Dell Inc. Copyright (C) 2004, All Rights reserved. www.dell.com BIOS Release Notes =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude D800 Series Version: A11 Build Date: 09/03/04 The following updates were made to the A10 BIOS to create the A11 BIOS: Issues Fixed: 1. Fixed Quickset messages when docked without AC. 2. Fixed PS/2 device malfunction after hot undock from a APR which has certain PS/2 devices connected. Enhancements: 1. Added support new Intel processors and new wireless cards. The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft Windows XP Pro & Home (SP1) 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI (SP4) =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude D800 Series Version: A10 Build Date: 07/08/04 The following updates were made to the A09 BIOS to create the A10 BIOS: Issues Fixed: 1. Fixed issue in which the system may unexpectedly shutdown or lockup when booting with certain PCMCIA cards inserted. Enhancements: 1. Added support for informed hot-undocking. The undock method can be configured as either "Hot Undock" or "Warm Undock" using the new "Undocking Method" field on page 5 of System Setup. The system must be rebooted after changing this field. Previously, the system would only allow warm-undocking. When warm-undocking, the system enters Standby mode if the dock eject button is pressed or the user commands the Operating System to undock the computer from the Start Menu. The new default behavior is Hot Undock. This allows the system to stay powered on when undocking. PLEASE NOTE: Regardless of how "Undocking Method" is configured, the user must notify the system before undocking by either pressing the dock eject button or commanding the OS to undock the computer from the Start Menu. The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft Windows XP Pro & Home (SP1) 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI (SP4) =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude D800 Series Version: A09 Build Date: 04/26/04 The following updates were made to the A08 BIOS to create the A09 BIOS: Enhancements: =============== 1. Added support for newer versions of the Intel Pentium M processor. The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft Windows XP Pro & Home (SP1) 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI (SP3) =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude D800 Series Version: A08 Build Date: 04/14/04 The following updates were made to the A07 BIOS to create the A08 BIOS: Issues Fixed: ============= 1. Fixed problem where some PCI video cards in the D-Dock may not function. 2. Fixed issues where the system fails to boot to certain USB storage devices or any USB storage when several such devices are attached to the system. 3. Fixed issue seen after several Standby/Resume cycles in which an external USB keyboard can no longer be used to enter a BIOS or hard-disk drive password. 4. Fixed problem where a reboot is required for a System Setup boot order change to take effect. Now, if is pressed during POST to enter System Setup, and a boot order change is made, the new boot order will take effect upon exiting System Setup. 5. Fixed issue in which no audio is received from the analog audio channel of a DVD-RW drive in the media bay. 6. Fixed issue in which media bay devices may be reported incorrectly in SMBIOS if the device is swapped while in Standby. 7. Fixed possible system hang during POST when the Parallel Mode in System Setup is configured to DISABLE. 8. Fixed issue in which QuickSet may intermittently fail to detect a hotkey press, such as the CD Eject hotkey. 9. Update to Pre-boot System Assessment to build 3012. This version addresses problems when executing the hard-disk drive tests without AC power attached. Enhancements: =============== 1. Added support for DVD+/-RW drives to be displayed in System Setup and SMBIOS correctly. 2. Added feature to allow the BIOS Admin password to unlock the primary hard-disk drive password. For this feature to work, the BIOS Admin password must be installed at the time the drive password is created. Also, the BIOS Admin password will only unlock the password for a drive that is installed in the specific system on which the drive password is originally created. 3. Added support for newer versions of the Intel Pentium M processor. The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft Windows XP Pro & Home (SP1) 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI (SP3) =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude D800 Series Version: A07 Build Date: 03/01/04 The following updates were made to the A06 BIOS to create the A07 BIOS: Enhancements: =============== 1. Optimized thermal control algorithm to support new video controllers. The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft Windows XP Pro & Home (SP1) 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI (SP3) =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude D800 Series Version: A06 Build Date: 01/12/04 The following updates were made to the A05 BIOS to create the A06 BIOS: Issues Fixed: ============= 1. Fixed an issue where the "SmartCard Function" field was not visible in in BIOS Setup unless a BIOS Administrator password was installed. 2. Improved the battery charging algorithm for fully discharged batteries. 3. Fixed problem where a system running on batteries may resume immediately after entering a suspend state when the system is low on battery life. 4. Fixed issue in DOS where if a USB key is the boot device the System will hang for a few minutes before displaying an error message if the USB key is removed. 5. Improved dual-battery discharge algorithm. Discharge secondary battery first to 3%, then attempt to discharge primary battery to 3%, then secondary to 0% followed by primary to 0%. 6. Fixed an issue where the system may hang at the end of POST if a HUB with a USB device is connected. Enhancements: =============== 1. Added support for newer Intel MiniPCI wireless card. The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft Windows XP Pro & Home (SP1) 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI (SP3) =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude D800 Series Version: A05 Build Date: 09/30/03 The following updates were made to the A04 BIOS to create the A05 BIOS: Issues Fixed: ============= 1. Fixed hang seen when exiting Dell Diagnostics with a USB keyboard connected. 