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Markfw

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OK, my motherboard is
Supermicro Motherboard MBD-H11DSI-NT-B Dual AMD EPYC 7000-series SP3 SoC PCIe

When I try to install, it says change something in the bios to allow it. What do I change ????
 
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Markfw

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@Ken g6 , can you help here ?

Note: it sees the 1 tb nvme drive, and the 256 gig sata drive, both with no partitions. But it says it can't boot from either one.
 
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See page 52 in the manual.

Question: For the AMD EPYC platform, we found that the Windows Server 2012/2016
OS would not install properly. It however works fine with Linux OS, any suggestions?
Answer: This issue is due to Windows server OS' compatibility with the virtualization function,
we suggest to disable IOMMU (Input/Output Memory Management Unit) before installing the
Windows Server OS. After installing the OS and hotfix update is finished, then you could
enable the IOMMU in BIOS.
BIOS >> Advanced >> NB Configuration >> IOMMU >> Change from Auto to Disabled.
 
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biodoc said:
See page 52 in the manual.

Question: For the AMD EPYC platform, we found that the Windows Server 2012/2016
OS would not install properly. It however works fine with Linux OS, any suggestions?
Answer: This issue is due to Windows server OS' compatibility with the virtualization function,
we suggest to disable IOMMU (Input/Output Memory Management Unit) before installing the
Windows Server OS. After installing the OS and hotfix update is finished, then you could
enable the IOMMU in BIOS.
BIOS >> Advanced >> NB Configuration >> IOMMU >> Change from Auto to Disabled.
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Thanks ! So I checked bios, it was disabled. So I changed it to auto. Now it still would not boot to the nvme driver, but I got it to install on the sata drive (at least in progress) When I do linux (where it will live most of the time) I will install to the nvme if it will work. I am excited !

Thanks, at least it put me on the path !
 
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One small update. Its been getting files ready for over 1/2 hour ! This is my first 1909 from scratch install. Is it really that slow ? It said 256 gig was smaller than the recommended sixe for the windows install. That sounds crazy ! Anyway after 40 minutes, its at 84% on a samsung 850 ssd ! (getting files ready step)

This install was launched from a USB stick.
 
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OK, I was not watching the screen, but after an hour, it rebooted to the USB install again. it is possible that windows 10 pro will not install on an EPYC system ? I will try linux 19 tomorrow.
 
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OK, I installed linux mint 19.2, no problems, but when I reboot after what I thought was a successfull intall , it will not boot.

Ideas ?
 
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I got it running after messing with the bios, and installing minux mint 19.2 on a regular hard drive. SSD would not boot.
 
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Markfw said:
I got it running after messing with the bios, and installing minux mint 19.2 on a regular hard drive. SSD would not boot.
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Dear Mark,

I'm struggling with a similar thing, the config is as follows:

Supermicro H11DSI-NT
2x EPYC 7742
2x Intel SSDPE2KX010T801 NVMe drives
4x Seagate ST8000NM0055 HDDs
2x Quadro RTX8000

I need to run Windows 10 Workstation on it, can you help? Any insight how you solved it will be well appreciated

thanks in advance!
 
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novdy said:
Dear Mark,

I'm struggling with a similar thing, the config is as follows:

Supermicro H11DSI-NT
2x EPYC 7742
2x Intel SSDPE2KX010T801 NVMe drives
4x Seagate ST8000NM0055 HDDs
2x Quadro RTX8000

I need to run Windows 10 Workstation on it, can you help? Any insight how you solved it will be well appreciated

thanks in advance!
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I have the same motherboard (or very close) MBD-H11SSL-I-O coming tomorrow. I will reply back here with my progress. Intend to do Win 10 / mint 19.2 dual-boot with the linux being the primary. And I have a 7742. Not it says its an ES when you boot, but the speeds are so close to production, its more like a QS.
 
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If Linux can boot on HDD but can't get Windows 10 going at all, then try installing Windows 10 VM (on an SSD).

Or install Windows 10 on another machine first and then take that SSD/HDD trying to boot on new system?
 
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Markfw said:
I have the same motherboard (or very close) MBD-H11SSL-I-O coming tomorrow. I will reply back here with my progress. Intend to do Win 10 / mint 19.2 dual-boot with the linux being the primary. And I have a 7742. Not it says its an ES when you boot, but the speeds are so close to production, its more like a QS.
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Hi Mark, have you managed to anyhow progress? We did manage to install the Win10 on the HDDs, however whenever we try to install any drivers (for the NVMes, for the Quadros...) the system crashes with a BSOD. We'll keep trying stuff, the customer pushes us hard so just like before, every kind of help is very appreciated

UPDATE: GPU drivers run, all other ones as well - now it's clear the culprit is the X550 drivers, so we're fighting that now
 
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Try this:

Change BIOS setup menu >> Advanced >> PCI/PCIe/PnP Configuration >> NVMe Firmware Source >> AMI Native Support.
M.2 with Intel AIC P3100/P4800X/P4600 or similar NVMe AIC type:
a. Change slot #x, where the card is installed, OpROM to EFI
b. Change M.2 OpROM to EFI
c. Change BIOS setup menu >> Advanced >> PCI/PCIe/PnP Configuration >> NVMe Firmware Source >> AMI Native Support.
 
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Hiya all,

9.5 hrs of trial and error - we did it so you don't have to

Supermicro H11DSI-NT
2x EPYC 7742
2x Intel SSDPE2KX010T801 NVMe drives
4x Seagate ST8000NM0055 HDDs
2x Quadro RTX8000
RUNNING Windows 10 Workstation
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1. enable AMI Native Support in BIOS, installing into the NVMe drive was fairly easy and worked on first attempt
2. install SP3_IO_Driver (this gets stuck at around 80% of the wizard, cancel the install, find the folder and install all of these drivers manually - not very elegant, but does certainly do the trick)
3. create a Restore Point in Windows
4. install NVIDIA Quadro drivers - first time around this failed with a BSOD, we found out these drivers were not at fault
5. create a Restore Point in Windows
now for the tricky part - literally 6 hours of despair, PAGE FAULT IN NONPAGED AREA and BAD SYSTEM CONFIG deprivating BSODs
6. it was now clear everything went down to the NIC Intel X550, in the last breath we figured huh, how about we just boot it up one more time, let's try something different. In devmgmt.msc the two physical ports act as two separate hardware units, so naturally you assume you give them both the driver. How stupid were we to think that. Just forbid one of them, install the driver manually - no BSOD - install the Intel X550 drivers through wizard - no BSOD (WHAT? DO I SEE A GLIMMER OF HOPE? this is where it BSODed EVERY SINGLE TIME)
7. install windows updates, restarted multiple times - STILL NO BSOD
8. allow the second adapter
9. DONE! All up and running ❤
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and BTW - rank 3 in Cinebench with a score of 10624!

thanks and hope this might help someone
 
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