Known Issues And Workarounds - Compaq BL10e - HP ProLiant - 512 MB RAM Supported Configurations

Known issues and workarounds

This section details the known issues with installing Windows Server 2003 R2 on ProLiant servers and
provides information about resolving them. Refer to Table 7.
NOTE
Issues for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 may also
apply to Windows Server 2003 R2. Refer to the Implementing
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 with ProLiant
servers integration note for details.
Table 7. Known issues
Issue 1 The Microsoft IPMI driver will not install on HP ProLiant servers.
Description
Solution
Issue 2 SYSTEM ROM UPGRADE REQUIRED on ProLiant servers with Intel Xeon, Xeon DP, or Xeon MP
processors to correct timing marginality in the Instruction Decoder.
Description
Solution
The Microsoft IPMI driver fails to load on HP ProLiant servers. For additional
information and a link to the hotfix that resolves this issue, refer to Microsoft
Knowledge Base Article 912134 (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=912134).
Download and install the hotfix from Microsoft, as instructed in Microsoft
Knowledge Base Article 912134.
Intel Corp. has identified a timing marginality in a small percentage of Intel Xeon,
Intel Xeon DP and Intel Xeon MP Processors that can cause erratic system behavior
after prolonged usage. Based on Erratum P72 in the Intel Xeon Processor
Specification Update and Erratum O69 in the Intel Xeon MP Processor Specification
Update dated July 2004, the timing marginality in the instruction decoder unit may
cause unpredictable application or system behavior.
For additional details, refer to the customer advisory located at
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=P
SD_EL040709_CW01.
This timing marginality in Intel Xeon, Intel Xeon DP and Intel Xeon MP Processors is
corrected in the June 2004 System ROMs. However, separate Intel errata (Erratum
P76 and Erratum O73 - A Timing Marginality in the Arithmetic Logic Unit May
Cause Indeterminate Behavior) has been corrected in System ROMs dated
September 2004. System ROMs dated September 2004 include the microcode
required to correct BOTH errata P72 and P76 in the Xeon Processor and errata
O69 and O73 in the Xeon MP Processor.
HP strongly recommends downloading and applying the System ROMPaq Upgrade
Diskette (dated September 2004 or later) to upgrade the ProLiant System ROM to
the appropriate date.
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