BIOS Main Menu Selections

The following screen captures show the BIOS Setup Utility Main menu screens.

The following table lists the BIOS Setup Utility Main menu setup options:

Main Setup Options Options Defaults Description Project Version (R/O) BIOS version is displayed. This string is a unique identifier used to reference a specific BIOS release. Format is XXYYZZPP, which indicates: XX - Unique project/platform code. YY - BIOS major release. ZZ - BIOS minor release. PP - Build number. Example: 18.01.04.01 System Date System Date Current date is displayed. You can change the date setting. Example: [Thu 03/05/2013] System Time Current time is displayed. You can change the time setting. Example: [13:38:27] Active Logical Cores 40 QPI Link Speed (R/O) SLOW, 6.4 GT/s 7.2 GT/s 8.0 GT/s Intel Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) operational speed is displayed. Total Memory (R/O) Memory in gigabytes is displayed. Example: 16 GB (DDR3) Current Memory Speed (R/O) Memory speed is displayed. Example: 1333 MHz USB Devices (R/O) Detected USB devices are displayed. Example: 1 keyboard, 1 mouse, 3 hubs BMC Status (R/O) D BMC Firmware Revision (R/O) The service processor firmware version is displayed. Example: 3.1.2.0 r78939 PRODUCT INFORMATION (R/O) Product information is displayed. Product Name Product name is displayed. Example: Sun Server X4-2B Product Serial Number Product serial number is displayed. Example: 1134FML00V Board Serial Number Board serial number is displayed. Example: 0328MSL-1132U900 CPU INFORMATION (R/O) Attributes of a single processor (CPU) are defined. A separate information structure is provided for each processor supported in the system. Most of the values are dependent on the processor. Socket 0 CPU Information If CPU socket 0 is populated, the following options are listed. Otherwise, displays “Not Present.” Intel CPU @ 2.70 GHz Processor ID brand is displayed. CPU Signature Processor (CPU) information is displayed. Example: 206d5 Microcode Patch Software update (microcode patch) information is displayed. Example: 512 Max CPU Speed Maximum non-turbo speed of the processor is displayed. Example: 2700 MHz Min CPU Speed Minimum speed of the processor is displayed. Processor Cores Number of available processor cores is displayed. Example: 8 Intel HT Technology Indicates whether Intel Hyper Threading is supported. Intel VT-x Technology Indicates whether Intel Virtualization Technology is supported. L1 Data Cache Example: 32 KB x 8 L1 Code Cache Example: 32 KB x 8 L2 Cache Example: 256 KB x 8 L3 Cache Example: 20480 KB Socket 1 CPU Information If CPU socket 1 is populated, the same options as Socket 0 CPU Information are displayed. Otherwise, displays “Not Present.” DIMM INFORMATION (R/O) Memory module (DIMM) presence and size information are displayed. CPU Socket 0 DIMM Information If DIMM is present, memory size in gigabytes is displayed. Otherwise, displays “Not Present.” D0...D7 Memory size in gigabytes is displayed. Example: Socket 0 DIMMs D0 – 4 GB D1 – 4 GB D2 – 4 GB D3 – 4 GB D4 – 2 GB D5 – 2 GB D6 – Not present D7 – Not present CPU Socket 1 DIMM Information If DIMM is present, memory size in gigabytes is displayed. Otherwise, displays “Not Present.” D0...D7 See previous DIMM information example. SECURITY SETTING Configure the security setting. Administrator Password Set the Administrator password.