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Summary Tables of Changes 

The following tables provide an overview of known errata and known document changes that 
apply to the specified Intel Server Products. The tables use the following notations: 

Doc 

Intel intends to update the appropriate documentation in a future revision. 

Fix 

Intel intends to correct this erratum. 

Fixed 

This erratum was corrected. 

No Fix 

There are no plans to correct this erratum. 

Shaded 

This item is new or was modified from the previous specification update. 

 

Table 1. Errata Summary 

No. 

Plans 

Description of Errata 

1. 

 

Doc 

IPMI over serial direct connect not supported. 

2. 

 

Fix 

Serial over LAN and IPMI over LAN connections may terminate unexpectedly under certain conditions. 

3. 

 

Fix 

Intermittent beep code 1-5-2-1 when booting with two processors. 

4. 

 

Doc 

Power supply population errors may not appear in the SEL. 

5. 

 

Fix 

Fan 5 may report a reading of 0 RPM after the BMC is updated. 

6. 

 

Fixed 

The BMC may not respond to the IPMI command, 

Send Message

 sent via LAN. 

7. 

 

Fixed 

Fans may take a long time to slow down after fan boosting. 

8. 

 

Fixed 

System requires ~35 seconds after AC is power applied before the power button responds. 

9. 

 

Fix 

SEL events for Hot-swap Controller (HSC) may appear after a DC cycle 

10. 

 

Fixed 

Fans may run faster than expected after exiting BIOS setup. 

11. 

 

Fixed 

System fault LED may report incorrect status for some events. 

12. 

 

Fixed 

Fan removal does not generate a SEL event. 

13. 

 

Fix 

Power supply redundancy state is misleading when only one power supply is installed.  

14. 

 

Fix 

Hot-swap Controller (HSC) and Local Control Panel (LCP) updates may take a long time 

15. 

 

Fixed 

Console Redirection Baud Rate Setting auto changing to 19.2K with Serial Over LAN (SOL) active. 

16. 

 

Fixed 

Serial Over LAN (SOL) unable to redirect DOS output. 

17. 

 

No Fix  Password on boot not supported. 

18. 

 

Fixed 

Intel

®

 Embedded Server RAID Technology II option is not enabled in the initial BIOS release. 

19. 

 

Fixed 

HSC and BMC versions intermittently not seen in BIOS setup 

20. 

 

Fixed 

Intel

®

 Server Boards S5000PAL/S5000XAL and Intel

®

 Server System SR1500AL show a “Changes in 

Hardware or Drivers Detected” error message during WHQL ACPI stress testing. 

21. 

 

Fixed 

POST LEDs do not turn off after operating system loads. 

22. 

 

Fixed 

Checkup7.exe (microcode update utility) is not storing microcode in BIOS. 

23. 

 

Fixed 

Intel

®

 RAID Controller SRCSAS144E causes systems to reset multiple times before completing POST. 

24. 

 

Fixed 

Change Logo Utility does not save modified BIOS capsule files with correct extension. 

25. 

 

Fixed 

PS/2 keyboards and mice may stop functioning after Red Hat* Enterprise Linux is installed. 

26. 

 

Fixed 

Failures seen installing to a SATA drive when SATA is set to “Legacy” in BIOS setup. 

Summary of Contents for BB5000XALR

Page 1: ...Intel Server Board S5000PAL Intel Server Board S5000XAL Intel Server System SR1500AL Intel Server System SR1550AL Intel Server System SR2500AL Intel Order Number D65289 036 October 2011 Enterprise Pla...

Page 2: ...d Disclaimers The Intel Products Specified may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the products to deviate from the published specifications Current characterized errata ar...

Page 3: ...Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing iii Copyright Intel Corporation 2006 2011...

Page 4: ...te a SEL event 8 13 Power supply redundancy state is misleading when only one power supply is installed 9 14 Hot swap Controller HSC and Local Control Panel LCP updates may take a long time 9 15 Conso...

Page 5: ...Expansion Module may not properly reset 18 39 SAS drive in a ROMB RAID 5 may drop offline during a reboot in the Intel Server System SR2500PALLX 19 40 Intel Server System SR2500ALLX sixth hard drive f...

Page 6: ...lt to Install in Intel Server System SR2500AL and Intel Server Chassis SR2500 29 64 System May not Boot After Multiple DC power Cycles with BIOS Revision R009830 65 System will not skip CD DVD drive w...

Page 7: ...ted in this document Otherwise it should be assumed that any processor errata for a given stepping are applicable to the Printed Board Assembly PBA revisions s associated with that stepping This docum...

Page 8: ...after a DC cycle 10 Fixed Fans may run faster than expected after exiting BIOS setup 11 Fixed System fault LED may report incorrect status for some events 12 Fixed Fan removal does not generate a SEL...

Page 9: ...BMC firmware with previous versions of BIOS cause system POST failure 44 Fixed Intel Server System SR2500ALLX may operate louder than expected 45 No Fix Red Hat Enterprise Linux may report the wrong...

Page 10: ...tion Change 1 Fixed Intel Server Board S5000PAL S5000XAL Technical Product Specification Rev 1 1 The SMBUS block diagram Figure 16 as provided in Rev 1 1 of the Intel Server Board S5000PAL S5000XAL TP...

Page 11: ...ing an active serial over LAN connection or an active IPMI over LAN connection to the BMC the connection may be intermittently lost during a DC cycle or reset Implication The user s connection may be...

Page 12: ...espond as though this fan has failed and fan redundancy is lost This causes the system fault LED and fan status LED to indicate a failure for this sensor In addition the fans will run in a high speed...

