BIOS Setup

User’s GuideRev.1.0

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 BIOS Setup ....................................................................................................41-1 The Main Menu ................................................................................................ 61-2 Advanced Menu ............................................................................................... 8

1-2-1 CPUConfiguration ....................................................................................................91-2-2 SATAConfiguration.................................................................................................131-2-3 S5RTCWakeSettings ...........................................................................................141-2-4 PCISubsystemSettings .........................................................................................161-2-4-1 SlotConfiguration ...................................................................................................171-2-5 SerialPortConsoleRedirection .............................................................................181-2-6 Network Stack ........................................................................................................221-2-7 TrustedComputing .................................................................................................231-2-8 IntelTXTInformation ..............................................................................................241-2-9 CSMConfiguration .................................................................................................251-2-10 NVMeConfiguration ...............................................................................................271-2-11 Main Board Function ..............................................................................................281-2-12 Intel(R)I210GigabitNetworkConnection .............................................................29

1-3 ChipsetMenu ................................................................................................. 311-3-1 IntelServerPlatformServices ................................................................................321-3-2 SystemAgent(SA)Configuration ............................................................................331-3-2-1 GraphicConfiguration .............................................................................................341-3-2-2 PEGConfiguration ..................................................................................................351-3-2-3 MemoryConfiguration ............................................................................................361-3-3 PowerPolicy ...........................................................................................................38

1-4 ServerManagementMenu ............................................................................. 401-4-1 SystemEventLog ..................................................................................................421-4-2 ViewFRUInformation ............................................................................................431-4-3 BMCnetworkconfiguration ....................................................................................441-4-4 IPv6BMCnetworkconfiguration ............................................................................45

1-5 SecurityMenu ................................................................................................ 461-5-1 SecureBootmenu .................................................................................................471-5-1-1 KeyManagement .................................................................................................48

1-6 Boot Menu ...................................................................................................... 491-7 Exit Menu ....................................................................................................... 511-8 BIOSBeepCodes .......................................................................................... 521-9 BIOSRecoveryInstruction ............................................................................. 53

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BIOS (Basic Input andOutputSystem) recordshardwareparameters of the system in theEFI on themotherboard.Itsmajorfunctions includeconductingthePower-OnSelf-Test(POST)duringsystemstartup,saving systemparameters and loadingoperating system,etc.BIOS includesaBIOSSetupprogram that allowstheusertomodifybasicsystemconfigurationsettingsortoactivatecertainsystemfeatures.Whenthepoweristurnedoff,thebatteryonthemotherboardsuppliesthenecessarypowertotheCMOStokeeptheconfigurationvaluesintheCMOS.

ToaccesstheBIOSSetupprogram,presstheDEL>keyduringthePOSTwhenthepoweristurnedon.

Chapter 1 BIOS Setup

• BIOSflashing is potentially risky, if youdonot encounter problemsof using the currentBIOSversion, it isrecommendedthatyoudon'tflashtheBIOS.ToflashtheBIOS,do itwithcaution.InadequateBIOSflashingmayresultinsystemmalfunction.

• Itisrecommendedthatyounotalterthedefaultsettings(unlessyouneedto)topreventsysteminstabilityorotherunexpectedresults. Inadequatelyaltering thesettingsmayresult insystem'sfailuretoboot.Ifthisoccurs,trytocleartheCMOSvaluesandresettheboardtodefaultvalues.(Refer to the Exitsectioninthischapterorintroductionsofthebattery/clearingCMOSjumperinChapter1forhowtocleartheCMOSvalues.)

BIOS Setup Program Function Keys <f><g> Movetheselectionbartoselectthescreen <h><i> Movetheselectionbartoselectanitem <+> Increasethenumericvalueormakechanges <-> Decreasethenumericvalueormakechanges <Enter> Executecommandorenterthesubmenu <Esc> MainMenu:ExittheBIOSSetupprogram Submenus:Exitcurrentsubmenu <F1> Showdescriptionsofgeneralhelp <F3> RestorethepreviousBIOSsettingsforthecurrentsubmenus <F9> LoadtheOptimizedBIOSdefaultsettingsforthecurrentsubmenus <F10> SaveallthechangesandexittheBIOSSetupprogram

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Main ThissetuppageincludesalltheitemsinstandardcompatibleBIOS. Advanced ThissetuppageincludesalltheitemsofAMIBIOSspecialenhancedfeatures. (ex:Autodetectfanandtemperaturestatus,automaticallyconfigureharddiskparameters.) Chipset ThissetuppageincludesallthesubmenuoptionsforconfiguringthefunctionofNorthBridgeandSouth

