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BIOS Upgrade

2006-04-08T09:27:42Z

Gwright: /* X Series */

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This page is meant to describe ways to update the BIOS on a ThinkPad that only runs Linux for users that don't have ready access to Windows. If you have Windows on your ThinkPad you can just boot into it and follow instructions on the IBM website.
{{NOTE|
In one case ([[APM setup on a type 2379 ThinkPad T40]]) it was not possible to upgrade the BIOS from Windows XP; a downgrade to Windows 98 was required to successfully run the BIOS upgrade app. The symptoms in this case were that, once the files had been extracted to the hard disk, and the machine was to reboot into the upgrade app, it would beep and hang just before reboot, requiring a power cycle. Once the power was cycled, it would simply reboot back into XP without performing any BIOS upgrade actions. So even if you have Windows, you may still need to use the info on this page.}}
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==Before You Begin==
Updating the BIOS in Linux (with few exceptions) '''is not officially supported''' by IBM. However there are work arounds.

{{WARN|By following any of the instructions here you are accepting the '''very real risk''' of turning your thinkpad into a big expensive paper weight, as a firmware update gone wrong can create unfixable problems.

'''Proceed at your own risk!'''

It is also '''important''' to understand that all newer thinkpads have 2 seperate firmwares, the BIOS and the Control Program. A specific version of the Control Program will only work with specific versions of the BIOS. If you go through the readme's on the IBM site they'll clearly state that '''you must''' [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/spsu1a62.txt update the BIOS first, then immediately update the Control Program]. Otherwise you risk turning your thinkpad into a very nice paper weight.}}

==BIOS Upgrade Paths==

For every firmware (either BIOS or Control Program) update on the IBM site there are two different firmware update programs provided.

===The Diskette Updater===

This installer appears to be a 16bit dos program which asks you to accept a license agreement. It will run in Windows, DOS, OS/2, or [http://dosemu.sf.net Dosemu] perfectly, but requires a real floppy disk attached via a real floppy control. The USB Floppy Drive to the new Thinkpads doesn't count.

===The Non Diskette Updater===
{{WARN|Though this process was successfully tested on one version of .exe files found on IBMs website this doesn't mean it will work for all of them. Use at your own risk.}}

This installer appears to be a 32bit windows exe which is designed for updating the BIOS directly from a running Windows OS. It turns out that the .exe is really a wrapper license program arround windows .cab files (this information is in [[How_to_change_the_BIOS_bootsplash_screen|BIOS-Bootsplash]]). If you install the Linux program [http://freshmeat.net/projects/cabextract/ '''cabextract'''] you can expand these files directly. Run the following:

:{{cmduser|cabextract FILENAME.exe}}

You will get 8 files in the current directory. One of them will be FILENAME.img. You can test that this is really a floppy image by running:

:{{cmdroot|mkdir mntfloppy}}
:{{cmdroot|mount -o loop FILENAME.img mntfloppy}}
:{{cmdroot|ls -la mntfloppy}}

If the results of {{cmdroot|ls -la mntfloppy}} look like a dos floppy, and no read errors were displayed, you have a pretty good chance that the floppy image is usable.

==Downloads==

{{NOTE|Firefox or Konqueror users should disable the '''Use IBM Download Director''' option when downloading files.}}

