Getting Started with the
Intel® Server Board S1200RP UEFI Development Kit
2 June 2016
• USB FAT-formatted flash drive.
• SPI flash programmer with software utility (optional).
• Host PC with Microsoft Windows* operating system (optional, for SPI flash).
You must use one of the supported firmware images included in this development kit:
• SDV_RP_B6_release.rom/.cap – The release version of the firmware, with
debugging features disabled. This is the recommended firmware image.
• SDV_RP_B6_debug.rom/.cap – The debug version of the firmware, with debug
output redirected to the serial port (COM1).
• SDV_RP_B6_srcdbg.rom/.cap – The source level debug version of the
firmware, which supports the Intel
®
UEFI Development Kit Debugger Tool using
the serial port (COM1). This image is recommended only for advanced debugging.
• FVMAIN.fv – The USB recovery firmware image, based on the release firmware.
The development kit also includes:
• Update Utilities for the UEFI Shell: FvUpdate_S1200RP.efi &
CapsuleApp.efi
• User documentation, including this guide and the release notes.
1.3 Supported and recommended hardware
components
Table 1 and Table 2 describe the supported and recommended PC hardware
components (respectively) for the Intel® Server Board S1200RP UEFI Development
Kit.
You must use the motherboard and processor listed in the table with the firmware
images provided with the development kit.
Table 1 Supported Hardware and Firmware Components
Hardware and
Firmware
Notes
Intel® Server
Board S1200RP
• You must use the commercially available
Intel® Server Board
S1200V3RPS or Intel® Server Board S1200V3RPL. This document
is based on the Intel® Server Board S1200V3RPS.
Intel® Xeon®
Processor E3-1275
v3
• You must use the Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1275 v3
with heat
sink. This processor is available commercially.
Intel® Server
Board S1200RP
UEFI Development
Kit firmware image
• You must use one of the firmware images from the Intel® Server
Board S1200RP UEFI Development Kit. The firmware images in the
development kit have been validated to work only with the specific
processor and motherboards listed above.