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readme.txt Driver File Contents (9521644.exe)

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File Description:  Lexington, Lexington 2, and Lexington 3 Motherboard BIOS Update
Revision:  MV85010A.15A.0086.P15
Operating System:  No specific Operating System
Driver Part Number:  9521644
Date: 12/02/2002
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Table of Contents
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Overview
Identification
Installation
Removal 		
Troubleshooting
Reason for Update
Applicable Part Numbers
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Overview

This is the P15 BIOS update for the Intel motherboards with a BIOS identifier of MV85010A.  These motherboards are the Lexington, Lexington 2 and Lexington 3 motherboards.


Identification

To confirm that this is the correct BIOS update for your motherboard, follow these steps:

If the computer is turned off:

1.  Turn on the computer.  On your keyboard, repeatedly press the F1 key to Enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

2.  In the BIOS Setup Utility on the Main tab, look for the BIOS version line.  The version needs to display MV85010A.xxx.xxxx.Pxx.  (X represents an alphanumeric value that will vary, depending on the version of BIOS currently loaded.)  The BIOS prefix MV85010A is constant and specifically identifies the correct motherboard.

3.  If this is correct, this is the correct BIOS update for your motherboard.  Press the F10 key to exit the BIOS Setup utility.

If the computer is turned on and in Windows:

1.  From the Start menu, click Shut Down.  In the Shut Down Windows dialog box, select Restart, and then click Yes.

2.  As soon as the computer restarts, on your keyboard, repeatedly press the F1 key to Enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

3.  In the BIOS Setup Utility on the Main tab, look for the BIOS version line.  The version needs to read MV85010A.xxx.xxxx.Pxx.  (X represents an alphanumeric value that will vary, depending on the version of BIOS currently loaded.)  The BIOS prefix MV85010A is constant and specifically identifies the correct motherboard.

4.  If this is correct, this is the correct BIOS update for your motherboard.  Press the F10 key to exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

Installation

Prepare your computer

Before updating your computer's BIOS, enter the current BIOS Setup utility, and then write down each of the current settings in the event that this information is needed again after the upgrade.

Note:  The following instructions may vary dependent upon the operating system loaded on the computer.  

Copy the files

1.  Download the BIOS update file (9521644.exe).  Double-click the file where it was downloaded.  The file self-extracts into the C:\Cabs\9521644 folder on the hard drive.

2.  On your screen, double-click the My Computer icon.

3.  In the My Computer window, double-click the C: icon.

4.  Under the C:\ directory, double-click the Cabs folder.  If you do not see any files, click View the entire contents of the drive option. 

5.  In the C:\Cabs window, double-click the 9521644 folder.

6.  In the C:\Cabs\9521644 window, from the Edit menu, click Select All.

7.  From the Edit menu, click Copy.

8.  Quit all programs and close all windows.

9.  Place a blank IBM-formatted floppy disk in the floppy disk drive.

Note:  Do not format the floppy disk in Microsoft(r) Window NT(r), Windows(r) 2000, or Windows XP.  Do not use a floppy disk that has been formatted in those operating systems.

10.  On the screen, double-click the My Computer icon.

11.  In the My Computer window, double-click the A: icon.

12.  In the A:\ window, from the Edit menu, click Paste.  The files copy to the floppy disk.


Performing the update

1.  Restart the computer with the disk in the floppy disk drive.

2.  The Intel Flash Memory update utility screen appears.  Press the ENTER key.

3.  On the Main Menu screen, verify Update Flash memory area from a file is selected.  Press Enter.
 
4.  On the Flash area screen, verify Update System BIOS is selected.  Press Enter.

5.  On the Enter Path\Filename screen, press the Down Arrow key once to select P15-0086.BIO, and then press Enter.

6.  On the Confirm BIOS version information screen, select To continue with programming and then press Enter.

7.  The message BIOS update is now in progress don't press any key or turn off the system at this time appears.

8.  After the update is complete, press Enter and immediately eject the floppy disk.  The computer will restart.  If the computer does not restart press the CTRL+ALT+DELETE keys to restart the computer.

9.  While restarting, the computer may display a BIOS configuration message.  Press F1 to enter the BIOS Setup utility.

10.  In the BIOS Setup utility, press F10, and then press ENTER to Save and Exit.


Removal

A motherboard must have a BIOS to operate, therefore there is no removal procedure.


Troubleshooting

If you have difficulties installing this BIOS update, download the file again, and then ensure that all installation instructions in this document are followed.  


Reason for Update

P15-0086
Added support to switch the display mode from the logo to the BIOS text if a PCI Mass Storage Option ROM is being executed.
Fixed an issue with a phantom floppy drive showing up in Windows XP when a memory card is inserted into a USB memory card reader.
Added Machine Check handler.
Fixed an issue with .NET booting with HT processors.
Updated reference designators in SMBIOS structures
Updated to IBA v. 4.1.09
Added support for the latest Pentium(R) 4 processors.

P14-0081
Added change to generate new password for drives on each boot.
Added Diag LED S3 feature, turn off LEDs at OS hand off.
Added WHQL fix for Windows XP installed with a USB mouse and PS2 keyboard.
Removing support to enable wake on modem.
OHCI data area is now in conventional memory.
Resolved issue with not getting a memory decrease error message when removing 2-GB and moving to a smaller memory size.
Updated customer specific logo and POST text.
Fixed WHQL unreported memory failures in HCT11.
Resolved issue with PCDR/compress/decompress.

Applicable Part Numbers

Lexington Motherboards:  2515555, 2515556, 2515762, 2516011, 2516079, 2516080, 2516081, 2516298, 2516560, 2516561, 2516562, 2516563, 2516564, 2516565, 2517118, 2517200, 2517201, 2517202, 2517203, 2517204, 2517205, 2517939, 2517945, 2517951, 2517956, 2518347

Lexington 2 Motherboards:  2516014, 2516015, 2516016, 2516017, 2516309, 2516310, 2516311, 2516312, 2517110, 2517112, 2517117, 2517124, 2517125, 2517126, 2517127, 2517191, 2517193, 2517194, 2517195, 2517638, 2517641, 2517863, 2517866, 2517937, 2517944, 2517950, 2517952

Lexington 3 Motherboards:  2517882, 2517883, 2517885, 2517887, 2517888, 2517889, 2517890, 2518001, 2518002, 2518003, 2518738, 2519060, 2519077, 2519082, 2519088, 2519 98, 2519148, 2520532, 2520533, 2520682, 2520683