---------------------------------------------------------------------- Software Name BIOS Update CD (ISO format for bootable CD) Support model ThinkPad R60e, R60i (Machine types 06xx) Operating Systems Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit (*1) Microsoft Windows XP (Home Edition and Professional) Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 2.17 Issue date August 2, 2007 Note: *1: Windows 64-bit supports Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processors only. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES This package is to 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. In order to enable the BIOS update by booting the computer from the CD-R/CD-RW disc, disregarding the operating system, this package is compiled into an ISO format which is compatible with CD-R/CD-RW writing software. For that purpose, it is necessary to have the CD-R/CD-RW writing software (with CD-R/CD-RW creation function from the ISO image) prepared separately. This program is language independent and can be used with any language system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE Version 2.17 [Important Updates] Nothing [New functions or enhancements] Nothing [Problem fixes] - Provide BIOS side solution for the issue of extended video mode being disabled after undock/dock operation. - A high pitch audio noise may be produced by the battery mode power management while a USB 1.1 device being connected. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 in the lower-left corner 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 BIOS Version and Embedded Controller Version. 5. Turn off the computer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES 1. In order to enable the BIOS update by booting the computer from the CD-R/CD-RW disc, it is necessary to prepare the CD-R/CD-RW writing software, such like RecordNow! writing software. If your RecordNow! does not have a "Burn Image" entry, upgrade RecordNow! from following site. http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-43887 2. The CD-R/CD-RW disc for the BIOS update does not support any optical disc drives connected through USB devices, PC Cards, CardBus cards or installed into the Ultrabay of Docking Station. It only supports internal CD-RW, CD-RW & DVD Combo and DVD Multi drives for ThinkPad. 3. To boot the computer from the internal optical disc drive, your ThinkPad computer may need to change the boot device setting. Refer to the "Prepare boot device" section in this document. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MAKING BIOS UPDATE CD This section provides instructions for using the RecordNow! program to make a bootable CD. Please refer to the product manual when using other CD writing programs. 1. Make sure you have a ThinkPad with a CD-RW, DVD/CD-RW combo or DVD multi drive installed. Prepare a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc. 2. Download and extract the BIOS Update CD file from the Lenovo web site. 3. Run RecordNow! from the Windows Start/Programs menu. 4. Click Backup Projects from the tabs. (right most tab) 5. Click "Burn Image" project. Follow the process. 6. Choose the obtained ISO file in step 2 of this process to create your CD. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PREPARE BOOT DEVICE The resulting CD-R or CD-RW disc includes an operating system and is bootable on the supported ThinkPad models. Note: The BIOS Update CD supports only the ThinkPad Ultrabay Optical Disc Drive in the ThinkPad Ultrabay. (Not in the Docking Station Ultra bay) Please confirm that an Optical Disc Drive is in the boot device list of your BIOS setup. 1. Power off the ThinkPad, if it is turned on. 2. Power on the ThinkPad. 3. Press the F1 key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility when the "ThinkPad" logo is seen on the screen. 4. Choose "Startup" from the menu 5. Choose "Boot" from the menu(*) 6. In "Boot Priority Order", set "ATAPI CD0" to the top of the list, "1". 7. Press F10 to save the new setup. 8. Power off or restart the system. *Note: Please write down the current boot priority order for restoration later if you need to modify your boot list. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATING BIOS Notes: - Remove the Power-on password prior to updating the BIOS in RDM (Remote Deployment Manager) environment or similar environment. - You need an AC adapter and a charged battery pack to update the BIOS. - If your computer is attached to any kind of docking station or port replicator, turn off the computer and detach it before proceeding. 1. Print these instructions or display on another computer. 2. Firmly connect the AC adapter to the computer. 3. Place the System Program Service Utility (BIOS) CD into your ThinkPad Optical Disc Drive and turn on the computer. 4. Select Read this first from the menu and carefully read the information that appears. 5. Press the Esc key to return to the menu. 6. Select Update system program and follow the instructions on the screen. Attention: Do not turn off, suspend the computer or remove the CD-R or CD-RW disc until the update has been completed. IF YOU TURN OFF OR SUSPEND THE COMPUTER WHILE THE UPDATE IS STILL IN PROGRESS, THE SYSTEM BOARD MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. After information panel appears, remove the CD-R or CD-RW disc in the drive then press Enter key to restart the system. Do the following to make sure the BIOS is updated correctly. 7. Turn off the computer. 8. Turn on the computer. 9. 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. 10. The BIOS Setup Utility menu will be displayed. If a password prompt appears, type the correct password. 11. Verify the BIOS Version. 12. Enter the BIOS Setup Utility, if you need to restore your original boot order. 13. Turn off the computer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- INITIALIZING BIOS BIOS Initialization is suggested for some problems. To initialize the BIOS settings: To initialize the BIOS setups: 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 in the lower-left corner of the screen, press the F1 key. 4. The BIOS Setup Utility menu will be displayed. If you have set a supervisor password, the BIOS Setup Utility menu appears after you enter the password. 5. Press the F9 key to load default configuration. 6. Select Yes. 7. Press the F10 key to save default configuration and exit. 8. Select Yes. After the initialization has been completed, the system restarts automatically. Note: After initialization you may need to re-apply some settings that you had changed previously. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION INFORMATION The following versions of BIOS and ECP (Embedded Controller Program) have been released to date. Released Versions ----------------- Where: Utility Version - Description BIOS version (Internal ID), Embedded Controller Program version (Internal ID) Version 2.17 - New Function addition and Problem fixes BIOS version 2.17 (7EETC7WW), EC version 1.07 (7EHT15WW) Version 2.16 - New Function addition and Problem fixes BIOS version 2.16 (7EETC6WW), EC version 1.07 (7EHT15WW) Version 2.15 - New Function addition and Problem fixes BIOS version 2.15 (7EETC5WW), EC version 1.07 (7EHT15WW) Version 2.14 - New Function addition and Problem fixes BIOS version 2.14 (7EETC4WW), EC version 1.07 (7EHT15WW) Version 2.12 - New Function addition and Problem fixes BIOS version 2.12 (7EETC2WW), EC version 1.07 (7EHT15WW) Version 2.09 - New Function addition and Problem fixes BIOS version 2.09 (7EETB9WW), EC version 1.07 (7EHT15WW) Version 2.07 - New Function addition and Problem fixes BIOS version 2.07 (7EETB7WW), EC version 1.07 (7EHT15WW) Version 2.06 - New Function addition and Problem fixes BIOS version 2.06 (7EETB6WW), EC version 1.07 (7EHT15WW) Version 1.04 - New Function addition and Problem fixes BIOS version 1.04 (7EET18WW), EC version 1.05 (7EHT13WW) Version 1.03 - Problem fixes BIOS version 1.03 (7EET17WW), EC version 1.02 (7EHT10WW) Version 1.00 - Initial Release for ThinkPad R60e BIOS version 1.02 (7EET16WW), EC version 1.02 (7EHT10WW) Summary of Changes ------------------ Where: : Utility version (New) New Function or Enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <2.17> - (Fix) Provide BIOS level solution for the issue of extended video mode being disabled after undock/dock operation. (BIOS) - (Fix) A high pitch audio noise may be produced by the battery mode power management while a USB 1.1 device being connected. (BIOS) <2.16> - (New) Support of new model R60i. (BIOS) - (Fix) An error may happen on updating the BIOS. <2.15> - (Fix) The system can fail to boot from an optical drive. (BIOS) <2.14> - [Important] This BIOS contains a critical processor microcode update to improve system reliability. Lenovo highly recommends that you apply this BIOS update. - (Fix) Upgraded to the latest microcode update for Intel Core 2 Duo processor. (BIOS) <2.12> - (Fix) In Windows Vista, the system cannot boot from the hard drive and may display the following error message at each power on: "2100: Initialization error on HDD(Main hard disk drive)" (BIOS) - (Fix) The SMBIOS structure which represents Modem jack(RJ-11) is not displayed. (BIOS) <2.09> - (New) Support of Microsoft Windows