VMware Cloud Foundation Home Lab – Part 1 (MS-A2 BIOS)

Blog Date: December 2025

Continuing this blog series about my new home lab, I thought I would go over the BIOS setting I have selected for these MINISFORUM MS-A2’s.

Security
Secure Boot – Disabled

Trusted Computing
— See Device Support – Disabled

Advanced
Onboard Device Settings
PCI SR-IOV – Enabled

AMD PBS (**THIS IS OPTIONAL BASED ON YOUR CONFIG**)
PCIe/GFX Lane Configuration – x8
GFX Lane Speed – Gen 4
SSD0 – Gen 4
SSD1 – Gen 4
SSD2 – Gen 4

AMD CBS
NBIO Common Options
IOMMU – Enabled
PSPP – Performance
FCH Common Options
AC Power Loss – Previous
SMU Common Options
TjMax – 78

In my next Blog, I will cover my basic network set.