T181-G20

Intel® C621 Express Chipset

User Manual
Rev. 1.0
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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this user's guide:

NOTE!
Gives bits and pieces of additional
information related to the current topic.
CAUTION!
Gives precautionary measures to
avoid possible hardware or software problems.
WARNING!
Alerts you to any damage that might
result from doing or not doing specific actions.
Server Warnings and Cautions
Before installing a server, be sure that you understand the following warnings and cautions.

WARNING!
To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to the equipment:
• Do not disable the power cord grounding plug. The grounding plug is an important safety
feature.
• Plug the power cord into a grounded (earthed) electrical outlet that is easily accessible at all
times.
• Unplug the power cord from the power supply to disconnect power to the equipment.
• Do not route the power cord where it can be walked on or pinched by items placed against it.
Pay particular attention to the plug, electrical outlet, and the point where the cord extends from
the server.

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

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

CAUTION!
• Do not operate the server for long periods with the access panel open or removed. Operat-
ing the server in this manner results in improper airflow and improper cooling that can lead to
thermal damage.
• Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
• Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
CAUTION!

ESD CAN DAMAGE DRIVES, BOARDS, AND OTHER PARTS. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU
PERFORM ALL PROCEDURES AT AN ESD WORKSTATION. IF ONE IS NOT AVAILABLE,
PROVIDE SOME ESD PROTECTION BY WEARING AN ANTI-STATIC WRIST STRAP AT-
TACHED TO CHASSIS GROUND -- ANY UNPAINTED METAL SURFACE -- ON YOUR SERVER
WHEN HANDLING PARTS.

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

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

Hazardous conditions, devices and cables: Hazardous electrical conditions may be

present on power, telephone, and communication cables. Turn off the system and disconnect the
cables attached to the system before servicing it. Otherwise, personal injury or equipment dam-
age can result.

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

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

Installing or removing jumpers: A jumper is a small plastic encased conductor that slips
over two jumper pins. Some jumpers have a small tab on top that can be gripped with fingertips
or with a pair of fine needle nosed pliers. If the jumpers do not have such a tab, take care when
using needle nosed pliers to remove or install a jumper; grip the narrow sides of the jumper with
the pliers, never the wide sides. Gripping the wide sides can dam-age the contacts inside the
jumper, causing intermittent problems with the function con-trolled by that jumper. Take care to
grip with, but not squeeze, the pliers or other tool used to remove a jumper, or the pins on the
board may bend or break.
 CAUTION!

Risk of explosion if battery is replaced incorrectly or with an incorrect type. Replace the battery
only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used bat-
teries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
 Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ................................................................................... 11
1-1 Installation Precautions .................................................................................. 11
1-2 Product Specifications.................................................................................... 12
1-3 System Block Diagram ................................................................................... 14
Chapter 2 System Appearance .....................................................................................15
2-1 Front View ...................................................................................................... 15
2-2 Rear View....................................................................................................... 15
2-3 Front Panel Buttons and LEDs....................................................................... 16
2-4 Front System LAN LEDs ................................................................................ 17
2-5 Hard Disk Drive LEDs .................................................................................... 18
3-1 Removing the Top Rear Cover ....................................................................... 19
3-2 Removing and Installing the Air Duct ............................................................. 20
3-3 Installing the GPU Card (SXM2 Card) and Heatsink ..................................... 21
3-4 Installing the PCIe Card ................................................................................. 24
3-5 Installing the CPU and Heat Sink ................................................................... 25
3-6 Installing the Memory ..................................................................................... 27
3-6-1 Six Channel Memory Configuration ........................................................................27
3-6-2 Installing a Memory ...............................................................................................28
3-6-3 DIMM Population Rule............................................................................................28
3-6-4 DIMM Population Table .........................................................................................29
3-6-5 Intel Optane DCPMM DIMM Population Rule ........................................................30
3-7 Installing the Hard Disk Drive ......................................................................... 31
3-8 Replacing the System FAN Module ............................................................... 32
3-9 Cable Connections ......................................................................................... 33
Chapter 4 Motherboard Components ...........................................................................37
4-1 Motherboard Components ............................................................................. 37
4-2 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 39
Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................41
5-1 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 43
5-2 Advanced Menu ............................................................................................. 46
5-2-1 iSCSI Configuration ................................................................................................47
5-2-2 Intel(R) Virtual RAID on CPU .................................................................................48
5-2-3 Intel(R) I350 Gigabit Network Connection ..............................................................49
5-2-4 VLAN Configuration ................................................................................................51

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 5-2-5 Intel(R) Omni-Path HFI 100 Series.........................................................................54
5-2-6 Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X550 ...........................................................................56
5-2-7 LSI SAS3 MPT Controller SAS3008.......................................................................58
5-2-8 Trusted Computing .................................................................................................59
5-2-9 Serial Port Console Redirection .............................................................................60
5-2-10 SIO Configuration ...................................................................................................63
5-2-11 PCI Subsystem Settings .........................................................................................64
5-2-12 Network Stack Configuration ..................................................................................66
5-2-13 Post Report Configuration ......................................................................................67
5-2-14 NVMe Configuration ...............................................................................................68
5-2-15 USB Configuration ..................................................................................................69
5-2-16 Chipset Configuration .............................................................................................70
5-3 Chipset Setup Menu....................................................................................... 71
5-3-1 Processor Configuration .........................................................................................72
5-3-2 Common RefCode Configuration ...........................................................................74
5-3-3 UPI Configuration ...................................................................................................75
5-3-4 Memory Configuration ............................................................................................76
5-3-5 IIO Configuration ....................................................................................................78
5-3-6 Advanced Power Management Configuration ........................................................80
5-3-7 PCH Configuration .................................................................................................83
5-3-8 Miscellaneous Configuration ..................................................................................85
5-3-9 Server ME Configuration ........................................................................................86
5-3-10 Runtime Error Logging ...........................................................................................87
5-3-11 Power Policy ...........................................................................................................89
5-4 Server Management Menu............................................................................. 91
5-4-1 System Event Log ..................................................................................................93
5-4-2 View FRU Information ............................................................................................94
5-4-3 BMC VLAN Configuration .......................................................................................95
5-4-4 BMC Network Configuration ...................................................................................96
5-4-5 IPv6 BMC Network Configuration ...........................................................................97
5-5 Security Menu ................................................................................................ 98
5-5-1 Secure Boot ...........................................................................................................99
5-6 Boot Menu .................................................................................................... 101
5-6-1 UEFI NETWORK Drive BBS Priorities ................................................................103
5-6-2 UEFI Application Boot Priorities ................................................................. 104
5-7 Save & Exit Menu......................................................................................... 105
5-8 BIOS POST Codes ...................................................................................... 107
5-8-1 AMI Standard - PEI...............................................................................................107
5-8-2 AMI Standard - DXE .............................................................................................107
5-8-3 AMI Standard - ERROR .......................................................................................109
5-8-4 Intel UPI POST Codes..........................................................................................110

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 5-8-5 Intel UPI Error Codes ...........................................................................................110
5-8-6 Intel MRC POST Codes ....................................................................................... 111
5-8-7 Intel MRC Error Codes ......................................................................................... 111
5-8-8 Intel PM POST Codes ..........................................................................................112
5-8-9 Intel PM POST Codes ..........................................................................................112
5-9 BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard) ....................................................... 113
5-9-1 PEI Beep Codes ...................................................................................................113
5-9-2 DXE Beep Codes .................................................................................................113
5-10 BIOS Recovery Instruction ........................................................................... 114

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Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
1-1 Installation Precautions
The motherboard/system contain numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which
can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully
read the service guide and follow these procedures:
• Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or
warranty sticker provided by your dealer. These stickers are required for warranty validation.
• Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before
installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components.
• When connecting hardware components to the internal connectors on the motherboard,
make sure they are connected tightly and securely.
• When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connectors.
• It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling electronic
components such as a motherboard, CPU or memory. If you do not have an ESD wrist
strap, keep your hands dry and 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 local voltage standard.
• Before using the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors of your
hardware components are connected.
• To prevent damage to the motherboard, do not allow screws to come in contact with the
motherboard circuit or its components.
• Make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or
within the computer casing.
• Do not place the computer system on an uneven surface.
• Do not place the computer system in a high-temperature environment.
• Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to
system components as well as physical harm to the user.
• If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the
product, please consult a certified computer technician.

