AMIBIOS 7, also known as 07.00.10, is a release of AMIBIOS that is usually known with the subcore date of "040201" (April 2, 2001). Unlike other AMIBIOS 07.00.xx code bases, 07.00.10 was most likely based on the existing AMIBIOS 6 (071595 and it's sub-core dates) code instead of the entire new codebase other AMIBIOS 7 cores used, although with some new features. These features include bigger size storage support (from 32 GB to 2 TB), a built-in boot menu and a built-in option ROM for network boot (although it was still possible to perform a network boot on earlier cores with unofficial option ROMs).
AMIBIOS 7 was quickly replaced by AMIBIOS 8 in around 2003 for most commercial computers. Therefore, it's one of the most uncommon versions of AMIBIOS.
POST screen
AMIBIOS 7 was available in both VGA (640x480) and EGA (640x350) resolutions, although in most cases it was in VGA. The VGA version includes a bigger, more colourful and detailed EPA (Energy Star logo), while the EGA version used the older EPA from later AMIBIOS 6 versions.
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A VGA AMIBIOS 7 compiled for the Acrosser AR-B1479 Single Board Computer
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An EGA AMIBIOS 7 compiled for the ECS K7S5A motherboard
Setup Utility
Like AMIBIOS 6, AMIBIOS 7 had a couple of different setup utilities, one resembling the later Hi-Flex setup utility of AMIBIOS 6 (seen in VGA or EGA), another resembling the later Simple Setup utility, again from AMIBIOS 6, and "Easy Setup Utility" resembling the 1994 and onwards PhoenixBIOS setup utility and most likely based on the AMIBIOS 6's Easy Setup Utility. The VGA versions of these setup utilities with the version number "3.31a" were all dubbed "New Setup Utility" (Except for VGA Easy Setup Version 2.01a which calls itself "Easy Setup Utility"), but the EGA versions were all directly ported from AMIBIOS 6, therefore they kept their original names. The Easy Setup Utility was also seen in EGA and under the name "AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY", however all known instances of this were on ASRock motherboards, therefore it's believed to be a customization made by ASRock.
Please note that EGA versions of Hi-Flex and Simple Setup were directly forked from AMIBIOS 6 and look exactly like their AMIBIOS 6 versions, therefore they have not been included in the gallery below.
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AMIBIOS 7's Hi-Flex Setup Utility in VGA resolution
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AMIBIOS 7's Simple Setup Utility in VGA resolution
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AMIBIOS 7's Easy Setup Utility in VGA (Version 3.31a)
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AMIBIOS 7 Easy Setup Utility VGA (Version 2.01a) as seen in a documentation for the Gigabyte GS-SR222E-N storage server.
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AMIBIOS 7's Easy Setup Utility in EGA resolution often seen in early-2000s ASRock motherboards
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