SR1500ALSASRNA Intel (CPU), SR1500ALSASRNA Datasheet

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Intel Server Board S5000PAL ® Intel Server Board S5000XAL ® Intel Server System SR1500AL ® Intel Server System SR1550AL ® Intel Server System SR2500AL Intel Order Number D65289-017 Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing October 2007 ...

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Monthly Specification Update Date Jun. 2006 Initial release. Aug. 2006 Updated errata #6, 8, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27. Erratum #28 has been added Nov. 2006 Errata #30, 31, 32, 33, 34 have been ...

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Monthly Specification Update The Intel Products Specified may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the products to deviate from the published specifications. Current characterized errata are documented in this Specification Update. Information in this document ...

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Monthly Specification Update Contents Preface ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Summary Tables of Changes..................................................................................................... 8 Errata.......................................................................................................................................... 11 1. IPMI over serial direct connect not supported. ...................................................... 11 2. Serial over LAN and IPMI over LAN connections may terminate unexpectedly under certain conditions. ......................................................................................................... ...

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Monthly Specification Update 24. Change Logo Utility does not save modified BIOS capsule files with correct extension. 18 25. PS2 keyboards and mice may stop functioning after Red Hat* Enterprise Linux is installed. 19 26. Failures seen installing to a ...

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Monthly Specification Update 49. Microsoft* Windows, RAID Web Console 2 report an error when ASR2500SATAPE kit used...................................................................................................... 28 50. System May Log IERRs When Running Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4, Update 4 on S500PAL with Video Driver (ati_drv.o 6.5.6) ........................................................................... ...

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Monthly Specification Update 6 Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing This page intentionally left blank Intel Confidential ...

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Monthly Specification Update Preface This document communicates product Errata and Documentation Changes & Corrections for the following Intel Server Products: • ® Intel Server Board S5000PAL • ® Intel Server Board S5000XAL • ® Intel Server Chassis SR1500 • ® ...

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Monthly Specification Update Summary Tables of Changes The following tables provide an overview of known errata and known document changes that apply to the specified Intel Server Products. The tables use the following notations: Intel intends to update the appropriate ...

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Monthly Specification Update 24. Fixed Change Logo Utility does not save modified BIOS capsule files with correct extension. 25. Fixed PS2 keyboards and mice may stop functioning after Red Hat* Enterprise Linux is installed. 26. Fixed Failures seen installing to ...

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Monthly Specification Update No. Plans Document Name ® 1. Fixed Intel Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Technical Product Specification rev. 1.1 ® 2. Fixed Intel Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Technical Product Specification rev. 1.1 ® 3. Fix Intel Server System SR2500AL Technical Product ...

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Monthly Specification Update Errata 1. IPMI over serial direct connect not supported. Problem Dual-Core Intel support for IPMI access via serial direct connect. Serial access to the BMC is not supported at this time. Implication Users should use the IPMI ...

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Monthly Specification Update 4. Power supply population errors may not appear in the SEL. Problem The BMC will not give any indication if a single power supply is improperly installed in a redundant chassis. Implication Some chassis require power supplies ...

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Monthly Specification Update 7. Fans may take a long time to slow down after fan boosting. Problem System fans that ‘boost’ due to an increased processor temperature may not return to normal speed immediately after the processor temperature returns to ...

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Monthly Specification Update 10. Fans may run faster than expected after exiting BIOS setup. Problem Some system fans may run faster after exiting BIOS setup using the ‘save and exit’ option. Implication The system may generate more fan noise than ...

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Monthly Specification Update 13. Power supply redundancy state is misleading when only one power supply is installed. Problem If a single power supply is installed in a chassis that supports redundant power supplies, the BMC will indicate the power supply ...

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Monthly Specification Update 16. Serial Over LAN (SOL) unable to redirect DOS output. Problem No SOL output is seen when booted to DOS. SOL will only redirect F2 Setup and POST output. Implication Users who require SOL to redirect DOS ...

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Monthly Specification Update 19. HSC and BMC versions intermittently not seen in BIOS setup. Problem BMC and HSC revision information is intermittently missing from BIOS setup. Implication HSC and BMC information is not easily found. Status This erratum is fixed ...

