Gigabyte R161-R12, Service Manual

Page 1: ...R161 R12 High Efficiency Liquid Cooling System User Manual Rev 1 1 ...

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

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

Page 4: ...ticular attention to the plug electrical outlet and the point where the cord extends from the server WARNING To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces allow the drives and the internal system components to cool before touching them WARNING This server is equipped with high speed fans Keep away from hazardous moving fan blades during servicing CAUTION Do not operate the server for lon...

Page 5: ...charge ESD and ESD protection ESD can damage drives boards and other parts We recommend that you perform all procedures in this chapter only at an ESD workstation If one is not available provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground any unpainted metal surface on the server when handling parts ESD and handling boards Always handle boards carefully They...

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

Page 7: ...ule 21 3 3 Installing the Memory 23 3 3 1 Four Channel Memory Configuration 23 3 3 2 Installing a Memory 24 3 3 3 DIMM Population Table 24 3 4 Installing the PCI Expansion Card 25 3 5 Installing the Hard Disk Drive 26 3 6 Replacing the FAN Assemblly 27 3 7 Replacing the Power Supply 28 3 8 Cable Routing 29 Chapter 4 Motherboard Components 33 4 1 Motherboard Components 33 4 2 Jumper Setting 35 Chap...

Page 8: ...iguration 68 5 3 4 Memory Configuration 69 5 3 5 IIO Configuration 71 5 3 6 Advanced Power Management Configuraiton 73 5 3 7 Miscellaneous Configuration 75 5 3 8 Runtime Error Logging 76 5 4 OC Configuration Menu 88 5 4 1 Processor OverClocking 89 5 4 2 Memory OverClocking 92 5 4 3 Voltage Setting 93 5 4 4 Power Performance 95 5 5 Server Management Menu 102 5 5 1 System Event Log 104 5 5 2 View FR...

Page 9: ...tel UPI Error Codes 120 5 9 6 Intel MRC POST Codes 121 5 9 7 Intel MRC Error Codes 121 5 9 8 Intel PM POST Codes 122 5 9 9 Intel PM POST Codes 122 5 10 BIOS POST Beep code AMI standard 123 5 10 1 PEI Beep Codes 123 5 10 2 DXE Beep Codes 123 ...

Page 10: ...s dry and first touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostatic shielding container Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard make sure the power supply has been turned off Before turning on the power make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to the loc...

Page 11: ...ion Slot 1 x PCIe x16 slots Gen3 x16 Low profile half length The PCIe slot is unavailable for system level The PCIe slot is shared with riser card 1 x PCIe x16 signal Riser Card CRS1027 1 x PCIe x16 slots Gen3 x16 Low profile half length 1 x PCIe x16 slots Gen3 x16 Low profile half length 2 x M 2 slots M key PCIe Gen3 x4 Supports NGFF 2242 2260 2280 cards Video Integrated in Aspeed AST2500 2D Vide...

Page 12: ...or 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x BIOS recovery jumper Front Panel LED Buttons 2 x USB 3 0 1 x Power button with LED 1 x ID button with LED 1 x Reset button 1 x NMI button 1 x System status LED 1 x HDD activity LED 2 x LAN activity LEDs Rear Panel I O 2 x USB 3 0 1 x VGA 1 x COM 2 x RJ45 1 x MLAN Backplane I O Bandwidth SATAIII 6Gb s or SAS 12Gb s or U 2 PCIe Gen3 x4 per port TPM 1 x TPM header with LP...

Page 13: ...gs Serial Over LAN vKVM vMedia HTML5 Power Supply 2 x 1100W redundant PSUs 80 PLUS Platinum AC Input 100 240V 12 6A 50 60Hz DC Input 190 310Vdc 7A DC Output Max 850W 100 240Vac 12V 70A 5Vsb 3A Max 1100W 200 240Vac 12V 90 5A 5Vsb 3A Environment Ambient Temperature Relative Humidity Operating temperature 10 C to 35 C Non operating temperature 40 C to 60 C Operating humidity 8 80 non condensing Non o...

Page 14: ...N COM PCIe3 0 x4 PCIe3 0 x8 Slot4 PCIe x16 PCIe x16 x16 Slot6 PCIe3 0 x16 PCIe3 0 x16 LPC PCIe3 0 x 4 4 Channel Non ECC UDIMM DDR4 8 x DIMM slots 2 x USB3 0 2 x USB3 0 ASPEED AST2500 8 x SATA III Intel i350 Skylake X Cascade Lake X LGA2066 Socket R4 SPI Flash 32MB PCH H Intel X299 Kabylake Switch 10 100 1G PHY 1ch MAC BMC 5 x SlimLine 2 bay 2 5 NVMe 2 bay 2 5 SAS SATA ...

