Monthly Specification Update

Implication Enabling both options in the BIOS may hang the system boot.

Status This issue is fixed in the BIOS release R01.03.0002.

Workaround None.

Microsoft Windows 2003* x86 installation fails in pass-through mode of

the SCU controllers

Problem Microsoft Windows 2003* x86 installation onto SCU RSTe pass-through mode

fails.

Implication The blue screen occurs during Microsoft Windows 2003* x86 installation.

Status This issue is fixed with the RSTe driver v.3.7.0.1093 for Microsoft Windows

2003* R2 SP2.

Workaround Microsoft Windows Server 2003* x64 can be installed with the same

configurations as an alternative solution.

The system may halt with unsupported configurations in ESRT2 mode

Problem If no Intel

C600 RAID upgrade key (any of RKSAS4, RKSAS4R5, RKSAS8,

and RKSAS8R5) is installed to enable SAS support capablity in ESRT2 mode

while SAS drivers are used, the system may halt at the boot stage.

Implication Users may see a system halt when no RAID key is installed with SAS drivers

used and ESRT2 enabled. Users should use SATA drives only if no RAID key

is installed.

Status This issue is fixed in the BIOS R01.02.0003 and later releases.

Workaround None.

10.

An extra event may be seen in the SEL during a system global reset

Problem The BMC may sporadically log an extra reset event during a system DC reset

(global reset). This event may appear because there is an extra reset during

BIOS POST.

The following SEL entries indicate two resets in a POST process:

Informational event: Pwr Unit Status reports the power unit is powered off or

being powered down.

Informational event: Pwr Unit Status reports the power unit is powered off or

being powered down.