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Intel® Server Board X38ML System BIOS Functional Area Item Specific Help Area Keyboard Command Bar Description A Setup Item may also be a hyperlink used to navigate form sets (pages). When it is a hyperlink, a Setup Item only occupies the "Setup Item" column. The Item Specific Help area is located on the right side of the screen and contains help text for the highlighted Setup Item. Help information includes the meaning and usage of the item, allowable values, effects of the options, and so on. The Keyboard Command Bar is located at the bottom right of the screen and continuously displays help for keyboard special keys and navigation keys. The keyboard command bar is context-sensitive-it displays keys relevant to current page and mode. 4.3.1.2 Entering BIOS Setup The BIOS Setup utility is initiated by pressing during system boot when the OEM or Intel logo is displayed. When Quiet Boot is disabled, the following message is displayed on the diagnostics screen: Press to enter setup. Serious errors cause the system to enter the BIOS setup. The error manager screen will display in this occurrence. 4.3.1.3 Keyboard Commands The bottom right portion of the Setup screen provides a list of commands to navigate through the Setup utility. These commands are displayed at all times. Except for features used for informative purposes, each feature on each Setup menu page is associated with a value field. This field contains user-selectable parameters. Depending on the security option chosen and in effect by the password, a menu feature's value may or may not be changeable. If a value is non-changeable, the feature's value field is inaccessible and displays as "grayed out." The Keyboard Command Bar supports the following: Key Option Execute Command Table 5. BIOS Setup: Keyboard Command Bar Description The key is used to activate sub-menus when the selected feature is a submenu, or to display a pick list if a selected option has a value field, or to select a sub-field for multi-valued features such as time and date. If a pick list is displayed, the key will select the currently highlighted item, undo the pick list, and return the focus to the parent menu. Revision 1.3 23 Intel order number E15331-006

Section	Page
1. Introduction	13
1.1 Server Board Use Disclaimer	13
2. Server Board Overview	14
2.1 Server Board Feature Set	14
2.2 Server Board Layout	16
3. Functional Architecture	19
3.1 Processor Subsystem	20
3.2 Intel® X38 Chipset	20
3.2.2.1 Direct Media Interface (DMI)	21
3.2.2.2 PCI Express* Interfaces	21
3.2.2.3 Serial ATA II Interface	22
3.2.2.4 Low Pin Count Interface (LPC)	22
3.2.2.5 Compatibility Modules	22
3.2.2.6 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller	22
3.2.2.7 Real Time Clock (RTC)	23
3.2.2.8 GPIO	23
3.2.2.9 Enhanced Power Management	23
3.2.2.10 System Management Interface	23
3.2.2.11 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)	23
3.2.2.12 Manageability	24
3.3 Integrated Baseboard Management Controller	24
3.4 Memory Subsystem	27
3.5 I/O Subsystem	28
3.5.2.1 SATA RAID	28
3.5.2.2 Intel® RAID Technology Option ROM	29
3.5.6.1 Serial Ports	30
3.5.6.2 Keyboard and Mouse Support	31
3.5.6.3 Wake-up Control	31
3.6 Replacing the Back-Up Battery	31
4. System BIOS	33
4.1 BIOS Identification String	33
4.2 Logo/Diagnostic Screen	33
4.3 BIOS Setup Utility	34
4.3.1.1 Setup Page Layout	34
4.3.1.2 Entering BIOS Setup	35
4.3.1.3 Keyboard Commands	35
4.3.1.4 Menu Selection Bar	36
4.3.2.1 Main Screen	37
4.3.2.2 Advanced Screen	39
4.3.2.2.1 Processor Configuration Screen	40
4.3.2.2.2 Memory Configuration Screen	42
4.3.2.2.3 SATA Controller Configuration Screen	44
4.3.2.2.4 Serial Ports Screen	45
4.3.2.2.5 USB Configuration Screen	46
4.3.2.2.6 PCI Screen	48
4.3.2.3 Security Screen	49
4.3.2.4 Server Management Screen	51
4.3.2.4.1 Console Redirection Screen	52
4.3.2.4.2 System Information Screen	54
4.3.2.5 Boot Options Screen	55
4.3.2.5.1 Hard Disk Order Screen	56
4.3.2.5.2 CDROM Order Screen	56
4.3.2.5.3 Floppy Order Screen	57
4.3.2.5.4 Network Device Order Screen	58
4.3.2.5.5 BEV Device Order Screen	58
4.3.2.6 Boot Manager	59
4.3.2.7 Error Manager Screen	60
4.3.2.8 Exit Screen	60
4.4 Loading BIOS Defaults	62
4.5 Multiple Boot Blocks	62
4.6 Recovery Mode	63
4.7 OEM Logo	63
5. Platform Management	65
5.1 Platform Management Features	65
5.2 Power System	66
5.2.5.1 Power Button Signal	68
5.2.5.2 Chipset Sleep S4/S5	69
5.2.5.3 Power-On Enable	69
5.2.5.4 Power-down Disable	69
5.3 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)	70
5.4 System Reset Control	71
5.5 BMC Reset Control	72
5.6 System Initialization	72
5.6.2.1 Watchdog Timer Timeout Reason Bits	73
5.7 Integrated Front Panel User Interface	74
5.7.3.1 Chassis Intrusion	75
5.7.3.2 Power Button	75
5.7.3.3 Reset Button	75
5.8 Private Management I2C Buses	76
5.9 Watchdog Timer	76
5.10 BMC Internal Timestamp Clock	76
5.11 System Event Log (SEL)	77
5.12 Sensor Data Record (SDR) Repository	77
5.13 Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Inventory Device	78
5.14 Sensor Rearm Behavior	79
5.15 Processor Sensors	80
5.15.1.1 ThermTrip Monitoring	80
5.15.1.2 IERR Monitoring	81
5.15.2.1 PECI Interface	81
5.16 Standard Fan Management	81
5.17 Power Unit Management	83
5.18 BMC Self Test	84
5.19 Messaging Interfaces	84
5.19.6.1 LPC/KCS Interface	85
5.19.6.2 Receive Message Queue	86
5.19.6.3 SMS/SMM Status Register	86
5.19.6.4 Server Management Software (SMS) Interface	86
5.19.6.5 SMM Interface	87
5.19.8.1 Serial-over-LAN (SOL 2.0)	88
5.20 Event Filtering and Alerting	88
5.21 Sensor Support	89
5.22 BIOS-BMC interactions	95
5.23 Platform Management Features Implemented by BIOS	95
5.23.2.1 Serial Configuration Settings	96
5.23.2.2 Keystroke Mappings	96
5.23.2.2.1 Standalone <Esc> Key for Headless Operation	96
5.23.2.3 Limitations	97
5.23.2.4 Interface to Server Management	97
5.23.3.1 Channel Access Modes	97
5.23.3.2 Interaction with BIOS Console Redirection	97
5.23.3.3 SOL, EMP and Console Redirection Use Case Model	98
5.23.4.1 PXE BIOS Support	100
5.23.6.1 Password Clear Jumper	101
6. Error Reporting and Handling	102
6.1 Fault Resilient Booting	102
6.2 Error Handling and Logging	103
6.2.2.1 PCI Bus Error	103
6.2.2.2 PCI Express* Errors	103
6.2.2.3 Processor Bus Error	104
6.2.2.4 Memory Bus Error	104
6.2.2.5 Operating System Watchdog Failure	104
6.2.2.6 Boot Event	104
6.2.3.1 Memory Error Events	105
6.2.3.2 Examples of Event Data Field Contents for Memory Errors	106
6.2.3.3 PCI Error Events	106
6.2.3.4 Examples of Event Data Field Contents for PCI Errors	107
6.2.3.5 FRB-2 Error Events	107
6.2.4.1 No Real-Time Clock (RTC) Access	108
6.3 Error Messages and Error Codes	109
7. Connectors and Jumper Blocks	116
7.1 Power Connectors	116
7.2 PCI Express* x16 Connector	116
7.3 SMBus Connector	118
7.4 Front Panel Connector	118
7.5 I/O Connectors	119
7.6 Fan Headers	122
7.7 Chassis Intrusion Header	122
7.8 Jumper Blocks	123
8. Design and Environmental Specifications	124
8.1 Server Board Design Specification	124
8.2 Product Regulatory Compliance	124
8.3 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices	127
Glossary	128

