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Summary of Contents for R181-2A0

Page 1: ...R181 2A0 R181 N20 R181 NA0 Dual LGA3647 sockets motherboard for Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family processors Service Guide Rev 1 1 ...

Page 2: ...cations Inordertoassistintheuseofthisproduct GIGABYTEprovidesthefollowingtypesofdocumentations For detailed product information carefully read the User s Manual For More Information For related product specifications the latest firmware and software and related information please visit ourwebsiteat http www gigabyte com For GIGABYTE distributors and resellers additional sales marketing materials a...

Page 3: ...guide NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions ...

Page 4: ...ticular 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 lon...

Page 5: ...charge 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...

Page 6: ...on if battery is replaced incorrectly or with an incorrect type Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used bat teries according to the manufacturer s instructions ...

Page 7: ...g the CPU and Heat Sink 26 3 4 Installing the Memory 28 3 4 1 Six Channel Memory Configuration 28 3 4 2 Installing a Memory 29 3 4 3 DIMM Population Table 29 3 4 4 Intel Optane DCPMM DIMM Population Rule 30 3 5 Installing the PCI Expansion Card 31 3 6 Installing the Hard Disk Drive 33 3 7 Installing the Mezzanine Card 34 3 8 Replacing the FAN Assemblly 35 3 9 Replacing the Power Supply 36 3 10 Cab...

Page 8: ...ion 83 5 3 6 Advanced Power Management Configuration 86 5 1 1 PCH Configuration 93 5 1 1 Miscellaneous Configuration 98 5 1 1 Server ME Configuration 99 5 1 1 Runtime Error Logging 100 5 4 Server Management Menu 104 5 1 1 System Event Log 106 5 1 1 View FRU Information 107 5 1 1 BMC Network Configuration 108 5 1 1 IPv6 BMC Network Configuration 109 5 5 Security Menu 110 5 1 1 Secure Boot 111 5 6 B...

Page 9: ...Intel MRC Error Codes 124 5 1 1 Intel PM POST Codes 125 5 1 1 Intel PM POST Codes 125 5 9 BIOS POST Beep code AMI standard 126 5 1 1 PEI Beep Codes 126 5 1 1 DXE Beep Codes 126 5 10 BIOS Recovery Instruction 127 ...

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Page 11: ...s dry and first 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 loc...

Page 12: ...V modules 2933 1DPC 2666 2400 2133 MHz NOTE 1 2933MHz for 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors only 2 Intel Optane DC PersistentMemory for 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors only LAN 2 x 1Gb s LAN ports Intel I350 AM2 1 x 10 100 1000 management LAN Expansion Slot R181 2A0 R181 N20 Riser Card CRS1021 2 x PCIe x8 slots Gen3 x8 Low profile half length Riser Card CRS1015 1 x PCIe x...

Page 13: ... III 6Gb s with SATA DOM support SAS Supported via add on SAS Card Internal Connectors 2 x Power supply connectors 4 x SlimSAS connectors 2 x SATA 7 pin connectors 2 x CPU fan headers 1 x USB 3 0 header 1 x TPM header 1 x VROC connector 1 x Front panel header 1 x HDD back plane board header 1 x PMBus connector 1 x IPMB connector 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x BIOS recovery jumper Front Panel LED Button...

Page 14: ...ace Optional TPM2 0 kit CTM000 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 profiles Voltages fans and temperatures monitoring System event log Events management platform events trap settin...

Page 15: ...dc input 12V 97A 12Vsb 3A Environment 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 1U 438mm W x 43 5mm H x 730mm D We reserves the right to make any changes to the product specifications and product related information without prior ...

Page 16: ...3 0 x16 PCIe3 0 x16 1 x COM Rear Front 1x USB 3 0 Rear 2 x USB 3 0 1 x VGA 1 x LAN for Management NCSI 2 x USB 2 0 OCP1 mezz TPM i350 PCH Intel C621 Lewisburg SW_RAID For VROC 2 x SSATAIII SSATA DOM ASPEED AST2500 10 100 1G PHY 1ch MAC BMC PCIe x8 PCIe x8 CRS1021 PCIe x16 CRS1015 OCP2 mezz Skylake SP LGA 3647 Socket P0 CPU0 Skylake SP LGA 3647 Socket P0 CPU1 Switch Switch 2 x 1Gb s LAN 8 x SATAIII...