Page 15: ...Go to Chapter 2 3 Front Panel LED and Buttons for detail description of function LEDs 2 2 Rear View No Description 1 Power Supply Module Cord Socket 2 Serial Port 3 VGA Port 4 USB 3 0 Port x 2 5 10 100 1000 Server management LAN port 6 GbE LAN Port 1 7 GbE LAN Port 2 8 PCIe Card bay x 2 HDD 0 HDD 1 HDD 2 NVMe Compa bile HDD 3 NVMe Compa bile 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 PUS0 PUS1 ...

Page 16: ...ss or no HDD fault 5 6 LAN 1 2 Active Link LEDs Green Solid On Link between system and network or no access Green Blink Data trasmission or receiving is occuring N A Off No data transmission or receiving is occuring 7 System Status LED Green Solid On System is operating normally Amber Solid On Critical condition may indicate System fan failure System temperature Blink Non critical condition may in...

Page 17: ... Speed LED Yellow On 1 Gbps data rate Green On 100 Mbps data rate N A Off 10 Mbps data rate 2 1GbE Link Activity LED Green On Link between system and network or no access Blink Data transmission or receiving is occurring N A Off No data transmission or receiving is occurring 2 1 2 1 2 1 ...

Page 18: ...oved HDD Slot LED on Back Panel Disk LED Removed HDD Slot Green ON 1 OFF Green OFF ON OFF ON 1 OFF OFF ON OFF ON Alternately Low Speed 2 Hz 3 3 OFF OFF Green Amber Green ON 1 OFF Green Green OFF OFF Amber Amber Amber OFF OFF Amber OFF LED 2 HDD Present No HDD Green ON OFF NOTE 1 Depends on HBA Utility Spec 2 Blink cycle depends on HDD s activity signal 3 If HDD is pulled out during rebuilding the ...

Page 19: ...ver you are working inside the computer case If possible wear a grounded wrist strap when you are working inside the computer case Alternatively discharge any static electricity by touching the bare metal system of the computer case or the bare metal body of any other grounded appliance Hold electronic circuit boards by the edges only Do not touch the components on the board unless it is necessary...

Page 20: ...to AC power Follow these instructions to remove the system cover 1 Loosen and the two thumbscrew at the rear of the system 2 Remove the single secrew at the front of the system 3 Push down the indentation located at the side of the back chassis 4 Using the grip areas on the top cover and slide the cover horizontally in the direction of the arrow 3 4 3 2 1 ...

Page 21: ...nstructions to install the liquid cooling module 1 Remove the screws securing brackets 2 Remove the brackets from the system 3 Engage the brackets and radiators 4 Secure the brackets and radiators with 6 screws 5 Lock the four spring screws NOTE Remove the pump grease protection cover before installing the pump 6 Install the fan duct and secure with 2 screws 7 Connect pump cable to motherboard 1 2...

Page 22: ...System Hardware Installation 22 Blue Blue Orange Orange Pump Cable Connector CPU_FAN 7 8 6 6 5 ...

Page 23: ...h Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be in...

Page 24: ...odule vertically into the DIMM slot and push it down 2 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module 3 Reverse the installation steps when you want to remove the DIMM module 1 2 2 3 3 3 DIMM Population Table DIMM Capacity GB 1 Slot per Channel 2 Slot per Channel DIMM Density Speed MT s Voltage V Slot Per Channel SPC DIMM Per Channel DPC 1DPC 1DPC 2DPC 1 2V 2666 266...

Page 25: ...mage to equipment The PCI riser assembly does not include a riser card or any cabling as standard To install a PCI card a riser card must be installed Follow these instructions to PCI Expansion card 1 Remove the securing special screw on the riser bracket 2 Loosen the thumbscrew on the riser bracket 3 Lift up the riser bracket out of system 4 Remove the slot covers from the riser bracket 5 Orient ...

Page 26: ...tray will not fit back into the bay if inserted incorrectly Make sure that the HDD is connected to the HDD connector on the backplane Follow these instructions to install a hard disk drive 1 Press the release button 2 Extend the locking lever and pull the locking lever to remove the HDD tray 3 Place the hard disk drive into the HDD tray 4 Secure the hard disk drive to the HDD tray with four screws...