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1-2 Product Specifications
CPU Š 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Š Intel® Xeon® Platinum Processor, Intel® Xeon® Gold Processor, Intel® Xeon®
Silver Processor and Intel® Xeon® Bronze Processor
NOTE: NOTE: If only 1 CPU is installed, some PCIe or memory functions
might be unavailable.
Socket Š 2 x LGA 3647
Š Socket P0
Š Mounting pitch: Narrow ILM
Chipset
Š Intel® C621 Express Chipset

Memory Š 24 x DIMM slot

Š DDR4 memory supported only
Š 6-channel memory architecture
Š RDIMM modules up to 32GB supported
Š LRDIMM modules up to 64GB supported
Š Support Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory
Š 1.2V modules: 2933 (1DPC)/2666/2400/2133 MHz
NOTE:
1. 2933MHz for 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors only
LAN Š 2 x 10Gb/s BASE-T LAN ports (Intel® X550-AT2)
Š 2 x 1Gb/s BASE-T LAN ports (Intel® I350-AM2)
Š 1 x 10/100/1000 management LAN
Expansion Slot
Š 4 x SXM2 socket (Gen3 x8 bus)
Š 2 x PCIe Proprietary x16 slot (Gen3 x16) supports:
- 1 x PCIe x16 slot (from CPU0)
- 1 x PCIe x16 slot (from PLX8796)

Video Š Integrated in Aspeed® AST2500

Š 2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
Š 1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp, DDR4 SDRAM
Storage Š 4 x 2.5" SATA/SAS hot-swappable HDD/SSD bay
Š 4 x 2.5" hot-swappable NVMe HDD/SSD bay(optional)
SAS
Š Supported via add-on SAS Card

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 Front Panel Š 2 x USB 2.0/3.0 ports
LED/Buttons Š 1 x 10/100/1000 Management LAN port
Š 2 x RJ-45 ports
Š 1 x VGA port
Š 1 x Power switch button with LED
Š 1 x ID switch button with LED
Š 1 x HDD status LED
Š 1 x Reset button
Š 1 x NMI button
Š 1 x System status LED

Rear Panel I/O Š 3 x Bus Bar Connector

TPM
Š 1 x TPM header
System Š Aspeed® AST2500 management controller
Management Š Avocent® MergePoint IPMI 2.0 web interface:
Š Network settings
Š Network security settings
Š Hardware information
Š Users control
Š Services settings
Š IPMI settings
Š Sessions control
Š LDAP settings
Š Power control
Š Fan profiles
Š Voltages, fans and temperatures monitoring
Š System event log
Š Events management (platform events, trap settings, email settings)
Š Serial Over LAN
Š vKVM & vMedia (HTML5)
Ambient Š Operating temperature: 10°C to 35°C
Temperature Š Non-operating temperature: -40°C to 60°C

Relative Š Operating humidity: 8 - 80% (non-condensing)

Humidity Š Non-operating humidity: 20% - 95% (non-condensing)
System
Š 1U537mm (W) x 891.4mm (D) x 45mm (H)
Dimension
* We reserve the right to make any changes to the product specifications and product-related information without prior
notice.

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1-3 System Block Diagram

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Chapter 2 System Appearance
2-1 Front View

1 2 3 4 5
HDD #0 HDD #2
HDD #1 HDD #3

No. Description No. Description

1. VGA Port 4. USB 3.0 Port x 2
2. Front Panel LEDs and Buttons 5. GbE LAN Port x 2
3. 10/100/1000 Server Management LAN Port

• Go to the section 2-3 Front Panel Buttons and LEDs for detail description of function
LEDs.

2-2 Rear View

No. Description No. Description

1. Bus Bar Connector x 3

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2-3 Front Panel Buttons and LEDs
1 2 3 4

6 5

No. Name Color Status Description

Green On Indicates the system is powered on.

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

Indicates system is not powered on or in ACPI S5 slate
N/A Off
(power off) or system is in ACPI S4 slate (hibernation mode).
ID Button
2. -- -- Press this button to activate system identification.
with LED
3. Reset Button -- -- Press this button to reset the system.
On Indicates locating the HDD.
Green
Blink Indicates accessing the HDD.
System Amber On Indicates HDD error.
4.
Status LED
Green /
Blink Indicates HDD rebuilding.
Amber
N/A Off Indicates no HDD access or no HDD error.
Green Solid On Indicates system is operating normally.
Indicates a critical condition, may include:
Solid On - System fan failure
- System temperature
Amber Indicates non-critical condition, may include:
System - Redundant power module failure
5. Blink
Status LED - Temperature and voltage issue
- Chassis intrusion
Indicates system is not ready, may include:
- POST error
N/A Off
- NMI error
- Processor or terminator is missing
Press this button for the server to generate a NMI to the
6. NMI Button -- -- processor. If multiple-bit ECC errors occur, the server will
effectively be handled.

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2-4 Front System LAN LEDs

1 2 1 2

1
2

No. Name Color Status Description

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

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2-5 Hard Disk Drive LEDs

LED#1
LED#2 (Reserved)

HDD HDD HDD Present

RAID SKU LED1 Locate
Fault
Rebuilding
Access (No Access)
Disk LED Green ON(*1) OFF Green OFF
(LED on
Back Panel) Amber OFF OFF Amber OFF
No RAID configuration
(via HBA, ICH) Green ON(*1) OFF Green --
Removed HDD Slot
(LED on Back Panel)
Amber OFF OFF Amber --

Green ON OFF Alternately OFF

Disk LED
RAID configuration Amber OFF ON (Low Speed: 2 Hz) OFF
(via HW RAID Card or
SW RAID Card) Green ON(*1) OFF (*3) --
Removed HDD Slot
Amber OFF ON (*3) --

LED 2 HDD Present No HDD

Green ON OFF

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3-1 Removing the Top Rear Cover
Before you remove the top rear cover:
• Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power.

Follow these instructions to remove the top rear cover:

1. Loosen the two thumbnail screws securing the top rear cover in place.
2. Slide the cover towards the rear and remove the cover in the direction indicated.

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3-2 Removing and Installing the Air Duct
Before you remove the top rear cover:
• Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power.
Follow these instructions to remove and install the air duct:

1. Lift up to remove the air duct.

2. To install the air duct, align the rear edge of air duct with the GPU module brackets ensuring that
the arrows on the air duct face the rear of the system as shown in the image below, and then push
down the air duct into chassis until it firmly seats.

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3-3 Installing the GPU Card (SXM2 Card) and Heatsink
Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the GPU Card and Heatsink:
• Voltages can be present within the server whenever an AC power source is connected. This
voltage is present even when the main power switch is in the off position. Ensure that the system
is powered down and all power sources have been disconnected from the server prior to installing
a GPU 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.

NOTE:
1. Technicians must use a torque screwdriver and follow the screw tightening torque given at corresponding
steps for appropriate tightening of screws when installing the GPU cards and heatsinks.
Follow these instructions to install the GPU card and Heatsink:

1. Remove the GPU slot covers from the GPU board.

2. Remove the two screws securing the GPU board in place.

1
2
1
2

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 3. Remove the connector covers from the GPU card.

3 positioning pin

positioning pin

4. Flip over the GPU card and then install the GPU card onto the selected slot on the GPU board
ensuring that the positioning pins on the GPU card align with the pin holes on the GPU board.
Make sure the GPU card is properly seated and then fasten the eight captive screws in sequence
(1g2g3g4g5g6g7g8) to secure the GPU card in place.
NOTE: When installing the GPU cards, technicians must use a torque screwdriver and follow the
screw tightening torque for appropriate tightening of screws.
The screw tightening torque: 0.5+/-0.05 N-m (4.5+/-0.5 in-lbf)

4 8
2 5
1
6
7
3

Align
6

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5. Identify the corresponding heatsink and then place the heatsink onto the GPU card ensuring that
the captive screws of the heatsink align with the screw holes on the GPU card.
NOTE: The system features two types of heatsink. Refer to the end of this section for
detailed information.
6. Fasten the four captive screws in sequence (1g2g3g4) to secure the heatsink in place.
NOTE: When installing the heatsink, technicians must use a torque screwdriver and follow the
screw tightening torque for appropriate tightening of screws.
The screw tightening torque: 0.4+/- 0.05 N-m (3.5+/-0.5 in-lbf)
NOTE: The system features two types of heatsink. Refer to the end of this section for
detailed information.

6
4 1 5
2

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3-4 Installing the PCIe Card
Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the PCIe Card:
• Voltages can be present within the server whenever an AC power source is connected. This
voltage is present even when the main power switch is in the off position. Ensure that the system
is powered down and all power sources have been disconnected from the server prior to installing
a PCIe card. Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power.
• Failure to observe these warnings could result in personal injury or damage to the equipment.
Follow these instructions to install the PCIe card:

1. Remove the four screws securing the riser bracket to the system.
2. Lift up the riser bracket out of system.
3. Align the PCI Expansion card to the riser guide slot and insert the card in the selected slot. Make
sure the PCI Expansion card is properly seated.
4. Secure the PCI Expansion card with a screw.
5. Reverse steps 1 to 3 to install the riser bracket back into the system.

2
3
1
4

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3-5 Installing the CPU and Heat Sink
Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU:
• Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.
• Always turn off the system and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the
CPU to prevent hardware damage.
• Unplug all cables from the power outlets.
• Disconnect all telecommunication cables from their ports.
• Place the system unit on a flat and stable surface.
• Open the system according to the instructions.
WARNING!
Failure to properly turn off the server before you start installing components may cause serious
damage. Do not attempt the procedures described in the following sections unless you are a
qualified service technician.

