A1SAM-2750F/A1SAM-2550F/A1SRM-2758F/A1SRM-2558F release note.
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 CPU Microcode                             | Option ROM/EFI driver               | Intel RC/MRC
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 CPUID FAMILY                              | AST2400 VBIOS   : 0.97.06           | RC Package :1.0.0.28 
 406D0 Avoton A1 Stepping             :00E | Intel SATA RAID : N/S               | MRC        :1.0.0.37 
 406D8 Avoton B0 Stepping             :122 | Intel PXE       : 1.5.43            |
                                           | Intel iSCSI     : 2.8.25            |
                                           | Intel Giga UEFI driver : 5.8.09     |
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 BIOS feature            |  Support
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OOB Flash BIOS           |     YES
OOB Update Setting       |     YES
OOB Change SMBIOS        |     YES
InBand Flash BIOS        |     YES
InBand Update Setting    |     YES
InBand Change SMBIOS     |     YES
InBand SMI E7h supported |     YES
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BIOS : A1SAM4.912              	      Release Date  : Sep/12/2014 
BIOS revision: 1.0c                   IPMI version  : 1.63
BIOS Checksum: d72511e4               BIOS Engineer : Wenhung Huang
BIOS Change:
1. System hang during InBand test (Symptom related to the OS memory arrangement).
   Description:The system hang up when executed In-Band function command "./sum -c GetCurrentBiosCfgTextFile --file <USER_SETUP.txt> [--overwrite]"
   Validation: Check if system can pass the Inband test of SUM script.

2. SUM Inaband failed to change the boot order.
   Description: Cannot change the boot order by SUM InBand command.
   Validation: Boot to OS and change the boot order by SUM InBand command.
               Restart system to Setup and check if boot order has been changed properly.

3. Cannot log in with Administrator password.
   Description: Cannot login Setup with Administrator password after enabled the Administrator password.
   Validation: Boot to Setup.
               Set Administrator password then Save Changes and Reset.
               Check if able to log in Setup with the Administrator.

4. System hang after change the CPU Active core.
   Description: System cannot boot up after change CPU active from 2 to 4 or from 4 to 2.
   Validation: Boot to Setup up.
               Change Active Processor Cores to 2 then Save Changes and Reset.
               Check if system can boot up properly.
               Repeat above steps with setting Active Processor Cores to 4 and then All.

5. Cannot modify SMBIOS Product Name 
   Description: Cannot update Product Name field of type 01 and type 02
   Validation: Boot to DOS.
               Use AMIDEDOS with /SP and /BP to update Product Name field of type 01 and type 02.
               Reboot system and check if data is udpated properly.

6. #55838 SUM test failed.
   Description: Test case 226 : Check 2st power - FAIL
   Validation: Check if test case 226 can pass with 1/2 power supply attached.

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 CPU Microcode                             | Option ROM/EFI driver               | Intel RC/MRC
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 CPUID FAMILY                              | AST2400 VBIOS   : 0.97.06           | RC Package :1.0.0.28 
 406D0 Avoton A1 Stepping             :00E | Intel SATA RAID : N/S               | MRC        :1.0.0.37 
 406D8 Avoton B0 Stepping             :121 | Intel PXE       : 1.5.43            |
                                           | Intel iSCSI     : 2.8.25            |
                                           | Intel Giga UEFI driver : 5.8.09     |
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 BIOS feature            |  Support
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OOB Flash BIOS           |     YES
OOB Update Setting       |     YES
OOB Change SMBIOS        |     YES
InBand Flash BIOS        |     YES
InBand Update Setting    |     YES
InBand Change SMBIOS     |     YES
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BIOS : A1SAM4.502              	      Release Date  : May/02/2014 
BIOS revision: 1.0b                   IPMI version  : 1.26                  	
BIOS Checksum: ebf884c2               BIOS Engineer : Wenhung Huang
BIOS Change:
1. SATA GEN 3 secondary master port can not boot to OS in Legacy IDE Mode.
   Description: Failed to install OS to SATA port 1 when SATA GEN 3 constroller set to Legacy IDE mode.
   Validation: Boot to Setup and set SATA GEN 3 controller to Legacy IDE mode then save.
               Attach SATA HDD to SATA port 1.
               Check if OS (Legacy OS) can install properly.

2. WatchDog function does not work.
   Description: Watch Dog losts function.
   Validation: Boot to Setup and set "Advance > Boot Feature > Watch Dog Function" to "Enable then save.
               Set JWD1 to RST and boot to DOS.
               Check if system restart in 5 minute later.
               Set JWD1 to NMI and boot to Windows.
               Check if BSOD occurs about in 5 minute later.

3. System hangs at POST code 0x71 after disable all COM ports.
   Description: System can not boot up properly, stop at POST code 0x71, after disabled all the COM ports.
   Validation: Boot to Setup and set COM port 1 and COM port 2/SOL to disable then save.
               Restart the system and check if system can boot to OS properly.

4. Update CPU Microcode to M01406D8121
   Description: Update CPU Microcode to M01406D8121.
   Validation: Boot to Setup.
               Check if the Microcode Revision of "Advance > CPU Configuration" is 121.

