Supermicro SBA-7121M-T1 Bios Setup Manual

SBA-7121M-T1Blade Module

BIOS Setup Manual

Revison 1.0

SBA-7121M-T1Blade Module BIOS Setup Manual

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SBA-7121M-T1 Blade Module

Bios Setup Manual

Introduction

This document describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the SBA-7121M-T1 AMD
Blade Module. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily
upgraded using a floppy disk-based program. See Chapter 9 of the AMD SuperBlade
User’s Manual (MNL-0975) for further details.

Running Setup

NOTE: Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted.

The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the
appropriate text from the M
section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the
options.

AIN BIOS SETUP screen. All displayed text is described in this

When you first power on the computer, the BIOS is immediately activated. While the
BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways:

1. By pressing <D

2. When the message Press the <Delete> key to enter Setup appears briefly at the
bottom of the screen during the POST, press the <D
S

ETUP menu.

ELETE> immediately after turning the system on, or

ELETE> key to activate the main

Main BIOS Setup Menu

The MAIN MENU screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that
can be configured. “Grayed-out” options cannot be configured. The right frame displays
the key legend. Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message. When an
option is selected in the left frame, it is highlighted in white. Often a text message will
accompany it.

NOTE: The BIOS has default text messages built in. SuperMicro retains the
option to include, omit, or change any of these text messages.

Settings printed in Bold are the default values. Use the U
among the different settings in each menu. Use the L
the options for each setting.

P/DOWN arrow keys to move

EFT/RIGHT arrow keys to change

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Items that use sub-menus are indicated with the X icon. With the item highlighted,
press the <E

NTER> key to access the submenu.

The BIOS setup utility uses a key-based navigation system called hot keys. Most of
these hot keys (<F1>, <F10>, <E
used at any time during the setup navigation process. Press the <E
CMOS S

ETUP menu.

NTER>, <ESC>, <ARROW> keys, and so on) can be

SC> key to exit the

When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup utility, you will see the MAIN MENU screen. You
can always return to the M
with the arrow keys. The M

AIN MENU by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen
AIN MENU screen provides you with a system overview, which

includes the version, built date and ID of the AMIBIOS, the type, speed and number of
the processors in the system and the amount of memory installed in the system.

System Time/System Date

You can edit the SYSTEM TIME/SYSTEM DATE field to change the system time and date.
Highlight S
through the keyboard. Press the <T
fields.

YSTEM TIME or SYSTEM DATE using the <ARROW> keys. Enter new values

AB> key or the <ARROW> keys to move between

The date must be entered in DAY/MM/DD/YYYY format. The time is entered in
HH:MM:SS format. Please note that time is in a 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 A.M.
appears as 05:30:00 and 5:30 P.M. as 17:30:00.

Advanced Settings Menu

Choose Advanced from the BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. The
items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting
the item and pressing <E
S

ETTINGS menu:

• BOOT Features

• CPU Configuration

• SATA Configuration

• PCI/PnP Configuration

• Super IO Configuration

• Chipset Configuration

• NorthBridge Configuration

• SouthBridge/MCP55 Configuration

• Event Log Configuration

• PCI Express Configuration

• Remote Access Configuration

• System Health Monitor

NTER>. Below is a list of all submenus in the ADVANCED

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BOOT Features

The menu options in the BOOT SETTINGS CONFIGURATION submenu and their
descriptions are shown in Table 1.

Table 1. BOOT Features

Menu Option Description

If E

Quick Boot

NABLED, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time

needed for the system to boot up. The options are Enabled and D

ISABLED.

Quiet Boot

Add-On ROM Display
Mode

Bootup Num-Lock

Wait for ‘F1’ If Error

Hit ‘DEL’ Message
Display

Interrupt 19 Capture

OS Installation

X ACPI Configuration

ACPI Version
Features

If Disabled, normal POST messages will be displayed on boot-up. If ENABLED,
this display the OEM logo instead of POST messages.

Set this option to display add-on ROM (read-only memory) messages. The
options are Force BIOS and K

EEP CURRENT. The default setting is Force BIOS.

• Select Force BIOS to allow the computer system to force a third party BIOS
to display during system boot.

• Select K

EEP CURRENT to allow the computer system to display the BIOS

information during system boot.

Set this value to allow the NUMBER LOCK setting to be modified during boot up.
The options are On and O

Select Enable to activate the W
Enabled and D

ISABLED.

FF.

AIT FOR F1 IF ERROR function. The options are

Select Enabled to display message to hit the DEL key to enter SETUP. The
options are Enabled and D

ISABLED.

Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. The options are Enabled

ISABLED.

and D

Change this setting if using a 64-bit Linux operating system. The available
options are Other and L

INUX.

Use this setting the determine which ACPI version to use. Options are ACPI
v1.0, ACPI

V2.0 and ACPI V3.0.

ACPI APIC
Support

ACPI OEMB Table

Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer
list. The available options are Enabled and D

Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer
list. The available options are Enabled and D

Headless Mode Use this setting to E

MCP55 ACPI
HPET Table

Use this setting to either Enable or DISABLE the MCP55 ACPI HPET table.

X Power Configuration

Power Button
Mode

Restore on AC
Power Loss

Allows the user to change the function of the power button. Options are On/Off
and S

This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns
after an unexpected loss of power. The options are P
Last State.

ISABLED.

ISABLED.

NABLE or Disable headless operation mode through ACPI.

USPEND.

OWER OFF, POWER ON and

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