BESTEK NSP-2C62 User manual

Network Security System

NSP-2C62

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User Manual

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Copyright

This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders.

This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document. Further, the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes.

© 2011. All Rights Reserved.

Trademarks

All trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders.

FCC and DOC Statement on Class A

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to

Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

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Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.

Notice:

1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.

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Warranty

1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that are raised from misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and product specifications.

2. The warranty is void if the product has been subject to physical abuse, improper installation, modification, accidents or unauthorized repair of the product.

3. Unless otherwise instructed in this user’s manual, the user may not, under any circumstances, attempt to perform service, adjustments or repairs on the product, whether in or out of warranty. It must be returned to the purchase point, factory or authorized service agency for all such work.

4. We will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages to the product that has been modified or altered.

Static Electricity Precautions

It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, system board, components or devices even before installing them in your system unit. Static electrical discharge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage. You must take extra care in handling them to ensure against electrostatic build-up.

1. To prevent electrostatic build-up, leave the system board in its anti-static bag until you are ready to install it.

2. Wear an antistatic wrist strap.

3. Do all preparation work on a static-free surface.

4. Hold the device only by its edges. Be careful not to touch any of the components, contacts or connections.

5. Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connectors. Hold modules or connectors by their ends.

Important:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drive and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis.

If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.

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Safety Measures

To avoid damage to the system:

• Use the correct AC input voltage range.

To reduce the risk of electric shock:

• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.

Battery:

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer.

• Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance.

Before Using the

System

Before using the system, prepare basic system components.

If the system comes as a barebone; that is, none of the key components, including processor, memory, and hard drive has been pre-installed as part of your purchase, you will need to at least ensure a compatible counterpart is located and installed.

You will also need a few external system peripherals intended for the use of the system, a common pool with at least a keyboard, a mouse, and a monitor is thus suggested.

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Table of Content

Copyright ................................................................................................................................................................ 2

Trademarks ............................................................................................................................................................. 2

FCC and DOC Statement On Class A ....................................................................................................................... 2

Warranty ................................................................................................................................................................. 3

Static Electricity Precautions .................................................................................................................................. 3

Safety Measures ..................................................................................................................................................... 4

Before Using the System Board .............................................................................................................................. 4

Table of Content ..................................................................................................................................................... 5

Chapter 1 General Information

1.1 Main Feature .................................................................................................................................................... 7

1.2 Specifications .................................................................................................................................................... 8

1.3 System Layout ................................................................................................................................................... 9

1.4 Indicators and Features .................................................................................................................................. 10

Chapter 2 Preparation

2.1 Before You Begin ............................................................................................................................................. 12

2.2 Precautions ..................................................................................................................................................... 12

2.3 Open Up Top Cover ......................................................................................................................................... 13

2.4 Accessing Processor ........................................................................................................................................ 14

2.5 Accessing Memory .......................................................................................................................................... 15

2.6 Adding 2.5”/3.5” SATA Hard Drive .................................................................................................................. 16

2.7 Accessing Expansion Card ............................................................................................................................... 18

Chapter 3 Operation

3.1 Turning On The System ................................................................................................................................... 20

3.2 Installing Operating System & Drivers ............................................................................................................ 22

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup

4.1 Entering Setup ................................................................................................................................................ 25

4.2 Getting Help .................................................................................................................................................... 25

4.3 Control Keys .................................................................................................................................................... 25

4.4 The Main Menu ............................................................................................................................................... 26

4.5 The Advanced Menu ........................................................................................................................................ 28

4.6 The Chipset Menu ..................................................................................................................................................... 50

4.7 The Security Menu .......................................................................................................................................... 62

4.8 The Server Management Menu ....................................................................................................................... 67

4.9 The Boot Menu ............................................................................................................................................... 71

4.10 The Save & Exit Menu ................................................................................................................................... 75

Chapter 5 Q&A ................................................................................................................... 76

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Chapter 1

General Information

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1.1 Main Feature

Processor Performance

NSP-2C62 is a 2U Rack Mount Network Security System that, pre-installed with BNX-C602 security board, featuring on Intel® C602 PCH, supporting dual Intel® Xeon® LGA2011 E5-2600 V2 processors, of 22nm Ivy

Bridge architecture, with maximum up to 12 processor cores and 30MB Smart Cache. Niche of such a new combination allows more direct writing data of a portion of processor cache to HDD or SSD, bypassing the memory.

Introduction of Dual-Channel DDR3 Memory

The eight Quad-Channel DDR3 DIMM slots are designed to carry up to 64GB UDIMM (Unregistered DIMM) and 256GB RDIMM (Registered DIMM) of frequency 1066/1333/1600MHz with ECC support, delivering a large bandwidth performance boost to memory intensive applications by lower module voltage down to

1.35V.

Onboard Four Gigabit LAN Ports

The four Intel® 82574L Gigabit LAN Ports are ideal for almost any contemporary software development with outstanding compatibility, where no extra network driver or hotfix is required to boost up the availability and performance.

Expansion

The four PCIe expansion slots offer the capability of adding standard 2U low-profile cards, for the purpose of such as RAID, Network, encryption, or acceleration. Those available are two PCIe V2.0 X1 slots, one PCIe

V3.0 X4 slot, and one PCIe V3.0 X8 slot.

List of Key Features

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Intel® C602 Chipset

Dual Intel® Xeon® LGA2011 E5-2600 V2 Processor

Eight Quad-Channel DDR3 ECC DIMM Slots up to 64GB UDIMM or 256GB RDIMM

Two 2.5” + Two 3.5” Internal Drive Bays

Two USB 2.0 + Two USB 3.0 Ports at front

One RJ45 Mgmt Port

Four Intel® 82574L RJ45 Gigabit LAN Ports

Two PCIe V2.0 X1 Slots

One PCIe V3.0 X4 Slot

One PCIe V3.0 X8 Slot

Two CPU Cooler Fans + Three 80mm Rear Fans

2U 1+1 420W Redundant Power Supply

2U Rack Mount of 430mm Depth

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1.2 Specifications

Core Engine

Ethernet

Storage

Front I/O

Rear I/O

Chipset

Processor

Memory

Display

Controller

SATA

SATADOM

COM

VGA

USB

LAN

IPMI

Indication

Switch

Power Inlet

Expansion PCIe

Intel® C602 PCH

Support Dual Intel® E5-2600 v2 Processor

8x DDR3 1066/1333/1600MHz ECC/Non-ECC DIMM, 4 Channel

Up to 64GB UDIMM Memory or 256GB RDIMM

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4x Onboard Intel® 82574L GbE Controllers

1x 10/100 Management Port

2x 2.5

” + 2x 3.5” SATA/SAS Internal HDD Drive Bays.

