| Release |
Date |
Changes |
1A
Beta
P/N 162236SW |
03/09/97 |
This is the initial release of the
'Crinkle' DK440LX BIOS for test purposes. It includes the following features:
- Added option in setup to allow control of SCSI channel B low byte
termination.
- Removed option for controlling the PCI IRQ router from setup.
- Enabled correct programming of the chipset registers when ECC is enabled.
- Correction of NT warm boot problem.
- Correction of possible network driver installation and operation issues.
|
1B
Beta
P/N 162236SW |
07/10/97 |
Changes since last release:
- Fixed problem with the system hanging when booting with SCSI and LAN
disabled.
- Display BIOS ID without time/date for production BIOS.
- Fixed problem with PnP BIOS function calls from 32-bit protected mode
operating systems.
|
1C
Beta
P/N 162236SW |
14/10/97 |
Changes since last release:
- Includes five language support (US English, French, German, Italian and
Spanish) without the need to flash in separately.
- Added support for detection of next generation Pentium II processors.
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1
Release
P/N 162236SW |
14/11/97 |
This release is functionally unchanged
from the previous Beta, 1C. |
2
Release
P/N 162236SW |
18/12/97 |
Changes since last release:
- Added support for 3Mode floppies.
- Fixed issue of inability to install 3Mode driver 1024fxd.exe if no media
is inserted in the drive.
- Added a setup option to enable/disable the execution of the embedded PXE
support. The option "Embedded PXE Support:" is added to the Advanced Peripheral
Configuration menu. Selecting "Enabled" allows the embedded PXE option ROM to be
executed for all onboard/add-in Intel EtherExpressTM PRO/100B LAN Adapters.
Selecting "Disabled" prevents the execution of the embedded PXE option ROM for
onboard/add-in Intel EtherExpressTM PRO/100B LAN Adapters. This allows LSA boot
to be disabled, without completely disabling the onboard EtherExpress PRO/100B LAN
adapter.
- Added an option to enable/disable the L2 Cache ECC support.
- Turn on the power LED earlier.
- Changes FAN Mux monitor default to the REAR Chassis fan.
- Initialise ECC memory after video is available.
- Fixed issue with system not booting when both LAN and SCSI are disabled.
- Fixed issue of system not booting without a video card.
- Fixed PC97 APM 1.2 test issue with reporting Resume on Modem Ring
not supported.
- Fixed keyclick functionality.
- Fixed intermittent crash when scanning an option ROM greater than 64K
Bytes.
- AddedHard Drive pre-delay for improving compatibilty with some hard
drives and CD-ROM drives.
- Fixed issue which caused intermittent failures with Int 13h
function41h (Check Extensions Present).
- Improved handling of LS-120 on Windows boot.
- Added legacy USB support.
- Enable USB legacy during POST, and disable before Int 19h if
disabled in setup.
- Fixed issue with invalid PCI memory or I/O requires not being roperly
rejected.
- Added support for ECC event logging.
- Changed DMI type 4 structure for processor upgrade to
"SLOT 1".
- Fixed issue with APM 1.2 HCT failing because Resume on Timer from
STANDBY is not supported.
- Fixed issue with Wake on Modem header always waking the system.
- Fixed issue where IRQ 14 or IRQ 15 were not properly freed when
IDE channel(s) are disabled in setup.
- Added "Dual" in POST messages before processor ID to indicate
when two processors are installed.
- Fixed issue of no beep codes when VGA card is not installed.
- Fixed Wake on External Modem Ring functionality.
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