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Updating the CD-ROM drive firmware for Windows 2000

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Updating the CD-ROM drive firmware for Windows 2000 Some ThinkPad models with a CD-ROM drive require updated firmware for the CD-ROM drive before installing or upgrading to Windows 2000. If the firmware for these drives is not updated, the Windows 2000 Setup program will fail during installation or the drive will not function properly . Currently, the following CD-ROM drives are known to be incompatible with Windows 2000: • LG CRN-8241B • Sanyo CRD-S372B • Sanyo CRD-S372BV • Sanyo CRD-S372BVA Here's a list of ThinkPad models that are known to use the above CD-ROM drive: • ThinkPad 390, 390E, and 390X • ThinkPad 570 and 570E • ThinkPad 600 and 600E • ThinkPad 770 Series models • ThinkPad i Series 2611 and 2621 Building the CD-ROM drive firmware update diskette To build the CD-ROM drive firmware diskette that will update the firmware on your CDROM drive: 1. Create a temporary directory on your computer hard drive. 2. From the ThinkPad support Web site, download the CD-ROM firmware update file to the temporary directory on your computer hard drive. 3. Insert a blank formatted disk into the diskette drive. 4. Click: Start ? Run. 5. Type C:\[temp_directory]\LOADDSKF.EXE cdfwdec28.dsk A:, where C:\[temp_directory is the location of where downloaded the update file from the Web, and A is the drive letter assigned to your computer's diskette drive. 6. Follow the instructions on the screen to create the firmware update diskette. Using the CD-ROM drive firmware update diskette After creating the CD-ROM drive firmware diskette follow the instructions listed below: 1. Connect the CD-ROM drive to your computer. 2. Insert the CD-ROM drive firmware update disk into the diskette drive, then turn on your computer. 3. Press 1, "Read this first...", at the menu screen and carefully read the information that appears. 4. Press 2, "Update drive firmware", at the menu screen to begin the firmware updated. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen. 6. After the updated has completed, remove any disk from the diskette drive and restart you computer.

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Updating the CD-ROM drive firmware for Windows 2000
Some ThinkPad models with a CD-ROM
drive require updated firmware for the CD-ROM
drive before installing or upgrading to Windows 2000.
If the firmware for these drives is not
updated, the Windows 2000 Setup program will fail during installation or the drive will not
function properly .
Currently, the following CD-ROM drives are known to be incompatible with Windows 2000:
•
LG CRN-8241B
•
Sanyo CRD-S372B
•
Sanyo CRD-S372BV
•
Sanyo CRD-S372BVA
Here’s a list of ThinkPad models that are known to use the above CD-ROM drive:
•
ThinkPad 390, 390E, and 390X
•
ThinkPad 570 and 570E
•
ThinkPad 600 and 600E
•
ThinkPad 770 Series models
•
ThinkPad i Series 2611 and 2621
Building the CD-ROM drive firmware update diskette
To build the CD-ROM drive firmware diskette that will update the firmware on your CD-
ROM drive:
1.
Create a temporary directory on your computer hard drive.
2.
From the ThinkPad support Web site, download the CD-ROM firmware update file to
the temporary directory on your computer hard drive.
3.
Insert a blank formatted disk into the diskette drive.
4. Click:
Start
?
Run
.
5. Type
C:\[temp_directory]\LOADDSKF.EXE cdfwdec28.dsk A:,
where
C:\[temp_directory
is the location of where downloaded the update file from the
Web, and A is the drive letter assigned to your computer’s diskette drive.
6.
Follow the instructions on the screen to create the firmware update diskette.
Using the CD-ROM
drive firmware update diskette
After creating the CD-ROM
drive firmware diskette follow the instructions listed below:
1.
Connect the CD-ROM
drive to your computer.
2.
Insert the CD-ROM drive firmware update disk into the diskette drive, then turn
on your computer.
3.
Press 1, "Read this first...", at the menu screen and carefully read the information
that appears.
4.
Press 2, "Update drive firmware", at the menu screen to begin the firmware
updated.
5.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
6.
After the updated has completed, remove any disk from the diskette drive and
restart you computer.