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--- Manual -----

p2bd(s)-103.pdf	PCB Rev.1.03/English

p2bd(s)-105.pdf	PCB Rev.1.05/English

p2bd(s)-106.pdf	PCB Rev.1.06/English (e429) 7/99

t_p2b-d_103.pdf	Chinese Version









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bxd112.zip  P2B-D (Intel 440BX chipset) M/B, PnP BIOS ver. 1012 4/18/2000

	      1. Latest April updates.



bxd1012.zip P2B-D (Intel 440BX chipset) M/B, PnP BIOS ver. 1012 11/22/99

	      1. Latest November updates.



bxd1011.zip P2B-D (Intel 440BX chipset) M/B, PnP BIOS ver. 1011 10/06/99

	      1. Revised buffer strength programming for P2B-D.

              2. Microcode update upgraded for PII 653, 672, and 673.

                 653: 00A->010; 672: 00B->00C; 673: 007->00A;

              3. Revised ACPI MP support for W2K.

	      4. Fix for boot failure with some boot managers installed.

	      5. Fix for Russian Y2K test program failed.



bxd1010.zip P2B-D (Intel 440BX chipset) M/B, PnP BIOS ver. 1010 07/29/99

	      1. Fix for screen resume failure sometimes when running in ACPI mode.

              2. Revised Y2K patch.

              3. Updated Symbios BIOS to Rev 4.12.

              4. Fix for system failure after Suspend when running Win98 second edition

              5. Fix for ACPI mode resource not allocated as Setup selected for ECP+EPP2/278h/IRQ5 combination.

              6. Disable LPT port in Windows when it's Setup disabled.

              7. Upgraded microcode update data for 650, 651, 652, 653, 655, 672, and 673 

                 processors.

                 Revision: 650 -> 40; 651 -> 40; 652 -> 2a, 653 -> 0a; 665 -> 03; 672 -> 0b; 673 -> 07; 680 -> 0b;   

              8. Support Intel PIII-600MHz CPU. 



bxd1009.zip   P2B-D (Intel 440BX chipset) M/B, ACPI BIOS version 1009 05/10/99

	      1. Microcode update for P3 550 CPU upgraded to revision 005.

 	      2. Fix for serial port failure running Windows 2000.

	      3. Added keyboard wakeup item with three choices of key combinations for 

                 models with W977 IO chip.

	      4. Fix for CPU clock detection error when speed > 512MHz.

	      5. Upgraded L2 cache reference code to Revision 3.4.

	      6. Added microcode update support for PIII C0 stepping. (550MHz part)



bxd108a.zip   P2B-D (Intel 440BX chipset) M/B, ACPI BIOS version 1008A 04/02/99

      	      1. Added support for SST SST39SF020 flash chip.



bxd1008.zip   P2B-D (Intel 440BX chipset) M/B, ACPI BIOS version 1008 03/01/99

	      1. Added Processor Serial Number item.

              2. Removed CPU L2 cache turbo mode item.

	      3. Added new P6 processors recognition.

	      4. Fix the system can't boot from 3Com 3C900-TPO LAN card if no floppy drive 

	         attached.

	      5. Fixed AGP/MDA support failure for AGP Onboard models.

	      6. Show "Pentium III" for Intel Katmai processors.

	      7. Fix for NT 5.0 installation failure for models with PIIX4 ID=7.

	      8. Removed parallel port 3BCh/EPP combination.

	      9. Removed "disabled" option in ECP DMA item when ECP selected.

	     10. Fixed PME not enabled for some cards.

	     11. Fix for Accel Galaxy52 boot failure.

	     12. Revised Keyboard detection/initialization routine.

	     13. Fix boot virus false alarm for PCI-L101 lan card.	



bxd1007.zip   P2B-D (Intel 440BX chipset) M/B, ACPI BIOS version 1007 01/11/98

	      1. Fix for Y2K RTC test failure with ami2000.exe program.

	      2. Added AT/ATX power supply detection for P2B-B.

              3. Added CPU Microcode Update support for 653h (dB-1) & 1632h (P6T dB0) CPUs.

              4. Support Legacy USB Suspend/Resume.

              5. Support new revision of W977 super IO chips.

              6. Fix for some LAN cards can't be assigned with IRQ9.

              7. Fix for NT5.0 HCT 'RTC power up' test failure.

              8. Added "CDROM,A,C" boot sequence.

	      9. Added Katmai processor support.

	     10. Revised Y2K support.

	     11. Fixed RTC resume failure from standby sometimes.



bxd1006.zip   P2B-D (Intel 440BX chipset) M/B, ACPI BIOS version 1006 09/28/98

              1. Fix HCT throttling test error.

              2. Fixed Win95/98 HCT unreported memory error on models with AHA7890 onboard.

              3. Fix for the system can't boot from some models of LS-120.

              4. Fixed system hang upon resume from Win95 Suspend on some special

                 configuration like both 3COM LAN & Adaptec SCSI are installed.

              5. Fix for hard disk failed in diagnosis if the type is USER.

              6. Fix for Suspend support error: Got out of Suspend unexpectedly.

              7. Fix for AGOGO-XP & ATI Rage Pro failed to boot Win98 boot diskette.



bxd1005.zip   P2B-D (Intel 440BX chipset) M/B, ACPI BIOS version 1005 08/20/98

              1. Support Mendocino CPU.