IMPORTANT FLASH DISKETTE INFORMATION. **************************************************************************** ALWAYS WRITE PROTECT THE FLASH DISKETTE AFTER CREATING IT. WINDOWS/95 AND WINDOWS/98 MAY MAKE IT UN-USABLE AS A FLASH DISKETTE IF YOU DO ANYTHING, INCLUDING DIR, TO THE DISKETTE. IF YOU DO NOT WRITE PROTECT THE DISKETTE, YOU MAY SEE THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE: "The diskette in drive A: is not a Flash diskette". IF YOU GET THIS MESSAGE, RE-CREATE THE DISKETTE AND THEN WRITE PROTECT IT. **************************************************************************** --CONTENTS-- 1 - BASIC INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 2 - GUIDELINES FOR REPLACEMENT START UP SCREEN IMAGES 3 - PROGRAM OPTIONS OF INTEREST TO SYSTEM SUPPORT PEOPLE 4 - CMOS SAVE/RESTORE UTILITY ********************************************************************** * INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS * * * * PLEASE PRINT OUT THESE INSTRUCTIONS OR WRITE THEM DOWN BEFORE * * STARTING THIS FLASH UPDATE UTILITY. * * * ********************************************************************** IBM PC BIOS UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS -------------------------------------------------- THIS CODE IS FOR THE FOLLOWING MACHINE(S)... -------------------------------------------------- Machine(s) Description ---------- ---------------------------------------------------- 6862 PC 300PL 6872 PC 300PL 6892 PC 300PL 6893 PC Intellistation E Pro =========================================================================== ---- About Applied Fixes or Features Added ---- (CHANGES.NEW) is another file on this diskette that lists known problems corrected and/or features added after applying this UPDATE to your system. If you would like, please take the time to read or print that file before using this diskette to update your system. =========================================================================== ********************************************************************** * INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS * * * * STEPS... * * * * 1 : PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF ANY SETTINGS YOU HAVE CHANGED IN THE * * CONFIGURATION UTILITY. THEY MAY HAVE TO BE RE-ENTERED AFTER * * UPDATING THE BIOS. * * * * 2 : PUT THE FLASH UPDATE DISKETTE IN THE DRIVE AND POWER UP THE * * SYSTEM.. . * * * * -YOU ARE PROMPTED TO SELECT YOUR COUNTRY AND PRESS ENTER. * * * * -THE SERIAL NUMBER IS DISPLAYED AND YOU ARE ASKED IF YOU * * WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE THE SERIAL NUMBER * * * * -IF YOU ANSWER "Y" THEN YOU ARE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE * * CORRECT NUMBER. THEN . . . * * -IF YOU ANSWER "N" THEN . . . * * * * -THE MACHINE MODEL/TYPE IS DISPLAYED AND YOU ARE ASKED IF YOU * * WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE THE MODEL/TYPE * * * * -IF YOU ANSWER "Y" THEN YOU ARE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE * * CORRECT NUMBER. THEN . . . * * -IF YOU ANSWER "N" THEN . . . * * * * 3 : THE CURRENT BIOS LEVEL ON THE COMPUTER IS COMPARED TO THAT ON * * THE FLASH UPDATE DISKETTE. * * * * -IF THE LEVELS ARE THE SAME, A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED STATING * * "THE POST/BIOS CODE IN THE SYSTEM IS THE SAME VERSION AS * * THAT ON THE DISKETTE. PRESS ENTER TO CONTINUE. PRESS ESC * * TO CANCEL." * * * * -IF THE LEVELS ARE DIFFERENT: * * IF THE LEVEL ON THE FLASH DISKETTE IS NEWER THAN THE ROM * * A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED STATING "THE SYSTEM POST/BIOS IS * * BEING UPDATED. THIS MAY TAKE UP TO 2 MINUTES. DO NOT POWER * * OFF OR RESTART THE SYSTEM DURING THIS PROCEDURE. * * * * IF THE LEVEL ON THE DISKETTE IS OLDER THAN THE ROM * * * A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED STATING "THE POST/BIOS IN THE * * SYSTEM IS A NEWER VERSION THAN THAT ON THE DISKETTE * * IF YOU CONTINUE, THE OLDER VERSION WILL REPLACE THE NEWER * * VERSION IN THE SYSTEM." * * IF YOU PRESS ENTER, A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED "THE SYSTEM POST/* * BIOS IS BEING UPDATED. THIS MAY TAKE UP TO 2 MINUTES. DO NOT* * POWER OFF OR RESTART THE SYSTEM DURING THIS PROCEDURE." * * * * 4 : THE FLASH UPDATE IS NOW COMPLETE. REMOVE THE DISKETTE FIRST * * AND THEN PRESS ENTER TO REBOOT THE SYSTEM. * * * ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** * * * NOTES ON CUSTOM START UP IMAGES * * ------------------------------- * * * * THIS VERSION OF THE FLASH UPDATE PROGRAM GIVES THE OPTION OF * * REPLACING (OR ELIMINATING) THE DEFAULT "IBM" IMAGE THAT IS * * DISPLAYED DURING SYSTEM START UP. THE USER CAN SUBSTITUTE * * A 16 COLOR WINDOWS BITMAP (.BMP) TO REPLACE THE DEFAULT * * IMAGE. SOME GUIDELINES FOR THESE IMAGES INCLUDE: * * * * 1. SIMPLE DESIGNS (THE IMAGE WILL BE COMPRESSED AND COMPLEX * * IMAGES DON'T COMPRESS WELL...) * * 2. NO LARGER THAN 50K FOR EITHER IMAGE * * 3. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE AMOUNT OF SPACE AVAILABLE IN THE * * FLASH TO STORE REPLACEMENT IMAGES MAY VARY FROM RELEASE * * TO RELEASE AND BY LANGUAGE SELECTION. I.E. AN IMAGE THAT * * FITS IN A U.S. ENGLISH FLASH MAY NOT FIT IN A GERMAN * * FLASH. * ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** * * * FLASH PROGRAM OPTIONS * * --------------------- * * * * THE DEFAULT OPERATION OF THE FLASH UPDATE PROGRAM IS A STEP * * BY STEP DIALOGUE WITH THE USER THAT PRESENTS CHOICES AND * * GATHERS RESPONSES FROM THE USER ABOUT WHICH CHOICES ARE * * DESIRED. * * * * IN SOME SITUATIONS, (SUCH AS A LARGE ENTERPRISE WITH MANY * * SYSTEMS THAT NEED UPDATING) IT MAY BE DESIRABLE TO CREATE * * A FLASH UPDATE DISKETTE THAT REQUIRES NO MANUAL INTERVENTION * * TO PERFORM AN UPDATE OPERATION. THIS CAN BE DONE BY * * MODIFYING THE CONFIG.SYS FILE ON THIS DISKETTE WITH * * THE FOLLOWING: * * * * SHELL=FLASH2.EXE option1 option2 option3......optionxx * * * * OPTIONS * * ------- * * * * /U UNATTENDED MODE. ALL DEFAULTS ARE ASSUMED (UNLESS * * OVERRIDDEN BY OTHER OPTION STATEMENTS) AND ALL * * PROMPTS ARE BYPASSED. ANY ERRORS WILL RESULT IN * * PROGRAM TERMINATION WITHOUT ANY ERROR INDICATION. * * <<< USE THIS OPTION WITH CAUTION >>> * * * * /US COUNTRY CODE (LANGUAGE). THIS CAN BE ANY OF THE * * VALID COUNTRY CODES (UK, SV, SU, SP, PO, NO, NL, * * IT, GR, FR, DK, CF, CE, BE, LA, US, SF, SG, BR,JP, * * or TK) * * * * /B:nnnnnnn SYSTEM SERIAL NUMBER * * * * /M:nnnnnnn MACHINE TYPE * * * * /N USE THE CURRENT FLASH IMAGE ON THE SYSTEM RATHER THAN * * THE IMAGE ON THE DISKETTE. THIS IS USED TO UPDATE * * MACHINE TYPE AND SERIAL NUMBER IN THE EVENT OF THE * * REPLACEMENT OF THE MAIN SYSTEM BOARD. * * * * /L:xxxx.bmp CUSTOM START UP IMAGE FILE NAME FOR THE LARGE * * CENTERED IMAGE. AN IBM LOGO IS USED BY DEFAULT * * BUT ANY 16 COLOR WINDOWS BMP FILE CAN BE USED * * INSTEAD. THE UNCOMPRESSED IMAGE FILE MUST BE * * LESS THAN 50K. ONLY RELATIVELY SIMPLE IMAGES * * CAN BE USED AS REPLACEMENTS. * * FOR NO IMAGE, USE /L:NONE * * * * /LL:yyyy.bmp CUSTOM START UP IMAGE FILE NAME FOR THE SMALLER * * IMAGE IN THE LOWER RIGHT OF THE SCREEN. IT * * SHOULD BE NO LARGER THAN 50K. AS WITH THE * * OTHER IMAGE, IT NEEDS TO BE SIMPLE. * * FOR NO LOWER RIGHT IMAGE USE /LL:NONE * * * * /R AUTOMATIC COLD BOOT AFTER AN UNATTENDED (/U) * * FLASH UPDATE. * * * * /E:ON TURNS ON THE ENHANCED SECURITY OPTION. * * * * /E:OFF TURNS OFF THE ENHANCED SECURITY OPTION. * * * * /BB THE FLASH UTILITY WILL ONLY UPDATE THE RECOVERY * * SECTION OF THE FLASH. THE BIOS SECTION WILL NOT * * BE UPDATED. * * * * /D