Flash Changes
Models 8476 / 8477
General Information:
Model 8476 is year 2000 ready.
Model 8477 is year 2000 ready.
NTJTxxA is the flash diskette level.
NTKTxxA is the binary image level. (BIOS)
NOTE: All changes carry forward. That is, if a change is added in 01, it is
also in 02, 03 etc.
CHANGES for NTKTxxA/NTJTxxA:
NTKT05A/NTJT05A: BIOS release to manufacturing
NTKT06A/NTJT06A: Security Update
NTKT07A/NTJT07A: Cache Code Update
DMI code Update
IDE Seek use LBA addressing
NTKT08A/NTJT08A: Flash Code Update
DMI Information corrections
Network Code updates
ECC cache / cpu speed default settings re-defined
Security Code bit 7 switch fix
HCT updates
NTKT09A/NTJT09A: Processor Patching Fix
Patch code update
Memory Hole Fix
Fix Configuration Error with CD ROM
Fix for Syquest problem
NT5.0 / keyboard problem
ACPI Memory and I/O updates
NTKT10A/NTJT10A: APM updates
DMI update
LS-120 boot fix
IPDLT update for rev 3 440BX
ISA memory hole / Win 95 fix
Processor support update
NTKT11A/NTJT11A: Windows 98 does not detect ACPI support
NTKT12A/NTJT12A: Adding new model #s & board serial #s to SMBIOS
Memory Hole Fixes
Add soft off support to SMI handler
new patch file for 652
C segment not being shadowed with ISA cards
Power LED stays on in Stand-by mode on Win98J
NT5 ACPI issues
NTKT13A/NTJT13A:
System intermittently loses CMOS setup data
ACPI changes for WINDOWS/98.
Celeron CPU Name is not correct at Setup Utility
DMIBIOS information updates.
Hayes Optima (Serial) modem does not connect
NTKT14A/NTJT14A:
Add Alertpak Token Ring Support
IDE Bus Master controller UDMA setting wrong for Zip drive
Intermittent hang at checkpoint 58 during Win 98 reboot
PCI modem diagnostics hangs system if using IRQ 11 or 15
Cannot update model and serial number during bootblock flash.
Memory beep code after boot block recovery completes.
E000 segment not fully initialized causing boot hang W/ECC DRAM
System board identifier is corrupted very occasionally after bootblock
recovery.
NTKT15A/NTJT15A:
UDMA mode 0 is being set for non udma devices.
ADD LSA version .99j
Will not boot SCO cdrom
Can't format a ZIP drive under DOS
Release IRQ12 if no mouse is installed
Update ACPI for NT 5.0
Wn98:USB Hub will not work in Bios
ATI AGP adapter with 64K ROM hangs or causes system to reboot.
Win95 ignores bios apm settings
Problems configuring the 5250 Express ISA adapter in PnP
System fails with 2 adaptec quad port ethernet pci adapters
APM HCT resume test fails if resume on wake is set.
Intermittent error beeps during a warm boot
New Patches for various processors
Remove video vendor banner during POST.
Letter 'm' is not recognized in password in some french langs.
Readme.1st files have incorrect information.
NTKT16A/NTJT16A:
Serial B does not work correctly if Serial A is disabled
Monochrome monitor not displaying correct shades of grey
67x processor cache support update
IBM 100/10 ISA Ethernet in causes BIOS error 18XX in level NTJT15A
Diskette emulation not working with ServerGuide.
NTKT17A/NTJT17A:
System with processor models less that 0650 run slow with build NTKT16A.
Level NTKT16A was not released.
NTKT18A/NTJT18A:
3DLabs Oxygen RPM adapter hangs entering NT4.0
LSA code puts out bogus "Unsupported" message
Request to add user selection of AGP/PCI as primary display
Put Intel LSA (DHCP) code version .99L
Add patch 653 for slot1 processors
Add support for Pentium III processors.
NTKT19A/NTJT19A:
Setup States PentiumIII is a PentiumII
Add Processor Serial Number Access Menu Item and disable processor serial number by default.
Intermittent hangs on re-boot
BIOS Setup date prompt displays YY not YYYY for the year
NTKT20A/NTJT20A:
Added new machine type to SMBIOS information.
NTKT21A/NTJT21A:
1. ACPI changes to support NT2000
2. Add Pentium III 550MHz support
3. Patch for Pentium III 550MHz processor
4. '1886 configuration error' occurs when adapter has empty DMA descriptor
5. Japanese language text changes for Processor Serial Number Access
setup option
6. Support for AVID video card
7. System re-boots on second attempt to boot with non-system diskette
NTKT22A/NTJT22A:
update to allow fans to run continually for processors with speeds
equal to or greater than 550 MHz
NTKT23A/NTJT23A:
Update CPU patches for various Intel processors
Intermittent hang during POST (Power On Self Test).
Memory information incorrect when memory hole at 15M-16M is used for some
ISA cards.
NTKT24A/NTJT24A:
Windows NT Simplified Chinese will not install from CD
Keyboard locks up during Windows 95 boot when mouse is not installed
System will not boot if 4k page DIMMs are installed
L2 cache size reported incorrectly on Pentium III with 673 processor patch
Setup: French translation of Power-on Password submenu is displayed incorrectly
OS/2 Warp 4.0 hangs when USB keyboard/mouse are installed
System Service Function call returns incorrect memory information
Updated 665 processor patch
NTKT25A/NTJT25A:
Force fans to run continuously when processor speed is 550MHz or higher
NTKT26A/NTJT26A:
System will not boot if 512MB registered DIMMs are installed
Incorrect UUID in SMBIOS information
Add Pentium III 600MHz support
Additional processor microcode updates
System hangs on re-boot after Windows NT is installed from CD
1962 configuration error on warm boot when enhanced security is enabled
NTKT27A/NTJT27A:
ACPI does not correctly report memory usage at top of memory