X14SBW-F/-TF

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It provides
information for the installation and use of the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard. Installation and
maintenance should be performed by certified service technicians only.

Notes
For your system to work properly, follow the links below to download all necessary
drivers/utilities and the user’s manual for your server.
l Supermicro product manuals: https://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals
l Product drivers and utilities: https://www.supermicro.com/wdl
l Product safety info: https://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/safety_information.cfm
l A secure data deletion tool designed to fully erase all data from storage devices can be
found on our website:
https://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/disclaimer.cfm?url=/wdl/utility/Lot9_
Secure_Data_Deletion_Utility
l Frequently Asked Questions: https://www.supermicro.com/FAQ/index.php
l If you still have questions after referring to our FAQs, contact our support team. Region-
specific Technical Support email addresses can be found at: "Contacting Supermicro"
on page 10
l If you have any feedback on Supermicro product manuals, contact our writing team at:
Techwriterteam@supermicro.com

This manual may be periodically updated without notice. Check the Supermicro website for
possible updates to the manual revision level.

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Conventions Used in the Manual

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent
damage done to the components or injury to yourself.

Warning! Indicates important information given to prevent equipment/property

damage or personal injury.

Warning! Indicates high voltage may be encountered while performing a procedure.

Important: Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to relay

safety precautions.

Note: Additional information given to differentiate various models or to provide information

for proper system setup.

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Contents
Contacting Supermicro 10
Chapter 1: Introduction 11
1.1 Quick Reference 12
Checklist 12
Motherboard Layout 13
Quick Reference Table 16
Motherboard Features 18
Motherboard Block Diagram 21
1.2 Platform Overview 22
1.3 Special Features 23
Recovery from AC Power Loss 23
1.4 System Health Monitoring 24
Onboard Voltage Monitors 24
Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control 24
Environmental Temperature Control 24
1.5 ACPI Features 25
Chapter 2: Component Installation 26
2.1 Static-Sensitive Devices 28
Precautions 28
Unpacking 28
2.2 Motherboard Installation 29
Tools Needed 29
Installing the Motherboard 29
2.3 Processor and Heatsink Installation 31
LGA 4710 Socket E2 Processors 31
Processor Top View 31
Overview of the Processor Carrier 32
Processor Carriers 32
Overview of the Processor Socket 33
Overview of the Processor Heatsink Module 33
Installing the Processor 35

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Assembling the Processor Heatsink Module 38

Preparing the Processor Socket for Installation 43
Preparing to Install the PHM into the Processor Socket 44
Installing the Processor Heatsink Module 47
Removing the Processor Heatsink Module 53
2.4 Memory Support and Installation 62
Memory Support 62
General Guidelines for Optimizing Memory Performance 66
DIMM Installation 67
DIMM Removal 69
2.5 Battery Removal and Installation 70
Battery Removal 70
Proper Battery Disposal 70
Battery Installation 70
2.6 Connections, Jumpers, and LEDs 71
Power Supply and Power Connections 71
Power Supply 71
Power Connectors 71
Headers and Connections 72
Chassis Intrusion 72
External BMC I²C Header 73
Fan Headers 73
Inlet Sensor Header 73
M.2 Slots 74
MCIO PCIe 5.0 x8 Connectors 74
NC-SI Connection 74
NVMe SMBus Headers 74
Power SMB (I²C) Header 75
Standby Power 75
SATA 3.0 Ports 76
TPM/Port 80 Header 76
VROC RAID Key Header 76
Front Control Panel Header 78
Power Button 78

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Reset Button 78
Power Fail LED 79
Overheat/Fan Fail and UID LED 79
NIC1/NIC2 (LAN1/LAN2) 80
UID Switch/HDD LED 80
Power LED 80
NMI Button 81
I/O Ports 82
COM Port 82
LAN Ports 83
Unit Identifier Button 83
USB Ports 84
VGA Port 85
Jumper Settings 86
CMOS Clear 86
I²C Buses for VRM 87
LAN Port Enable/Disable 87
Onboard TPM Enable/Disable 87
LED Indicators 89
BMC Heartbeat LED 89
BMC LAN LEDs 89
M.2 LEDs 89
Onboard Power LED 90
Unit ID (UID) LED 90
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 91
3.1 Troubleshooting Procedures 92
Before Power On 92
No Power 92
No Video 92
System Boot Failure 92
Memory Errors 93
Losing the System's Setup Configuration 93
If the System Becomes Unstable 93
3.2 Technical Support Procedures 95

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3.3 Motherboard Battery 96

3.4 Where to Get Replacement Components 97
3.5 Returning Merchandise for Service 98
3.6 Feedback 99
Chapter 4: UEFI BIOS 100
4.1 Introduction 101
Updating BIOS 101
Starting the Setup Utility 101
4.2 Main Setup 103
4.3 Advanced Setup Configuration 105
Boot Feature Menu 105
CPU Configuration Menu 106
Advanced Power Management Configuration Menu 110
CPU P State Control Menu 111
Hardware PM State Control Menu 113
CPU C State Control Menu 114
Package C State Control Menu 114
CPU1 Core Disable Bitmap Menu 115
Chipset Configuration Menu 115
Uncore Configuration Menu 115
Memory Configuration Menu 118
Memory Topology Menu 118
Memory Map Menu 118
Memory RAS Configuration Menu 119
Security Configuration Menu 120
IIO Configuration Menu 126
CPU1 Configuration Menu 126
Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) Menu 127
Trusted Computing Menu 128
ACPI Settings Menu 130
Super IO Configuration Menu 131
Serial Port 1 Configuration Menu 131
Serial Port 2 Configuration Menu 131
Serial Port Console Redirection Menu 132

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Network Stack Configuration Menu 135

MAC:(MAC address)-IPv4 Network Configuration Menu 136
MAC:(MAC address)-IPv6 Network Configuration Menu 136
PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration Menu 138
HTTP Boot Configuration Menu 140
Supermicro KMS Server Configuration Menu 141
Super-Guardians Configuration Menu 142
Intel(R) Ethernet Controller Menu 145
TLS Authenticate Configuration Menu 146
Asmedia AHCI Controller Menu 146
Driver Health Menu 147
4.4 Event Logs 148
4.5 BMC 150
System Event Log Menu 150
BMC Network Configuration Menu 151
4.6 Security 154
Supermicro Security Erase Configuration Menu 155
HDD Security Configuration Menu 156
Secure Boot Menu 157
TCG Storage Security Configuration Menu 160
4.7 Boot 161
4.8 Save & Exit 163
Appendix A: Software 165
Microsoft Windows OS Installation 165
Installing the OS 165
A.1 Driver Installation 168
BMC 170
BMC ADMIN User Password 170
Appendix B: Standardized Warning Statements 171
Battery Handling 171
Product Disposal 173

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Contacting Supermicro
Headquarters
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000
Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008
Email: Marketing@supermicro.com (General Information)
Sales-USA@supermicro.com (Sales Inquiries)
Government_Sales-USA@supermicro.com (Gov. Sales Inquiries)
Support@supermicro.com (Technical Support)
RMA@Supermicro.com (RMA Support)
Webmaster@supermicro.com (Webmaster)
Website: https://www.supermicro.com

Europe
Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390
Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525
Email: Sales_Europe@supermicro.com (Sales Inquiries)
Support_Europe@supermicro.com (Technical Support)
RMA_Europe@supermicro.com (RMA Support)
Website: https://www.supermicro.nl

Asia-Pacific
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
3F, No. 150, Jian 1st Rd.
Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei City 235 Taiwan (R.O.C)
Tel: +886 (2) 8226-3990
Fax: +886 (2) 8226-3992
Email: Sales-Asia@supermicro.com.tw (Sales Inquiries)
Support@supermicro.com.tw (Technical Support)
RMA@supermicro.com.tw (RMA Support)
Website: https://www.supermicro.com.tw

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Chapter 1:

Introduction
Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an industry leader.
Supermicro motherboards are designed to provide you with the highest standards in quality
and performance.

1.1 Quick Reference 12

Checklist 12
Motherboard Layout 13
Quick Reference Table 16
Motherboard Features 18
Motherboard Block Diagram 21
1.2 Platform Overview 22
1.3 Special Features 23
Recovery from AC Power Loss 23
1.4 System Health Monitoring 24
Onboard Voltage Monitors 24
Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control 24
Environmental Temperature Control 24
1.5 ACPI Features 25

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1.1 Quick Reference

For details on the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard layout, features, and other quick reference
information, refer to the content below.

Checklist
In addition to the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard, several important parts that are included in your
shipment are listed below. If anything listed is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

Main Parts List

Description Part Number Quantity
Supermicro Motherboard X14SBW-F/-TF 1
SATA Cables CBL-SAST-1275A-100 1
CPU Carrier (XCC) SKT-1543H000-FXC (XCC) 1
CPU Carrier (HCC/LCC) SKT-1544H000-FXC (HCC/LCC) 1
Quick Reference Guide MNL-2675-QRG 1

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Motherboard Layout

Figure 1-1. X14SBW-F Motherboard Image

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Figure 1-2. X14SBW-TF Motherboard Image

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Figure 1-3. X14SBW-F and X14SBW-TF Motherboard Layout

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Notes:
l See "Component Installation" on page 26 for detailed information on jumpers,

connectors, and LED indicators.

l "■" indicates the location of pin 1.
l Components not documented are for internal testing-purposes only.
l Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manufacturer.
Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion.

Quick Reference Table

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear Open (Normal)

Pins 1–2 (Enabled)

JPL1 i210 LAN1 Enable/Disable (X14SBW-F only)
Pins 2–3 (Disabled)

Pins 1–2 (Enabled)

JPL2 i210 LAN2 Enable/Disable (X14SBW-F only)
Pins 2–3 (Disabled)

Pins 1–2 (Enabled)

JPL3 X550 LAN1 and LAN2 Enable/Disable (X14SBW-TF only)
Pins 2–3 (Disabled)

Pins 1–2 (Enabled)

JPT1 Onboard TPM Enable
Pins 2–3 (Disabled)

JVRM1 VRM SMB Clock (to BMC) Pins 1–2 (Enabled)

JVRM2 VRM SMB Data (to BMC) Pins 1–2 (Enabled)

LED Description Status

LED4 M.2 LED Blinking: Device Working

LED6 Unit Identifier LED Solid Blue: Unit Identified

LED7 M.2 LED Blinking: Device Working

LEDBMC BMC Heartbeat LED Blinking Green: Device Working

LEDPWR Onboard Power LED Solid Green: Power On

Connector Description

BMC LAN Dedicated BMC LAN Port

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Connector Description

BT1 Onboard Battery

COM1, COM2 COM Port/COM Header

FAN1–FAN6 CPU/System Fan Headers

JBPNI²C1 4-pin BMC External I²C Header (for a BPN-NVME4-LA15-S4 backplane)

JF1 Front Control Panel Header

JIPMB1 System Management Bus Header (for IPMI only)

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JM2_1, JM2_2 M.2 M-Key PCIe 5.0 x2 Connectors (supports 2280 and 22110 form factors)

JNCSI1 NC-SI Port Selection

JNVI²C1 Non-volatile Memory (NVMe) I²C Header

JNVME1–JNVME4 MCIO PCIe 5.0 x8 Connectors

JPI²C1 Power System Management Bus I²C Header

JPWR1 8-pin 12 V CPU Power Connector

JPWR2 4-pin 12 V CPU Power Connector

JPWR3 24-pin ATX Power Connector (Required)

JRK1 VROC RAID Key Header

JSEN1 Inlet Sensor Header

JSTBY1 Standby Power Connector

JTPM Trusted Platform Module (TPM)/Port 80 Connector

JUIDB1 Unit Identifier Switch

LAN1, LAN2 LAN (RJ45) Ports

SATA0–7 (Slimline SAS) Asmedia SATA 3.0 Ports

SXB1A, SXB1B, SXB1C PCIe 5.0 x16 + x16 Supermicro Proprietary WIO Left Add-on Card Slots

SXB2 PCIe 5.0 x8 (in x16) Supermicro Proprietary WIO Right Add-on Card Slot

USB0/1 Rear I/O USB 3.2 Gen 1 Ports

USB2/3 Front Panel USB 3.2 Gen 1 Headers

VGA VGA Port

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Note: Jumpers, connectors, switches, and LED indicators that are not described in these
tables are for manufacturing testing purposes only, and are not covered in this manual.

Motherboard Features

Motherboard Features
Processor
l Supports the Intel® Xeon® 6700/6500-series processors with P-cores or Intel® Xeon® 6700-
series processor with E-cores, and a thermal design power (TDP) of up to 350 W
Memory
l Supports up to 2 TB of 3DS RDIMM/MRDIMM DDR5 ECC memory with speeds of up to 8000
MT/s in eight DIMM slots

Note: Intel® Xeon® 6700/6500-series processors with P-cores is required to support MRDIMM.

DIMM Size
l DDR5 RDIMM: 16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB,48 GB, 64 GB, 96 GB, 128 GB

l DDR5 3DS RDIMM: 256 GB

l DDR5 MRDIMM (P-cores only): 32 GB, 64 GB

Note: Memory speed support depends on the processor used in the system.

Expansion Slots
l One PCIe 5.0 x16 + x16 slot (JSXB1B)

l One PCIe 5.0 x8 (in x16) slot (JSXB2)

l Four MCIO PCIe 5.0 x8 connectors for eight NVMe connections

l Eight SATA 3.0 (via SlimSAS x8) connections

l Two M.2 M-Key PCIe 5.0 x2 connectors in the 2280/22110 form factors
Network Controllers
l Dual 1 GbE (X14SBW-F, i210) LAN ports

l Dual 10 GbE (X14SBW-TF, X550) LAN ports

l One dedicated BMC LAN

Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
l ASpeed AST2600 BMC

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Motherboard Features
Graphics
l Graphics controller via ASpeed AST2600 BMC
I/O Devices
l One VGA port

l One COM port

l One COM header

l One TPM header

l One NC-SI header

Peripheral Devices
l Two rear accessible USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

l One USB 3.2 Gen 1 header

BIOS
l 512 Mb AMI BIOS® SPI Flash BIOS

l ACPI 6.5 or later, Plug and Play (PnP) SPI dual/quad speed support, riser card auto detection
support, SMBIOS 3.7.0 or later
Power Management
l ACPI power management

l Power button override mechanism

l Power-on mode for AC power recovery

l Power supply monitoring

l RoHS
System Health Monitoring
l Onboard voltage monitoring for 3.3 V, +5 V, +12 V, +3.3 VStby, +5 VStby, Vcore, CPU
temperature, system temperature, peripheral temperature, memory temperature, GPU
temperature, and NVMe temperature

l CPU thermal trip support

l Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI)/TSI

Fan Control
l Six 4-pin fan headers

l Fan speed control

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Motherboard Features
System Management
l Onboard TPM9672: TCG 2.0, FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certified

l Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) 3.0 support

l Watchdog, NMI

l Chassis intrusion header and detection

l Intel Active Management Technology

LED Indicators
l CPU/system overheat LED

l Power/suspend-state indicator LED

l Fan failed LED

l UID/remote UID

l HDD activity LED

l LAN activity LED

Dimensions
8" x 13" (230.2 mm x 330.2 mm) (W x L), WIO FF

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Motherboard Block Diagram

Figure 1-4. X14SBW-F/-TF Motherboard Block Diagram

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1.2 Platform Overview

Built upon the capability of the Intel® Xeon® 6700/6500-series processors with P-cores or
Intel® Xeon® 6700- series processor with E- cores, the X14SBW- F/- TF WIO motherboard
provides system performance, power efficiency, and feature sets to address the needs of next-
generation computer users.

The X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard utilizes Supermicro legendary WIO rich and flexible I/O
configuration features dramatically increases system performance in smallest footprint for a
multitude of server, networking and storage applications and supports the following features:
l One WIO PCIe 5.0 x8 right riser (in x16) slot, one WIO PCIe 5.0 x32 left riser slot, five
PCIe 5.0 x8 PCIe 5.0 MCIO connectors, CXL 2.0
l BMC supports remote management, virtualization, Redfish, and the security package for
enterprise platforms
l Single socket E2 (LGA 4710) supported, processor supports up to 350 W TDP
l Supports up to 2 TB of 3DS RDIMM/MRDIMM DDR5 ECC memory with speeds of up to
8000 MT/s in eight DIMM slots

Note: Intel® Xeon® 6700/6500-series processors with P-cores is required to support

MRDIMM.

l Dual LAN with 10G Base-T with Intel® X550 (X14SBW-TF)

l Onboard TPM9672: TCG2.0, FIPS 140-2 Level 2, Intel TXT, and Microsoft Windows
certification
l Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX), Intel Trusted Domain Extensions (TDX)
l Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT), Intel Dynamic Load Balancer (DLB) 2.5, Intel Data
Streaming Accelerator, Intel In-Memory Analytics Accelerator (IAA) 2.0

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1.3 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss
The Basic I/O System (BIOS) provides a setting that determines how the system will respond
when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system to
remain powered off (in which case you must press the power switch to turn it back on), or for it
to automatically return to the power-on state. See Advanced Setup Configurations under "UEFI
BIOS" on page 100 for this setting. The default setting is Last State.

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1.4 System Health Monitoring

Onboard Voltage Monitors
An onboard voltage monitor will continuously scan the voltages of the onboard chipset,
memory, processor, and battery. Once a voltage becomes unstable, a warning is given or an
error message is sent to the screen. You can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the
sensitivity of the voltage monitor. Real time voltage levels are displayed in IPMI.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

The system health monitor embedded in the BMC chip can check the RPM status of the cooling
fans. The processor and chassis fans are controlled via lPMI.

Environmental Temperature Control

System Health sensors in the BMC monitor the temperatures and voltage settings of onboard
processors and the system in real time via the IPMI interface. Whenever the temperature of the
processor or the system exceeds a user-defined threshold, system/processor cooling fans will
be turned on to prevent the processor or the system from overheating.

Note: To avoid possible system overheating, be sure to provide adequate airflow to your
system.

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1.5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. The ACPI specification defines
a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power
management features throughout a computer system, including its hardware, operating system
and application software. This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals
such as network cards, hard disk drives, and printers.

In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI also provides a

generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play, an operating system- independent
interface for configuration control. ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures
while providing a processor architecture-independent implementation that is compatible with
Windows Server 2025.

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Chapter 2:

Component Installation
This chapter provides instructions on installing and replacing main system components for the
X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard. To prevent compatibility issues, only use components that match
the specifications and/or part numbers given.

Installation or replacement of most components require that power first be removed from the
system. Follow the procedures given in each section.

2.1 Static-Sensitive Devices 28

Precautions 28
Unpacking 28
2.2 Motherboard Installation 29
Tools Needed 29
Installing the Motherboard 29
2.3 Processor and Heatsink Installation 31
LGA 4710 Socket E2 Processors 31
Overview of the Processor Carrier 32
Overview of the Processor Socket 33
Overview of the Processor Heatsink Module 33
Installing the Processor 35
Assembling the Processor Heatsink Module 38
Preparing the Processor Socket for Installation 43
Preparing to Install the PHM into the Processor Socket 44
Installing the Processor Heatsink Module 47
Removing the Processor Heatsink Module 53
2.4 Memory Support and Installation 62
Memory Support 62
General Guidelines for Optimizing Memory Performance 66
DIMM Installation 67
DIMM Removal 69
2.5 Battery Removal and Installation 70
Battery Removal 70

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Proper Battery Disposal 70

Battery Installation 70
2.6 Connections, Jumpers, and LEDs 71
Power Supply and Power Connections 71
Headers and Connections 72
Front Control Panel Header 78
I/O Ports 82
Jumper Settings 86
LED Indicators 89

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2.1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To avoid damaging your
motherboard, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally
sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions
l Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
l Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag.
l Handle the motherboard by its edges only. Do not touch its components, peripheral
chips, memory modules, or gold contacts.
l When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
l Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.
l For grounding purposes, make sure that your computer chassis provides excellent
conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners, and the
motherboard.
l Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery. Do not install the onboard battery
upside down to avoid possible explosion.

