Product Specications .................................................................................... 12

1-3 System Block Diagram ................................................................................... 15

Chapter 2 System Appearance ..................................................................................... 17

2-1 Front View ...................................................................................................... 17

2-2 Rear View ....................................................................................................... 18

2-3 Front Panel Buttons and LEDs ....................................................................... 19

2-4 Front System LAN LEDs ................................................................................ 20

2-5 Rear System LAN LEDs (Optional) ................................................................ 20

2-6 Power Supply Unit (PSU) LED ....................................................................... 21

2-7 Hard Disk Drive LEDs .................................................................................... 21

2-8 Memory Status LED ....................................................................................... 22

Chapter 3 System Hardware Installation ......................................................................23

3-1 Removing the Top Rear Cover ....................................................................... 24

3-2 Installing the PCIe Card ................................................................................. 25

3-3 Installing the CPU and Heatsink .................................................................... 27

3-4 Installing the Memory ..................................................................................... 29

3-4-1 Six Channel Memory Conguration ........................................................................29

3-4-2 Installing a Memory ...............................................................................................30

3-4-3 DIMM Population Rule ............................................................................................30

3-4-4 DIMM Population Table .........................................................................................31

3-4-5 Intel Optane DCPMM DIMM Population Rule ........................................................32

3-5 Installing the 2.5" Hard Disk Drive.................................................................. 33

3-6 Installing the 3.5" Hard Disk Drive.................................................................. 34

3-7 Replacing the System FAN Module ...............................................................35

3-8 Removing the Top Front Cover ...................................................................... 36

3-9 Replacing the PCIe RAID Card ...................................................................... 37

3-10 Replacing the Power Supply .......................................................................... 39

3-11 Replacing the LAN Module ............................................................................ 40

3-12 Cable Connections ......................................................................................... 41

3-12-1 Motherboard CPU & System Power to PCIe Board ...............................................41

3-12-2 Motherboard Slimline 8i to PCIe Board ..................................................................41

3-12-3 Motherboard Slimline 4i to PCIe Board ..................................................................42

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3-12-4 MLAN/NCSI Signal .................................................................................................42

3-12-5 Motherboard to 2.5" HDD Backplane Board ...........................................................43

3-12-6 SATA Connections between HDD Backplane Board and Daughter Board .............43

Chapter 4 Motherboard Components ...........................................................................45

4-1 Motherboard Components ............................................................................. 45

4-2 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 46

Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................47

5-1 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 49

5-2 Advanced Menu ............................................................................................. 52

5-2-1 iSCSI Conguration ................................................................................................53

5-2-2 Intel(R) Virtual RAID on CPU .................................................................................54

5-2-3 Intel(R) I350 Gigabit Network Connection ..............................................................55

5-2-4 VLAN Conguration ................................................................................................57

5-2-5 Intel(R) Omni-Path HFI 100 Series .........................................................................60

5-2-6 Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X550 ...........................................................................62

5-2-7 LSI SAS3 MPT Controller SAS3008 .......................................................................64

5-2-8 Trusted Computing .................................................................................................65

5-2-9 Serial Port Console Redirection .............................................................................66

5-2-10 SIO Conguration ...................................................................................................69

5-2-11 PCI Subsystem Settings .........................................................................................70

5-2-12 Network Stack Conguration ..................................................................................72

5-2-13 Post Report Conguration ......................................................................................73

5-2-14 NVMe Conguration ...............................................................................................74

5-2-15 USB Conguration ..................................................................................................75

5-2-16 Chipset Conguration .............................................................................................76

5-3 Chipset Setup Menu ....................................................................................... 77

5-3-1 Processor Conguration .........................................................................................78

5-3-2 Common RefCode Conguration ...........................................................................80

5-3-3 UPI Conguration ...................................................................................................81

5-3-4 Memory Conguration ............................................................................................82

5-3-5 IIO Conguration ....................................................................................................84

5-3-6 Advanced Power Management Conguration ........................................................86

5-3-7 PCH Conguration .................................................................................................89

5-3-8 Miscellaneous Conguration ..................................................................................91

5-3-9 Server ME Conguration ........................................................................................92

5-3-10 Runtime Error Logging ...........................................................................................93

5-3-11 Power Policy ...........................................................................................................95

5-4 Server Management Menu ............................................................................. 97

5-4-1 System Event Log ..................................................................................................99

5-4-2 View FRU Information ..........................................................................................100

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5-4-3 BMC VLAN Conguration .....................................................................................101

5-4-4 BMC Network Conguration .................................................................................102

5-4-5 IPv6 BMC Network Conguration .........................................................................103

5-5 Security Menu .............................................................................................. 104

5-5-1 Secure Boot .........................................................................................................105

5-6 Boot Menu .................................................................................................... 107

5-6-1 UEFI NETWORK Drive BBS Priorities ................................................................109

5-6-2 UEFI Application Boot Priorities

................................................................. 110

5-7 Save & Exit Menu ..........................................................................................111

5-8 BIOS POST Codes ...................................................................................... 113

5-8-1 AMI Standard - PEI ............................................................................................... 113

5-8-2 AMI Standard - DXE ............................................................................................. 113

5-8-3 AMI Standard - ERROR .......................................................................................115

5-8-4 Intel UPI POST Codes ..........................................................................................116

5-8-5 Intel UPI Error Codes ...........................................................................................116

5-8-6 Intel MRC POST Codes .......................................................................................117

5-8-7 Intel MRC Error Codes .........................................................................................117

5-8-8 Intel PM POST Codes ..........................................................................................118

5-8-9 Intel PM POST Codes ..........................................................................................118

5-9 BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard) ....................................................... 119

5-9-1 PEI Beep Codes ................................................................................................... 119

5-9-2 DXE Beep Codes .................................................................................................119

5-10 BIOS Recovery Instruction ........................................................................... 120

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Hardware Installation

1-1 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. These stickers are required for warranty validation.

• Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before

installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components.

• When connecting hardware components to the internal connectors on the motherboard,

make sure they are connected tightly and securely.

• When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connectors.

• It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling electronic

components such as a motherboard, CPU or memory. If you do not have an ESD wrist

strap, keep your hands dry and rst touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity.

• Prior to installing the motherboard, please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an

electrostatic shielding container.

• Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard, make sure the power

supply has been turned off.

• Before turning on the power, make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to

the local voltage standard.

• Before using the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors of your

hardware components are connected.

• To prevent damage to the motherboard, do not allow screws to come in contact with the

motherboard circuit or its components.

• Make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or

within the computer casing.

• Do not place the computer system on an uneven surface

.

• Do not place the computer system in a high-temperature environment.

• Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to

system components as well as physical harm to the user.

• If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the

product, please consult a certied computer technician.

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Hardware Installation

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1-2 Product Specications

CPU  2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors

 Intel® Xeon® Platinum Processor, Intel® Xeon® Gold Processor, Intel® Xeon®

Silver Processor and Intel® Xeon® Bronze Processor
NOTE: If only 1 CPU is installed, some PCIe or memory functions might be

unavailable.

Socket  2 x LGA 3647

 Socket P0
 Mounting pitch: Narrow ILM

Chipset

 Intel® C621 Express Chipset

Memory  24 x DIMM slots

 DDR4 memory supported only
 6-channel memory architecture
 RDIMM modules up to 32GB supported
 LRDIMM modules up to 64GB supported
 Support Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory
 1.2V modules: 2933 (1DPC)/2666/2400/2133 MHz

NOTE:

1. 2933MHz for 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors only

2. Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory for 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon®
Scalable Processors only

LAN

 2 x 10Gb/s BASE-T LAN ports (Intel® X550-AT2)
 2 x 1Gb/s BASE-T LAN ports (Intel® I350-AM2)
 1 x 10/100/1000 management LAN

Expansion Slot  8 x PCIe x16 slots (Gen3 x16 bus) for GPUs

 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen3 x8 bus) Half-length low-prole slot in front
 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen3 x16 bus) Half-length low-prole slot at rear

 System is validated for population with a uniform GPU model
 Support is not provided for mixed GPU populations
 For the latest GPU cards QVL, please contact your GIGABYTE representative

Video

 Integrated in Aspeed® AST2500
 2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
 1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp, DDR4 SDRAM

Storage
(G481-H80)

 10 x 2.5" hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays
 - 2 x amber HDD trays compatible with NVMe or SATA devices
 - 8 x blue HDD trays compatible with SATA/SAS devices only
 Pre-install with NVMe add-on card, CNV3024

(G481-H81)  12 x 3.5" hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays

 Default conguration supports:
 8 x SAS/SATA drives from PCH only
 SAS card is required to enable remaining 4 x drive bays

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Hardware Installation

SAS

 Supported via add-on SAS Card

Internal
Connectors

 3 x 24-pin power connector (CPU + system power rail)
 2 x 14-pin power connector (HDD BPB power rail)
 1 x 18-pin power connector (fan power rail)
 10 x 8-pin power connector (GPGPU power rail)
 1 x 8-pin power connector (front board power rail)
 11 x slim 8i connector (PCIe signal)
 1 x slim 8i connector (front board signal)
 2 x slim 4i connector (PCH SATA signal)
 1 x slim 4i connector (MLAN + NCSI signal)
 1 x slim 4i connector (system sideband signal)
 1 x TPM header
 1 x HDD back plane board header
 1 x IPMB connector
 1 x RAID key connector
 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Front Panel
LED/Buttons

