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KinetiZ 7T

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VIA drivers For the VIA chipset please visit the link for the latest VIA chipset drivers for all VIA chipset based mainboards. The KinetiZ 7T on board audio drivers for the chipset with VT686A Southbridge can be found on that page too. N/A N/A

You can get serious problems when something goes wrong when you update the BIOS. Please visit our BIOS information page for safety instructions.

Filename Description Date Size
k7tbe40.zip KinetiZ 7T, KinetiZ 7B and KinetiZ 7E BIOS version 4.0 for BootEasy, RecoveryEasy and LogoEasy. AWDFLASH.EXE included!
(support PCB 2.0 versions)
BIOS CheckSum: 2FAE (Hex)
Sign On Message:
K7V8363 KINETIZ 7B/E/T BIOS V4.0LCP Mar.07,2003
(NOTE: Please be warned that the above sign-on messages can cause confusion about the true mainboard model. If you need technical support about a mainboard showing those sign-on messages please either check visually with the printing or the label on the mainboard for the exact model or if your system is sealed for warranty reasons please contact the vendor of the system to make sure which exact model you have.)

BIOS modification:
1. Fixed: Cannot recognize Athlon XP CPU above 2200+. Please note that this mainboard model does not really support those processors because this mainboard model does not support 133MHz processors like the Athlon XP. This BIOS is just by request for the recognition on the KinetiZ 7E. For details about actual compatibility please visit our Central Processing Unit (CPU, processor) and cooling page in our support section.
2. Fixed: Cannot boot with some graphic cards.

07-Mar-2003 251.005
K7tbe38.zip KinetiZ 7T, KinetiZ 7B and KinetiZ 7E BIOS version 3.8 for BootEasy, RecoveryEasy and LogoEasy. AWDFLASH.EXE Version 7.95 included!
(support all PCB versions)
BIOS CheckSum: 03F8 (Hex)
Sign On Message:
K7V8363 KINETIZ 7B/E/T BIOS V3.8LCP Nov.30,2001
(NOTE: Please be warned that the above sign-on messages can cause confusion about the true mainboard model. If you need technical support about a mainboard showing those sign-on messages please either check visually with the printing or the label on the mainboard for the exact model or if your system is sealed for warranty reasons please contact the vendor of the system to make sure which exact model you have.)

BIOS modification:
1. Fix error of BootEasy
2. Fix ACPI error in Windows XP

17-Dec-2001 246.360
K7tbe37.zip KinetiZ 7T, KinetiZ 7B and KinetiZ 7E BIOS version 3.7 for BootEasy, RecoveryEasy and LogoEasy. AWDFLASH.EXE Version 7.95 included!
(support all PCB versions)
BIOS CheckSum: 66BF (Hex)
Sign On Message:
K7V8363 KINETIZ 7T/7E BIOS v3.7LCP Nov.14,2001
K7V8363 KINETIZ 7B/7E BIOS v3.7LCP Nov.14,2001
(NOTE: Please be warned that the above sign-on messages can cause confusion about the true mainboard model. If you need technical support about a mainboard showing those sign-on messages please either check visually with the printing or the label on the mainboard for the exact model or if your system is sealed for warranty reasons please contact the vendor of the system to make sure which exact model you have.)

BIOS modification:
1. Add QDI Windows XP Recovery CD string.
2. Fixed: No modification of CPU frequency with phaselink clock chip.
3. Update "Athlon XP" string to CPU. (Only the KinetiZ 7E mainboard model can support Athlon XP!)
4. Support LogoEasy( CBLOGO3.0/Qflash).
5. Fixed:Install WindowsXP fail using Geforce2-MX.

19-Nov-2001 246.485
k7tbe36.zip KinetiZ 7T, KinetiZ 7B and KinetiZ 7E BIOS version 3.6 for BootEasy, RecoveryEasy and LogoEasy. AWDFLASH.EXE Version 7.73 included!
(support all PCB versions)
BIOS CheckSum: EA17 (Hex)
Sign On Message:
K7V8363 KINETIZ 7T/7E BIOS v3.6LCP Sep.03,2001
K7V8363 KINETIZ 7B/7E BIOS v3.6LCP Sep.03,2001
(NOTE: Please be warned that the above sign-on messages can cause confusion about the true mainboard model. If you need technical support about a mainboard showing those sign-on messages please either check visually with the printing or the label on the mainboard for the exact model or if your system is sealed for warranty reasons please contact the vendor of the system to make sure which exact model you have.)

BIOS modification:
1. (for KinetiZ 7E only!) Support AMD Athlon Model 6 and AMD Duron Model 7 CPU.

20-Sep-2001 239.920
k7tbe33.zip KinetiZ 7T, KinetiZ 7B and KinetiZ 7E BIOS version 3.3 for BootEasy, RecoveryEasy and LogoEasy. AWDFLASH.EXE Version 7.73 included!
(support all PCB versions)
BIOS CheckSum: 5B6B (Hex)
Sign On Message:
K7V8363 KINETIZ 7T/7E BIOS v3.3LCP Apr.02,2001
K7V8363 KINETIZ 7B/7E BIOS v3.3LCP Apr.02,2001
(NOTE: Please be warned that the above sign-on messages can cause confusion about the true mainboard model. If you need technical support about a mainboard showing those sign-on messages please either check visually with the printing or the label on the mainboard for the exact model or if your system is sealed for warranty reasons please contact the vendor of the system to make sure which exact model you have.)

