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.