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G242-Z12

HPC Server - 2U UP 4 x GPU Gen4 Server

User Manual

Rev. 1.0

Summary of Contents for G242-Z12

Page 1: ...G242 Z12 HPC Server 2U UP 4 x GPU Gen4 Server User Manual Rev 1 0 ...

Page 2: ... and BIOS User Guide detailed information about the installation use of an add on hardware or software component e g BMC firmware rail kit compatible with this product Quick Installation Guide a short guide with visual diagrams that you can reference easily for installation purposes of this product e g motherboard server barebones Please see the support section of the online product page to check ...

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: ...e 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 WARNING This equipment is not suitable for use in locations where children are likely to be present WARNING This equipment is intended to be used in Restrict Acce...

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 and Installing the Fan Duct 25 3 3 Removing the Heat Sink 26 3 4 Installing the CPU 27 3 5 Installing the Memory 29 3 5 1 Eight Channel Memory Configuration 29 3 5 2 Installing a Memory 30 3 5 3 Processor and Memory Module Matrix Table 30 3 5 4 Memory Population Table 31 3 6 Installing the PCI Expansion Card 32 3 7 Installing the GPU Card 33 3 8 Installing the Hard Disk Drive 34 3 9 Replacing th...

Page 8: ...tus 75 5 2 14 Tls Auth Configuration 76 5 2 15 ISCSI Configuration 77 5 2 16 Intel R I350 Gigabit Network Connection 78 5 2 17 VLAN Configuration 80 5 2 18 MAC IPv4 Network Configuration 81 5 2 19 MAC IPv6 Network Configuration 82 5 3 AMD CBS Menu 83 5 3 1 CPU Common Options 84 5 3 2 DF Common Options 90 5 3 3 UMC Common Options 95 5 3 4 NBIO Common Options 110 5 3 5 FCH Common Options 116 5 3 6 S...

Page 9: ...uration 133 5 7 Security Menu 134 5 7 1 Secure Boot 135 5 8 Boot Menu 137 5 8 1 UEFI NETWORK Drive BBS Priorities 139 5 9 Save Exit Menu 140 5 10 BIOS POST Beep code AMI standard 141 5 10 1 PEI Beep Codes 141 5 10 2 DXE Beep Codes 141 ...

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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: ...ecur i t y Storage Front side 4 x 3 5 SATA hot swappable HDD SSD bays 2 5 HDD SSD supported SATA devices supported only Rear side 2 x 2 5 Gen4 U 2 SAS SATA hybrid hot swappable HDD SSD bays SAS card is required for SAS devices support Socket Socket Security Secur i t y SAS Depend on SAS Card Socket Socket Security Secur i t y Expansion Slot 4 x PCIe x16 slots Gen4 x16 bus for GPU cards Riser Card ...

Page 13: ...rity Secur i t y Backplane I O Front side_CBPG041 4 x SATA SAS ports Rear side_CBP2021 2 x NVMe SATA SAS ports Speed and bandwidth SATA 6Gb s SAS 12Gb s or PCIe x4 per port Socket Socket Security Secur i t y TPM 1 x TPM header with SPI interface Optional TPM2 0 kit CTM010 Socket Socket Security Secur i t y Power Supply 2 x 1600W redundant PSUs 80 PLUS Platinum AC Input 100 120V 12A 50 60Hz 200 240...

Page 14: ...nventory Fan Profile System Firewall Power Consumption Power Control LDAP AD RADIUS Support Backup Restore Configuration Remote BIOS BMC CPLD Update Event Log Filter User Management Media Redirection Settings PAM Order Settings SSL Settings SMTP Settings Socket Socket Security Secur i t y Operating Properties Operating temperature 10 C to 35 C Operating humidity 8 80 non condensing Non operating t...

Page 15: ... USB 2 0 SPI TPM VGA NCSI OCP 3 0 mezzanine PCIe4 0 x16 PCIe4 0 x16 PCIe4 0 x16 PCIe x16 slot GPU Riser CRSG01B Front 4 bay 3 5 SATA SATAIII x6 Rear 2 bay 2 5 NVMe or SATA Switch Riser CRSG120 PCIe x16 slot Gen4 x16 or x8 PCIe x8 slot Gen4 x0 or x8 CRSG02B PCIe x16 slot GPU Riser CRSG01B PCIe4 0 x16 PCIe x16 slot GPU Riser CRSG01B PCIe x16 slot GPU Riser CRSG01B Front 1 x USB 3 0 MLAN 10 100 1G PH...