Unpacking
The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When unpacking
the motherboard, make sure that the person handling it is static protected.

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2.2 Motherboard Installation

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis. Make sure that
the locations of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match.
Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners, metal ones are highly
recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis. Make sure that the metal
standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly.

Tools Needed

Figure 2-1. Torque Driver (1), Phillips Screws (10), Standoffs (10, only if needed)

Notes:
l To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components, do not use a force greater

than 8 lbf-in on each mounting screw during motherboard installation.

l Some components are very close to the mounting holes. Take precautionary
measures to avoid damaging these components when installing the motherboard to
the chassis.

Installing the Motherboard

1. Install the I/O shield into the back of the chassis, if applicable.

Figure 2-2. Installing the I/O Shield

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Note: Images displayed are for illustration purposes only. The components installed in
your system may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the
manual.

2. Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard. See Motherboard Installation for the
location.

Figure 2-3. Locating the Mounting Holes

3. Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis. Align the mounting holes on the
motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis.

Figure 2-4. Aligning the Mounting Holes

4. Install standoffs in the chassis as needed.

5. Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damaging other motherboard
components.

6. Insert pan head #6 screws into the mounting holes on the motherboard and the matching
mounting holes on the chassis.

7. Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed in the chassis.

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2.3 Processor and Heatsink Installation

This section provides procedures to install the processor(s) and heatsink(s).

Notes:
l Take industry standard precautions to avoid ESD damage. For details, see "Static-

Sensitive Devices" on page 28.

l Before starting, make sure that the plastic socket cap is in place and none of the
socket pins are bent. If any damage is noted, contact your retailer.
l Do not connect the system power cord before the processor and heatsink installation
is complete.
l When handling the processor, avoid touching or placing direct pressure on the LGA
lands (gold contacts). Improper installation or socket misalignment can cause serious
damage to the processor or processor socket.
l Install the processor in the socket and the motherboard into the chassis before
installing the heatsink.
l When buying a processor separately, use only a Supermicro certified heatsink.
l Refer to the Supermicro website for the most recent processor support.
l When installing the heatsink, ensure a torque driver set to the correct force is used for
each screw.
l Thermal grease is pre-applied on a new heatsink. No additional thermal grease is
needed.

LGA 4710 Socket E2 Processors

Processor Top View

Figure 2-5. Processor (SP XCC left, SP HCC/LCC right)

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Note: The motherboard supports three processor SKUs: SP XCC, SP HCC, and SP LCC.
Each SKU supports a specific carrier; the SP XCC processor supports Carrier E2A while SP
HCC and SP LCC support Carrier E2B. Make sure the processors of the same SKU are on
the motherboard.

Overview of the Processor Carrier

The motherboard supports two types of processors and their associated processor carrier.

Processor Carriers

Figure 2-6. Carrier (SP XCC E2A left, SP HCC/LCC E2B right)

Figure 2-7. Carrier Top View (SP XCC E2A left, SP HCC/LCC E2B right)

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Figure 2-8. Carrier Bottom View (SP XCC E2A left, SP HCC/LCC E2B right)

Overview of the Processor Socket

The processor socket is protected by a plastic protective cover.

Figure 2-9. Plastic Protective Cover and Processor Socket

Overview of the Processor Heatsink Module

The Processor Heatsink Module (PHM) contains a heatsink, a processor carrier, and the
processor.

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Figure 2-10. Heatsink (1U left, 2U right)

Figure 2-11. Heatsink

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Figure 2-12. Carrier (SP XCC E2A left, SP HCC/LCC E2B right)

Figure 2-13. Processor (SP XCC E2A left, SP HCC/LCC E2B right)

Installing the Processor

To install the processor, follow the steps below:

1. Before installation, make sure the lever on the processor carrier is pressed down as
shown below.

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Figure 2-14. Carrier Lever (SP XCC left, SP HCC/LCC right)

2. Hold the processor with the LGA lands (gold contacts) facing up. Locate the small, gold
triangle in the corner of the processor and the corresponding hollowed triangle on the
processor carrier. These triangles indicate pin 1.

Figure 2-15. Processor (SP XCC E2A left, SP HCC/LCC E2B right)

Figure 2-16. Carrier (SP XCC E2A left, SP HCC/LCC E2B right)

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3. Use the triangles as a guide to carefully align and place one end of the processor into the
latch marked A, and place the other end of the processor into the latch marked B as
shown below.

Figure 2-17. Keys and Latches Locations (SP XCC E2A left, SP HCC/LCC E2B
right)

4. Examine all corners to ensure that the processor is firmly attached to the carrier.

Figure 2-18. SP XCC E2A Keys and Latches

Figure 2-19. SP HCC/LCC E2B Keys and Latches Together

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Figure 2-20. Carrier Assembly Completed (SP XCC E2A left, SP HCC/LCC E2B
right)

Assembling the Processor Heatsink Module

After installing the processor into the carrier, mount it onto the heatsink to create the processor
heatsink module (PHM):

1. Loosen the Torx screw from the heatsink.

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Figure 2-21. Loosening the Screw

2. Gently pull the heatsink fan upward to detach it from the heatsink.

Figure 2-22. Heatsink Fan Detached

3. Note the label on top of the heatsink, which marks the airflow direction. Turn the heatsink
over and orient the heatsink so the airflow arrow is pointing towards the triangle on the
processor.

4. If this is a new heatsink, the thermal grease has been pre-applied. Otherwise, apply the
proper amount of thermal grease.

5. Hold the processor carrier so the processor's gold contacts are facing up, then align the
holes of the processor carrier with the holes on the heatsink. Press the processor carrier
down until it snaps into place. The plastic clips of the processor carrier will lock at the
four corners.

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Figure 2-23. Carrier with 1U Heatsink (SP XCC left, SP HCC/LCC right)

Figure 2-24. Carrier with 2U Heatsink (SP XCC left, SP HCC/LCC right)

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Figure 2-25. Carrier with 4U Heatsink (SP XCC left, SP HCC/LCC right)

Figure 2-26. PHM Plastic Clips Locked (1U left, 2U right)

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Figure 2-27. PHM Plastic Clips Locked

6. Examine all corners to ensure that the plastic clips on the processor carrier are firmly
attached to the heatsink.

Figure 2-28. 1U PHM Completed (SP XCC left, SP HCC/LCC right)

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Figure 2-29. 2U PHM Completed (SP XCC left, SP HCC/LCC right)

Figure 2-30. 4U PHM Completed (SP XCC left, SP HCC/LCC right)

Preparing the Processor Socket for Installation

This motherboard comes with a plastic protective cover installed on the processor socket.
Remove it from the socket to install the Processor Heatsink Module (PHM). Gently pull up one
corner of the plastic protective cover to remove it.

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1. Press the tabs inward.

Figure 2-31. Processor Socket with Plastic Protective Cover

2. Pull up the protective cover from the socket.

Note: Do not touch or bend the socket pins.

Figure 2-32. Plastic Protective Cover Removed

Preparing to Install the PHM into the Processor Socket

After assembling the Processor Heatsink Module (PHM), you are ready to install it into the
processor socket. To ensure the proper installation, follow the procedures below:

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1. Locate four threaded fasteners (marked a, b, c, and d) on the processor socket.

Figure 2-33. Threaded Fasteners

2. Locate four PEEK nuts (marked A, B, C, and D) and four rotating wires (marked 1, 2, 3,
and 4) on the heatsink.

Figure 2-34. PEEK Nuts and Rotating Wires (1U left, 2U right)

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Figure 2-35. PEEK Nuts and Rotating Wires

3. Check the rotating wires (marked 1, 2, 3, and 4) to make sure that they are at unlatched
positions before installing the PHM into the processor socket.

Figure 2-36. 1U Unlatched Positions

Figure 2-37. 2U Unlatched Positions

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Figure 2-38. 4U Unlatched Positions

Installing the Processor Heatsink Module

1. Align pin 1 of the PHM with the printed triangle on the processor socket.

2. Make sure all four PEEK nuts of the heatsink (marked A, B, C, and D) are aligned with
the threaded fasteners (marked a, b, c, and d), then gently place the heatsink on top of
the processor socket.

Figure 2-39. Aligning the Heatsink with the Socket (1U left, 2U right)

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Figure 2-40. Aligning the Heatsink with the Socket

3. Press all four rotating wires outwards and make sure that the heatsink is securely
latched into the processor socket.

Figure 2-41. Latching the PHM (1U left, 2U right)

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Figure 2-42. Latching the PHM (4U)

4. With a T30 bit torque driver set to a force of 8.0 in-lbf (0.904 N-m), gradually tighten the
four screws to ensure even pressure. You can start with any screw, but make sure to
tighten the screws in a diagonal pattern.

Important: Do not use a force greater than 8.0 in-lbf (0.904 N-m). Exceeding this
force may over-torque the screw, causing damage to the processor, heatsink, and
screw.

5. Examine all corners to ensure that the PHM is firmly attached to the socket.

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Figure 2-43. Installing the PHM with a Torque Driver (1U left, 2U right)

Figure 2-44. Installing the PHM with a Torque Driver

6. Align the aluminum fan shroud against the top of the 4U heatsink. The fan shroud was
designed to match perfectly with the top of the heatsink in terms of geometric shape.

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Figure 2-45. Aligning the Heatsink Fan

7. When the fan shroud and the top of the heatsink are properly aligned, gently push the
fan onto the heatsink until the bottom of the fan properly rests on the two hooks of the
heatsink.

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Figure 2-46. Installing the Heatsink Fan

8. Insert the Torx screw into the screw hole on top of the heatsink and turn it clockwise to
tighten the screw.

Figure 2-47. Tightening the Screw

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9. Connect the fan power connector to a 4-pin fan header on the motherboard.

Figure 2-48. Connecting the Fan Power

Removing the Processor Heatsink Module

Before removing the processor heatsink module (PHM) from the motherboard, shut down the
system and then unplug the AC power cord from all power supplies.

Then follow the steps below:

1. Loosen the Torx screw from the heatsink. Unplug the fan power connector from the fan
header.

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Figure 2-49. Loosening the Screw and Unplugging the Fan Power Header

2. Gently pull the heatsink fan upward to detach it from the heatsink.

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Figure 2-50. Removing the Fan

3. Use a screwdriver to loosen the four screws. You can start with any screw, but make
sure to loosen the screws in a diagonal pattern.

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Figure 2-51. Loosening the Screws (1U left, 2U right)

Figure 2-52. Loosening the Screws

4. Press the four rotating wires inwards to unlatch the PHM from the socket.

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Figure 2-53. Unlatching the PHM (1U left, 2U right)

Figure 2-54. Unlatching the PHM

5. Gently lift the PHM upwards to remove it from the socket.

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Figure 2-55. Removing the PHM from the Socket (1U left, 2U right)

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Figure 2-56. Removing the PHM from the Socket

6. To remove the processor from the heatsink, gently lift the lever from the processor
carrier.

Figure 2-57. Carrier with 1U Heatsink (SP XCC left, SP HCC/LCC right)

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Figure 2-58. Carrier with 2U Heatsink (SP XCC left, SP HCC/LCC right)

Figure 2-59. Carrier with 4U Heatsink

7. To remove the processor, move the lever to its unlocked position and gently remove the
processor.

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Figure 2-60. Removing the Processor (SP XCC left, SP HCC/LCC right)

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2.4 Memory Support and Installation

Important: Exercise extreme care when installing or removing memory modules to prevent
any damage.

Note: Check the Supermicro website for recommended memory modules.

Memory Support
The X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard supports up to 2 TB of 3DS RDIMM/MRDIMM DDR5 ECC
memory with speeds of up to 8000 MT/s in eight memory slots.

Note: Intel® Xeon® 6700/6500- series processors with P- cores is required to support
MRDIMM.

DDR5-6400 Memory Support for Intel® Xeon® 6700/6500 Series Processors with P-Cores

DIMM Capacity (GB)

Speed (MT/s); Voltage (V); Slots per

Ranks Per DIMM, Channel (SPC) and DIMMs per Channel

DRAM Density
Type Data Width (DPC)

(Stack)
16 Gb 24 Gb 32 Gb 1DPC/2SPC

1DPC 1DPC 1DPC +1.1 V

1Rx8 16 GB 24 GB -

1Rx4 32 GB 48 GB -
RDIMM
2Rx8 32 GB 48 GB - 6400, 6000, 5600, 5200, 4800 (DDR5-

2Rx4 64 GB 96 GB 128 GB* 6400 rated RDIMMs only)

4Rx4 - - -
3DS RDIMM
8Rx4 - - 256 GB*^

2Rx8 32 GB - -
MRDIMM 8000, 7200 (MRDIMM-8800 only)
2Rx4 64 GB - -

Notes:
l The items marked with an asterisk (*) are supported in 1S/2S/4S systems. The items

with circumflex (^) are supported in 8S systems. All others support 1S/2S only.

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CXL Memory Configuration Support for Intel® Xeon® 6700/6500 Series Processors with P-
Cores

Native DDR5 Memory Per Socket CXL Memory Per Socket

CXL
Slot 0
Slot 0 DRAM CXL CXL Capacity CXL 4S and
DIMM DIMM CXL
DIMM Density Memory Memory Per Inter 8S
Capacity Type Mode
Ranks (Gb) Channels Type Device/ leave support
(GB)
Module

1x4*,

2Rx4 96 10x4 24 2+2 DDR5 x8 96 GB# 2x2, 1LM+Vol Yes

4x1

DDR4 1x4*,

2Rx4 128 10x4 32 2+2 x8#, 128 GB 2x2, 1LM+Vol Yes

DDR x8 4x1

hetero
2Rx4 128 10x4 32 2+2 DDR5 x8 128 GB Hetero Yes
x12

1x6*,

2Rx4 64 10x4 16 2+2+2 DDR5 x8 128 GB 2x3, 1LM+Vol No

3x2

2Rx4 64 10x4 16 2 DDR5 x8 128 GB 1x2* 1LM+Vol No

Intel Flat
DDR5 2ch 128
2Rx4 64 10x4 16 1+1 1x2* Memory Yes
x16 GB
Mode

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Notes:
l The items with an asterisk (*) are the default settings in the BIOS.

l The Intel® Xeon® 6700/6500-series processors with P-cores CXL memory

configurations are 1DPC ('Slot 0') only for native DDR5.
l CXL Memory Channel: number of devices per root port, with root ports separated by
"+". e.g. 2+2+2+2 = four root ports populated with two devices per root port.
l CXL Interleave: sets x ways, e.g. 2x4 = One set of two modules, interleaved four-way
l CXL Modes:
l 1LM+Vol= Native DDR5 ('1LM') and (volatile) CXL memory visible to SW as
separate tiers, separately interleaved.
l Hetero x12 = DDR5 and (volatile) CXL memory interleaved together in one 12-way
set.
l Flat Memory Mode = HW manages data movement between DDR5 and CXL
memory, total capacity visible to SW

Intel® Xeon® 6700/6500 Series Processors with P-Cores DDR5 Memory

Population Table
(1 Processor and 8 DIMMs Installed, 1DPC)
DIMM Counts Memory Population Sequence (1DPC)
1 Processor and
DIMMA1
1 DIMM
1 Processor and DIMMA1/DIMMC1/DIMME1/DIMMG1
4 DIMMs DIMMB1/DIMMD1/DIMMF1/DIMMH1
1 Processor and
DIMMA1/DIMMB1/DIMMC1/DIMMD1/DIMME1/DIMMF1/DIMMG1/DIMMH1
8 DIMMs

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DDR5-6400 Memory Support for Intel® Xeon® 6700-Series Processors with E-Cores

(Only DDR5-6400 Related RDIMMs Supported)

DIMM Capacity (GB)

Speed (MT/s); Voltage (V); Slots per

Channel (SPC) and DIMMs per Channel

Ranks Per DIMM, DRAM Density
Type (DPC)
Data Width (Stack)

16 Gb 24 Gb 32 Gb 1DPC/2SPC

1DPC 1DPC 1DPC +1.1 V

1Rx4 32 GB - -

2Rx8 32 GB - -
RDIMM
2Rx4 64 GB 96 GB - 6400, 6000, 5600, 5200, 4800 (DDR5-6400

2Rx4 - - 128 GB rated RDIMMs only)

3DS
4Rx4 - - 256 GB
RDIMM

CXL Memory Configuration Support for Intel® Xeon® 6700 Series Processors with E-Cores

Native DDR5 Memory Per Socket CXL Memory Per Socket

CXL
Slot 0
Slot 0 DRAM CXL CXL Capacity
DIMM DIMM CXL CXL
DIMM Density Memory Memory Per
Capacity Type Interleave Mode
Ranks (Gb) Channels Type Device/
(GB)
Module

1x4*, 2x2,
2Rx4 64 10x4 16 2+2 DDR5 x8 64 GB 1LM+Vol
4x1

2Rx4 64 10x4 16 1+1 DDR5 x16 128 GB 1x2*, 2x1 1LM+Vol

Intel Flat

1Rx4 32 10x4 16 2 DDR5 x8 128 GB 1x2* Memory

Mode

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Notes:
l The items with an asterisk (*) are the default settings in the BIOS.

l The Intel® Xeon® 6700-series processors with E-cores CXL memory configurations
are 1DPC ('Slot 0') only for native DDR5.
l CXL Memory Channel: number of devices per root port, with root ports separated by
"+," e.g. 2+2+2+2 = four root ports populated with two devices per root port.
l CXL Interleave: sets x ways, e.g. 2x4 = One set of two modules, interleaved four-way.
l CXL Modes:
l 1LM + Vol = DDR5 ('1LM') and (volatile) CXL memory visible to SW as separate
tiers, separately interleaved.
l Flat Memory Mode = HW manages data movement between DDR5 and CXL
memory, total capacity visible to SW.

Intel® Xeon® 6700 Series Processors with E-Cores DDR5 Memory Population
Table
(1 Processor and 8 DIMMs Installed, 1DPC)
DIMM Counts Memory Population Sequence (1DPC)
1 Processor and
DIMMA1
1 DIMM
1 Processor and
DIMMA1/DIMMB1/DIMMC1/DIMMD1/DIMME1/DIMMF1/DIMMG1/DIMMH1
8 DIMMs

General Guidelines for Optimizing Memory Performance

l Using DDR5 memories with the same type, size, speed, ranking, and density is a
mandatory requirement.
l First, confirm whether the installed CPU supports P-cores or E-cores, then refer to the
corresponding memory population table and install the memory correctly.
l The motherboard will support an odd number amount of memory modules. However, to
achieve the best memory performance, a balanced memory population is
recommended.

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DIMM Installation

Important: Do not use excessive force when pressing the release tabs on the ends of the
DIMM socket to avoid causing any damage to the memory module or the DIMM socket.
Handle memory modules with care. Carefully follow all the instructions given in "Static-
Sensitive Devices" on page 28 to avoid ESD- related damages done to your memory
modules or components.

