| Comment: | BIOS - Change V5.00 Release R1.11.1837
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- New setup node "Wake On LAN boot" implemented for
possible force boot from onboard LAN, after Wake
on LAN (BIOS Default: Boot Sequence). Setup node
only available, if "LAN: Enabled".
- Bug Fix: MBI Interface for Intel graphics driver
didn't work.
- Optimization of thermal management for Prescott
Celeron CPUs implemented.
- Bug Fix: Wrong CPU frequency values at setup node
"CPU Frequency (GHz)" possible.
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History-List:
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09.03.2005
BIOS - Change V5.00 Release R1.10.1837
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- Bug Fix: "FD Write Protection" didn’t work.
- Bug Fix: Some non-compliant memory test programs
running on DOS violate our Extended BIOS Data Area
and claim that memory errors occur.
- Added new FSC MemoryBird to the MemoryBird SystemLock
Security Feature.
- Added support for PAE (Physical Address Extension)
OS mode. It fixes a problem with security software
"Smarty".
- Bug Fix: If F12 key for Boot Menu was pressed before
quiet boot is completely enabled and initialized,
the Boot Menu was corrupted after pressing any key.
- Sporadically system hang if delete device stick
entry in MultiBoot3.
- Bug Fix: The CPU feature availabilities for C1E mode
and TM2 mode were not correctly evaluated for the
Intel Value CPUs.
- Fix handling of sporadically SMB communication
errors.
- Improvement: Grey node "Onboard VGA" to "Auto" if
no VGA card plugged.
31.01.2005
BIOS - Change V5.00 Release R1.09.1837
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- Support for Enhanced Intel Speed Step (EIST)
implemented. Enable support via new setup node
"Enhanced SpeedStep" (BIOS Default: Enabled).
Setup node only available, if CPU is plugged that
supports EIST.
- Microcode update for Pentium 4 Processors added:
Prescott F34 (D-0 Step) Patch ID 14h
Prescott F41 (E-0 Step) Patch ID 12h
- Add default Microcode update for Pentium 4
Processors CPU ID F43h instead of CPU ID F37h.
- System Monitoring:
Update System Monitoring values, based on new
System Monitoring Settings 2005-01-18.
- DRAM handling changed to solve problems with some
memory modules.
- Bug Fix: Some configurations with 4GB memory fails.
- Setup default value for 'Primary Display' changed
from 'PEG' to 'PCI'.
- BIOS Setup Info page redesigned.
- New setup node "Firmware" implemented to display
Firmware Revision(s) of connected IDE devices.
07.12.2004
BIOS - Change V5.00 Release R1.08.1837
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- Add new Video Bios for integrated graphic
(Build 3414).
- Bug Fix: Check for SMART availability before
sending SMART commands. Avoid system to hang in
POST with some Optical Device Drives.
- Improvement in detecting of Broadcom LAN controller.
- Improvement in handling of DVD drives.
- System Monitoring: Change start-up temperature
like list from Nov. 18, 2004.
- Fix SilentSpeed "LowSpeedValue" to 2800MHz.
Remark: Run only on TM2 CPU.
- Remove obsolete feature to support legacy non
INTEL CPUs like 386 and 486.
- BIOS update hangs on specially Win98 Diskette during
Nvram update.
- Remove ENUMs for ComB (Serial2) if not present.
- Improved management from USB devices without serial
number. Fix high sporadic errors on certain USB
Ports.
- Workaround: POST hang at 52h with some KVM switches.
- Implemented Setup Switch to disable Internal
Graphics Device.
- Corrected POST screen behaviour regarding setup key
messages when quiet boot is active. On some POST
phases, the setup key messages appeared, although
pressing the key did not cause entering Setup. On
other POST phases no message appeared, although
pressing the key caused entering Setup.
- Bug Fix: SmartCard SystemLock installation failed
when using Sicrypt SmartCards. This also fixes the
display problem on the D183x systems, when
installing an "F3 Group PC".
- Implemented Intel memory reference code 1.40.
- Setup default value for “CPU Halt Mode (C1E)”
changed from “Standard” to “Enhanced”.
- NMI handling during and after POST reworked.
- Improve mechanism for entering BIOS Setup via
pressing .
- Fix problems with PCI Error logging.
- Fix hard system hang after search for PCI errors.
- System Monitoring/BIOS setup: Heracles support:
Code bugfix to display sensor 2 information.
05.11.2004
BIOS - Change V5.00 Release R1.07.1837
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- Not officially released.
29.09.2004
BIOS - Change V5.00 Release R1.06.1837
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- Support for Celeron 2,8 GHz CPU.
23.09.2004
BIOS - Change V5.00 Release R1.05.1837
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- Support for new system board variant D1837-A2x
implemented.
- Setup node "PCI Bus SERR Checking" changed to "PCI
Bus SERR for Video" to solve sporadic problems
with some PCI graphics adapters (especially PCI
Express) (BIOS Default: PCI Bus SERR for Video:
Disabled).
- Improvements in PCI Express configuration to get
PCI Express bus more stable and get all PCI
Express adapters working.
- Performance improvement after resume from ACPI S3
using Windows XP with installed SP2.
- SMI handling changed to fix sporadic reboot
problems.
- The Setup F9 Key information in the BIOS setup
status line will change from "Setup Defaults" to
"Default Values", if default values are different
to original BIOS default values.
- Support for Prescott E0-Step CPU implemented.
- Additional setting "Automatic" for setup node
"CPU Frequency (GHz)" implemented.
- Loading mechanism for P6 microcode updates changed.