Page 27: ... Installation 3 6 Replacing the FAN Assemblly Follow these instructions to replace the fan assembly 1 Lift up the fan assembly from the chassis 2 Reverse the previous steps to install the replacement fan assembly 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 28: ...upply 1 Press the retaining clip on the right side of the power supply along the direction of the arrow 2 Pull up the power supply handle at the same time and pull out the power supply 3 Insert the replacement power supply firmly into the chassis Connect the AC power cord to the replacement power supply Pull 1 2 ...

Page 29: ...OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV Front IO Board Power Cable Front IO Board Power Cable Front Panel USB 3 0 Cable OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV ...

Page 30: ...EV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV On Board SATA to HDD Back Plane Board Cable NVMe Cable OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV ...

Page 31: ...EV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV CAUTION To connect system fan connector follow the instruction Black Red cable connect to odd numbered connector White Amber cable connect to even numbered connector ...

Page 32: ...System Hardware Installation 32 SMBus Cable PMBus Cable OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV OLD_REV ...

Page 33: ... 6 CPU Fan Connector for Liquid Cooling Pump 7 SlimLine 4i Connector PCIe Signal 8 SlimLine 4i Connector PCIe Signal 9 SlimLine 4i Connector PCIe Signal 10 M 2 slot PCIe Gen3 x4 Support NGFF 2280 M Key 11 SlimLine 4i Connector SATA Signal 12 SlimLine 4i Connector SATA Signal 13 Front Panel Board Power Connector DIMM_P0_C1 DIMM_P0_C0 DIMM_P0_D1 DIMM_P0_D0 DIMM_P0_B0 DIMM_P0_B1 DIMM_P0_A0 DIMM_P0_A1...

Page 34: ...0 Connector 15 TPM Connector 16 System Battery Cable Connector 17 PMBus Connector 18 M 2 slot PCIe Gen3 x4 Support NGFF 2280 M Key 19 IPMB Connector 20 Proprietary Riser Slot 21 2 x 15 Pin HDD Back Plane Board Connector 22 PCIe x16 Slot ...

Page 35: ...Jumper Setting ME Force Update ME_UPDATE Enable Default 3 2 1 Password Clear BIOS_PWD Enable Default 3 2 1 ME Recovery ME_RCVR Default Enable 3 2 1 BIOS Recovery BIOS_RCVR Default Enable 3 2 1 Clear CMOS CLR_CMOS Default Enable 3 2 1 ...

Page 36: ... 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 ...

Page 37: ...led 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 E...

Page 38: ... displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu Submenu Help While in a submenu press F1 to display a help screen General Help of function keys available for the menu Press Esc to exit the help screen Help for each item is in the Item Help block on the right side of the submenu When the system is not stable as usual select the Restore Defaults item to set your system to its defaults The BIOS Setup ...

Page 39: ...String Max CPU Speed CPU Signature Processor Core Microcode Patch Displays the technical specifications for the installed processor s 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 Onboard LAN Information LAN1 MAC Address Note Displays LAN MAC address information LAN2 MAC A...

Page 40: ... Setup 40 5 2 Advanced Menu The Advanced menu display submenu options for configuring the function of various hardware components Select a submenu item then press Enter to access the related submenu screen ...

Page 41: ...m Integrity Value Displays the ME file system integrity value information ME Firmware Status 1 2 Displays the ME firmware status 1 2 information Current State Displays the current state of ME firmware Error Code Displays the ME firmware error code information Recovery Cause Displays the cause of ME firmware recovery NFC Support Displays the NFC status ME State Enable Disable ME state Options avail...

Page 42: ...BIOS Setup 42 5 2 2 Trusted Computing Parameter Description Configuration Security Device Support Enable Disable the TPM support feature Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable ...

Page 43: ...3 BIOS Setup 5 2 3 SMART Settings Parameter Description SMART Settings SMART Self Test Enable Disable SMART Self Test on all HDDs during POST Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled ...

Page 44: ...tings Press Enter to configure advanced items Please note that this item is configurable when COM1 Console Redirection is set to Enabled Terminal Type Selects a terminal type to be used for console redirection Options available VT100 VT100 ANSI VT UTF8 Default setting is VT100 Bits per second Selects the transfer rate for console redirection Options available 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Default ...

Page 45: ...lt setting is 1 Flow Control Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Options available None Hardware RTS CTS Default setting is None VT UTF8 Comb...

Page 46: ...nd Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS Console Redirection Note EMS console redirection allows the user to configure Console Redirection Settings to support Out of Band Serial Port management Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled Serial Port for Out of Band EMS Console Redirection Settings Press Enter to configure advanced items Please note that this item ...

Page 47: ...ta loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Options available None Hardware RTS CTS Software Xon Xoff Default setting is None ...

