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Getting Started with the  

Intel

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 Server Board S1200RP 

UEFI Development Kit 

 

 

June 2016 

 

 

Summary of Contents for S1200RP

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Page 2: ...features or instructions marked reserved or undefined Intel reserves these for future definition and shall have no responsibility whatsoever for conflicts or incompatibilities arising from future changes to them This product may contain design defects or errors known as errata which may cause the product to deviate from published specifications Current characterized errata are available on request...

Page 3: ...t Features 5 2 Firmware Upgrade Process 7 2 1 Firmware Upgrade 7 2 2 Capsule Update 8 2 3 USB Firmware Recovery 9 2 4 Firmware Installation Socketed SPI Flash 9 2 5 Firmware Installation Soldered SPI Flash 10 3 User and Reference Documentation 13 Figures Figure 1 Intel Server Board S1200V3RPS 1 Figure 2 Jumper Block and Motherboard Headers 4 Figure 3 Recovery Jumper and SPI Device Locations 7 Tabl...

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Page 5: ...ns on a UEFI compliant system You can download firmware and documentation from the Intel Architecture Firmware Resource Center https firmware intel com develop server development kit Figure 1 Intel Server Board S1200V3RPS 1 2 Requirements Before upgrading or installing a UEFI compliant firmware image on your development kit you need the following skills components and tools Intel Server Board S120...

Page 6: ... FvUpdate_S1200RP efi CapsuleApp efi User documentation including this guide and the release notes 1 3 Supported and recommended hardware components Table 1 and Table 2 describe the supported and recommended PC hardware components respectively for the Intel Server Board S1200RP UEFI Development Kit You must use the motherboard and processor listed in the table with the firmware images provided wit...

Page 7: ...per s platform allows you to input UEFI shell commands and navigate firmware setup menus Monitor VGA A monitor is recommended to enable viewing console output Installing the firmware image on an unsupported motherboard may render the Note motherboard unusable until it is re flashed with a backup copy of the motherboard s original firmware Use only supported components with the Intel Server Board S...

Page 8: ... Controller BMC and Manageability Engine ME will disable watchdog timers which reduces the chance of the system resetting when debugging firmware We recommend the following settings on the Intel Server Board S1200V3RPS Jumper J3K2 position 2 3 ME Force Update Enabled Jumper J3K6 position 2 3 BMC Force Update Enabled Please refer to Figure 2 for motherboard jumper settings Figure 2 Jumper Block and...

Page 9: ...EFI Development Kit supports Pre Execution Environment PXE boot for IPV4 and IPV6 networking using on board and add in networking devices Because of added initialization time network boot for the four on board networking devices is disabled by default in firmware setup Users can enable PXE boot for on board networking by enabling the EFI Network setting in the firmware setup menu EDKII Menu Advanc...

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Page 11: ...e factory If your system isn t running properly follow the firmware installation process Section 2 4 or Section 2 5 using the SPI programmer The full installation procedure takes between five and thirty minutes You must identify key elements on the Intel Server Board S1200V3RPS in order to update or install a firmware image Figure 3 Recovery Jumper and SPI Device Locations 2 1 Firmware Upgrade The...

Page 12: ...ected value for the new firmware Booting to the UEFI shell Once a BIOS update is verified the Intel Server Board S1200RP UEFI Development Kit is ready for use in UEFI development Detailed steps for this procedure are explained in the Intel Server Board S1200RP UEFI Development Kit Firmware Installation Guide 2 2 Capsule Update The capsule update procedure uses software utility to update the system...

Page 13: ...Once the boot screen appears enter setup and launch the UEFI Shell 8 Use the UEFI shell firmware update utility FvUpdate_S1200RP efi to apply the release firmware image to the motherboard s SPI memory device FvUpdate_S1200RP SDV_RP_B6_release rom 9 The system will reboot after programming After reboot power off the target PC and disconnect the power cord Remove the USB drive and return the recover...

Page 14: ...ed the Intel Server Board S1200RP UEFI Development Kit is ready for use in UEFI development Detailed steps for this procedure are explained in the Intel Server Board S1200RP UEFI Development Kit Firmware Installation Guide 2 5 Firmware Installation Soldered SPI Flash The firmware installation procedure requires a hardware based SPI flash programmer clip adapter for the 8 pin SPI device and does no...

Page 15: ...e power supply and wait ten seconds 21 Power up the target PC and boot to the UEFI shell The system performs one configuration cycle on the first boot Wait for this Note cycle to complete before entering the UEFI Shell 22 After the platform resets verify that the firmware functions correctly by entering setup and booting to the UEFI shell The Intel Server Board S1200RP UEFI Development Kit is read...

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Page 17: ...ease Notes UEFIDevKit_S1200_ReleaseNotes txt Instructions for the Firmware Update tool FvUpdate_S1200_ReadMe txt Software Tools License Agreement EULA pdf You can download firmware and documentation from the Intel Architecture Firmware Resource Center https firmware intel com develop server development kit For information about ordering third party DediProg hardware and software tools visit the De...

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