- Bug Fix: System hangs sporadically after resume
from "SafeStandby".
- Bug Fix: Activating of "SafeStandby" hangs with
some PCI Express graphics adapters.
- Bug Fix: After a reset or a power cycle with
activated boot menu, in future disabling
boot devices at BIOS Setup "Boot Sequence" fails.
- Bug Fix: FreeDOS hangs during InitDisk, if several
hard disks are connected to the system and one
hard disk is disabled at BIOS Setup "Boot
Sequence".
- Problems with floppy disks using operating systems
in non-APIC mode fixed.
- System Monitoring:
Support for Prescott E0-Step CPU implemented.
- System Monitoring:
Update CPU thermal characteristics of Prescott
Celeron (FSB 533MHz), based on new System
Monitoring Settings 2004-08-16.
- System Monitoring:
Increase CPU startup temperature for all Prescott
CPUs.
- System Monitoring:
Warning/Alert temperature for Prescott CPUs with
low T-Control value increased.
- SMBIOS Type4 (Processor Information) CPU family
detection adapted to new Intel P4 CPUs.
- Receive correct amount of memory in Single Channel
Mode within SMBIOS Type17 (Memory Device).
30.07.2004
BIOS - Change V5.00 Release R1.04.1837
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- New OnScreen branding BIOS writer guide implemented.
- Prevent ACPI S1 if "Save Standby: Enabled".
- Reporting of some PCI Express and MCH base addresses
changed to dynamically.
- Correct system monitoring values like list from
07/24/2004.
- System Monitoring:
Increase CPU throttle temperature for all Prescott
CPUs.
- New setup node "PCI Bus SERR Checking" implemented
to solve sporadic problems with some PCI adapters
(especially PCI Express graphics adapters).
(BIOS Default: PCI Bus SERR Checking: Enabled)
- Bug Fix: System hangs if "Advanced System
Configuration" menu entered in BIOS setup with
Prescott E-Step CPU.
- Fix sporadic POST hangs, if "Quiet Boot: Enabled"
and the "F2-Key" is pressed to enter Setup.
- Fix sporadic POST hangs or BIOS Setup hangs, if USB
devices will be plugged or removed during POST or
BIOS Setup.
- Speed Up POST and avoid potential instability
during POST if USB devices are plugged.
- Implemented new memory reference code 1.10.
- Fix sporadic CMOS Checksum Error during POST.
- Bug fix: If more than 3 passwords are set, ACPI OS
no longer boot.
- Ensure that BIOS Setup can be entered after HDD
password prompt.
- Workaround for unexpected "CuSn" (Customer Serial
Number) string.
- Bug Fix: POST hangs with USB MO-Drive, if a medium
is plugged with a sector size of 2048 Byte.
- Workaround for using Windows XP ACPI S3 with SATA
slave only configuration.
- Bug Fix: POST error messages are not displayed, if
HDD password(s) are set.
- Changed sequence of OPROM loading to solve space
problems in UMB area.
- Workaround for sporadic POST hangs, if "SM Fan
Control" is set to "Silent".
- Redesign of error logging to ensure, that a NMI will
be generated if a fatal error is logged during SMI.
- Change System Monitoring values based on input from
system engineering, 08.07.2004. Remove workaround
for "old" System Monitoring firmware (Rev. <=0.6).
- Add new setup node for slow USB devices, which need
a delay during POST to get detected.
08.07.2004
BIOS - Change V5.00 Release R1.03.1837
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- Not officially released.
05.07.2004
BIOS - Change V5.00 Release R1.02.1837
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- Bug Fix: If "S-ATA Mode" is set to "Compatible",
the SATA-Drives are not configured to UDMA-Mode.
- Implemented support for floppies different than
1.44 MB.
- Bug Fix: System doesn't switch off, if "Power-on
source" is set to "BIOS Controlled".
- Adapted help text of ICH6 SATA mapping to silk
print on system boards.
- Fixed long resume time from ACPI S3 with USB
devices.
- Microcode update for Pentium 4 Processor:
Prescott/Nocona F32(B-1 Step) Patch ID 0Ah
- Fix POST screen corruption after password prompt.
- ACPI support for PCI Express (MCFG structure)
did not work.
- Support USB multilun devices (Card reader).
- Bug Fix: F12-Boot menu opened when System password
starts with "5".
- Bug Fix: System hangs after S3 if PATA-HDD
password is set.
- Changed Audio Codec from STAC9772 to AD1986 in
SMBIOS Type 8.
- Moved PCI Express Definitions from SMBIOS Type 8
"Port Connector" to SMBIOS Type 9 with "Slot Type"
value as 0A5h for PCI Express.
- System Monitoring with Heracles: Interchanged
warning and critical threshold values for inside
and outside (sys) temp.
- Bug Fix: ACPI EPP mode not working at address 3BCh.
- Fix Device always in PIO mode under Windows only if
another device on the same channel is disabled in
Multiboot.
- Fixed sporadic POST hang after WOL.
- Added ACPI 2.0 support.
- Added support for FreeDOS on the flash diskette.
- COM-Port resources were not changeable at WinXP,
even if they have been changed in setup. Only
defaults (3F8h-3FFh and 2F8h-2FFh) could be used.
- Reduced System Power Consumption by using a special
Broadcom LAN configuration, if WOL is enabled and
ASF is disabled.
- Bug Fix: HDD password is not working with
"Safe Standby".
16.06.2004
BIOS - Change V5.00 Release R1.01.1837
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- Not officially released.
01.06.2004
BIOS - Change V5.00 Release R1.00.1837
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- First released version. |