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53.
Downgrading the firmware of the Integrated RAID (ROMB), Intel® Embedded
Server RAID Technology II, or SAS may cause system damage ........................................... 25
54.
In the Intel® Server Systems SR2500ALLX and SR1550ALSAS, flashing of SAS
firmware 1.22 and SAS BIOS 06.16.00 makes hard drive #1 (upper left drive tray) undetected
during SAS controller scanning .............................................................................................. 25
55.
Microsoft Windows 2003 R2 SP2* may display blue screen during an operating
system boot or shutdown with a specific version of Intel
I/OAT driver .................................. 26
56.
Server System Event Log (SEL) time may be one day later than BIOS time after
entering year 2008. ................................................................................................................ 27
57.
Performance Power Management Error in Microsoft Windows Server 2008* ....... 27
58.
Midplane2 hardware RAID produces unexpected beep sounds during system
POST
28
59.
Platform Confidence Test (PCT) fails with BIOS 89/91 on Intel® Server Board
S5000PAL/S5000XAL............................................................................................................ 28
60.
USB mouse may hang in BIOS 94 RAID Console ................................................ 28
61.
PCI IBIST Error with BIOS 84 ............................................................................... 29
62.
System May Hang during Login or Shutdown ....................................................... 29
63.
Hard Disks Are Difficult 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 with BIOS Revision R0098 when RMM2
installed
30
66.
Please use AXXMINIDIMM512 as the replacement solution for AXXMINIDIMM
which is EOLed ...................................................................................................................... 31
67.
Minus “year” number to go past “2000” at BIOS “system date” set up interface will
cause the server system to hang ........................................................................................... 31
68.
Please do not downgrade BIOS from factory shipped BIOS 101 to any previous
version
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69. The Serial Port Console Redirection displays the Adaptec® 5805 RAID
Configuration Utilitye incorrectly
Documentation Changes ........................................................................................................ 33
1.
The SMBUS block diagram (Figure #16) provided in Rev. 1.1 of the Intel
®
Server
Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL TPS requires changes to accurately reflect production hardware
design
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2.
The power block diagram (Figure #25) as provided in Rev. 1.1 of the Intel
®
Server
Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL TPS does not reflect the final, production-level baseboard
design
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3.
SAS/SAS RAID midplane board (Figure #22) as provided in Rev.1.0 of the Intel
®
Server System SR2500AL TPS should swap the descriptions of items A and K .................... 35
4.
Front panel pin-out in the Intel
®
Server Board S5000PAL Quick Reference Label is
incorrect ............................................................................................................................. 36