Support RAID Function by C602 PCH (SATA only) or PCIe RAID Card (SATA/SAS).

Supported

1x DB9 RS-232

1x DB15

2x USB 2.0 + 2x USB 3.0

4x RJ45 1G LAN

1x RJ45 IPMI Port

1x Power LED, 1x HDD LED

1x Rock Type Power Switch

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1x PCIe X8 Slot

1x PCIe X4 Slot

2x PCIe X1 Slots

Power

Cooling

Type

CPU Fan

420W + 420W Redundant Power Supply, 100-240Vac, 47-63Hz

2x 60mm CPU Cooler Fans

Other

System Fan

H/W Monitoring

3x 80mm System Fans at rear side

Monitor temperature, voltage, and fan speed, auto-throttling control at CPU overheat

Environment Operating Temp. 0 o C ~ 40 o C

Storage Temp. -20 o C ~ 70 o C

Humidity

Mechanical Dimension

10% ~ 90% (Non-Condensing)

435mm (W) x 450mm (D) x 88mm (H)

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1.3 System Layout

Figure 1.1: System Layout of NSP-2C62

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1.4 Indicators & Features

► Front View

► Rear View

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Chapter 2

Preparation

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2.1 Before You Begin

A stable and clean working environment are essential. Dust and dirt can get into components and cause a malfunction. Use containers to keep small components separated.

Adequate lighting and proper tools can prevent you from accidentally damaging the internal components. Most of the procedures that follow require only a few simple tools, including the following:

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A Philips screwdriver

A flat-tipped screwdriver

A set of jewelers Screwdrivers

A grounding strap

An anti-static pad

Using your fingers can disconnect most of the connections. It is recommended that you do not use needle-nosed pliers to disconnect connections as these can damage the soft metal or plastic parts of the connectors.

Before working on internal components, make sure that the power is off. Ground yourself before touching any internal components, by touching a metal object. Static electricity can damage many of the electronic components. Humid environment tend to have less static electricity than dry environments. A grounding strap is warranted whenever danger of static electricity exists.

Computer components and electronic circuit boards can be damaged by discharges of static electricity. Working on the computers that are still connected to a power supply can be extremely dangerous. Follow the guidelines below to avoid damage to your computer or yourself:

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Always disconnect the unit from the power outlet whenever you are working inside the 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 chassis of the unit case, or the bare metal body of any other grounded appliance.

Hold electronic circuit boards by the edges only. Never touch the components on the board unless it is necessary to do so. Do not flex or stress the circuit board.

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Leave all components inside the static-proof packaging that they shipped with until they are ready for installation.

Use correct screws and do not over tighten screws.

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This is the first step of all to proceed with, if you are to install (or change) a processor (hard drive or memory module).

Please remove the 6 screws on the two sides as indicated in the places below, prior to any moving of the top cover. It is recommended to push the top cover backwards so as to detach the cover tongue out of the snatchup at front side, before the lift-up or removal of the top cover.

Also remove 8 screws to detach the internal Fan docking plate.

Securing the screws is essential for they would be re-used for the restoration of the top cover, after all preparation procedures are completed.

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2.4 Accessing Processor

The built-in BNX-C602 server board supports only LGA2011 E5-2600 V2 processor. Below is a list of some compatible processors:

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E5-2603 V2

E5-2609 V2

E5-2620 V2

Core

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6

Speed

1.8GHz

2.5GHz

2.1GHz

Cache

10MB

10MB

15MB

Thermal

80W

80W

80W

Procedures:

(1) To install processor into LGA2011 socket, please find the CPU socket on BNX-C602 server board (as indicated below):

(1) Add CPU onto the socket. If there is only one CPU to be installed, please install on CPU0.

(2) Add some acceptable amount of thermal paste onto CPU.

(3) Find the CPU heat sink in the accessory pack, add it onto processor surface. Make sure the cooler fan is on the motherboard I/O side and fascinate the four screws on it.

(4) Please add the power connector of CPU Cooler fan onto motherboard FAN.

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2.5 Accessing Memory

The built-in BNX-C602 server board supports eight DDR3 ECC memory module, enabling dual/quad-channel architecture. This however requires a specific placement of some appropriate number of memory modules

(ideally, at least two are needed for dual-channel, and four for quad-channel). The memory modules are installed into matching banks, as a way to be placed in separate channels, allowing the memory controller access to each memory module at the same time, as a consequence of bandwidth increase accordingly and proportionally. Once placed in the correct banks, dual-channel/quad-channel feature would be automatically enabled, with no need of extra software deployment or firmware optimization. It is not required that identical modules be used in these separate banks, but this is usually recommended for best dual/-channel or quadchannel operation.

(2) If CPU1 is not installed, all the memory controlled by CPU1 will not be present in the system.

(3) Always add memory in pairs by channel.

(4) Avoid adding odd number of memory modules.

(5) If two memory modules are installed on any channel, memory runs on single channel mode.

(6) If four memory modules are installed on any two channels, memory runs on dual channel mode.

(7) If six memory modules are installed on any three channels, memory runs on triple channel mode.

(8) If eight memory modules are installed on all slots, memory runs on quad channel mode.

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2.6 Adding 2.5”/3.5” SATA Hard Drive

Procedures:

(1) Turn off the system and open up the top cover.

(2) Locate the drive bay brackets.

(3) Remove the four screws at the red circles to detach the drive bay bracket.

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(4) Remove the four screws on the top of drive bay bracket to disassembly the hard drive bracket.

(5) To add a 2.5” hard drive, integrate 2.5” hard drive into the 2.5” hard drive bracket and add four screws to secure it. This bracket is designed to hold up to two 2.5” hard drives.

(6) To add a 3.5” hard drive, integrate 3.5” hard drive into the 3.5” hard drive bracket and add four screws to secure it. This bracket is designed to hold up to two 3.5” hard drives.

(7) Restore this Hard Drive subset back to the chassis and add the four screws back to position.

(8) Add SATA signal cable and SATA power cable on all installed Hard Drives to complete the work.

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2.7 Adding Expansion Card

Procedures:

(1) Turn off the system and open up the top cover.

(2) Select one of the slots as below where a card is to be added, for instance, PCIe V3.0 X8 slot.

(3) Remove the front 2 bracket screws to acquire the bracket.

(4) Attach the PCIe card onto this bracket and add two screws to complete the assembly.

(5) Put the subset back into the system on the target slot, and add the two screws back at the front side.

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Chapter 3

Operation

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3.1 Turning On The System

Please add VGA cable on VGA port, and USB keyboard/mouse onto the USB ports, at the front side.

