BIOS release 2.0 for NF7/NF7-S v1.0/1.1 NF7-M v1.2/1.21 Release information: [ENGLISH] 0. Please use AWDFLASH 8.23D or later to update NF7 series BIOS. With incorrect AWDFLASH version, the GUID will be erased, and leads to IEEE1394 peer to peer function failed. AWDFLASH 8.23K is included in this BIOS package. 1. Fixed the exclamation point under Motherboard Resources of Device manager in Windows XP when use USB keyboard/mouse and set as "Support via BIOS". 2. Fixed the intermittent sirens when getting into Windows 2000 or XP with both "Shutdown when CPUFAN Fail" and "CPU Shutdown Temperature "enabled in PC Health Status. 3. Calibrated the readings of "CPU Over Temp. Protect" option in SoftMenu III. 4. Fixed the problem that SATA BIOS string is wrongfully connected with PCI add on card BIOS. 5. Fixed system freeze problem in S-ATA BIOS initial while using display card on PCI slot. 6. Fixed the problem if FAN speeded too slow, system would hang at BIOS screen or at watching the status in PC health Status screen. 7. BIOS Compile Date: 7/2/2003. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOS release 19 for NF7/NF7-S V1.0/1.1/1.2 NF7-M v1.2 Release information: [ENGLISH] New Fixes/Features 0. Please use AWDFLASH 8.23D or later to update NF7 series BIOS. With incorrect AWDFLASH version, the GUID will be erased, and leads to IEEE1394 peer to peer function failed. AWDFLASH 8.23K is included in this BIOS package. 1. Fixed CPU temperature too high issue. 2. Raised highest CPU FSB up to 300 MHz for "user define mode" in SoftMenu. 3. Fixed SATA RAID-0 data corruption issue by adding a new option "EXT-P2P's Discard Time" in "integrated Peripherals". The default setting is "30 us" ; which is recommended by NVidia. In case the problem is still there, try "1 ms" please. 4. BIOS Compile Date: 5/13/2003. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOS release 1.8 for NF7/NF7-S v1.0/1.1/1.2 NF7-M v1.2 Release information: [ENGLISH] 0. Please use AWDFLASH 8.23D or later to update NF7 series BIOS. With incorrect AWDFLASH version, the GUID will be erased, and leads to IEEE1394 peer to peer function failed. AWDFLASH 8.23K is included in this BIOS package. 1. Changed SSID of NF7-M and NF7 to "1C01" and "1C02" respectively. 2. Changed default setting of "Floppy A" to "1.44M, 3.5in." after fail- save default loaded. 3. Added auto-detecting function of "Dual Channel DDR". The DDR modules should be installed in DIMM-3 and DIMM-2. 4. Fixed system instability issue when a PCI card installed in PCI-4 and in Windows 2000 environment. 5. BIOS Compile Date: 4/10/2003. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BIOS release 1.7 for NF7/NF7-S v1.0/1.1/1.2 NF7-M v1.2 Release information: [ENGLISH] 0. Please use AWDFLASH 8.23D or later to update NF7 series BIOS. With incorrect AWDFLASH version, the GUID will be erased, and leads to IEEE1394 peer to peer function failed. AWDFLASH 8.23D is included in this BIOS package. 1. Change the write-protection mechanism of Flash ROM programming. 2. Support Thorton, Throughbred, Barton 2600+ CPU. 3. The default value on DRAM Ration changes to "Auto". 4. Added "CPU Disconnect Function"option on chipset to turn on/off C1 disconnect. 5. The CPU frequency 1917Mhz revised to 1916MHz. 6. DMI Pool data shows to"socket A". 7. The default value of "Memory Timing" revises to "Optimal". 8. Fix the problem that system can not detect USB Device under WinME while resume from S3,S4 mode, and lead to usb connector failed. 9. Fix system can not show fan speed in PC Health Status while using lower speed FAN. 10.Add "IDE Bus Master" function to improve transfer speed of GHOST, and default value set up to disabled. 11.Fix the problem while disabled"IDE Controller", and truned off IDE Controller, it would fail to share IRQ 14, 15;thus, IDE Controller would NOT be turned off, it would show "IDE Controller"IRQ to be "NA" in PCI list. 12.Provides "AGP aperture size" option for NF7-M, while use on chip VGA. 13.BIOS compile date: 3/27/2003. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOS release 1.6 for NF7/NF7-S v1.0/V1.1 NF7/NF7-S/NF7-M v1.2 Release information: [ENGLISH] 0. Please use AWDFLASH 8.23D or later to update NF7 series BIOS. With incorrect AWDFLASH version, the GUID will be erased, and leads to IEEE1394 peer to peer function failed. AWDFLASH 8.23D is included in this BIOS package. 1. Update on chip VGA BIOS to v4.1F.00.07.13 (for NF7-M only). 2. Fix share memory allocation issue for NF7-M when AGP card installed. 3. Fix fail to create DMI Pool data when CPUID=064X CPU installed. 4. Fix booting failure issue for Corsair TwinX-3200LL and CMX256A-3200LL memory modules. 5. Revise the DDR frequency reading during POST. 6. Update on board Serial ATA BIOS to v4.2.12 (for NF7-S only). Please also update Serial ATA driver to 1.0.0.28. 