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Intel®
Graphics Media Accelerator
Video BIOS Release Document
Microsoft* Windows* 2000
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This document is organized into two
sections. Section A documents information only on PV
and corresponding Hot Fix releases. Section A is updated only when a PV release
or a corresponding Hot Fix Release is made. “PV Build” column reflects the
build done by adding code changes related to “Changes from Baseline Build
(RCR#/DCN#)” to the build indicated by “Baseline Build#”.
Section B documents information on
weekly Video BIOS builds. Build numbers in blue indicate
change in build from last week for a specific chipset.
A. Video BIOS PV and
Hot Fix Releases
PC
14.4 |
PV
Build & Date |
Chipset |
Baseline
Build # |
Changes
from Baseline Build (RCR#/DCN#) |
Notes |
3394 7/16/2004 |
CopperRiver |
3359 |
DCN 318504 |
See details on DCN
below. |
|
1327 05/05/2006 |
915G |
3362 |
DCN
461491 DCN
459737 DCN
458542 DCN
435150 DCN
430314 DCN
436595 DCN
435196 DCN
435430 DCN
435416 DCN
433137 DCN
434634 DCN
433881 DCN
432586 BUG
1663413 / DCN 432755 BUG
1661039 / DCN 432456 BUG
1650139 / DCN 432416 BUG
1592361 / DCN 432017 BUG
1640106 / DCN 432042 DCN
432034 BUG 1655364 / DCN 431334 DCN 431069 DCN 430784 DCN 430573 DCN 429371 DCN 429898 DCN 426915 DCN 426335 DCN 426925 RCR 227931/ DCN 318291 RCR 281266 / DCN 381294 BUG
1257443 / DCN 318511 BUG 1429262 / DCN 319106 DCN 429332 DCN 427510 DCN 426925 BUG 1257443 / DCN 318511 BUG
1429262 / DCN 319106 DCN 426333 BUG 1603055, BUG 1603059 / DCN 425611 BUG 1591728, 1602995 / DCN 426372 DCN
424901 DCN
424688 DCN
424147 DCN
423889 DCN
424142 DCN 424128 RCR 289449
/ DCN 423889 DCN 322918 DCN 322890 DCN 319106 DCN 321755 DCN 320875 BUG 1257443 / DCN
318511 DCN 322130 RCR 289449 / DCN 322205 RCR 288519 / DCN 322853 |
See details for RCR/DCN below. |
|
PC 14.8 |
PV
Build & Date |
Chipset |
Baseline
Build # |
Changes
from Baseline Build (RCR#/DCN#) |
Notes |
1411 12/14/2006 |
915GM (Alviso) |
3412 |
DCN 504556 DCN 504556 DCN 460377 DCN 461488 DCN 459738 DCN 460150 DCN 459768 DCN 458541 DCN 458107 DCN 457718 DCN 430315 DCN 458107 DCN 436593 DCN 436656 DCN 433390 DCN
433136 DCN
434633 DCN
433853 DCN
432585 BUG
1663413 / DCN 432757 BUG
1661098 / DCN 432479 BUG
1661039 / DCN 432449 BUG
1654828 / DCN 431356 BUG
1650139 / DCN 431356 BUG
1592361 / DCN 432019 BUG
1640106 / DCN 431379 DCN
430583 RCR
926507 / DCN 431489 BUG
1655364 / DCN 431335 BUG
1557554 / DCN 425242 DCN
431070 DCN
430781 BUG
1646938 / DCN 430782 DCN
427469 DCN
429618 DCN
429958 BUG 1638049 / DCN 429715 DCN 428993 DCN 429298 RCR 906257 / DCN 428231 BUG 1633536/DCN 428196 DCN 428197 BUG 1623036 / DCN 427942 BUG 1622125 / DCN 427894 DCN 427510 DCN 426425 DCN 427124 DCN 426335 DCN 426332 BUG 1602744 / DCN 425406 BUG 1603055, 1603059 / DCN 425455 BUG 1591728, 1602995 / DCN 426374 BUG
1598241 / DCN 425604 RCR
904115 / DCN 425927 DCN 423816 DCN 425143 DCN 424148 DCN 424150 RCR 289449 / DCN 423888 BUG 1565799 / DCN 432842 BUG 1572216 / DCN 423259 DCN 322919 DCN 322774 DCN 321756 DCN 321904 DCN 321904 RCR 289449 / DCN 322204 BUG 155912 / DCN 322854 RCR 288519 / DCN 322854 DCN 628492 |
See details for RCR/DCN below. |
|
PC
14.12 |
PV
Build & Date |
Chipset |
Baseline
Build # |
Changes
from Baseline Build (RCR#/DCN#) |
Notes |
1374 08/25/2006 |
945G
(Lakeport) |
1217 |
DCN 483767 DCN 483767 DCN 461352 DCN 459739 DCN 458540 DCN 430363 DCN 430314 DCN 436594 DCN 436265 DCN 435415 DCN 433135 DCN 434632 DCN 433852 DCN
432587 BUG
1663413 / DCN 432754 BUG
1661039 / DCN 432435 BUG
1650139 / DCN 432415 BUG
1592361 / DCN 432020 BUG
1640106 / DCN 432040 DCN
432035 BUG
1655364 / DCN 431424 DCN
431071 DCN
430572 DCN
429615 DCN
429957 DCN
429609 BUG
1638049 / DCN 429715 DCN
429297 DCN
428332 DCN
428197 |
See
details for RCR/DCN below. |
|
PC
14.18 |
PV
Build & Date |
Chipset |
Baseline
Build # |
Changes
from Baseline Build (RCR#/DCN#) |
Notes |
1588 01/24/2008 |
945GM
(Calistoga) |
1256 |
DCN 516804 DCN 516293 DCN 515911 DCN 505438 DCN 515899 DCN 504533 DCN 504673 DCN 483767 DCN 482904 DCN 460487 DCN 459794 DCN 460832 DCN 460334 DCN 459063 DCN 460196 DCN 459743 DCN 460159 DCN 459505 DCN 459310 DCN 457779 DCN 458105 DCN 457719 DCN 458109 DCN 430301 DCN 458105 DCN 436592 DCN 436621 DCN 436265 DCN
435414 DCN
628062 DCN
983189 DCN
628322 DCN 628919 DCN 629989 DCN 628495 DCN 630565 DCN 631252 DCN 631644 DCN 631475 DCN 631796 DCN 631884 DCN 633960 DCN 633784 DCN 634124 DCN 634542 DCN 634242 DCN 634536 DCN 634922 DCN 635871 DCN 636310 |
See
details for RCR/DCN below. |
|
PC
14.21 |
PV
Build & Date |
Chipset |
Baseline
Build # |
Changes
from Baseline Build (RCR#/DCN#) |
Notes |
1653 06/09/2008 |
Q965/Q963/G965
(Broadwater) |
1348 |
DCN 516804 DCN 516293 DCN 515899 DCN 505143 DCN 504673 DCN 504497 DCN 494381 DCN 628062 DCN 628062 DCN 628919 DCN 628996 DCN 628992 DCN 628682 DCN 630565 DCN 631252 DCN 631644 DCN 631796 DCN 631697 DCN 631884 DCN 632157 DCN 632685 DCN 632968 DCN 633960 DCN 634124 DCN 634542 DCN 634242 DCN 634536 DCN 634922 DCN 635655 DCN 635871 DCN 636310 DCN 636768 DCN 682784 |
See
details for RCR/DCN below. |
|
PC
14.27 |
PV
Build & Date |
Chipset |
Baseline
Build # |
Changes
from Baseline Build (RCR#/DCN#) |
Notes |
1653 06/09/2008 |
GM965/PM985/GL960
(Crestline) |
1436 |
DCN 630565 DCN 631252 DCN 631644 DCN 631475 DCN 631796 DCN 631884 DCN 632157 DCN 632685 DCN 632905 DCN 633406 DCN 633960 DCN 634124 DCN 634542 DCN 634242 DCN 634536 DCN 634922 DCN 634959 DCN 635871 DCN 636310 DCN 682931 DCN 682784 |
See
details for RCR/DCN below. |
|
PC
14.29 |
PV
Build & Date |
Chipset |
Baseline
Build # |
Changes
from Baseline Build (RCR#/DCN#) |
Notes |
1653 06/09/2008 |
Q33/Q35/G33
(Bearlake) |
1471 |
DCN 631884 DCN 632685 DCN 633960 DCN 633784 DCN 634124 DCN 634542 DCN 634242 DCN 634536 DCN 634922 DCN 635655 DCN 635871 DCN 636310 DCN 636768 DCN 682784 |
See
details for RCR/DCN below. |
Latest Video BIOS Builds Since: 07/10/2009 |
|
Build # |
Chipset Family |
1819 |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1818 |
