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HP VECTRA VE 5/XXX SERIES 4 BIOS REVISION HISTORY
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This document details the contents of the BIOS revisions since the
first shipments of the product. The future revisions planned at this
time are also listed. Hewlett-Packard does not commit to the
specification of the future revisions or their availability.
REVISIONS SUMMARY
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Revision No Revision date HP Flashing utility & version Video Bios
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HH.01.01 first release phlash.exe v1.39
pfmhh105.bin v1.05
HH.01.02 November 1st phlash.exe v1.39 2.04.10HP4.02.12
1997 pfmhh105.bin v1.05
HH.01.03 December 5th phlash.exe v1.39
1997 pfmhh105.bin v1.05
HH.01.04 February 13th phlash.exe v1.39 2.04.11-C4.02.13
1998 pfmhh106.bin V1.06
HH.01.05 March 27th phlash.exe v1.39
1998 pfmhh106.bin V1.06
LANGUAGES
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This BIOS is localized in 11 languages : English, Danish, Dutch,
Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish.
Setup screens are always in English but the Error Message Utility are
translated into the above 11 localizations.
NEW FEATURES / UPGRADE RECOMMENDATION
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From HH.01.04 to HH.01.05
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Bootblock: not modified
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NEW FEATURES
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IRQ11 is now available for ISA cards
New Summary Screen for Big Floppy Support
Optimisation Serial Eeprom access during POST (for NT.50)
Start with keyboard locked supported under NT4.0
UPGRADE RECOMMENDATION
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[ ] All users upgrade [ ] Hardware subsystem specific
[ ] OS specific upgrade [ ] Motherboard revision specific
[x] Problem specific
From HH.01.03 to HH.01.04
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Bootblock: not modified
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NEW FEATURES
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New flash utility program: pfmhh106.bin: takes into
account a new flash EEPROM supplier.
New Video Bios integrated : 2.04.11-C4.02.13
UPGRADE RECOMMENDATION
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[x] All users upgrade [ ] Hardware subsystem specific
[ ] OS specific upgrade [ ] Motherboard revision specific
[ ] Problem specific
From HH.01.02 to HH.01.03
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Bootblock: not modified
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NEW FEATURES
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Desktop and Minitower packages detection in DMI tables.
Report Lan bootrom protocols in DMI tables.
Disable Ultra-ATA protocol on secondary IDE channel.
Enable secondary local bus IDE adapter only, if needed.
Fixes Korean keyboard bug under Win95.
New LanPost program.
LIMITATIONS
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EPP Bios runtime services not supported.
PnP nodes does not report ext mem hole correctly.
IRQ11 will not be allocated for PCI.
Start with keyboard locked doesn't lock the mouse.
UPGRADE RECOMMENDATION
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[ ] All users upgrade [ ] Hardware subsystem specific
[ ] OS specific upgrade [ ] Motherboard revision specific
[x] Problem specific
From HH.01.01 to HH.01.02
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Bootblock: not modified
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UPGRADE RECOMMENDATION
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[ ] All users upgrade [ ] Hardware subsystem specific
[ ] OS specific upgrade [ ] Motherboard revision specific
[x] Problem specific
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
The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this
material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard
shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or
consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance,
or use of this material.
This document contains proprietary information that is protected by
copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be
reproduced, photocopied, or translated to another language without the
prior written consent of Hewlett-Packard Company.
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END OF HP VECTRA VE 5/xxx Series 4 BIOS REVISION HISTORY
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FLASHER RELEASE
PFMHH 1.05
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Summary:
- Crisis recovery mode supported.
- conditionnal flash of Bootblock with /pf=b:
If /pf=b option is used the entire bios EEPROM is flashed:
This is Standard programing.
Warning ! If a power failure occurs at this time the Bios EEPROM
can be definitely corrupted.
If /pf=b option is NOT used the Bootblock is NOT flashed:
This is Safe programing.
Then if a power failure occurs during flash process, the PC can
still recover by closing switches 7 and 8 (thus forcing boot on
the floppy, to re-flash again).
Read flash.txt file for more informations on this recovery process.
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Features Status:
- /mode=3 is in the batch file to avoid DMI upgrade issues
- /pf=b is not in batch file to force Safe programming
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Components revision:
- Pfmhh106.bin 1.06
- Phlash.exe 1.39
- Pfmhh105.bin 1.05
- Lanpost.com 2.5 new
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