Revision : 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Software Name BIOS Update CD (ISO image file for bootable CD) Support models ThinkPad R61 - 15 inch normal screen models Machine types: 8942, 8943, 8944, 8945, 8947, 8948, 8949 ThinkPad R61i - 15 inch normal screen model Machine type: 8943 Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit (*1) Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit (*1) Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Professional Refer to marketing materials to find out what computer models support which Operating Systems. Version 1.24 *1: Supports the models with Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processors only. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES This package provides the ISO image file of BIOS which is compatible with CD/DVD writing software to create the CD/DVD for the BIOS update. Hereafter the CD/DVD for the BIOS update is called as "BIOS Update CD". The BIOS Update CD can boot the computer disregarding the operating systems and update the BIOS (including system program and Embedded Controller program) stored in the ThinkPad computer to fix problems, add new functions, or expand functions as noted below. For that purpose, it is necessary to have the CD/DVD writing software (with CD/DVD creation function from the ISO image file) prepared separately. Also, the following type of CD-RW, CD-RW & DVD Combo, DVD, DVD Multi or other optical drives should be prepared. (Hereafter these drives are called as "optical drive".) - ThinkPad internal optical drive This program is language independent and can be used with any language system. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE Version 1.24 [Important updates] Nothing. [New functions or enhancements] - Added support for 1600x900 screen resolution on the external monitor. - Updated the Computrace part in the BIOS. [Problem fixes] Nothing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DETERMINING WHICH VERSION IS INSTALLED 1. Turn off the computer. 2. Turn on the computer. 3. While the "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue ThinkVantage button" message is displayed at the lower-left area of the screen, press the F1 key. The BIOS Setup Utility menu will be displayed. If a password prompt appears, type the correct password. 4. Check the BIOS Version and Embedded Controller Version. 5. Turn off the computer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES - You should install the CD/DVD writing software which supports CD/DVD creation function from the ISO image file to create the BIOS Update CD. - To boot the computer from the BIOS Update CD, you should have the following optical drive. - ThinkPad internal optical drive Any types of USB, PC Card, CardBus PC Card or ExpressCard optical drive are not supported. - To boot the computer from the BIOS Update CD, you may need to change the boot device setting in your ThinkPad computer. Refer to the "Prepare boot device" section in this document. - The contents of the BIOS Update CD can not be shown by Windows Explorer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREATING THE BIOS UPDATE CD This section assumes to use Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer. Downloading file 1. Click once on the underlined file name. Once this is done, some pop-up windows will appear. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen. 3. In the window to choose Run or Save, click the Save button. 4. Choose the folder you would like to download the file to and click the Save button. A different window will appear and the download will begin and complete. Once the download has completed, there may or may not be a message stating that the download completed successfully. Creating BIOS Update CD 5. Prepare a computer with an optical drive installed and a blank CD/DVD disc, and make sure the CD/DVD writing software is installed into the computer. 6. Locate the folder where the file was downloaded. 7. Locate the downloaded file ending in ".ISO", then double-click it. A writing software will open. 8. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish writing and complete creating BIOS Update CD. Finally delete the file saved in the step 4. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PREPARING THE BOOT DEVICE Confirm that an optical drive is in the boot device list of your BIOS setup. 1. Power off the computer. 2. Power on the computer. 3. While the "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue ThinkVantage button" message is displayed at the lower-left area of the screen, press the F1 key. The BIOS Setup Utility menu will be displayed. If a password prompt appears, type the correct password. 4. Choose "Startup" from the menu. 5. Choose "Boot" from the menu. Note the current boot priority order for restoration later if you need to modify your boot list. 6. In "Boot Priority Order", make sure the following device is on top of "ATA HDD0". - "ATAPI CD0" (when using ThinkPad internal optical drive) 7. Press the F3 key to exit, or press the F10 key to save the new setup and then select Yes. 8. Restart the computer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATING THE BIOS Notes: - If your computer runs satisfactorily now, it may not be necessary to update the BIOS. To determine if you should update the BIOS, refer to the Version Information section. - You need an AC adapter, a charged battery pack and the following optical drive. - ThinkPad internal optical drive - If your computer is attached to any kind of docking station or port replicator, turn off the computer and detach it before proceeding. - Remove the Power-on password prior to updating the BIOS in the RDM (Remote Deployment Manager) or similar environment. Attention: Do not turn off, suspend the computer or remove the BIOS UPDATE CD until the update has been completed. IF YOU DO THAT WHILE THE UPDATE IS STILL IN PROGRESS, THE SYSTEM BOARD MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. 1. Firmly connect the AC adapter to the target computer. 2. Make sure your ThinkPad computer has an optical drive installed. 3. Insert the BIOS Update CD into the optical drive and turn on the computer. 4. Select Read this first from the menu and carefully read the information. 5. Press the Esc key to return to the menu. 6. Select Update system program and follow the instructions on the screen. 7. After the information panel appears, remove the BIOS Update CD from the optical drive then press the Enter key to restart the computer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INITIALIZING BIOS BIOS Initialization is suggested for some problems. To initialize the BIOS settings: 1. Turn off the computer. 2. Turn on the computer. 3. While the "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue ThinkVantage button" message is displayed at the lower-left area of the screen, press the F1 key. The BIOS Setup Utility menu will be displayed. If a password prompt appears, type the correct password. 4. Press the F9 key to load default configuration. 5. Select Yes. 6. Press the F10 key to save default configuration and exit. 7. Select Yes. 8. Restart the computer. Note: After initialization you may need to reapply some settings that you had changed previously. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION INFORMATION The following versions of BIOS and ECP (Embedded Controller Program) have been released to date. Package BIOS (BIOS ID) ECP (ECP ID) Rev. Issue Date ------- ---------------- ---------------- ---- ------------ 1.24 1.24 (7QET42WW) 1.00 (7QHT15WW) 01 2009/11/18 1.23 1.23 (7QET41WW) 1.00 (7QHT15WW) 02 2009/10/22 1.23 1.23 (7QET41WW) 1.00 (7QHT15WW) 01 2009/06/15 1.21 1.21 (7QET39WW) 1.00 (7QHT15WW) 01 2008/12/16 1.20 1.20 (7QET38WW) 1.00 (7QHT15WW) 13th release 1.19 1.19 (7QET37WW) 1.00 (7QHT15WW) 12th release 1.18 1.18 (7QET36WW) 1.00 (7QHT15WW) 11th release 1.17 1.17 (7QET35WW) 1.00 (7QHT15WW) 10th release 1.16 1.16 (7QET34WW) 1.00 (7QHT15WW) 9th release 1.13 1.13 (7QET31WW) 1.00 (7QHT15WW) 8th release 1.12 1.12 (7QET30WW) 1.00 (7QHT15WW) 7th release 1.11 1.11 (7QET29WW) 1.00 (7QHT15WW) 6th release 1.10 1.10 (7QET28WW) 1.00 (7QHT15WW) 5th release 1.09 1.09 (7QET27WW) 1.00 (7QHT15WW) 4th release 1.08 1.08 (7QET26WW) 1.00 (7QHT15WW) 3rd release 1.07 1.07 (7QET25WW) 1.00 (7QHT15WW) 2nd release 1.04 1.04 (7QET22WW) 1.00 (7QHT15WW) 1st release Note: Revision number (Rev.) is for administrative purpose of this README document and is not related to software version. There is no need to upgrade this software when the revision number changes. To check the version of BIOS and Embedded Controller Program, refer to the Determining which version is installed section. Summary of Changes Where: < > Package version BIOS: BIOS version ECP: Embedded Controller Program version [Important] Important update (New) New function or enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <1.24> BIOS: 1.24 / ECP: 1.00 - (New) Added support for 1600x900 screen resolution on the external monitor. - (New) Updated the Computrace part in the BIOS. <1.23> BIOS: 1.23 / ECP: 1.00 - (New) Added support for Microsoft Windows 7. <1.23> BIOS: 1.23 / ECP: 1.00 - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer might not start when a new ThinkPad Hard Drive Bay Adapter was installed in the Docking Station. <1.21> BIOS: 1.21 / ECP: 1.00 - (New) Added PCI Express Power Management disabling capability in BIOS setup. - (Fix) Windows XP installation may stop responding on the way. - (Fix) System reboot should be done for all Physical Presence I/F command execution. - (Fix) The computer with Smart Card Reader resumes normal operation from sleep state unexpectedly. - (Fix) The computer with RICOH CardBus Controller has slow data transfer performance. <1.20> BIOS: 1.20 / ECP: 1.00 - (New) Intel Video BIOS update. <1.19> BIOS: 1.19 / ECP: 1.00 - (New) Support for Intel ICH-8 step B2 (added). - (Fix) Buzzing sound around the fan with battery. Note: To use this feature, you need to install the following drivers. - Power Manager for Windows Vista (Version 2.30 or higher) or Power Manager for Windows XP/2000 (Version 1.40 or higher) - ThinkPad Power