Microsoft Windows* Operating Systems Installed Without A Service Pack Will Display Blue Screen With Bios 79 And 81 - Intel BB5000XALR Specification

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Problem When running certain Red Hat* Enterprise Linux on the Intel
S5000PAL with video driver ati_drv.o 6.5.6, the System Event Log (SEL) may
report an IERR event. Additionally, the keyboard and mouse may not respond
until an AC power cycle is applied to reboot the system.
Implication Stressing the video controller on the Intel
RHEL3U8, RHEL4U4, and RHEL4U5 can induce timeout errors caused by the
default video driver (ati_drv.o 6.5.6). These errors trigger IERRs, which cause
the system to stop responding. You can obtain register dumps if the system is
instrumented for NMI.
Status This erratum is fixed in Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5 and later releases.
Workaround Users can load the VESA video driver rather than the ati_drv.o 6.5.6 video
driver to prevent IERRs.
51. Microsoft Windows* operating systems installed without a service pack
will display blue screen with BIOS 79 and 81
Problem If a user attempts to install a Microsoft Windows* operating system without an
integrated service pack, it will display a blue screen during the installation
process if BIOS 79 or BIOS 81 is on the server board. Conversely, if a user
upgrades the system BIOS to BIOS 79 or 81 prior to installing the appropriate
service pack, the system will display the blue screen. Starting in BIOS 79,
support for enhanced sleep states was added. This addition to the BIOS
requires that the Microsoft Service Pack* be integrated into the operating
system installation process to understand the extended sleep state support.
The following is a list of Microsoft* operating systems and required service
packs:
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Implication Users cannot install Microsoft Windows* or upgrade the system BIOS to BIOS
79 or BIOS 81 without a service pack integrated into the installation process.
Status This erratum was fixed in BIOS R0084. Users need to upgrade BIOS to R0084
or a later version, then disable Deep C-state Support in the BIOS setup
(Advanced BIOS menu -> Processor sub menu) before installing or booting a
Microsoft Windows* operating system without the required service pack.
Workaround Users need to remain on BIOS 76, use a Microsoft Windows* installation
process that includes the service pack integrated into the installation, or install
Microsoft Windows* and the required service pack prior to updating to BIOS 79
or 81. Additionally, the R2 release versions of Microsoft Windows* do not
exhibit this issue. Use of this version of Microsoft Windows*, if possible, is also
another valid workaround.
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Microsoft Windows 2003*, 32-bit and 64-bit, requires Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows 2003 SBS* requires Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows XP*, 32-bit and 64-bit, requires Service Pack 2
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