Bull SAS BIOS RELEASE NOTES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System: Bull NovaScale R430 F2 Version: 1.8.2 Release Date: 08/22/2011 This release supports following features since version 1.6.3 1. This BIOS version includes changes that can correct certain uncorrectable errors. 2. Updated Memory Reference Code. 3. Add support ESXi5.0 Extend partition. 4. Add support BBB X61. 5. Improve AHCI help string and Multi-language support. 6. Add support for GPGPU(C410x). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System: Bull NovaScale R430 F2 Version: 1.6.3 Release Date: 02/08/2011 This release supports following features since version 1.5.4 1. Added support for Lifecycle Controller version 1.5. 2. Added support for S100(SWRAID 2.0). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System: Bull NovaScale R430 F2 Version: 1.5.4 Release Date: 01/31/2011 This release supports following features since version 1.5.3 * Improved stability of systems when booting to Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server 2008 SP2 with Hyper-V or shutting down. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System: Bull NovaScale R430 F2 Version: 1.5.3 Release Date: 10/25/2010 This release supports following features since version 1.4.8 1.Updated Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5600 Series B1 stepping microcode. 2.Added support for Intel(R) Single Root Input/Output Virtualization (SR-IOV) feature. 3.Added support for Intel(R) Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) feature. 4.Added support for Single Bit Error (SBE) Threshold Change . 5.Added support for AHCI feature. 6.Ensure BIOS has enabled processor AES-NI before booting to the operating system. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System: Bull NovaScale R430 F2 Version: 1.4.8 Release Date: 09/09/2010 *********************************************************************** * IMPORTANT NOTE * * This BIOS release includes a microcode update * for the Intel Xeon processor 5600 series. * Intel recommend applying the update as soon as possible. * *********************************************************************** This release supports following feature since version 1.4.7 * Updated Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5600 Series B1 stepping microcode (Patch ID=0x10) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System: Bull NovaScale R430 F2 Version: 1.4.7 Release Date: 05/24/2010 This release supports following feature since version 1.3.9 Added support for Lifecycle Controller version 1.4. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System: Bull NovaScale R430 F2 Version: 1.3.9 Release Date: 04/07/2010 *********************************************************************** * IMPORTANT NOTE * * This BIOS release includes a microcode update for the Intel (R) Xeon (R) * 5600 Series Processors. Intel strongly recommend applying the update * as soon as possible. * *********************************************************************** This release supports following features since version 1.3.8 * Updated to the latest Intel (R) Xeon (R) Processor 5600 Series microcode ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System: Bull NovaScale R430 F2 Version: 1.3.8 Release Date: 02/26/2010 This release supports following features since version 1.2.4 1.Added support for Intel(R) 5500 chipset. 2.Added support for Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5600 Series (support only for Intel(R) 5500 chipset and later). 3.Added support for LV DIMMs. 4.Added support for Intel(R) Turbo Boost Power Optimization. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System: Bull NovaScale R430 F2 Version: 1.2.4 Release Date: 11/02/2009 This release supports following features since version 1.1.5 1.Added support for Unified Server Configurator Lifecycle Controller Enabled version 1.3. 2.Added support for China TPM. 3.Added support for S/W RAID. 4.Added Support for Energy Star(R) compliance. 5.Added C1E Disable to Processor Settings menu of System Setup. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System: Bull NovaScale R430 F2 Version: 1.1.5 Release Date: 07/29/2009 This release supports following features since version 1.0.5 1.Added support for Unified Server Configurator Lifecycle Controller Enabled version 1.2. 2.Added support for Microsoft (R) Windows Server (R) 2008 R2. 3.Added Support for 16GB DIMM. _____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Legal: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Portions of UEFI implementation are distributed under the BSD License from Intel Copyright (c) 2004, Intel Corporation All rights reserved. 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