Intel S2400LP Specification update - Page 10

mode of SCU controller

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Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Problem Implication Status Workaround 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. User may see system hang with mentioned configuration. This issue may be fixed in a future RSTe UEFI driver release. 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. Status This issue may be fixed in a future BIOS release. Workaround None. 10. Extra events may be seen in the System Event Log (SEL) during system global reset Problem The BMC may sporadically log extra reset event during a system DC reset (global reset). These events may appear as there is an extra reset during BIOS POST. The following SEL entries indicate two resets in a POST process: Informational event: Pwr Unit Status reports the power unit is powered off or being powered down. 6

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Monthly Specification Update
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing
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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.
Status
This issue may be fixed in a future BIOS release.
Workaround
None.
10.
Extra events may be seen in the System Event Log (SEL) during system
global reset
Problem
The BMC may sporadically log extra reset event during a system DC reset
(global reset). These events may appear as there is an extra reset during BIOS
POST.
The following SEL entries indicate two resets in a POST process:
Informational event: Pwr Unit Status reports the power unit is powered off or
being powered down.