Intel® 815EM Video BIOS
6.6 Production Version
Release Notes


January 29, 2002


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Revision History


January 29, 2002 VBIOS 6.6 Production Version 2551 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.6 Production Candidate 2.0
January 16, 2002 VBIOS 6.6 Production Candidate 2.0 2551 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.6 Production Candidate 1.0
January 10, 2002 VBIOS 6.6 Production Candidate 1.0 2551 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.6 Beta Candidate 7.0
January 3, 2002 VBIOS 6.6 Beta Candidate 7.0 2543 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.6 Beta Candidate 6.0
December 27, 2001 VBIOS 6.6 Beta Candidate 6.0 2543 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.6 Beta Candidate 5.0
December 19, 2001 VBIOS 6.6 Beta Candidate 5.0 2539 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.6 Beta Candidate 4.1
December 12, 2001 VBIOS 6.6 Beta Candidate 4.1 2523 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.6 Beta Candidate 4.0
December 12, 2001 VBIOS 6.6 Beta Candidate 4.0 2523 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.6 Beta Candidate 3.0
December 5, 2001 VBIOS 6.6 Beta Candidate 3.0 2523 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.6 Beta Candidate 2.1
November 29, 2001 VBIOS 6.6 Beta Candidate 2.1 2523 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.6 Beta Candidate 2.0
November 29, 2001 VBIOS 6.6 Beta Candidate 2.0 2516 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.6 Beta Candidate 1.0
November 21, 2001 VBIOS 6.6 Beta Candidate 1.0 2516 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.5.4 Production Candidate 1.0
November 15, 2001 VBIOS 6.5.4 Production Candidate 1.0 2463 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.5.2 Production Version
November 5, 2001 VBIOS 6.5.2 Production Version 2463 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.5.2 Production Candidate 1.0
October 30, 2001 VBIOS 6.5.2 Production Candidate 1.0 2463 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.5.1 Production Version
October 26, 2001 VBIOS 6.5.1 Production Version 2463 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.5.1 Beta Candidate 1.0
October 15, 2001 VBIOS 6.5.1 Beta Candidate 1.0 2463 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.5 Production Candidate 2.0
October 11, 2001 VBIOS 6.5 Production Version 2463 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.5 Production Candidate 2.0
October 3, 2001 VBIOS 6.5 Production Candidate 2.0 2463 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.5 Production Candidate 1.0
September 28, 2001 VBIOS 6.5 Production Candidate 1.0 2463 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.5 Beta Candidate 5.0
September 13, 2001 VBIOS 6.5 Beta Candidate 5.0 2463 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.5 Beta Candidate 4.0
September 5, 2001 VBIOS 6.5 Beta Candidate 4.0 2451 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.5 Beta Candidate 3.0
August 29, 2001 VBIOS 6.5 Beta Candidate 3.0 2435 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.5 Beta Candidate 2.0
August 22, 2001 VBIOS 6.5 Beta Candidate 2.0 2435 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.5 Beta Candidate 1.0
August 15, 2001 VBIOS 6.5 Beta Candidate 1.0 2435 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.4.1 Production Version
August 6, 2001 VBIOS 6.4.1 Production Version 2435 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.4.1 Beta Candidate 2.0
July 25, 2001 VBIOS 6.4.1 Beta Candidate 2.0 2422 Intel® 815EM Chipset VBIOS Resolved issues since 6.4 Beta Candidate 13.0

Intel® Chipset Video BIOS Support

The Intel® Video BIOS driver contains support for the following Intel Chipsets:

New Features 

Features Added
Reference No:  Description
None Added the ability to disable Windows modes through the BMP utility in the BIOS.
None Use VCH with 66MHz Clock as Default
None Support Panel Fitting Feature
None Change Function 5F61h (Sub function 00h) Interface
None Add DVO Tables to BMP
None Add Panel Fitting Parameter Tables to BMP
None Add one more Reserved VCH Register for each Panel Type

