Flash BIOS update - CD-ROM ISO image version for ThinkCentre(R) 8287, 8288, 8289, 8296, 8297, 8298, 8299, 8326, 8327, 8328, 8329, 8340, 8341, 8342, 8343, 8344, 8380, 8381, 8382 Version 2HKT09A Installation README This package updates the basic input/output system (BIOS) on ThinkCentre 8287, 8288, 8289, 8296, 8297, 8298, 8299, 8326, 8327, 8328, 8329, 8340, 8341, 8342, 8343, 8344, 8380, 8381, and 8382 systems. BIOS is programming that controls low-level hardware operations, including interactions with diskette drives, hard disk drives, and the keyboard. The BIOS is stored on a chip. Your computer uses flash BIOS, which can be updated through a program on a flash diskette so that you do not have to replace the BIOS chip to update the BIOS. Note: Make note of any settings you have changed in the BIOS Configuration Utility. These settings may have to be re-entered after updating the BIOS. Print this file so that you can refer to it during the installation. Important Note -------------- Installing this update involves creating a BIOS flash CD and running the flash program from the CD. You must have access to a CD-R or CD-RW drive and CD-R software which is capable of creating a CD from an ISO image. Downloading the update ---------------------- 1. Click the file link to download the file from the web page. 2. When prompted, select a drive and directory in which to save the downloaded file. Create the bootable CD ---------------------- Create a CD from the CD ISO file, 2hj909a.iso. Use your CD-R software's feature for creating a CD from an ISO image; RecordNow! calls this feature "Burn Image". Refer to the help provided with your CD-R software for further assistance. Installing the update --------------------- 1. Close all open applications. 2. Insert the bootable CD into your CD-ROM drive. 3. Shutdown the computer. 4. With the CD still inserted in the CD-ROM drive, power on the system. 5. The current BIOS level on the system is compared to that on the update CD. If the levels are the same, or the level on the diskette is older than the ROM, a message is displayed stating: "BIOS ROM file is older than (or same as) BIOS ROM image. Continue Anyway? (y/n)" 6. The update may take up to 2 minutes. Do not power off or restart the system during this procedure! 7. Wait until you see a message stating that the update has completed successfully. 8. Wait until you see a message stating that the update has completed successfully. 9. Remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive. 10. Press Enter. Note: If your system boots back to a 1962 POST error or displays a picture of a diskette on the screen, enter the Setup utility by pressing F1 during startup and change the Startup options to include your hard disk drive. Summary of changes ------------------ General Information: 2HJTxxA is the flash diskette level. 2HKTxxA is the binary image level. (BIOS) NOTE: All changes carry forward. That is, if a change is added in 01, it is also in 02, 03 etc. Changes for 2HKTxxA/2HJTxxA: 2HKT09A/2HJT09A - Removes tamper switch item in BIOS setup, since it is not on these systems - Fixes a problem where BIOS setup is not saving startup sequence under certain conditions - Fixes a problem where 1806 POST errors are not being logged in the SMBIOS error log - Reports 8603 POST error (mouse missing) on DMI error log bit 1Eh (currently on bit 1Dh) 2HKT08A/2HJT08A - Fixes a problem where the system cannot flash using /NIC when the onboard LAN is disabled - Fixes a problem where Wake on LAN does not follow the automatic boot sequence - Enables Cpumerge function (to pickup CPU patch updates from flash diskette) 2HKT07A/2HJT07A - Initial Production Release Trademarks ---------- Lenovo and ThinkCentre are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both. IBM and NetVista, are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. Copyright (c) 2006 IBM Corporation Copyright (c) Lenovo 2006, all rights reserved