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How to update the bios? Please click here.
Besides downloading the bios file, you also need the Flash Utility to flash bios rom. (For files before Aug 2001)

  • For more FAQs about BIOS relationship, click here please.
  • You won't need to update BIOS until the latest bios has improve / fix some functions.
  • You won't need to upgrade through all of the BIOS files, just upgrade to the latest one please and it will include all previous improvments.

Motherboard>Socket 478>BD7
bd7ea.exe   
Bios Issue Date:2003/07/15
BIOS ID:ea
 
  1. Updated CPU micro code.
  2. Added new options 80C/85C/90C in "CPU Shutdown Temperature".
  3. Changed the default setting of "CPU Warning Temperature" to 85C.
  4. BIOS compile date: 07/15/2003.
bd7cr.exe   
Bios Issue Date:2002/11/12
BIOS ID: CR
  1. Fixes issue where the Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Default, the setting of Drive A/Drive B/Floppy 3 Mode/Video/Halt On in Standard CMOS Features, would not return to defaults.
  2. Fixes issue where the "Shutdown When CPU FAN Fail" option fails after about 16 minutes idling under Windows 2000/XP.
  3. Fixes the incompatibility issue where the ATI Radeon 9700Pro fails to boot up with a certain power supply unit- TC-350P. With this power supply, 9700Pro will fail to boot, and the reset button needs to be pressed once to show the bootup screen.
  4. HPT 372 BIOS Version 2.32. The RAID function is for BD7-RAID only. This BIOS version is also for non RAID boards and HPT BIOS will be automatically disabled when the RAID controller chip is not detected.
  5. BIOS Compile Date: 11/12/2002
bd7bj.exe   
Bios Issue Date:2002/09/11
BIOS ID: BJ
  1. Willamette CPU will be automatically detected its FSB while Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Default in Bios Setup of SoftMenu.
    Fill in new CPU micro code (0F27).
  2. Provide multiplier higher than 24x in SoftMenu.
  3. Fix some CL=3 DDR400 memory modules fail to boot issue. (Both DDR333 and DDR400 modules can only work at DDR 266 owing to 845 chipset specification.)
  4. Fix "CPU Shutdown Temperature" function failed under Win2K.
  5. HPT 372 BIOS Version 2.32. The RAID function is for BD7-RAID only. This BIOS version is also for non RAID boards and HPT BIOS will be automatically disabled while RAID controller chip not detected.
  6. BIOS compile Date: 9/11/2002.
bd79y.exe   
Bios Issue Date:2002/07/02
BIOS ID: 9Y
  1. Modify the DMI data to fix on line diagnostic tool issue (PC Pitstop).
  2. HPT 37x BIOS version 2.31. The RAID function is for BD7-RAID only. This BIOS version is also for non RAID boards and HPT BIOS will be automatically disabled while RAID controller chip not detected.
  3. BIOS compile date: 7/02/2002
bd77b.exe   
Bios Issue Date:2002/05/02
BIOS ID: 7B
  1. Raise the adjustable CPU Core Voltage for 0.13 micron process P4 (Northwood).
  2. Support Pentium 4 2.4G CPU.
  3. Fix occasional no POST with debug code 26 issue while "Fixed PCI=33" option was enabled in Softmenu III.
  4. Support P4 Celeron CPU.
  5. HPT 37x BIOS version 2.31. The RAID function is for BD7-RAID only. This BIOS version is also for non RAID boards and HPT BIOS will be automatically disabled while RAID controller chip not detected.
  6. BIOS compile date: 5/02/2002

!!! Attention for upgrading BIOS!!! * When you upgrade bios to new bios included HPT 2.31 bios, we highly recommend you backup your system and data to an independent storage device first. New HPT 2.31 bios may corrupt original RAID configuration created on old bios occasionally. That means you may need to rebuild RAID configuration. If it happens, all the data on RAID-0 will be gone! * For RAID-1 user, please press "CTRL+H" to enter hpt37x setup.*Please upgrade HPT 2.31 driver before upgrade bios.

bd76h.exe   
Bios Issue Date:2001/12/03

BIOS ID: 6H

  1. Add" High Performance" option in " Load Optimized Defaults". "High Performance" option will use critical DDR memory timing settings to achieve high system performance, nevertheless, it may deviate the original settings from module SPD and cause system instability.
  2. HPT 37x BIOS version 2.0.1024.The RAID function is for BD7-RAID only. This BIOS version is also for non RAID boards and HPT BIOS will be automatically disabled while RAID controller chip not detected.
bd74x.exe   
Bios Issue Date:2001/11/06

BIOS ID: 4X

  1. First release.
  2. HPT 37x BIOS version 2.0.1024. The RAID function is for BD7-RAID only. This BIOS version is also for non RAID boards and HPT BIOS will be automatically disabled while RAID controller chip not detected.
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