Software and configuration utilities 101
System utilities
BIOS settings
There are eight menus in the BIOS setup utility, which appear in the following order: Main, Advanced,
Platform Configuration, Socket Configuration, Server Mgmt, Security, Boot, and Save & Exit. Use the
arrow keys to navigate the menus or options that are listed on the menu. Configurable menu options or
fields appear in color. For further instructions about how to navigate and change settings in the BIOS
setup utility, see the on-screen instructions that are provided on the menu.
BIOS setup menus
The following table provides descriptions for the top-level BIOS setup menus.
General product information including BIOS/memory information, system language,
and time/date.
Configuration information for the Wake On LAN control, Intel Virtual RAID on CPU,
trusted computing, AST2500 super I/O, serial port consoler redirection, PCI
subsystem settings, network stack, NVMe, USB and Power restore on AC Loss.
The Human Interface Infrastructure (HII) submenu is only supported under UEFI
mode if the OPROM for the add-on card supports only HII submenu
Configuration information for the PCH, and server ME.
Configuration information for the processor, common RefCode, UPI, memory, IIO,
and advanced power management.
BMC self-test status, BMC firmware version, timer settings and timeout behavior,
system event log setting, BMC network settings and view system event Log.
Set or Change Administrator and User passwords and Secure Boot.
Configure setup Prompt Timeout, bootup numlock state, quiet boot, boot mode select
and the boot device priority.
Save changes and exit, discard changes and exit, save changes and reset, discard
changes and reset; save options: save changes, discard changes; Restore Defaults;
Boot Override and Launch Build-In EFI Shell.
BIOS setup menu screen
NOTE:
The screenshots used in this section are for illustration only. The values displayed may not be the
same as those in your server.
In the descriptive tables following each of the menu screen illustrations, settings in boldface are the
default and suggested settings.