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
| style="background:#ffdead;" rowspan="3"| '''Models'''
| style="background:#ffdead;" colspan="2"| '''Non-Diskette'''
| style="background:#ffdead;" colspan="3"| '''Diskette'''
|-
| style="background:#ffdead;" rowspan="2"| '''BIOS'''
| style="background:#ffdead;" rowspan="2"| '''Embedded Controller Program'''
| style="background:#ffdead;" colspan="2"| '''BIOS'''
| style="background:#ffdead;" rowspan="2"| '''Embedded Controller Program'''
|-
| style="background:#ffdead;"| '''Windows'''
| style="background:#ffdead;"| '''Linux'''
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |
===200 Series===
|-
| {{240}}
|
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=DSHY-42DLNW 1.18]
|
|
|-
| {{240X}}
|
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=DSHY-42DLNW 1.09]
|
|
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |
===300 Series===
|-
| {{365C}}, {{365CD}}, {{365CS}}, {{365CSD}}, {{365E}}, {{365ED}}
|
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-60567 2.0.14]
|
|
|-
| {{365X}}, {{365XD}}
|
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-60567 1.10]
|
|
|-
| {{380}}, {{380D}}, {{380E}}, {{380ED}}, {{385D}}, {{385ED}}
|
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=DSHY-3XWNVG 1.14]
|
|
|-
| {{380XD}}, {{385XD}}
|
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=DSHY-3XWNVG 1.19]
|
|
|-
| {{380Z}}
|
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=DSHY-3XWNVG 1.08]
|
|
|-
| {{390}}
|
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1DSHY-427MCG 5.62]
|
|
|-
| {{390E}}
|
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1DSHY-46AKPY 1.55]
|
|
|-
| {{390X}}
|
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4C5UP9 0.55]
|
|
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |
===500 Series===
|-
| {{560}}
|
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-60522 1.20]
|
|
|-
| {{560E}}
|
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-60522 1.13]
|
|
|-
| {{560X}}
|
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1DSHY-3QYK7L 1.15]
|
|
|-
| {{560Z}}
|
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1DSHY-3YTKKV 1.07]
|
|
|-
| {{570}}
|
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-47JS5Z 1.16]
|
|
|-
| {{570E}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4HT3RD 1.07]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4HA2BF 1.07]
|
|
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |
===600 Series===
|-
| {{600}}
|
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1DSHY-3VRJPK 1.22]
|
|
|-
| {{600E}} (2645 selected models, 2646)
|
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1DSHY-46HLKQ 1.16]
|
|
|-
| {{600E}} (2645: 55x, 56x, 57x, 58x, A5x, A6x, Bxx [except for BAU], JJ1, JJ2, RRA)
|
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1DSHY-43DNQ5 1.15]
|
|
|-
| {{600X}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4HVUYL 1.11]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4FYS2U 1.11]
|
|
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |
===700 Series===
|-
| {{750}}, {{750CS}}, {{755C}}, {{755CS}}
|
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-60440 1.43]
|
|
|-
| {{755CE}}, {{755CSE}}, {{755CD}}, {{755CX}}, {{755CV}}, {{755CDV}}
|
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-60440 1.44]
|
|
|-
| {{760C}}, {{760CD}}, {{760L}}, {{760LD}}
|
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-59734 1.30]
|
|
|-
| {{760E}} (XGA), {{760ED}} (XGA), {{760XD}}, {{765D}}, {{765L}}
|
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-59734 2.13]
|
|
|-
| {{760E}} (SVGA), {{760ED}} (SVGA), {{760EL}}, {{760ELD}}, {{760XL}}
|
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-59734 2.13]
|
|
|-
| {{770}}, {{770E}}, {{770ED}}
|
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1DSHY-3P2MCB 1.34]
|
|
|-
| {{770X}}
|
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1DSHY-42QLVU 1.10]
|
|
|-
| {{770Z}}
|
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-47F3VA 1.05]
|
|
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |
===A Series===
|-
| {{A20m}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4MNN8Z 1.13]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4JWNTQ 1.13]
|
|
|-
| {{A20p}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4MNN8Y 1.11]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4JWNTR 1.11]
|
|
|-
| {{A21e}} (2165)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNQKX 1.07]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNRRF 1.07]
|
|
|-
| {{A21e}} (2628)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KLU 1.13]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KLV 1.13]
|
|
|-
| {{A21m}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJMXK 1.09]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM4 1.09]
|
|
|-
| {{A21p}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM3 1.11]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJN8X 1.11]
|
|
|-
| {{A22e}} Celeron
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNQKX 1.07]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNRRF 1.07]
|
|
|-
| {{A22e}} Pentium
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4XQKLK 1.05]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4XQL7B 1.05]
|
|
|-
| {{A22m}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM4 1.09]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJMXK 1.09]
|
|
|-
| {{A22m}} (2628-Sxx)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VXS2T 1.05]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VXRG4 1.05]
|
|
|-
| {{A22p}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM3 1.11]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJN8X 1.11]
|
|
|-
| {{A30}}, {{A30p}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39863 1.18]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-40846 1.08]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39861 1.18]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-40847 1.08]
|-
| {{A31}}, {{A31p}} (Bios 1G*)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42654 1.12]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45771 1.05]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42660 1.12]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45900 1.05]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45770 1.05]
|-
| {{A31}}, {{A31p}} (Bios 1N*)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44450 1.09]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45662 1.05]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44451 1.09]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45898 1.02]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45663 1.05]
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |
===G Series===
|-
| {{G40}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50672 1.20]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50673 1.20]
|
|
|-
| {{G41}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-58127 1.11]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-58129 1.11]
|
|
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

