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8. Type in the seven character machine type/model of your computer and then press Enter. 9. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the update. Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating system Note: Due to the constant improvements made to the Web site, Web page content (including the links referenced in the following procedure) is subject to change. 1. Go to: http://www.lenovo.com/support 2. Locate the downloadable files for your machine type as follows: a. In the Enter a product number field, type your machine type and click Go → Continue → Downloads and drivers. b. Under the BIOS category, click Flash BIOS update. c. Click the TXT file that contains the installation instructions for the flash BIOS update (flash from the operating system version). 3. Print these instructions. This is very important because they are not on the screen after the download begins. 4. Click Back to return to the list of files. Carefully follow the printed instructions to download, extract, and install the update. Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure If the power to your computer is interrupted while POST/BIOS is being updated (flash update), your computer might not restart correctly. If this happens, perform the following procedure commonly called Boot-block Recovery. 1. Turn off the computer and any attached devices, such as printers, monitors, and external drives. 2. Unplug all power cords from electrical outlets, and open the computer cover. Refer to "Opening the computer cover" on page 12. 3. Access the system board. Refer to "Accessing the system board components and drives" on page 14. 4. Locate the Clear CMOS/Recovery jumper on the system board. Refer to "Locating parts on the system board" on page 10. 5. Remove any cables that impede access to the Clear CMOS/Recovery jumper. 6. Move the jumper from the standard position (pin 1 and pin 2) to pin 2 and pin 3. 7. Reconnect any cables that were disconnected and reinstall the hard disk drive if removed. 8. Close the computer cover and reconnect the power cords for the computer and monitor to electrical outlets. Refer to "Completing the parts replacement" on page 35. 9. Turn on the computer and the monitor. Insert the POST/BIOS update (flash) disc into the optical drive. 10. Turn the computer off and back on again. 11. The recovery session will take two to three minutes. During this time you will hear a series of beeps. After the update session is completed, there will be no video, the series of beeps will end, and the system will automatically turn off. Remove the disc from the optical drive before the system completely turns off. 52 User Guide

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8.
Type
in
the
seven
character
machine
type/model
of
your
computer
and
then
press
Enter.
9.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to
complete
the
update.
Updating
(flashing)
BIOS
from
your
operating
system
Note:
Due
to
the
constant
improvements
made
to
the
Web
site,
Web
page
content
(including
the
links
referenced
in
the
following
procedure)
is
subject
to
change.
1.
Go
to:
2.
Locate
the
downloadable
files
for
your
machine
type
as
follows:
a.
In
the
Enter
a
product
number
field,
type
your
machine
type
and
click
Go
→
Continue
→
Downloads
and
drivers
.
b.
Under
the
BIOS
category,
click
Flash
BIOS
update
.
c.
Click
the
TXT
file
that
contains
the
installation
instructions
for
the
flash
BIOS
update
(flash
from
the
operating
system
version).
3.
Print
these
instructions.
This
is
very
important
because
they
are
not
on
the
screen
after
the
download
begins.
4.
Click
Back
to
return
to
the
list
of
files.
Carefully
follow
the
printed
instructions
to
download,
extract,
and
install
the
update.
Recovering
from
a
POST/BIOS
update
failure
If
the
power
to
your
computer
is
interrupted
while
POST/BIOS
is
being
updated
(flash
update),
your
computer
might
not
restart
correctly.
If
this
happens,
perform
the
following
procedure
commonly
called
Boot-block
Recovery.
1.
Turn
off
the
computer
and
any
attached
devices,
such
as
printers,
monitors,
and
external
drives.
2.
Unplug
all
power
cords
from
electrical
outlets,
and
open
the
computer
cover.
Refer
to
“Opening
the
computer
cover”
on
page
12.
3.
Access
the
system
board.
Refer
to
“Accessing
the
system
board
components
and
drives”
on
page
14.
4.
Locate
the
Clear
CMOS/Recovery
jumper
on
the
system
board.
Refer
to
“Locating
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
10.
5.
Remove
any
cables
that
impede
access
to
the
Clear
CMOS/Recovery
jumper.
6.
Move
the
jumper
from
the
standard
position
(pin
1
and
pin
2)
to
pin
2
and
pin
3.
7.
Reconnect
any
cables
that
were
disconnected
and
reinstall
the
hard
disk
drive
if
removed.
8.
Close
the
computer
cover
and
reconnect
the
power
cords
for
the
computer
and
monitor
to
electrical
outlets.
Refer
to
“Completing
the
parts
replacement”
on
page
35.
9.
Turn
on
the
computer
and
the
monitor.
Insert
the
POST/BIOS
update
(flash)
disc
into
the
optical
drive.
10.
Turn
the
computer
off
and
back
on
again.
11.
The
recovery
session
will
take
two
to
three
minutes.
During
this
time
you
will
hear
a
series
of
beeps.
After
the
update
session
is
completed,
there
will
be
no
video,
the
series
of
beeps
will
end,
and
the
system
will
automatically
turn
off.
Remove
the
disc
from
the
optical
drive
before
the
system
completely
turns
off.
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