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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>VI7
| Bios Issue Date:2003/12/25 | BIOS ID:1.6 | |
- Please use the AWDFLASH
v8.24F flash utility to update the VI7 BIOS.
- Added Intel P4 Extreme Edition support.
- Fixed an issue where the P4 Max_power test will fail when using P4 3.06G.
- Revised DMI information.
- Fixed an issue where IRQ 14 or 15 will be assigned to devices even when
IDE controller is enabled.
- Added DRAM SPD timing display.
- Fixed an issue where Intel brand name will not be shown after Clear CMOS.
- Fixed an issue where IDE devices cannot be set to PIO mode.
- Added CPU fan fail alarm option.
- Removed the description of "Virus Protection".
- Set the default setting of "Shutdown when CPU fan failsl" to "Disabled".
- Changed the default setting of "Set IRQ-5 assigned to" to "PCI Device".
- BIOS compile date: 12/25/2003
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| Bios Issue Date:2003/11/12 | BIOS ID:1.5 | |
- Please use flash utility AWDFLASH
v8.24F to update VI7 BIOS.
- Added new option "DDR DQS & DQ Output Delay" to enhance the compatibility
of DDR400 and faster memory modules. The default setting is listed below and
it should fit most of memory modules; however, if there is any memory instability,
users can manually adjust the setting values.
-DQS Output Delay: 2B
-DQ Output Delay:2C
- For DDR200/266/333 memory, the above settings are automatically optimized
and hidden.
- BIOS compile date: 11/12/2003
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| Bios Issue Date:2003/10/24 | BIOS ID:1.3 | |
- Please use flash utility AWDFLASH
v8.24F to update VI7 BIOS.
- Add PIRQ 4~7 in the "PnP/PCI Configuration".
- Fixed the problem where Windows scheduled tasks cannot wake the system
up if the RTC alarm is enabled.
- Fixed the problem where the system cannot boot into Windows if
- The OS is installed on the SATA hard disk when both the SATA and PATA
hard disks are present
- The PATA hard disk is removed after the OS installation.
- Enhanced "Fan Fail Shutdown" function.
- Fixed wording problem in the "Time Alarm" function.
- Reserved IRQ9 for ACPI in the "PnP/PCI Configuration".
- BIOS compile date: 10/24/2003.
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| Bios Issue Date:2003/09/05 | BIOS ID:12 | |
- Change the value of SATA Rx5E[3:0].
- Auto detect if there's no devices installed on IRQ 12,14,15, then it could
be assigned by the BIOS PIRQ.
- Add a warning message after there's some change regarding hard disk and
add the option "HDD Change message" in BIOS Feature section.
- Remove the string "An Energy Star ally" on the BIOS post screen.
- Improve ACPI function.
- Change the wording in PC Health section from "DDR VDDQ Voltage" to "DDR
VTT Voltage".
- Fix the issue that FAN Fail Shutdown will not function after resume from
S1 or S3 state.
- Change the wording in System Configuration from "DDR at DIMM(s)" to "DDR
at DIMM".
- Fix the issue that there are two CPU information in DMI data and remove
COM2 information.
- BIOS compile date: 09/05/2003
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| Bios Issue Date:2003/08/14 | BIOS ID:11 | |
- Please use flash utility AWDFLASH v8.24F to update VI7 BIOS.
- Fixed the problem that USB ports malfunction after discharging CMOS data.
- Fixed the problem that system fails to boot up after loads Fail-safe defaults.
- Changed the option wordings of "Boot Device" from "ZIP100"
to "ZIP100/250" and from "USB-ZIP" to "USB-ZIP/LS120".
- Changed the display location of wordings below the Intel On-Screen Branding
LOGO.
- Added new feature to display BIOS information on BIOS setup page.
- BIOS Compile date: 8/14/2003.
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| Bios Issue Date:2003/08/01 | BIOS ID:10 | |
- First release.
- Please use flash utility AWDFLASH
v8.24F to update KV7 BIOS.
- BIOS Compile date: 8/1/2003.
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