BIOS

Basic Input / Output System (BIOS) facilitate the hardware initialization process and transition
control to the operating system.

Version 02.05.01
Release Date: Feb. 2018
Previous Version 02.04.02
Importance
URGENT: Dell EMC recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle.
The update contains feature enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software
current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software).

Platform(s) Affected
Dell PowerEdge R520 servers

What’s New
 Updated the Intel Xeon Processor Microcode to address CVE-2017-5715
(http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2017-5715).
 Updated the Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 v2 Product Family Processor Microcode to
version 0x42C.
 Updated the Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 Product Family Processor (C-1 Stepping)
Microcode to version 0x61C.
 Updated the Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 Product Family Processor (C-2 Stepping)
Microcode to version 0x713.
 CVE-2017-5753 and CVE-2017-5754 are addressed by Operating System & Hypervisor
updates. For more information, visit http://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN308588.

Fixes
 Removed the unnecessary Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Opcodes.

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Version 02.04.02

Release Date: January 30, 2015

Previous Version 02.03.03

 Updated Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 V2 product family microcode to 428.

 Updated Intel chipset configuration compliant with latest BIOS specification updates Rev
(2.0.8).
 Updated Intel Management Engine (ME) binary to Rev 2.1.5. 0x8B, to address issues that
resulted in unexpected temporary or permanent Processor frequency degradation.
 Updated Intel SINIT Authenticated Code Module to SINIT ACM 2.4.
 Made improvements to the System Setup user interface when Console Redirection is
enabled.
 Updated iDRAC HII configurator UEFI driver to v1.65.65.04.
 Updated BIOS Copyright as 2015 Dell Inc.

Fixes
 Corrected an issue where VMware ESXi 5.1.x, QLE24xx cards stop responding during disk
I/O when Intel Xeon E5-2400 V2 family of processors is used.
 Corrected a system crash issue while performing the change security key operation under
'Integrated RAID Controller PERC 710' Configuration Utility by using mouse.

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Version 02.03.03

Release Date: July 14, 2014

Previous Version 02.01.03

 Updated Intel processor and memory reference codes to Rev V2.00.00.05.

 Updated Intel chipset configuration compliant with latest BIOS specification updates Rev
(2.0.7).
 Updated iDRAC HII configurator UEFI driver to v1.60.60.02.
- In the iDRAC Settings Utility, on the iDRAC Settings page, the name OS to iDRAC Pass
Through is changed to Communications Permissions.
 Set Mellanox PCIe devices Max_Read_Request_Size as 4096 bytes to improve
performance.
Fixes
 Corrected an issue where L1 Cache Operational Mode is reported incorrectly as Write-
Through in SMBIOS. All L1/L2/L3 should be Write-Back.
 Corrected an issue where BIOS cannot read Extended PCIe Capabilities on devices other
than CPU1 using UEFI interfaces.
 Corrected an issue in the IHV SCT test where the responses to the invalid passing
parameters are incorrect.
 Corrected an issue in System Setup where the system was truncating device names in the
Device Settings page when Console Redirection was active.
 Corrected BIOS/iDRAC Console Redirection interface issue that could change BIOS Setup
settings to defaults.

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Version 02.01.03

Release Date: May 22, 2014

Previous Version 02.01.02

 Updated Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 V2 product family microcode to 427.

Fixes
 Corrected an issue where a complex sequence of internal processor events may result in
unexpected page faults or use of incorrect page translations if EPT (Extended Page Tables)
is enabled. Due to this error, a guest may crash or experience unpredictable system
behavior.

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Version 02.01.02

Release Date: January 20, 2014

Previous Version 02.00.22

 Updated Intel Authenticated Code Module (ACM) to Rev 2.4.

 Updated iDRAC HII configurator UEFI driver to v1.55.55.05.
  Improved the System Setup user interface.
 Updated BIOS Copyright as 2014 Dell Inc.

Fixes
 Corrected an issue where UEFI vMedia device failed to boot through iDRAC when all USB
ports were disabled under the BIOS setup.