Page 48: ...cm Displays the Bios Acm is production or debug fused Chipset Txt Displays the chipset status of TXT support Cpu Txt Displays the CPU status of TXT support Error Code Displays the Intel TXT shut down error code Class Code Displays the class code information Major Code Displays the major code information Minor Code Displays the minor code information ...

Page 49: ...5 2 6 Acoustic Management Configuration Parameter Description Acoustic Management Configuration Enable Disable the automatic acoustic management function Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled ...

Page 50: ... the serial port settings When set to Disabled displays no configuration for the serial port Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled Current Displays the serial port base I O address and IRQ Possible 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...

Page 51: ...ration Enable Disable PCI device to generate SERR Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled Above 4G Decoding Enable Disable 64bit capable Devices to be decoded in Above 4G Address Space only if the system supports 64 bit PCI Decoding Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled BME DMA Mitigation Re enable bus master attribute disabled during PCI enumeration ...

Page 52: ...he Ipv4 HTTP feature Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled Ipv6 PXE Support Note Enable Disable the Ipv6 PXE feature Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled Ipv6 HTTP Support Note Enable Disable the Ipv6 HTTP feature Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled PXE boot wait time Note Wait time in seconds to press ESC key to abort th...

Page 53: ... Post Report Configuration Parameter Description Post Report Configuration Error Message Report Post Error Message Enable Disable the POST Error Message support Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled ...

Page 54: ...BIOS Setup 54 5 2 11 NVMe Configuration Parameter Description NVMe Configuration Displays the NVMe devices connected to the system ...

Page 55: ...t setting is Enabled USB Mass Storage Driver Support Note Enable Disable the USB Mass Storage Driver Support Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled Port 60 64 Emulation Enables the I O port 60h 64h emulation support This should be enabled for the complete USB Keyboard Legacy support for non USB aware OS Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled Note This ...

Page 56: ...et to Power Off the system remains off after power shutdown Options available Last State Power Off Power On Unspecified The default setting depends on the BMC setting Skip Above 4G Decoding for VGA Enable Disable 64bit capable devices to be decoded in Skip Above 4G Address VGA Space Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled P2P Bridge IO Size Sets P2P Bridge IO aligned to the ...

Page 57: ...figuration of advanced items Enroll Cert Press Enter to enroll a certificate Enroll Cert Using File Cert GUID Input digit character in 1111111 2222 3333 4444 1234567890ab format Commit Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Delete Cert Client Cert Configuration Press Enter for configuration of advanced items ...

Page 58: ...on LAN in the operating system does not change the value of this setting but does override the behavior of Wake on LAN in OS controlled power states Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled Blink LEDs Identifies the physical network port by blinking the associated LED Press the numeric keys to adjust desired values UEFI Driver Displays the technical specifications for the Netw...

Page 59: ...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 ...

Page 60: ...BIOS Setup 60 5 2 16 VLAN Configuration ...

Page 61: ... the keys to increase or decrease the desired values The valid range is from 0 to 4094 Priority Sets 802 1Q Priority for a new VLAN or an existing VLAN Press the keys to increase or decrease the desired values The valid range is from 0 to 7 Add VLAN Press Enter to create a new VLAN or update an existing VLAN Configured VLAN List Remove VLAN Press Enter to remove an existing VLAN ...

Page 62: ...BIOS Setup 62 5 2 17 Driver Health Parameter Description Driver Health Displays driver health status of the devices controllers if installed ...

Page 63: ... Setup 5 3 Chipset Setup Menu Chipset Setup menu displays submenu options for configuring the function of Platform Controller Hub PCH Select a submenu item then press Enter to access the related submenu screen ...

Page 64: ...tility at boot time Intel RST Premium 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 Intel RST Premium Default setting is AHCI SATA Port 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The category identifies SATA hard drives that are installed in the computer System will automatically detect HDD type Port 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Enabl...

Page 65: ...BIOS Setup Parameter Description SATAAnd RST Configuration continued Spin Up Device Enable Disable the SATA ports straggerred spin up function Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled ...

Page 66: ...BIOS Setup 66 5 3 2 Processor Configuration ...

Page 67: ...ault setting is Enable VMX Vanderpool Technology Enable Disable the Vanderpool Technology This will take effect after rebooting the system Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable Enable SMX Enable Disable the Secure Mode Extensions SMX support function Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Disable Hardware Prefetcher Select whether to enable the speculative prefetc...

Page 68: ...tting is 56T MMIO High Granularity Size Selects the allocation size used to assign mmioh resources Total mmioh space can be up to 32xgranularity Per stack mmioh resource assignments are multiples of the granularity where 1 unit per stack is the default allocation Options available 1G 4G 16G 64G 256G 1024G Default setting is 256G Isoc Mode Enable Disable the Isochronous support in order to meet the...

