=============================================== Release Notes for Phoenix BIOS on EKF CCG-RUMBA =============================================== This file describes changes, extensions and bug fixes made in Phoenix BIOS for EKF CCG-RUMBA. For any further questions contact EKF at: Email : support@ekf.de Internet : www.ekf.com ========================================================================================================= 2010-06-14: BIOS release, Build #122 production - Changed default setting for BIOS setup node "Installed O/S:" from "WinXP" to "Other". This is necessary to fully support EKF CCG-RUMBA with EKF CCL-CAPELLA under WinXP. - HPET (High Precision Event Timer) is now enabled per default Setup (F2): Advanced -> ACPI Configuration -> HPET Support: Specification: http://www.intel.com/hardwaredesign/hpetspec_1.pdf ===================================================================================== 2010-02-22: BIOS release, Build #120 production - Added support for custom specific boards with PCMCIA controller TI1420 Support can be controlled (Enabled/Disabled) with this Setup node: Setup (F2): Advanced -> PCMCIA/CardBus Configuration -> Support boards with TI1420: - Extended JMB363 support with two different Expansion ROMs Setup (F2): Advanced -> ATA/IDE Configuration -> [1-4]. JMicron JMB363 Configuration -> Expansion ROM for JMB36x: Options: Disabled: No Expansion ROM for JMB36x is loaded V1.06.75: Load Expansion ROM V1.06.75. Supports PCI class codes IDE, RAID and AHCI, which can be selected in BIOS setup V1.07.00: Load Expansion ROM V1.07.00. Supports class codes RAID and AHCI See JMicron release notes for differences between ROM versions: ftp://driver.jmicron.com.tw/jmb36x/Option_ROM/release%20note.txt - Fixed a bug which showed a SATA device with a long device name as a PATA device ===================================================================================== 2010-01-29: BIOS release, Build #114 production - Added support for legacy IO devices (serial interface, FDC controller) on EKF expansion boards CCA, CCB and CCE (Super I/O SMSC LPC47B27x). To be backward compatible with older OS installations, ACPI is disabled per default if one of EKF CCA, CCB or CCE is detected. - Updated JMicron BIOS from version 1.06.75 to version 1.07.00 Release-Notes here: ftp://driver.jmicron.com.tw/jmb36x/Option_ROM/release%20note.txt BIOS Setup can now always be entered (with CTRL-J) if the expansion ROM is enabled. Note that BIOS v1.07.00 sets PCI Class Code, old version 1.06.75 does not. ===================================================================================== 2010-01-12: BIOS release, Build #112 production - Display ATA boot device type (PATA or SATA) and SATA device number in boot device list (Setup menu 'Boot') and in Boot menu (F11 key during POST) - Removed setup node which allowed to select ATA cable type for PATA devices. This relates to PATA devices attached to Intel ICH8 PATA interface - Added setup node to control support of UDMA modes 3-5 Setup (F2): Advanced -> ATA/IDE Configuration -> Intel ICH8 ATA Configuration -> PATA xxxx/xxxx -> Support of UDMA Modes 3-5: Available options: Disabled: UDMA transfer mode is limited to UDMA mode 2 (33 MByte/s) Enabled: UDMA transfer modes 3-5 (44 MB/s - 100 MB/s) are supported Auto Detect: UDMA modes greater 33 MB/s are supported if a 80-conductor cable is detected. Note that the cable type cannot be detected, if a PATA device is directly mounted on an EKF expansion board. Only use this option if the PATA drive is attached via a real PATA cable. Note: Even if the attached PATA drive supports UDMA Mode 6 (133 MB/s), it should be noted that Intel ICH8 limits UDMA write transfer rates to 89 MB/s and UDMA read transfer rates to 100 MB/s. - Added setup node to control Digital Thermal Sensor in Intel processor Setup (F2): Advanced -> CPU (Merom) Configuration -> Digital Thermal Sensor: Info: http://edc.intel.com/Download.aspx?id=2612 - Added support for SATA controller JMB362 BIOS Setup now decides between JMB362 and JMB363 - Added detection of