Intel S2600GZ Monthly Specification Update - Page 10

System may halt under unsupported configuration in ESRT2 mode

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Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing 7. System may halt under specific BIOS configurations Problem Once BIOS options "EFI Optimized Boot" and "Memory Mapped I/O Above 4GB" are both enabled, and RSTe mode is selcted, system may halt during the system POST. Implication User may see system hang with mentioned configuration. Status This issue may be fixed in a future RSTe UEFI driver release. Workaround None. 8. Microsoft Windows 2003* x86 installation failure under Pass-through mode of SCU controller Problem Microsoft Windows Server 2003* x86 installations on SCU RSTe pass-through mode fail. Implication User may not able to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003* x86 on mentined BIOS configuration. Status Workaround This issue may be fixed in a future RSTe driver release. None. 9. System may halt under unsupported configuration in ESRT2 mode Problem If no Intel ® C600 RAID upgrade key (any of RKSAS4, RKSAS4R5, RKSAS8, RKSAS8R5) is installed to enable SAS support capablity under ESRT2 mode while SAS drivers are used, the system may halt at the boot stage. Implication User may see a system halt with no RAID keys installed with SAS drivers used and ESRT2 enabled. User should use SATA drives only if no RAID key installed. Status This issue was fixed in BIOS 01.02.0003 and later version. Workaround None. 6

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Monthly Specification Update
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing
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7.
System may halt under specific BIOS configurations
Problem
Once BIOS options “EFI Optimized Boot” and “Memory Mapped I/O Above
4GB” are both enabled, and RSTe mode is selcted, system may halt during the
system POST.
Implication
User may see system hang with mentioned configuration.
Status
This issue may be fixed in a future RSTe UEFI driver release.
Workaround
None.
8.
Microsoft Windows 2003* x86 installation failure under Pass-through
mode of SCU controller
Problem
Microsoft Windows Server 2003* x86 installations on SCU RSTe pass-through
mode fail.
Implication
User may not able to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003* x86 on mentined
BIOS configuration.
Status
This issue may be fixed in a future RSTe driver release.
Workaround
None.
9.
System may halt under unsupported configuration in ESRT2 mode
Problem
If no Intel
®
C600 RAID upgrade key (any of RKSAS4, RKSAS4R5, RKSAS8,
RKSAS8R5) is installed to enable SAS support capablity under ESRT2 mode
while SAS drivers are used, the system may halt at the boot stage.
Implication
User may see a system halt with no RAID keys installed with SAS drivers used
and ESRT2 enabled. User should use SATA drives only if no RAID key
installed.
Status
This issue was fixed in BIOS 01.02.0003 and later version.
Workaround
None.