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X8DTN-F Acer GT150 F1 / AT150 F1
history for customer Acer
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Main Board : X8DTN-F-AI034
Chipset : Intel Tylersburg + ICH10
IPMI : WPCM450
Memory modul : 2 CPU Sockets * 6 DIMMs (12 DIMMs)
DIMM Slot Type : DDR3
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CPU Microcode | Option ROM | CSI/MRC Package:2.70
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CPUID FAMILY | Matrox VBIOS: 3.9WA | QPI R.C. : 1.85
106A4 Nehalem-EP C0/C1: 11 | Intel RAID : 8.9.1.1002 | Memory R.C.: 2.11
106A5 Nehalem-EP D0 : 11 | Adaptec RAID: 5.0.2339 |
206C0 Westmere-EP A0 : 16 | Intel PXE : 1.3.24 |
206C1 Westmere-EP B0 : 06 | Intel iSCSI : 2.2.33 |
206C2 Westmere-EP B1 : 0C | |
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BIOS : GT150420.P02 Release Date : Tue 04-20-2010
BIOS revision: P02 BIOS Engineer : Gina Liu
BIOS Checksum:
BIOS Change:
1. Update Intel Raid rom (v8.9.1.1002)
2. Bug Fix: VMware ESXi Power Management doesn't work after enable EIST.
3. Add function: SMART HDD ERROR LOG to IPMI SEL.
4. Add function: PCIE error log to IPMI SEL.
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BIOS : GT150417.P02 Release Date : Fri 04-17-2010
BIOS revision: P02 BIOS Engineer : Gina Liu
BIOS Checksum:
BIOS Change:
1. Update Westmere CPU B1 uCode to revision: C
2. Change BIOS Seup display CPU "D" stepping to "D0".
3. Patch issue: System hangs during POST when install LSI RAID card.
Bug ID: 22710
4. Wrong speling in BIOS Setup.
Bug ID: 23219
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BIOS : GT150.P01 Release Date : Tue 04-06-2010
BIOS revision: P01 BIOS Engineer : Gina Liu
BIOS Change:
1. Change BIOS revision from D14 to P01
CSI/MRC Package : 2.70
CPU R.C. : 1.06
QPI R.C. : 1.85
Memory R.C.: 2.11
Option ROM:
Matrox VBIOS : 3.9WA
Intel RAID : 8.6.0.1007
Adaptec RAID : 5.0.2339
Intel PXE : 1.3.24
Intel iSCSI : 2.2.33
CPU Microcode
CPUID FAMILY STEPPING MCU ID
106A4 Nehalem-EP C0/C1 11
106A5 Nehalem-EP D0 11
206C0 Westmere-EP A0 16
206C1 Westmere-EP B0 06
206C2 Westmere-EP B1 0A
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BIOS : GT150.D14 Release Date : Wed 03-31-2010
BIOS revision: D14 BIOS Engineer : Gina Liu
BIOS Change:
1. Update Westmere CPU B1 stepping ucode to Ver.A
(M03206C2_0000000A.PDB)
2. Enable SLIT table for batter CPUfp score.
3. Add Power fail LED function.
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BIOS : GT150.D13 Release Date : Mon 03-22-2010
BIOS revision: D13 BIOS Engineer : Gina Liu
BIOS Change:
1. Bug Fix: BIOS recovery function fail.
2. Add function: Turn on Fan to full speed when DIMM overheat(DDR_Thermal# happen).
3. Remove BIOS option "Coarse-Grained Clock Gating".
(IOH Errata 62: Intel 5520 and 5500 cannot engage CGCG.)