 1 x NMI button
 2 x USB3.0 connector
 1 x MLAN connector with LED (optional for MLAN at rear side of the system)
 2 x RJ45 LAN connector with LED
 1 x VGA connector
 1 x Power button with LED
 1 x ID button with LED
 1 x HDD activity LED
 1 x Reset button
 1 x System status LED

Rear Panel I/O  2 x RJ45 LAN connector with LED

 1 x MLAN connector with LED

Backplane I/O
(G481-H80)

 10 x 2.5" ports
 Supports SATA 6Gb/s and PCIe Gen3 x4

(G481-H81)  12 x 3.5" ports

 Supports SATA 6Gb/s and SAS 12Gb/s

TPM

 1 x TPM header

Hardware Installation

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System
Management

 Aspeed® AST2500 management controller
 Avocent® MergePoint IPMI 2.0 web interface:
 Network settings
 Network security settings
 Hardware information
 Users control
 Services settings
 IPMI settings
 Sessions control
 LDAP settings
 Power control
 Fan proles
 Voltages, fans and temperatures monitoring
 System event log
 Events management (platform events, trap settings, email settings)
 Serial Over LAN
 vKVM & vMedia (HTML5)

Power Supply

 3 x 2200W redundant PSU
 80 PLUS Platinum
 AC Input:

- 2200W: 200-240V/ 12.6A, 50-60Hz

 DC Output:

- 2200W@12V/ 178.1A, 12VSB/ 3.5A

Ambient

Temperature

Relative

Humidity

 Operating temperature: 10°C to 35°C
 Non-operating temperature: -40°C to 60°C

 Operating humidity: 8 - 80% (non-condensing)
 Non-operating humidity: 20% - 95% (non-condensing)

System

Dimension

 4U
 447 (W) x 175.2 (H) x 822.15 (D) (mm)
 17.60 (W) x 6.90 (H) x 32.37 (D) (inch)

* We reserve the right to make any changes to the product specications and product-related information without prior

notice.

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Hardware Installation

1-3 System Block Diagram

G481-H80

PCIe3.0 x4

2666/2400/2133 MHz

PCIe3.0 x16

PCIe3.0 x16

8 x SATAIII

DMI3 x4

2666/2400/2133 MHz

2A~2D

PCIe3.0 x16

PCIe x16 slot

(Rear side, support MD2 card)

Skylake-SP

LGA 3647

Socket P0

CPU0

PCIe3.0 x16

PCIe3.0 x8

PCIe x16 slot

(GPU#5)

PCIe x16 slot

(GPU#6)

PCIe x16 slot

(GPU#7)

PCIe x16 slot

(GPU#8)

PLX

PCIe3.0 x16

PLXPLX PLX

Skylake-SP

LGA 3647

Socket P0

CPU1

DDR4
2DPC

6-Channel

DDR4
2DPC

6-Channel

12 x DIMM slots 12 x DIMM slots

2 x10G BASE-T LAN

(Rear Side)

8-bay 2.5” SAS/SATA

Intel

X550-AT2

NVMe

add-on card

PCH

PCIe x16 slot

(GPU#1)

PCIe x16 slot

(GPU#2)

PCIe x16 slot

(GPU#3)

PCIe x16 slot

(GPU#4)

2/3 x UPI @9.6/10.4 GT/s

2-bay 2.5” NVMe

G481-H81

PCIe3.0 x4

2666/2400/2133 MHz

PCIe3.0 x16

PCIe3.0 x16

2666/2400/2133 MHz

2A~2D

PCIe3.0 x16

PCIe x16 slot

(Rear side, support MD2 card)

8 x SATAIII

DMI3 x4

PCIe3.0 x8

8-bay 3.5” SAS/SATA

Optional SAS
add-on card

PCH

4-bay 3.5” SAS/SATA

Skylake-SP

LGA 3647

Socket P0

CPU0

PCIe3.0 x16

PCIe x16 slot

(GPU#5)

PCIe x16 slot

(GPU#6)

PCIe x16 slot

(GPU#7)

PCIe x16 slot

(GPU#8)

PLX

PCIe3.0 x16

PLXPLX PLX

Skylake-SP

LGA 3647

Socket P0

CPU1

DDR4
2DPC

6-Channel

DDR4
2DPC

6-Channel

12 x DIMM slots 12 x DIMM slots

2 x10G BASE-T LAN

(Rear Side)

Intel

X550-AT2

PCIe x16 slot

(GPU#1)

PCIe x16 slot

(GPU#2)

PCIe x16 slot

(GPU#3)

PCIe x16 slot

(GPU#4)

2/3 x UPI @9.6/10.4 GT/s

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System Appearance

Chapter 2 System Appearance

2-1 Front View

G481-H80

HDD #0

HDD #1

HDD #2

HDD #3

HDD #4

HDD #5

HDD #6

HDD #7

HDD #8

HDD #9

7

1 2 3 4 5 6

• Go to the section

2-3 Front Panel Buttons and LEDs

for detail description of function

LEDs.

No.

Description

No.

Description

1.

PCIe Card Slot

5.

USB 3.0 Port x 2

2.

Front Panel LEDs and Buttons

6.

VGA Port

3.

1 GbE LAN Port x 2

7.

2.5-inch HDD Bay x 10 (#0 to #9)

*SATA supported only: #0 to #5

*Both SATA and NVMe supported: #6 to #7

*NVMe supported only: #8 to #9

4.

10/100/1000 Server Management LAN Port

G481-H80

HDD #0

HDD #1

HDD #2

HDD #3

HDD #4

HDD #5

HDD #6

HDD #7

HDD #8

HDD #9

HDD #10

HDD #11

7

1 2 3 4 5 6

System Appearance

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2-2 Rear View

PSU #1

PSU #2

PSU #3

123

4

5

No.

Description

No.

Description

1.

PCIe x16 Slot x 8

4.

LAN Module

2.

10GbE LAN Port x 2 (optional)

5.

Power Supply Unit x 3 (PSU #1 to #3)

3.

10/100/1000 Server Management LAN Port

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System Appearance

2-3 Front Panel Buttons and LEDs

1

3456

2

No. Name Color Status Description

1.

Reset Button -- -- Press this button to reset the system.

2.

HDD Status
LED

Green

On Indicates locating the HDD.

Blink Indicates accessing the HDD.

Amber On Indicates HDD error.

Green /

Amber

Blink Indicates HDD rebuilding.

N/A Off Indicates no HDD access or no HDD error.

3.

System
Status LED

Green Solid On Indicates system is operating normally.

Amber

Solid On

Indicates a critical condition, may include:

- System fan failure

- System temperature

Blink

Indicates non-critical condition, may include:

- Redundant power module failure

- Temperature and voltage issue

- Chassis intrusion

N/A Off

Indicates system is not ready, may include:

- POST error

- NMI error

- Processor or terminator is missing

4.

NMI Button -- --

Press this button for the server to generate a NMI to the

processor. If multiple-bit ECC errors occur, the server will

effectively be handled.

5.

ID Button

with LED

-- -- Press this button to activate system identication.

6.

Power Button
with LED

Green On Indicates the system is powered on.

Green Blink System is in ACPI S1 slate (sleep mode).

N/A Off

Indicates system is not powered on or in ACPI S5 slate

(power off) or system is in ACPI S4 slate (hibernation mode).

System Appearance

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2-4 Front System LAN LEDs

1 1

1

2 2

2

No. Name Color Status Description

1.

GbE Speed
LED

Yellow On 1 Gbps data rate

Green On 100 Mbps data rate

N/A Off 10 Mbps data rate

2.

GbE Link /
Activity LED

Green

On Link between system and network or no access

Blink Data transmission or reception is occurring.

N/A Off No data transmission or reception is occurring.

2-5 Rear System LAN LEDs (Optional)

1 12 2 1 2

No. Name Color Status Description

1.

GbE Speed
LED

Yellow On 1 Gbps data rate

Green On 100 Mbps data rate

N/A Off 10 Mbps data rate

2.

GbE Link /
Activity LED

Green

On Link between system and network or no access

Blink Data transmission or reception is occurring.

N/A Off No data transmission or reception is occurring.

