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DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
BIOS RELEASE NOTES
Copyright 1997 - 2001 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.

System: Dimension XPSB
Version: A08
Release Date: 03/30/2001

1. BIOS update code for Pentium III B stepping processors.
2. Fixed issue where system would respond incorrectly after a second AC power loss when a 3Com 3C905CX NIC card is installed.

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DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
BIOS RELEASE NOTES
Copyright 1997 - 2001 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.

System: Dimension XPSB
Version: A07
Release Date: 01/11/2001

1. Fixed issue where system would respond incorrectly after AC power loss with a 3Com 3c905CX network adapter installed.
2. Added support in DMI structure for 256/288Mbit RIMM technology.

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DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
BIOS RELEASE NOTES
Copyright 1997 - 2000 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.

System: Dimension XPSB
Version: A06
Release Date: 08/01/2000

1.Added support for more Slot 1 Pentium® III processors.

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DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
BIOS RELEASE NOTES
Copyright 1997 - 2000 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.

System: Dimension XPSB
Version: A05
Release Date: 07/12/2000

1. Changed the memory levelization code to always reset one time rather than only after a levelization error has occurred.
2. Displayed IDE drive size/capacity in the Setup.
3. Fixed issue where Drive BIOS QuickTest (DBQ) will hang with certain CD-ROMs attached as a Master drive with no Slave drive.
4. Fixed issue where the SETUP Screen Title was not getting updated with the processor speed.
5. Fixed memory error with Apdaptec 3940 card.
6. Removed floppy seek if Quick Boot is enabled.
7. Fixed Firwmware Hub Device not showing up in Windows 2000 Device Manager causing Security driver issue.
8. Resolved a Checksum error during POST/BIOS upgrade.
9.Fixed issue where error occurred after disabling LPT port from Windows 95 / Windows 98 APM mode System Device Manager.
10.Displayed the User Access Level Help string correctly.
11.Added support for more Pentium® III processors.

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DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
BIOS RELEASE NOTES
Copyright 1997 - 2000 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.

System: Dimension XPSB
Version: A04
Release Date: 06/08/2000

1. Fixed issue causing systems to halt intermittently during memory levelization.
2. Fixed issue where ECC memory reported incorrectly in Setup after upgrading to a new BIOS.

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DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
BIOS RELEASE NOTES
Copyright 1997 - 2000 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.

System: Dimension XPSB
Version: A03
Release Date: 05/05/2000

1. Fixed possible intermittent memory sizing error at boot-up.
2. Modified SETUP display for 7-digit service tags.
3. Fixed bug where 850MHz processors were reported as 866MHz.
4. Properly identify PCI Subsystem Vendor & Device IDs for onboard audio.
5. Fixed Wake-On-Lan issue with 3COM Fast EtherLink 3C905x.
6. Fixed issue with Option ROMs that need key presses.
7. Allow setup entry key to be held down without causing keyboard errors.
8. Fixed hang when installing from the Windows 98 CD on a SCSI CDROM, and selecting boot to hard drive on IDE.
9. Make floppy type field hide when floppy controller set to disable.
10. Fixed 'ATAPI Zip drive would not boot as hard drive' issue.
11. Corrected initialization of SMBIOS Type 15 Event Log structure.
12. Corrected wrong SMBIOS Handle in Memory Structures.
13. Modified USB Legacy setup option to only support Enabled/Disabled.
14. Fixed PCI option ROM handler for false detection of non-existant ROMs.
15. Updated SMBIOS OEM Strings (Type 11) structure.
16. Report the correct BIOS revision in the SMBIOS Type 0 structure.
17. Modify SETUP to get the Service Tag from the SMBIOS Type 3 structure.
18. Add support for more CPU types and speeds.
19. Fix possible freeze of RTC at power-on.

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DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
BIOS RELEASE NOTES
Copyright 1997 - 2000 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.

System: Dimension XPSB
Version: A02
Release Date: 02/23/2000

1. Display "1000MHz" for GigaHertz processor.
2. Add DMI support for GigaHertz processor in the SMBIOS Type 11 structure.
3. Display Dell system name correctly at POST and in the SETUP for GigaHertz processor.
4. Fixed issue where Processor Speed was being set to a default state after loading defaults in SETUP.
5. Fixed inoperable mouse during Windows 2000 install with USB keyboard.
6. Correct SMBIOS Type 16 & 17 structures for memory speed and ECC.
7. Enable Wake from RTC in Windows 2000 hibernate mode.
8. Adjust ACPI for Windows 2000.
9. Fixed boot problem with Novell Bootware PRO-100B card.
10. Add support for new CPU stepping levels.
11. Fix incorrect Diagnostic LED display.
12. Fix SETUP to allow viewing of larger Event logs.

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DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
BIOS RELEASE NOTES
Copyright 1997 - 2000 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.

System: Dimension XPSB
Version: A01
Release Date: 01/10/2000

1. Added latest processor updates for CPUIDs 681, 673, 672.
2. Fixed failures seen under with WHQL PC99 ACPI Stress test regarding S1 wake events.
3. Identify ourselves to Windows 2000 as Dell Dimension system in ACPI tables.
4. Update copyright string to reflect the year 2000.

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DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
BIOS RELEASE NOTES
Copyright 1997 - 1999 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.

System: Dimension XPSB
Version: A00
Release Date: 11/17/99

1. Initial pre-production release.