IBM ThinkPad A21m January 30, 2001 ThinkPad BIOS Update Utility Diskette Version : 1.02 BIOS Version : KXET24WW ====================================================================== Notice: ------- This program is language independent and can be used with any language system. What This Package Does ---------------------- The ThinkPad BIOS Update Utility given here can update the system program stored in the ThinkPad system to fix problems, add new functions, or expand functions. This release supports the following systems: - ThinkPad A21m The supported operating systems are as follows: - Windows 95 OSR2 or later - Windows 98 and 98 Second Edition - Windows Me - Windows 2000 - Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or later To determine if you have to update the system program or not, refer to the "Summary of Changes" section. To update the system program, refer to the "Installation instructions" section. Released Versions ----------------- Version 1.00 (KXET20WW) Initial Release Version 1.01 (KXET21WW) A fix for some problems Version 1.02 (KXET24WW) A fix for some problems Summary of Changes ------------------ Key: Diskette Version (for example, 1.00 means Version 1.00) (New) New Function or Enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <1.00 - KXET20WW> - (New) Support for ThinkPad A21m. <1.01 - KXET21WW> - (New) Add a 'Lock BIOS settings' menu to BIOS setup. - (Fix) Cannot select a boot device by F12 option when a supervisor password is set. - (Fix) A system enters full-suspend mode with some network PC-cards on Windows NT4. It sometimes causes network failure after resume from suspend. - (Fix) Some PCI video cards in docking station do not work after Ctrl+Alt+Del. - (Fix) HDD indicator LED sometimes stays on after hibernation wakeup on Windows NT4. - (Fix) Intermittent hibernation failure. - (Fix) Access to CD-ROM in docking station becomes slow after resume from suspend on Windows 98. - (Fix) TV is disabled, when Fn+F7 is pressed. <1.02 - KXET24WW> CAUTION for users with the Intel/Xircom MiniPCI combo cards: This BIOS version will only work with Intel Boot Agent(IBA) 4.0 or later for WakeOnLan(WOL) based remote installations. If you plan to do remote installations with IBA versions prior to 4.0, then you must use a previous BIOS version to 1.01. Failure to do so may cause the ThinkPad system to hang. - (New) Modified SMBIOS Type 3 to report AssetNumber in EEPROM User Asset Data under the "Asset Tag Number" field. - (Fix) The screen does not come up by opening LCD, when "Will not suspend even if LCD is closed" option is enabled. - (Fix) POST 189 error. - (Fix) Network boot failure using INT 19h. Installation Instructions ------------------------- NOTES: - You need an AC adapter and a charged battery pack to update the system program. - If your computer is attached to any kind of port replicator, turn off the computer and detach it before proceeding. - Before using Flash Update with Windows 98 Second Edition, IBM recommends that you download and apply the "Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Supplement" from the Microsoft Support WWW Site. This supplement and information regarding this supplement can be found at: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q239/8/87.ASP 1. After you have opened the above link, click on http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/corporate.asp 2. Scroll down to "Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Supplement" and click on it. 3. Click Next. 4. Accept the License to download the file. 5. Run the executable that you just downloaded. 1) Print these instructions or display on another computer. 2) Firmly connect the AC adapter to the computer. 3) Start Windows 95/98/Me/2000 or Windows NT 4.0 on the target computer. 4) Make the temporary directory on the hard drive (for instance, C:\Temp) 5) Download the Embedded Controller Program Update Utility from the web site and store the file into the temporary directory. (e.g. C:\Temp) 6) Click the Start button. 7) Click Run. 8) Specify filename with the full path name where you stored Embedded Controller Program Update Utility. (e.g. C:\Temp\kxuj03us.exe) Then press Enter 9) Follow the instructions. 10) When completed, 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 confirm the change is correctly applied. 6. Make sure the no diskette is inserted in the diskette drive. 7. Turn on the computer; then, while the Press F1 for IBM BIOS Setup Utility message is displayed at the lower-left area of the screen, press F1 key. If a password prompt appears, type the correct password. 8. Check Embedded Controller Version. 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 invoking IBM BIOS Setup Utility. Embedded controller version number can be viewed by running ThinkPad Configurator from your operating system and select System Information from the Help menu or System Information button. Embedded controller information can also be found by invoking IBM BIOS Setup Utility. Diskette BIOS BIOS Embedded controller Version Version Date Version -------- -------- ---------- ------------------- 1.00 KXET20WW 1999-12-21 N/A 1.01 KXET21WW 2000-09-29 N/A 1.02 KXET24WW 2000-12-19 N/A 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-CFFFF (reserved for Video BIOS) E0000-FFFFF (reserved for BIOS) Known Limitations ----------------- 1. To execute this package on Windows 95, the following modules are required: - MSVCRT.DLL - MFC42.DLL Trademarks ---------- * IBM and ThinkPad are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States. * Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. * Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others.