SUPPORT INFORMATION

- Flash - BIOS ESPRIMO Mobile D9500

SUPPORT INFORMATION File Description Flash - BIOS ESPRIMO Mobile D9500

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11.10.2012

BIOS DOS Flash (Disc-Image) - ESPRIMO D9500

Description: File: Version: Date: Size: Status: Manufacturer: Important information: !! Connect the AC adapter before starting the BIOS flash !! !! Please reboot the system after the BIOS flash !! Installation description: Boots the system from the inserted Flash BIOS floppy disk and comply the info on the System display. The new BIOS Update file will delete the former BIOS Version. Comment: ******************************************* * * BIOS Flash-update for * * Fujitsu Siemens Computers * * ESPRIMO D 9500 * *******************************************

FTS_BIOS DOS Flash (Disc-Image) - ESPRIMO D9500_1.06_1023115.ZIP 1.06 22.04.2008 0,9 MB Fujitsu Siemens Computers

Connect AC adapter before flashing Please reboot your system after flashing _______________________________________________________________________________ I. BIOS Flash update in DOS-mode: _______________________________________________________________________________

After running the D95001.06.exe the floppy disk should contain following files:

flash.bat BIOS FLASH FILES

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SUPPORT INFORMATION - ESPRIMO_Mobile_D9500 FileDesc_1023115 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ To flash your BIOS, boot to DOS-mode and run flash.bat from the floppy disk. _______________________________________________________________________________ II. BIOS Flash update from WINDOWS: _______________________________________________________________________________

Windowsflash is not available _______________________________________________________________________________

current BIOS V. 1.06: Solved problems: Windows related: - Shared VideoMemory Size was 64 MB. With BIOS 1.06 VRAM Size is 128 MB (XP). - Login Screen is visible on internal display, instead of the connected external monitor / single monitor use (XP). - Brightness level is saved after resume from S3/S4/S5 (XP). BIOS related: - Owner Information can be used now. The information is visible at the boot screen during the boot process. - Boot menu can be requested with F12, only if this option is enabled. In former versions the Boot menu was always available after pressing F12. - If BIOS setup item ?Boot Menu? is disabled and user presses F12, the system always boots from PXE. - Default Value of ?Boot Menu? is enabled, instead of disabled in former versions. - If the customer presses FN+F11 the fan will perform at the maximum speed. - If EPP Parallel port setting is configured in BIOS, in Windows the same configuration is visible. In former version ECP was shown. Known errors, problems and restrictions: - If an external monitor is connected (DVI) and configured as single monitor, the whole DOS and BIOS screen can?t be shown on it. DVI works only on Operating System properly. - Brightness level is saved after resume from S3/S4/S5, on VISTA OS, sometimes failed after S4/S5. - BIOS 1.06 doesn?t support Hardware Profile hotplug support. Customer can choose HW profile during system boot, but can?t change it dynamically. - If Windows VISTA SP1 is installed, it could be possible that Wake up on LAN from S3/S4 are not possible. (very sporadically)

Additional Information: - none _______________________________________________________________________________

current BIOS V. 1.05: Solved problems: - RIS installation failed, due to cardreader influence. Now cardreader can be enabled / disabled or auto disabled for one reboot in BIOS. - Brightness problems after powerstate changes are solved.

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SUPPORT INFORMATION - ESPRIMO_Mobile_D9500 FileDesc_1023115 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Known errors, problems and restrictions: - If customer downgrade the BIOS to a former version, it could be possible if he had set a BIOS password before, that the system will request the BIOS password of the former version. - BIOS 1.05 doesn?t support Hardware Profile hotplug support. Customer can choose HW profile during system boot, but can?t change it dynamically. - BIOS 1.05 doesn?t support dynamic VRAM allocation. Maximum VRAM allocation is 32 MB.

Additional Information: - VGA BIOS update to 1566 _______________________________________________________________________________

current BIOS V. 1.03: Solved problems: - BIOS 1.03 support Intel / PRO Wireless 3945 ABG Known errors, problems and restrictions: - none Additional Information: - none _______________________________________________________________________________

current BIOS V. 1.02: Solved problems: - none Known errors, problems and restrictions: - none Additional Information: - This is an initial BIOS _______________________________________________________________________________

no information of older BIOS version available _______________________________________________________________________________

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