Release Note
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                   Palomino Series System BIOS

Version    :  V1.03

Date       :  MAY 16 1998

Signon     :  Venturis 575e Version 1.03


Following changes are made to Palomino BIOS 1.02 to generate
Venturis 575e BIOS 1.03 --

1. Fix for Year2000


Known Limitations:

o System hang when PC130 NIC and ZX312 NIC driver use together under
  netware 3.12

  Workaround: don't use these drivers together.

o Software problem between CMD and 1540CF driver.
  - When both CMD and 1540CF driver was installed, and only one SCSI
    disk was connected. system will always waiting after running
    NDIAGS (Norton Utility 8.0).

    This is a software problem between CMD and 1540CF driver.

   Workaround: 1. Do not install CMD driver when you have only one
                  SCSI disk drive.
               2. use two IDE drives and one SCSI drive if you really
                  want CMD and 1540CF driver work together.
               3. if you use only one IDE and one SCSI drive together.
                  don't install CMD driver.

o Unable to chenge PCI IRQ while its IRQ is used by other cards.

  Workaround: 1. remove all PCI cards and then run ICU on
                 system.
              2. insert your PCI cards after completing the ICU
                 setting. The PCI IRQs will be reallocate to another
                 number.

o Installing QEMM 386v7.01 and performing memory optimization cause
  exception #13

  - By default, QEMM recovers unused shadow memory on systems where
    QEMM recognizes the type of shadow memory in use.
    On some systems with unusual types of shadow memory, QEMM may
    have a problem reclaiming the unused portion.

  Workaround: To solve this problem putting the RH:N parameter on
              the QEMM386.SYS device line

o Under protected mode when using ITA Ultra Pro Vga card,
  the system suspend will cause the system hung.

  -This is the problem of ITA Ultra Pro Vga bios.

  Workaround: using the ITA Vga card under real mode to enter
              suspend mode.