Dell Copyright (C) 2002, All Rights reserved. www.dell.com BIOS Release Notes Systems: Dell Latitude C510 (Memory location F000:E845) Dell Latitude C610 Version: A09 (Memory location F000:E842) Build Date: 07/10/02 (Memory location FFFF:0005) The following modifications were made to the A08 BIOS to create A09: Issues Fixed: 1. Fixed problem under ACPI operating systems where horizontal lines flashed on the CRT and LCD when using the hot-key diplay switch keys. 2. Fixed problem where connecting two devices cause a USB bus failure. 3. Fixed problem where a USB Intellimouse would not be detected when it is plugged into a higher port on the same USB HUB as a USB keyboard. 4. Fixed issue in which the AC adapter may turn off while charging the battery. 5. Fixed problem where DVD playback would intermittenly pause. 6. Modified System Setup help text for Enable Keypad to emphasize that the embedded keypad is active only if NumLock is on AND no external KB is attached. 7. Ensure media bay power is turned off if no device is installed during resume. 8. Fixed issue seen under APM operating systems in which the system may hang after resuming from a re-suspend due to entering an incorrect BIOS or hard disk drive password. 9. Fixed issue seen under APM operating systems in which a change to the Pointing Device field in System Setup may disable the TouchPad-Trackstick and an external PS/2 mouse. 10. Fixed problem seen under APM operating systems in which the system may hang if a hard drive installed in the dock media bay is accessed without restarting the system after a password for the hard drive is added or removed. Enhancements: 1. Upgraded ATI M6 VBIOS version to 6.004.015 2. Added support for newer versions of the Pentium III processor. 3. Added support for POST Memory Manager (PMM). The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft windows NT 1. Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition APM only 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI 3. Microsoft Windows XP. =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude C510 (Memory location F000:E845) Dell Latitude C610 Version: A08 (Memory location F000:E842) Build Date: 05/21/02 (Memory location FFFF:0005) The following modifications were made to the A07 BIOS to create A08: Issues Fixed: 1. Fixed system hang on Windows NT operating systems caused by resumes from user aborted suspend-to-disk requests. 2. Fixed problem where PXE booting would not connect to a RIS server. The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft windows NT 1. Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition APM only 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI 3. Microsoft Windows XP. =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude C510 (Memory location F000:E845) Dell Latitude C610 Version: A07 (Memory location F000:E842) Build Date: 04/10/02 (Memory location FFFF:0005) The following modifications were made to the A06 BIOS to create A07: Issues Fixed: 1. Fixed issue where Serial port is not initialized properly preventing some serial comms applications from working. 2. Fixed issues where intermittent vertical lines on ATI systems out appear at POST. 3. Fixed issue in which ACPI may report that both batteries are charging even though only one can charge at a time. 4. Fixed issue on Windows 98SE in which the OS may appear to hang when the battery reaches 100% charge. 5. Fixed issue seen when using Safeguard Easy security software in which a "No bootable devices" error is seen after entering the correct password. 6. Fixed intermitted video corruption seen on a BIOS or hard drive password screen after a warm dock. 7. Fixed issue where LCD panel fails to turn off when lid action is set to none. 8. Fixed issue where the mouse pointer appears on the dock hdd password prompt after a warm dock. 9. Fixed issue where WinDVD will pause after a suspend-to-RAM initiated from the start menu with USB Speaker attached. 10. Fixed issue where user is not able to enter System Setup after booting to a CD-ROM drive. 11. Fixed issue where "Time-of-Day" intermittently shows up as all zeros. 12. Fixed issue where system will lock while undocking after hot docking with Windows 2000 and the PC-Tel modem installed. 13. Fixed issue where on battery resumes from hibernate the system will message an error about an unsafe removal of the USB. 14. Fixed issue where system does not correctly detect the battery when inserted and removed several times. 15. Fixed issue in which a system with a bootable CardBus NIC will not perform a network boot while docked. 16. Fixed issue seen Windows 2000 and Windows XP where the USB may re-enumerate after warm undock. 17. Fixed issue on ACPI OSes do not always detect battery change. 18. Fix CMOS error seen on some Dell Systems at POST (invalid CMOS configuration) after 3+ hours of reboots. 19. Fixed issue under ACPI OSes in which the battery may be reported as charging even if the charger is disabled. 20. Fixed lock-ups seen when the BIOS password screen is repeatedly aborted (ie wrong password entered) and the system re-suspends. 21. Fixed issue seen on ACPI OSes in which the system loops on suspend when a critically low battery is installed. 22. Fix problem that leads to intermittent hangs when playing DVDs under Windows XP and Windows 2000. Enhancements: 1. Added support for Windows NT 2. Upgraded the ATI M6 video BIOS to version 6.004.014. 3. Upgraded the nV11 video BIOS to version 3.11.01.38.E1. 4. Added support for newer LCD panels. 5. Added support for faster resume from hibernate. 6. Configure PS/2 devices earlier in POST, allowing earlier detection of "F2" and "F12" keys. 7. Increased the amount of time before the system shuts down when swapping batteries without AC power attached when in suspend mode. 8. Added comments to power management help file to accurately reflect support supplied for APM operating systems with and without the Intel Speedstep applet loaded. 