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Implication
HSC and BMC information is not easily found.
Status
This erratum is fixed in BIOS release R0057 and later releases.
Workaround
Users must use the DOS utility, "fwpiaupd.exe" to probe and get the backplane
HSC information. Boot to DOS and using the fwpiaupd.exe utility,that is used to
flash the BMC and HSC code onto the server system, enter the following
command
where c0 is the primary backplane address and c2 is the secondary backplane
address. This provides you with the operational code revision for the HSC on
each backplane.
To retrieve the BMC version information, use the same "fwpiaupdt.exe" utility
with the following command:
20.
Intel® Server Boards S5000PAL/S5000XAL and Intel® Server System
SR1500AL show a "Changes in Hardware or Drivers Detected" error
message during WHQL ACPI stress testing
Problem
While running Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Test (HCT)* 12.1
ACPI stress device I/O or any HCT test that needs to reboot, the system
displays the following error message: "Changes in Hardware or Drivers
Detected".
Implication
This message may prevent users from receiving Microsoft WHQL* certification.
Status
This erratum is fixed in BIOS release R0045 and later releases.
Workaround
If the system is shut down and restarted (rather than rebooted) between tests,
the error does not appear.
21.
POST LEDs do not turn off after operating system loads
Problem
The POST Code LEDs at the rear of the system do not turn off once POST
completes and the operating system loads. The POST code LEDs display
[Green Red Green Red] at the rear of the system.
Implication
Since the LEDs are lit on the server board, user may believe that that an error
occurred.
Status
This erratum is fixed in BIOS release R0057 and later releases.
Workaround
None.
fwpiaupd –i –address={c0, c2}
fwpiaupdt –i –address=20
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