BIOS Changes - Summary: ======================================================================================= AMI Aptio V4.6.5.3 R1.23.0 for D3161-B / D3162-B 01/2015 BIOS Rev. 1.23.0: List of changes: • Usage of UEFI variables improved (Vulnerability Note VU#758382). • Improved Capsule Update (Vulnerability Note VU#552286). • Prevent damage by setting invalid boot variables. Known problems and restrictions: • USB keyboard power button not working reliable at USB 3.0 ports • Recovery Flash from R1.19.0 to R1.20.0 with ROM-file R1.20.0 does not work (Recovery of R1.19.0 to itself and R1.20.0 to itself works fine). • As a result of the new Feature “Secure Bios Update” it’s not possible to flash back to old BIOS R1.16.0 in Windows 8 environment (Secure Boot enabled). • For updating this BIOS release, the BIOS R1.12.0 (or higher) must be installed, otherwise BIOS update will fail. • BIOS Setup item "Power Failure Recovery: Disabled" not working as expected with "Low Power Soft Off: Enabled". • When clearing passwords (Administrator/User Password), passwords are not cleared when afterwards "Optimized Defaults" were loaded. • Some automatic system PowerCycles may occur after BIOS update. ======================================================================================= AMI Aptio V4.6.5.3 R1.22.0 for D3161-B / D3162-B 11/2013 BIOS Rev. 1.22.0: List of changes: • PS/2 Mouse behind a KVM Switch is working after Windows reboot. • Updated Intel ME and New MEBx Version 8.0.0070. • New GOP Graphics Driver for Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge CPU. • Updated Windows 8 Authentification. • If two additional USB PCIe extension cards were plugged in, not all internal USB ports were working. • Fixes problem with some PCIe cards that lead to a hang during boot. • Proceed with boot order if a PXE network boot fails during Wake On LAN. • Fixed: System Wake-Up by Real Time Clock did not work correctly if "Day of week" was configured. • Don`t boot from a USB stick with installed Windows in UEFI mode if "Boot Removable Media" in BIOS Setup is disabled. • Solve Problem with dual monitor support and internal graphics. • Fixed: Update of Intel vPro & AMT Firmware may fail under certain conditions. • Fixed: Stand by issue with NVIDIA Quadro NVS 450 solved. • Updated CPU Microcode. • Fixed: System did not boot if only a DVD drive with a bootable media is connected and in BIOS Setup / Boot menu the Boot Removable Media is disabled. • Support for Windows 8.1 added. • Improve Wake On LAN behavior. • Add new Wake On LAN Feature "Try LAN Boot first". • Solved problem with Power Failure Recovery set to "Disabled". • Fixed: Disabled boot options were shown in Boot menu. Known problems and restrictions: • USB keyboard power button not working reliable at USB 3.0 ports • Recovery Flash from R1.19.0 to R1.20.0 with ROM-file R1.20.0 does not work (Recovery of R1.19.0 to itself and R1.20.0 to itself works fine). • As a result of the new Feature “Secure Bios Update” it’s not possible to flash back to old BIOS R1.16.0 in Windows 8 environment (Secure Boot enabled). • For updating this BIOS release, the BIOS R1.12.0 (or higher) must be installed, otherwise BIOS update will fail. • BIOS Setup item "Power Failure Recovery: Disabled" not working as expected with "Low Power Soft Off: Enabled". • When clearing passwords (Administrator/User Password), passwords are not cleared when afterwards "Optimized Defaults" were loaded. • Some automatic system PowerCycles may occur after BIOS update. ======================================================================================= AMI Aptio V4.6.5.3 R1.20.0 for D3162-A 08/2013 BIOS Rev. 1.20.0: List of changes: • PS/2 Mouse behind a KVM switch is working after Windows reboot. • New MEBX Version 8.0.0069. • New GOP Driver for Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge CPU. • Correct Power Setup Menu. • Remove sporadic ‘UEFI: Unknown device’ entries in Boot Menu. • If two additional USB PCI extension cards are plugged in, not all internal USB ports are working. • Fixes problem with some PCI cards that leads to a hang during boot. • Proceed with boot order if a PXE network boot fails during