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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:           December 22, 2009
TO:             Intel(R) server platform customers
SUBJECT:        Unified EFI Platform Confidence Test (PCT) v1.13 Release Notes 
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                              SET UP OF USB FLASH DRIVE
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System requirements:
	
	USB/PS2 Keyboard 
	USB/PS2 Mouse (not required)
	AHCI Mode Can be enabled, but AHCI option ROM must be disabled.
        	Set the BIOS configuration to default.
	EFI Shell must be first Boot Option

Unzip efi_pct_113.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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S7000FC4UR	5-2-2007		1.01a
S5400SF		5-10-2007	1.01b
S3200XSH	6-19-2007	1.02
S3200X38	6-19-2007	1.02
S5000XVN	5-2-2007		1.01a
S5000VCL	5-2-2007		1.01a
S5000PAL	5-2-2007		1.01a
S5000PSL	5-2-2007		1.01a
S5000VSA	5-2-2007		1.01a
S3000AH		5-2-2007		1.01a
SB5000SI		7-27-2007	1.02
SB5000SI		12/22/2009	1.13

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                              ABOUT THIS RELEASE
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v1.13  - 12/22/2009 - Update Copyright to 2009.

This release is to update the following PCT utilities:
	RunTest32.efi
	DispStat32.efi
	DispCfg32.efi

module updated to this version: None
	

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v1.12  - 12/07/2009 - Update Copyright to 2009.

This release is to update the Legal.txt file, and added EFI BSD License file.

module updated to this version: None
	

System requirements:
	
	USB/PS2 Keyboard 
	USB/PS2 Mouse (not required)
	CD/DVD-ROM attached to SATA0/IDE0
	AHCI Mode Can be enabled, but AHCI option ROM must be disabled.
        	Set the BIOS configuration to default.
	EFI Shell must be first Boot Option


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v1.11  - 01/07/2009 - Update Copyright to 2009.

This release is to support the Sauve Island Blade / ClearBay chassis with latest 
software stack.

module updated to this version: None
	

System requirements:
	
	USB/PS2 Keyboard 
	USB/PS2 Mouse (not required)
	CD/DVD-ROM attached to SATA0/IDE0
	AHCI Mode Can be enabled, but AHCI option ROM must be disabled.
        Set the BIOS configuration to default.
	EFI Shell must be first Boot Option

	
	
Known issues:
  - Please setup the BIOS to default configuration before running the"
    PCT test	
  - Memory Mapped I/O Start Address in BIOS Setup/Advanced/PCI must
    be set to 2GB to avoid test errors.
  - The Comprehensive and Comprehensive with looping tests can take
    up to 1 hour to configure on systems with an iBMC (S3200XSH and
    S3200X38).
  - Due to efi32 limitations, the memory test will only test the first 
    4GB of installed memory.
  - Due to efi32 BIOS limitations, the memory test will only test the first
    2GB of installed memory on Shoffner & Melstone products."
  - Intermittent failures may occur with the CPU.CLOCK_SPEED. This issue
    is under investigation.
  - The PCT is not able to test any SAS disks due to the lack of an EFI option ROM.
  - The following error will occur with Removable media (CD/DVD-ROM and USB) attached
    to the system: 
      *** ERROR HARD_DISK.SELFSENSE 3.04.1.0001
      This will be corrected with a later release of the PCT


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v1.10  - 05/16/2008 - Update Copyright to 2008.