Page 69: ... Enables the detecting and enabling of ADR Asynchronous DRAM Refresh function Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable Legacy ADR Mode Enable Disable the Legacy ADR Mode Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Disable Memory Topology Press Enter to view memory topology with DIMM population information Memory Map Press Enter to configure advanced items IMC Interleaving...

Page 70: ...ble Mirror Mode Mirror Mode will set entire 1LM 2LM memory in system to be mirrored consequently reducing the memory capacity by half Enables the Mirror Mode will disable the XPT Prefetch Options available Disable Mirror Mode 1LM Mirror Mode 2LM Default setting is Disable Correctable Error Threshold Correctable Error Threshold 1 32767 used for sparing tagging and leaky bucket Press the keys to inc...

Page 71: ...the interrupt remapping support function Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable PassThrough DMA Enable Disable the Non Isoch VT_D Engine PassThrough DMA support function Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable ATS Enable Disable Non Isoch VT_D Engine ATS support Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable Posted Interrupt Enable Disable VT_D po...

Page 72: ... Description Intel VMD technology Press Enter to configure advanced items Intel VMD technology Intel VMD Configuration Enable Disable the Intel VMD support function Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Disable ...

Page 73: ...e 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 Hardware PM State Control Press Enter to configure advanced items Hardware P States When this item is disabled the processor hardware chooses a P state based on OS Request Legacy P States In Na...

Page 74: ... be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption The C6 state is a more enhanced power saving state than C1 Options available Disable Enable Auto Default setting is Auto Enhanced Halt State C1E Note Core C1E auto promotion control Takes effect after reboot Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable Package C State Control Configures the state for the C State packa...

Page 75: ...y Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled Flash Wear Out Protection Enable Disable the function to protect the flash part from malicious writes intended to wear it out Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled Active Video Selects active video type Options available Auto Onboard Device PCIE Device Default setting is Auto ...

Page 76: ...BIOS Setup 76 5 3 8 Runtime Error Logging ...

Page 77: ... OS SW visibility Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Disable UboxToPcuMca Enabling Enable Disable system to report Ubox local errors to MCA Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable CATERR GPIO SMI Enable Disable PCH GPIO to trigger SMI on CATERR Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Disable FatalErrDebugHalt Debug loop for McBank Fatal error case ON...

Page 78: ...ble Disable Default setting is Disable EMCA CMCI SMI Morphing Enable Disable EMCA CSMI support Options available Disable EMCA gen1 Lite EMCA gen2 CSMI Default setting is EMCA gen2 CSMI EMCA MCE SMI Enable Enable Disable EMCA Uncorrected SMI for gen1 and gen2 Options available Disable EMCA gen1 Dual Mode EMCA gen2 MSMI Default setting is EMCA gen2 MSMI Corrected Error eLog Enable Disable corrected ...

Page 79: ...or injection Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable EHEA Error Injection 5 0 Extension Enable Disable Whea EINJ ACPI 5 0 support for set error type with address and vendor extensions Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable Whea PCIE Error Injection support Enable Disable Whea PCIE Error Injection support Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Ena...

Page 80: ... available Enable Disable Default setting is Disable Enable HA Parity Check Enable Disable HA Parity Check feature Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Disable Mca Bank Warm Boot Clear Errors Enable Disable Mca Bank Warm Boot Clear Errors feature Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Disable ...

Page 81: ...Value 0x0000 0xffff Spare Interrupt Selects Spare Interrupt type Options available Disable SMI Error Pin CMCI Default setting is Disable NVMCTLR Errors Enable Disable NVMCTLR Errors Reporting and Logging Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Disable NVMCTLR Low Priority Error Signaling Specifies the NVMCTLR low priority signaling Options available Disable SMI ERRO Pin Default setting...

Page 82: ...Voltage Offset Specifies the Offset voltage applied to the Uncore domain This voltage is specified in millivolts Range 1000 to 1000 mV Offset Prefix Sets the offset value as positive or negative SVID FIVR Note Press Enter to configure advanced items VCCIN Enable Disable VCCIN through external VR Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Disable FIVR Faults Enable Disable FIVR faults When...

Page 83: ... 83 BIOS Setup 5 3 8 4 IIO Error Enabling ...

Page 84: ... Interface Error Enable Disable IIO Coherent Interface Error Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable IIO IRP0 protocol parity error Enable Disable Coherent Interface protocol IIO parity error reporting Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable IIO IRP0 protocol qt overflow underflow error Enable Disable IIO Coherent Interface protocol queue table overflow or und...