THE FLASH UTILITY WILL GENERATE AN UNIVERSALLY * * UNIQUE IDENTIFIER (UUID), REPLACING THE ONE THAT * * IS CURRENTLY IN THE FLASH. * * * * * * A FLASH UPDATE DISKETTE USING THESE PROGRAM OPTIONS IN IT'S * * CONFIG.SYS SHOULD BE TESTED CAREFULLY BEFORE WIDESPREAD USAGE. * * * ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** * * * CMOS SAVE/RESTORE PROGRAM * * --------------------- * * * * THIS DISKETTE INCLUDES A CMOS SAVE RESTORE UTILITY * * FOR SAVING AND RESTORING THE SETUP AND CONFIGURATION * * MAINTAINED IN THE CMOS BATTERY BACKED RAM. THIS UTILITY * * IS INTENDED FOR USE AS AN AID IN CONFIGURING MULTIPLE * * IDENTICAL SYSTEMS. TO USE THIS UTILITY, COPY THE EXECUTABLE * * FILE (SRCMOSNV.EXE) TO A DOS BOOTABLE DISKETTE. TYPE * * 'SRCMOSNV' AT THE COMMAND PROMPT FOR INFORMATION ON * * COMMAND SYNTAX AND OPTIONS. * * * * USAGE NOTES: * * * * 1) THE BOOT SEQUENCE INFORMATION INCLUDES PASSWORDS. * * SAVING AND RESTORING THE BOOT SEQUENCE INFORMATION * * WILL ALSO CHANGE THE PASSWORDS TO THOSE SAVED IN * * DATA FILE (IF ANY). * * * * 2) SYSTEMS WITH ENHANCED SECURITY STORE PASSWORDS AND * * BOOT SEQUENCE INFORMATION IN A PROTECTED EEPROM. * * IN THESE SYSTEMS, THE BOOT SEQUENCE AND PASSWORDS * * CAN BE NEITHER SAVED NOR RESTORED. * * * ********************************************************************** Flash Changes Models 6862 / 6872 / 6892 / 6893 General Information: Models 6862, 6872, 6892, and 6893 BIOS are year 2000 ready. NVJTxxA is the flash diskette level. NVKTxxA is the binary image level. (BIOS) NOTE: All changes carry forward. That is, if a change is added in 01, it is also in 02, 03 etc. CHANGES for NVKTxxA/NVJTxxA: NVKT25A/NVJT25A: BIOS release to manufacturing NVKT26A/NVJT26A: Security Update NVKT27A/NVJT27A: Cache Code Update DMI code Update IDE Seek use LBA addressing NVKT28A/NVJT28A: Flash Code Update DMI Information corrections Network Code updates ECC cache / cpu speed default settings re-defined Security Code bit 7 switch fix HCT updates NVKT29A/NVJT29A: Flash Code Update Processor Patching Fix Patch code update Memory Hole Fix Fix Configuration Error with CD ROM Fix for Syquest problem NT5.0 / keyboard problem Readme updates ACPI Memory and I/O updates NVKT30A/NVJT30A: APM updates DMI update LS-120 boot fix IPDLT update for rev 3 440BX ISA memory hole / Win 95 fix Processor support update NVKT31A/NVJT31A: Windows 98 dosn't detect ACPI support NVKT32A/NVJT32A: Adding new model numbers & board serial number to SMBIOS Memory Hole Fixes Add soft off support to SMI handler new patch file for 652 C segment not being shadowed with ISA cards Power LED stays on in Stand-by mode on Win98J NT5 ACPI issues NVKT33A/NVJT33A: System intermittantly loses CMOS setup data ACPI changes for WINDOWS/98. Celeron CPU Name is not correct at Setup Utility DMIBIOS information updates. Hayes Optima (Serial) modem does not connect NVKT34A/NVJT34A: Configuration errors after installing level NVJT33A. NVKT35A/NVJT35A: Alertpak Token Ring Support IDE Bus Master controller UDMA setting wrong for Zip drive Occasional hang at checkpoint 58 during Win 98 reboot While running enhance testing during POST, F1 does not work PCI modem diagnostics hangs system if using IRQ 11 or 15 NVKT36A/NVJT36A: Correct build problems in level NVJT35A NVKT37A/NVJT37A: S3 Trio video BIOS -too much border in mode 10A Release IRQ12 if no mouse attached and released in ISA legacy setup Update LSA code to version .99j SMBIOS:ERRORS AGP PORT 64 bit Add processor patch for 671 Memory beep code after boot block recovery Add support for s-spec processors NT5- Beta 2 issues Can't format a ZIP drive under DOS Will not boot SCO cdrom NVKT38A/NVJT38A: Win98:USB Hub will not work in Bios ATI AGP adapter with 64K ROM hangs or causes system to reboot. Win95 ignores