===R Series===
|-
| {{R30}}
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40216 1.38]
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40217 1.38]
|
|
|-
| {{R31}}
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-41378 3.11]
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-41535 3.11]
|
|
|-
| {{R32}}
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-43571 2.15]
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-43572 2.15]
|
|
|-
| {{R40}} (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46055 1.23]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 1.14]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46061 1.23]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 1.14]
|-
| {{R40}} (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50320 1.29]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 1.14]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50321 1.29]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 1.14]
|-
| {{R40e}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50302 1.36]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50344 1.04]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50301 1.36]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50343 1.04]
|-
| {{R50}}, {{R50p}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.19]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.19]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]
|-
| {{R50e}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55000 2.06]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 1.04]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55001 2.06]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 1.04]
|-
| {{R51}} (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.19]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.19]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]
|-
| {{R51}} (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55003 1.25]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 1.04]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55004 1.25]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 1.04]
|-
| {{R51e}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-61681 1.47]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-61677 1.00]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-61680 2.06]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-61675 1.00]
|-
| {{R52}} (1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1870)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59221 1.22]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59184 1.04]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59220 1.22]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59183 1.04]
|-
| {{R52}} (1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59379 1.22]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59439 1.03]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59380 1.22]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59440 1.03]
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |
===T Series===
|-
| {{T20}}
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4MNN8X 1.22]
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4JWNJC 1.22]
|
|
|-
| {{T21}}
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4Q2KM5 1.16]
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4PJN8Y 1.16]
|
|
|-
| {{T22}}
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4VWPPU 1.12]
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4VWP54 1.12]
|
|
|-
| {{T23}}
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-39366 1.18]
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40022 1.06a]
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-39362 1.18]
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40021 1.06a]
|-
| {{T30}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42694 2.09]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42711 1.07]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42720 2.09]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45745 2.02]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42725 1.07]
|-
| {{T40}}, {{T40p}}, {{T41}}, {{T41p}}, {{T42}}, {{T42p}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.19]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.19]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]
|-
| {{T43}} (1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59379 1.23]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59439 1.03]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59380 1.23]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59440 1.03]
|-
| {{T43}} (2668, 2669, 2678, 2679, 2686, 2687), {{T43p}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59096 1.24]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59120 1.04]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59097 1.24]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59121 1.04]
|-
| {{T60}}, {{T60p}}
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

===X Series===
|-
| {{X20}}, {{X21}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4P52BM 2.25]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VQNTP 1.36]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4P52BL 2.25]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PBMCT 1.36]
|-
| {{X22}}, {{X23}}, {{X24}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39672 1.32]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39806 1.30]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39665 1.32]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39808 1.30]
|-
| {{X30}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44135 1.08]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44152 1.06]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44131 1.08]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44149 1.06]
|-
| {{X31}}, {{X32}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50298 3.02]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53480 1.08]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50308 3.02]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53479 1.08]
|-
| {{X40}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53881 2.06]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53882 1.61]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53883 2.03]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53885 1.60]
|-
| {{X41}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59206 2.05]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59208 1.01]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59205 2.05]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-59207 1.01]
|-
| {{X41T}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-60193 2.00]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-60191 1.00]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-60194 2.00]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-60189 1.00]
|-
| {{X60}}, {{X60s}}
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