Follow these instructions to install the CPU:

1. Align the processor to the carrier so that the gold triangle on the processor aligns with the triangle
on the carrier, and then install the processor into the carrier.
NOTE: Apply thermal compound evenly on the top of the CPU.
2. Carefully flip the heatsink over. Align the carrier assembly so that the triangle on the carrier aligns
with the triangle on the heatsink, and then install the carrier assembly onto the bottom of the
heatsink.
3. Remove the CPU socket cover.
NOTE: Save and replace the CPU socket cover if the processor is removed from its socket.
4. Align the heatsink to the CPU socket using the guide pins and make sure the gold triangle is in the
correct orientation. Then place the heatsink onto the top of the CPU socket.
5. Secure the heatsink by tightening the screws in sequential order (1g2g3g4).
NOTE: When removing the heatsink, loosen the screws in reverse order (4g3g2g1).

2
1

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 3

5
6

CPU0

CPU1

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3-6 Installing the Memory
Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory:
• Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory of the
same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used.
• Always turn off the system and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the
memory to prevent hardware damage.
• Memory modules have a foolproof design. A memory module can be installed in only one
direction. If you are unable to insert the memory, switch the direction.
3-6-1 Six Channel Memory Configuration
This motherboard provides 24 DDR4 memory sockets and supports Six Channel Technology. After the
memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the memory.
Enabling Four Channel memory mode will be four times of the original memory bandwidth.

CPU0 CPU1
DIMM_P0_D0
DIMM_P0_D1

DIMM_P1_H1
DIMM_P1_H0
DIMM_P0_A1
DIMM_P0_A0

DIMM_P1_K0
DIMM_P1_K1

DIMM_P1_G1
DIMM_P1_G0
DIMM_P0_B1
DIMM_P0_B0
DIMM_P0_C1
DIMM_P0_C0
DIMM_P0_E0
DIMM_P0_E1
DIMM_P0_F0
DIMM_P0_F1

DIMM_P1_L0
DIMM_P1_L1

DIMM_P1_J0
DIMM_P1_J1

DIMM_P1_I1
DIMM_P1_I0
(Primary) (Secondary)
78
80
82 84 86

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3-6-2 Installing a Memory
• Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord
from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module.
• Be sure to install DDR4 DIMMs on this motherboard.
Follow these instructions to install the Memory:

1. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot, and push it down.
2. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module.
3. Reverse the installation steps when you want to remove the DIMM module.

3-6-3 DIMM Population Rule

Be sure to install DDR4 DIMMs on this motherboard.
• The initial DIMMs installed must be installed in the primary CPU (CPU0) memory slots first.
• When populating DIMMs into a channel, slot numbers having the suffix "0" must be populated first, then
followed by slot numbers having the suffix "1".
• A combination of LRDIMMs and RDIMMs is not allowed in the same channel.
• A combination of non-3DS and 3DS LRDIMMs is not allowed in the same channel.

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3-6-4 DIMM Population Table
Speed (MT/s); Voltage (V)
Slot Per Channel (SPC)
DIMM DIMM Per Channel (DPC)
Ranks Per Capacity
Type DIMM and (GB) 1 Slot per 2 Slot per Channel
Channel
Data Width
DIMM Density 1DPC 1DPC 2DPC
4Gb 8Gb 16Gb 1.2V 1.2V 1.2V
RDIMM SRx8 4GB 8GB 16GB
RDIMM SRx4 8GB 16GB 32GB
RDIMM DRx8 8GB 16GB 32GB
RDIMM DRx4 16GB 32GB 64GB
2933 2933 2666
RDIMM QRx4 N/A 2H-64GB 2H-128GB
3DS 8Rx4 N/A 4H-128GB 4H-256GB
LRDIMM QRx4 32GB 64GB 128GB
LRDIMM QRx4 N/A 2H-64GB 2H-128GB
3DS 8Rx4 N/A 4H-128GB 4H-256GB

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3-6-5 Intel Optane DCPMM DIMM Population Rule
Thermal conditions for DCPMM DIMM support:
• The ambient temperature must be at or below 35°C
• The Cascade Lake CPU used must have a maximum TDP of 165W
• A maximum of 4 pcs 128G DCPMM may be installed

• RDIMM / DCPMM must be installed into CPU0 memory first

• You must install one RDIMM into any slot #0 of CPU0 before installing the DCPMM.
(e.g. A0/D0/G0/J0)
• The DCPMM must be installed into the DIMM slot #1 next to the corresponding RDIMM
in slot #0 (e.g. if RDIMM is installed into DIMM slot A0, the DCPMM must be installed into
DIMM slot A1)

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3-7 Installing the Hard Disk Drive
Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the hard disk drive:
• Take note of the drive tray orientation before sliding it out.
• The tray will not fit back into the bay if inserted incorrectly.
• Make sure that the HDD is connected to the HDD connector on the frontplane.
Follow these instructions to install a hard disk drive:

1. Press the release button.

2. Extend the locking lever.
3. Pull the locking lever to remove the HDD tray.
4. Slide the hard disk drive into the blank HDD tray.
5. Secure the hard drive to the tray with the four screws as shown. Do not over tighten the screws.
Slide the hard drive tray into the bay until it locks in place.

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3-8 Replacing the System FAN Module
CAUTION!
Before you remove or install the system fans follow these steps:
• Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to the AC power..
• Disconnect all necessary cable connections. Failure to observe these warnings could result in
personal injury or damage to the equipment.

Rear GPU Fan

#5/#6
Rear GPU Fan Rear GPU Fan
#1/#2 #7/#8
Rear GPU Fan
Rear GPU Fan #13/#14
GPU Fan #3/#4 Rear GPU Fan
#1 /#2 Rear GPU Fan
#9/#10
#15/#16
GPU Fan Rear GPU Fan
#3/#4 #11/#12
GPU Fan
GPU Fan
#5/#6
#15/#16
GPU Fan
CPU Fan #1/#2 #7/#8 GPU Fan
#9/#10 GPU Fan
CPU Fan #3/#4 #13/#14
GPU Fan
CPU Fan #5/#6 #11/#12

CPU Fan #7/#8

Follow these instructions to replace the system fan module:

[For all system fan modules]
1. Grasp the the fan module and pull up to remove the fan module.
2. Reverse the previous steps to install the replacement fan module.

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3-9 Cable Connections
System Power Cable System Power Signal Cable

Front Panel IO Board Signal Cable Front Panel VGA Cable

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On-Board SATA to HDD Back Plane Board Power Distribution Board Cable
Cable

System Fan Cable Busbar Connector Cable

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PCIe Extension Cable

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Chapter 4 Motherboard Components
4-1 Motherboard Components

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Item Description Item Description

1 Proprietary PCIe x16 Connector #3 2 IPMB Connector
3 HDD Back Plane Board Connector 4 SATA port 5 DOM power Connector
5 SATA3 Connector #5 6 Front Panel USB 3.0 Connector
7 SATA3 Connector #4 8 SATA port 4 DOM Power Connector
9 S lim Line C onnec tor (SATA3 6G b/s 10 SlimLine Connector (GbE LAN Signal)
Signal)
11 2 x 7 Pin System Power Connector 12 PDB Power Control Signal Connector
13 Proprietar y PCIe x16 Connector #1 14 Serial Port Cable Connector
(Selected Model)
15 GPU Fan Connector#1 16 GPU Fan Connector#2
17 GPU Fan Connector#3 18 GPU Fan Connector#4
19 Proprietar y PCIe x16 Connector #2 20 SlimLine Connector (PCie Signal)
(Selected Model)
21 SlimLine Connector (PCIe Signal) 22 GPU Fan Connector#5
23 GPU Fan Connector#6 24 GPU Fan Connector#7
25 GPU Fan Connector#8 26 Proprietar y PCIe x16 Connector #3
(Selected Model)
27 CPU0 Omni-Path Connector 28 Proprietary PCIe x16 Connector #4

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 29 GPU Fan Connector#9 30 GPU Fan Connector#10
31 GPU Fan Connector#11 32 GPU Fan Connector#12
33 Proprietar y PCIe x16 Connector #4 34 CPU1 Omni-Path Connector
(Selected Model)
35 GPU Fan Connector#13 36 GPU Fan Connector#14
37 GPU Fan Connector#15 38 GPU Fan Connector#16
39 2 x 9 Pin System Fan Power Connector 40 Front Panel Connector
41 SlimLine Connector (PCIe Signal) 42 SlimLine Connector (PCIe Signal)
43 2 x 9 Pin CPU1 Power Connector 44 CPU Fan Connector#8
45 CPU Fan Connector#7 46 CPU Fan Connector#6
47 CPU Fan Connector#5 48 Proprietary PCIe x16 Connector #5
49 HDD Back Plane Board Power Connector 50 HDD Fan Connector #2
51 HDD Fan Connector #1 52 CPU Fan Connector#4
53 CPU Fan Connector#3 54 CPU Fan Connector#2
55 CPU Fan Connector#1 56 2 x 9 Pin CPU0 Power Connector
57 Front VGA Header 58 Proprietary PCIe x16 Connector #1
59 Proprietary PCIe x16 Connector #2 60 TPM Module Connector

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4-2 Jumper Settings

Enable Default

Clear CMOS 3 2 1
CLR_CMOS

CPU0 CPU1
(Primary) (Secondary)
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J1 ON OFF

1 BIOS_PWD Clear supervisor password Normal [Default]

2 RVD Reserved/No Function

3 BIOS_RCVR BIOS recovery mode Normal [Default]

4 ME_UPDATE Force ME update Normal [Default]

J2 ON OFF
Stop initial power on
1
1 S3_MASK when BMC is not ready Normal [Default]

2 DB_PLD CPLD debug mode Normal [Default]

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3 ME_UPDATE Force ME update Normal [Default]
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Chapter 5 BIOS Setup
BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the EFI on the
motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-Test (POST) during system startup,
saving system parameters and loading operating system, etc. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that
allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to activate certain system features. When the
power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to keep the
configuration values in the CMOS.

