Manufacturer Upgrade File (Date Available) Merits NOTE: ASUS' support server(s) was down when this chart was compiled. BG7 bg7d4.exe (12/16/2002) Shows MAC Address of ABIT onboard LAN, DMI Pool Data fixes BG71 bg71bc.exe (12/18/2002) Recognizes Northwood ABIT and 2GHz Celeron; other fixes BG7E bg7ed5.exe (12/16/2002) Various fixes to support ABIT HyperThreading; other fixes IT7-MAX2 Ver. 2.0 it7pd6.exe (12/16/2002) Allows CPU core ABIT voltages up to 1.85V; fixes boot error re. CPU fan AX4PE Tube-G wpetbg103.zip Supports DieHard BIOS AOpen (2002/12/23) AX4GE Tube-G wgetbg101.zip Updates Intel Extreme AOpen (2002/12/16) Graphics Video BIOS to version 2759 AX4GE Tube wgetb102.zip Modifies audio tube AOpen (2002/12/23) voltage setting values; other fixes MK77M II wmk77m2101.zip N/A AOpen (2002/12/23) MX4LS w4ls107.zip (2002/12/23) Updates Intel Extreme AOpen Graphics Video BIOS; other fixes AX4PER-N wpen106.zip Update EzWinFlash AOpen Version to 1.00.13; other (2002/12/23) fixes MX4GR wmgr112.zip Updates VGA BIOS; AOpen (2002/12/16) other fixes MX4LR wmlr110.zip Updates VGA BIOS; AOpen (2002/12/16) other fixes
URL fae.abit.com.tw/eng/download/bios/bg7.h tm fae.abit.com.tw/eng/download/bios/bg71. htm fae.abit.com.tw/eng/download/bios/bg7e. htm fae.abit.com.tw/eng/download/bios/it7max2r2.htm
club.aopen.com.tw/downloads/ club.aopen.com.tw/downloads/
club.aopen.com.tw/downloads/

AX4GE FM

wgefm.zip (2002/12/16)

AX4GER

AX4GER-N

D845GVAD2

Displays detection of HyperThreading CPU; updates VGA BIOS wger106.zip Displays detection of (2002/12/23) HyperThreading CPU; other fixes wgrn105.zip Intel Extreme Graphic (2002/12/16) VGABIOS update to BDG_2759 LY84510A.86A.0029.P1 Adds LBA 48-bit hard 1 (16 Dec 2002) disk fix, other fixes SV84510A.86A.0010.P0 Supports "latest" P4s; 6 (17 Dec 2002) scads of fixes LY84510A.86A.0029.P1 Adds LBA 48-bit hard 1 (16 Dec 2002) disk fix, other fixes LY84510A.86A.0029.P1 Adds LBA 48-bit hard 1 (16 Dec 2002) disk fix, other fixes PT84520A.86A.0011.P0 Adds HyperThreading 6 (09 Jan 2003) support; many other fixes PT84520A.86A.0011.P0 Adds HyperThreading 6 (09 Jan 2003) support; many other fixes v. 3.1 (1/7/03) Supports AMD Barton XP2500+ (FSB333) v. 1.1 (12/23/02) Supports Athlon XP 2500+ (FSB333); updates VGA BIOS Supports Athlon XP 2500+ (FSB333); fixes USB issues
developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/ad 2/ad2_bios.htm developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/sv/ sv_bios.htm developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/ad/ ad_bios.htm developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/ly/l y_bios.htm developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/bg 2/bg2_bios.htm

D845PESV

D845GLAD

D845GLLY

D845EBG2

D845EPT2

developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/pt2 /pt2_bios.htm www.msicomputer.com/support/bios_res ult.asp www.msicomputer.com/support/bios_res ult.asp www.msicomputer.com/support/bios_res ult.asp

K7N2 (MS-6570)

K7N2G (MS-6570)

KT4_Ultra

v. 1.2 (12/18/02)

KT4_Ultra-FISR

KT4_Ultra-SR

KT4M(MS-6596)

Soltek Soltek Soltek Soltek Soltek Soltek Soltek Soltek Soltek Soltek Soltek Soltek
SL-85DR2-C SL-85DR2+/85DR2+-L SL-85DR2/85DR2-L SL-75DRV5/75DRV5-C SL-75FRV SL-KT400-A4 SL-75LIV SL-85LIR SL-85LIR-L
Supports Athlon XP 2500+ (FSB333); fixes USB issues v. 1.2 (12/18/02) Supports Athlon XP 2500+ (FSB333); fixes USB issues v. 1.1 (12/26/02) Supports Athlon XP 2500+ (FSB333), low rpm CPU fan, etc. v. 1.7 (1/7/03) Supports Barton XP2800+ (FSB333) CPU; fixes IDE CRC issue REV AH1.1 (01-15-2003) N/A REV AF1.3P (01-07N/A 2003) REV AF1.3 (01-06-2003) N/A REV T1.8 (01-03-2003) N/A
www.msicomputer.com/support/bios_res ult.asp www.msicomputer.com/support/bios_res ult.asp www.msicomputer.com/support/bios_res ult.asp www.msicomputer.com/support/bios_res ult.asp

