Super Micro SBI-7125W-S6 BIOS Setup Manual PDF: Step-by-Step Guide (EN)

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Main BIOS Setup

SBI-7125W-S6 Blade Module Bios Setup Manual Introduction This document describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the SBI-7125W-S6 Intel Blade Module. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program. See Chapter 9 of the Intel SuperBlade User’s Manual (MNL-0975) for further details. Running Setup NOTE: Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted. The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the M AIN BIOS S ETUP screen. All displayed text is described in this section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options.

When you first power on the computer, the BIOS is immediately activated. While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways: 1. By pressing ELETE > immediately after turning the system on, or 2. When the message Press the key to enter Setup appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST, press the ELETE > key to activate the main S ETUP menu: Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section. Use the U P /D OWN arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu. Use the L EFT /R IGHT arrow keys to change the options for each setting. Press the SC > key to exit the CMOS S ETUP menu.

The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus. Items that use sub-menus are indicated with the X icon. With the item highlighted, press the NTER > key to access the submenu. Menu options found in the M AIN BIOS S ETUP menu are shown in the Table 1 . 1

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Table 2. SATA Port 0/SATA Port 1 Submenu Menu Options

BIOS Setup Manual Table 1. Main BIOS Setup Menu Options Table 2. SATA Port 0/SATA Port 1 Submenu Menu Options 2 Menu Option Description System Time To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate fields. Then press the key to save the data. System Date Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year fields, and enter the correct data for the system date. Press the key to save the data. BIOS Date The BIOS Date field displays the date when this version of the BIOS was built. XSATA Port 0/ SATA Port 1 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the SATA Port 0 and 1 drives.

Hit to activate the following sub-menu screen for detailed options of these items, and to set the correct configurations accordingly. The items included in this submenu are shown in Table 2 below. Menu Option Description Type Selects the type of SATA hard drive. Selecting User will allow the user to manually enter the parameters of the HDD. Selecting Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD. Select CD-ROM if a CD-ROM drive is installed. Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed. Total Sectors This item allows the user to specify the total number of sectors of the drive.

This setting cannot be changed if the Type setting (above) has Auto selected. Maximum Capacity This item allows the user to specify the maximum capacity of the drive. This setting cannot be changed if the Type setting (above) has Auto selected. Multi-Sector Transfer This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi-sector transfer. The options are Disabled, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors. LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode. The options are Enabled and Disabled. 32 Bit I/O This option allows the user to enable or disable the 32-bit data transfer function.

The options are Enabled and Disabled. Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode. The options are Standard, Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2, Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1 and FPIO4/DMA2. Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode. The options are Disabled, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4 and Mode 5. Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable Parallel ATA. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable Serial ATA. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Native Mode Operation Used to select the native mode for ATA. The options are Auto and Serial ATA.

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Table 3. Advanced Setup Menu Options

BIOS Setup Manual Table 2. SATA Port 0/SATA Port 1 Submenu Menu Options (Continued) Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing NTER >. Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing NTER >. Table 3 contains a list of all menu options in the A DVANCED S ETUP menu. Table 3. Advanced Setup Menu Options 3 Menu Option Description XSATA Controller Mode Select Compatible to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be automatically detected and placed in Legacy Mode by the BIOS.

Select Enhanced to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically detected and placed in Native IDE Mode. When the SATA Controller Mode is set to "Enhanced", it displays a submenu with the following menu options: NOTE: Enhanced mode is supported only by Windows 2000 OS and later versions. Serial ATA (SATA) RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID functions. The options are Enabled and Disabled. NOTE: For a Windows OS environment, use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled. When this item is set to Enabled, the item: "ICH RAID Code Base" will be available for you to select either the Intel or the Adaptec Host RAID Controller.

If this item is set to Disabled, the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available. SATA AHCI Select Enable to enable the Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface. The options are Enabled and Disabled. WARNING: Use caution when setting this function. This feature is for advanced programmers only. System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system. Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system. Submenu Description XBoot Features Access this submenu to make changes to boot features. See Table 4 for a list of menu options in this submenu.

XMemory Cache Access this submenu to make changes to settings for the memory cache. See Table 5 for a list of menu options in this submenu. XPCI Configuration Access this submenu to make changes to settings for PCI devices. See Table 6 for a list of menu options in this submenu. XAdvanced Chipset Control Access this submenu to make changes to advanced chipset settings. See Table 7 for a list of menu options in this submenu. WARNING: Use caution when changing the Advanced settings. Incorrect values entered may cause a system malfunction. Also, a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause system instability. When this occurs, revert to the default settings.

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