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Intel(R) Server Board S3420GPRX System Firmware Update Package for 
Intel(R) Deployment Assistant (3.5 or later), 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    : June 18, 2012
TO      : Intel(R) Server Board S3420GPRX customers
SUBJECT : Release Notes for System Firmware Update Package 
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                              ABOUT THIS RELEASE
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BIOS   : S3420GP.86B.01.00.0051
BMC    : v01.25
FRUSDR : 09
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                           SUPPORTED PLATFORMS and Dependency
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Processor supported:
Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 3400 Series
Intel(R) Processor i3-500 Series
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Processor G6950

On-Board Component Option ROM Versions: N/A
LSI SWRAID Oprom                : ESRT2 A.10.0225163I
Intel Matrix RAID Oprom	        : 10.8.0.1303
Integrated BMC Matrox VGA	: VBE BIOS V3.8SL
82574L PXE Version		: Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.3.24
82578DM PXE Version		: Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.3.35
82578DM EEPROM Version		: v3.1
82574L EEPROM Version		: v1.0
Management Engine Firmware Version  : 6.0.30.1199

Dependency:

Production boards with belowing minimum BIOS/BMC version:
  Product		    BIOS                           BMC	       FRUDSR		   
  S3420GPRX		    S3420GP.86B.01.00.0037         01.19       04

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                  System Firmware Update Package Usage instructions                   
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IMPORTANT!
 - ME FW Update does not work on WINPE (x86) or (x64), OFU, IDA; it is only 
   supported on the embedded EFI shell.


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 10 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 downloadcenter.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 downloadcenter.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 http://www.intel.com/support
    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 http://www.intel.com/support 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 http://www.intel.com/support 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 downloadcenter.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 downloadcenter.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 "WinPE_x64_Update.bat" or "WinPE_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¡± file system type with option
   "shortname=mixed" under Linux to avoid conversion from upper case to lower case and 
   vice versa.

2. To make Intel(R) OFU utility run properly under x86 or x64 OS, you have to read 
   OFU releaenotes on known issues for OFU installation.

3. In this SFUP package, Intel only provide batch file "WinPE_x86_Update.bat"
for WinPE2.1 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.

4. Windows PE 2.1 - built from Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008, EM64T
5. Windows PE 3.1 - built from Windows Windows Server 2008 R2

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                               BIOS Changes from release 51
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IMPORTANT Notice: 
  -  Intel(R) Core(TM) Processor i3 series must work with Ignition ME FW 6.0.20.1185
     or later version.
  -  Please clear CMOS after BIOS update to activate ME-FW 1185 or later version
     if the onboard ME version is before 6.0.20.1185.
  -  Please use Iflash32 version 2.6 build 15 or later version to support Microsoft*
     OEM Activation 2.0 process.

Added:
  - RMM3 password via BIOS setup can accept special characters.
  - Matrix RAID(RST) OPROM is upgraded to V10.8.0.1303.

Fixed
  - Set maximum 16 bytes BMC user password of RMM3 in BIOS setup.
  - Silicom* 8 ports NIC module auto reboot issue.
 
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                        Integrated BMC Changes from release 01.25
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Added:
  -  None

Fixed:
  -  None

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                              FRUSDR changes from release 09
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Added:
  -  Update the Power Redundancy sensor in SR1695GPRX

Fixed:
  -  Flashing green LED at the front of the system SR1695GPRX when only install
  one Power Supply Module
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                           LEGAL INFORMATION
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Information in this document is provided in connection with Intel products. 
No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual 
property rights is granted by this document. Except as provided in Intel's 
Terms and Conditions of Sale for such products, Intel assumes no liability 
whatsoever, and Intel disclaims any express or implied warranty, relating to 
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descriptions at any time, without notice.

Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. 

*Other names and brands are the property of their respective owners.

Copyright (c) 2012 Intel Corporation.

A portion of this firmware is open source code.
You can download a tarball of this open source code at the following public
Intel site: 
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=17649&lang=eng

This open source code falls under the GPL 2.0 license, please see the license
at the following link:
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php    

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