ASUS A7S, A7Sv Schematics

Software Specification

Chapter

Software Specifications

Get to know more about the A7Sv series Notebook with a detailed look at the software specifications.

T

he information contained in the chapter can be quite useful when y ou are troubleshooting the system’s hardware. Each item has its individual usage for you to

Und

erstand the software side of the notebook’s architectu re.

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1. BIOS Version Naming Rule

BIOS Version Format : RNN

Table 1 BIOS Revision Code Format

CHARACTER DEFINITION DESCRIPTION

R Major

version

NN Minor

version

0 = SR (sample run) phase, 1 = ER (engineer run) phase, 2 = PR (pilot-run) and MP (mass-production) phases T = Test Version, which is for unofficial verification. The test BIOS will not be released officially and uploaded to BIOS folder of NB sever. 9 = Test Version, used in case of test BIOS over xxxxxxxx.T99, The next version of test BIOS will be xxxxxxxx.900 Note: minor version of test BIOS is counting sequentially. 9 – Test Version, used in case of test BIOS over xxxxxxxx.T99, The next version of test BIOS will be xxxxxxxx.900。 00~99

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2. BIOS Schedule

Table 2 BIOS Development Schedule

Stage BIOS Revision Release date

Bring UP

SR

PR

000 2007/04/26 001 002 2007/05/17 200 2007/05/25 201 2007/06/28 202 2007/07/09

2007/05/04

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3. Documentation

1. BIOS Engineering Specification, and update should be provided in the beginning of each st age.

2. BIOS Validation Items should be provided in the end of S/R stage.

3. BIOS Implementation Checklist should be provided before S/R stage and should be updated on each S/R bios release.

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4. POST

4.1 ASUS Logo

4.1.2 With ASUS BIOS

The ASUS animation logo should be displayed during POST like below.

4.1.2 With General BIOS

If there is no OEM logo like ASUS/Hitachi/Epson/Haier displayed during POST. The intel OSB should be displayed on the center of screen.

4.2 ASUS Instant On Logo

Boot from Instant ON button or CIR, and the ASUS instant on logo should be displayed durin g POST

like below.

4.3 intel OSB

intel OSB (On-Screen Branding) should follow the intel spec. If there is an OEM logo like ASUS/Hitachi/Epson/Haier displayed during POST. The intel OSB should be displayed on the right-bottom of screen.

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