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	Hard drive firmware update utility
	Hard drive firmware update (Bootable CD ISO)

	Summary of changes
	Supported hard drives
	Installation instructions

• This code updates overhead code - this not a urgent update if A0L0 update has been completed.

• This code improves the Error Recovery performance of the hard drive.

Release 1

• Support for ThinkPad X40, X41
• If you encounter POST error message "2010" when a DK1xFA is installed in your ThinkPad X41, please apply this firmware update.

  ERROR 2010: Warning: your internal hard drive may not function correctly on this system. ensure that your hard drive is supported on this system and that the latest hard drive firmware is installed.

• Version A0B7 for DK1xFA (HGST)
  
  

• You need an AC adapter and a charged battery pack to update the system program. If your computer is attached to any kind of docking station or port replicator, turn off the computer and detach it before proceeding.

1. Print these instructions or display them on another computer.
2. Firmly connect the AC adapter to the computer.
3. Start a supported version of Windows on the target computer.
4. Make the temporary directory on the hard drive (for instance, C:\Temp) and store the file into the temporary directory.
5. Save all of your work, and close all open programs.
6. Click Start, then click Run...
7. In the Open dialogue box, specify the utility filename with the full path name where you stored the Update Diskette, then press Enter.
8. The package will extract the files necessary to perform the update, then restart into the firmware update environment.
9. The firmware update utility will show the hard drives that are detected. They will be listed in the upper area of the Main Menu.
   • A blinking mark to the left of the drive listed indicates that an update is required.
   • No blinking mark to the left of the drive listed indicates that the hard drive has the latest firmware and there is no need to update, or the firmware update is not for your drive. In this release, there is no firmware data other than supported models.
10. Follow the instructions on the screen to update the firmware.
    
    Attention:
    Do not power off the ThinkPad system during the firmware update process, or your hard drive may not be usable anymore.
    
    
11. When the installation is complete, power off your ThinkPad system.
    Note: Do not restart the ThinkPad system using the Ctrl+Alt+Del keys.