Bridge. (ex:Autodetectfanandtemperaturestatus,automaticallyconfigureharddiskparameters.) Security Change,set,ordisablesupervisoranduserpassword.Configurationsupervisorpasswordallowsyouto

restrictaccesstothesystemandBIOSSetup. AsupervisorpasswordallowsyoutomakechangesinBIOSSetup. AuserpasswordonlyallowsyoutoviewtheBIOSsettingsbutnottomakechanges. Server Management Serveradditionalfeaturesenabled/disabledsetupmenus. Boot Thissetuppageprovidesitemsforconfigurationofbootsequence. Exit Saveall thechangesmade in theBIOSSetupprogramto theCMOSandexitBIOSSetup.(Pressing

<F10>canalsocarryoutthistask.) Abandonall changesand theprevious settings remain in effect.Pressing<Y> to the confirmation

messagewillexitBIOSSetup.(Pressing<Esc>canalsocarryoutthistask.)

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1-1 The Main MenuOnceyouentertheBIOSSetupprogram,theMainMenu(asshownbelow)appearsonthescreen.Usearrowkeystomoveamongtheitemsandpress<Enter>toacceptorenterothersub-menu.Main Menu HelpTheon-screendescriptionofahighlightedsetupoptionisdisplayedonthebottomlineoftheMainMenu.Submenu HelpWhile inasubmenu,press<F1>todisplayahelpscreen(GeneralHelp)of functionkeysavailable for themenu.Press<Esc>toexitthehelpscreen.HelpforeachitemisintheItemHelpblockontherightsideofthesubmenu.

• Whenthesystemisnotstableasusual,selecttheRestore Defaultsitemtosetyoursystemtoitsdefaults.

• TheBIOSSetupmenusdescribedinthischapterareforreferenceonlyandmaydifferbyBIOSversion.

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BIOS Information Porject Name (Note)

Displaytheprojectnameinformation. Porject Version

DisplayversionnumberoftheBIOSsetuputility. BIOS Build Date and Time

DisplaysthedateandtimewhentheBIOSsetuputilitywascreated. BMC Information BMC Firmware Version

DisplayBMCfirmwareversioninformation. SDR Reversion

DisplaytheSDRversioninformation. FRU Version

DisplaytheFRUversioninformation. Onboard LAN Information LAN MAC Address(Note)

DisplaystheLANMACaddressinformation. Memory Information Total Memory

Displaythetotalmemorysizeoftheinstalledmemory. System Date

Setthedatefollowingtheweekday-month-day-yearformat. System Time

Setthesystemtimefollowingthehour-minute-secondformat.

(Note) Thisparameterwillbedifferbaseontheproductwhichyoupurchased.

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1-2 Advanced MenuTheAdvancedmenudisplaysubmenuoptionsforconfiguringthefunctionofvarioushardwarecomponents.Selectasubmenuitem,thenpressEntertoaccesstherelatedsubmenuscreen.

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1-2-1 CPUConfiguration

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CPUConfiguration CPU Type/Signature/Microcode Patch/Max CPU Speed/ Min CPU Speed/CPU Speed/

Processor Cores/Intel HT Technology/Intel VT-x Technology/Intel SMX Technology Displaysthetechnicalspecificationsfortheinstalledprocessor.

64-bit DisplaythesupportedinformationofinstalledCPU.

EIST Technology DisplayIntelEISTTechnologyfunctionsupportinformation.

CPU C3 state DisplaythesupportinformationofCPUC3statefeature.

CPU C6 state DisplaythesupportinformationofCPUC6statefeature.

CPU C7 state DisplaythesupportinformationofCPUC7statefeature.

Cache Information L1 Data Cache/L1 Code Cache/L2 Cache/L3 Cache/L4 Cache

Displaysthetechnicalspecificationsfortheinstalledprocessor. Hyper-threading

TheIntelHyperThreadingTechnologyallowsasingleprocessortoexecutetwoormoreseparate threadsconcurrently.Whenhyper-threadingisenabled,multi-threadedsoftwareapplicationscan executetheirthreads,therebyimprovingperformance. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

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(Note) ThisitemispresentonlyifyouinstallaCPUthatsupportsthisfeature.Formoreinformationabout IntelCPUs'uniquefeatures,pleasevisitIntel'swebsite.

Active Processor Cores (Note)

AllowsyoutodeterminewhethertoenableallCPUcores. Optionsavailable:All/1/2/3.DefaultsettingisAll.

Overclocking lock Enable/DisableOverclockinglock. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

Intel Virtualization Technology SelectwhethertoenabletheIntelVirtualizationTechnologyfunction.VTallowsasingleplatformtorun multipleoperatingsystemsinindependentpartitions. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Hardware Prefetcher Selectwhethertoenablethespeculativeprefetchunitoftheprocessor. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Whenenabled,cachelinesarefetchedinpairs.Whendisabled,onlytherequiredcachelineisfetched. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

CPU AES Enable/DisableCPUAdvancedEncryptionStandardinstructions. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Boot performance mode ConfiguretheBootperformancemode. Optionsavailable:TurboPerformance/MaxNon-TurboPerformance/Maxbettery/TurboPerformance.

