BIOS release 1.8 for IC7/IC7-G v1.0/v1.1

Release information:

[ENGLISH]

1. Fixed the problem that the hard disk on IDE-1 may not be detected by 
   when "OnChip SATA" is set to RAID.
2. Fixed the problem that CAS latency can not be set manually when the 
   CPU:DRAM is set to PSB800/5:4 or PSB800/3:2.
3. Remove some string in "PnP/PCI Configuration".
4. Fixed the problem that system will reboot instead of shutdown when the 
   "Wake Up by Alarm" is enabled.
5. Fixed the problem that there will be some wording error when set "Time 
   Alarm".
6. Fixed the problem that the system will shutdown if the fan speed is too 
   low and the "Shutdown When CPU FAN Fail" is enabled.
7. Enhance USB card reader compatibility.
8. Add Pentium 4 Extreme Edition support.
9. Fixed HDD size detected as 136GB when 200/250/300 GB SATA drives are 
   connected to SATA1 or SATA2 (ICH5 SATA channels)
10. Show the correct subsystem device ID of the USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394 
    controller. (IC7 only)
11. Fixed the problem that certain CD/DVD-ROM could not be correctly detected 
    when there is a HDD drive attached on the same IDE cable.
12. BIOS compile date: 10/30/2003


[中文]


1. 修正 "OnChip SATA" 選項設定成 RAID 之後偶發性 IDE-1 上的硬碟偵測不到
   的問題。
2. 修正設定為 PSB800/5:4 和 PSB800/3:2 時，CAS latency 無法手動調整。
3. 於 "PnP/PCI Configuration" 中移除一些字串
4. 修正當啟用 "Wake Up by Alarm"時，系統會無法關機而重開機。
5. 修正 "Time Alarm" 的一些文字錯誤。
6. 修正當啟用 "Shutdown When CPU FAN Fail" 時，系統會因風扇轉速過低而自動
   關機的問題。
7. 增加 USB 讀卡機的相容性。
8. 增加支援 Pentium 4 Extreme Edition。
9. 修正當 200/250/300 GB SATA 硬碟連接在 SATA1 或 SATA2 (ICH5 SATA channels)
   時會偵測為 136GB 的問題。
10. 顯示正確的 USB 2.0 及 IEEE 1394 控制器的 subsystem device ID。
11. 修正當某些特定的 CD/DVD-ROM 與硬碟接在同一條排線上時，無法正確偵測。
12. BIOS 日期: 10/30/2003。


*********************************  NOTE  *********************************

1. How to upgrade BIOS:

 a. Boot into MS-DOS or "Safe mode and command prompt" if you are using
    Windows95/98
 b. Run "ic718.exe" to extract all files.
 c. Run "runme.bat"

   ***  Please notice that we suggest you flashing the bios with switches

           "/py /sn /cd /cp /cc /cks /R" or by "runme.bat".

 d. For more detail, please visit:

    http://fae.abit.com.tw/cht/download/bioshelp.htm  (Chinese)
    http://fae.abit.com.tw/eng/download/bioshelp.htm  (English)

2.After BIOS updated, pull off the power cord and then clear the CMOS data
  via jumper before restarting system please.


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