Preparation of Asus PN64-E1 BIOS

In this blog series, I will share on the preparation steps we need to perform on Asus PN64-E1 before we can install Nutanix CE.

We will need to tweak some of the BIOS settings in Asus PN64-E1 before we can install Nutanix CE 2.0. We will also disable the unnecessary services from the Asus PN64-E1 BIOS.

Step 1: Boot into the BIOS by pressing DEL when the Asus PN64-E1 boots at its BIOS splash screen

Step 2: Go to “Advanced\CPU Configuration” tab and ensure the following settings are configured

1. Intel VMX Technology —> “Enabled”
2. Active Processor Cores —> “All”
3. Active Efficient Cores —> “0”

Step 3: Go to “Advanced\Power & Performance\CPU – Power Management Control” tab and ensure the following settings are configured

1. Intel SpeedStep —> Disabled
2. Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 —> Disabled
3. Turbo Mode —> Disabled
4. CPU C-states —> Disabled

Step 4: Go to “Advanced\System Agent (SA) Configuration” tab and ensure the following settings are configured

1. VT-d —> Enabled

Step 5: Go to “Advanced\System Agent (SA) Configuration\VMD Configuration” tab and ensure the following settings are configured

1. Enable VMD controller —> Disabled
2. Enable RAID Mode Support —> Disabled

Step 6: Go to “Advanced\PCH Storage Configuration” tab and ensure the following settings are configured

1. Aggressive LPM Support —> Disabled

Step 7: Go to “Advanced\PCH-FW Configuration” tab and ensure the following settings are configured.

1. TPM Device Selection —> Enable Discrete TPM

Step 8: Go to “Advanced\Trusted Computing” tab and ensure the following settings are configured

1. Security Device Support —> Disable
2. Disable Block Sid —> Disabled

Step 9: Go to “Advanced\Network Stack Configuration” tab and ensure the following settings are configured

1. Network Stack —> Disabled

Step 10: Go to “Advanced\Onboard Devices Configuration” tab and ensure the following settings are configured

1. HD Audio —> Disabled
2. Intel LAN —> Enabled
3. Intel LAN 2 —> Enabled
4. Wi-Fi Controller —> Disabled
5. Bluetooth Controller —> Disabled
6. HDMI CEC Control —> Disabled

Step 11: Go to “Advanced\APM Configuration” tab and ensure the following settings are configured

1. Restore AC Power Loss —> Power Off
2. ErP Ready —> Disabled
3. Power On By PCI-E —> Disabled
4. Power On By USB —> Disabled
5. Power On by RTC —> Disabled

Step 12: Go to “Boot\Secure Boot” tab and ensure that secure boot is not enabled and the following settings are configured

1. Secure Boot state —> Setup
2. OS Type —> Other OS
3. Secure Boot Mode —> Custom

Step 13: Go to “Boot\Boot Configuration” tab and ensure the following settings are configured

1. Fast Boot —> Disabled
2. Boot Logo Display —> Auto
3. POST Delay Time —> 3 sec

With all these configurations, we are ready to install the Nutanix CE 2.0. In the next blogpost, I will share on the steps to install Nutanix CE into the Asus PN64-E1.