9. Allow changes to Touchpad/mouse settings in System Setup to take effect immediately instead of requiring a reboot. 10. Prevent systems with 1G of RAM from doing suspend-to-disk. The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft windows NT 1. Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition APM only 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI 3. Microsoft Windows XP. =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude C510 (Memory location F000:E845) Dell Latitude C610 Version: A06 (Memory location F000:E842) Build Date: 03/18/02 (Memory location FFFF:0005) The following modifications were made to the A05 BIOS to create A06: Issue fixed: 1. Fixed issue seen with new revisions of the nVidia video controller in which the LCD panel could display a "white screen" when powered on. Updated nVidia video BIOS to version 3.11.01.38.C0. The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition APM only 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI 3. Microsoft Windows XP. =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude C510 (Memory location F000:E845) Dell Latitude C610 Version: A05 (Memory location F000:E842) Build Date: 02/06/02 (Memory location FFFF:0005) The following modifications were made to the A04 BIOS to create A05: Issue fixed: 1. Fixed issue in which some batteries may permanently stop charging. The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition APM only 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI 3. Microsoft Windows XP. =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude C510 (Memory location F000:E845) Dell Latitude C610 Version: A04 (Memory location F000:E842) Build Date: 01/15/02 (Memory location FFFF:0005) The following modifications were made to the A03 BIOS to create A04: Issue fixed: 1. Fixed issue in which the Dell Windows 98 recovery CD may report that there is not enough free memory to install. 2. Fixed issue in which the LCD display on systems equipped with ATI video controllers may display a "bloom" after a resume if the system is protected with a BIOS password. 3. Fixed issue in which the LCD may be blank when resuming from suspend in extended desktop mode with a BIOS password installed. 4. Fixed the Wake On LAN setting in system setup to only apply to waking the system from Hibernate or the Off state. The NIC driver is responsible for Wake On LAN from Standby. 5. Fixed issue in which NumLock is always enabled when the system is booted with a USB keyboard attached. 6. Fixed issue seen under ACPI Operating Systems in which the volume hotkeys do not update the mixer unless the mixer is open or audio is playing. Enhancements: 1. Optimized the battery charging algorithm. 2. Added support for new LCD panels. 3. Optimized the thermal control procedures. 4. Added support for Celeron processors. Video BIOS is ATI version 6.004.009, nVidia version 3.11.01.38.A8 The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition APM only 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI 3. Microsoft Windows XP. =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude C610 (Memory location F000:E845) Version: A03 (Memory location F000:E842) Build Date: 11/12/01 (Memory location FFFF:0005) The following modifications were made to the A02 BIOS to create A03: Enhancements: 1. Updated reporting for hardware failures. Video BIOS is ATI version 6.002.006, nVidia version 3.11.01.38.A8 The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition APM only 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI 3. Microsoft Windows XP. =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude C610 (Memory location F000:E845) Version: A02 (Memory location F000:E842) Build Date: 11/02/01 (Memory location FFFF:0005) The following modifications were made to the A01 BIOS to create A02: Issue fixed: 1. Fixed issue in which the system may fail to Wake-On-LAN after a time-out to suspend. 2. Fixed lockup seen when resuming from suspend or hibernate with a critically-low battery if a BIOS password is enabled. 3. Fixed lockup seen when ejecting from a dock under Win98. 4. Fixed lockups seen under WinXP when warm docking, hot docking and warm undocking. 5. Corrected the battery charging order so that the primary battery charges first in a dual-battery configuration. 6. Fixed problem reading from some floppy disk drives when connected through a parallel port floppy cable. 7. Fixed issue in which ACPI operating systems may fail to indicate when a battery is fully charged. Enhancement: 1. Added support for nVidia NV11 video controllers. Video BIOS is ATI version 6.002.006, nVidai version 3.11.01.38.A8 The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition APM only 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI 3. Microsoft Windows XP. =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude C610 (Memory location F000:E845) Version: A01 (Memory location F000:E842) Build Date: 10/08/01 (Memory location FFFF:0005) The following modifications were made to the A00 BIOS to create A01: Issue fixed: 1. Fixed issue in which the real-time clock (RTC) may not be updated if the RTC battery is low. Video BIOS is ATI version 6.002.006 The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition APM only 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI =================================================================== =================================================================== Systems: Dell Latitude C610 (Memory location F000:E845) Version: A00 (Memory location F000:E842) Build Date: 09/05/01 (Memory location FFFF:0005) Initial release of the BIOS Video BIOS is ATI version 6.002.006 The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems: 1. Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition APM only 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI