Workstation 5A Setup Guide - Fourth Edition 2-5
Workstation 5A BIOS
The BIOS System Configuration Utility
BIOS Q2010g Features
The major features of BIOS Versions Q2010g and Q2011d are highlighted
below.
• The ‘Golden’ (Final) release of the Embedded BIOS with StrongFrame
Technology (EBSF) BIOS.
• Merges the Pineview M (Mobile) and Pineview D (Desktop) platforms,
previously a separate BIOS.
• Fully backwards compatible with the WS5A Revision D System Board.
• By default, a password is required to start Windows Embedded CE 6.0
Factory Restore or the POS Ready Recovery CF. The password requirement
can be disabled from the ODM Menu.
• Fixes most boot issues associated with the USB Hard Disk. Symptoms
include failure to boot or failure to boot every other power cycle.
• Fully supports the Protege Customer Display System.
• Support for 512MB SO-DIMMs in Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3.
• Adds new fields to the Exit Tab: “Reload WINCE Factory Default
Settings”, “Reload USB WIN32 Factory Default Settings”, and “Reload
SATA WIN32 Factory Default Settings.”
• Adds new fields to the ODM Tab; ‘WINCE Factory Restore”, “USB
WIN32 Factory Restore”, “SATA WIN32 Factory Restore”, and “Enable
Password for Restore”.
• In addition to using the Recovery Button at the BIOS Splash screen, when
combined with a Revision F System Board, offers more options for starting
the recovery process. Refer to Chapter 4 for all recovery procedures.
BIOS Q2011d Features
This BIOS adds the following features to the list above:
• To ensure detection of the 8G USB Hard Disk with Toshiba Flash Chip at
start up, increase polling time to 5 seconds.
• Adds a new field to the ODM Tab: ‘CF Interface’ to disable the CF
Interface in WIN32 applications such as POSReady 2009.
BIOS Versions Q2010g/Q2011d Known Issues
• Using Intel DOS Ethernet Drivers to network boot results in ‘Stack
Overflow’ errors. This issue is currently under investigation at Phoenix
Technologies, Inc.
• When running a POSReady 2009 image prior to Version 2.0 from the USB
Hard Disk, avoid using 2G of RAM. For example, Workstation 5A P/N
400814-104 ships with POSReady 2009, 1G of RAM and 8G USB Hard
Drive.
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