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Monthly Specification Update 22. Checkup7.exe (microcode update utility) is not storing microcode in BIOS. Problem The Checkup7.exe utility which is used to update the processor microcode in BIOS is not working properly. The utility says it completes the flash update ...

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Monthly Specification Update Workaround When saving the file, on the “Save As” dialogue box, choose Capsule File (*.cap) in the ‘Save as Type’ drop down box. Then in the File Name box, type the name of the file with the ...

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Monthly Specification Update 27. System hangs after disabling onboard video in BIOS setup. Problem After disabling onboard video in BIOS setup, the system will hang during POST. Implication Users will not be able to disable onboard video via BIOS setup. ...

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Monthly Specification Update ® Implication The Intel Embedded Server RAID Technology II option in BIOS cannot be used while an IO module is installed in the system. Status This erratum is fixed since BIOS release R0061 and later releases. Workaround ...

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Monthly Specification Update 32. Change Logo Utility causes BIOS corruption. Problem Any board flashed with a version of BIOS release R0064 edited with the Change Logo Utility will no longer boot. Red – Green” shown on the Post Code LEDs ...

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Monthly Specification Update ® 35. Intel RAID Web Console 2 utility displays “Unexpected Sensor” warning message in Microsoft Windows* operating system. Problem The “unexpected sensor” warning message may be displayed in the Intel RAID Web Console 2 utility, however there ...

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Monthly Specification Update 37. Intel recommends enterprise class hard drives for use with ® Intel Server Systems. Problem Some desktop class hard disk drives have shown performance loss, and in some cases take the drive off-line when they are running ...

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Monthly Specification Update ® 40. Intel Server System SR2500ALLX 6 is difficult to remove. Problem It may be difficult to remove the Intel drive filler panel. Implication Certain systems may exhibit this issue. Root cause has been found with the ...

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Monthly Specification Update 42. Drives may not be detected or may go offline in the Intel Server System SR2500ALBRP when operating at SATA 300 MB/s data rate. Problem In the Intel® Server System SR2500ALBRP with a passive mid-plane, hard drives ...

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Monthly Specification Update ® 44. Intel Server System SR2500ALLX may operate louder than expected. ® Problem The Intel Server System SR2500ALLX may operate louder than expected. Implication The abnormal noise is caused by unbalanced system fans #5 and #6 – ...

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Monthly Specification Update 47. IERR or thermal trip event reported in System Event Log (SEL) after system power on. Problem An IERR or thermal trip event may be reported in the System Event Log (SEL) after the system is powered ...

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Monthly Specification Update Status No Fix. Workaround Powering the tape drive via an external source, rather than the ASR2500SATAPE kit, will prevent the message from appearing. 50. System May Log IERRs When Running Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4, Update 4 ...

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Monthly Specification Update Status This erratum may be fixed in a future firmware revision. Workaround Users need to remain on BIOS 76, use a Windows installation process that includes the service pack integrated into the installation, or install Windows and ...

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Monthly Specification Update 54. In SR2500ALLX or SR1550ALSAS, Flashing of SAS Firmware 1.22 and SAS BIOS 06.16.00 Makes Hard Drive #1 (upper left drive tray) Undetected During SAS Controller Scanning. Problem In SR2500ALLX or SR1550ALSAS, flashing of SAS Firmware 1.22 ...

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Monthly Specification Update Documentation Changes 1. The SMBUS block diagram (Figure #16) as provided in Rev 1.1 of ® the Intel Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL TPS requires changes to accurately reflect production hardware design. Problem: The current diagram doesn’t reflect the ...

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Monthly Specification Update 2. The power block diagram (Figure #25) as provided in Rev 1.1 of ® the Intel Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL TPS does not reflect final production level baseboard design. Problem: Current diagram does not reflect changes incorporated into ...

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Monthly Specification Update 3. SAS/SAS RAID mid-plane board (Figure #22) as provided in Rev.1.0 of the Intel the descriptions of items A and K. Problem: The current diagram has the descriptions of item A and K swapped: • Item A ...

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Monthly Specification Update Implication: This is a typo. Work Around: None. Status: Corrections will be incorporated into next version of the Intel SR2500AL Technical Product Specification. 4. Front panel pin-out on the Intel Reference Label is incorrect. Problem: The current ...