IBM Intellistation M-40 Pro Windows BIOS Update Version 1.33 Installation README File CONTENTS ________ 1.0 Overview 2.0 Change History 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions 4.0 Configuration Information 5.0 Unattended Mode 6.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 7.0 Trademarks and Notices 8.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview 1.1 This README file contains the latest information about installing the IBM POST/BIOS code. 1.2 Limitations - NA 1.3 Enhancements - NA 1.4 Level of Recommendations and Prerequisites for the Update: 1.5 Dependencies 2.0 Change History ( fixed issues ) BIOS Version 1.33 -Update none-RORE SATA firmware to version 4.70.1217A to improve hard drive medium error handling. Please refer to Retain Tip H185947. BIOS Version 1.32 -Update RORE SATA firmware to version 4.70.2059A and support nVidia Fx540 VGA adapter. BIOS Version 1.31 -Support Maxtor SAS hard drive. -Support Matrox - Parhelia VGA adapter. -Corrected a problem that original RAS function: beep code 1-3-1 disappeared. -Corrected a problem when BIOS error logs reach 64 entries, the system stop to log new error events. -Corrected a problem when a non-bootable floppy diskette inserted into a USB floppy drive, during BIOS post time, the system will show error code 1962 on the screen. BIOS Version 1.30 -Corrected a problem where a SBE (Single Bit Error) on DRAM DIMM1 would be incorrectly reported as DIMM3. With this change the SBE's are correctly reported on the failing DIMM. BIOS Version 1.29 - Correct a issue that when CMOS backup battery is removed, the system can not boot successfully at first time the battery is restore back. BIOS Version 1.28 - Correct Presler CPU L2 cache size information. - Update Presler CPU micro-code by Intel's request. BIOS Version 1.27 - Support Intel CPU: Cedar Mill and Presler. - Support RDM WCI function. BIOS Version 1.26 - Support RDM WNI function. - Support HostRaid mode for SATA and SCSI hard drive. BIOS Version 1.25 - Support ASF 2.0 function. - Support Chassis intruder-detection feature. Bios Version 1.24 - This is the initial release. 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions 3.1 Step by step instructions for this code update (GUI) - Run the "IBM Intellistation M-40 Pro Windows BIOS Update" by double-clicking the .EXE. - Choose "Perform Update" and click the "Next" button. - If the update is meant for the system on which it is running, the "Next" button will appear. Click the "Next" button to continue. - Click the "Exit" button. 3.2 Step by step instructions for extracting the Windows update files (GUI) - Run the "IBM Intellistation M-40 Pro Windows BIOS Update" by double-clicking the .EXE. - Choose "Extract to Hard Drive" and click the "Next" button. - Choose a directory into which the Windows update files will be saved in the "Save As" dialog. - The files extracted are all the files that are necessary to perform a BIOS update under Windows. Run "wflash" from a command line to update BIOS. - Click the "Exit" button. 3.3 Step by step instructions for extracting the DOS update files to diskette (GUI) - Run the "IBM Intellistation M-40 Pro Windows BIOS Update" by double-clicking the .EXE. - Choose "Extract to Floppy" and click the "Next" button. - Place a diskette in the A: drive and press the "OK" button. - The diskette created is the DOS BIOS update diskette. - Click the "Exit" button. 3.4 Step by step instructions for extracting the DOS update files to diskette (command line) - Run the "IBM Intellistation M-40 Pro Windows BIOS Update" with the following command line: ".exe -a -xd " where .exe is the downloaded update and is the drive to which the DOS update files will be extracted. 4.0 Configuration Information 5.0 Unattended Mode 5.1 Performing the update in unattended mode - Run the "IBM Intellistation M-40 Pro Windows BIOS Update" with the following command line: ".exe -s -a -s" where .exe is the downloaded update. 5.2 Extracting the Windows update files in unattended mode - Run the "IBM Intellistation M-40 Pro Windows BIOS Update" with the following command line: ".exe -s -a -x " where .exe is the downloaded update and is the path to which the Windows update files will be extracted. 6.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 6.1 IBM Support Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/support 6.2 IBM Marketing IntelliStation Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/intellistation 6.3 If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update go to the following Help Center World Telephone Numbers URL: http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/. 7.0 Trademarks and Notices THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. 8.0 Disclaimer