Page 17: ...ge HDD Latches Support NVMe Please Go to Chapter 2 3 Front Panel LED and Buttons for detail description of function LEDs HDD 0 HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD 4 HDD 5 HDD 6 HDD 7 HDD 8 HDD 9 2 1 R181 N20 HDD 0 HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD 4 HDD 5 HDD 6 HDD 7 HDD 8 HDD 9 2 1 R181 NA0 R181 2A0 HDD 0 HDD 2 HDD 4 HDD 6 HDD 8 HDD 1 HDD 3 HDD 5 HDD 7 HDD 9 2 1 ...

Page 18: ... 2 Rear View No Description 1 VGA port 2 USB 3 0 ports 3 GbE LAN ports 4 Serial Port 5 10 100 1000 Server management LAN port 3 2 1 Primary PSU Secondary PSU 4 5 R181 N20 R181 2A0 R181 NA0 Primary PSU Secondary PSU 3 2 1 4 5 ...

Page 19: ...n to activate system identification 5 HDD Status LED Green On HDD locate Blink HDD access Amber On HDD fault Green Amber Blink HDD rebuilding N A Off No HDD access or no HDD fault 6 System Status LED Green Solid On System is operating normally Amber Solid On Critical condition may indicate System fan failure System temperature Blink Non critical condition may indicate Redundant power module failur...

Page 20: ... Speed LED Yellow On 1 Gbps data rate Green On 100 Mbps data rate N A Off 10 Mbps data rate 2 1GbE Link Activity LED Green On Link between system and network or no access Blink Data transmission or receiving is occurring N A Off No data transmission or receiving is occurring 1 2 1 2 2 1 ...

Page 21: ...AID 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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Page 23: ...ver you are working inside the computer case If possible wear a grounded wrist strap when you are working inside the computer case Alternatively discharge any static electricity by touching the bare metal system of the computer 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...

Page 24: ...r system cover 1 Loosen and remove the thumbscrew securing the back cover 2 Push down the indentation located at the side of the back chassis 3 Slide the cover horizontally to the back and remove the cover in the direction of the arrow 2 1 3 Follow these instructions to remove the front system cover 1 Remove the five screws securing the front system cover to the system 2 Flip open the front system...

Page 25: ...nd Installing the Fan Duct Follow these instructions to remove install the fan duct 1 Lift up to remove the two fan ducts 2 To install the fan duct align the fan duct with the guiding groove Push down the fan duct into chassis until its firmly seats ...

Page 26: ...g sections unless you are a qualified service technician Follow these instructions to install the CPU 1 Align and install the processor on the carrier NOTE Apply thermal compound evenly on the top of the CPU Remove the protective cover from the underside of the heat sink 2 Carefully flip the heatsink over Then install the carrier assembly on the bottom of the heatsink and make sure the gold arrow ...

Page 27: ... 27 System Hardware Installation 1 4 3 2 4 5 ...

Page 28: ...P0_A1 DIMM_P0_A0 DIMM_P0_B1 DIMM_P0_B0 DIMM_P0_C1 DIMM_P0_C0 DIMM_P1_L0 DIMM_P1_L1 DIMM_P1_K0 DIMM_P1_K1 DIMM_P0_J0 DIMM_P1_J1 DIMM_P1_G1 DIMM_P1_G0 DIMM_P1_H1 DIMM_P1_H0 DIMM_P1_I1 DIMM_P1_I0 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...

Page 29: ... 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 1 2 2 3 4 3 DIMM Population Table 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 4Gb 8Gb...

Page 30: ...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 38 3ULPDU CPU1 Secondary F0 RDIMM Slot F1 Intel Optane DCPMM Slot E0 RDIMM Slot E1 Intel Optane DCPMM Slot D0 RDIMM Slot D1 Intel Optane DCPMM Slot A1 Intel Optane DCPMM Slot A0 RDIMM Slot B1 Intel Optane DCPMM Slot B0 RDIMM Slot C1 Intel Optane DCPMM ...

