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- IBM ThinkPad 701 January 10, 1996
- System Program Service Diskette
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- What This Diskette Does
- -----------------------
-
- This System Program Service diskette updates the system program stored
- in ROM of the ThinkPad 701C and 701CS.
-
- If you are experiencing one of the problems listed in the following
- Summary of Problem Fixes section, please follow the instructions given
- in the Updating FLASH ROM section below to update the system program
- of the above-listed ThinkPad computer.
-
-
- Current Levels
- --------------
- The latest level of Diagnostics is 1G.
- The latest level of BIOS is 3O.
-
- BIOS Changes/Fixes
- ------------------
-
- 3O Fixed
- -----
- System hang at checkpoint 70 when unit is docked and external
- monitor is attached.
-
- 3N
- Fixed
- -----
- Shaking keyboard would resume box with lid closed. Now if the Fn
- key is detected while lid closed, box goes back to sleep.
-
- New/Changed
- -----------
- Eliminated hibernate memory checksum. It can be reinstated if
- necessary through special key sequence Fn+Left Arrow followed
- quickly by Fn+Enter. This allows for quicker hibernation.
- If power management is turned off through APM interface, the
- CPU will not automatically be clocked down on battery power.
-
- 3M
- Fixed
- -----
- Closed all PCMCIA IO & Memory windows in POST so that warm boot
- will not leave phantom COM ports.
- Will power off if eject is requested and an external video card
- is present.
- Reset the Manufacturing Diskette everytime through POST.
- Saved/Restored the BitMask Register & Set/Reset Enable Register
- so that Japanese video modes are not corrupted after a resume.
-
- New/Changed
- -----------
- Changed Win95 PnP code to meet Win95 logo requirements by eliminating
- the reporting of DMA on the ECP parallel ports
- Changed the way devices are reported through PnP. A new device node
- is only created if the address or IRQ of a device changes
- from docked to undocked or vice versa.
- Added new TrackPoint III option 'Auto' that will automatically enable
- or disable the TP III based on whether an external mouse
- is attached.
- Enabled the ability to hibernate to an existing HPFS hibernate file.
-
- 3J
- Fixed
- -----
- The century byte will be correctly updated when an alarm time is
- set in the Configuration Utility.
- The DOS DATE command and Windows 3.1 Date/Time will now return a
- the correct century if the century rollover occurred while
- the machine was powered on.
- The docking station was reporting that the dock was locked on
- an operating system eject request. This has been corrected.
- PCMCIA cards that are not powered but are in the PCMCIA slot were
- causing the PCMCIA controller to stay awake in suspend. This
- has been corrected. Adding $ICPMDOS.SYS or $ICPMOS2.SYS
- will power off the card properly if APM is running.
- PCMCIA controller was being suspended even though a powered card
- was in a slot if the box was suspended on AC and then the
- AC power was removed. This has been corrected.
- Accesses to the FDD were locking up systems for mode 3 drives (Japan).
- Low memory was being corrupted. This has been fixed. The
- memory was also being corrupted if the FDD returned a bad
- return code.
- Changed Plug & Play BIOS to meet Win95 requirements.
- Fixed some Win95 problems in our Plug & Play BIOS.
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- New/Changed
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- Keyboard initialization time has been shortened.
- Video cards are now allowed in the DOCK II. Note: if one is installed,
- most Fn keys are disabled. Only Mute, Volume Up, Volume Down,
- and Stop HDD work, but no icon is displayed. Suspending,
- hibernating, accessing the Configuration Utility, and other
- functions that required a change to the video are disabled.
-
- 3I
- Fixed
- -----
- The Brazilian MRI did not match the User's Guide
- Garbage appeared on the STN screen when in simultaneous display
- at elevated temperatures.
- Rebooting under Win95 caused serial port errors
- If system docked and user selects 'Eject' from the docking message,
- the system will now eject properly.
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- New/Changed
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- Added a function to update the CMOS century byte when the system is
- resumed from suspend or turned on from power off.
- Changed Standby (Fn+F3) so that it does not stop the clock waiting
- for an interrupt, but rather rely on APM to stop the clock.
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- 3H
- New/Changed
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- Added Plug & Play support
- Added support for IBM Dock II
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- Diagnostics Changes/Fixes
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- 1G
- New/Changed
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- Portugese keyboard displays as EMEA keyboard.
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- Updating your ThinkPad 701 FLASH ROM (BIOS and Diags)
- -----------------------------------------------------
-
- Your ThinkPad 701 has been designed so BIOS and Diagnostics upgrades
- can be done by you, the end user (quickly and easily). There is no
- need to change anything on your hard drive as a result of this upgrade,
- and your applications will work as they did before.
-
- This update is only for the ThinkPad 701 (all models):
-
- 1. Print these instructions or display them on another computer.
-
- 2. Enter the Configuration Utility by pressing Fn-F1. Page Down once
- to page 2 of the menu. Check "Startup Sequence". It should be
- set to "Smart" or "Conventional", but not "Hard Disk".
-
- Also make note of any customizing you have done to the setup of your
- computer via the Configuration Utility. The FLASH update process will
- cause ALL SETTINGS ON ALL PAGES to revert back to their factory defaults.
- You will need to restore the customizations in step 11 below.
-
- 3. Plug in the AC adapter and make sure the battery is installed. It
- is important that the computer have BOTH sources of power available.
- * If both AC and battery power is lost during the update, your computer
- may have to be sent in for service.
- * If your battery does not have enough charge to complete the update,
- you will receive a message saying to wait awhile while the battery
- is charged. Press enter to check the battery charge level again.
- Once the battery has built enough charge, the program will continue.
- (The battery will charge more quickly if you hit Fn-F4 to put the
- computer into suspend. Hit Fn to bring it out of suspend. The battery
- level must be in the green region of the battery gage for the FLASH
- update to proceed.)
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- 4. Insert the FLASH Update Diskette into the diskette drive.
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- 5. Reboot the computer and allow it to boot from the FLASH update diskette.
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- 6. Follow the instructions on the screen.
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- 7. When you are told to press the power switch, push it then release it.
- This will NOT power the system off, it will enable the Flashing mechanism
- of the ROM.
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- 9. Continue following the prompts. When you see a bar graph with "*"s,
- do NOT touch anything, especially any power supplies.
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- 10. When "Program completed successfully" appears, it is safe to turn
- your computer OFF (by pressing and releasing the power switch).
- Remove the diskette from the drive before turning the computer back
- ON (the diskette is no longer needed).
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- 11. At Power On, you will see error messages, but don't be concerned.
- Press "ENTER", make any desired changes in the Configuration Utility,
- press "ESC", and select "Yes" to save the Configuration. The next time
- you boot your computer, these error messages should not appear.
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- 12. The update of your ThinkPad 701 BIOS and Diagnostics is complete.
-