Venturis FX 5xxx BIOS Release Notes
 V1.03
	Creation Date
		21-May-96

	Code Base
		Phoenix NuBIOS 4.05

	Checksum
		APLS1ST.ROM/HEX = 59E2h
		APLS2ND.ROM/HEX = FA00h

	BIOS ROM Contents
		1. APLS1ST.ROM (FFFC0000H-FFFDFFFFH) for socket E4
		   o Trio 64 VGA BIOS for Bid Box model.
		   o Trio 64V+ VGA BIOS for Standard/Network/Mutimedia model.
		   o Digital logo for Quiet Boot.
		   o ESCD.
		   o Soft Banner.
		   o System BIOS power management routine.
		2. APLS2ND.ROM (FFFE0000H-FFFFFFFFH) for socket E5
		   o 8K Boot Block.
		   o System BIOS POST routine.
		   o System BIOS service routine.
		3. BIOS.ROM (FFFC0000H-FFFFFFFFH) is the couple of APLS1ST.ROM and
		   APLS2ND.ROM. It's a 256K bytes image file for BIOS upgrade as well
		   as recovery mode utilities.

	BIOS features specification :
		o BIOS ROM recovery mode support
		o BIOS upgrade ability support.
		o DRAM auto sizing support up to 512MB.
		o EDO and Fast-Page DRAM support.
		o Only 1-SIMM (Half-Populated) support.
		o Cache memory auto detection and sizing.
		o 2 channel and 4 drives internal Local Bus IDE support.
		o 2 serial ports FIFO 16550 compatible.
		o LPT ECP/EPP modes support.
		o 6 lines by 50 chars softbanner support.
		o Quiet boot support.
		o System power managerment support.
		o Advanced Power Management to support October 95 EPA requirement.
		o Hot key suspend system (quick suspend).
		o Suspend mode lock keyboard support.
		o 3 mode floppy support.
		o Floppy h/w write protection support.
		o Diskette A: B: h/w exchange support.
		o Support "Plug and Play" function and device nodes.
		o Two level passowrd support.
		o Big memory support (DRAM size > 64MB) for INT 15 sub-function
		  88/E801/E881/E820h.
		o AT Bus space (memory hole) support.
		o Bootable CD support.
		o Muti-Boot (from Diskette/HDD/CD-ROM) support.
		o IDE Large Drive (cylinders > 1024) support.
		o Clear-Passward jumper support.
		o Support on-board VGA palette snoop and monitor type control.
		o Support On-board Network chip control for Network model.
		o Support On-board Audio chip control for Multimedia model.
		o Support model name Sign-on for different models.
		o Muti-Lingual SETUP and POST message support.
		o Support Local Bus IDE PIO mode 4.
		o Suport ESS 1788 game port(joystick) for Multi-Media model.
		o DMI interface support.
		o Support Intel P55C CPU.

	Initial Release