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Intel(R) Server Board SE7520BD23 BIOS RELEASE NOTES
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Intel Enterprise Platform & Services Marketing
Intel Corporation
2111 N.E. 25th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA
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DATE:           October 20, 2005
TO:             Intel(R) Server Board SE7520BD23 customers
SUBJECT:        BIOS Release Notes Production 03.00 (build 0019)
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                              ABOUT THIS RELEASE
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Build #         : 0019
Build Stamp     : SE7520BD23.86B.P.03.00.0019.102020051047
Build Date      : 20 October 2005
Checksum        : 4D92
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                           BIOS COMPONENTS/CONTENTS
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PXE Ver.        : Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.2.26, PXE 2.1 Build 084 (WfM 2.0)
                : Marvell(R) Yukon PXE v3.02  (20040811)
SCSI Ver.       : (a) BIOS Versions:
                       IM/IME BIOS  = 5.10.04
                       IS BIOS      = 5.11.03
                  (b) FW version:
                       FW versions with concatenated sEEPROM
                       IM/IME       = 1.03.39
                       IS           = 1.03.39
                       sEEPROM      = Revision C

SATA Ver.       : Intel(R) Embedded Server RAID Technology 5.3.06041436I
VGA Ver.        : ATI* RAGE* XL GR-xlints3y.019-4.333
BIOS Base       : AMIBIOS 8.00.10

Processor stepping(s) supported: Intel(R) Xeon(TM) Processor 
2.133MHz,2.80GHz (with FSB 667MHz / 800MHz)

Microcode update versions:
CPUID   Microcode update ID		
F34h	17(M1DF3417) (Production) (D0)
F41h	17(MBDF4117) (Production) (E0)
F43h	05(M9DF4305) (Production) (N0)
F4Ah	02(M5DF4A02) (Production) (R0)
F49h	03(MBDF4903) (Production) (G1)

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                           SUPPORTED FUNCTIONALITY
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1.  8 * DIMMs DDRII-400
2.  Intel(R) Xeon(TM) Processor with 667MHz/800MHz system bus speed.
3.  Multi-boot support.
4.  System Flash BIOS ROM 
5.  COMA/COMB port
6.  CD-ROM boot
7.  Floppy port
8.  PCI 33/66, PCI-X 66/100/133 mode 1, PCI-E x 4, PCI-E x 8, 
    PCI-X 66/100/133 mode 2 slots
9.  ATI* Rage* XL VGA 
10. Serial ATA
13. Clear CMOS
14. Legacy Power button
15. ACPI S0/S1/S4/S5
15. Setup screen
16. Summary screen during POST
17. Legacy USB keyboard / mouse / Floppy / CDROM / HD
18. ARM (ATAPI Removable Media) / IRM (IDE Removable Media)
19. Custom CMOS load/save 
20. BIOS recovery
21. Intel Platform Security 
22. Intel Server Management
23. LSI 53C1030 dual channel SCSI
25. Customer CMOS backup/restore
26. IMT support
27. User Binary feature
28. SERR/MERR detection & logging for runtime
29. Int15 for ABS2.0
30. ACPI SPCR (Serial Port Console Redirection)
31. NMI detection for PERR/SERR
32. Rolling BIOS
33. SOL (Serial On Lan)
34. Multi-disk Recovery

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                       SYSTEM FIRMWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS
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- PC87431M mini-Baseboard Management Controller (mBMC) from National Semiconductor:
  FW Revision 2.31 (or later)
- Intel(R) Management Module (IMM) BMC:
  FW Revision 0.20 (or later) *if IMM card installed
- SE7520BD2 FRU/SDR package:
  BD-6.2.1 (or later)

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             SYSTEM FIRMWARE REVISIONS TESTED AT TIME OF RELEASE
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- PC87431M mini-Baseboard Management Controller (mBMC) from National Semiconductor:
  FW Revision 2.40
- Intel(R) Management Module (IMM) BMC:
  FW Revision 0.50  *if IMM card installed
- SE7520BD2 FRU/SDR package:
  BD-6.6.A