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

• BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems of using the current BIOS
version, it is recommended that you don't flash the BIOS. To flash the BIOS, do it 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 chapter or introductions of the battery/clearing CMOS jumper in
Chapter 1 for how to clear the CMOS values.)

BIOS Setup Program Function Keys

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

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 Main
This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.
 Advanced
This setup page includes all the items of AMI BIOS special enhanced features.
(ex: Auto detect fan and temperature status, automatically configure hard disk parameters.)
 Chipset
This setup page includes all the submenu options for configuring the function of processor, network,
North Bridge, South Bridge, and System event logs.
 Server Management
Server additional features enabled/disabled setup menus.
 Security
Change, set, or disable supervisor and user password. 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 the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing
<F10> can also carry out this task.)
Abandon all changes and the previous settings remain in effect. Pressing <Y> to the confirmation
message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing <Esc> can also carry out this task.)

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5-1 The Main Menu
Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use
arrow keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter other sub-menu.
Main Menu Help
The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu.
Submenu Help
While in a submenu, press <F1> to display a help screen (General Help) of function keys available for the
menu. Press <Esc> to exit the help screen. Help for each item is in the Item Help block on the right side of
the submenu.
• When the system is not stable as usual, select the Restore Defaults item to set your system to
its defaults.
• The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS
version.

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 Parameter Description
BIOS Information
Project Name Displays the project name information.
Project Version Displays version number of the BIOS setup utility.
Build Date and Time Displays the date and time when the BIOS setup utility was created.
BMC Information(Note)
BMC Firmware Version(Note) Displays BMC firmware version information.
Processor Information
CPU 0 Brand String / CPU 1
Brand String / Max CPU Speed /
Displays the technical specifications for the installed processor(s).
CPU Signature / Processor Core /
Microcode Patch
Platform Information
Processor / PCH / RC Revision Displays the information for the installed platform.
Memory Information
Total Memory(Note) Displays the total memory size of the installed memory.
Memory Frequency(Note) Displays the frequency information of the installed memory.

(Note) Functions available on selected models.

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 Parameter Description
Onboard LAN Information
LAN1 MAC Address(Note) Displays LAN MAC address information.
LAN2 MAC Address (Note)
Displays LAN MAC address information.
System Date Sets the date following the weekday-month-day-year format.
System Time Sets the system time following the hour-minute-second format.

(Note) Functions available on selected models.

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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.

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5-2-1 iSCSI Configuration

Parameter Description
iSCSI Initiator Name
Add an Attempt Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Delete Attempts Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Change Attempt Order Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.

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

Parameter Description
Intel(R) Virtual RAID on CPU Press [Enter] to manage Intel® Virtual RAID on the CPU.

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

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 Parameter Description
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š Link Speed
– Allows for automatic link speed adjustment.
– Options available: Auto Negotiated/10 Mbps Half/10 Mbps Full/100
Mbps Half/100 Mbps Full. Default setting is Auto Negotiated.
NIC Configuration Š 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.
Identifies the physical network port by blinking the associated LED.
Blink LEDs
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 Network Interface 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 technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller.

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5-2-4 VLAN Configuration

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BIOS Setup - 52 -
Parameter Description
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š Create new VLAN
Š VLAN ID
– Sets VLAN ID for a new VLAN or an existing VLAN.
– Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values.
– The valid range is from 0 to 4094.
Š Priority
– Sets 802.1Q Priority for a new VLAN or an existing VLAN.
Enter Configuration Menu – Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values.
– The valid range is from 0 to 7.
Š Add VLAN
– Press [Enter] to create a new VLAN or update an existing VLAN.
Š Configured VLAN List
– Enable/Disable the VLAN.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.
Š Remove VLAN
– Press [Enter] to remove an existing VLAN.

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

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Parameter Description
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š Debug Options
– Allows users to configure link initialization in pre-boot.
– Options available: Auto/Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Auto.
Š Use a custom P_Key value
Advanced NIC – Select 'Yes' to use a custom P_Key value or boot over fabric (instead of a
Configuration default one.)
– Options available: No/Yes.
Š Custom P_Key value (hexadecimal)
– This item cannot be configured if Use a custom P_Key value is set to No.
– This P_Key value will be used for boot over fabric. The 'full membership' bit
(0x8000) will be always set automatically.
UEFI Driver Displays the technical specifications for the Advanced Network Interface Controller.
Device Name Displays the technical specifications for the Advanced Network Interface Controller.
PCI Device ID Displays the technical specifications for the Advanced Network Interface Controller.
PCI Address Displays the technical specifications for the Advanced Network Interface Controller.
Port GUID Displays the technical specifications for the Advanced Network Interface Controller.
Fabric Link State Displays the technical specifications for the Advanced Network Interface Controller.
Fabric Link Speed Displays the technical specifications for the Advanced Network Interface Controller.
Fabric Link Width Displays the technical specifications for the Advanced Network Interface Controller.

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

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Parameter Description
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š Link Speed
– Allows for automatic link speed adjustment.
– Options available: Auto Negotiated/10 Mbps Half/10 Mbps Full/100
Mbps Half/100 Mbps Full. Default setting is Auto Negotiated.
NIC Configuration Š 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.
Identifies the physical network port by blinking the associated LED.
Blink LEDs
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 Network Interface 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 technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller.

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5-2-7 LSI SAS3 MPT Controller SAS3008

Parameter Description
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š Controller Management
– View Controller Properties
▪ Press [Enter] to view detailed information.
– Change Controller Properties
▪ Rebuild Rate: Select to change Rebuild Rate.
▪ Legacy BIOS: Enable/Disable Legacy BIOS.
▪ Apply Changes
– Save Controller Events
▪ Available File Systems: Select to choose an available File
System.
LSI SAS3 MPT Controller Version ▪ Available Directories: Select to choose an available
Directories.
▪ Enter File Name: Allows to enter File Name.
▪ Save Events
– Advanced Controller Properties
▪ Port Configuration: Allows the logical grouping of the
controller phys into one or more ports.
▪ Report Device Missing Delay Timer: Allows to configure
Report Device Missing Delay Timer.
▪ Report I/O Missing Delay Timer: Allows to configure
Report I/O Missing Delay Timer.
▪ Apply Changes

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5-2-8 Trusted Computing

Parameter Description
Configuration
Enable/Disable the TPM support feature.
Security Device Support
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Current Status Information Displays current TPM status information.

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5-2-9 Serial Port Console Redirection

Parameter Description
Select whether to enable console redirection for specified device. Console
COM1/COM2 Serial Over redirection enables the users to manage the system from a remote
LAN Console Redirection(Note) location.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
Selects a COM port for Legacy serial redirection. The options are
Legacy Console Redirection
dependent on the available COM ports.
Serial Port for Out-of-Band
Selects a COM port for EMS console redirection. EMS console redirection
Management / Windows
allows the user to configure Console Redirection Settings to support Out-
Emergency Management
of-Band Serial Port management.
Services (EMS) Console
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
Redirection(Note)
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Please note that this item is configurable when COM1/COM2 Serial
COM1/COM2 Serial LAN/ Over LAN/Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management EMS Console
Legacy/Serial Port for Out- Redirection is set to Enabled.
of-Band EMS Console Š Terminal Type
Redirection Settings – Selects a terminal type to be used for console redirection.
– Options available: VT100/VT100+/ANSI /VT-UTF8. Default setting
is ANSI.

(Note) Advanced items prompt when this item is defined.

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 Parameter Description
Š Bits per second
– Selects the transfer rate for console redirection.
– Options available: 9600/19200/38400/57600/115200. Default
setting is 115200.
Š Data Bits
– Selects the number of data bits used for console redirection.
– Options available: 7/8. Default setting is 8.
Š Parity
– A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some
transmission errors.
– Even: parity bit is 0 if the num of 1's in the data bits is even.
– Odd: parity bit is 0 if num of 1's in the data bits is odd.
– Mark: parity bit is always 1. Space: Parity bit is always 0.
– Mark and Space Parity do not allow for error detection.
– Options available: None/Even/Odd/Mark/Space. Default setting is
None.
Š Stop Bits
– Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet. (A start bit
COM1/COM2 Serial LAN/
indicates the beginning). The standard setting is 1 stop bit.
Legacy/Serial Port for Out-
Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stop
of-Band EMS Console
bit.
Redirection Settings
– Options available: 1/2. Default setting is 1.
(continued)
Š 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.
Š VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support
– Enable/Disable the VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support.
– Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
Š 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.
Š Resolution 100x31(Note)
– Enable/Disable extended terminal resolution.
– Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

(Note) Advanced items prompt when this item is defined.

