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Intel(R) Server Platforms SR1500 Series 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:       July 01, 2008

SUBJECT:    SR1500 BP HSC FW v2.09 Release Notes

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                              LEGAL INFORMATION
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and for the purpose of supporting Intel developed server boards and systems.
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Copyright (c) 2008 Intel Corporation.



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                           RELEASE PACKAGE CONTENTS
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The following files are included in this release package:

- DOW209.hex         (HSC v2.09 main image file)
- FWPIAUPD.EFI       (Utility to update from EFI shell)
- IPMI.EFI	     (EFI driver for EFI FWPIAUPD utility)
- ReleaseNotes_HSC209.txt         (HSC v2.09 release notes)

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                             ABOUT THIS RELEASE
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REVISION INFORMATION RETURNED BY GET DEVICE ID COMMAND:

Firmware Version:       v02.09
Manufacturer ID:        0x0157 (Intel)
Product ID:             0x0A0A (Vitesse SAS SR1500 1U 3.5")

Checksum Information:
Boot Code: 0x00000000 -> 0x000259D9
Boot Code checksum: 0x00A76260
File Checksum: 0x0D9A6260



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                           KNOWN ISSUES/WORKAROUNDS
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1) FP LED going Amber blinking for Drive Fault doesn't work.
2) HSC update takes around 25mins to update because of 16 bytes updates.
3) EFI FWPIAUPD 4.0.2 Build 3 doesn't work for HSC update. Please use the one
   provided with the package.


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                        FEATURES ADDED IN THIS RELEASE
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None



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                                ISSUES FIXED
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None




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