Intel(R) L440GX+ DP Server Board BIOS Release Notes NOTES: These notes apply to L440GX+ Production BIOS version 9.1 and later: - L440GX+ Production BIOS 9.1 and later can be used on all L440GX+ server boards. However, BIOS support for the Pentium(r) III 550E and 600E MHz and faster processors can only be used on L440GX+ boards that have a PBA# of 704293-501 and greater or an AA# of 721242-008 and greater. Intel Pentium(r) III 550E and 600E MHz and faster processors are not supported on L440GX+ boards with PBA and AA numbers prvious to those listed. Intel Pentium(r) III processors upto and including 600 MHz(no 'E') can be used on all L440GX+ boards. - Only L440GX+ server boards having a PBA 704293-801 and later or AA 704293-020 and later will support 1 GHz Pentium III processors. - If an Intel(R) Astor2 server chassis is used, the firmware of the Hot Swap Backplane must be upgraded to version 0.11 or later. * Third Party names and brands are the property of their respective owners BLD Date L440GX+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 129 10/27/00 L440GX+ Production Release 14.0 Based on BUILD 128 1. Banner Roll to Production Release 14.0. 2. Fixed overlength string in BIOS Setup for Console Redirection. 3. Fixed issue with v2.57S3 PnP header. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 128 09/29/00 L440GX+ Beta 1.0 P14.0 (Release Candidate 1) Based on BUILD 127 1. Incorporated PXE 2.0 Build 082 Boot Agent. 2. Incorporated Adaptec* SCSI BIOS v2.57S3. 3. Fixed issue with power on password display and Quietboot logo. 4. Fixed issue with SDNIT test. 5. Fixed issue with Multiboot menu for 2.88Mb floppy image menu. 6. Fixed branding issue with 1GHz processor display. 7. Added pause after post errors are displayed before the boot continues so they are visible to the user with fast processors installed. 8. Updated translations. 9. Fixed issue with Solaris* 7.0 and 9GB drives. (Adaptec update) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 127 09/12/00 L440GX+ Production Release 13.1 Based on BUILD 126 1. Banner roll for Production Release 13.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 126 09/12/00 L440GX+ Beta 1.0 P13.1 Based on BUILD 125 1. Reduced Cirrus Logic* SMCLK from 100MHz to 89MHz. This is to resolve an intermittent lockup issue. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 125 06/06/00 L440GX+ Production Release 13.0 (Posted/Factory ECO) Based on BUILD 124 1. Banner roll for Production Release 13.0. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 124 06/01/00 L440GX+ Beta 4.0 P13.0 (Release Candidate 2) Based on BUILD 122 1. Added microcode for C-0 Pentium III 0.18u Processors. 2. Due to problems with Build 123, this is based off of Build 122. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 122 05/05/00 L440GX+ Beta 2.0 P13.0 (Release Candidate) Based on BUILD 121 1. Made a fix in BIOS for issue with Adaptec* ARO card where "Forced Decompression" was displayed. 2. Fixed issue with improperly programmed Board Version numbers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 121 04/21/00 L440GX+ Beta 1.0 P13.0 Based on BUILD 120 1. Support for 1GHz Pentium III Processors. NOTE: All .18u Pentium III B0 stepping QSpec parts are clock locked. 2. Fixed issue where 640K Base Memory test was being overwritten on POST Diagnostic screen. 3. Fixed issue with speed mismatched processors not being disabled. Now, the slower of the 2 processors will be disabled on reboot. This has a side effect of not allowing an unlocked processor that was set a different speed having a locked processor added to the configuration. 4. Fixed issue where CMOS was not being properly restored when corrupted. 5. Fixed issue where 133MHz FSB processors were being allowed to operate in the system. NOTE: This feature does not work with Q spec part but will work with S spec and production parts. 6. Added feature to prevent boards lower that FAB7 from booting processors faster than 850MHz. 7. Upgraded PXE 0.99c option ROM to PXE 2.x Build 78. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 120 04/13/00 L440GX+ Production Release 12.3 (Post Only) Based on BUILD 119 1. Banner roll for Production Release 12.3. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 119 04/12/00 L440GX+ BETA 1.0 P12.3 Based on BUILD 118 1. Additional fix for mixed steppings. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 118 04/05/00 L440GX+ Production Release 12.2 (Post Only) Based on BUILD 117 1. Added updated Japanese Setup translations. 2. Fixed issue where secondary HSC information would intermittently change in Server Management screen in Setup. 3. Fixed issue with mixing 681 A2 and 683 B0 processors of the same speed displaying a processor speed mismatch error erronously. