Revision : 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Software name BIOS Update CD (ISO image file for bootable CD) Support models ThinkPad X220, X220i, X220 Tablet, X220i Tablet Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 8 32-bit, 64-bit Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit, 64-bit Microsoft Windows Vista 32bit, 64bit Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 Refer to marketing materials to find out what computer models support which Operating Systems. Version 1.36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES This package provides the ISO image file of UEFI BIOS which is compatible with CD/DVD/BD writing software to create the CD/DVD/BD for the UEFI BIOS update. Hereafter the CD/DVD/BD for the UEFI BIOS update is called as "BIOS Update CD". The BIOS Update CD can boot the computer disregarding the operating systems and update the UEFI 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".) - Ultrabay Slim installed in the ThinkPad UltraBase - USB This program is language independent and can be used with any language system. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE Version 1.36 [Important updates] Nothing. [New functions or enhancements] - Add support for a new LCD. [Problem fixes] Nothing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KNOWN LIMITATIONS - After backing up a Windows XP system to a hard drive connected to the e-SATA port through Rescue and Recovery, when attempting to restore the backup image from the e-SATA hard drive through Rescue and Recovery, a blue screen error occurs. Rescue and Recovery can not access the e-SATA hard drive. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DETERMINING WHICH VERSION IS INSTALLED There are two ways to check the UEFI BIOS version and BIOS ID. [Checking on Windows] Windows 8: 1. Hold down the Windows logo key and press X to open a menu at the lower-left area of the screen. 2. Select Control Panel from the menu. 3. Make sure "View by Category" is selected, and select System and Security, select Administrative Tools, and then select System Information. - or - 2. Select Run from the menu. 3. Type msinfo32, and press Enter. 4. On the System Information window, make sure System Summary is selected in the left side of the window. 5. 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 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 ThinkPad Setup] Windows 8: 1. Turn on the computer to start Windows. 2. Hold down the Windows logo key and press C to open the Charm bar on the screen. 3. Select Settings, then Power from the menu. 4. Select Reboot to restart the computer. 5. While the "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue ThinkVantage button" message is displayed at the lower-left area or lower-center of the screen, press the F1 key. The ThinkPad Setup menu will be displayed. If a password prompt appears, type the correct password. 6. Locate the UEFI BIOS Version line and Embedded Controller Version line. "UEFI BIOS version (BIOS ID)" will be shown on the UEFI BIOS Version line. 7. Turn off the computer. Windows 7 and Windows XP: 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 ThinkPad Setup menu will be displayed. If a password prompt appears, type the correct password. 4. Locate the UEFI BIOS Version line and Embedded Controller Version line. "UEFI BIOS version (BIOS ID)" will be shown on the UEFI BIOS Version line. 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. - Ultrabay Slim installed in the ThinkPad UltraBase - USB Any types of other optical device like ExpressCard device 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 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 the BIOS CD is set up as bootable and an optical drive is in the boot device list of your ThinkPad Setup. Windows 8: 1. Turn on the computer to start Windows. 2. Hold down the Windows logo key and press C to open the Charm bar on the screen. 3. Select Settings, then Power from the menu. 4. Select Reboot to restart the computer. Windows 7 and Windows XP: 1. Power off the computer. 2. Power on the computer. 5. 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 ThinkPad Setup menu will be displayed. If a password prompt appears, type the correct password. 6. Choose "Startup" from the menu. 7. In "UEFI/Legacy Boot", make sure "Both" or "Legacy Only" is chosen. 