DefaultsettingisTurbo Performance. Hardware P State

Enable/DisableHardwarePStatefeature. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology) ConventionalIntelSpeedStepTechnologyswitchesbothvoltageandfrequencyintandembetweenhigh andlowlevelsinresponsetoprocessorload. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Turbo Mode Whenthisitemisenabled,tjeprocessorwillautomaticallyrampuptheclockspeedof1-2ofits processingcorestoimproveitsperformance. Whenthisitemisdisabled,theprocessorwillnotoverclockanyofitscore. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Package Power Limit MSR Lock Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

Power Limit 1 Lock Override Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Power Limit 2 Lock Override Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

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Power Limit 2 Pressnumerickeystodefinethedesiredvalues.

1-Core/2-Core/3-Core/4-Core Ratio Limit Override (Note)

Pressnumerickeystodefinethedesiredvalues. Platform PL1 Enable

Enable/DisablePlatformpowerlimit1programming.Ifthisoptionisdisabled,itactivatesthePlatform PowerLimit1valuetobeusedbytheprocessortolimittheaveragepowerofgiventimewindow. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

Platform PL2 Enable Enable/DisablePlatformpowerlimit2programming.Ifthisoptionisdisabled,BIOSwillprogramthe defaultvaluesforPlatformPowerLimit2. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

CPU C State Enable/DisableCPUCStatefeature. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Enhanced C-state Enable/DisableC1EStatefeature. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

C-State Auto Demotion ConfigurestatefortheC-Stateautodemotion. Optionsavailable:Disabled/C1/C3/C1andC3.DefaultsettingisC1 and C3.

C-State Un-demotion ConfigurestatefortheC-Stateundemotion. Optionsavailable:Disabled/C1/C3/C1andC3.DefaultsettingisC1 and C3.

Package C state demotion ConfigurestatefortheC-Statepackagedemotion. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

Package C state undemotion ConfigurestatefortheC-Statepackageundemotion. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

CFG lock Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Package C State Limit ConfigurestatefortheC-Statepackagelimit. Optionsavailable:C0/C1/C3/C6/C7/C7s/C8/C9/C10/Auto.DefaultsettingisAuto.

Intel TXT (LT) Support Enable/DisableIntelTXT(LT)support. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

(Note) ThisitemispresentonlyifyouinstallaCPUthatsupportsthisfeature.Formoreinformationabout IntelCPUs'uniquefeatures,pleasevisitIntel'swebsite.

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1-2-2 SATAConfiguration

SATA Mode Selection RAIDMode:WhensettoRAID,theSATAcontrollerenablesbothitsRAIDandAHCIfunctions.Youwill

beallowsaccesstheRAIDsetuputilityatboottime. ACHIMode:When set toAHCI,theSATAcontroller enables itsAHCI functionality.Then theRAID

functionisdisabledandcannotbeaccesstheRAIDsetuputilityatboottime. Optionsavailable:RAID/ACHI/Disabled.DefaultsettingisACHI Mode.

Serial Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 Enable/DisableSerialATAPort0/1/2/3/4/5. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Hot Plug (for Serial SATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5) Enable/DisableHotPlugsupportforSerialATAPort0/1/2/3/4/5. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

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1-2-3 S5 RTC Wake SettingsWake system from S5 is set to Fixed time

Wake system from S5 is set to Dynamic time

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Wake system from S5 EnableordisableSystemwakeonalarmevent.Whenenabled,Systemwillwakeonthehr:min:sec specified.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

Wake up hour(Note1)

Press<+>and<->todefinethewakeuphour. Wake up minute(Note1)

Press<+>and<->todefinethewakeupminute. Wake up second(Note1)

Press<+>and<->todefinethewakeupsecond. Wake up minute(Note2)

Pressthenumerickeytodefinethewakeupminute.

(Note1) ThisitemappearswhenWake system from S5issettoFixed time.(Note2) ThisitemappearswhenWake system from S5issettoDynamic time.

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1-2-4 PCI Subsystem Settings

Slotconfiguration Press[Enter]forconfigurationofadvanceditems.

PCI Device Common Settings: PCI Latency Timer

ValuetobeprogrammedintoPCILatencyTimerRegister. Optionsavailable:32PCIBusClocks/64PCIBusClocks/96PCIBusClocks/128PCIBusClocks/160

PCIBusClocks/192PCIBusClocks/224PCIBusClocks/248PCIBusClocks/. Defaultsettingis32 PCI Bus Clocks.

