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PCL6000 ROM BIOS Summary (Rev 1.17)
| Release |
Date |
Changes |
9.00.01
BETA
checksum
PN 123957SW
For use with:-
DataIO or Dataman
S4 prom programmer |
13/5/96
D900 |
Included functionality,
Based on IBM SurePath 2.0 code base.
Natoma initial programming as per early BIOS writers guide.
Nat Semi 308 initial programming.
Automatic DIMM detection and sizing.
Pentium Pro cache setup is functional (ignores L2 cache setup options).
Pentium Pro BIOS update is provided for B0, C0, sA0 and sA1 steppings.
Automatic detection, sizing and mode for up to 4 IDE drives.
Single video binary support for GD5462 (Alpha).
Adaptec 7880 binary and setup utility (Beta).
USB controller is initialised.
Signs on with Apricot version string and copyright (+ graphical boot with IBM SurePath
logo).
Excluded functionality,
Power management.
Manufacturing support.
Branding.
Setup changes.
Diva card support.
Final chipset optimisation.
Automatic DIMM type, speed and error correction.
Boot block recovery.
Machine ID API for Apricot diagnostics etc.
Cosworth mods’ check.
USB keyboard emulation.
DMI.
Appearance changes.
Pentium Pro BIOS update API.
Known Problems,
Cirrus video controller does not work well in standard VGA graphics mode.
PCI IDE timings have not been optimised.
Some DIMMs are not recognised correctly.
Memory timing is ‘hard wired’.
Nat Semi 308 is showing issues with PnP under Windows 95.
Dual video binary support is not included (GD 5466 or GD 5462).
Pentium Pro BIOS update information is not available in setup.
Processor type and speed determination does not work. |
9.00.02
BETA
checksum
PN 123957SW |
16/5/93
0E00 |
Exit from Setup Causes Hang (Also
requires keyboard reset hardware mod)
CPU Type and Speed not displayed correctly in System Summary Screen. Fixed
IPR2171 Machine hangs after CMOS cleared if Adaptec Enabled.
Some Dimm's not recognised correctly despite being correctly programmed. |
9.00.03
BETA
checksum
PN 123957SW |
6/6/96
F400 |
IPR02192, IPR02225 PCI Video resources
now removed from free pool correctly. Fixed
New release of Adaptec BIOS, Version 1.24.
Intel BIOS Update information in System Summary.
Date/Time display in Setup in UK format. Fixed
IPR02186, IPR02232, IPR02235, IPR02237 NS308 no longer put in PnP mode. Core PnP Code
still fails to configure system devices correctly and will therefore not configure PnP
Cards correctly either. Not yet fixed
Inappropriate External Cache items replaced in Setup. Fixed.
IPR02148, IPR02178, IPR02190, IPR02213, IPR02214, IPR02236 New video binary version 1.32a.
Doesn't seem to fix anything
IPR02230 Now Resets if no video found (Attempt to fix Cirrus Cold Start problem). Doesn't
seem to fix all occurrences
IPR02230 Now Resets if no video found (Attempt to fix Cirrus Cold Start problem).Doesn't
seem to fix all occurrences
IPR02186, IPR02232, IPR02235, IPR02237, PCI Interrupt routing no takes into account legacy
and PnP usage (Limited to IRQ9/10 or 11 due to PnP problems above).Fixed
Now supports limited Power Management Functionality (Just enough to test out hardware).
Support for 3 Dimm Sockets Added (REV B). |
9.00.05
Beta
checksum
PN 123957SW |
19/8/96
4D00 |
Programming: S4 / DATAIO, Offset 40000
Status of outstanding problems for this release:
Cache not Disablable, fixed in this release
Cosmetic changes, new sign-on / logo provided.
Setup Options Review, all but CD-ROM PIO Override In.
CD-ROM Boot fails if ESC pressed during POST. Not fixed in this release.
Processor Field Upgrades, Intel BIOS Update patches will be issued as updated versions of
this BIOS for the forseeable future.
CHS translation disable (for legacy OS's that have different mapping strategies for large
drives), added in this release.
Palette-snooping setup option, added in this release
BIOS Recovery Code, not in this release.
Machine-Identification API for Pre-Install/Diagnostics etc., Added in this release
DMI 2.0 Support, Partial implementation in this release.
USB Keyboard Emulation, not in this release
Foghorne/BIOS branding/serialisation, not in this release
Diva Card Removal Protection Support (for HMCE), Not in this release
FR013, 16bit Legacy I/O resource clash.Initial fix starts I/O allocation at0x2000.