Wake On LAN. • Fixed: System Wake-Up by Real Time Clock does not work correctly if “Day of week” is configured. • Don´t boot from USB stick with installed Windows in UEFI mode if “Boot Removable Media” in BIOS Setup is disabled. • Solve problem with dual monitor support and internal graphics. • Fixed: Update of Intel vPro & AMT Firmware may fail under certain conditions. • Fixed: Stand by issue with Nvidia Quadro NVS 450. • Update CPU Microcode Known problems and restrictions: • Recovery Flash from R1.19.0 to R1.20.0 with ROM-file R1.20.0 does not work (Recovery of R1.19.0 to itself and R1.20.0 to itself works fine). • As a result of the new Feature “Secure Bios Update” it’s not possible to flash back to old BIOS R1.16.0 in Windows 8 environment (Secure Boot enabled). • For updating this BIOS release, the BIOS R1.12.0 (or higher) must be installed, otherwise BIOS update will fail. • BIOS Setup item "Power Failure Recovery: Disabled" not working as expected with "Low Power Soft Off: Enabled". • When clearing passwords (Administrator/User Password), passwords are not cleared when afterwards "Optimized Defaults" were loaded. • Some automatic system PowerCycles may occur after BIOS update. ======================================================================================= AMI Aptio V4.6.5.3 R1.19.0 for D3161-A/B and D3162-A/B 01/2013 BIOS Rev. 1.19.0: List of changes: • Updated video BIOS. • Fixed high sporadic system hang with postcode B2. • Fixed: AMT IDER-CD did not work correctly. • Improved "Fast On" behavior. • Added new BIOS feature: Wake up on RTC on “one day of the week”. • Implemented new feature: Secure BIOS Update. • Fixed Windows 8 blue screen in UEFI mode after very first ACPI S4 boot. • Changed Serial over LAN text for one time boot menu. • Changed Console Redirection Setup default values. • Display output is available in case of UEFI network boot. • Improved BIOS Setup text. • Removed status code from quiet boot screen. • Redesigned Fujitsu boot logo. Known problems and restrictions: • As a result of the new Feature “Secure Bios Update” it’s not possible to flash back to old BIOS R1.16.0 in Windows 8 environment (Secure Boot enabled). • For updating this BIOS release, the BIOS R1.12.0 (or higher) must be installed first, otherwise BIOS update will fail. • The current Boot Logo tool (V1.02) is not supported! • USB keyboard power button not working reliable at USB 3.0 ports. • BIOS Setup item "Power Failure Recovery: Disabled" not working as expected with "Low Power Soft Off: Enabled". • When clearing passwords (Administrator/User Password), passwords are not cleared when afterwards "Optimized Defaults" are loaded. • Some automatic system PowerCycles may occur after BIOS update. ======================================================================================= AMI Aptio V4.6.5.3 R1.16.0 for D3161-A/B and D3162-A/B 11/2012 BIOS Rev. 1.16.0: List of changes: • Windows 8: ACPI mechanism improved. Known problems and restrictions: • For updating this BIOS release, the BIOS R1.12.0 (or higher) must be installed first, otherwise BIOS update will fail. • The current Boot Logo tool (V1.02) is no longer supported! • USB keyboard power button not working reliable at USB 3.0 ports. • BIOS Setup item "Power Failure Recovery: Disabled" not working as expected with "Low Power Soft Off: Enabled". • When clearing passwords (Administrator/User Password), passwords are not cleared when afterwards "Optimized Defaults" are loaded. • Some automatic system PowerCycles may occur after BIOS update. ======================================================================================= AMI Aptio V4.6.5.3 R1.15.0 for D3161-A/B and D3162-A/B 10/2012 BIOS Rev. 1.15.0: List of changes: • Windows 8 support added. • New SATA RAID V11.5.0.1582 implemented. • Auto detection of PCIe adapters at PCIe (x1) slots improved. • BIOS setup items “Slot 2…4 Link Speed: Auto / Gen1 / Gen2” (at “Advanced – PCI Subsystem Settings” submenu) implemented for supporting non-compliant PCIe adapters. • BIOS setup item “Skip USB” (at “Boot – Fast On: Enabled” submenu) renamed to “USB Support”. • BIOS setup item “Skip PS2” (at “Boot – Fast On: Enabled” submenu) renamed