================================================ Release Notes for Phoenix BIOS on EKF CCM-BOOGIE ================================================ This file describes changes, extensions and bug fixes made in Phoenix BIOS for EKF CCM-BOOGIE. For any further questions contact EKF at: Email : support@ekf.de Internet : www.ekf.com ===================================================================================== 2011-05-12: BIOS release, Build #110 production - Added support for new JMB362 controller chip revision C - Changed legacy IRQ number in SIO SCH3114 configuration for serial port 4. This prevents IRQ sharing on serial ports 2 and 4 under Windows XP. - Show MAC addresses of Ethernet controller 1 and 2 in Setup Setup [F2]: Advanced -> Ethernet Configuration - Changed BIOS Setup option for remote boot via Ethernet. Now only one Setup option exists, which selects Ethernet Controller for remote boot with Intel PXE: Setup [F2]: Advanced -> Ethernet Configuration -> Select Eth-Ctrl for PXE Boot: Available options: Disabled (Default), Eth 1 (top RJ45), Eth 2 (bottom RJ45) - Changed RTC default date to 2011-01-01 ===================================================================================== 2011-04-13: BIOS release, Build #108 production - Added ACPI support for serial port of on-board SIO IT8761E. This on-board serial port is mapped to COM1 (Windows OS) if no external SIO SCH3114 is detected. - If SIO of type SMSC SCH3114 is detected, the four serial ports of SCH3114 are mapped to COM[1-4] (Windows OS) and on-board serial port becomes COM5 (Windows OS). - If serial ports are disabled in BIOS Setup, they are now also disabled in ACPI-OS Setup [F2]: Advanced -> I/O Device Configuration -> On-Board SIO Configuration (IT8761E) Setup [F2]: Advanced -> I/O Device Configuration -> External SIO Configuration (SMSC SCH3114) - If SIO of type SMSC SCH3114 is not detected, settings can now not be changed in BIOS Setup Setup [F2]: Advanced -> I/O Device Cofiguration -> External SIO Configuration (SMSC SCH3114) - If SIO of type SMSC SCH3114 is not detected, FDC controller is inactived in ACPI - Changed behaviour of LED GP (Red, Green or Orange) in front panel of CCM: - A red blinking LED GP indicates: BIOS has not started (-> Board Failure) - LED GP off immediately after Reset indicates a successful BIOS start - Approximately one second after Reset green LED GP is switched on to indicate start of Legacy BIOS - If the keyboard is ready for F2 key (BIOS Setup) or F11 key (Boot Menu) orange LED GP is switched on (orange means red LED along with green LED). This eases the timing of F2/F11 key press, cause some displays need too much time for their own initialization (i.e. they are not yet able to show messages sent from POST). - Green LED GP is switched on again before BIOS Setup. - Green LED is switched off immediately before Boot - Modified initialization of LM87 hardware monitor. This supports monitoring tools which do not initialize this controller (like SpeedFan for Windows). ===================================================================================== 2011-01-27: BIOS release, Build #106 production - Fixed a bug which crashed the BIOS if a board with a PCI Bridge of type PLX PCI9050 is installed ===================================================================================== 2011-01-14: BIOS release, Build #104 production - Added Setup option to control CPU C-States (CPU low power modes) Setup (F2): Advanced -> CPU Configuration -> C-States If set to Enabled (Default) four more Setup options allow fine-tuning of C-States: Setup (F2): Advanced -> CPU Configuration -> Enhanced C-States Setup (F2): Advanced -> CPU Configuration -> Deep C4-State Setup (F2): Advanced -> CPU Configuration -> Hard C4-State Setup (F2): Advanced -> CPU Configuration -> C6-State All options above are enabled by default for maximum power reduction when CPU is idle. - Added Setup option to control generation of ACPI table for CPU throttling states Setup (F2): Advanced -> CPU Configuration -> T-States Setup option is enabled by default. - Added BIOS Password feature Setup (F2): Advanced -> BIOS/POST Configuration -> Set Supervisor Password: If Password is enabled, next time BIOS Setup can only be entered if the correct Password is typed in. Note: the Password will be immediately enabled after typed in, i.e. it is not necessary to save it with F10 (Save and Exit). - Added Setup option to allow that an OS can only boot, if the correct Password is typed in Setup (F2): Advanced -> BIOS/POST Configuration -> Password on Boot: Available options are: Disabled (Default), Enabled This Setup option is only available if a Password was previously set. ===================================================================================== 2010-12-02: BIOS release, Build #100 production - Fixed a bug caused by #098 which disables PCI Express bus at ICH9 ===================================================================================== 2010-11-29: BIOS release, Build #098 production - Removed a bug (boot process hangs) if no EKF expansion board is installed and if no keyboard is attached ===================================================================================== 2010-05-21: BIOS release, Build #096 production - Integrated a new DXE driver for PS2 keyboard, which does not show the nine minute delay before boot - Disabled support for external graphics boards. External graphic not yet supported. - Added support for Intel ICH9 AHCI Native BIOS - Added Setup option to allow setting of max speed for Intel ICH9 SATA ports Setup (F2): Advanced -> ATA/IDE Configuration -> Intel ICHx ATA Configuration -> SATA AHCI Max Speed: Available options: 1.5Gb/s or 3.0Gb/s - SATA port 4 now labeled as an internal port, like ports 1-3 ===================================================================================== 2010-03-25: BIOS release, Build #094 production - Disabled PS/2 keyboard support to avoid a 9 minute delay at end of POST if no keyboard (USB or PS/2) is attached - Enabled Setup option to control an ACPI table for Intels High Precision Event Timer Setup (F2): Advanced -> ACPI Configuration -> HPET Support: Available options: Disabled, Enabled (Factory Default) Four different base addresses can be selected: Setup (F2): Advanced -> ACPI Configuration -> HPET Base Address: Default base address is 0xFED00000. More info about HPET: http://www.intel.com/hardwaredesign/hpetspec_1.pdf - Removed ACPI thermalzone TZ00, moved ACPI thermalzone TZ01 to thermalzone TZ00 ===================================================================================== 2010-03-09: BIOS release, Build #092 production - Added Setup option to load Intel PXE BIOS for ICH-internal LAN-Controller 82567: Setup (F2): Advanced -> Ethernet Configuration -> PXE BIOS for Ethernet Ctrl 1: Available options: Disabled (Factory Default), Enabled - Added Setup option to load Intel PXE BIOS for Ethernet Controller Intel 82574: Setup (F2): Advanced -> Ethernet Configuration -> PXE BIOS for Intel 82574: Available options: Disabled (Factory Default), Enabled This Setup option is only visible if Ethernet controller 1 is disabled, cause only the first Intel Ethernet controller found during POST can be used for remote booting. - Added feature to load PXE Ethernet Expansion ROM after any other (external) Expansion ROM has been loaded. This is sometimes necessary, if a OS installation to a SCSI harddisk or to a SATA device should be made from a remote (Ethernet) device. This feature can be controlled with new option: Setup (F2): Advanced -> Ethernet Configuration -> Load Ethernet ROM late: If set to Enabled, Ethernet Expansion ROMs are loaded after a SCSI BIOS (EKF CS3 or CS5) or after a SATA BIOS (EKF CE5-CADENZA) has been loaded. ===================================================================================== 2010-02-26: BIOS release, Build #090 production - Extended JMB363 support with two different Expansion ROMs Setup (F2): Advanced -> ATA/IDE Configuration -> [1-4]. JMicron JMB363 Configuration -> Expansion ROM for JMB36x: Options: Disabled: No Expansion ROM for JMB36x is loaded V1.06.75: Load Expansion ROM V1.06.75. Supports PCI class codes IDE, RAID and AHCI, which can be selected in BIOS setup V1.07.00: Load Expansion ROM V1.07.00. Supports class codes RAID and AHCI See JMicron release notes for differences between ROM versions: ftp://driver.jmicron.com.tw/jmb36x/Option_ROM/release%20note.txt - Changed default boot sequences (1-4) to EKF standard - Added keys '-' and '+' and Ctrl-Up and Ctrl-Down for moving devices up and down in Boot menu - Added check of valid data in configuration EEPROM. If unvalid data is detected, red error message "028C: Config EEPROM contains bad data" is shown during POST - Added feature to reduce GS45 power consumption. This can be controlled with a new Setup node: Setup (F2): Advanced -> Graphics Device Configuration -> On-Board Graphics Configuration -> GFX Low Power Mode: If set to 'Enabled', GS45 graphics render clock speed is reduced from 533MHz to 320MHz, which in turn reduces power consumption. Default mode is 'Disabled', which means GS45 graphics controller renders with max speed (533MHz). - Updated MRC to Rev 2.91 - Added detection of JMB362 behind PLX 8614 bridge on EKF PCJ-JAM - Fixed a bug which prevents detection of newer Cherry keyboards (POST Message 'Keyboard Error') ===================================================================================== 2009-11-13: BIOS release, Build #086 production - Updated ACPI strings in ACPI setup nodes - Added code to set EKF SSVID (E4BFh) and CCM SSID (CC4Dh) to all PCI devices integrated in Intel chipset (GS45 and ICH9) - Added support for SPIs of type EON EN25Q16 - Added code to enable or disable ICH9 internal PCI SATA controller: Setup (F2): Advanced -> ATA/IDE Configuration -> Intel ICHx ATA Configuration -> On-board SATA interface: Sometimes it is useful to disable Intel SATA controller if an OS installation is made on SATA drives attached to JMB36x controller. Default mode is 'Enabled'. - Added support for SATA controller JMB362 - Added support to boot from SATA controller JMB362 or JMB363 - Added setup option which allows to enable a delay (about 10-12s) after Power-Up Setup (F2): Advanced -> Miscellaneous Configuration -> Execute Delay after Reset: This option can be used to possibly solve Power-Up problems of some devices. ===================================================================================== 2009-09-25: BIOS release, Build #084 production - Added setup node to enable or disable Dynamic FSB: Setup (F2): Advanced -> Board Configuration -> Dynamic FSB Dynamic FSB is enabled per default. - Disabled GFX Low-Power mode. This workarounds a bug located in Intel MRC code (memory initialization) until version 2.9 - Fixed a bug which prohibits usage of serial ports 3 and 4 on EKF expansion boards - Added ACPI support for serial ports 1-4 on EKF expansion boards (SIO SCH3114) - Fixed a bug when initializing ISP local option register. This occured only if CMOS has bad data (e.g. after board production or battery exchange). ===================================================================================== 2009-07-23: First BIOS release, Build #082 production ===================================================================================== < End of File >