Further design/discussion/development required for more full-proof fix.
FR016, 062 Boot Failure, this is a fail-safe feature of Surepath, invoked if post failes
to reach setup/boot 3 times in a row.
FR046, SCS HDD Orion Problem, unable to reproduce. Not addressed in this release
IPR02226, Feature of Surepath, No change
FR038, FR040/1, FR047
IPR02232, IPR02305, NS308 PnP Device Nodes were not implemented. Caused various resource
clashes, incorrect identification etc. Fixed in this release.
IPR02234, Win95J "Unknown PCI Device" - USB Controller! Setup Option to disable
has been added.
IPR02235, FDC Controller not recognised and working with 3 Mode Floppy, 308 PnP Should now
identify it correctly and AIS manager is in for recognising machine type.
FR042-4, IPR02349, User and Admin Password Problems.
Extensive changes where made in the new drop of Surepath and all current fixes for Trent
have been included.
IPR02251, IPR02378?, Can't do Express Install of WinNT with Onboard SCSI. In-The-Box
Adaptec driver problem. Workaround had been documented by Adaptec and will be documented.
IPR02274, Memory Timing Violation. Chipset Settings Corrected.
FR018, FR045, IPR02276, IPR02277, IPR02332, IPR02356, Power Saving Sub-Functional. This
release should bring it in line with TRENT.
IPR02391, IPR02392, Adapter card problems, PCI Bus latency timers should now be correctly
configured. These IPR's are no longer reproducible so it is difficult to know whether this
is the fix.
IPR02620, CCTEST Failure during MDP, Suspect Drive problems. Not addressed in this
release.
FR021, IPR02633, BIOS occasionally reports Configuration Change when there is no change in
hardware. Unable to reproduce. Further investigation required.
All video related IPR's. Were made dormant and have not been addressed in this release.
Some HCT related IPR's were deemed to be problems with the HCT, Details passed to
Microsoft. Not addressed in this release. |
9.00.05
Beta
checksum
PN 124128SW
For use with JFLASH. |
19/8/96
4D00 |
Programming - "JFLASH -O:40000
-F:FERRARIR.BIN"
Status of outstanding problems for this release:
Cache not Disablable, fixed in this release
Cosmetic changes, new sign-on / logo provided.
Setup Options Review, all but CD-ROM PIO Override In.
CD-ROM Boot fails if ESC pressed during POST. Not fixed in this release.
Processor Field Upgrades, Intel BIOS Update patches will be issued as updated versions of
this BIOS for the forseeable future.
CHS translation disable (for legacy OS's that have different mapping strategies for large
drives), added in this release.
Palette-snooping setup option, added in this release
BIOS Recovery Code, not in this release.
Machine-Identification API for Pre-Install/Diagnostics etc., Added in this release
DMI 2.0 Support, Partial implementation in this release.
USB Keyboard Emulation, not in this release
Foghorne/BIOS branding/serialisation, not in this release
Diva Card Removal Protection Support (for HMCE), Not in this release
FR013, 16bit Legacy I/O resource clash.Initial fix starts I/O allocation at0x2000.
Further design/discussion/development required for more full-proof fix.
FR016, 062 Boot Failure, this is a fail-safe feature of Surepath, invoked if post failes
to reach setup/boot 3 times in a row.
FR046, SCS HDD Orion Problem, unable to reproduce. Not addressed in this release
IPR02226, Feature of Surepath, No change
FR038, FR040/1, FR047
IPR02232, IPR02305, NS308 PnP Device Nodes were not implemented. Caused various resource
clashes, incorrect identification etc. Fixed in this release.
IPR02234, Win95J "Unknown PCI Device" - USB Controller! Setup Option to disable
has been added.
IPR02235, FDC Controller not recognised and working with 3 Mode Floppy, 308 PnP Should now
identify it correctly and AIS manager is in for recognising machine type.
FR042-4, IPR02349, User and Admin Password Problems.
Extensive changes where made in the new drop of Surepath and all current fixes for Trent
have been included.
IPR02251, IPR02378?, Can't do Express Install of WinNT with Onboard SCSI. In-The-Box
Adaptec driver problem. Workaround had been documented by Adaptec and will be documented.
IPR02274, Memory Timing Violation. Chipset Settings Corrected.