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System Appearance

2-6 Power Supply Unit (PSU) LED

PSU LED

Color Status Description

Off -- No AC power to all power supplies

Green On +12V output ON and OK

Green

Blinking

0.5Hz

AC present / Only +12VSB on (PS off) or PSU in Smart Standby Mode

Green

Blinking

2Hz

Power supply rmware update

Amber On

AC cord unplugged / AC power lost but a second power supply in parallel

still having AC input power
Power supply critical events that cause a shutdown, such as: OTP,

OCP, UVP, OVP and fan failure

Amber

Blinking

0.5Hz

Power supply warning events where the power supply continues to

operate, such as: high temperature, high power, high current, slot fan

2-7 Hard Disk Drive LEDs

2.5” HDD

3.5” HDD

LED#1

LED#2 (Reserved)

LED#1
LED#2 (Reserved)

RAID SKU

LED1 Locate Rebuilding

HDD
Fault

HDD

Access

HDD Present

(No Access)

No RAID configuration

(via HBA, ICH)

RAID configuration

(via HW RAID Card or

SW RAID Card)

Disk LED

(LED on

Back Panel)

Amber

Removed HDD Slot

(LED on Back Panel)

Disk LED

Removed HDD Slot

Green

ON(*1)

OFF

Green

OFF

ON

OFF

ON(*1)

OFF

OFF

ON

OFF

ON

Alternately

(Low Speed: 2 Hz)

(*3)

(*3)

OFF

OFF

--

--

Green

Amber

Green

ON(*1) OFF Green --Green

OFF

OFF

Amber --

Amber

Amber

OFF

OFF

Amber

OFF

LED 2

HDD Present No HDD

Green

ON

OFF

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2-8 Memory Status LED

DIMM_P0_D0

DIMM_P0_D1

DIMM_P0_E0

DIMM_P0_E1

DIMM_P0_F0

DIMM_P0_F1

DIMM_P0_C1

DIMM_P0_C0

DIMM_P1_L0

DIMM_P1_L1

DIMM_P1_K0

DIMM_P1_K1

DIMM_P1_J0

DIMM_P1_J1

DIMM_P1_G1

DIMM_P1_G0

DIMM_P1_H1

DIMM_P1_H0

DIMM_P1_I1

DIMM_P1_I0

DIMM_P0_B1

DIMM_P0_B0

DIMM_P0_A1

DIMM_P0_A0

Memory Status LED

Color Status Description

Off -- The memory module is operating normally.

Red On Error DIMM missing

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System Hardware Installation

Pre-installation Instructions

System components and electronic circuit boards can be damaged by discharges of static electricity.
Working on systems that are still connected to a power supply can be extremely dangerous. Follow
the simple guidelines below to avoid damage to your system or injury to yourself.

• Always disconnect the system from the power outlet whenever you are working inside the system
case.

• If possible, wear a grounded wrist strap when you are working inside the system case.
Alternatively, discharge any static electricity by touching the bare metal system of the system
case, or the bare metal body of any other grounded appliance.

• Hold electronic circuit boards by the edges only. Do not touch the components on the board
unless it is necessary to do so. Do not ex or stress the circuit board.

• Leave all components inside the static-proof packaging until you are ready to use the component

for the installation.

Chapter 3 System Hardware Installation

System Hardware Installation

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3-1 Removing the Top Rear Cover

Before you remove the top rear cover:

• Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power.

Follow these instructions to remove the top rear cover:

1. Remove the single screw securing the cover.

2. Loosen the two thumbnail screws securing the top rear cover in place.

3. Slide the cover towards the rear and remove the cover in the direction indicated.

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2

2

3

3

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System Hardware Installation

3-2 Installing the PCIe Card

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install 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 down and all power sources have been disconnected from the server prior to installing
a PCIe card. Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power.

• Failure to observe these warnings could result in personal injury or damage to the equipment.

Follow these instructions to install the PCIe card:

1. Remove the two screws securing the PCIe card slot covers in place and remove the PCIe card slot
covers.

2. Insert the PCIe card into the selected slot. Make sure the PCIe card is properly seated.

3. Install the two screws to secure the PCIe card in place.

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2

3

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System Hardware Installation

3-3 Installing the CPU and Heatsink

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU:

• Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.

• Always turn off the system and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the

CPU to prevent hardware damage.

• Unplug all cables from the power outlets.

• Disconnect all telecommunication cables from their ports.

• Place the system unit on a at and stable surface.

• Open the system according to the instructions.

WARNING!

Failure to properly turn off the server before you start installing components may cause serious
damage. Do not attempt the procedures described in the following sections unless you are a

qualied service technician.

Follow these instructions to install the CPU:

1. Align the processor to the carrier so that the gold triangle on the processor aligns with the triangle
on the carrier, and then install the processor into the carrier.

NOTE:

Apply thermal compound evenly on the top of the CPU.

2. Carefully ip the heatsink over. Align the carrier assembly so that the triangle on the carrier aligns
with the triangle on the heatsink, and then install the carrier assembly onto the bottom of the
heatsink.

3. Remove the CPU socket cover.

NOTE:

Save and replace the CPU socket cover if the processor is removed from its socket.

4. Align the heatsink to the CPU socket using the guide pins and make sure the gold triangle is in the
correct orientation. Then place the heatsink onto the top of the CPU socket.

5. Secure the heatsink by tightening the screws in sequential order (1g2g3g4).

NOTE:

When removing the heatsink, loosen the screws in reverse order (4g3g2g1).

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2

3

4

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1

2

3

4

CPU0

CPU1

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System Hardware Installation

3-4 Installing the Memory

3-4-1 Six Channel Memory Conguration

This motherboard provides 24 DDR4 memory sockets and supports Six Channel Technology. After the
memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the memory.
Enabling Four Channel memory mode will be four times of the original memory bandwidth.

DIMM_P0_D0

DIMM_P0_D1

DIMM_P0_E0

DIMM_P0_E1

DIMM_P0_F0

DIMM_P0_F1

DIMM_P0_C1

DIMM_P0_C0

DIMM_P1_L0

DIMM_P1_L1

DIMM_P1_K0

DIMM_P1_K1

DIMM_P1_J0

DIMM_P1_J1

DIMM_P1_G1

DIMM_P1_G0

DIMM_P1_H1

DIMM_P1_H0

DIMM_P1_I1

DIMM_P1_I0

DIMM_P0_B1

DIMM_P0_B0

DIMM_P0_A1

DIMM_P0_A0

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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 system and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the
memory to prevent hardware damage.

• Memory modules have a foolproof design. A memory module can be installed in only one
direction. If you are unable to insert the memory, switch the direction.

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3-4-2 Installing a Memory

• Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the system 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:

1. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot, and push it down.

2. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module.

3. Reverse the installation steps when you want to remove the DIMM module.

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2

2

3-4-3 DIMM Population Rule

Be sure to install DDR4 DIMMs on this motherboard.

• The initial DIMMs installed must be installed in the primary CPU (CPU0) memory slots rst.

• When populating DIMMs into a channel, slot numbers having the sufx "0" must be populated rst, then
followed by slot numbers having the sufx "1".

• A combination of LRDIMMs and RDIMMs is not allowed in the same channel.

• A combination of non-3DS and 3DS LRDIMMs is not allowed in the same channel.

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System Hardware Installation

DIMM

Capacity

(GB)

1 Slot per

Channel

2 Slot per Channel

DIMM Density

Speed (MT/s); Voltage (V)

Slot Per Channel (SPC)

DIMM Per Channel (DPC)

1DPC 1DPC 2DPC

1.2V

2666 2666 2666

1.2V 1.2V

Ranks Per
DIMM and
Data Width

4Gb8Gb

8GB 16GB

4GB 8GB

8GB 16GB

16GB

32GB

N/A
N/A

2H-64GB

4H-128GB

N/A
N/A 4H 128GB

32GB

64GB

2H 64GB

Type

RDIMM

RDIMM

RDIMM

RDIMM

LRDIMM

LRDIMM

3DS

RDIMM

3DS

QRx4

8Rx4

QRx4

SRx4

SRx8

DRx8

DRx4

QRx4
8Rx4

3-4-4 DIMM Population Table

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3-4-5 Intel Optane DCPMM DIMM Population Rule

Thermal conditions for DCPMM DIMM support:

• The ambient temperature must be at or below 35°C

• The Cascade Lake CPU used must have a maximum TDP of 205W

• A maximum of 12 pcs 256G DCPMM may be installed

• RDIMM / DCPMM must be installed into CPU0 memory rst

• You must install one RDIMM into any slot #0 of CPU0 before installing the DCPMM.

(e.g. A0/B0/C0/D0/E0/F0)

• The DCPMM must be installed into the DIMM slot #1 next to the corresponding RDIMM
in slot #0 (e.g. if RDIMM is installed into DIMM slot A0, the DCPMM must be installed into
DIMM slot A1)

DIMM_P0_D0/RDIMM Slot

DIMM_P0_D1/Intel Optane DCPMM Slot

DIMM_P0_E0/RDIMM Slot

DIMM_P0_E1/Intel Optane DCPMM Slot

DIMM_P0_F0/RDIMM Slot

DIMM_P0_F1/Intel Optane DCPMM Slot

DIMM_P1_L0/RDIMM Slot

DIMM_P1_L1/Intel Optane DCPMM Slot

DIMM_P1_K0/RDIMM Slot

DIMM_P1_K1/Intel Optane DCPMM Slot

DIMM_P1_J0/RDIMM Slot

DIMM_P1_J1/Intel Optane DCPMM Slot

DIMM_P1_G1/Intel Optane DCPMM Slot

DIMM_P1_G0/RDIMM Slot

DIMM_P1_H1/Intel Optane DCPMM Slot

DIMM_P1_H0/RDIMM Slot

DIMM_P1_I1/Intel Optane DCPMM Slot

DIMM_P1_I0/RDIMM Slot

DIMM_P0_C1/Intel Optane DCPMM Slot

DIMM_P0_C0/RDIMM Slot

DIMM_P0_B1/Intel Optane DCPMM Slot

DIMM_P0_B0/RDIMM Slot

DIMM_P0_A1/Intel Optane DCPMM Slot

DIMM_P0_A0/RDIMM Slot

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3-5 Installing the 2.5" 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 t back into the bay if inserted incorrectly.

