C240 BIOS Settings and ESXi - AES, SSE

Question

Hello,
I'm currently converting from an IBM server to a Cisco C240M3, (2) 2697 v2 CPU's, 128G Memory, BIOS 1.5.3b.0.....  (all new from Cisco, just setting it up)
ESXi is installed on both machines and is working, as is vCenter for both.
When I try to copy my appliances from the IBM to the C240, I get the errors shown on the attachment.  The only advice VMWare has is 'see your system provider'
I looked in the BIOS, searched on Cisco.com and the internet and did not find any information about enabling AES SSE (or having them shown to the OS underneath).  I did look at the specs for the 2697 v2 processors and they support everything they seem to need.
Is there a BIOS option to specifically enable the options I need that were on the IBM server such that I can just copy my appliances from the IBM to the Cisco?  This is what I have done in the past and it saves a ton of time.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks

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After 2 hours of cursing, I found a solution though:
- Remove battery from MB, keep it away till the power is completely drained. Shortcut the pins under the battery position for a faster drain.
- Place the battery in the battery holder again, but do NOT push it down in it's place. Only make it have contact with the metal, to be able to power up the MB.
- The power button on the MB will light up when you got connection. After you have powered up the MB, remove the battery IMMEDIATELY.
Before the OS boots, you'll be presented with a few CPU and RAM details. Under this details, you'll be presented with the BEAUTIFUL message: "Press F1 to enter setup". Tada!
This have been a real struggle. One star less to MSI for this one.
What you did was a thorough CMOS Clear.  That also means that when you did this:
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I've cleared the BIOS
Something did not go as expected.  The whole point of a CMOS Clear is to make the system completely powerless.  Was your PSU connected to A/C power when you originally cleared CMOS?  It needs to be disconnected and the power-on button has to be pressed a couple of times (to drain capacitors) before the CMOS-Clear Button at the back panel should be pressed for a couple of seconds.  This procedure should always yield this:
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"Press F1 to enter setup"
If that did not happen when you cleared CMOS before, then there was either still power in the circuits when you pressed the button, or the Clear CMOS Button is defective.