FR018, FR045, IPR02276, IPR02277, IPR02332, IPR02356, Power Saving Sub-Functional. This
release should bring it in line with TRENT.
IPR02391, IPR02392, Adapter card problems, PCI Bus latency timers should now be correctly
configured. These IPR's are no longer reproducible so it is difficult to know whether this
is the fix.
IPR02620, CCTEST Failure during MDP, Suspect Drive problems. Not addressed in this
release.
FR021, IPR02633, BIOS occasionally reports Configuration Change when there is no change in
hardware. Unable to reproduce. Further investigation required.
All video related IPR's. Were made dormant and have not been addressed in this release.
Some HCT related IPR's were deemed to be problems with the HCT, Details passed to
Microsoft. Not addressed in this release. |
9.00.06
Beta
checksum
PN 123957SW |
2/9/96
D400 |
Status of outstanding problems for this
release:
FR013: 16bit Legacy I/O resource clash. Further design/discussion/development required for
more full-proof fix. Probably in 9.01.
FR018 IPR02276: HDD Does not Spin Down in Power Saving Mode. Fixed in this release.
FR038: HP Colorado T1000e Won't work in EPP/ECP/Bi-directional any OS? Won't work in
Standard mode under Win3.1? Not reproduced, awaiting results of tests with other EPP/ECP
devices.
FR046: SCSI HDD Orion Problem. Unable to reproduce. Not addressed in this release.
FR049 IPR02748: Setup ECC Options Confusing. Tidied up and now defaults to appropriate
setting based on DIMM(s) present.
FR056: JFlash does not work on 9.00.05. Change over to using TFlash not synchronised well.
FR057: PC Beep. Under Investigation.
IPR02235: FDC Controller not recognised and working with 3 Mode Floppy. Awaiting results
of regression testing.
IPR02251: Can't do Express Install of WinNT with Onboard SCSI. In-The-Box Adaptec driver
problem. Workaround had been documented by Adaptec and will be documented.
IPR02305: 1800 PCI Error. This is the "out of resources" error and it
may be that the configuration was genuinely out of resources. Awaiting results of testing.
IPR02349: User and Admin Password Problems. Awaiting results of regression testing.
IPR02391 IPR02392: Adapter card problems. Awaiting results of regression testing.
IPR02633: BIOS occasionally reports Configuration Change when there is no change in
hardware. Awaiting results of regression testing.
IPR02739: Start-up screen corrupts with serial port error. Fixed in this release.
IPR02740: Drive type detection and CD-ROM Boot failure with Fast Post. Under investigation
by IBM.
IPR02754: Power Saving does not work under DOS. Fixed in this release.
All video related IPR's. Were made dormant and have not been addressed in this release.
Some HCT related IPR's were deemed to be problems with the HCT. Details passed to
Microsoft. Not addressed in this release.
Help for summary line menu item incorrect. Fixed in this release.
WinNT hangs if Floppy controller Disabled in Setup. Fixed in this release.
Clear Error Log followed by Restore CMOS and re-display error log caused screen
corruption. Fixed in this release.
TFLASH interface. Added for this release.
Processor Field Upgrades. Intel BIOS Update patches will be issued as updated versions of
this BIOS for the foreseeable future.
Setup Option for Disabling IDE Controller doesn't disable settings menu. Fixed in this
release.
BIOS Recovery Code. Not in this release.
DMI 2.0 Support. Partial implementation in this release.
USB Keyboard Emulation. Not in this release
Foghorne/BIOS branding/serialisation. Not in this release
Diva Card Removal Protection Support (for HMCE). Not in this release |
9.00.07
Beta
checksum
PN 123957SW
for (S4, DataIO). |
4/9/96
5F00 |
Status of outstanding problems for this
release:
FR013: 16bit Legacy I/O resource clash. Further design/discussion/development required for
more full-proof fix. Probably in 9.01
FR038: HP Colorado T1000e Won't work in EPP/ECP/Bi-directional any OS?
Won't work in Standard mode under Win3.1?. Not reproduced, awaiting results of tests with
other EPP/ECP devices.
FR046: SCSI HDD Orion Problem. Unable to reproduce. Not addressed in this release
FR049 IPR02748 IPR02772: Setup ECC Options Confusing. Tidied up and now defaults to
appropriate setting based on DIMM(s) present.
FR056: JFlash does not work on 9.00.05. Change over to using TFlash not synchronised well
FR057 IPR02771: PC Beep. Silicon Revision of Vibra Chip must be later then E stepping.
