Symptoms corrected by the latest BIOS update - Netfinity 5000

Resolving The Problem

Symptoms corrected by version 1.21

• The ability to enable or disable the visibility of the processor serial number through the Setup Program has been restored.
• A fix for CMOS UTILITY has been added.
• Support for Coppermine C0 has been adeed.
• Cargill flash changes have been added.
• A fix for Bootix was added.

Symptoms corrected by version 1.20

• Fixes for the AIC7895 Adaptec adapter
• Added support for B0 coppermine processors 000

Symptoms corrected by version 1.15

• Setup replication changes to Flash Utility for diagnostics.
• System summary help line items fixed.
• Correction to changes made for non CD boot of Microsoft Windows 2000.

Symptom corrected by version 1.14 - BIOS level 17

• Refresh rate values changed.

Symptoms corrected by version 1.13 - BIOS level 16

• Fixes for remote POST
• Windows 2000 install fix
• Support for 256Mbit memory
• 4690 store systems support

Symptom corrected by version 1.12 - BIOS level 15

• Fix for ServeRaid adapter reset problem.

Symptoms corrected by version 1.11 - BIOS level 14

• PCI SERR not logging correct info
• Certain security option cards fail to hook int 19h
• Add support for Novell ICS boot CD
• Add Coppermine support

Symptoms corrected by version 1.10 - BIOS level 13

• Fix PCI bus error LED
• Remote POST faster
• DIMM LED behavior in-line with other servers
• Fix POP equals PAP bug
• Fix disappearing i9990301 message
• 4690 store systems won't dump
• New Processor patches
• ECC test not flagging 1295 error

Symptoms corrected by version 1.09 - BIOS level 12

• ACPI update for Netfinity 5000
• Update DMIBIOS to reflect 600Mhz maximum processor speed

Symptom corrected by version 1.08 - BIOS level 11

• ACPI update to correct IOAPIC entries

Symptoms corrected by version 1.07 - BIOS level 10

• ISA VGA support
• Zero memory between 480 and 640k
• Setup item to enable / disable boot fail check
• Update flash code to support new Intel device

Symptom corrected by version 1.06 - BIOS level 9

• New patch file for C0 step Pentium III
• Fix VPD save problem

Symptoms corrected by version 1.05 - BIOS level 8

• Unreported I/O fix
• Not flushing data from SP data port
• S3 SSVID Update
• RS485 Updates for remote flash
• Diagnostics Flash fix KYBD Emulator
• Support for multiple PCI video adapters
• Fix DMI invalid handle error
• Remove beeps from remote flash update
• Reintroduce A1 Step Processor support

Symptoms corrected by version 1.04 - BIOS level 7

• Fix intermittent hang during SMI install
• Fix intermittent hang during autoconfig
• AMD reset fix - pass 9 planars
• Turn off memory prefetch
• Final ACPI code implemented
• Fix support for video in 2nd PCI bus with new chipset rev

Symptoms corrected by version 1.03 - BIOS level 4

• Add support for Katmai processors
• Add support for remote bootblock recovery
• Add menu to allow PCI Master Write Streaming to be disabled for debug purposes
• Add bug fix for failed RIPL boots
• Modified VID detection to take account of pass 8 or 9 planar

Symptoms corrected by version 1.02 - BIOS level 3

• Fixed support for Artic and 5250 adapters
• Added error handling for VRM fails
• Modified SMI action table to put clock synchronization at the end
• Added setup option to support PCI 2.1 non compliant adapters

Symptom corrected by version 1.01 - BIOS level 2

• Bypass clock synchronization when service processor busy

Symptoms corrected by version 1.00 - BIOS level 1 (first release)

• Fixed update of editable VPD information
• Fixed reporting of POST halt to service processor
• Removed some core chipset setup items and fixed some setup screen corruption

Affected configurations
Any Netfinity 5000 Server

Solution
Click here to download the latest BIOS update diskette.