• Make sure that the HDD is connected to the HDD connector on the frontplane.

Follow these instructions to install a 2.5" hard disk drive:

1. Press the release button.

2. Extend the locking lever.

3. Pull the locking lever to remove the HDD tray.

4. Slide the hard disk drive into the blank HDD tray.

5. Secure the hard drive to the tray with the four screws as shown. Do not over tighten the screws.
Slide the hard drive tray into the bay until it locks in place.

CAUTION!

We strongly recommend using enterprise level hard disk drives in the Gigabyte server system. For
more information of recommended HDDs, please visit the Gigabyte website:

https://www.gigabyte.com and search for the specic product QVL from Support & Downloads.

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2

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5

4

3

System Hardware Installation

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3-6 Installing the 3.5" 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 t back into the bay if inserted incorrectly.

• Make sure that the HDD is connected to the HDD connector on the frontplane.

Follow these instructions to install a 3.5" hard disk drive:

1. Press the release button.

2. Extend the locking lever.

3. Pull the locking lever to remove the HDD tray.

4. Slide the hard disk drive into the blank HDD tray.

5. Slide the hard drive tray into the bay until it locks in place.

CAUTION!

We strongly recommend using enterprise level hard disk drives in the Gigabyte server system. For
more information of recommended HDDs, please visit the Gigabyte website:

https://www.gigabyte.com and search for the specic product QVL from Support & Downloads.

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2

3

4

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3-7 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 the AC power..

• Disconnect all necessary cable connections. Failure to observe these warnings could result in

personal injury or damage to the equipment.

FAN #1

FAN #2

FAN #3

FAN #4

FAN #5

FAN #6

Follow these instructions to replace the system fan module:
[For all system fan modules]

1. Grasp the nger slots of the fan module and pull up to remove the fan module.

2. Reverse the previous steps to install the replacement fan module.

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1

2

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3-8 Removing the Top Front Cover

Follow these instructions to remove the top front cover:

1. Remove the three screws securing the cover.

2. Slide the cover towards the rear and remove the cover in the direction indicated.

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1

1

2

2

Skip this section if you are not going to replace the PCIe RAID card.

System Hardware Installation

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3-9 Replacing the PCIe RAID Card

Follow these instructions to replace the PCIe RAID card:

1. Disconnect any cables that connect to the PCIe RAID card.

2. Loosen the thumbnail screw securing the PCIe RAID card lock in place.

3. Extend the PCIe RAID card lock.

4. Gently pull the PCIe RAID card in the direction indicated to disconnect the PCIe RAID.

5. Reverse the previous steps to install the replacement PCIe RAID card.

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3

1

System Hardware Installation

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4

System Hardware Installation

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3-10 Replacing the Power Supply

Follow these instructions to replace the power supply:

1. Flip up and then grasp the power supply handle.

2. Press the retaining clip on the right side of the power supply in the direction indicated.

3. Pull out the power supply using the handle.

4. Insert the replacement power supply rmly into the chassis. Connect the AC power cord to the
replacement power supply.

1

3

2

4

CAUTION!

• In order to reduce the risk of injury from electric shock, disconnect AC power from the power

supply before removing the power supply from the system.

• Please see Section 2-2 "Rear View" for installation sequence.

System Hardware Installation

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3-11 Replacing the LAN Module

Follow these instructions to replace the LAN module:

1. Press the retaining clip on the right side of the LAN module in the direction indicated.

2. Pull out the LAN module using the handle.

3. Insert the replacement LAN module rmly into the chassis.

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2

3

System Hardware Installation

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3-12 Cable Connections

3-12-1 Motherboard CPU & System Power to PCIe Board

DIMM_P0_D0

DIMM_P0_D1

DIMM_P0_E0

DIMM_P0_E1

DIMM_P0_F0

DIMM_P0_F1

DIMM_P0_C1

DIMM_P0_C0

DIMM_P1_L0

DIMM_P1_L1

DIMM_P1_K0

DIMM_P1_K1

DIMM_P1_J0

DIMM_P1_J1

DIMM_P1_G1

DIMM_P1_G0

DIMM_P1_H1

DIMM_P1_H0

DIMM_P1_I1

DIMM_P1_I0

DIMM_P0_B1

DIMM_P0_B0

DIMM_P0_A1

DIMM_P0_A0

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3-12-2 Motherboard Slimline 8i to PCIe Board

DIMM_P0_D0

DIMM_P0_D1

DIMM_P0_E0

DIMM_P0_E1

DIMM_P0_F0

DIMM_P0_F1

DIMM_P0_C1

DIMM_P0_C0

DIMM_P1_L0

DIMM_P1_L1

DIMM_P1_K0

DIMM_P1_K1

DIMM_P1_J0

DIMM_P1_J1

DIMM_P1_G1

DIMM_P1_G0

DIMM_P1_H1

DIMM_P1_H0

DIMM_P1_I1

DIMM_P1_I0

DIMM_P0_B1

DIMM_P0_B0

DIMM_P0_A1

DIMM_P0_A0

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3-12-3 Motherboard Slimline 4i to PCIe Board

DIMM_P0_D0

DIMM_P0_D1

DIMM_P0_E0

DIMM_P0_E1

DIMM_P0_F0

DIMM_P0_F1

DIMM_P0_C1

DIMM_P0_C0

DIMM_P1_L0

DIMM_P1_L1

DIMM_P1_K0

DIMM_P1_K1

DIMM_P1_J0

DIMM_P1_J1

DIMM_P1_G1

DIMM_P1_G0

DIMM_P1_H1

DIMM_P1_H0

DIMM_P1_I1

DIMM_P1_I0

DIMM_P0_B1

DIMM_P0_B0

DIMM_P0_A1

DIMM_P0_A0

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3-12- 4 MLAN/NCSI Signal

DIMM_P0_D0

DIMM_P0_D1

DIMM_P0_E0

DIMM_P0_E1

DIMM_P0_F0

DIMM_P0_F1

DIMM_P0_C1

DIMM_P0_C0

DIMM_P1_L0

DIMM_P1_L1

DIMM_P1_K0

DIMM_P1_K1

DIMM_P1_J0

DIMM_P1_J1

DIMM_P1_G1

DIMM_P1_G0

DIMM_P1_H1

DIMM_P1_H0

DIMM_P1_I1

DIMM_P1_I0

DIMM_P0_B1

DIMM_P0_B0

DIMM_P0_A1

DIMM_P0_A0

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3-12-5 Motherboard to 2.5" HDD Backplane Board

DIMM_P0_D0

DIMM_P0_D1

DIMM_P0_E0

DIMM_P0_E1

DIMM_P0_F0

DIMM_P0_F1

DIMM_P0_C1

DIMM_P0_C0

DIMM_P1_L0

DIMM_P1_L1

DIMM_P1_K0

DIMM_P1_K1

DIMM_P1_J0

DIMM_P1_J1

DIMM_P1_G1

DIMM_P1_G0

DIMM_P1_H1

DIMM_P1_H0

DIMM_P1_I1

DIMM_P1_I0

DIMM_P0_B1

DIMM_P0_B0

DIMM_P0_A1

DIMM_P0_A0

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NVMe #2 - #3

NVMe #4 - #5

NVMe #6 - #7

3-12-6 SATA Connections between HDD Backplane Board and Daughter Board

3.5” HDD

Backplane Board

2.5” HDD

Backplane Board

Daughter Board 1 Daughter Board 2

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Motherboard Components

Chapter 4 Motherboard Components

4-1 Motherboard Components

Item Description Item Description

1 Slimline 8i Connector (PCIe Signal) 2 USB 3.0 Header

3 CPU0 Power Connector 4 CPU1 Power Connector

5 System Power Connector 6 2 x 9 Pin System FAN Power Connector

7 System FAN Control Signal Connector 8 2 x 7 Pin HDD Back Plane Board Power

Connector

9 2 x 4 Pin Front Panel Power Connector 10 SlimLine 8i Connector

(PCIe Signal / Dened by SKUs)

11 Case Open Intrusion Header 12 Front Panel VGA Connector

13 SlimLine 8i Connector

(Front Panel Signal)

