You may want to know:
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 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.
Fixes issue where the "Shutdown When CPU FAN Fail" option
fails after about 16 minutes idling under Windows 2000/XP.
Adds functions to SoftMenu III.
A. Auto detects CPU speed. It offers User Define and CPU frequency
in CPU Operation Speed option.
B. CPU frequency locks up for Northwood CPU. It would not
allow users to choose multiplier factor but shows CPU
multiplier factor on it.
C. CPU Operation Speed in SoftMenu III reveals CPU frequency
when
user load defaults.
Fixes issue where ES North Wood 2.8G CPU detection fails.
Enhance the DDR SDRAM setting table in "Advanced Chipset Feature".
Add "Enhance DRAM Performance" function.
Modify the DMI data to fix on line diagnostic tool issue (PCI Pitstop).
Set "Video RAM Cacheable", "AGP Data Transfer Rate", "AGP Aperture Size",
"AGP Data Rate" and "AGP Enable" function to invisible while using OnBoard VGA
card.
Hide "On-Chip Frame Buffer Size" option while using AGP Card.
BIOS compile date: 6/26/2002.
Please use AWDFLASH Ver. 8.20A to flash BIOS 94. We have include the
program in BG794.EXE, but if you get the bg7_94.bin only and you are using
AWDFLASH Ver. 7.97D, apply below special switches please. "AWDFLASH KG7_94.BIN
/PY /SN /CD /CP /CC /F"