This release is to support the Melstone & SnowHill platforms with Cleron 
Processor.

module updated to this version:
	CACHE

System requirements:
	
	USB/PS2 Keyboard 
	USB/PS2 Mouse (not required)
	CD/DVD-ROM attached to SATA0/IDE0
	AHCI Mode Can be enabled, but AHCI option ROM must be disabled.
	EFI Shell must be first Boot Option

	
	
Known issues:	
  - Memory Mapped I/O Start Address in BIOS Setup/Advanced/PCI must
    be set to 2GB to avoid test errors.
  - The Comprehensive and Comprehensive with looping tests can take
    up to 1 hour to configure on systems with an iBMC (S3200XSH and
    S3200X38).
  - Due to efi32 limitations, the memory test will only test the first 
    4GB of installed memory.
  - Due to efi32 BIOS limitations, the memory test will only test the first
    2GB of installed memory on Shoffner & Melstone products."
  - Intermittent failures may occur with the CPU.CLOCK_SPEED. This issue
    is under investigation.
  - The PCT is not able to test any SAS disks due to the lack of an EFI option ROM.
  - The following error will occur with Removable media (CD/DVD-ROM and USB) attached
    to the system: 
      *** ERROR HARD_DISK.SELFSENSE 3.04.1.0001
      This will be corrected with a later release of the PCT

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v1.09  - 04/11/2008 - Update Copyright to 2008.

This release is only to support the Melstone & SnowHill platforms with more
than 2GB system memory.

System requirements:
	
	USB/PS2 Keyboard 
	USB/PS2 Mouse (not required)
	CD/DVD-ROM attached to SATA0/IDE0
	AHCI Mode Can be enabled, but AHCI option ROM must be disabled.
	EFI Shell must be first Boot Option

	
	
Known issues:	
  - Memory Mapped I/O Start Address in BIOS Setup/Advanced/PCI must
    be set to 2GB to avoid test errors.
  - The Comprehensive and Comprehensive with looping tests can take
    up to 1 hour to configure on systems with an iBMC (S3200XSH and
    S3200X38).
  - Due to efi32 limitations, the memory test will only test the first 
    4GB of installed memory.
  - Due to efi32 BIOS limitations, the memory test will only test the first
    2GB of installed memory on Shoffner & Melstone products."
  - Intermittent failures may occur with the CPU.CLOCK_SPEED. This issue
    is under investigation.
  - The PCT is not able to test any SAS disks due to the lack of an EFI option ROM.
  - The following error will occur with Removable media (CD/DVD-ROM and USB) attached
    to the system: 
      *** ERROR HARD_DISK.SELFSENSE 3.04.1.0001
      This will be corrected with a later release of the PCT

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v1.08  - 1/9/2008 - Update Copyright to 2008.

System requirements:
	
	USB/PS2 Keyboard 
	USB/PS2 Mouse (not required)
	CD/DVD-ROM attached to SATA0/IDE0
	AHCI Mode Can be enabled, but AHCI option ROM must be disabled.
	EFI Shell must be first Boot Option

	
	
Known issues:	
  - Memory Mapped I/O Start Address in BIOS Setup/Advanced/PCI must
    be set to 2GB to avoid test errors.
  - The Comprehensive and Comprehensive with looping tests can take
    up to 1 hour to configure on systems with an iBMC (S3200XSH and
    S3200X38).
  - Due to efi32 limitations, the memory test will only test the first 
    4GB of installed memory.
  - Intermittent failures may occur with the CPU.CLOCK_SPEED. This issue
    is under investigation.
  - The PCT is not able to test any SAS disks due to the lack of an EFI option ROM.
  - The following error will occur with Removable media (CD/DVD-ROM and USB) attached
    to the system: 
      *** ERROR HARD_DISK.SELFSENSE 3.04.1.0001
      This will be corrected with a later release of the PCT

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v1.07  - 11/27/2007 - Corrected hard disk information in summary screen.
			Updated BMC, SuperIO and VPD test.
			Added DMA test.

