Monthly Specification Update

Status This issue is fixed in BIOS 02.01.0002 and later release.

Workaround Performing the BIOS Load Default jumper can eliminate this issue.

31.

If you downgrade the BIOS version 1.08.0003 to the previous BIOS

version, the system may not detect the second CPU

Problem After you downgrade the BIOS 1.08.0003 to the previous BIOS version, the

second CPU and its related memory will disappear from the BIOS interface.

Implication Downgrading the BIOS version may cause the BIOS settings in NV to be

inconsistent. It is recommended to load the BIOS default in this kind of scenario.

Status TBD.

Workaround Enter the BIOS configuration interface, press [F9] key to load the BIOS default,

and reboot the server. This issue can be fixed after that.

32.

Port 2 of the Intel

FDR InfiniBand* ConnectX*-3 I/O Module

AXX2FDRIBIOM may have interconnection problem with Mellanox* 1m

FDR or 7m SFP+ passive copper cables

Problem Port 2 of the Intel

FDR InfiniBand* ConnectX*-3 I/O Module AXX2FDRIBIOM

may have interconnection problem when used with Mellanox* 1-meter FDR or

7-meter SFP+ passive copper cables.

Implication When used with Mellanox* 1m FDR or 7m SFP+ passive copper cables, port 2

of the module may not be able to establish a successful connection for signal

transmission. This issue does not impact other cables. This issue does not

impact the Intel

FDR InfiniBand* ConnectX*-3 I/O Module AXX1FDRIBIOM.

Status The issue with 7m SFP+ passive copper cables is fixed by Mellanox*

InfiniBand* ConnectX*-3 firmware 2.11.1308 and later releases. Refer to the

following website for downloading:

http://www.mellanox.com/page/firmware_table_Intel

. The AXX2FDRIBIOM still

has limited issues with Mellanox* 1m FDR passive copper cables that may be

fixed in the future.

Workaround Port 2 of the AXX2FDRIBIOM must be used with Mellanox* 2m or 3m FDR or

1m, 2m, 3m, 5m, or 7m SFP+ passive copper cables, or active optical cables.

33.

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.