VGA Palette Snoop Enable/DisableVGAPaletteTegistersSnooping. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

Above 4G MMIO Enable/DisableAbove4GMemoryMappedInput/Output. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

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PCI Express Slot I/O ROM(Note) Whenenabled,ThissettingwillinitializethedeviceexpansionROMfortherelatedPCI-Eslot. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Onboard LAN Controller ConfigureonboardLANdevices. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Onboard LAN I/O ROM Enable/DisableonboardLANdevicesandinitializedeviceexpansionROM. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

1-2-4-1SlotConfiguration

(Note) Thisparameterwillbedifferbaseontheproductwhichyoupurchased.

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1-2-5 Serial Port Console Redirection

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BIOS Setup - 20 -(Note) Advanceditemspromptwhenthisitemisdefined.

COM1/COM2/Serial Port for Out-of Band Management/Windows Emergency Management Service (EMS)

Console Redirection (Note) Selectwhethertoenableconsoleredirectionforspecifieddevice.Consoleredirectionenablesusersto

managethesystemfromaremotelocation. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

Legacy Console Redirection Settings Press[Enter]forconfigurationofadvanceditems.

Legacy Serial Redirection Port Optionsavailable:COM1/COM2/SerialOverLAN

Console Redirection Settings (for COM1/COM2) Terminal Type

Selectaterminaltypetobeusedforconsoleredirection. Optionsavailable:VT100/VT100+/ANSI/VT-UTF8.

Bits per second Selectthebaudrateforconsoleredirection. Optionsavailable:9600/19200/57600/115200.

Data Bits Selectthedatabitsforconsoleredirection. Optionsavailable:7/8

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Parity Aparitybitcanbesentwiththedatabitstodetectsometransmissionerrors. Even:paritybiis0ifthenumof1'sinthedatabitsiseven. Odd:paritybitis0ifnumof1'sthedatabitsisodd. Mark:paritybitisalways1.Space:Paritybitisalways0. MarkandSpaceParitydonotallowforerrordetection. Optionsavailable:None/Even/Odd/Mark/Space.

Stop Bits Stopbitsindicatetheendofaserialdatapacket.(Astartbitindicatesthebeginning).Thestandard settingis1stopbit.Communicationwithslowdevicesmayrequiremorethan1stopbit. Optionsavailable:1/2.

Flow Control Flowcontrolcanpreventdatalossfrombufferoverflow.Whensendingdata,ifthereceivingbuffersare

full,a'stop'signalcanbesenttostopthedataflow.Oncethebuffersareempty,a'start'signalcanbesenttore-starttheflow.Hardwareflowcontrolusestwowirestosendstart/stopsignals.

Optionsavailable:None/HardwareRTS/CTS. VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support (Note)

Enable/DisableVT-UTF8ComboKeySupport. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Recorder Mode (Note) Whenthismodeenabled,onlytextwillbesend.ThisistocaptureTerminaldata. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.

Resolution 100x31 (Note) Enablesordisablesextendedterminalresolution. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.

Legacy OS Redirection Resolution (Note) OnLegacyOS,thenumberofRowsandColumnssupportedredirection. Optionsavailable:80x24/80X25.

Putty KeyPad (Note) SelectfunctionFunctionKeyandKeyPadonPutty. Optionsavailable:VT100/LINUX/XTERMR6/SCO/ESCN/VT400.

Redirection After BIOS POST (Note) ThisoptionallowsusertoenableconsoleredirectionafterO.Shasloaded. Optionsavailable:AlwaysEnable/BootLoader.DefaultsettingisAlways Enable.

Out-of-Bnad Mgmt Port MicrosoftWindowsEmerencyManagementService(EMS)allowsforremotemanagementofaWindows

ServerOSthroughaserialport. Optionsavailable:COM1/COM2.

(Note) Advanceditemspromptwhenthisitemisdefined.

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1-2-6 Network Stack

Network stack Enable/DisableUEFInetworkstack. Optionsavailable:Enabled/DIsabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Ipv4 PXE Suppor Enable/DisableIpv4PXEfeature. Optionsavailable:Enabled/DIsabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

Ipv6 PXE Support Enable/DisableIpv6PXEfeature. Optionsavailable:Enabled/DIsabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

PXE boot wait time Pressnumerickeystodefinethedesiredvalues.

Media detect count Pressnumerickeystodefinethedesiredvalues.

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1-2-7 Trusted Computing

Configuration Security Device Support

SelectEnabledtoactivateTPMsupportfeature. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Current Status Information DisplaycurrentTPMstatusinformation.

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1-2-8 Intel TXT Information

IntelTXTConfiguration Chipset/BiosAcm/Chipset Txt/ Cpu Txt/Error Code/Clasee Code/Major Code/

Minor Code DisplaysthetechnicalspecificationsfortheIntelTXTinformation.