System requirements:
	
	USB/PS2 Keyboard 
	USB/PS2 Mouse (not required)
	CD/DVD-ROM attached to SATA0/IDE0
	AHCI Mode Can be enabled, but AHCI option ROM must be disabled.
	EFI Shell must be first Boot Option

	
	
Known issues:	
  - Memory Mapped I/O Start Address in BIOS Setup/Advanced/PCI must
    be set to 2GB to avoid test errors.
  - The Comprehensive and Comprehensive with looping tests can take
    up to 1 hour to configure on systems with an iBMC (S3200XSH and
    S3200X38).
  - Due to efi32 limitations, the memory test will only test the first 
    4GB of installed memory.
  - Intermittent failures may occur with the CPU.CLOCK_SPEED. This issue
    is under investigation.
  - The PCT is not able to test any SAS disks due to the lack of an EFI option ROM.
  - The following error will occur with Removable media (CD/DVD-ROM and USB) attached
    to the system: 
      *** ERROR HARD_DISK.SELFSENSE 3.04.1.0001
      This will be corrected with a later release of the PCT

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v1.06  - 10/22/2007 - Fixed missing newline in end of compreh.pkg

System requirements:
	
	USB/PS2 Keyboard 
	USB/PS2 Mouse (not required)
	CD/DVD-ROM attached to SATA0/IDE0
	AHCI Mode Can be enabled, but AHCI option ROM must be disabled.
	EFI Shell must be first Boot Option

	
	
Known issues:	
  - Memory Mapped I/O Start Address in BIOS Setup/Advanced/PCI must
    be set to 2GB to avoid test errors.
  - The Comprehensive and Comprehensive with looping tests can take
    up to 1 hour to configure on systems with an iBMC (S3200XSH and
    S3200X38).
  - Due to efi32 limitations, the memory test will only test the first 
    4GB of installed memory.
  - Intermittent failures may occur with the CPU.CLOCK_SPEED. This issue
    is under investigation.
  - The PCT is not able to test any SAS disks due to the lack of an EFI option ROM.
  - The following error will occur with Removable media (CD/DVD-ROM and USB) attached
    to the system: 
      *** ERROR HARD_DISK.SELFSENSE 3.04.1.0001
      This will be corrected with a later release of the PCT



=============================================================================

v1.05  - 10/18/2007 - Updated PCT to fix issues found on S3200XSH/S3200X38 Platforms.  Updated NIC tests.

System requirements:
	
	USB/PS2 Keyboard 
	USB/PS2 Mouse (not required)
	CD/DVD-ROM attached to SATA0/IDE0
	AHCI Mode Can be enabled, but AHCI option ROM must be disabled.
	EFI Shell must be first Boot Option

	
	
Known issues:	
  - Memory Mapped I/O Start Address in BIOS Setup/Advanced/PCI must
    be set to 2GB to avoid test errors.
  - The Comprehensive and Comprehensive with looping tests can take
    up to 1 hour to configure on systems with an iBMC (S3200XSH and
    S3200X38).
  - Due to efi32 limitations, the memory test will only test the first 
    4GB of installed memory.
  - Intermittent failures may occur with the CPU.CLOCK_SPEED. This issue
    is under investigation.
  - The PCT is not able to test any SAS disks due to the lack of an EFI option ROM.
  - The following error will occur with Removable media (CD/DVD-ROM and USB) attached
    to the system: 
      *** ERROR HARD_DISK.SELFSENSE 3.04.1.0001
      This will be corrected with a later release of the PCT



=============================================================================

v1.04  - 9/18/2007 - Updated PCT to fix issues found on S5400SF Platforms.  Updated NIC, BMC, ICHx, PCI and PCT tests.

System requirements:
	
	USB/PS2 Keyboard 
	USB/PS2 Mouse (not required)
	CD/DVD-ROM attached to SATA0/IDE0
	AHCI Mode Can be enabled, but AHCI option ROM must be disabled.
	EFI Shell must be first Boot Option

	
	
Known issues:	
  - Memory Mapped I/O Start Address in BIOS Setup/Advanced/PCI must
    be set to 2GB to avoid test errors.
  - The Comprehensive and Comprehensive with looping tests can take
    up to 1 hour to configure on systems with an iBMC (S3200XSH and
    S3200X38).
  - Due to efi32 limitations, the memory test will only test the first 
    4GB of installed memory.
  - Intermittent failures may occur with the CPU.CLOCK_SPEED. This issue
    is under investigation.
  - The PCT is not able to test any SAS disks due to the lack of an EFI option ROM.
  - The following error will occur with Removable media (CD/DVD-ROM and USB) attached
    to the system: 
      *** ERROR HARD_DISK.SELFSENSE 3.04.1.0001
      This will be corrected with a later release of the PCT



=============================================================================

v1.03  - 9/14/2007 - Updated PCT to fix issues found on S3200XXX Platforms.  Updated NIC, BMC and PCT tests.