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Version 02.00.22

Release Date: November 21, 2013

Previous Version 02.00.21

Fixes
Corrected a register setting to optimize the PCIe UniPhy Recipe when used with the E5-2400 V2
S1 Stepping processors.

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Version 02.00.21

Release Date: September 23, 2013

Previous Version 01.06.07

 Added support for Intel Xeon E5-2400 V2 family of processors.

 Added support for Windows 2012 R2.
 Updated Intel chipset configuration compliant with latest BIOS specification Updates Rev
2.0.4.
 Updated Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 V2 product family microcode to 416.
 Updated Intel Management Engine (ME) binary to Rev 2.1.5. 0x87. Corrected an issue
where throttling may be enforced, even after power cap restrictions are removed, if a system
was under load during a warm reboot.
 Updated iDRAC HII configurator UEFI driver to v1.50.50.21:
- On the basis of functionality, reordered the links on the iDRAC Settings page.
- Updated the System Event Log page with a link to display the system event log
messages.
 - Updated the Reset iDRAC configuration to defaults page to dynamically refresh the
percentage completion status of configuration.
- Updated the OS to iDRAC Pass Through page with an additional setting for USB NIC.
- Updated the online help content related to Thermal.

Fixes
Corrected the behavior of Dell Fault Resilient Mode to match with that of Mirror Mode when the
DIMM population order does not support RAS features.

Important Notes
Back-flashing to BIOS versions earlier than 2.0.21 is not allowed if Intel Xeon E5-2400 V2 family
processors are installed.

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Version 01.06.07

Release Date: August 30, 2013

Previous Version 01.05.02

 Updated Intel Management Engine (ME) binary to Rev 2.1.5. 0x81.

 Updated Intel Processor Power Management (PPM) reference code to Rev 1.25 (PPM is
used when performance per Watt (OS) is selected in the system profile settings).
 Updated Authenticated Code Module (ACM) to Rev 2.2.
 Updated Intel processor and memory reference codes to Rev V2.00.00.02.
 Updated Intel chipset configuration compliant with latest BIOS Specification Updates Rev
2.0.3.
 Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family microcode 710.
 Updated iDRAC HII configurator UEFI driver to v1.45.45.
 Booting to the Operating System in Turbo speed with Turbo Boost enabled and CPU Power
Management mode set to OS DBPM.
 New setup option to select either "IPv4" or "IPv6" PXE boot mode in UEFI Boot Settings.
 New Memory Operating Mode setup option "Dell Fault Resilient Mode ".
 Upgraded the UEFI network stack adding IPv6 support.
 New F3 hotkey in System Setup to load default settings from serial terminals.
 Improvements to the System Setup user interface.
 Added a new user interface for restoring Service Tag after a motherboard replacement.
 Updated to ensure existing asset tag can still be carried over when 30 byte asset tag is
supported.
 To improve system memory resource allocation for GP-GPUs, the default value for
mapping of MMIO above 4GB is now enabled.
  Enhanced POST handling of certain out-of-spec PCIe cards.

Fixes
 Corrected an issue where Virtual-APIC Page Accesses With 32-Bit PAE Paging May Cause
a System Crash.
 Corrected an issue where system locks-up in POST after an abnormal shutdown under
Solaris OS.
 Corrected an intermittent system lock up problem when console redirection is enabled.
 Corrected language translation problems in System Setup.
 Corrected an issue where the system hangs with all Dell supported Brocade adapters that are
using 3.2.x code base. (This issue affected Brocade BR1020, BR1741M-K and BR825
cards).
 Fixed an error in BIOS32 INT 1A support.

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Version: 1.5.2

Release Date: 03/12/2013

 Allows Memory 2X Refresh operation independent of temperature. This option is accessible

through the System Profile Settings menu under the BIOS setup.
 Improved DRAM compatibility.

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Version: 1.4.6

Release Date: 10/26/2012

 Updated Intel Management Engine (ME) binary to Rev 2.1.5.6D.

