============================================================================= Intel(R) Server Compute Blade SBX82 Diagnostics Flash Update Release Notes ============================================================================= INTEL Enterprise Platform & Services Marketing Intel Corporation 2111 N.E. 25th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA ============================================================================= DATE: January 16, 2006 TO: Intel SB-HE customers SUBJECT: SBX82 Diagnostics Flash Update ============================================================================= Information in this document is provided in connection with Intel products. No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document. 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Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. *Other names and brands are the property of their respective owners. Copyright (c) 2006 Intel Corporation. ============================================================================= ABOUT THIS RELEASE ============================================================================= Release :DIAGS_15A Version :1.08 ============================================================================= Overview ============================================================================= 1. These Release Note files contains the latest information about installing this release and version of the SBX82 Diagnostics. 2. Limitations - N/A 3. Enhancements - N/A 4. Level of Recommendations and Prerequisites for the update: - N/A 5. Dependencies - N/A ============================================================================= Change History ============================================================================= 1. Version 1.08 - BWYO15A - Fixed a problem where SCSI Fixed Disk test results were not being logged 2. Version 1.07 - BWYO13A - Fixed a problem where the ethernet test failed with firmware version "3.36 with IPMI-PT code level 2.41". 3. Version 1.06 - BWYO10A - Fixed a problem where the server would stop responding when real time logging was enabled and the output device was a floppy drive 4. Version 1.05 - BWYO09A - Fixed a problem where the I2C bus test was not identifying the failing bus correctly - temporarily removed LSI SCSI controller test 5. Version 1.04 - BWYO08A - Enabled SCSI Fixed Disk Test and Video test 6. Version 1.03 - BWYO07A - Fixed a problem where the processor was misidentified in Hardware Info - Fixed a problem where the memory test falsely reported a failure for some fractional configurations 7. Version 1.02 - BWYO05A - Fixed a problem where the console redirection session was dropped upon entering diagnostics 8. Version 1.01 - BWYO04A - Removed failing DMA test as legacy DMA is not utilized on this product since it does not have any ISA devices 9. Version 1.00 - BWYO03A - Initial Release ============================================================================= IMPORTANT INSTALLATION and SETUP NOTES/Procedures ============================================================================= To use this diskette, perform the following steps: 1. Insert the "POST/BIOS Flash Disk" into drive A. 2. Start up or restart your SBX82 Blade. 3. The system will boot from the diskette and present a window which allows you the option to flash various options. Choose "2 - Update Diagnostic". 4. The system will prompt you to enter the diskette containing BWydiag.us1 and hit enter. Insert the "Diagnostics Flash Update Diskette 1 of 2" into drive A and hit enter. 5. After loading the image from the first diskette, the system will prompt you to insert the diskette containing diagnostics file $BWydiag.us2. Insert the "Diagnostics Flash Update Diskette 2 of 2" into drive A and hit enter. 6. After the second image is loaded from diskette the system will ask you to wait while the images are flashed into ROM. When this is complete you will be prompted to remove the diskette and hit enter to restart the system. ============================================================================= Unattended Mode ============================================================================= Steps for unattended mode: 1. Boot to DOS 2. Copy flash2.exe from the "POST/BIOS Flash Disk", this readme.txt file, and all *.us* files from the "SBX82 Diagnostics Flash Update Diskettes" to the same directory on some media capable of storing 2.5MB of data 3. From the directory just copied to, run "flash2.exe /u /d" ============================================================================= Support Web Site ============================================================================= http://www.intel.com ============================================================================= REFERENCE MATERIAL ============================================================================= Intel(R) Server Management Module SBCECMM: User's Guide Intel(R) Server Compute Blade SBX82: Installation and User's Guide This guide may be found on the support resource CDs, the Intel Business Link support site, or may be obtained from your Intel support representative. [END OF RELEASE NOTES]