Page 31: ...y does not include a riser card or any cabling as standard To install a PCI card a riser card must be installed Follow these instructions to PCI Expansion card 1 Remove the securing special screw on the riser bracket 2 Remove the thumbscrew on the riser bracket 3 Lift up the riser bracket out of system 4 Remove the slot covers from the riser bracket 5 Orient the PCI E card with the riser guide slo...

Page 32: ...System Hardware Installation 32 R181 NA0 1 1 3 3 2 5 4 4 2 5 Available on Selected Models ...

Page 33: ...tray will not fit back into the bay if inserted incorrectly Make sure that the HDD is connected to the HDD connector on the backplane Follow these instructions to install a 3 5 hard disk drive 1 Press the release button 2 Extend the locking lever and pull the locking lever to remove the HDD tray 3 Place the hard disk drive into the HDD tray 4 Secure the hard disk drive to the HDD tray with four sc...

Page 34: ... Card Follow these instructions to install a mezzanine card 1 Insert the mezzanine card into the system ensuring that the connector on the mezzanine card connects to the connector on the motherboard 2 Secure the mezzanine card to the system with three screws 1 2 ...

Page 35: ...ware Installation 3 8 Replacing the FAN Assemblly Follow these instructions to replace the fan assembly 1 Lift up the fan assembly from the chassis 2 Reverse the previous steps to install the replacement fan assembly ...

Page 36: ... the power supply along the direction of the arrow 2 Pull up the power supply handle at the same time and pull out the power supply 3 Insert the replacement power supply firmly into the chassis Connect the AC power cord to the replacement power supply 1 2 3 Before you remove or install the system cover Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power ...

Page 37: ...le Yellow 2 On board SATA2 to back plane board cable Orange 3 Front switch cable Front LED cable Pink 4 On board SATA0 to back plane board cable Green 5 On board SATA1 to back plane board cable Blue 6 HDD back plane board power cable Red 7 HDD back plane board signal cable Purple 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...

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Page 39: ...ignal 9 Riser slot connector 1 10 sSATA connector 5 for ODD 2 5 HDD 11 sSATA connector 4 12 Slimline SAS connector 0 13 SATA DOM support power connector for sSATA connector 4 21 38 3ULPDU CPU1 Secondary DIMM_P0_F0 DIMM_P0_F1 DIMM_P0_E0 DIMM_P0_E1 DIMM_P0_D0 DIMM_P0_D1 DIMM_P0_A1 DIMM_P0_A0 DIMM_P0_B1 DIMM_P0_B0 DIMM_P0_C1 DIMM_P0_C0 DIMM_P1_L0 DIMM_P1_L1 DIMM_P1_K0 DIMM_P1_K1 DIMM_P0_J0 DIMM_P1_J1...

Page 40: ...onnector 5 15 NCSI swtich 16 OCP mezzanine connector 2 with KR signal 17 Riser slot connector 2 18 Power supply connector 1 primary 19 NVMe upgrade key function available on select models 20 Power supply connector 2 secondary 21 2 x 7 Pin HDD back plane board power connector ...

Page 41: ...de Force ME update ME_UPDATE BIOS_PWD ON ME recovery mode Normal Default Normal Default Normal Default Normal Default OFF BIOS_RCVR ME_RCVR J2 1 2 3 4 21 Onboard LAN OCP MEZZ ON OFF HOST_SMBUS_SEL PMBUS_SEL ON CPLD debug mode Normal Default Normal Default BIOS defined BIOS defined Stop initial power on when BMC is not ready OFF S3_MASK DB_PLD J1 1 2 3 4 ...

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Page 43: ...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 BIOS flashing is potentia...

Page 44: ...tup menus Security Change set or disable supervisor and user password Configuration 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 configuration of boot sequence Save Exit Save all th...

Page 45: ... 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 ...

Page 46: ...are version information Processor Information CPU Brand String Max CPU Speed CPU Signature Processors Core Microcode Patch Displays the technical specifications for the installed processor 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 Not...

Page 47: ...s 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 Note Functions available on selected models ...

Page 48: ... Setup 48 5 2 Advanced Menu The Advanced menu display submenu options for configuring the function of various hardware components Select a submenu item then press Enter to access the related submenu screen ...