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                           IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTES
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IMPORTANT NOTES:

Bootable storage Update(size > 5MB):
Note: BOOT BLOCK changed, please run fbb.bat to update BIOS.
1. Extract BIOS.ZIP to a bootable storage such as USB DISK-ON-KEY. 
2. Boot the system and press <F2> to run BIOS Setup.
3. For reference Write down the current custom changes to any default settings 
   in the BIOS Setup program.  CMOS settings will be preserved across BIOS
   updates, but you may wish to use the "Save Custom Defaults" option on the 
   Exit tab to restore defaults later. Press <ESC> to exit BIOS Setup.
4. Place the bootable storage such as USB DISK-ON-KEY containing the new BIOS 
   into USB port of the system, and boot to pure DOS mode. (non-himem environment)
5. Run fbb.bat to update both system ROM and bootblock.
   **NOTE** : jumper J1B1 (BIOS partition selection) should be set to 
   pins 1-2 to select the correct BIOS partition.
6. Please use the latest distributed tools (fbb.bat/afudos.exe)
   to update BIOS.
   Command "fbb.bat" will program main BIOS & bootblock.
7. When BIOS flash update is complete, it will display a message that all 
   writing and verification of flash is done.
   Next, power cycle the system.
8. If the FLASH process fails, please follow the BIOS Recovery Instructions
   at the end of this document to recover the system BIOS.
9. Press <F2> to enter BIOS Setup, and verify the custom values you wrote 
   down in step 3 have been preserved.  If you used the "Save Custom Defaults"
   option, you can now "Load Custom Defaults".
   Press <F10> to save the values and exit Setup.

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                             FEATURES ADDED
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Build 0019: P03.00
- None

Build 0018: RC02.03
- None

Build 0017: RC01.03
- Added Microcode (MBDF4903) for Intel(R) Xeon(TM) Processor with 800 MHz System
  Bus and 1 MB L2 Cache, G-1 stepping.
- Update ISM module to ISM_00_01_05.
- Added a new BIOS setup sub-menu in Server tab to enable or disable Wake ON LAN
  from S5.
- Added a new setup option to disable the logging of the Timestamp Sync.Event(#0x83)
  that happens on every boot.
- Added the codes from Intel for handling of mixed VID max voltage CPUs.
  1. 0199 error: Processor voltage mismatch detected in mixed stepping 
     configuration. (Halt)
  2. 019A error: Processor voltage mismatch detected.(Pause)

Build 0016: P02.30
- Added Microcode (M5DF4A02) for R-0 stepping CPU.


Build 0014: P02.10
- None


Build 0013: P02.00
- Updated CPU Microcode (M1DF3417) 
- Updated CPU Microcode (MBDF4117) 
- Updated CPU Microcode (M9DF4305) 


Build 0012: RC01.02
- Masked all correctable PCI-E error when they are over 10 times.

Build 0011: P01.00
- First Production Build


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                              ISSUES FIXED
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Build 0019: P03.00
- None

Build 0018: RC02.03
- Fixed: system cannot boot to Operating System when Serial Console is enabled.

