Firmware update: Abit IC7-G 11

Abit released a new BIOS for the IC7-G motherboard some time ago. Version 11 comes with a laundry list of updates. The changes include additional settings, an additional multiplier and boot fixes. The complete changelog can be read below:

BIOS ID: 11

1. Added new option “SATA RAID ROM” to setup the BIOS of onboard and on-chip SATA.
2. Revised setup menu for on-chip Serial ATA.
3. Fixed IOMEGA USB ZIP 250 boot issue.
4. Added SVID/SDID for IC7 and IC7-G respectively.
5. Added “Intel on-screen branding” and could be enabled/disabled.
6. Added new options “Read Delay (Trd)” and “Turbo Mode” for system performance.
7. Fixed on-chip SATA boot issue while another bootable hard drives exist and attached to IDE-1 or IDE-2.
8. Updated memory reference code and ICH5 BIOS spec to v1.2.
9. Updated ICH5 SATA RAID BIOS to v3.0.0.2344.
10. Updated CPU micro code (CPU: 0F29H, ID=11H).
11. Added new options “Refresh Cycle Time”, “Read Delay Adjust (tRD Adj)”, “Command Per Clock (CPC)”, and “Performance Mode”.
12. Added new option “IDE Bus Master”.
13. Added CPU multiplier 8X for engineering sample CPU and maximum CPU frequency 412 MHz.
14. Fixed DRAM timing settings while manually set them.
15.BIOS Compile Date: 4/30/2003.