ThinkPad G40 March 8, 2006 ThinkPad BIOS Update Utility Utility Version : 1.21 BIOS Version : 1TETA6WW (1.21) ====================================================================== 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 1.01 (1TET56WW) Initial Release Version 1.02 (1TET57WW) Function update Version 1.03 (1TET79WW) Function update and fix for some problems Version 1.04 (1TET86WW) Function update and fix for some problems Version 1.05 (1TET87WW) Function update Version 1.06 (1TET88WW) Fix for some problems Version 1.07 (1TET90WW) Function update Version 1.08a(1TET93WW) Function update and fix for some problems Version 1.09 (1TET94WW) Function update and fix for a problem Version 1.11 (1TET96WW) Fix for a problem Version 1.12 (1TET97WW) Fix for a problem Version 1.14 (1TET99WW) Fix for a problem Version 1.15 (1TETA0WW) Function update Version 1.17 (1TETA2WW) Fix for a problem Version 1.18 (1TETA3WW) Function update(add) and fix for a problem Version 1.19 (1TETA4WW) Function update Version 1.20 (1TETA5WW) Fix for a problem Version 1.21 (1TETA6WW) Function update Summary of Changes ------------------ Key: Utility Version (for example, 1.00 means Version 1.00) (New) New Function or Enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <1.01 - 1TET56WW> - (New) Support for ThinkPad G40. <1.02 - 1TET57WW> - (New) 3.0GHz CPU support. <1.03 - 1TET79WW> - (New) Improve CPU performance when Battery mode. - (Fix) External keyboard or Mouse attached to PS/2 port do not work when the system resume from standby on Win98SE. - (Fix) Keyboard type isn't set to Japanese when system boot with Windows 98 Startup Disk or MS-DOS. - (Fix) Internal keyboard numlock is enabled when attached external keyboard or IBM NumKeyPad III enables numlock. - (Fix) NumLock [Auto] in BIOS Setup menu doesn't work. - (Fix) Fail to entering Predesktop Area when system has no floppy drives or floppy drives are disabled in BIOS Setup menu. - (Fix) Hotkey doesn't work in DOS when USB BIOS Support is disabled in BIOS Setup menu. - (Fix) The mouse can't work when system with POP is waken by Wake on LAN. - (Fix) Critical Low battery action during standby doesn't work to enter hibernation. - (Fix) Suspend LED is lit when user power-off the system during BIOS setup menu. <1.04 - 1TET86WW> - (New) Additional CPU performance improvement when on Battery. - (Fix) System may sometimes shutdown when entering BIOS setup when using USB keyboard. - (Fix) Keyboard/Mouse sometimes do not work when user exchanges NiMH battery. - (Fix) Different NiMH Battery name is displayed by Battery MaxiMiser and Power Meter in Control Panel. - (Fix) Power Meter shows incorrect value when using NiMH battery. - (Fix) When changed boot sequence, cannot boot from USB floppy drive. - (Fix) (Japan only) Garbage is displayed when running eFlash on Windows 2000 Japanese edition. - (Fix) System force shutdown or blue screen appears when the operating system boots at a temperature of 0 degrees. - (Fix) Network boot sequence is changed incorrectly if the F9 key is pressed twice in BIOS Setup. - (Fix) Predesktop Area setting was not copied by EEPROM over LAN. <1.05 - 1TET87WW> - (New) Adjust FAN control. <1.06 - 1TET88WW> - (New) Warning message does not appear when Password characters are overflow in BIOS Setup menu. - (New) Update Micro Controller Unit(MCU). - (Fix) Because of side effects of correction by Version 1.05, Internal keyboard numlock is enabled when attached external keyboard or IBM NumKeyPad III enables numlock. - (Fix) No display problem at LCD close and open at extended display mode. - (Fix) The processor name of Celeron model is incorrect in BIOS Setup menu. <1.07 - 1TET90WW> - (New) Update to strengthen the way of getting the battery information <1.08a - 1TET93WW> - (New) Add customer unique machine model(MTM) support - (Fix) Detection speed improvement after battery type change - (Fix) Intermittent power on failure problem in DC mode - (Fix) When Numlock is enabled, "@" key may not work as Enter key. - (New) Battery life improvement by entering lower power idle mode at LID close <1.09 - 1TET94WW> - (New) Support for Rescue and Recovery - (Fix) Copyright string change for year 2004 <1.11 - 1TET96WW> - (Fix) Update to have FAN control more efficient <1.12 - 1TET97WW> - (Fix) A few horizontal lines are displayed for a moment during POST after power-on. <1.14 - 1TET99WW> - (Fix) This BIOS update contains an Intel errata patch for the microprocessor firmware. It addresses a potential issue which might cause a system to exhibit erratic behavior such as a system hang, reboot, blue screen or Kernel Panic (Linux), and may also cause in-progress system operations (e.g. file, I/O) to fail. The possibility of this behavior is believed to be limited, but Lenovo strongly recommends that customers install this update as soon as possible to prevent the possibility of the issues listed above. The ID of the affected microprocessors is "F29" for the ThinkPad G40. * Determining Processor ID There are several ways to determine the processor ID: 1. Go to the Access IBM Predesktop Area (hold down the Access IBM key when the IBM logo screen is displayed during the power up sequence). Click on the "Information" box on the left. (The "CPU id" is in the third box down on the right.) 