Minisforum MS-A2 BIOS Options

Minisforum MS-A2 BIOS Options

Recently, I acquired a Minisforum MS-A2 system and have been experimenting with it in my home lab. Something that’s been bothering me is the lack of documentation about all the different BIOS menus. I’ve also found myself forgetting which BIOS menu I saw which option. To address my issue, I decided to document all the BIOS options.

The BIOS that the Minisforum MS-A2 runs is AMI (American Megatrends International). My MS-A2 is the AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX version. The BIOS version I am running is 1.02.

You can download BIOS updates from Minisforum here.

In this post, I will share my documentation of each BIOS option I found on the Minisforum MS-A2.

Booting

When the Minisforum boots, you see the Minisforum splash screen.

Minisforum boot splash screen.

When the Minisforum is booting, you can press F7 to access the boot menu or press Del to enter the BIOS.

F7 Boot Menu Screen

Delete Menu Screen

When you press Delete, you are presented with an initial menu that allows you to select several options, including Setup, Boot, UEFI Shell, Boot Options, and BBS Menu.

BIOS Setup

The BIOS Setup has the following menus.

Main

Advanced

Advanced > Trusted Computing

Advanced > CPU Configuration

Advanced > Onboard Devices Settings

Advanced > Onboard Devices Settings > PCI-E Port

Advanced > ACPI setting

Advanced > Hardware Monitor

Advanced > Network Stack Configuration

Advanced > AMD PBS

Advanced > AMD PBS > Graphics Configurations

Advanced > AMD CBS

Advanced > AMD CBS > CPU Common Options

Advanced > AMD CBS > UMC Common Options

Advanced > AMD CBS > UMC Common Options > DDR Options

Advanced > AMD CBS > UMC Common Options > DDR Options > DDR RAS

Advanced > AMD CBS > UMC Common Options > DDR Options > DDR RAS > DDR ECC Configuration

Advanced > AMD CBS > NBIO Common Options

Advanced > AMD CBS > NBIO Common Options > GFX Configuration

Advanced > AMD CBS > NBIO Common Options > Audio Configuration

Advanced > AMD CBS > FCH Common Options

Advanced > AMD CBS > FCH Common Options > Ac Power Loss Options

Advanced > AMD CBS > SMU Common Options

Advanced > AMD Overclocking

Before you can access the AMD Overclocking menus, you need to accept the warning.

After accepting, you unlock the AMD Overclocking menu.

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > DDR and Infinity Fabric Frequency/Timings

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > DDR and Infinity Fabric Frequency/Timings > DDR Options

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > DDR and Infinity Fabric Frequency/Timings > DDR Options > DDR Timing Configuration

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > DDR and Infinity Fabric Frequency/Timings > DDR Options > DDR Timing Configuration > DDR SPD Timing

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > DDR and Infinity Fabric Frequency/Timings > DDR Options > DDR Timing Configuration > DDR Non-SPD Timing

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > DDR and Infinity Fabric Frequency/Timings > DDR Options > DDR Bus Configuration

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > DDR and Infinity Fabric Frequency/Timings > DDR Options > DDR PMU Training

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > DDR and Infinity Fabric Frequency/Timings > DDR Options > DDR Control Configuration

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > DDR and Infinity Fabric Frequency/Timings > DDR Options > DDR Control Configuration > DDR Power Options

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > DDR and Infinity Fabric Frequency/Timings > DDR Options > DDR Control Configuration > Additional Memory Tweaks

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > DDR and Infinity Fabric Frequency/Timings > DDR Options > DDR Turnaround Times

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > DDR and Infinity Fabric Frequency/Timings > Infinity Fabric Frequency and Dividers

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > Precision Boost Overdrive

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > Precision Boost Overdrive > GFX Curve Optimizer

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > Precision Boost Overdrive > Curve Optimizer

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > Precision Boost Overdrive > Curve Shaper

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > VDDG Voltage Control

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > VDDP Voltage Control

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > SoC/Uncore OC Mode

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > SoC Voltage

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > VDD Misc

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > LCLK Frequency Control

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > Onboard Voltage Control

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > Onboard Voltage Control > VDDIO Voltage Control

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > Onboard Voltage Control > VPP Voltage Control

Advanced > AMD Overclocking > ECO Mode

In ECO mode, there are no options.

Advanced > Addons

Advanced > Addons > Realtek PCIe 2.5 GBE Family Controller

There are no options to change in this menu.

Advanced > Addons > Intel(R) Ethernet Controller I226-V

There are no options to change in this menu.

Advanced > Addons > Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710

Advanced > Addons > Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710 > Firmware Image Properties

There are no options to change in this menu.

Advanced > Addons > Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710 > NIC Configuration

Security

Security > Secure Boot

Security > Secure Boot > Expert Key Management

Security > Secure Flash Update

There are no settings that can be changed.

Boot

Boot > UEFI NVME Drive BBS Priorities

Save & Exit

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