bios apm settings Problems configuring the 5250 Express ISA adapter in PnP System fails with 2 adaptec quad port ethernet pci adapters Apm HCT resume test fails if resume on wake is set. Intermittand memory error beeps on warm boot. New Patches for various processors Remove video vendor banner during POST. Letter 'm' is not recognized in password in some french langs. Readme.1st files have incorrect information. IRQ improperly assigned to serial port B if serial port A is disabled. NVKT39A/NVJT39A: Update video BIOS-Monochrome monitor not displaying correct shades of grey 67x processor cache support update IBM 100/10 ISA Ethernet in Pueblo causes BIOS 18XX error Update uproc patches for 671 and 672 Update LSA (DHCP) code version .99L. 3DLABS Oxygen RPM adapter hangs entering NT 4.0. Add selection of AGP/PCI video as video of choice when both exist in system NVKT40A/NVJT40A: Add patch 653 for slot1 processors LSA code puts out bogus "Unsupported" message Add support for Pentium III processors. NVKT41A/NVJT41A: Setup States PentiumIII is a PentiumII Add Processor Serial Number Access Menu Item and disable processor serial number by default. Intermittant hangs on re-boot BIOS Setup date prompt displays YY not YYYY for the year NVKT42A/NVJT42A: 1. ACPI changes to support NT2000 2. Add Pentium III 550MHz support 3. Patch for Pentium III 550MHz processor 4. '1886 configuration error' occurs when adapter has empty DMA descriptor 5. Japanese language text changes for Processor Serial Number Access setup option 6. Support for AVID video card 7. System re-boots on second attempt to boot with non-system diskette NVKT43A/NVJT43A: update to allow fans to run continually for processors with speeds equal to or greater than 550 MHz. update S3 video bios to latest level. NVKT44A/NVJT44A: Update CPU patches for various Intel processors Intermittant hang during POST (Power On Self Test). Memory information incorrect when memory hole at 15M-16M is used for some ISA cards. NVKT45A/NVJT45A: Windows NT Simplified Chinese will not install from CD Keyboard locks up during Windows 95 boot when mouse is not installed System will not boot if 4k page DIMMs are installed L2 cache size reported incorrectly on Pentium III with 673 processor patch Setup: French translation of Power-on Password submenu is displayed incorrectly OS/2 Warp 4.0 hangs when USB keyboard/mouse are installed System Service Function call returns incorrect memory information Updated 665 processor patch NVKT46A/NVJT46A: Force fans to run continuously when processor speed is 550MHz or higher NVKT47A/NVJT47A: Add Pentium III 600MHz support Additional processor microcode updates System hangs on re-boot after Windows NT is installed from CD 1962 configuration error on warm boot when enhanced security is enabled System will not boot if 512MB registered DIMMs are installed Incorrect UUID in SMBIOS information NVKT48A/NVJT48A: ACPI does not correctly report memory usage at top of memory NVKT49A/NVJT49A: Updated processor patches for 653, 660, 672, and 673 processors Fixed resource conflict with ISA Token-Ring adapter when video adapter has more than 32K BIOS memory Fixed a hang with multiple devices on USB hub Resolves possible memory conflicts between PCI and ISA adapters Add planer ports to SM BIOS type 8 structures Update Lan Service Agent (LSA) code to 0.99n level NVKT50A/NVJT50A: Add ACPI Local APIC NMI Structure for all IOAPIC systems Adding Coppermine Support. Move temporary error log in bios data area Add 40X CDROM support New microcode updates from Intel Determine current speed in SM BIOS type 6 structures from PCI Configuration Register Set maximum memory size to 256 MB in SM BIOS type 5 structure NVKT51A/NVJT51A: Extend range for PCI memory down to 1G New coppermine patches for slot 1