Gigabyte R161-R12 User manual

R161-R12
High Efciency Liquid Cooling System
User Manual
Rev. 1.1

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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this user's guide:
NOTE!
Gives bits and pieces of additional
information related to the current topic.
CAUTION!
Gives precautionary measures to
avoid possible hardware or software problems.
WARNING!
Alerts you to any damage that might
result from doing or not doing specic actions.

Server Warnings and Cautions
Before installing a server, be sure that you understand the following warnings and cautions.
WARNING!
To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to the equipment:
• Do not disable the power cord grounding plug. The grounding plug is an important safety
feature.
• Plug the power cord into a grounded (earthed) electrical outlet that is easily accessible at all
times.
• Unplug the power cord from the power supply to disconnect power to the equipment.
• Do not route the power cord where it can be walked on or pinched by items placed against it.
Pay particular attention to the plug, electrical outlet, and the point where the cord extends from
the server.
WARNING!
To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives
and the internal system components to cool before touching them.
WARNING!
This server is equipped with high speed fans. Keep away from hazardous
moving fan blades during servicing.
CAUTION!
• Do not operate the server for long periods with the access panel open or removed. Operat-
ing the server in this manner results in improper airow and improper cooling that can lead to
thermal damage.
• Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
• Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
CAUTION!
ESD CAN DAMAGE DRIVES, BOARDS, AND OTHER PARTS. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU
PERFORM ALL PROCEDURES AT AN ESD WORKSTATION. IF ONE IS NOT AVAILABLE,
PROVIDE SOME ESD PROTECTION BY WEARING AN ANTI-STATIC WRIST STRAP AT-
TACHED TO CHASSIS GROUND -- ANY UNPAINTED METAL SURFACE -- ON YOUR SERVER
WHEN HANDLING PARTS.
Always handle boards carefully. They can be extremely sensitive to ESD. Hold boards only by
their edges without any component and pin touching. After removing a board from its protective
wrapper or from the system, place the board component side up on a grounded, static free sur-
face. Use a conductive foam pad if available but not the board wrapper. Do not slide board over
any surface.
System power on/o󰀨: To remove power from system, you must remove the system from
rack. Make sure the system is removed from the rack before opening the chassis, adding, or
removing any non hot-plug components.
Hazardous conditions, devices and cables: Hazardous electrical conditions may be
present on power, telephone, and communication cables. Turn off the system and discon-nect
the cables attached to the system before servicing it. Otherwise, personal injury or equipment
damage can result.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) and ESD protection: ESD can damage drives,
boards, and other parts. We recommend that you perform all procedures in this chapter only at
an ESD workstation. If one is not available, provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic
wrist strap attached to chassis ground (any unpainted metal surface on the server) when handling
parts.
ESD and handling boards: Always handle boards carefully. They can be extremely
sensi-tive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). Hold boards only by their edges. After removing a
board from its protective wrapper or from the system, place the board component side up on a
grounded, static free surface. Use a conductive foam pad if available but not the board wrapper.
Do not slide board over any surface.
Installing or removing jumpers: A jumper is a small plastic encased conductor that slips
over two jumper pins. Some jumpers have a small tab on top that can be gripped with n-gertips
or with a pair of ne needle nosed pliers. If the jumpers do not have such a tab, take care when
using needle nosed pliers to remove or install a jumper; grip the narrow sides of the jumper with
the pliers, never the wide sides. Gripping the wide sides can dam-age the contacts inside the
jumper, causing intermittent problems with the function con-trolled by that jumper. Take care to
grip with, but not squeeze, the pliers or other tool used to remove a jumper, or the pins on the
board may bend or break.

CAUTION!
Risk of explosion if battery is replaced incorrectly or with an incorrect type. Replace the battery
only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used bat-
teries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ...................................................................................10
1-1 Installation Precautions.................................................................................. 10
1-2 Product Specications.................................................................................... 11
1-3 System Block Diagram................................................................................... 14
Chapter 2 System Appearance.....................................................................................15
2-1 Front View...................................................................................................... 15
2-2 Rear View....................................................................................................... 15
2-3 Front Panel LED and Buttons ........................................................................ 16
2-4 Rear System LAN LEDs................................................................................. 17
2-5 Hard Disk Drive LEDs .................................................................................... 18
Chapter 3 System Hardware Installation ......................................................................19
3-1 Removing Chassis Cover............................................................................... 20
3-2 Installing the Liquid Cooling Module .............................................................. 21
3-3 Installing the Memory..................................................................................... 23
3-3-1 Four Channel Memory Conguration .....................................................................23
3-3-2 Installing a Memory ...............................................................................................24
3-3-3 DIMM Population Table ..........................................................................................24
3-4 Installing the PCI Expansion Card ................................................................. 25
3-5 Installing the Hard Disk Drive......................................................................... 26
3-6 Replacing the FAN Assemblly ........................................................................ 27
3-7 Replacing the Power Supply.......................................................................... 28
3-8 Cable Routing ............................................................................................... 29
Chapter 4 Motherboard Components ...........................................................................33
4-1 Motherboard Components ............................................................................. 33
4-2 Jumper Setting .............................................................................................. 35
Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................36
5-1 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 38
5-2 Advanced Menu ............................................................................................. 40
5-2-1 PCH-FW Conguration...........................................................................................41
5-2-2 Trusted Computing .................................................................................................42
5-2-3 SMART Settings .....................................................................................................43
5-2-4 Serial Port Console Redirection .............................................................................44
5-2-5 Intel TXT Information ..............................................................................................48