to “PS2 Device Support”. • System boot from UEFI network stack implemented. • UEFI x64 driver for Intel PCIe Gigabit network connection added. • New PXE LAN code for Intel 82579LM/82579V Gigabit Ethernet (Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.3.98) implemented. • Behavior of the PowerButton state feature changed. • Fix for SUSE Linux installation implemented. • Bug Fix: System not booting with BIOS Setup settings “Hyper-threading: Disabled” and “Active Processor Cores: 1” (at “Advanced – CPU Configuration” submenu). • Microcode updates added. • Bug Fix: After BIOS update at Windows via *DFI.exe, system hangs during first automatic reboot. • Internal BIOS Interface ("GABI") updated. Known problems and restrictions: • For updating this BIOS release, the BIOS R1.12.0 (or higher) must be installed first, otherwise BIOS update will fail. • USB keyboard power button not working reliable at USB 3.0 ports. • BIOS Setup item "Power Failure Recovery: Disabled" not working as expected with "Low Power Soft Off: Enabled". • When clearing passwords (Administrator/User Password), passwords are not cleared when afterwards "Optimized Defaults" are loaded. • Some automatic system PowerCycles may occur after BIOS update. ======================================================================================= AMI Aptio V4.6.5.3 R1.12.0 for D3161-A/B and D3162-A/B 09/2012 BIOS Rev. 1.12.0: List of changes: • Support implemented for future update of Intel ME (iAMT Management Engine) Firmware while updating the system BIOS • New Intel ME Firmware version 8.1.0.1265 implemented Note: This updated firmware will NOT be installed during standard BIOS update! Known problems and restrictions: • USB keyboard power button not working reliable at USB 3.0 ports. • System not booting with limited "Active Processor Cores" at BIOS Setup. • BIOS Setup item "Power Failure Recovery: Disabled" not working as expected with "Low Power Soft Off: Enabled". • When clearing passwords (Administrator/User Password), passwords are not cleared when afterwards "Optimized Defaults" are loaded. • Some automatic system PowerCycles may occur after BIOS update. ======================================================================================= AMI Aptio V4.6.5.3 R1.11.0 for D3161-A/B and D3162-A/B 07/2012 BIOS Rev. 1.11.0: List of changes: • Implemented new memory reference code. • Fixed problems with nVidia NV GT630 graphics controller. • Fixed: When no USB3.0 driver was installed USB2.0 devices were not recognized from Windows 7 on USB3.0 ports. • Fixed: After multiple attempts to run EFI shell the system hang. • Added support for complex passwords via internal BIOS interface. • Reset BIOS Setup settings to default values via plugged BIOS Recovery flash jumper without any plugged USB boot device. • New System Management firmware (Theseus v1.26) implemented. AC power cycle necessary for activation. • Fixed: Displayed version of video BIOS was not correct within the graphics driver. • Fixed: After soft reset wrong memory information was shown on BIOS Setup info page. • BIOS setup setting “Intel TXT Support” at “Advanced – Intel TXT Configuration” submenu grayed out if TPM is not available. • Microcode updates added (SandyBridge D2/Q0). • AMT floppy redirection is now working correctly. • Fixed: System hangs when booting UEFI Red Hat Linux OS with network cable plugged in. • GABI (Global Application BIOS Interface) updated. Known problems and restrictions: • USB keyboard power button not working reliable at USB 3.0 ports. • System not booting with limited "Active Processor Cores" at BIOS Setup. • BIOS Setup item "Power Failure Recovery: Disabled" not working as expected with "Low Power Soft Off: Enabled". • When clearing passwords (Administrator/User Password), passwords are not cleared when afterwards "Optimized Defaults" are loaded. • Some automatic system PowerCycles may occur after BIOS update. ======================================================================================= AMI Aptio V4.6.5.3 R1.3.0 for D3161-A/B and D3162-A/B 05/2012 First released version =======================================================================================