Pineview |
1800 |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1711 |
Q33/Q35/G33
(Bearlake) |
1668 |
GM965/PM985/GL960
(Crestline) |
1714 |
Q965/Q963/G965
(Broadwater) |
1588 |
945GM
(Calistoga) |
1374 |
945G
(Lakeport) |
1411 |
915GM
(Alviso) |
3394 |
|
1327 |
915G
(Grantsdale) |
1252 |
865G ( |
1270 |
855GM (MGM) |
3364 |
845G
(Brookdale) |
3361 |
830M |
B. Video BIOS Weekly Builds
Video BIOS Release Note: 07/20/2009 |
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Sighting# |
Bug# |
RCR# |
DCN# |
Description/Issue fixed |
Chipset Family Affected |
Build |
|
|
1022844 |
854979 |
Enabled hot plugging support in VBIOS after DOS
boot for DP only. |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1819 |
|
|
|
787365 |
Single hot plug persistence bit for both DFP and
CRT. |
Pineview |
1818 |
|
|
|
787280 |
EDID Persistence for Restore Mode bit is not
available in VBIOS under Driver Persistence |
Pineview |
1818 |
|
|
|
787250 |
Display blanks out when enabled PWM invertor in DOS
mode. |
Pineview |
1818 |
|
|
|
787070 |
Workaround to keep the VGA resolution to 640 * 480
after DOS boot since the resolution was wrongly getting chopped to 640 * 400 Chipset Affected :- GM45/GS45/GL40 and ELK |
GM45/GS45/GL40 and G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1800 |
|
|
|
786947 |
eDP removal for GM45/GS45/GL40 |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1791 |
|
|
|
786901 |
CRT Hot plug persistence on Restore mode” field
from BMP and renamed the “DVI Hot plug persistence on restore mode” as
“Hotplug persistence on restore mode”, as it was found that the driver was
not using this bit at all internally. Also some of the INT15 Hooks were
removed. |
Pineview |
1790 |
|
|
|
786807 |
Software Workaround for Hardware bug whenever idle patterns are sent before disabling the DP port for x1 or x2 sink, transient corruption is seen on every blanking interval. |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 and GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1785 |
2912717 |
|
|
726642 |
Fix to address the no
display issue when DVI panel is connected via DVI-VGA dongle |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1778 |
3002474 3002470 |
N/A |
N/A |
726595 |
"Preserve Aspect
Ratio(DOS)" missing in VBT for Pineview ADB feature is not a
POR on PNV, but still seen in VBT settings. |
Pineview |
1772 |
3002370 |
N/A |
N/A |
726643 |
Display comes up in
4bit color after driver install on a fresh XP OS. |
Pineview |
1772 |
N/A |
2912699 |
N/A |
726496 |
On enabling “Under scan 480p modes using 720p
timing”, under VBIOS General features in BMP, XP 64 bit is unable to boot |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1760 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
726297 |
Adding
int15 support for PWM/I2C selection through BIOS Setup. |
Pineview |
1758 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Initial
Pineview VBIOS release. |
Pineview |
003 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
726395 |
Three DP/iHDMI
support in VBIOS |
Ironlake |
1754 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
726185 |
Fixed the issue of
intermittent blank outs seen on CRT |
Ironlake |
1750 |
N/A |
2912785 |
N/A |
726063 |
Fixed the issue of
screen corruption that is seen when Lenovo preinstaller installs XP ghost
image |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43
|
1744 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
725898 |
Solved a bug in
clone mode. |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1744 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
725923 |
Added VBT bit to
distinguish between CCFL Backlight and LED Backlight |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1736 |
N/A |
N/A |
1022600 |
702656 |
Addition
of a VBT byte in BSF to be used to SBIOS for identification of DP-->HDMI
and DP-->DVI dongle |
GM45/GS45/GL40 G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43
|
1718 |
N/A |
2787493 |
N/A |
702584 |
Fixed the issue of POST screen not
seen on a customer specific DVI panel |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43
|
1718 |
N/A |
2788250 |
N/A |
None required |
Fixed
the issue of DVI screen of I-O DATA's
monitor shows black screen on Post screen on MS-DOS |
G965/Q963/Q965 |
1714 |
N/A |
2788250 |
N/A |
None required |
Fixed
the issue of DVI screen of I-O DATA's
monitor shows black screen on Post screen on MS-DOS |
Q33/Q35/G33 |
1711 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
702019 |
Addition
of new VBT byte (Power Cycle Delay parameter)
in the panel power sequence delay table |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1706 |
N/A |
N/A |
1022383 |
702284 |
Changed
Algorithm to detect channel type of LVDS in VBT when "Automatic
channel" is selected and allow OEM to customize parameters for new
algorithm if they want to for "Automatic channel" selection type |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1706 |
N/A |
2742628 |
N/A |
702201 |
Fixed the issue of POST/DOS screens not Visible on
DVI panels with EDID extension block |
Canitga G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1704 |
N/A |
2807378 |
N/A |
702240 |
Fixed the issue of Screen tearing
on Q45/G43 When running "One key Recovery" |
GM45/GS45/GL40 G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1704 |
N/A |
2787486 |
N/A |
701989 |
Fixed the issue of DVI & DP not
displaying full-screen command prompt |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1702 |
N/A |
2787614 |
N/A |
701909 |
Fixed the issue of Windows logo
becoming small one when we entered S4 under Win XP on SDVO LVDS display |
GM45/GS45/GL40 G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1702 |
N/A |
2788146 |
N/A |
701909 |
Fixed the issue of DP - Display losing sync and not
working after repeat reboots with E1909 DisplayPort Panel |
GM45/GS45/GL40 G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1688 |
N/A |
2554437 |
N/A |
701925 |
Fixed the issue of Functional