 Updated Intel Processor Power Management (PPM) reference code to Rev 1.24 (PPM is
used when performance per Watt (OS) is selected in the system profile settings).
 Updated BIOS to support Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Physical Presence Interface
Specification version 1.2.
 Updated the maximum supported frequency to 1600Mhz for RDIMMs and UDIMMs in
both 1 DIMM per channel and 2 DIMMs per channel configurations, when operating at
either 1.35Vor 1.5V.
 Updated DIMM rank reporting for LRDIMMs to use physical rather than logical number of
ranks.
  Updated chipset reference code to improve downstream Integrated IO (IIO) performance
and PCIe x16 port operation.
 Increased the Asset Tag maximum length to 30 characters.
 Enhanced the serial baud rate detection algorithm for console redirection support.
 Added CPLD update support in Lifecycle Controller.
 Made minor improvements to the System Setup user interface.
 Removed the unused item of “In-System Characterization” in the Setup menu.
 Added support when loading BIOS defaults using the <ALT><F > keys, through the serial
console terminal when console redirection is enabled.
 Updated iDRAC UEFI driver to v1.30.30.27 with the following changes:
- Updated the System Summary page to display the iDRAC License, Current
iDRAC network settings, and upstream and downstream backplane
information.
- Updated the Network Settings page to configure the Auto Dedicated NIC and
Static IPv4/IPv6 settings, and view the Active NIC interface.
- Added OS to iDRAC Pass Through configuration settings.
- Updated the Alerts page to configure 8 Alert Destinations and added support
to configure IPv6 and FQDN address.
- Added System Event Log configuration settings.
- Updated Power Configuration settings to be enabled on the Rack and Tower
servers with PMBus capable power supply.

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Version: 1.3.5

Release Date: 08/21/2012

 Updated Authenticated Code Module (ACM)

 Updated memory reference code.
 Updated processor reference code.
 Updated chipset reference code to improve PCIe x16 slot performance.
 Updated Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family microcode for C1 stepping to
00000619.
 Updated Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family microcode for C2 stepping to
0000070D.
 Added Windows 2012 support.
 Increased the speed of the System Setup launch process.
 Enhanced the iDRAC virtual mouse performance in pre-boot GUIs such as System Setup
and Lifecycle Controller.
 Enabled display of CPLD version information in BIOS setup.
 Added UEFI boot support for Ubuntu.
 Added support to allow PCI Memory Mapped I/O allocation above 4 GB.
  Added logic to make I/O resource allocation more robust.
 Improved handling of storage devices without a native UEFI driver.
 Updated DIMM types used in power budget calculation to include LRDIMMs.
 Changed default option for the Memory Operating Mode for all Memory Configurations to
"Optimizer".
 Increased system memory speeds for Memory Configurations with all slots in a channel
populated and when the System Profile in BIOS setup is set to "Performance" mode or
Memory Frequency in the "Custom" mode is set to Memory Maximum Performance.
 Enabled entering System Setup (F2 hotkey) on a boot where a one-time Service Partition
Boot has been requested.
 Added new power management option "Collaborative CPU Performance Control" in the
System Profile settings.
 Added new power limiting option "Logical Processor Idling" in the Processor Settings.
 Corrected an issue where HPET resources are not reported to OS.

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Version: 1.2.4

Release Date: 05/11/2012

 Updated Authenticated Code Module (ACM).

 Updated memory reference code.
 Updated processor reference code.
 Updated chipset reference code.
 Updated management engine firmware.
 Enhanced mixed-stepping processors support.
 Optimized System Profile Dense Memory mode support.
 Updated the iDRAC UEFI driver.
 Added ACPI5.0 error type structure support.
 Added UEFI HII browser enhancements.
 Updated memory POR speed support.
 Updated Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family microcode for C1 stepping to
00000616.
 Updated Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family microcode for C2 stepping to
0000070B.
 Added IOAT feature.
 Improved Direct IO support.
 Improved SRIOV support.
 Disabled DDR opportunistic self-refresh feature for the Max Performance mode
 Added NUMA IO support.
 Added ACPI consistent device naming support for add-in cards.
 Added CPLD firmware update capability for Lifecycle Controller.
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Version: 1.0.0

Release Date: 04/16/2012

This release is the first customer release.

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