2. Use the Microsoft "System Information" tool. Click Start, select Programs, select Accessories, select System Tools, then click System Information. The first screen displayed with this tool has processor information. The processor ID identifies the Family, Model and Stepping of the processor. For example, a processor with an ID of "F29" will have the following entry. Note that the "F" is translated to a "15" by this tool. "Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel .." 3. DMI information. The processor ID is presented in the DMI (Desktop Management Interface) Type 4 structure. There are various tools (DMI browsers) available to view this information. 4. If you have a Windows installation that for some reason does not have the "System Information" tool, a utility to display the processor ID can be obtained from Intel at the following URL: http://support.intel.com/support/processors/tools/ frequencyid/ 5. System administrators may wish to refer to the following URL for an example of a Microsoft script file that extracts (among other things) the processor ID. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/ compmgmt/scrcm73.mspx <1.15 - 1TETA0WW> - (New) Added new menus in the BIOS Setup Utility. ("Timer Wake with Battery Operation" in "Power", "Require password after hibernate" in "Security" then "Password") <1.17 - 1TETA2WW> - (Fix) System may shutdown at password is prompted without waiting one minute in wake up from hibernation if power on password is set and if "Require password after hibernate" option in the BIOS Setup Utility is enabled. <1.18 - 1TETA3WW> - (New) MPU microcode update. - (Fix) Some BIOS Setup menu items are not copied, using a Remote CMOS Update Utility. <1.19 - 1TETA4WW> - (New) Enhancement of security function on password process. <1.20 - 1TETA5WW> - (Fix) POST error appears on power-on, just after power off at BIOS password prompt with a USB floppy drive or USB HDD. <1.21 - 1TETA6WW> - (New) The security process at reboot by WOL was updated. 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, 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 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\1TUJ23US.EXE) Then press the Enter key. 8. Follow the instructions. 9. When completed, the system is automatically turned off. Attention: 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 replaced. After the update has been completed, do the following to make the changes effective. 10.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 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\1TUJ23US.EXE -s -a -s) Then press Enter. Windows shutting 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 can be viewed by running ThinkPad Configurator from your operating system and selecting the System Information button or by invoking the 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 supervisor password, the BIOS Setup Utility menu appears after you enters the password. 4. The BIOS version and date are displayed on the first screen of the BIOS Setup Utility. Utility Version BIOS Version BIOS Date ---------------- ---------------- ------------------- 1.01 1.01a(1TET56WW) 2003-04-12 1.02 1.02 (1TET57WW) 2003-04-16 1.03 1.03b(1TET79WW) 2003-06-19 1.04 1.04b(1TET86WW) 2003-08-18 1.05 1.05 (1TET87WW) 2003-09-10 1.06 1.06 (1TET88WW) 2003-11-03 1.07 1.07 (1TET90WW) 2003-12-15 1.08a 1.08a(1TET93WW) 2004-01-14 1.09 1.09 (1TET94WW) 2004-02-18 1.11 1.11 (1TET96WW) 2004-03-19 1.12 1.12 (1TET97WW) 2004-04-02 1.14 1.14 (1TET99WW) 2004-06-10 1.15 1.15 (1TETA0WW) 2004-07-29 1.17 1.17 (1TETA2WW) 2004-11-04 1.18 1.18 (1TETA3WW) 2005-05-18 1.19 1.19 (1TETA4WW) 2005-09-05 1.20 1.20 (1TETA5WW) 2005-10-31 1.21 1.21 (1TETA6WW) 2006-02-24 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 is trademark of IBM Corporation in the United States. * ThinkPad is trademark of Lenovo Group Limited in the United States. * Windows is trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others.