--CONTENTS-- 1 - BASIC INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 2 - GUIDELINES FOR REPLACEMENT START UP SCREEN IMAGES 3 - PROGRAM OPTIONS OF INTEREST TO SYSTEM SUPPORT PEOPLE 4 - CMOS SAVE/RESTORE UTILITY ********************************************************************** * INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS * * * * PLEASE PRINT OUT THESE INSTRUCTIONS OR WRITE THEM DOWN BEFORE * * STARTING THIS FLASH UPDATE UTILITY. * * * ********************************************************************** IBM PC BIOS UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS -------------------------------------------------- THIS CODE IS FOR THE FOLLOWING MACHINE(S)... -------------------------------------------------- Machine(s) Description ---------- ---------------------------------------------------- 2178 Pentium III processor PCs / Microtower 2198 Pentium III processor PCs / Microtower 6563 Pentium III processor PCs / Desktop 6564 Pentium III processor PCs / Microtower 6574 Pentium III processor PCs / Microtower =========================================================================== ---- About Applied Fixes or Features Added ---- (CHANGES.NEW) is another file on this diskette that lists known problems corrected and/or features added after applying this UPDATE to your system. If you would like, please take the time to read or print that file before using this diskette to update your system. =========================================================================== ********************************************************************** * INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS * * * * STEPS... * * * * 1 : PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF ANY SETTINGS YOU HAVE CHANGED IN THE * * CONFIGURATION UTILITY. THEY MAY HAVE TO BE RE-ENTERED AFTER * * UPDATING THE BIOS. * * * * 2 : PUT THE FLASH UPDATE DISKETTE IN THE DRIVE AND POWER UP THE * * SYSTEM.. . * * * * -YOU ARE PROMPTED TO SELECT YOUR COUNTRY AND PRESS ENTER. * * * * -THE SERIAL NUMBER IS DISPLAYED AND YOU ARE ASKED IF YOU * * WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE THE SERIAL NUMBER * * * * -IF YOU ANSWER "Y" THEN YOU ARE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE * * CORRECT NUMBER. THEN . . . * * -IF YOU ANSWER "N" THEN . . . * * * * -THE MACHINE MODEL/TYPE IS DISPLAYED AND YOU ARE ASKED IF YOU * * WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE THE MODEL/TYPE * * * * -IF YOU ANSWER "Y" THEN YOU ARE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE * * CORRECT NUMBER. THEN . . . * * -IF YOU ANSWER "N" THEN . . . * * * * 3 : THE CURRENT BIOS LEVEL ON THE COMPUTER IS COMPARED TO THAT ON * * THE FLASH UPDATE DISKETTE. * * * * -IF THE LEVELS ARE THE SAME, A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED STATING * * "THE POST/BIOS CODE IN THE SYSTEM IS THE SAME VERSION AS * * THAT ON THE DISKETTE. PRESS ENTER TO CONTINUE. PRESS ESC * * TO CANCEL." * * * * -IF THE LEVELS ARE DIFFERENT: * * IF THE LEVEL ON THE FLASH DISKETTE IS NEWER THAN THE ROM * * A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED STATING "THE SYSTEM POST/BIOS IS * * BEING UPDATED. THIS MAY TAKE UP TO 2 MINUTES. DO NOT POWER * * OFF OR RESTART THE SYSTEM DURING THIS PROCEDURE. * * * * IF THE LEVEL ON THE DISKETTE IS OLDER THAN THE ROM * * * A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED STATING "THE POST/BIOS IN THE * * SYSTEM IS A NEWER VERSION THAN THAT ON THE DISKETTE * * IF YOU CONTINUE, THE OLDER VERSION WILL REPLACE THE NEWER * * VERSION IN THE SYSTEM." * * IF YOU PRESS ENTER, A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED "THE SYSTEM POST/* * BIOS IS BEING UPDATED. THIS MAY TAKE UP TO 2 MINUTES. DO NOT* * POWER OFF OR RESTART THE SYSTEM DURING THIS PROCEDURE." * * * * 4 : THE FLASH UPDATE IS NOW COMPLETE. REMOVE THE DISKETTE FIRST * * AND THEN PRESS ENTER TO REBOOT THE SYSTEM. * * * ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** * * * NOTES ON CUSTOM START UP IMAGES * * ------------------------------- * * * * THIS VERSION OF THE FLASH UPDATE PROGRAM GIVES THE OPTION OF * * REPLACING (OR ELIMINATING) THE DEFAULT "IBM" IMAGE THAT IS * * DISPLAYED DURING SYSTEM START UP. THE USER CAN SUBSTITUTE * * A 16 COLOR WINDOWS BITMAP (.BMP) TO REPLACE THE DEFAULT * * IMAGE. SOME GUIDELINES FOR THESE IMAGES INCLUDE: * * * * 1. SIMPLE DESIGNS (THE IMAGE WILL BE COMPRESSED AND COMPLEX * * IMAGES DON'T COMPRESS WELL...) * * 2. NO LARGER THAN 50K FOR EITHER IMAGE * * 3. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE AMOUNT OF SPACE AVAILABLE IN THE * * FLASH TO STORE REPLACEMENT IMAGES MAY VARY FROM RELEASE * * TO RELEASE AND BY LANGUAGE SELECTION. I.E. AN IMAGE THAT * * FITS IN A U.S. ENGLISH FLASH MAY NOT FIT IN A GERMAN * * FLASH. * ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** * * * FLASH PROGRAM OPTIONS * * --------------------- * * * * THE DEFAULT OPERATION OF THE FLASH UPDATE PROGRAM IS A STEP * * BY STEP DIALOGUE WITH THE USER THAT PRESENTS CHOICES AND * * GATHERS RESPONSES FROM THE USER ABOUT WHICH CHOICES ARE * * DESIRED. * * * * IN SOME SITUATIONS, (SUCH AS A LARGE ENTERPRISE WITH MANY * * SYSTEMS THAT NEED UPDATING) IT MAY BE DESIRABLE TO CREATE * * A FLASH UPDATE DISKETTE THAT REQUIRES NO MANUAL INTERVENTION * * TO PERFORM AN UPDATE OPERATION. THIS CAN BE DONE BY * * MODIFYING THE CONFIG.SYS FILE ON THIS DISKETTE WITH * * THE FOLLOWING: * * * * SHELL=FLASH2.EXE option1 option2 option3......optionxx * * * * OPTIONS * * ------- * * * * /U UNATTENDED MODE. ALL DEFAULTS ARE ASSUMED (UNLESS * * OVERRIDDEN BY OTHER OPTION STATEMENTS) AND ALL * * PROMPTS ARE BYPASSED. ANY ERRORS WILL RESULT IN * * PROGRAM TERMINATION WITHOUT ANY ERROR INDICATION. * * <<< USE THIS OPTION WITH CAUTION >>> * * * * /US COUNTRY CODE (LANGUAGE). THIS CAN BE ANY OF THE * * VALID COUNTRY CODES (UK, SV, SU, SP, PO, NO, NL, * * IT, GR, FR, DK, CF, CE, BE, LA, US, SF, SG, BR,JP, * * or TK) * * * * /B:nnnnnnn SYSTEM SERIAL NUMBER * * * * /M:nnnnnnn MACHINE TYPE * * * * /N USE THE CURRENT FLASH IMAGE ON THE SYSTEM RATHER THAN * * THE IMAGE ON THE DISKETTE. THIS IS USED TO UPDATE * * MACHINE TYPE AND SERIAL NUMBER IN THE EVENT OF THE * * REPLACEMENT OF THE MAIN SYSTEM BOARD. * * * * /L:xxxx.bmp CUSTOM START UP IMAGE FILE NAME FOR THE LARGE * * CENTERED IMAGE. AN IBM LOGO IS USED BY DEFAULT * * BUT ANY 16 COLOR WINDOWS BMP FILE CAN BE USED * * INSTEAD. THE UNCOMPRESSED IMAGE FILE MUST BE * * LESS THAN 50K. ONLY RELATIVELY SIMPLE IMAGES * * CAN BE USED AS REPLACEMENTS. * * FOR NO IMAGE, USE /L:NONE * * * * /LL:yyyy.bmp CUSTOM START UP IMAGE FILE NAME FOR THE SMALLER * * IMAGE IN THE LOWER RIGHT OF THE SCREEN. IT * * SHOULD BE NO LARGER THAN 50K. AS WITH THE * * OTHER IMAGE, IT NEEDS TO BE SIMPLE. * * FOR NO LOWER RIGHT IMAGE USE /LL:NONE * * * * /R AUTOMATIC COLD BOOT AFTER AN UNATTENDED (/U) * * FLASH UPDATE. * * * * /E:ON TURNS ON THE ENHANCED SECURITY OPTION. * * * * /E:OFF TURNS OFF THE ENHANCED SECURITY OPTION. * * * * /BB THE FLASH UTILITY WILL ONLY UPDATE THE RECOVERY * * SECTION OF THE FLASH. THE BIOS SECTION WILL NOT * * BE UPDATED. * * * * /D THE FLASH UTILITY WILL GENERATE AN UNIVERSALLY * * UNIQUE IDENTIFIER (UUID), REPLACING THE ONE THAT * * IS CURRENTLY IN THE FLASH. * * * * * * A FLASH UPDATE DISKETTE USING THESE PROGRAM OPTIONS IN IT'S * * CONFIG.SYS SHOULD BE TESTED CAREFULLY BEFORE WIDESPREAD USAGE. * * * ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** * * * CMOS SAVE/RESTORE PROGRAM * * --------------------- * * * * THIS DISKETTE INCLUDES A CMOS SAVE RESTORE UTILITY * * FOR SAVING AND RESTORING THE SETUP AND CONFIGURATION * * MAINTAINED IN THE CMOS BATTERY BACKED RAM. THIS UTILITY * * IS INTENDED FOR USE AS AN AID IN CONFIGURING MULTIPLE * * IDENTICAL SYSTEMS. TO USE THIS UTILITY, COPY THE EXECUTABLE * * FILE (SRCMOSPJ.EXE) TO A DOS BOOTABLE DISKETTE. TYPE * * 'SRCMOSPJ' AT THE COMMAND PROMPT FOR INFORMATION ON * * COMMAND SYNTAX AND OPTIONS. * * * * USAGE NOTES: * * * * 1) THE BOOT SEQUENCE INFORMATION INCLUDES PASSWORDS. * * SAVING AND RESTORING THE BOOT SEQUENCE INFORMATION * * WILL ALSO CHANGE THE PASSWORDS TO THOSE SAVED IN * * DATA FILE (IF ANY). * * * * 2) SYSTEMS WITH ENHANCED SECURITY STORE PASSWORDS AND * * BOOT SEQUENCE INFORMATION