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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:           April, 2016
TO:             Intel(R) server platform customers
SUBJECT:        Unified EFI Platform Confidence Test x64(PCTx64) 
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                              SET UP OF CD/DVD-ROM DRIVE
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Not supported at this time.

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                              SET UP OF USB FLASH DRIVE
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Unzip efi_pctx64_108.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.

Using Same PCT USB Flash Drive to test multiple systems.

Only Intel official released BIOS is supported by PCT
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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 are 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 is removed during or after starting the PCT test, it will cause the test to fail.


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                         Supported Products
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S2600XX

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Date Released                   Version
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04/02/2016                      V1.08
    Update the DispCfgX64,DispStatX64,RuntestX64 and License Key.

02/28/2015                      V1.07
    Update the CACHE,Drive,ICH,MEMORY,PCIE and SUPERIO modules 
12/15/2014                      V1.06
    Update the serio module
12/4/2014                       V1.05
    Update the CPU,MEMORY,PIC,PIT and RTC modules
    Disable MTM mode in PCT test.
	
08/25/2014                      V1.04
    Update the NPTM modules

07/28/2014                      V1.03
    Update the SERIO,VPD and NPTM modules
05/29/2014                      V1.02
    
    Update the VPD,HSCTestX64,tX64,QPI and QPI2 module.
	Add the TPM test module. 
	Reduce the test time of PCT.
03/24/2014			V1.01
	Release to increase the support of USB NPTM SMP and SERIO test

01/13/2014			V1.00
	Initial release .


	 

System requirements:
	
	USB/PS2 Keyboard 
	EFI Shell must be first Boot Option
	
Limitation:
- RTC.DATE_AND_TIME_KEEPING will affect the accuracy of the system time if Comprehensive test loop

Known Issue:
- Please use USB flash drive to run PCT. The test will run directly from USB flash drive. 
  UEFIx64 CD image is not available at this time.
- The Comprehensive test and Comprehensive test with looping takes ~1 hour to configure. 
- Cache.RANDOM_ADDRESS_ACCESS test may error if Comprehensive test loop more than 48H.


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