JMB362 behind PLX8614 bridge on EKF PCJ-JAM - Fixed a bug which leads to a BIOS crash when Rear-IO version of EKF CCG-RUMBA is installed in a 64 bit CompactPCI system - which normally is not allowed! The crash is caused by an USB overcurrent on Intel ICH8 UHCI port 2 (routed to CompactPCI J2). A new BIOS setup node controls whether the corresponding error message is shown: Setup (F2): Advanced -> Miscellaneous Configuration -> Message if wrong bus detected: Available options: Disabled: Message not shown Enabled: Error message shown (Default) Regardless of mode setting, if in a CompactPCI 64 bit system and at beginning of POST an overcurrent at UHCI 2 is detected, any further detection of an overcurrent at this port during POST and during OS runtime is disabled. ===================================================================================== 2009-09-21: BIOS release, Build #110 production - Added support for ACPI. ACPI is enabled per default. Some ACPI items can be controlled via BIOS Setup: Setup (F2): Advanced -> ACPI Configuration Notes regarding ACPI: - For new OS (operating system) installations it should kept in mind, that the BIOS enables ACPI per default - which should not lead to any problems. Anyway, for compatibility reasons to older BIOS versions (where an OS installation has always been made without ACPI), it can simply be disabled in BIOS Setup: Setup (F2): Advanced -> ACPI Configuration -> ACPI Support -> Disabled - Existing non-ACPI OS installations cannot be converted to an ACPI-OS by simply using this new BIOS. To make ACPI effective, a new OS installation with BIOS Build #110 or newer is necessary. - For existing non-ACPI OS installations it is no problem that ACPI is now present and enabled in the BIOS. - ACPI should not be disabled in the BIOS, if the OS installation has been made with ACPI enabled. - Added setup node to control function of ejector handle in front panel of CCG-RUMBA Setup (F2): Advanced -> Board Configuration -> Function of front panel ejector: Available options: Both: Ejector handle functions like a reset AND power button Power: Ejector handle functions like a power button (Factory Default) Reset: Ejector handle functions like a reset button None: Ejector handle has no (electrical) function - Improved programming algorithm for Atmel SPI flash - Updated SPI flash programming utility 'progspi.exe' ===================================================================================== 2009-07-24: BIOS release, Build #100 production - Added initialization of LM87 hardware monitor. This allows to use monitoring tools which do not initialize this controller (like SpeedFan for Windows). - Spread spectrum of clock generator disabled per default - New setup page to observe some hardware states: Setup (F2): Monitoring Currently this screen shows board temperature of CCG-RUMBA (LM87 internal) and CPU internal temperature (via LM87). - Removed a bug which leads to a Windows hang during boot if a PCI device with a 64 bit prefetch memory BAR was installed in the system. ===================================================================================== 2009-02-26: BIOS release, Build #098 production - Added support for up to four JMicron JMB362/JMB363 controller. Setup (F2): Advanced -> ATA/IDE Configuration -> [1-4]. JMicron JMB363 Configuration Every JMicron controller has an own BIOS Setup menu and the menu is only shown if the controller is detected during POST. Please note that software sees no difference between JMB362 and JMB363. Both have the same PCI ID (0x2363). The BIOS sets the default JMB36x class codes as follows: First JMB36x found: SATA=IDE, PATA=IDE Second JMB36x found: SATA=AHCI, PATA=IDE Third JMB36x found: SATA=AHCI, PATA=IDE Fourth JMB36x found: SATA=AHCI, PATA=IDE - Added Setup option to load Intel PXE BIOS for Ethernet Controller Intel 82574: Setup (F2): Advanced -> Ethernet Configuration -> PXE BIOS for Intel 82574: Available options: Disabled (Factory Default), Enabled Currently only the first Ethernet controller 82574 found during POST can be used for remote