REV AN1.3 (01-02-2003) N/A REV AN1.3 (01-02-2003) N/A REV N1.4 (12-31-2002) N/A REV AU1.2 (12-31-2002) N/A
REV AU1.2L (12-31N/A 2002) SL-85MR3-R/85MR3-RL REV AT1.2R (12-31N/A 2002) SL-85MIR2 REV AU1.3 (12-26-2002) N/A SL-85DIR3/DIR3-L REV AP1.1 (12-26-2002) N/A
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SL-85MR3 SL-85DR3 SL-85ERV & SL85ERV2 SY-P4I 845PE SY-P4I 845PE Lite SY-P4X400 DRAGON Lite SY-P4X400 DRAGON Ultra Platinum Edition SY-KT333 DRAGON Plus SY-KT400 DRAGON Ultra SY-KT400 DRAGON Ultra (Platinum Edition)
REV AT1.2 (12-19-2002) N/A REV AQ1.2 (12-19N/A 2002) REV AJ1.6 (12-19-2002) N/A P4I845PE_2AA1 (2002- N/A 12-31) P4I845PE Lite_2AA2 N/A (2002-12-24) P4VX2L_2AA6 (2003-01- Fixes CPU temperature 09) detection issue P4VX_2AA4 (2003-01- Fixes CPU temperature 09) detection issue Revision 2AA3 (2002-12- N/A 19) KVX4_2AA5 (2003-01- Fixes Athlon 15) Thoroughbred/WinXP boot issue KVX4_2AA5 (2003-01- Fixes Athlon 15) Thoroughbred/WinXP boot issue
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Manufacturer ABIT

Motherboard IC7 / IC7-G
Update (Date Available) 15 (2003/06/23)
Merits Fixes incomplete CMOS discharge during clearing, other issues Fixes LAN MAC/S4 issue, others
URL www.abitusa.com/downloads/bios/ bios_revision.php?categor ies=1&model=4 www.abitusa.com/downloads/bios/ bios_revision.php?categor ies=1&model=120 www.abitusa.com/downloads/bios/ bios_revision.php?categor ies=1&model=3

11 (2003/07/08)

15 (2003/07/08)
Revises CPU temperature in "PC Health" page, etc.

NF7 / NF7-S V2.0

16 (2003/06/25)
Several boot fixes; requires www.abitAWDFLASH 8.23D or later usa.com/downloads/bios/ bios_revision1.php?categ ories=1&model=124 Fixes Kingston DDR400 detection error, etc. Fixes bootblock issue download.aopen.com.tw/d ownloads/default.asp?sel =review&func=review&fun =30 download.aopen.com.tw/d ownloads/default.asp?sel =review&func=review&fun =30 download.aopen.com.tw/d ownloads/default.asp?sel =review&func=review&fun =30 download.aopen.com.tw/d ownloads/default.asp?sel =review&func=review&fun =30 download.aopen.com.tw/d ownloads/default.asp?sel =review&func=review&fun =30 download.aopen.com.tw/d

AK77-600N

R1.03 (2003/07/06)

R1.02 (2003/07/06)

AK79G-VN

R1.05 (2003/07/05)

Adds fsb 200Mhz support by SPD; many other fixes Fixes power on issue, etc.

AX4SPE-N

R1.03 (2003/07/03)

AX4SPE

R1.03 (2003/07/02)
Fixes power on issue, etc.

MX4LR-GN

Fixes S3 fail when using ratio adjustable Northwood CPU

AX4SPE Max

R1.02 (2003/07/02)
ownloads/default.asp?sel =review&func=review&fun Fixes Corsair DDR 400 CL2 =30 download.aopen.com.tw/d memory compatibility issue, ownloads/default.asp?sel others =review&func=review&fun =30 Fixes USB Control, PS/2 sleep mode issues download.aopen.com.tw/d ownloads/default.asp?sel =review&func=review&fun =30 download.aopen.com.tw/d ownloads/default.asp?sel =review&func=review&fun =30

AK76F-400N

MX46-533V

R1.06 (2003/07/02)

Fixes keyboard cursor lag issue with HyperThreading in WinXP

AK79G Max

R1.08 (2003/07/02)

MK77M II

R1.05 (2003/07/02)

MX4GVR-GN

download.aopen.com.tw/d ownloads/default.asp?sel =review&func=review&fun =30 Fixes shutdown issue, adds download.aopen.com.tw/d thermal CPU control ownloads/default.asp?sel =review&func=review&fun =30 Changes USB keyboard, download.aopen.com.tw/d DRAM timing defaults in ownloads/default.asp?sel BIOS =review&func=review&fun =30
Adds SATA help string, fixes 1394 BIOS issue

AX4SP-N

Adds Performance Boost Engine instead of old relative items; etc.

