BUILD LETTER
TITLE
    System BIOS  - US -
PART NUMBER
    xxXxxxx
ISSUE DATE
    07/11/2001
BUILD DATE
    07/11/2001
ORIGINATOR
    Julie Chi
    Julie_Chi@acer.com.tw
    Tel:02-2696-1234 EXT:6975
PRODUCT DATA
    MEDIA TYPE   : Diskette
    LEVEL        : MP
    SYSTEM LIST  : Falcon 2.0M
    VERSION      : f2m_a1q.bin
    DATE STAMP   : 07/11/2001
    BUILD ID     : AJB115US
    CHECK SUM    : 0xA95B19B2(CRC -l)
    VIRUS CHECK  : PC-Cillin pattern : 901
MEDIA BASED UPON
    TITLE        : BIOS R01-A1i
    DATE STAMP   : 05/16/2001
    BUILD ID     : AJB114US

-- How to clean install:

    1. Copy the ZIP file to your HDD. The recommended directory is C:\drivers\BIOS.
    2. Then unzip it with -d option to store the sub-directories.
      ex.)PKUNZIP -d C:\drivers\BIOS\*.ZIP C:\drivers\BIOS
    3. execute "f2m_a1q.exe" 
   
-- How to over install:

   It is the same as clean install.

-- How to uninstall:

   No way.
      
-- How to check version:

   1. Press F2 enter to BIOS setup screen while system POST.
   2. Select System Information and see System BIOS version.
   
-- How to do the unattended install:

   No way.

-- Special notes or Restrictions/Cautions:
   None

-- The history of modifications :
------ AJB115US-----------------------------------------------------------

 Falcon2.0  BIOS R01-A1Q                 VGA BIOS : TBAV0415
 File Checksum : 7400h                     Date : 07/11/2001

(Problem)
1.At initailaize, check point 0Ah
        a.Set GPIO6 & GPIO8 to Output High
        b. disable G768 watchdog
2.At check point  51h( after the G768 watchdog already set to 100 degree)
        a. set GPIO6 output=0, set GPIO8 output=0
        b. enable G768 watchdog
3.When entering S4/S5
        a. turn on fan to FAN_3
        b. disable G768 watchdog
------ AJB114US-----------------------------------------------------------

 Falcon2.0  BIOS R01-A1i                 VGA BIOS : TBAV0415
 File Checksum : 1700h                     Date : 05/16/2001

(Problem)
 change IBM panel to 2. 
------ AJB113US-----------------------------------------------------------

 Falcon2.0  BIOS R01-A1g                  VGA BIOS : TBAV0413
 File Checksum : CD00h                     Date : 05/16/2001

(Problem)
 1.only for IBM 12.1" panel.
 2.change 32bit to 16bit,it will lower a pixel at right side of top.

------ AJB112US-----------------------------------------------------------

 Falcon2.0  BIOS R01-A1D                  VGA BIOS : TBAV0410
 File Checksum : D200h                     Date : 04/04/2001

(Problem)
13.3"Unipac panel has a white_line at right side and set Unipac PanelID=5.


------ AJB111US-----------------------------------------------------------

 Falcon2.0  BIOS R01-A1C                  VGA BIOS : BTA0408
 File Checksum : EB00h                     Date : 03/19/2001

(Problem)
1.For PD's version.
2.Add new acer logo.
3.Change VGA BIOS.
4.Add D0 stepping BU code.
5.For the problem boot failure under low temperature, adapt to a dyanamic algorithm 
   with regard to reboot times.
6.IDE DMA can be enabled under Win2K. 
7.Correct SPLED status for non-ACPI standby mode and the bug of entering standby failure under non_ACPI
8.Fix the bug that ACPI OS critical shutdown did'nt work properly. 
------ AJB110US-----------------------------------------------------------

 Falcon2.0  BIOS R01-A0R                  VGA BIOS : BV0405
 File Checksum : 4200h                     Date : 01/16/2001

(Problem)
updated for failure on PCMCIA cards.
The m1632 index 60h in f2m_a0r.bin is now set to 0h as before

------ AJB109US-----------------------------------------------------------

 Falcon2.0  BIOS R01-A0q                   VGA BIOS : BV0405
 File Checksum : 4100h                     Date : 01/11/2001

 (Problem)
The attached file  f2m_a0q.bin(checksum=4000) is only a renamed version of F2m_A0pH.bin . The difference between
F2m_a0p.bin and F2m_a0q.bin are :
read  2nd (instead of 1st) remote temperature from G768 when OS polls
solve the bug that occurs when writing asset tag in NBM.
solve the problem that if touching external PS/2 mouse when entering S1, system cannot wake.
new VGA bios BTA0405.N
support Wflash function
m1632 CAS Latency=3
for 2D graphic performance, set m1632 
(1) Index 48h set to 30h
(2) Index 50h set to 24h
(3) Index 52h set to 01h
(4) Index 60h set to 04h
(5) Index dch set to 05h
(6) Index 7Eh set to EFh
------ AJB108US-----------------------------------------------------------

 Falcon2.0  BIOS R01-A0pE                VGA BIOS : BV0405
 File Checksum : BE00h                     Date : 01/09/2001

 (Problem) 
1. Change VGA BIOS 
2. Support Wflash 


------ AJB107US-----------------------------------------------------------

 Falcon2.0  BIOS R01-A0p8                  VGA BIOS : BV0404
 File Checksum : 4A00h                     Date : 01/09/2001

 (Problem) 
1. PlayDVD hang up 
2. Resume from Hibernation  VGA fail

------ AJB106US-----------------------------------------------------------

 Falcon2.0  BIOS R01-A0p6                  VGA BIOS : BV0404
 File Checksum : 4600h                     Date : 01/05/2001

 (Problem) 

1.new VGA bios BTA0404.N
2.solve the problem that if touching external PS/2 mouse when entering S1, system cannot wake.
3.read  2nd (instead of 1st) remote temperature from G768 when OS polls
4.solve the bug that occurs when writing asset tag in NBM.
5.for 2D graphic performance, set m1632 CAS Latency=3 and the following
(1) Index 48h set to 30h
(2) Index 50h set to 24h
(3) Index 52h set to 01h
(4) Index 60h set to 04h
(5) Index dch set to 05h
(6) Index 7Eh set to EFh




------ AJB105US-----------------------------------------------------------

 Falcon2.0  BIOS R01-A0p                   VGA BIOS : BV0403
 File Checksum : 0E00h                     Date : 12/15/2000

 (Problem) 

1. HDD password fails was solved since bios version F2M_A0i.bin
2. DMI table corrected
3. notebook manager fan_always_on function
4. new VGA bios BTA0403.N
5. declare FEC00000 to FEC01000 as motherboard resouce (unknown device uses it)
6. 2D perfromance improvemnt , modifying m1632 register bits as following
REG	Value
50	24
52	00
60	04
71/6D	00
48 	30
DC	05
7E	EF

 (Solution)
------ AJB103US-----------------------------------------------------------

 Falcon2.0  BIOS R01-A0b                 VGA BIOS : BV0307
 File Checksum : 0E00h                     Date : 11/15/2000

 (Problem) 

  First release 

 (Solution)

   
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