Problem with caching of Video BIOS on Matrox fixed in this release.
IPR02251: Can't do Express Install of WinNT with Onboard SCSI. In-The-Box Adaptec driver
problem. Workaround had been documented by Adaptec and will be documented.
IPR02305: 1800 PCI Error. This is the "out of resources" error and it
may be that the configuration was genuinely out of resources. Awaiting results of testing.
IPR02391 IPR02392: Adapter card problems. Awaiting results of regression testing.
IPR02633: BIOS occasionally reports Configuration Change when there is no change in
hardware. Possible faulty Motherboard. Under Investigation
IPR02726 IPR02740: Drive type detection and CD-ROM Boot failure with Fast Post. Under
investigation by IBM.
IPR02770: IRQ 14 not a wake-up event. Not fixed in this release.
IPR02779: SCO Unix reboot/restart hangs. Not fixed in this release.
IPR02780: DPT Card Option Rom Hangs after CMOS Discharged. Not fixed in this release.
All video related IPR's. Were made dormant and have not been addressed in this release.
Some HCT related IPR's were deemed to be problems with the HCT. Details passed to
Microsoft. Not addressed in this release.
Missing PnP node for 308 and 10bit aliasing. Fixed in this release.
Video Controller line in Video Setup Menu appears "selected". Fixed in this
release.
Screen corruption when Error Log is cleared an subsequently restored with F9 key when in
Error Log menu. Fixed in this release.
Shadowing Line for BIOS (E0000-FFFFF) in Shadow Menu can be selected. Fixed in this
release.
Caching for memory sizes not a power of 2 (e.g. 48MB, 192MB...) only cached up to nearest
power of 2 below (e.g. 48MB->32MB, 192MB->128MB....) Fixed in this release.
Change in Mouse counnection status does not show "bullet" to indicate change.
Not fixed in this release
Manually setting IDE drive PIO mode to Mode 4 causes a configuration change notification
and forces it back to Automatic next time you enter setup. Not fixed in this release
Inaccurate help for Power-On-Password about being prompted for password on booting. This
is conditioned by a setup option. Not fixed in this release
Inconsistency of drive names/numbers between System Summary, Device and I/O Ports, and
Start Options menus. Not fixed in this release
Processor Field Upgrades. Intel BIOS Update patches will be issued as updated versions of
this BIOS for the forseeable future.
BIOS Recovery Code. Not in this release.
DMI 2.0 Support. Partial implementation in this release.
USB Keyboard Emulation. Not in this release
Foghorne/BIOS branding/serialisation. Not in this release
Diva Card Removal Protection Support (for HMCE). Not in this release |
9.00
Release
checksum
PN 123957SW |
5/9/96
5F00 |
FR013: 16bit Legacy I/O resource clash.
Further design/discussion/development required for more full-proof fix. Probably in 9.01
FR038: HP Colorado T1000e Won't work in EPP/ECP/Bi-directional any OS?
Won't work in Standard mode under Win3.1? Not reproduced, awaiting results of tests with
other EPP/ECP devices.
FR046: SCSI HDD Orion Problem.Unable to reproduce. Not addressed in this release
FR049 IPR02748 IPR02772: Default ECC Setting Incorrect. Bug introduced in that caused
crash if "Load Default Settings" selected. Also didn't calculate default
correctly if CMOS Battery was bad. Fixed in 9.00.07
FR056: JFlash does not work on 9.00.05. Change over to using TFlash not synchronised well
FR057 IPR02771. PC Beep. Silicon Revision of Vibra Chip must be later then E stepping.
Problem with caching of Video BIOS on Matrox fixed in release 9.00.07.
IPR02251: Can't do Express Install of WinNT with Onboard SCSI. In-The-Box Adaptec driver
problem. Workaround had been documented by Adaptec and will be documented.
IPR02305: 1800 PCI Error. This is the "out of resources" error and it may be
that the configuration was genuinely out of resources. Awaiting results of testing.
IPR02391 IPR02392: Adapter card problems. Awaiting results of regression testing.
IPR02633: BIOS occasionally reports Configuration Change when there is no change in
hardware. Possible faulty Motherboard. Under Investigation
IPR02726 IPR02740: Drive type detection and CD-ROM Boot failure with Fast Post. Under
investigation by IBM.
IPR02770: IRQ 14 not a wake-up event. Not fixed in this release.
