DELL INC.
BIOS RELEASE NOTES

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System:         OEM Ready R710
Version:        1.2.3
Release Date:   8/3/2009

* Added Microsoft (R) Windows (R) 2008 R2 support
* Added Chipset Errata Updates
* Updated Intel (TM) Nehalem processor microcode for D0 stepping to 0x00000011
* Updated the embedded 5709S NIC PXE/iSCSI option ROM
* Updated the embedded 5709S NIC PXE/iSCSI UEFI driver
* Updated the iDRAC Configuration Utility
* Added support for Remote Enablement Capabilities for Lifecycle Controller Version 1.2 effort
* Added SATA RD1000 boot support
* Added support for Power Capping notification to VMware (R)
* Changed System Setup default for "Power Management" mode to "Active Power Controller"
* Added C1E Disable to Processor Settings menu of System Setup
* Added support for CPU Power Capping notification in VMware
* Enhanced Single CPU Thread Performance/Watt 
* Enhanced performance with Maximum Performance enabled

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System:         OEM Ready R710
Version:        1.0.0
Release Date:   5/28/2009

This release is the first customer release.
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