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Page 17: ...pter 2 System Appearance 2 1 Front View 1 HDD 0 HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 2 No Description 1 Front Panel LEDs and Buttons 2 Front USB 3 0 Port Please Go to Chapter 2 3 Front Panel LED and Buttons for detail description of function LEDs ...

Page 18: ...8 2 2 Rear View 1 2 3 4 5 6 HDD 4 HDD 5 PSU1 PSU2 No Description 1 Full Height Half Length PCIe Card Slot x 2 2 Mezzanine Card Slot OCP 3 0 3 10 100 10000 Server Management LAN Port 4 VGA Port 5 USB 3 0 Port x 2 6 ID LED ...

Page 19: ...n 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 6 System Status LED Green On Indicates system is operating normally Amber On Indicates a critical condition may include System fan failure System temperature Blink Indicates non critical condition may include Redun...

Page 20: ...1GbE 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 ...

Page 21: ... Blink GREEN Indicates power supply firmware in updating mode Amber Indicates AC cord unplugged or AC power lost with a second power supply in parallel still with AC input power Indicates power supply critical event causing shut down failure OCP OVP Fan Fail UVP 0 5Hz Blink Amber Indicates power supply warning events where the power supply continues to operate high temp high power high current slo...

Page 22: ...t LED on Back Panel Disk LED Removed HDD Slot Green ON 1 OFF BLINK 2 BLINK 2 OFF OFF OFF ON OFF ON 1 OFF OFF ON OFF ON Low Speed 2 Hz 3 3 OFF OFF Green Amber Green ON 1 OFF Green OFF OFF Amber Amber OFF OFF Rebuilding OFF LED1 LED 2 HDD Present No HDD Green ON OFF NOTE 1 Depends on HBA Utility Spec 2 Blink cycle depends on HDD s activity signal 3 If HDD is pulled out during rebuilding the disk sta...

Page 23: ...u 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 to do...

Page 24: ...er Follow these instructions to remove the chassis cover 1 Remove the two screws on the sides of the top cover 2 Unlock the plastic handle and pull the grip handle to open the panel cover 3 Slide the cover to the rear of the system and then remove the cover in the direction indicated by the arrow 4 To reinstall the chassis cover reverse steps 1 3 Push Li 4 2 3 1 1 ...

Page 25: ...curing the mental fanduct 2 Lift up to remove the fan duct 3 To install the fan duct align the fan duct with the guiding groove Push down the fan duct into chassis until its firmly seats 1 1 2 CPU Fan Duct 1 Lift up to remove the fan duct 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 1 ...

Page 26: ...fan duct 1 Loosen the captive screws securing the heatsink in place in reverse order 4g3g2g1 2 Lift and remove the heat sink from the system 3 To reinstall the heat sink reverse steps 1 2 while ensuring that you tighten the captive screws in sequential order 1g2g3g4 as seen in the image below 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3 ...

Page 27: ...dures described in the following sections unless you are a qualified service technician Follow these instructions to install the CPU 1 Loosen the three captive screws securing the CPU cover in sequential order 1 g 2 g 3 2 Flip open the CPU cover 3 Remove the CPU carrier from the CPU frame using the handle on the CPU carrier 4 Using the handle on the CPU carrier insert the new CPU carrier with CPU ...

Page 28: ... Installation 28 CPU 4 5 6 2 2 3 3 1 1 7 When installing the heat sink over the CPU use T30 Lobe driver to tighten the 4 captive nuts in sequential order 1g2g3g4 The screw tightening torque 8 0 5kgf cm 17 0 1 0 lbf in ...

Page 29: ..._H0 DIMM_P0_D0 DIMM_P0_C0 DIMM_P0_B0 DIMM_P0_A0 CPU Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules...

Page 30: ...ons 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 1 2 2 3 5 3 Processor and Memory Module Matrix Table Processor and Memory Module Matrix Table 1 DIMM CPU CPU0 2 DIMMs CPU0 4 DIMMs CPU0 8 DIM...