Page 49: ...onfiguration iSCSI Initiator Name Add an Attempt Press Enter for configuration of advanced items Delete Attempts Press Enter for configuration of advanced items Change Attempt Order Press Enter for configuration of advanced items ...

Page 50: ...BIOS Setup 50 5 2 2 Intel R Virtual RAID on CPU Intel R Virtual RAID on CPU Press Enter to manage Interl Virtual RAID on the CPU ...

Page 51: ... 51 BIOS Setup 5 2 3 Intel R Ethernet Connection X722 ...

Page 52: ...onfiguration Press Enter for configuration of advanced items of the selected network device port Blink LEDs Identifies the physical network port by blinking the associated LED Press the numeric keys to adjust desired values UEFI Driver Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller ...

Page 53: ...face Controller PCI Device ID Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller PCI Address Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller Link Status Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller MAC Address Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller Virtual MAC Address Displays the t...

Page 54: ...g is Auto Negotiated Wake On LAN Enables power on of the system via LAN Note that configuring 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 ...

Page 55: ... Trusted Computing Configuration 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 ...

Page 56: ...and Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS Console Redirection Note Selects a COM port for EMS console redirection EMS console redirection allows the user to configure Console Redirection Settings to support Out of Band Serial Port management Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled COM1 COM2 Serial Over LAN Legacy Serial Port for Out of Band EMS Console Redirec...

Page 57: ... 57 BIOS Setup 5 2 5 1 COM1 COM2 Serial Over LAN Legacy Serial Port for Out of Band EMS Console Redirection Settings ...

Page 58: ...redirection Options available VT100 VT100 ANSI VT UTF8 Default setting is ANSI 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 ...

Page 59: ...ns 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 Legacy OS Redirection Resolution Note Specifies the ...

Page 60: ...BIOS Setup 60 5 2 6 SIO Configuration ...

Page 61: ...en set to Disabled displays no configuration for the serial port Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled Logical Device Settings Current Displays the Serial Port 1 Serial port 2 base I O address and IRQ Possible Configures the Serial Port 1 Serial port 2 base I O address and IRQ Options available for Serial Port 1 Use Automatic Settings IO 3F8h IRQ 4 DMA IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 7 9...

Page 62: ... Serial Port 2 Use Automatic Settings IO 2F8h IRQ 3 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 ...

Page 63: ... 3 4 I O ROM Note Enable Disable the onboard LAN devices and initializes device expansion ROM Options available for LAN 1 Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled Options available for LAN 2 3 4 Disabled UEFI Legacy Default setting is UEFI 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 Di...

Page 64: ...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 detec...

Page 65: ...le the Compatibility Support Module CSM support Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled CSM16 Module Version Displays the CSM module version information Please note that this item is configurable when CSM Support is set to Enabled Note Advanced items prompt when this item is set to Enabled ...

Page 66: ...tting is Enabled Please note that this item is configurable when CSM Support is set to Enabled Option ROM execution Network Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE Option ROM Options available Do not launch UEFI Legacy Default setting is UEFI Please note that this item is configurable when CSM Support is set to Enabled Storage Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage Option ROM Opti...

Page 67: ...etup 5 2 10 Post Report Configuration Post Report Configuration Error Message Report Post Error Message Enable Disable the POST Error Message support Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled ...

Page 68: ...BIOS Setup 68 5 2 11 NVMe Configuration NVMe Configuration Displays the NVMe devices connected to the system ...

Page 69: ...s 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 Note This item is pre...

Page 70: ...ower state prior to shutdown When set to Stay Off the system remains off after power shutdown Options available Last State Stay Off Power On The default setting depends on the BMC setting Chassis Opened Warning Enable Disable the chassis intrusion alter function Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled Note When the power policy is controlled by BMC please wait for 15 20 seco...

Page 71: ...Setup 5 3 Chipset Setup Menu Chipset Setup menu displays submenu options for configuring the function of North Bridge and South Bridge Select a submenu item then press Enter to access the related submenu screen ...

Page 72: ...ation Press Enter for configuration of advanced items Processor Socket Processor ID Processor Frequency Processor Max Raito Processor Min Raio Microcode Revision L1 Cache RAM L2 Cache RAM L3 Cache RAM Processor 0 1 Version Displays the technical specifications for the installed processor ...

Page 73: ...e 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 ...

