Definitions:

Boot Disk - Refers to either a Windows 95 or Windows 98 boot disk. Any other type of boot disk might load memory resident programs which will interfer with the flash process. Make sure you hit the F5 key when the boot disk first starts running to make sure no other programs are loaded in the back ground without your knowledge.

Bios Flash Package -  Unzip the entire bios package to a seperate clean floppy.  Insure there are 3 files that are unpacked during the unzip process

Requirements:

Two separate diskettes are needed. The first diskette is the Windows 95/98 Boot Disk. The second diskette should contain the 3 files needed to flash the bios.  These files are provided when you unzip the bios flash package from the website.

Procedure:

At the A: prompt simply type in "flash" and the rest will be handled by the files included in your download.

11/15/06
 

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TYAN  Tomcat K8E (S2865) V3.04
New features and Fixes :
* Fixed an issue with clearing the CMOS so it will keep the RTC
   information

11/02/06
 

2865_303

TYAN  Tomcat K8E (S2865) V3.03
New features and Fixes :
* Fixed system hang problem when using a "Canonpus video
   capture card"
* Fixed SMDC boot to BIOS problem
* Updated DMI information
* Added support for the M3290 TYAN SMDC
* Fixed post code "75h" problem when using GPT Partition in
   Solaris 10
* Fixed system will hang at post code "8B" when inserting
   Adaptec card AHA-2940AU.
* Changed the routing for the SMDC card to IRQ4
* Updated AMD PowerNOW! functionality
* Updated IOMMU support

03/21/06
 

2865_302

TYAN  Tomcat K8E (S2865) V3.02
New features and Fixes :
* Fixed an issue where an error would show up during POST
   when RAID was enabled
* Added Watchdog Timer options to the BIOS
* Updated CPU Support
* Updated AMD PowerNOW! support
* Adjust CPU temperature reporting
* Changed Minimum PWM temperature options from
   35/40/45/50 to 30/35/40/45 °C
* Adjusted Fan speed to run 100% PWM from at 65 °C to
   at 60 °C when auto fan control enabled

12/01/05
 

2865_301

TYAN  Tomcat K8E (S2865) V3.01
New features and Fixes :
* Updated AMD PowerNOW! Support
* Added RAID 5 support
* Added bios option for PCI Latency Timer
* Added Console Redirect Hot-Key (Esc + Esc) to enable BIOS
   BBS popup menu functions
* Adjusted CPU temperature readings

11/09/05
 

2865_300

TYAN  Tomcat K8E (S2865) V3.00
New features and Fixes :
* Updated nVidia nForce RAID ID support for nVidia chipset
   drivers v6.66 and higher
* Added Marvell LAN Led support .
* Added console redirection baud rate 9600 and 19200
* Fixed a Watchdog timeout reset issue which will cause
   a CMOS checksum error at POST
* Fixed a Matrox 550 PCIe card issue where it couldn't be
   the first init video device

NOTE: If you are running a current OS installed with nVidia nForce driver v6.39 and bios version v2.01 (or earlier), you will need to re-install your OS using at least nVidia nForce driver v6.66 and bios v3.00.

08/01/05
 

2865_201

TYAN  Tomcat K8E (S2865) V2.01
New features and Fixes :
* Update AMD PowerNow! for support Opteron CPU
* Fixed to install RHEL 3 Update 5 (32-bit) with Dual Core
   CPU's and SATA HDDs
* Fixed to install 64 bit OS on LSI ultra 320 card ( plug in
   PCI-32 slot )
* Supports nVidia nForce Drvier v6.39 only

06/27/05
 

2865_200

TYAN  Tomcat K8E (S2865) V2.00
New features and Fixes :
* Add support for AMD X2 Dual Core CPU
* Set DRAM ECC function to [Enabled]
* Modify Auto Fan control to run full speed when CPU
   temperature reaches 60°C or higher
* Add a function that Power LED will blink when OS is into
   S3 mode
* Changed Init Display First default setting to PCI Express
   instead of onboard VGA
* Set Console Redirect function to [Enabled]
* Added support for Tyan SMDC card
* Added AMD PowerNow! support
* Supports nVidia nForce Drvier v6.39 only

05/05/05
 

2865_101

TYAN  Tomcat K8E (S2865) V1.01
New features and Fixes :
This is the first release BIOS.