Failure / VBIOS - Test ID 38997 - 4f05 - The Fail count of log file is not
zero. |
GM45/GS45/GL40 G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1688 |
N/A |
N/A |
1022262 |
701770 |
Added new VBT settings
to distinguish between SDDRS and DRRS panels |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1688 |
N/A |
2742603 |
N/A |
701834 |
Added support for DDM displays by
enabling Panel Filter on EFP-like displays |
GM45/GS45/GL40, G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1684 |
N/A |
2787562 |
N/A |
701848 |
Fixed the issue of Green
horizontal noise appearing during boot-up on SDVO LVDS screen |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1684 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
683675 |
Enabled Embedded display port
support. |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1681 |
2787347 2787349(Duplicate) 2743158(Duplicate) |
N/A |
1022459 |
701740 |
Fixed the issue of boot screens
not being visible when DP monitor was connected |
GM45/GS45/GL40 G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1676 |
N/A |
N/A |
1022459 |
683639 |
Added support for automatic
retrieval of color depth information from EDID header |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1673 |
N/A |
2557194 |
N/A |
683085 |
Resolved blank screen display on TV in FSDOS mode
issue |
GM45/GS45/GL40 GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1668 |
N/A |
N/A |
1022351 |
683291 |
Implemented code changes for enabling
eDP |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1668 |
N/A |
2560829 |
N/A |
683413 |
Fixed issue of intermittent CRT
detection failure during reboot cycles (BUN ID# 08ww27#0). |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1666 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
682932 |
Code changes for ELK DP compliance
issue (BUN ID# 08ww22, HW sighting #3219662). Fixed DP issue related to programming
link parameters |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1659 |
N/A |
2561206 |
N/A |
683267 |
Fixed issue of external DP display having no system
password screen after S3 resume |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1659 |
N/A |
2560562 |
N/A |
683084 |
Fixed integrated TV out detection issue
that caused display switch hotkey to not function properly. |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1654 |
N/A |
N/A |
1011834 |
682784 |
Enable HDMI as selectable device type
in VBT for SDVO devices |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 GM45/GS45/GL40 Q33/Q35/G33 G965/Q963/Q965 GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1653 |
N/A |
N/A |
1022259 |
637301 |
VBIOS function/feature removal to make
space for future features |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1653 |
N/A |
2559329 |
N/A |
683027 |
Fixed issue of incorrect clock
programming resulting in corruption on LVDS |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1653 |
N/A |
2560531 |
N/A |
682931 |
Fixed issue of BSOD screen displayed at
the left top corner |
GM965/PM985/GL960 GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1646 |
N/A |
2558983 |
N/A |
682908 |
Fixed issue of EFP2 encoder detection failure when
DVI and HDMI devices are configured in VBT. |
GM45/GS45/GL40 G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1646 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
682929 |
Implemented HDCP workaround. |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1646 |
N/A |
2554915 |
N/A |
637950 |
Fixed issue of screen corruption
observed when BSOD occurs. |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1642 |
N/A |
2559090 |
N/A |
682751 |
Fixed issue of incorrect return value from the
interface that gets the LFP panel number (5F61h, 05h). |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1642 |
N/A |
2560143 |
N/A |
682821 |
Re-enabled the VESA OEM function, 4F14h, 91h. |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1642 |
N/A |
2559063 |
N/A |
637979 |
Fixed issue of incorrect EDID data read
from |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1637 |
N/A |
2558617 2558622 |
N/A |
637570 |
Fixed screen flicker issue in DOS mode
on 1366x768 panel |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1629 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
637570 |
Fixed BMP tool showing error in SDVO LVDS panel
connector type |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1629 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
637490 |
Fixed DP detection issue with VESA OEM function
(4F14h) |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1625 |
N/A |
2556763 |
N/A |
637242 |
Fixed VBIOS hang issue during POST when VESA VBE
mode set was done with greater than 64MB UMA size selected. |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1623 |
N/A |
2556763 |
N/A |
637242 |
Fixed VBIOS hang issue during POST when VESA VBE
mode set was done with greater than 64MB UMA size selected. |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1622 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
637342 |
Add eDP support (feature disabled) |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1622 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
637133 |
Fixed LVDS blank screen when Pipe-A is used. |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1618 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1613 |
N/A |
2557178 |
N/A |
636874 |
Fixed issue with some display mode when UMA size
less than 32 MB selected. |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1607 |
304595 |
N/A |
N/A |
636874 |
Enabled DP unit level clock gate (BUN#08ww04#2) |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1607 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
636874 |
Fixed VESA DDC function failure for DP (4F15h). Fixed DP black screen issue after Device Detection
(5F64 – 02h) is executed Fixed issue that VBIOS did not hand off GMBUS
properly, so driver could not detect iHDMI display |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1607 |
N/A |
2556008 2557178 |
N/A |
636874 |