===Z Series===
|-
| {{Z60m}}, {{Z60t}}
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-61687 1.14]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-61686 1.14]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-61688 1.14]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-61685 1.14]
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

===Other===
|-
| {{TransNote}}
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4UDSMK 1.02]
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4UDRRF 1.02]
|
|
|}

If you were able to create the boot floppy per the Diskette update method, and you have a Floppy with your Thinkpad, the update should be simple.

==Updating via CD/DVD Drive==

The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.

Another possibility which works even without a CD-drive or network is to boot the disk image via the grub initrd mechanism.

Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:

<blockquote style="background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;">
<pre><nowiki>
I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you
can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD
(floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also
tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.

In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with
a bootable dos diskette for w98
</nowiki></pre>
</blockquote>

But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].

Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.
{{WARN|Do '''not''' use the [http://syslinux.zytor.com/ SYSLINUX] image-loader [http://syslinux.zytor.com/memdisk.php MEMDISK] to boot the images! Some flash tools crash in that situation!}}

Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].

===Creating a Floppy Image===
If you have created a boot floppy on another machine, you need to create an image file of that floppy. This can be easily done in linux by running a command line:

:{{cmdroot|1=dd bs=2x80x18b if=/dev/fd0 of=/tmp/floppy.img}}

You can also create a floppy image by using Ken Kato's [http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/vfd.html VMware's back]. It is a free Windoze tool that creates a virtual floppy drive and allows you to produce an image file ready to be ISO'ed. Note: you might have to 'manually' (through application's interface) assign the virtual drive a volume letter in order to be seen by IBM's application (as, by default, it seems not to do it).

You should verify this {{path|floppy.img}} as explained above.

===Creating a Bootable CD from a Floppy Image===
Once you have your floppy image, either from imaging a real floppy, or from extracting them via the cabextract method above, you need to make a boot CD out of it.

The eltorito bootable CD standard is a wonderful thing. What this means is that a bootable CD can be made with a bootable floppy in such as way that the CD believes that it is a 2.88 MB floppy drive. This allows you to replace a boot floppy by a boot CD in nearly all situations.

It is very easy to create such a bootable CD ISO image in Linux using the mkisofs tool. To do this run a command as follows:

:{{cmdroot|mkisofs -b bootfloppy.img -o bootcd.iso bootfloppy.img}}

Note: You don't strictly need the last {{path|bootfloppy.img}}, however some versions of mkisofs get confused about why you would want to create an iso with no contents, and thus won't let you. You don't actually care about the contents of the CD, you only care that the <tt>-b <boot image></tt> is applied to the CD. For more info on this read {{cmduser|man mkisofs}}.

You can now burn the {{path|bootcd.iso}} in your favorite CD burning program.

To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:

===Does work:===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
| '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{A20p}} (2629-6VU) ||
*Chris Pickett http://www.sable.mcgill.ca/~cpicke/. BIOS 1.11 flashed fine with cabextract/CD method.
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{A21e}} (2628-JXU) ||
*Amit Gurdasani <gurdasani at yahoo dot com>. BIOS 1.13 flashed fine with cabextract/CD method. Alarmingly, after the BIOS update, the laptop beeped but did not shut down as was indicated onscreen -- that was frozen on the "do not shut down the laptop" screen. On power down and up again, the BIOS setup showed the newer BIOS image running, and Linux booted up fine. Linux ACPI didn't complain about the BIOS being too old either.
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{R31}} ||
*[http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]
*Sebastian Sauer (with cabextract/CD method)
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{R40}} ||
*Matthew Lambie, http://lambie.org
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{R50}} (1836-3SU) ||
*jlbartos <jlbartos at hotmail dot com>
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{R51}} (1829) ||
*Robert Uhl <rob dot uhl at gmx dot de>, Jellby <jellby at yahoo dot com>
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{R51}} (1830-RM7) ||
*Will Parker <stardotstar at sourcepoint dot com dot au> successfully flashed 3.20 using existing 3.04 ECP and retained custom boot splash.
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{R51}} (2887) ||
*Ingo van Lil <inguin at gmx dot de>
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{T20}} ||
*Franz Hassels <fhassel at suse dot com>
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{T22}} ||
*Daniel Maier <nusse teamidiot de>
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{T23}} ||
*Bart Snapp <snapp at uiuc dot edu> Note: I followed IBM's instructions to flash the BIOS *first* and the Embedded Controller *second*.
*Moy Easwaran: BIOS 1.18 / EC 1.06a via cabextract and CD-boot. The BIOS-update exe generated errors in Windows 2000.
*Joe Renes: BIOS 1.18 / EC 1.06a on 2006-03-20 via cabextract and CD-boot. Piece of cake.
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{T40}} ||
*Sean Dague, http://dague.net
*Justin Mason, http://jmason.org
*Ivanhoe (Bios 3.19)
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{T40p}} ||
*Lukas KrÃ¤henbÃ¼hl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch
*Thomas Achtemichuk, tom at tomchuk dot com. BIOS 3.15 flashed fine with cabextract/CD method
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{T41}} ||
*Lev Givon (Bios 3.15 / EC 3.04) <lev at columbia dot edu>
*Ernesto HernÃ¡ndez-Novich (Bios 3.19 / CP 3.04) < emhn at usb dot ve >
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{T41p}} ||
*Nils Newman, work great. (Version: Bios 3.14 / Embedded Controller 3.04)
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{T42p}} ||
*Robert Schiele <rschiele@uni-mannheim.de>, Joern Heissler <joern@heissler.de>
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{T43}} ||
*Tom Heady <tom-thinkwiki.org@punch.net>
*Carsten SÃ¶hrens <casoe at gmx dot de> (Version: Bios 1.05 / Embedded Controller 1.03)
*Carsten SÃ¶hrens <casoe at gmx dot de> (Version: Bios 1.24 / Embedded Controller 1.04)
*Florian Boucault <florian at boucault dot ath dot cx> (Model : 1871-W34 & Version: Bios 1.23 / Embedded Controller 1.03)
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{X20}} ||
*Neil Caunt <retardis at gmail dot com>
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{X21}} ||
*Patrick Leickner <ranma at web dot de>, (BIOS 2.21->2.25 / EC 1.31->1.36) via non-disk/cabextract/mkisofs/cdrecord
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{X22}} ||
*David Emery <dave at skiddlydee dot com>, (EC 1.30, BIOS 1.32 using non-disk/cabextract/CD method)
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{X23}} ||
*Nils Faerber <nils dot faerber at kernelconcepts dot de> (Embedded Controller 1.30, BIOS 1.32 with cabextract/CD method)
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{X30}} ||
*Hella Breitkopf, [http://hella.breitkopf.usr.ffb.org/en/ www] (Embedded Controller 1.04, BIOS 1.07 with cabextract/CD method)
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{X31}} ||
*Grzegorz KuÅ›nierz <koniu at sheket dot org> (Embedded Controller 1.08, BIOS 3.01 with cabextract/CD method)
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{X40}} ||
*Robbie Stone <robbie@serendipity.cx>
|}

===Does not work:===
{|
| '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''
|}

Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!

