IBM PC Server 325/330 Fixes and Enhancements This README file contains information about the system firmware upgrades available for the IBM* PC Servers 325/330. The upgrade is available through the Flash BIOS Update Diskette. Download the EXEcutable file and install to a 1.44M formatted diskette. This produces a bootable diskette that guides the user through the upgrade process. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Upgrading the POST/BIOS to IBM SurePath* BIOS Revision Level 11 or higher The following list identifies fixes and enhancements that appear in the BIOS Revision Level 11 or higher: 1. Added code to resolve AP failure on warm boot path. Occasionally on a warm boot path, in a system configured with 2 processors, the AP processor would become disabled, requiring the user to power cycle the machine to recover. BIOS 11 resolves this problem ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Upgrading the POST/BIOS to IBM SurePath* BIOS Revision Level 10 or higher The following list identifies fixes and enhancements that appear in the BIOS Revision Level 10 or higher: 1. Added support for Adaptec AAA-131 RAID adapter 2. Add code to resolve interrupt routing problem with Virtual Wire IOAPIC Mode disabled in a uni-processor configuration. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Upgrading the POST/BIOS to IBM SurePath* BIOS Revision Level 09 or higher The following list identifies fixes and enhancements that appear in the BIOS Revision Level 09 or higher: 1. Added support for Virtual Wire Mode option in Setup. The option should ONLY BE DISABLED if running Netware 3.x or Netware 4.1x operating systems. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Upgrading the POST/BIOS to IBM SurePath* BIOS Revision Level 08 or higher The following list identifies fixes and enhancements that appear in the BIOS Revision Level 08 or higher: 1. Add support for the latest Pentium II** processor with the C1 stepping level. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Upgrading the POST/BIOS to IBM SurePath* BIOS Revision Level 07 or higher The following list identifies fixes and enhancements that appear in the BIOS Revision Level 07 or higher: 1. Resolving intermittent soft reboot failure. 2. Added support for CPU failure recovery. 3. Resolving I2O Ethernet adapter configuration conflicts. 4. Added password security for devices that hook Int19. 5. Resolving conflict with Copperhead adapter and SMP table entries. 6. Added Remote Keyboard\Video support. 7. Added SMI support. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Upgrading the POST/BIOS to IBM SurePath* BIOS Revision Level 04 or higher The following list identifies fixes and enhancements that appear in the BIOS Revision Level 04 or higher: 1. Added support for 180Mhz processors in System Summary Menu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Upgrading the POST/BIOS to IBM SurePath* BIOS Revision Level 03 or higher The following list identifies fixes and enhancements that appear in the BIOS Revision Level 03 or higher: 1. Resolving stand-alone dump failure. 2. Added new INT15 subfunction 2314h for supporting processor speed recognition on systems running faster than 255Mhz 3. Resolving system failure during OS install over LAN. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Upgrading the POST/BIOS to IBM SurePath BIOS Revision Level 04 or higher The following list identifies fixes and enhancements that appear in the BIOS Revision Level 04 or higher: 1. Added support for 180Mhz processor for use in system summary menu. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information about IBM PC Server 325/330 software releases, review the IBM PC Server home page on the World Wide Web. The address for the IBM PC Server home page is: http://www.us.pc.ibm.com/servers --------------------------------------------------------------------- Trademarks --------------------------------------------------------------------- The following terms, denoted by an asterisk (*) are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both: IBM SurePath The following terms, denoted by a double asterisk (**) are trademarks of other companies: Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium II is a trademark of Intel Corporation.