H20859 - 8590/8595 PROCESSOR MODULE UPGRADE - EXPIRES MAY 1, 1996 TEXT: >>>> Note: THIS UPGRADE NOT AVAILABLE AFTER MAY 1, 1996 <<<< A NEW VERSION OF THE SYSTEM PROCESSOR BOARD (STAGE 1) POST/BIOS CODE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN MODELS OF THE 8590/95 AT NO COST TO CUSTOMERS REQUESTING THE UPGRADE. THE UPGRADE IS IMPLEMENTED BY CHANGING A MODULE ON THE PROCESSOR BOARD (NOT THE SYSTEM BOARD). (NOT AVAILABLE AFTER APRIL 1, 1996) THE MODULE IS AVAILABLE FOR SOME TYPE 1 AND TYPE 2 PROCESSOR BOARDS ONLY. THE TYPE 3 PROCESSOR BOARD HAS PREVIOUSLY IMPLEMENTED THESE CAPABILITIES. THE UPGRADE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES. 1. ADAPTER ROM MEMORY WILL BE MORE EFFICIENTLY UTILIZED TO MINIMIZE ADAPTER CONFIGURATION CONFLICTS. 2. BIOS SUPPORT FOR FIXED DISKS UP TO 3.94 GIGABYTES PER DEVICE 3. SUPPORTS SEARCH IML FROM ANY PUN (PHYSICAL UNIT NUMBER) OR SCSI ID. THE SYSTEM PARTITION IS NO LONGER RESTRICTED TO ONLY SCSI ID=6. EACH FIXED DISK ID WILL BE SEARCHED FOR A VALID SYSTEM PARTITION. 4. ALLOWS REDUNDANT SYSTEM PARTITIONS (IML). 5. SHARING OF SCSI DEVICES. AN EXTERNAL SCSI DEVICE, SUCH AS THE 3511, MAY BE SHARED BETWEEN TWO SYSTEM UNITS. 6. PROVIDES THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE SCSI-2 FAST/WIDE ADAPTER/A, FRU P/N92F0160, OPTION 6451280. THE FOLLOWING MODELS ARE AFFECTED: 1. TYPE 1 PROCESSOR SYSTEMS, MODELS 0GX, 0JX or 0KX AND SYSTEMS THAT HAVE BEEN UPGRADED BY A SALES FEATURE TO 'P3'. (THE "X" IN THE MODEL NUMBER MAY BE ANY CHARACTER.) 2. TYPE 2 PROCESSOR SYSTEMS, MODEL 0HX. (THE "X" IN THE MODEL NUMBER MAY BE ANY CHARACTER.) ONLY THE FOLLOWING TYPE 1 PROCESSOR BOARDS WITH AN EPROM MODULE LABEL HAVING THE FOLLOWING PART NUMBERS MAY BE UPGRADED: PROCESSOR FRU P/N MODEL EPROM P/N LOC. 20MHZ SX 92F0049 0GX 91F9812 U36 25MHZ DX 64F0201 0JX 84F9154 OR 91F9812 U36 33MHZ DX 64F0198 0KX 84F9154 OR 91F9812 U36 50MHZ DX 92F0048 P3 (UPGRADE) 91F9812 U44 ONLY THE MODEL 0HX TYPE 2 PROCESSOR BOARDS MAY BE UPGRADED. PROCESSOR FRU P/N MODEL EPROM P/N LOC. 25MHZ SX 92F0079 0HX N/A U16 CUSTOMERS DESIRING THIS UPGRADE MAY CALL TOLL FREE, 1-800- 426-7282 FOLLOWED BY A 1, OR REQUEST THE OPERATOR AND ASK FOR THE APPROPRIATE EPROM FOR THE PROCESSOR TYPE AS FOLLOWS: (TYPE 1, PART NUMBER 52G9509 ON THE MODULE LABEL), OR (TYPE 2, PART NUMBER 41G9361 ON THE MODULE LABEL) THE PACKAGE CONTAINS: A. THE NEW MODULE (TYPE 1, PART NUMBER 52G9509 ON THE MODULE LABEL), OR (TYPE 2, PART NUMBER 41G9361 ON THE MODULE LABEL) B. DETAILED INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. TYPE 1 AND 2 PROCESSOR BOARD, COMPONENT SIDE PUSH HERE TO RESEAT THE BOARD.* | "BLUE LEVER---> _____________X______________ <---"BLUE LEVER" ____| |____ | ______________ ____ | LOCATION OF INTEL*** | ___ |______________| |____|<---EPROM PROCESSOR---->| | CACHE CONNECTOR** | TYPE 1, U36 ||___| | OR U44 | __ __ | TYPE 2, U16 |____||_____|_________||______|______| * THE 20 & 25 MHZ SX PROCESSOR BOARDS HAVE NO CACHE CONNECTOR. NOTES: *********************** IMPORTANT **************************** * RESULTS OF PREVIOUS PROBLEM DETERMINATION HAVE SHOWN THAT THE PROCESSOR BOARD IS OFTEN NOT FULLY SEATED AFTER BEING REMOVED AND REINSERTED. THIS MAY CAUSE INTERMITTENT AND DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE SYSTEM FAILURES. THE "BLUE LEVERS" LOCATED ON THE TOP CORNERS OF THE PROCESSOR BOARD ARE FOR REMOVAL OF THE BOARD ONLY! DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REINSTALL THE PROCESSOR BY USING THE LEVERS. THE CORRECT METHOD IS AS FOLLOWS: CENTER THE BOARD INTO THE SLOT CAREFULLY ALIGNING THE LEVERS WITH THE SIDE RAILS. PLACE THE HEEL OF THE HAND IN THE CENTER OF THE CARD EDGE AND "FIRMLY" FORCE THE BOARD ALL OF THE WAY INTO THE CONNECTOR SLOT. (APPROXIMATELY 17-22LBS OF FORCE IS REQUIRED TO FULLY SEAT THE BOARD.) **************************************************************** THIS IS A FUNCTIONAL ENHANCEMENT AND IS CUSTOMER INSTALLABLE. THERE WILL BE NO FIELD PLAN (ECA). THIS IS NOT A MAINTENANCE PART, THEREFORE NO FRU PART HAS BEEN RELEASED IN THE PARTS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. EARLIER VERSIONS OF THE REFERENCE DISKETTE ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THIS EPROM MODULE, HOWEVER THE SYSTEM PARTITION (REFERENCE DISKETTE) MUST BE UPGRADED TO VERSION 1.3X OR LATER (TYPE 1) OR VERSION 1.2X (TYPE 2) TO SUPPORT THESE ENHANCEMENTS. ALL AFFECTED PROCESSOR BOARD FRU'S HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO THE CURRENT LEVEL POST/BIOS CODE VERSION. NOTICE: THIS FREE UPGRADE WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE AFTER MAY 1, 1996. *** TRADEMARK OF INTEL INC. Feb. 9, 1996