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Intel(R) Server Platform S1200BT System Firmware Update Package for embedded EFI 
Shell 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    : Aug 27, 2012
TO      : Intel(R) Server Board S1200BTS
SUBJECT : Release Notes for System Firmware Update Package 
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                              ABOUT THIS RELEASE
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BIOS   : S1200BT.86B.02.00.0037.053020121529
ME     : ME_02_02_00_049

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                           Support Platforms and Dependency
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This update package is for Intel(R) Server Board S1200BTS and
			   Intel(R) Server System R1304BTSSFAN and
                           Intel(R) Server System P4304BTSSFCN.

Intel(R) Server Platform S1200BT family Processors supported: 
  Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor E3-1200 series, 
  2nd Generation of Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 processor,
  Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200V2 series and
  3rd Generation of Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 processor.
  
Microcode update versions:
CPUID     Version      Status
Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200 series D1   stepping: 0x00000028 CPUID = 0x206a6 
Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200 series D2   stepping: 0x00000028 CPUID = 0x206a7 
Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200 series Q0   stepping: 0x00000028 CPUID = 0x206a7
Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200V2 series B0 stepping: 0x0000000C CPUID = 0x306a2
Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200V2 series C0 stepping: 0x00000007 CPUID = 0x306a4
Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200V2 series K0 stepping: 0x00000009 CPUID = 0x306a5
Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200V2 series D0 stepping: 0x00000004 CPUID = 0x306a6
Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200V2 series E0 stepping: 0x00000010 CPUID = 0x306a8
Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200V2 series E1 stepping: 0x00000015 CPUID = 0x206a9

On-Board Component Option ROM Versions:
	Integrated BMC Matrox VGA (S1200BTL) : VBE BIOS V3.8
	SM712 Video Option ROM (S1200BTS)  : v2.24.03r
	Intel Rapid Storage Technology     : v11.0.0.1339
	ESRT2 SWRAID (Legacy) Option ROM   : A.10.02251631I
	Intel iSCSI Boot Oprom             : v2.7.53
	82579 EEPROM Version               : v1.0
	82579 PXE Version                  : Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.3.65
	82574L PXE Version                 : Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.3.65
	Memory Reference Code Version      : v1.2.0
	TXT Framework BIOS Reference Code  : V1.0.0  
	SNB ACPI Reference Code Version    : V1.0.0
	System Agent Reference Code Version: V1.1.0
	Intel(R) SPS ME Firmware Package   : ME_02_02_00_049
      
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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 root folder in USB disk on key 
- Insert USB disk on key to server USB port
- Reboot server, system will start BIOS/BMC/FRUSDR update automatically

  If case for some reason or you didn't put unzipped package under root folder 
of USB key, 
  you can do it by:
- Reboot server to EFI shell manually
- 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

Warning: 
!!Do NOT reboot or shut down power from your system during following software 
update!!

Please refer to "EFI_Instructions.pdf" in this firmware package for a quick 
guide to use the EFI commands

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                               BIOS Change in release R0037
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- Fixed: It's countdown from 65535 seconds after auto reboot when UEFI install 
  OS w2k8 R2 64bit.
- Fixed: The IFlash32 /rd switch does not work on BTP.
- Fixed: Sync Romely implementation mechanism about function key(F2) show time 
  to user during entering setup engine.
- Fixed: Raise SMI calls fail for Any BIOS variables in OS GUID Partition.
- Fixed: Unable to get Server Management variables on BTP using SysCfg.
- Fixed: Keep the variable Maximum value unchanged compared to the previous 
  release R0035.

Other:
- Added: New setup option onboard NIC disable/Enable.  
- Added: The support to modify boot orders using some third party tool.
- Added: New setup option to Show CPU Core Ratio in Setup Menu.
- Added: New feature "Power on Password".
- Added: Update ME FW to SPS_02.02.00.049.
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                               BIOS Change in Release R0035
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- Fixed: Errors logged in SEL when certain add-in video cards were installed.
- Fixed: SAS module RMS2AF040 is not detected when Intel(R) E3-1200V2 series 
  processors are installed.
- Fixed: When memory is installed in dual mode, BIOS setup reports the memory 
  as Independent mode.
- Fixed: 4k sector HDD's set as non-bootable causes the system to take 10 
  minutes to boot.
- Fixed: Intel(R) RAID controller RS5DB080 cannot be detected in the UEFI 
  environment when EFI optimized Boot is enabled in BIOS setup.
- Fixed: With Front Panel Lockout enabled in BIOS setup, the front panel NMI 
  button is still functional.
- Fixed: Server Management Settings cannot be configured using the SysCfg 
  utility.

