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Intel(R) Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV and Intel(R) Workstation Board 
S5520SC System Firmware Update Package for Intel(R) Deployment Assistant, 
Intel(R) One Boot Flash Update Utility, The embedded EFI Shell, Windows* Preboot 
Execution Environment
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Intel Enterprise Platform & Services Division - Marketing
Intel Corporation
2111 N.E. 25th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA
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DATE    : Jun 08, 2009
TO      : Intel(R) Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV and Intel(R) Workstation Board 
          S5520SC
SUBJECT : Release Notes for System Firmware Update Package 
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                              ABOUT THIS RELEASE
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BIOS   : S5500.86B.01.00.0037.05052009   Build Date  : May 5, 2009
BMC    : 38
FRUSDR : 18
ME     : SPS_01.01.00.004.0_Production
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                           Support Platforms and Dependency
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Intel(R) Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV and Intel(R) Workstation Board 
S5520SC Processors supported:
  Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5500 series
    w/ <= 6.40GT/s Max Intel(R) QuickPath Interconnect Speed

Microcode update versions:
CPUID     Version      Status

0x106A5   0x00000011   Production   (Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5500 series D0)


On-Board Component Option ROM Versions:
IBMC Matrox VGA                : VBE BIOS V3.8SM
ICH9R/ICH10 AHCI Option ROM    : iSrc 1.18_E 05012008
ICH10 SATA SW-RAID Option ROM  : vA.08.09161344I
82575EB iSCSI Boot Option ROM  : v2.2.96
82567LM, 82571EB, 82574L,
  82575EB, & 82576 PXE Version : Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.3.27
82599EB PXE Version            : Intel(R) Boot Agent XG v2.1.30 Alpha-3

Intel(R) QPI Reference Code Version : 1.05
Memory Reference Code Version       : 1.05.05

Management Engine Firmware Version  : SPS_01.01.00.004.0_Production

Dependency:

Production boards:
  Product		Fab Version	BMC	FRUDSR		EEPROM	HSC 
  S5520HC		Fab3, Fab4	00.34	FHC_15		1.3	2.09
  S5500HCV              Fab3, Fab4      00.34	FHC_15		1.3	2.09 
  S5520SC		Fab2		00.34	FHC_15		1.3	2.09
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                  System Firmware Update Package Usage instructions                   
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This package can be updated using one of the following methods:
 - The embedded EFI shell
 - Intel(R) Deployment Assistant
 - Windows* or Linux* operating system using Intel(R) One-boot Flash Update (OFU)
   v9.70 Build 8 or later)
 - Windows* Preboot Execution Environment (WinPE)

To Update from the embedded EFI Shell

update system firmware from Intel server EFI shell by the following steps:
- Download Intel server system firmware update package from support.intel.com
- Unzip package and copy all files to a folder in USB disk on key 
- Insert USB disk on key to server USB port
- Reboot server to EFI shell
- Run command "map -r" in EFI shell to mount USB disk on key
- Run command "fs0:" to change folder to USB disk on key, USB key may also mount to
  fs1:. The number of "fs" is dependent on the result of command "map -r"
- Change folder to the folder storing the firmware package
- Run command "startup.nsh" to start firmware update process

Please refer to "EFI_Instructions.pdf" in this firmware package for a quick guide to 
use the of EFI commands

To Update from Intel(R) Deployment Assistant (IDA)

The Intel(R) Deployment Assistant software is easy to use and is present on the 
"Intel(R) Server Deployment toolkit" CD shipped with the system.
User can download the latest version IDA CD ISO image from support.intel.com
To use the IDA CD to update the system firmware:
- Boot server with IDA CD
- Select "Get System Updates" 
- Choose one of the three options 

  . From support.intel.com
    Automatically downloads the latest Firmware Update Package from Intel 
    It requires Internet connection
    Enter your local IP address and proxy configuration
    Click "Next" to start the download and update process

  . From my network
    Download the latest Firmware Update Package from support.intel.com and copy 
    it to a Windows* shared folder
    Enter your local IP address, the Windows* file server name, and a
    Windows user name and password
    Select the firmware package in pop-up window
    Click "Next" to start the update process

  . From USB Disk on Key or Hard Disk
    Download the latest Firmware Update Package from support.intel.com and copy it 
    to a USB key, then insert the key into the server USB port
    Click "Browse"
    Select the firmware package in pop-up window
    Click "Next" to start the update process
    
  Note: The Firmware Update Package is in the ZIP file format. Do not unzip 
        before copying to a Windows* shared folder or USB disk.

