Revision : 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Software name BIOS Update Utility Support models ThinkPad L410, L510 ThinkPad SL410, SL510 Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit, 64-bit Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit, 64-bit Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Professional Refer to marketing materials to find out what computer models support which Operating Systems. Version 1.38-1.22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES This package updates 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. This program is language independent and can be used with any language system. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE Version 1.38-1.22 [Important updates] Nothing. [New functions or enhancements] - Added support for battery firmware update. [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 Enter" 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 - If you encounter system hang-up, try to remove the AC adapter and battery from the computer and then attach them to the computer again, then see how it works. - Some BIOS settings might be changed back to the default after BIOS update. For example, the setting of SATA Controller Mode Option is changed from Compatibility to AHCI. In this case, you need to reapply some settings that you had changed previously. - If you use Windows Vista, before applying this BIOS into the system, you should install Windows Vista KB 937500. The information of KB937500 is located in the following Microsoft's site. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937500/en-us To verify if KB937500 is installed properly, 1. Click Start, then click Control Panel. 2. Find 'Programs and Features' and click. If this option does not exist on the window, choose Classic View to find it. 3. On 'Tasks' pane, click on "View installed updates". 4. Verify that KB937500 is included in the list of installed updates. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 and a charged battery pack. - Remove the Power-on password prior to updating the BIOS in the RDM (Remote Deployment Manager) or similar environment. Attention: Do not turn off or suspend the computer 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. Manual Update 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 Save. 4. Choose the folder you would like to download the file to and click Save. 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. Extracting file 5. Make sure to be logged on with an administrator account on the target computer. 6. Make sure the AC adapter is firmly connected to the target computer. 7. Locate the folder where the file was downloaded. 8. Locate the file that was downloaded and double-click it. The file name ends with "US.EXE" for 32-bit, "U6.EXE" for 64-bit Windows. 9. Follow the instructions on the screen. 10. In the Select Destination Location window, click Next. If you would like to select a different folder, click Browse. 11. In the Ready to Install window, click Install. All the necessary files will be extracted to the folder selected in the step 10. Updating the BIOS 12. Make sure the checkbox next to "Install ..... now" is checked and click Finish. 13. Follow the instructions on the screen. 14. Select 'Update ThinkPad BIOS' and follow the instructions on the screen. 15. After the update has been completed, the program shows a message 'Flash Update has been successfully completed...'. Follow the instructions on the screen to restart the computer. Finally delete the file saved in the step 4. Unattended Update This is for system administrators' use only. 1. Refer to the Manual Update section, and download and extract the file. 2. In the step 12 of the Installing files section, uncheck the checkbox next to "Install ..... now", and then click Finish to cancel installation. 3. At the command line, execute WINUPTP.EXE with the -s option. Example: [Path where the files were extracted]\WINUPTP -s To view the update result, refer to the WINUPTP.log file created at the same directory of the package. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Enter" 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 --------- ---------------- ---------------- ---- ---------- 1.38-1.22 1.38 (6JET80WW) 1.22 (6JHT62WW) 01 2010/06/30 1.37-1.21 1.37 (6JET79WW) 1.21 (6JHT61WW) 01 2010/05/21 1.35-1.19 1.35 (6JET77WW) 1.19 (6JHT59WW) 01 2010/05/07 1.34-1.19 1.34 (6JET76WW) 1.19 (6JHT59WW) 01 2010/04/14 1.31-1.18 1.31 (6JET73WW) 1.18 (6JHT58WW) 02 2010/03/16 1.31-1.18 1.31 (6JET73WW) 1.18 (6JHT58WW) 01 2010/03/08 1.30-1.17 1.30 (6JET72WW) 1.17 (6JHT57WW) 01 2010/01/20 1.27-1.14 1.27 (6JET69WW) 1.14 (6JHT54WW) 01 2009/12/02 1.26-1.14 1.26 (6JET68WW) 1.14 (6JHT54WW) 01 2009/11/20 1.23-1.12 1.23 (6JET65WW) 1.12 (6JHT52WW) 01 2009/10/23 1.16-1.08 1.16 (6JET58WW) 1.08 (6JHT48WW) 02 2009/10/02 1.16-1.08 1.16 (6JET58WW) 1.08 (6JHT48WW) 01 2009/09/18 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 <1.38-1.22> BIOS: 1.38 / ECP: 1.22 - (New) Added support for battery firmware update. <1.37-1.21> BIOS: 1.37 / ECP: 1.21 - (New) Added support for a new wireless WiMAX card. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer might hang when the lid was closed while Windows XP was starting with the Windows logo displayed. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer might hang when updating the BIOS. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the remaining battery charge might be shown as critical low when the computer was running with the AC adapter only and then the battery was attached to the computer. <1.35-1.19> BIOS: 1.34 / ECP: 1.19 - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer might shutdown in a certain case. <1.34-1.19> BIOS: 1.34 / ECP: 1.19 - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer might hang. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where accidental drain of the battery might happen when the AC adapter was detached from the computer after shutdown. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the warning message, "0251: System CMOS checksum bad - Default configuration used" might be displayed during the computer's start-up process. - (Fix) Fixed an issue that might fail to recognize Lenovo genuine batteries when the computer was turned on immediately after the battery was attached to the computer. <1.31-1.18> BIOS: 1.31 / ECP: 1.18 - (Fix) Added some notes in version 1.31-1.18 information. - (Fix) Restored the information of version 1.30 that was dropped from Readme file (this file). <1.31-1.18> BIOS: 1.31 / ECP: 1.18 - (New) Added support for new wireless WAN cards. - (New) Added a function that did not charge the batteries other than Lenovo genuine ones for safety reasons. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer might hang. Note: For this problem fix to take effect, you should remove the AC adapter and battery from the computer and then attach them to the computer again after the BIOS update. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer might stop responding without displaying the message, "Remove the BIOS update CD from the capital drive then press the Enter key to restart the computer" when the BIOS update was done with the BIOS Update CD. Note: This problem fix is valid from your next BIOS update. If you encountered this problem, 1. Wait for a few minutes. 2. Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds to power off the computer. The BIOS update was correctly done. Some cases need to remove the AC adapter and battery from the computer to power off the computer. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer might resume normal operation from sleep mode when removing and attaching the battery in sleep mode. - (Fix) Fixed an issue that might fail to recognize Lenovo genuine batteries which should be recognized. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the battery charge might stop on the way when Power Manager set the "Start charging when below" and "Stop charging at" options of Charge thresholds. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the battery status LED might be incorrect when remaining battery charge became less or equal 5%. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the battery did not recharge when full and then down to 94% charge. <1.30-1.17> BIOS: 1.30 / ECP: 1.17 - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the battery gauge reset could not work in Power Manager. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the ethernet disappeared after reboot or resume from Standby/Sleep mode. <1.27-1.14> BIOS: 1.27 / ECP: 1.14 - (Fix) Touched up a ThinkPad start-up logo. <1.26-1.14> BIOS: 1.26 / ECP: 1.14 - (New) Added support for Battery Error Reporting and Battery Maintenance in Power Manager. - (Fix) Fixed an issue of boot sequence at diagnostics mode. <1.23-1.12> BIOS: 1.23 / ECP: 1.12 - (New) Added support for new CPUs. - (New) Improved the sensitivity of Touchpad and TrackPoint. - (New) Changed fan behavior at power on. - (Fix) Fixed an issue that occurred in the USB port power control function after two times standby operation. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where SMbus access errors might occur. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the "Operating system not found" message might be displayed on the screen after BIOS update on Windows. - (Fix) Fixed an issue that did not display the CMOS checksum error message. <1.16-1.08> BIOS: 1.16 / ECP: 1.08 - [Important] Added support for Microsoft Windows 7. - (New) Added support for BIOS update on the 64-bit version of Windows. (The file name ends with "US.EXE" for 32-bit, "U6.EXE" for 64-bit Windows.) <1.16-1.08> BIOS: 1.16 / ECP: 1.08 - (New) Initial release for ThinkPad L410,L510,SL410,SL510. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADEMARKS * Lenovo and ThinkPad are registered trademarks of Lenovo. * Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others.