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5-2-6 Acoustic Management Conguration......................................................................49
5-2-7 SIO Conguration...................................................................................................50
5-2-8 PCI Subsystem Settings.........................................................................................51
5-2-9 Network Stack Conguration ..................................................................................52
5-2-10 Post Report Conguration ......................................................................................53
5-2-11 NVMe Conguration ...............................................................................................54
5-2-12 USB Conguration..................................................................................................55
5-2-13 Chipset Conguration.............................................................................................56
5-2-14 Tls Auth Conguration ............................................................................................57
5-2-15 Intel(R) I350 Gigabit Network Connection..............................................................58
5-2-16 VLAN Conguration................................................................................................60
5-2-17 Driver Health...........................................................................................................62
5-3 Chipset Setup Menu....................................................................................... 63
5-3-1 PCH-IO Conguration.............................................................................................64
5-3-2 Processor Conguration .........................................................................................66
5-3-3 Common RefCode Conguration ...........................................................................68
5-3-4 Memory Conguration ............................................................................................69
5-3-5 IIO Conguration ....................................................................................................71
5-3-6 Advanced Power Management Conguraiton ........................................................73
5-3-7 Miscellaneous Conguration ..................................................................................75
5-3-8 Runtime Error Logging ...........................................................................................76
5-4 OC Conguration Menu ................................................................................. 88
5-4-1 Processor OverClocking.........................................................................................89
5-4-2 Memory OverClocking............................................................................................92
5-4-3 Voltage Setting .......................................................................................................93
5-4-4 Power & Performance ............................................................................................95
5-5 Server Management Menu........................................................................... 102
5-5-1 System Event Log ................................................................................................104
5-5-2 View FRU Information ..........................................................................................105
5-5-3 BMC VLAN Conguration.....................................................................................106
5-5-4 BMC Network Conguration .................................................................................107
5-5-5 IPv6 BMC Network Conguration.........................................................................108
5-6 Security Menu .............................................................................................. 109
5-6-1 Secure Boot .........................................................................................................110
5-7 Boot Menu.................................................................................................... 113
5-8 Save & Exit Menu......................................................................................... 115
5-9 BIOS POST Codes ...................................................................................... 117
5-9-1 AMI Standard - PEI...............................................................................................117
5-9-2 AMI Standard - DXE.............................................................................................117
5-9-3 AMI Standard - ERROR .......................................................................................119

5-9-4 Intel UPI POST Codes..........................................................................................120
5-9-5 Intel UPI Error Codes ...........................................................................................120
5-9-6 Intel MRC POST Codes .......................................................................................121
5-9-7 Intel MRC Error Codes .........................................................................................121
5-9-8 Intel PM POST Codes ..........................................................................................122
5-9-9 Intel PM POST Codes ..........................................................................................122
5-10 BIOS POST Beep code (AMI standard)....................................................... 123
5-10-1 PEI Beep Codes...................................................................................................123
5-10-2 DXE Beep Codes .................................................................................................123

Hardware Installation - 10 -
1-1 Installation Precautions
The motherboard/system contain numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which
can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully
read the service guide and follow these procedures:
• Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or
warranty sticker provided by your dealer. These stickers are required for warranty validation.
• Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before
installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components.
• When connecting hardware components to the internal connectors on the motherboard,
make sure they are connected tightly and securely.
• When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connectors.
• It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling electronic
components such as a motherboard, CPU or memory. If you do not have an ESD wrist
strap, keep your hands dry and rst touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity.
• Prior to installing the motherboard, please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an
electrostatic shielding container.
• Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard, make sure the power
supply has been turned off.
• Before turning on the power, make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to
the local voltage standard.
• Before using the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors of your
hardware components are connected.
• To prevent damage to the motherboard, do not allow screws to come in contact with the
motherboard circuit or its components.
• Make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or
within the computer casing.
• Do not place the computer system on an uneven surface .
• Do not place the computer system in a high-temperature environment.
• Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to
system components as well as physical harm to the user.
• If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the
product, please consult a certied computer technician.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

