IBM ThinkPad 770X System Program Service Diskette for use with Intense 3D 3400T graphics accelerator card installed in the SelectaDock III. ============================================ What This Diskette Does ----------------------- The System Program Service Diskette given here can update the system program stored in the ThinkPad system to fix problems, add new functions, or expand functions. The supported models are as follows. - ThinkPad 770X This BIOS level has been released and tested by IBM to support only the 770X models (9549-7AU/7BU/71U/72U) of ThinkPads. Use is limited to support for the Intense 3D 3400T graphics accelerator card in the IBM SelectaDock III when running in a Windows NT 4.0 (r) environment. No additional adapters or option combinations should be used with this level of BIOS. Only the graphics accelerator card listed above is supported. IBM does not plan any additional changes or updates to this level of BIOS for future releases of the Intense 3D 3400T graphics accelerator. For all other configurations of the ThinkPad 770X and SelectaDock III, users should go to the IBM support page for the latest 770X BIOS updates. To update the system program, please refer to the "Updating System Program" section. Updating System Program ----------------------- Notes: - You need an AC adapter and a charged battery pack to update the system program. - If your computer is attached to any kinds 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. Insert the System Program Service Diskette into the diskette 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 instruction on the screen. 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. 7. Make sure the System Program Service Diskette is removed from the diskette drive, then turn off the computer. 8. Press and hold the F1 key, then turn on the computer. Hold the F1 key until the Easy-Setup menu appears. 9. If a password prompt appears, type the correct password. 10. Select Config, then select Initialize. 11. Select OK to initialize the system. Run the diagnostics to make sure that the computer runs with no errors: 12. Turn off the computer, press and hold the F1 key, then turn on the computer. Hold the F1 key until the Easy-Setup menu appears. 13. Select Test, then select Start to run all the basic tests. Various test patterns will appear on the screen. An OK will appear for each device that passes the test. 14. Verify that OK appears for all of the devices tested. 15. Press the ESC key to exit Test and turn off the computer.