Note:

• To use Intel Anti-Theft Technology PC Protection , Intel AMT 4.1 - Management Engine Firmware version 4.1.3 or higher must be installed into your computer.
• If system protection function by Intel Anti-Theft Technology PC Protection, ConstantSecure Remote Disable or ThinkVantage Hardware Password Manager feature is still activated and when you try to get back to the older BIOS versions without these features, the following message will be displayed. This is to prevent system protection function from being deactivated.
  
  BIOS Update CD:
  "Error The system program file is not correct for this system"
  BIOS Update Utility:
  "The process does not recognize this system.The utility process has not completed."
  
  To get back to such the older BIOS versions, you should deactivate these features before applying the BIOS.

	Summary of changes
	Installation instructions
	Initializing the BIOS
	BIOS version
	Additional information
	Memory information

Version 3.10
BIOS: 3.10 / ECP: 1.04

• (New) Support for Windows 7
• (New) Support for ME Firmware ver.4.2.0.1020
• (New) Support for MRC2.91
• (Fix) Safely Removal icon may not be displayed at system tray when a SD card like Media card is connected to the computer.

Click here to view the full summary of changes for BIOS ID (6DETnnWW).

Version 3.10
BIOS: 3.10 / ECP: 1.04

• (New) Support for Windows 7
• (New) Support for ME Firmware ver.4.2.0.1020
• (New) Support for MRC2.91
• (Fix) Safely Removal icon may not be displayed at system tray when a SD card like Media card is connected to the computer.

Click here to view the full summary of changes for BIOS ID (7XETnnWW).

• If your computer runs satisfactorily now, it may not be necessary to update the BIOS. To determine if you should update the BIOS, refer to the BIOS version section.
• You need an AC adapter and a charged battery pack.
• Remove the Power-on password prior to updating the BIOS in the RDM (Remote Deployment Manager) or similar environment.

Attention:
Do not turn off or suspend the computer until the update has been completed. IF YOU DO THAT WHILE THE UPDATE IS STILL IN PROGRESS, THE SYSTEM BOARD MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

Manual Update

This section assumes to use Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer.

[Downloading file]

1. Click once on the underlined file name. Once this is done, some pop-up windows will appear.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen.
3. In the window to choose Run or Save, click the Save button.
4. Choose the folder you would like to download the file to and click the Save button. A different window will appear and the download will begin and complete. Once the download has completed, there may or may not be a message stating that the download completed successfully.

[Extracting file]

1. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges
2. Locate the directory where the file was downloaded.
3. Locate the file that was downloaded and double-click it.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen.
5. In the Select Destination Location window, click Next. If you would like to select a different folder, click Browse.
6. In the Ready to Install window, click Install. The file will begin to extract all the necessary files to the folder specified in the step 5.

[Updating the BIOS]

1. Make sure firmly connect the AC adapter to the target computer and make sure the checkbox next to Install ThinkPad BIOS Update Utility now is selected and click Finish.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation and restart the computer.

Finally delete the file saved in Downloading File Step 4.

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

1. Refer to the Manual Update section, and download and extract the file.
2. At the command line, execute WINUPTP.EXE with the -S option. Example: C:\DRIVERS\FLASH\6duj37us\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 computer.
2. Turn on the computer.
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 a password prompt appears, type the correct 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.
9. Restart the computer.

Notes:

• After initialization you may need to reapply some settings that you had changed previously.

There are two ways to check the BIOS version and BIOS ID.

Windows Vista or Windows 7:

1. Click Start, click Programs, click Accessories, click System Tools and then click System Information.
   - or -
   Click Start, type msinfo32 in the Start Search box and then click msinfo32 in the Programs list.
2. On the System Information window, make sure System Summary is selected in the left side of the window.
3. Locate the BIOS verion/date line in the right side of the window. "LENOVO BIOS ID (BIOS version), date" will be shown.
   
   If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type your password, or click Continue.

Windows XP:

1. Click Start, click All programs, click Accessories, click System Tools and then click System Information.
   - or -
   Click Start, click Run, type msinfo32 in the Open box and then click OK.
2. On the System Information window, make sure System Summary is selected in the left side of the window.
3. Locate the BIOS verion/date line in the right side of the window. "LENOVO BIOS ID (BIOS version), date" will be shown.

1. Turn off the computer.
2. Turn on the computer.
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. The BIOS Setup Utility menu will be displayed. If a password prompt appears, type the correct password.
4. Locate the BIOS Version line and Embedded Controller Version line. "BIOS version (BIOS ID)" will be shown on the BIOS Version line.
5. Turn off the computer.
   

The following versions of BIOS and ECP (Embedded Controller Program) have been released to date.

BIOS ID: 6DETnnWW

BIOS ID: 7XETnnWW

1. How to enter the Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension screen:
   To save system boot time, the <Ctrl-P> prompt for Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension screen was removed from the boot screen.
   Instead of the <Ctrl-P> prompt, the following new entries were added in the Boot Menu shown by pressing the F12 key at boot.
   <Enter ME Configuration Screens>
   <Initiate a Remote Connection>

To enter the Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension screen, do the following.

1. Turn off the computer.
2. Turn on the computer.
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 F12 key. A Boot Menu will be displayed.
   If a password prompt appears, type the correct password.
4. Select Enter ME Configuration Screens or Initiate a Remote Connection.

Notes:

• The new entries in the Boot Menu are shown on the ThinkPad models with Intel vPro supported/enabled only.
• The Boot Menu may be suppressed by the BIOS Setup.
  

The following conventional memory addresses are reserved by the BIOS and others. (When Intel Turbo Memory is installed in your system, conventional memory addresses are reserved 12k bytes more.)

• C0000-CFFFF : Reserved for Video BIOS
• D0000-D1FFF : Reserved for Option ROM of Ethernet (*a)
• DE000-DF7FF : Reserved for USB BIOS (*b)
• E0000-FFFFF : Reserved for System BIOS

Notes:

• *a: This area becomes free by disabling the Ethernet LAN Option ROM option under Config and Network in the BIOS Setup Utility. This choice will disable PXE and WOL features.
• *b: This area becomes free by disabling the USB BIOS Option ROM option under Config and USB in the BIOS Setup Utility. This choice will disable booting from USB device and other USB BIOS features.

The following memory address can be used by the memory manager such as EMM386.

• D2000-DDFFF
• DF800-DFFFF

Notes:

• 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.