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1-2-9 CSMConfiguration

CompatibilitySupportModuleConfiguration CSM Support

Enable/DisableCompatibilitySupportModule(CSM)support. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

CSM16 Module Version DisplayCSMModuleversioninformation.

Gate20 Active UponRequest:GA20canbedisabledusingBIOSservices. Always:DonotallowdisablingGA20;thisoptionisusefulwhenanyRTcodeisexecutedabove1MB. Optionsavailable:UponRequest/Always.DefaultsettingisUpon Request.

Option ROM Messages OptionROMMessages. Optionsavailable:ForceBIOS/KeepCurrent.DefaultsettingisForce BIOS.

INT19 Endless Retry Enabled:Allowedheadlessretryboot Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

Bootoptionfilter Determineswhichdevicessystemwillbootto. Optionsavailable:UEFIandLegacy/Legacyonly/UEFIonly.DefaultsettingisUEFI and Legacy.

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Option ROM execution Network

ControlstheexecutionUEFIandLegacyPXEOpROM. Optionsavailable:Donotlaunch/UEFIonly/Legacy.DefaultsettingisLegacy.

Storage ControlstheexecutionUEFIandLegacyStorageOpROM. Optionsavailable:Donotlaunch/UEFIonly/Legacy.DefaultsettingisLegacy.

Video ControlstheexecutionUEFIandLegacyVideoOpROM. Optionsavailable:Donotlaunch/UEFIonly/Legacy.DefaultsettingisLegacy.

Other PCI devices DeterminesOpROMexecutionpolicyfordevicesotherthannetwork,Storage,orVideo. Optionsavailable:UEFI/Legacy.DefaultsettingisLegacy.

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1-2-10 NVMeConfiguration

NVMe controller and Drive information DisplaysNVMecontrollerandDriveinformation.

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1-2-11 Main Board Function

PCIE Runtime Error Enable/DisableRuntimeErrorsettings. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

WEHA Support Enable/DisableWindowsHardwareErrorArchitecturesupport. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Chassis Opened Warning Configurechassisopeningintrusionalertfunction. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled/Clear.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

SATA Signal Mode SelectSATARx/iEMT. Optionsavailable:iEMTMode/RxMode.DefaultsettingisiEMT Mode.

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1-2-12 Intel (R) I210 Gigabit Network Connection

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PORT CONFIGURATION MENU NICConfiguration

Press[Enter]forconfigurationofadvanceditems. Blink LEDs (range 0-15 seconds)

BlinkLEDsforthespecifiedduration(upto15seconds). Pressthenumberickeystoinputthedesiredvalue.

PORT CONFIGURATION INFORMATION UEFI Driver

DisplaytheUEFIdriverinformation. Adapter PBA

DisplaytheAdapterPBAinformation. Chip Type

DisplaytheChiptype. PCI Device ID

DisplaythePCIdeviceID. Bus:Device:Function

DisplaythenumberofBus/Device/Function Link Status

Displaythelinkstatus. MAC Address

DisplaytheFactoryMACaddressinformation. Virtual MAC Address

DisplaythevirtualMACaddressinformation. NICConfiguration Link Speed

Changelinkspeedduplexforcurrentport. Optionsavailable:AutoNeg/10MbpsHalf/10MbpsHalf/10MbpsHalf/100MbpsFull. DefaultsettingisAutoNeg.

Wake On LAN Enable/DisableWakeOnLANfeature. Optionsavailable:Enabled/DIsabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

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1-3 Chipset Menu

VT-d Enable/DisableIntelVirtualizationTechnologyforDirectedI/O(VT-d)feature. Optionsavailable:Enabled/DIsabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

xDCI Support Enable/DisablexDCI(USBOTGDevice) Optionsavailable:Enabled/DIsabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

Restore on AC Power Loss (Note) DefinesthepowerstatetoresumetoafterasystemshutdownthatisduetoaninterruptioninACpower.

WhensettoLastState,thesystemwillreturntotheactivepowerstatepriortoshutdown.WhensettoStayOff,thesystemremainsoffafterpowershutdown.

Optionsavailable:LastState/StayOff/PowerOn.ThedefaultsettingdependsontheBMCsetting. ERR Support

Enable/DisableDeepSleepfunction. Optionsavailable:Enabled/DIsabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

Intel Server Platform Services Press[Enter]forconfigurationofadvanceditems.

System Agent (SA) Name Press[Enter]forconfigurationofadvanceditems.

Power Policy Press[Enter]forconfigurationofadvanceditems.

(Note) WhenthepowerpolicyiscontrolledbyBMC,pleasewaitfor15-20secondsforBMCtosavethe lastpowerstate.

