Bull SAS BIOS RELEASE NOTES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System: NovaScale T810B F2 Version: 2.2.3 Release Date: 11/5/2012 This release supports the following features since version 2.0.5: * Added support for Signed BIOS Update in accordance with the NIST SP800-147 guidelines. Note 1: Once the Signed BIOS Update is enabled in the BIOS setup after flashing to BIOS version 2.2.3, flashing back to older versions will be blocked. This is an optional feature and is not automatically enabled by flashing the BIOS. * Updated Intel Xeon Processor E3-1200 Series D2 stepping microcode (Patch ID=0x28). * Updated Intel Xeon Processor E3-1200 V2 Series E1 stepping microcode (Patch ID=0x15). * Enhanced Compatibility Support Module (UEFI CSM). * Enhanced Boot Manager (BDS-UEFI Boot Device Selection) to version 0.32. * Fixed incorrect SMBIOS Type17 Memory Capability reporting. * Improved the Console redirection function. * Improved memory support for mixing of 2GB and 4GB DIMMs. * Improved TPM functionality. * Updated Broadcom Lan PXE ROM to 7.2.3. * Added SR-IOV support. * Disabled PCIE ASPM (Active State Power Management) functionality. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System: NovaScale T810B F2 Version: 2.0.5 Release Date: 4/12/2012 This release supports the following features since version 1.3.1: 1. Added support for Intel Xeon Processor E3-1200V2 Series. 2. Added support for 1600 MHz DIMMs. 3. Updated SPS firmware to version 2.02.00.047 4. Enhanced Boot Manager (BDS) to version 0.29 *Intel Xeon Processor E3-1200V2 Series is supported on NovaScale T810B F2 II systems only with BIOS version 2.0.5 or later. When Intel Xeon Processor E3-1200V2 Series is installed, BIOS downgrade to v1.3.1 or older versions is not allowed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System: NovaScale T810B F2 Version: 1.3.1 Release Date: 1/4/2012 This release supports the following features since version 1.2.4: 1. Updated Intel Xeon Processor E3-1200 Series D2 stepping microcode (Patch ID=0x25). 2. Updated BIOS Authentication Code Module (ACM) to revision 1.0 and SINIT ACM to revision 3.3. 3. Enhanced AHCI mode feature with compatible device. 4. Corrected an issue where Turbo mode does not engage when set to Maximum Performance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System: NovaScale T810B F2 Version: 1.2.4 Release Date: 9/29/2011 This release supports following features since version 1.1.1: 1. Added support for Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT). 2. Added support for China Trusted Computing Module (TCM). 3. Added support for CPU Prefetcher feature. 4. Added support for BIOS Setup Menu. 5. Enhanced AHCI mode feature on systems running Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server 2008/ Microsoft(R) Windows(R) SBS 2011 *With BIOS version 1.2.4, enhanced security feature and downgrade feature is not supported. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System: NovaScale T810B F2 Version: 1.1.1 Release Date: 7/8/2011 * This release is the first customer release. _____________________ Information in this publication is subject to change without notice. Copyright 2011 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 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