booting. On EKF CCL-CAPELLA this is the controller routed to top RJ45 in front panel of EKF CCL. - Updated Intel PXE BIOS to version 1.3.27 - Fixed a bug with Expansion ROM loading. Expansion ROMs could not be loaded when an external VGA device was installed and used as primary VGA device. - Added support for PCMCIA and CardBus boards like EKF CPx series Setup (F2): Advanced -> PCMCIA/CardBus Configuration Note: For PCMCIA 16 Bit PC Cards (ATA, Modem, ...) Serial-IRQ support must be enabled (at least for Windows, because of Microsoft legacy drivers). Serial-IRQ is automatically enabled, if a 16 Bit PC Card is detected during POST and BIOS Setup option "CompactPCI SerIRQ Routing" is set to mode 'Auto' (default). - Added support for 64 Bit PCI prefetchable memory range. This feature can be controlled with new Setup option Setup (F2): Advanced -> PCI Configuration -> PCI 64 Bit: Available options are: Disabled (Default), Enabled This option is disabled per default, because of display problems observed with Microsoft graphics driver (the driver which is used during installation of Windows). After the Intel graphics driver is installed, this option can be set to 'Enabled'. This option must be set to 'Enabled' for PCI devices, which request a prefetchable area in 64 Bit memory range (e.g. Asus WLAN module). ===================================================================================== 2009-02-03: BIOS release, Build #096 production - Adapted DMI/SMBIOS data to EKF CCG-RUMBA. DMI data is useful to show system configuration. For example, to show BIOS build number and date: Windows: "Start -> Run -> msinfo32" or use third party tools like CPU-Z (www.cpuid.com) Linux: Use a tool like "dmidecode" - Removed a bug in PCI interrupt routing algorithm. The bug could be observed if one or more PCI bridges are located between a PCI (Express) root port and the PCI (Express) device. - Added new Setup option for better image quality during POST and DOS Setup (F2): Advanced -> Graphics Device Configuration -> On-Board Graphics Configuration -> Panel Fitting Filter Mode: Available options: 1. VB Default : Video BIOS decides which filter mode used 2. Fuzzy : Fuzzy filtering (very blury) 3. Crisp : Crisp edge enhanced filtering 4. Median : Median between fuzzy and crisp filtering Default is mode '4' (Median) - Added new Setup option to select panel scaling mode Setup (F2): Advanced -> Graphics Device Configuration -> On-Board Graphics Configuration -> Panel Scaling: Available options: 1. VB Default : Video BIOS decides which scaling mode used 2. Off : No scaling 3. Auto : Auto scale 4. Pillarbox : Use this mode only if monitor resolution has an aspect ratio of > 1.33 (e.g. 1.6 / 1440x900) 5. Letterbox : Use this mode only if monitor resolution has an aspect ratio of < 1.33 (e.g. 1.25 / 1280x1024) Default is mode '3' (Auto) Note this BIOS option is only shown if POST video mode 'Text' is selected - Fixed a bug in PCI memory request allocation routine - An error message is shown if EKF OUI (00:c0:88) in MAC address of Ethernet Controller 1 (ICH8/82566) is not found - An yellow warning message is shown if Power Down Feature of ICH8/82566 Gigabit Ethernet Controller is enabled in NVM. Run DOS batchfile 566dispd.bat to disable Power Down feature permanently. If Power Down Feature is enabled, the GbE controller does not function after reset or reboot. - An error message is shown if EKF OUI (00:c0:88) in MAC address of Ethernet Controller 2 (82573) is not found - If ejector lever in front panel is configured as reset button (default), a warning message is shown if ejector lever is still unlocked during POST - Removed all PEG support ===================================================================================== 2008-08-27: BIOS release, Build #094 production - Implemented Video BIOS version 1588 - Improved support for graphic ports on CCG (DVI-I, DSUB-15, Rear I/O) and on EKF expansion boards like CCH or CCI (DVI-D). Regardless which graphic ports are used, the default option of a new BIOS Setup item ensures, that always the VGA