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1-3-1 Intel Server Platform Services

IntelServerPlatformServicesConfiguration DisplaysIntelServerPlatformServicesinformation.

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1-3-2 SystemAgent(SA)Configuration

GraphicsConfiguration Press[Enter]forconfigurationofadvanceditems.

PEGPortConfiguration Press[Enter]forconfigurationofadvanceditems.

MemoryConfiguration Press[Enter]forconfigurationofadvanceditems.

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1-3-2-1GraphicConfiguration

GraphicConfiguration Active Video

Selectactivevideotype. Optionsavailable:OnboardDevice/OffboardDevice. DefaultsettingisOffboard Device.

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1-3-2-2PEGConfiguration

PEG 0:1:0 Displaytheconfigurationinformation.

Enable Root Port Optionsavailable:Auto/Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisAuto.

Max Link Speed Optionsavailable:Auto/Gen1/Gen2/Gen3.DefaultsettingisAuto.

PEG 0:1:1 Displaytheconfigurationinformation.

Enable Root Port Optionsavailable:Auto/Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisAuto.

Max Link Speed Optionsavailable:Auto/Gen1/Gen2/Gen3.DefaultsettingisAuto.

PEG 0:1:2 Displaytheconfigurationinformation.

Enable Root Port Optionsavailable:Auto/Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisAuto.

Max Link Speed Optionsavailable:Auto/Gen1/Gen2/Gen3.DefaultsettingisAuto.

Program PCIe ASPM after OpROM Enable/DisableProgramPCIeASPMafterOpROM. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

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1-3-2-3MemoryConfiguration

Memory Information Memory Frequency

Displaythefrequencyinformationofinstalledmemory. Total Memory

DetermineshowmuchtotalmemoryispresentduringthePOST. VDD

DisplaymemoryVDDinformation. DIMM Information(Note) Install DIMMs Status

ThesizeofmemoryinstalledoneachoftheDDR4slots. Maximum Memory Frequency

Configurememoryfrequency. DefaultsettingisAuto.

ECC Support Optionsavailable:Auto/Disabled/Enabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Max TOLUD MaximumValueofTOLUD.DynamicassignmentwouldadjustTOLUDautomaticallybasedonlargest MMIOlengthofinstalledgraphiccontroller. Optionsavailable:Dynamic/3.5GB/3.25GB/3GB/2.75GB/2.5GB/2.25GB/2GB/1.75GB/1.5GB/ 1.25GB/1GB.DefaultsettingisDynamic.

(Note) Thisparameterwillbedifferbaseontheproductwhichyoupurchased.

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Memory Scrambler Enable/DisableMemoryScramblersupport. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Channel A DIMM Control Enable/DisableDIMMsonChannelA. Optionsavailable:EnablebothDIMMs/DisableDIMM0/DisableDIMM1/DisablebothDIMMs. Defaultsettingis Enable both DIMMs.

Channel B DIMM Control Enable/DisableDIMMsonChannelB. Optionsavailable:EnablebothDIMMs/DisableDIMM0/DisableDIMM1/DisablebothDIMMs. Defaultsettingis Enable both DIMMs.

Memory Remap Enable/Disablememoryremapabove4GB. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Fast Boot Enable/Disablefastbootfunction. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

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1-3-3 Power Policy

Power Policy Power Policy Quick Settings

Optionsavailable:Standard/BestPerformance/EnergyEfficient.DefaultsettingisStandard. Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology)

ConventionalIntelSpeedStepTechnologyswitchesbothvoltageandfrequencyintandembetweenhigh andlowlevelsinresponsetoprocessorload. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Package C State Limit ConfigurestatefortheC-Statepackagelimit. Optionsavailable:C0/C1/C2/C3/C6/C7/C7s/Auto.DefaultsettingisAuto.

Hyper-threading TheIntelHyperThreadingTechnologyallowsasingleprocessortoexecutetwoormoreseparate threadsconcurrently.Whenhyper-threadingisenabled,multi-threadedsoftwareapplicationscan executetheirthreads,therebyimprovingperformance. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Hardware Prefetcher Selectwhethertoenablethespeculativeprefetchunitoftheprocessor. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Whenenabled,cachelinesarefetchedinpairs.Whendisabled,onlytherequiredcachelineisfetched. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

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Turbo Mode Whenthisitemisenabled,tjeprocessorwillautomaticallyrampuptheclockspeedof1-2ofits processingcorestoimproveitsperformance. Whenthisitemisdisabled,theprocessorwillnotoverclockanyofitscore. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Closed Loop Therm Manage Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

VT-d Enable/DisableIntelVirtualizationTechnologyforDirectedI/O(VT-d)feature. Optionsavailable:Enabled/DIsabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

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1-4 Server Management Menu

FRB-2 Timer Enable/DisableFRB-2timer(POSTtimer). Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

FRB2 Timer timeout ConfiguretheFRB2Timertimeout. Optionsavailable:3minutes/4minutes/5minutes/6minutes.Defaultsettingis6 minutes. PleasenotethatthisitemisconfigurablewhenFRB-2TimerissettoEnabled.

