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How to update the bios? Please click here.
Besides downloading the bios file, you also need the Flash Utility to flash bios rom. (For files before Aug 2001)
For more FAQs about BIOS relationship, click here please.
You won't need to update BIOS until the latest bios has improve / fix some functions.
You won't need to upgrade through all of the BIOS files, just upgrade to the latest one please and it will include all previous improvments.
The CMOS data will be lost after flashing the BIOS. You may need to enter the BIOS setup screen and configure your system information after rebooting the machine.
Fixes issue where the Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Default, the setting of Drive A/Drive B/Floppy 3 Mode/Video/Halt On in Standard CMOS Features, would not return to defaults.
Fixes issue where the "Shutdown When CPU FAN Fail" option fails after about 16 minutes idling under Windows 2000/XP.
Fixes the incompatibility issue where the ATI Radeon 9700Pro fails to boot up with a certain power supply unit- TC-350P. With this power supply, 9700Pro will fail to boot, and the reset button needs to be pressed once to show the bootup screen.
HPT 372 BIOS Version 2.32. The RAID function is for BD7-RAID only. This BIOS version is also for non RAID boards and HPT BIOS will be automatically disabled when the RAID controller chip is not detected.
Willamette CPU will be automatically detected its FSB while Load
Fail-Safe/Optimized Default in Bios Setup of SoftMenu.
Fill in new CPU micro code (0F27).
Provide multiplier higher than 24x in SoftMenu.
Fix some CL=3 DDR400 memory modules fail to boot issue. (Both DDR333 and
DDR400 modules can only work at DDR 266 owing to 845 chipset specification.)
Fix "CPU Shutdown Temperature" function failed under Win2K.
HPT 372 BIOS Version 2.32. The RAID function is for BD7-RAID only. This
BIOS version is also for non RAID boards and HPT BIOS will be automatically
disabled while RAID controller chip not detected.
Modify the DMI data to fix on line diagnostic tool issue (PC Pitstop).
HPT 37x BIOS version 2.31. The RAID function is for BD7-RAID only. This BIOS version is also for non RAID boards and HPT BIOS will be automatically disabled while RAID controller chip not detected.
Raise the adjustable CPU Core Voltage for 0.13 micron process P4
(Northwood).
Support Pentium 4 2.4G CPU.
Fix occasional no POST with debug code 26 issue while "Fixed PCI=33" option was enabled in Softmenu
III.
Support P4 Celeron CPU.
HPT 37x BIOS version 2.31. The RAID function is for BD7-RAID only. This BIOS version is also for non RAID boards
and HPT BIOS will be automatically disabled while RAID controller chip not
detected.
BIOS compile date: 5/02/2002
!!! Attention for upgrading BIOS!!! * When you upgrade bios to new bios included HPT 2.31 bios, we highly recommend
you backup your system and data to an independent storage device first. New HPT 2.31 bios may corrupt original RAID configuration
created on old bios occasionally. That means you may need to rebuild RAID configuration. If it happens, all the data on RAID-0 will
be gone! * For RAID-1 user, please press "CTRL+H" to enter hpt37x setup.*Please upgrade HPT 2.31 driver before upgrade bios.
Add" High Performance" option in " Load Optimized Defaults".
"High Performance" option will use critical DDR memory timing settings
to achieve high system performance, nevertheless, it may deviate the original
settings from module SPD and cause system instability.
HPT 37x BIOS version 2.0.1024.The RAID function is for BD7-RAID only. This
BIOS version is also for non RAID boards and HPT BIOS will be automatically
disabled while RAID controller chip not detected.
HPT 37x BIOS version 2.0.1024. The RAID function is for BD7-RAID only. This
BIOS version is also for non RAID boards and HPT BIOS will be automatically
disabled while RAID controller chip not detected.
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