APPENDIX C
M5TROUBL
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APPENDIX M
BIOS AND FLASH MINIMUM REQUIREMENT
The following table shows a connection between the released software versions and the BIOS
versions. Also the required Flash EPROM size is shown:
SOFTWARE version BIOS version FLASH size
1.04 1.04 1 Megabit
1.06 1.04 1 Megabit
1.07 1.04 1 Megabit
1.09 1.04 1 Megabit
1.11 1.04 1 Megabit
1.12 1.04 1 Megabit
1.13 1.04 1 Megabit
1.14A (ATAC) 1.04 1 Megabit
1.15 1.04 1 Megabit
next release 2.00 2 Megabit
Note: Some of the features in software version 1.14 and higher will not be supported in
BIOS version 1.04. A list of such features are found in the following table:
SOFTWARE version FEATURES Min. BIOS version Min. FLASH size
x.xx Self test proc. 1.07 1 Megabit
1.12 SAMPLING option 1.04 1 Megabit
1.13 MD2 1.04 1 Megabit
1.14 MD2 1.04 1 Megabit
1.14ATAC ATAC support, 1.04* 1 Megabit
1.15
SAMPLER (SIMM)
TOOLBOX**
SMPTE
PARAMETRIC EQ
2.00 2 Megabit
* Updating to BIOS 2.00 will improve ATAC performance
** Only if MD2 is installed
The software version is shown in the display during the power-on sequence of the M5000.
The BIOS version and the Flash EPROM size are shown in the M5000 Setup Utility Menu.
Refer to page 2 in the SOFTWARE INSTALLATION chapter in the CONFIGURATION
section.
All M5000s with a higher serial number than 281 000 are all updated with BIOS version
higher than 2.0 and 2 Megabit FLASH EPROM size !