Watch Input AC Power Range

Please leave the AC power cord as the last cable to be added, right on the AC Inlet as indicated below with blue circle. The AC input range of the built-in Power Supply is 100-240Vac. If your AC input is not within this range, though rarely possible in fact, it is not compliant with the system and you should not plug in the AC power cord.

System Is Up On AC Power

In some cases, depending on whether a BIOS setting has been configured to allow immediate power-on upon the delivery of AC power, system might come right up unexpectedly for no particular reason. Please refer to

BIOS section for details with “Restore On AC Power Loss”. Should you wish to bring it down, simply press once on the power switch (located next to power supply with yellow circle), or press and hold for 4 seconds, to reach that goal. However, in most occasions, without such abrupt event as stated above, simply press once on the Power Switch to turn on the system.

Power Redundancy

In some cases, NSP-2C62 would come with one 2U redundant power that has two independent power modules, with each of them capable of sustaining the entire system operation alone.

The standard redundancy of this power supply would trigger the internal audible alarm in the light of various incidences onto one of the modules, such as:

(1) No AC input at the power inlet

(2) Power module not at the correct plugged-in operation position

(3) Module malfunction.

In these cases, please press on the “red button” to disable the alarm signal first, followed by the attempts below respectively:

(1) Making sure that AC power cord is firmly added

(2) Power module is pushed gently into the position again

(3) The malfunctioned module has been swapped with a working replacement.

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Power LED

The power LED (PWR) can be found at front panel (left of the three) and shall come lit constant ON at system start.

Hard Drive LED

The hard drive LED (HDD) can be found at front panel (middle of the three) and shall blink in the wake of any

SAS hard drive activity.

System LED

This system LED (SYS) represents the SATADOM activity. This LED blink in accordance to all SATADOM read/write incidences.

First screen & Optimal BIOS Setting

Once the system successfully boots up, it shall activate display signal on monitor, disclosing some system information as checkpoints for debugging, thereafter users are encouraged to bring up BIOS setup menu to at least load the optimal BIOS setting, as the first thing to do at power on. Please refer to the BIOS section for substantial details.

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3.2 Installing Operating System & Drivers

Confirm the Hard Drive List

The system is designed to allow booting from a variety of internal devices, including USB pen drive, SATA drive, and SAS drive, etc. Given the tiny footprint and slow performance of USB pen drive, SAS/SATA drive and

SATADOM are more likely the targets to carry operating system and can be found in the detected drive list, in the section of SATA/SAS Configuration.

In the event that a particular SATA/SAS/SATADOM device is not detected and prompted in the device list, hardly would the system boot from any of them. Please turn off the system, check or re-apply the SATA cable and SATA power cable to ensure an appropriate connection.

In case the system comes with a RAID card onto which your SAS/SATA drives are attached, these hard drives will not be detected by Intel® C602 PCH and certainly not present in the system BIOS drive list. Instead, the drive detection job is completed at RAID controller. Please manage to find them in the configuration menu of the RAID controller.

Always Mind the SATA Mode

SATA controller is embedded in the Intel® C602 chipset, and shall run only in one single SATA mode at a time.

Three different modes are available: IDE, AHCI, and RAID. Please ensure that a SATA mode has been selected for the installation, and always use this particular mode to boot the operating system installed on that SATA mode. Failed to boot the operating system with the correct SATA mode would very probably run into system collapse. While thus disaster occurs, please re-select a SATA mode to try again the advisability of such change, so as to recollect the mode being used at the installation phase.

Procedures to load operating system:

(1) Please attach USB CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

(2) Start or restart the system.

(3) Press “del” to go to BIOS setup menu.

(4) Choose to confirm SATA Controller status. If it is enabled, select a SATA mode and go to (6).

(5) If SATA Controller is disabled, bring it up and reboot to allow a re-detection of Hard Drives.

(6) Confirm if the Hard Drive has been detected by the prompt of it on the drive list.

(7) Scroll and choose to boot from optical device (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM).

(8) Save and reboot the system to activate the change and start the installation.

(9) Upon reception of messages or instruction from Operating System CD or DVD, please proceed with the rest of the work as installer instructs.

Loading Extra Driver Files

Some challenges might occur during the installation, as if the issue of no Hard Drive detected, where extra driver files are needed. This is mostly found, when AHCI or RAID mode is selected if attached to onboard

SATA/SAS ports, or an extra RAID card is deployed to manage hard drives. Please follow the instruction from operating system to load proper driver files to complete the installation.

On completion of the installation of operating system such as Microsoft Windows, please find the driver CD in the enclosed accessory bag and proceed with driver files installation in the sequence as: INF (Chipset), VGA, and LAN. If some driver updates are available by Windows Update, please accept the updates when prompted.

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Chapter 4

BIOS Setup

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About the BIOS

The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup program is a menu driven utility that enables you to make changes to the system configuration and tailor your system to suit your individual work needs. It is a ROMbased configuration utility that displays the system’s configuration status and provides you with a tool to set system parameters. These parameters are stored in non-volatile battery-backed-up CMOS RAM that saves this information even when the power is turned off. When the system is turned back on, the system is configured with the values stored in CMOS.

With easy-to-use pull down menus, you can configure such items as:

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Hard drives, diskette drives, and peripherals

Video display type and display options

Password protection from unauthorized use

Power management features

When to Run BIOS

This program should be executed under the following conditions:

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When changing the system configurations.

When a configuration error is detected by the system and you are prompted to make changes to the

Setup program.

When resetting the system clock.

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When setting the CPU clock speed so that it automatically runs either fast or slow.

When redefining the communication ports to prevent any conflicts.

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When making changes to the Power Management configuration.

When changing the password or making other changes to the security setup.

Normally, CMOS setup is needed when the system hardware is not consistent with the information contained in the CMOS RAM, whenever the CMOS RAM loses power, or when the system features need to be changed.

When to Update BIOS

In the event that new features are released and a BIOS update is required, you will need to update your BIOS on your own, with the help of an appropriate guide, a reference tool, and some command files for the job.

Please seek for help from your local dealer, or send your request to our technical support department.

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4.1 Entering Setup

When the system is powered on, the BIOS will initiate the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) routines. These routines perform various diagnostic checks. If an error is encountered, the error will be reported in one of two different ways:

If the error occurs before the display device is initialized, a series of beeps will be transmitted.

If the error occurs after the display device is initialized, the screen will display the error message.

Powering on the computer and immediately pressing <F2> allows you to enter Setup. Another way to enter

Setup is to power on the computer and wait for the following message during the POST:

TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT

PRESS <CTRL-ALT-ESC> OR <DEL> KEY

Press the <F2> key or press the <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Esc> keys to enter Setup.

