TA-1001-1: Inaccurate Ambient Temperature Readings

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Root Cause
Intel has determined, that when illuminated, the storage front panel LEDs were affecting the ambient air readings of the
thermal sensor mounted on the storage front panel board by ~8ºC above the actual ambient air temperature.
Corrective Action / Resolution
As a short term fix for this issue, Intel has released a new FRUSDR update which will load a modified ambient air
thermal sensor SDR that compensates for the elevated temperature readings.
The new FRUSDR (rev 1.03) can be downloaded from
http://www.intel.com/support.
Intel recommends customers with affected systems download the 1.03 rev of the FRUSDR utility and update their
systems.
As a long term fix, Intel will change the design of the storage front panel assembly so that no component on the storage
front panel board can affect the readings of the thermal sensor. The storage front panel change to affected products will
be made at some later date. The change will be communicated through the standard Product Change Notification
(PCN) process.
Please contact your Intel Sales Representative if you require more specific information about this issue.
Enterprise Platforms & Services Division
Intel Corporation