IBM ThinkPad G40 April 24, 2003 ThinkPad BIOS Update Utility Utility Version : 1.01 BIOS Version : 1TET56WW (1.01a) ====================================================================== Notice: ------- This program is language independent and can be used with any language system. What This Package Does ---------------------- This ThinkPad BIOS Update Utility updates the system BIOS program stored in the ThinkPad system to fix problems, add new functions, or expand functions as noted below. This release supports the following system: - ThinkPad G40 The supported operating systems are as follows: - Windows 98 Second Edition - Windows 2000 - Windows XP To determine if you have to update the system program, refer to the Summary of Change section.To update the system program, please refer to the Installation instructions section. Released Versions Description ----------------------- -------------------------------- Version 1TET54WW (1.00) Initial Release Version 1TET56WW (1.01) Fix a problem Summary of Changes ------------------ Key: Utility Version (for example, 1.00 means Version 1.00) (New) New Function or Enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <1TET54WW - 1.00> - (New) Support for ThinkPad G40. <1TET56WW - 1.01> - (Fix) F11 key should function as Access IBM key during boot and launch Access IBM Predesktop Area. Installation instructions ------------------------- NOTES: - You need an AC adapter and a charged battery pack to update the system program. - Before using this BIOS Update Utility with Windows 98 Second Edition, IBM recommends applying the Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Supplement from the Microsoft Web site Knowledge Base Article ID Q239887. 1. Print these instructions or display on another computer. 2. Firmly connect the AC adapter to the computer. 3. Start a supported version of Windows on the target computer. 4. Make the temporary directory on the hard disk drive (for instance, C:\Temp) 5. Download the ThinkPad BIOS Update Utility from the web site and store the file into the temporary directory. 6. Click the Start button, then click Run. 7. In the Open dialogue box, specify the utility filename with the full path name where you stored ThinkPad BIOS Update Utility. (E.g. C:\Temp\1TUJ01US.EXE) Then press the Enter key. 8. Follow the instructions. 9. When completed, the system is automatically turned off. WARNING: Do not turn off or suspend the computer 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 the update has been completed, do the following to make the changes effective. 10.Make sure there is no diskette in the diskette drive, then turn on the computer. 11.While the "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue Access IBM button" message is displayed at the lower-left of the screen, press the Access IBM button. Select Start setup utility. If you have set a superviser password, the IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears after you enters the password. 12.Verify the BIOS version and date. Unattended Installation: 1. Do the same instructions above from step 1 to step 6. 2. Specify filename with the full path name where you stored ThinkPad BIOS Update Utility with options " -s -a -s". (E.g. C:\Temp\1TUJ01US.EXE -s -a -s) Then press Enter. Windows will shut down automatically and then the system BIOS program is updated without any user interaction. BIOS Information ---------------- Each version of the ThinkPad BIOS Update Utility contains the following system program (BIOS). The BIOS Version and the date can be viewed by running ThinkPad Configurator from your operating system and selecting the System Information button or by invoking IBM BIOS Setup Utility. 1. Make sure there is no diskette in the diskette drive, then turn off the computer. 2. Turn on the computer. 3. While the "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue Access IBM button" message is displayed at the lower-left of the screen, press the Access IBM button. Select Start setup utility. If you have set a superviser password, the IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears after you enters the password. 4. The BIOS version and date are displayed on the first screen of the IBM BIOS Setup Utility. Utility Version BIOS Version BIOS Date ---------------- ---------------- ------------------- 1.00 1.00 (1TET54WW) 2003-03-20 1.01 1.01a(1TET56WW) 2003-04-12 Memory Information ------------------ The following information shows memory areas that are either unavailable or that can be included with a memory manager such as EMM386. Reserved BIOS Area: C0000-CC7FF (reserved for Video BIOS) CC800-CDFFF (reserved for Option ROM of Ethernet) DC000-DFFFF (reserved for USB BIOS) *1 E0000-FFFFF (reserved for BIOS) *1 : This area is free when USB BIOS is disabled. Trademarks ---------- * IBM and ThinkPad are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States. * Windows is trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others.