Processor Initialization Error Summary - Intel S2600KPFR Product Specifications

Processor Support
When two processors are installed, the following population rules apply:
Both processors must be of the same processor family.
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Both processors must have the same number of cores.
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Both processors must have the same cache sizes for all levels of processor cache
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memory.
Processors with different core frequencies can be mixed in a system, given the prior rules are
met. If this condition is detected, all processor core frequencies are set to the lowest common
denominator (highest common speed) and an error is reported.
Processors that have different Intel
they are otherwise compatible and if a common link frequency can be selected. The common
link frequency would be the highest link frequency that all installed processors can achieve.
Processor stepping within a common processor family can be mixed as long as it is listed in
the processor specification updates published by Intel Corporation.

3.4 Processor Initialization Error Summary

The following table describes mixed processor conditions and recommended actions for all
Intel ® Server Boards and Intel
2600 v3/v4 product family and Intel
into one of the following categories:
Fatal: If the system can boot, POST will halt and display the following message:
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"Unrecoverable fatal error found. System will not boot until the error is resolved
Press <F2> to enter setup"
When the <F2> key on the keyboard is pressed, the error message is displayed on the
Error Manager screen, and an error is logged to the System Event Log (SEL) with the
POST Error Code.
This operation will occur regardless of whether the BIOS Setup option "Post Error
Pause" is set to Enable or Disable.
If the system is not able to boot, the system will generate a beep code consisting of 3
long beeps and 1 short beep. The system cannot boot unless the error is resolved. The
faulty component must be replaced.
The System Status LED will be set to a steady Amber color for all Fatal Errors that are
detected during processor initialization. A steady Amber System Status LED indicates
that an unrecoverable system failure condition has occurred.
Major: If the BIOS Setup option for "Post Error Pause" is Enabled, and a Major error is
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detected, the system will go directly to the Error Manager screen in BIOS Setup to
display the error, and logs the POST Error Code to SEL. Operator intervention is
required to continue booting the system.
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® Quickpath (QPI) Link Frequencies may operate together if
® Server Systems designed around the Intel
® C612 chipset product family architecture. The errors fall
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® Xeon ® processor E5-
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