Page 74: ...BIOS Setup 74 5 3 1 1 Pre Socket Configuration ...

Page 75: ... configuration of 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 ...

Page 76: ...ign 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...

Page 77: ... 77 BIOS Setup 5 3 3 UPI Configuration ...

Page 78: ...ral Configuration Press Enter to change the UPI general settings 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 ...

Page 79: ... 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 NVD...

Page 80: ...s if NVDIMMs are interleaved together or not Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Disable Memory Topology Press Enter for configuration of advanced items Memory RAS Configuration Press Enter for configuration of advanced items ...

Page 81: ... 81 BIOS Setup 5 3 4 1 Memory Topology ...

Page 82: ...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 ke...

Page 83: ...83 BIOS Setup 5 3 5 IIO Configuration IIO Configuration Intel VT for Directed I O VT d Press Enter for configuration of advanced items Inter VMD technology Press Enter for configuration of advanced items ...

Page 84: ... 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 Pos...

Page 85: ... 85 BIOS Setup 5 3 5 2 Intel VMD Technology Intel VMD technology Intel VMD Configuration Enable Disable the Intel VMD support function Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Disable ...

Page 86: ...r for configuration of advanced items Hardware PM State Control Press Enter to configure the Hardware P State setting CPU C State Control Press Enter for configuration of advanced items Package C State Control Press Enter to configure the Package C State limit CPU Advanced PM Tuning Press Enter for configuration of advanced items ...

Page 87: ... 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 ...

Page 88: ...ate 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 ...

Page 89: ... voltage will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption The C6 state is a more enhanced power saving 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...

Page 90: ... 3 6 4 Package C State Control Package C State Configures 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 ...

Page 91: ...he Power Performance Configuration 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 Note Advanced items prompt when this item is set to BIOS Controls EPB ...

Page 92: ...nergy Performance Bias Configuration Mode Options available Performance Balanced Performance Balanced Power Power Default setting is Balanced Performance Please note that this item is configurable when Power Performance Tuning is set to BIOS Con trols EPB ...

Page 93: ... 93 BIOS Setup 5 1 1 PCH Configuration PCH Configuration PCH SATA Configuration Press Enter for configuration of advanced items PCH sSATA Configuration Press Enter for configuration of advanced items ...

Page 94: ...sable SATA controller Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable Configure SATA as Configure 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 ...

Page 95: ...led Please note that this option appears when HDD is in RAID Mode SATA Port 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The category identifies SATA hard drives that are installed in the computer System will automatically detect HDD type 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 Note2 Enable Disable HDD Hot Plug...

Page 96: ...isable sSATA controller Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable Configure sSATA as Configure 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 ...

Page 97: ...s Disabled Please note that this option appears when HDD is in RAID Mode sSATA Port 0 1 2 3 4 5 The category identifies 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 funct...

Page 98: ...BIOS Setup 98 5 1 1 Miscellaneous Configuration Miscellaneous Configuration Active Video Selects the active video type Options available Auto Onboard Device PCIE Device Default setting is Auto ...

Page 99: ...E 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 ...

Page 100: ...t 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 for configuration of advanced items Memory Error Enabling Press Enter for configuration of advanced items PCIe Error Enabling Press Enter for configuration of advanced items ...

Page 101: ... 101 BIOS Setup 5 1 1 1 Whea Settings WHEA Support Windows Hardware Error Architecture Enable Disable WHEA Support Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable ...

Page 102: ...ble 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 ...

Page 103: ...coverable 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 D...

Page 104: ...own Default setting is Do Nothing Please note that this item is configurable 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 Configure OS Watchdog Timer Options available 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 20 minutes Default setting is 10 minutes Please note that this ite...

Page 105: ...or configuration of advanced items View FRU Information Press Enter to view the advanced items BMC network configuration Press Enter for configuration of advanced items IPv6 BMC Network Configuration Press Enter for configuration of advanced items ...

Page 106: ...oose 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 Disabl...

Page 107: ...U Information The FRU page is a simple display page for basic system ID information as well as System product information Items on this window are non configurable Note The model name will vary depends on the product you purchased ...