Page 85: ...ectable ECC error reporting Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable IIO Misc Error Enable Disable IIO Misc Error Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable IIO Vtd Error Enable Disable IIO Vtd Error Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable IIO Dma Error Enable Disable IIO DMA Error Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable IIO D...

Page 86: ...Uncorrected Error Enables and escalates Uncorrectable Recoverable Errors to error pins Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable Fatal Error Enable Enables and escalates Fatal Errors to error pins Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable PCIE Corrected Error Threshold Counter Enable Disable PCIe corrected error counter Options available Enable Disable Default set...

Page 87: ... Enable PCIE AER Fatal Error Enable Disable PCIe AER fatal error Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable SERR Propagation Enable Disable SERR propagation Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable PERR Propagation Enable Disable PERR propagation Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable Signal to OS on SERR Enable Disable Signal to OS on SERR Opt...

Page 88: ...enu OC Configuration menu displays submenu options for configuring the function of Processor OverClocking Memory OverClocking Voltage Setting and Power Performace Select a submenu item then press Enter to access the related submenu screen ...

Page 89: ... 89 BIOS Setup 5 4 1 Processor OverClocking ...

Page 90: ...all operating frequencies In Adaptive mode the voltage is interpolated only in turbo mode Options available Adaptive Override Default setting is Adaptive Core Extra Turbo Voltage Specifies the extra turbo voltage applied while IA core is operating in turbo mode Range 0 2000 mV Core Voltage Offset Specifies the Offset voltage applied to IA core domain This voltage is specified in millivolts Range 5...

Page 91: ...ween 63 to 63 Change PLLTRIM Prefix Note Changes PLLTRIM Prefix to or Change MC PllTrim Value Note Changes MC Pll Value between 63 to 63 Change MC PllTrim Prefix Note Changes MC PLLTRIM Prefix to or DCST LUT Note Enable Disable DCST LUT feature Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable Dcst Value Note Configues the DCST LUT values byte def for LUT0 3 0 LUT1 11 8 LUT2 19 16 LUT3 27...

Page 92: ...cription Memory Frequency Configures the maximum memory frequency Default setting is Auto IMC BCLK Configures IMC BCLK Default setting is Auto XMP Profile Selects the XMP profile to use Options available Disable Manual Profile1 Default setting is Disable ...

Page 93: ... voltage to the CPU and will affect all CPU domains Default setting is 0 SVID VCCSA Voltage Override Sets a value 0 2500 mV for overriding the VccSA input voltage This controls the input voltage to the CPU and will affect all CPU domains Default setting is 0 SVID VCCIO Voltage Override Sets a value 0 2500 mV for overriding the VccIO input voltage This controls the input voltage to the CPU and will...

Page 94: ...BIOS Setup 94 Parameter Description VDDQ_CD Voltage Configures the settings of VDDQ_CD Voltage VR Power Limit Configures VR Power Limit Options available Locked Unclocked Default setting is Locked ...

Page 95: ...items PL1 Power Limit Configures PL1 Power Limit in Watts The value may vary from 0 to fused value If the value is 0 the fused value will be programmed A value greater than fused TDP value will not be programmed PL2 Power Limit Configures PL2 Power Limit in Watts The value may vary from 0 to fused value If the value is 0 BIOS programs 120 TDP ...

Page 96: ...rbo Performance Turbo Performance Default setting is Max Non Turbo Performance Race To Halt RTH Enable Disable Race to Halt feature RTH will dynamically increase CPU frequency in order to enter pkg C state faster to reduce overall power RTH is controlled through MSR 1FC bit 20 Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled HDC Control Enable Disable HDC configuration Options availab...

Page 97: ...limit in Watts The value may vary from 0 to fused value If the value is 0 the fused value will be programmed A value greater than fused TDP value will not be programmed PL1 Time Window Configures PL1 value in seconds The value may vary from 0 to 56 Indicated the time window over which TDP value should be maintained if the value is 0 the fused value will be programmed Power Limit 2 Override Enable ...

Page 98: ... PL1 Enable Enable Disable Platform Power Limit 1 programming If this item is enabled it will activate the PL1 value to be used by the processor to limit the average power of given time window Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled Platform PL2 Enable Enable Disable Platform Power Limit 2 programming If this item is disabled BIOS will program the default values for Platform...

Page 99: ...nts The Range is 0 8192 Default setting is 0 Acoustic Noise Settings Press Enter to configure advanced items Acoustic Noise Mitigation Enable Disable this item to help mitigate acoustic noise on certain SKUs when the CPU is in deeper C state Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled IA GT SA VR Domain Note Disable Fast PKG C State Ramp for IA GT SA Domain Note This option need...

