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 KR7A-RAID
AMD Socket A Based ATXMainboardPC1600/PC2100 DDR DRAM & ATA 133 RAID 0,1,1/0 SoftMenu™ Technology
  BIOS
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)

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  • 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.

BIOS: kr7acx.exe  
Bios Issue Date:2002/11/18
Mirror Site: ASIA Europe US 

BIOS ID: CX

  1. Fixes the compatibility issue where the ATI Radeon 9700 Pro fails to boot up with a certain power supply unit - TC-350P. With this power supply, the 9700 Pro will fail to boot up, requiring a reset button push to show the boot screen.

  2. HPT 372 BIOS Version 2.32. The RAID function is only for KR7A-RAID / KR7A-133R. The BIOS is suitable for non-RAID boards and it will automatically disable HPT BIOS when non-RAID boards are recognized.

  3. BIOS Compile Date: 11/18/2002

BIOS: kr7ab5.exe  
Bios Issue Date:2002/08/22
Mirror Site: ASIA Europe US 
BIOS ID: B5
  1. Support AMD Athlon XP CPU, 0.18 micron process Palomino up to 2100+ and 0.13 micron process Thoroughbred up to 2000+.
  2. HPT 372 BIOS Version 2.32. The RAID function is for KR7A-RAID, KR7A-133R only. This BIOS version is also for non RAID boards and HPT BIOS will be automatically disabled while RAID controller chip not detected.
  3. BIOS compile Date: 8/22/2002.

!!! Attention for upgrading KR7A-RAID/KR7A-133R BIOS!!!
When you upgrade your BIOS from the old version to the B5, we highly recommend you first back-up your system and data to an independent storage device. The new HPT 2.32 BIOS may occasionally corrupt the original RAID configuration created on the old BIOS. That means you may need to rebuild your RAID configuration. If this happens, all the data on your RAID-0 will be gone! For RAID-1 users, please press "CTRL+H" to enter the HPT372 setup screen and choose "Duplicate Mirror Disk " to recover your RAID system."

BIOS: kr7a9n.exe  
Bios Issue Date:2002/06/07
Mirror Site: ASIA Europe US 
BIOS ID: 9N
  1. Support AMD Athlon XP CPU, 0.18 micron process Palomino up to 2100+ and 0.13 micron process Thoroughbred up to 2000+.
  2. HPT 372 BIOS Version 2.31. The RAID function is for KR7A-RAID/KR7A-133R only. This BIOS version is also for Non RAID boards, and the HPT BIOS would automatically be disabled while RAID controller chip did not be detected.
  3. BIOS Compile Date: 6/07/2002

!!! Attention for upgrading KR7A-RAID / KR7A-133R BIOS!!!
When you upgrade bios from previous version to 9N, 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 hpt372 setup

BIOS: kr7a7g.exe  
Bios Issue Date:2002/04/29
Mirror Site: ASIA Europe US 
BIOS ID: 7G
  1. Support AMD Athlon XP CPU, 0.18 micron process Palomino up to 2100+ and 0.13 micron process Thoroughbred up to 2000+.
  2. Fix CPU fan N/A problem for specific low speed CPU fan.
  3. HPT 37x BIOS version 2.0.1024.The RAID function is for KR7A-RAID only. This BIOS version is also for non RAID boards and HPT BIOS will be automatically disabled while RAID controller chip not detected.
  4. BIOS compile date: 4/29/2002.
BIOS: kr7a6n.exe  
Bios Issue Date:2001/12/27
Mirror Site: ASIA Europe US 
BIOS ID: 6N
  1. This is first release for KR7A-133 / KR7A-133RAID. The BIOS is for all KR7A / KR7A-RAID / KR7A-133 / KR7A-133RAID.
  2. Support AMD Athlon XP 2000+ CPU, and fix AMD Duron 1.2/1.3G CPU bootup failed issue.
  3. Fix ATA-66 HDDs under Windows XP compatible issue.
  4. Fix unable to enter S1 mode under Windows 2000 system and unable to be wakened up by PCI LAN card from S4 mode under Windows 98SE.
  5. HPT 37x BIOS version 2.0.1024.The RAID function is for KR7A-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: kr7a6g.exe  
Bios Issue Date:2001/11/23
Mirror Site: ASIA Europe US 
BIOS ID: 6G
  1. Enhance the PCI card compatibility.
  2. HPT 37x BIOS version 2.0.1024. The RAID function is for KR7A-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: kr7a5d.exe  
Bios Issue Date:2001/11/07
Mirror Site: ASIA Europe US 

BIOS ID: 5D

  1. First release.
  2. HPT 37x BIOS version 2.0.1024. The RAID function is for KR7A-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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