4. Skip "F1 Key" for POST error message "Chassis ha been opened"
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BIOS : GT150.D12 Release Date : Wed 03-17-2010
BIOS revision: D12 BIOS Engineer : Gina Liu
BIOS Change:
1. Hide "LRU Hint" BIOS option.
2. Bug Fix: BIOS shows "CMOS setting wrong" when running ICH on/off test.
3. Change ME rom to support MX and SST SPI chip.
4. Bug Fix: "BIOS Write Protect" function can not work on MX/SST SPI chip.
5. Add IPMI LAN selectiom option.
(Server Managment > System Information > IPMI LAN selection)
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BIOS : GT150.D11 Release Date : Mon 03-08-2010
BIOS revision: D11 BIOS Engineer : Gina Liu
BIOS Change:
1. 2.2TB HDD will be displayed as 51.4GB in configuration.(Quite Boot = Disabled)
2. Add "LRU Hint" option at Processor & Clock if westmere CPU present.
3. BSU(IOH BIOS Specification Update) v1.05 #3451063 #3451056 update
4. Update RC2.7 (MRC v02.11.00 / QPI v01.85.00)
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BIOS : GT150.D10 Release Date : Tue 03-02-2010
BIOS revision: D10 BIOS Engineer : Gina Liu
BIOS Change:
1. Enable ICH PCIE port0 IOxAPIC.
2. Bug Fix: Fail to install Windows2008 R2 64bit with westmere CPU if LAN is enabled.
3. Add function: Add IOH Chipset temperatur smart Fan function.
4. Add function: Turn on Fan to full speed when DIMM overheat(DDR_Thermal# happen).
5. Change Fan Speed Control Mode - Energy Saving to 20%
6. Bug Fix: BIOS shows "CMOS setting wrong" when running ICH on/off test.
Bug ID: 21940
7. Change the model default = Gateway
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BIOS : GT150.D09 Release Date : Wed 02-24-2010
BIOS revision: D09 BIOS Engineer : Gina Liu
BIOS Change:
1. Update Westmere CPU B0 stepping ucode (M03206C1_00000006.PDB)
2. Add workaround to fix LAN 82576 bug that 82576 cause system hang when running
S1/S4 stress test.
3. Change BIOS Setup Option "ME-HECI" default = Disabled
4. Bug Fix: BIOS shows "CMOS setting wrong" when running ICH on/off test.
Bug ID: 21940
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BIOS : GT150.D08 Release Date : Mon 02-01-2010
BIOS revision: D08 BIOS Engineer : Gina Liu
BIOS Change:
1. Support sparing mode for Westmere-EP.
2. Bug Fix: There are 2 yellow marks in windows device manager when ME is enabled.
3. Avoid "removeable SATA device" in Windows when SATA set to AHCI mode.
4. Bug Fix: Summary screen shows wrong 4GB+ memory size when 8GB *12 DIMMs
populated.
Bug ID: 21165
5. Display Memory Information at BIOS POST screen if quite boot is disabled.
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BIOS : GT150.D07 Release Date : Tue 01-19-2010
BIOS revision: D07 BIOS Engineer : Gina Liu
BIOS Change:
1. Set Remote Access Serial port number default to COM2.
2. Change the BIOS setup Option " Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE " to
"SATA Port0/1/2/3...".
3. Enable IOxAPIC on IOH.
4. Modify BIOS Setup Options "PCI Slot OPROM" to "PCI/PCI-E/PCI-U Slot OPROM"
to match PCB silkscreen.
5. Modify DMI Type9 system slot Designation to match PCB silkscreen.
(Slot0 CPI-U/Slot2 PCI-E/Slot3 PCI-E/Slot4 PCI-E/Slot5 PCI-E/Slot6 PCI-E)
6. Removed Slot1 PCI. (Acer's project doesn't support PCI slot.)
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BIOS : GT150.D06 Release Date : Mon 01-18-2010
BIOS revision: D06 BIOS Engineer : Gina Liu
BIOS Change:
1. Westmere B1 CPU support.
2. Update Westmere CPU B1 stepping ucode to Ver.0005.
3. Update CPU module.
4. Update ME code with westmere CPU support.
5. Update Matox VGA BIOS (899-39WA.BIN V3.9WA b33)
6. Adjust QPI TAP (QPI Electrical Parameter)
7. Add "Intel AES-NI" option at BIOS Setup Advanced>Processor&Clock Options.
(BIOS auto-detect CPU Type, if westmere CPU then display this option,
otherwise hide this option.)