Page 108: ...option will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase Options available Unspecified Static DynamicBmcDhcp Default setting is DynamicBmcDhcp Station IP address Displays IP Address information Subnet mask Displays Subnet Mask information Please note that the IP address must be in three digitals for example 192 168 000 001 Router IP address Displays the Router IP Address information Sta...

Page 109: ...e Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable IPv6 BMC Lan IP Address Source Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically by BIOS or BMC Options available Unspecified Static Dynamic Obtained by BMC running DHCP Default setting is Dynamic Obtained by BMC running DHCP IPv6 BMC Lan IP Address Prefix Length 1999 11 64 Check if the IPv6 BMC LAN IP address matches ...

Page 110: ...or disable this field a Administrator Password must first be set A user can only access and modify the System Time System Date and Set User Password fields Administrator Password Press Enter to configure the administrator password User Password Press Enter to configure the user password Secure Boot Press Enter for configuration of advanced items 5 5 Security Menu The Security menu allows you to sa...

Page 111: ...e Boot Mode Note Secure Boot requires all the applications that are running during the booting process to be pre signed with valid digital certificates This way the system knows all the files being loaded before Windows loads and gets to the login screen have not been tampered with When set to Standard it will automatically load the Secure Boot keys form the BIOS databases When set to Custom you c...

Page 112: ... Secure Boot Keys and Key variables Secure Boot variable Displays the current status of the variables used for secure boot Platform Key PK Displays the current status of the Platform Key PK Press Enter to configure a new PK Options available Set New Key Exchange Keys KEK Displays the current status of the Key Exchange Key Database KEK Press Enter to configure a new KEK or load additional KEK from ...

Page 113: ...d TimeStamps DBT Displays the current status of the Authorized TimeStamps Database Press Enter to configure a new DBT or load additional DBT from storage devices Options available Set New Append OsRecovery Signatures Displays the current status of the OsRecovery Signature Database Press Enter to configure a new OsRecovery Signature or load additional OsRecovery Signature from storage devices Optio...

Page 114: ...red values Bootup NumLock State Enable Disable the Bootup NumLock function Options available On Off Default setting is On Quiet Boot Enable Disable showing the logo during POST Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled Boot mode select Selects the boot mode Options available LEGACY UEFI Default setting is UEFI FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities Boot Option 1 2 3 4 5 Press Enter to con...

Page 115: ... 115 BIOS Setup UEFI Network Drive BBS Priorities Press Enter to configure the boot priority UEFI Application Boot Priorities Press Enter to configure the boot priority ...

Page 116: ...rities The UEFI network drive BBS priorities submenu allows you to specify the boot device priority from the available UEFI network drives during system boot up BIOS setup will display an error message if the legacy drive s specified is not bootable ...

Page 117: ...iorities The UEFI application boot priorities submenu allows you to specify the boot device priority from the available UEFI applications during system boot up BIOS setup will display an error message if the legacy drive s specified is not bootable ...

Page 118: ...No Discard Changes and Exit Discards changes made and exits the BIOS setup Options available Yes No Save Changes and Reset Restarts the system after saving the changes made Options available Yes No Discard Changes and Reset Restarts the sysetm without saving any changes Options available Yes No Save Changes Saves changes made in the BIOS setup Options available Yes No Discard Changes Discards chan...

Page 119: ...ther kinds of low performance components and you choose to load these settings the system might not function properly Options available Yes No Save as User Defaults Saves the changes made as the user default settings Options available Yes No Restore User Defaults Loads the user default settings for all BIOS setup parameters Options available Yes No Boot Override Press Enter to configure the device...

Page 120: ...CT 0x35 PEI_CPU_SMM_INIT 0x36 PEI_MEM_NB_INIT 0x37 PEI_MEM_SB_INIT 0x3B PEI_DXE_IPL_STARTED 0x4F DXE_CORE_STARTED 0x60 Recovery PEI_RECOVERY_AUTO 0xF0 PEI_RECOVERY_USER 0xF1 PEI_RECOVERY_STARTED 0xF2 PEI_RECOVERY_CAPSULE_FOUND 0xF3 PEI_RECOVERY_CAPSULE_LOADED 0xF4 S3 PEI_S3_STARTED 0xE0 PEI_S3_BOOT_SCRIPT 0xE1 PEI_S3_VIDEO_REPOST 0xE2 PEI_S3_OS_WAKE 0xE3 DXE_CORE_STARTED 0x60 DXE_NVRAM_INIT 0x61 D...