4.2 Getting Help

The online description of the highlighted setup item is displayed at the right pane of the menu at all time.

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that lists all the function keys and its use.

To exit the Help Window, press <F1> or <Esc>.

4.3 Control Keys

The table below lists all the function keys for the navigation in the BIOS setup menu.

Function Key Description

Up/Down Arrow Key Move Up/Down

Left/Right Arrow Key Move Left/Right

Enter Key Select

+/- Key

ESC

Change value

Exit

F1

F3

General Help

Previous Values

F9

F10

Optimized Vales

Save & Exit

To exit the Help Window, press <F1> or <Esc>.

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4.4 The Main Menu

Figure 4-1: BIOS Setup Utility Main Menu

The menu bar on the top of the first screen has the following submenus:

 Main: Basic system configuration.

 Advanced: Advanced system settings.

 Chipset: Configure the function of North Bridge and South Bridge.

 Security: Configure Supervisor and User Password

 Server Mgmt: Server additional features enabled/disabled setup menus.

 Boot: System boot configuration.

 Save & Exit: Exit options as well as loading optimal defaults

BIOS Information

Project Version

Display version number of the project.

BIOS Build Date and Time

Displays the date and time when the BIOS setup utility was created.

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BMC Information

BMC Firmware Version

Display version number of the Firmware setup utility.

SDR Reversion

Display the SDR reversion information.

FRU Version

Display the FRU reversion information.

Processor Information

CPU Type/ Max CPU Speed/ CPU Signature / Processor Cores / Microcode Patch

Displays the technical specifications for the installed processor.

Memory Information

Total Memory / Current Memory Speed

Displays the technical specifications for the installed memory.

System Date

Set the date following the weekday-month-day- year format.

System Time

Set the system time following the hour-minute- second format.

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4.5 The Advanced Menu

In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: PCI Subsystem Settings, Runtime Error

Logging, CPU Configuration, FAN Configuration, USB Configuration, SATA Configuration, SAS Configuration, Info

Report Configuration, Super IO Configuration, Serial Port Console Redirection, and Network Stack.

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# PCI Subsystem Setting

PCI Express Slot 1/2/3/4 I/O ROM

When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM for the related PCI-E slot.

Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Onboard LAN1/2 Controller

Enable/Disable Onboard LAN controllers.


Onboard LAN I/O ROM Option

Configure onboard LAN devices and initialize device expansion ROM.

Options available: PXE/iSCSI. Default setting is PXE.

Onboard LAN1/2 I/O ROM

Enable/Disable onboard LAN devices and initialize device expansion ROM.

Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

PCI 64bit Resources Handling

Above 4G Decoding

Enable/Disable Above 4G Decoding.


PCI Common Settings

PCI Latency Timer

Configure PCI Latency Timer.

Options available: 32 PCI Bus Clocks/64 PCI Bus Clocks/96 PCI Bus Clocks/128 PCI Bus Clocks/160 PCI Bus

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

Default setting is 32 PCI Bus Clocks.

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VGA Platte Snoop

Enable/Disable VGA Palette register Snooping.


PERR Generation

When this item is set to enabled, PCI bus parity error (PERR) is generated and is routed to NMI.


SERR Generation

When this item is set to enabled, PCI bus system error (SERR) is generated and is routed to NMI.


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# PCI Express Setting

PCI Express Device Register Settings

Relaxed Ordering

Enable/Disable PCI Express Device Relaxed Ordering feature.


Extended Tag

When this feature is enabled, the system will allow device to use 8-bit Tag field as a requester.


No Snoop

Enable/Disable PCI Express Device No Snoop option.


Maximum Playload

Set maximum playlooad for PCI Express Device or allow system BIOS to select the value.

Options available: Auto/128 Bytes/256 Bytes/512 Bytes/1024 Bytes/2048 Bytes/4096 Bytes.

Default setting is Auto.

Maximum Read Request

Set maximum Read Request size for PCI Express Device or allow system BIOS to select the value.

Options available: Auto/128 Bytes/256 Bytes/512 Bytes/1024 Bytes/2048 Bytes/4096 Bytes.

Default setting is Auto.

Extended Synch

When this feature is enabled, the system will allow generation of Extended Synchronization patterns.


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Link Training Retry

Define the number of Retry Attempts software will take to retrain the link if previous training attempt was unsuccessful. Press <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values.

Link Training Timeout (us)

Define the number of Microseconds software will wait before polling 'Link Training' bit in Link Status register.

Press <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values. Value rang is from 10 to 10000 us.

Unpopulated Links

When this item is set to 'Disable Link, the system will operate power save feature for those unpopulated PCI

Express links.

Options available: Keep Link ON/ Disable. Default setting is Keep Link ON.

Runtime Error Logging

Runtime Error Logging

Enable/Disable Runtime error logging support.


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# CPU Configuration

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CPU Information

Socket 0/1 CPU Information

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

Processor Cores / Intel HT Technology / Intel VT-x Technology


Intel HT Technology / Intel VT-x Technology

Displays the support information for the installed processor.

Cache Information

L1 Data Cache / L1 Code Cache / L2 Cache / L3 Cache


CPU Speed / 64-bit


Hyper-threading (Note)

The Intel Hyper Threading Technology allows a single processor to execute two or more separate threads concurrently. When hyper-threading is enabled, multi-threaded software applications can execute their threads, thereby improving performance.


Active Processor Cores

Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores.

Options available: All/1/2/3. Default setting is All.

(Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website.

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Limit CPUID Maximum

When enabled, the processor will limit the maximum COUID input values to 03h when queried, even if the processor supports a higher CPUID input value.

When disabled, the processor will return the actual maximum CPUID input value of the processor when queried.


Execute Disable Bit

When enabled, the processor prevents the execution of code in data-only memory pages. This provides some protection against buffer overflow attacks.

When disabled, the processor will not restrict code execution in any memory area. This makes the processor more vulnerable to buffer overflow attacks.


Hardware Prefetcher

Select whether to enable the speculative prefetch unit of the processor.


Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

When enabled, cache lines are fetched in pairs. When disabled, only the required cache line is fetched.


DCU Streamer Prefetch

Enable prefetch of next L1 Data line based upon multiple loads in same cache line.


DCU IP Prefetch

Enable prefetch of next L1 Data line based upon sequential load history.


Intel Virtualization Technology

Select whether to enable the Intel Virtualization Technology function. VT allows a single platform to run multiple operating systems in independent partitions.


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# CPU Power Management Configuration

CPU Power Management Configuration

Power Technology

Configure the power management features.

Options available: Disable/Energy Efficient/Custom. Default setting is Custom.

EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology)

Conventional Intel SpeedStep Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor load.


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.


P-STATE Coordination

 In HW_ALL mode, the processor hardware is responsible for coordinating the P-state among logical processors dependencies. The OS is responsible for keeping the P-state request up to date on all logical processors.

 In SW_ALL mode, the OS Power Manager is responsible for coordinating the P-state among logical processors with dependencies and must initiate the transition on all of those Logical Processors.

 In SW_ANY mode, the OS Power Manager is responsible for coordinating the P-state among logical processors with dependencies and may initiate the transition on any of those Logical Processors.

Options available: HW_ALL/SW_ALL/SW_ANY. Default setting is HW_ALL.

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CPU C3/C6 Report (Note)

Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C3/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

C3/C6 state is a more enhanced power-saving state than C1.


Package C State Limit

Configure state for the C-State package limit.

Options available: C0/C1/C6/C7/No Limit. Default setting is No Limit.

Energy Performance

Energy Performance Bias is Intel CPU function.

The larger value in MSR_ENERGY_PERFORMANCE_BIAS register, CPU will save more power but lose more performance.

Note: This register will be changed by OS too if OS support it like Windows 2008 or newer Linux.

Options available:

Performance: Write value 0 into MSR_ENERGY_PERFORMANCE_BIAS

Balanced Performance: Write value 7 into MSR_ENERGY_PERFORMANCE_BIAS

Balanced Energy: Write value 11 into MSR_ENERGY_PERFORMANCE_BIAS

Energy Efficient: Write value 15 into MSR_ENERGY_PERFORMANCE_BIAS

Default setting is Performance.

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# Fan Configuration

Fan Control Policy

Define the fan policies.

Options available: Full Speed/Performance/Balanced/Quiet. Default setting is Balanced.

Fan Rise Curve

Press <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values.

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# USB Configuration

USB Configuration

Legacy USB Support

Enables or disables support for legacy USB devices.

Options available: Auto/Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

USB3.0 Support

Enables or disables onboard USB 3.0 devices.


XHCI Hand-off

Enable/Disable EHCI (USB 3.0) Hand-off function.


EHCI Hand-off

Enable/Disable EHCI (USB 2.0) Hand-off function.


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# SATA Configuration

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SATA Configuration

SATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5

Displays the installed HDD devices information. System will automatically detect HDD type.

(Note) This item is will not appear when the SATA mode is set ot RAID mode.

SATA Mode Selection

Select the on chip SATA type.

IDE Mode: When set to IDE, the SATA controller disables its RAID and AHCI functions and runs in the IDE emulation mode. This is not allowed to access RAID setup utility.

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.

ACHI 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.

Options available: IDE/RAID/ACHI/Disabled. Default setting is ACHI Mode.

Aggressive Link Power Management

Enable PCH to aggressively enter link power state.


Hot Plug (for Serial SATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5)

Enable/Disable Hot Plug support for Serial ATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5.


External SATA (for Serial SATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5)

Enable/Disable External SATA support for Serial ATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5.


SATA Device Type (for Serial SATA Port 0/1)

Define the SATA Device for Serial ATA Port 0/1.

Options available: Hard Disk Drive/Solid State Drive. Default setting is Disabled.

Straggered Spin Up (for Serial SATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5)

On an edge detect from 0 to 1, the PCH starts a COMreset initialization to the device.


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# SAS Configuration

SAS Configuration

SAS Port 0/1/2/3

Press [Enter] to view the installed HDD devices.

(Note) The number of SATA and SAS devices depends of the PCH SKU.

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# Info Report Configuration

Info Report Configuration

Post Report

Post Report

Enable/Disable Post Report support.


Error Message Report

Info Error Message

Enable/Disable Info Error Message support.


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# Super IO Configuration

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Super IO Configuration

Super IO Chip

Display the model name of Super IO chipset.

Serial Port 0/1 Configuration

Serial Port

When enabled allows you to configure the serial port settings. When set to Disabled, displays no configuration for the serial port.


Device Settings

Displays the Serial Port base I/O address and IRQ.

Change Settings

Change Serial Port 0/1 device settings. When set to Auto allows the server’s BIOS or OS to select a configuration.

Options available for Serial Port 0: Auto/IO=3F8; IRQ=4/IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12/IO=2F8h;

IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12 /IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12/IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12.

Options available for Serial Port 1: Auto/IO=3F8h; IRQ=3/IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12/IO=2F8h;

IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12 /IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12/IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12.

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# Serial Port Console Redirection

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COM1/COM2/Serial Port for Out-of Band Management / Windows Emergency

Management Service (EMS)

Console Redirection

Select whether to enable console redirection for specified device. Console redirection enables users to manage the system from a remote location.


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

Console Redirection Settings

Terminal Type

Select a terminal type to be used for console redirection.

Options available: VT100/VT100+/ANSI /VT-UTF8.

Bits per second

Select the baud rate for console redirection.

Options available: 9600/19200/57600/115200.

Data Bits

Select the data bits for console redirection.

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 restart the flow. Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start/stop signals.

Options available: None/Hardware RTS/CTS.

Options available: 7/8.

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Parity

A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors.

Even: parity bi is 0 if the num of 1's in the data bits is even.

Odd: parity bit is0if num of 1's 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.

Stop Bits

Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet. (A start bit indicates the beginning). The standard setting is 1 stop bit. Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stop bit.

Options available: 1/2.

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support (Note)

Enable/Disable VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support.


Recorder Mode (Note)

When this mode enabled, only text will be send. This is to capture Terminal data.

Options available: Enabled/Disabled.

Resolution 100x31 (Note)

Enables or disables extended terminal resolution.

Options available: Enabled/Disabled.

Legacy OS Redirection Resolution (Note)

On Legacy OS, the number of Rows and Columns supported redirection.

Options available: 80x24/80X25.

Putty KeyPad (Note)

Select function FunctionKey and KeyPad on Putty.

Options available: VT100/LINUX/XTERMR6/SCO/ESCN/VT400.

Redirection After BIOS POST (Note)

This option allows user to enable console redirection after O.S has loaded.

Options available: Always Enable/Boot Loader. Default setting is Always Enable.

Out-of-Bnad 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.

SOL Switch

When enabled, COM1 Switch to AST2300 SOL UART.

When disabled, COM1 Switch to IT8728 SOL UART.


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# Network Stack

Network stack

Enable/Disable UEFI network stack.


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Intel® 82574L Gigabit Network Connection

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PORT CONFIGURATION MENU

NIC Configuration

Link Speed

Change link speed duplex for current port.

Options available: AutoNeg/10Mbps Half/10Mbps Half/10Mbps Half/100Mbps Full.