Page 31: ...0 LRDIMM 4DR 4 Ranks 3200 2S2R 4 Ranks 3200 2S4R 8 Ranks 3200 EPYC Memory Speed based on DIMM Population One DIMM per Channel EPYC Memory Speed based on DIMM Population Two DIMM per Channel DIMM Type DIMM Population Max EPYC 7003 DDR Frequency MHz DIMM 0 DIMM 1 RDIMM 1R 3200 1R 1R 2933 2R or 2DR 3200 1R 2R or 2DR 2933 2R or 2DR 2R or 2DR 2933 LRDIMM 4DR 3200 4DR 4DR 2933 2S2R 4 Ranks 3200 2S4R 8 R...

Page 32: ...er assembly 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 Loosen the thumbscrew securing the riser bracket to the system 2 Pull the riser bracket in the direction indicated to unlock the riser bracket 3 Remove the screw securing the slot cover to the riser bracket 4 Remove the slot cov...

Page 33: ... 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 GPU card 1 Loosen the thumbnail screw securing the GPU card cage in place 2 Remove the fourscrews securing the GPU card slot bracket and covers in place and re...

Page 34: ...ctly 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 3 Pull the locking lever in the direction indicated to remove the HDD tray 4 Align the hard disk drive with the positioning stud on the HDD tray 5 Slide the hard disk drive into the HDD tray 6 Reinsert the HD...

Page 35: ...cking lever 3 Pull the locking lever in the direction indicated to remove the HDD tray 4 Align the hard disk drive with the positioning stub on the HDD tray 5 Secure the hard disk drive with five screws 6 Reinsert the HDD tray into the slot and close the locking lever 7 Reinsert the HDD tray into the slot and close the locking lever Pull Press 2 1 4 5 ...

Page 36: ...ss the release button 2 Extend the locking lever 3 Pull the locking lever to remove the HDD tray 4 Align the hard disk drive with the positioning stud on the HDD tray 5 Slide hard disk drive into the blank HDD tray 6 Reinsert the HDD tray into the slot and close the locking lever Press 1 Pull 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 37: ...dware Installation 3 9 Replacing the Fan Assembly 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 38: ... supply 1 Press the retaining clip on the right side of 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 ...

Page 39: ... 39 System Hardware Installation 3 11 Cable Routing System Main Power Onboard SATA ...

Page 40: ...System Hardware Installation 40 HDD Backplane Board Signal HDD Backplane Board Power ...

Page 41: ... 41 System Hardware Installation HDD Backplane Board Fan Power Rear HDD Backplane Board Power ...

Page 42: ...System Hardware Installation 42 Front Panel IO Front Panel USB ...

Page 43: ... 43 System Hardware Installation PMBus PS ON Signal ...

Page 44: ...System Hardware Installation 44 NVME Riser Card Power ...

Page 45: ... 45 System Hardware Installation Riser Card SlimLine 8i 1 U2_A0 U2_B0 Riser Card SlimLine 8i 2 U2_A1 U2_B1 ...

Page 46: ...System Hardware Installation 46 Riser Card SlimLine 8i 3 U2_B1 U2_A1 Riser Card SlimLine 8i 4 U2_A1 U2_B1 ...

Page 47: ...ck Panel Connector 7 Front USB 3 0 Connector 8 TPM Module Connector SPI Interface 9 Proprietary PCIe x16 Slot Gen4 x16 10 SlimLine SAS Connector U2_2B PCIe 11 SlimLine SAS Connector U2_2A PCIe 12 SGPIO Connector SGPIO1 13 SGPIO Connector SGPIO2 14 SlimLine SAS Connector U2_1A PCIe 15 SlimLine SAS Connector U2_1B PCIe 16 Power Connector 17 2 x 12 Pin Power Connector 18 PMBUs Connector 19 Proprietar...

Page 48: ...4 2 Jumper Setting 21 3 Clear CMOS CLR_CMOS Default Enable 3 2 1 ON Normal Default BIOS Defined BIOS Defined Clear supervisor password OFF HOST_SMBUS_SEL PMBUS_SEL BIOS_PWD J1 1 2 3 Normal Default BIOS recovery mode BIOS_RCVR 4 ...

Page 49: ...Motherboard Components 49 4 3 Backplane Board Storage Connector Item Description 1 SATA Connector SATA0 2 SATA Connector SATA1 3 SATA Connector SATA2 4 SATA Connector SATA3 4 3 1 CBPG041 1 2 3 4 ...

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Page 51: ... with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing 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 cha...

Page 52: ...f the North Bridge Server Management Server additional features enabled disabled setup 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...