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 Parameter Description
Š Legacy OS Redirection Resolution(Note)
– Specifies the number of Rows and Columns supported for the
Legacy OS redirection.
– Options available: 80x24/80x25. Default setting is 80x24.
Š Putty KeyPad(Note)
– Selects FunctionKey and KeyPad on Putty.
– Options available: T100/LINUX/XTERMR6/SCO/ESCN/VT400.
Default setting is VT100.
Š Redirection After BIOS POST(Note)
– This item allows user to enable console redirection after OS has
COM1/COM2 Serial LAN/
loaded.
Legacy/Serial Port for Out-
– Options available: Always Enable/Boot Loader. Default setting is
of-Band EMS Console
Always Enable.
Redirection Settings
Š Legacy Console Redirection Settings
(continued)
– Selects a COM port to display redirection of Legacy OS and
Legacy OPROM Messages.
– Options available: COM1/COM2 Serial Over LAN. Default setting
is COM1.
Š Out-of-Band Mgmt Port
– Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Service (EMS) allows
for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial
port.
– Options available: COM1/COM2 Serial Over LAN. Default setting
is COM1.

(Note) Advanced items prompt when this item is defined.

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5-2-10 SIO Configuration

Parameter Description
AMI SIO Driver Version Displays the AMI SIO driver version information.
Super IO Chip Logical
Device(s) Configuration
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š Use This Device
– When set to Enabled allows you to configure the serial port settings.
When set to Disabled, displays no configuration for the serial port.
– Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
Š Current:
– Displays the serial port base I/O address and IRQ.
Š Possible:
[*Active*] Serial Port
– Configures the serial port base I/O address and IRQ.
Use Automatic Settings
IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; DMA;
IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12; DMA;
IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12; DMA;
IO=3E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12; DMA;
IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12; DMA;
Default setting is Use Automatic Settings.

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5-2-11 PCI Subsystem Settings

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 Parameter Description
PCI Bus Driver Version Displays the PCI Bus Driver version information.
PCI Express Slot #1-1 / #1-2 / #2-1 /
When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion
#2-2 / #3-1 / #3-2 / #4-1 / #4-2 / #9 /
ROM for the related PCI-E slot.
#10 / #11 / #12 / #13 / #14 / #15 / #16 /
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
#17 I/O ROM(Note)
Enable/Disable the onboard LAN1 / LAN2 devices.
Onboard LAN1 / LAN2 Controller(Note)
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
Enable/Disable the onboard LAN1 / LAN2 devices, and initializes
Onboard LAN1 / LAN2 I/O ROM(Note) device expansion ROM.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
PCI Devices Common Settings
Enable/Disable memory mapped I/O to 4GB or greater address
Above 4G Decoding space (Above 4G Decoding).
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
If the system has SR-IOV capable PCIe devices, this item
SR-IOV Support Enable/Disable Single Root IO Virtualization Support.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

(Note) Functions available on selected models.

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5-2-12 Network Stack Configuration

Parameter Description
Enable/Disable the UEFI network stack.
Network Stack
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
Enable/Disable the Ipv4 PXE feature.
Ipv4 PXE Support(Note)
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
Enable/Disable the Ipv4 HTTP feature.
Ipv4 HTTP Support(Note)
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
Enable/Disable the Ipv6 PXE feature.
Ipv6 PXE Support(Note)
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
Enable/Disable the Ipv6 HTTP feature.
Ipv6 HTTP Support(Note)
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
PXE boot wait time(Note) Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values.
Media detect count (Note)
Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values.

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

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5-2-13 Post Report Configuration

Parameter Description
Post Report Configuration
Error Message Report
Enable/Disable the POST Error Message support.
Post Error Message
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

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5-2-14 NVMe Configuration

Parameter Description
NVMe Configuration Displays the NVMe devices connected to the system.

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5-2-15 USB Configuration

Parameter Description
USB Configuration
USB Devices: Displays the USB devices connected to the system.
Enable/Disable the XHCI (USB 3.0) Hand-off support.
XHCI Hand-off
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
USB Mass Storage Driver Enable/Disable the USB Mass Storage Driver Support.
Support(Note) Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
Enables the I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. This should be enabled
Port 60/64 Emulation for the complete USB Keyboard Legacy support for non-USB aware OS.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

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

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5-2-16 Chipset Configuration

Parameter Description
Defines the power state to resume to after a system shutdown that is
due to an interruption in AC power. When set to Last State, the system
will return to the active power state prior to shutdown. When set to
Restore on AC Power Loss(Note)
Power Off, the system remains off after power shutdown.
Options available: Last State/Power Off/Power On. The default setting
depends on the BMC setting.
Enable/Disable 64bit capable devices to be decoded in Skip Above 4G
Skip Above 4G Decoding for VGA Address VGA Space.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
Sets P2P Bridge IO aligned to the size.
P2P Bridge IO Size
Options available: 0x100/0x150/0x1000. Default setting is 0x1000.
Enable/Disable the chassis intrusion alter function.
Chassis Opened Warning Options available: Enabled/Disabled/Clear. Default setting is
Disabled.

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

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5-3-1 Processor Configuration

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Parameter Description
Processor Configuration
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š CPU Socket 0/1 Configuration
– Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š Core Disable Bitmap(Hex) (for CPU socket 0/1)
Pre-Socket Configuration
– Number of Cores to enable. 0 means all cores. FFFFFFF
means to disable all cores. The maximum value depends on
the number of CPUs available. Press the numeric keys to
adjust desired values.
Processor Socket / Processor
ID / Processor Frequency /
Processor Max Ratio / Processor
Min Ratio / Microcode Revision / Displays the technical specifications for the installed processor(s).
L1 Cache RAM / L2 Cache RAM
/ L3 Cache RAM / Processor 0
Version / Processor 1 Version
The Hyper Threading Technology allows a single processor to execute
two or more separate threads concurrently. When hyper-threading
Hyper-Threading [All] is enabled, multi-threaded software applications can execute their
threads, thereby improving performance.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Enables or disables the Intel Trusted Execution Technology support
Enable Intel(R) TXT function.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.
Enable/Disable the Vanderpool Technology. This will take effect after
VMX (Vanderpool Technology) rebooting the system.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Enable/Disable the Secure Mode Extensions (SMX) support function.
Enable SMX
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.
Select whether to enable the speculative prefetch unit of the processor.
Hardware Prefetcher
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.
When enabled, cache lines are fetched in pairs. When disabled, only
Adjacent Cache Prefetch the required cache line is fetched.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Prefetches the next L1 data line based upon multiple loads in same
DCU Streamer Prefetcher cache line.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Prefetches the next L1 Data line based upon sequential load history.
DCU IP Prefetcher
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Enable/Disable the AES-NI (Intel Advanced Encryption Standard New
AES-NI Instructions) support function.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

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5-3-2 Common RefCode Configuration

Parameter Description
Common RefCode Configuration
Selects the MMIO High Base setting.
MMIO High Base
Options available: 56T/40T/24T/16T/4T/1T. Default setting is 56T.
Selects the allocation size used to assign mmioh resources.
Total mmioh space can be up to 32xgranularity. Per stack mmioh
resource assignments are multiples of the granularity where 1 unit
MMIO High Granularity Size
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.
Enable/Disable Non-uniform Memory Access (NUMA).
Numa (Non-Uniform Memory Access)
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

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5-3-3 UPI Configuration

Parameter Description
UPI Configuration
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š UPI Status
– Press [Enter] to view the UPI status.
Š Link Frequency Select
– Selects the UPI link frequency.
– Options available: 9.6GB/10.4GB/Auto. Default setting is Auto.
Š SNC
UPI General Configuration – Enable/Disable SNC.
– Options available: Disable/Enable/Auto. Default setting is Disable.
Š Stale AtoS
– Enable/Disable Stale A to S Dir optimization.
– Options available: Disable/Enable/Auto. Default setting is Disable.
Š LLC dead line alloc
– Enable/Disable LLC dead line alloc.
– Options available: Disable/Enable/Auto. Default setting is Auto.