System requirements:
	
	USB/PS2 Keyboard 
	USB/PS2 Mouse (not required)
	CD/DVD-ROM attached to SATA0/IDE0
	AHCI Mode must be disabled
	EFI Shell must be first Boot Option
	System must have < 4GB of RAM.
	
	
Known issues:	

-Memory Mapped I/O Start Address in BIOS Setup/Advanced/PCI must be set to 2GB, there are errors at the default of 2.5GB.  A BIOS fix is pending.
-Removeable media (CD/DVD-ROM and USB) will cause the following error from the drive test, it is expected and will be fixed in a future release.
  *** ERROR HARD_DISK.SELFSENSE 3.04.1.0001
  Unable to execute/read IDENTIFY command from drive.
  Standard Error Code = 30E00010
-The Comprehensive and Comprehensive with looping tests can take up to 1 hour to configure on systems with an iBMC (S3200XSH and S3200X38).  
-On earlier BIOS versions there will be errors reported as unable to set "Status" variable, please ignore this as it is (or will be soon) fixed with a newer BIOS.
-The Comprehensive test and Comprehensive test with looping take ~1 hour to configure, then 8-12 minutes per iteration.
-Intermittent failures with CPU.CLOCK_SPEED are known and currently under investigation (less than 1%).
-Due to efi32 limitations on variable pointers, the memory test can only test the first 4GB.  Attempts to test above 4GB can cause the test to overwrite lower memory areas and lock up the system.  This will be resolved when the x64 efi is incorporated into the BIOS.  The system must have less than 4GB to prevent errors.

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v1.02  - 7/27/2007 Updated PCT to reflect product ID change S5300SF to S5400SF.  Added support for S3200XSH and S3200X38.  The following modules were updated to recent versions:
	BMC
	Graphics
	PIC
	PIT
	MCH_SG
	NIC

System requirements:
	
	USB/PS2 Keyboard 
	USB/PS2 Mouse (not required)
	CD/DVD-ROM attached to SATA0/IDE0
	AHCI Mode must be disabled
	EFI Shell must be first Boot Option
	System must have < 4GB of RAM.
	
	
Known issues:	

-Removeable media (CD/DVD-ROM and USB) will cause the following error from the drive test, it is expected and will be fixed in a future release.
  *** ERROR HARD_DISK.SELFSENSE 3.04.1.0001
  Unable to execute/read IDENTIFY command from drive.
  Standard Error Code = 30E00010

-The Comprehensive and Comprehensive with looping tests will take 8-18 hours to configure on systems with an iBMC (S3200XSH and S3200X38).  It is currently normal for these tests to take this long to configure with the early FW.  This should become faster when production iBMC code is available.
-On earlier BIOS versions there will be errors reported as unable to set "Status" variable, please ignore this as it is (or will be soon) fixed with a newer BIOS.
-The Comprehensive test and Comprehensive test with looping take ~1 hour to configure, then 8-12 minutes per iteration.
-Intermittent failures with CPU.CLOCK_SPEED are known and currently under investigation (less than 1%).
-Due to efi32 limitations on variable pointers, the memory test can only test the first 4GB.  Attempts to test above 4GB can cause the test to overwrite lower memory areas and lock up the system.  This will be resolved when the x64 efi is incorporated into the BIOS.  The system must have less than 4GB to prevent errors.

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v1.01d  - 5/29/2007 Updated PCT to include new MCH support.  PCT is now unified (supports all current platforms listed in Supported Products section above).