Analog port and the DVI digital port of CCG is enabled during and after POST. This is independent of whether a monitor is attached and detected during Video BIOS initialization. This mode can be changed with this new BIOS Setup item: Setup (F2): Advanced -> Graphics Device Configuration -> On-Board Graphics Configuration -> Select Video Boot Device: Available options: 1. VB Default: Video BIOS decides which graphic port is enabled during initialization 2. VGA Analog: Only VGA Analog port is always enabled (front panel of CCG, i.e. DSUB15 or DVI-I or CompactPCI Rear I/O) 3. DVI 1: Only DVI digital port in front panel of CCG is always enabled 4. VGA + DVI 1: VGA Analog and DVI 1 ports on CCG are always enabled 5. DVI 2: Only DVI digital port in front panel of CCH or CCI is always enabled 6. VGA + DVI 2: VGA Analog and DVI 2 ports are always enabled Default is mode '4' (VGA Analog and DVI 1 ports on CCG are always enabled) - Removed PNP support for serial interfaces on boards with SIO SMSC LPC47B27x (EKF CCA, CCB, CCE) - Improved support for JMB363 SATA controller on EKF Expansion boards. Setup items moved to: Setup (F2): Advanced -> ATA/IDE Configuration -> JMicron JMB363 Configuration - Expansion ROM BIOS for JMB363 is now disabled per default. It can be enabled with: Setup (F2): Advanced -> ATA/IDE Configuration -> JMicron JMB363 Configuration -> Expansion ROM for JMB363: - JMB363 Expansion ROM BIOS screen can be disabled, with results in a faster boot: Setup (F2): Advanced -> ATA/IDE Configuration -> JMicron JMB363 Configuration -> Expansion ROM POST Screen: - Added AHCI and RAID support for Intel ICH8 SATA interface: Setup (F2): Advanced -> ATA/IDE Configuration -> Intel ICH8 ATA Configuration -> SATA Ctrl Class Code -> AHCI|RAID If RAID is selected, an appropriate Expansion ROM can be enabled, to allow booting from attached devices: Setup (F2): Advanced -> ATA/IDE Configuration -> Intel ICH8 ATA Configuration -> SATA RAID BIOS: Note: The Expansion ROM BIOS for ICH8 SATA RAID is disabled per default. ===================================================================================== 2008-06-13: BIOS release, Build #092 production - Fixed a bug which prevents the use of COM-B, COM-C and COM-D of an EKF Expansion board with SMSC SIO SCH3114. Also the reboot feature of Windows is now enabled. - Changed default interrupt to IRQ-10 for on-board ITE COM port, if an Expansion board of type EKF CCA, CCB or CCE is installed. This allows Windows to use IRQ 4 solely for COM-A on EKF CCA, CCB or CCE. - Added Setup item to select operation mode of SATA/PATA controller JMB363: Setup (F2): Advanced -> SATA/PATA JMB363 Configuration -> Select Mode of JMB363: ===================================================================================== 2008-06-04: BIOS release, Build #090 production - Disabled feature 'POST Codes to COM port' temporarily - Removed PNP support for FDC and LPT on boards with SIO SMSC LPC47B27x (EKF CCA, CCB, CCE) - Added support for Super-IO SCH3114 in newer EKF expansion boards: This results in a new IO-Map for range 0200h-02FFh: 0200h - 027Fh : Runtime Regs of SMSC SIO 27x or SCH3114 (for 27x formerly 600h-67fh) 0280h - 02BFh : Unavailable, could not be used! 02C0h - 02DFh : 32 bytes security range of SIO SCH3114 02E0h - 02E3h : GPIO regs of ITE SIO IT8761 (formerly 290h-293h) 02E4h - 02E7h : 4 bytes unused 02E8h - 02EFh : Serial port COM4 02F0h - 02F7h : Reserved for serial port of ITE SIO if all serial ports of SMSC SIO SCH3114 are used! 02F8h - 02FFh : Serial port COM2 - Added support for SATA/PATA Controller JMB363. Selected mode for both SATA and PATA is 'IDE' - Added a patch to fix a bug in third party Expansion ROM for SiI-649 (used on EKF CE2) - Added code to support three different SIOs (Super IOs) with one BIOS binary. This BIOS Build supports: On-board ITE SIO IT8761E (always present): Serial port (Rear-IO), PS/2 keyboard and mouse SMSC SIO LPC47B27x (CCA, CCB, CCE): Both serial ports A and B, Floppydisk, PS/2 keyboard and mouse SMSC SIO SCH3114 (CCH, CCI, CCJ, CCK, CCL, C23): Four serial