Intel® 845G Chipset Video BIOS
11.1 Production Version
Video BIOS Release Notes

June 5, 2002

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Revision History

Date | Revision | Version Number | Platform | Draft/Changes
October 12, 2001 | 11.0 Pre-Alpha 0.6 | 2475 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Internal use only- dry run
October 19, 2001 | 11.0 Pre-Alpha | 2480 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | First release to customers
October 26, 2001 | 11.0 Pre-Alpha WW43 | 2488 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Pre-Alpha
November 2, 2001 | 11.0 Pre-Alpha WW44 | 2492 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Pre-Alpha ww43
November 9, 2001 | 11.0 Pre-Alpha Candidate 1.4 | 2498 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Pre-Alpha ww44
November 16, 2001 | 11.0 Pre-Alpha Candidate 1.5 | 2505 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Pre-Alpha 1.4
November 26, 2001 | 11.0 Alpha Candidate 1.0 | 2512 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Pre-Alpha 1.5
November 30, 2001 | 11.0 Alpha Candidate 1.1 | 2519 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Alpha 1.0
December 7, 2001 | 11.0 Alpha Candidate 1.2 | 2527 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Alpha 1.1
December 14, 2001 | 11.0 Alpha Candidate 1.3 | 2530 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Alpha 1.2
December 21, 2001 | 11.0 Beta Candidate 1.0 | 2537 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Alpha 1.3
January 4, 2002 | 11.0 Beta Candidate 1.1 | 2547 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Beta 1.0
January 11, 2002 | 11.0 Beta Candidate 1.2 | 2548 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Beta 1.1
January 18, 2002 | 11.0 Beta Candidate 1.3 | 2557 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Beta 1.2
January 25, 2002 | 11.0 Beta Candidate 1.4 | 2559 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Beta 1.3
February 1, 2002 | 11.0 Beta Candidate 1.5 | 2560 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Beta 1.4
February 8, 2002 | 11.0 Beta Candidate 1.6 | 2561 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Beta 1.5
February 15, 2002 | 11.0 Beta Candidate 1.8 | 2565 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Beta 1.6
February 22, 2002 | 11.0 Beta Candidate 1.9 | 2568 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Beta 1.8
March 1, 2002 | 11.0 Beta Candidate 1.9.1 | 2571 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Beta 1.9
March 8, 2002 | 11.0 Beta Candidate 1.9.2 | 2575 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Beta 1.9.1
March 15, 2002 | 11.0 Beta Candidate 1.9.4 | 2579 | Intel® Brookdale-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Beta 1.9.2
March 22, 2002 | 11.0 Production Candidate 1.01 | 2589 | Intel® 845-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Beta 1.9.4
March 29, 2002 | 11.0 Production Candidate 1.02 | 2592 | Intel® 845-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since PC 1.01
March 29, 2002 | 11.0.2 Beta Candidate 1.0 | 2596 | Intel® 845-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since PC 1.02
April 5, 2002 | 11.0.2 Beta Candidate 2.0 | 2603 | Intel® 845-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Beta 1.0
April 12, 2002 | 11.1 Beta Candidate 1.0 | 2607 | Intel® 845-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Beta 2.0
April 19, 2002 | 11.1 Beta Candidate 2.0 | 2613 | Intel® 845-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Production Candidate 1.0
April 30, 2002 | 11.1 Beta Candidate 3.0 | 2623 | Intel® 845-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Beta Candidate 2.0
May 14, 2002 | 11.1 Beta Candidate 4.0 | 2627 | Intel® 845-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Beta Candidate 3.0
May 17, 2002 | 11.1 Beta Candidate 5.0 | 2627 | Intel® 845-G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since Beta Candidate 3.0
May 22, 2002 | 11.1 Production Candidate 1.0 | 2637 | Intel® 845G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since 11.1 Beta Candidate 5.0
June 5, 2002 | 11.1 Production Version | 2637 | Intel® 845G Chipset | Updated Features and Resolved Issues since 11.1 Production Candidate 1.0