==Updating via Grub and a Floppy Image==

{{WARN|Many have warned '''not''' to use the [http://syslinux.zytor.com/ SYSLINUX] image-loader [http://syslinux.zytor.com/memdisk.php MEMDISK] to boot the images! Some flash tools may crash in that situation! Proceed at your own risk!}}

Floppy images may be booted from Grub via a utility called [http://syslinux.zytor.com/memdisk.php MEMDISK], which may be compiled from the [http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/ '''SYSLINUX source''']. Copy the compiled memdisk image and the floppy image to your boot directory and configure grub as follows:

<blockquote style="background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;">
<pre><nowiki>
title Bios Flash
kernel /boot/memdisk
initrd /boot/FILENAME.img
</nowiki></pre></blockquote>

Again, proceed at your own risk. This was tested on an R51 type 2888.

==Updating with Network Boot Image==

BIOS, Embedded Controller (EC), CD/DVD and Harddisk firmware disks can be booted
over the network with [http://syslinux.zytor.com/pxe.php PXELINUX] as part of the [http://syslinux.zytor.com/ SYSLINUX] package.

This requires that you have a DHCP and tftp server configured and setup properly on
your network, and is probably not for the faint of heart.

Make sure the firmware bootdisk is in linux 'dd' format, as the self-extracting .exe disks
from the IBM website cannot be booted directly as such.

This worked on the {{R31}}, {{X22}}, {{T21}}, {{T30}} and {{T41p}} with various firmware updates.

==Check List==

The following is important to remember:
# You must update '''both''' the Control Program and the BIOS at the same time if your current Control Program is not compatible with the new BIOS (see below)
# You must find versions of the Control Program and BIOS that are compatible. Not all of them are, so follow the readmes on the IBM website carefully to determine which are.
# You must update the Control Program '''before''' you update the BIOS

When the Control Program '''and''' the BIOS need updating, have both update disks or CDs ready. Update the Control Program first and the system should switch itself off when finished. Insert the BIOS update disk and proceed to update the BIOS. When it's all finished, enter setup, reset the settings to their defaults and reboot. Enter setup again and tweak the settings as necessary.

2371-AVC

2006-04-02T08:34:54Z

Gwright:

= IBM ThinkPad X40 2371-ACV Specifications =

== CPU and Memory ==
{|
|Processor Manufacturer || Intel
|-
|Processor Class || Pentium M ULV
|-
|Processor Speed || 1.10 GHz
|-
|Installed Memory || 256 MB
|-
|Maximum Memory || 1.28 GB
|-
|Memory Technology || DDR333/PC2700
|-
|Cache Size || 1024 kB
|}

== Storage ==
{|
|Hard Drive Model || Hitachi
|-
|Hard Drive Capacity || 40 GB
|-
|Hard Drive Formfactor || 1.8"
|}

== Display and Graphics ==
{|
|Display Size || 12.1 inch
|-
|Display Type || TFT active matrix
|-
|Graphics Processor || Intel Extreme Graphics 2
|-
|Resolution || 1024 x 768 pixels
|-
|Max. External Resolution || 2048 x 1536 pixels
|}

== Battery ==
{|
|Battery Model || 4 cell, 1.9Ah
|-
|Battery Life || 3.5 hours
|-
|Battery Type || Lithium Ion
|}

== Communications and Networking ==
{|
|Bluetooth || No
|-
|Modem Speed || 56 kbps
|-
|Network LAN || Intel Gigabit
|-
|Network WLAN || Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG
|}

== Software ==
{|
|Shipped Operating System || Microsoft Windows XP Home (Chinese Edition)
|}

== Connectors ==
{|
|Interface Provided ||Parallel Port, S-Video, VGA, Phone line, Headphone, Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T
|-
|Connectors ||2 x USB - 4 pin USB Type A, 1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x infrared - IrDA, 1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11, 1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45, 1 x docking / port replicator, 1 x microphone - input - mini-phone mono 3.5 mm , 1 x audio - line-out/headphones - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x line-in - input - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x SD slot, 1 x cardbus slot (type II)
|}

== General Product Info ==
{|
|Input Devices || Keyboard, TrackPoint
|-
|Included Sound Card || AD1981B
|-
|Weight || 1.2kg
|}

[[Category:X40]]

2371-AVC

2006-04-02T08:29:17Z

Gwright: Intial page for this Chinese ThinkPad X40

Hardware Specifications

2006-04-02T08:20:02Z

Gwright: /* Available Models */

{{Usage|
*Choose a model name to get a list of all currently available information related to this Model.
*Choose a type-and-model number to get the specs of that specific model.
}}
Here you can learn about specific ThinkPads specifications.