ports A-D, PS/2 keyboard and mouse Support of the parallel port on all expansion boards is disabled with this BIOS version. ===================================================================================== 2008-06-02: BIOS release, Build #088 production - Setup (F2): Advanced -> Board Configuration -> SMBus to External Devices Renamed this Setup item to reflect that on EKF CCG the SMBus signals are additionally routed to EKF Expansion boards - Fixed the bug which leads to a Windows hang during boot, if any USB device is attached in an USB port on an EKF Expansion board - Fixed the bug which leads to a Windows hang during boot, if any USB device is attached in any USB port AND the Intel graphics driver for GM965 is installed ===================================================================================== 2008-05-09: BIOS release, Build #086 production - A lot of small modifications and additions - Removed Hot-Plug support from Setup - Added a Setup item option to control spread spectrum for on-board clock signals: Setup (F2): Advanced -> Board Configuration -> Spread Spectrum: Available options: On (Factory Default): Spread spectrum is on, with 0 to -0.5% down spread Off: Spread spectrum is off - Added Setup item to control S4 stretching: Setup (F2): Advanced -> Miscellaneous Configuration -> Select S4 stretch mode: Default value is now 1-2 seconds to allow a faster system start after power-on. For more information read description of "PM Configuration 3 Register" in ICH8 datasheet. - Added Setup item to control board behaviour after power-up (G3): Setup (F2): Advanced -> Miscellaneous Configuration -> State after Power-On: Available options: 1. Go to S0 (Factory Default): After power-on the system always enters S0 state, even if the system was in a sleep state at power-off 2. Go to S4/S5: The system enters S0 state if it was not in a sleep state at power-off. It goes to S4 (or S5) sleep state if it was in state S4 (or S5) at power-off. - Ignore ICH8 intruder bit if set for any reason - Changed interrupt routing for PCI Express devices ===================================================================================== 2008-01-11: BIOS release, Build #084 production - Fixed a bug that prevents usage of devices behind a PCI-to-PCI bridge (Windows code 35) - Added Setup menu for Penryn CPU: Setup (F2): Advanced -> CPU (Penryn) Control Sub-Menu Note this menu is only available if Penryn CPU is detected. - Added Setup option to allow routing of SMBus signals to CompactPCI Setup (F2): Advanced -> Board Configuration -> SMBus to CompactPCI ===================================================================================== 2008-01-03: BIOS release, Build #082 production - Changed programming algorithm for on-board SPI flash memory devices. This speeds up flash programming during POST significantly - BIOS supports now FWHs on EKF expansion boards of type SST 'SST49LF008A' and ST 'STM50FW080' - Added code to indicate that key (Boot Menu) is pressed - During POST keys F2 (Setup) and F11 (Boot menu) can now be typed in any sequencing - Key F11 (Boot menu) now additionally recognized in Setup - Fixed a bug that no data was written to Flash - Added support for more than 48 PCI devices. To support this a new mode 'PCI Records' has been added to the BIOS. This can be controlled with Setup option: Setup (F2): Advanced -> PCI Configuration -> PCI Device Configuration -> Save PCI Device List Available options: Disabled, ESCD, PCI Records (Factory Default) - Disabled: PCI Device Records are never saved to Flash memory - ESCD: PCI device records are saved in ESCD range of Flash memory. Notice that ESCD has only room for 48 PCI devices. ESCD was factory default in all previous BIOS versions. - PCI Records: PCI device records are saved in a table special for PCI devices. 