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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MPC40/A/B/C, MPC41 Manual V1.4C
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9 BIOS
The BIOS-setup menu allows several adjustments of the system which must be implemented only by skilled
personal.
9.1 BIOS-History MPC40/A/B MPC41
Until 01.01.2007:
Version/
Release:
Date: Description
1.00 Nov 03 APM Support
1.2 Oct.03 Basic version with APCI
1.5 Jan.04 Int15, Irda, Lpt, Standby functions, ACPI fixes
1.6 Feb.04 Boot from Lan, Wake up from Lan
1.7 Feb.04 IRDA fix, COM fix, Dont wait for F1 When error Message
1.8 Mar.04 New video bios implemented, Int15 modified
1.9 Mar. 04 Floppy boot / PXE boot enable
2.0 Apr. 04
Keyboard init fix, new source code for Dothan implemented, new firmaware hub
device support:SST49LF008A, ST50FW080
2.1 May 04
VGA bios 3276 implemented,
PCI Table AD23 = RISER Card PIRQ H,E,F,G
2.2 June 04 New keyboard/mouse sourcecode; CPU speed adjustable in the bios setup
2.3 July 04
LCD support is now adjustable in the bios setup; Dothan CPU support added, ACPI
fix for turn off COM1/2; LPT, Floppy and LAN under Windows
2.4 Aug. 04
- Ser_IRQ: new configured to "continuous mode"
- SuperI/O ACPI fix: If floppy, COM1/2 and LPT are disabled
in the bios setup:
1. the devices are disabled and invisible in all OS
2. the free DMA are usable for other resources
- PCI Configuration Menu under Advanced ( IRQ, DMA and UMB
are reservable for ISA)
2.5 Sept. 04
- Keyboard init fix
- Dothan MicroCode update
- HPET (High Performance Event Timer) enabled
- Chassis Intruder detection removed
2.6 Oct. 04
- ATA100 support
- PCITOISA Bridge support
- Progress Bar
- SMBattery Support (GPIO8 Interrupt)
- VGA Bios modified to enable CRT Monitor
2.7 Dec. 04 SMBus optimized
2.8 Jan. 05 Bugfix for Pod-Code 87h if CMOS invalid and Error during Boot
2.9 May 05
CPUID für Dothan Revision C0 (CPUID 6D8)
ACPI battery state, capacity and remaning time , ACPI negative temp. capture cor-
rected
3.01 Feb. 06
- CRTFIX: Added Setup Item IGD - CRTFix to set the LID Switch Status. If Closed,
the windows driver switch off LVDS and switch to CRT
- Default Primary Video Adapter:
Added Setup Item Default Primary Video -Adapter, so its possible to select wich
graphic card is primary (Internal or PCI)
- ACPI Fix for no Picture after StandBy
- New VGA Bios Version 1235 Add resolution 800x480 for LVDS Display
3.03 Mar. 06
- Final Video Bios from Intel 1270
- CH4/ICH4M universal Bios
- Fix for wrong SpeedStep Table if GV3