14 VROC Module Connector

15 IPMB Connector 16 2 x 15 Pin HDD Back Plane Board

Connector

17 Memory Status LED 18 PCIe x8 Slot (Gen3)

19 Jumpers 20 MLAN/NCSI Signal

21 SlimLine 4i Connector (Miscellaneous) 22 SlimLine 4i Connector (SATA3 #0 - #3)

23 SlimLine 4i Connector (SATA3 #4 - #7) 24 Battery Cable Connector

25 Omni-Path Connector (for CPU0) 26 SlimLine 8i Connector (PCIe Signal)

27 BIOS Flash ROM 28 TPM

29 BMC Flash ROM 30 Omni-Path Connector (for CPU1)

31 Clear CMOS Jumper

DIMM_P0_D0

DIMM_P0_D1

DIMM_P0_E0

DIMM_P0_E1

DIMM_P0_F0

DIMM_P0_F1

DIMM_P0_C1

DIMM_P0_C0

DIMM_P1_L0

DIMM_P1_L1

DIMM_P1_K0

DIMM_P1_K1

DIMM_P1_J0

DIMM_P1_J1

DIMM_P1_G1

DIMM_P1_G0

DIMM_P1_H1

DIMM_P1_H0

DIMM_P1_I1

DIMM_P1_I0

DIMM_P0_B1

DIMM_P0_B0

DIMM_P0_A1

DIMM_P0_A0

1 2 3 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

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24

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30

22

20

21

25

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29

Motherboard Components

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4-2 Jumper Settings

DIMM_P0_D0

DIMM_P0_D1

DIMM_P0_E0

DIMM_P0_E1

DIMM_P0_F0

DIMM_P0_F1

DIMM_P0_C1

DIMM_P0_C0

DIMM_P1_L0

DIMM_P1_L1

DIMM_P1_K0

DIMM_P1_K1

DIMM_P1_J0

DIMM_P1_J1

DIMM_P1_G1

DIMM_P1_G0

DIMM_P1_H1

DIMM_P1_H0

DIMM_P1_I1

DIMM_P1_I0

DIMM_P0_B1

DIMM_P0_B0

DIMM_P0_A1

DIMM_P0_A0

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2
3
4

5

6

1

2

3 6

4

5

Password

Clear

BIOS_PWD

Default

Enable

1
2
3

BIOS

Recovery

BIOS_RCVR

Default

Enable

1
2

3

ME

Force

Update

ME_UPDATE

Default

Enable

1
2
3

ME

Recovery

ME_RCVR

Default

Enable

1
2
3

S3

Power On

Select

S3_MASK

Default

Enable

1
2

3

Clear

CMOS

CLR_CMOS

Default

Enable

1
2
3

- 47 - 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 and loading operating system, etc. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that

allows the user to modify basic system conguration settings or to activate certain system features. When the

power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to keep the

conguration values in the CMOS.

To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <F2> key during the POST when the power is turned on.

Chapter 5 BIOS Setup

• BIOS ashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems of using the current BIOS
version, it is recommended that you don't ash the BIOS. To ash the BIOS, do it with caution.
Inadequate BIOS ashing may result in system malfunction.

• It is recommended that you not alter the default settings (unless you need to) to prevent system

instability or other unexpected results. Inadequately altering the settings may result in system's
failure to boot. If this occurs, try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values.
(Refer to the Exit section in this chapter or introductions of the battery/clearing CMOS jumper in
Chapter 1 for how to clear the CMOS values.)

BIOS Setup Program Function Keys

<f><g> Move the selection bar to select the screen
<h><i> Move the selection bar to select an item
<+> Increase the numeric value or make changes
<-> Decrease the numeric value or make changes
<Enter> Execute command or enter the submenu
<Esc> Main Menu: Exit the BIOS Setup program
Submenus: Exit current submenu
<F1> Show descriptions of general help
<F3> Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus
<F9> Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the current submenus
<F10> Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program

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

Main

This setup page includes all the items in 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 congure hard disk parameters.)



Chipset

This setup page includes all the submenu options for conguring the function of processor, network,

North Bridge, South Bridge, and System event logs.



Server Management

Server additional features enabled/disabled setup menus.



Security

Change, set, or disable supervisor and user password. Conguration supervisor password allows you to

restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup.
A supervisor password allows you to make changes in BIOS Setup.
A user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes.



Boot

This setup page provides items for conguration of boot sequence.



Save & Exit

Save all the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing

<F10> can also carry out this task.)
Abandon all changes and the previous settings remain in effect. Pressing <Y> to the confirmation

message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing <Esc> can also carry out this task.)

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5-1 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.

Submenu Help

While in a submenu, press <F1> to display a help screen (General Help) of function keys available for the
menu. Press <Esc> to exit the help screen. Help for each item is in the Item Help block on the right side of
the submenu.

• When the system is not stable as usual, select the Restore Defaults item to set your system to

its defaults.

• The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS

version.

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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

(Note)

BMC Firmware Version

(Note)

Displays BMC rmware version information.

Processor Information

CPU 0 Brand String / CPU 1
Brand String / Max CPU Speed /
CPU Signature / Processor Core /
Microcode Patch

Displays the technical specications for the installed processor(s).

Platform Information

Processor / PCH / RC Revision

Displays the information for the installed platform.

Memory Information

Total Memory

(Note)

Displays the total memory size of the installed memory.

Memory Frequency

(Note)

Displays the frequency information of the installed memory.

(Note) Functions available on selected models.

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(Note) Functions available on selected models.

Parameter

Description

Onboard LAN Information

LAN1 MAC Address

(Note)

Displays LAN MAC address information.

LAN2 MAC Address

(Note)

Displays LAN MAC address information.

System Date

Sets the date following the weekday-month-day-year format.

System Time

Sets the system time following the hour-minute-second format.

BIOS Setup - 52 -

5-2 Advanced Menu

The Advanced menu display submenu options for conguring the function of various hardware components.

Select a submenu item, then press <Enter> to access the related submenu screen.

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5-2-1 iSCSI Conguration

Parameter

Description

iSCSI Initiator Name

Add an Attempt

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

Delete Attempts

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

Change Attempt Order

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

BIOS Setup - 54 -

5-2-2 Intel(R) Virtual RAID on CPU

Parameter

Description

Intel(R) Virtual RAID on CPU

Press [Enter] to manage Intel® Virtual RAID on the CPU.

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5-2-3 Intel(R) I350 Gigabit Network Connection

BIOS Setup - 56 -

Parameter

Description

NIC Conguration

Press [Enter] to congure 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

– Enables power on of the system via LAN. Note that conguring

Wake on LAN in the operating system does not change the value
of this setting, but does override the behavior of Wake on LAN in
OS controlled power states.

– Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Blink LEDs

Identies the physical network port by blinking the associated LED.

Press the numeric keys to adjust desired values.

UEFI Driver

Displays the technical specications for the Network Interface Controller.

Adapter PBA

Displays the technical specications for the Network Interface Controller.

Device Name

Displays the technical specications for the Network Interface Controller.

Chip Type

Displays the technical specications for the Network Interface Controller.

PCI Device ID

Displays the technical specications for the Network Interface Controller.

PCI Address

Displays the technical specications for the Network Interface Controller.

Link Status

Displays the technical specications for the Network Interface Controller.

MAC Address

Displays the technical specications for the Network Interface Controller.

Virtual MAC Address

Displays the technical specications for the Network Interface Controller.

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5-2-4 VLAN Conguration

BIOS Setup - 58 -

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Parameter

Description

Enter Conguration Menu

Press [Enter] to congure 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.
– The valid range is from 0 to 4094.

Priority

– Sets 802.1Q Priority for a new VLAN or an existing VLAN.
– Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values.
– The valid range is from 0 to 7.

Add VLAN

– Press [Enter] to create a new VLAN or update an existing VLAN.

Congured VLAN List

– Enable/Disable the VLAN.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.

Remove VLAN

– Press [Enter] to remove an existing VLAN.

BIOS Setup - 60 -

5-2-5 Intel(R) Omni-Path HFI 100 Series

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Parameter

Description

Advanced NIC

Conguration

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

Debug Options

– Allows users to congure link initialization in pre-boot.
– Options available: Auto/Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Auto.

Use a custom P_Key value

– Select 'Yes' to use a custom P_Key value or boot over fabric (instead of a

default one.)

– Options available: No/Yes.

Custom P_Key value (hexadecimal)

– This item cannot be congured if Use a custom P_Key value is set to No.
– This P_Key value will be used for boot over fabric. The 'full membership' bit

(0x8000) will be always set automatically.

UEFI Driver

Displays the technical specications for the Advanced Network Interface Controller.

Device Name

Displays the technical specications for the Advanced Network Interface Controller.

PCI Device ID

Displays the technical specications for the Advanced Network Interface Controller.

PCI Address

Displays the technical specications for the Advanced Network Interface Controller.

Port GUID

Displays the technical specications for the Advanced Network Interface Controller.

Fabric Link State

Displays the technical specications for the Advanced Network Interface Controller.

Fabric Link Speed

Displays the technical specications for the Advanced Network Interface Controller.

Fabric Link Width

Displays the technical specications for the Advanced Network Interface Controller.

BIOS Setup - 62 -

5-2-6 Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X550

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Parameter

Description

NIC Conguration

Press [Enter] to congure 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

– Enables power on of the system via LAN. Note that conguring

Wake on LAN in the operating system does not change the value
of this setting, but does override the behavior of Wake on LAN in
OS controlled power states.

– Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Blink LEDs

Identies the physical network port by blinking the associated LED.

Press the numeric keys to adjust desired values.

UEFI Driver

Displays the technical specications for the Network Interface Controller.

Adapter PBA

Displays the technical specications for the Network Interface Controller.

Device Name

Displays the technical specications for the Network Interface Controller.

Chip Type

Displays the technical specications for the Network Interface Controller.

PCI Device ID

Displays the technical specications for the Network Interface Controller.

PCI Address

Displays the technical specications for the Network Interface Controller.

Link Status

Displays the technical specications for the Network Interface Controller.

MAC Address

Displays the technical specications for the Network Interface Controller.

Virtual MAC Address

Displays the technical specications for the Network Interface Controller.

BIOS Setup - 64 -

5-2-7 LSI SAS3 MPT Controller SAS3008

Parameter

Description

LSI SAS3 MPT Controller Version

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

Controller Management

– View Controller Properties

▪ Press [Enter] to view detailed information.

– Change Controller Properties

▪ Rebuild Rate: Select to change Rebuild Rate.
▪ Legacy BIOS: Enable/Disable Legacy BIOS.
▪ Apply Changes

– Save Controller Events

▪ Available File Systems: Select to choose an available File

System.

▪ Available Directories: Select to choose an available

Directories.
▪ Enter File Name: Allows to enter File Name.
▪ Save Events

– Advanced Controller Properties

▪ Port Conguration: Allows the logical grouping of the

controller phys into one or more ports.
▪ Report Device Missing Delay Timer: Allows to congure

Report Device Missing Delay Timer.
▪ Report I/O Missing Delay Timer: Allows to congure

Report I/O Missing Delay Timer.
▪ Apply Changes

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5-2-8 Trusted Computing

Parameter

Description

Conguration

Security Device Support

Enable/Disable the TPM support feature.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Current Status Information

Displays current TPM status information.

BIOS Setup - 66 -

5-2-9 Serial Port Console Redirection

(Note) Advanced items prompt when this item is dened.

Parameter

Description

COM1/COM2 Serial Over
LAN Console Redirection

(Note)

Select whether to enable console redirection for specied device. Console

redirection enables the users to manage the system from a remote
location.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

Legacy Console Redirection

Selects a COM port for Legacy serial redirection. The options are
dependent on the available COM ports.

Serial Port for Out-of-Band
Management / Windows
Emergency Management
Services (EMS) Console
Redirection

(Note)

Selects a COM port for EMS console redirection. EMS console redirection

allows the user to congure Console Redirection Settings to support Out-

of-Band Serial Port management.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

COM1/COM2 Serial LAN/
Legacy/Serial Port for Out­of-Band EMS Console
Redirection Settings

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

Please note that this item is congurable when COM1/COM2 Serial

Over LAN/Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management EMS Console

Redirection is set to Enabled.

Terminal Type

– Selects a terminal type to be used for console redirection.
– Options available: VT100/VT100+/ANSI /VT-UTF8. Default setting

is ANSI.

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Parameter

Description

COM1/COM2 Serial LAN/
Legacy/Serial Port for Out­of-Band EMS Console
Redirection Settings
(continued)

Bits per second

– Selects the transfer rate for console redirection.
– Options available: 9600/19200/38400/57600/115200. Default

setting is 115200.

Data Bits

– Selects the number of data bits used for console redirection.
– Options available: 7/8. Default setting is 8.

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.
– Mark: parity bit is always 1. Space: Parity bit is always 0.
– Mark and Space Parity do not allow for error detection.
– Options available: None/Even/Odd/Mark/Space. Default setting is

None.

Stop Bits

– Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet. (A start bit

indicates the beginning). The standard setting is 1 stop bit.

Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stop

bit.
– Options available: 1/2. Default setting is 1.

Flow Control

– Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overow. When

sending data, if the receiving buffers are full, a 'stop' signal can

be sent to stop the data ow. Once the buffers are empty, a 'start'

signal can be sent to re-start the ow. Hardware ow control uses

two wires to send start/stop signals.
– Options available: None/Hardware RTS/CTS. Default setting is

None.

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support

– Enable/Disable the VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support.
– Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Recorder Mode

(Note)

– When this mode enabled, only texts will be send. This is to capture

Terminal data.
– Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

Resolution 100x31

(Note)

– Enable/Disable extended terminal resolution.
– Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

(Note) Advanced items prompt when this item is dened.

BIOS Setup - 68 -

Parameter

Description

COM1/COM2 Serial LAN/
Legacy/Serial Port for Out­of-Band EMS Console
Redirection Settings
(continued)

Legacy OS Redirection Resolution

(Note)

– Species the number of Rows and Columns supported for the

Legacy OS redirection.
– Options available: 80x24/80x25. Default setting is 80x24.

Putty KeyPad

(Note)

– Selects FunctionKey and KeyPad on Putty.
– Options available: T100/LINUX/XTERMR6/SCO/ESCN/VT400.

Default setting is VT100.

Redirection After BIOS POST

(Note)

– This item allows user to enable console redirection after OS has

loaded.
– Options available: Always Enable/Boot Loader. Default setting is

Always Enable.

Legacy Console Redirection Settings

– Selects a COM port to display redirection of Legacy OS and

Legacy OPROM Messages.
– Options available: COM1/COM2 Serial Over LAN. Default setting

is COM1.

Out-of-Band Mgmt Port

– Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Service (EMS) allows

for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial

port.
– Options available: COM1/COM2 Serial Over LAN. Default setting

is COM1.

(Note) Advanced items prompt when this item is dened.

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5-2-10 SIO Conguration

Parameter

Description

AMI SIO Driver Version

Displays the AMI SIO driver version information.

Super IO Chip Logical

Device(s) Conguration

[*Active*] Serial Port

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

Use This Device

– When set to Enabled allows you to congure the serial port settings.

When set to Disabled, displays no conguration for the serial port.

– Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Current:

– Displays the serial port base I/O address and IRQ.

Possible:

– Congures the serial port base I/O address and IRQ.

Use Automatic Settings
IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; DMA;
IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12; DMA;
IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12; DMA;
IO=3E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12; DMA;
IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12; DMA;
Default setting is Use Automatic Settings.

BIOS Setup - 70 -

5-2-11 PCI Subsystem Settings

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(Note) Functions available on selected models.

Parameter

Description

PCI Bus Driver Version

Displays the PCI Bus Driver version information.

PCI Express Slot #1-1 / #1-2 / #2-1 /
#2-2 / #3-1 / #3-2 / #4-1 / #4-2 / #9 /
#10 / #11 / #12 / #13 / #14 / #15 / #16 /
#17 I/O ROM

(Note)

When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion
ROM for the related PCI-E slot.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Onboard LAN1 / LAN2 Controller

(Note)

Enable/Disable the onboard LAN1 / LAN2 devices.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Onboard LAN1 / LAN2 I/O ROM

(Note)

Enable/Disable the onboard LAN1 / LAN2 devices, and initializes
device expansion ROM.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

PCI Devices Common Settings

Above 4G Decoding

Enable/Disable memory mapped I/O to 4GB or greater address
space (Above 4G Decoding).
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

SR-IOV Support

If the system has SR-IOV capable PCIe devices, this item
Enable/Disable Single Root IO Virtualization Support.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

BIOS Setup - 72 -

5-2-12 Network Stack Conguration

(Note) This item appears when Network Stack is set to Enabled.

Parameter

Description

Network Stack

Enable/Disable the UEFI network stack.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Ipv4 PXE Support

(Note)

Enable/Disable the Ipv4 PXE feature.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Ipv4 HTTP Support

(Note)

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

Ipv6 PXE Support

(Note)

Enable/Disable the Ipv6 PXE feature.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

Ipv6 HTTP Support

(Note)

Enable/Disable the Ipv6 HTTP feature.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

PXE boot wait time

(Note)

Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values.

Media detect count

(Note)

Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values.

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5-2-13 Post Report Conguration

Parameter

Description

Post Report Conguration

Error Message Report

Post Error Message

Enable/Disable the POST Error Message support.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

BIOS Setup - 74 -

5-2-14 NVMe Conguration

Parameter

Description

NVMe Conguration

Displays the NVMe devices connected to the system.

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5-2-15 USB Conguration

(Note) This item is present only if you attach USB devices.

Parameter

Description

USB Conguration

USB Devices:

Displays the USB devices connected to the system.

XHCI Hand-off

Enable/Disable the XHCI (USB 3.0) Hand-off support.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

USB Mass Storage Driver
Support

(Note)

Enable/Disable the USB Mass Storage Driver Support.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Port 60/64 Emulation

Enables the I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. This should be enabled
for the complete USB Keyboard Legacy support for non-USB aware OS.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

BIOS Setup - 76 -

5-2-16 Chipset Conguration

(Note) When the power policy is controlled by BMC, please wait for 15-20 seconds for BMC to save the
last power state.