8. Choose "Boot" from the menu. Note the current boot priority order for restoration later if you need to modify your boot list. 9. In "Boot Priority Order", make sure the following device is on top of "ATA HDD0". - "ATAPI CD0" (when using an Ultrabay Slim optical drive installed in the ThinkPad UltraBase) - "USB CD" (when using a USB optical drive) 10. Press the ESC key several times to enter Restart menu and choose "Exit Discarding Changes" to exit from ThinkPad Setup, or press the F10 key to save the new setup and then select Yes. 11. Restart the computer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATING THE UEFI BIOS Notes: - If your computer runs satisfactorily now, it may not be necessary to update the UEFI BIOS. To determine if you should update the UEFI 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. - Ultrabay Slim installed in the ThinkPad UltraBase - USB - Remove the Power-on password prior to updating the UEFI BIOS in the remote deployment environments. 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. Windows 8: 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. Turn on the computer to start Windows. 5. Hold down the Windows logo key and press C to open the Charm bar on the screen. 6. Select Settings, then Power from the menu. 7. Select Reboot to restart the computer. 8. While the "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue ThinkVantage button" message is displayed at the lower-left area or lower-center area of the screen, press the F12 key. The Boot menu will be displayed. If a password prompt appears,type the correct password. 9. Select "ATAPI CD0" or "USB CD" to boot BIOS Update CD. 10. Select Read this first from the menu and carefully read the information. 11. Press the Esc key to return to the menu. 12. Select Update system program and follow the instructions on the screen. 13. After the information panel appears, remove the BIOS Update CD from the optical drive then press the Enter key to restart the computer. Windows 7 and Windows XP: 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 UEFI BIOS UEFI BIOS Initialization is suggested for some problems. To initialize the UEFI BIOS settings: Windows 8: 1. Turn on the computer to start Windows. 2. Hold down the Windows logo key and press C to open the Charm bar on the screen. 3. Select Settings, then Power from the menu. 4. Select Reboot to restart the computer. Windows 7 and Windows XP: 1. Turn off the computer. 2. Turn on the computer. 5. 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 ThinkPad Setup menu will be displayed. If a password prompt appears, type the correct password. 6. Press the F9 key to load default configuration. 7. Select Yes. 8. Press the F10 key to save default configuration and exit. 9. Select Yes. 10. Restart the computer. Note: After initialization you may need to reapply some settings that you had changed previously. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION INFORMATION The following versions of UEFI BIOS and ECP (Embedded Controller Program) have been released to date. Package (ID) UEFI BIOS (BIOS ID) ECP (ECP ID) Rev. Issue Date ---------------- --------------------- ---------------- ---- ----------- 1.36 (8DUJ21UC) 1.36 (8DET66WW) 1.22 (8DHT32WW) 01 2012/11/02 1.22 (8ZHT32WW) 1.35 (8DUJ20UC) 1.35 (8DET65WW) 1.22 (8DHT32WW) 01 2012/10/18 1.22 (8ZHT32WW) 1.34 (8DUJ19UC) 1.34 (8DET64WW) 1.22 (8DHT32WW) 01 2012/09/11 1.22 (8ZHT32WW) 1.33 (8DUJ18UC) 1.33 (8DET63WW) 1.21 (8DHT31WW) 01 2012/07/26 1.21 (8ZHT31WW) 1.31 (8DUJ17UC) 1.31 (8DET61WW) 1.20 (8DHT30WW) 01 2012/06/13 1.20 (8ZHT30WW) 1.29 (8DUJ16UC) 1.29 (8DET59WW) 1.20 (8DHT30WW) 01 2012/04/25 1.20 (8ZHT30WW) 1.28 (8DUJ15UC) 1.28 (8DET58WW) 1.13 (8DHT29WW) 01 2012/02/27 1.13 (8ZHT29WW) 1.26 (8DUJ14UC) 1.26 (8DET56WW) 1.13 (8DHT29WW) 01 2011/12/26 1.13 (8ZHT29WW) 1.25 (8DUJ13UC) 1.25 (8DET55WW) 1.13 (8DHT29WW) 01 2011/11/22 1.13 (8ZHT29WW) 1.24 (8DUJ12UC) 1.24 (8DET54WW) 1.13 (8DHT29WW) 02 2011/11/10 1.13 (8ZHT29WW) 1.24 (8DUJ12UC) 1.24 (8DET54WW) 1.13 (8DHT29WW) 01 2011/10/28 1.13 (8ZHT29WW) 1.22 1.22 (8DET52WW) 1.12 (8DHT28WW) 01 2011/10/07 1.12 (8ZHT28WW) 1.21 1.21 (8DET51WW) 1.11 (8DHT27WW) 02 2011/09/13 1.11 (8ZHT27WW) 1.21 1.21 (8DET51WW) 1.11 (8DHT27WW) 01 2011/09/07 1.11 (8ZHT27WW) 1.19 1.19 (8DET49WW) 1.09 (8DHT25WW) 01 2011/07/19 1.09 (8ZHT25WW) 1.18 1.18 (8DET48WW) 1.08 (8DHT24WW) 01 2011/07/19 1.08 (8ZHT24WW) 1.17 1.17 (8DET47WW) 1.08 (8DHT24WW) 01 2011/06/10 1.08 (8ZHT24WW) 1.16 1.16 (8DET46WW) 1.07 (8DHT23WW) 01 2011/05/27 1.07 (8ZHT23WW) 1.15 1.15 (8DET45WW) 1.06 (8DHT22WW) 01 2011/05/19 1.12 1.12 (8DET42WW) 1.05 (8DHT21WW) 01 2011/05/12 1.11 1.11 (8DET41WW) 1.03 (8DHT19WW) 01 2011/04/08 1.06 1.06 (8DET34WW) 1.03 (8DHT19WW) 01 Manufacturing only 1.04 1.04 (8DET32WW) 1.03 (8DHT19WW) 01 Manufacturing only 