IPR02779: SCO Unix reboot/restart hangs. Not fixed in this release.
IPR02780: DPT Card Option Rom Hangs after CMOS Discharged. Not fixed in this release.
IPR02795: Reserved bit in one chipset register is being set. Not fixed in this release.
All video related IPR's. Were made dormant and have not been addressed in this release.
Some HCT related IPR's were deemed to be problems with the HCT. Details passed to
Microsoft. Not addressed in this release.
Missing PnP node for 308 and 10bit aliasing. Fixed in 9.00.07
Video Controller line in Video Setup Menu appears "selected". Fixed in 9.00.07
Screen corruption when Error Log is cleared an subsequently restored with F9 key when in
Error Log menu. Fixed in 9.00.07
Shadowing Line for BIOS (E0000-FFFFF) in Shadow Menu can be selected. Fixed in 9.00.07
Caching for memory sizes not a power of 2 (e.g. 48MB, 192MB...) only cached up to nearest
power of 2 below (e.g. 48MB->32MB, 192MB->128MB....) Fixed in 9.00.07
Change in Mouse connection status does not show "bullet" to indicate change. Not
fixed in this release
Manually setting IDE drive PIO mode to Mode 4 causes a configuration change notification
and forces it back to Automatic next time you enter setup. Not fixed in this release
Inaccurate help for Power-On-Password about being prompted for password on booting. This
is conditioned by a setup option. Not fixed in this release
Inconsistency of drive names/numbers between System Summary, Device and I/O Ports, and
Start Options menus. Not fixed in this release
Processor Field Upgrades. Intel BIOS Update patches will be issued as updated versions of
this BIOS for the foreseeable future.
BIOS Recovery Code. Not in this release.
DMI 2.0 Support. Partial implementation in this release.
USB Keyboard Emulation. Not in this release
Foghorne/BIOS branding/serialisation. Not in this release
Diva Card Removal Protection Support (for HMCE). Not in this release |
9.01
Release
checksum
PN 123957SW |
19/9/96
9400 |
Instructions for Installing Binary
For factory build and updating before 9.00.06. PROM PROGRAMMER. Use offset 40000 for
29F040
Won't work if current BIOS is before 9.00.06. TFLASH. "TFLASH B W filename.BIN"
Differences from 9.00
Logo changed from three diamonds only to three diamonds plus "Mitsubishi
Electric".
Removed leading zero from major version number i.e. "9.00" rather
than"09.00". |
9.02.01
Beta
checksum
PN 123957SW |
8/11/96
1800 |
To install: "TFLASH B W
FERRARIN.BIN"
Status of outstanding problems for this release:
(Changes in status and new problems found since 9.01 release are in Bold)
FR013: 16bit Legacy I/O resource clash. Setup Option not yet implemented.
FR038: HP Colorado T1000e Won't work in EPP/ECP/Bi-directional any OS?
Won't work in Standard mode under Win3.1? Not reproduced, awaiting results of tests with
other EPP/ECP devices.
FR046: SCSI HDD Orion Problem. HDD batch problem?
FR057 IPR02771. PC Beep. Silicon Revision of Vibra Chip must be later than E stepping.
IPR02251: Can't do Express Install of WinNT 3.51with Onboard SCSI. In-The- Box Adaptec
driver problem. Workaround had been documented by Adaptec and will be included in our
documentation. Shouldn't be a problem for NT 4.0
IPR02391 IPR02392: Adapter card problems. Awaiting results of regression testing.
IPR02633: BIOS occasionally reports Configuration. Change when there is no change in
hardware. Possible faulty Motherboard. Under Investigation
IPR02726 IPR02740: Drive type detection and CD-ROM Boot failure with Fast Post. Under
investigation by IBM.
IPR02770: IRQ 14 not a wake-up event. Chipset does not support this.
IPR02777 IPR02780: DPT card hangs after clearing CMOS (Also occurs on 062 Boot Failure).
Fixed in this release.
IPR02779: SCO Unix reboot/restart hangs. Fixed in this release (NB. Removes shutdown
processing so may influence older OS's eg. Win 3.1!)
IPR02780: DPT Card Option Rom Hangs after CMOS Discharged. Fixed in this release
IPR02795: Reserved bit in one chipset register is being set. Fixed in this release
IPR02804 (IPR02868?): Thomas Conrad card fails to connect with NW MPR3.0. Legacy resources
not defined in setup. Awaiting results of regression testing.
