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BIOS RELEASE NOTES

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System:         OEM Ready PE860
Version:        A05
Release Date:   07/24/2007

* Updated Xeon(R) X3220/X3210 microcode G0 6FB (Patch ID B3h)
* Updated Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual-Core E2160, Core(TM)2 Duo E4400 microcode L2 6F2 (Patch ID 56h)

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System:         OEM Ready PE860
Version:        A04
Release Date:   06/11/2007

* Added support for Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual-Core E2160, Core(TM)2 Duo E4400 and Celeron(R) 
  430/440 CPU

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System:         OEM Ready PE860
Version:        A03
Release Date:   04/05/2007

* Added a check at startup to verify the processor on the system. If an unsupported processor 
  is present, the system is halted and an "invalid configuration" message appears on the 
  screen. 

  NOTE: Intel(R) Xeon(R) X3210 and X3220 series processors are not supported on 
  PowerEdge(TM) 860 systems that are not designated with a "II" label on the front of the system.

* Updated Xeon(R) 3040/3050 B2 microcode (Patch ID C6h) and L2 microcode (Patch ID 56h)
* Updated Xeon(R) X3220/X3210 B3 6F7 (Patch ID 66h)

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System:         OEM Ready PE860
Version:        A02
Release Date:   01/12/2007

* During BIOS post, the frequency of Celeron D 365 3.6Ghz shows incorrectly as 3.73Ghz.
* Xeon 3040/3050 L2 stepping microcode added.

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System:         OEM Ready PE860
Version:        A01
Release Date:   11/06/2006

* Added support for Xeon CPU X3210/X3220 for PE860 II type (with "II" label on the upper left 
  corner of front plate). Be noticed that PE860 system launched before type  "II" is not supported
  with Xeon CPU X3210/3220. (B3 step microcode Patch ID 0x60).
* Fixed issue the issue where the SATA devices are shown in this menu (for example:  the 
  Tape drive, CD-ROMs, and other devices in the BIOS SETUP "Hard-Disk Drive Sequence" 
  sub-menu). Only the SATA hard disk should be shown in this menu.

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System:         OEM Ready PE860
Version:        A00
Release Date:   09/06/2006

This is the first customer release.
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