Specification update

Monthly Specification Update Intel® Server Boards & Systems
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17. High CPU utilization may occur when installing or running Microsoft*
Windows* Server 2008 R2 or Microsoft* Windows* 7 with default NIC
driver for Intel® Gigabit ET Dual Port Server Adapter E1G42ET and Intel®
Gigabit ET Quad Port Server Adapter E1G44ET
Problem There has been high CPU load observed when installing or running Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 R2 or Microsoft Windows 7 with default NIC (Network
Interface Card) driver for Intel
®
Gigabit ET Dual Port Server Adapter E1G42ET
and Intel
®
Gigabit ET Quad Port Server Adapter E1G44ET.
Implication When the ports are not electrically "linked" and the embedded driver is loaded
the DPC rate steadily increases until the system slows to the point where it is
essentially unusable.
Status This issue is fixed in NIC driver 16.8 and later version.
Workaround None.
18. Intel® RAID C600 Upgrade Key replacement Issue
Problem With Manageability Engine (ME) Firmware 02.01.05.069, the Intel
®
Server
Board S2600CP and Intel
®
Server System P4000CP may detect the incorrect
Storage Control Unit (SCU) Redundant Array of Inexpensive/Independent
Disks (RAID) information after installing or replacing the RAID upgrade key.
The board or system may still show the previous RAID information even if you
replace the key with a new one.
Implication With the ME firmware 02.01.05.069, the system may not detect the new RAID
activation key during the first time AC power on.
Status The issue is fixed with ME firmware 02.01.05.091.
Workaround Do a second AC power cycle to the system after the RAID upgrade key has
been installed or replaced to ensure the correct type of key is identified.
19. ESRT2 RAID is not supported on Intel® Server Board
S2600CP2/S2600CP2J
Problem The Intel
®
Embedded Server RAID Technology 2 (ESRT2) is not supported on
the Intel
®
Server Board S2600CP2 and Intel
®
Server Board S2600CP2J. With
the current ESRT2 drivers that are available now, these server boards cannot
detect storage devices during the Operating System (OS) installation process
for all Operating Systems.
Implication The OS installation process will fail under ESRT2 mode on Intel
®
Server Board
S2600CP2 and Intel
®
Server Board S2600CP2J. The Intel
®
Server Board
S2600CP4 board is not impacted by this issue.