AX4SPE-L

AX4SG-N

R1.01 (2003/06/26)

AK79D-400 Max

R1.02 (2003/06/25)

R1.01 (2003/06/18)
download.aopen.com.tw/d ownloads/default.asp?sel =review&func=review&fun =30 Adds more bootable device download.aopen.com.tw/d choices in BIOS; several ownloads/default.asp?sel others =review&func=review&fun =30 Fixes Corsair DDR 400 CL2 download.aopen.com.tw/d memory compatibility issue, ownloads/default.asp?sel others =review&func=review&fun =30 Fixes Barton CPU download.aopen.com.tw/d compatibility issue, others ownloads/default.asp?sel =review&func=review&fun Adds overclock to support =30 download.aopen.com.tw/d FSB 800MHz in Springdale- ownloads/default.asp?sel P; many others =review&func=review&fun =30 Adds "Performance Boost Engine" feature, others Updates CPU microcode; several fixes download.aopen.com.tw/d ownloads/default.asp?sel =review&func=review&fun =30 www.asus.com.tw/support /download/item.aspx?Mod elName=NRL-LS533 www.asus.com.tw/support /download/item.aspx?Mod elName=NR-LSR www.asus.com.tw/support /download/item.aspx?Mod elName=P4B533 www.asus.com.tw/support /download/item.aspx?Mod elName=P4BGL-MX www.asus.com.tw/support /download/item.aspx?Mod elName=P4BGL-MX/533 www.asus.com.tw/support /download/item.aspx?Mod elName=P4C800
AX4SPE-N / AX4SPE NRL-LS533

R1.02 (2003/06/18)

1003 (2003/07/09)

NR-LSR

1003 (2003/06/25)

P4B533

1015 (2003/06/25)

Updates CPU microcode

P4BGL-MX

1009 (2003/07/07)

Fixes 3Dmark / WinXP memory frequency error, etc. Fixes 3Dmark / WinXP memory frequency error, etc. Fixes Maxtor Serial-ATA hard drive detection problem; read fine print

P4BGL-MX/533

P4C800

V1008 (2003/07/01)

P4C800 Deluxe
Fixes Maxtor Serial-ATA hard drive detection problem; read fine print
www.asus.com.tw/support /download/item.aspx?Mod elName=P4C800%20Delu xe www.asus.com.tw/support /download/item.aspx?Mod elName=P4C800E%20Deluxe www.asus.com.tw/support /download/item.aspx?Mod elName=P4G8X www.asus.com.tw/support /download/item.aspx?Mod elName=P4G8X%20Delux e

P4C800-E Deluxe

V1009 (2003/07/01)

ASUS ASUS

P4G8X P4G8X Deluxe
1006 (2003/06/24) 1006 (2003/06/24)
Supports new CPUs Supports new CPUs

P4GE-V P4GE-VM

1003 (2003/06/26) 1008 (2003/06/27)

Supports new CPUs Fixes Win98/USB sleep resume problem; supports new CPUs Many fixes; read fine print Many fixes
www.asus.com.tw/support /download/item.aspx?Mod elName=P4GE-V www.asus.com.tw/support /download/item.aspx?Mod elName=P4GE-VM www.asus.com.tw/support /download/item.aspx?Mod elName=P4P800 www.asus.com.tw/support /download/item.aspx?Mod elName=P4P8X
P4P800 / P4P800 Deluxe P4P8X
1008 (2003/06/25) 1008 (2003/06/27)

P4S533-MX

1006 (2003/06/23)
Microcode update & a couple of fixes Adds boot from LAN; other fixes
www.asus.com.tw/support /download/item.aspx?Mod elName=P4S533-MX www.asus.com.tw/support /download/item.aspx?Mod elName=P4S533-VM www.asus.com.tw/support /download/item.aspx?Mod elName=P4SGX-MX www.biostar.com.tw/produ cts/mainboard/socket_478 /p4tsep/bios.php3