Fixed LVDS blank issue when mode switching is done
repeatedly Fixed issue with some display mode when UMA size
less than 32 MB selected Fixed wrong LVDS reference divider value Enabled DP unit level clock gate (BUN #08ww04#2) Fixed VESA DDC function failure for DP (4F15h) Fixed DP black screen issue after Device Detection
(5F64h – 02h) is executed Fixed issue that VBIOS did hand off GMBUS properly
so driver could not detect iHDMI display |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1604 |
N/A |
N/A |
976611 |
637086 |
Improve VBIOS BMP for LVDS interface to be
more user friendly |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1604 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
636889 |
Implemented new set of VESA OEM functions
(4F14h). Fixed Panel glitch issue during POST. Increase timeout for GMBUS access |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1598 |
N/A |
2555405 |
N/A |
636768 |
Fixed SPD access issues on some SDVO
add2cards by initializing GMBUS frequency before accessing the addcard SPD |
G965/Q963/Q965 Q33/Q35/G33 G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1594 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
636428 |
1- Fixed
display issue on DVI via issue DP-DVI dongle 2- Fixed
integrated HDMI display issue when
integrated HDMI used as EFP2 3-
Implemented new VBT ChildStructure
interface shared by the VBIOS and driver 4-
Implemented support for DVI encoder only driven by integrated HDMI
encoder 5- Enable
iDP/iHDMI as default through ssf file Note: Please use this VBIOS (1588) with GFX drivers: XP: TBA |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1588 |
N/A |
2553742 |
N/A |
636310 |
Fixed issue that VBIOS hardcodes the SDVO
GMBUS frequency. VBIOS will get the
SDVO GMBUS frequency either from VBT or add2card SPD instead Note: For GM45/GS45/GL40 and G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43,
please use this VBIOS (1588) with GFX drivers: XP: TBA |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 GM45/GS45/GL40 Q33/Q35/G33 GM965/PM985/GL960 G965/Q963/Q965 945GM |
1588 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
636194 |
1- Implement EFP detection
from DP by reading EDID header 2- Block switching to twin
mode CRT+EFP if EFP is DP. 3- Support HDMI to DP dongle
(not tested due to the dongle not available yet) during POST only 4- Some VBT changes: Separate
AUX channel from DDC, Remove HDMI compatibility option from BMP. 5- Hybrid gfx support |
GM45/GS45/GL40 G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1585 |
N/A |
2552066 |
N/A |
635871 |
Implemented the workaround to
solve GMBus hang problem which was caused by DDC line gets stuck low when ASMedia
test tools continuously run in S1, S3, S4 testing for ASMedia SDVO encoder
(ASM4131) that was connected to a CRT display (ASMedia panel). |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 GM45/GS45/GL40 Q33/Q35/G33 GM965/PM985/GL960 G965/Q963/Q965 945GM |
1585 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
635874 636116 |
Updated the UMA memory size with PAVP support. |
GM45/GS45/GL40 G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1585 |
N/A |
2553479 |
N/A |
636116 |
Fixed wrong refresh rate issue when installing
the Windows 7. |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1585 |
N/A |
2551618 |
N/A |
635461 |
Fixed HDMI display issue when
using Chrontel7315B add2card card. |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1573 |
N/A |
2549728 |
N/A |
635461 |
Fixed DVI display issue with
iHDMI encoder when connected through HDMI-to-DVI dongle |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1573 |
N/A |
2519344 |
N/A |
634959 |
Fixed TV display blank issue
when switching from off issue from DVI to TV in VGA modes. |
GM45/GS45/GL40 GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1571 |
N/A |
2551306 |
N/A |
634959 |
Fixed image appear on upper
left of LVDS screen when in LVDS+DVI clone mode |
GM45/GS45/GL40 GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1571 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
635655 |
Enabled iDP/iHDMI on G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 and
change the VBIOS build size to 64KB |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1571 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
635655 |
Replaced CRT Force Border detection by CRT
Hardware detection method for all desktop chipsets. |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 G965/Q963/Q965 Q33/Q35/G33 |
1571 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
635434 |
Add support for DP |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1566 |
N/A |
2485776 |
N/A |
634922 |
Fixed missing characters on
CRT when connecting CRT to DVI-I 25905 SDVO card via a dongle. |
945GM G965/Q963/Q965 GM965/PM985/GL960 Q33/Q35/G33 GM45/GS45/GL40 G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1566 |
N/A |
N/N |
N/A |
635383 |
First official G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 VBIOS |
G41/G43/G45/Q43/Q45/B43 |
1557 |
105268 |
2518068 |
N/A |
634945 |
Fixed the issue of AVI
infoframe error with HDMI analyzer for integrated HDMI |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1554 |
105560 |
2518868 |
N/A |
634945 |
Fixed the issue of ELD valid
bit not set for integrated HDMI |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1554 |
105136 |
2517797 |
N/A |
634733 |
Fixed the LFP screen
corruption with LFP+CRT in clone mode |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1548 |
104943 |
2518315 |
N/A |
634733 |
Fixed issue that VBIOS POST
time takes more than 0.5 second. |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1548 |
105518 |
2518827 |
N/A |
634733 |
Fixed the boot hang issue with iHDMI |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1548 |
105642 |
2519071 |
N/A |
634733 |
Fixed “TV-Out Hot Plug” VBT feature
missing issue |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1548 |
105768 |
2549726 |
N/A |
634733 |
Fixed “Preserve Aspect Ratio” VBT
