DELL INC.
BIOS RELEASE NOTES

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System:         OEM Ready PE2970
Version:        3.0.3
Release Date:   01/16/2009

Enhancements:
* Updated support for newer AMD Opteron(R) Quad-Core Processors.
* Added BIOS Setup option to bypass F1/F2 warning message during POST.
* Updated the processor and memory initialization code.
* Updated the embedded 5708C PXE/iSCSI option ROM to version 4.4.4.
* Added Trusted Platform Module (TPM) support.
* Added SATA optical disk drive support.
* Updated support for AMD Opteron(R) Quad-Core Processors

Fixes:
* Fixed intermittent SATA Drive B not found error.
* Fixed Dual-Core AMD Opteron(R) Processors Virtulization (VT) disable error.
* Added support for AMD Opteron(R) Quad-Core Processors erratum. 
* Removed CPUs No eXecute (NX) feature in BIOS Setup Configuration.

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System:         OEM Ready PE2970
Version:        1.4.4
Release Date:   02/08/2008

Enhancements:
* Added hardware license key support for iSCSI Off-Load Engine (iSOE).
* Added CPUs No eXecute (NX) feature in BIOS Setup Configuration for OS to use in security reasons.

Fixes:
* Fixed the display of System Event Logs issue in BIOS POST (Ctrl-E Key Options).

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System:         OEM Ready PE2970
Version:        1.3.4
Release Date:   10/11/2007

Enhancements:
* Added Microsoft Windows Server (R) 2008 OS support
* Added iSCSI boot support for the embedded NICs
* Added PERC 6/i and SAS 6/i support

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System:         OEM Ready PE2970
Version:        1.2.2
Release Date:   9/14/2007

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*		IMPORTANT NOTE
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* This BIOS adds support for Quad-Core AMD Opteron(R) Processor of
* 2000 series
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* Added support for Quad-Core AMD Opteron(R) Processors of 2000 series.
* Added QDMA mode option in BIOS Setup for the SATA Tape Backup Unit.
* Added 8GB quad-rank DIMM support.
* Enabled the DIMM address parity check for Quad-Core AMD Opteron(R) 
  Processors of 2000 series.
* Added the AMD Memory Optimizer Technology option in BIOS Setup for 
  Quad-Core AMD Opteron(R) Processors.


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*Instructions to update BIOS flash for upgrading processors from Dual-Core AMD
*Opteron(R) Processors to Quad-Core AMD Opteron(R) Processors
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1. Update system BIOS with the Dual-Core AMD Opteron(R) Processors to BIOS 1.2.2.
2. After rebooting system with BIOS 1.2.2, shut down system power and 
   replace Dual-Core AMD Opteron(R) processors with Quad-Core AMD Opteron(R) Processors.    
3. Update BIOS Setup options if needed after BIOS update.
4. Power up system for normal operation.

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System:         OEM Ready PE2970
Version:        1.0.0
Release Date:   3/16/2007

This release is the first customer release.
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