Official BIOS release CP for IT7 / IT7E
                                              IT7-MAX2


Release information:

[ENGLISH]

1. Change the definition of UUID in DMI data- move the MAC address from 
   top to bottom of the string.
2. Show MAC Address of on board LAN Card in System Configuration section.
3. Fix issue where if the "Shutdown When CPU FAN Fail" option fails after 
   about 16 minutes idling under Windows 2000/XP.
4. Fix the compatibility issue that ATI Radeon 9700 Pro failed to boot up 
   with certain power supply unit - TC-350P. With this power supply, 9700 
   Pro will failed to boot up and need to push reset button once to show 
   the screen.
5. Show "Hyper-Threading" wording on POST screen when Hyper-Threading CPU 
   installed.
6. HPT 374 BIOS Version 1.22.
7. BIOS Compile Date: 11/28/2002.

[TRADITIONAL CHINESE]

1. 修正 Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Default後,. Standard CMOS Feature 中 
   Drive A/Drive B/Floppy 3 Mode/Video/Halt On等,皆不會回到預設值的問題。
2. 於DMI 資料區中將 MAC Address 填入 UUID 位置中, 以符合WHQL的測試要求。
3. 於System Configuration 欄位中顯示所使用的LAN Card 之MAC Address。
4. 修正於BIOS 中將 "Shutdown When CPU FAN Fail" 功能開啟, 且於Windows 
   2000/XP 系統下閒置16分鐘以上之後, 則該功能失效的問題。
5. 修正使用 ATI RADEON 9700 Pro 顯示卡的相容性問題。在使用某些特定的電源
   供應器 - 如 TC-350P。使用這個電源供應器，9700 Pro 顯示卡在開機時，必須再
   按一次 reset 才能正確顯示。
6. 修正 Hyper-Threading CPU並使用 Windows flash utility 時失效的問題。
7. HPT 374 BIOS 版本 1.22。
8. BIOS 日期: 11/28/2002。



*********************************  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 "it7cp.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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