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Intel(R) Server Platforms SR1450 SATA HSBP FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTES
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INTEL Enterprise Platform & Services Marketing
Intel Corporation
2111 NE 25th Ave., Hillsboro, Oregon 97124
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DATE: 		June 06, 2005
TO:		Intel(R) server platform SR1450 customers
SUBJECT:	GEM424(R) V1.00 Production HSC Firmware Release Notes
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                               LEGAL INFORMATION
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                              ABOUT THIS RELEASE
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REVISION INFORMATION RETURNED BY GET DEVICE ID COMMAND:

Operational mode:	 v0E.00
Flash update mode: 	 v01.04
Manufacturer ID:	 0x000157 (Intel)
Product ID:		 0x912 (A1450SATAKIT)

Checksum Information:
  Boot code checksums (match data from Range Checksum command):
  Boot code (0x00000 - 0x03FFF): 0x6ee6

  Operational code checksums (match data from Range Checksum command):
  Section 1 (0x10000 - 0x1EFFF): 0xc6dd

  Operational code and configuration data checksums (match data from Range Checksum command):
  Section 1 (0x10000 - 0x1F365): 0xe137

QLogic Core: V104A3

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			SYSTEM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS
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Server Board: SR1450
Backplane   : 1U SATA Backplane

Intel(R) Management Module (IMM):
  - Advanced Edition Fab -2xx or later.
    Fab -1xx Advanced Edition modules are not supported.
  - Professional Edition Fab -1xx or later.

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		       SYSTEM SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS
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- PC87431M mini-Baseboard Management Controller (mBMC) from National Semiconductor:
  Revision 2.31

- SR1450 FRU/SDR package

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                    IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTES
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- The following files are necessary to update the firmware:
  AUTOEXEC.BAT	- Batch file used to update the HSC firmware
  SATAHSBP.HEX	- SATA HSC firmware hex file for the 1U SATA backplane
  IS_IMM.EXE	- DOS utility to identify the type of platform (ESSENTIAL or
                    PROFESSIONAL or ADVANCED).
  FWPIAUPD.EXE	- DOS utility to program firmware hex file into the flash
                    device prior versions of this utility will not work with
                    this FW

Executing the fwpiaupd utility with your own command switches is unsupported 
and may leave your baseboard in a non-operational state! Please use the
provided autoexec.bat batch file to update the firmware.

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                         INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
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- Copy the following files from this release package to the media (Hard Drive,
  USB Disk-on-Key, Floppy...) that you wish to perform the update from. 
  - AUTOEXEC.BAT
  - SATAHSBP.HEX
  - IS_IMM.EXE
  - FWPIAUPD.EXE

- Execute the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to begin the firmware update process

- Power down server and remove all AC power going to power supplies.

- Apply AC and power on the server.

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                           KNOWN ISSUES/WORKAROUNDS
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    - None

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                           FEATURES ADDED
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   - Banner changed from RC1 to P01

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                           ISSUES FIXED
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    - None