BIOS RELEASE NOTES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System: Bull NovaScale R410B 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 R210 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: Bull NovaScale R410B F2 Version: 1.3.1 Release Date: 1/4/2012 This release supports the following features since version 1.2.3: 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: Bull NovaScale R410B F2 Version: 1.2.3 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. *On PowerEdge R210 II systems with BIOS version 1.2.3, enhanced security feature and downgrade feature is not supported. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System: Bull NovaScale R410B 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. 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IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. Additional terms: In addition to the forgoing, redistribution and use of the code is conditioned upon the FAT 32 File System Driver and all derivative works thereof being used for and designed only to read and/or write to a file system that is directly managed by an Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) implementation or by an emulator of an EFI implementation.