Technical Advisory

This Technical Advisory describes an issue which may or may not affect the customer’s product
Intel Technical Advisory TA-1061-01
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June 30, 2014
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Systems based on the Intel
®
Server Board S1200V3RP may hang with
POST code 0x96 when recovering from a backup BIOS that is a
different version than the primary BIOS
Products Affected
Product Name
Product Code
Intel
®
Server Board S1200V3RPL
S1200V3RPL
Intel
®
Server Board S1200V3RPS
S1200V3RPS
Intel
®
Server Board S1200V3RPO
S1200V3RPO
Intel
®
Server Board S1200V3RPM
S1200V3RPM
Intel
®
Server System R1304RPOSHBN
R1304RPOSHBN
Intel
®
Server System R1304RPSSFBN
R1304RPSSFBN
Intel
®
Server System R1304RPMSHOR
R1304RPMSHOR
Intel
®
Server System R1208RPOSHOR
R1208RPOSHOR
Intel
®
Server System R1208RPMSHOR
R1208RPMSHOR
Intel
®
Server System P4308RPLSHDR
P4308RPLSHDR
Description
Intel has found that systems based on the Intel
®
Server Board S1200V3RP may hang with POST code 0x96 when
recovering from a backup BIOS that is a different version than the primary BIOS.
Root Cause
The issue has been root caused to some changes in the BIOS variable structure. The BIOS goes into recovery mode
with an incorrect variable input.
Corrective Action / Resolution
Make the primary BIOS and the backup BIOS the same version before the BIOS goes into recovery mode.
For the instructions on how to update the backup BIOS, refer to the BIOS release notes in the Firmware Update
Package which can be downloaded from:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProdId=3703&DwnldID=23897
Please contact your Intel Sales Representative if you require more specific information about this issue.