Page 53: ... 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 54: ...technical information for the installed processor s Total Memory Note1 Displays the total memory size of the installed memory Memory Frequency Note1 Displays the frequency information of the installed memory VR Information Version Displays VR version information AGESA PI Version PI Version Displays AGESA PI version information Onboard LAN Information System Date Sets the date following the weekday...

Page 55: ... Menu The Advanced Menu displays submenu options for configuring the function of various hardware components Select a submenu item then press Enter to access the related submenu screen When Boot Mode Select is set to UEFI Default ...

Page 56: ...ble BIOS support for security device OS will not show security device TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable SPI TPM Support Select Enable to activate TPM support feature Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled ...

Page 57: ...BIOS Setup 57 5 2 2 PSP Firmware Versions The PSP Firmware Versions page displays the basic PSP firmware version information Items on this window are non configurable ...

Page 58: ...OnBrd Ext VGA Select Note Selects between onboard or external VGA support Options available Auto Onboard External Default setting is Onboard Note This configurable option will be displayed when Boot Mode Select is set to Legacy in the Boot Boot Mode Select section ...

Page 59: ... 2 4 AST2600 Super IO Configuration Parameter Description AST2600 Super IO Configuration Super IO Chip Displays the super IO chip information Serial Port 1 Configuration Press Enter for configuration of advanced items ...

Page 60: ... 60 BIOS Setup 5 2 4 1 Serial Port 1 Configuration ...

Page 61: ...evices Settings Note2 Displays the Serial Port 1 2 device settings Change Settings Note2 Select an optimal settings for Super IO Device Options available for Serial Port 1 Auto IO 3F8h IRQ 4 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 Default setting is Auto Options available for Serial Port 2 Auto IO 2F8h IRQ ...

Page 62: ...r LAN Console Redirection Settings Press Enter to configure advanced items Please note that this item is configurable when COM1 Serial Over LAN COM2 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 Bits per second Selects the transfer rate for console redirection Options...

Page 63: ... 2 Default setting is 1 Flow Control Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Options available None Hardware RTS CTS Default setting is None VT U...

Page 64: ...MS Console Redirection Note 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 Serial Port for Out of Band EMS Console Redirection Settings Press Enter to configure advanced items Please note that this item is configurable when Serial Port for Out of Band Mana...

Page 65: ...ta loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Options available None Hardware RTS CTS Software Xon Xoff Default setting is None ...

Page 66: ...the CPU Virtualization Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled SMEE Controls the Secure Memory Encryption Enable SMEE function Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled CPU 0 1 Information Press Enter to view more information related to CPU0 1 ...

Page 67: ... 67 BIOS Setup 5 2 7 PCI Subsystem Settings ...

Page 68: ...ailable Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled GEN_ Link Speed Note1 U2_ Note1 OCP 3 0 Max Link Speed Note1 Configure mezzanine PCIe max link speed Options available Auto Maximum Gen1 Gen2 Gen3 Gen4 Default setting is Auto 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 ...

Page 69: ...ble Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled 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 USB hardware delays and time outs USB transfer time out The time out val...

Page 70: ...Controller Auto uses default value for a Root port it is 100 ms for a Hub port the delay is taken from Hub descriptor Options available Auto Manual Default setting is Auto Mass Storage Devices AMI Virtual CDROM_ Mass storage device emulation type AUTO enumerates devices according to their media format Optical drives are emulated as CDROM drives with no media will be emulated according to a drive t...

Page 71: ...ions available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled Ipv6 PXE Support Enable Disable the Ipv6 PXE feature Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled Ipv6 HTTP Support Enable Disable the Ipv6 HTTP feature Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled PXE boot wait time Wait time in seconds to press ESC key to abort the PXE boot Press the keys to increase o...

Page 72: ... 2 10 NVMe Configuration Parameter Description NVMe Configuration Displays the NVMe devices connected to the system NVMe LED Control Options available System Default Enabled Disabled Default setting is System Default ...

Page 73: ... 73 BIOS Setup 5 2 11 SATA Configuration Parameter Description SATA Configuration Displays the installed HDD devices information System will automatically detect HDD type ...

Page 74: ...tput Configuration Parameter Description Graphic Output Configuration Output Device Type Select output device Options available First loaded Device Onboard Device External Device Specific Device Default setting is Onboard Devicevice ...

