Monthly Specification Update

Monthly Specification Update Platform Collaboration and Systems Division
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19.
VMware ESXi* installation failure when detecting Network Adapters
Problem The system may encounter a failure when installing VMware ESXi* OS, and the
error messages could be “No Network Adapters”.
Implication Users may not be able to successfully install the VMware ESXi* (all versions).
Status VMware does not support Memory Mapped I/O above 4GB. This issue can be
fixed by disabling this BIOS option.
Workaround “Memory Mapped I/O above 4GB” is enabled by default in the latest BIOS.
Customers have to disable this option to make VMware ESXi* (all versions)
installation successful.
20.
Reported processor frequency is lower than expected when the BIOS
setup option EIST is disabled and the system is also in idle mode.
Problem When the system is in idle mode during OS runtime and EIST is disabled in
BIOS setup, the reported processor speed may report a lower than expected
frequency.
Implication This issue may be fixed in a future BIOS update.
Status This issue may be fixed in a future BIOS update.
Workaround N/A.
21.
PCIe Completion Timeout (CTO) results in Windows* blue screen
Problem During validation and stress testing in Microsoft Windows*, several blue
screens occurred due to completion timeouts. It has been determined that the
issue is very sensitive to transaction latency. The Storage Control Unit (SCU)
controller that utilizes the x4 Gen 1 uplink for 8-port RAID SW keys is very
suceptible to the issue.
Implication The SKUs using the 8-port RAID keys may experience the CTO issue under
certain workloads.
Status No fix. 8-port RAID keys have been defeatured for this platform. Hardware
RAID adapters and 4-port RAID keys are not susceptible to this issue.
Workaround Intel recommends using validated hardware RAID adapters that are not
susceptible to the CTO issue.