Intel Workstation Board WX58BP Product Discontinuance Announcement

Product Change Notification
Change Notification #: 109852 - 00
Change Title: Intel(R) Workstation Board WX58BP, PCN
109852-00, Product Discontinuance, Product
Discontinuance Announcement
Date of Publication: March 06, 2010
Key Characteristics of the Change:
Product Discontinuance
Forecasted Ke
y
Milestones:
Product Discontinuance Program Support Begins:
Mar 15, 2010
Orders are Non-Cancelable and Non-Returnable After:
May 01, 2010
Last Product Discontinuance Order Date:
Jun 01, 2010
Last Product Discontinuance Shipment Date:
Aug 01, 2010
Last Product Return Date:
May 01, 2010
Description of Change to the Customer:
To support the next generation of Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors, Intel
will be "refreshing" (new product codes and new MM#'s) Intel(R)
Workstation Board WX58BP.
- An 'R' identifier has been added to the end of the product order
code - WX58BPR. The 'R' product code is used to identify boards that
include a BIOS that is aware of next generation Intel® Xeon® Processors,
preventing them from locking up during POST when these processors are
installed. Using 'R' identified products will eliminate several
integration steps required to support next generation Intel® Xeon®
processors on current non-'R' product.
The BIOS update, including Release notes, is available for download
from Intel's support website
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/WX58BP/
Please see software release notes for a list of changes when available.
- BIOS Revision Change - A new BIOS is being loaded at the factory
for this product. The BIOS revision is changing from 0012 to 0031.
The major change to this BIOS is to make it aware of next generation
Intel® Xeon® Processors, allowing the system to boot when one of these
processors is installed. For a complete list of BIOS changes, please
refer to the given BIOS release notes on Intel Support web site.
- Board fab revision - to comply with Energy Used Product (EUP)
compliance
Customer Impact of Change and Recommended Action: