Intel Software: Intel® SMBus Driver 2.0
Gold V4.0.2.1
Release Notes



April 26, 2002

Microsoft* Windows* XP

Microsoft* Windows* 98 Second Edition
Microsoft* Windows* Millennium Edition
Microsoft* Windows* NT* 4.0 (Service Pack 6.0)
Microsoft* Windows* 2000 Professional (Service Pack 2.0)


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Revision History


Date

Driver Revision

Build Number

Draft/Changes

April 26, 2002 4.0.2 1 Gold Release
March 1, 2002 4.0.2 0 Beta Release
November 16, 2001 4.0.1 0 Alpha Release

New Features 

Features Added in Gold - V4.0.2.1

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Description

 Release Name

None

Features Added in Beta - V4.0.2.0

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Description

 Release Name

Added the self arbitration code to ensure BIOS access is granted during polling Beta (V4.0.2.0)
Renamed raw driver files to SMB.SYS, SMBNT4.SYS, SMB.INF, and SMBNT.INF for backward compatability. Beta (V4.0.2.0)

Features Added in Alpha - V4.0.1.0

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Description

 Release Name

Added support for systems with an ICH3M or ICH4 controller. Alpha (V4.0.1.0)
Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium, Windows 2000, and Windows XP supported by a single WDM driver. Alpha (V4.0.1.0)
Added PEC support on ICH3 and ICH4 systems Alpha (V4.0.1.0)
Integrated the pass-through interface into the smbus.sys driver Alpha (V4.0.1.0)

Known Issues 

Known Issues in Gold  - V4.0.2.1

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Description

 Affected OSs

None

Known Issues in Beta  - V4.0.2.0

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Description

 Affected OSs

None

Known Issues in Alpha  - V4.0.1.0

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Description

 Affected OSs

None

Issues Resolved   

 Issues Resolved in Gold - V4.0.2.1

Reference No: 

Description

 Affected OSs

None  

 Issues Resolved in Beta - V4.0.2.0

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Description

 Affected OSs

Cleaned up Power Management issues discovered during testing Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium

 Issues Resolved in Alpha - V4.0.1.0

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Description

 Affected OSs

Power Management fully supported, preventing bus hangs at shutdown Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP

Components Contained in this Release

Components Contained in Gold - V4.0.2.1

Component 

Filename

Version

Windows* 98SE/ME/2000/XP Driver

SMB.SYS

4.0.2.0

Windows* 98SE/ME/ 2000/XP INF

SMB.INF

4.0.2.0

Windows* NT* 4.0 Driver

SMBNT4.SYS

4.0.2.0

Windows* NT* 4.0 INF

SMBNT.INF

N/A