1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots based on the recommended
DIMM population table earlier in this section.

2. Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it.

Figure 2-61. Unlocking the DIMM Slot

3. Align the key of the DIMM with the receptive point on the memory slot.

Figure 2-62. Aligning the DIMM Slot with the Receptive Point

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4. Align the notches on both ends of the module against the receptive points on the ends of
the slot.

Figure 2-63. Aligning the Notches

5. Press both ends of the module straight down into the slot until the module snaps into
place.

6. Press the release tabs to the lock positions to secure the DIMM into the slot.

Figure 2-64. Securing the DIMM

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

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DIMM Removal

Important: Do not use excessive force when pressing the release tabs on the ends of the
DIMM socket to avoid causing any damage to the memory module or the DIMM socket.
Handle memory modules with care. Carefully follow all the instructions given in "Static-
Sensitive Devices" on page 28 to avoid ESD- related damages done to your memory
modules or components.

Press both release tabs on the ends of the DIMM socket to unlock it. Once the DIMM is
loosened, remove it from the memory slot.

Figure 2-65. Unlocking the DIMM Slot

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

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2.5 Battery Removal and Installation

Battery Removal
To remove the onboard battery, follow the steps below:

1. Power off your system and unplug your power cable.

2. Locate the onboard battery as shown below.

3. Using a tool such as a pen or a small screwdriver, push the battery lock outwards to
unlock it. Once unlocked, the battery will pop out from the holder.

4. Remove the battery.

Proper Battery Disposal

Important: Handle used batteries carefully. Do not damage the battery in any way; a
damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment. Do not discard a
used battery in the garbage or a public landfill. Comply with the regulations set up by your
local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly.

Battery Installation
To install an onboard battery, follow steps 1 and 2 above and continue below:

Important: When replacing a battery, be sure to only replace it with the same type.

1. Identify the battery's polarity. The positive (+) side should be facing up.

2. Insert the battery into the battery holder and push it down until you hear a click to ensure
that the battery is securely locked.

Figure 2-66. Installing a Battery

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2.6 Connections, Jumpers, and LEDs

Refer to the following sections for information about connections, jumpers, and LEDs for the
X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard.

Power Supply and Power Connections

For information about the power supply and power connections of the X14SBW- F/- TF
motherboard, refer to the following content.

Power Supply
As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable
operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates where noisy
power transmission is present.

Power Connectors
Power connectors are located at JPWR1, JPWR2, and JPWR3 on the X14SBW- F/- TF
motherboard. JPWR3 is the 24-pin power connector for the ATX power source. JPWR1 (8-pin)
and JPWR2 (4- pin) are the 12 V DC power connectors that provide power to the CPU in
conjunction with JPWR3. They can also be used as the sole 12 V DC only power inputs when
JPWR3 is not in use.

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ATX Power 24-pin Connection 8-pin CPU Power 4-pin CPU Power
Pin Definitions: 24 Total Pin Definitions: Pin Definitions:

Pin# Definition Pin# Definition Eight Total Four Total

Pin# Definition Pin# Definition

13 +3.3 V 1 +3.3 V

1–4 GND 1–2 GND

No
14 2 +3.3 V
Connection +12 V (12 V +12 V (12 V
5–8 3–4
Power) Power)
15 GND 3 GND

16 PS_ON 4 +5 V

17 GND 5 GND

18 GND 6 +5 V

19 GND 7 GND

Res (No
20 8 PWR_OK
Connection)

21 +5 V 9 +5 VSB

22 +5 V 10 +12 V

23 +5 V 11 +12 V

24 GND 12 +3.3 V

Headers and Connections

For information about the headers of the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard, refer to the following
content.

Chassis Intrusion
A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard. Attach the
appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you when the chassis is opened.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Definitions: Two Total

Pin# Definition

1 Intrusion Input

2 GND

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External BMC I²C Header

A System Management Bus header for the BMC is located at JIPMB1 on the X14SBW-F/-TF
motherboard. Connect the appropriate cable here to use the IPMB I²C connection on your
system.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

Fan Headers
There are six 4-pin fan headers (FAN1–FAN6) on the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard. All the 4-
pin fan headers are backwards compatible with the traditional 3-pin fans. However, fan speed
control is available for 4-pin fans only by Thermal Management via the IPMI 2.0 interface.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

4-pin Fan Header

Pin Definitions: Four Total

Pin# Definition

1 GND (Black)

2 +12 V (Red)

3 Tachometer

4 PWM Control

Inlet Sensor Header

An inlet sensor header is located at JSEN1 on the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard. The inlet
temperature sensor represents the ambient air temperature entering the system. The
equivalent temperature sensor retrievable by the onboard BMC is RT0.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

Inlet Sensor Header

Pin Definitions: Four Total

Pin# Definition

1 Data

2 GND

3 Clock

4 +3.3 V Standby

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M.2 Slots
Two M.2 M-Key slots are located at JM2_1, JM2_2 on the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard. M.2
was formerly known as Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF) and serves to replace mini PCIe.
M.2 allows for a variety of card sizes, increased functionality, and spatial efficiency. The M.2 M-
Key slots on the motherboard support PCIe 5.0 x2 devices in a 2280/22110 form factor.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

MCIO PCIe 5.0 x8 Connectors

Mini Cool Edge IO (MCIO) PCIe 5.0 x8 connectors are located at JNVME1–JNVME4 on the
X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

NC-SI Connection
The Network Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI) connection is located at JNCSI1 on the
X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard. This connection is used to connect a Network Interface Card
(NIC) to the motherboard to allow the onboard Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) to
communicate with a network.

Note: For detailed instructions on how to configure Network Interface Card (NIC) settings,
refer to the Network Interface Card Configuration User's Guide posted on the web page
under the link: https://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

NVMe SMBus Headers

Two NVMe SMBus (I²C) headers are located at JNVI²C1 and JNVI²C2 on the X14SBW-F/-TF
motherboard. They are used for PCIe SMBus clock and data connections, and provide hot-plug
support through a dedicated SMBus interface. This feature is only available for a complete
Supermicro system with a proprietary Supermicro NVMe add- on card and a proper cable
installed.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

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NVMe SMBus Headers

Pin Definitions: Four
Total

Pin# Definition

1 Data

2 GND

3 Clock

4 +3.3 V

Power SMB (I²C) Header

The Power System Management Bus (I²C) connector (JPI²C1 on the X14SBW- F/- TF
motherboard) monitors the power supply, fan, and system temperatures.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

Power SMBus Header

Pin Definitions: Five Total

Pin# Definition

1 Clock

2 Data

3 PMBUS_Alert

4 GND

5 +3.3 V

Standby Power
The Standby Power header is located at JSTBY1 on the motherboard. You must have a card
with a Standby Power connector and a cable to use this feature.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

Standby Power

Pin Definitions: Three Total

Pin# Definition

1 +5 V Standby

2 GND

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Standby Power

Pin Definitions: Three Total

Pin# Definition

3 No Connection

SATA 3.0 Ports

Eight SATA 3.0 ports are located at SATA0–7 on the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard. Use a
SlimSAS cable to connect SATA 3.0 or PCIe devices to the motherboard.

TPM/Port 80 Header
The JTPM1 header on the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard is used to connect a Trusted Platform
Module (TPM)/Port 80, which is available from Supermicro (optional). A TPM/Port 80 connector
is a security device that supports encryption and authentication in storage drives. It allows the
motherboard to deny access if the TPM associated with the storage drive is not installed in the
system. Information on the TPM is available at the following page:

https://www.supermicro.com/manuals/other/AOM-TPM-9670V_9670H__X12_H12.pdf

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

Trusted Platform Module Header

Pin Definitions: 10 Total

Pin# Definition Pin# Definition

1 +3.3 V 2 SPI_CS#

3 RESET# 4 SPI_MISO

5 SPI_CLK 6 Ground

7 SPI_MOSI 8 No Connection

9 +1.8 V Standby 10 SPI_IRQ#

VROC RAID Key Header

A VROC RAID Key header is located at JRK1 on the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard. Install a
VROC RAID key on JRK1 for NVMe RAID support as shown in the illustration below.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

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Intel VROC Key

Pin Definitions:
Four Total

Pin# Definition

1 GND

2 +3.3 V Standby

3 GND

4 CPU RAID Key

Note: Images displayed are for illustrative purposes only. The components installed in your
system may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual.

Note: For detailed instructions on how to configure VROC RAID settings, refer to the VROC
RAID Configuration User's Guide posted on the web page under the following link:
https://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.

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Front Control Panel Header

JF1 on the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard contains header pins for various buttons and
indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These
connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro chassis. See the figure below for
the descriptions of the front control panel buttons and LED indicators.

Power Button
The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 on the X14SBW- F/- TF
motherboard. Momentarily contacting both pins will power on/off the system. This button can
also be configured to function as a suspend button (with a setting in the BIOS). To turn off the
power when the system is in suspend mode, press the button for four seconds or longer.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

Power Button

Pin Definitions (JF1)

Pin# Definition

1 Signal

2 GND

Reset Button
The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 on the X14SBW- F/- TF
motherboard. Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the computer case to reset the system.

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For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

Reset Button

Pin Definitions (JF1)

Pin# Definition

3 Reset

4 GND

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 on the X14SBW-F/-TF
motherboard.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

Power Fail LED

Pin Definitions (JF1)

Pin# Definition

5 +3.3 V

6 PWR Supply Fail

Overheat/Fan Fail and UID LED

Connect an LED cable to pins 7 and 8 of the Front Control Panel to use the Overheat/Fan Fail
LED connections. The LED on pin 8 provides warnings of overheat or fan failure.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

OH/Fan Fail OH/Fan Fail/UID LED

Indicator Status Pin Definitions (JF1)
Pin Definitions (JF1) Pin# Definition

State Definition
7 UID LED (Blue)

Off Normal
OH/FAN Fail
8
On Overheat LED

Flashing Fan Fail

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NIC1/NIC2 (LAN1/LAN2)
The Network Interface Controller (NIC) LED connection for LAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and
12 of JF1 on the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard, and LAN port 2 is on pins 9 and 10. Attach the
NIC LED cables here to display network activity.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

LAN1/LAN2 LED

Pin Definitions (JF1)

Pin# Definition

9 VCC

10 NIC2 Link/Active LED

11 VCC

12 NIC1 Link/Active LED

UID Switch/HDD LED

The UID Button/HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 on the X14SBW-F/-
TF motherboard. Attach a cable to pin 13 to use the UID button. Attach a cable to pin 14 to
show storage drive activity status.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

UID Button/HDD LED

Pin Definitions (JF1)

Pin# Definition

13 +3.3 V Standby/UID Button

14 HDD Activity

Power LED
The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 on the X14SBW- F/- TF
motherboard.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

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Power LED

Pin Definitions (JF1)

Pin# Definition

15 +3.3 V

16 PWR LED

NMI Button
The non-maskable interrupt (NMI) button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 on the
X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

NMI Button

Pin Definitions (JF1)

Pin# Definition

19 Control

20 GND

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I/O Ports

Figure 2-67. X14SBW-F/-TF I/O Ports

I/O Ports
# Description # Description
1 COM1 5 LAN1
2 BMC_LAN 6 LAN2
3 USB0 (3.2 Gen 1) 7 VGA
4 USB1 (3.2 Gen 1) 8 UID Button

COM Port
There is one COM port (COM1) on the I/O ports of the motherboard. The COM port provides
serial communication support.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

COM Port

Pin Definitions: 11 Total

Pin# Definition Pin# Definition

1 SP_DCD0 6 SP_DSR0

2 SP_RXD0 7 SP_RTS0

3 SP_TXD0 8 SP_CTS0

4 SP_DTR0 9 SP_RI0

5 GND 10 GND

11 GND

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LAN Ports
The motherboard has dual 1 GbE LAN ports (i210, X14SBW-F) or dual 10 GbE LAN ports
(X550, X14SBW-TF) located at the rear I/O ports of the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard. The two
1 GbE and 10 GbE LAN ports accept RJ45 cables. In addition to the LAN ports, there is one
dedicated BMC LAN port.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

LAN Ports BMC LAN

Pin Definitions: 21 Total Pin Definitions: 19 Total

Pin# Definition Pin# Definition Pin# Definition Pin# Definition

1 TRD1P 11 TRD4N Link 1000 LED

29
(Amber)
2 TRD1N 12 TRCT4

Link 100 LED

3 TRCT1 13 TRD5P 20 TD0+ 30
(Green)
4 TRD2P 14 TRD5N
Active LED
5 TRD2N 15 L1-GRE- 21 TD0- 31
(Yellow)
6 TRCT2 16 L1-GRE+
22 TD1+ 32 GND
7 TRD3P 17 L2-YEL-
23 TD1- 33 SGND
8 TRD3N 18 COMMON
24 TD2+ 34 SGND
9 TRCT3 19 L2-GRE
25 TD2- 35 SGND
10 TRD4P 20 CG1
26 TD3+ 36 SGND
21 CG2
27 TD3-

28 GND

Unit Identifier Button

A Unit Identifier (UID) button and two LED Indicators are located on the motherboard. The UID
button is located near the I/O ports of the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard.

Note: After pushing and holding the UID button for 12 seconds, all BMC settings including
username and password will revert back to the factory default. Only the network settings and
FRU are retained.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

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Function User Input Behavior LED Activity

UID LED Push Once Turns on the UID LED UID LED turns solid blue
Indicator Push Again Turns off the UID LED UID LED turns off
Push and hold for 6 BMC Heartbeat LED turns
BMC will do a cold boot
seconds solid green
BMC Reset BMC will reset to factory
Push and hold for 12 BMC Heartbeat LED turns
default
seconds solid green

UID Button UID LED

Pin Definitions: Pin Definitions:
Four Total Four Total

Pin# Definition Color Status

1 Button In 1 Button In

2 GND 2 GND

G1 GND G1 GND

G2 GND G2 GND

USB Ports
There are two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (USB0/1) at the rear I/O ports of the X14SBW-F/-TF
motherboard. There is one header on the motherboard that can support two USB 3.2 Gen 1
ports (USB2/3) with the proper cable for testing purposes. The header is not accessible when
the system top is covered.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

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USB0/1 (USB 3.2 Gen 1) Port USB 2/3 (USB 3.2 Gen 1) Header
Pin Definitions: 18 Total Pin Definitions: 20 Total

Pin# Definitions Pin# Definitions Pin# Definitions Pin# Definitions

1 VBUS 10 VBUS 1 VBUS 11 IntA_P2_D+

2 D- 11 D- IntA_P1_
2 12 IntA_P2_D-
SSRX-
3 D+ 12 D+

IntA_P1_
4 GND 13 GND 3 13 GND
SSRX+
5 STDA_SSRX- 14 STDA_SSRX-
IntA_P2_
6 STDA_SSRX+ 15 STDA_SSRX+ 4 GND 14
SSTX+
7 GND 16 GND
IntA_P1_ IntA_P2_
5 15
8 STDA_SSTX- 17 STDA_SSTX- SSTX- SSTX-

9 STDA_SSTX+ 18 STDA_SSTX+ IntA_P1_

6 16 GND
SSTX+

IntA_P2_
7 GND 17
SSRX+

IntA_P2_
8 IntA_P1_D- 18
SSRX-

9 IntA_P1_D+ 19 VBUS

10 GND 20 No Connection

VGA Port
A video (VGA) port is located on the I/O ports of the motherboard. The VGA port provides
analog interface support between the computer and the video displays.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

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Jumper Settings
To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional
settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin
1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board. See the diagram below for
an example of jumping pins 1 and 2. Refer to the motherboard layout page for jumper locations.

Note: On two-pin jumpers, "Closed" means the jumper is on and "Open" means the jumper
is off the pins.

Figure 2-68. Jumping Connector Pins

CMOS Clear
JBT1 on the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard is used to clear CMOS, which will also clear any
passwords. Instead of pins, this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally
clearing the contents of CMOS.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

1. First power down the system and unplug the power cord(s).

2. Remove the cover of the chassis to access the motherboard.

3. Remove the onboard battery from the motherboard.

4. Short the CMOS pads, JBT1, with a metal object such as a small screwdriver for at least
four seconds.

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Note: Clearing CMOS will also clear all passwords.

5. Remove the screwdriver (or shorting device).

6. Replace the cover, reconnect the power cord(s), and power on the system.

I²C Buses for VRM

Jumpers JVRM1 and JVRM2 allow the BMC to access CPU and memory VRM controllers.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

JVRM1 JVRM2
Jumper Settings Jumper Settings

Jumper Jumper
Definition Definition
Setting Setting

SMB Data (to SMB CLOCK (to

Pins 1–2 Pins 1–2
BMC) BMC)

LAN Port Enable/Disable

Use JPL1 to enable or disable the i210 LAN1 port (for X14SBW-F). Use JPL2 to enable or
disable the i210 LAN2 port (for X14SBW-F). Use JPL3 to enable or disable the X550 LAN1 and
LAN2 ports (for X14SBW-TF). The default setting is Enabled.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

LAN Port Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Definition

Pins 1–2 Enabled (Default)

Pins 2–3 Disabled

Onboard TPM Enable/Disable

Use JPT1 to enable or disable the onboard TPM.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

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TPM Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Definition

Pins 1–2 Enabled (Default)

Pins 2–3 Disabled

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LED Indicators
For information about the LED indicators on the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard, refer to the
following content.

BMC Heartbeat LED

A BMC Heartbeat LED is located at LEDBMC on the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard. When this
LED is blinking, the BMC is functioning normally.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator

LED Color Definition

Green: Blinking BMC Normal

BMC LAN LEDs

The dedicated BMC LAN connection on the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard features two LEDs.
The LED on the right indicates activity, and the LED on the left indicates the speed of the
connection.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

BMC LAN LEDs

Color/State Definition

Green: Solid 100 Mbps

Link (left)
Amber: Solid 1 Gbps

Activity
Amber: Blinking Active
(right)

M.2 LEDs
M.2 LEDs are located at LED4 and LED7 on the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard. When these
LEDs are blinking, the M.2 devices are functioning normally.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

M.2 LED State

LED Color Definition

Green: Blinking Device Working

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Onboard Power LED

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

Onboard Power LED Indicator

LED Color Definition

Off System Power Off (power cable not connected)

Green System Power On

Unit ID (UID) LED

The UID LED indicator is located at LED6 on the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard. This UID
indicator provides easy identification of a system that may need to be serviced.

For a detailed diagram of the X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard, see the layout under "Quick
Reference" on page 12.

UID LED

LED Indicator

LED Color Definitions

Blue: On System Identified

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Chapter 3:

Troubleshooting
The following content contains information on common issues and how to resolve them.

3.1 Troubleshooting Procedures 92

Before Power On 92
No Power 92
No Video 92
System Boot Failure 92
Memory Errors 93
Losing the System's Setup Configuration 93
If the System Becomes Unstable 93
3.2 Technical Support Procedures 95
3.3 Motherboard Battery 96
3.4 Where to Get Replacement Components 97
3.5 Returning Merchandise for Service 98
3.6 Feedback 99

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3.1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all of the
procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the "Technical Support Procedures" on
page 95 or "Returning Merchandise for Service" on page 98 section(s) in this chapter. Always
disconnect the AC power cord before adding, changing or installing any non hot- swap
hardware components. If the below steps do not fix the setup configuration problem, contact
your vendor for repairs.

Before Power On
1. Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis.