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Intel® Server Board X38ML

System BIOS

Revision 1.3

Intel order number E15331-006

Functional Area

Description

A Setup Item may also be a hyperlink used to navigate form sets (pages). When it is

a hyperlink, a Setup Item only occupies the “Setup Item” column.

Item Specific Help Area

The Item Specific Help area is located on the right side of the screen and contains

help text for the highlighted Setup Item. Help information includes the meaning and

usage of the item, allowable values, effects of the options, and so on.

Keyboard Command Bar

The Keyboard Command Bar is located at the bottom right of the screen and

continuously displays help for keyboard special keys and navigation keys. The

keyboard command bar is context-sensitive—it displays keys relevant to current

page and mode.

4.3.1.2

Entering BIOS Setup

The BIOS Setup utility is initiated by pressing <F2> during system boot when the OEM or Intel

logo is displayed.

When Quiet Boot is disabled, the following message is displayed on the diagnostics screen:

Press <F2> to enter setup.

Serious errors cause the system to enter the BIOS setup. The error manager screen will display

in this occurrence.

4.3.1.3

Keyboard Commands

The bottom right portion of the Setup screen provides a list of commands to navigate through

the Setup utility. These commands are displayed at all times.

Except for features used for informative purposes, each feature on each Setup menu page is

associated with a value field. This field contains user-selectable parameters. Depending on the

security option chosen and in effect by the password, a menu feature’s value may or may not be

changeable. If a value is non-changeable, the feature’s value field is inaccessible and displays

as “grayed out.”

The Keyboard Command Bar supports the following:

Table 5. BIOS Setup: Keyboard Command Bar

Key

Option

Description

<Enter>

Execute

Command

The <Enter> key is used to activate sub-menus when the selected feature is a sub-

menu, or to display a pick list if a selected option has a value field, or to select a

sub-field for multi-valued features such as time and date. If a pick list is displayed,

the <Enter> key will select the currently highlighted item, undo the pick list, and

return the focus to the parent menu.