Page 75: ... 75 BIOS Setup 5 2 13 AMD Mem Configuration Status Parameter Description CPU0 Press Enter to view the memory configuration status related to CPU 0 1 ...

Page 76: ...iguration of advanced items Enroll Cert Press Enter to enroll a certificate Enroll Cert Using File Cert GUID Input digit character in 1111111 2222 3333 4444 1234567890ab format Commit Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Delete Cert Client Cert Configuration Press Enter for configuration of advanced items ...

Page 77: ...Name Press Enter and name iSCSI Initiator Only IQN format is accecpted Range from 4 to 223 Add Attempt Press Enter for configuration of advanced items Delete Attempt Press Enter for configuration of advanced items Change Attempt Order Press Enter for configuration of advanced items ...

Page 78: ...BIOS Setup 78 5 2 16 Intel R I350 Gigabit Network Connection ...

Page 79: ...ort by blinking the associated LED Press the numeric keys to adjust desired values UEFI Driver Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller Adapter PBA Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller Device Name Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller Chip Type Displays the technical specifications for the ...

Page 80: ...g 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 Configured VLAN List Remove VLAN Press Enter to remove an existing VLAN ...

Page 81: ...Note Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled Local IP Address Note Press Enter to configure local IP address Local NetMask Note Press Enter to configure local NetMask Local Gateway Note Press Enter to configure local Gateway Local DNS Servers Note Press Enter to configure local DNS servers Save Changes and Exit Press Enter to save all configurations Note This item appears whe...

Page 82: ... for the device The string is colon separated e g ff dd 88 66 cc 1 2 3 DAD Transmit Count The number of consective Neighbor solicitation messages sent while performing Duplicate Address Detection on a tentative address A value of zero indicates that Duplicate Address Detection is not performed Policy Options available automatic manual Default setting is automatic Save Changes and Exit Press Enter ...

Page 83: ...etup 5 3 AMD CBS Menu AMD CBS menu displays submenu options for configuring the CPU related information that the BIOS automatically sets Select a submenu item then press Enter to access the related submenu screen ...

Page 84: ...BIOS Setup 84 5 3 1 CPU Common Options ...

Page 85: ...ns available Auto Low Current Idle Typical Current Idle Default setting is Auto SEV ASID Count Specifies the maximum valid ASID which affects the maximum system physical address space Options available Auto 253 ASIDs 509 ASIDs Default setting is Auto SEV ES ASID Space Limit Control Space limit control for SEV ES ASIDs Options available Auto Manual Default setting is Auto Streaming Stores Control E...

Page 86: ...efault is 1 cab be set to zero for analysis purpose as long as OS supports it Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled Enhanced REP MOVSB STOSB Default is 1 cab be set to zero for analysis purpose as long as OS supports it Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled REP MOV STOS Steaming Allows REP MOV STOS to use non caching streaming stores for large sizes ...

Page 87: ...cept or decline enabling CCDs processor cores and threads When accepted you can control the number of CCDs to be used the number of cores to be used and whether to enable or disable Simultaneous Multithreading Technology SMT support SMT Control Can be used to disable symmetric multithreading To re enable SMT a POwer CYCLE is needed after select the Enable option Select Auto base on BIOS PCD PcdAmd...

Page 88: ...le Disable Default setting is Auto L1 Region Prefetcher Use memory access history to fetch additional lines when the data access for a given instruction tends to be followed by other data accesses Options available Auto Enable Disable Default setting is Enable L2 Stream HW Prefetcher Enable Disable L2 Stream HW Prefetcher Options available Auto Enable Disabled Default setting is Enable L2 Up Down ...

Page 89: ... 89 BIOS Setup 5 3 1 3 Core Watchdog Parameter Description Core Watchdog Core Watchdog Timer Enable Enable Disable CPU Watchdog Timer Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto ...

Page 90: ...Disable DF Sync Flood propagation Options available Auto Sync flood disabled Sync flood enabled Default setting is Auto Frezze DF module queues on error Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto CC6 memory region encryption Controls whether or not the CC6 save restor memory is encrypted Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto System probe filter Enable...

Page 91: ...efault setting is Auto Poison scrubber control Enable Disable the Poison scrubber control feature Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto Redirect scrubber control Enable Disable the Redirect scrubber control feature Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto Redirect scrubber limit Sets the redirect scrubber limit Options available Auto 2 4 8 Infinite ...