P4S533-VM

1010 (2003/06/26)

ASUS Biostar

P4SGX-MX P4TSE Pro
1005 (2003/06/23) tsep0529bs.exe (2003/06/16) tpe80613bs.exe (2003/06/23)
Microcode update & a couple of fixes Updates BIOS BBS code

Biostar

P4TPE 800
Improves power supply compatibility issue
www.biostar.com.tw/produ cts/mainboard/socket_478 /p4tpe800/bios.php3 www.biostar.com.tw/produ cts/mainboard/socket_478 /u8568p/bios.php3

U8568 Pro

u8568pr04.exe (2003/07/10) Corrects CPU temperature under PC Health item

U8668-G

u8668gr07.exe (2003/07/08) Fixes Spectek DDR266 www.biostar.com.tw/produ memory compatibility issue cts/mainboard/socket_478 /u8668-g/bios.php3

U8668-D V7

u8668dr07.exe (2003/07/08) Supports VT8235 CE southbridge
www.biostar.com.tw/produ cts/mainboard/socket_478 /u8668-d7/bios.php3

U8668-D V4/5

u8668dr07.exe (2003/07/08) Supports VT8235 CE southbridge u8668dr07.exe (2003/07/08) Supports VT8235 CE southbridge
www.biostar.com.tw/produ cts/mainboard/socket_478 /u8668-d45/bios.php3 www.biostar.com.tw/produ cts/mainboard/socket_478 /u8668-d16/bios.php3

U8668-D V1/6

sua0618bs.exe (2003/06/24)
Updates BIOS source code www.biostar.com.tw/produ cts/mainboard/socket_a/m 7sua/bios.php3 Supports clock generators www.biostar.com.tw/produ ICW31202 and CY283410C- cts/mainboard/socket_a/m 7viq/bios.php3 2

viq0515b.exe (2003/06/18)
L4IGEM2 PCB 1.0x 1.0d (06/20/03)

Changes to W83637HF IO

www.ecsusa.com/downloa ds/l4igem2.html

L4VXA2 PCB 1.X

1.0h (06/25/03)
Fixes version 1.0fF BIOS HT CPU boot issue
www.ecsusa.com/downloa ds/l4vxa2.html

L4VXAG PCB 1.X

1.0g (06/25/03)
Fixes version 1.0e BIOS HT www.ecsusa.com/downloa CPU boot issue ds/l4vxag.html
L7S7A2 PCB 1.1A 06/19/2003
Modifies to pass WHQL test; read fine print
www.ecsusa.com/downloa ds/l7s7a2.html

ECS ECS ECS ECS EPoX

L7VTA PCB 1.0x

1.7b (06/20/03)

Updates RAID ROM Fixes first boot logo issue Fixes first boot logo issue Fixes WinXP/clear CMOS/memory issue Solves AC97 audio cracks when playing music
K7SOM+ PCB 7.5A 030616 (07/11/03) K7SOM+ PCB 7.5C 030616 (07/11/03) K7VTA2 Pro 3.1 3.1b (06/27/03)
EP-4PCA3I / EP- 07/03/2003 4PDA / EP-4PDAEI / EP-4PDAI / EP4PGAI EP-4PDA2+ 06/20/2003
www.ecsusa.com/downloa ds/l7vta.html www.ecsusa.com/downloa ds/k7somp_7a.html www.ecsusa.com/downloa ds/k7somp_7c.html www.ecsusa.com/downloa ds/k7vta2_pro_31.html web.epox.com/html/Supp ort.asp
Adds Aggressive Memory web.epox.com/html/Supp Mode for faster performance ort.asp Fixes IDE DMA display in web.epox.com/html/Supp summary, Korean Win98SE ort.asp issue Patches High Point 372N; other fixes Improves performance Disables S2K C1/C2 disconnect Several fixes Supports A0/B0 chipset auto detection web.epox.com/html/Supp ort.asp web.epox.com/html/Supp ort.asp web.epox.com/html/Supp ort.asp web.epox.com/html/Supp ort.asp tw.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Su pport/BIOS/BIOS_GA8S650GXM.htm tw.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Su pport/BIOS/BIOS_GA7VM400M.htm tw.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Su pport/BIOS/BIOS_GA7VT600-L.htm www.intel.com/design/mot herbd/bz/bz_bios.htm www.intel.com/design/mot herbd/rl/rl_bios.htm developer.intel.com/desig n/motherbd/lc/lc_bios.htm
EP-4PEA800 / EP- 06/19/2003 4PEA800I EP-8K9A2+ EP-8KRA2+ EP-8RDA3+ / EP8RDA3G EP-8RGMI GA-8S650GXM 06/23/2003 06/27/03 06/30/2003 06/17/2003 F3 (2003/7/4)
EPoX EPoX EPoX EPoX Gigabyte

Gigabyte

GA-7VM400M

F3 (2003/7/3)

Adds AGP 8x/4x control, watchdog timeout

GA-7VT600-L

F6 (2003/7/3)
Fixes bios password function, etc.

