Revision : 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Software name BIOS Update CD (ISO image file for bootable CD) Support models ThinkPad X201, X201i, X201s, X201 Tablet 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES This package provides the ISO image file of BIOS which is compatible with CD/DVD/BD writing software to create the CD/DVD/BD for the BIOS update. Hereafter the CD/DVD/BD 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/BD writing software (with CD/DVD/BD creation function from the ISO image file) prepared separately. Also, any one of the following types of CD-RW, CD-RW & DVD Combo, DVD, DVD Multi, BD or other optical drives should be prepared. (Hereafter these drives are called as "optical drive".) - USB - Ultrabay Slim installed in the ThinkPad UltraBase This program is language independent and can be used with any language system. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT INFORMATION DO NOT FORCE POWER OFF during reboot after BIOS update because of multiple reboot happening. There may be a chance of extra flash update and ECP update during reboot time. If you cut down the power during this, a system board may need to be replaced. Three times reboot at maximum may happen. This is a part of update process. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE Version 1.38 [Important updates] Nothing. [New functions or enhancements] - Added support for new microcode of CPU. [Problem fixes] Nothing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DETERMINING WHICH VERSION IS INSTALLED There are two ways to check the BIOS version and BIOS ID. [Checking on Windows] Windows 7/Vista: 1. Click Start, click All Programs or Programs, click Accessories, click System Tools and then click System Information. - or - Click Start, type msinfo32 in the Start Search box and then click msinfo32 in the Programs list. 2. On the System Information window, make sure System Summary is selected in the left side of the window. 3. Locate the BIOS version/date line in the right side of the window. "LENOVO BIOS ID (BIOS version), date" will be shown. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type your password, or click Continue. Windows XP: 1. Click Start, click All programs, click Accessories, click System Tools and then click System Information. - or - Click Start, click Run, type msinfo32 in the Open box and then click OK. 2. On the System Information window, make sure System Summary is selected in the left side of the window. 3. Locate the BIOS version/date line in the right side of the window. "LENOVO BIOS ID (BIOS version), date" will be shown. [Checking on BIOS Setup] 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/BD writing software which supports CD/DVD/BD 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 any one of the following types of optical drives. - USB - Ultrabay Slim installed in the ThinkPad UltraBase Any other types (PC Card, CardBus PC Card, ExpressCard or others) 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. - 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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. Creating BIOS Update CD 5. Prepare a computer with an optical drive installed and a blank CD/DVD/BD disc, and make sure the CD/DVD/BD writing software is installed into the computer. 6. Locate the folder where the file was downloaded. 7. Locate the file ending in ".ISO" that was downloaded, 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". - "USB CD" (when using a USB optical drive) - "ATAPI CD0" (when using an Ultrabay Slim optical drive installed in the ThinkPad UltraBase) 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 any one of the following types of optical drives. - USB - Ultrabay Slim installed in the ThinkPad UltraBase - 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 -------------- --------------- ----------------------------- ---- ---------- 1.38 1.38 (6QET68WW) 1.14/1.14 (6QHT33WW/6SHT33WW) 01 2011/12/15 1.14 (8VHT33WW) 1.37 1.37 (6QET67WW) 1.14/1.14 (6QHT33WW/6SHT33WW) 01 2011/08/01 1.14 (8VHT33WW) 1.36 1.36 (6QET66WW) 1.14/1.14 (6QHT33WW/6SHT33WW) 01 2011/06/16 1.14 (8VHT33WW) 1.35 1.35 (6QET65WW) 1.14/1.14 (6QHT33WW/6SHT33WW) 01 2011/05/24 1.14 (8VHT33WW) 1.34a 1.34 (6QET64WW) 1.13/1.13 (6QHT32WW/6SHT32WW) 01 2011/04/21 1.13 (8VHT32WW) 1.34 1.34 (6QET64WW) 1.13/1.13 (6QHT32WW/6SHT32WW) 01 2011/03/23 1.32 1.32 (6QET62WW) 1.12/1.12 (6QHT31WW/6SHT31WW) 01 2011/01/13 1.31 1.31 (6QET61WW) 1.12/1.12 (6QHT31WW/6SHT31WW) 01 2010/11/12 1.22 1.22 (6QET52WW) 1.11/1.11 (6QHT30WW/6SHT30WW) 01 2010/09/09 1.17 1.17 (6QET47WW) 1.10/1.10 (6QHT29WW/6SHT29WW) 01 2010/07/30 1.16 1.16 (6QET46WW) 1.09/1.09 (6QHT28WW/6SHT28WW) 01 2010/06/29 1.15-1.09/1.09 1.15 (6QET45WW) 1.09/1.09 (6QHT28WW/6SHT28WW) 01 2010/05/19 1.14-1.09/1.09 1.14 (6QET44WW) 1.09/1.09 (6QHT28WW/6SHT28WW) 01 2010/04/23 1.12-1.07/1.07 1.12 (6QET42WW) 1.07/1.07 (6QHT26WW/6SHT26WW) 01 2010/04/05 1.09-1.06/1.06 1.09 (6QET39WW) 1.06/1.06 (6QHT25WW/6SHT25WW) 01 2010/03/03 1.05-1.03/1.03 1.05 (6QET35WW) 1.03/1.03 (6QHT22WW/6SHT22WW) 01 2010/02/16 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> BIOS: 1.38 / ECP: 1.14/1.14/1.14 - (New) Added support for new microcode of CPU. <1.37> BIOS: 1.37 / ECP: 1.14/1.14/1.14 - (Fix) Fixed an issue where display blackout might occur by uninstalling video driver on the system with Windows Vista or Windows 7. <1.36> BIOS: 1.36 / ECP: 1.14/1.14/1.14 - (New) Support for ME6.2 Host Based Configuration function. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where keyboard on Intel AMT KVM remote console might malfunction. <1.35> BIOS: 1.35 / ECP: 1.14/1.14/1.14 - (New) Improvement for Embedded Controller. <1.34a> BIOS: 1.34 / ECP: 1.13/1.13/1.13 - (New) Support for new Embedded Controller. <1.34> BIOS: 1.34 / ECP: 1.13/1.13 - (Fix) Fixed an issue where 3D application might not correctly run. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the machine might go to shutdown by a certain operation during BIOS/H8 flash. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the machine might go to shutdown by removing the slice battery(FRU#42T4739) during suspend mode. <1.32> BIOS: 1.32 / ECP: 1.12/1.12 - (Fix) Fixed an issue where user may gets "Optical Drive is in use" error message when user try to undock UltraBase from the system. <1.31> BIOS: 1.31 / ECP: 1.12/1.12 - (New) Added support of "Power On with AC Attach" feature at BIOS Setup Utility -> Config -> Power submenu. <1.22> BIOS: 1.22 / ECP: 1.11/1.11 - (New) Added support for new CPU models. <1.17> BIOS: 1.17 / ECP: 1.10/1.10 - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the setting of SATA Controller Mode Option in BIOS Setup Utility could not be changed through Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer might not be powered on by pressing the power button of the UltraBase while the LCD was closed. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer might not resume normal operation from suspend/standby/sleep state when a hard disk password was installed and Intel TXT Feature in BIOS Setup Utility was enabled. <1.16> BIOS: 1.16 / ECP: 1.09/1.09 - (Fix) Fixed an issue where an invalid password error was displayed when a supervisor password was installed in the computer and the supervisor password was entered as the current password to change the power-on password in the BIOS Setup Utility. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where a USB device inserted into the Always On USB enabled USB port was not recognized. <1.15-1.09/1.09> BIOS: 1.15 / ECP: 1.09/1.09 - (Fix) Fixed an issue where a blue screen error might happen while using McAfee's "Endpoint Encryption" in a certain configuration. <1.14-1.09/1.09> BIOS: 1.14 / ECP: 1.09/1.09 - (Fix) Corrected an description of ECP version information in this README document. - (New) Reduced power consumption. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer might not resume normal operation from suspend state on non-Windows ACPI OS. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where ThinkPad X201 Tablet might have the distorted screen on resuming normal operation from sleep state on Windows 7. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer might not resume normal operation from suspend/standby/sleep state when a hard disk password was installed in the computer. <1.12-1.07/1.07> BIOS: 1.12 / ECP: 1.07/1.07 - [Important] Fixed an issue where the preloaded Windows 64-bit requested re-activation after updating the BIOS. (This BIOS fix didn't resolve re-activation request itself.) (This problem didn't occur when the BIOS Update CD was used for update.) - (New) Improved key input response. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where Startup Interrupt Menu might not be displayed. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where multiple provisioning data handling by USB memory provisioning did not work for Intel vPro. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where network boot might not be executed via the Ethernet device. <1.09-1.06/1.06> BIOS: 1.09 / ECP: 1.06/1.06 - (New) Added support for ThinkPad X201i. - (Fix) Fixed an issue that Disabling Intel AMT option in the BIOS Setup menu did not function correctly. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where battery authentication might be failed. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where some batteries might not be charged fully on ThinkPad X201 Tablet. <1.05-1.03/1.03> BIOS: 1.05 / ECP: 1.03/1.03 - (New) Initial release for ThinkPad X201,X201s,X201 Tablet. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) DD000-DFFFF : Reserved for USB BIOS (*b) E0000-FFFFF : Reserved for System BIOS Notes: *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. *b: This area becomes free by disabling the USB BIOS Option ROM option under Config and USB in the BIOS Setup Utility. This choice will disable booting from USB device and other USB BIOS features. Usable Area: The following memory address can be used by the memory manager such as EMM386. D2000-DCFFF 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, ThinkPad and ThinkVantage are registered trademarks of Lenovo. * UltraBase and Ultrabay are trademarks of Lenovo. * Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. * Intel vPro is a 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). Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others.