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HP VECTRA VL 5/XX SERIES 3
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Revision No Revision date HP Flashing utility &
version
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GK.05.13 9 february 1999 HPINIT A.01.11 or later
LANGUAGES
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This BIOS is available in English only
FIXES / NEW FEATURES / UPGRADE RECOMMENDATION
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Bug fixed or enhancements since GK.05.12:
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Fixed the year 199x bug during the RTC correction:
1) Remove the '199' hardcoded digit.
2) Added code that turns back the RTC correctly when the RTC has made a decade
or Century change. (e.g. if the PC has been off for a while and a user
turns it on Dec 31, 1999 just before midnight, if the RTC has drifted into
the new year, it will be corrected back into the year 1999.)
3) Added code to alert user if the PC has been off for more than a year.
(The RTC software fix only supports up to a year.)
4) Added code to update the special CMOS bytes used in the RTC software fix,
(69h - 70h), if the user set time using the SETUP utility. This time will
be considered accurate.
5) Modified routine set_time slightly to make it read less complicated.
6) Found a bug in adjust_from_drift routine, it was returning with a JMP
instead of a RET instruction. This amazingly never caused a problem, but
was logically incorrect.
Features/bug fixes to be implemented in a next version:
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UPGRADE RECOMMENDATION
[ ] All users upgrade [ ] Hardware subsystem specific
[ ] OS specific upgrade [ ] Motherboard revision specific
[X] Problem specific
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WHY DOES HEWLETT-PACKARD ROLL THE BIOS ?
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Minimizing the number of the revisions of the BIOS is an
objective of Hewlett-Packard. However Hewlett-Packard may have
to release new revisions for any one of the following reasons :
ENHANCEMENTS
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This is the case when a major new feature is available on the
market. Good examples are Microsoft Windows 95, a new level of
the Plug and Play standard, a new level of the PCI standard.
PROCUREMENT ASSURANCE
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Hewlett-Packard qualifies an additional supplier for a
component in order to secure the procurement.
COMPONENT ROLL
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A semiconductor supplier introduces a new version of a
component, and stops the production of the previous version for
technological improvement reasons.
QUALITY
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To improve the quality, Hewlett-Packard has to make use of a
more reliable component, or to implement a design change.
COST
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Hewlett-Packard uses a different supplier which can supply the
equivalent component at a much lower price.
BUG FIX
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Bugs discovered in the previous version are fixed.
DISCLAIMER
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notice.
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warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
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another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett-
Packard Company.
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END OF HP VECTRA VL 5/xx Series 3 BIOS REVISION HISTORY
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