Official BIOS release D7 for  IT7/IT7E
                                               IT7-MAX2 v1.0


Release information:

[ENGLISH]

1. Raises the upper limit of CPU core voltage to 1.85V.
2. Fixes the booting failure issue when the system starts up from 
   "CMOS checksum error" and without the CPU fan attached to the FAN2 
   header.
3. HPT 374 BIOS Version 1.22.
4. BIOS Compile Date: 12/17/2002.


[TRADITIONAL CHINESE]

1. 將SoftMenu 中調整CPU 核心電壓的項目開放到1.85V。
2. 修正CPUFAN(FAN2)上未接有FAN cooler 時, 則系統有時會自動關機的問題。
3. HPT 374 BIOS 版本 1.22。
4. BIOS 日期: 12/17/2002。




*********************************  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 "it7d7.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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