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Intel(R) Server Board Platform Confidence Test Release Notes
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Intel Enterprise Platform & Services Marketing
Intel Corporation
2111 N.E. 25th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA
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DATE:           February, 2010
TO:             Intel(R) server platform customers
SUBJECT:        Unified EFI Platform Confidence Test x64(PCTx64) v1.19 Release Notes 
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                              SET UP OF CD/DVD-ROM DRIVE
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Not Supported at this time.

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                              SET UP OF USB FLASH DRIVE
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Unzip efi_pctx64_119.zip to root of USB Flash Drive.  

Insert USB Flash drive and boot the system.
BIOS Settings required for PCT, Press <F2> to enter Setup.
Upon entering BIOS press <F9> to load defaults.
Change the boot order so EFI Shell is the primary (#1) boot device.
Press <F10> to save BIOS setup settings and reboot to EFI.
Test should start automatically.
Pressing <F10> during tests will cause test to terminate.

It is recommended that after the comprehensive or comprehensive looping test 
you do a full AC power cycle (remove power from the system) before retesting.  
The reason for this is to ensure that all controllers are reset and in an 
expected mode.

The network test requires that the server not be plugged into any network.  
You can connect any network port to another port in the same system with 
a cross-over cable to test the NIC ports.

Using Same PCT USB Flash Drive to test multiple systems.
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If you plan to use the same PCT USB drive to test multiple systems, Boot the system
with the USB Flash Drive to start the test in EFI then wait until all the files copied to the 
RAM drive, and test menu will display automatically, then remove the USB Flash Drive
before you start the PCT test. 
Note:
If the USB key removed during or after starting the PCT test will cause the test to fail.

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                              Supported Products
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Product		Date Added	Version of Initial Support
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S5520HC		07/08/2008		1.02
S5520SC		10/23/2008		1.03
S5520UR		11/07/2008		1.04
S5520UR		11/28/2008		1.05
S5520XX		12/05/2008		1.06
S5520XX		01/23/2009		1.07
S5520XX		02/13/2009		1.08
S5520VI		03/09/2009		1.09
S5520XX		03/26/2009		1.10
S5520XX		04/02/2009		1.11
S5500XX		12/08/2009		1.16
S5520XX		12/22/2009		1.17
S55XXXX		02/18/2010		1.18
S55XXXX		02/26/2010		1.19
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                              ABOUT THIS RELEASE
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v1.19 - 02/26/2010
	Updated PCT utilities.


v1.18 - 02/18/2010
	Release to Support S55XX products with the latest Intel test modules and utilites.
	Added support for Intel(R) Xeon(R) 5600 Processors.

v1.17 - 12/22/2009
	Release to Support S5520 products with the latest Intel test modules and utilites.
	Also support using the same USB flash drive to test multiple systems.

v1.16 - 12/08/2009
	Release to Support S5500 products with the latest Intel test modules and utilites.
	Also support using the same USB flash drive to test multiple systems.
	

v1.12 - 07/30/2009
	Release to fixed tracker 26770 'Lose video output from add-in graphics card when run PCT 1.11 in S5520SC'
	Validated on S5520HC, S5520HCV & S5520SC
	

v1.11 - 04/02/2009
	Release to support S5520XX Resource CD Only
	Validated on S5520HC, S5520HCV & S5520SC
	Updated the mkramdrive.efi tools

v1.10 - 03/09/2009
	Release to support S5520XX Resource CD Only
	Validated on S5520UR
	Updated the default package file.


v1.09 - 03/09/2009
	Release to support S5520VI Resource CD Only
	Validated on S5520VI


v1.08 - 02/13/2009
	Release to support S5520XX Resource CD
	Removed "(Gold)" from startup.nsh display (request from CD team)
	Updated DISPSTAT.DAT file
	Validated on S5520UR and S5520WB

v1.07 - 01/23/2009
	Release to support S5520XX Resource CD (Gold).
	Corrected text error in the startup.nsh file
	Added "MaxFanDomain = 2" to COMPREH.PKG
	Enabled NIC EEPROM Checksum test
	Updated DISPSTAT.DAT file
	Validated on S5520UR and S5520WB


v1.06 - 12/05/2008 
	Release to support S5520XX Resource CD (Gold).


v1.05 - 11/07/2008 
	Re-release to support S5520UR Resource CD (Silver).


v1.04 - 11/07/2008 
	Release to support S5520UR Resource CD (Silver).  Removed Comprehensive Loop test due to bug.  Issue being worked.


V1.03 - 10/24/2008
      - 'Comprehensive Test with Continuous Looping' is not supported for this release.
      - Fixed issue found not able to create RAM drive (FSZ:) on S5520SC. 
      - Updated to included the following modules:
	NPTM
	ICHx


v1.02 - 07/08/2008 
	Initial release to support S5520HC.
	 

System requirements:
	
	USB/PS2 Keyboard 
	EFI Shell must be first Boot Option

Known Issue:
- Please use USB flash drive to run PCT, the test will run direct from USB flash drive. 
  UEFIx64 CD image is not available at this time.
- The Comprehensive test and Comprehensive test with looping takes ~1 hour to configure.   

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