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PCIe bifurcation
9/21/23, 11:13 PM • James Liu 9/21/23, 11:13 PM

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James Liu
9/21/23, 11:13 PM

Hi, I was trying to set one of the pcie x16 to 4x4x4x4 to add another 4 m.2 drives using an adap...
JLP

QVL/AVL - 3rd party source
9/2/23, 2:24 PM • Jose Luis Pedrosa 9/19/23, 12:37 PM

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Rebecca Cran
9/19/23, 12:37 PM

@Jose Luis Pedrosa I had problems finding the RAM modules listed on the ipi.wiki AVL too - they a...
AE

CPU Replacement
9/8/23, 10:05 PM • Andrew Ernest 9/14/23, 5:55 AM

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Tu Ken
9/14/23, 5:55 AM

Hi Andrew, we won't suggest the user replaces the CPU by self, maybe it will cuase the s...
OJ

Missing jumpers for thermal sensors out of the box + Questions about other chassis connections
9/4/23, 1:07 AM • Olof Johansson 9/11/23, 1:56 AM

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LH

Lauryn Hsu
9/11/23, 1:56 AM

Hi Olof, Good to see you there, For JP2/3, both pins 1 and 2 should be connected. Befor...
WT

network pcie performance Fix for abysmal network (and PCIe) performance
7/26/23, 3:27 PM • Willy Tarreau 9/4/23, 6:41 AM

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DdH

Derek den Haas
9/4/23, 6:41 AM

Hi Willy, I checked the Amphere altra max manual, and it should be able to split it to 4x4x4x4 p...
FAN_0 not working?
5/27/23, 10:09 PM • Rebecca Cran 7/9/23, 9:03 PM

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Rebecca Cran
7/9/23, 9:03 PM

@Olof Johansson Based on Ian's reply at https://www.ipi.wiki/community/forum/topic/99770/does-the...
WT

AVA CPU frequency capped to 2.3 GHz instead of 2.6 GHz
7/4/23, 6:11 AM • Willy Tarreau 7/9/23, 8:58 PM

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Rebecca Cran
7/9/23, 8:58 PM

I'm working on updating the firmware and hoping I can tweak the ACPI tables to allow more perform...
fan module soc Does the (micro) fan connector on the module work?
7/2/23, 5:52 PM • Rebecca Cran 7/9/23, 8:51 PM

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Rebecca Cran
7/9/23, 8:51 PM

Thanks! I'll try again with a less hacky solution (i.e. this time soldering wires).
DK

P_2V5_BMC_AUX purpose
6/24/23, 11:08 PM • Daniel Kolesa 6/24/23, 11:08 PM

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Daniel Kolesa
6/24/23, 11:08 PM

Does anybody know what the P_2V5_BMC_AUX is for? Lately mine has been showing only 0.02 volts (wh...
OJ

SMBus connectivity on PCIe slots
5/24/23, 12:18 AM • Olof Johansson 6/5/23, 3:47 AM

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Olof Johansson
6/5/23, 3:47 AM

@Ruler of COM Thanks! In this case I'd be happy just being able to probe the bus manually with i2...
Getting a DB40 board for the A2 carrier
5/22/23, 8:46 PM • Rebecca Cran 5/25/23, 2:13 PM

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Ruler of COM
5/25/23, 2:13 PM

I understand that in the course of edk2 testing you will brick the thing multiple times and than ...
GS

DIMM Insertion
5/8/23, 3:53 AM • Gonzalo Samper 5/22/23, 1:30 PM

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Rebecca Cran
5/22/23, 1:30 PM

@Ruler of COM Thanks! Could you provide a link from the wiki page to Ampere's AVL please?

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PCIe bifurcation
9/21/23, 11:13 PM • James Liu 9/21/23, 11:13 PM

QVL/AVL - 3rd party source
9/2/23, 2:24 PM • Jose Luis Pedrosa 9/19/23, 12:37 PM

CPU Replacement
9/8/23, 10:05 PM • Andrew Ernest 9/14/23, 5:55 AM

Missing jumpers for thermal sensors out of the box + Questions about other chassis connections
9/4/23, 1:07 AM • Olof Johansson 9/11/23, 1:56 AM

network pcie performance Fix for abysmal network (and PCIe) performance
7/26/23, 3:27 PM • Willy Tarreau 9/4/23, 6:41 AM

