To determine if this BIOS applies to your ThinkPad R61 or R61i system you may use either of the following methods:

• Pressing F1 at startup:
  • Press F1 during startup. The initial BIOS screen will display the BIOS version. If the BIOS version begins with 7L this BIOS is supported on this system. If the BIOS version begins with 7K the BIOS is supported on the R61 without IEEE 1394.
• Using the ThinkPad Configuration Utility:
  1. Click Start.
  2. Select All Programs, select ThinkVantage, then click ThinkPad Configuration.
  3. In the upper left corner, click System Information.
  4. If the BIOS version begins with 7L this BIOS is supported on this system. If the BIOS version begins with 7K, click here to download the supported BIOS.
     
     

	Summary of changes
	Installation instructions
	Initializing the BIOS
	BIOS information
	Memory Map information

Version 7LETC6WW (2.26-1.08)

• (New) Supports Microsoft Windows 7. (addition)
• (Fix) Fixed an issue that might not recognize USB memory devices.
• (Fix) Fixed an issue where the USB memory device might cause boot failure.
• (Fix) Fixed an issue where the Intel AMT menu of BIOS Setup Utility might not be displayed.
• (Fix) Fixed an issue where Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension (MEBx) might not function.
• (Fix) Fixed an issue where the external display might have blank screen after closing the lid "When I close the lid: Do nothing" was selected in Power Options on Windows Vista.
• (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer might not start when a new ThinkPad Hard Drive Bay Adapter was installed in the Docking Station.

Click here for a complete list of changes fixed by this BIOS update.

• Remove the Power-on password prior to updating the BIOS in RDM (Remote Deployment Manager) environment or similar environment.
• You need an AC adapter and a charged battery pack to update the BIOS.
• If your computer is attached to any kind of docking station or port replicator, turn off the computer and detach it before proceeding.
• If a USB Diskette Drive is attached to your computer, turn off the computer and detach it before proceeding.
  

1. Print these instructions or display on another computer.
2. Firmly connect the AC adapter to the computer.
3. Start Windows 7 32-bit, Vista 32-bit, XP and logon with administrative privileges on the target computer.
4. Double-click 7luj25us.exe to extract it to your hard drive. The default location is C:\DRIVERS\FLASH\7luj25us.
5. For Windows 7 and Vista, click Start, select All Programs, select Accessories, then click Run... For Windows XP, click Start, then click Run...
6. Specify WINUPTP.EXE with the full path name where you saved the package, then click OK. Example: C:\DRIVERS\FLASH\7luj25us\WINUPTP.EXE
7. Follow the instructions on the screen.
8. Select Update ThinkPad BIOS and follow the instructions on the screen.
9. After the update has been completed, the program shows a message Flash Update has been successfully completed.... Follow the instructions on the screen to restart the computer.

Unattended Update

This procedure is intended only for system administrators. The BIOS is updated without any user interaction.

• Refer to the Manual Update section, and download and extract the files.
• At the command line, execute WINUPTP.EXE with the -S option. Example: C:\DRIVERS\FLASH\7luj25us\WINUPTP -s

To view the update result, refer to the WINUPTP.log file created at the same directory of the package.

1. Turn off the system.
2. Turn on the system.
3. While the To interrupt normal startup, press the blue ThinkVantage button message is displayed at the lower-left area of the screen, press the F1 key.
4. The BIOS Setup Utility menu will be displayed. If you have set a supervisor password, the BIOS Setup Utility menu appears after you enter the password.
5. Press the F9 key to load default configuration.
6. Select Yes.
7. Press the F10 key to save default configuration and exit.
8. Select Yes.

Notes:

• After initialization you may need to reapply some settings that you had changed previously.
• After the initialization has been completed, the system restarts automatically.

1. Turn off the system.
2. Turn on the system.
3. While the To interrupt normal startup, press the blue ThinkVantage button message is displayed at the lower-left area of the screen, press the F1 key.
4. The BIOS Setup Utility menu will be displayed. If you have set a supervisor password, the BIOS Setup Utility menu appears after you enter the password.
5. Check BIOS Version and Embedded Controller Version.
6. Turn off the system.
   
   

nVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M models

• C0000-CEFFF : Reserved for Video BIOS
• CF000-D0FFF : Reserved for Option ROM of Ethernet (*1)
• E0000-FFFFF : Reserved for System BIOS

nVIDIA Quadro FX 570M models

• C0000-CF7FF : Reserved for Video BIOS
• CF800-D17FF : Reserved for Option ROM of Ethernet (*1)
• E0000-FFFFF : Reserved for System BIOS

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator GM965 models

• C0000-CFFFF : Reserved for Video BIOS
• D0000-D1FFF : Reserved for Option ROM of Ethernet (*1)
• E0000-FFFFF : Reserved for System BIOS

Note: (*1) This area becomes free by disabling the Internal Network Option ROM option under Config and Network in BIOS Setup Utility. This choice will disable PXE and WOL features.

nVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M models

• D1000-DFFFF

nVIDIA Quadro FX 570M models

• D1800-DFFFF

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator GM965 models

• D2000-DFFFF

Note: Certain addresses in this area will be reserved for CardBus Controllers or others by Operating Systems. The addresses vary and depend on the design of each Operating System.