Official BIOS release D7 for  IT7/IT7E
                                               IT7-MAX2 v1.0


Release information:

[ENGLISH]

1. Raises the upper limit of CPU core voltage to 1.85V.
2. Fixes the booting failure issue when the system starts up from 
   "CMOS checksum error" and without the CPU fan attached to the FAN2 
   header.
3. HPT 374 BIOS Version 1.22.
4. BIOS Compile Date: 12/17/2002.


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                 Official BIOS release CP for IT7 / IT7E
                                              IT7-MAX2


Release information:

[ENGLISH]

1. Change the definition of UUID in DMI data- move the MAC address from 
   top to bottom of the string.
2. Show MAC Address of on board LAN Card in System Configuration section.
3. Fix issue where if the "Shutdown When CPU FAN Fail" option fails after 
   about 16 minutes idling under Windows 2000/XP.
4. Fix the compatibility issue that ATI Radeon 9700 Pro failed to boot up 
   with certain power supply unit - TC-350P. With this power supply, 9700 
   Pro will failed to boot up and need to push reset button once to show 
   the screen.
5. Show "Hyper-Threading" wording on POST screen when Hyper-Threading CPU 
   installed.
6. HPT 374 BIOS Version 1.22.
7. BIOS Compile Date: 11/28/2002.

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                   Official BIOS release  C6  for IT7/IT7E/IT7-MAX2 V1.0 

Release information:

[ENGLISH]

1.Update HPT 374 BIOS from 1.1 to 1.22 to fix special boot sequence issue.
  a.Use PS/2 keyboard and mouse simultaneously.
  b.HDD attached to IDE 3 or 4.
  c.CDROM attached to IDE2.
  d.When above 3 description are true, booting up from Win 98SE floppy disk 
    will fail to find some system files.
2. BIOS Compile Date: 9/17/2002


[TRADITIONAL CHINESE]

1.更新HighPoint 374 BIOS 為V1.22, 以修正當使用下列組態時的異常狀況。 
  a.同時使用 PS/2 KB/MS。
  b.將HDD 接在IDE3 或IDE4。
  c.CDROM接在IDE2。
  d.當上述三項為真，則使用 win98 開機片時，會找不到部份系統檔案。
2.BIOS 日期: 9/17/2002。





*********************************  NOTE  *********************************

1. How to upgrade BIOS:

 a. Boot into MS-DOS or "Safe mode and command prompt" if you are using 
    Windows95/98
 b. Run "it7c6.exe" to extract all files.
 c. Run "runme.bat"

   ***  Please notice that we suggest you flashing the bios with switches 

           "/py /sn /cd /cp /cc /cks /R" or by "runme.bat".  

 d. For more detail, please visit:

    http://fae.abit.com.tw/cht/download/bioshelp.htm  (Chinese)
    http://fae.abit.com.tw/eng/download/bioshelp.htm  (English)

2.After BIOS updated, pull off the power cord and then clear the CMOS data 
  via jumper before restarting system please.


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