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                               BIOS Change in Release R0032
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- Fixed: ME might enter recovery mode after some specific scenario on Intel(R) 
  Server Board S1200BTS.
- Fixed: Console redirection item is not shown correctly in BIOS setup page.
- Fixed: A bug relate to NMI function.
- Fixed: Adaptec 6445 compatible issue with Intel(R) Server Board S1200BTL.
- Fixed: Integrated BMC and RMM4 NIC settings in BIOS setup are gone after 
  load default.

Other:
- Update Intel(R) Rapid Storage Option Rom to the version v10.6.0.1091

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                               BIOS Change in Release R0030
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- Fixed: Incorrect error message in BIOS setup Error Manager after flashing the 
  BIOS.
- Fixed: With TXT enabled, a USB keyboard may become non-functional after as USB 
  flash drive is inserted/removed.
- Fixed: RMM4 password cannot be set in BIOS Setup.
- Fixed: When multiple USB devices are connected via a hub, some USB devices may 
  not be detected by BIOS.

Other:
- Added:	 Enabled ACPI S3 capability.

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                               BIOS Change in Release R0029
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- Fixed: SMBIOS flash data will be lost after a BIOS update. 
- Fixed: System hangs when getting SMBIOS flash data after the second reboot. 
- Fixed: DMIedit utility cannot write Board S/N and PBA in EFIx64 and Microsoft* 
  Windows*.

Other:

- Update: Microcode to revision 18.

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                               BIOS Change in Release R0028
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- Fixed: Hotplug not supported under AHCI mode.
- Fixed: System doesn't reboot properly with EUP LOT6 enabled.
- Fixed: Intel (R) RAID Controller RS2BL040 in S1200BTL: Pressing Ctrl+G will 
  not display RAID BIOS Console 2.
- Fixed: Microsoft* Windows* 2008 R2 cannot be installed properly with the NIC 
  ROM disabled.
- Fixed: Ambient temperature reading is incorrect.
- Fixed: When CTRL+I is pressed via remote console with Console Redirection 
  enabled, the system will hang.

Other:
- Update: Processor microcode to version 17.
- Added:  Intel (R) TXT support.
    
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                               BIOS Change in Release R0027
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- Fixed: System may hang during OS reboot testing.
- Fixed: SMBIOS Type 17 memory total width variable is incorrect.

Other: 
- Change: S1200BTSE SIO clock changed from 24MHz to 48MHz

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                               BIOS Change in Release R0026
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 - Fixed: The System may hang during the OS rebooting test

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                               BIOS Change in Release R0025
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- Fixed: The video output during OS installation is larger than the intended 
  video resolution.
- Fixed: The system cannot be awakened on LAN from ACPI S1 sleep state.
- Fixed: After setting BIOS defaults and with the Admin password set, the Admin 
  password is not required to enter BIOS setup after the first reboot.
- Fixed: The Error Manager in BIOS setup incorrectly displays "B6A3--DXE boot 
  services driver Unrecognized" when a USB optical device is attached.
- Fixed: Installing Linux RHEL6* in AHCI mode creates errors in the dmesg log.
- Fixed: The BMC version number is not being correctly displayed in BIOS Setup.
- Fixed: Fan Speeds are not correctly displayed in BIOS setup on S1200BTS.

Other:
- Updated: SM712 OPRom to version 2.24.03p.
- Added:   NVRAM recovery feature.
 
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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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- 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 descriptions 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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- Fixed: The Serial Port Console Redirection cannot be set to enabled.
- Fixed: Console redirection is non-functional after ME update.

Other:
- Update: Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200 series D2 stepping Microcode(uCode) to v14.

