Intel Software: Intel® SMBus Driver 2.0
Beta v4.0.4.1
Release Notes



March 18, 2003

Microsoft* Windows* XP (Service Pack 1.0)

Microsoft* Windows* 98 Second Edition
Microsoft* Windows* Millennium Edition
Microsoft* Windows* NT* 4.0 (Service Pack 6.0)
Microsoft* Windows* 2000 Professional (Service Pack 3.0)


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Revision History


Date

Driver Revision

Build Number

Draft/Changes

March 18, 2003 4.0.4 1 Beta Release

New Features   

Features Added in Beta - V4.0.4.1

Reference No: 

Description

 Release Name

None Beta (V4.0.4.1)

 

Features Added in Alpha - V4.0.3.0

Reference No: 

Description

 Release Name

Added support for I/0 Controller Hub5 (ICH5) Alpha (V4.0.3.0)

Known Issues 

Known Issues in Beta  - V4.0.4.1

Reference No: 

Description

 Affected OSs

1
 
On Hyper-Threading Technology enabled systems, the SMBus driver has an issue when the bus hang recovery code is executed. The bus hang recovery code is executed in the rare case when the bus gets locked up, by incorrectly accessing a SMBus device. This issue manifests itself as a blue screen if driver verifier is attached.  Otherwise, it may not be seen and may have unexpected results.
 
All
 
2 The driver name, SMB.SYS, collides with a network driver that within the Windows* .NET Server operating system. This name collision will possibly prevent the driver from properly installing or it may inadvertently corrupt part of the network stack.

NOTE: Windows* .NET Server is not supported by the SMBus driver .

Windows* .NET Sever

  

Known Issues in Alpha  - V4.0.3.0

Reference No: 

Description

 Affected OSs

None

Issues Resolved   

Issues Resolved in Beta - V4.0.4.1

Reference No: 

Description

 Affected OSs

  None  

 

Issues Resolved in Alpha - V4.0.3.0

Reference No: 

Description

 Affected OSs

  Fixes a bug where the INUSE bit would get set incorrectly when the system was under high stress. Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP

Components Contained in this Release

Components Contained in Beta - V4.0.4.1

Component 

Filename

Version

Windows* 98SE/ME/2000/XP Driver

SMB.SYS

4.0.4.0

Windows* 98SE/ME/ 2000/XP INF

SMB.INF

4.0.4.0

Windows* NT* 4.0 Driver

SMBNT4.SYS

4.0.4.0

Windows* NT* 4.0 INF

SMBNT.INF

N/A