FAN_0 not working?
5/27/23, 10:09 PM • Rebecca Cran 7/9/23, 9:03 PM

AVA CPU frequency capped to 2.3 GHz instead of 2.6 GHz
7/4/23, 6:11 AM • Willy Tarreau 7/9/23, 8:58 PM

fan module soc Does the (micro) fan connector on the module work?
7/2/23, 5:52 PM • Rebecca Cran 7/9/23, 8:51 PM

P_2V5_BMC_AUX purpose
6/24/23, 11:08 PM • Daniel Kolesa 6/24/23, 11:08 PM

SMBus connectivity on PCIe slots
5/24/23, 12:18 AM • Olof Johansson 6/5/23, 3:47 AM

Getting a DB40 board for the A2 carrier
5/22/23, 8:46 PM • Rebecca Cran 5/25/23, 2:13 PM

DIMM Insertion
5/8/23, 3:53 AM • Gonzalo Samper 5/22/23, 1:30 PM

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PCIe bifurcation 9/21/23, 11:13 PM • James Liu 9/21/23, 11:13 PM

QVL/AVL - 3rd party source 9/2/23, 2:24 PM • Jose Luis Pedrosa 9/19/23, 12:37 PM

CPU Replacement 9/8/23, 10:05 PM • Andrew Ernest 9/14/23, 5:55 AM

Missing jumpers for thermal sensors out of the box + Questions about other chassis connections 9/4/23, 1:07 AM • Olof Johansson 9/11/23, 1:56 AM

network pcie performance Fix for abysmal network (and PCIe) performance 7/26/23, 3:27 PM • Willy Tarreau 9/4/23, 6:41 AM

FAN_0 not working? 5/27/23, 10:09 PM • Rebecca Cran 7/9/23, 9:03 PM

AVA CPU frequency capped to 2.3 GHz instead of 2.6 GHz 7/4/23, 6:11 AM • Willy Tarreau 7/9/23, 8:58 PM

fan module soc Does the (micro) fan connector on the module work? 7/2/23, 5:52 PM • Rebecca Cran 7/9/23, 8:51 PM

P_2V5_BMC_AUX purpose 6/24/23, 11:08 PM • Daniel Kolesa 6/24/23, 11:08 PM

SMBus connectivity on PCIe slots 5/24/23, 12:18 AM • Olof Johansson 6/5/23, 3:47 AM

Getting a DB40 board for the A2 carrier 5/22/23, 8:46 PM • Rebecca Cran 5/25/23, 2:13 PM

DIMM Insertion 5/8/23, 3:53 AM • Gonzalo Samper 5/22/23, 1:30 PM

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Missing jumpers for thermal sensors out of the box + Questions about other chassis connections

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Ruler of COM

Ian Hollier

Rubio Tsao

Master of SMARC

Xavier Serra

Olof Johansson

PCIe bifurcation
9/21/23, 11:13 PM • James Liu 9/21/23, 11:13 PM

QVL/AVL - 3rd party source
9/2/23, 2:24 PM • Jose Luis Pedrosa 9/19/23, 12:37 PM

CPU Replacement
9/8/23, 10:05 PM • Andrew Ernest 9/14/23, 5:55 AM

Missing jumpers for thermal sensors out of the box + Questions about other chassis connections
9/4/23, 1:07 AM • Olof Johansson 9/11/23, 1:56 AM

network pcie performance Fix for abysmal network (and PCIe) performance
7/26/23, 3:27 PM • Willy Tarreau 9/4/23, 6:41 AM

FAN_0 not working?
5/27/23, 10:09 PM • Rebecca Cran 7/9/23, 9:03 PM

AVA CPU frequency capped to 2.3 GHz instead of 2.6 GHz
7/4/23, 6:11 AM • Willy Tarreau 7/9/23, 8:58 PM

fan module soc Does the (micro) fan connector on the module work?
7/2/23, 5:52 PM • Rebecca Cran 7/9/23, 8:51 PM

P_2V5_BMC_AUX purpose
6/24/23, 11:08 PM • Daniel Kolesa 6/24/23, 11:08 PM

SMBus connectivity on PCIe slots
5/24/23, 12:18 AM • Olof Johansson 6/5/23, 3:47 AM

Getting a DB40 board for the A2 carrier
5/22/23, 8:46 PM • Rebecca Cran 5/25/23, 2:13 PM

DIMM Insertion
5/8/23, 3:53 AM • Gonzalo Samper 5/22/23, 1:30 PM