IBM PC Server 325/330 PENTIUM PRO FLASH BIOS UPDATE V28 -------------------------------------------------- THIS CODE IS FOR THE FOLLOWING MACHINE(S)... -------------------------------------------------- Machine(s) Description ---------- ---------------------------------------------- 8639 PTO,PTW,PBO,RBO PC Server 325 8640 PTO,PBO,PMO PC Server 330 =========================================================================== ---- About Applied Fixes or Features Added ---- The text below provides some detail of what has changed between Current BIOS and BIOS 18a. These are changes which are or may be visible in a customer environment. This file lists: new features added, followed by: * defects resolved followed by * Usability Changes / Improvements followed by * known errata in BIOS 20a that will be resolved in the next release. Main BIOS features added: -------------------------- Description ------------ 28a Added micro doe update file for Pentium Overdrive. 27a Adaptec BIOS level 1.34Rc added (see usability changes for 26a) New level of Adaptec code added // Store loop adapter (4690) hanging when memory dump executed. 24a New B0 Deschutes added New Adaptec BIOS code added (1.34) 23a Disables RAID control if on-board RAID disabled. Support for Metheus and Dome hi-res mono video adaters. 22a Added support for Multiple video adapters. Added error message to inform user of unsupported processor installed. 21a Fix for incorrect 333MHz speed reported in Setup. Fix for System Services call to VPD (D202)- Server manufacturing. 20a Added support for Pentium II (dA1 stepping level) 19a None 18a None 17a None Main Diagnostic Features added: ------------------------------- Description ------------ 20a None 19a None 18a None 17a None Main BIOS errors corrected: -------------------------- Description ------------ 28a Win '98 boot diskette hangs system. CMOS dump utility fails with error code. 27a IBM Etherejet and INTEL DHCP rip'l bios not finding clear memory (64k) in 480-640k region. 2940 UW2 SCSI adapter failing. See BIOS features added relating to 4690 adapter. Intel EtherExpress not correctly reporting slot info for adapters when using Novell. 25a Hangs with Store loop adapter in PC Server 325. 23a APC menu in Setup causes hangs/reboots after 2-5 mins. 22a ISA adapters IRQ's > 9 now supported. Storage Dimensions RAID adapter now supported. 21a Fix for incorrect 333MHz speed reported in Setup. Fix for System Services call to VPD (D202)- Server manufacturing. 20a None 19a DMI Incorrectly reporting serial number info when ASMA adapter installed. DMI utility incorrectly reporting serial and product number when ASMA adapter installed. DMI Slot length reporting DMI reporting J11 slot length as FULL on 8639 models Atalla Encryption Card Atalla card hanging system. This card is part of system being evaluated for US customer Card has a PCI bridge device on board and base registers were not being cleared. 18a New Level of S3 Video BIOS. Colour monitor detection threshold levels changed. Some instances system will boot with video in mono. System hang when installing Windows NT to IBM ServeRAID array With Matrox Millenium 2 video card installed and installing Windows NT to the on-board Raid adapter the install hangs. This was caused by memory resource allocation problem. Plug and Play ISA cards hang system at checkpoint 82. Systems hang when ISA Plug and Play cards installed. Incorrectly reporting chassis types. DMI utility incorrectly reporting chassis types for models PT0 and PB0. Video problem with OS/2 and IBM Triple Lan Streamer. Triple Lan Streamer causing PCI I/O conflicts with S3 Trio64. 17a Some Adaptec SCSI adapters (eg: AHA 131 and ARO-1130) have updated their adapter ROM code. The current ROM code is compressed and cannot be de-compressed during system boot time with System BIOS 16a or earlier. The adapters report a "BIOS Expand" message to the screen when this fail occurs. This has been resolved in BIOS 17a. The system processor cache was always enabled in BIOS 16a and 15b, even when set to disabled in System Setup. This has been resolved. In some scenarios when multiple ServeRAID II adapters are installed, an '1805' error can be displayed during system POST, occasionally resuling in the system boot halting. This has been resovled. DMI System information reported that Slot 1 in a PC Server 325, with Pentium II Processor was full length. It is however only half length - this has been resolved. Also, the 'baseboard' information returned was an incorrect codename - this has been replaced with the 'baseboard' partnumber. Main Diags errors corrected: -------------------------- Description ------------ 23a RAID diagnostic not re-trying/re-apply power to backplane if error encountered. 20a None 19a None 18a None 17a None Usability Changes / Improvements: ---------------------------------- Description ------------ 26a Removed levle 1.34RC Adaptec BIOS causing timeouts with the Inquiry commands.. 20a None 19a None 18a None 17a None (CHANGES.NEW) is another file on this diskette that lists known problems corrected and/or features added after applying this UPDATE to your system. This is used for internal tracking of defects/changes. 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. * * * **********************************************************************