Default setting is AutoNeg.

Wake On LAN

Enable/Disable Wake On LAN feature.


Blink LEDs (range 0-15 seconds)

Blink LEDs for the specified duration (up to 15 seconds).

Press the number keys to input the desired value.

Link Status

Display the link status.

Factory MAC Address/Alternate MAC Address

Display the Factory and Alternate MAC address information.

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4.6 The Chipset Menu

# North Bridge

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IOH Configuration

Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items.

QPI Configuration


Compatibility RID

Enable/Disable Compatibility RID function.


Memory Configuration

Total Memory

Displays the total capacity of the installed memory.

Current Memory Mode

Displays the current memory mode. Memory mode can be determined in Memory Mode item.

Current Memory Speed

Displays the current memory speed.

Mirroring/Sparing

Displays the current support memory mode.

Memory Mode

Determine the memory mode.

When set to Independent mode, all DIMMs are available to the operation system.

When set to Mirroring mode, the motherboard maintains two identical (redundant) copies of all data in memory.

When set to Lockstep mode, the motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel.

When set to Sparing mode, a preset threshold of correctable errors is used to trigger fail-over.

The spare memory is put online and used as active memory in place of the failed memory.

Options available: Independent /Mirroring/ Lockstep/Sparing.

DDR Speed

Configure the DDR Speed.

Options available: Auto/Force DDR3 800/Force DDR3 1066/Force DDR3 1333/Force DDR3 1600/Force

DDR3 1866. Default setting is Auto.

Channel interleaving

Configure DDR Channel Interleaving.

Options available: Auto/1 Way/2 Way/3 Way/4 Way. Default setting is Auto.

Rank interleaving

Configure DDR Rank Interleaving. This improves memory performance by masking the refresh cycles of each memory bank. The Rank Interleaving works between different physical banks.

Options available: Auto/1 Way/2 Way/3 Way/4 Way. Default setting is Auto.

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Patrol Scrub

Enable/Disable Patrol Scrub function.


Demand Scrub

Enable/Disable Demand Scrub function.


Data Scrambling

Enable/Disable Data Scrambling function.


Device Tagging

Enable/Disable Device Tagging function.


Rank Margin

Enable/Disable Rank Margin function.


Thermal Throttling

Configure the Thermal Throttling.

Options available: Disabled/OLTT/CLTT. Default setting is CLTT.

OLTT Peak BW %

Press the number keys to increase or decrease the desired values.

Altitude

Configure the Altitude value.

Options available: Auto/300 M/900 M/1500 M/3000 M. Default setting is 3000 M.

Enforce DIMM

To enforce POR function. When disabled, the system will enforce 1600MHz LRDIMM.

Options available: Enforce EN/Stretch EN/Enforce DIS. Default setting is Enforce DIS.

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# IOH Configuration

IOH Configuration

Intel® VT for Directed I/O Configuration


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Intel® I/OAT (Intel I/O Acceleration Technology)

Enable/Disable Intel I/OAT function.


DCA Support (Direct Cache Access)

Enable/Disable Intel DCA Support function.


VGA Priority

Define the display device priority.

Options available: Onboard/Offboard. Default setting is Offboard.

TargetVGA

Display the Target VGA support information.

Gen3 Equalization WA's

Enable/Disable the support for Gen3 Equalization Workaround.


IOH Resource Selection Type

Configure IOH Resource Selection Type.

Options available: Auto/Manual. Default setting is Auto.

No Snoop Optimization

Options VC0/VCP/VC1. Default setting is VC1.

MMCFG Size (Size of the Memory Mapped Configuration Space)

Options available: 1G/2G/4G/8G/16G/32G/64G. Default setting is 64G.

MMCFG BASE (Base address of the Memory Mapped Configuration Space)

Options available: 0x80000000/0xA0000000/0xC0000000/0x40000000. Default setting is 0x80000000.

Intel(R) VT-d

Enable/Disable Intel VT-d Technology function.


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# QPI Configuration

Current QPI Link Speed/ Current QPI Link Freq

Displays the current QPI Link Speed and Frequency information.

Isoc

Enable/Disable Isoc.


QPI Link Speed Mode

Configure QPI Link Speed mode.

Options available: Fast/Slow. Default setting is Fast.

QPI Link Frequency Select

Configure QPI Link Frequency.

Options available: Auto/6.4 GT/s7.2 GT/s/8.6 GT/s. Default setting is Auto.

QPI Link0s


QPI Link0p


QPI Link1


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# DIMM Information

CPU Socket 0/1 DIMM Information

CPU Socket 0:

DDR3_P0_A0/DDR3_P0_B0/DDR3_P0_C0/DDR3_P0_D0 Status

The size of memory installed on each of the DDR3 slots.

CPU Socket 1:

DDR3_P1_E0/ DDR3_P1_F0/ DDR3_P1_G0/DDR3_P1_H0Status

The size of memory installed on each of the DDR3 slots.

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# South Bridge Configuration

PCH Information

Name/Stepping Information

Displays the name and stepping information of the south bridge.

SB Chipset Configuration

PCH Compatibility RID

Enable/Disable PCH Compatibility RID support.


USB WakeOnDev insertion

Enable/Disable USB Device WakeOn support.


Restore on AC Power Loss (Note)

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 shut down. When set to Stay

Off, the system remains off after power shutdown.

Options available: Last State/Stay Off/Power On. The default setting depends on the BMC setting.

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

SCU Devices

Enable/Disable Patsburg SCU device.


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Onboard SAS OpROM

Enable/Disable onboard SAS option ROM.


Audio Configuration

Azalia HD Audio

Enable/Disable onboard HD audio device.


Azalia internal HDMI codec

Enable/Disable onboard HDMI codec support.


High Precision Event Timer Configuration

High Precision Event Timer

Enable/Disable High Precision Event Timer.


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# Intel ME Subsystem Configuration

ME Subsystem Configuration

Enable/Disable ME subsystem configuration.


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4.7 The Security Menu

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, an

Administrator Password must first be set. A user can only access and modify the System Time, System Date, and Set User Password fields.

Administrator Password

Press Enter to configure the Administrator password.

User Password

Press Enter to configure the user password.

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# Secure Boot Menu

Secure Boot menu

Platform Mode

Display the System Platform Mode State.

Secure Boot

Display the status of Secure Boot.

Secure Boot Control

Enable/Disable Secure Boot function.


Secure Boot Mode

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 8 loads and gets to the login screen have not been tampered with.

When set to Standard, it will automatically load the Secure Boot keys form the BIOS databases.

When set to Custom, you can customize the Secure Boot settings and manually load its keys from the BIOS database.

Options available: Standard/Custom. Default setting is Standard.