(IPR02828): Enhanced 32bit disk driver reports failure. Fixed in this release.
IPR02839: DPT2144 config utility causes "PCI error" message.
DTP2144 BIOS config utility uses data segment that overlaps the BIOS PCI data segment.
This causes corruption of data and the BIOS fails if returned to(ie. exit without saving).
Reserved bits being set in PMC. Fixed in this release.
Change in Mouse connection status does not show "bullet" to indicate change.
Fixed in this release.
Manually setting IDE drive PIO mode to Mode 4 causes a configuration change notification
and forces it back to Automatic next time you enter setup. Fixed in this release.
Inaccurate help for Power-On-Password about being prompted for password on booting. This
is conditioned by a setup option. Fixed in this release.
Onboard Video (Rev A and B machines only) didn't work. Fixed in this release.
Window for pressing F1 limited to memory test if Adaptec of DPT fitted. Fixed in this
release.
Expanded Phase2 size limit due to build problems. Fixed in this release.
Various problems with TFLASH accessing Data Blocks. Fixed in this release. (Need TFLASH
1.04 or later)
Factory reported 166Mhz Trents being mis-identified as 180Mhz. Would probably affect
PCL6000 as well. Fixed in this release.
DMI 2.0 Support / Serialisation. DMI should work correctly for Real and 16bit Protected
mode environments IF THE MACHINE CONTAINS VALID MANUFACTURING/SERIALISATION DATA BLOCKS!
32bit Protected mode support is included but no test software available to test this yet.
All video related IPR's. Were made dormant and have not been addressed in this release.
Some HCT related IPR's were deemed to be problems with the HCT. Details passed to
Microsoft. NOT fixed in this release.
Inconsistency of drive names/numbers between System Summary, Device and I/O Ports, and
Start Options menus. NOT fixed in this release.
(Loughborough sound images card doesn't work.). NOT fixed in this release
Processor Field Upgrades. Intel BIOS Update patches will be issued as updated versions of
this BIOS for the foreseeable future.
BIOS Recovery Code. NOT in this release.
USB Keyboard Emulation. NOT in this release
Foghorne/BIOS branding. NOT in this release
Diva Card Removal Protection Support (for HMCE). NOT in this release |
9.02.02
Beta
checksum
PN 123957SW |
19/11/96
2800 |
To install:
"TFLASH B W FERRARIN.BIN"
Status of outstanding problems for this release:
(Changes in status and new problems found since 9.02.01 release are in Bold)
FR013: 16bit Legacy I/O resource clash. Setup Option not yet implemented.
FR038: HP Colorado T1000e Won't work in EPP/ECP/Bi-directional any OS? Won't work in
Standard mode under Win3.1? Awaiting results of regression testing.
FR046: SCSI HDD Orion Problem
Awaiting results of regression testing.
FR057 IPR02771: PC Beep. Awaiting results of regression testing.
IPR02251: Can't do Express Install of WinNT 3.51with Onboard SCSI.
In-The-Box Adaptec driver problem. Workaround had been documented by Adaptec and will be
included in our documentation. Shouldn't be a problem for NT 4.0 Awaiting results of
testing.
IPR02391 IPR02392: Adapter card problems. Awaiting results of regression testing.
IPR02633: BIOS occasionally reports Configuration Change when there is no change in
hardware. Awaiting results of regression testing.
IPR02726 IPR02740: Drive type detection and CD-ROM Boot failure with Fast Post. Under
investigation by IBM.
IPR02770: IRQ 14 not a wake-up event Chipset does not support this.
IPR02777 IPR02780: DPT card hangs after clearing CMOS (Also occurs on 062 Boot Failure).
Awaiting results of regression testing.
IPR02779: SCO UNIX reboot/restart hangs. Awaiting results of regression testing.
IPR02780: DPT Card Option ROM Hangs after CMOS Discharged. Awaiting results of regression
testing.
IPR02795: Reserved bit in one chipset register is being set. Awaiting results of
regression testing.
IPR02804 (IPR02868?): Thomas Conrad card fails to connect with NW MPR3.0. Awaiting results
of regression testing.
(IPR02828) (IPR02882): Disk Enhancer and Disk Power Management Problems. Help text updated
in this release. Awaiting results of regression testing for previous mod’s to
functionality.
IPR02839: DPT2144 config’ utility causes "PCI error" message.
DTP2144 BIOS config’ utility uses data segment that overlaps the BIOS PCI data
segment. This causes corruption of data and the BIOS fails if returned to (i.e. exit
without saving).