2. Fixed problem where System Setup may report the wrong CPU speed. 3. Fixed intermittent "unexpected error" seen when running the System BIOS flash update program in Windows. 4. Fixed intermittent abnormal NumLock LED behavior seen during POST. Enhancements: =============== 1. Reduced the minimum remaining battery capacity required to run the System BIOS flash update program in Windows. The flash update program requires that an AC adapter be attached and the battery be charged to at least 11%. 2. Added support for newer battery packs. The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft Windows XP Pro & Home (SP1) 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI (SP3) =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude D800 Series Version: A04 Build Date: 08/28/03 The following updates were made to the A03 BIOS to create the A04 BIOS: Issues Fixed: ============= 1. Fixed hang seen during boot with the HP PSC2200 all-in-one USB printer attached. 2. Improved the dual-battery discharging algorithm. 3. Fixed problem where the system would shutdown if the battery drained to a critically low battery state while the system was in Standby. 4. Fixed problem where the battery LED will flash amber when the battery is swapped while in Standby. 5. Fixed problem where pressing while in BIOS Setup will not function if the "Enable Keypad" option is set to "by NumLock". 6. Fixed problem where SMBIOS would not report an accurate battery capacity for a fully charged Dell supported battery. 7. Decreased the time required for the system to enter Standby after closing the lid. 8. Fixed a problem where a USB floppy attached to the system would be lost during the OS CD installation. 9. Fixed issue in which the and keys may have no effect during POST when using a USB keyboard. 10. Prevent system from spending an excessive amount of time in POST if a non-compliant USB storage device is attached. 11. Fixed issue in which the USB floppy disk drive may fail to initialize. 12. Fixed issue seen on systems equipped with a Bluetooth module in which the blue activity LED would fail to turn off when performing a warm undock from a Docking Station or Port Replicator. Enhancements: =============== 1. Updated the Broadcom option ROM to the 6.2.11 release. 2. Added a SmartCard Function field on page 4 of System Setup to allow a user with the Admin Password to enable or disable the SmartCard feature. 3. Show the memory speed in System Setup next to the memory capacity on Page 1. 4. Added new flash code for combined Windows and DOS BIOS flash program. The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft Windows XP Pro & Home (SP1) 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI (SP3) =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude D800 Series Version: A03 Build Date: 05/15/03 The following updates were made to the A02 BIOS to create the A03 BIOS: Issues Fixed: 1. Unable to boot from USB HDD if internal HDD and modular bay HDD are also present 2. Dell Diags hang with Sony FDD. 3. FX2 module detection error (stack overflow) 4. USB reset too short causing some devices to not initialize properly 5. Quickset problem where BIOS sent two eject make scan codes upon pressing Fn-F10 6. System hang if receiving a call while system is entering S3 7. No display on resume if lid closed when docked and 'eject pc' operation performed 8. Bad battery information after battery swap while in S3 9. Geyserville problem on resume from S4 10. Video problem/hang with locked FX/2 HDD 11. D-Bay/DockBay ATAPI devices showing as 0 byte HDD in BIOS 12. Missed password protected HDDs inserted into system D-Bay during S3 13. Hang booting El Torito hard drive emulation CDs from USB/1394 optical drives. 14. USB key devices run very slowly. 15. Corrected CPU Speed behavior when SpeedStep setup field is DISABLED. Enhancements: 1. 1394 boot support 2. USB MDP timing improvements 3. Add two new bits to relay more information to audio driver 4. Changed the Radio CMOS defaults on loss of power to: Radio = Enabled, Radio Control = F2/App 5. Clean up default boot order code 6. Set Brightness to Max if in POST and in Manufacturing Mode 7. Change FX2 device detection method on resume 8. Added 'Configure Passwords' feature to Setup 9. Added USB boot support for Butterfly Media USB key 10. Added USB boot support for Class code 08h 05h 50h (SFF-8070i) drives. 11. Prevent battery charging if battery SMB errors exceed threshold 12. Added a byte to the SMBIOS DB tables to hold the revision of the hardware that controls that device bay 13. Enhance battery overcurrent algorithm 14. Show Trickle Charge LED code until battery cools down if battery is too hot to charge. 15. Enable cache during ABIOS to reduce BIOS S3 resume time. 16. Add code so BIOS can identify DVD+ re-writable drives. The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft Windows XP Pro & Home (SP1) 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI (SP1, SP2, SP3) =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude D800 Series Version: A02 Build Date: 04/25/03 The following updates were made to the A01 BIOS to create the A02 BIOS: Issues Fixed: 1. IBM/Hitachi Cascade hard drives not detected during POST 2. Analog CD audio input muted to remove noise The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft Windows XP Pro & Home (SP1) 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI (SP1, SP2, SP3) =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude D800 Series Version: A01 Build Date: 04/04/03 The following updates were made to the A00 BIOS to create the A01 BIOS: Issues Fixed: 1. System not running at full speed after a resume from hibernate. 2. Improve resume time from standby when a D-Bay attached to system 3. ASF alerts not being issued. The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft Windows XP Pro & Home (SP1) 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI (SP1, SP2, SP3) =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude D800 Series Version: A00 Build Date: 03/10/03 Initial release of the BIOS The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft Windows XP Pro & Home (SP1) 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI (SP1, SP2, SP3)