To update from Windows* and Linux* or operating systems using the Intel(R) One Boot
Flash Update Utility (OFU)

Intel(R) One boot Flash Update utility can be downloaded from support.intel.com
and it is part of the "BIOS, Firmware Update & Configuration Utilities" for 
Windows* and Linux*. Please refer to Intel OFU user guide about the details of 
installation and usage of OFU.

Use OFU to update system firmware by the following steps:
- Install OFU on Windows* or Linux* system
- Download the latest firmware update package from support.intel.com
- Unzip package to a folder
- Run the following command in Windows* command line/Linux* terminal window:
  <OFU install folder name>:\flashupdt -u  <package folder name>\flashupdt.cfg
                       
To update from Windows* Preboot Execution Environment (WinPE)

The System Firmware Update Package can be inserted to Windows* PE customized image 
for creating a bootable Windows* PE CD. User is able to update system firmware from 
customized WinPE CD by the following steps:
- Boot server with customized WinPE CD
- Run script "WinPE21_x64_Update.bat" or "WinPE20_x86_Update.bat" 
  (name may be varied depends on your own customization)
  
Note:
1. The Intel(R) OFU utility is case sensitive. Therefore, when you transfer the 
Firmware Update Package using USB key from a Microsoft Windows* system to a Linux
environment, you must first extract under the Microsoft Windows* environment. 
Otherwise, you will need to mount the USB key manually with ¡°vfat¡± option under
Linux to avoid conversion from upper case to lower case and vice versa.

2. In this SFUP package, Intel only provide batch file "WinPE20_x86_Update.bat"
for WinPE2.0 32 bit solution as an example. Please refer to white paper "White 
Paper-Intel Server Utilities Procedure for WinPE.pdf" for details on building 
your own customized WinPE CD.

3. Windows PE 2.0 - built from Windows Vista SP1 32bit

4. Windows PE 2.1 - built from Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008, EM64T
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                      BIOS Changes since release R0037
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Issues Fixed:
- When clearing TPM, the status should be "Disables & Deactivated" not "Disabled 
  & Activated".
- 1064e SAS module ESRTII mode is not compatible with onboard SATA SW RAID.
- SMBIOS Type 17 Device Set incorrect values. 
- SMBIOS Type 19 Ending Address is incorrect.
- Removing TPM option from BIOS setup on boards that do not support TPM.
- PCI-X riser: system hangs with POST code 0xFB when slots 2 and/or 3 are populated.
- BIOS embedded LAN option ROM is still executed even when the setting is disabled.
- The first slot of active PCI riser card does not work.
- Novell* SLES 10* SP1 will not boot with 3 fiber channel adapters installed.
- Error Manager shows "Passwords cleared by jumper" after a BIOS recovery.
- HDD LED Activity on backplane is abnormal under RHEL5.3.
- S5500BC: <ESC> key response is very slow when Quiet Boot is Enabled - User cannot
  bypass Splash logo.
- S5520VI: With BMC-FORCED jumper installed, BIOS disables the SAS controller.
- BMC fails to connect via RMM3 on IO Mezz.
- Change data payload size to 256 bytes on S5520UR for certain add-in controllers.
- If Legacy OS Redirection is disabled, legacy oprom output is no longer redirected.

Others:
- Added: C6 and C3 Setup Option in BIOS Setup.
- Increased PCIe completion timeout values for Intel NIC devices per Intel recommendation 
  in the following Specification Updates:
  - Intel(R) 82598 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update revision 2.5
  - Intel(R) 82575 Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update and Sighting 
    Information version 2.1
  - Intel(R) 82576 Gigabit Ethernet Controller Specification Update version 2.2
- Updated SMM memory utilization
- Corrected some SMRR bit locks
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                     BMC Changes since release 00.38
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Issues Fixed:
-  Client failed to receive SNMP traps sent by server
-  Web server feature is not functional after BMC 00.37 firmware update
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                    FRUSDR Changes since release FHC_18
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Issues Fixed:
- Update SDR as per fan profiles rev 1.4.
- Correct Entity instance IDs for baseboard temperature sensors.
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                    ME Changes since release 01.01.00.004.0
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Issues Fixed:
- N/A
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Copyright (c) 2009 Intel Corporation.

A portion of this firmware is open source code, which falls under the
GPL 2.0 license.  

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