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BIOS Release Notes
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Systems:      Dell Inspiron 9100 
Version:      A03
Build Date:   06/17/04              

The following updates were made to the A02 BIOS to create the A03 BIOS:

Issues Fixed:
1. Fixed an issue where the system may hard lock after removing a USB 2.0 hub in DOS.

Enhancements:
1. Added support for newer video cards.
2. Added support for Quickset warning messages.

The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems:
1.  Microsoft Windows XP 


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Systems:      Dell Inspiron 9100 
Version:      A02                   
Build Date:   04/19/04              

The following updates were made to the A01 BIOS to create the A02 BIOS:

Issues Fixed:
1.  Updated Broadcom 570x option ROM to version 7.0.3.
2.  Updated Broadcom 4401 option ROM to version 2.0.4.
3.  Cleared temporary battery failure status after good battery inserted.
4.  Changed Input Current limit.
5.  Fixed the issue that SD card USB dongle failed to boot.
6.  Fixed the issue that QuickSet icons occasionally get out of
    synchronization.
7.  Fixed the issue that a USB storage device may not boot when multiple
    USB storage devices are connected.
8.  Updated Prescott D-0 step microcode update and Northwood Extreme
    Edition M-0 step microcode update.
9.  Fixed the issue that user is unable to use USB keyboard to enter
    password after several S3 resumes.
10. Updated PSA to Build 3012.
11. Updated thermal table and action.
12. Fixed the issue in which batteries with 0xff in the MSB of the serial
    number would not be seen by the OS or Setup.
13. Fixed the issue in which system can not boot to the device
    selected right after changing boot sequence in POST.
14. Changed the fan failure handling to give failed fans another chance
    during power up.
15. Fixed issue where system would no longer resume after re-suspend.
16. Fixed issue where system would hang for several seconds on the first
    resume after a cold boot if the CP Bay did not contain an IDE/ATAPI
    device.
17. Changed SMBIOS max processor speed to 3.4 GHz.

Enhancements:
1.  Added support for DVD+/-RW drives in Setup display and in SMBIOS.
2.  Added support for PSID_DISABLE.
3.  Added support to allow BIOS Admin Password to unlock the primary
    HDD User Password.
4.  Added new thermal throttling scheme.

The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems:
1.  Microsoft Windows XP 


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Systems:      Dell Inspiron 9100 
Version:      A01                   
Build Date:   02/12/04              

The following updates were made to the A00 BIOS to create the A01 BIOS:

Issues Fixed:
1.  Fixed the WQHL ACPI Verifier test failure.
2.  Fixed the issue in which production 3.2GHz processor is reported
    as 2.8GHz.

The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems:
1.  Microsoft Windows XP 

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Systems:      Dell Inspiron 9100 
Version:      A00                   
Build Date:   01/20/04              


Initial release of the BIOS

The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems:
1.  Microsoft Windows XP