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Chapter5.Updatingsystemprograms
ThischapterprovidesinformationaboutupdatingthePOSTandBIOS,andhowtorecoverfromaPOST
andBIOSupdatefailure.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Usingsystemprograms”onpage55
•“Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc”onpage55
•“Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperatingsystem”onpage56
•“RecoveringfromaPOSTandBIOSupdatefailure”onpage56
Usingsystemprograms
Systemprogramsarethebasiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourcomputer.Systemprogramsincludethe
POST,theBIOS,andtheSetupUtilityprogram.ThePOSTisasetoftestsandproceduresthatare
performedeachtimeyouturnonyourcomputer.TheBIOSisalayerofsoftwarethattranslatesinstructions
fromotherlayersofsoftwareintoelectricalsignalsthatthecomputerhardwarecanexecute.Youcanuse
theSetupUtilityprogramtovieworchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer.SeeChapter4
“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51
fordetailedinformation.
Yourcomputersystemboardhasamodulecalledelectricallyerasableprogrammableread-onlymemory
(EEPROM,alsoreferredtoasashmemory).YoucaneasilyupdatethePOST,theBIOS,andtheSetup
Utilityprogrambystartingyourcomputerwithasystem-program-updatediscorrunningaspecialupdate
programfromyouroperatingsystem.
LenovomightmakechangesandenhancementstothePOSTandBIOS.Whenupdatesarereleased,they
areavailableasdownloadablelesontheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com.Instructionsforusing
thePOSTandBIOSupdatesareavailableinaTXTlethatisincludedwiththeupdateles.Formost
models,youcandownloadeitheranupdateprogramtocreateasystem-program-updatediscoranupdate
programthatcanberunfromtheoperatingsystem.
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdate(ash)theBIOSfromadisc.
Note:Y oucandownloadaself-startingbootablediscimage(knownasanISOimage)withthesystem
programupdatestocreateasystem-program-updatedisc.Goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Toupdate(ash)theBIOSfromadisc,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffyourcomputer.
2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.
3.OntheStartupDeviceMenu,selectthedesiredopticaldriveasthestartupdevice.Then,insertthe
discintothisopticaldriveandpressEnter.Theupdatebegins.
4.Whenpromptedtochangetheserialnumber,itissuggestedthatyoudonotmakethischangeby
pressingN.However,ifyoudowanttochangetheserialnumber,pressY,thentypeintheserialnumber
andpressEnter.
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- ThinkCentre 1
- UserGuide 1
- Contents 5
- AppendixA.Notices.........67 6
- Index..................69 6
- Importantsafetyinformation 7
- Chapter1.Productoverview 9
- ThinkCentreUserGuide 10
- Specications 11
- Softwareoverview 12
- Chapter1.Productoverview5 13
- Locations 14
- .Productoverview7 15
- 8ThinkCentreUserGuide 16
- Locatingcomponents 17
- Locatingpartsonthesystemboard 17
- Locatinginternaldrives 18
- .Productoverview11 19
- 12ThinkCentreUserGuide 20
- Installingorreplacinghardware 21
- Installingexternaloptions 21
- Removingthecomputercover 22
- Figure7.Removingthefrontbezel 23
- 1inwardandpivotthedrivebay 24
- InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard 25
- Figure11.RemovingthePCIcard 26
- 1onthenewmemory 28
- Replacingthebattery 29
- Replacingthemicroprocessor 33
- Replacingtheopticaldrive 39
- 32ThinkCentreUserGuide 40
- Replacingtheharddiskdrive 42
- Replacingthefrontfanassembly 44
- Replacingthekeyboard 46
- Replacingthemouse 47
- Completingthepartsreplacement 48
- Obtainingdevicedrivers 49
- Basicsecurityfeatures 49
- Integratedcablelock 49
- Passwordprotection 50
- 44ThinkCentreUserGuide 52
- Chapter3.Recoveryinformation 53
- Usingrecoverymedia 54
- Performingabackupoperation 55
- Performingarecoveryoperation 55
- Creatingandusingarescuemedium 56
- Creatingarescuemedium 57
- Usingarescuemedium 57
- Solvingrecoveryproblems 58
- Viewingorchangingsettings 59
- Usingpasswords 59
- Passwordconsiderations 60
- Power-onpassword 60
- Administratorpassword 60
- Enablingordisablingadevice 60
- Selectingastartupdevice 61
- ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram 62
- Usingsystemprograms 63
- .Updatingsystemprograms57 65
- 58ThinkCentreUserGuide 66
- Basictroubleshooting 67
- Diagnosticprograms 68
- LenovoThinkVantageToolbox 68
- PC-DoctorforDOS 68
- Cleaningthemouse 69
- Opticalmouse 69
- Non-opticalmouse 69
- Retainerring 70
- Plasticrollers 70
- Ballcage 70
- Informationresources 71
- OnlineBooksfolder 71
- LenovoThinkVantageTools 71
- LenovoWelcome 72
- AccessHelp 72
- Safetyandwarranty 72
- Helpandservice 73
- Callingforservice 73
- Usingotherservices 74
- Purchasingadditionalservices 74
- AppendixA.Notices 75
- Televisionoutputnotice 76
- EuropeanconformanceCEmark 76
- Trademarks 76
- 70ThinkCentreUserGuide 78
- 72ThinkCentreUserGuide 80
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