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1-2 Product Specications
CPU Intel® Core™ X series 44-lane/28-lane processors
Socket Intel® Core™ X series 44-lane/28-lane processors
Chipset System on Chip
Memory 8 x DIMM slots
DDR4 memory modules supported only
Quad channel memory architecture
Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM
DDR4 modules: 2667/2400/2133 MHz
LAN 2 x 1Gb/s LAN ports (Intel® I350-AM2)
1 x 10/100/1000 management LAN
Expansion Slot 1 x PCIe x16 slots (Gen3 x16), Low prole half-length*
* The PCIe slot is unavailable for system level
* The PCIe slot is shared with riser card 1 x PCIe x16 signal
Riser Card CRS1027:
1 x PCIe x16 slots (Gen3 x16), Low prole half-length
-1 x PCIe x16 slots (Gen3 x16), Low prole half-length
2 x M.2 slots:
- M-key
- PCIe Gen3 x4
- Supports NGFF-2242/2260/2280 cards
Video Integrated in Aspeed® AST2500
2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp, DDR4 SDRAM
Storage 2 x U.2, 2 x SATA/SAS or 4 x SATA/SAS hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays
2.5" HDD supported only
SATA Supported
SAS Supported via add-on SAS Card

Hardware Installation - 12 -
Internal
Connectors
3 x Power supply connectors
5 x SlimSAS connectors
2 x fan headers
1 x USB 3.0 header
1 x TPM header
1 x VROC connector
1 x Front panel header
1 x HDD back plane board header
1 x IPMB connector
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x BIOS recovery jumper
Front Panel
LED/Buttons
2 x USB 3.0
1 x Power button with LED
1 x ID button with LED
1 x Reset button
1 x NMI button
1 x System status LED
1 x HDD activity LED
2 x LAN activity LEDs
Rear Panel I/O 2 x USB 3.0
1 x VGA
1 x COM
2 x RJ45
1 x MLAN
Backplane I/O Bandwidth: SATAIII 6Gb/s or SAS 12Gb/s or U.2 PCIe Gen3 x4 per port
TPM 1 x TPM header with LPC interface
Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM000

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System
Management
Aspeed® AST2500 management controller
Avocent® MergePoint IPMI 2.0 web interface:
Network settings
Network security settings
Hardware information
Users control
Services settings
IPMI settings
Sessions control
LDAP settings
Power control
Fan proles
Voltages, fans and temperatures monitoring
System event log
Events management (platform events, trap settings, email settings)
Serial Over LAN
vKVM & vMedia (HTML5)
Power Supply 2 x 1100W redundant PSUs
80 PLUS Platinum
AC Input:
- 100-240V~/ 12-6A, 50-60Hz
DC Input:
- 190-310Vdc/ 7A
DC Output:
- Max 850W/ 100-240Vac~
+12V/ 70A
+5Vsb/ 3A
- Max 1100W/ 200-240Vac
+12V/ 90.5A
+5Vsb/ 3A
Environment
Ambient
Temperature
Relative
Humidity
Operating temperature: 10°C to 35°C
Non-operating temperature: -40°C to 60°C
Operating humidity: 8-80% (non-condensing)
Non-operating humidity: 20%-95% (non-condensing)
System
Dimension
1U
438mm (W) x 43.5mm (H) x 730mm (D)
* We reserves the right to make any changes to the product specications and product-related information without
prior notice.

Hardware Installation - 14 -
1-3 System Block Diagram
2 x USB3.0
(Front Side)
2 x M.2
2 x USB3.0
(Rear Side)
2 x GbE LAN
DMI3 x4
PCIe2.0 x 1
PCIe2.0 x 4
PCIe3.0 x 4
TPM
VGA
MLAN
COM
PCIe3.0 x4
PCIe3.0 x8
Slot4
PCIe x16
PCIe x16 + x16
Slot6
PCIe3.0 x16
PCIe3.0 x16
LPC
PCIe3.0 x 4
4-Channel Non-ECC UDIMM
DDR4, 8 x DIMM slots
2 x USB3.0
2 x USB3.0
ASPEED
AST2500
8 x SATA III
Intel
i350
Skylake-X
Cascade Lake-X
LGA2066 (Socket R4)
SPI Flash
32MB
PCH-H
Intel X299
Kabylake
Switch
10/100/1G
PHY(1ch)
MAC
BMC
5 x SlimLine
2-bay 2.5” NVMe
2-bay 2.5” SAS/SATA