BIOS modification:
1. Support the VIA 8363E north bridge.

26-Apr-2001 238.895
k7tbe32.zip KinetiZ 7T, KinetiZ 7B and KinetiZ 7E BIOS version 3.2 for BootEasy, RecoveryEasy and LogoEasy. AWDFLASH.EXE Version 7.95 included!
(support all PCB versions)
BIOS CheckSum: 93EC (Hex)
Sign On Message:
K7V8363 KINETIZ 7T/E BIOS V3.2LCP Mar.08,2001
K7V8363 KINETIZ 7B/E BIOS V3.2LCP Mar.08,2001
(NOTE: Please be warned that the above sign-on messages can cause confusion about the true mainboard model. If you need technical support about a mainboard showing those sign-on messages please either check visually with the printing or the label on the mainboard for the exact model or if your system is sealed for warranty reasons please contact the vendor of the system to make sure which exact model you have.)

BIOS modification:
1. Fixed: with USB S3 wakeup function enabled, system cann't wakeup from S5.
2. Fixed: after clearing CMOS, occasionally system will display error message during POST.

16-Mar-2001 239.977
K7tbe31.zip KinetiZ 7T, KinetiZ 7B and KinetiZ 7E BIOS version 3.1 for BootEasy, RecoveryEasy and LogoEasy. AWDFLASH.EXE Version 7.95 included!
(support all PCB versions)
BIOS CheckSum: F3A7 (Hex)
Sign On Message:
K7V8363 KINETIZ 7T/E BIOS v3.1lcp Feb.26,2001
K7v8363 KINETIZ 7B/E BIOS v3.1lcp Feb.26,2001
(NOTE: Please be warned that the above sign-on messages can cause confusion about the true mainboard model. If you need technical support about a mainboard showing those sign-on messages please either check visually with the printing or the label on the mainboard for the exact model or if your system is sealed for warranty reasons please contact the vendor of the system to make sure which exact model you have.)

BIOS modification:
1. Initial version for K7E
2. Based on v3.0lcp bios for K7B/7T
3. Fixed the conflict between S3 and BootEasy
4. There are two different 'sign on message' for different models: K7B/7E(SB=686B),K7T/7E(SB=686A).

3-Jan-2001 240.036
k7tb30.zip KinetiZ 7T, KinetiZ 7B and KinetiZ 7B-C BIOS version 3.0 for RecoveryEasy and LogoEasy. AWDFLASH.EXE Version 7.73 included!
(support all PCB versions)
BIOS CheckSum: 1B8B
Sign On Message automatically displayed for the correct mainboard model:
K7V8363 KINETIZ 7T BIOS V3.0LCP Dec.20,2000
K7V8363 KINETIZ 7B BIOS V3.0LCP Dec.20,2000
K7V8363 KINETIZ 7B-C BIOS V3.0LCP Dec.20,2000
(NOTE: Please be warned that the above sign-on messages can cause confusion about the true mainboard model. If you need technical support about a mainboard showing those sign-on messages please either check visually with the printing or the label on the mainboard for the exact model or if your system is sealed for warranty reasons please contact the vendor of the system to make sure which exact model you have.)

BIOS modification:
1. Support 3 mainboard types: K7T, K7B, K7B-C
2. Fix AMR problem
3. Fix PME# wake up problem
4. Add QDI BootEasy support

23-Dec-00 238.626
k7tb20.zip KinetiZ 7T and KinetiZ 7B BIOS version 2.0 for RecoveryEasy and LogoEasy. AWDFLASH.EXE Version 7.73 included!
(support all PCB versions)
BIOS CheckSum: CC5E
Sign On Message automatically displayed for the correct mainboard model:
K7V8363 KINETIZ 7T BIOS V2.0LC Nov.14,2000
K7V8363 KINETIZ 7B BIOS V2.0LC Nov.14,2000

BIOS modification:
1. Support 2 mainboard types: K7T and K7B

29-Nov-00 239.581
K7t13.zip KinetiZ 7T BIOS version 1.3 for RecoveryEasy and LogoEasy. AWDFLASH.EXE Version 7.73 included!
(support PCB v1.0 mainboard only)

BIOS modification:
1. Fixed: system resets during starting windows in win98 OPK;
2. Add the function to support RecoveryCD.

13-Nov-00 239.426
K7t12.zip KinetiZ 7T BIOS version 1.2 for RecoveryEasy and LogoEasy. AWDFLASH.EXE Version 7.64 included!
(support PCB v1.0 mainboard only)

BIOS modification:
1. Change item "CPU Fan in Suspend" default from "off" to "on";
2. Add some new clock items(from 136MHz~166MHz);
3. Update RecoverEasy to support 75GB HDD;
4. Fix bug that on-chip game port can not be used in last version.

4-Aug-00 240.207
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