ThinkPad A30p/A30 October 25, 2006 ThinkPad BIOS Update Utility Utility Version : 1.19 BIOS Version : 1EET73WW ====================================================================== 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 systems: - ThinkPad A30p - ThinkPad A30 The supported operating systems for this update utility 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 - Windows XP 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 (1EET32WW) Initial Release Version 1.01 (1EET42WW) A fix for some problems Version 1.02 (1EET44WW) Windows XP support Version 1.03 (1EET48WW) A fix for some problems Version 1.04 (1EET49WW) A fix for some problems Version 1.05 (1EET50WW) A fix for some problems Version 1.06 (1EET52WW) A fix for some problems Version 1.07 (1EET53WW) A fix for some problems Version 1.08 (1EET54WW) Support new function Version 1.09 (1EET63WW) Support new function Version 1.10 (1EET64WW) A fix for some problems Version 1.14 (1EET65WW) A fix for some problems Version 1.15 (1EET68WW) A fix for some problems Version 1.16 (1EET70WW) A fix for some problems Version 1.17 (1EET71WW) A fix for some problems Version 1.18 (1EET72WW) A fix for some problems Version 1.19 (1EET73WW) Support new function Summary of Changes ------------------ Key: Utility Version (for example, 1.00 means Version 1.00) (New) New Function or Enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <1.00 - 1EET32WW> - (New) Support for ThinkPad A30p/A30. <1.01 - 1EET42WW> - (Fix) HDD password prompt does not appear but white screen appears when resuming from standby state, on Windows Me. - (Fix) The system does not resume from standby state if UltraPort Camera is attached to the USB port through ThinkPad Port Replicator, on Windows 2000. - (Fix) Windows 98 cannot be installed to ThinkPad A30p. - (Fix) The system hangs when entering to standby state, if TV is enabled as primary display device, on Windows 2000. - (Fix) The unexpected color appears on TV when entering to hiberna- tion mode, if TV is enabled as primary display device, on Windows 2000. - (Fix) Ultra DMA mode 5(ATA/100) cannot be enabled on ACPI OS. - (Fix) USB BIOS cannot be disabled by "PS2 USBBIOS D" command of ThinkPad DOS Utility. <1.02 - 1EET44WW> - (New) Windows XP support - (Fix) Some garbages appear on TV when entering to and waking up from hibernation mode, if TV is enabled as primary display device, on Windows 98. <1.03 - 1EET48WW> - (Fix) XP: LCD Backlight is on when LID close suspend - (Fix) SXGA+ panel becomes blank after some period of time <1.04 - 1EET48WW> - (New) Support for PS2 PREF Memory Enable command which makes it possible to install the Matrox G450 driver on Windows NT4. - (New) Enhance BIOS image data integrity at flash update. - (New) Remove RIPL function support. - (New) Add option for power-on state of NumLock key in BIOS Setup menu - (Fix) POST 195 error occurs by pressing the F1 key several times during system boot. - (Fix) Clock generator may cause invalid condition at POST. - (Fix) Hard disk drive (HDD) spindle turns off automatically after 3 minutes on ACPI operating system. - (Fix) Once an ACPI operating system has booted up, some items in the BIOS setup become operating system controlled. There is no way to exit from this condition except initialization of CMOS. - (Fix) High LCD brightness level is automatically disabled, if brightness level is changed from ThinkPad utility. - (Fix) If the system is docked to the docking station which includes a HDD, Hibernation on an APM operating system may cause the system to hang. - (Fix) Post resource conflict error occurs with TR 16bit PC card II with Ethernet device. - (Fix) Power on password prompt does not appear when rebooting the system after selecting boot device by F12 - (Fix) Update Speedstep function when thermal/critical condition. - (Fix) Speedstep applet fails intermittently after waking up from Hibernation. - (Fix) Fn sticky state can not be displayed correctly - (Fix) Boot as WOL after removing AC, Battery and CMOS battery. - (Fix) Some SMBIOS contents are invalid. - (Fix) Unsupported RFID items appears in BIOS setup - (Fix) Unsupported "Processor serial number" is removed from Item Specific Help of BIOS SETUP - (Fix) Pentium III CPU name is not displayed correctly in Diagnostics Mode <1.05 - 1EET50WW> - (New) Decrease valid keys at password prompt. <1.06 - 1EET52WW> - (Fix) Windows NT boot is stopped by timer canceled at boot menu while an external keybaord is attached.