Page 13: ...button responds Problem The BMC requires approximately 35 seconds to fully initialize the system after an AC cycle before the system can be powered on Implication After an AC cycle a user must wait a...

Page 14: ...for some events Problem The system fault LED may report incorrect status for some events The proper LED state is described in the server board TPS but some events may not reflect the states described...

Page 15: ...and Local Control Panel LCP updates may take a long time Problem The Hot Swap Controller HSC and Intel Local Control Panel LCP updates may take a long time The time to complete each update could exce...

Page 16: ...II option is not enabled in initial BIOS release Problem The Intel Embedded Server RAID Technology II feature that was available in pre production BIOS releases is not available in the initial product...

Page 17: ...500AL show a Changes in Hardware or Drivers Detected error message during WHQL ACPI stress testing Problem While running Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Test HCT 12 1 ACPI stress device I O o...

Page 18: ...They cannot use this utility to add a microcode patch to the existing BIOS 23 Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144E causes systems to reset multiple times before completing POST Problem With the Intel RAI...

Page 19: ...cap extension It is important you include the cap extension in the file name otherwise the Change Logo Utility saves the file with the incorrect extension If you forget to include the cap in the file...

Page 20: ...eo controller via the BIOS setup No workaround exists for configurations that do not include video controller support 28 The SMBIOS entry point may not be visible under certain hardware configurations...

Page 21: ...um is fixed since BIOS release R0061 and later releases Workaround None 30 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server may not install successfully with Intel Embedded Server RAID Technology II enabled Problem If Su...

Page 22: ...nd the BIOS setup and is not an incorrect display by the operating system Workaround None 32 Change Logo Utility causes BIOS corruption Problem Any board flashed with a version of BIOS release R0064 e...

Page 23: ...rning message may be displayed in the Intel RAID Web Console 2 utility however there seem to be no functional issues with the system Implication This warning message is only seen in Microsoft Windows...

Page 24: ...d drives for use with Intel Server Systems Problem Some desktop class hard disk drives show performance loss and in some cases take the drive offline when running in an enterprise environment Implicat...

Page 25: ...System SR2500PALLX Implication This only happens with specific drives Updating the drive s firmware to the latest version should resolve this issue Status This erratum is fixed by updating SAS drive f...

Page 26: ...ives may not be detected or may go offline in the Intel Server System SR2500ALBRP when operating at SATA 3GB s data rate Problem In the Intel Server System SR2500ALBRP with a passive midplane hard dri...

Page 27: ...ouder than expected Problem The Intel Server System SR2500ALLX may operate louder than expected Implication The abnormal noise is caused by the two unbalanced 60 mm system fans 5 and 6 Using a FRUSDR...

Page 28: ...ed in System Event Log SEL after system power on Problem An IERR or thermal trip event may be reported in the System Event Log SEL after the system is powered on The system status LED on the front pan...

Page 29: ...soft Windows operating systems that you can ignore Workaround Use a PS 2 keyboard and mouse 49 Microsoft Windows and Intel RAID Web Console II report an error when the ASR2500SATAPE kit is used Proble...

Page 30: ...or 81 prior to installing the appropriate service pack the system will display the blue screen Starting in BIOS 79 support for enhanced sleep states was added This addition to the BIOS requires that t...

Page 31: ...coustics Mode in the BIOS are actually being set up in a fail safe state Status This erratum is fixed in BMC 62 and later releases Workaround None 53 Downgrading the firmware of the Integrated RAID RO...

Page 32: ...wn with a specific version of Intel I OAT driver Problem Microsoft Windows 2003 R2 SP2 may display blue screen during an operating system boot or shutdown The issue occurs only with ver 1 2 78 6 of th...

Page 33: ...the 5400 series in the Intel S5000PAL Server Board and install Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on the system you may encounter the following error in the Windows event log The Event Error is related to...

Page 34: ...on Intel Server Board S5000PSL Intel Server Board S5000PAL Intel Server Board S5000VSA Intel Server Board S5000VCL and Intel Workstation Board S5000XVN There are two types of test options when a cust...

Page 35: ...during Login or Shutdown Problem Installing the Intel PRO 1000 PT Quad Port Low Profile Server Adapter Model EXPI9404PTL may hang the system at the login screen or when shutting down This has been rep...

Page 36: ...tion have been configured as enabled in BIOS setup Status This issue may be fixed in a future BIOS revision Workaround A soft system reboot CTL ALT DEL will result in a subsequent successful completio...

Page 37: ...550AL families and server base board S5000PAL BB5000XAL families have this problem Status Not fixed Workaround None 68 Please do not downgrade BIOS from factory shipped BIOS 101 to any previous versio...

Page 38: ...E10103 018 SR1550ALRNA 900397 E10102 017 E10102 018 SR2500ALLXR 900362 E10105 016 E10105 017 Status Not fixed Workaround None 69 The Serial Port Console Redirection displays the Adaptec 5805 RAID Con...

Page 39: ...m The current diagram does not reflect the following board design changes made to the final production level server board Add PECI controller Remove separate HSC connector Correct Midplane FP SMBus co...

Page 40: ...design Problem Current diagram does not reflect changes incorporated into the final production level server board MCH FBDIMM 1 5 Vreg moved from 12 V rail to 5 V rail Video Memory Vreg corrected to o...

Page 41: ...SR2500AL TPS should swap the descriptions of items A and K Problem The current diagram swaps the descriptions of items A and K Item A should be the battery connector it is incorrectly described as the...

Page 42: ...cal Product Specification 4 Front panel pin out in the Intel Server Board S5000PAL Quick Reference Label is incorrect Problem The current diagram incorrectly lists a cooling status pin does not have t...

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