IPR02936: Default setting for Mouse is Not Installed which means it goes into Setup after
auto-config’’’’’’’’’’’ if Mouse
Present. Under Investigation.
Reserved bits being set in PMC. Awaiting results of regression testing.
Change in Mouse connection status does not show "bullet" to indicate change.
Awaiting results of regression testing.
Manually setting IDE drive PIO mode to Mode 4 causes a configuration change notification
and forces it back to Automatic next time you enter Setup. Awaiting results of regression
testing.
Inaccurate help for Power-On-Password about being prompted for password on booting. This
is conditioned by a Setup option. Awaiting results of regression testing.
Onboard Video (Rev A and B machines only) didn't work. Awaiting results of regression
testing.
Window for pressing F1 limited to memory test if Adaptec of DPT fitted. Awaiting results
of regression testing.
Expanded Phase2 size limit due to build problems. Awaiting results of regression testing.
Various problems with TFLASH accessing Data Blocks. Awaiting results of regression
testing.
Factory reported 166Mhz Trents being miss-identified as 180Mhz. Would probably affect
PCL6000 as well. Awaiting results of regression testing.
DMI 2.0 Support / Serialisation DMI should work correctly for Real and 16bit Protected
mode environments IF THE MACHINE CONTAINS VALID MANUFACTURING/SERIALISATION DATA BLOCKS!
32bit Protected mode support is included but no test software available to test this yet.
Some changes made to prevent DMI_INVALID_HANDLE and to remove invalid entries from NT
interface table.
PCI Interrupt Slot Rotations/Riser Support. Support for the second slot on
Diamond/Lotus/SongCheer risers added and the slot ID's/Rotations set up to match Trent
where appropriate.
NS307 not reporting correct inf. in PnP node. Fixed in this release.
Parallel Port not reporting correct number of I/O ports in PnP node when at 3BC address.
Fixed in this release.
All video related IPR's. Were made dormant and have not been addressed in this release.
Some HCT related IPR's were deemed to be problems with the HCT Details passed to
Microsoft. NOT fixed in this release.
Inconsistency of drive names/numbers between System Summary, Device and I/O Ports, and
Start Options menus. NOT fixed in this release.
(Loughborough sound images card doesn't work.). NOT fixed in this release
Processor Field Upgrades. Intel BIOS Update patches will be issued as updated versions of
this BIOS for the foreseeable future.
BIOS Recovery Code. NOT in this release.
USB Keyboard Emulation. NOT in this release
Foghorn/BIOS branding. NOT in this release
Diva Card Removal Protection Support (for HMCE). NOT in this release |
9.02
Release
checksum
PN 123957SW |
27/11/96
2100 |
To install:
"TFLASH B W FERRARIN.BIN"
Differences from 9.02.02
None except version number.
Status of outstanding problems for this release:
(Changes in status and new problems found since9.02.01 release are in Bold)
FR013: 16bit Legacy I/O resource clash. Setup Option not yet implemented.
FR038: HP Colorado T1000e Won't work in EPP/ECP/Bi-directional any OS?
Won't work in Standard mode under Win3.1? Awaiting results of regression testing.
FR046: SCSI HDD Orion Problem
Awaiting results of regression testing.
FR057 IPR02771: PC Beep. Awaiting results of regression testing.
IPR02251: Can't do Express Install of WinNT 3.51with Onboard SCSI. In-The-Box Adaptec
driver problem. Workaround had been documented by Adaptec and will be included in our
documentation. Shouldn't be a problem for NT 4.0 Awaiting results of testing.
IPR02391 IPR02392: Adapter card problems. Awaiting results of regression testing.
IPR02633: BIOS occasionally reports Configuration. Change when there is no change in
hardware. Awaiting results of regression testing.
IPR02726 IPR02740: Drive type detection and CD-ROM Boot failure with Fast Post. Under
investigation by IBM.
IPR02770: IRQ 14 not a wake-up event. Chipset does not support this.
IPR02777 IPR02780: DPT card hangs after clearing CMOS (Also occurs on 062 Boot Failure).
Awaiting results of regression testing.
IPR02779: SCO Unix reboot/restart hangs. Awaiting results of regression testing.
IPR02780: DPT Card Option Rom Hangs after CMOS Discharged. Awaiting results of regression
testing.
IPR02795: Reserved bit in one chipset register is being set. Awaiting results of
regression testing.
