BIOS release DF for IT7-MAX2 V2.0
                                  
Release information:

[ENGLISH]

1. Systems can not detects the fan speed and automatically shut down while 
   using low speed fan.
2. Adjusts the SP_LED as following to conform to the requirements:

     S0....Always on
     S1... Blink (faster frequency)
     S3....Blink (slower frequency)If the LED could not support 
           different blinking frequency, it would behave like S1 state.
     S4....Always off
     S5....Always off

3. Fixes the multiplier of unlocked CPU shows incorrectly while resumed from
   STR.
4. Updates CPU micro code (0F24/18, 0F27/33, 0F29/0E)
5. HPT374 BIOS version 1.23.
6. BIOS compile date 3/27/2003¡C

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          Official BIOS release D6 for IT7-MAX2 v2.0
                                              

Release information:

[ENGLISH]

1. Raise the upper limit of CPU core voltage to 1.85V.
2. Fix the booting failure issue when the system starts up from "CMOS 
   checksum error" and without CPU fan attached to FAN2 header.
3. HPT 374 BIOS Version 1.22.
4. BIOS Compile Date: 12/16/2002.

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                Official BIOS release CV for IT7-MAX2 v2.0
                                              

Release information:

[ENGLISH]

1. 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.
2. Change the definition of UUID in DMI data- move the MAC address from top 
   to bottom of the string.
3. Show "Hyper-Threading" wording on POST screen when Hyper-Threading CPU 
   installed.
4. HPT 374 BIOS Version 1.22.
5. BIOS Compile Date: 11/28/2002.

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                Official BIOS release CF for IT7-MAX2 v2.0
                                                  

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[ENGLISH]

1. Fills MAC Address into UUID section in DMI data to pass WHQL.
2. Show MAC Address of onboard LAN chip in System Configuration section.
3. Show "Award BIOS" on BIOS Setup Utility.(Used be "Workstation BIOS")
4. Fix Windows flash utility failed with Hyper-Threading CPU.
5. Fix "Shutdown When CPU FAN Fail" function fails when system idled 
   about 16 minutes under Windows 2000/XP.
6. HPT 374 BIOS Version 1.22.
7. BIOS compile Date: 11/06/2002.



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Official BIOS release C7 for IT7-MAX2 V2.0 

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: 9/16/2002



[TRADITIONAL CHINESE]

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   a. ¦P®É¨Ï¥Î PS/2 Áä½L¤Î·Æ¹«¡C
   b. ±NHDD ±µ¦bIDE3 ©ÎIDE4¡C
   c. CDROM±µ¦bIDE2¡C
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2. BIOS ¤é´Á: 9/16/2002¡C


*********************************  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 "it7pc7.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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