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Intel(R) Server Platform S1200BT 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    : April, 27 2011
TO      : Intel(R) Server Platform S1200BT
SUBJECT : Release Notes for System Firmware Update Package 
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                              ABOUT THIS RELEASE
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BIOS   : S1200BT.86B.01.00.0024.031620111110
ME     : SPS_02_00_08_015_0
BMC    : 1.05
FRUSDR : 11.0
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                           Support Platforms and Dependency
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This update package is for Intel(R) Server Board S1200BTL and
			   Intel(R) Server System R1304BTLSFAN and
                           Intel(R) Server System R1304BTLSHBN and
                           Intel(R) Server System P4304BTLSFCN and
			   Intel(R) Server System P4304BTLSHCN.

Intel(R) Server Platform S1200BT family Processors supported: 
  Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor E3-1200 series and 
  Intel(R) Core(TM) Processor i3-2100 series 
  
Microcode update versions:
CPUID     Version      Status
      Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200 series C0 stepping m12206a3_00000009CPUID = 0x206a3 
      Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200 series D0 stepping m12206a5_00000007CPUID = 0x206a5 
      Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200 series D1 stepping m12206a6_00000028CPUID = 0x206a6 
      Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200 series D2 stepping m12206a7_0000000dCPUID = 0x206a7 

On-Board Component Option ROM Versions:
      iBMC VBIOS v3.8  
      SM712 Video ROM v2.24.03l  
      RST(SW Raid) v10.0.0.1046  
      ESRT2 (Legacy Only) A.10.01071212I  
      LAN IBA PXE Option ROM (82579) v1.3.65  
      LAN IBA PXE Option ROM(82574) v1.3.65  
      LAN EEPROM (82579) V1.0
      LAN iSCSI Option ROM v2.7.53  
      TXT Framework BIOS Reference Code V1.0.0  
      SNB ACPI Reference Code Version V1.0.0
      System Agent Reference Code Version (Includes Memory Reference Code) V1.1.0

The following update process must be followed to ensure a trouble free update from 
the BIOS R0022, BMC 1.04 releases.
1.	BMC firmware to 00.08 or later
2.	BIOS R0018 or later
3.	Latest FRU/SDR package specific to the baseboard.
4.	ME SPS_02_00_08_015_0 or later

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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)
   v10.0 Build 5 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 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" (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 "WinPE21_x64_Update.bat"
for WinPE2.1 EM64T 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 2.1 - built from Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008, EM64T


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                               BIOS changes in release R0024
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- Fixed: Server Active Console is not available on the remote console.
- Fixed: Bios settings cannot be changed after running 'syscfg /bldfs' to load Bios defaults.
- Fixed: Microsoft Windows 2008* R2 64 bit fails to load when using an LSI* 20320 RAID adapter.
- Fixed: BIOS Admin password gets cleared after loading BIOS defaults <F9>.

Other:
- Updated: Fan Speed Control.
- Enabled: Global reset after ME update.
- Updated: SM712 VBIOS to version2.24.03n

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                      BIOS Changes in release R0022
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Issues Fixed:
- Fixed: System hangs when there is only one  hard disk in the boot order device type.
  Fixed: System Acoustics and Performance: Selectable options are incorrect.
  Fixed: SE Video has no output from slot5 using a VGA video card.
  Fixed: Admin Password is cleared after loading BIOS defaults.
  Fixed: Cannot boot from a USB device that emulates a CD-ROM.
  Fixed: The Help Text description of BIOS items are not consistent. 
  Fixed: ME update displays 0.0.0.0 in BIOS setup after update.
  Fixed: System Boot Timeout is incorrect; the default should be zero.
  Fixed: Microsoft* Windows* installation to iSCSI target fails. 

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                      BIOS Changes in release R0018
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Issues Fixed:
- Initial production BIOS release for the Intel(R) Server Board S1200BTL.

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                      ME Changes in release SPS_02_00_08_015_0
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- Initial production ME release for the Intel(R) Server Board S1200BTL

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                     BMC Changes in release 1.05
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Issue Fixed:
- Integrated BMC SMBus ACK hold time delay issue.
 
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                     BMC Changes in release 1.04
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Issue Fixed:
- Fixed 4 HSBP problems via including HSBP 0.6

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                     BMC Changes in release 1.04
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Issue Fixed:
- Fixed 4 HSBP problems via including HSBP 0.6

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                     BMC Changes in release 1.03
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Issues Fixed:
- Initial production BMC release for the Intel(R) Server Board S1200BTL.

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                    FRUSDR Changes in release 11
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Issues Fixed:
- Initial production FRU/SDR release for the Intel(R) Server Board S1200BTL.

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A portion of this firmware is open source code, which falls under the
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