feature missing issue |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1548 |
104493 |
2484963 |
N/A |
634536 |
Fixed the issue of 945GM + SiI
1392 sending wrong timings to HDMI on booting in safe mode, resulting in
corrupt display. |
945GM G965/Q963/Q965 GM965/PM985/GL960 Q33/Q35/G33 GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1545 |
105123 105124 105125 105126 |
2517572 |
N/A |
634242 |
Fixed blank display on HDMI
during boot |
G965/Q963/Q965 |
1538 |
104853 |
2517476 |
N/A |
634242 |
Implemented the workaround for
integrated TV detection by enabling DPLL before detection and restore the
DPLL status after that. |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1538 |
104111 104530 |
2485739 |
N/A |
634242 |
Fixed panel fitting issue
during VBIOS POST with Chrontel CH7308 sDVO-LVDS. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1538 |
98827 102373 |
2482770 |
N/A |
634242 |
Fixed EFP single timing issue for VGA
and 640x480 modes by removing assumption that all EFP support 640x480@60Hz
timings |
945GM G965/Q963/Q965 GM965/PM985/GL960 Q33/Q35/G33 GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1538 |
N/A |
2485673 |
N/A |
634242 |
Fixed hang issue with VBIOS Protected
Mode interface. |
945GM G965/Q963/Q965 GM965/PM985/GL960 Q33/Q35/G33 GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1538 |
104677 |
2516050 |
N/A |
634542 |
Fixed BSOD when hot-plug 2nd
HDD with password and resume from S3 |
945GM G965/Q963/Q965 GM965/PM985/GL960 Q33/Q35/G33 GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1533 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
633822 |
Added integrated HDMI Support |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1532 |
96721 100937 104013 |
2335417 |
N/A |
634124 |
Fixed the issue of HDMI audio
not playing on Silicon Image 1392 ADD2 card, when graphics driver is not
installed. |
945GM G965/Q963/Q965 GM965/PM985/GL960 Q33/Q35/G33 GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1532 |
304029 |
N/A |
N/A |
633979 |
Added workaround for DPLL down
on hi-res mode change |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1529 |
N/A |
N/A |
1003210 |
633960 |
Add a field 'Minor version' of
video BIOS in VBT and display it in CUI Information page. |
Q33/Q35/G33 GM965/PM985/GL960 G965/Q963/Q965 945GM |
1524 |
N/A |
N/A |
1003209 |
633960 |
Provide 'scan
<interlaced/progressive>' select option for mode removal in VBT |
Q33/Q35/G33 GM965/PM985/GL960 G965/Q963/Q965 945GM |
1524 |
97896 |
2291147 |
N/A |
633784 |
Fixed HDMI blank issue on
Vista Safemode with Sony KDL-40V2500 HDMI display |
945GM |
1524 |
101497 |
2449100 |
N/A |
633784 |
Fixed blank hdmi issue when the system
is configured with DVI-I and HDMI |
Q33/Q35/G33 |
1524 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
633660 |
Release first GM45/GS45/GL40
VBIOS |
GM45/GS45/GL40 |
1519 |
102570 |
2444788 |
N/A |
632968 |
Fixed issue that two
characters missing on the left side of the SDVO CRT screen |
G965/Q963/Q965 |
1518 |
101298 |
2447095 |
N/A |
633406 |
Fixed issue that image
appeared on top-left corner of LVDS screen when switching from highres mode
to VGA mode. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1518 |
101541 |
2439410 |
N/A |
632157 |
Fixed the display issue for
clone mode when CRT on Pipe B and LFP Pipe A. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 G965/Q963/Q965 |
1508 |
N/A |
N/A |
991006 |
632685 |
Added option to center VGA
modes or VESA 640x480 modes using 1280x720p timings on HDMI displays |
G965/Q963/Q965 GM965/PM985/GL960 Q33/Q35/G33 |
1508 |
101498 101608 |
2442389 |
N/A |
632905 |
Fixed a blank delay issue during POST
on LVDS display with with normal polarity inverter |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1508 |
98547 |
243612 |
N/A |
631884 |
Fixed issue that POST boot
time exceeding 0.5 ms without SDVO
devices |
945GM Q965/Q963/G965 GM965/PM985/GL960 Q33/Q35/G33 |
1478 |
100875 |
2436902 |
N/A |
631884 |
Fixed issue that CRT does not
come back with 5F64h, 08h function |
945GM Q965/Q963/G965 GM965/PM985/GL960 Q33/Q35/G33 |
1478 |
97266 |
2326402 |
N/A |
631697 |
Fixed blank display issue on
SDVO CRT |
Q965/Q963/G965 |
1471 |
98190 |
2335279 |
N/A |
631796 |
Fixed incorrect vertical
frequency issue when EFP display device attached to the system after POST. |
945GM Q965/Q963/G965 GM965/PM985/GL960 Q33/Q35/G33 |
1471 |
98547 |
631475 |
N/A |
631475 |
Fixed issue that output Hsync and Vsync
polarities are unchanged after users modifying the polarities using BMP |
945GM GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1466 |
99677 |
2333398 |
N/A |
631644 |
Fixed DVI display goes blank when HDD
password enabled. In restore function, disable
pipe/dpll before restoring the clock and DPLL registers. |
945GM G965/Q963/Q965 GM965/PM985/GL960 Q33/Q35/G33 |
1466 |
N/A |
N/A |
992509 |
631252 |
Reverse the definition for new VBT
“Enable Internal Source Termination for HDMI” bit to meet the requirement
from the customer (0 =
External Termination 1 = Internal Termination). |
945GM G965/Q963/Q965 GM965/PM985/GL960 Q33/Q35/G33 |
1459 |
NA |
NA |
995144 |
631046 |
Turn off unused Pipe/DPLL for desktop
VBIOS from Brearlake-G and later. |
Q33/Q35/G33 |
1455 |
NA |
NA |
992509 |
630565 |
Added a VBT bit to determine Internal
or External source termination for HDMI |
Q33/Q35/G33 |
1447 |
NA |
NA |
992509 |
630565 |
1- Removed DFGT(Dual Frequency Graphics
Technology) feature in VBT 2- Implemented new (BUN #07ww06) to
disable HPLL before updating the backlight control (LBPC) register. 3- Added a VBT bit to determine
Internal or External source termination for HDMI |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1447 |
NA |
NA |
992509 |
630565 |
Added a VBT bit to determine Internal
or External source termination for HDMI |
G965/Q963/Q965 |
1447 |
NA |
NA |
992509 |
630565 |
Added a VBT bit to determine Internal
or External source termination for HDMI |
945GM |
1447 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
628495 |
Fixed the BSF script file for SDVO port
motherboard down solution on SDVO device 2. |
