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Type: BIOS
Version: 1.00 A (25 Apr 2005)
Operating System(s): Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional
File name: sp30119.exe (1.4 MB)

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» Enhancements

Enhancements

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Installation Instructions

» Release Notes

Release Notes

Revision History

Revision History
» Version: 1.19 Rev. A  (6 Oct 2008)
 
» Version: 1.18 B  (3 Oct 2006)
 
» Version: 1.18 A  (9 Aug 2006)
      Fixes
 
  • Fixes issue where the desktop cannot boot from a boot image on a DVD if the desktop has more than 2 GB of system memory.
  • Fixes an issue where the PCI Express NIC is disabled when running Microsoft Windows XP and the NVIDIA Quad Head Graphic Controller with PCI bridge.
      Enhancements
 
  • Adds support for additional thermal sensor components.
 
» Version: 1.15 A  (28 Apr 2006)
      Fixes
 
  • Fixes issue with AMD Sempron Processor where the AMD CoolnQuiet function does not work. This issue was introduced in BIOS 1.13.
  • Fixes issue where SuSe Linux was not able to reboot. This issue was introduced in BIOS 1.13.
  • Fixes issue where the hard drive self-test from the F10 BIOS Setup menu does not complete for very large hard drives. (This issue has been reported on 250-GB drives, but may also occur with other large drives.)
  • Fixes issue where the system stops responding (locks up) when the keyboard is used during preboot execution environment (PXE) downloads.
      Enhancements
 
  • Adds an F10 Setup item to disable the AMD NX technology, which in turn also disables the Microsoft Data Execution Prevention (DEP) function.
 
» Version: 1.13 A  (27 Feb 2006)
      Fixes
 
  • Fixes issue where the HP supplied Microsoft Windows Operating System CD (labeled "CD Kit 394378-xxx") does not start (boot) unless the desktop is also configured with a diskette drive.
  • Fixes issue where the Microsoft Windows operating system shows a diskette drive in desktops that are not configured with a diskette drive.
  • Fixes issue where an incorrect processor temperature reading is returned after resuming from Standby mode.
      Enhancements
 
  • Adds Wake On LAN (WOL) Boot Order option to the F10 Setup Utility. Now, by default, if the desktop is awakened from the LAN, it boots to the LAN.
  • Adds remote password setting to SSM support.
  • Updates the preboot exectution environment (PXE) boot option ROM to version 8.1.55.
  • Provides user feedback that the F12 key has been pressed to boot from LAN.
  • Deletes the Video Display Devices menu from F10 Setup to prevent possible loss-of-video issue.
  • Displays the Internal Video Mode menu in F10 Setup (to allow disabling of integrated video) when the desktop is configured with a dual-head PCI card.
 
» Version: 1.09 A  (9 Dec 2005)
 
» Version: 1.06 A  (20 Sep 2005)
      Fixes
 
  • Corrects grammatical errors in the Help file for the F10 Setup Utility.
  • Fixes issue with Boot Menu (press F9 during POST)to correctly display items from which is it valid to boot.
  • Fixes some issues that occurred with USB diskette drives.
  • Fixes issue where Hibernate mode (also referred to as S4 mode) does not work from certain keyboards.
  • Fixes issue where USB hard drives do not resume from Hibernate mode (S4) when operating in a Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating System environment.
      Enhancements
 
  • Adds support for dual-core processor.
  • Adds option to disable the Boot Menu option (F9) during Power-On Self-Test (POST).
  • Adds feature that searches all installed network cards when F12 is pressed during startup in order to find a server from which to boot.
 
» Version: 1.04 A  (9 Jun 2005)
      Fixes
 
  • Corrects Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and Multi-Processor Specification (MPS) tables to accurately reflect the hardware configuration.
  • Fixes issue where a desktop would stop responding (hang) when using a PS/2 keyboard to install the Linux Operating System.
  • Fixes issue with double clock time when operating in Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) mode under the Linux operating system. (Desktops running a Microsoft Windows Operating System are not affected by this issue.)
      Enhancements
 
  • Provides modifications to fan speed algorithm for small form factor (SFF) models.
  • Changes the amount of memory that is reserved for integrated graphics systems on desktops configured with 256 MB or less of memory.
  • Removes MBR security option in F10 Setup.
 
» Version: 1.03 A  (25 May 2005)
      Fixes
 
  • Corrects information in DMI area of ROM.
  • Fixes issue with certain USB barcode scanners where characters are read improperly.
  • Fixes issue where the system would not boot to the operating system when the desktop was not configured with a diskette drive and certain types of media were in the DVD-ROM drive.
  • Changes the power management Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) option to default to S3 (previously, this option defaulted to S1 and S3).
 
  Version: 1.00 A  (25 Apr 2005)
      Enhancements
 
  • Provides the initial release of the BIOS.
 
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