Intel Intel Intel

D875PBZ D865PERL D865GLC
P08 (27 Jun 2003) P07 (16 Jun 2003) P08 (27 Jun 2003)
Fixes Address Log, other issues Fixes POST code 20h hang, many other issues Fixes SATA drive detection issue, others

Intel Intel

D865GBF D845GLVA
P08 (27 Jun 2003) P07 (02 Jul 2003)
Fixes SATA drive detection issue, others Fixes boot fail with Windows recovery CD version 3, etc. Fixes system and CPU temperature issue, etc. Updates microcode
developer.intel.com/desig n/motherbd/bf/bf_bios.htm developer.intel.com/desig n/motherbd/va/va_bios.ht m www.iwillusa.com/support s/BIOSResult.asp?vID=32 www.iwillusa.com/support s/BIOSResult.asp?vID=32

Iwill Iwill

DP533 1.4 / DP533- 12.26.2002 (6/16/2003) S 1.4 K7S2 05.14.2003 (6/16/2003)
DPX2 / DPX2SATA DPX2-S320

06.03.2003 (6/16/2003)

Supports Hardware Monitor www.iwillusa.com/support ADM1026 s/BIOSResult.asp?vID=32 Fixes USB CD-ROM boot issue, others Supports 48-bit hard disk drive capacity www.iwillusa.com/support s/BIOSResult.asp?vID=32 www.iwillusa.com/support s/BIOSResult.asp?vID=32

1.04 (6/16/2003)

05.27.2003 (6/16/2003)
651M Combo (MS- 1.3 (6/16/2003) 6769)
Fixes Business Winstone 2001 failure with 768MB DDR Updates DDR400 timing settings; other fixes Updates DDR400 timing settings; other fixes Shows current system memory channel information; other fixes Fixes WinME/98SE removable disk issue with disabled floppy Fixes power and keyboard LED issues N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Adds a warning message before POST Adds a warning message before POST Adds a warning message before POST Adds a warning message before POST Fixes BELL test tool failure

www.msicomputer.com

MSI MSI MSI
K7N2 (MS-6570) / 3.5 (6/18/2003) K7N2G (MS-6570) K7N2G-ILSR K7N2GM-L (MS6777) K7N420_Pro 1.4 (6/18/2003) 1.1 (7/1/2003)
www.msicomputer.com www.msicomputer.com www.msicomputer.com

2.8 (6/16/2003)

MSI Shuttle Shuttle Shuttle Shuttle Shuttle Soltek Soltek Soltek Soltek Soltek
KT3M (MS-6596) / 1.3 (7/1/2003) KT4M (MS-6596) FB54 fb54s00c.exe (7/7/2003) SS50C (FS50) SB51G (FB51) AB60N (V1.X) AB60R (V2.X) SL-75MRN SL-75FRN-L SL-75FRN-RL SL-B7A-F SL-85MR3-C / 85MR3-CL fs50s042.exe (7/3/2003) fb51s035.exe (7/3/2003) ab60s00o.exe (7/3/2003) ab60rs0u.exe (6/26/2003) E1.3L (2003/07/04) C1.5L (2003/07/04) C1.5RL (2003/07/04) F1.2L (2003/07/04) AE2.1 (2003/07/03)
www.msicomputer.com www.shuttle.com/new/sup port/download/download.a sp www.shuttle.com/new/sup port/download/download.a sp www.shuttle.com/new/sup port/download/download.a sp www.shuttle.com/new/sup port/download/download.a sp www.shuttle.com/new/sup port/download/download.a sp www.soltek.com.tw www.soltek.com.tw www.soltek.com.tw www.soltek.com.tw www.soltek.com.tw

Soltek

SL-KT400

AR2.3 (2003/07/03)

Fixes ATI 9200/9500/9600 AGP card compatibility problem Fixes ATI 9200/9500/9600 AGP card compatibility problem Fixes ATI 9200/9500/9600 AGP card compatibility problem Fixes ATI 9200/9500/9600 AGP card compatibility problem

www.soltek.com.tw

SL-KT400-R / KT400-RL SL-KT400A-L

AR2.3R (2003/07/03)

AR2.3L (2003/07/03)

SL-KT400A

Soltek Soltek Soltek Soltek Soltek Soltek Soltek SOYO