8200 BIOS A02 go to A09???

 I think I would install A09, but I don't think it will help the performance issue. That is a pretty old system and will not perform anything like the newer one's being sold today.

 

You are better off spending money on a newer system than upgrading an older one in an attempt to gain performance.

 

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The following changes have been made to the A08 BIOS to create A09:


1. Fixed resource allocation to some PCI devices when multiple adapters
with bridges are in the system.

2. Properly set system power state when AC Power is lost in S3.

3. Added additional system board information into SMBIOS type 2 structure.

4. Fixed possible hang when exiting Diagnostic programs that access KB
ports directly and USB Emulation is On.

5. Fixed possible issue with the Date and Time being changed after
consecutive reboots.

6. Added new SMBIOS token definitions for UDMA, Hard Disk Acoustic, S1/S3.

 

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The following changes were made to the A07 BIOS to create A08:

1. Added support for new Processors.

2. Fixed possible CMOS corruption when adjusting system configuration through Open Manage.

3. Updated ACPI sleep state mapping code to fix USB 2.0 devices not being found after a resume.

4. Added IDE UDMA support to speed up resume from Hibernate (when enabled).

5. Added support for additional models in the 8200 Series.

6. Adjusted USB Emulation support for special keys, and non-US keyboards.

7. Fixed false error on Floppy Drive when running Diags From Bootable Diags CD without a Floppy Drive.

8. Fixed issues with some USB devices causing a keyboard POST error with a USB keyboard.

9. Reduce POST time when no PS/2 keyboard or Mouse installed.

10. Added two new diagnostic LED codes for better memory failure isolation.
No Memory Detected (ABCD=Grn, Yel, Yel, Yel)
Memory Configuration Failure (ABCD=Grn, Yel, Grn, Yel)

 

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The following changes have been made to the A05 BIOS to create A07 (A06
was not released from Development):

1. Added support for new Processors.

2. Fixed possible CMOS corruption when adjusting system configuration
through Open Manage.

3. Updated ACPI sleep state mapping code to fix USB 2.0 devices not being
found after a resume.

4. Added IDE UDMA support to speed up resume from Hibernate (when
enabled).

5. Added support for additional models in the 8200 Series.

6. Adjusted USB Emulation support for special keys, and non-US keyboards.

7. Fixed false error on Floppy Drive when running Diags From Bootable
Diags CD without a Floppy Drive.

8. Fixed issues with some USB devices causing a keyboard POST error with a
USB keyboard.

9. Reduce POST time when no PS/2 keyboard or Mouse installed.

10. Added two new diagnostic LED codes for better memory failure isolation.
No Memory Detected (ABCD=Grn, Yel, Yel, Yel)
Memory Configuration Failure (ABCD=Grn, Yel, Grn, Yel)

 

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxThe following changes have been made to the A04 BIOS to create A05:

1. Fixed issue when resuming from Hibernate with keyboard & mouse swapped.

2. Fixed issue with UNKNOWN devices in System Setup for IDE devices.
If a failure occurs, now check the second IDE cable for devices.

3. Fixed boot code to prevent problem with no boot devices.

4. Updated microcode and SMBIOS support for newer processors.

5. Alter code to verify that only supported RIMMs are used with correct CPUs.
A 533 FSB CPU requires 800-40ns memory.

6. Fixed hang problem with Creative Audigy and large sound samples.

 

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The following changes have been made to the A03 BIOS to create A04:

1. Added "Low Power Mode" option to System Setup.

2. Added 533 processor support for boards that support it.

3. Correctly identify parallel port as ECP or non-ECP in PnP.

4. Allow flash program to operate from WinXP Boot Disk.

5. Updated the boot menu support to not display disabled boot items.

6. Updated Copyright strings to 2002.

7. Fixed Barco Video Adapter causing a PnP error.

8. Fixed Elan 64 bit/66MHz PCI card causing a PnP error.

9. Allow Num-pad Enter key on boot menu screen.

10.Changed the AC Power Recovery to OFF as default.

11.Changed from logging PROCHOT events to logging ICH THROTTLE events.

 

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The following changes have been made to the A02 BIOS to create A03:


1. Added support for newer cpus.

2. Modified SMI handler to prevent spurious shutdowns.

 

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<>Before flashing the new BIOS, run BIOS setup and make sure the CPU speed is set to Normal, not to Compatible. Save the change and exit setup.  The PC will run slowly if BIOS is set to Compatible, but it's a poky CPU.  

 

<>Also, how much unnecessary junk is loading when you boot the PC? Run msconfig and click Startup tab. Uncheck everything except items related to your firewall, antiviral software, mouse and video. If you're unsure about an item, google the name to decide if you really need to have it launch when you boot up.  When you're done, exit msconfig and reboot. Put check in "Don't show this again" box that appears on rebooting.

 

Things you can uncheck include Acrobat Reader, jsched, QuickTime, RealPlayer, DVDLauncher, MusicMatch, etc. 

 

Zoom, zoom?

 

Ron