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''Main page: [[AMIBIOS 07.00.10]]'' | ''Main page: [[AMIBIOS 07.00.10]]'' | ||
Despite the version number 7, 07.00.10 is believed to be based on the older code base used by [[AMIBIOS 6]] (rather than the new codebase of 07.00.xx), due to it sharing | Despite the version number 7, 07.00.10 is believed to be based on the older code base used by [[AMIBIOS 6]] (rather than the new codebase of 07.00.xx), due to it sharing more similarities with AMIBIOS 6 rather than with AMIBIOS 8. | ||
Revision as of 06:43, 28 January 2023
Not to be confused with AMIBIOS 07.00.10, which is based on a different codebase.
AMIBIOS 07.00.xx is a family of AMIBIOS versions developed by American Megatrends from 1999 to 2001. These releases are assumed to be public pre-release versions of what would later become AMIBIOS 8 due to a lot of similarities between both versions.
This release brought many new features over AMIBIOS 6, such as new VGA resolution (640x480) POST & setup screens with 8x19 font (except some very few exceptions that had EGA resolution), a completely different POST screen style, bitmap logo support in POST (VGA POST only), up to 2 TB hard drive support, code bug fixes and improvements. AMIBIOS 07.00.xx also retired the fixed subcore dates used in strings of most older AMIBIOS versions. With AMIBIOS 07.00.xx the string date is the compile date of the BIOS instead.
AMIBIOS 07.00.xx was not commonly used (except for mostly some Intel i8xx and ServerWorks chipset motherboards) and in 2001 it was replaced by AMIBIOS 8, which is assumed to be the final release for 07.00.xx.
Setup Utility
AMIBIOS 07.00.xx has only one known setup utility, Easy Setup. Although the instance of Easy Setup on 07.00.xx (and AMIBIOS 8) is different from the instances on AMIBIOS 6 and AMIBIOS 07.00.10. So far, no instance of AMIBIOS 07.00.xx with the Simple Setup (AwardBIOS inspired setup utility) are known. Although AMIBIOS 8 does have Simple Setup.
Unlike Easy Setup of AMIBIOS 8, the gradient bar at the top does not move and is a still gradient. The moving gradient was available with some versions of AMIBIOS 8.
Modification tools
AMIBIOS 07.00.xx is the earliest version of AMIBIOS to be supported by native Microsoft Windows versions of American Megatrends' BIOS modification tools. AMIBCP 2.25 Beta is known for being able to open and modify 07.00.xx ROM files, although newer versions of AMIBCP might fail to do so.
AMIBIOS 07.00.10
Main page: AMIBIOS 07.00.10
Despite the version number 7, 07.00.10 is believed to be based on the older code base used by AMIBIOS 6 (rather than the new codebase of 07.00.xx), due to it sharing more similarities with AMIBIOS 6 rather than with AMIBIOS 8.