2. Disconnect all ribbon/wire cables from the motherboard, including those for the
keyboard and mouse.

3. Remove all add-on cards.

4. Install the processor (making sure it is fully seated) and connect the front panel
connectors to the motherboard.

No Power
1. Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis.

2. Make sure that the power connectors are properly connected.

3. Check that the 115 V/230 V switch, if available, on the power supply is properly set.

4. Turn the power switch on and off to test the system, if applicable.

5. Check the processor socket for bent pins and make sure the processor is fully seated.

6. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still supplies
approximately 3 VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

No Video
1. If the power is on, but you do not have video, remove all add-on cards and cables.

2. Remove all memory modules and turn on the system (if the alarm is on, check the specs
of memory modules, reset the memory, or try a different one).

System Boot Failure

If the system does not display Power-On-Self-Test (POST) or does not respond after the power
is turned on, do the following:

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1. Check the screen for an error message.

2. Clear the CMOS settings by unplugging the power cord and contacting both pads on the
CMOS clear jumper. Restart the system. Refer to "CMOS Clear" on page 86.

3. Remove all components from the motherboard and turn on the system with only one
DIMM installed. If the system boots, turn off the system and repopulate the components
back into the system to retest. Add one component at a time to isolate which one may
have caused the system boot issue.

Memory Errors
When suspecting faulty memory is causing the system issue, check the following:

1. Make sure that the memory modules are compatible with the system and are properly
installed. See "Component Installation" on page 26 for installation instructions. (For
memory compatibility, refer to the "Tested Memory List" link on the motherboard's
product page to see a list of supported memory.)

2. Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed. It is strongly recommended that
you use the same RAM type and speed for all DIMMs in the system.

3. Make sure that you are using the correct type of DIMMs recommended by the
manufacturer.

4. Check for bad DIMMs or slots by swapping a single module among all memory slots and
check the results.

Losing the System's Setup Configuration

1. Make sure that you are using a high-quality power supply. A poor-quality power supply
may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information. Refer to "Introduction" on
page 11 for details on recommended power supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still supplies
approximately 3 VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

If the System Becomes Unstable

If the system becomes unstable during or after OS installation, check the following:

1. Processor/BIOS support: Make sure that your processor is supported and that you have
the latest BIOS installed in your system.

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2. Memory support: Make sure that the memory modules are supported. Refer to the
product page on our website at https://www.supermicro.com. Test the modules using
memtest86 or a similar utility.

Note: Click on the "Tested Memory List" link on the motherboard's product page to
see a list of supported memory.

3. Storage Drive support: Make sure that all storage drives work properly. Replace the
failed storage drives with good ones.

4. System cooling: Check the system cooling to make sure that all heatsink fans and
processor/system fans, etc., work properly. Check the hardware monitoring settings in
the IPMI to make sure that the processor and system temperatures are within the normal
range. Also, check the front panel Overheat LED and make sure that it is not on.

5. Adequate power supply: Make sure that the power supply provides adequate power to
the system. Make sure that all power connectors are connected. Refer to our website for
more information on the minimum power requirements.

6. Proper software support: Make sure that the correct drivers are used.

If the system becomes unstable before or during OS installation, check the following:

1. Source of installation: Make sure that the devices used for installation are working
properly, including boot devices such as a USB flash or media device.

2. Cable connection: Check to make sure that all cables are connected and working
properly.

3. Use the minimum configuration for troubleshooting: Remove all unnecessary

components (starting with add-on cards first), and use the minimum configuration (but
with the processor and a memory module installed) to identify the trouble areas. Refer to
the steps listed above in this section for proper troubleshooting procedures.

4. Identify bad components by isolating them: If necessary, remove a component in

question from the chassis, and test it in isolation to make sure that it works properly.
Replace a bad component with a good one.

5. Check and change one component at a time instead of changing several items at the
same time. This will help isolate and identify the problem.

6. To find out if a component is good, swap this component with a new one to see if the
system will work properly. If so, then the old component is bad. You can also install the
component in question in another system. If the new system works, the component is
good and the old system has problems.

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3.2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, take the following steps. Also, note that as a motherboard
manufacturer, Supermicro also sells motherboards through its channels, so it is best to first
check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services. They should know of any
possible problems with the specific system configuration that was sold to you.

1. Refer to "Troubleshooting Procedures" on page 92 or see the FAQs on our website

(https://www.supermicro.com/FAQ/index.php) before contacting Technical Support.

2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website

(https://www.supermicro.com/support/resources/bios_ipmi.php).

3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when contacting
Supermicro for technical support:
l Motherboard model and PCB revision number
l BIOS release date/version (This can be seen on the initial display when your system
first boots up.)
l System configuration

4. An example of a Technical Support form is on our website at

https://webpr3.supermicro.com/SupportPortal.

5. Distributors: For immediate assistance, have your account number ready when placing a
call to our Technical Support department. For Supermicro contact information, refer to
"Contacting Supermicro" on page 10.

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3.3 Motherboard Battery

For information on removing, disposing of, and replacing the motherboard battery of your
system, refer to "Battery Removal and Installation" on page 70.

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3.4 Where to Get Replacement Components

If you need replacement parts for your X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard, to ensure the highest
level of professional service and technical support, purchase exclusively from our Supermicro
Authorized Distributors/System Integrators/Resellers. A list can be found on the Supermicro
website:

https://www.supermicro.com

Under the "Buy" menu, click the "Where to Buy" link.

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3.5 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any
warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned
Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning the motherboard to the
manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping
carton, and the shipping package is mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and handling
charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete.

For faster service, RMA authorizations can be requested online at the following page:

https://www.supermicro.com/RmaForm

Whenever possible, repack the motherboard in the original Supermicro carton, using the
original packaging material. If these are no longer available, be sure to pack the motherboard
securely, using packaging material to surround the motherboard so that it does not shift within
the carton and become damaged during shipping.

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages incurred in
shipping or from failure due to the alternation, misuse, abuse or improper maintenance of
products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor first for any product problems.

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3.6 Feedback
Supermicro values your feedback as we strive to improve our customer experience in all facets
of our business. Email us at Techwriterteam@supermicro.com to provide feedback on our
manuals.

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Chapter 4:

UEFI BIOS
The following content contains information on BIOS configuration with the X14SBW- F/- TF
motherboard.

4.1 Introduction 101

4.2 Main Setup 103
4.3 Advanced Setup Configuration 105
4.4 Event Logs 148
4.5 BMC 150
4.6 Security 154
4.7 Boot 161
4.8 Save & Exit 163

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4.1 Introduction
This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the motherboard. The BIOS is stored on
a chip and can be easily upgraded using the UEFI script (flash.nsh), the BMC WebUI, or the
SuperServer Automation Assistant (SAA) utility.

Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted
and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Refer to the Manual Download area of our
website for any changes to BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual.

Updating BIOS
It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems
with your system. Updated BIOS files are located on our website at the following page:

https://www.supermicro.com/support/resources/bios_ipmi.php

Check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our
website. Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer. Also,
check the current BIOS revision to make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before
downloading.

Important: Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent
possible system boot failure! Read the motherboard README file carefully before you
perform the BIOS update.

Unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable USB device and then boot into the built-in UEFI Shell and
type "flash.nsh <BIOS filename><BMC Username><BMC Password>" to start the BIOS
update. The flash script will invoke the SCC (EFI) tool automatically to perform the BIOS
update, beginning with uploading the BIOS image to BMC. After uploading the firmware, the
system will reboot to continue the process. The BMC will take over and continue the BIOS
update in the background. The process will take 3–5 minutes.

Starting the Setup Utility

To enter the BIOS Setup utility, press the <Delete> key while the system is booting-up. In most
cases, the <Delete> key is used to invoke the BIOS Setup screen. There are a few cases when
other hot keys are used, such as <F1>, <F2>, etc. Each main BIOS menu option is described in
this manual.

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The Main BIOS screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can be
configured. “Grayed- out” options cannot be configured. The right frame displays the key
legend. Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message. When a BIOS submenu
or item is selected in the left frame, it is highlighted in white. Often a text message will
accompany it. (Note that BIOS has default text messages built in. We retain the option to
include, omit, or change any of these text messages.) Settings printed in Bold are the default
values.

A "►" indicates a submenu. Highlighting such an item and pressing the <Enter> key open the
list of settings within that submenu.

The BIOS Setup utility uses a key-based navigation system called hot keys. Most of these hot
keys (<F1>, <F2>, <F3>, <F4>, <F5>, <F6>, <Enter>, <ESC>, the arrow keys, etc.) can be
used at any time during the setup navigation process.

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4.2 Main Setup

The Main setup screen appears when the AMI BIOS Setup utility is first entered. To return to
the Main setup screen, select the Main tab at the top of the screen. The Main BIOS setup
screen is shown below.

Figure 4-1. X14SBW-TF BIOS Main Setup Screen

System Date/System Time

Use the two features to change the system date and time. Highlight System Date or System
Time using the arrow keys. Enter new values using the keyboard. Press the <Tab> key or the
arrow keys to move between fields. The date must be entered in MM/DD/YYYY format. The
time is entered in HH:MM:SS format.

Note: The time is in the 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 P.M. appears as 17:30:00.

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BIOS Version

This feature displays the version of the BIOS ROM used in the system.

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Build Date

This feature displays the date when the version of the BIOS ROM used in the system was built.

CPLD Version

This feature displays the version of the Complex-Programmable Logical Device (CPLD) used
in the system.

Memory Information
Total Memory

This feature displays the total size of memory available in the system.

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4.3 Advanced Setup Configuration

Use the arrow keys to select the Advanced submenu and press <Enter> to access the
submenu items.

Important: Use caution when changing the Advanced settings. An incorrect value, an
improper DRAM frequency, or a wrong BIOS timing setting may cause the system to
malfunction. When this occurs, revert the setting to the manufacture default settings.

Figure 4-2. Advanced Setup Configuration Screen

Boot Feature Menu

►Boot Feature

Quiet Boot

Use this feature to select the screen between displaying the Power- on Self Test (POST)
messages or the OEM logo upon bootup. Select Disabled to display the POST messages.
Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages. The options

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are Disabled and Enabled.

Note: BIOS POST messages are always displayed regardless of the setting of this feature.

Bootup NumLock State

Use this feature to set the Power-on state for the <Numlock> key. The options are On and Off.

Wait For "F1" If Error

Select Enabled to force the system to wait until the <F1> key is pressed if an error occurs. The
options are Disabled and Enabled.

Re-try Boot

If this feature is set to Enabled, the system BIOS will automatically reboot the system from an
Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) boot device after an initial boot failure. The options are
Disabled and Enabled.

Power Configuration
Watch Dog Function

Select Enabled to allow the Watch Dog timer to reboot the system when it is inactive for more
than five minutes. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Watch Dog Action (Available when "Watch Dog Function" is set to Enabled)

Use this feature to configure the Watch Dog Time_out setting. The options are Reset and NMI.

Restore on AC Power Loss

Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage. Select Stay Off for the system
power to remain off after a power loss. Select Power On for the system power to be turned on
after a power loss. Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last power state before a
power loss. The options are Stay Off, Power On, and Last State.

Power Button Function

This feature controls how the system shuts down when the power button is pressed. Select 4
Seconds Override to power off the system after pressing and holding the power button for four
seconds or longer. Select Instant Off to instantly power off the system as soon as you press the
power button. The options are Instant Off and 4 Seconds Override.

CPU Configuration Menu

►CPU Configuration

Important: Setting the wrong values for the features included in the following sections may
cause the system to malfunction.

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The following processor information is displayed:

l Processor BSP Revision
l Processor Socket
l Processor ID
l Processor Frequency
l Processor Max Ratio
l Processor Min Ratio
l Microcode Revision
l L1 Cache RAM (Per Core)
l L2 Cache RAM (Per Package)
l L3 Cache RAM (Per Package)
l Processor 0 Version

Hyper-Threading [ALL]

Select Enabled to use Intel Hyper-Threading Technology to enhance CPU performance. The
options are Disabled and Enabled. This feature is CPU-dependent.

Note: This feature is NOT available when "Workload Profile" is set to Telco FlexRAN.

Hardware Prefetcher

If this feature is set to Enabled, the hardware prefetcher will prefetch data from the main system
memory to Level 2 cache to help expedite data transaction to enhance memory performance.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Note: This feature is NOT available when "Workload Profile" is set to HPC, I/O, or
Virtualization.

Adjacent Cache Prefetch

Select Enabled for the CPU to prefetch both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised. Select
Disabled for the CPU to prefetch both cache lines for 64 bytes. The options are Enabled and
Disabled.

Note: This feature is NOT available when "Workload Profile" is set to HPC, I/O, or
Virtualization.

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DCU Streamer Prefetcher

If this feature is set to Enabled, the Data Cache Unit (DCU) streamer prefetcher will prefetch
data streams from the cache memory to the DCU to speed up data accessing and processing
to enhance CPU performance. The options are Enabled, Disabled, and Auto.

Note: This feature is NOT available when "Workload Profile" is set to HPC, I/O, or
Virtualization.

DCU IP Prefetcher

This feature allows the system to use the sequential load history, which is based on the
instruction pointer of previous loads, to determine whether the system will prefetch additional
lines. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Note: This feature is NOT available when "Workload Profile" is set to HPC, I/O, or
Virtualization.

LLC Prefetch

If this feature is set to Enabled, LLC (hardware cache) prefetching on all threads will be
supported. The options are Disabled and Enabled. This feature is CPU-dependent.

Note: This feature is available when "Workload Profile" is set to Disabled, Telco NFVI, or
Telco NFVI-FP.

Homeless Prefetch

Select Enabled for Homeless Prefetch support on all threads, which is an Effective Prefetch
Strategy (EPS) used to enhance memory performance by reducing communication overhead,
network latency, and the wait time needed for barrier synchronization in memory prefetching
commonly associated with the home- based software Distributed Shared Memory (DSM)
system. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and Auto. Please note that the option of Auto is
program-specific. This feature is CPU-dependent.

Note: This feature is NOT available when "Workload Profile" is set to Telco FlexRAN.

AMP Prefetch

Select Enabled to use a machine learning algorithm to predict the best L2 prefetcher
configuration for the currently running workload. This feature can improve the performance of
various general-purpose workloads. The options are Disabled and Enabled. This feature is
CPU-dependent.

Note: This feature is NOT available when "Workload Profile" is set to Telco FlexRAN.

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APIC Physical Mode

Use this feature to enable the APIC physical destination mode. The options are Disabled and
Enabled. (APIC is the abbreviation for Extended Advanced Programmable Interrupt
Controller.)

TXT Support

Select Enabled to enable Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) support to enhance
system integrity and data security. The options are Disabled and Enabled. This feature is
CPU-dependent.

Note: If this feature is set to Enabled, be sure to disable Device Function On-Hide (EV DFX)
support when it is present in the BIOS for the system to work properly.

Intel Virtualization Technology

Select Enabled to enable the Intel Vanderpool Technology for Virtualization platform support,
which allows multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on the same computer to
maximize system resources for performance enhancement. The options are Disabled and
Enabled. Changes take effect after you save settings and reboot the system.

Notes:
l This feature is NOT available when "TXT Support" is set to Enabled.

l This feature is NOT available when "Workload Profile" is set to Virtualization, Telco
NFVI, Telco NFVI-FP, or Telco FlexRAN.

Enable SMX

Select Enabled to support Safer Mode Extensions (SMX), which provides a programming
interface for system software to establish a controlled environment to support the trusted
platform configured by the end user and to verify a virtual machine monitor before it is allowed
to run. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Note: This feature is available when "TXT Support" is set to Disabled.

PPIN Control

Select Unlock/Enabled to use the Protected Processor Inventory Number (PPIN) in the system.
The PPIN is a unique number set for tracking a given Intel Xeon server processor. The options
are Lock/Disabled and Unlock/Enabled.

AES-NI

Select Enabled to use the Intel Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) New Instructions (NI) to
ensure data security. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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Advanced Power Management Configuration Menu

►Advanced Power Management Configuration

Workload Profile

Use this feature to select a preconfigured workload profile, which is used to tune the resources
in your system. The options are Disabled, HPC, I/O, Virtualization, Telco NFVI, Telco NFVI-
FP, and Telco FlexRAN. Changes take effect after you save settings and reboot the system.
(NFVI is the abbreviation for Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure. NFVI-FP is the
abbreviation for Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure Forwarding Platform. RAN is
the abbreviation for Radio Access Network.)

Note: Select HPC to optimize power performance of High Performance Computing (HPC)
workloads for your system running in the HPC environment. Select I/O for I/O intensive
workloads to optimize power performance of high volume of data transfers to and from
system memory and storage devices or any program. Select Virtualization to optimize power
performance of the workload for your system running in the virtualization environment.
Select Telco NFVI to optimize power performance of NFVI workloads for your system. Select
Telco NFVI- FP to optimize power performance of NFVI- FP workloads for your system.
Select Telco FlexRAN to achieve optimal performance with low power consumption for Intel
FlexRANTM based implementations.

Power Performance Tuning

This feature allows either operating system (OS) or BIOS to control the EPB. The options are
OS Controls EPB and BIOS Controls EPB. (PECI is the abbreviation for Platform Environment
Control Interface. EPB is the abbreviation for Intel Performance and Energy Bias Hint.)

Note: This feature is available when "Workload Profile" is set to Disabled.

ENERGY_PERF_BIAS_CFG Mode (ENERGY PERFORMANCE BIAS CONFIGURATION

Mode)

Use this feature to configure the proper operation setting for your machine by achieving the
desired system performance level and energy saving (efficiency) level at the same time. Select
Maximum Performance to maximize system performance to its highest potential; however, this
may consume maximal amount of power as energy is needed to fuel processor operation.
Select Performance to enhance system performance; however, this may consume more power
as energy is needed to fuel the processors for operation. The options are Extreme
Performance, Maximum Performance, Performance, Balanced Performance, Balanced
Power, and Power. Please note that the option of Extreme Performance is motherboard-
dependent.

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Notes:
l This feature is available when "Power Performance Tuning" is set to BIOS Controls

EPB.
l This feature is available when "Workload Profile" is set to Disabled.

CPU P State Control Menu

►CPU P State Control

Note: This submenu is available when “Power Performance Tuning” is set to BIOS Controls
EPB.

AVX P1

Use this feature to set the appropriate TDP level for the system. The Intel Advanced Vector
Extensions (Intel AVX) P1 feature allows you to set the base P1 ratio for Streaming SIMD
Extensions (SSE) and AVX workloads. Each P1 ratio has the corresponding AVX Impressed
Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP) pre- grant license level, which refers to the selection
between different AVX ICCP transition levels. The options are Nominal, Level 1, and Level 2.
This feature is CPU-dependent.

Notes:
l This feature is available when "SpeedStep (P-States)" is set to Enabled.

l This feature is NOT available when "Workload Profile" is set to Telco FlexRAN.

Intel SST-PP

Use this feature to choose from two additional Base-Frequency conditions maximum for CPU P
State Control. The options are Auto, Level 0, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4. The
options regarding SST-PP levels are CPU-dependent. (SST-PP is the abbreviation for Speed
Select Technology-Performance Profile.)

Notes:
l This feature is available when "SpeedStep (P-States)" is set to Enabled and when the

number of SST-PP levels supported by your CPU is no less than two.

l This feature is NOT available when "Workload Profile" is set to Telco NFVI, Telco
NFVI-FP, or Telco FlexRAN.

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Dynamic SST-PP

Use this feature to disable or enable the dynamic SST-PP. The options are Disabled and
Enabled.

