Intel P4000IP Specification update - Page 10

Microsoft Windows 2003* x86 installation failure occurs using

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Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Implication Status Workaround User may see the SEL flooded with RAID volume rebuild event entries. This issue was fixed in the latest RSTe driver ver 3.0.0.3020 upd 2012.02.03. None. 7. System may halt under specific BIOS configurations Problem Once BIOS options "EFI Optimized Boot" and "Memory Mapped I/O Above 4GB" are enabled, and RSTe mode is selected, system may halt during POST. Implication User may see system hang with the above mentioned configuration. Status This issue may be fixed in a future RSTe UEFI driver release. Workaround None. 8. Microsoft Windows 2003* x86 installation failure occurs using the "Pass-Through" mode of the SCU controller Problem Microsoft Windows Server 2003* x86 installations on SCU RSTe "passthrough" mode fail. Implication User may not able to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003* x86 on the above mentioned BIOS configuration. Status This issue was fixed in the latest RSTe driver ver 3.0.0.3020 upd 2012.02.03 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 the ESRT2 mode and 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 may be fixed in a future BIOS release. 6

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Monthly Specification Update
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing
6
Implication
User may see the SEL flooded with RAID volume rebuild event entries.
Status
This issue was fixed in the latest RSTe driver ver 3.0.0.3020 upd 2012.02.03.
Workaround
None.
7.
System may halt under specific BIOS configurations
Problem
Once BIOS options
“EFI Optimized Boot”
and
“Memory Mapped I/O Above
4GB” are enabled
, and RSTe mode is selected, system may halt during POST.
Implication
User may see system hang with the above mentioned configuration.
Status
This issue may be fixed in a future RSTe UEFI driver release.
Workaround
None.
8.
Microsoft Windows 2003* x86 installation failure occurs using
the “Pass
-Through
mode of the 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 the above
mentioned BIOS configuration.
Status
This issue was fixed in the latest RSTe driver ver 3.0.0.3020 upd 2012.02.03
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 the ESRT2
mode and 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 may be fixed in a future BIOS release.