Update Package for the Intel(R) Server Board S5000PAL, S5000XAL Intel Corporation 2111 N.E. 25th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA BIOS: S5000.86B.10.00.0088.03142008 Build Date: March. 14, 2008 BMC: 63 FRUSDR: AL_47.SDR; ALMBD_05.FRU; ALXMBD_3.FRU !!Hot swap backplanes (HSC) updates are not supported by this pack. Processors supported: Dual-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5000 series w/ 533Mhz/667Mhz/1066Mhz FSB 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 CD Production 06F7h 69 Production 06FBh B7 Production 10676 60B Production 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: 1.32 REVISION INFORMATION RETURNED BY GET DEVICE ID COMMAND: Op Code: v00.62 Manufacturer ID: 0x000157 (Intel) Boot code: v00.42 Product ID: 0x0028 (S5000PAL/XAL) PIA data: v00.03 Checksum Information: OpCode BootBlock Region: 0x00020000 -> 0x001321f2 0x00000000 -> 0x0000557e Checksum (HEX File) 0xca98 0xe9c7 KNOWN BIOS ISSUES/WORKAROUNDS ================================== -BIOS 77 added Case Sensitivity support to BIOS Admin/User password. Pre BIOS 77 passwords are considered all lower case. -DC Power cycle is required if updating from R0054 or earlier. -System reset may occur on a boot after NVRAM corruption. -Video mode is set to 80x25 until BIOS defaults are loaded -PAE (or equivalent) mode must be set to see >2.5GB of memory. -The ESB NIC disable option in BIOS setup has been removed. -IF CMOS IS CLEARED, IT MUST BE CLEARED PER THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. BIOS fixes since R0079: ============================= BIOS84 Incorrect MP table entries BIOS needs to program SSVID on LSI 1078 MP2 Common Scenario "Stress With IO" fails Add setup option to enable/disable USB device moving to top of Boot Order CCB 481 - ID for files modified with AMIBCP Add FW_VERSION structure to NV Storage area Support changing OEMID and OEM TableID with AMIBCP WBINVD issue, need to increase AP timeout Windows Server 2008 OS Install fails with BIOS 86 Windows 2008 OS Install fails with BIOS 86 Blue Screen installing Server 2008 on S5000PSL with R0086 want to boot Pata over Sata (Legacy Mode) Xilinx Virtex-5 Win2K3 BSOD BIOS cannot update when BMC in Force Update MOde Legacy Console Remains Active After OS Boot Date error in BMC SEL TimeStamp for year 2008 Input devices fail entering S3 in WinXP Add SLP 2.0 Support Add AMISLP support for SLP 2.0 Add S5000xSL de-pop sku support WHEA - Error Record Serialization misinterpreted by WS 2008 Overlapping Memory Area fixed in PCI 3.0 implementation Support Infiniband Boot Type Not all possible P-states made available Sync SLIC (SLP) Table ID with Platfrom ID Boot Order Retrofit (internal CCB) Server hangs under certain COM connection conditions Microcode Update(s) 06F6h CD 06F7h 69 06FBh B7 10676 60B Disabling NIC opROM and I/O Module opROM disabled console redirection D1 AMB DIMM component errata must have BIOS MRC workaround Remove SAS SWRAID on MP2 (w/1078 chip) After offline programming R0084, boot bank is not consistant Processor Cache Size Mismatch Error 192 has typo BIOS Setup needs to remove/add SATA Port information 2 blinking cursors when entering setup under quiet boot Video loss when Serial B is disabled but enabled for console redirection Unknown device under Microsoft* Windows* 2000+SP4 USB mouse and keyboard detected if USB is Performance anomolies in slot4 with Springports and EIRQ enabled Northbridge shutting down PCIe link with plx device 8533 installed Trouble entering opROMs that trap int 19 Genuine M15ERR (Accompanied by M13ERR) should have SEL log Use HECBASE to determine PCIE Base Addrs (Fix IBIST errors) System will not boot with max memory (8x 4gig DIMMs- 32gigs) Problem with PXE Boot with on-board NIC Not possible to boot to any boot device with SRCS28X installed MTRR configuration issue with G-0 processors TPM is not functional on S5000XVNR CLLT configuration reverting back to OLTT after Cntl+Alt+Del Overheating DIMMs in CLTT NIC issue in DOS/PXE Duplicate devices in Boot Order after CMOS clear VMWare 3.0.2 ESX kernel panic during installation Add back Altitude Bios Setup Option when OLTT selected Deep C-State support causes W2003 without service pack to fail Add Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) support Add Half Ratio support for the processor Addonics SATA CF Card Reader not recognized by BIOS Matrox DSX.io and X.effects card not detected PME Signal waking up system S5000XVN reboots instead of resumes from S4 under Vista WHQL UAA test fails in Vista 64bit on S5000XVN BIOS hangs when there is no boot targets available on the system Some SATA drives not detected on cold boot Errata 100: ESB2 PCIe switch mis-formats TLPs MP Routing/Table Fixes Video corruption on Main tab in BIOS Setup w/console redir enabled Unrecoverable Error Handling problems Kernel panic in Linux with throttled processors Loading user defaults loads invalid option on the boot order page Garbled text in BIOS Setup at 115K baud w/console redir DTX PCI-X add-in card blue screen failure. WHQL test failure on I/O Port 161 and 162 BMC Corrections since 59: ========================= System reverting to OLTT after ctrl+alt+del CLTT integration New FWPIAUPD which supports 128 bytes of flash update. Fans fail to boost after crossing DIMM agg temp UC. Thermal profile data shows success for profile 0 and error for prof 2 BMC slow to respond or stops responding completely Event type of system reconfigured event are incorrect SOL can't activate by OpenSource IPMITOOL Duplicate events for Power Unit Redundancy sensor after DC Power Cycle. Unnecessary SEL events is getting logged in AC and DC cycle PEF configuration will be lost after AC or DC cycle Irregular Chassis ID LED blinking FRUSDR Changes since FAL_43 ========================== Correct processor query display strings, add processor support to CFG Master.cfg now includes chassis manufacturer name in the FRU file. Updated Control type byte parameters Changed sensor name for FBDIMM sensor Updated OLTT/CLTT parameters Updated SDR Added manufacturer name in chassis field LEGAL INFORMATION =========================================================================== Information in this document is provided in connection with Intel products. No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document. Except as provided in Intel's Terms and Conditions of Sale for such products, Intel assumes no liability whatsoever, and Intel disclaims any express or implied warranty, relating to sale and/or use of Intel products including liability or warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, or infringement of any patent, copyright or other intellectual property right. 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