Q33/Q35/G33 |
1436 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
628495 |
Fixed the BSF script file for SDVO port
motherboard down solution on SDVO device 2. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1436 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
628495 |
Fixed the BSF script file for SDVO port
motherboard down solution on SDVO device 2. |
G965/Q963/Q965 |
1436 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
628495 |
Fixed the BSF script file for SDVO port
motherboard down solution on SDVO device 2. |
945GM |
1436 |
97552 97876 97928 97930 98005 |
2290780 |
NA |
629638 629106 629989 |
1- Fixed Boot screen issue when Panel Fitting
turned off in CMOS setup. 2- Fixed TV boot issue on GM965/PM985/GL960
C) 3- Fixed wrong PnP DID VBT value for
LVDS Panel 1280x800 4- Fixed issue that POST Message and
Windows Log appear on Top-Left corner of SDVO LVDS 5- Fixed the compatibility issue on the
new implementation that SSC option for each individual panel. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1435 |
94969 |
2222851 |
NA |
629106 |
1- Fixed issue that POST Message and
Windows Log appear on Top-Left corner of SDVO LVDS |
G965/Q963/Q965 |
1435 |
98284 |
2293163 |
NA |
629989 |
1- Fixed the compatibility issue on the
new implementation that SSC option for each individual panel. |
945GM |
1435 |
NA |
2223286 |
NA |
628919 628996 628992 |
1- Re-architect the EFP (including
HDMI) EDID parsing 2- Update the HDMI display checking
function by reading CEA Vendor Specific 3- Matched the code with latest DPLL
algorithm for 8-bit DAC support |
Q33/Q35/G33 |
1428 |
NA |
2222851 2223286 |
988097 |
628919 628996 628992 |
1- Re-architect the EFP (including
HDMI) EDID parsing 2- Update the HDMI display checking
function by reading CEA Vendor Specific 3-
Matched the code with latest DPLL algorithm for 8-bit DAC support 4- Fixed issue that POST message and
Windows Logo appearing on Top Left of the Screen with CRT display 5- Added a new Aspect Ratio option for
VBIOS that is independent of the driver |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1428 |
NA |
2222851 2223286 |
NA |
628919 628996 628992 628682 |
1- Re-architect the EFP (including
HDMI) EDID parsing 2- Update the HDMI display checking
function by reading CEA Vendor Specific 3- Matched the code with latest DPLL
algorithm for 8-bit DAC support 4- Fixed issue that POST message and
Windows Logo appearing on Top Left of the Screen with CRT display |
G965/Q963/Q965 |
1428 |
NA |
2223286 |
NA |
628919 |
Re-architect the EFP (including HDMI)
EDID parsing Update the HDMI display checking
function by reading CEA Vendor Specific |
945GM |
1428 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
628919 |
Apply 720p on HDMI for both VGA modes
and VESA 101h timing |
945GM |
1413 |
88764 |
2053094 |
N/A |
628492 |
Fixed hang issue with
protected mode interface. |
915GM |
1411 |
NA |
NA |
988097 |
628682 |
1- Separated Aspect Ratio
VBT bit with the driver Driver feature. 2- Fixed issue TV doesn’t
turn on TV detection is done. 3- Changed default VBT
value for TV hot plug to disable. 4- Fixed Cursor
corruption issue after S3 resume. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1410 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
628466 |
Description: Added the support for the latest the Q33/Q35/G33
DPLL spreadsheet for 8-bit DAC |
Q33/Q35/G33 |
1402 |
88709 |
2040279 |
NA |
628322 |
Description: 1. System hung-up when going back to
WinXP graphics platform after setting VESA mode under debug.exe utility from
FSDOS. Solution: Added Ring Buffer disabling code before
restoring Ring Buffer registers to fix the error in Ring Buffer registers
restore routine. |
Q33/Q35/G33 |
1402 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
628610 |
Description Fixed cursor corruption when pop-up
enabled on XP Solution Added code to specify pop-up on VGA or
Highres |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1402 |
94344 |
2222429 |
NA |
628610 |
Description LFP screen does not turn off while
running PC14_BCO.exe application Solution: VBIOS updated VGA plane blank display
to avoid the LFP screen off problem |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1402 |
94320 95542 |
2223814 |
NA |
628610 |
Description VESA power management function doesn’t
turn on TV when power off to on Solution SW workaround by toggling the pipe
access before enabling TVout |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1402 |
94992 95355 95456 96592 |
2210964 |
NA |
628628 |
Description Backlight control hotkey works invert
use customer’s normal polarity inverter Solution: Change the PWM2 register polarity bit
for always active high for both invert/normal polarity inverter. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1402 |
88709 |
2040279 |
NA |
628322 |
Description: 1. System hung-up when going back to
WinXP graphics platform after setting VESA mode under debug.exe utility from
FSDOS. Solution: Added Ring Buffer disabling code before
restoring Ring Buffer registers to fix the error in Ring Buffer registers
restore routine. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1402 |
88709 |
2040279 |
NA |
628322 |
Description: 1. System hung-up when
going back to WinXP graphics platform after setting VESA mode under debug.exe
utility from FSDOS. 2. Workaround hang issue
with JVC Panel Solution: 1. Added Ring Buffer disabling code
before restoring Ring Buffer registers to fix the error in Ring Buffer
registers restore routine. 2. Force to VBIOS to support
640x480@60Hz not matter what EDID indicates about this timing |
G965/Q963/Q965 |
1402 |
88709 |
2040279 |
NA |
628322 |
Description: 1. System hung-up when going back to
WinXP graphics platform after setting VESA mode under debug.exe utility from
FSDOS. Solution: Added Ring Buffer disabling code before
restoring Ring Buffer registers to fix the error in Ring Buffer registers
restore routine. |
945GM |
1402 |
NA |
NA |
991006 |
983198 |
Description: 1. The new
feature can be enabled by the VBT bit.
