BIOS REVISION INFORMATION
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Platform: HP VECTRA VE 486
Version: GP.05.07
Release Date: August, 1996
Previous Release: GP.05.06
This BIOS is available in US language only
Differences from the GP.05.06 version
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Bug fixes:
- Fix issue for memory allocation conflict between ISA Legacy
and ISA PnP or PCI card.
- Change value of read data port to prevent problems with PCI
cards with a joystick port.
- Implement final fix to support Western Digital Sirocco2 hard
disk drives
- Implement fix for second level cache.
- Added software workaround to cope with minor hardware bug on
specific AMD processor chips. Chips are CPU A80486DXx-xxxSV8B
date code C9529xxx (and later) and S80486DXx-xxxSV8B date
code C9530xxx (and later).
- Fix improper DMA type recognition algorithm.
- Improves handling of ISA legacy option ROMs.
- Fix detection and configuration issues for DEC205 ISA card.
- Fix ressource conflict between video and add-on ISA cards
by changing the minimal address for the high dos area address
(c0000 instead of a0000). This reserves the area a0000-bffff
for the video.
- Fix to properly initiate and support Intel EtherExpress card
- Fix the year 2000 transition bug.
- Fix error detection with P24T/83MHz processor. The 83MHz
overdrive processor is now properly identified at power-on.
New features
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- Added power-on test of the NVS (memory storing ISA cards
configurations).
- Add a feature to detect the S3 video chipset revision in order
to display at the POST screen "Integrated (PnP) VGA"
To flash this BIOS you must use version of HPINIT AP.04.02 or later.
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