7. Disable power button temporarily when update BIOS. This is to protect BIOS data from corrupt if pushing power button during BIOS flashing. 8. Fix the problem that CPU core voltage reading is a little lower in PC Health page; meanwhile, the Hardware Monitoring tool needs to be updated to "HWM_NF7V16.EXE" together with BIOS update. 9. Correct the "Battery Voltage" wording to "3.3V Dual Voltage" in PC Health; meanwhile, the Hardware Monitoring tool needs to be updated to "HWM_NF7V16.EXE" together with BIOS update. 10. Change the maximum CPU FSB from 200 to 250 MHz in SoftMenu. 11. BIOS Compile Date: 2/27/2003. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOS release 1.5 for NF7/NF7-S v1.0/V1.1 NF7/NF7-S/NF7-M v1.2 Release information: [ENGLISH] 0. Please use AWDFLASH 8.23D or later to update NF7 series BIOS. With incorrect AWDFLASH version, the GUID will be erased, and leads to IEEE1394 peer to peer function failed. AWDFLASH 8.23D is included in this BIOS package. 1. First release for NF7/NF7-S/NF7-M v1.2 board. 2. It shows real frequency of CPU while POST after bios checksum error or setup CPU speed as "User Define". 3. It shows real frequency of memory rather than DDR 266/333 while POST after setup CPU speed as "User Define". 4. Remove IRQ9 item from IRQ Resources because it is occupied by ACPI controller. 5. Revise the issue of OnBoard VGA ROM displays "Engineering..." 6. BIOS Compile Date: 1/22/2003. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOS release 1.3 for NF7-S/NF7/NF7-M v1.0/V1.1 Release information: [ENGLISH] 0. Please use AWDFLASH 8.23D or later to update NF7 series BIOS. With incorrect AWDFLASH version, the GUID will be erased, and leads to IEEE1394 peer to peer function failed. AWDFLASH 8.23D is included in this BIOS package. 1. Revise the CPU Interface Table for 333FSB CPU. 2. Correct the CPU Temperature misreading issue. With BIOS V1.0, 1.1, and V1.2, the CPU temperature reported in BIOS is too hight. V1.3 BIOS fixes it and report correct CPU temperature; meanwhile, the Hardware Monitoring tool needs to be updated to "HWM_NF7V13.EXE" together with BIOS update. 3. Change default year to 2003. 4. Update SiliconImage Sil3112A BIOS to v4.2.00. 5. Add new function- Shutdown when CPU FAN fail. 6. Revise function- "CPU shutdown temperature" and "CPU warning temperature". 7. Fix Windows XP fail to shutdown when "USB support" is set to "By BIOS". 8. Support AMD 333 FSB Barton CPU. 9. BIOS Compile Date: 1/07/2003. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Official BIOS release 1.2 for NF7-S v1.0 Release information: [ENGLISH] 0. Please use AWDFLASH 8.23D or later to update NF7 series BIOS. With incorrect AWDFLASH version, the GUID will be erased, and leads to IEEE1394 peer to peer function failed. AWDFLASH 8.23D is included in this BIOS package. 1. First release for NF7 board. 2. Fix the booting failure issue (02h) which is caused by special operation. a. Discharging CMOS data --> power on --> pushing "F1" key to continue b. Discharging CMOS data --> power on --> pushing "Del" key to enter BIOS setup --> Exit without saving c. Discharging CMOS data --> power on --> pushing "Del" key to enter BIOS setup --> power off --> power on 3. Fix the booting failure issue (8Dh) when below conditions exist simultaneously. - HDD attached to IDE-1 - HDD attached to S-ATA-2 - CDROM attached to IDE-2 - First boot --> S-ATA 4. Revise DMI Pool data. 5. BIOS Compile Date: 11/29/2002. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Official BIOS release 1.1 for NF7-S v1.0 Release information: [ENGLISH] 1. Change "Enhance PCI Performance" function default to "Disabled"。 2. Change Init Display First default to AGP。 3. Update Sil BIOS to 4.1.36C. 4. Update BPL ROM file to 2.72. 5. Fixed the issue that USB can not assign IRQ when there is PCI card installed on PCI slot 2 or 3. 6. Fixed the issue that the system cannot be woke up by "Wake Up" key when set power-on function to Keyboard 98. 7. Fixed the issue that system cannot be woke up from S3 and debug code shows 01h. 8. The way MAC address is filled into UUID is changed. 9. BIOS date:11/14/2002 [TRADITIONAL CHINESE] 1. 將 "Enhance PCI Performance" 選項的預設值更改為"Disabled"。 2. 將 "Init Display First" 選項預設值更改為 AGP。 3. 更新 Sil BIOS file 為 4.1.36C。 4. 更新 BPL ROM file 為 2.72。 5. 修正在PCI Slot2 或 Slot3 插上界面卡會導致 USB 無法分置 IRQ。 6. 解決當選取 Keyboard98 時，使用鍵盤的 "Wake Up" 鍵時無法喚醒系統。 7. 修正在 S3 模式下，系統無法喚醒，偵錯碼顯示 01h。 8. 修改 MAC Address 填入 UUID 的方式。 9. BIOS 日期: 11/14/2002。 ********************************* 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 "nf711.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. ============================================================================.