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Intel® Server Board X38ML System BIOS Setup Item Build Date Processor Core Frequency Count Memory Size Quiet Boot POST Error Pause System Date System Time Options N/A N/A Help Text Comments Information only. Displays the current BIOS build date. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Information only. Displays the Intel processor name and the speed of the CPU. This information is retrieved from the processor. Information only. Displays the current speed of the boot processor in GHz or MHz. Information only. Number of physical processors detected. N/A Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled [Day of week MM/DD/YYYY] [HH:MM:SS] N/A [Enabled] - Display the logo screen during POST. [Disabled] - Display the diagnostic screen during POST. [Enabled] - Go to the Error Manager for critical POST errors. [Disabled] - Attempt to boot and do not go to the Error Manager for critical POST errors. System Date has configurable fields for Month, Day, and Year. Use [Enter] or [Tab] key to select the next field. Use [+] or [-] key to modify the selected field. System Time has configurable fields for Hours, Minutes, and Seconds. Hours are in 24-hour format. Use [Enter] or [Tab] key to select the next field. Use [+] or [-] key to modify the selected field. Information only. Displays the total physical memory installed in the system in MB or GB. The term physical memory indicates the total memory discovered in the form of installed DIMMs. N/A The POST error pause takes the system to the error manager to review the errors when Major errors occur. Minor and Fatal error displays are not affected by this setting. See Section 6.3.3 for more information. N/A N/A 4.3.2.2 Advanced Screen The Advanced screen provides an access point to choose to configure several options. On this screen, the user selects the option that is to be configured. Configurations are performed on the selected screen, not directly on the Advanced screen. To access this screen from the Main screen, select Advanced. Revision 1.3 27 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

Setup Item

Options

Help Text

Comments

Build Date

N/A

Information only

. Displays the

current BIOS build date.

Processor

<ID string from the

Processor>

N/A

Information only

. Displays the

Intel processor name and the

speed of the CPU. This information

is retrieved from the processor.

Core Frequency

N/A

Information only

. Displays the

current speed of the boot processor

in GHz or MHz.

Count

N/A

Information only

. Number of

physical processors detected.

Memory

Size

N/A

Information only

. Displays the

total physical memory installed in

the system in MB or GB. The term

physical memory indicates the total

memory discovered in the form of

installed DIMMs.

Quiet Boot

Enabled

Disabled

[Enabled] – Display the logo screen

during POST.

[Disabled] – Display the diagnostic

screen during POST.

N/A

POST Error Pause

Enabled

Disabled

[Enabled] – Go to the Error

Manager for critical POST errors.

[Disabled] – Attempt to boot and do

not go to the Error Manager for

critical POST errors.

The POST error pause takes the

system to the error manager to

review the errors when Major errors

occur. Minor and Fatal error

displays are not affected by this

setting. See Section 6.3.3 for more

information.

System Date

[Day of week

MM/DD/YYYY]

System Date has configurable

fields for Month, Day, and Year.

Use [Enter] or [Tab] key to select

the next field.

Use [+] or [-] key to modify the

selected field.

N/A

System Time

[HH:MM:SS]

System Time has configurable

fields for Hours, Minutes, and

Seconds.

Hours are in 24-hour format.

Use [Enter] or [Tab] key to select

the next field.

Use [+] or [-] key to modify the

selected field.

N/A

4.3.2.2

Advanced Screen

The Advanced screen provides an access point to choose to configure several options. On this

screen, the user selects the option that is to be configured. Configurations are performed on the

selected screen, not directly on the Advanced screen.

To access this screen from the Main screen, select Advanced.