TA-0814-01

This Technical Advisory describes an issue which may or may not affect the customer’s product
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Description:
To ensure the highest level of system reliability, the first production server boards and integrated systems listed in the
“Products Affected” section above must have their system software updated before installing the server into a live
networking environment.
Root Cause:
To ensure the first production server boards produced meet Intel’s quality standards, Intel’s server board factory
requires system software revisions to freeze before the Ship Release Authorization (SRA) occurs. As a result, the
factory-loaded system software revisions will not be the latest available when SRA is granted.
Intel Recommendations:
Intel highly recommends that customers who use the Intel
®
server boards and Intel
®
Integrated systems listed in the
“Products Affected” section above download the latest system software from Intel and update their systems before
installing them into a live networking environment.
The latest production versions of all the system software can be downloaded from Intel’s secure web site IBL and from
Intel’s support web site, http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/. Systems can also be updated by using the
Intel
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Deployment Toolkit 2.0 CD that is included with each production boxed board and integrated system product.
Please contact your Intel Sales Representative if you require more specific information about this issue.
Enterprise Platforms & Services Division
Intel Corporation