Issues Resolved 

Issues Resolved in 6.6 Production Version- Build 2551
Reference No:  Description  
ID: 999226 Changing display from CRT to LCD by Fn+F7 makes computer hang
Issues Resolved in 6.6 Production Candidate 2.0- Build 2551
Reference No:  Description  
ID: 999226 Changing display from CRT to LCD by Fn+F7 makes computer hang
Issues Resolved in 6.6 Production Candidate 1.0- Build 2551
Reference No:  Description  
ID: 999226 Changing display from CRT to LCD by Fn+F7 makes computer hang
Issues Resolved in 6.6 Beta Candidate 7.0- Build 2543
Reference No:  Description  
ID: 999226 Changing display from CRT to LCD by Fn+F7 makes computer hang
Issues Resolved in 6.6 Beta Candidate 6.0- Build 2543
Reference No:  Description  
ID: 999226 Changing display from CRT to LCD by Fn+F7 makes computer hang
Issues Resolved in 6.6 Beta Candidate 5.0- Build 2539
Reference No:  Description  
ID: 979927 HCT10 ACPI Stress-Device I/O (extended) causes blue screen
Issues Resolved in 6.6 Beta Candidate 4.1- Build 2523
Reference No:  Description  
ID: 976716 Chrontel TV encoder initial failure.
Issues Resolved in 6.6 Beta Candidate 4.0- Build 2523
Reference No:  Description  
ID: 976716 Chrontel TV encoder initial failure.
Issues Resolved in 6.6 Beta Candidate 3.0- Build 2523
Reference No:  Description  
ID: 976716 Chrontel TV encoder initial failure.
Issues Resolved in 6.6 Beta Candidate 2.1 - Build 2523
Reference No:  Description  
ID: 976716 Chrontel TV encoder initial failure.
Issues Resolved in 6.6 Beta Candidate 2.0 - Build 2516
Reference No:  Description  
ID: 976716 Chrontel TV encoder initial failure.
Issues Resolved in 6.6 Beta Candidate 1.0 - Build 2516
Reference No:  Description  
ID: 976716 Chrontel TV encoder initial failure.
Issues Resolved in 6.5.4 Production Candidate 1.0 - Build 2463
Reference No:  Description  
ID:  None
Issues Resolved in 6.5.2 Production Version - Build 2463
Reference No:  Description  
ID:  None
Issues Resolved in 6.5.2 Production Candidate 1.0 - Build 2463
Reference No:  Description  
ID:  None
Issues Resolved in 6.5.1 Production Version - Build 2463
Reference No:  Description  
ID:  None
Issues Resolved in 6.5.1 Beta Candidate 1.0 - Build 2463
Reference No:  Description  
ID:  None
Issues Resolved in 6.5 Production Version - Build 2463
Reference No:  Description  
ID:  None
Issues Resolved in 6.5 Production Candidate 1.0 - Build 2463
Reference No:  Description  
ID:  None
Issues Resolved in 6.5 Beta Candidate 5.0 - Build 2463
Reference No:  Description  
ID:  None
Issues Resolved in 6.5 Beta Candidate 4.0 - Build 2451
Reference No:  Description  
ID: 977768 Command.com get frozen when some command are executed with MSDOS command prompt on Windows Millennium
ID: 913470 I2C DVI/DFP General purpose I/O fail status query
Issues Resolved in 6.5 Beta Candidate 3.0 - Build 2435
Reference No:  Description  
ID:  None
Issues Resolved in 6.5 Beta Candidate 2.0 - Build 2435
Reference No:  Description  
ID:  None
Issues Resolved in 6.5 Beta Candidate 1.0 - Build 2435
Reference No:  Description  
ID:  None
Issues Resolved in 6.4.1 Production Version - Build 2435
Reference No:  Description  
ID: 972892 Progress bar not seen when using Phlash6 utility
Issues Resolved in 6.4.1 Beta Candidate 2.0 - Build 2422
Reference No:  Description  
ID: 961478 NT4 Suspend resume problem