11.1 Production Version | Features Added In 2637 VBIOS
RCR | N/A |  |  |
11.1 Production Version | Resolved Issues In 2637 VBIOS
Tibet Bug | 1011203 | Video BIOS | If a DVI monitor and a CRT monitor are attached to a system, the CRT monitor will not have horizontal video sync. Note: Resolved by Engineer. Verification in process. | Microsoft Windows* 2000 Microsoft Windows* 98 Second Edition Microsoft Windows* Millennium Microsoft Windows* XP
Tibet Bug | 1011217 | Video BIOS | IBM T85D EFP display distorted with VBIOS 2579 Note: Resolved by Engineer. Verification in process. | DOS 6.22
Tibet Bug | 1011462 | Video BIOS | DVI does not work on the 2548 Video BIOS Note: Resolved by Engineer. Verification in process. | DOS 6.22
Tibet Bug | 1012280 | Video BIOS | Garbage on the screen with SBIOS GFX memory = 64MB Note: Resolved by Engineer. Verification in process. | Microsoft Windows* 2000 Microsoft Windows* XP
Tibet Bug | 1015342 | Video BIOS | VBE/SCI support is not implemented | Microsoft Windows* XP
Tibet Bug | 1015902 | Video BIOS | INT 10 (AX=4F15h) fails on FMV-DP97W3G 2002 Note: Resolved by Engineer. Verification in process. | DOS 6.22
Tibet Bug | 1016146 | Video BIOS | 186423-Corruption in DOS full screen, JP Note: Resolved by Engineer. Verification in process. | Microsoft Windows* 2000
Tibet Bug | 1016986 | Video BIOS | WinNT4.0 bluescreen after video driver install Note: Resolved by Engineer. Verification in process. | Microsoft Windows* NT 4.0
Tibet Bug | 1018261 | Video BIOS | WinXP OOBE resolution is 640x480 should be 800x600 Note: Resolved by Engineer. Verification in process. | Microsoft Windows* 2000 Microsoft Windows* XP
Tibet Bug | 1018599 | Video BIOS | Can't set DOS boot mode resolution via BMP Note: Resolved by Engineer. Verification in process. | DOS 6.22
Tibet Bug | 1018656 | Video BIOS | DDC does not work in DeviceManager Note: Resolved by Engineer. Verification in process. | Microsoft Windows* 98 Second Edition Microsoft Windows* Millennium
Tibet Bug | 1019204 | Video BIOS | BMP Dot Clock Table should be empty Note: Resolved by Engineer. Verification in process. | DOS 6.22
Tibet Bug | 1019303 | Video BIOS | Write Protection failed on ADD card Note: Resolved by Engineer. Verification in process. | Microsoft Windows* 2000
Tibet Bug | 1021199 | Video BIOS | DDC does not work in DeviceManager Note: Resolved by Engineer. Verification in process. | Microsoft Windows* 98 Second Edition Microsoft Windows* Millennium
11.1 Production Version | Open Issues In 2637 VBIOS
Tibet Bug | 980940 | Video BIOS | CV GFX - Jane's Longbow DOS game crashes with Invalid Opcode Error Message | DOS 6.22
Tibet Bug | 1001820 | Video BIOS | TV-only position during boot | DOS 6.22 Microsoft Windows* 98 Second Edition
Tibet Bug | 1010804 | Video BIOS | Garbage dot doesn't disappear when cursor blinks | Microsoft Windows* XP
Tibet Bug | 1011537 | Video BIOS | vBIOS clearing memory greater than frame-buffer |
Tibet Bug | 1012012 | Video BIOS | I2C transfers not completing with GMBus | DOS 6.22
Tibet Bug | 1012259 | Video BIOS | Windows Protection Error Shown When OS Boots With Display Connected to Monitor Port B | Microsoft Windows* 98 Microsoft Windows* 98 Second Edition Microsoft Windows* Millennium
Tibet Bug | 1014959 | Video BIOS | [AIM BLOCKING] Invalid timings sent to DVI display when shutting down with DVI device enabled | Microsoft Windows* Millennium
Tibet Bug | 1015103 | Video BIOS | Function 5F64 00h, Set display devices, returns passed for several unsupported combinations | DOS 6.22
Tibet Bug | 1016990 | Video BIOS | VBIOS aborts when Monitor Sends NAK while reading EDID | DOS 6.22 Microsoft Windows* XP
Tibet Bug | 1017770 | Video BIOS | 185733 - Garbled window in DOS Solitaire (or DOS Doom II) on Alt-Tab | Microsoft Windows* 2000
Tibet Bug | 1018101 | Video BIOS | VBE function 01h returns wrong NumberOfImagePages | DOS 6.22
Tibet Bug | 1022654 | Video BIOS | Chinese Win XP Pro Fullscreen Dosbox text not norm | Microsoft Windows* XP