Page 92: ... remap Enable Disable to remap DRAM out of the space just below the 1TB boundary The ability to remap depends on DRAM configuration NPS and interleaving selection and may not always be possible Options available Auto Do not remap Attempt to remap Default setting is Auto DRAM map inversion Enable Disable the DRAM map inversion function Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto...

Page 93: ...Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto ACPI SLIT Distance Control Determines how the SLIT distances are declared Options available Auto Manual Default setting is Auto ACPI SLIT remote relative distance Sets the remote socket distance for 2P systems as near 2 8 or far 3 2 Options available Auto Near Far Default setting is Auto ...

Page 94: ... Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto 4 link xGMI max speed Specifies the max speed of 4 link xGMI Options available Auto 10 667Gbps 13Gbps 16Gbps 18Gbps Default setting is 10 667Gbps 3 link xGMI max speed Specifies the max speed of 3 link xGMI Options available Auto 10 667Gbps 13Gbps 16Gbps 18Gbps Default setting is 10 667Gbps xGMI TXEQ Mode Configures xGMI TXEQ RX vett...

Page 95: ... Common Options DDR4 Common Options Press Enter for configuration of advanced items DRAM Memory Mapping Press Enter for configuration of advanced items NVDIMM Press Enter for configuration of advanced items Memory MBIST Press Enter for configuration of advanced items ...

Page 96: ...ng Memory speeds will be capped at AMD guidelines DRAM Controller Configuration Press Enter to configure DRAM Controller Configuration CAD Bus Configuration Press Enter to configure CAD Bus Configuration Data Bus Configuration Press Enter to configure Data Bus Configuration Common RAS Press Enter to configure Common RAS Security Press Enter to configure Security Phy Configuration Press Enter to co...

Page 97: ... 97 BIOS Setup 5 3 3 1 1 Enforce POR ...

Page 98: ...und UrgRefLimit DRAM Maximum Activate Count Options available Auto Unlimited MC 200K 300K 400K 500K 600K 700K Default setting is Auto DRAM Refresh Rate Options available 7 8 usec 3 9 usec Default setting is 7 8 usec Self Refresh Exit Staggering Options available Disabled Trfc 3 Trfc 4 Default setting is Disabled Cmd2T Selects the Cmd2T mode on ADDR CMD Options available Auto 1T 2T Default setting ...

Page 99: ...iguration CAD Bus Timing User Controls Setup time on CAD bus signals to Auto or Manual Options available Auto Manual Default setting is Auto CAD Bus Drive Strength User Controls Drive Strength on CAD bus signals to Auto or Manual Options available Auto Manual Default setting is Auto ...

Page 100: ...3 1 4 Data Bus Configuration Parameter Description Data Bus Configuration Data Bus Configuration User Controls Specifies the mode for drive strength to Auto or Manual Options available Auto Manual Default setting is Auto ...

Page 101: ...ction Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto Max Parity Error Replay Configures the Max Parity Error Replay 0 0x3f Default setting is 8 Please note that this item is configurable when DRAM Address Command Parity Retry is set to Enabled Write CRC Enable Enable Disable the Write CRC function Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto DRAM Write CRC Enabl...

Page 102: ...tems DRAM ECC Symbol Size Configures the DRAM ECC Symbol Size Options available Auto x4 x8 x16 Default setting is Auto DRAM ECC Enable Enable Disable DRAM ECC When set to Auto it will set ECC to enable Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto DRAM UECC Retry Enable Disable DRAM UECC Retry Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto ...

Page 103: ...arameter Description Security TSME Enable Disable Transparent SME Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto Data Scramble Enable Disable Data Scrambling Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto ...

Page 104: ...MU Training Press Enter to configure PMU Training DFE Traing Enable Disable DDR power down mode Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto FFE Write Training Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto PMU Pattern Bits Controls Auto Manual Default setting is Auto ...

Page 105: ...l No help string Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto BankGroupSwapAlt Configures the BankGroupSwapAlt Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto Address Hash Bank Enable Disable bank address hashing Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto Address Hash CS Enable Disable CS address hashing Options available Auto Enabled Disable...

Page 106: ...BIOS Setup 106 5 3 3 3 NVDIMM Parameter Description NVDIMM Disable NVDIMM N feature for memory margin tool Options available No Yes Default setting is No ...