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                               BIOS Changes in release R0016
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 - Initial production BIOS release for the Intel(R) Server Board S1200BT.
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                      ME Changes in release SPS_02.02.00.049
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- Fixed: ME does not recognize proper CPU ID when host change power state from
         SX to S0.
- Fixed: When ME FW met an exception during platform power state transition,
         the platform could not finalize the transition (host will hang).
- Fixed: ME FW may reset itself during host reset when there is no receiver on
         IPMBus for IPMI messages generated by ME.
- Fixed: ME FW may reset itself during host reset with power cycle.
- Fixed: When ME FW configuration on flash is wrong ME may permanently stay in
         transitioning between Operational and Recovery instead of staying in
         Recovery after few tries.
- Fixed: NM power limiting functionality is not working on Intel(R) Xeon(R)
         processor E5-4600/2600/2400/1600/1400 v2 product families with 17
         watts TDP power.
- Added: This release contains fixes in the ME recovery boot loader section.

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                      ME Changes in release 02_02_00_036
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- Fixed: Sometimes the platform is not booting when the Operational image is
         corrupted, ME is not responding.
- Fixed: MEInfo does not show ME features set when ME is in Recovery mode. Also
         Recovery image version is not shown.
- Fixed: HECI reset is not properly supported when ME is in Recovery Mode.
- Fixed: NM does not support DCMI1.1 commands defined in IPMI-spec.
- Fixed: VHD dynamic fusing is not working as expected.
- Fixed: When ME FW configured for operating in All Sx states and platform
         powered up from G3 to S5 power mode. ME FW will stuck during ME reset
         executed in recovery mode.
- Fixed: Get ME-BIOS Interface Version (HECI command) is not implemented in
         Recovery mode.
- Fixed: After Direct Update (without ME reset) Get FW Version HECI command
         returns version of the former image.
- Fixed: General NM Presets configuration in FITc application does not contain
         all S1200BT options.
- Fixed: There are power flow scenarios where ME recovery jumper does not reset
         ME configuration to factory defaults. The jumper is supposed to cause
         ME to enter recovery boot loader code and reset ME firmware
         configuration to factory defaults. The later sometimes does not occur.
- Fixed: Firmware Heartbeat in HECI-1 Extended FW Status register is not
         incremented as it is described in "ME-BIOS-SPS Firmware Interface
         Specification".
- Fixed: After sending the "ME Reset to defaults" IPMI command ME stops
         responding to IPMI commands for 8 seconds.
- Fixed: When Diagnostics service is enabled and Diagnostics Console is
         disconnected switching to Recovery via IPMI or HECI commands takes
         about 5 seconds.
- Fixed: Diagnostics console Compliance Test 1.2. "BIOS HECI Initialization
         message" gives unspecified state of "HECI Initialization message".
- Fixed: In case when flash erase limit has been reached ME generates ME
         Firmware Health event with the event data 3 equal to 0xD5 instead of
         0x01.
- Fixed: Resuming platform after S3 state fails on Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor
         E5-4600/2600/2400/1600/1400 v2 product families, also Dynamic Fusing
         will fail during Sx -> S0 transition.
- Fixed: If ME reset will be performed after AC cycle, then HMRFPO_LOCK HECI
         message will return invalid Nonce causing Direct Update failure.
- Fixed: If invalid image will be used for Direct Update and global reset will
         be issued for ME reset, then ME will state in Recovery mode and
         repairing broken image using Direct Update will fail (HMRFPO_LOCK HECI
         message will return invalid Nonce).
- Fixed: Active policy with Policy Exception Actions = 1 (Shutdown system) may
         sometimes unexpectedly shutdown platform even when power is properly
         capped.
- Fixed: Power Sensor Address set to 0x10 instead of 0x20 in Alert Immediate NM
         Health Event.
- Fixed: Power Reading polling is not working when Scan Period is set to 250 ms
         for BMC set as a Power Reading source.
- Fixed: Node Manager Exception Events are sent after every Correction Time.
         This behavior can cause SEL overflow.
- Fixed: Unexpected shutdown during aggressive policy operation. Sometimes
         aggressive policy could cause platform shutdown even if power limit
         was reached.
- Fixed: Node Manager Exception Event "Policy Correction Time Exceeded" comes
         after double correction time instead of one correction time.
- Added: Thermal policies support was added in current release.
- Added: This release contains fixes in the ME recovery boot loader section.

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                      ME Changes in release SPS_02_00_09_032
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- Sometimes, when ME is configured for operating in all Sx states and while
  platform is performing transition from G3 to S5 and later from S5 to S0, ME
  could be unexpectedly reset.
- Unexpected ME reset could appear during NM communication with some specific
  PSU, as a result of which the CPU throttling statistics could be violated.
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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 S1200BTS
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