Furthermore, you may
*compare the [[ThinkPad series]] (G, R, T, X, Z),
*get an overview of the [[ThinkPad History]] or
*learn about the name [[ThinkPad]].

==IBM/Lenovos hardware specs==
* '''Lenovo ThinkPads'''
** For current Lenovo ThinkPad G, R, T, X and Z series models look for the official specs listed in [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pcinstitute/psref/tabook.pdf tabook.pdf]
** For withdrawn Lenovo ThinkPads, look at [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pcinstitute/psref/ltwbook.pdf ltwbook.pdf]
* '''Withdrawn IBM ThinkPads'''
** For A, G, T and X series models look for the official IBM specs listed in [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pcinstitute/psref/tawbook.pdf tawbook.pdf]
** For R series models look for the official IBM specs listed in [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pcinstitute/psref/trwbook.pdf trwbook.pdf]
** For i series models look for the official IBM specs listed in [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pcinstitute/psref/tiwbook.pdf tiwbook.pdf]
** For 200, 300, 500, 600 and 700 series models look for the official IBM specs listed in [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pcinstitute/psref/twbook.pdf twbook.pdf]<br>
** Or try searching the IBM announcements letters [http://www.ibm.com/news/usalet/ here].

==Available Models==
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|- style="text-align:left;"
!Numbered!!A series!!G series!!R series!!S series!!T series!!X series!!Z series!!others
|- style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"
|
'''[[:Category:390X | ThinkPad 390X]]'''
*[[2626-L0U]]

'''[[:Category:600E | ThinkPad 600E]]'''

'''[[:Category:600X | ThinkPad 600X]]'''

'''[[:Category:700 | ThinkPad 700]]'''

'''[[:Category:760ED | ThinkPad 760ED]]'''

'''[[:Category:760XD | ThinkPad 760XD]]'''

'''[[:Category:770 | ThinkPad 770]]'''

'''[[:Category:770E | ThinkPad 770E]]'''
*[[9548-510]]
*[[9548-51U]]
*[[9548-52U]]

'''[[:Category:770X | ThinkPad 770X]]'''
*[[9549-7AO]]
'''[[:Category:770Z | ThinkPad 770Z]]'''

||
'''[[:Category:A20m | ThinkPad A20m]]'''

'''[[:Category:A20p | ThinkPad A20p]]'''

'''[[:Category:A21e | ThinkPad A21e]]'''

'''[[:Category:A21m | ThinkPad A21m]]'''

'''[[:Category:A21p | ThinkPad A21p]]'''

'''[[:Category:A22e | ThinkPad A22e]]'''

'''[[:Category:A22m | ThinkPad A22m]]'''

'''[[:Category:A22p | ThinkPad A22p]]'''

'''[[:Category:A30 | ThinkPad A30]]'''

'''[[:Category:A30p | ThinkPad A30p]]'''

'''[[:Category:A31 | ThinkPad A31]]'''

'''[[:Category:A31p | ThinkPad A31p]]'''

||
'''[[:Category:G40 | ThinkPad G40]]'''

'''[[:Category:G41 | ThinkPad G41]]'''

||
'''[[:Category:R30 | ThinkPad R30]]'''

'''[[:Category:R31 | ThinkPad R31]]'''

'''[[:Category:R32 | ThinkPad R32]]'''

'''[[:Category:R40 | ThinkPad R40]]'''
*[[2722-9BM]]
*[[2722-DG1]]