IPR02804 (IPR02868?): Thomas Conrad card fails to connect with NW MPR3.0 Awaiting results
of regression testing.
(IPR02828) (IPR02882): Disk Enhancer and Disk Power Management Problems. Help text updated
in this release. Awaiting results of regression testing for previous mods to
functionality.
IPR02839: DPT2144 config utility causes "PCI error" message. DTP2144 BIOS config
utility uses data segment that overlaps the BIOS PCI data segment. This causes corruption
of data and the BIOS fails if returned to (ie. exit without saving).
IPR02936: Default setting for Mouse is Not Installed which means it goes into setup after
autoconfig if Mouse Present. Under Investigation.
Reserved bits being set in PMC. Awaiting results of regression testing.
Change in Mouse connection status does not show "bullet" to indicate change.
Awaiting results of regression testing.
Manually setting IDE drive PIO mode to Mode 4 causes a configuration change notification
and forces it back to Automatic next time you enter setup. Awaiting results of regression
testing.
Inaccurate help for Power-On-Password about being prompted for password on booting. This
is conditioned by a setup option. Awaiting results of regression testing.
Onboard Video (Rev A and B machines only) didn't work. Awaiting results of regression
testing.
Window for pressing F1 limited to memory test if Adaptec of DPT fitted. Awaiting results
of regression testing.
Expanded Phase2 size limit due to build problems. Awaiting results of regression testing.
Various problems with TFLASH accessing Data Blocks. Awaiting results of regression
testing.
Factory reported 166Mhz Trents being mis-identified as 180Mhz. Would probably affect
PCL6000 as well. Awaiting results of regression testing.
DMI 2.0 Support / Serialisation. DMI should work correctly for Real and 16bit Protected
mode environments IF THE MACHINE CONTAINS VALID MANUFACTURING/SERIALISATION DATA BLOCKS!
32bit Protected mode support is included but no test software available to test this yet.
Some changes made to prevent DMI_INVALID_HANDLE and to remove invalid entries from NT
interface table.
PCI Interrupt Slot Rotations/Riser Support
Support for the second slot on Diamond/Lotus/SongCheer risers added and the slot
ID's/Rotations set up to match Trent where appropriate.
NS307 not reporting correct info in PnP node. Fixed in this release.
Parallel Port not reporting correct number of I/O ports in PnP node when at 3BC address.
Fixed in this release.
All video related IPR's. Were made dormant and have not been addressed in this release.
Some HCT related IPR's were deemed to be problems with the HCT. Details passed to
Microsoft. NOT fixed in this release.
Inconsistency of drive names/numbers between System Summary, Device and I/O Ports, and
Start Options menus. NOT fixed in this release.
(Loughborough sound images card doesn't work.). NOT fixed in this release
Processor Field Upgrades
Intel BIOS Update patches will be issued as updated versions of this BIOS for the
foreseeable future
BIOS Recovery Code. NOT in this release.
USB Keyboard Emulation. NOT in this release
Foghorne/BIOS branding. NOT in this release
Diva Card Removal Protection Support (for HMCE). NOT in this release |
9.03.01
Beta
checksum
PN 123957SW |
10/02/97
4400 |
To install:
"TFLASH B W FERRARIN.BIN"
Changes since last Release.
Only change was to include BIOS Update ("Stepping Data") for Intel P6s B1
stepping (patch level D1). |
9.03
Release
checksum
PN 123957SW |
14/02/97
F500 |
To install:
"TFLASH B W FERRARIN.BIN"
Differences from 9.03.01
None except version number. |
9.04.01
Beta
checksum
PN 123957SW |
02/07/97
4300 |
What String:
Apricot BIOS Version 9.04.01, 1st July 1997
Copyright (C) 1996 Apricot Computers Ltd
To install:
"TFLASH B W FERRARIN.BIN"
Changes since last Release.
Correct the inversion of IRQ sense for the parallel port to fix PRF 1823. |
9.04
Release
checksum
PN 123957SW |
01/10/97
A000 |
What String:
Apricot BIOS Version 9.04, 8th September 1997
Copyright (C) 1996 Apricot Computers Ltd
To install:
"TFLASH B W FERRARIN.BIN"
Changes since last Release (9.03).
PRF 1823. Slow printing on SCO OpenServer 5 fixed.
PRF-AOS-97003. Novell Synchronous V.35 adapter can now be installed at D0000h. |
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