Management Driver for Windows 98 SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista (Version 1.44 or higher) - (Fix) The computer may hang if Rescue and Recovery is installed on Windows Vista 64-bit SP1. <1.18> BIOS: 1.18 / ECP: 1.00 - (New) Enhancement of security function. - (New) Support for ICH8 revision B2. - (Fix) The error, "0191 System Security-Invalid Remote Change requested." may occur at the power-on. - (Fix) Some CardBus and IEEE 1394 devices may slow down the performance. <1.17> BIOS: 1.17 / ECP: 1.00 - (Fix) The computer may hang while formatting CardBus ATA drive on Windows Vista 64-bit SP1. <1.16> BIOS: 1.16 / ECP: 1.00 - (Fix) WOL (Wake on LAN) may fail. - (Fix) Boot error occurs at Intel ICH8M SATA initialization. <1.13> BIOS: 1.13 / ECP: 1.00 - (New) Intel Memory Reference Code update. - (Fix) The error code 2100 (Hard disk drive 0 initialization error) is displayed only occasionally after "Setup Default" is done in BIOS Setup Utility. <1.12> BIOS: 1.12 / ECP: 1.00 - (New) Microcode updates of the processors. - (New) Added the new BIOS Setup option to avoid system hang even if the AC adapter is removed from the ThinkPad Advanced Mini Dock while the computer is attached to it. *How to enable: Set the Legacy Devices on Mini-Dock option to 'Disabled' of Docking Station of Config in BIOS Setup menu. *Note: A serial and a parallel port on the Mini-Dock will be disabled with this setup. <1.11> BIOS: 1.11 / ECP: 1.00 - (New) Added the new error code 1830 to indicate that a single DIMM is not installed in the memory slot 0. Solution for the error code: With a single DIMM, install the DIMM into the memory slot 0 (a slot different from having used it). - (Fix) Unexpected interrupts from the USB controller may occur. <1.10> BIOS: 1.10 / ECP: 1.00 - (Fix) The LCD brightness always becomes maximum level after Windows XP starts. <1.09> BIOS: 1.09 / ECP: 1.00 - (New) A design change that the screen is set to extended desktop mode with an external display and "When I close the lid of my portable computer" option in the power option is set to "Do nothing", and when the lid is closed; (Old) The extended display mode is canceled and video output is switched to the external display only, so icons on the desktop will be moved. (New) The extended display mode is kept and video output is not switched, so icons on the desktop are not moved. <1.08> BIOS: 1.08 / ECP: 1.00 - (New) Function enhancement of capturing the BIOS configuration information on the computer by BIOS Settings Capture/Playback Utility. - (Fix) Once a fingerprint matching fails on the fingerprint sensor at power-on time, a power-on password prompt may appear immediately without retries of fingerprint detection. - (Fix) The data transfer rate of hard drive is slow in SATA AHCI mode. - (Fix) The computer may hang at the power-on if device configuration is changed in the BIOS Setup immediately after resuming normal operation from hibernation mode. - (Fix) An error may occur at the power-on after ThinkPad BIOS Settings for Windows runs and then the computer goes into hibernation mode. <1.07> BIOS: 1.07 / ECP: 1.00 - (New) An error may happen during the BIOS update. - (Fix) Resuming normal operation from hibernation mode may fail with Intel Turbo Memory on Windows Vista. - (Fix) The screen resolution of external display attached to the docking station will be changed after undocking/docking the computer. (Note) To resolve this problem, the following display driver must be installed, as well as the BIOS update. - Intel Display Driver (Intel 940GML/945GM/GL960/GM965) Version 6.14.10.4860 or higher. - (Fix) Improvement of handling of SMBIOS type 22 (Battery information) with damaged battery. <1.04> BIOS: 1.04 / ECP: 1.00 - (New) Initial release. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOS INFORMATION Memory Map Information ---------------------- Reserved Area: The following conventional memory addresses are reserved by the BIOS and others. C0000-CFFFF : Reserved for Video BIOS D0000-D1FFF : Reserved for Option ROM of Ethernet (*a) E0000-FFFFF : Reserved for System BIOS Note: *a: This area becomes free by disabling the Ethernet LAN Option ROM option under Config and Network in the BIOS Setup Utility. This choice will disable PXE and WOL features. Usable Area: The following memory address can be used by the memory manager such as EMM386. D2000-DFFFF Note: Certain addresses in this area will be reserved for CardBus Controllers or others by Operating Systems. The addresses vary and depend on the design of each Operating System. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADEMARKS * Lenovo, Rescue and Recovery, ThinkPad and ThinkVantage are registered trademarks of Lenovo. * Ultrabay is a trademark of Lenovo. * Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. * Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. * PC Card and ExpressCard are trademarks of PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association). * RICOH is a registered trademark of RICOH Co., Ltd. Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others.