Eee PC BIOS Revisions

Official Asus Eee PC ftp directory: USA Taiwan Asus Update Utility Eee PC directory: Asus.com

Newer releases last, sorted chronologically.

Tools

• Bootdisk creator
• AFU flash utility
• BIOS Update Tools - Allows downgrading

Releases

8804

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• Bios date 2007-07-25, initial release
• Available via Asus Update
• Full 100 MHz FSB
• Chip report as an Intel I915GM rather than Intel I910GML
• Wireless and screen flickering problems reported

0302

• Bios date 2007-10-10
• FSB lowered to 70 MHz

0204

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• Bios date 2007-10-05
• Fixes USB2 and webcam problems

0401

• Download
• Bios date 2007-10-17
• Fix sometimes password is requested when entering setup

0511 test 705

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• Bios date 2007-12-04
• Internal lead, beta version, at your own risk
• Display brightness higher, 220 Nits (versus ~130 nits)
• CPU speed adjustment, Max Battery (630 MHz) Max Performance (900 MHz)
• Voltage adjustment setting, locked to Low for Max Battery and Normal for Max Performance
• Downgrading to older BIOS versions restricted
• Possibly higher fan speed

0703

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• Bios date 2008-01-04
• Revise the year of copyright strings from 2007 to 2008

0801

• Download
• Bios date 2008-01-08
• EC Firmware Version: 701_073

0906

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• Bios date 2008-02-21
• 0901
• Improve QuickBoot Function and Default Set to On.
• Remove VBIOS Sign On message.
• 0902
• Force System Boot to First HDD when BootBoster Enabled.
• 0903
• Fix EZ-Flash & ASUS Update can't Update EC Firmware.
• 0904
• Change the defualt value of "boot booster" to "disable".
• 0905
• Fix XP Freeze when Battery Capacity fall down to Critical Low.
• 0906
• Fix AC/DC status confused when enter OS by bootbooster.
• Correct battery warning&low capacity.

0910

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• Bios date 2008-03-03
• 0907
• Revise VBIOS to Support 1024x768.
• 0908
• Update EC F/W to fix system can't wakeup when Discharge to Battery Low in S3.
• Update EC F/W to fix system auto wakeup when XP force system Standby when Battery Low occurred.
• Skip asserting BAT_LL# in S3 to prevents host could not resuming from S3.
• Changed BAT_LL# asserting level to 0.5*battery critical level.
• Disabled EC_FLAG_BAT_LOW_RESUME_S3_ENABLED when enter to S3.)
• 0909
• Update EC FW to Fix that If you Plug/Remove AC fast and continual, XP may show AC Present but in fact not.
• Changed the model name from S701_xxx to EPC-[censored].
• Fixed SCI_EVT synchronization issue.
• Fix System Boot to SSD fail when Enable BootBooster and Set Lan Boot First.
• 0910
• Remove 1024x768 due to SW not ready

More detailed information on my eeeuser.com BIOS download thread.

1101

• Bios date 2008-07-29

1302

• Bios date 2009-03-24