Parameter

Description

Restore on AC Power Loss

(Note)

Denes 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
Power Off, the system remains off after power shutdown.
Options available: Last State/Power Off/Power On. The default setting
depends on the BMC setting.

Skip Above 4G Decoding for VGA

Enable/Disable 64bit capable devices to be decoded in Skip Above 4G
Address VGA Space.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

P2P Bridge IO Size

Sets P2P Bridge IO aligned to the size.
Options available: 0x100/0x150/0x1000. Default setting is 0x1000.

Chassis Opened Warning

Enable/Disable the chassis intrusion alter function.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled/Clear. Default setting is
Disabled.

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5-3 Chipset Setup Menu

Chipset Setup menu displays submenu options for conguring the function of North Bridge and South Bridge.

Select a submenu item, then press <Enter> to access the related submenu screen.

BIOS Setup - 78 -

5-3-1 Processor Conguration

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Parameter

Description

Processor Conguration

Pre-Socket Conguration

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

CPU Socket 0/1 Conguration

– Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

Core Disable Bitmap(Hex) (for CPU socket 0/1)

– Number of Cores to enable. 0 means all cores. FFFFFFF

means to disable all cores. The maximum value depends on
the number of CPUs available. Press the numeric keys to
adjust desired values.

Processor Socket / Processor
ID / Processor Frequency /
Processor Max Ratio / Processor
Min Ratio / Microcode Revision /
L1 Cache RAM / L2 Cache RAM
/ L3 Cache RAM / Processor 0
Version / Processor 1 Version

Displays the technical specications for the installed processor(s).

Hyper-Threading [All]

The Hyper Threading Technology allows a single processor to execute
two or more separate threads concurrently. When hyper-threading
is enabled, multi-threaded software applications can execute their
threads, thereby improving performance.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Enable Intel(R) TXT

Enables or disables the Intel Trusted Execution Technology support
function.

Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.

VMX (Vanderpool Technology)

Enable/Disable the Vanderpool Technology. This will take effect after
rebooting the system.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Enable SMX

Enable/Disable the Secure Mode Extensions (SMX) support function.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.

Hardware Prefetcher

Select whether to enable the speculative prefetch unit of the processor.

Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.

Adjacent Cache Prefetch

When enabled, cache lines are fetched in pairs. When disabled, only
the required cache line is fetched.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

DCU Streamer Prefetcher

Prefetches the next L1 data line based upon multiple loads in same
cache line.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

DCU IP Prefetcher

Prefetches the next L1 Data line based upon sequential load history.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

AES-NI

Enable/Disable the AES-NI (Intel Advanced Encryption Standard New
Instructions) support function.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

BIOS Setup - 80 -

5-3-2 Common RefCode Conguration

Parameter

Description

Common RefCode Conguration

MMIO High Base

Selects the MMIO High Base setting.
Options available: 56T/40T/24T/16T/4T/1T. Default setting is 56T.

MMIO High Granularity Size

Selects the allocation size used to assign mmioh resources.
Total mmioh space can be up to 32xgranularity. Per stack mmioh
resource assignments are multiples of the granularity where 1 unit
per stack is the default allocation.
Options available: 1G/4G/16G/64G/256G/1024G. Default setting is
256G.

Isoc Mode

Options available: Auto/Enable/Disable. Default setting is Auto.

Numa (Non-Uniform Memory Access)

Enable/Disable Non-uniform Memory Access (NUMA).
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

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5-3-3 UPI Conguration

Parameter

Description

UPI Conguration

UPI General Conguration

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

UPI Status

– Press [Enter] to view the UPI status.

Link Frequency Select

– Selects the UPI link frequency.
– Options available: 9.6GB/10.4GB/Auto. Default setting is Auto.

SNC

– Enable/Disable SNC.
– Options available: Disable/Enable/Auto. Default setting is Disable.

Stale AtoS

– Enable/Disable Stale A to S Dir optimization.
– Options available: Disable/Enable/Auto. Default setting is Disable.

LLC dead line alloc

– Enable/Disable LLC dead line alloc.
– Options available: Disable/Enable/Auto. Default setting is Auto.

BIOS Setup - 82 -

5-3-4 Memory Conguration

Parameter

Description

Integrated Memory Controller (iMC)

Enforce POR

When set to Enable, the system enforces Plan Of Record
restrictions for DDR4 frequency and voltage programming. When
set to Auto, the system sets it to the MRC default settings.
Options available: Auto/POR/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Memory Frequency

Congures the memory frequency.

Options available: Auto/2133/2400/2666. Default setting is Auto.

Enable ADR

Enables the detecting and enabling of ADR.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Legacy ADR Mode

Enable/Disable the Legacy ADR Mode.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.

ADR Data Save Mode

Data Save Mode for ADR, Batterybacked or Type 01 NVDIMM.
Options available: Disable/Batterybacked DIMMs/NVDIMMs.
Default setting is NVDIMMs.

Erase-ARM NVDIMMs

Enable/Disable Erasing and Arming NVDIMMs.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Restore NVDIMMs

Enable/Disable Automatic restoring of NVDIMMs.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

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Parameter

Description

Interleave NVDIMMs

Controls if NVDIMMs are interleaved together or not.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.

Assert ADR on Reset

Enable/Disable Assert ADR on Reset.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.

Assert ADR on S5

Enable/Disable Assert ADR on S5.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.

Memory Topology

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

Memory Map

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

IMC Interleaving

– Select to congure IMC Interleaving.
– Options available: Auto/1-way Interleave/2-way Interlave.

Default setting is Auto.

Memory RAS Conguration

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

RAS Type

– Displays the RAS type.

Static Virtual Lockstep Mode

– Enable/Disable the Static Virtual Lockstep mode.
– Options available: Disable/Enable. Default setting is Disable.

Mirror Mode

– Mirror Mode will set entire 1LM/2LM memory in system to be

mirrored, consequently reducing the memory capacity by half.
Enables the Mirror Mode will disable the XPT Prefetch.

– Options available: Disable/Mirror Mode 1LM/Mirror Mode 2LM.

Default setting is Disable.

Memory Rank Sparing

– Enable/Disable Memory Rank Sparing.
– Options available: Disable/Enable. Default setting is Disable.

Correctable Error Threshold

– Correctable Error Threshold (1-32767) used for sparing,

tagging, and leaky bucket.

– Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired

values.

SDDC Plus One

– Enable/Disable SDDC Plus One.
– Options available: Disable/Enable. Default setting is Disable.

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5-3-5 IIO Conguration

Parameter

Description

IIO Conguration

Intel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

Intel

®

VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)

– 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.

– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

ACS Control

– Enable: Programs ACS only to Chipset Pcie Root Ports Bridges.
– Disable: Programs ACS to all PCIe bridges.
– Default setting is Enable.

Interrupt Remapping

– Enable/Disable the interrupt remapping support function.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

PassThrough DMA

– Enable/Disable the Non-Isoch VT_D Engine PassThrough DMA

support function.

– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

ATS

– Enable/Disable Non-Isoch VT_D Engine ATS support.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

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Parameter

Description

Intel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)

(continued)

Post Interrupt

– Enable/Disable VT_D posted interrupt.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Coherency Support (Non-Isoch)

– Enable/Disable Non-Isoch VT_D Engine Coherency support.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Intel® VMD technology

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

Intel® VMD technology
Intel® VMD Conguration

– Enable/Disable the Intel VMD support function.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.

MCTP

Enable/Disable MCTP (Management Component Transport Protocol).
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.

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5-3-6 Advanced Power Management Conguration

Parameter

Description

Advanced Power Management

Conguration

CPU P State Control

Press [Enter] to congure 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.

Turbo Mode

– When this item is enabled, the processor will automatically ramp

up the clock speed of 1-2 of its processing cores to improve its
performance. When this item is disabled, the processor will not
overclock any of its core.

– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

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Parameter

Description

Hardware PM State Control

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

Hardware P-States

– When this item is disabled, the processor hardware chooses a

P-state based on OS Request (Legacy P-States).

– In Native mode, the processor hardware chooses a P-state

based on OS guidance.

– In Out of Band mode, the processor hardware autonomously

chooses a P-state (with no OS guidance).

– Options available: Disable/Native Mode/Out of Band Mode/

Native Mode with No Legacy Support. Default setting is Native
Mode.

CPU C State Control

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

Autonomous Core C-State

– Enable/Disable the Autonomous Core C-State Control.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.

CPU C6 Report

– Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C6 mode

in system halt state. When enabled, the CPU core frequency
and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to decrease
power consumption. The C6 state is a more enhanced power­saving state than C1.

– Options available: Disable/Enable/Auto. Default setting is Auto.

Enhanced Halt State (C1E)

(Note)

– Core C1E auto promotion control. Takes effect after reboot.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

OS ACPI Cx

– Reports CPU C3/C6 to OS ACPI C2 or ACPI C3.
– Options available: ACPI C2/ACPI C3. Default setting is ACPI

C2.

Package C State Control

Congures the state for the C-State package limit.

Options available: C0/C1 state/C2 state/C6 (non Retention) state/C6
(Retention) state/No Limit/Auto.
Default setting is Auto.

