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What's new in the latest BIOS Update? 2. How do I update the BIOS on the FM11XLP2? |
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Why is there no response when I insert a PCMCIA
card in Windows 95? 2. Why does the system freeze up when I insert a PCMCIA card in Windows 95? |
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newest BIOS version for FutureMate™ 11XLP2 - 2nd Release is version
R1.17 The newest BIOS versions for FutureMate™ 11XLP2 - 1st Release is version R1.27 BIOS Update Details for FM11XLP2- 2nd Release Version R1.17 This version is released to workaround the following problem: Touchpad is uncontrollable sometimes when battery is getting into its low state. Version R1.15 This version is released to workaround the following problem: After system is resumed from S2D, the USB device may not be detected correctly. Version R1.11 This version is released to fix the following problem: System may hang up sometimes when restarting from the Windows 9x mode to the MS-DOS mode. Version R1.09 This release includes the following changes from the previous release. 1. Support for 10GB HDD is appended. 2. Support for Software MODEM Module is appended. Version R1.07 This release includes the following change from the previous release. 1. For more power-saving and longer battery life, the fan will be stopped when system is suspended. BIOS Update Details for FM11XLP2 - 1st Release Version:R1.27 Date:March 24, 1999 Support for 10GB HDD is added. Version:R1.25 Date:December 30, 1998 1. The option of Disable Internal Trackpad has been added into SCU. 2. The option of Disable/Enable Power-On beeping sound has been added into SCU. 3. Booting from CD-ROM drive directly when primary HDD is not installed is now supported. 4. A fix to problem of slow system performance when 96-MB DRAM is installed has been added. 5. A workaround for problem of system hangs intermittently when resuming from Suspend- to- Disk has been added. Version:R1.23 Date:October 6, 1998 This version has been released to correct the following problems: 1. COM 1 cannot be detected in Windows 95/98 if COM 2 is disabled in the BIOS. Version:R1.19 Date:August 31, 1998 This version has been released to correct the following problems: 1. System fails to perform power-on-standby if Modem Ring Resume is enabled. Version:R1.17Date:August 10, 1998 This version has been released to correct the following problems: 1. System sometimes fails to restart from Windows 98 to DOS mode. Version:R1.1 Date:July 30, 1998 This version has been released to correct the following problems: 1. System is not bootable if 64MB EDO RAM is installed. Version:R1.12 Date:July 9, 1998 This version has been released to correct the following problems: 1. Added support for Microsoft Intellimouse. 2. Enable/Disable option is added for PS/2 Mouse. 3. Added Fan speed control for power savings. 4. PCMCIA Slots do not work under Windows NT 4.0. Return to top |
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do I update the BIOS on the 11XLP2 To update the BIOS on the 11XLP2 to the newest version, follow this procedure 1. With the system turned off, set switches 1 and 2 under the keyboard to the On position. 2. Download the BIOS update file from the 11XLP2 download page. 3. Run the downloaded executable to extract the files in the archive. 4. Boot up from a system disk. Make certain that no memory manager was loaded. 5. From the directory where the extracted files are located, execute the program. 6. The flash program will start to load the file. After it is loaded, press Enter to start. 7. Make certain that the program is not interrupted for any reason. Restart the computer when prompted. Return to top |
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Why is there no response when I insert a PCMCIA card in Windows
95? Why Does the system freeze up when I insert a PCMCIA card in Windows 95? If you do not get a response in Windows 95 when you insert a PCMCIA card, or if the system freezes up, please follow these steps: 1. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. From the d:\pcmcia\win95 directory, copy cbss.vxd and pccard.vxd to c:\windows\system. 3. From the d:\pcmcia\win95 directory, copy pcmcia.inf to c:\windows\inf. 4. Restart Windows 95. Return to top |
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