FRB2 Timer Policy ConfiguretheFRB2Timerpolicy. Optionsavailable:DoNothing/Reset/PowerDown.DefaultsettingisDo Nothing. PleasenotethatthisitemisconfigurablewhenFRB-2TimerissettoEnabled.

OS Watchdog Timer Enable/DisableOSWatchdogTimerfunction. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

OS Wtd Timer Timeout ConfigureOSWatchdogTimer. Optionsavailable:5minutes/10minutes/15minutes/20minutes.Defaultsettingis10 minutes. PleasenotethatthisitemisconfigurablewhenOSWatchdogTimerissettoEnabled.

OS Wtd Timer Policy ConfigureOSWatchdogTimerPolicy. Optionsavailable:Reset/DoNothing/PowerDown.DefaultsettingisReset. PleasenotethatthisitemisconfigurablewhenOSWatchdogTimerissettoEnabled.

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System Event Log Press[Enter]forconfigurationofadvanceditems.

View FRU Information Press[Enter]toviewtheadvanceditems.

BMCnetworkconfiguration Press[Enter]forconfigurationofadvanceditems.

IPv6BMCnetworkconfiguration Press[Enter]forconfigurationofadvanceditems.

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1-4-1 System Event Log

Enabling/Disabling Options SEL Components

ChangethistoenableordisableallfeaturesofSystemEventLoggingduringboot. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Erasing Settings Erasing SEL

ChooseoptionsforerasingSEL. Optionsavailable:No/Yes,Onnextreset/Yes,Oneveryreset.DefaultsettingisNo.

When SEL is Full ChooseoptionsforreactionstoafullSEL. Optionsavailable:DoNothing/EraseImmediately.DefaultsettingisDo Nothing.

Custom EFI Logging Options Log EFI Status Codes

Enable/DisabletheloggingofEFIStatusCodes(ifnotalreadyconvertedtolegacy). Optionsavailable:Disabled/Both/Errorcode/Progresscode.DefaultsettingisError code.

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1-4-2 View FRU InformationTheFRUpage is a simpledisplaypage for basic system ID information, aswell asSystemproductinformation.Itemsonthiswindowarenon-configurable.

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1-4-3 BMCnetworkconfiguration

BMCnetworkconfiguration Lan Channel 1 ConfigurationAddresssource

SelecttoconfigureLANchannelparametersstaticallyordynamically(DHCP).DonothingoptionwillnotmodifyanyBMCnetworkparametersduringBIOSphase.

Optionsavailable:Unspecified/Static/DynamicBmcDhcp.DefaultsettingisDynamicBmcDhcp. Station IP Address

DisplayIPAddressinformation. Subnet mask

DisplaySubnetMaskinformation. PleasenotethattheIPaddressmustbeinthreedigitals,forexample,192.168.000.001.

Router IP address DisplaytheRouterIPAddressinformation.

Station MAC Address DisplaytheMACAddressinformation.

Real-time synchronize BMC network parameter values Press[Enter]tosynchronizeBMCnetworkparametervalues.

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1-4-4 IPv6BMCnetworkconfiguration

IPv6BMCnetworkconfiguration IPv6 BMC Lan Channel 1 IPv6 BMC Lan Option

Enable/DisableIPv6BMCLANchanneloptionfunction. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

IPv6 BMC Lan IP Address Source ConfigureIPv6BMCLanIPAddressSource.

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Therearetwotypesofpasswordsthatyoucanset:• AdministratorPassword EnteringthispasswordwillallowtheusertoaccessandchangeallsettingsintheSetupUtility.• UserPassword Enteringthispasswordwillrestrictauser’saccesstotheSetupmenus.Toenableordisable thisfield,aAdministratorPasswordmustfirstbeset.Ausercanonlyaccessandmodifythe SystemTime,SystemDate,andSetUserPasswordfields.

Administrator Password PressEntertoconfiguretheAdministratorpassword.

User Password PressEntertoconfiguretheuserpassword.

Secure Boot menu Press[Enter]forconfigurationofadvanceditems.

1-5 Security MenuTheSecuritymenuallows you to safeguardandprotect the system fromunauthorizeduseby settingupaccesspasswords.

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1-5-1 Secure Boot menu TheSecureBootMenuisapplicablewhenyourdeviceisinstalledtheWindows®8operatinsystem.

System Mode DisplaytheSystemModeState.

Secure Boot DisplaythestatusofSecureBoot.