Vista(32-bit/64-bit). (BIOS) - (Fix) POST error 1804 may appear at system power on with some types of USB devices. (BIOS) - (Fix) When EMM386.EXE is used at system boot from PC-DOS on a USB memory key, the system may hang or the wrong data may be accessed on the hard drive while reading or writing. (BIOS) - (Fix) The PC cards using I/O port 2F8(COM2) may not be recognized. (BIOS) <2.07> - (New) Maximum Graphics Memory size increases to 224MB. (BIOS) - (Fix) If the computer is forcibly shut down by special conditions (such like the power button being pressed for seconds or the battery down in suspend mode), the computer may not work after power on. (BIOS) - (Fix) The computer may be shutdown by a certain 3G GPRS card in the PC card slot. (EC) - (Fix) Once Active Protection System is disabled, it cannot be enabled again until the system is restarted. (EC) <2.06> - (New) Support for ThinkPad R60e 2006 autumn model - (New) Support for new chipset/processor by SMBIOS - (Fix) Wrong data may be written to hard drive, when EMM386.EXE of IBM PC-DOS is used. (BIOS) - (Fix) Windows desktop Icon location may be changed after Lid open/close. (BIOS) Note: Need to upgrade a display driver to version 6.14.10.4693 or later to fix this problem. <1.04> - (New) Support of external 1920x1200 resolution wide display. - (Fix) Docking system in the Dock/Mini Dock sometimes does not appear to be complete. - (Fix) When the Password reset service of BIOS Setup is enabled (BIOS Setup->Security->Password->Password reset service) and Passphrase is disabled (BIOS Setup->Security->Password->Using Passphrase), POP(Power On Password) or HDP(Hard Disk Password) may not be unlocked with a registered password by the Password reset service. - (Fix) Even if CD-ROM speed is set to "Silent mode" in BIOS Setup, the "Silent mode" may be changed to "Normal mode". - (Fix) The process to recognize the kind of adapter connecting the system just after the OS boot was improved. - (Fix) Display switching to external Display or Projector via Presen- tation Director is sometimes failed . - (Fix) HDD reset may not be issued to secondary HDD of Ultrabase when communication reset is required. <1.03> - (Fix) Data Execution Prevention is not correctly disabled in BIOS Setup Utility. <1.00> - (New) Support for ThinkPad R60e. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOS INFORMATION Each version of the System Program Service Utility contains the following system program (BIOS) and the Embedded Controller program. The BIOS Version and the the Embedded Controller version number can be viewed by entering BIOS Setup Utility. Utility BIOS Embedded Controller Version Version (Internal ID) Version -------- --------------------- ------------------- 2.17 2.17 (7EETC7WW) 1.07 2.16 2.16 (7EETC6WW) 1.07 2.15 2.15 (7EETC5WW) 1.07 2.14 2.14 (7EETC4WW) 1.07 2.12 2.12 (7EETC2WW) 1.07 2.09 2.09 (7EETB9WW) 1.07 2.07 2.07 (7EETB7WW) 1.07 2.06 2.06 (7EETB6WW) 1.07 1.04 1.04 (7EET18WW) 1.05 1.03 1.03 (7EET17WW) 1.02 1.00 1.02 (7EET16WW) 1.02 To enter the BIOS Setup Utility: 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. 4. The BIOS Setup Utility menu will be displayed. If a password prompt appears, type the correct password. 5. Check BIOS Version and Embedded Controller Version. 6. Turn off the computer. Memory Map Information ---------------------- Reserved Area: The following conventional memory addresses are reserved by the BIOS and others. C0000-CE7FF : Reserved for Video BIOS CE800-D07FF : Reserved for Option ROM of Ethernet (*a) DC000-DFFFF : Reserved for USB BIOS (*b) E0000-FFFFF : Reserved for System BIOS Notes: *a: This area becomes free by disabling the Internal Network Option ROM option under Config and Network in BIOS Setup Utility. This choice will disable PXE and WOL features. *b: This area becomes free by disabling the USB BIOS Support option under Config and USB in the BIOS Setup Utility. This choice does not affect using USB devices in Windows operating systems. Usable Area: The following memory address can be used by the memory manager such as EMM386. D0800-DBFFF 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 * ThinkPad is a registered trademark of Lenovo. * ThinkVantage and Ultrabay are trademarks of Lenovo. * IBM is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation. * Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. * Intel Core is a trademark of Intel Corporation. * Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. * Windows Vista is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. * RecordNow is a trademark of Sonic Solutions. Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others.