'PCI Records' supports an unlimited number of PCI devices. - Now correct SATA port number (zero based) is shown in Setup node 'Maximum Capacity:' - Changed default mode for PATA and SATA configuration for on-board SATA controller. Setup (F2): Advanced -> ATA/IDE Configuration -> SATA Controller Mode: Default mode is now 'Enhanced', which allows detection of 5 ATA devices (2 x PATA, 3 x SATA). In contrast to mode 'Compatible', SATA port 1 can now be used. The Compatible mode only supports four ATA devices (2 x PATA, 2 x SATA) with SATA port 1 always disabled. - Changed default mode for ATA PIO transfers to 32 bit IO. This significantly increases transfer speed on devices without DMA transfer capability (e.g. some old CompactFlash) - Fixed a bug that devices on PATA interface (secondary only) were not detected under certain circumstances - Fixed a bug in Boot menu that shows '1394 CDROM' as the last device in the boot devices exclude table - Changed default sequence for Boot tables 1-4. - Added keys '-' and '+' and Ctrl-Up and Ctrl-Down for moving devices up and down in Boot menu - Clarified messages (key usage) in Setup menu 'Boot' - Fixed a bug with SiI-649 Expansion ROM detection (EKF CE1/CE2). The Expansion ROM was not detected even if Setup option 'IDE/ATA BIOS for SiI-648/9' was set to 'Enabled'. ===================================================================================== 2007-12-13: BIOS release, Build #080 production - Added support for Penryn CPU - Changed a lot of code. BIOS for CCG-RUMBA now based on a new Phoenix version ===================================================================================== 2007-12-05: BIOS release, Build #074 production - Removed a bug which caused the keyboard sometimes not working during POST - Added feature to disable all external Expansion ROMs, which are found during ROM scan and which are not selective controllable by other options (-> IDE/ATA, SCSI, SATA). External Expansion ROMs are those ROMs which are detected on a non-CPU-internal PCI bus, e.g. on CompactPCI. Control this with: Setup (F2): Advanced -> Expansion ROM Configuration -> Other External Expansion ROMs - Added feature to load any Ethernet Expansion ROM (Etherboot or PXE) AFTER any other (external) Expansion ROM has been loaded. This is sometimes necessary, if a OS installation to a SCSI harddisk or to SATA harddisk should be made from a remote (Ethernet) device. This feature can be controlled with new option: Setup (F2): Advanced -> Ethernet Configuration -> Load Ethernet ROM late: If set to Enabled, Ethernet Expansion ROMs are loaded after a SCSI BIOS (EKF CS3 or CS5) or after a SATA BIOS (EKF CE5-CADENZA) has been loaded. Some Expansion BIOS' decreases their size after they have initialized itself. This additional size gives Etherboot a chance to load additionally. If this option is set to Disabled (default), Etherboot/PXE is loaded first and then there is not enough space to load an Expansion ROM for mass storages. - Added Setup option to load Intel PXE BIOS for ICH-internal LAN-Controller 82566: Setup (F2): Advanced -> Ethernet Configuration -> PXE BIOS for Ethernet Ctrl 1: Available options: Disabled (Factory Default), Enabled - Added Setup option to load Intel PXE BIOS for on-board Ethernet Controller 82573: Setup (F2): Advanced -> Ethernet Configuration -> PXE BIOS for Ethernet Ctrl 2: Available options: Disabled (Factory Default), Enabled - Added support to allow disabling of certain Expansion ROMs: Setup (F2): Advanced -> Expansion ROM Configuration, allows ... a) to disable the embedded System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) b) to disable an external IDE/ATA BIOS for Silicon Image Controller (SiI-648/649) c) to disable an external SCSI BIOS for LSI Controller (SYM53C8XX) d) to disable an external SATA BIOS for Silicon Image Controller (SiI-3114) e) to disable an external VGA BIOS - Added feature to disable all external Expansion ROMs, which are found during ROM scan and which are not selective controllable by other options (-> IDE/ATA, SCSI, SATA). External Expansion ROMs are those ROMs which are detected on a non-CPU-internal PCI bus, e.g. on CompactPCI. Control this with: Setup (F2): Advanced -> Expansion ROM Configuration -> Other External Expansion ROMs - Added Setup option 'Select ATA cable type' for