If the feature enabled, VBIOS shall use 1280x720@60Hz for VGA
centering if HDMI display support this timing; otherwise, preferred timing
shall be used. |
945GM |
1398 |
306529 |
2196825 |
NA |
628062 |
Description: 1. Fixed
ACPI hotkey display change doesn’t work when EFP device hot-plugged. 2. Added
pop-up support for GM965/PM985/GL960. 3. Fixed VGA mode failure when using 1080i
capability TV 4. Initialize memory model to linear memory during
setmode Solution: 1. Fixed the algorithm of the next display combo so
it will skip the VBIOS mode qualification when EFP is hot plugged. 2. The feature was added for GM965/PM985/GL960. 3. Decreased the TV throttling value during VBIOS
POST. 4. Initialize memory model to linear memory during
setmode instead of using default memory mode. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1393 |
306529 |
2196825 |
NA |
628062 |
Description: 1. Initialize memory model to linear memory during
setmode Solution: 1. Initialize memory model to linear memory during
setmode instead of using default memory mode. |
G965/Q963/Q965 |
1393 |
306529 |
2196825 |
NA |
628062 |
Description: 1. Fixed
ACPI hotkey display change doesn’t work when EFP device hot-plugged. Solution: 1. Fixed the algorithm of the next display combo so
it will skip the VBIOS mode qualification when EFP is hot plugged. |
945GM |
1393 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Pre-Alpha Release |
Q33/Q35/G33 |
1385 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
516782 |
Description: Power-on defaults for TV Contrast and
Saturation result in background color display corruption. Solution: The power-on defaults for TV contrast
and saturation have been updated from 945GM to GM965/PM985/GL960. Video BIOS
has updated the defaults for TV Initialization. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1382 |
92357 |
2142237 |
N/A |
516293 |
Description: The signal output from the SDVO-HDMI
card when connected to a HDMI display is not shown as a HDMI signal when
connected to a HDMI analyzer. This is because the AVI InfoFrames are not
being transmitted. Solution: Support for the transmission of AVI
InfoFrames has been added for SDVO-HDMI. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1377 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
516804 |
Description: Support for a dynamic IOBAR has been
removed due to the condition of illegal PCI device accesses during Windows
operation. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1377 |
93786 93969 |
2159176 |
N/A |
516804 |
Description: Change vga mode support model for EFP. 945GM
graphics supports centering in vga modes, so the vga modes will be centered
in the 640x480 timing. Since G965/Q963/Q965 / GM965/PM985/GL960 graphics
engine does not support vga centering, the scalar will be used in vga modes
for these chipsets. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1377 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
516103 |
Description: The Tiano BIOS boot up screen is
corrupted when using a Silicon Image 1390 ADD2 card with HDMI monitor. The
monitor does NOT support the standard VESA timing for 800x600@60Hz which is
being used by default. Solution: Update the timing selection algorithm
to consider the support for this mode and if not supported, then use the
preferred timings from the EDID. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1377 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
516106 |
Description: This update will remove the necessary
workarounds for the A0 silicon stepping. This will support both A0 and B0
silicon steppings. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1377 |
92357 |
2142237 |
N/A |
516293 |
Description: The signal output from the SDVO-HDMI
card when connected to a HDMI display is not shown as a HDMI signal when
connected to a HDMI analyzer. This is because the AVI InfoFrames are not
being transmitted. Solution: Support for the transmission of AVI
InfoFrames has been added for SDVO-HDMI. |
G965/Q963/Q965 |
1377 |
93786 93969 |
2159176 |
N/A |
516804 |
Description: Change vga mode support model for EFP. 945GM
graphics supports centering in vga modes, so the vga modes will be centered
in the 640x480 timing. Since G965/Q963/Q965 / GM965/PM985/GL960 graphics
engine does not support vga centering, the scalar will be used in vga modes
for these chipsets. |
G965/Q963/Q965 |
1377 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
516804 |
Description: Support for a dynamic IOBAR has been
removed due to the condition of illegal PCI device accesses during Windows
operation. |
G965/Q963/Q965 |
1377 |
92357 |
2142237 |
N/A |
516293 |
Description: The signal output from the SDVO-HDMI
card when connected to a HDMI display is not shown as a HDMI signal when
connected to a HDMI analyzer. This is because the AVI InfoFrames are not
being transmitted. Solution: Support for the transmission of AVI
InfoFrames has been added for SDVO-HDMI. |
945GM |
1377 |
93786 93969 |
2159176 |
N/A |
516804 |
Description: Change vga mode support model for EFP. 945GM
graphics supports centering in vga modes, so the vga modes will be centered
in the 640x480 timing. Since G965/Q963/Q965 / GM965/PM985/GL960 graphics
engine does not support vga centering, the scalar will be used in vga modes
for these chipsets. |
945GM |
1377 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
516804 |
Description: Support for a dynamic IOBAR has been
removed due to the condition of illegal PCI device accesses during Windows
operation. |
945GM |
1377 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Description: The VBT Version number has been increased due to
the incorrect build for 1358. This has been updated for the driver. |
915GM |
1377 |
90007 |
2138735 |
N/A |
515911 |
Description: ACPI hot key for display toggling
doesn’t continue loop after TV device is removed from VBT display
configuration removal table. The root cause is that VBIOS Get Next Display
Device function did not check the VBT display configuration removal table
while running in WinXP. Solution: |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1374 |
92357 |
2142237 |
N/A |
515899 |
Description: Video BIOS is not reading the correct
bit for Audio Support in the EDID in determining HDMI support by the display
device. This issue does not occur on all displays due to different EDIDs;
since the incorrect bit was read for this support. Solution: Update the Audio Support check with the
correct bit. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1374 |
N/A |
2125523 |
N/A |
504962 |
Description: 1. When
enabled the “preserve aspect ratio” bit in VBT, LFP screen disappeared. 2. Gen
4 does not support text centering mode. However ACPI hotkey could change text
centering mode Solution: 1. After calculate the display and panel ratio, it
change the scaling mode to auto-scale, Pillarbox and Letterbox. 2. Disabled the Gen4 text centering
mode |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1374 |
92357 |
2142237 |
N/A |
515899 |
Description: Video BIOS is not reading the correct
bit for Audio Support in the EDID in determining HDMI support by the display
device. This issue does not occur on all displays due to different EDIDs;
since the incorrect bit was read for this support. Solution: Update the Audio Support check with the
correct bit. |
G965/Q963/Q965 |
1374 |
90007 |
2138735 |
N/A |
515911 |
Description: ACPI hot key for display toggling
doesn’t continue loop after TV device is removed from VBT display
configuration removal table. The root cause is that VBIOS Get Next Display
Device function did not check the VBT display configuration removal table
while running in WinXP. Solution: |
945GM |
1374 |
90720 |
2126206 |
N/A |
505438 |
Description: Some customer systems boot with a blank
LVDS panel. This is caused by a false CRT detection when no CRT is attached.