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 UEFI BIOS and Embedded Controller Program, refer to the Determining which version is installed section. Summary of Changes Where: < > Package version UEFI: UEFI BIOS version ECP: Embedded Controller Program version [Important] Important update (New) New function or enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <1.36-1.22> UEFI: 1.36 / ECP: 1.22 - (New) Add support for a new LCD. <1.35-1.22> UEFI: 1.35 / ECP: 1.22 - [Important] Added support for Microsoft Windows 8. - (New) Updated Intel ME firmware. <1.34-1.22> UEFI: 1.34 / ECP: 1.22 - (Fix) Fixed an issue where improper access to the slice battery might be done. <1.33-1.21> UEFI: 1.33 / ECP: 1.21 - (Fix) Fixed an issue where specific hard disks might not be detected after resuming normal operation from standby/sleep state. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where an unnecessary fan error message might be shown. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where hang might happen at post with a certain USB HDD. <1.31-1.20> UEFI: 1.31 / ECP: 1.20 - (New) Support for a specific private WAN. <1.29-1.20> UEFI: 1.29 / ECP: 1.20 - (Fix) Fixed an issue where incorrect battery capacity might be shown in some battery benchmark programs. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer failed to resume normal operation from hibernation state after running Setup Defaults by the F9 key in the ThinkPad Setup menu. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the Power-On NumLock function in ThinkPad Setup did not work. <1.28-1.13> UEFI: 1.28 / ECP: 1.13 - (Fix) Fixed an issue that Windows XP displays error message when system is undocked from Ultrabase in SATA Compatibility mode. <1.26-1.13> UEFI: 1.26 / ECP: 1.13 - (New) Allow to enable WWAN and WLAN device simultaneously. - (Fix) Fixed an issue that might not resume from suspend state with combination of specific CPU and BIOS setting for Intel Hyper-Threading Technology. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the maximum number of failed password attempts for WMI was not 3. - (Fix) Fixed an issue that error message is displayed when system is undocked from slicer. <1.25-1.13> UEFI: 1.25 / ECP: 1.13 - (Fix) Fixed an issue where SATA BIOS might return timeout error with SATA compatibility mode. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where updating BIOS might not be completed if it is executed after resume. <1.24-1.13> UEFI: 1.24 / ECP: 1.13 - (Fix) Corrected a description of VERSION in this README document. <1.24-1.13> UEFI: 1.24 / ECP: 1.13 - (New) Improved memory resource allocation process to reserve more memory space for optional hardware devices. - (Fix) Fixed an issue that intranet account login failure for ThinkVantage Hardware Password Manager. - (Fix) Allowed system recovery from POST 191 error without loading setup defaults in BIOS setup menu by press F9 key. <1.22-1.12> UEFI: 1.22 / ECP: 1.12 - (New) Add support for old type external fingerprint reader. - (New) Add support an option to change product name and version format in SMBIOS. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where system boot might be slow with special condition. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where system might be halt when some mobile phone is attached on USB port. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where system performance might be down in high stress configuration. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where Flash Update utility fails when DEP (Data Execute Prevention) is enabled. - (Fix) Fixed an issue that Hard Disk Password is unintentionally enabled for eSATA HDD on dock. <1.21-1.11> UEFI: 1.21 / ECP: 1.11 - (Fix) According to the smartphone issue below, following smartphones are tested: Motorola: Droid 2, Droid X HTC: Nexus One, EVO, Droid Incredible, Droid Incredible 2, ThunderBolt, Aria Samsung: Captivate, Galaxy Tab <1.21-1.11> UEFI: 1.21 / ECP: 1.11 - (New) Improved system performance when heavy program is executed with 65W AC adapter. - (New) Improved system boots time. - (New) Improved fan rotation speed control. - (New) Disabled keyboarding while the lid was closed to avoid unexpected key input when the computer was held with the lid closed. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where 1820 error might be displayed when using external fingerprint reader with disabled internal fingerprint reader. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where system might not boot when Smartphone was connected on USB port. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where system might not boot from bootloader program. - (Fix) Improved cooling fan noise. - (Fix) Corrected spelling mistakes in BIOS setup menu. <1.19-1.09> UEFI: 1.19 / ECP: 1.09 - (New) Improvement for the issue that CPU is unexpectedly fixed to low frequency mode. - (New) Improved fan control method. <1.18-1.08> UEFI: 1.18 / ECP: 1.08 - (New) Added support for Password Beep function. - (New) Added support to increase number of configurable boot devices by BootOrder option of Windows WMI script. - (New) Upgrade Intel Sandy Bridge Microcode Upgrade to revision 18 - (Fix) Fixed an issue where Intel TXT Feature might not be enabled by ThinkPad BIOS Settings for Windows when Security Chip is activate at same time. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where Bluetooth device power state might be changed after running Windows WMI script. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where BitLocker can not be enabled on UEFI boot 64bit Windows. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where PXE boot might not be completed successfully. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where password authentication might be failed by using fingerprint depending on the password string. <1.17-1.08> UEFI: 1.17 / ECP: 1.08 - (New) Added support for resetting the Cryptographic Key for Full Disk Encrypution(FDE) Hard drives and erasing of the Solid State Drive (SSD). (To use this feature, you need to obtain "ThinkPad Drive Erase Utility for the Resetting the Cryptographic Key and the Erasing the Solid State Drive" package) - (Fix) Fixed an issue where a system stayed unexpected CPU throttling mode. <1.16-1.07> UEFI: 1.16 / ECP: 1.07 - (New) Support for new Embedded Controller. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where expected serial number might not be stored in serial number field of SMBIOS type 3 structure depending on system setting. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where Windows screen saver might not be run. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where some system settings aren't configured by WMI. - (Fix) Changed thermal setting to reduce annoying fan noise. <1.15-1.06> UEFI: 1.15 / ECP: 1.06 - (New) Update Computrace module to version 80.895. - (Fix) Fixed issues where to change some security related settings by WMI script. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where Linux installed HDD may not boot when the partition is not set active. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where system with large memory might fail to resume normal operation from standby state. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where AC adaptor might be not detected. <1.12-1.05> UEFI: 1.12 / ECP: 1.05 - (New) Added support for the Intel Pentium CPU model. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the touchpad did not function after the system resumed from standby mode. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where battery and standby LEDs turned on after the system shut down when the fingerprint data was registered. <1.11-1.03> UEFI: 1.11 / ECP: 1.03 - (New) Added support for mSATA model. - (New) Added support to configure boot priority order using a WMI interface. - (Fix) Fix for CD boot failure depending on a content of a bootable CD. <1.06> UEFI: 1.06 / ECP: 1.03 - (New) Support for ThinkPad X220 Tablet, X220i Tablet <1.04> UEFI: 1.04 / ECP: 1.03 - (New) Initial release for ThinkPad X220. X220i -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UEFI BIOS INFORMATION Memory Map Information ---------------------- Reserved Area: The following conventional memory addresses are reserved by the UEFI BIOS and others. C0000-CFFFF : Reserved for Video BIOS D0000-D0FFF : Reserved for Option ROM of Ethernet (*a) E0000-FFFFF : Reserved for System BIOS Notes: *a: This area will be released in case of Ethernet LAN Option ROM was NOT used at system boot. Usable Area: The following memory address can be used by the memory manager such as EMM386. D0000-DFFFF or D1000-DFFFF (*b) Note: *b: Memory address will be changed to D1000-DFFFF when Ethernet LAN Option ROM was used at system boot. Certain addresses in this area will be reserved for optional devices 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. * Rescue and Recovery is a trademark of Lenovo. * Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. * Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. * ExpressCard is a trademark of PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association). Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others.