System requirements:
	
	USB/PS2 Keyboard 
	USB/PS2 Mouse (not required)
	CD/DVD-ROM attached to SATA0/IDE0
	AHCI Mode must be disabled
	EFI Shell must be first Boot Option
	System must have < 4GB of RAM.
	
	
Known issues:	

-Removeable media (CD/DVD-ROM and USB) will cause the following error from the drive test, it is expected and will be fixed in a future release.
  *** ERROR HARD_DISK.SELFSENSE 3.04.1.0001
  Unable to execute/read IDENTIFY command from drive.
  Standard Error Code = 30E00010

-PCT will lock up on S3200XSH if the iBMC is not programmed.  The lock up is caused by the IPMI driver waiting for the BMC to respond.
-On earlier BIOS versions there will be errors reported as unable to set "Status" variable, please ignore this as it is (or will be soon) fixed with a newer BIOS.
-The Comprehensive test and Comprehensive test with looping take ~1 hour to configure, then 8-12 minutes per iteration.
-Intermittent failures with CPU.CLOCK_SPEED are known and currently under investigation (less than 1%).
-Due to efi32 limitations on variable pointers, the memory test can only test the first 4GB.  Attempts to test above 4GB can cause the test to overwrite lower memory areas and lock up the system.  This will be resolved when the x64 efi is incorporated into the BIOS.  The system must have less than 4GB to prevent errors.

=============================================================================

v1.01c  - 5/24/2007 Updated PCT to include new MCH support.  PCT is now unified (supports all current platforms listed in Supported Products section above).

System requirements:
	
	USB/PS2 Keyboard 
	USB/PS2 Mouse (not required)
	CD/DVD-ROM attached to SATA0/IDE0
	AHCI Mode must be disabled
	EFI Shell must be first Boot Option
	
	
Known issues:				
		
-On earlier BIOS versions there will be errors reported as unable to set "Status" variable, please ignore this as it is (or will be soon) fixed with a newer BIOS.
-The Comprehensive test and Comprehensive test with looping take ~1 hour to configure, then 8-12 minutes per iteration.
-Intermittent failures with CPU.CLOCK_SPEED are known and currently under investigation (less than 1%).
-Due to efi32 limitations on variable pointers, the memory test can only test the first 4GB.  Attempts to test above 4GB can cause the test to overwrite lower memory areas and lock up the system.  This will be resolved when the x64 efi is incorporated into the BIOS.

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v1.01b  - 5/10/2007 Update to PCT to resolve documentation and memory test issues

System requirements:
	
	USB Keyboard 
	USB Mouse (not required)
	CD/DVD-ROM attached to SATA0
	AHCI Mode disabled
	EFI Shell must be first Boot Option
	
	
Known issues:				
		
-On BIOS versions released prior to version 10 there will be errors reported as unable to set "Status" variable, please ignore this as it is fixed with a newer BIOS.
-The Comprehensive test and Comprehensive test with looping take ~1 hour to configure, then 8-12 minutes per iteration.
-Intermittent failures with CPU.CLOCK_SPEED are known and currently under investigation (less than 1%).
-Due to efi32 limitations on variable pointers, the memory test can only test the first 4GB.  Attempts to test above 4GB can cause the test to overwrite lower memory areas and lock up the system.  This will be resolved when the x64 efi is incorporated into the BIOS.

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v1.01a	- 5/2/2007 Initial EFI PCT release.

System requirements:
	
	USB Keyboard 
	USB Mouse (not required)
	CD/DVD-ROM attached to SATA0
	AHCI Mode disabled
	EFI Shell must be first Boot Option
	
	
Known issues:				
		
	On BIOS versions released prior to 05/05/2007 there will be errors reported as unable to set "Status" variable, please ignore as this is fixed with a newer BIOS.
	The Comprehensive test and Comprehensive test with looping take ~1 hour to configure, then 8-12 minutes per iteration.
	Intermittent failures with CPU.CLOCK_SPEED are known and currently under investigation (less than 1%).
	
	