This issue does NOT occur on the CRB. Solution: With the |
945GM |
1374 |
92357 |
2142237 |
N/A |
515899 |
Description: Video BIOS is not reading the correct
bit for Audio Support in the EDID in determining HDMI support by the display
device. This issue does not occur on all displays due to different EDIDs;
since the incorrect bit was read for this support. Solution: Update the Audio Support check with the
correct bit. |
945GM |
1374 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
483767 |
Description: A New implementation for providing the
VBIOS version number for VISTA O/S is needed by the Graphics Driver. Solution: VBIOS added the VBIOS version echo data
in VBT. Note: the VBIOS version
echo will only work with a Graphics Driver supporting this new
implementation. |
945G |
1374 Update from 1358
Build. See
1358 notes for details. |
N/A |
N/A |
957123 |
504556 |
Description: Requested Spread Spectrum Control assignment for
each panel profile. Solution: Updated the VBT to support Spread Spectrum Control
for each panel profile. |
915GM |
1374 Update from 1358
Build. See
1358 notes for details. |
88582 |
2039278 |
N/A |
505143 |
Description: With dual core in the particular
scenario W2K video port is calling driver to set hi-res mode and concurrently
issues int10 to VBIOS to set FSDOS. This results in driver and VBIOS
accessing GMCH simultaneously causing issues. Solution
: To fix the problem a SW flag in MMIO
7041Ch was defined to synchronize mode set for driver and VBIOS. |
G965/Q963/Q965 |
1371 |
N/A |
N/A |
980395 |
504653 |
Description : An RCR
requested the capability to configure each Integrated LVDS panel profile for
either 18bpp or 24bpp. Solution : Updated the VBT to
support a 18/24 bpp selection for each Integrated LVDS panel
profile. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1368 |
N/A |
N/A |
929544 |
504533 |
Description: Requested TV
hotplug Enable/Disable bit Solution: Added the VBT to
select TV hotplug Enable/Disalbe |
945GM |
1362 |
N/A |
N/A |
929544 |
504533 |
Description: Requested TV
hotplug Enable/Disable bit Solution: Added the VBT to
select TV hotplug Enable/Disable bit. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1362 |
N/A |
N/A |
929544 |
504533 |
Description: Hi-resolution
border needs to be disabled when TVout or Panel Fitter2 is enabled. Solution: Removed the
hi-resolution mode border when TVout or Panel Fitter2 is enabled. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1362 |
90969 |
N/A |
N/A |
504673 |
Description: CRT
display using a Ch7021 ADD2 card results in an incorrect refresh rate for VGA modes 0+/1+/2+/3+ (71Hz, should be
70Hz) and VESA modes with resolution of 640x480 (63Hz, should be 60Hz). The
VBIOS was programming the wrong 60Hz timing table for a 720x400 resolution
mode, resulting in the incorrect timings for some VGA modes. The CH-7021
encoder does not support a border in the timings, so the 640x480 VESA modes
were not being programmed correctly in this regard. Solution: To fix
VGA mode problem we need to use the IBM VGA 70Hz timing table. To fix the
problem for VESA 640x480 mode we need to replace the timing table with the
one that is no display boarder. |
GM965/PM985/GL960 |
1362 |
90969 |
N/A |
N/A |
504673 |
Description: CRT
display using a Ch7021 ADD2 card results in an incorrect refresh rate for VGA modes 0+/1+/2+/3+ (71Hz, should be
70Hz) and VESA modes with resolution of 640x480 (63Hz, should be 60Hz). The
VBIOS was programming the wrong 60Hz timing table for a 720x400 resolution
mode, resulting in the incorrect timings for some VGA modes. The CH-7021
encoder does not support a border in the timings, so the 640x480 VESA modes were
not being programmed correctly in this regard. Solution: To fix
VGA mode problem we need to use the IBM VGA 70Hz timing table. To fix the
problem for VESA 640x480 mode we need to replace the timing table with the
one that is no display boarder. |
G965/Q963/Q965 |
1362 |
90969 |
N/A |
N/A |
504673 |
Description: CRT
display using a Ch7021 ADD2 card results in an incorrect refresh rate for VGA modes 0+/1+/2+/3+ (71Hz, should be
70Hz) and VESA modes with resolution of 640x480 (63Hz, should be 60Hz). The
VBIOS was programming the wrong 60Hz timing table for a 720x400 resolution
mode, resulting in the incorrect timings for some VGA modes. The CH-7021
encoder does not support a border in the timings, so the 640x480 VESA modes
were not being programmed correctly in this regard. Solution: To fix
VGA mode problem we need to use the IBM VGA 70Hz timing table. To fix the
problem for VESA 640x480 mode we need to replace the timing table with the
one that is no display boarder. |
945GM |
1362 |
NS: No
.asm files changed hence IP Scan not required for the VBIOS release
1790(Pineview only).