Notes:
l This feature is available when "SpeedStep (P-States)" is set to Enabled and when

your CPU supports the Intel Speed Select function.

l This feature is available when "AVX P1" is set to Nominal.
l This feature is NOT available when "Hardware P-States" is set to Disabled or Out of
Band Mode.
l This feature is NOT available when "Workload Profile" is set to HPC or Virtualization.

When "SpeedStep (P- States)" is set to Enabled, the information about SST- PP levels
supported by your CPU is displayed.
l SST-PP Level
l Capable
l Core Count
l P1 Ratio
l Package TDP (W)
l DTS_Max

SpeedStep (P-States)

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) allows the system to automatically adjust
processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat
dissipation. Please refer to Intel’s website for detailed information. The options are Disabled
and Enabled.

Note: This feature is available when "Workload Profile" is set to Disabled.

EIST PSD Function

This feature reduces the latency that occurs when one P- state changes to another, thus
allowing the transitions to occur more frequently. This will allow for more demand-based P-
state switching to occur based on the real-time energy needs of applications so that the power-
to-performance balance can be optimized for energy efficiency. The options are HW_ALL and
SW_ALL.

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Notes:
l This feature is available when "SpeedStep (P-States)" is set to Enabled.

l This feature is NOT available when "Workload Profile" is set to Telco NFVI, Telco
NFVI-FP, or Telco FlexRAN.

Turbo Mode (Available when "SpeedStep (P- States)" is set to Enabled and when
"Workload Profile" is set to Disabled)

Select Enabled to allow the CPU to operate at the manufacturer- defined turbo speed by
increasing CPU clock frequency. This feature is available when it is supported by the
processors used in the system. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Hardware PM State Control Menu

►Hardware PM State Control

Notes:
l This submenu is available when “Power Performance Tuning” is set to BIOS Controls

EPB.
l This submenu is NOT available when “Workload Profile” is set to HPC, Virtualization,
Telco NFVI, Telco NFVI-FP, or Telco FlexRAN.

Hardware P-States

If this feature is set to Disabled, system hardware will choose a P-state setting for the system
based on an OS request. If this feature is set to Native Mode, system hardware will choose a P-
state setting based on the OS guidance. If this feature is set to Native Mode with No Legacy
Support, system hardware will choose a P- state setting independently without the OS
guidance. The options are Disabled, Native Mode, Out of Band Mode, and Native Mode with
No Legacy Support.

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CPU C State Control Menu

►CPU C State Control

Notes:
l This submenu is available when “Power Performance Tuning” is set to BIOS Controls

EPB.
l This submenu is NOT available when “Workload Profile” is set to Telco NFVI, Telco
NFVI-FP, or Telco FlexRAN.

Monitor MWAIT

Select Enabled to support Monitor and Mwait, which are two instructions in Streaming SIMD
Extension 3 (SSE3) to improve synchronization between multiple threads for CPU performance
enhancement. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Note: This feature is NOT available when "Workload Profile" is set to Telco NFVI, Telco
NFVI-FP, or Telco FlexRAN.

ACPI C1 Enumeration

Use this feature to select the ACPI C1 state or the ACPI C1e state. The options are C1 and
C1e. This feature is CPU-dependent. (ACPI is the abbreviation for Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface.)

Note: This feature is available when "Workload Profile" is set to Disabled.

ACPI C6x Enumeration

Use this feature to configure C6 state or C6 P-state as ACPI C2 or ACPI C3 state. The options
are Disabled, C6S as ACPI C2, C6S as ACPI C3, C6S-P as ACPI C2, C6S-P as ACPI C3, and
Auto.

Note: This feature is available when "Workload Profile" is set to Disabled.

Package C State Control Menu

►Package C State Control

Note: This submenu is available when “Power Performance Tuning” is set to BIOS Controls
EPB.

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Package C State

Use this feature to optimize and reduce CPU package power consumption in the idle mode.
Please note that the changes you've made in this setting will affect all CPU cores or the circuits
of the entire system. The options are C0/C1 state, C2 state, C6 (non Retention) state, No Limit,
and Auto.

Note: This feature is NOT available when "Workload Profile" is set to I/O, Telco NFVI, Telco
NFVI-FP, or Telco FlexRAN.

LTR IIO Input

Use this feature to set the MSR 1FCh Bit[29]. The options are Take IIO LTR input and Ignore
IIO LTR input.

CPU1 Core Disable Bitmap Menu

►CPU1 Core Disable Bitmap

Disable Bitmap[0]:

Enter 0 to enable this feature for CPU Core Bitmap[0]. Enter FFFFFFFFFFF to disable CPU
Core Bitmap[0]. Please note that the maximum CPU cores are available in each CPU package
and at least one core per CPU must be enabled. Disabling all cores is not allowed. The default
setting is 0.

Disable Bitmap[1]:

Enter 0 to enable this feature for CPU Core Bitmap[1]. Enter FFFFFFFFFFF to disable CPU
Core Bitmap[1]. Please note that the maximum CPU cores are available in each CPU package
and at least one core per CPU must be enabled. Disabling all cores is not allowed. The default
setting is 0. This feature is available when the number of CPU cores is greater than 128.

Chipset Configuration Menu

►Chipset Configuration

Important: Setting the wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

Uncore Configuration Menu

►Uncore Configuration

The following information is displayed.

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l Number of CPU
l Current UPI Link Speed
l Current UPI Link Frequency
l Global MMIO Low Base / Limit
l Global MMIO High Base / Limit
l PCIe Configuration Base / Size

Degrade Precedence

Use this feature to select the degrading precedence option for Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI)
connections. Select Topology Precedence to degrade UPI features if system options are in
conflict. Select Feature Precedence to degrade UPI topology if system options are in conflict.
The options are Topology Precedence and Feature Precedence.

Link L0p Enable

Select Enabled for the system BIOS to enable Link L0p support, which allows the CPU to
reduce the UPI links from full width to half width in the event when the CPU's workload is low in
an attempt to save power. This feature is available for the system that uses Intel processors
with UPI technology support. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and Auto.

Note: You can change the performance settings for non-standard applications by using this
parameter. It is recommended that the default settings be used for standard applications.

Link L1 Enable

Select Enabled for the BIOS to activate Link L1 support, which will power down the UPI links to
save power when the system is idle. This feature is available for the system that uses Intel
processors with UPI technology support. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and Auto.

Note: Link L1 is an excellent feature for an idle system. L1 is used during Package C-States
when its latency is hidden by other components during a wakeup.

KTI Prefetch

Keizer Technology Interconnect (KTI) is also known as the Intel Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI)
technology. Select Enabled for the KTI prefetcher to preload the L1 cache with data deemed
relevant, which allows the memory read to start earlier on a DDR bus in an effort to reduce
latency. Select Auto for the KTI prefetcher to automatically preload the L1 cache with relevant
data whenever it is needed. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and Auto.

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IO Directory Cache (IODC)

This feature allows the IODC to generate snoops instead of generating memory lockups for
remote IIO (InvIToM) and/or WCiLF (Cores). Select Auto for the IODC to generate snoops
(instead of memory lockups) for WCiLF (Cores). The options are Disabled, Auto, Enable for
Remote InvItoM Hybrid Push, Enable for Remote InvItoM AllocFlow, Enable for Remote
InvItoM Hybrid AllocNonAlloc, and Enable for Remote InvItoM and Remote WCiLF.

SNC

Sub NUMA Clustering (SNC) is a feature that breaks up the Last Level Cache (LLC) into
clusters based on address range. Each cluster is connected to a subset of the memory
controller. Enable this feature to improve average latency and reduce memory access
congestion for higher performance. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and Auto. This feature
is CPU-dependent.

Note: This feature is NOT available when "Workload Profile" is set to I/O, Virtualization, or
Telco FlexRAN.

XPT Prefetch

XPT Prefetch is a feature that speculatively makes a copy to the memory controller of a read
request being sent to the LLC. If the read request maps to the local memory address and the
recent memory reads are likely to miss the LLC, a speculative read is sent to the local memory
controller. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and Auto.

Stale AtoS

The in-memory directory has three states: I, A, and S states. The I (-invalid) state indicates that
the data is clean and does not exist in the cache of any other sockets. The A (-snoop All) state
indicates that the data may exist in another socket in an exclusive or modified state. The S state
(-Shared) indicates that the data is clean and may be shared in the caches across one or more
sockets. When the system is performing "read" on the memory and if the directory line is in A
state, we must snoop all other sockets because another socket may have the line in a modified
state. If this is the case, a "snoop" will return the modified data. However, it may be the case
that a line "reads" in an A state, and all the snoops come back with a "miss." This can happen if
another socket reads the line earlier and then has silently dropped it from its cache without
modifying it. If "Stale AtoS" is enabled, a line will transition to the S state when the line in the A
state returns only snoop misses. That way, subsequent reads to the line will encounter it in the
S state and will not have to snoop, saving the latency and snoop bandwidth. Stale "AtoS" may
be beneficial in a workload where there are many cross- socket reads. The options are
Disabled, Enabled, and Auto.

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LLC Dead Line Alloc

Select Enabled to optimally fill the dead lines in the LLC. The options are Disabled, Enabled,
and Auto.

Memory Configuration Menu

►Memory Configuration

This submenu is used to configure the Integrated Memory Controller (IMC) settings.

Enforce DDR Memory Frequency POR

Select Enforce POR to enforce Plan of Record (POR) restrictions for DDR memory frequency
and voltage programming. The options are Enforce POR, Enforce Stretch Goals, and
Disabled.

Host Memory Frequency

Use this feature to set the maximum memory frequency for onboard memory modules. The
options are Auto, 4800, 5200, 5600, 6000, 6400, 7200, and 8000. Please note that the
available options are CPU-dependent.

Global Scrambling

Select Enabled to enable data scrambling to enhance system performance and data integrity.
The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Memory Topology Menu

►Memory Topology

This submenu displays the information of onboard memory modules as detected by the BIOS,
for example:

P1-DIMMA1: 5600MT/s Hynix SRx8 16GB RDIMM

Memory Map Menu

►Memory Map

Intel(R) Flat Memory Mode Support

Enable this feature to allow hardware- managed data movement between DDR5 and CXL
memory, making total memory capacity visible to your system. The options are Disabled and
Enabled.

DDR CXL Heterogeneous Interleave Support

Select Enabled to support heterogeneous interleaving for physical DDR5 and CXL memory.
The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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Memory RAS Configuration Menu

►Memory RAS Configuration

Use this submenu to configure the memory mirroring, Reliability Availability Serviceability
(RAS) settings.

Mirror Mode

Use this feature to configure the mirror mode settings for all 1LM/2LM memory modules in the
system, which will create a duplicate copy of data stored in the memory to increase memory
security, but it will reduce the memory capacity into half. The options are Disabled and Full
Mirror Mode.

UEFI ARM Mirror

If this feature is set to Enabled, mirror mode configuration settings for UEFI-based Address
Range memory will be enabled upon system boot. This will create a duplicate copy of data
stored in the memory to increase memory security, but it will reduce the memory capacity into
half. The options are Disabled and Enabled. The Address Range Mirroring (ARM) feature
supports partial memory mirroring. This feature is CPU-dependent.

Note: This feature is available when "Mirror Mode" is set to Disabled.

Mirror TAD0

Use this feature to enable the mirror mode on entire memory for Target Address Decoder 0
(TAD0). The options are Disabled and Enabled. This feature is CPU-dependent.

Note: This feature is available when "UEFI ARM Mirror" is set to Disabled.

Correctable Error Threshold

Use this feature to specify the threshold value for correctable memory-error logging, which sets
a limit on the maximum number of events that can be logged in the memory error log at a given
time. The default setting is 512.

Note: This feature is available when "Memory PFA Support" is set to Disabled.

DDR PPR Type

Post Package Repair (PPR) is a new feature available for the DDR4/DDR5 technology. PPR
provides additional spare capacity within a DDR4/DDR5 DRAM module that is used to replace
faulty cell areas detected during system boot. PPR offers two types of memory repairs. Soft
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of a DDR4/DDR5 DRAM device, while hard Post Package Repair (hPPR) will take a longer
time to provide a permanent repair on a raw element. The options are PPR Disabled, Hard
PPR, and Soft PPR.

Enhanced PPR

Use this feature to set advanced memory test. Select Enabled to always execute for every
boot. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and Persistent.

Memory PFA Support (Available when the DCMS key is activated)

Select Enabled to enable memory Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) support. PFA can be used
to avoid uncorrectable faults on the same memory page. The options are Disabled and
Enabled.

Security Configuration Menu

►Security Configuration

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Memory Encryption (TME) [Outputs]

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The following information is displayed.

l MSE activation state
l MK-TME activation state
l CI activation state
l Cryptographic Algorithm configured

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Memory Encryption (TME) [Inputs]

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Memory Encryption (TME)

Select Enabled for Intel Total Memory Encryption (TME) support to enhance memory data
security. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Total Memory Encryption Multi-Tenant (TME-MT)

Use this feature to support tenant-provided (SW-provided) keys. The options are Disabled and
Enabled.

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Memory Integrity

Use this feature to enable TME-MT memory integrity protection for memory transactions. The
options are Disabled and Enabled.

The following information is displayed.

l KEY stock amount
l TME-MT key ID bits

TME Encryption Algorithm

Use this feature to set the TME encryption algorithm. The options are AES-XTS-128 and AES-
XTS-256.

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Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) [Outputs]

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The following information is displayed.

l TDX activation state

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Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) [Inputs]

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Software Guard Extensions (SGX) [Inputs]

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The following features are available when your motherboard supports SGX.

Note: To support SGX features, DIMM population must be symmetric across Integrated
Memory Controllers (IMCs) and eight DIMMs per socket at least. For each memory
controller, populating the first slots (Px-DIMMX1 or DIMMX1 depending on the motherboard
design) in all channels is required.

TDX Memory Population for Intel Xeon 6700/6500 Series Processors with P-Cores (1DPC)

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IMC# IMC7 IMC6 IMC5 IMC4 IMC0 IMC1 IMC2 IMC3

Channel DIMMH1 DIMMG1 DIMMF1 DIMME1 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMC1 DIMMD1

Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1

1 CPU DDR5

4 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5

4 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5

8 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5

TDX Memory Population for Intel Xeon 6700 Series Processors with E-Cores (1DPC)

IMC# IMC7 IMC6 IMC5 IMC4 IMC0 IMC1 IMC2 IMC3

Channel DIMMH1 DIMMG1 DIMMF1 DIMME1 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMC1 DIMMD1

Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1 CPU Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1

1 DDR5

8 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5

Trust Domain Extensions - Connect (TDX Connect) (Available when "Trust Domain
Extensions (TDX)" is set to Enabled)

Use this feature to enable Intel TDX Connect support to improve I/O virtualization by removing
the need to establish a secure TD-Device transport-level session. The options are Disabled
and Enabled. This feature is CPU-dependent.

TDX Secure Arbitration Mode Loader (SEAM Loader) (Available when your
motherboard supports Intel TDX and when "Trust Domain Extensions (TDX)" is set to
Enabled)

The SEAM Loader (SEAMLDR) is used to load and update Intel TDX modules into the SEAM
memory range by verifying the digital signature. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

TME- MT/TDX Key Split (Available when "Trust Domain Extensions (TDX)" is set to
Enabled)

Use this feature to set the number of bits for TDX. The other bits will be used by TME-MT. The
default setting is 1.

The following information is displayed when "Trust Domain Extensions (TDX)" is set to
Enabled.
l TME-MT Keys:
l TDX Keys:

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Processor Reserved Memory [Capabilities]

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The following information is displayed.

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l PRMRR Min Size per domain

l PRMRR Max Size per domain

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Processor Reserved Memory [Outputs]

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The following information is displayed.

l PRMRR Size per domain
l PRM Size per socket
l PRM Size per system

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Software Guard Extensions (SGX) [Outputs]

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The following information is displayed when your motherboard supports SGX.

l SGX activation state
l SGX error code [HEX]

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Software Guard Extensions (SGX) [Inputs]

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The following features are available when your motherboard supports SGX.

Note: To support SGX features, DIMM population must be symmetric across Integrated
Memory Controllers (IMCs) and eight DIMMs per socket at least. For each memory
controller, populating the first slots (Px-DIMMX1 or DIMMX1 depending on the motherboard
design) in all channels is required.

TDX Memory Population for Intel Xeon 6700/6500 Series Processors with P-Cores (1DPC)

IMC# IMC7 IMC6 IMC5 IMC4 IMC0 IMC1 IMC2 IMC3

Channel DIMMH1 DIMMG1 DIMMF1 DIMME1 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMC1 DIMMD1

Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1

1 CPU DDR5

4 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5

4 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5

8 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5

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TDX Memory Population for Intel Xeon 6700 Series Processors with E-Cores (1DPC)

IMC# IMC7 IMC6 IMC5 IMC4 IMC0 IMC1 IMC2 IMC3

Channel DIMMH1 DIMMG1 DIMMF1 DIMME1 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMC1 DIMMD1

Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1 CPU Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1

1 DDR5

8 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5 DDR5

SGX Factory Reset

Use this feature to perform an SGX factory reset to delete all registration data and force an
Initial Platform Establishment flow. Reboot the system for the changes to take effect. The
options are Disabled and Enabled.

SW Guard Extensions (SGX)

Use this feature to enable Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX) support. Intel SGX is a set of
extensions that increases the security of application code and data by using enclaves in
memory to protect sensitive information. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

SGX Package Info In-Band Access

Setting this feature to Enabled is required before the BIOS provides software with the key
blobs, which are generated for each CPU package. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

SGX PRMRR Size Requested (Available when "SW Guard Extensions (SGX)" is set to
Enabled)

Use this feature to set the Processor Reserved Memory Range Register (PRMRR) size. The
options are Auto, 128M, 256M, 512M, 1G, 2G, 4G, 8G, 16G, 32G, 64G, 128G, 256G, and
512G. Please note that the available options are based on your motherboard features, memory
size, and memory map.

SGX QoS (Available when "SW Guard Extensions (SGX)" is set to Enabled)

Use this feature to enable Intel SGX Quality of Service (QoS) support. QoS can enhance
network performance by prioritizing network traffic. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Select Owner EPOCH Input Type (Available when "SW Guard Extensions (SGX)" is set
to Enabled)

Owner EPOCH is used as a parameter to add personal entropy into the key derivation process.
A correct Owner EPOCH is required to have access to personal data previously sealed by
other platform users. There are two Owner EPOCH modes. One is New Random Owner
EPOCH, and the other is manually entered by the user. Each EPOCH is 64-bit. The options are
SGX Owner EPOCH deactivated, Change to New Random Owner EPOCHs, and Manual
User Defined Owner EPOCHs.

Note: Changing the Owner EPOCH value will lose the data in enclaves.

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Software Guard Extensions Epoch 0

Use this feature to enter the EPOCH value. The default setting is 0.

Note: This feature is available when "SW Guard Extensions (SGX)" is set to Enabled. This
feature is NOT available when "Select Owner EPOCH Input Type" is set to SGX Owner
EPOCH deactivated.

Software Guard Extensions Epoch 1

Use this feature to enter the EPOCH value. The default setting is 0.

Note: This feature is available when "SW Guard Extensions (SGX)" is set to Enabled. This
feature is NOT available when "Select Owner EPOCH Input Type" is set to SGX Owner
EPOCH deactivated.