(Note) Advanced items prompt when this item is dened.

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Parameter

Description

CPU - Advanced PM Tuning

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

Energy Perf BIAS

– Enters the Energy Perf BIAS submenu.

Power Performance Tuning

(Note)

– Tunes the Power Performance Conguration mode. When

enabled, uses IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS input from the core.
When disabled, uses alternate performance BIAS input from
ENERGY_PERF_BIAS_CONFIG.

– Options available: OS Controls EPB/BIOS Controls EPB.

Default setting is OS Controls EPB.

Energy_PERF_BIAS_CFG mode

– Selects the Energy Performance Bias Conguration Mode.
– Options available: Performance/Balanced Performance/

Balanced Power/Power. Default setting is Balanced
Performance.

– Please note that this item is congurable when Power

Performance Tuning is set to BIOS Controls EPB.

(Note) Advanced items prompt when this item is dened.

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5-3-7 PCH Conguration

Parameter

Description

PCH Conguration

PCH SATA Conguration

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

SATA Controller

– Enable/Disable SATA controller.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Congure SATA as

– Congures on chip SATA type.
– AHCI Mode: When set to AHCI, the SATA controller enables its

AHCI functionality. Then the RAID function is disabled and cannot
be access the RAID setup utility at boot time.

– RAID Mode: When set to RAID, the SATA controller enables both

its RAID and AHCI functions. You will be allowed to access the
RAID setup utility at boot time.

– Options available: AHCI/RAID. Default setting is AHCI.

Alternate Device ID on RAID

(Note 1)

– Enable/Disable Alternate Device ID on RAID mode.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disabled
– Please note that this option appears when HDD is in RAID Mode.

SATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7

– The category identies SATA hard drives that are installed in the

computer. System will automatically detect HDD type.

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Parameter

Description

PCH SATA Conguration

(continued)

Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7

– Enable/Disable Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7 device.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Hot Plug (for Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7)

(Note 2)

– Enable/Disable HDD Hot-Plug function.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.

Spin Up Device (for Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7)

(Note 2)

– On an edge detect from 0 to 1, the PCH starts a COM reset

initialization to the device.

– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.

PCH sSATA Conguration

sSATA Controller

– Enable/Disable sSATA controller.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Congure sSATA as

– Congures on chip SATA type.
– AHCI Mode: When set to AHCI, the SATA controller enables its

AHCI functionality. Then the RAID function is disabled and cannot be
access the RAID setup utility at boot time.

– RAID Mode: When set to RAID, the SATA controller enables both its

RAID and AHCI functions. You will be allowed to access the RAID
setup utility at boot time.

– Options available: AHCI/RAID. Default setting is AHCI.

Alternate Device ID on RAID

(Note 1)

– Enable/Disable Alternate Device ID on RAID mode.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disabled.
– Please note that this option appears when HDD is in RAID Mode.

sSATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5

– The category identies sSATA hard drives that are installed in the

computer. System will automatically detect HDD type.

Port 0/1/2/3/4/5

– Enable/Disable Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 device.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Hot Plug (for Port 0/1/2/3/4/5)

(Note 2)

– Enable/Disable HDD Hot-Plug function.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.

Spin Up Device (for Port 0/1/2/3/4/5)

(Note 2)

– On an edge detect from 0 to 1, the PCH starts a COM reset

initialization to the device.

– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disabled.

(Note 1) Only appears when HDD sets to RAID Mode.
(Note 2) Only Supported when HDD is in AHCI or RAID Mode.

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5-3-8 Miscellaneous Conguration

Parameter

Description

Miscellaneous Conguration

Active Video

Selects the active video type.
Options available: Auto/Onboard Device/PCIE Device. Default setting is
Auto.

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5-3-9 Server ME Conguration

Parameter

Description

General ME Conguration

Operational Firmware Version

Selects the active video type.
Options available: Auto/Onboard Device/PCIE Device. Default
setting is Auto.

ME Firmware Status #1/#2

Displays ME Firmware status information.

Current State (for ME Firmware)

Displays ME Firmware current status information.

Error Code (for ME Firmware)

Displays ME Firmware status error code.

Recovery Cause (for ME Firmware)

Displays ME Firmware recovery cause.

PTT Support

Displays if the system supports the Intel® Platform Trust
Technology.

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5-3-10 Runtime Error Logging

Parameter

Description

Runtime Error Logging

System Errors

Enable/Disable system error logging function.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

S/W Error Injection Support

Enable/Disable software injection error logging function.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.

Whea Settings

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

WHEA (Windows Hardware Error Architecture) Support

– Enable/Disable WHEA Support.

– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Memory Error Enabling

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

Memory Error

– Enable/Disable Memory Error.

– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Memory Corrected Error

– Enable/Disable Memory Corrected Error.

– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Uncorrected Error disable Memory

– Enable/Disable the Memory that triggers Uncorrected Error.

– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.

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Parameter

Description

PCIe Error Enabling

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

Corrected Error

– Enables and escalates Correctable Errors to error pins.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Uncorrected Error

– Enables and escalates Uncorrectable/Recoverable Errors to error pins.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Fatal Error Enable

– Enables and escalates Fatal Errors to error pins.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

SERR Propagation

– Enable/Disable SERR propagation.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

PERR Propagation

– Enable/Disable PERR propagation.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

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5-3-11 Power Policy

Parameter

Description

Power Policy Quick Settings

Selects a Power Policy Quick Setting.

Options available: Standard/Best Performance/Energy Efcient

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.

Turbo Mode

When this item is enabled, the processor will automatically ramp up the
clock speed of 1-2 of its processing cores to improve its performance.
When this item is disabled, the processor will not overclock any of its
core.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

CPU C6 report

Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C6 mode in system
halt state. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will be
reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption. The
C6 state is a more enhanced powersaving state than C1.
Options available: Disable/Enable/Auto. Default setting is Auto.

Enhanced Halt State (C1E)

(Note)

Core C1E auto promotion control. Takes effect after reboot.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

(Note) Advanced items prompt when this item is dened.

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Parameter

Description

Package C State

Congures the state for the C-State package limit.

Options available: C0/C1 state/C2 state/C6 (non Retention) state/C6
(Retention) state/No Limit/Auto. Default setting is Auto.

Hyper-Threading [ALL]

The Hyper Threading Technology allows a single processor to execute
two or more separate threads concurrently. When hyper-threading is
enabled, multi-threaded software applications can execute their threads,
thereby improving performance.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Hardware Prefetcher

Select whether to enable the speculative prefetch unit of the processor.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.

Adjacent Cache Prefetch

When enabled, cache lines are fetched in pairs. When disabled, only
the required cache line is fetched.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

DCU Streamer Prefetcher

Prefetches the next L1 data line based upon multiple loads in same
cache line.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Isoc Mode

Options available: Auto/Enable/Disable. Default setting is Auto.

Intel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)

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.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

Link Frequency Select

Selects the UPI link frequency.
Options available: 9.6GB/10.4GB/Auto. Default setting is Auto.

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5-4 Server Management Menu

Parameter

Description

FRB-2 Timer

Enable/Disable FRB-2 timer (POST timer).
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

FRB-2 Timer
timeout

Congure the FRB2 Timer timeout.

Options available: 3 minutes/4 minutes/5 minutes/6 minutes. Default setting is 6
minutes.

Please note that this item is congurable when FRB-2 Timer is set to Enabled.

FRB-2 Timer Policy

Congure the FRB2 Timer policy.

Options available: Do Nothing/Reset/Power Down. Default setting is Do Nothing.

Please note that this item is congurable when FRB-2 Timer is set to Enabled.

OS Watchdog
Timer

Enable/Disable OS Watchdog Timer function.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

OS Wtd Timer
Timeout

Congure OS Watchdog Timer.

Options available: 5 minutes/10 minutes/15 minutes/20 minutes. Default setting is 10
minutes.

Please note that this item is congurable when OS Watchdog Timer is set to

Enabled.

OS Wtd Timer
Policy

Congure OS Watchdog Timer Policy.

Options available: Reset/Do Nothing/Power Down. Default setting is Reset.

Please note that this item is congurable when OS Watchdog Timer is set to

Enabled.

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Parameter

Description

System Event Log

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

View FRU
Information

Press [Enter] to view the advanced items.

BMC network

conguration

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

IPv6 BMC Network

Conguration

Press [Enter] to congure advanced items.

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5-4-1 System Event Log

Parameter

Description

Enabling / Disabling Options

SEL Components

Change this item to enable or disable all features of System Event
Logging during boot.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Erasing Settings

Erasing SEL

Choose options for erasing SEL.
Options available: No/Yes, On next reset/Yes, On every reset. Default
setting is No.

When SEL is Full

Choose options for reactions to a full SEL.
Options available: Do Nothing/Erase Immediately. Default setting is Do
Nothing.

Custom EFI Logging Options

Log EFI Status Codes

Enable/Disable the logging of EFI Status Codes (if not already converted
to legacy).
Options available: Disabled/Both/Error code/Progress code. Default
setting is Error code.

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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-congurable.

(Note) The model name will vary depends on the product you purchased