'''[[:Category:R40e | ThinkPad R40e]]'''

'''[[:Category:R50 | ThinkPad R50]]'''

'''[[:Category:R50p | ThinkPad R50p]]'''

'''[[:Category:R50e | ThinkPad R50e]]'''
*[[1834-J8G]]

'''[[:Category:R51 | ThinkPad R51]]'''
*[[1829-K6G]]
*[[1829-L7G]]
*[[1830-DG4]]

'''[[:Category:R52 | ThinkPad R52]]'''
*[[1846-B5G]]
||
'''[[:Category:S30|ThinkPad S30]]'''

'''[[:Category:S31|ThinkPad S31]]'''
||
'''[[:Category:T20|ThinkPad T20]]'''
*[[2647-44G]]

'''[[:Category:T21|ThinkPad T21]]'''
*[[2647-97G]]

'''[[:Category:T22|ThinkPad T22]]'''

'''[[:Category:T23 | ThinkPad T23]]'''
*[[2647-9RG]]
*[[2647-7G1]]
*[[2647-8QU]]

'''[[:Category:T30 | ThinkPad T30]]'''
*[[2366-52U]]
*[[2366-83U]]
*[[2366-FBG]]
*[[2366-GU1]]
*[[2366-JBG]]
*[[2366-R7G]]

'''[[:Category:T40 | ThinkPad T40]]'''

'''[[:Category:T40p | ThinkPad T40p]]'''
*[[2373-G1U]]

'''[[:Category:T41 | ThinkPad T41]]'''

'''[[:Category:T41p | ThinkPad T41p]]'''
*[[2373-315]]
*[[2373-GEG]]
*[[2373-GGG]]
*[[2373-GHG]]

'''[[:Category:T42 | ThinkPad T42]]'''
*[[2373-6ZG]]
*[[2373-9XU]]
*[[2373-CH6]]
*[[2373-F1G]]
*[[2373-F7G]]
*[[2373-FWG]]
*[[2373-M1G]]
*[[2373-VUW]]
*[[2373-WGK]]
*[[2378-FVU]]
*[[2378-RSU]]
*[[2379-DXU]]

'''[[:Category:T42p | ThinkPad T42p]]'''
*[[2373-HTG]]
*[[2373-W6M]]
*[[2373-Y4M]]

'''[[:Category:T43 | Thinkpad T43]]'''
*[[2668-A1U]]
*[[2668-C2U]]

'''[[:Category:T43p | Thinkpad T43p]]'''

'''[[:Category:T60 | ThinkPad T60]]'''

'''[[:Category:T60p | ThinkPad T60p]]'''
||
'''[[:Category:X20 | ThinkPad X20]]'''

'''[[:Category:X21 | ThinkPad X21]]'''
*[[2662-66U]]

'''[[:Category:X22 | ThinkPad X22]]'''
*[[2662-95U]]
*[[2662-9BU]]

'''[[:Category:X23 | ThinkPad X23]]'''

'''[[:Category:X24 | ThinkPad X24]]'''

'''[[:Category:X30 | ThinkPad X30]]'''

'''[[:Category:X31 | ThinkPad X31]]'''

'''[[:Category:X32 | ThinkPad X32]]'''

'''[[:Category:X40 | ThinkPad X40]]'''
*[[2371-AVC]]
'''[[:Category:X41 | ThinkPad X41]]'''

'''[[:Category:X41 Tablet | ThinkPad X41 Tablet]]'''

'''[[:Category:X60 | ThinkPad X60]]'''

'''[[:Category:X60s | ThinkPad X60s]]'''
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'''[[:Category:Z60t | ThinkPad Z60t]]'''

'''[[:Category:Z60m | ThinkPad Z60m]]'''
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'''[[:Template:I_Series | I Series]]'''
'''[[:Category:PC110 | PC110]]'''
*[[PC110]]
'''[[:Category:TransNote|TransNote]]'''
*[[2675-61G]]
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