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Network Interface Cards (NICs) Warning message not a cause for concern Issue Servers Workaround At system power-up, you might see a warning message (with a source of b57nd or e1000) indicating a disconnect. With the A7073A card, Event ID 4 is specified, and with the A9899A card, Event ID 27. All Integrity This is not an error, but rather a side-effect of the auto-negotiation process used by the A7073A and A9899A cards. The cards do connect at the end of that process. You can verify this by going into the Event Viewer, locating the Warning message, and seeing the Informational message that follows it, indicating a successful connection (Information Event ID 11 for the A7073A card; Information Event ID 32 for the A9899A card). Power Management PAL_HALT_LIGHT disables idle power state Issue Servers Workaround The PAL_HALT_LIGHT registry edit disables the idle power state (C1) on all Itanium processors in the system. You must reboot the system for the change to take effect. For typical workloads, this modification improves system performance and responsiveness at the expense of a slightly increased power consumption. All Integrity This is not an error. To re-enable the idle power state (C1) on all Itanium processors in the system, remove the PAL_HALT_LIGHT registry edit by going to Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel. You must them reboot the system for the change to take effect. PAL_HALT_LIGHT status not displayed in HP-SUM, VCRM, and SMS Issue Servers Workaround After installation or uninstallation, the current status of the PAL_HALT_LIGHT smart component (cp006607.exe) for Windows Server 2003 on Itanium-based system is not indicated in the HP Smart Update Manager (HP-SUM), Version Control Repository Manager (VCRM), and Systems Management Server (SMS). All Integrity This is not an error. Because the PAL_HALT_LIGHT smart component is actually a registry edit rather than a true installation, its status cannot be displayed in HP-SUM, VCRM, or SMS. Partition Manager C++ Runtime Library error message can be ignored Issue Servers Workaround During shutdown, systems running Partition Manager might display a dialog on the GUI console indicating a Visual C++ Runtime error. Superdome SX1000, rx8620, rx7620 This is a program error in the System Management Homepage that has no operational impact. No user action is needed. PXE boot on Intel Dual Core Itanium systems Patch required to enable PXE boot Issue A patch must be installed to RIS image-enable PXE boot on Intel Dual Core Itanium systems. Troubleshooting Common Issues 29