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BIOS Type
MEN-adapted Award BIOS
Supported MEN Boards
F15, rev. 01 or later
F17, rev. 01 or later
IMPORTANT: The BIOS downloads provided here are only valid for MEN standard board versions, not for customized versions!
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See F15 data sheet for supported board versions
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See F17 data sheet for supported board versions
Available BIOS Versions
Standard version
Alternative version with RAID functionality
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Supports ICH7 RAID functions
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Does not support network boot
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For use with two SATA hard disks: either F15/F17 + F600 side card, or: 1 SATA via F600 and 1 SATA via backplane
Both versions available in Download section. You only need to download and install one of the two versions!
Included Documentation
Readme file and revision history in ZIP archive
IMPORTANT: For installation instructions, please read the Readme.txt file!
Please refer to the F15/F17 User Manuals (Chapter BIOS) for a detailed description of the F15/F17 BIOS.
===== [ History of fileset ART/14F015-00/14F015-00 ] =====
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.32 ]-----
[ 2009-07-24 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: CD-00Q32.BIN
Changes ...........: - at First/Second/Third Boot device,
one of the onboard LAN controller is
selectable
- VGABIOS Version 1585 with disabled
'DVI Hotplug Feature' integrated
Known Issues ......: - No known BIOS issues.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.31 ]-----
[ 2008-10-31 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F1700Q31.BIN
Changes ...........: - added the [Fixed] and [Manual] parameter at
the 'Boot priority' setup item.
- rollback to 'Load Fail-Safe Defaults'
and 'Load Optimized Defaults'. Now they work
at the entry page of the CMOS setup utulity.
Known Issues ......: - No known BIOS issues.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.30 ]-----
[ 2008-09-10 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F1700Q30.BIN
Changes ...........: - specific for the model A19/A20:
- Fix a bug about the MEN Logo
- New Setup Parameter 'Incoming VME SYSReset',
default as 'enabled'
Known Issues ......: - No known BIOS issues.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.29 ]-----
[ 2008-09-04 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F1700Q29.BIN
Changes ...........: - BIOS Add-ons for the A19/A29
- Console Redirection integrated
- VME Support integrated
Known Issues ......: - No known BIOS issues.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.28 ]-----
[ 2008-xx-xx by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F1700Q28.BIN
Changes ...........: - PostCodes at LPC Bus for the customer models A19/A20
Known Issues ......: - No known BIOS issues.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.27 ]-----
[ 2008-07-03 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F1701Q27.BIN
Changes ...........: - new setup items
'Load BIOS Default Values' and
'Load Last Saved Values'
- BIOS checks if a DEL key is present after
IDE detection
Known Issues ......: - the previous setup items
'Load Fail-Safe Defaults' and
'Load Optimized Defaults' don't work at the
entry page of the CMOS setup utulity.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.26 ]-----
[ 2008-03-25 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F1701Q26.BIN
Changes ...........: - integrated at BIOS build process:
VGABIOS 1478.dat and defaults for setup items
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.25 ]-----
[ 2008-03-20 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F1701Q25.BIN
Changes ...........: - Added 'High Speed' support for the EHCI controller
Until now the EHCI was configured as 'Full Speed' device.
Known Issues ......: - No known BIOS issues.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.24 ]-----
[ 2007-10-26 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F1701Q24.BIN
Changes ...........: - new VGABIOS Version 1478
- added support for the 965GME Chipset
Known Issues ......: - No known BIOS issues.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.23 ]-----
[ 2007-07-23 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F17R1Q23.BIN
Changes ...........: - CPU Features added:
+ TM1/TM2 management
+ Virtualization Technology
- HDD Delay
- added new Setup-Item 'Boot priority [Dynamic/Fixed]
for the Hard Disk Boot Priority
- If the CMOS RAM is corrupted, the BIOS default settings
are restored from the bootflash and the DATE is set
to the BIOS build date.
Known Issues ......: - No known BIOS issues.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.22 ]-----
[ 2007-02-22 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F17R1Q22.BIN
Changes ...........: - BIOS is running on both CPUS (F15-Core Duo and
F17-Core 2 Duo).
- BIOS update is now also possible under DOS.
Known Issues ......: - No known BIOS issues.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.21 ]-----
[ 2007-01-25 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F17R1Q21.BIN
Changes ...........: - New Code Base from AWARD integrated.
- SMI can be disabled in the BIOS setup menu.
- Added the HD Worktable for the Realtek High Definition
Audio Codec. This codec is integrated at the F601 Side
Card for Multimedia which is an extension card for
the F14.
Known Issues ......: - Problems with BIOS update under DOS.
- BIOS hangs up on Core Duo CPUs (F15)
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.20 ]-----
[ 2007-01-11 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F17R1Q20.BIN
Changes ...........: - First BIOS version for Core Duo and Core 2 Duo CPUs.
- New BIOS name F17R1xxx.BIN
Known Issues ......: - Problems with BIOS update under DOS.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.12 ]-----
[ 2006-11-15 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F15R1Q12.BIN
Changes ...........: - The BIOS POST is delayed in order to enable the entry
to the setup menu.
Known Issues ......: - No known BIOS issues.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.11 ]-----
[ 2006-09-25 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F15R1Q11.BIN for F15 rev01 !
Changes ...........: - Added PXE support for both 82573L onboard
Ethernet controllers.
- New Watchdog menu (WDOG settable to 1/2/5/10/20/30 min).
Known Issues ......: - No known BIOS issues.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.10 ]-----
[ 2006-07-28 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F15R0Q10.BIN
Changes ...........: - Corrected the wrong watchdog menu at BIOS setup
from BIOS Q09.
- Added PXE support for both 82573V onboard Ethernet
controllers.
Known Issues ......: - No known BIOS issues.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.09 ]-----
[ 2006-07-11 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F15R0Q09.BIN-
Changes ...........: - Corrected an error at Q08 with REQ[5]/GNT[5].
Known Issues ......: - No known BIOS issues.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.08 ]-----
[ 2006-04-18 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: - F15R0Q08.BIN
Changes ...........: - The BIOS configures the GPIO[1] as REQ[5]
and the GPIO[17] as GNT[5]; thus enables
the use of six PCI busmaster devices at
a cPCI system with the F15.
Known Issues ......: - No known BIOS issues.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.07 ]-----
[ 2007-03-29 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F15R0Q07.BIN
Changes ...........: - OS boot problems corrected.
Known Issues ......: - No known BIOS issues.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.06 ]-----
[ 2006-03-22 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F15R0Q06.BIN
Changes ...........: - IRQ routing according to MEN's F14
- KBC emulation at BIOS integrated, necessary for
the GRUB bootloader.
Known Issues ......: - With this BIOS it isn't possible to boot any OS!
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.05 ]-----
[ 2006-03-15 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F15R0Q05.BIN
Changes ...........: - BIOS update also possible under DOS.
Known Issues ......: - No known BIOS issues.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.04 ]-----
[ 2006-03-10 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F14R0Q04.BIN
Changes ...........: - First 512KB BIOS for the F15.
- BIOS update possible with WINFLASH under Windows.
Known Issues ......: - No BIOS update under DOS possible.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.03 - 1.01]-----
[ 2006-02-07 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: Internal 1MB Evaluation Versions
Changes ...........:
Known Issues ......: - No BIOS update possible.
-----[ BIOS Release, Version 1.00 ]-----
[ 2006-01-23 by aj ]
BIOS Name .........: F15R0Q00.BIN
Changes ...........: First BIOS for the MEN F15; Size 1MB
Known Issues ......: - No BIOS update possible