Page 121: ...CT 0x9C DXE_USB_ENABLE 0x9D DXE_IDE_BEGIN 0xA0 DXE_IDE_RESET 0xA1 DXE_IDE_DETECT 0xA2 DXE_IDE_ENABLE 0xA3 DXE_SCSI_BEGIN 0xA4 DXE_SCSI_RESET 0xA5 DXE_SCSI_DETECT 0xA6 DXE_SCSI_ENABLE 0xA7 DXE_SETUP_VERIFYING_PASSWORD 0xA8 DXE_SETUP_START 0xA9 DXE_SETUP_INPUT_WAIT 0xAB DXE_READY_TO_BOOT 0xAD DXE_LEGACY_BOOT 0xAE DXE_EXIT_BOOT_SERVICES 0xAF RT_SET_VIRTUAL_ADDRESS_MAP_BEGIN 0xB0 RT_SET_VIRTUAL_ADDRES...

Page 122: ...MICROCODE 0x59 PEI_CPU_INTERNAL_ERROR 0x5A PEI_CPU_ERROR 0x5A PEI_RESET_NOT_AVAILABLE 0x5B Recovery PEI_RECOVERY_PPI_NOT_FOUND 0xF8 PEI_RECOVERY_NO_CAPSULE 0xF9 PEI_RECOVERY_INVALID_CAPSULE 0xFA S3 Resume PEI_MEMORY_S3_RESUME_FAILED 0xE8 PEI_S3_RESUME_PPI_NOT_FOUND 0xE9 PEI_S3_BOOT_SCRIPT_ERROR 0xEA PEI_S3_OS_WAKE_ERROR 0xEB DXE_CPU_ERROR 0xD0 DXE_NB_ERROR 0xD1 DXE_SB_ERROR 0xD2 DXE_ARCH_PROTOCOL_...

Page 123: ...ocol layer and other Uncore settings 0xAA Transition links to full speed opeartion 0xAB Phy layer settings 0xAC Link layer settings 0xAD Coherency Settings 0xAE KTIRC is done 0xAF 5 1 1 Intel UPI POST Codes When system BSP tries to setup path for remote sockets or sends a Boot_Go command to remote socket in SetupSbspPathToAllSockets or SyncUpPbspForReset If the remote socket s hasn t checked in as...

Page 124: ... Initialization 0xB6 Train DDR 0xB7 Initialize CLTT OLTT 0xB8 Hardware memory test and init 0xB9 Execute memory init 0xBA Program memory map and interleaving 0xBB Program RAS configuration 0xBC Rank margin tool 0xBD MRC is done 0xBF 5 1 1 Intel MRC Error Codes No memory was detected 0xE8 Memory test failure 0xEB Different dimm types are detected installed in the system 0xED Number of HAs found in ...

Page 125: ...ly Initialization 0xE0 Pre Link training 0xE1 Start of Gen3 EQ training 0xE2 Start of PState transition init 0xE3 Gen3 parameters override 0xE4 End of IIO Early Initialization 0xE5 Start of IIO Late initialization 0xE6 PCIE port initialization 0xE7 IOAPIC initialization 0xE8 VTD initialization 0xE9 IOAT initialization 0xEA DFX initialization 0xEB NTB initialization 0xEC Security Initialization 0xE...

Page 126: ... Recovery failed 4 S3 Resume failed 7 Reset PPI is not available of Beeps Description 1 Invalid password 4 Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available 5 No Console Output Devices are found 5 No Console Input Devices are found 6 Flash update is failed 7 Reset protocol is not available 8 Platform PCI resource requirements cannot be met 5 9 BIOS POST Beep code AMI standard 5 1 1 PEI Beep Co...

Page 127: ...t block can be used to restore the BIOS to a working state To restore your BIOS please follow the instructions listed below Recovery Instruction 1 Change xxx ROM to amiboot rom 2 Copy amiboot rom and AFUDOS exe to USB diskette 3 Setting BIOS Recovery jump to enabled status 4 Boot into BIOS recovery 5 Run Proceed with flash update 6 BIOS update ...

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