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Intel(R) Server Board S5000VSA
software update package for Intel(R) Deployment Assistant (1.4) 
or Intel(R) One Boot Flash Update Utility
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INTEL Enterprise Products and Services Division
Intel Corporation
2111 N.E. 25th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA
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DATE    : May 22, 2008
TO      : Intel(R) Server Board S5000VSA, Intel(R) Server System SR2520SAF,
          Intel(R) Server System SR2520SAX and Intel(R) Server System SR2520SAXS
          customers
SUBJECT : Release Notes for system software update package (BIOS R0088,BMC 63,
          FRUSDR 42) 
This package may be used with:
 - Intel(R) Deployment Assistant 1.4 (on the CD or from support.intel.com)
 - Intel(R) One-boot Flash Update (OFU) v9.70 Build2 or later (support.intel.com)
 - The embedded EFI environment
 - Windows Preboot Execution Environment (WinPE) - availabe in WinPE folder.
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                              ABOUT THIS RELEASE
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BIOS   : S5000.86B.10.00.0088.03142008   Build Date : March 14, 2008
BMC    : v00.63
FRUSDR : 42 
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                           SUPPORTED PLATFORMS
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Processors supported:   
  Dual-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5000 series w/ 533Mhz/667Mhz/1066Mhz FSB
  Dual-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5100 series w/ 1066Mhz/1333Mhz FSB
  Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5300 series w/ 1066Mhz/1333Mhz FSB
  Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5400 series w/ 1066Mhz/1333Mhz FSB
    
Microcode update versions: 
CPUID   Version Status  
0F64h   02      Production
0F65h   08      Production
06F6h   CD      Production 
06F7h   69      Production 
06FBh   B7      Production 
10676   60B     Production 

On-Board Component Option ROM Versions:
ATI RN50 VGA    	: BK-ATI YJ20234a VER008.005.023.000				 
PXE Ver.        	: Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.2.45
ESB2 Option ROM 	: vA.01.07101204I
ESB2 AHCI Option ROM	: iSrc 1.08 09252006

Memory Reference Code Version:  1.32

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Production boards:
  Product		Fab Version		BMC	FRUDSR	EEPROM	HSC 
  S5000VSA	     ->	Fab7->Fab4		63	FSP_41	v03.01	v2.05
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                              BIOS Changes since release
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BIOS R0088 fixed below issues  
- (WHQL) Common Scenario "Stress With IO" fails
OTHER:
- Add setup option to enable/disable USB device moving to top of Boot Order
- Add ID for files modified with AMIBCP
- Add FW_VERSION structure to NV Storage area
- Add Support changing OEMID and OEM TableID with AMIBCP
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                              BMC Changes since release
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BMC FW63 fixed below issues
- BMC sometimes hangs if SOL sessions are terminated  
- BIOS/BMC hang issue
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                              FRUSDR Changes since release
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FRUSR:
- Corrected processor query display strings in CFG files for Intel(R) Xeon 
Processor 5200 series and Intel(R) Xeon Processor 5400 series processors.
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