Build 0017: RC01.03
- Added feature to check the additional 128-bit Extended Feature Flag information for the 
  Lowest-Feature Processor detection algorithm.
- Change to set the PXH (F0/F2) register 184h, bit 2 to 1.
- Set PCI-Express Maximum Read Request Size of MCH root port 2~7 to 512B.
- Set PCI-Express Maximum Payload Size of MCH root port 2~7 to 256B.
- Changed PCI_MAX_BUSSES value to 7Fh to fix a PCI-SIG test failure.
- Corrected the text in SETUP\DIMM Information from "Failured" to "Failure".
- Changed to disable and gray out "Assert NMI on PERR" when "Assert NMI on SERR" is 
  disabled.
- Fixed: Certain USB card readers don't boot.
- Fixed: EHCI interrupt transfer routine destroy register FS.
- Fixed: Service of USB error interrupt status added.
- Fixed: Attached MP3 player shuffle to system causes BIOS POST to stop.
- Fixed: Format USB flash drive in FreeDOS(v1.1.24) format causes USB flash drive boot failed.
- Fixed: USB mouse does not work on Intel RAID cards BIOS Console.
- Fixed: system can't boot up when N0 stepping CPU installed in system and CMOS is 
  unavailable.
- Fixed: USB keyboard works abnormallly after INT19 when port 60/64 emulation is enabled.
- Fixed: PCI-E correctable error log is not masked when the 10th error occurred.
- Fixed: Serial console can not work when VGA is disabled.
- Fixed: particular case when in some CPU combination, the processor's feature flag 
  values in the system do not match with the least feature flag values.
- Fixed: Secure Mode Boot does not prompt for password before boot.  
- Fixed: system still have 0146 error when disable adapter OPROM which VID/DID is same 
  as onboard SCSI.
- Fixed: BIOS version String in SMBIOS Type 0 will lose 1 character when the version is 
  "RCxx".
- Fixed: Keyboard redirection on XON/OFF mode lost function if the data transmission
  is broken once.
- Fixed: Unreported Memory and IO port test failure.
- Fixed: PERR on PCI-X slots do not generate an error.
- Fixed: SLES9 32bit report ACPI error messages when onboard SCSI (1020a) is ENABLED.
- Fixed: Certain 256 MB RAID cards are not recognized in slot 6 (PCI-X 133).
- Fixed: CMOS gets cleared on AC power cycling with

 SE7520BD23 BIOS P.02.30.
- Fixed: Certain graphics cards will not complete POST in PCI-X 100MHz slots.
- Fixed: DDR2 Option ROM Space issues.

Build 0016: P02.30
- Fixed to set the Echo TPR Disable bit for R-0 stepping CPU.



Build 0014: P02.10
- Fixed defect: Failed windows MPS installation if a USB device is plugged in
  while in the BIOS default mode.
- Fixed defect: NetWare 6.5 SP2 OS installation fails when USB device is attached
  and the BIOS set to [HiSpeed] mode.
  
 
Build 0013: P02.00
- None


Build 0012: RC01.02
- Changed method to fix system hangs when trying to access the option ROM of certain PCI RAID cards. 
- Modified register setting of MCH Root port(0/5/0) when the Marvell Yukon* NIC is disabled.  
- Set Link Down Error Mask (offset 144h, bit 11) to 1, to disable link down error reporting. (Per MCH Erratum #33)
- Fixed: System will not change to standard mode when current DIMM population does not support the previous RAS option.
- Fixed: PCI-E event is logged to SEL when PCI event logging is disabled.
- Fixed: LUT parity error will be logged as Uncorrectable Non-Fatal error.
- Fixed: Unit-Specific Fatal error can not be logged and issues NMI.
- Fixed: Unreported Memory test fails when PS2 device does not exist.
- Fixed: BIOS does not clear PCI-E error status of MCH root port 4/6 when RAID card is in PCI-E slot 4/5 once PCI-E error occurred.
- Fixed: SMBIOS type 19 will show incorrect ending address when Sparing mode is enabled.
- Fixed: DIMM 1A & 1B Slot information (Display Sparing/Mirror) can not dynamically 
  updated when 2 x Dual Rank DIMMs are installed.
- Changed the Serial Console OPROM shadow address from DC000~DFFFFh to DD800~E1800h to increase about 6K OPROM shadow RAM space.
- Included AMI fix (USB0089.3) to fix Non-FAT file system floppy disk causes USB floppy drive to be recognized as USB hard disk.
- Fixed: Information from PCI IRQ Routing Table for BIOS is incorrect for Marvell LOM NIC.
- Fixed: PERR# and SERR# reporting on PCI-33 Slot #3 is abnormal.


Build 0011: P01.00
- First Production Build


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                              REFERENCE MATERIAL
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Intel(R) Server Board SE7520BD2 BIOS External Product Specification (EPS)
Intel(R) Server Board SE7520BD2 Technical Product Specification (TPS)
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