Page 100: ...line Sets a value for DC Loadline which is defined in 1 100 mOhms A value of 100 equals 1 0 mOhm and 1255 is 12 55mOhms The range is 0 6249 0 62 49 mOhms Default setting is 0 PS Current Threshold1 Sets a value for PS Current Threshold1 which is defined in 1 4A increments A value of 400 equals 100A The range is 0 512 which translates to 0 128A Default setting is 80 for 20A PS Current Threshold2 Set...

Page 101: ...rrent allowed at any given time The value is represented in 1 4A Ampere increments A value of 400 equals 100A Default setting is 0 VR Voltage Limit Sets a value for VR Voltage Limit which is defined in mV The range is 0 7999mV Default setting is 0 TDC Enable Enable Disable TDC Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled TDC Current Limit Sets a value for TDC current Limit which i...

Page 102: ...minutes 5 minutes 6 minutes Default setting is 6 minutes Please note that this item is configurable when FRB 2 Timer is set to Enabled FRB 2 Timer Policy Configure the FRB2 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 Timer Enable Disable OS Watchdog Timer function ...

Page 103: ...S Watchdog Timer Policy Options available Reset Do Nothing Power Down Default setting is Reset Please note that this item is configurable when OS Watchdog Timer is set to Enabled System Event Log Press Enter to configure advanced items View FRU Information Press Enter to view the advanced items BMC VLAN Configuration Press Enter to view the advanced items BMC network configuration Press Enter to c...

Page 104: ...ose options for erasing SEL Options available No Yes On next reset Yes On every reset Default setting is No When SEL is Full Choose options for reactions to a full SEL Options available Do Nothing Erase Immediately Delete Oldest Record Default setting is Do Nothing Custom EFI Logging Options Log EFI Status Codes Enable Disable the logging of EFI Status Codes if not already converted to legacy Opti...

Page 105: ...U Information The FRU page is a simple display page for basic system ID information as well as System product information Items on this window are non configurable Note The model name will vary depends on the product you purchased ...

Page 106: ...uration BMC VLAN ID Select to configure BMC VLAN ID The valid range is from 0 to 4094 When set to 0 BMC VLAN ID will be disabled BMC VLAN Priority Select to configure BMC VLAN Priority The valid range is from 0 to 7 When BMC VLAN ID is set to 0 BMC VLAN Priority will not be selected ...

Page 107: ...HCP Do nothing option will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase Options available Unspecified Static DynamicBmcDhcp Default setting is DynamicBmcDhcp Station IP address Displays IP Address information Subnet mask Displays Subnet Mask information Please note that the IP address must be in three digitals for example 192 168 000 001 Router IP address Displays the Router IP Address ...

Page 108: ...e Unspecified Enable Disable Default setting is Enable IPv6 BMC Lan IP Address Source Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically by BIOS or BMC Options available Unspecified Static Dynamic Obtained by BMC running DHCP Default setting is Dynamic Obtained by BMC running DHCP IPv6 BMC Lan IP Address Configures IPv6 BMC Lan IP Address IPv6 BMC Lan IP Prefix Length Configures ...

Page 109: ...able 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 5 6 Security Menu The Security menu allows you to safeguard and protect the system from unauthorized use by setting up access passwords Parameter Description Administrator Password Press Enter to configure the administrator password User Password Pre...

Page 110: ...ecure Boot Customization Note Secure Boot requires all the applications that are running during the booting process to be pre signed with valid digital certificates This way the system knows all the files being loaded before Windows loads and gets to the login screen have not been tampered with When set to Standard it will automatically load the Secure Boot keys form the BIOS databases When set to...

Page 111: ...gnature Database db Device Guard Ready Remove UEFI CA from DB Remove Microsoft UEFI CA certificate from Authorized Signature datatbase Restore DB defaults Restore the DB variable to factory defaults Secure Boot variable Platform Key PK Displays the current status of the Platform Key PK Press Enter to configure a new PK Options available Set New Key Exchange Keys KEK Displays the current status of ...

Page 112: ...abase Press Enter to configure a new DBT or load additional DBT from storage devices Options available Set New Append OsRecovery Signatures Displays the current status of the OsRecovery Signature Database Press Enter to configure a new OsRecovery Signature or load additional OsRecovery Signature from storage devices Options available Set New Append ...