Page 107: ...ce Mode Data Eye Mode Default setting is Auto MBIST Aggressors Note Enable Disable MBIST Aggressor test Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto MBIST Per Bit Slave Die Reporting Note Enable Disable to report 2D data eye results in ABL log for each DQ Chipselect and Channel Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto Data Eye Press Enter to configure adva...

Page 108: ...ol function Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled Aggressor Static Lane Select Upper 32 bits This item is configurable when Aggressor Static Lane Control is set to Enabled Aggressor Static Lane Select Lower 32 bits This item is configurable when Aggressor Static Lane Control is set to Enabled Aggressor Static Lane Select ECC This item is configurable when Aggressor Static ...

Page 109: ... Voltage Sweep 1D Timing Sweep 2D Full Data Eye Worst Case Margin Only Default setting is Worst Case Margin Only Worst Case Margin Granularity Configures Worst Case Margin Granularity Options available Per Chip Select Per Nibble Default setting is Worst Case Margin Only Read Voltage Sweep Step Size Configures the step size for read Data Eye voltage sweep Options available 1 2 4 Default setting is ...

Page 110: ...numeration ARI Forwarding Enable for each downstream port Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto PCIe Ten Bit Tag Support Enable Disable PCIe ten bit tags for supported devices Auto Disabled Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto SMU Common Options Press Enter for configuration of advanced items NBIO RAS Common Options Press Enter for configuration...

Page 111: ...ilable Auto Manual Default setting is Auto Loopback Mode Enabled Disabled PCIe Loopback mode Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto CV test Set this to Enabled to support running PCIECV tool Auto preserve hardware defaults Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto CAC Weight Adjustment EDC Mode select Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default se...

Page 112: ...Control Selects use the fused TDP or set customized TDP TDP is used to define the RC thermal model only Options available Auto Manual Default setting is Auto cTDP Display cTDP information EfficiencyModeEn Options available Auto Enabled Default setting is Auto Package Power Limit Control Selects use the fused PPT or set customized PPT PPT will be used as the ASIC power limit Options available Auto ...

Page 113: ...bled Disabled Default setting is Auto DLMM Support Select DLMM support enable or disable Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto BoostFmaxEn Options available Auto Enabled Default setting is Auto EDC Current Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Disable LCLK Frequency Control Press Enter for advanced configuration DF PSTATE Mode Select Option available Normal ...

Page 114: ...bit of 0 indicates LOW serverity NBIO SyncFlood Generation The value may be used to mask SyncFlood caused by NBIO RAS options Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto NBIO SyncFlood Reporting The value may be used to enanle SyncFlood reporting to APML Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled Egress Poison Mask High Enables mask for masking of errors log...

Page 115: ... Default setting is Disabled SLINK Read Response Error Handling Options available Enabled Trigger MCOMMIT Error Log Errors in MCA Default setting is Log Errors in MCA Log Poison Data from SLINK Enable Disable the Log Poison Data from SLINK feature Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled PCIe Aer Reporting Mechanism Selects the method of reporting AER errors from PCI Express ...

Page 116: ...arameter Description FCH Common Options AC Power Loss Options Press Enter for configuration of advanced items FCH RAS Options Press Enter for configuration of advanced items Miscellaneous Options Press Enter for configuration of advanced items ...

Page 117: ...S Setup 5 3 5 1 AC Power Loss Options Parameter Description AC Power Loss Options AC Loss Control Selects the AC Loss Control Method Options available Power Off Power On Last State Default setting is Power off ...

Page 118: ...BIOS Setup 118 5 3 5 2 FCH RAS Options Parameter Description FCH RAS Options ALink RAS Support Enable Disable the ALink RAS Support Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto ...

Page 119: ... 119 BIOS Setup 5 3 5 3 Miscellaneous Options Parameter Description Miscellaneous Options Boot Time Enable Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto ...

Page 120: ...nable Disable the ConsoleOut function for ABL Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto ABL PMU message Control Note To Control the total number of PMU debug messages Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto Note This item appears when ABL Console Out Control is set to Enabled ...

Page 121: ...eter Description Workload Tuning Workload Profile Select the profile for different workloads Default setting is Auto Performance Tracing Enable to allow capturing performance traces Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto ...

Page 122: ...king for protect ROM part Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled iLA TraceMemoryEn Reserved 1M bytes MMIO space on 1M boundary when iLA TraceMemoryEn disabled Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled iLA TraceMemoryEn reserved MMIO Reserved function SRIS mode debug Control SRIS mode debug Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto ...

