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 |
Reference No: |
Description |
Release Name |
None |
Features Added in Beta - V4.0.2.0 |
Reference No: |
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 |
Reference No: |
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 |
Reference No: |
Description |
Affected OSs |
None |
Known Issues in Beta - V4.0.2.0 |
Reference No: |
Description |
Affected OSs |
None |
Known Issues in Alpha - V4.0.1.0 |
Reference No: |
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 |
Reference No: |
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 |
Reference No: |
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 |