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5-3-4 Memory Configuration

Parameter Description
Integrated Memory Controller (iMC)
When set to Enable, the system enforces Plan Of Record
restrictions for DDR4 frequency and voltage programming. When
Enforce POR
set to Auto, the system sets it to the MRC default settings.
Options available: Auto/POR/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Configures the memory frequency.
Memory Frequency
Options available: Auto/2133/2400/2666. Default setting is Auto.
Enables the detecting and enabling of ADR.
Enable ADR
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Enable/Disable the Legacy ADR Mode.
Legacy ADR Mode
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.
Data Save Mode for ADR, Batterybacked or Type 01 NVDIMM.
ADR Data Save Mode Options available: Disable/Batterybacked DIMMs/NVDIMMs.
Default setting is NVDIMMs.
Enable/Disable Erasing and Arming NVDIMMs.
Erase-ARM NVDIMMs
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Enable/Disable Automatic restoring of NVDIMMs.
Restore NVDIMMs
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

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Parameter Description
Controls if NVDIMMs are interleaved together or not.
Interleave NVDIMMs
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.
Enable/Disable Assert ADR on Reset.
Assert ADR on Reset
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.
Enable/Disable Assert ADR on S5.
Assert ADR on S5
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.
Memory Topology Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š IMC Interleaving
Memory Map – Select to configure IMC Interleaving.
– Options available: Auto/1-way Interleave/2-way Interlave.
Default setting is Auto.
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š RAS Type
– Displays the RAS type.
Š Static Virtual Lockstep Mode
– Enable/Disable the Static Virtual Lockstep mode.
– Options available: Disable/Enable. Default setting is Disable.
Š Mirror Mode
– Mirror Mode will set entire 1LM/2LM memory in system to be
mirrored, consequently reducing the memory capacity by half.
Enables the Mirror Mode will disable the XPT Prefetch.
– Options available: Disable/Mirror Mode 1LM/Mirror Mode 2LM.
Memory RAS Configuration Default setting is Disable.
Š Memory Rank Sparing
– Enable/Disable Memory Rank Sparing.
– Options available: Disable/Enable. Default setting is Disable.
Š Correctable Error Threshold
– Correctable Error Threshold (1-32767) used for sparing,
tagging, and leaky bucket.
– Press the <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired
values.
Š SDDC Plus One
– Enable/Disable SDDC Plus One.
– Options available: Disable/Enable. Default setting is Disable.

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5-3-5 IIO Configuration

Parameter Description
IIO Configuration
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š Intel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)
– Enable/Disable the Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) support
function by reporting the I/O device assignment to VMM through
DMAR ACPI Tables.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Š ACS Control
– Enable: Programs ACS only to Chipset Pcie Root Ports Bridges.
– Disable: Programs ACS to all PCIe bridges.
– Default setting is Enable.
Intel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Š Interrupt Remapping
– Enable/Disable the interrupt remapping support function.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Š PassThrough DMA
– Enable/Disable the Non-Isoch VT_D Engine PassThrough DMA
support function.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Š ATS
– Enable/Disable Non-Isoch VT_D Engine ATS support.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

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Parameter Description
Š Post Interrupt
– Enable/Disable VT_D posted interrupt.
Intel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) – Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
(continued) Š Coherency Support (Non-Isoch)
– Enable/Disable Non-Isoch VT_D Engine Coherency support.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š Intel® VMD technology
Intel® VMD technology Š Intel® VMD Configuration
– Enable/Disable the Intel VMD support function.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.
Enable/Disable MCTP (Management Component Transport Protocol).
MCTP
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.

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5-3-6 Advanced Power Management Configuration

Parameter Description
Advanced Power Management
Configuration
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š SpeedStep (Pstates)
– Conventional Intel SpeedStep Technology switches both
voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels
in response to processor load.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
CPU P State Control
Š Turbo Mode
– When this item is enabled, the processor will automatically ramp
up the clock speed of 1-2 of its processing cores to improve its
performance. When this item is disabled, the processor will not
overclock any of its core.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

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 Parameter Description
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š Hardware P-States
– When this item is disabled, the processor hardware chooses a
P-state based on OS Request (Legacy P-States).
– In Native mode, the processor hardware chooses a P-state
Hardware PM State Control 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.
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š Autonomous Core C-State
– Enable/Disable the Autonomous Core C-State Control.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.
Š CPU C6 Report
– Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C6 mode
in system halt state. When enabled, the CPU core frequency
and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to decrease
power consumption. The C6 state is a more enhanced power-
CPU C State Control
saving state than C1.
– Options available: Disable/Enable/Auto. Default setting is Auto.
Š Enhanced Halt State (C1E)(Note)
– Core C1E auto promotion control. Takes effect after reboot.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Š OS ACPI Cx
– Reports CPU C3/C6 to OS ACPI C2 or ACPI C3.
– Options available: ACPI C2/ACPI C3. Default setting is ACPI
C2.
Configures the state for the C-State package limit.
Options available: C0/C1 state/C2 state/C6 (non Retention) state/C6
Package C State Control
(Retention) state/No Limit/Auto.
Default setting is Auto.

(Note) Advanced items prompt when this item is defined.

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 Parameter Description
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š Energy Perf BIAS
– Enters the Energy Perf BIAS submenu.
Š Power Performance Tuning(Note)
– Tunes the 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.
CPU - Advanced PM Tuning – Options available: OS Controls EPB/BIOS Controls EPB.
Default setting is OS Controls EPB.
Š Energy_PERF_BIAS_CFG mode
– Selects the Energy 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 Controls EPB.

(Note) Advanced items prompt when this item is defined.

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5-3-7 PCH Configuration

Parameter Description
PCH Configuration
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š SATA Controller
– Enable/Disable SATA controller.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Š Configure SATA as
– Configures on chip SATA type.
– AHCI Mode: When set to AHCI, the SATA controller enables its
AHCI functionality. Then the RAID function is disabled and cannot
be access the RAID setup utility at boot time.
– RAID Mode: When set to RAID, the SATA controller enables both
PCH SATA Configuration
its RAID and AHCI functions. You will be allowed to access the
RAID setup utility at boot time.
– Options available: AHCI/RAID. Default setting is AHCI.
Š Alternate Device ID on RAID(Note 1)
– Enable/Disable Alternate Device ID on RAID mode.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disabled
– Please note that this option appears when HDD is in RAID Mode.
Š 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.

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 Parameter Description
Š 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.
Š Hot Plug (for Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7)(Note 2)
PCH SATA Configuration – Enable/Disable HDD Hot-Plug function.
(continued) – Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.
Š Spin Up Device (for Port 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7)(Note 2)
– On an edge detect from 0 to 1, the PCH starts a COM reset
initialization to the device.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.
Š sSATA Controller
– Enable/Disable sSATA controller.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Š Configure sSATA as
– Configures on chip SATA type.
– AHCI Mode: When set to AHCI, the SATA controller enables its
AHCI functionality. Then the RAID function is disabled and cannot be
access the RAID setup utility at boot time.
– RAID Mode: When set to RAID, the SATA controller enables both its
RAID and AHCI functions. You will be allowed to access the RAID
setup utility at boot time.
– Options available: AHCI/RAID. Default setting is AHCI.
Š Alternate Device ID on RAID(Note 1)
– Enable/Disable Alternate Device ID on RAID mode.
PCH sSATA Configuration – Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disabled.
– Please note that this option appears when HDD is in RAID Mode.
Š 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.
Š 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.
Š Hot Plug (for Port 0/1/2/3/4/5)(Note 2)
– Enable/Disable HDD Hot-Plug function.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.
Š Spin Up Device (for Port 0/1/2/3/4/5)(Note 2)
– On an edge detect from 0 to 1, the PCH starts a COM reset
initialization to the device.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disabled.

(Note 1) Only appears when HDD sets to RAID Mode.

(Note 2) Only Supported when HDD is in AHCI or RAID Mode.
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5-3-8 Miscellaneous Configuration

Parameter Description
Miscellaneous Configuration
Selects the active video type.
Active Video Options available: Auto/Onboard Device/PCIE Device. Default setting is
Auto.

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5-3-9 Server ME Configuration

Parameter Description
General ME Configuration
Selects the active video type.
Operational Firmware Version Options available: Auto/Onboard Device/PCIE Device. Default
setting is Auto.
ME Firmware Status #1/#2 Displays ME Firmware status information.
Current State (for ME Firmware) Displays ME Firmware current status information.
Error Code (for ME Firmware) Displays ME Firmware status error code.
Recovery Cause (for ME Firmware) Displays ME Firmware recovery cause.
Displays if the system supports the Intel® Platform Trust
PTT Support
Technology.

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5-3-10 Runtime Error Logging

Parameter Description
Runtime Error Logging
Enable/Disable system error logging function.
System Errors
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Enable/Disable software injection error logging function.
S/W Error Injection Support
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š WHEA (Windows Hardware Error Architecture) Support
Whea Settings
– Enable/Disable WHEA Support.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š Memory Error
– Enable/Disable Memory Error.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Š Memory Corrected Error
Memory Error Enabling
– Enable/Disable Memory Corrected Error.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Š Uncorrected Error disable Memory
– Enable/Disable the Memory that triggers Uncorrected Error.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.

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 Parameter Description
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Š Corrected Error
– Enables and escalates Correctable Errors to error pins.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Š Uncorrected Error
– Enables and escalates Uncorrectable/Recoverable Errors to error pins.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Š Fatal Error Enable
PCIe Error Enabling
– Enables and escalates Fatal Errors to error pins.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Š SERR Propagation
– Enable/Disable SERR propagation.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Š PERR Propagation
– Enable/Disable PERR propagation.
– Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

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5-3-11 Power Policy

Parameter Description
Selects a Power Policy Quick Setting.
Power Policy Quick Settings
Options available: Standard/Best Performance/Energy Efficient
Conventional Intel SpeedStep Technology switches both voltage and
frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to
SpeedStep (Pstates)
processor load.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
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.
Turbo Mode When this item is disabled, the processor will not overclock any of its
core.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C6 mode in system
halt state. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will be
CPU C6 report reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption. The
C6 state is a more enhanced powersaving state than C1.
Options available: Disable/Enable/Auto. Default setting is Auto.
Core C1E auto promotion control. Takes effect after reboot.
Enhanced Halt State (C1E)(Note)
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.