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 117 03/24/00 L440GX+ Beta 1.0 P12.2 Based on BUILD 116 1. Removed corrupted Japanese strings from Setup. They will appear in English until updated translations are provided. 2. Added support to display secondary HSC info in Server Management screen in Setup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 116 03/23/00 L440GX+ Alpha 1.0 P12.2 Based on BUILD 115 1. Added TI bridge errata fix for products using the riser with the PCI2031 bridge. This adds a new setup option under Adv. Chipset to enable the fix. It is disabled by default. 2. Fixed WOR for COM2 under ACPI OS. 3. Fixed INT15h handler for microcode updates. Now multiple processors can be updated. 4. Fixed virus protection and Master Boot Record write protect feature. Now, these will only protect the hard drive when booted from a floppy. 5. Fix for PME handling. Some routines in the BIOS were not properly reading power management capabilities from the PIIX4E. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 115 03/17/00 L440GX+ Production Release 12.1 (Posted / Factory ECO) Based on BUILD 114 1. Banner roll for Production Release 12.1. 2. Fix for Pentium(r) III processor support check. Previous algorithm only checked for baseboard PBA numbers, the new algorithm also checks for baseboard AA numbers. 3. Fix for Intel manufacturing test issue. Support for the 250MHz EEMUX setting has been added back. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 114 03/14/00 This BIOS build was never released outside of Intel. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 113 03/07/00 L440GX+ Beta 6.0 P12.0 (Release Candidate) Based on BUILD 112 1. Fix for 650MHz Pentium(r) III processors coming up at 400MHz. 2. Cleaned up some checks for 66 versus 100 FSB since 440GX only supports 100MHz. 3. Fixed DMI Mux programming routine to use new method incorporated in Build 110 rather than old method. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 112 03/03/00 L440GX+ Beta 5.0 P12.0 Based on BUILD 110 1. POST was not displaying the correct processor speed when 850MHz processors were installed. The latest Phoenix CPU speed table of tolerances was pulled in so that the correct processor speed is displayed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 110 03/02/00 L440GX+ Beta 4.0 P12.0 Based on BUILD 108 1. 850MHz code was totally broken. Ported CPU speed settings from H820. Now, when a locked CPU is installed, the processor speed pick list will be hidden and only the POST processor speed will be shown. 2. Added back string that was deleted in Setup for Console redirection. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 108 02/29/00 L440GX+ BETA 3.0 P12.0 Based on BUILD 107 1. Fixed issue with multiple, identical cards with option ROMs installed having issues with Multiboot. 2. Fixed issue with SEL logging of SBE and MBEs. The DIMM# will now be displayed in OEM Data 2 rather than FFh. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 107 02/18/00 L440GX+ BETA 2.0 P12.0 Based on BUILD 106 1. Added warning msg that Console redir is disabled when Diags Screen is disabled to Setup. 2. Fixed identification of ECC versus non-ECC memory on POST screen. This was only a labelling issue and does not affect functionality. 3. Fixed 8188 reported. Works properly now. 4. Fixed DMI Type 0 BIOS ID. 5. Added support for 850MHz Pentium III processor. 6. Added new feature to prevent a 0.18u Pentium III processor from booting on a Fab4 or lower board. 7. Fixed issue with Diags screen being in graphics mode for all languages other than English or Japanese. This would prevent console redirection from working. 8. HCT 9.5 ACPI Power button test. 9. Fix for POST hang after entering Setup from Multiboot menu and exiting without saving changes. 10. Removed FLOPPY from Multiboot menu. Now under "Removable Devices". 11. Fixed Pentium III branding 'E' to only show up on 550 and 600 processors per BIOS guide. 12. Removed various leftover debug outputs to Port 80h. These were undocumented. 13. Removed SMM_DEBUG component. This would cause an undocumented debug screen to appear under certain types of CMOS corruption. 14. Added fix to clear the PME# status bits when entering S0. This addresses an issue on the HCT 9.5 Pre-OS Foxfire test. 15. Fix for WHQL PCI 2.1 Cards test. Programming Subsystem Vendor and Device IDs for the integrated Adaptec SCSI controller. 16. Fix for when critical POST errors occur that halt the system. Previously, if the Quietboot logo was enabled, the system would halt with the Logo displayed and the system would appear to be hung and the error message could not be seen. Now, the logo will be clear and text restore prior to halt. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 106 02/08/00 L440GX+ BETA 1.0 P12.0 Based on BUILD 105 1. Added microcode for 683 B-0 processor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 105 02/07/00 L440GX+ Production Release 11.2 (Posted/Factory ECO) Based on BUILD 104 1. Banner roll for Production 11.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 104 02/03/00 L440GXx+ BETA 1.0 P11.2 Based on BUILD 102 1. Fix for PCI BusMastering being disabled for Slots 5/6. 2. Change copyright date on banner screen to 2000. 3. Fixed 0.18u Pentium III processorID from 'e' to 'E'. 4. Fix for extra 0 in memory display (i.e. - 2GB was being displayed as 20GB) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 102 01/06/00 L440GX+ Production Release 11.1 (Posted/Factory ECO) Based on BUILD 101 1. Banner roll for Production 11.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 101 01/05/00 L440GX+Beta 1.0 P11.1 Based on BUILD 100 1. Fix for 440GX APG Jam Latch registers to enable more robust boards in slots 5 and 6 2. Language translation updates US not effected 3. Fix for Win 98 video memory in conflict different than WIN 2K ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 100 12/27/99 L440GX+ Production Release 11.0 (Post Only) Based on BUILD 99 1. Banner roll for Production 11.0 2. Minor fix for Int 15 DA20 for a function SSU no longer uses ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 99 12/14/99 L440GX+ Beta 4.0 P11 Based on BUILD 98 1. Fix for the Int 15 da20 9c call made by the SSU 2. String translations ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 98 12/07/99 L440GX+ Beta 3.0 P11 Based on BUILD 97 1. Add 800MHz to setup and DMI strings ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 97 12/06/99 L440GX+ Beta 2.0 P11 Based on BUILD 96 1. Fix to 750MHz DMI and setup strings 2. Fix to DMI type 4 problem in Bld 95 3. Fix to IBUAPI problem in bld 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 96 11/30/99 L440GX+ Beta 1.0 P11 Based on BUILD 95 - Fixes - - Missing error description in BIOS when system configuration gets corrupted - Error in override for OEM error table - Japanese Language support fails at POST and re-entering BIOS setup - LS-120 Boot support not installed. - 3M Matsushita LS-120 fails to work properly as replacement for floppy drive - Cannot update microcode in an MP configuration - [PC 98] v. 8.1 Unreported Memory test fails - Screen blanks when moving from Language field another menu in BIOS setup - Need NMI source table entry of Multiple APIC description table[X] - Mutiboot on L440GX+ - 750 MHz Coppermine support - Fixes found on NS for the VPD redundency - Fixes found on NS for the 8188 error code Microcode Updates Processor Update Revisions: Pentium(R) II processor: Patch ID 40 for A0-step, CPUID 650 Patch ID 40 for A1-step, CPUID 651 Patch ID 2A for B0-step, CPUID 652 Patch ID 10 for B1-step, CPUID 653 Pentium(R) III processor: Patch ID 10 for B0-step, CPUID 672 Patch ID 0e for C0-step, CPUID 673 Patch ID 14 for a0-step, CPUID 680 Patch ID 0d for a2-step, CPUID 681 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 95 10/27/99 L440GX+ Beta 1.0 P10.1 1. Based on BUILD 94 2. Fix for 256Mb Technology DIMM support. Changed refresh rate to 7.8u ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 94 9/27/99 L440gx+ Production Release 10.0 (Post Only) 1. Based on BUILD 93 2. Banner roll to Production 10.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 93 9/16/99 L440GX+ Beta 2.0 P10.0 1. Based on BUILD 90 2. Microcode update for 0.18u Pentium III A2 stepping 3. Added fix for unreported memory - I/O for WIN 2K* and Win98* HCT tests ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 92 9/16/99 L440GX+ Production 9.2 (Posted/Factory ECO) 1. Based on BUILD 89 2. Microcode update for 0.18u Pentium III A2 stepping ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 90 9/06/99 L440GX+ Beta 1.0 P10.0 1. Fix for Enabling fixed disk boot sector write protect option fails 2. System hangs during POST when two DAC1100 RAID cards are instal This fix involves new PNP core code Moduls ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 89 8/31/99 L440GX+ Production Release 9.1 (Post Only) 1. Based on Build 87 2. Added Setup support 700Mhz 3. Banner roll and OEM rev roll for ACPI ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 87 8/30/99 L440GX+ Beta 1.0 P9.1 1. Based on Build 86 2. Moved the location of the BUD since it is in conflict with the ISC utilities ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 86 8/20/99 L440GX+ Production Release 9.0 (Never released) 1. Fix for POST processor strings 2. Fix for max CPU speed of 650. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 85 8/19/99 L440GX+ Beta 2.0 P9.0 1. Updated Video BIOS for 2MB SGRAM 2. Updated DMI table for 650. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 84 8/18/99 L440GX+ Beta 1.0 P9.0 1. Based on Build 82 2. Added 0.18u Pentium III (Coppermine) support