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 CPU Microcode                             | Option ROM/EFI driver               | Intel RC/MRC
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 CPUID FAMILY                              | AST2400 VBIOS   : 0.97.06           | RC Package :1.0.0.28 
 406D0 Avoton A1 Stepping             :00E | Intel SATA RAID : N/S               | MRC        :1.0.0.37 
 406D8 Avoton B0 Stepping             :11F | Intel PXE       : 1.5.43            |
                                           | Intel iSCSI     : 2.8.25            |
                                           | Intel Giga UEFI driver : 5.8.09     |
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 BIOS feature            |  Support
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OOB Flash BIOS           |     YES
OOB Update Setting       |     YES
OOB Change SMBIOS        |     YES
InBand Flash BIOS        |     YES          
InBand Update Setting    |     YES
InBand Change SMBIOS     |     YES
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BIOS : A1SAM4.318              			  Release Date  : Mar/18/2014 
BIOS revision: 1.0a                   IPMI version  : 1.26                  	
BIOS Checksum: 853baeef               BIOS Engineer : Wenhung Huang
BIOS Change:
1. Fixed LAN4 fails to connect to PXE.
   Description: LAN4 PXE cannot boot to OS properly, system will timeout during connection.
   Validation: Boot to BIOS setup menu and set "Onboard LAN4 Option ROM" to "PXE".
               Save and exit the BIOS setup menu, system will restart.
               Check if LAN4 PXE can boot to OS properly. 
   
2. Remove DMI write-once protect.
   Description: The serial number of SMBIOS type 1 and 2 can only be update one time.
   Validation: Use SMBIOS writting tools which update the SMBIOS data thru PNP 0x52, such as SMBCFG, function to update the serial number of Type 1,2.
               Check serial number has been updated then reboot system.
               Use tools to update the serial number of Type 1,2 and check if it can be updated properly.              

3. Force HDD boot priority to SATA gen 3 first then gen 2.
   Description: System attempt to boot to the OS from HDDs attached to SATA gen 2 first then gen 3.
   Validation: Attach HDDs with OS installed to both gen 3 (0~1) and gen 2 (2~5)ports and power on the system.
               Check if system boot the OS according to the port sequence (0 -> 5).
   
4. Timestamp clock synch system event log.
   Description: There are two clock synch system event log added into IPMI event log after system boot from G3.
   Validation: Connect to IPMI and clear the BMC event log then put system into G3 state.
               Power on the system from G3 state and connect to IPMI after BMC ready.
               Check the timestamp clock synch sytem event log should not present.
               
5. Default disable Dynamic Self Refresh.
   Description: The remote OS install from iKVM failed with full DIMM attahed.
   Validation: Boot to BIOS setup and check if "Dynamic Self Refresh" default set to disable.
               Check if system can install Windows from iKVM properly with full DIMMs installed.             
   
6. Support OOB/InBand functons.
   Description: Enable the OOB/InBand function support.
   Validation: Check if SUM OOB/InBand command can be executed properly.             

7. Fixed unexpected string shown in HDD boot option.
   Description: There's improper string showing in the Boot Option of SATA port 2 when attached 4 HDD to port 0,1,2,3
   Validation: Attached 4 HDD to port 0,1,2,3 and boot to BIOS setup.
                Check if the HDD string shown correctly in HDD Boot Priority menu.             

8. Boot to PXE fail if iSCSI on.
   Description: Cannot boot to PXE while iSCSI is enabled
   Validation: Boot to BIOS setup and set "Onboard LAN1 Option ROM" to "iSCSI" and others set to "PXE".
               Save Changes and Reset.
               Check if iSCSI Option ROM dispatched (There should be iSCSI option ROM messages output)
               Check if PXE Option ROM dispatched (There should be PXE option ROM message output follows iSCSI )
               Check if system can boot to PXE os properly.

9  Flash other MB BIOS success.
   Description: System can update invalid binary without error.
   Validation: Boot to DOS and perform BIOS update by "Afudos BIOS.rom /b /p /n /k /r /x" with ROM image which NOT belongs to A1SAM project.
               The image update should fail with error message,"4-Error:ROM file ROMID is not compatible with existing BIOS ROMID" prompted.
                  
10 Generate beep thru SOC IO and mask SMBT error interrupt for LAN 4 PXE.
   Description: Change the procedure to generate the beep thru SOC IO and mask SMBT (Bus 0 Device 0x13 Function 0) error interrupt as workaround for LAN 4 PXE failed issue.
   Validation: Check beep function works properly in No Memory/No VGA conditions.
               Check if LAN 1/2/3/4 PXE function can boot up properly.
                                  
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 CPU Microcode                             | Option ROM/EFI driver               | Intel RC/MRC
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 CPUID FAMILY                              | AST2400 VBIOS   : 0.97.06           | RC Package :1.0.0.28 
 406D0 Avoton A1 Stepping             :00E | Intel SATA RAID : N/S               | MRC        :1.0.0.37 
 406D8 Avoton B0 Stepping             :11F | Intel PXE       : 1.5.43            |
                                           | Intel iSCSI     : 2.8.25            |
                                           | Intel Giga UEFI driver : 5.8.09     |
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 BIOS feature            |  Support
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OOB Flash BIOS           |     YES
OOB Update Setting       |     NO
OOB Change SMBIOS        |     NO
InBand Flash BIOS        |     YES
InBand Update Setting    |     NO
InBand Change SMBIOS     |     NO
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BIOS : A1SAM4.121              			  Release Date  : Jan/21/2014 
BIOS revision: 1.0                    IPMI version  : 1.26                  	
BIOS Checksum: 6ac82ce5               BIOS Engineer : Wenhung Huang
BIOS Change:
1. First release for RTM.

 

 