(Note) Advanced items prompt when this item is defined.

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 Parameter Description
Configures the state for the C-State package limit.
Package C State Options available: C0/C1 state/C2 state/C6 (non Retention) state/C6
(Retention) state/No Limit/Auto. Default setting is Auto.
The Hyper Threading Technology allows a single processor to execute
two or more separate threads concurrently. When hyper-threading is
Hyper-Threading [ALL] enabled, multi-threaded software applications can execute their threads,
thereby improving performance.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Select whether to enable the speculative prefetch unit of the processor.
Hardware Prefetcher
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Disable.
When enabled, cache lines are fetched in pairs. When disabled, only
Adjacent Cache Prefetch the required cache line is fetched.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Prefetches the next L1 data line based upon multiple loads in same
DCU Streamer Prefetcher cache line.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Isoc Mode Options available: Auto/Enable/Disable. Default setting is Auto.
Enable/Disable the Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) support function
by reporting the I/O device assignment to VMM through DMAR ACPI
Intel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Tables.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Selects the UPI link frequency.
Link Frequency Select
Options available: 9.6GB/10.4GB/Auto. Default setting is Auto.

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5-4 Server Management Menu

Parameter Description
Enable/Disable FRB-2 timer (POST timer).
FRB-2 Timer
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
Configure the FRB2 Timer timeout.
FRB-2 Timer Options available: 3 minutes/4 minutes/5 minutes/6 minutes. Default setting is 6
timeout minutes.
Please note that this item is configurable when FRB-2 Timer is set to Enabled.
Configure the FRB2 Timer policy.
FRB-2 Timer Policy Options available: Do Nothing/Reset/Power Down. Default setting is Do Nothing.
Please note that this item is configurable when FRB-2 Timer is set to Enabled.
OS Watchdog Enable/Disable OS Watchdog Timer function.
Timer Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
Configure OS Watchdog Timer.
Options available: 5 minutes/10 minutes/15 minutes/20 minutes. Default setting is 10
OS Wtd Timer
minutes.
Timeout
Please note that this item is configurable when OS Watchdog Timer is set to
Enabled.
Configure OS Watchdog Timer Policy.
OS Wtd Timer Options available: Reset/Do Nothing/Power Down. Default setting is Reset.
Policy Please note that this item is configurable when OS Watchdog Timer is set to
Enabled.

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 Parameter Description
System Event Log Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
View FRU
Press [Enter] to view the advanced items.
Information
BMC network
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
configuration
IPv6 BMC Network
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Configuration

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5-4-1 System Event Log

Parameter Description
Enabling / Disabling Options
Change this item to enable or disable all features of System Event
SEL Components Logging during boot.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
Erasing Settings
Choose options for erasing SEL.
Erasing SEL Options available: No/Yes, On next reset/Yes, On every reset. Default
setting is No.
Choose options for reactions to a full SEL.
When SEL is Full Options available: Do Nothing/Erase Immediately. Default setting is Do
Nothing.
Custom EFI Logging Options
Enable/Disable the logging of EFI Status Codes (if not already converted
to legacy).
Log EFI Status Codes
Options available: Disabled/Both/Error code/Progress code. Default
setting is Error code.

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5-4-2 View FRU Information
The FRU page is a simple display page for basic system ID information, as well as System product
information. Items on this window are non-configurable.

(Note) The model name will vary depends on the product you purchased
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5-4-3 BMC VLAN Configuration

Parameter Description
BMC VLAN Configuration
Select to configure BMC VLAN ID. The valid range is from 0 to 4094.
BMC VLAN ID
When set to 0, BMC VLAN ID will be disabled.
Select to configure BMC VLAN Priority. The valid range is from 0 to 7.
BMC VLAN Priority
When BMC VLAN ID is set to 0, BMC VLAN Priority will not be selected.

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5-4-4 BMC Network Configuration

Parameter Description
BMC network configuration
Switch NCSI and dedicated LAN and send KCS command.
Select NCSI and Dedicated Options available: Do Nothing/Mode1 (Dedicated)/Mode2(NSCI)/Mode3
LAN (Failover).
Default setting is Mode1 (Dedicated).
Lan Channel 1
Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically
(DHCP). Do nothing option will not modify any BMC network parameters
Configuration Address source during BIOS phase.
Options available: Unspecified/Static/DynamicBmcDhcp. Default setting
is DynamicBmcDhcp.
Station IP address Displays IP Address information.
Displays Subnet Mask information.
Subnet mask 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.
Real-time synchronize BMC
Press [Enter] to synchronize the BMC network parameter values.
network parameter values

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5-4-5 IPv6 BMC Network Configuration

Parameter Description
IPv6 BMC Network
Configuration
IPv6 BMC Lan Channel 1
Enable/Disable IPv6 BMC LAN channel function. When this item is
disabled, the system will not modify any BMC network during BIOS
IPv6 BMC Lan Option
phase.
Options available: Enable/Disable. Default setting is Enable.
Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically (by
BIOS or BMC).
IPv6 BMC Lan IP Address
Options available: Unspecified/Static/Dynamic-Obtained by BMC running
Source
DHCP.
Default setting is Dynamic-Obtained by BMC running DHCP.
IPv6 BMC Lan IP Address/ Check if the IPv6 BMC LAN IP address matches those displayed on the
Prefix Length screen.

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5-5 Security Menu
The Security menu allows you to safeguard and protect the system from unauthorized use by setting up
access passwords.

There are two types of passwords that you can set:

• Administrator Password
Entering this password will allow the user to access and change all settings in the Setup Utility.
• 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 Press [Enter] to configure the user password.
Secure Boot Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.

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5-5-1 Secure Boot
The Secure Boot submenu is applicable when your device is installed the Windows® 8 (or above) operating
system.

Parameter Description
System Mode Displays the system is in User mode or Setup mode.
Secure Boot Displays the Secure Boot function is active or not active.
Vendor Keys Displays the Vendor Keys function is active or not active.
Secure Boot activated when Platform Key (PK) is enrolled, System mode
Attempt Secure Boot is User/Deployed, and CSM function is disabled.
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
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.
Secure Boot Mode(Note) 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 available: Standard/Custom. Default setting is Custom.

(Note) Advanced items prompt when this item is set to Custom.

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 Parameter Description
Press [Enter] to configure advanced items.
Please note that this item is configurable when Secure Boot Mode is set
to Custom.
Š Provision Factory Defaults
– Allows to provision factory default Secure Boot keys when system is in
Setup Mode.
– Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
Š Install Factory Default Keys
– Installs all factory default keys. It will force the system in User Mode.
– Options available: Yes/No.
Š Enroll Efi Image
– Press [Enter] to enroll SHA256 hash of the binary into Authorized
Signature Database (db).
Š Save all Secure Boot variables
– Press [Enter] to save all Secure Boot Keys and Key variables.
Š Secure Boot variable
– Displays the current status of the variables used for secure boot.
Š Platform Key (PK)
– Displays the current status of the Platform Key (PK).
– Press [Enter] to configure a new PK.
– Options available: Set New.
Š Key Exchange Keys (KEK)
– Displays the current status of the Key Exchange Key Database (KEK).
Key Management
– Press [Enter] to configure a new KEK or load additional KEK from
storage devices.
– Options available: Set New/Append.
Š 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.
Š Forbidden Signatures (DBX)
– Displays the current status of the Forbidden Signature Database.
– Press [Enter] to configure a new dbx or load additional dbx from
storage devices.
– Options available: Set New/Append.
Š Authorized TimeStamps (DBT)
– Displays the current status of the Authorized TimeStamps Database.
– Press [Enter] to configure a new DBT or load additional DBT from
storage devices.
– Options available: Set New/Append.
Š 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.
– Options available: Set New/Append.

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5-6 Boot Menu
The Boot menu allows you to set the drive priority during system boot-up. BIOS setup will display an error
message if the legacy drive(s) specified is not bootable.

Parameter Description
Boot Configuration
Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535 (0xFFFF)
Setup Prompt Timeout means indefinite waiting.
Press the numeric keys to input the desired values.
Enable/Disable the Bootup NumLock function.
Bootup NumLock State
Options available: On/Off. Default setting is On.
Enable/Disable showing the logo during POST.
Quiet Boot
Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.
Selects the boot mode.
Boot mode select
Options available: LEGACY/UEFI. Default setting is UEFI.

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 Parameter Description
FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities
Press [Enter] to configure the boot priority.
By default, the server searches for boot devices in the following
sequence:
1. Hard drive.
Boot Option #1 / #2 / #3 / #4 / #5
2. CD-COM/DVD drive.
3. USB device.
4. Network.
5. UEFI.
UEFI Network Drive BBS
Press [Enter] to configure the boot priority.
Priorities
UEFI Application Boot Priorities Press [Enter] to configure the boot priority.

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5-6-1 UEFI NETWORK Drive BBS Priorities
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.

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5-6-2 UEFI Application Boot Priorities
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.