(Note) Image Execution Policy and Key Management are configurable when this item is set to Custom.

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# Image Execution Policy

Image Execution Policy

This item appears only when the Secure Boot Mode is set to Custom.

Image Execution policy

Internal FV

Image Execution Policy per device path on Security Violation.

Options available: Always Execute. Default setting is Always Execute.

Option ROM


Options available: Always Execute/Always Deny/Allow Execute/Defer Execute/ Deny Execute/ Query User.

Default setting is Deny Execute.

Removable Media




Fixed Media

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# Key Management




Key Management

This item appears only when the Secure Boot Mode is set to Custom.

Factory Default Key Provisioning

Force the system to Setup Mode. This will clear all Secure Boot Variables such as Platform Key (PK), Keyexchange Key (KEK), Authorized Signature Database (db), and Forbidden Signatures Database (dbx).


Install All Factory Default Keys

Press [Enter] to install all Factory Default Keys.

Save All Factory Variables

Press [Enter] to save all Factory Variables.

Platform Key (PK)

Display the status of Platform Key.

Delete the PK

Press [Enter] to delete the existed PK. Once the PK is deleted, all the system's Secure Boot keys will not be activated.

Set new PK

Press [Enter] to configure a new PK.

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Key Exchange Key Database (KEK)

Display the status of Platform Key.

Delete KEK

Press [Enter] to delete the KEK from your system.

Set new KEK

Press [Enter] to configure a new KEK.

Append Var to KEK

Press [Enter] to load additional KEK from a storage device for an additional db and dbx management.

Authorized Signature Database (DB)

Display the status of Authorized Signature Database.

Delete DB

Press [Enter] to delete the db from your system.

Set new DB

Press [Enter] to configure a new db.

Append Var to DB

Press [Enter] to load additional db from a storage device.

Forbidden Signature Database (DBX)

Display the status of Forbidden Signature Database.

Delete the DBX

Press [Enter] to delete the dbx from your system.

Set DBX from File

Press [Enter] to configure a new dbx.

Append Var to DBX

Press [Enter] to load additional db from a storage device.

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4.8 The Server Management Menu

OS Watchdog Timer

Enable/Disable OS Watchdog Timer function.


OS Wtd Timer Timeout

Configure OS Watchdog Timer.

Options available: 5 minutes/10 minutes/15 minutes/20 minutes. Default setting is 10 minutes.

OS Wtd Timer Policy

Configure OS Watchdog Timer Policy.

Options available: Reset/Do Nothing/Power Down. Default setting is Reset.

BMC LAN Configuration

BMC LAN Configuration. Press Enter to access the related submenu.

Gbt BMC Function

BMC related function configuration. Press Enter to access the related submenu.

View FRU information

The FRU information submenu is a simple display page for basic system ID information, as well as system product information. Items on this window are non-configurable.

System Event Log

Displays Event Log advanced settings. Press Enter to access the related submenu.

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# BMC LAN Configuration

Lan Channel 1

Configuration Source

Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically (DHCP). Do nothing option willnot modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase.

Options available: Static/Dynamic/Do Nothing.

IP Address

Display IP Address information.

Subnet Mask

Display Subnet Mask information.

Please note that the IP address must be in three digitals, for example, 192.168.000.001.

Default Gateway Address

Display Default Gateway Address information.

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# Gbt BMC Function

Select NCSI and Dedicated LAN

Switch NCSI and dedicated LAN and send KCS command.

Options available: Mode2(NSCI)/ Mode1 (Dedicated). Default setting is Mode1 (Dedicated).

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# System Event Log

Enabling/Disabling Options

SEL Components

Change this to enable or disable all features of System Event Logging during boot.


Erasing Settings

Erasing SEL

Choose options for erasing SEL.

Options available: No/Yes, On next reset/Yes, On every reset. Default setting is No.

When SEL is Full

Choose options for reactions to a full SEL.

Options available: Do Nothing/Erase Immediately. Default setting is Do Nothing.

Custom EFI Logging Options

Log EFI Status Codes

Enable/Disable the logging of EFI Status Codes (if not already converted to legacy).

Options available: Disabled/Both/Error code/Progress code. Default setting is Both.

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4.9 The Boot Menu

Boot Configuration

Setup Prompt Timeout

Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting."

Press the number keys to input the desired value.

Bootup NumLock State

Enable or Disable Bootup NumLock function.

Options available: On/Off. Default setting is On.

Quiet Boot

Enable/Disable showing the manufacturer's logo during POST.


Fast Boot

This BIOS feature allows you to decrease the time it takes to boot up the system by skipping certain booting procedures.


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Boot Priority Order

Boot Option #1/#2/#3/#4

Press Enter to configure the boot priority.

By default, the server searches for boot devices in the following secquence:

1. UEFI device.

2. Hard drive.

3. Network device.

4. Removable device

Network Device BBS Priorities


Hard Drive BBS Priorities


CSM16 Parameters

Press Enter to configure the CSM16 parameters.

CSM Parameters

Press Enter to configure the CSM parameters.

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# CSM16 Parameters

CSM16 Parameters

CSM16 Module Version

Display CSM Module version information.

Gate20 Active

Upon Request: GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services.

Always: Do not allow disabling GA20; this option is useful when any RT code is executed above 1MB.

Options available: Upon Request/Always. Default setting is Upon Request.

Option ROM Messages

Option ROM Messages.

Options available: Force BIOS/Keep Current. Default setting is Force BIOS.

INT19 Endless Retry

Enabled: Allowed headless retry boot


INT19 Trap Response

BIOS reaction on INT19 trapping by Option ROM

Immediate: execute the trap right away.

Postpone: execute the trap during legacy boot.

Options available: Immediate/Postpone. Default setting is Immediate.

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# CSM Parameters

CSM parameters

Press Enter to configure the advanced items.

Launch CSM (Compatibility Support Module)

Enable/Disable Compatibility Support Module (CSM) launch.


Boot option filter

Determines which devices system will boot to.

Options available: UEFI and Legacy/Legacy only/UEFI only. Default setting is UEFI and Legacy.

Launch PXE OpROM policy


Options available: UEFI only/Legacy only. Default setting is Legacy only.

Launch Storage OpROM policy


Options available: Do not launch/UEFI only/Legacy only. Default setting is Legacy only.

Launch Video OpROM policy


Options available: Do not launch/UEFI only/Legacy only/Legacy first. Default setting is Legacy only.

Other PCI device ROM priority

For PCI devices other than Network, Mass storage or Video device, defines which OpROM to launch.

Options available: UEFI OpROM/Legacy OpROM. Default setting is UEFI OpROM.