(Also at PCDOS boot menu) - (Fix) Intel Boot Agent is update to 4.0.22. <1.07 - 1EET53WW> - (New) Warm/Hibernation undocking support. - (Fix) Power On/Supervisor Password is required twice intermittently. - (Fix) Hard disk drive shutdown sequence is not correct - (Fix) POST reports resource conflict error when CMOS contents are broken. - (Fix) When the system boots with a Token-Ring CardBUS card, screen garbage may appear. - (Fix) (Windows NT) Abnormal Onscreen display seen after wake from hibernation. - (Fix) PC Cards is not initialized when rebooting. - (Fix) (Windows XP) Cannot boot from USB floppy disk drive when the system is restarted. - (Fix) Zoomed screen returns to normal after hibernation - (Fix) (Windows 98)Long password (over 8 characters) is accepted wrongly after suspend and resume. - (Fix) (Windows 98) System restarts after undock/dock with a combo drive installed. <1.08 - 1EET54WW> - (New) Support EEPROM update function. <1.09 - 1EET63WW> - (New) Celeron support. <1.10 - 1EET64WW> - (New) Support B1 step of Intel Mobile Pentium 3 CPU. - (New) Support UltraDMA function for ZIP250 drive - (Fix) Eliminate high pitched noise (from power circuit) that may occur with some applications using DirectX. - (Fix) Prevent POST 175 error which could occur if system is powered off during POST. - (Fix) Prevent frame dropout of video out to DV (digital camcorder) through the IEEE1394 CardBus card. - (Fix) When disabling a device in the Startup menu of BIOS Setup, the device would sometimes disappear from the menu and could not be re-enabled. <1.14 - 1EET65WW> - (Fix) UXGA, SXGA+ panel flashes very intermittently. <1.15 - 1EET68WW> - (Fix) TV/DVI is disabled when LID close or docking. - (Fix) (Windows NT) USB mouse does not work after suspend if power on passowrd is installed. - (Fix) Boot Sequence is reset after BIOS update. - (Fix) Using Wake by Scheduled Tasks may set wrong date and time. - (Fix) Disable of SpeedStep does not work correctly. - (Fix) A keyboard state sticks to "SysRq" key pressed. Some "Alt" key combinations will be ignored. - (Fix) If Lid close action beep is enabled, LCD close during OS boot may cause continuous beep. - (Fix) Improve security related process. <1.16 - 1EET70W> - (New) Compatibility enhancement with SMBIOS access programs. (move to E0000h) - (New) Added a BIOS option to disable built-in network card ROM using upper 640KByte location. (Some network card features will be disabled) - (Fix) Unusable +/- sign in Pop-up Boot Menu removed. - (Fix) ID for EC device object in ECDT table fixed. - (Fix) (Windows98) Error message appears on 2nd hibernation wakeup with New USB Memory Key. - (Fix) Update help text of NumLock setting in BIOS SETUP. - (Fix) Update BIOS Setup Help text. - (Fix) Fix the incorrect setting of PCI IRQ routing in docking station CardBus controller. - (Fix) Hibernation swap area destroys POST work area. <1.17 - 1EET71W> - (Fix) A second hard disk drive (with password) that is hot swapped into a Windows 2000 or XP system will give a password prompt. Note: A hard disk drive password should be entered at resume time from suspend after hot swapped into above systems. - (Fix) Remote update of the H8 eflash by RDM failed. - (Fix) SMBIOS data area conflicted with BIOS DC000h - FFFFFh - (Fix) System may hang during POST if two USB devices are connected. - (Fix) Some multi-function type PCCards will not work after suspend/resume. - (Fix) Pressing Initialize(F9) key twice will reset network boot sequence to other than BIOS Setup Default. - (Fix) (Windows98) Blank screen appears when waking up from Hibernation with Extended desktop state. <1.18 - 1EET72W> - (Fix) Power management setting for LID close is altered after Hibernation. - (Fix) Diskettes will be formatted as 720KB when a diskette drive is in a docking station, even if its default is 1.44MB. - (Fix) NT4.0 Hibernation hang up problem (very intermittent) - (New) Embedded controller version is stored in a SMBIOS type 11. - (New) Enhancement of the battery control. <1.19 - 1EET73W> - (New) WakeOnLAN function updated. 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 this BIOS Update Utility with Windows 98 Second Edition, Lenovo 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\filename.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 supsend 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 effecive. 10.Make sure there is no diskette in the diskette drive, then turn on the computer. 11.While the "Press F1 for BIOS Setup Utility" message is displayed at the lower-left area of the screen, press the F1 key. The BIOS Setup Utility menu will be displayed. If a password prompt appears, type the correct 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\spsu1e73uss.exe -s -a -s) Then press Enter. Windows shuts down automatically. Then, 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 as well as the Embedded controller version number can be viewed by running ThinkPad Configurator from your operating system and selecting the System Information button or by invoking 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 "Press F1 for BIOS Setup Utility" message is displayed at the lower-left area 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. The BIOS version and date are displayed on the first screen of the BIOS Setup Utility. BIOS BIOS BIOS Version Version Date -------- -------- ---------- 1.00 1EET32WW 2001-09-17 1.01 1EET42WW 2001-09-26 1.02 1EET44WW 2001-10-09 1.03 1EET48WW 2001-11-14 1.04 1EET49WW 2001-11-22 1.05 1EET50WW 2001-12-18 1.06 1EET52WW 2002-01-23 1.07 1EET53WW 2002-03-08 1.08 1EET54WW 2002-04-08 1.09 1EET63WW 2002-05-16 1.10 1EET64WW 2002-07-01 1.14 1EET65WW 2002-07-16 1.15 1EET68WW 2002-11-19 1.16 1EET70WW 2003-04-18 1.17 1EET71WW 2003-07-18 1.18 1EET72WW 2004-05-11 1.19 1EET73WW 2006-10-16 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 ---------- * ThinkPad is a registered trademark of Lenovo in the United States. Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others.