IN A PROTECTED EEPROM. * * IN THESE SYSTEMS, THE BOOT SEQUENCE AND PASSWORDS * * CAN BE NEITHER SAVED NOR RESTORED. * * * ********************************************************************** Flash Changes Models 2178 / 2198 / 6563 / 6564 / 6574 General Information: Models 2178, 2198, 6563, 6564, and 6574 BIOS are year 2000 ready. PJJT26A is the flash diskette level. PJKT26A is the BIOS binary image level. NOTE: All changes carry forward. That is, if a change is added in 01, it is also in 02, 03 etc. CHANGES for PJKTxxA/PJJTxxA: PJKT20A/PJJT20A: Initial Release PJKT21A/PJJT21A: Win98 USB manual test fails Setup screen shows 300, 356, 400MHZ OB2.4 - No awakening, booting, or POST msgs sent to AOL proxy Register Change for AGP 4X S4 boot update Hangs in PXE mode with IBM Adapter 2 Token ring Cleanup for SMBIOS RF setting incorrect with Enhanced security System summary menu flagged with no changes PJKT22A/PJJT22A: RIPL fails loading DOS netbind Possible hang with PCI ROMs which can not be read reliably Need processor patch for 667/133 Add Support for 667MHz and 733MHz processors Hang in PXE mode with IBM Adapter 2 Token ring Add ability to select bytes not to be overwritten by SRCMOS Setting POP/PAP locks system after post PJKT23A/PJJT23A: System does not prompt for password for flash PJKT24A/PJJT24A: Double 177 POST error after RFID tamp bit is triggered WSOD Intermittently Hangs with S3 AGP Card System Hangs on RPL 802.2 Boot with WSOD Atmel sticky bit needs to be cleared System Security Control Logic Error After BB Recovery POST error 184 Asset control antenna not detected Linking smbus.asm, correcting read and write problems Phase out of duplicate subroutine RFID settings not reset if BIOS settings are not saved PJKT25A/PJJT25A: Added Number9 Card and AGP 4X fixes PJKT26A/PJJT26A: Remove Speed Option in Setup When you POP three times, wording erroneous 2 times AoL SMBIOS structure not programmed for AoL Token Ring card Update processor patches with new Intel ucode Add bus speed (either 33MHz or 66 MMHz) of 64 bit PCI Reset S5 trap in ACPIenable to disable ACPI I/O space trap Add Aureal Detection for Aptiva System Needs to Wake Up from PS/2 Mouse Add RFID in DMI Information Setup does not find disk you don't change any settings Make PCI bus numbers in $PIR table dynamic each POST POST Beep not Audible after Disable then Enable Audio IRQ is assigned to 9 for SoundBlaster emulation intermittently Wrong amount of Video Memory for nVidia cards Fix Audio IRQ Assignment for Aptiva Remove SMBus delays from the block read/write routines Make Room on Flash Diskette SMBIOS: Incorrect L2 Cache size Add Aptiva Logo Incorrect Processor Switch Settings in DMIBios SMBIOS information is incorrect Alertpak causing memory hang TR - Incorrect system ID in SMBIOS structure 130 SMBIOS: Desktop displayed as Minitower TR - SMBIOS Structure 130 not set with TR as #1 AOL priority Incorrect LPC fixup SMI generation Add Structure Type in DMI Handling LC 2.5 - No Alert On Lan POST messages Change Drive Strength for AGP signals Change Aptiva Default ACPI IRQ Temp Event sent after every cold boot PJKT27A/PJJT27A: Chassis event not latched during no AC pwr state Fix Audio IRQ Again BIOS refresh does not fix 40X CDROM problem Page fault during Win98 boot System hangs when password prompt is set to OFF Add debug space to DSDT area of upper memory USB keyboard is not working when POP pass prompt is OFF USB keyboard, ps/2 mouse lockup requires two enters New Version of PXE Base Code Missing Turkish language on flash disk SMI Calling E000 Core Segment Lock the Flash New microcode updates from Intel New Readme.1st files from Japan for Flash Utility VIA AGP 4X drive strength should be EBh for S3 PCDR reports both dimm slots in the first socket Win98 PCI 2.1 cards test fails PJKT28A/PJJT28A: Change default video aperture size to 256MB PJKT29A/PJJT29A: Fixes for USB keyboard support Via Chipset Register Changes W2K: Add ACPI Local APIC NMI Structure for all IOAPIC systems Create SxD statement to map S1 -> D1 for current systems Fixed typo in error message Backed out video aperture size change