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