Page 113: ... activation key 65535 0xFFFF means indefinite waiting Press the numeric keys to input the desired values Bootup NumLock State Enable Disable the Bootup NumLock function Options available On Off Default setting is On Quiet Boot Enable Disable showing the logo during POST Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled New Boot Option Policy Controls the placement of newly detected UEF...

Page 114: ... the boot priority By default the server searches for boot devices in the following sequence 1 Hard drive 2 CD COM DVD drive 3 USB device 4 Network 5 UEFI UEFI Network Drive BBS Priorities Press Enter to configure the boot device priority sequence from available UEFI network drives UEFI Application Boot Priorities Press Enter to configure the boot device priority sequence from available UEFI appli...

Page 115: ...ons then press Enter Parameter Description Save Options Save Changes and Exit Saves changes made and closes the BIOS setup Options available Yes No Discard Changes and Exit Discards changes made and exits the BIOS setup Options available Yes No Save Changes and Reset Restarts the system after saving the changes made Options available Yes No ...

Page 116: ...quite demanding in terms of resources consumption If you are using low speed memory chips or other kinds of low performance components and you choose to load these settings the system might not function properly Options available Yes No Save as User Defaults Saves the changes made as the user default settings Options available Yes No Restore User Defaults Loads the user default settings for all BI...

Page 117: ...CT 0x35 PEI_CPU_SMM_INIT 0x36 PEI_MEM_NB_INIT 0x37 PEI_MEM_SB_INIT 0x3B PEI_DXE_IPL_STARTED 0x4F DXE_CORE_STARTED 0x60 Recovery PEI_RECOVERY_AUTO 0xF0 PEI_RECOVERY_USER 0xF1 PEI_RECOVERY_STARTED 0xF2 PEI_RECOVERY_CAPSULE_FOUND 0xF3 PEI_RECOVERY_CAPSULE_LOADED 0xF4 S3 PEI_S3_STARTED 0xE0 PEI_S3_BOOT_SCRIPT 0xE1 PEI_S3_VIDEO_REPOST 0xE2 PEI_S3_OS_WAKE 0xE3 DXE_CORE_STARTED 0x60 DXE_NVRAM_INIT 0x61 D...

Page 118: ...CT 0x9C DXE_USB_ENABLE 0x9D DXE_IDE_BEGIN 0xA0 DXE_IDE_RESET 0xA1 DXE_IDE_DETECT 0xA2 DXE_IDE_ENABLE 0xA3 DXE_SCSI_BEGIN 0xA4 DXE_SCSI_RESET 0xA5 DXE_SCSI_DETECT 0xA6 DXE_SCSI_ENABLE 0xA7 DXE_SETUP_VERIFYING_PASSWORD 0xA8 DXE_SETUP_START 0xA9 DXE_SETUP_INPUT_WAIT 0xAB DXE_READY_TO_BOOT 0xAD DXE_LEGACY_BOOT 0xAE DXE_EXIT_BOOT_SERVICES 0xAF RT_SET_VIRTUAL_ADDRESS_MAP_BEGIN 0xB0 RT_SET_VIRTUAL_ADDRES...

Page 119: ..._MICROCODE 0x59 PEI_CPU_INTERNAL_ERROR 0x5A PEI_CPU_ERROR 0x5A PEI_RESET_NOT_AVAILABLE 0x5B Recovery PEI_RECOVERY_PPI_NOT_FOUND 0xF8 PEI_RECOVERY_NO_CAPSULE 0xF9 PEI_RECOVERY_INVALID_CAPSULE 0xFA S3 Resume PEI_MEMORY_S3_RESUME_FAILED 0xE8 PEI_S3_RESUME_PPI_NOT_FOUND 0xE9 PEI_S3_BOOT_SCRIPT_ERROR 0xEA PEI_S3_OS_WAKE_ERROR 0xEB DXE_CPU_ERROR 0xD0 DXE_NB_ERROR 0xD1 DXE_SB_ERROR 0xD2 DXE_ARCH_PROTOCOL...

Page 120: ...ocol 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 9 4 Intel UPI POST Codes When system BSP tries to setup path for remote sockets or sends a Boot_Go command to remote socket in SetupSbspPathToAllSockets or SyncUpPbspForReset If the remote socket s hasn t checked in as...

Page 121: ...O 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 9 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...

Page 122: ...y 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...

Page 123: ...Recovery failed 4 S3 Resume failed 7 Reset PPI is not available of Beeps Description 1 Invalid password 4 Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available 5 No Console Output Devices are found 5 No Console Input Devices are found 6 Flash update is failed 7 Reset protocol is not available 8 Platform PCI resource requirements cannot be met 5 10 BIOS POST Beep code AMI standard 5 10 1 PEI Beep C...