| Release |
Date |
Changes |
| Rev 'C' Boards |
| 1-01 |
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| 1-02 |
|
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1-03-01
BETA |
|
New drive type 24 added - Maxtor 540 AT.
Support for CE revision of the CL5410 video controller.
Signon and copyright date changed.
Implement various revision made to the XEN-LS II BIOS. |
| 1-04 |
10/2/93 |
A fix for systems reporting an invalid
floppy drive configuration at power-on. Date and version number updated. |
1-05-01
BETA |
17/3/93 |
Support for Quantum ELS170AT drives has
been added.
'Setup' in ROM can now be disabled by using the 'LOCKSET.EXE' program.
The optional ROM is now 'visible at address C000, for remote booting. this fixes a problem
introduced with silicon revision 'CE' of the LS Pro.
The date and version strings have been changed. |
1-05-02
BETA |
30/3/93 |
Occasionally, hard disks were not 'seen'
by the BIOS when added to a system configured for no drives. This has been fixed.
Drive type 26, Quantum LPS525, is now supported.
A soft reboot used to hang the machine if APRUMB.SYS was being used with anything loaded
high. This has been fixed.
Occasionally, hard disks were being 'lost' on power up. This has been fixed.
The version number and date strings have been changed. |
1-05-03
BETA |
11/5/93 |
Machines with Monochrome monitors would
hang if security was used. This has now been fixed.
A modification has been made to the Auxiliary device reset logic. This should provide a
fix for 'mad' mouse. |
| 1-05 |
11/5/93 |
This is a release of 1-05-03 BETA |
| 1-06-01 |
5/7/93 |
A number of 'mad' mouse fixes have been
incorporated into the keyboard and mouse modules. |
| 1-06-02 |
5/7/93 |
A bug which prevented the keyboard from
working in Set-up' mode has been fixed. |
1-06-04
BETA |
1/3/94 |
Support for the following drives has
been added,
a) Quantum 'Roadrunner' LPS 170 AT
b) Quantum 'Thunderbolt' LPS 270 AT
c) Quantum 'Roadrunner' LPS 340 AT
d) Quantum 'Thunderbolt' LPS 540 AT (Max. capacity: 504MB) |
| 1-06 |
12/7/94 |
Chipset programming has been modified to
handle the new '3 chip' SIMM's, as in LS Pro Rev 'D'. |
1-07-01
BETA |
29/11/94 |
The latest Ethernet RPL code has been
included from LS Pro Rev 'D'. |
1-07-02
BETA |
6/2/95 |
Support for the following HDU types has
been added,
|
1.07.03
BETA
checksum |
7/3/96
5BD1 |
Support for IDE Enhancer has been
provided. If a hard drive cannot be identified, it is set to ‘Type 1’ to allow
the IDE Enhancer software to operate. |
| Rev 'D' Boards |
2-00-02
BETA |
30/3/93 |
Occasionally, hard disks were not 'seen'
by the BIOS when added to a system configured for no drives. This has been fixed.
The 'setup' button is ungreyed on graphical boot / the 'setup' message is not displayed on
text boot, if 'setup' has been displayed.
The power on password code is not executed if security is enabled
Drive type 26, Quantum LPS525, is now supported.
Occasionally, hard disks were being 'lost' on power up. This has now been fixed.
The version number and date strings have been changed. |
2-00-03
BETA |
11/5/93 |
1.6MB floppy support now works correctly
on warm boot.
ROM Setup text for monitors type has been corrected.
POST error messages will now be displayed on graphical boot.
Print Screen is now supported.
A 'mad' mouse fix has been implemented. |
2-00-05
BETA |
15/7/93 |
Various graphical boot 'POST' messages
have been altered.
Various 'mad mouse' fixes have been implemented.
If an Apricot boot ROM was fitted then screen corruption would occur on graphical boot.
This has been fixed. |
| 2-00 |
20/8/93 |
This is the first release BIOS for LS
Pro Rev D. |
2-01-01
BETA |
5/11/93 |
Support for drive type 27 Quantum LPS
270A and drive type 28
Quantum LPS 540A has been added.
Support for the SLC2 50MHz processor has been added.
Disk drive power save mode is now supported.
Support for the CL5428 has been included. |
2-01-02
BETA |
22/11/93 |
Support for Quantum 170 & 340 Mb
drives has been added. |
2-01-04
BETA |
1/12/93 |
This release should now support
CL5422/24, 5426 & 5428 VGA controllers correctly. |
| 2-01 |
2/12/93 |
There are no changes over release
2-01-04. Please note however, the change in the part number to indicate that this BIOS is
intended for use in 486SLC systems only. |
2-02-01
BETA |
21/12/93 |
Some machines would incorrectly report
the processor type as being a 50MHz 486 SLC2. This has now been fixed. |
2-01-01
BETA |
5/11/93 |
Support for drive type 27 Quantum LPS
270A and drive type 28
Quantum LPS 540A has been added (Max. supported capacity: 504MB).
Support for the SLC 2 50MHz processor has been added.
Disk drive power save mode is now supported.
Support for the CL5428 has been included. |
2-01-02
BETA |
22/11/93 |
Support for Quantum 170 & 340 Mb
drives has been added. |
2-01-04
BETA |
1/12/93 |
This release should now support
CL5422/24, 5426 & 5428 VGA controllers correctly. |
| 2-01 |
2/12/93 |
There are no changes over release
2-01-04. Please note however, the change in the part number to indicate that this BIOS is
intended for use in 486SLC systems only. |
2-02-01
BETA |
21/12/93 |
Some machines would incorrectly report
the processor type as being a 50MHz 486 SLC2. This has now been fixed. |
2-03-01
BETA |
3/5/94 |
An intermittent problem encountered with
the RPL option has now been resolved. |
2-03-02
BETA |
9/5/94 |
Memory errors were being experienced
with certain brands of SIMM. This was caused by excessive drive current and has now been
resolved. |
| 2-03 |
10/5/94 |
RIPL problems were being encountered
when several machines were on a network. This has now been resolved.
Memory errors were being experienced with certain brands of SIMM. This was caused by
excessive drive current and has now been resolved. |
2-04-01
BETA |
6/2/95 |
Support for the following HDU types has
been added,
|
2.04.02
BETA
checksum |
8/3/96
8893 |
Support for IDE Enhancer has been
provided. If a hard drive cannot be identified, it is set to ‘Type 1’ to allow
the IDE Enhancer software to operate. |