SGXLEPUBKEYHASHx Write Enable (Available when "SW Guard Extensions (SGX)" is

set to Enabled)

Use this feature to enable writes to SGXLEPUBKEYHASH[3..0] from OS/SW. The options are
Disabled and Enabled. Only those CPUs that support Intel SGX Flexible Launch Control (FLC)
feature have SGXLEPUBKEYHASH, which contains the hash of the public key for the SGX
Launch Enclave (LE) to be signed with.

SGXLEPUBKEYHASH0 (Available when both "SW Guard Extensions (SGX)" and

"SGXLEPUBKEYHASHx Write Enable" are set to Enabled)

Use this feature to enter the bytes 0–7 of SGX Launch Enclave Public Key Hash.

SGXLEPUBKEYHASH1 (Available when both "SW Guard Extensions (SGX)" and

"SGXLEPUBKEYHASHx Write Enable" are set to Enabled)

Use this feature to enter the bytes 8–15 of SGX Launch Enclave Public Key Hash.

SGXLEPUBKEYHASH2 (Available when both "SW Guard Extensions (SGX)" and

"SGXLEPUBKEYHASHx Write Enable" are set to Enabled)

Use this feature to enter the bytes 16–23 of SGX Launch Enclave Public Key Hash.

SGXLEPUBKEYHASH3 (Available when both "SW Guard Extensions (SGX)" and

"SGXLEPUBKEYHASHx Write Enable" are set to Enabled)

Use this feature to enter the bytes 24–31 of SGX Launch Enclave Public Key Hash.

SGX Auto MP Registration (Available when "SW Guard Extensions (SGX)" is set to
Enabled)

Use this feature to enable/disable SGX Auto Multi-Package Registration Agent (MPA) running
automatically at boot time. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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IIO Configuration Menu

►IIO Configuration

PCIe ASPM Support (Global)

Use this feature to disable the Active State Power Management (ASPM) support for all PCIe
root ports. The options are Disabled and Auto.

NVMe Mode Switch

When this feature is set to Auto, VMD support will be automatically enabled when a VROC key
is detected by the BIOS. The options are Manual, VMD, and Auto.

PCIe PLL SSC

Select Enabled for PCIe Spread Spectrum Clocking (SSC) support, which allows the BIOS to
monitor and attempt to reduce the level of electromagnetic interference caused by the
components whenever needed. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

CPU1 Configuration Menu

►CPU1 Configuration

►PCI Express 1 / PCI Express 2 / PCI Express 3 / PCI Express 4 / PCI

Express 5

Note: The number of PCIe slots and the slot naming can differ depending on the PCIe
devices connected to your motherboard.

Bifurcation

This feature is CPU-dependent. Use this feature to configure the PCIe Bifurcation setting for
the PCIe port you specified. The options are Auto, x4x4x4x4, x4x4x8, x8x4x4, x8x8, and
x16.

►Intel VMD Technology

Note: After you’ve enabled VMD in the BIOS on a PCIe slot, this PCIe slot will be
dedicated for VMD use only, and it will no longer support any PCIe device. To re-
activate this slot for PCIe use, disable VMD in the BIOS.

Intel VMD Technology

When this feature is set to Enabled, VMD support will be automatically enabled when a
VROC key is detected by the BIOS. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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►M.2-C1 / M.2-C2 / NVME0 / NVME1 / NVME5 / NVME6 / NVME7 / NVME8

Note: The number of PCIe slots and the slot naming can differ depending on the PCIe
devices connected to your motherboard.

Requested Link Speed

Use this feature to configure the link speed for the PCIe port you specified. The options are
Auto, Gen 1 (2.5 GT/s), Gen 2 (5 GT/s), Gen 3 (8 GT/s), Gen 4 (16 GT/s), and Gen 5 (32
GT/s).

The following information is displayed.

l Max Link Width
l Current Link Width
l Current Link Speed

PCIe Port Max Payload Size

Use this feature to configure the maximum payload size supported in Direct Media
Interface (DMI) device capabilities register for the device installed in the PCIe port. The
options are 128B, 256B, 512B, and Auto.

MCTP

Enable this feature, Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP), to support

communications between devices in a platform management subsystem. MCTP's
underlying device buses include SMBus/I2C, serial links, PCIe, and USB. The options are
Disabled and Enabled.

Intel VMD Technology

When this feature is set to Enabled, VMD support will be automatically enabled when a
VROC key is detected by the BIOS. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) Menu

►Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Note: This submenu is NOT available when "Workload Profile" is set to Virtualization.

Pre-boot DMA Protection

Select Enabled to establish DMA protection during pre- boot processing by setting DMA_
CTRL_PLATFORM_OPT_IN_FLAG in the DMAR ACPI table. The options are Enabled and
Disabled. (DMA is the abbreviation for Direct Memory Access. DMAR is the abbreviation for

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DMA Remapping Reporting.)

PCIe ACSCTL

Select Enabled to program ACS control to Chipset PCIe Root Port bridges. Select Disabled to
program ACS control to all PCIe Root Port bridges. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Trusted Computing Menu

►Trusted Computing

When the TPM 2.0 (either onboard or external) is detected by your system, the following
information is displayed.
l TPM 2.0 Device Found
l Firmware Version:
l Vendor:

Note: This submenu is available when the TPM 2.0 (either onboard or external) is detected
by the BIOS.

Security Device Support

Select Enabled to enable BIOS support for onboard security devices, which are not displayed
in the OS. If this feature is set to Enabled, TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be
available. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

When "Security Device Support" is set to Enabled and the TPM 2.0 (either onboard or external)
is detected by the BIOS, the following information is displayed.
l Active PCR banks
l Available PCR banks

Note: The following features are available when the TPM 2.0 (either onboard or external) is
detected by the BIOS.

SHA-1 PCR Bank (Available when "Security Device Support" is set to Enabled)

Select Enabled to enable SHA-1 PCR Bank support to enhance system integrity and data
security. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

SHA256 PCR Bank (Available when "Security Device Support" is set to Enabled)

Select Enabled to enable SHA256 PCR Bank support to enhance system integrity and data
security. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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SHA384 PCR Bank (Available when "Security Device Support" is set to Enabled)

Select Enabled to enable SHA384 PCR Bank support to enhance system integrity and data
security. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Pending Operation (Available when "Security Device Support" is set to Enabled)

Use this feature to schedule a TPM-related operation to be performed by the security TPM
(either onboard or external) at the next system boot to enhance system data integrity. The
options are None and TPM Clear.

Note: If this feature is used, your system will reboot to carry out a pending TPM operation.

Platform Hierarchy (Available when "Security Device Support" is set to Enabled)

Select Enabled for TPM Platform Hierarchy support, which allows the manufacturer to utilize
the cryptographic algorithm to define a constant key or a fixed set of keys to be used for initial
system boot. These early boot codes are shipped with the platform and are included in the list
of "public keys." During system boot, the platform firmware uses the trusted public keys to
verify a digital signature in an attempt to manage and control the security of the platform
firmware used in a host system via the TPM (either onboard or external). The options are
Disabled and Enabled.

Storage Hierarchy (Available when "Security Device Support" is set to Enabled)

Select Enabled for TPM Storage Hierarchy support that is intended to be used for non-privacy-
sensitive operations by a platform owner such as an IT professional or the end user. Storage
Hierarchy has an owner policy and an authorization value, both of which can be set and are
held constant (-rarely changed) through reboots. This hierarchy can be cleared or changed
independently of the other hierarchies. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Endorsement Hierarchy (Available when "Security Device Support" is set to Enabled)

Select Enabled for Endorsement Hierarchy support, which contains separate controls to
address the user's privacy concerns because the primary keys in the hierarchy are certified by
the TPM key or by a manufacturer with restrictions on how an authentic TPM (either onboard or
external) that is attached to an authentic platform can be accessed and used. A primary key
can be encrypted and certified with a certificate created by using TPM2_ActivateCredential,
which allows the user to independently enable "flag, policy, and authorization values" without
involving other hierarchies. A user with privacy concerns can disable the endorsement
hierarchy while still using the storage hierarchy for TPM applications, permitting the platform
software to use the TPM. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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PH Randomization

Select Enabled for Platform Hierarchy (PH) Randomization support, which is used only during
the platform developmental stage. This feature cannot be enabled in the production platforms.
The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Supermicro BIOS-Based TPM Provision Support

Set this feature to Enabled to unlock the TPM. Save settings and exit the BIOS Setup utility.
The Non- volatile (NV) indexes can be deleted after the system reboot. The options are
Disabled and Enabled.

ACPI Settings Menu

►ACPI Settings

NUMA

Use this feature to enable Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) support to minimize memory
access latencies. The options are Disabled and Enabled. This feature is CPU-dependent.

Virtual NUMA

Enable this feature to optimize the memory-access performance for VMware virtual machines.
The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Note: This feature is NOT available when "Workload Profile" is set to Telco NFVI, Telco
NFVI-FP, or Telco FlexRAN.

Number of Virtual NUMA Nodes (Available when "Virtual NUMA" is set to Enabled)

This feature displays the number of virtual NUMA nodes. A NUMA architecture divides
hardware resources (including processors, memory, and I/O buses) into groups, called NUMA
nodes. This feature indicates the available number of virtual NUMA nodes that can be assigned
to the virtual machine. By default, this setting is automatically adjusted to match the physical
NUMA topology.

WHEA Support

Select Enabled to support the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) platform and
provide a common infrastructure for the system to handle hardware errors within the Windows
OS environment to reduce system crashes and to enhance system recovery and health
monitoring. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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Super IO Configuration Menu

►Super IO Configuration

The following information is displayed.

l Super IO Chip

Note: This submenu is available when your system supports this feature.

Serial Port 1 Configuration Menu

►Serial Port 1 Configuration

Serial Port 1

Select Enabled to enable serial port 1. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Device Settings (Available when "Serial Port 1" above is set to Enabled)

This feature displays the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address of serial port
1.

Change Settings (Available when "Serial Port 1" above is set to Enabled)

Use this feature to specify the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address of serial
port 1. Select Auto for the BIOS to automatically assign the base I/O and IRQ address to serial
port 1. The options are Auto, (IO=3F8h; IRQ=4;), (IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;),
(IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;), (IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;), and (IO=2E8h;
IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;).

Serial Port 2 Configuration Menu

►Serial Port 2 Configuration

Note: It can be "Serial Port 2 Configuration" or "SOL Configuration" based on your system
support.

Serial Port 2/SOL ("Serial Port 2" or "SOL" based on your system support)

Select Enabled to enable serial port 2 (or SOL). The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Device Settings (Available when "Serial Port 2/SOL" above is set to Enabled)

This feature displays the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address of serial port
2 (or SOL).

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Change Settings (Available when "Serial Port 2/SOL" above is set to Enabled)

Use this feature to specify the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address of serial
port 2 (or SOL). Select Auto for the BIOS to automatically assign the base I/O and IRQ address
to serial port 2 (or SOL). The options are Auto, (IO=2F8h; IRQ=3;), (IO=3F8h;
IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;), (IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;), (IO=3E8h;
IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;), and (IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;).

Serial Port 2 Attribute (Available for Serial Port 2 only)

Select SOL to use serial port 2 as a Serial Over LAN (SOL) port for console redirection. The
options are SOL and COM.

Serial Port Console Redirection Menu

►Serial Port Console Redirection

COM1 (Available when your system supports the serial port of COM1)
Console Redirection

Select Enabled to enable COM port 1 for Console Redirection, which allows a client machine to
be connected to a host machine at a remote site for networking. The options are Disabled and
Enabled.

Note: This feature will be set to Enabled if there is no BMC support.

SOL/COM2

Note: This feature is available when your system supports serial port of SOL and/or COM2.
The "SOL/COM2" here indicates a shared serial port, and SOL is used as the default.

Console Redirection

Select Enabled to use the SOL/COM2 port for Console Redirection. The options are Disabled
and Enabled.

►Console Redirection Settings

Note: This submenu is available when "Console Redirection" for COM1 or SOL/COM2 is
set to Enabled.

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Terminal Type

Use this feature to select the target terminal emulation type for Console Redirection. Select
VT100 to use the ASCII Character set. Select VT100+ to add color and function key support.
Select ANSI to use the Extended ASCII Character Set. Select VT- UTF8 to use UTF8
encoding to map Unicode characters into one or more bytes. The options are VT100,
VT100+, VT-UTF8, and ANSI.

Bits Per Second

Use this feature to set the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redirection.
Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the client computer. A
lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy lines. The options are 9600,
19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200 (bits per second).

Data Bits

Use this feature to set the data transmission size for Console Redirection. The options are 7
and 8 (bits).

Parity

A parity bit can be sent along with regular data bits to detect data transmission errors. Select
Even if the parity bit is set to 0 and the number of 1s in data bits is even. Select Odd if the
parity bit is set to 0 and the number of 1s in data bits is odd. Select None if you do not want to
send a parity bit with your data bits in transmission. Select Mark to add a mark as a parity bit
to be sent along with the data bits. Select Space to add a space as a parity bit to be sent with
your data bits. The options are None, Even, Odd, Mark, and Space.

Stop Bits

A stop bit indicates the end of a serial data packet. Select 1 (stop bit) for standard serial data
communication. Select 2 (stop bits) if slower devices are used. The options are 1 and 2.

Flow Control

Use this feature to set the flow control for Console Redirection to prevent data loss caused
by buffer overflow. Send a "Stop" signal to stop sending data when the receiving buffer is full.
Send a "Start" signal to start sending data when the receiving buffer is empty. The options
are None and Hardware RTS/CTS.

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support

Select Enabled to enable VT-UTF8 Combination Key support for ANSI/VT100 terminals. The
options are Disabled and Enabled.

Recorder Mode

Select Enabled to capture the data displayed on a terminal and send it as text messages to a
remote server. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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Resolution 100x31

Select Enabled for extended- terminal resolution support. The options are Disabled and
Enabled.

Putty KeyPad

Use this feature to select function key and keypad settings on Putty, which is a terminal
emulator designed for the Windows OS. The options are VT100, LINUX, XTERMR6, SCO,
ESCN, and VT400.

Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/Windows Emergency Management Services

(EMS)

Use the features below to configure Console Redirection settings to support Out-of-Band Serial
Port management.

Console Redirection EMS

Select Enabled to use the SOL port for Console Redirection. The options are Disabled and
Enabled.

►Console Redirection Settings

Note: This submenu is available when "Console Redirection EMS" is set to Enabled.

Out-of-Band Mgmt Port

The feature selects a serial port in a client server to be used by the Microsoft Windows
Emergency Management Services (EMS) to communicate with a remote host server. The
options are COM1 and SOL/COM2. Please note that the option of SOL/COM2 indicates a
shared serial port. SOL is available with BMC support.

Terminal Type EMS

Use this feature to select the target terminal emulation type for Console Redirection. Select
VT100 to use the ASCII character set. Select VT100+ to add color and function key support.
Select ANSI to use the extended ASCII character set. Select VT- UTF8 to use UTF8
encoding to map Unicode characters into one or more bytes. The options are VT100,
VT100+, VT-UTF8, and ANSI.

Bits Per Second EMS

This feature sets the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redirection. Make
sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the client computer. A lower
transmission speed may be required for long and busy lines. The options are 9600, 19200,
57600, and 115200 (bits per second).

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Flow Control EMS

Use this feature to set the flow control for Console Redirection to prevent data loss caused
by buffer overflow. Send a "Stop" signal to stop sending data when the receiving buffer is full.
Send a "Start" signal to start sending data when the receiving buffer is empty. The options
are None, Hardware RTS/CTS, and Software Xon/Xoff.

The following information is displayed.

l Data Bits EMS
l Parity EMS
l Stop Bits EMS

Network Stack Configuration Menu

►Network Stack Configuration

Network Stack

Select Enabled to enable Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) or Unified Extensible

Firmware Interface (UEFI) for network stack support. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

IPv4 PXE Support (Available when "Network Stack" is set to Enabled)

Select Enabled to enable IPv4 PXE boot support. If this feature is disabled, it will not create the
IPv4 PXE boot option. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

IPv4 HTTP Support (Available when "Network Stack" is set to Enabled)

Select Enabled to enable IPv4 HTTP boot support. If this feature is disabled, it will not create
the IPv4 HTTP boot option. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

IPv6 PXE Support (Available when "Network Stack" is set to Enabled)

Select Enabled to enable IPv6 PXE boot support. If this feature is disabled, it will not create the
IPv6 PXE boot option. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

IPv6 HTTP Support (Available when "Network Stack" is set to Enabled)

Select Enabled to enable IPv6 HTTP boot support. If this feature is disabled, it will not create
the IPv6 HTTP boot optiont. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

PXE Boot Wait Time (Available when "Network Stack" is set to Enabled)

Use this feature to set the wait time (in seconds) upon which the system BIOS will wait for you
to press the <ESC> key to abort PXE boot instead of proceeding with PXE boot by connecting
to a network server immediately. Press the <+> or <-> key on your keyboard to change the
value. The default setting is 0.

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Media Detect Count (Available when "Network Stack" is set to Enabled)

Use this feature to set the wait time (in seconds) for the BIOS ROM to detect the presence of a
LAN media either via the Internet connection or via a LAN port. Press the <+> or <-> key on
your keyboard to change the value. The default setting is 1.

MAC:(MAC address)-IPv4 Network Configuration Menu

►MAC:(MAC address)-IPv4 Network Configuration

Configured

Enable this feature to configure network addresses for DHCP, local IP address, local netmask,
local gateway, and local DNS server. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Enable DHCP (Available when "Configured" is set to Enabled)

Select Enabled to support Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), which allows the
BIOS to search for a DHCP server attached to the network and request the next available IP
address for this computer. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Local IP Address (Available when "Configured" is set to Enabled and "Enable DHCP"
is set to Disabled)

Use this feature to enter an IP address for the local machine.

Local NetMask (Available when "Configured" is set to Enabled and "Enable DHCP" is
set to Disabled)

Use this feature to set the netmask for the local machine.

Local Gateway (Available when "Configured" is set to Enabled and "Enable DHCP" is
set to Disabled)

Use this feature to set the gateway address for the local machine.

Local DNS Servers (Available when "Configured" is set to Enabled and "Enable DHCP"
is set to Disabled)

Use this feature to set the Domain Name System (DNS) server address for the local machine.

Save Changes and Exit

Press <Enter> to save changes and exit.

MAC:(MAC address)-IPv6 Network Configuration Menu

►MAC:(MAC address)-IPv6 Network Configuration

►Enter Configuration Menu

The following information is displayed.

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l Interface Name
l Interface Type
l MAC address
l Host address
l Route Table
l Gateway addresses
l DNS addresses

Interface ID

Use this feature to change/enter the 64-bit alternative interface ID for the device. The string
format is colon separated. The default setting is the MAC address above.

DAD Transmit Count

Use this feature to set the number of consecutive neighbor solicitation messages have been
sent while performing duplicate address detection on a tentative address. The default setting
is 1.

Policy

Use this feature to select how the policy is to be configured. The options are automatic and
manual.

►Advanced Configuration

Note: This submenu is available when "Policy" is set to manual.

New IPv6 address: Use this feature to enter the IPv6 address for the local machine.

New Gateway addresses: Use this feature to set the gateway address for the local
machine.

New DNS addresses: Use this feature to set the DNS server address for the local
machine.

Commit Changes and Exit: Press <Enter> to save changes and exit.

Discard Changes and Exit: Press <Enter> to discard changes and exit.

Save Changes and Exit

Press <Enter> to save changes and exit.