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5-7 Save & Exit Menu
The Save & Exit menu displays the various options to quit from the BIOS setup. Highlight any of the exit
options then press <Enter>.

Parameter Description
Save Options
Saves changes made and closes the BIOS setup.
Save Changes and Exit
Options available: Yes/No.
Discards changes made and exits the BIOS setup.
Discard Changes and Exit
Options available: Yes/No.
Restarts the system after saving the changes made.
Save Changes and Reset
Options available: Yes/No.
Restarts the system without saving any changes.
Discard Changes and Reset
Options available: Yes/No.
Saves changes made in the BIOS setup.
Save Changes
Options available: Yes/No.
Discards changes made and closes the BIOS setup.
Discard Changes
Options available: Yes/No.

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 Parameter Description
Default Options
Loads the default settings for all BIOS setup parameters. Setup Defaults
are quite demanding in terms of resources consumption. If you are using
low-speed memory chips or other kinds of low-performance components
Restore Defaults
and you choose to load these settings, the system might not function
properly.
Options available: Yes/No.
Saves the changes made as the user default settings.
Save as User Defaults
Options available: Yes/No.
Loads the user default settings for all BIOS setup parameters.
Restore User Defaults
Options available: Yes/No.
Boot Override Press [Enter] to configure the device as the boot-up drive.

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5-8 BIOS POST Codes
5-8-1 AMI Standard - PEI
PEI_CORE_STARTED 0x10
PEI_CAR_CPU_INIT 0x11
PEI_CAR_NB_INIT 0x15
PEI_CAR_SB_INIT 0x19
PEI_MEMORY_SPD_READ 0x2B
PEI_MEMORY_PRESENCE_DETECT 0x2C
PEI_MEMORY_TIMING 0x2D
PEI_MEMORY_CONFIGURING 0x2E
PEI_MEMORY_INIT 0x2F
PEI_MEMORY_INSTALLED 0x31
PEI_CPU_INIT 0x32
PEI_CPU_CACHE_INIT 0x33
PEI_CPU_AP_INIT 0x34
PEI_CPU_BSP_SELECT 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
DXE_SBRUN_INIT 0x62

5-8-2 AMI Standard - DXE

DXE_CPU_INIT 0x63
DXE_NB_HB_INIT 0x68
DXE_NB_INIT 0x69
DXE_NB_SMM_INIT 0x6A
DXE_SB_INIT 0x70
DXE_SB_SMM_INIT 0x71
DXE_SB_DEVICES_INIT 0x72

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 DXE_ACPI_INIT 0x78
DXE_CSM_INIT 0x79
DXE_BDS_STARTED 0x90
DXE_BDS_CONNECT_DRIVERS 0x91
DXE_PCI_BUS_BEGIN 0x92
DXE_PCI_BUS_HPC_INIT 0x93
DXE_PCI_BUS_ENUM 0x94
DXE_PCI_BUS_REQUEST_RESOURCES 0x95
DXE_PCI_BUS_ASSIGN_RESOURCES 0x96
DXE_CON_OUT_CONNECT 0x97
DXE_CON_IN_CONNECT 0x98
DXE_SIO_INIT 0x99
DXE_USB_BEGIN 0x9A
DXE_USB_RESET 0x9B
DXE_USB_DETECT 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_ADDRESS_MAP_END 0xB1
DXE_LEGACY_OPROM_INIT 0xB2
DXE_RESET_SYSTEM 0xB3
DXE_USB_HOTPLUG 0xB4
DXE_PCI_BUS_HOTPLUG 0xB5
DXE_NVRAM_CLEANUP 0xB6
DXE_CONFIGURATION_RESET 0xB7

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5-8-3 AMI Standard - ERROR
PEI_MEMORY_INVALID_TYPE 0x50
PEI_MEMORY_INVALID_SPEED 0x50
PEI_MEMORY_SPD_FAIL 0x51
PEI_MEMORY_INVALID_SIZE 0x52
PEI_MEMORY_MISMATCH 0x52
PEI_MEMORY_NOT_DETECTED 0x53
PEI_MEMORY_NONE_USEFUL 0x53
PEI_MEMORY_ERROR 0x54
PEI_MEMORY_NOT_INSTALLED 0x55
PEI_CPU_INVALID_TYPE 0x56
PEI_CPU_INVALID_SPEED 0x56
PEI_CPU_MISMATCH 0x57
PEI_CPU_SELF_TEST_FAILED 0x58
PEI_CPU_CACHE_ERROR 0x58
PEI_CPU_MICROCODE_UPDATE_FAILED 0x59
PEI_CPU_NO_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_NOT_AVAILABLE 0xD3
DXE_PCI_BUS_OUT_OF_RESOURCES 0xD4
DXE_LEGACY_OPROM_NO_SPACE 0xD5
DXE_NO_CON_OUT 0xD6
DXE_NO_CON_IN 0xD7
DXE_INVALID_PASSWORD 0xD8
DXE_BOOT_OPTION_LOAD_ERROR 0xD9
DXE_BOOT_OPTION_FAILED 0xDA
DXE_FLASH_UPDATE_FAILED 0xDB
DXE_RESET_NOT_AVAILABLE 0xDC

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5-8-4 Intel UPI POST Codes
Initialize KTIRC inuput structure default values 0xA0
Collect info such as SBSP, Boot Mode, Reset type etc 0xA1
Setup IO SADs in SBSP to access the config space 0xA2
Setup up minimum path between SBSP & other sockets 0xA3
Add the node to the tree
Parse the LEP of the discovered socket
Check if the system has the supported topology
Setup the boot path for the parent which is not
directly connected to Legacy CPU
Setup path from SBSP to the new found node
Setup IO SADs in PBSP to access the config space 0xA4
System configurations that require some kind of reset 0xA5
Sync up with PBSPs 0xA6
Topology discovery and route calculation 0xA7
Program final route 0xA8
Program final IO SAD setting 0xA9
Protocol layer and other Uncore settings 0xAA
Transition links to full speed operation 0xAB
Phy layer settings 0xAC
Link layer settings 0xAD
Coherency Settings 0xAE
KTIRC is done 0xAF

5-8-5 Intel UPI Error Codes

When system BSP tries to setup path for remote sockets 0xD8
or sends a Boot_Go command to remote socket in
SetupSbspPathToAllSockets() or SyncUpPbspForReset().
If the remote socket(s) hasn't checked-in, assert; it is a
fatal condition, this error will be logged. No retry.
RC Behavior: System Halt
When SBSP tries to add this remote socket into system 0xDA
topology tree in SetupSbspPathToAllSockets(), there
are some errors occur in the data structure.
No retry.
RC Behavior: The current Socket is not added to the tree.
When SBSP setups the boot path for the parent
which is not directly connected to Legacy CPU
in SetupSbspPathToAllSockets(). The Child is
not an immediate neighbor of Parent.
No retry.

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SAD setup error 0xDB
RC Behavior: System Halt
Unsupported topology 0xDC
RC Behavior: System Halt
SBSP cannot find KPIRC TXEQ Parameters for this 0xDD
link in GetSocketLinkEparams(). No retry.
RC Behavior: System Halt

5-8-6 Intel MRC POST Codes

Detect DIMM population 0xB0
Set DDR frequency 0xB1
Gather remaining SPD data 0xB2
Program registers on the memory controller level 0xB3
Evaluate RAS modes and save rank information 0xB4
Program registers on the channel level 0xB5
DDRIO 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

5-8-7 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 system greater than 0xEE
MAX_HA defined in MRC build
Indicates a CLTT table structure error 0xEF
Invalid VR mode, unable to set DRAM VDD 0xF0
Failure occurred reserving memory for IOT 0xF1
Reference code assert 0xF2
Unsupported MC frequency set 0xF3
Unable to get current MC frequency 0xF4

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5-8-8 Intel PM POST Codes
Start of PPM structure initialization 0xD0
PPM CSR programming 0xD1
PPM MSR programming 0xD2
Start of PState transition init 0xD3
PPM exit 0xD4
PPM On ready to boot event 0xD5

5-8-9 Intel PM POST Codes

Start of IIO early 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 0xED
IIO late initialization 0xEE
IIO On ready to boot event 0xEF

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5-9 BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard)
5-9-1 PEI Beep Codes
# of Beeps Description
1 Memory not Installed.
1 Memory was installed twice (InstallPeiMemory routine in PEI Core called twice)
2 Recovery started
3 DXEIPL was not found
3 DXE Core Firmware Volume was not found
4 Recovery failed
4 S3 Resume failed
7 Reset PPI is not available

5-9-2 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 requirements cannot be met

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5-10 BIOS Recovery Instruction
The system has an embedded recovery technique. In the event that the BIOS becomes corrupt the boot block
can be used to restore the BIOS to a working state. To restore your BIOS, please follow the instructions listed
below:

Recovery Instruction:

1. Change xxx.ROM to amiboot.rom.

2. Copy amiboot.rom and AFUDOS.exe to USB diskette.
3. Setting BIOS Recovery jumper to enabled status.
4. Boot into BIOS recovery.
5. Run Proceed with flash update.
6. BIOS update.

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