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Updating(flashing)theBIOSfromyouroperatingsystem
Note:BecauseLenovomakesconstantimprovementstoitsWebsites,theWebpagecontentsaresubject
tochangewithoutnotice,includingthecontentsreferencedinthefollowingprocedure.
Toupdate(flash)theBIOSfromyouroperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
2.ClickDownloadDrivers&Software.
3.ClickUseQuickPath.
4.Typethe4-digitmachinetypeforyourcomputerintheQuickPathfieldandthenclickFindMyProduct.
5.ClickBIOS.
6.LocatetheBIOSversionthatyouwanttodownload.
7.ClickClickforfiles.Allavailablefileswillbedisplayed.
8.Clickthelinkforthereadmefilethatcontainstheinstructionsforupdating(flashing)theBIOSfrom
youroperatingsystem.
9.Printtheseinstructions.Thisisveryimportantbecausetheseinstructionswillnotbedisplayedon
thescreenafterthedownloadbegins.
10.Followtheprintedinstructionstodownload,extract,andinstalltheupdate.
RecoveringfromaPOST/BIOSupdatefailure
IfthepowertoyourcomputerisinterruptedwhilethePOSTandBIOSisbeingupdated,yourcomputer
mightnotrestartcorrectly.Ifthishappens,performthefollowingproceduretorecoverfromthePOSTand
BIOSupdatefailure.ThisprocedureiscommonlycalledBoot-blockRecovery.
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Openthecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercoveronpage80.
3.Removetheharddiskdrive.See“Replacingtheharddiskdrive”onpage82
4.LocatetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperonthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystem
board”onpage73.
5.RemoveanycablesthatimpedeaccesstotheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumper.
6.Movethejumperfromthestandardposition(pin1andpin2)tothemaintenanceposition(pin2and
pin3).
7.ReconnectanycablesthatweredisconnectedandreinstallthePCIcardifremoved.
8.Closethecomputercoverandreconnectthepowercordsforthecomputerandmonitortoelectrical
outlets.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage126.
9.TurnonthecomputerandtheninsertthePOSTandBIOSupdate(flashupdate)discintotheoptical
drive.Waitafewminutes.Then,therecoverysessionbegins.Therecoverysessionwilltaketwoto
threeminutes.Duringthistime,awarningmessagewillbedisplayedandnoactionisneededfromyou.
10.Aftertherecoverysessioniscompleted,therewillbenovideo,andyourcomputerwillautomatically
turnoff.
11.Repeatstep1throughstep5.
12.MovetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperbacktothestandardposition(pin1andpin2).
13.ReconnectanycablesthatweredisconnectedandreinstallthePCIcardifremoved.
14.Closethecomputercoverandreconnectanycablesthatweredisconnected.
15.Turnonthecomputertorestarttheoperatingsystem.
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