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PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration Menu

►PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration

The following information is displayed.

l PCI Bus Driver Version

PCI Devices Common Settings:

Re-Size BAR Support

Use this feature to enable the Resizable BAR support. Resizable BAR is a PCIe interface
technology that allows the CPU to access to the entire frame buffer. With this technology, your
system will be able to handle multiple CPU to GPU transfers simultaneously rather than
queuing, which can improve the frame rate performance. The options are Disabled and
Enabled.

SR-IOV Support (Unavailable when "Workload Profile" is set to Virtualization)

Select Enabled for Single- Root IO Virtualization support. The options are Disabled and
Enabled.

ARI Support

Select Enabled for Alternative Routing- ID Interpretation (ARI) support. The options are
Disabled and Enabled.

MMCFG Base

This feature determines how the lowest Memory Mapped Configuration (MMCFG) base is
assigned to onboard PCI devices. The options are 1G, 1.5G, 1.75G, 2G, 2.25G, 3G, and Auto.
The options of 2G and 2.25G are not available when the MMCFG size is 2G. The option of 3G
is not available when the MMCFG size is 1G or 2G.

MMCFG Size

Use this feature to set the MMCFG size. The options are 64M, 128M, 256M, 512M, 1G, 2G,
and Auto. Please note that the MMCFG size is based on the memory populated.

MMIO High Base

Use this feature to select the base memory size according to memory-address mapping for the
I/O hub. The options are 248T, 120T, 88T, 60T, 30T, 56T, 40T, 32T, 24T, 16T, 4T, 2T, 1T,
512G, 3584T, and Auto. The options of 248T, 120T, 88T, 60T, 30T, and 3584T are CPU-
dependent.

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MMIO High Granularity Size

Use this feature to select the high memory size according to memory-address mapping for the
I/O hub. The options are 1G, 4G, 16G, 32G, 64G, 256G, and 1024G. This feature is
motherboard-dependent.

Bus Master Enable

If this feature is set to Enabled, the PCI Bus Driver will enable the Bus Master Attribute for DMA
transactions. If this feature is set to Disabled, the PCI Bus Driver will disable the Bus Master
Attribute for Pre-Boot DMA protection. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

NVMe Firmware Source

Use this feature to select the NVMe firmware to support system boot. The options are Vendor
Defined Firmware and AMI Native Support. The option of Vendor Defined Firmware is pre-
installed on the drive and may resolve errata or enable innovative functions for the drive. The
default option, AMI Native Support, is offered by the BIOS with a generic method.

VGA Priority

Use this feature to select the graphics device to be used as the primary video display for
system boot. The options are Onboard and Offboard.

Onboard Video Option ROM

Select EFI to boot the computer using the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) device installed
on the onboard video port. The options are Disabled and EFI.

Onboard LAN1 Option ROM

Select EFI to boot the computer using the EFI device installed on LAN port 1. The options are
Disabled and EFI.

Note: This feature is available when your motherboard supports onboard LAN ports.

Onboard LAN2 Option ROM

Use this feature to boot the computer using the EFI device installed on LAN port 2. Select
Disabled to disable this feature. The default setting is Disabled.

Note: This feature is available when your motherboard supports onboard LAN ports and
when "Onboard LAN1 Option ROM" is set to Disabled.

AOC-ATG-i2S LAN1 OPROM / Onboard SAS Option ROM / Onboard LAN1 Option ROM
/ Onboard NVMe1 Option ROM – Onboard NVMe24 Option ROM

Select EFI to boot the computer using the EFI device installed on the PCIe slot specified. The
options are Disabled and EFI.

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Note: The number of slots and slot naming vary based on your motherboard features.

HTTP Boot Configuration Menu

►HTTP Boot Configuration

HTTP Boot Policy

Use this feature to set the HTTP boot policy. The options are Apply to all LANs, Apply to each
LAN, and Boot Priority #1 instantly.

HTTPS Boot Checks Hostname

Important: Disabling "HTTPS Boot Checks Hostname" is a violation of RFC 6125 and may
expose you to Man-in-the-Middle Attacks. Supermicro is not responsible for any and all
security risks incurred by you disabling this feature.

Enable this feature for HTTPS boot to check the hostname of the TLS certificates to see if it
matches the host name provided by the remote server. The options are Enabled and Disabled
(WARNING: Security Risk!).

Priority of HTTP Boot

Instance of Priority 1: (Available when your motherboard supports this feature)

This feature sets the rank target port. The default setting is 1.

Select IPv4 or IPv6

This feature specifies which connection the target LAN port should boot from. The options are
IPv4 and IPv6.

Boot Description

Use this feature to enter a boot description, which cannot be longer than 75 characters. Please
be sure to enter a boot description; otherwise, the boot option for the URI cannot be created.

Boot URI

Enter a Boot Uniform Research Identifier (URI) with 128 characters or shorter. This Boot URI
determines how IPv4 Boot Option and IPv6 Boot Option will be created.

Instance of Priority 2: (Available when your motherboard supports this feature)

This feature sets the rank target port. The default setting is 0.

Select IPv4 or IPv6 (Unavailable when "Instance of Priority 2:" above is set to 0)

This feature specifies which connection the target LAN port should boot from. The options are
IPv4 and IPv6.

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Boot Description (Unavailable when "Instance of Priority 2:" above is set to 0

Use this feature to enter a boot description, which cannot be longer than 75 characters. Please
be sure to enter a boot description; otherwise, the boot option for the URI cannot be created.

Boot URI (Unavailable when "Instance of Priority 2:" above is set to 0)

Enter a Boot URI with 128 characters or shorter. This Boot URI determines how IPv4 Boot
Option and IPv6 Boot Option will be created.

Supermicro KMS Server Configuration Menu

►Supermicro KMS Server Configuration

Note: Be sure to configure all the features in the submenu of Supermicro KMS Server
Configuration and the feature of "KMS Security Policy" in the submenu of Super-Guardians
Configuration so that your system can communicate with the KMS server.

Supermicro KMS Server IP address

Use this feature to set the Supermicro Key Management Service (KMS) server IPv4 address in
dotted-decimal notation.

Second Supermicro KMS Server IP address

Use this feature to set the second Supermicro KMS server IPv4 address in dotted-decimal
notation.

Supermicro KMS TCP Port number

Use this feature to set the TCP port number used in the Supermicro KMS server. The valid
range is 100–9999. The default setting is 5696. Do not change the default setting unless a
different TCP port number has been specified and used in the Supermicro KMS server.

KMS Time Out

Use this feature to enter the KMS server connecting time-out (in seconds). The default setting
is 5 (seconds).

TimeZone

Use this feature to set the correct time zone. The default setting is 0 (not specified).

Client UserName

Press <Enter> to set the client identity (UserName). The length is 0–63 characters.

Client Password

Press <Enter> to set the client identity (Password). The length is 0–31 characters.

►CA Certificate

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►Client Certificate

►Client Private Key

Use the three features above to enroll factory defaults or load the KMS Transport Layer
Security (TLS) certificates, which are generated by the KMS server, from the file stored in the
USB flash drive as shown below.

Private Key Password (Available when "Client Private Key" above has been set)

Use this feature to change the private key password.

Super-Guardians Configuration Menu

►Super-Guardians Configuration

Super-Guardians Protection Policy

Use this feature to enable the Super-Guardians Protection Policy. The options are Storage,
System, and System and Storage. Set this feature to Storage to protect and have secure
access to the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) NVMe devices with the Authentication-Key

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(AK). Set this feature to System to protect and have secure access to your
system/motherboard with the AK. Set this feature to System and Storage to protect and have
secure access to your system/motherboard/storage devices with the AK.

KMS Security Policy (Available when "TPM Security Policy" and "USB Security Policy"
are set to Disabled)

Set this feature to Enabled to enable the KMS Security Policy. When this feature has not
previously been set to Enabled, the options are Disabled and Enabled. Changes take effect
after you save settings and reboot the system.

When this feature has previously been set to Enabled, the options are Enabled, Reset, and
Key Rotation. Set this feature to Key Rotation to obtain an existing AK from the KMS server and
create a new AK. To disable the KMS Security Policy, set this feature to Reset. When this
feature is set to Reset, the system and TCG NVMe devices chosen in "Super- Guardians
Protection Policy" will be in the unprotected mode.

Notes:
l Be sure that the KMS server is ready before configuring this feature.

l Use the professional KMS server solutions (e.g., Thales Server) or the Supermicro
PyKMIP Software Package to establish the KMS server.

KMS Server Retry Count (Available when "TPM Security Policy" and "USB Security
Policy" are set to Disabled)

Use this feature to specify how many times the system will attempt reconnecting to the KMS
server. The valid range is 0–10. Press the <+> or <-> key on your keyboard to change the
value. The default setting is 5. If the value is 0, the system will retry infinitely.

TPM Security Policy (Available when "KMS Security Policy" and "USB Security Policy"
are set to Disabled)

Set this feature to Enabled to enable the TPM Security Policy. When this feature has not
previously been set to Enabled, the options are Disabled and Enabled. Changes take effect
after you save settings and reboot the system.

When this feature has previously been set to Enabled, the options are Enabled and Reset. To
disable the TPM Security Policy, set this feature to Reset. When this feature is set to Reset, the
system and TCG NVMe devices chosen in "Super-Guardians Protection Policy" will be in the
unprotected mode.

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Load Authentication- Key (Available when "KMS Security Policy," "TPM Security
Policy," and "USB Security Policy" are set to Disabled)

The options are Disabled and Enabled. Set this feature to Enabled. Changes take effect after
you save settings and reboot the system. While booting, the BIOS will automatically load the
Authentication-Key (filename: TPMAuth.bin) from the USB flash drive. Afterwards, the default
setting will be set to Disabled by the BIOS.

Notes:
l Be sure to connect a USB flash drive with the Authentication-Key (filename:

TPMAuth.bin) to your system before the system reboot.

l Be sure to save the Authentication-Key (filename: TPMAuth.bin) to the USB flash
drive and keep a backup. Load the Authentication-Key (filename: TPMAuth.bin) after
the TPM (either onboard or external) is detected by your system. Otherwise, the TPM
function can not work properly.

Save Authentication-Key (Available when "TPM Security Policy" is set to Enabled)

The options are Disabled and Enabled. Set this feature to Enabled. Changes take effect after
you save settings and reboot the system. While booting, the BIOS will automatically save the
Authentication-Key (filename: TPMAuth.bin) to the USB flash drive. Afterwards, the default
setting will be set to Disabled by the BIOS.

Note: Be sure to connect a USB flash drive to your system before the system reboot.

USB Security Policy (Available when "KMS Security Policy" and "TPM Security Policy"
are set to Disabled)

Use this feature to enable the USB Security Policy. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Set
this feature to Enabled. Changes take effect after you save settings and reboot the system.
Connect a USB flash drive to your system before the system reboot. While booting, the BIOS
will automatically create the USB Authentication-Key (filename: USBAuth.bin) and save it to
the USB flash drive.

When this feature has been previously set to Enabled, the options are Enabled and Reset. To
disable the USB Security Policy, set this feature to Reset. When this feature is set to Reset, the
system and TCG NVMe devices chosen in "Super-Guardians Protection Policy" will be in the
unprotected mode.

Note: Be sure to connect a USB flash drive to your system before configuring this feature.
Save the USB Authentication-Key (filename: USBAuth.bin) to the USB flash drive and keep
a backup.

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Intel(R) Ethernet Controller Menu

►Intel(R) Ethernet Controller (Ethernet controller) - (MAC address)

Notes:
l The Ethernet controller and MAC address shown above are based on your system

features.
l This submenu is available when "Onboard LAN1 Option ROM" is set to EFI.

►NIC Configuration

Link Speed

Use this feature to set the connection speed of a selected LAN port. The options are Auto
Negotiated, 10 Mbps Half, 10 Mbps Full, 100 Mbps Half, and 100 Mbps Full.

Wake On LAN

Set this feature to support system wake-up via the selected LAN port. If this feature is set to
Enabled, the LAN port selected will be enabled when the system is powered on. The options
are Disabled and Enabled.

LLDP Agent

Use this feature to enable or disable Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) agent support on
a long-term basis. The LLDP, a vendor-neutral link layer protocol, is used by a network
device to identify itself and announce its capability to the neighboring devices in a network
environment for networking. When disabling the LLDP agent in the firmware, the function of
Data Center Bridging (DCB) will also be disabled. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Blink LEDs

Use this feature to identify the physical network port by blinking the associated LED. The
default setting is 0 (up to 15 seconds).

The following information is displayed.

l UEFI Driver
l Adapter PBA
l Device Name
l Chip Type
l PCI Device ID

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l PCI Address
l Link Status
l MAC Address
l Virtual MAC Address

TLS Authenticate Configuration Menu

►TLS Authenticate Configuration

Use this submenu to configure Transport Layer Security (TLS) settings.

►Server CA Configuration

Use this feature to configure the client certificate that is to be used by the server.

►Enroll Certification

Use this feature to enroll the certificate in the system.

►Enroll Certification Using File

Use this feature to enroll the security certificate in the system by using a file.

Certification GUID

Press <Enter> and input the certification Global Unique Identifier (GUID).

►Commit Changes and Exit

Use this feature to save all changes and exit TLS settings.

►Discard Changes and Exit

Use this feature to discard all changes and exit TLS settings.

►Delete Certification

Use this feature to delete the certificate if a certificate has been enrolled in the system.

►Client Certification Configuration

Asmedia AHCI Controller Menu

►Asmedia AHCI Controller Menu / Asmedia AHCI Controller Menu

The following information is displayed.

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l SATA Port 0
l SATA Port 1
l SATA Port 2
l SATA Port 3

Driver Health Menu

►Driver Health

This feature displays the health information of the drivers installed in your system, including
LAN controllers, as detected by the BIOS. Select one and press <Enter> to see the details.

Note: This section is provided for reference only, for the driver health status will differ
depending on the drivers installed in your system. It's also based on your system
configuration and the environment that your system is operating in.

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4.4 Event Logs

Use this menu to configure Event Logs settings.

Note: After making any changes in this section, please be sure to reboot the system for the
changes to take effect.

Figure 4-3. Event Logs Screen

►Change SMBIOS Event Log Settings

Note: Reboot the system for the changes in this section to take effect.

Enabling/Disabling Options
SMBIOS Event Log

Select Enabled to enable System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) Event Logging during system
boot. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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Erasing Settings
Erase Event Log (Available when "SMBIOS Event Log" is set to Enabled)

Select No to keep the event log without erasing it upon next system bootup. Select (Yes, Next
reset) to erase the event log upon next system reboot. The options are No, (Yes, Next reset),
and (Yes, Every reset).

When Log is Full (Available when "SMBIOS Event Log" is set to Enabled)

Select Erase Immediately to immediately erase all errors in the SMBIOS event log when the
event log is full. Select Do Nothing for the system to do nothing when the SMBIOS event log is
full. The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately.

SMBIOS Event Log Standard Settings

Log System Boot Event (Available when "SMBIOS Event Log" is set to Enabled)

Select Enabled to log system boot events. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

MECI (Available when "SMBIOS Event Log" is set to Enabled)

Enter the increment value for the multiple event counter. Enter a number between 1 and 255.
The default setting is 1. (MECI is the abbreviation for Multiple Event Count Increment.)

METW (Available when "SMBIOS Event Log" is set to Enabled)

Use this feature to determine how long (in minutes) should the multiple event counter wait
before generating a new event log. Enter a number between 0 and 99. The default value is 60.
(METW is the abbreviation for Multiple Event Count Time Window.)

►View SMBIOS Event Log

Use this feature to view the event in the system event log. Select this feature and press <Enter>
to view the status of an event in the log. The following information is displayed: DATE / TIME /
ERROR CODE / SEVERITY.

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4.5 BMC
Use this menu to configure Baseboard Management Console (BMC) settings.

Figure 4-4. BMC Screen

System Event Log Menu

►System Event Log

Note: All values changed in this submenu do not take effect until computer is restarted.

Enabling/Disabling Options
SEL Components

Select Enabled to enable all system event logging upon system boot. The options are Disabled
and Enabled.

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Erasing Settings
Erase SEL (Available when "SEL Components" is set to Enabled)

Select (Yes, On next reset) to erase all system event logs upon next system boot. Select (Yes,
On every reset) to erase all system event logs upon each system reboot. Select No to keep all
system event logs after each system reboot. The options are No, (Yes, On next reset), and
(Yes, On every reset).

When SEL is Full (Available when "SEL Components" is set to Enabled)

This feature defines what the BIOS should do when the system event log is full. Select Erase
Immediately to erase all events in the log when the system event log is full. The options are Do
Nothing and Erase Immediately.

BMC Network Configuration Menu

►BMC Network Configuration

Update BMC LAN Configuration

Select Yes for the BIOS to implement all IP/MAC address changes upon next system boot. The
options are No and Yes.

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Configure IPv4 Support

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BMC LAN Selection

This feature displays the type of the BMC LAN.

BMC Network Link Status:

This feature displays the status of the BMC network link for this system.

Configuration Address Source (Available when "Update BMC LAN Configuration" is

set to Yes)

Use this feature to select the source of the IPv4 connection. If Static is selected, note the IP
address of the IPv4 connection and enter it to the system manually in the field. If DHCP is
selected, the BIOS will search for a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server in the
network that is attached to and request the next available IP address for this computer. The
options are Static and DHCP.

Station IP Address

This feature displays the Station IP address in decimal and in dotted quad form (i.e.,
172.29.176.131). It is available for configuration when "Configuration Address Source" above
is set to Static.

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Subnet Mask

This feature displays the sub- network that this computer belongs to. It is available for
configuration when "Configuration Address Source" above is set to Static.

Station MAC Address

This feature displays the Station MAC address for this computer. Mac addresses are six two-
digit hexadecimal numbers.

Gateway IP Address

This feature displays the Gateway IP address for this computer. This should be in decimal and
in dotted quad form (i.e., 172.29.0.1). It is available for configuration when "Configuration
Address Source" above is set to Static.

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Configure IPv6 Support

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IPv6 Address Status

This feature displays the status of the IPv6 address.

IPv6 Support (Available when "Update BMC LAN Configuration" is set to Yes)

Use this feature to enable IPv6 support. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Configuration Address Source (Available when "IPv6 Support" is set to Enabled)

Use this feature to select the source of the IPv6 connection. If Static Configuration is selected,
note the IP address of IPv6 connection and enter it to the system manually in the field. If the
other two options are selected, the BIOS will search for a DHCP server in the network that is
attached to and request the next available IP address for this computer. The options are Static
Configuration, DHCPv6 Stateless, and DHCPv6 Stateful.

IPv6 Address ("Static," "DHCPv6 Stateless," or "DHCPv6 Stateful," depending on the

option you selected for "Configuration Address Source" above)

This feature displays the station IPv6 address. It is available for configuration when
"Configuration Address Source" above is set to Static Configuration.

Prefix Length

This feature displays the prefix length. It is available for configuration when "Configuration
Address Source" above is set to Static Configuration.

Gateway IP

This feature displays the IPv6 gateway IP address. It is available for configuration when
"Configuration Address Source" above is set to Static Configuration.

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Advanced Settings (Available when "Configuration Address Source" is set to DHCPv6

Stateless)

Use this feature to set the DNS server IP. The default setting allows this system to obtain the
DNS server IP automatically. The options are Auto obtain DNS server IP and Manually obtain
DNS server IP.

Preferred DNS server IP (Available when "Advanced Settings" above is set to Manually
obtain DNS server IP)

This feature displays the preferred DNS server IP. It can be configured via Redfish.