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Chapter 2 System Appearance
2-1 Front View
No. Description
1. Front Panel LEDs and buttons
2. Front USB 3.0 ports
Orange HDD Latches Support NVMe
• Please Go to Chapter 2-3 Front Panel LED and Buttons for detail description of function
LEDs.
2-2 Rear View
No. Description
1. Power Supply Module Cord Socket
2. Serial Port
3. VGA Port
4. USB 3.0 Port x 2
5. 10/100/1000 Server management LAN port
6. GbE LAN Port #1
7. GbE LAN Port #2
8. PCIe Card bay x 2
HDD #0
HDD #1
HDD #2
NVMe Compabile
HDD #3
NVMe Compabile
1 2
2 3 4 5 6 7 81
PUS0 PUS1

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2-3 Front Panel LED and Buttons
No. Name Color Status Description
1. ID Button Press the button to activate system identication
2. Power button
with LED
Green On System is powered on
Green Blink System is in ACPI S1 state (sleep mode)
N/A Off
• System is not powered on or in ACPI S5 state
(power off)
• System is in ACPI S4 state (hibernate mode)
3. Reset Button Press the button to reset the system.
4. HDD Status
LED
Green On HDD locate
Blink HDD access
Amber On HDD fault
Green/
Amber Blink HDD rebuilding
N/A Off No HDD access or no HDD fault.
5/6
LAN 1/2
Active/Link
LEDs
Green Solid On Link between system and network or no access.
Green Blink Data trasmission or receiving is occuring
N/A Off No data transmission or receiving is occuring
7. System
Status LED
Green Solid On System is operating normally.
Amber
Solid On
Critical condition, may indicate:
System fan failure
System temperature
Blink
Non-critical condition, may indicate:
Redundant power module failure
Temperature and voltage issue
Chassis intrusion
N/A Off
System is not ready, may indicate:
POST error
NMI error
Processor or terminator missing
8. NMI button
Press the button server generates a NMI to the processor
if the multiple-bit ECC errors occur, which effectively halt
the server.
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4
5
6 7
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2-4 Rear System LAN LEDs
No. Name Color Status Description
1. 1GbE
Speed LED
Yellow On 1 Gbps data rate
Green On 100 Mbps data rate
N/A Off 10 Mbps data rate
2.
1GbE
Link/
Activity
LED
Green
On Link between system and
network or no access
Blink Data transmission or receiving is occurring
N/A Off No data transmission or
receiving is occurring
21 21 21

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2-5 Hard Disk Drive LEDs
RAID SKU LED1 Locate Rebuilding
HDD
Fault
HDD
Access
HDD Present
(No Access)
No RAID configuration
(via HBA, ICH)
RAID configuration
(via HW RAID Card or
SW RAID Card)
Disk LED
(LED on
Back Panel)
Amber
Removed HDD Slot
(LED on Back Panel)
Disk LED
Removed HDD Slot
Green ON(*1) OFF Green OFF
ON
OFF
ON(*1)
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
Alternately
(Low Speed: 2 Hz)
(*3)
(*3)
OFF
OFF
--
--
Green
Amber
Green
ON(*1) OFF Green --Green
OFF OFF Amber --
Amber
Amber OFF OFF Amber OFF
LED 2 HDD Present No HDD
Green ON OFF
NOTE:
*1: Depends on HBA/Utility Spec.
*2: Blink cycle depends on HDD's activity signal.
*3: If HDD is pulled out during rebuilding, the disk status of this HDD is regarded as faulty.
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Pre-installation Instructions
Computer components and electronic circuit boards can be damaged by discharges of static
electricity. Working on computers that are still connected to a power supply can be extremely
dangerous. Follow the simple guidelines below to avoid damage to your computer or injury to
yourself.
• Always disconnect the computer from the power outlet whenever you are working inside the
computer case.
• If possible, wear a grounded wrist strap when you are working inside the computer case.
Alternatively, discharge any static electricity by touching the bare metal system of the computer
case, or the bare metal body of any other grounded appliance.
• Hold electronic circuit boards by the edges only. Do not touch the components on the board
unless it is necessary to do so. Do not ex or stress the circuit board.
• Leave all components inside the static-proof packaging until you are ready to use the component
for the installation.
Chapter 3 System Hardware Installation

System Hardware Installation - 20 -
3-1 Removing Chassis Cover
Before you remove or install the system cover
• Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power.
Follow these instructions to remove the system cover:
1. Loosen and the two thumbscrew at the rear of the system.
2. Remove the single secrew at the front of the system.
3. Push down the indentation located at the side of the back chassis
4. Using the grip areas on the top cover and slide the cover horizontally in the direction of the arrow.
3
4
3
2
1