8. Bug Fix: system hang at check point 8D while ICH on/off test.
9. Add POST error message: "Chassis has been opened."
10. Add POST CPU error message:
"CPUID, Processor family are different"
"CPUID, Processor Model are different"
"CPUID, Processor stepping are different
"L3 cache size mismatch"
"Processor speeds mismatched"
"Processor missing microcode"
"Thermal Trip Failure"
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BIOS : GT150.D05 Release Date : Thu 01-07-2010
BIOS revision: D05 BIOS Engineer : Gina Liu
BIOS Change:
1. Enabled AMI AHCI module.
2. Patch system hang at check point 8D while AC on/off test.
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BIOS : GT150.D04 Release Date : Mon 01-04-2010
BIOS revision: D04 BIOS Engineer : Gina Liu
BIOS Change:
1. Add RTC Alarm function for ACPI S5 and Soft Off.
2. Add DMI Type 25 System Power Controls
3. Bug fix: FP-PWR LED (SUSLED) did not blink while S1 state.
4. Add PS2 Keyboard/Mouse wake up from S1 function.
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BIOS : GT150.D03 Release Date : Tue 12-29-2009
BIOS revision: D03 BIOS Engineer : Gina Liu
BIOS Change:
1. Update Westmere CPU A0 stepping microcode to Ver.0016
2. Update Westmere CPU B0 stepping microcode to Ver.0006
3. BIOS Setup menu shows incorrect CPU stepping when Westmere B0 CPU present.
4. Remove BIOS Setup Oprtion "Clear NVRAM". (Acer request)
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BIOS : GT150.D02 Release Date : Wed 12-23-2009
BIOS revision: D02 BIOS Engineer : Gina Liu
BIOS Change:
1. Bug Fix: BIOS POST screen always shows "Uncorrectable Memory error"
when 2 CPUs are installed.
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BIOS : GT150.D01 Release Date : Wed 12-23-2009
BIOS revision: D01 BIOS Engineer : Gina Liu
BIOS Change:
1. Update AMI Kernal to 8.00.16 (Beta5)
2. Westmere CPU support
3. NB revision C2 support.
4. Update RC2.0 (MRC v02.00.03 / QPI v01.83.00)
5. Remove Intel AHCI OPROM and implement AMI AHCI code.
6. Change SATA HDD type string to AHCI while SATA controller operates in AHCI mode.
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BIOS : GT150.E04 Release Date : Thu 12-17-2009
BIOS revision: E04 BIOS Engineer : Gina Liu
BIOS Change:
1. Bug Fix: Win2003 device manager add-on VGA device show yellow mark when 2
VGA cards prenent.
2. Add primary boot graphics BIOS setup option
" Boots Graphic Adapter Priority" at Advanced > PCI Configuration
3. Add Serial Port 2 Attribute function and BIOS Option at Advanced>SuperI/O
This option can set COM 2 as normal serial port or virtual COM for SOL.
4. Change BIOS Setup string "Remote Access" to "Console Redirction".
Follow Acer BIOS Setup Guideline.
5. Add "LAN Drives" group at BIOS Setup "Boot" Setting menu.
6. Add "BIOS Write Protect" function and BIOS option at "Securtiy" menu.
7. Bug Fix: CPI Slot3 can not work.
8. Bug Fix: Slot PCI-U performance too low.
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BIOS : GT150.E03 Release Date : Mon 12-14-2009
BIOS revision: E03 BIOS Engineer : Gina Liu
BIOS Change:
1. Base on GT350 V.E03 BIOS to build GT150 project BIOS.
2. ME function Support.
3. Fill Acer SVID/SSID 1025/0335 for Onboard PCI device
4. Assign X8DTN-F Acer OEM BIOS ROM ID : A0610
5. Types 1, 2 and 3 product name = GT150 /AT150
6. 12 DIMMs Support
7. Modify DMI Type17 for 12 DIMMs
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