Alternative DNS server IP (Available when "Advanced Settings" above is set to

Manually obtain DNS server IP)

This feature displays the alternative DNS server IP. It can be configured via Redfish.

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Configure VLAN Support

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Lan channel 1
VLAN Support (Available when "Update BMC LAN Configuration" is set to Yes)

Use this feature to enable the virtual LAN (VLAN) support. The options are Enabled and
Disabled.

VLAN ID (Available when "VLAN Support" is set to Enabled)

Use this feature to create a new VLAN ID. The valid range is 1–4094. The default setting is 1.

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4.6 Security
Use this menu to configure the following security settings for the system.

Figure 4-5. Security Screen

Disable Block Sid and Freeze Lock (Available when your storage devices support TCG)

Select Enabled to allow SID authentication to be performed in TCG storage devices. The
options are Disabled and Enabled.

The following information is displayed:

l Administrator Password
l User Password
l Password Description

Administrator Password

This feature indicates if an administrator password has been installed. Use this feature to set
the administrator password, which is required to enter the BIOS Setup utility. The length of the
password can be between three and 20 characters long.

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User Password (Available when "Administrator Password" has been set)

This feature indicates if a user password has been installed. Use this feature to set the user
password which is required to enter the BIOS Setup utility. The length of the password can be
between three and 20 characters long.

Password Check

Select Setup for the system to check for a password upon entering the BIOS Setup utility.
Select Always for the system to check for the passwords needed at bootup and upon entering
the BIOS Setup utility. The options are Setup and Always.

Hard Drive Security Frozen

Select Enabled to freeze the Lock Security feature for HDD to protect key data in hard drives
from being altered. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Lockdown Mode (Available when the DCMS key is activated)

Select Enabled to support the Lockdown Mode, which prevents the existing data or keys stored
in the system from being altered or changed in an effort to preserve system integrity and
security. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Supermicro Security Erase Configuration Menu

►Supermicro Security Erase Configuration

Use this submenu to configure the Supermicro-proprietary Security Erase settings. When this
submenu is selected, the following information is displayed. Please note that the order of the
following information may differ based on the storage devices being detected.
l HDD Name: This feature displays the model name of the storage device that is detected
by the BIOS.
l HDD Serial Number: This feature displays the serial number of the storage device that is
detected by the BIOS.
l Security Mode: This feature displays the security mode of the storage device that is
detected by the BIOS.
l Estimated Time: This feature displays the estimate time needed to perform the selected
Security Erase features.
l HDD User Pwd Status: This feature indicates if a password has been set as a storage
device user password, which enables configuring Supermicro Security Erase settings on
this storage device.
l TCG Device Type: This feature displays the TCG device type detected by the system.

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l Admin Pwd Status: This feature indicates if a password has been set as a storage device
administrator password, which enables configuring Supermicro Security Erase settings
on this storage device.

Note: This submenu is available when any storage device is detected by the BIOS. For more
information about this feature, refer to our website.

Security Function

Select Set Password to set a storage device password which enables configuring the security
settings of the storage device. Select Security Erase - Password to enter a storage device user
password to enable erasing the password and the contents previously stored in the storage
device. Select Security Erase - Without Password to use the manufacturer default password
"111111111" as the storage device user password and enable erasing the contents of the
storage device by using this default password. The options are Disabled, Set Password,
Change Password, Clear Password, Security Erase - Password, Security Erase - PSID, and
Security Erase - Without Password.

Notes:
l The option of Security Erase - PSID is based on the storage device support. PSID is

the abbreviation for Physical Security Identification.

l The options of Change Password and Clear Password are available when "Password"
below has been set.
l The option of Set Password is not available when "Password" below has been set.

Password

Use this feature to set the storage device user password, which enables configuring the
Supermicro Security Erase settings by using this user password.

New Password (Available when "Password" above has been set)

Use this feature to set the new user password for the storage device, which enables configuring
the Supermicro Security Erase settings by using this new user password.

HDD Security Configuration Menu

►P4: (Storage device model name)

This submenu is available when the storage device is detected by the BIOS. Select this device.
Press <Enter> and the following information is displayed:

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l HDD Password Description:

l HDD PASSWORD CONFIGURATION:
l Security Supported:
l Security Enabled:
l Security Locked:
l Security Frozen:
l HDD User Pwd Status:
l HDD Master Pwd Status:

Set User Password (Available when "Security Frozen:" above is No)

Press <Enter> to set the HDD user password.

Secure Boot Menu

►Secure Boot

The following information is displayed:

l System Mode
l Secure Boot

Note: For detailed instructions on configuring Security Boot settings, refer to the Security
Boot Configuration User's Guide at https://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.

Secure Boot

Select Enabled to configure Secure Boot settings. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Secure Boot Mode

Use this feature to select the desired secure boot mode for the system. The options are
Standard and Custom.

►Enter Audit Mode

Select Ok to enter the Audit Mode workflow. It will result in erasing the Platform Key (PK)
variables and resetting the system to the Setup/Audit Mode.

Note: This submenu is available when "Secure Boot Mode" is set to Custom.

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►Enter Deployed Mode / Exit Deployed Mode

Select Ok to reset system to the User Mode or to the Deployed Mode.

Note: This submenu is available when "Secure Boot Mode" is set to Custom.

►Key Management

The following information is displayed:

l Vendor Keys

Note: This submenu is available when "Secure Boot Mode" is set to Custom.

Provision Factory Defaults

Select Enabled to install provision factory default settings after a platform reset while the
system is in the Setup Mode. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

►Restore Factory Keys

Select Yes to restore manufacturer default keys to ensure system security. The options
are Yes and No. Selecting Yes will reset system to the User Mode.

Note: This submenu is available when any secure keys have been installed.

►Reset To Setup Mode

This feature resets the system to the Setup Mode. The options are Yes and No.

Note: This submenu is available when any secure keys have been installed.

►Enroll Efi Image

This feature allows the Efi image to run in the secure boot mode, which will enroll the
SHA256 Hash certificate of a PE image into the Authorized Signature Database (DB).

►Export Secure Boot Variables

This feature exports the NVRAM contents of secure boot variables to a storage device.
The options are Yes and No.

Note: This submenu is available when any secure keys have been installed.

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Secure Boot variable / Size / Keys / Key Source

►Platform Key (PK)

Use this feature to enter and configure a set of values to be used as platform firmware
keys for the system. These values also indicate the sizes, key numbers, and the sources
of the authorized signatures. Select Update to update the platform key.

►Key Exchange Keys (KEK)

Use this feature to enter and configure a set of values to be used as Key Exchange Keys
for the system. These values also indicate the sizes, key numbers, and the sources of the
authorized signatures. Select Update to update the Key Exchange Keys. Select Append to
append the Key Exchange Keys.

►Authorized Signatures (db)

Use this feature to enter and configure a set of values to be used as Authorized Signatures
for the system. These values also indicate the sizes, key numbers, and sources of the
authorized signatures. Select Update to update the Authorized Signatures. Select Append
to append the new Authorized Signatures.

►Forbidden Signatures (dbx)

Use this feature to enter and configure a set of values to be used as Forbidden Signatures
for the system. These values also indicate sizes, key numbers, and key sources of the
forbidden signatures. Select Update to update the Forbidden Signatures. Select Append
to append the Forbidden Signature.

►Authorized TimeStamps (dbt)

Use this feature to set and save the timestamps for the Authorized Signatures, which will
indicate the time when these signatures are entered into the system. These values also
indicate sizes, keys, and key sources of the authorized timestamps. Select Update to
update the Authorized TimeStamps. Select Append to append the Authorized
TimeStamps.

►OsRecovery Signatures (dbr)

Use this feature to set and save the Authorized Signatures used for OS recovery. Select
Update to update the OsRecovery Signatures. These values also indicate sizes, keys, and
key sources of the OsRecovery Signatures. Select Append to append the OsRecovery
Signatures.

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TCG Storage Security Configuration Menu

►(Storage device model name)

Select this device. Press <Enter> and the following information is displayed:
l TCG Storage Security Password Description:
l PASSWORD CONFIGURATION:
l Security Subsystem Class:
l Security Supported:
l Security Enabled:
l Security Locked:
l Security Frozen:
l User Pwd Status:
l Admin Pwd Status:

Note: This submenu is available when the storage device is compliant with TCG
specifications.

Set Admin Password

Use this feature to set the administrator password for this storage device.

Set User Password (Available when "Set Admin Password" has been set)

Use this feature to set the user password for this storage device.

Device Reset

Use this feature to reset the password configuration for this storage device.

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4.7 Boot
Use this menu to configure Boot settings.

Figure 4-6. Boot Screen

FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities

Use this feature to prioritize the order of a bootable device from which the system will boot.
Press <Enter> on each item sequentially to select the device.
l Boot Option #1 – Boot Option #9

►Add New Boot Option

Use this feature to add a new boot option to the boot priority features for system boot.

Note: This submenu is available when any storage device is detected by the BIOS.

Add boot option

Use this feature to specify the name for the new boot option.

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Path for boot option

Use this feature to enter the path for the new boot option in the format fsx:\path\filename.efi.

Boot option File Path

Use this feature to specify the file path for the new boot option.

Create

After setting the name and the file path for the boot option, press <Enter> to create the new
boot option in the boot priority list.

►Delete Boot Option

Use this feature to select a boot device to delete from the boot priority list.

Delete Boot Option

Use this feature to remove an EFI boot option from the boot priority list.

►UEFI NETWORK Drive BBS Priorities

Use this feature to set the system boot order of detected devices.

►UEFI Application Boot Priorities

Use this feature to set the system boot order of detected devices.

►UEFI USB Key Drive BBS Priorities

Use this feature to set the system boot order of detected devices.

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4.8 Save & Exit

Select Save & Exit from the BIOS Setup screen to configure the settings below.

Figure 4-7. Save & Exit Screen

Save Options
Discard Changes and Exit

Use this feature to exit from the BIOS Setup utility without making any permanent changes to
the system configuration and reboot the computer.

Save Changes and Reset

On completing the system configuration changes, use this feature to exit the BIOS Setup utility
and reboot the computer for the new system configuration parameters to take effect.

Save Changes

On completing the system configuration changes, use this feature to save all changes made.
This will not reset (reboot) the system.

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Discard Changes

Select this feature and press <Enter> to discard all changes made and return to the BIOS
Setup utility.

Default Options
Restore Optimized Defaults

Select this feature and press <Enter> to load manufacturer optimized default settings, which
are intended for maximum system performance but not for maximum stability.

Note: After pressing <Enter>, reboot the system for the changes to take effect, which
ensures that this system has the optimized default settings.

Save As User Defaults

Select this feature and press <Enter> to save all changes as the default values specified to the
BIOS Setup utility for future use.

Restore User Defaults

Select this feature and press <Enter> to retrieve user-defined default settings that have been
saved previously.

Boot Override

Note: Use this section to override the Boot priorities sequence in the Boot menu, and
immediately boot the system with a device specified here instead of the one specified in the
boot list. This is a one-time boot override.

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Appendix A:

Software
After the X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard has been installed, you can install the Operating System
(OS), configure RAID settings, and install the drivers.

Microsoft Windows OS Installation

If you will be using RAID, you must configure RAID settings before installing the Windows OS
and the RAID driver. Refer to the RAID Configuration User Guides posted on our website at
https://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.

Installing the OS
1. Create a method to access the Microsoft Windows installation ISO file. That can be a
USB flash or media drive, or the BMC KVM console.

2. Retrieve the proper drivers. Go to the Supermicro web page for your motherboard and
click on "Download the Latest Drivers and Utilities," select the proper driver, and copy it
to a USB flash drive.

3. Boot from a bootable device with Windows OS installation. You can see a bootable
device list by pressing <F11> during the system bootup.

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Figure A-1. Selecting the Boot Device

4. During Windows Setup, continue to the dialog box where you select the drives on which
to install Windows. If the disk you want to use is not listed, click on the “Load driver” link
at the bottom left corner.

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Figure A-2. Loading the Driver Link

To load the driver, browse the USB flash drive for the proper driver files.

5. Once all devices are specified, continue with the installation.

6. After the Windows OS installation has completed, the system will automatically reboot
multiple times for system updates.

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A.1 Driver Installation

The Supermicro website contains drivers and utilities for your system at the following page:

https://www.supermicro.com/wdl.

Some of these drivers and utilities must be installed, such as the chipset driver. After accessing
the website, go into the CDR_Images (in the parent directory of the above link) and locate the
ISO file for your motherboard. Download this file to a USB flash or media drive. You may also
use a utility to extract the ISO file if preferred.

Another option is to go to the Supermicro website at https://www.supermicro.com. Find the

product page for your motherboard and download the latest drivers and utilities. Insert the flash
drive or disk, and the screenshot shown below should appear.

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Figure A-3. Driver & Tools Installation Screen

Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item.
Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item (from top to bottom)
one at a time. After installing each item, you must reboot the system before moving on to the
next item on the list. The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents.

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BMC
The X14SBW- F/- TF motherboard provides remote access, monitoring, and management
through the baseboard management controller (BMC) and other management controllers
distributed among different system modules. There are several BIOS settings that are related
to BMC. For general documentation and information on BMC, visit our website at the following
page:

https://www.supermicro.com/en/solutions/management-software/bmc-resources

BMC ADMIN User Password

For security, each system is assigned a unique default BMC password for the ADMIN user. The
password can be found on a sticker on the motherboard and a sticker on the chassis, for
Supermicro chassis. The sticker also displays the BMC MAC address. If necessary, the
password can be reset using the Supermicro IPMICFG tool.

Figure A-4. BMC Password Label

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Appendix B:

Standardized Warning Statements

The following statements are industry standard warnings, provided to warn the user of
situations which have the potential for bodily injury. Should you have questions or experience
difficulty, contact Supermicro's Technical Support department for assistance. Only certified
technicians should attempt to install or configure components.

Read this section in its entirety before installing or configuring components in the Supermicro
X14SBW-F/-TF motherboard.

These warnings may also be found on our website at the following page:

https://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/safety_information.cfm

Battery Handling

CAUTION There is risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type.

Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the
manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.

電池 の取り扱 い

バッテリーを間 違 ったタイプに交 換 すると爆 発 の危 険 があります。交 換 する電 池 はメーカーが推 奨 す

る型 、または同等 のものを使 用下 さい。使用 済電 池は製 造元 の指示 に従 って処分 して下 さい。

警告

如 果 更 换 的 电 池 类型 不 正 确 。请 只 使 用 同 类电 池 或 制 造 商 推 荐 的 功 能 相 当 的 电 池 更 换 原
有电 池 。请按 制造 商的 说明 处理 废旧 电池 。

警告

如 果 更 換 的 電 池 類 型 不 正 確 。請 使 用 製 造 商 建 議 之 相 同 或 功 能 相 當 的 電 池 更 換 原 有 電
池 。請按 照製 造商 的說明指 示處 理廢 棄舊 電池 。

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WARNUNG

Es besteht Explosionsgefahr, wenn die Batterie durch einen falschen Typ ersetzt wird.
Ersetzen Sie die Batterie nur durch den gleichen oder vom Hersteller empfohlenen Batterietyp.
Entsorgen Sie die benutzten Batterien nach den Anweisungen des Herstellers.

ADVERTENCIA

Existe riesgo de explosión si la batería se reemplaza por un tipo incorrecto. Reemplazar la

batería exclusivamente con el mismo tipo o el equivalente recomendado por el fabricante.
Desechar las baterías gastadas según las instrucciones del fabricante.

ATTENTION

Il existe un risque d'explosion si la batterie est remplacée par un type incorrect. Ne la remplacer
que par une pile de type semblable ou équivalent, recommandée par le fabricant. Jeter les
piles usagées conformément aux instructions du fabricant.

!‫אזהרה‬

‫ יש להחליף‬.‫קיימת סכנת פיצוץ אם הסוללה תוחלף בסוג שגוי‬

.‫את הסוללה בסוג התואם מחברת יצרן מומלצת‬

.‫סילוק הסוללות המשומשות יש לבצע לפי הוראות היצרן‬

‫ﻫﻨﺎك ﺧﻄﺮ اﻻﻧﻔﺠﺎر إذا ﺗﻢ اﺳﺘﺒﺪال اﻟﺒﻄﺎرﻳﺔ ﺑﻨﻮع ﻏﻴﺮ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ‬.

‫اﺳﺤﺒﺬال اﻟﺒﻄﺎرﻳﺔ‬

‫ﻓﻘﻂ ﺑﻨﻔﺲ اﻟﻨﯩﻊ أو ﻣﺎ ﻳﻌﺎدﻟﻬﺎ ﻣﻤﺎ أوﺻﺚ ﺑﻪ اﻟﺸﺮﻣﺔ اﻟﻤﺼﻨﻌﺔ‬

‫ﺟﺨﻠﺺ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺒﻄﺎرﻳﺎت اﻟﻤﺴﺤﻌﻤﻠﺔ وﻓﻘﺎ ﻟﺤﻌﻠﻴﻤﺎت اﻟﺸﺮﻣﺔ اﻟﺼﺎﻧﻌﺔ‬

경고!

배터리를 잘못된 종류로 교체하면 폭발의 위험이 있습니다. 기존 배터리와 동일하거나 제조사
에서 권장하는 동등한 종류의 배터리로만 교체해야 합니다. 제조사의 안내에 따라 사용된 배터
리를 처리하여 주십시오.

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WAARSCHUWING

Er bestaat explosiegevaar als de batterij wordt vervangen door een verkeerd type. Vervang de
batterij slechts met hetzelfde of een equivalent type die door de fabrikant aanbevolen wordt.
Gebruikte batterijen dienen overeenkomstig fabrieksvoorschriften afgevoerd te worden.

Product Disposal

Warning! Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled according to all national
laws and regulations.

製品 の廃棄

この製 品 を廃 棄 処 分 する場 合 、国 の関 係 する全 ての法 律 ・条 例 に従 い処 理 する必 要 がありま

す。

警告

本产 品的 废弃 处理 应根 据所 有国 家的 法律 和规 章进行 。

警告

本產品 的廢 棄處 理應根 據所 有國 家的 法律 和規 章進 行 。

Warnung

Die Entsorgung dieses Produkts sollte gemäß allen Bestimmungen und Gesetzen des Landes
erfolgen.

¡Advertencia!

Al deshacerse por completo de este producto debe seguir todas las leyes y reglamentos
nacionales.

Attention

La mise au rebut ou le recyclage de ce produit sont généralement soumis à des lois et/ou
directives de respect de l'environnement. Renseignez-vous auprès de l'organisme compétent.

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‫סילוק המוצר‬

!‫אזהרה‬

.‫סילוק סופי של מוצר זה חייב להיות בהתאם להנחיות וחוקי המדינה‬

‫ﻋﻨﺪ اﻟﺘﺨﻠﺺ اﻟﻨﻬﺎﺋﻲ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬا اﻟﻤﻨﺘﺞ ﻳﻨﺒﻐﻲ اﻟﺘﻌﺎﻣﻞ ﻣﻌﻪ وﻓﻘﺎ ﻟﺠﻤﻴﻊ اﻟﻘﯩﺎﻧﻴﻦ واﻟﻠﯩﺎﺋﺢ اﻟﯩﻄﻨﻴﺔ‬

경고!

이 제품은 해당 국가의 관련 법규 및 규정에 따라 폐기되어야 합니다.

Waarschuwing

De uiteindelijke verwijdering van dit product dient te geschieden in overeenstemming met alle
nationale wetten en reglementen.

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