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4.10 Exit Menu

Save Changes and Exit

Saves changes made and close the BIOS setup.

Options available: Yes/No.

Discard Changes and Exit

Discards changes made and close the BIOS setup.


Save Options

Save Changes

Saves changes made in the BIOS setup.


Restore Defaults

Loads the default settings for all BIOS setup parameters. Setup Defaults are quite demanding in terms of resources consumption. If you are using low-speed memory chips or other kinds of low-performance components and you choose to load these settings, the system might not function properly.


Boot Override

Press Enter to configure the device as the boot-up drive.

UEFI: Built-in in EFI Shell

Press <Enter> on this item to Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device.

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Chapter 5

Q & A

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Q: The power switch is pressed, but nothing happens.

A: Please check the following before you call out for help:

(1) Loose AC Power Cord => Push again.

(2) Loose power cable (both 24-pin and 4-pin) => Push again.

(3) A bad or loose power switch => Reseat the power switch on the header again.

Q: I can turn on the power, but the motherboard does not boot.


(1) Unevenly populated memory modules on the slots => Re-populate the memory module again.

(2) Unevenly seated CPU on the socket => Reseat the CPU again.

(3) CMOS checksum error => Clear CMOS or reseat the CMOS battery again.

(4) Bad Hard Drive => Remove SATA signal cable or CompactFlash card and boot again.

(5) Bad PCI card or riser card => Remove PCI card and/or PCI riser card and boot again.

(6) Bad external devices => Detach RS-232 cable, LAN cable, and USB cable, and boot again.

Q: BIOS POST prompts but gets stuck.


(1) CMOS checksum error due to Clear CMOS approach => Press F2 to bring up BIOS setup menu and load optimal setting.

(2) Bad Hard Drive => Remove SATA signal cable or CompactFlash card and boot again.

(3) Bad external devices => Detach RS-232 cable, LAN cable, and USB cable, and boot again.

Q: Power LED is not lit on

A: Please reseat the power switch and try again.

Q: HDD/SYS LED does not blink

A: Please reseat the HDD/SYS LED and try again.

Q: USB Keyboard does not work at DOS mode.


(1) Check if USB keyboard is well plugged on USB port.

(2) Go to BIOS setup menu, Advanced/USB Configuration, and make sure Legacy USB Support is enabled.

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Q: System does not boot from USB CD-ROM/DVD-ROM


(1) USB CD-ROM/DVD-ROM is not plugged on USB port.

(2) Check in the BIOS that CD-ROM/DVD-ROM has not been detected.

(3) Check in the BIOS that CD-ROM/DVD-ROM has not been selected as the first boot device.

(4) Unadvised misuse: Some OS installation CD/DVDs, such as Microsoft Windows, have a few seconds waiting time for a keyboard press which triggers the system to boot from the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM. Otherwise, system would boot from internal Hard Drive.

Q: System does not boot from USB Pen Drive


(1) USB Pen Drive is not well plugged on USB port.

(2) Check in the BIOS that USB Pen Drive has not been detected.

(3) Check in the BIOS that USB Pen Drive has not been selected as the first boot device.

(4) Make sure your USB Pen Drive comes with a firmware designed for booting.

Q: Windows does not boot straight forward, and keep rebooting itself or ends at a blue screen


(1) Incorrect SATA mode => Change mode and boot again. In the case that you need to use a particular SATA mode which was not used for the installation, you need to reinstall your Windows.

(2) A wrong image file has been used for cloning.

Q: Windows boots, but shuts down prior to showing graphic mode


(1) Power switch stays at a pressed-down position => bring it up or move it off the header.

(2) CPU cooler is not evenly placed on the top of CPU. Overheat issue => Reseat the cooler.

(3) No sufficient thermal grease is applied. Overheat issue => Add some more thermal paste.

Q: My Windows does not shuts down. It reboots in a few seconds after power off.


(1) Press and hold the power switch for 4 seconds to see if your system shuts down permanently.

(2) Clear CMOS and try again.

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Q: I cannot connect my network with internet

A: Please consult your system administrator to confirm if a static network environment with security port designation has been deployed. Otherwise, mostly, reassuring to have Windows acquiring IP address automatically would be suggested and should resolve the situation. Please be referred to your system administrator for any further network configuration setting. Please also manage to confirm that Bypass function of the port in question is not enabled as this will interrupt the connector between RJ45 port and network chip.

Q: My Windows does not see more than 4GB RAM

A: A 32-bit operating system captures only 4GB memory.

Q: 4GB RAM is installed, but Windows only sees around 3.0GB capacity.

A: Some portion of the system memory will be allocated for system devices, especially the onboard video device.

Q: Some onboard devices are not detected in Windows


(1) Please go to Device Manager to rescan these devices if necessary.

(2) If any of the LAN port is not detected (4 of them should be all detected), please go to BIOS setup menu, Advanced/PCIE

Ports Configuration, to see if any of them has been disabled.

Q: RS-232 Ports do not work


(1) Please go to Device Manager to see if COM1/COM2 are correctly prompted.

(2) Please go to BIOS setup menu, Advanced/Super IO Configuration, to make sure RS-232 port(s) has(have) been enabled.

(3) Please double check your RS-232 cable for correct pin definition.

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Before Using the

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Table of Content

Chapter 1 General Information

Chapter 2 Preparation

Chapter 3 Operation

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup

Chapter 5 Q&A ................................................................................................................... 76

Chapter 1

General Information

1.1 Main Feature

Processor Performance

Introduction of Dual-Channel DDR3 Memory

Onboard Four Gigabit LAN Ports

Expansion

List of Key Features

1.2 Specifications

1.3 System Layout

1.4 Indicators & Features

► Front View

► Rear View

Chapter 2

Preparation

2.1 Before You Begin

2.4 Accessing Processor

2.5 Accessing Memory

2.6 Adding 2.5”/3.5” SATA Hard Drive

2.7 Adding Expansion Card

Chapter 3

Operation

3.1 Turning On The System

Watch Input AC Power Range

System Is Up On AC Power

Power Redundancy

Power LED

Hard Drive LED

System LED

First screen & Optimal BIOS Setting

3.2 Installing Operating System & Drivers

Confirm the Hard Drive List

Always Mind the SATA Mode

Loading Extra Driver Files

Chapter 4

BIOS Setup

About the BIOS

When to Run BIOS

When to Update BIOS

4.1 Entering Setup

4.2 Getting Help

4.3 Control Keys

4.4 The Main Menu

4.5 The Advanced Menu

4.6 The Chipset Menu

4.7 The Security Menu

4.8 The Server Management Menu

4.9 The Boot Menu

4.10 Exit Menu

Chapter 5

Q & A

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