RELNOTES.TXT Driver File Contents (MooreaCongoMocha_317.exe)

	                HP Mocha BIOS Release Notes
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Release Version : 3.17
Release Date    : 01/24/2002
Release Notes   :

1. Reduced the ATAPI reset timeout from 3 * 8 = 24 Sec to 1 Second
   instead of adding a method to detect the presence of IDE secondary channel 
   devices This is to prevent a long delay during POST on some motherboards 
   when no device was connected to the secondary channel.
2. Updated DRAM driving strength to fix Micron memory test failures.

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Release Version : 3.16
Release Date    : 01/17/2002
Release Notes   :

1. Added a method to detect the presence of IDE secondary channel devices
to prevent a long delay during POST on some motherboards when no device 
was connected.

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Release Version : 3.15
Release Date    : 01/11/2002
Release Notes   :

1. Rebuilt to rename 3.14b as 3.15.

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Release Version : 3.14b
Release Date    : 01/11/2002
Release Notes   :

1. Updated : Integrated a new video BIOS to fix video corruption issue with Final
   Reality program and repeated rebooting with non-DDC compliant monitors.

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Release Version : 3.14
Release Date    : 12/19/2001
Release Notes   :

1. Fixed : Windows XP displays AMD Duron processor as AMD Athlon.

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Release Version : 3.13
Release Date    : 12/07/2001
Release Notes   :

1. Added : AMD Athlon XP CPU 2000+ (1.667 GHz) support.
2. Fixed : System boots to recovery partition instead of OS when exiting setup
   without saving changes.

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Release Version : 3.12
Release Date    : 11/27/2001
Release Notes   :


1. Fixed : Current CPU speed in SMBIOS Type 4 structure is displayed as 0.

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Release Version : 3.11
Release Date    : 11/05/2001
Release Notes   :

Note :
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This BIOS can be used on both Moorea and Mocha motherboards. Compared to Moorea
BIOS 3.09, the following modifications were made:

1. Updated : Set Boot Device Priority dynamically between FDD->HDD->CD-ROM and
   FDD->CD-ROM->HDD based on a TATTOO string programmed into SMBIOS Type 1.
2. Updated : Added a BIOS code patch to increase the PCI master bus timeout
   if a 3COM LAN card is detected and the onboard video is enabled.
   This is to resolve a system hang issue.
3. Fixed : In Spanish Setup, the display of Date was corrected as
   date/month/year.
4. Updated : Onboard video BIOS was updated with a new revision (version 3.3c.27-00,
   8/03/01) to fix issues such as "Unable to switch back to CRT after restarting
   WinXP system on TV".
5. Added : AMD Palomino/Morgan CPUs support.

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