Vendor Keys Displaystheinstalledvendorkeyinformation.

Secure Boot Enable/DisableSecureBootfunction. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

Secure Boot Mode SecureBootrequiresall theapplications thatarerunningduringthebootingprocesstobepre-signed

withvaliddigital certificates.Thisway, thesystemknowsall thefilesbeing loadedbeforeWindows8loadsandgetstotheloginscreenhavenotbeentamperedwith.

WhensettoStandard,itwillautomaticallyloadtheSecureBootkeysformtheBIOSdatabases. WhensettoCustom,youcancustomizetheSecureBootsettingsandmanuallyloaditskeysfromthe

BIOSdatabase. Optionsavailable:Standard/Custom.DefaultsettingisStandard.

Key Management(Note)

Press[Enter]forconfigurationofadvanceditems.

(Note) AdvanceditemspromptwhenthisitemissettoCutom.

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1-5-1-1 Key Management

Provision Factory Default Keys ForcethesystemtoSetupMode.ThiswillclearallSecureBootVariablessuchasPlatformKey(PK),

Key-exchangeKey(KEK),AuthorizedSignatureDatabase(db),andForbiddenSignauresDatabase(dbx). Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisDisabled.

Enroll All Factory Default Keys Press[Enter]toinstallallfactorydefaultkeys.

Save All Secure Boot Variables Press[Enter]tosaveallSecureBootVariables.

Platform Key (PK) PressEntertoconfiguretheadvanceditems.

Key Exchange Key PressEntertoconfiguretheadvanceditems.

Authorized Signature PressEntertoconfiguretheadvanceditems.

Forbidden Signature PressEntertoconfiguretheadvanceditems.

Authorized TimeStamps PressEntertoconfiguretheadvanceditems.

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1-6 Boot MenuTheBootmenuallowsyoutoset thedrivepriorityduringsystemboot-up.BIOSsetupwilldisplayanerrormessageifthelegacydrive(s)specifiedisnotbootable.

BootConfiguration Bootup NumLock State

EnableorDisableBootupNumLockfunction. Optionsavailable:On/Off.DefaultsettingisOn.

Full Screen LOGO Show EnablesordisablesshowingthelogoduringPOST. Optionsavailable:Enabled/Disabled.DefaultsettingisEnabled.

Boot Priority Order Boot Option #1/#2/#3/#4/#5/#6

PressEntertoconfigurethebootpriority.Bydefault,theserversearchesforbootdevicesinthefollowingsecquence:

1. UEFI device.2. Harddrive.3. Removabledevice.4. Harddrive.5. Network device.6. Built-in UEFI device

Network Device BBS Priorities PressEntertoconfigurethebootpriority.

CD/DVD ROM BBS Priorities PressEntertoconfigurethebootpriority.

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Floppy Drive BBS Priorities PressEntertoconfigurethebootpriority.

Hard Drive BBS Priorities PressEntertoconfigurethebootpriority.

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1-7 Exit MenuTheExitmenudisplaysthevariousoptionstoquitfromtheBIOSsetup.HighlightanyoftheexitoptionsthenpressEnter.

Save Options Save Changes and Reset

Saveschangesmadeandresetthesystem. Optionsavailable:Yes/No.

Discard Changes and Reset Discardschangesmadeandresetthesystem. Optionsavailable:Yes/No.

Default Options Restore Defaults

LoadsthedefaultsettingsforallBIOSsetupparameters.SetupDefaultsarequitedemandingintermsofresourcesconsumption.Ifyouareusinglow-speedmemorychipsorotherkindsoflow-performancecomponentsandyouchoosetoloadthesesettings,thesystemmightnotfunctionproperly.

Optionsavailable:Yes/No. Boot Override

PressEntertoconfigurethedeviceastheboot-updrive. UEFI: Built-in in EFI Shell

Press<Enter>onthisitemtoLaunchEFIShellfromfilesystemdevice.

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1-8 BIOS Beep Codes# of Beeps Description

1 Invalidpassword2 Recoverystarted4 S3Resumefailed4 DXEIPLwasnotfound5 NoConsoleInput/OutputDevicesarefound6 Flashupdateisfailed

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1-9 BIOS Recovery InstructionThesystemhasanembeddedrecoverytechnique.IntheeventthattheBIOSbecomescorruptthebootblockcanbeusedtorestoretheBIOStoaworkingstate.TorestoreyourBIOS,pleasefollowtheinstructionslistedbelow:

Recovery Instruction:

1. Changexxx.ROMtoamiboot.rom.2. Copyamiboot.romandAFUDOS.exetoUSBdiskette.3. SettingBIOSRecoveryjumptoenabledstatus.4. BootintoBIOSrecovery.5. RunProceedwithflashupdate.6. BIOS update.