Page 123: ... Period GHES Notify Type Selects the Notification type for deferred corrected errors Options available Polled SCI Default setting is Polled GHES UnCorr Notify Type Selects the Notification type for uncorrected errors Options available Polled NMI Default setting is NMI PCIe GHES Notify Type Selects the Notification type for PCIe corrected errors Options available Polled SCI Default setting is Polle...

Page 124: ...RR Notify Type Selects the Notification type for CCIX deffered error Options available Polled SCI Default setting is Polled CCIX GHES Corrected Err Notify Type Selects the Notification type for CCIX corrected error Options available Polled SCI Default setting is Polled DDR4 DRAM Hard Post Package Repair This feature allows spare DRAM rows to replace malfunctioning rows via an in field repair mecha...

Page 125: ...ter to access the related submenu screen Parameter Description PCIe Compliance Mode Options available On Off Default setting is Off Program All VR Enable Disable program all VR on MB Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled North Bridge Press Enter for configuration of advanced items Fabric Resource Press Enter for configuration of advanced items ...

Page 126: ...er Description North Bridge Configuration Memory Information Total Memory Displays the total memory information CPU0 Information Press Enter to view information related to CPU 0 CPU1 Information Press Enter to view information related to CPU 1 ...

Page 127: ... 127 BIOS Setup 5 5 2 Fabric Resource Parameter Description Fabric Resource Socket 0 1 NBIO_ PCIe Bus Number Change Socket 0 1 NBIO_ PCIe Bus Number ...

Page 128: ... Default setting is Do Nothing OS Watchdog Timer Enable Disable OS Watchdog Timer function Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled OS Wtd Timer Timeout Configures OS Watchdog Timer Options available 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 20 minutes Default setting is 10 minutes Please note that this item is configurable when OS Watchdog Timer is set to Enabled OS Wtd Timer Policy C...

Page 129: ...ed 2 minutes 4 minutes 6 minutes Default setting is 2 minutes System Event Log Press Enter to configure advanced items View FRU Information Press Enter to view the FRU information BMC network configuration Press Enter to configure advanced items IPv6 BMC Network Configuration Press Enter to configure advanced items ...

Page 130: ...e 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 availabl...

Page 131: ...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 132: ...g 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 Station MAC address Displays the MAC Address information VLAN Support Set to BMC enabled diisabled VLAN Options available Enabled Disable...

Page 133: ...twork during BIOS phase Options available Unspecified Disable Enable Default setting is Enable IPv6 BMC Lan IP Address Source Selects 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 Enable Dynamic Obtained by BMC running DHCP IPv6 BMC Lan IP Address Prefix Length Check if the I...

Page 134: ...ll settings in the Setup Utility User Password Entering this password will restrict a user s access to the Setup menus To enable 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 Parameter Description Administrator Password Press Enter to configure the administrator password User Password Pres...

Page 135: ...ooting process to be pre signed with valid digital certificates This way the system knows all files being loaded before Windows loads 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 can customize the Secure Boot settings and manually load its keys from the BIOS database Options avail...

Page 136: ... 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 storage devices Options available Set New Append Authorized Signatures DB Displays the current status of the Authorized Signature Database Press Enter to configure a new DB or load additional DB from storage devices Options available Set New Append ...

Page 137: ...ber of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0xFFFF means indefinite waiting Press the numeric keys to input the desired values Bootup NumLock State Enable Disable the Bootup NumLock function Options available On Off Default setting is Off Quiet Boot Enable Disable showing the logo during POST Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled Boot mode select Selects the boot ...

Page 138: ...ure the boot priority By default the server searches for boot devices in the following sequence 1 Hard drive 2 CD COM DVD drive 3 USB device 4 Network 5 UEFI UEFI Network Drive BBS Priorities Press Enter to configure the boot priority UEFI Application Boot Priorities Press Enter to configure the boot priority ...

Page 139: ...orities 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 140: ...one so far to any of the setup options Options available Yes No Default Options Restore Defaults Loads the default settings for all BIOS setup parameters Setup Defaults are quite demanding in terms of resources consumption If you are using low speed memory chips or other kinds of low performance components and you choose to load these settings the system might not function properly Options availab...

Page 141: ...L was not found 3 DXE Core Firmware Volume was not found 4 Recovery failed 4 S3 Resume failed 7 Reset PPI is not available 5 10 2 DXE Beep Codes 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 r...

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