Parallel ATA interfaces Default mode for Parallel ATA cables is set to 80 conductors. This means that PATA disks (CompactFlash, 2.5" disks) can run in their highest supported speed. Ensure that for external PATA drives always an 80 conductor cable is used. - PATA and SATA Setup options and help texts restructured and adapted to EKF CCG-RUMBA - Improved handling for (yellow) warning messages and for (red) error messages - Added Setup option to Enable or Disable 'SMART Monitoring' Setup (F2): Main -> ATA/IDE Configuration -> ATA Control Sub-Menu -> SMART Device Monitoring Available options: Disabled, Enabled (Factory Default) - Added Setup options to control behaviour after POST messages of type 'Warning' or 'Error'. Setup (F2): Advanced -> BIOS/POST Options -> Delay after POST Messages: Available options: Disabled, 2 sec, 5 sec (Factory Default), Key - Added Setup options to control behaviour after POST Errors: Setup (F2): Advanced -> BIOS/POST Options -> Halt on POST Errors: Available options: Disabled, Enabled (Factory Default) - Added Setup option to let user decide what to do if a keyboard error occurs: 'Advanced -> BIOS/POST Options -> Ignore Keyboard Error' Available options: Disabled (Factory Default), Enabled - Added support to display messages and prompts in legacy black and white color Added Setup option to control this: Setup (F2): Main -> BIOS Options -> Messages/Prompts colored Available options: Disabled, Enabled (Factory Default) - Added feature to reset CMOS when jumper JGP is set. JGP is located directly behind DVI/VGA connector of CCG-RUMBA. If jumper JGP is permanently installed, CMOS is set to default values at every start of the board. Note that jumper JRTC is not enabled to set CMOS defaults. Jumper JRTC is only used to reset some registers in ICH8, which are powered by the on-board battery. - USB Setup options and help texts restructured. Adapted to EKF CCG-RUMBA - DMA modes on Parallel ATA drives are now supported if PATA is configured as secondary interface - Removed a bug which prevents Windows to make a Restart when SMSC SIO (CCB, CCE) is detected - All GPIOs of SIO ITE8761E now initialized as inputs per default - Removed a bug that showed some entries in Setup Main not correctly if CMOS was invalid at Reset - If the BIOS detects a hardware change, then CMOS is now automatically set to default values. A hardware change is the installation or removal of an EKF expansion board like CCB, CCE, ... ===================================================================================== 2007-11-16: BIOS release, Build #072 production - A lot of small extensions and modifications - Disabled the changeability of PCI Express port 6. Port 6 is now always disabled. - Added option which allows to enable or disable Ethernet Controller 1 Setup (F2): Advanced -> Ethernet Configuration -> Ethernet Controller 1: - Added support for new GMCH GME965 - Added option which allows to enable or disable PATA controller Setup (F2): Advanced -> ATA/IDE Configuration -> PATA and SATA Control Sub-Menu -> Control PATA (Parallel ATA): - Added option which allows to enable or disable SATA controller Setup (F2): Advanced -> ATA/IDE Configuration -> PATA and SATA Control Sub-Menu -> Control SATA (Serial ATA): - SATA port numeration now starts with 0 and is so in accordance with Intel data sheets and EKF Docu - Removed a bug that sometimes Ethernet Controller 1 was not available ===================================================================================== 2007-10-30: BIOS release, Build #070 production - A lot of small extensions and modifications - Added option which allows to enable a delay (about 10-12s) after Power-Up Setup (F2): Advanced -> Miscellaneous Configuration -> Execute Delay after Reset: This option can be used to possibly solve Power-Up problems of some devices. ===================================================================================== 2007-10-02: First BIOS release, Build #052 production ===================================================================================== < End of File >