================================================================================ Intel(R) Server Board S5000VCL / SR1530CL / SR1530HCL / SR1530HCLS System BIOS Release Notes ================================================================================ INTEL Enterprise Products and Services Division Intel Corporation 2111 N.E. 25th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA ================================================================================ DATE : October 17, 2007 TO : Multi-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor-Based Server Platform customers SUBJECT : BIOS Release notes for version R0084 ================================================================================ LEGAL INFORMATION ================================================================================ Information in this document is provided in connection with Intel Products and for the purpose of supporting Intel developed server boards and systems. 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Copyright (C) 2007 Intel Corporation. ================================================================================ ABOUT THIS RELEASE ================================================================================ Build Stamp : S5000.86B.10.00.0084.10172007 Build Date : October 17, 2007 ================================================================================ BIOS COMPONENTS/CONTENTS ================================================================================ Processors supported: Dual-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5100 series w/ 1066Mhz/1333Mhz FSB Dual-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5200 series w/ 1066Mhz/1333Mhz FSB Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5300 series w/ 1066Mhz/1333Mhz FSB Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5400 series w/ 1066Mhz/1333Mhz FSB Microcode update versions: CPUID Version Status 0F64h 02 Production 0F65h 08 Production 06F6h C9 Production 06F7h 67 Production 06FBh B4 Production 10676 C0 Production Candidate On-Board Component Option ROM Versions: ATI RN50 VGA : BK-ATI YJ20234a VER008.005.023.000 YJ18794g (S5000PAL, S5000XAL, S5000PHB) PXE Ver. : Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.2.45 ESB2 Option ROM : vA.01.07101204I ESB2 AHCI Option ROM : iSrc 1.08 09252006 Memory Reference Code Version: 1.30 ================================================================================ SYSTEM FIRMWARE REQUIREMENTS ================================================================================ BIOS Update Utility: IFLASH32 VERSION 1.5.1 Build 7 Beta/Silver/Gold boards: Product Fab Version BMC FRUDSR EEPROM S5000VCL -> Fab6->Fab2 62 FCL_17 v03.01 ================================================================================ INSTALLATION NOTES ================================================================================ WARNING: It is very important to follow these instructions as they are written. Failure to update using the proper procedure may cause damage to your system. Update BIOS using bootable USB Flash Drive: Updating from BIOS revisions R0038 or earlier: NOTE: This operation will update both banks of the flash part. This is necessary as the Setup options from R0038 and earlier are not compatible with R0039 and later. NOTE: BIOS Bank Select jumper needs for be in Normal mode (2-3) during this whole procedure. 1) Download release package and extract contents to USB Flash Drive 2) Verify that the R0084.CAP, UPDATE.BAT and IFLASH32.EXE files are present on the USB Flash drive 3) Verify that BIOS Bank Select Jumper is set to Normal mode (2-3). 4) Power system on and boot to USB Flash Drive 5) At the command prompt type "update". 6) Flash update should complete within 3 minutes 7) Shut down the system but leave it connected to AC power 8) Clear CMOS by moving the Clear CMOS jumper to the clear position and back. 9) Boot system and enter BIOS Setup by pressing the F2 Key during POST 10) Verify BIOS string 11) Press F9 to load defaults 12) Press F10 to save and reset the system. 13) Power system on and boot to USB Flash Drive 14) At the command prompt type "update". 15) Flash update should complete within 3 minutes 16) Reboot system and enter BIOS Setup by pressing the F2 Key during POST 17) Verify BIOS string Updating from BIOS revisions R0039 or later: NOTE: This operation will only update one bank in the flash part. This is recommended in case of a flash update failure that the system can be easily recovered. NOTE: BIOS Bank Select jumper needs for be in Normal mode (2-3) during this whole procedure. 1) Download release package and extract contents to USB Flash Drive 2) Verify that the R0084.CAP, UPDATE.BAT and IFLASH32.EXE files are present on the USB Flash drive 3) Verify that BIOS Bank Select jumper is set to Normal mode (2-3). 4) Power system on and boot to USB Flash Drive 5) At the command prompt type "update". 6) Flash update should complete within 3 minutes 7) Reboot system and enter BIOS Setup by pressing the F2 Key during POST 8) Verify BIOS string ================================================================================ BIOS RECOVERY INSTRUCTIONS ================================================================================ BIOS Recovery is not supported. Rolling BIOS is supported. ================================================================================ KNOWN ISSUES/WORKAROUNDS ================================================================================ -Video mode is set to 80x25 until BIOS defaults are loaded -PAE mode and the equivalent Linux mode must be set to see > 2.5GB of memory. NOTE: Dual-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5100 series DO NOT support Hyper-Threading. The OS will only show 2 CPU threads per physical processor installed. Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5300 series DO NOT support Hyper-Threading. The OS will only show 4 CPU threads per physical processor installed. NOTE: BIOS Setup shows the number of physical processors installed and not the number of processor cores. For example, when 2 Dual-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5100 series are installed, BIOS POST and Setup will only show 2 processors. -THIS BIOS ONLY SUPPORTS BETA OR LATER HARDWARE. DO NOT APPLY THIS BIOS TO ALPHA HARDWARE. -IF CMOS IS CLEARED, IT MUST BE CLEARED PER THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. -When two Dual-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) 5100 series processors are installed, an NMI error may appear during POST after updating from BIOS R0054 or earlier to BIOS releases after R0054. This is expected and due to a change in the way errors are handled in the newer BIOS release. Perform a full DC power cycle (front panel power off and power on) to prevent this message from appearing again. -As of BIOS R0063, may encounter a system reset upon first boot if previous NVRAM corruption has been found. -As of BIOS R0077, Case Sensitivity support has been added to BIOS Admin/User password. If a password was installed using previous BIOS release without Case Sensitivity, enter old password in all lower case and then re-install password for proper Case Sensitivity. ================================================================================ FEATURES ADDED/REMOVED ================================================================================ -As of BIOS R0052, DIMMs with outdated AMB (Advanced Memory Buffer) component present are no longer supported. The system will halt with 3 beeps at POST code 0xEA to indicate an "Unsupported AMB" error. -As of BIOS R0056, removed support for Pre-production CPU steppings of the Dual-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5000 series. This includes processors with CPUID 0F61h, 0F62h, 0F63h. -As of BIOS R0079, removed support for Pre-production CPU steppings of the Dual-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5100 series and Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5300 series. This includes processors with CPUID 06F4h, 06F5h. -As of BIOS R0081, removed support for Pre-production CPU steppings of the Dual-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5100 series and Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5300 series. This includes processors with CPUID 06F9h. ================================================================================ FIXED ISSUES ================================================================================ ================================================================================ R0084 ================================================================================ 32340 System will not boot with max memory (8x 4gig DIMMs- 32gigs) ================================================================================ R0083 ================================================================================ 31123 Problem with PXE Boot with on-board NIC 32181 Impossible to boot to any boot device with SRCS28X installed 32282 MTRR configuration issue with G-0 processors 32207 CLLT configuration reverting back to OLTT after Cntl+Alt+Del OTHER: - Overheating DIMMs in CLTT - AMIBCP Boot Order Support ================================================================================ R0082 ================================================================================ 30549 Unable to boot to full Linux kernel through Linux payload 31426 GBE can not be detected and trasfer data under DOS 7.0 (NICs fail in DOS) 31818 Duplicate devices in Boot Order after CMOS clear 31701 VMWare 3.0.2 ESX kernel panic during installation OTHER: - Add back Altitude Bios Setup Option when OLTT selected - Deep C-State support causes W2K3 without service pack to fail - Add Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) support - Update Memory Reference code to 1.30 - Add Half Ratio support for the "Harpertown" processor - Add 10676h C-0 processor microcode patch for "Harpertown" & "Wolfdale DP" ================================================================================ R0081 ================================================================================ 30300 Addonics SATA CF Card Reader not recognized by BIOS 30779 Matrox DSX.io and X.effects card not detected 30558 PME Signal waking up system 30765 BIOS hangs when there is no boot targets available on the system 31123 Problem with PXE Boot with on-board NIC in BIOS R0078 31379 W2K8 blue screens during install 31559 Some SATA drives not detected on cold boot OTHER: - BIOS String Update "Add new CC3 requirements" - Errata 100: ESB2 PCIe switch mis-formats TLPs - MP Routing/Table Fixes - Fix video corruption on Main tab in BIOS Setup w/console redir enabled - Fix Unrecoverable Error Handling problems - Fix kernel panic in Linux with throttled processors - Loading user defaults loads invalid option on the boot order page - Fixed garbled text in BIOS Setup at 115K baud w/console redir - Workaround for DTX PCI-X add-in card blue screen failure. - TPM Status appears in BIOS Setup on boards without TPM. - Update ESB2 RAID OpRom to vA.01.07101204I - WHQL test failure on I/O Port 161 and 162 - Add 06F6h B-2 processor microcode patch M046F6C9 for the Dual-Core - Add 06F7h B-3 processor microcode patch M406F767 for the Quad-Core - Allow B-step/G-step mixed stepping for 5100 and 5300 series processors [END OF RELEASE NOTES]