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IBM ThinkPad 701 January 10, 1996
System Program Service Diskette
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What This Diskette Does
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This System Program Service diskette updates the system program stored
in ROM of the ThinkPad 701C and 701CS.
If you are experiencing one of the problems listed in the following
Summary of Problem Fixes section, please follow the instructions given
in the Updating FLASH ROM section below to update the system program
of the above-listed ThinkPad computer.
Current Levels
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The latest level of Diagnostics is 1G.
The latest level of BIOS is 3O.
BIOS Changes/Fixes
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3O Fixed
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System hang at checkpoint 70 when unit is docked and external
monitor is attached.
3N
Fixed
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Shaking keyboard would resume box with lid closed. Now if the Fn
key is detected while lid closed, box goes back to sleep.
New/Changed
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Eliminated hibernate memory checksum. It can be reinstated if
necessary through special key sequence Fn+Left Arrow followed
quickly by Fn+Enter. This allows for quicker hibernation.
If power management is turned off through APM interface, the
CPU will not automatically be clocked down on battery power.
3M
Fixed
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Closed all PCMCIA IO & Memory windows in POST so that warm boot
will not leave phantom COM ports.
Will power off if eject is requested and an external video card
is present.
Reset the Manufacturing Diskette everytime through POST.
Saved/Restored the BitMask Register & Set/Reset Enable Register
so that Japanese video modes are not corrupted after a resume.
New/Changed
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Changed Win95 PnP code to meet Win95 logo requirements by eliminating
the reporting of DMA on the ECP parallel ports
Changed the way devices are reported through PnP. A new device node
is only created if the address or IRQ of a device changes
from docked to undocked or vice versa.
Added new TrackPoint III option 'Auto' that will automatically enable
or disable the TP III based on whether an external mouse
is attached.
Enabled the ability to hibernate to an existing HPFS hibernate file.
3J
Fixed
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The century byte will be correctly updated when an alarm time is
set in the Configuration Utility.
The DOS DATE command and Windows 3.1 Date/Time will now return a
the correct century if the century rollover occurred while
the machine was powered on.
The docking station was reporting that the dock was locked on
an operating system eject request. This has been corrected.
PCMCIA cards that are not powered but are in the PCMCIA slot were
causing the PCMCIA controller to stay awake in suspend. This
has been corrected. Adding $ICPMDOS.SYS or $ICPMOS2.SYS
will power off the card properly if APM is running.
PCMCIA controller was being suspended even though a powered card
was in a slot if the box was suspended on AC and then the
AC power was removed. This has been corrected.
Accesses to the FDD were locking up systems for mode 3 drives (Japan).
Low memory was being corrupted. This has been fixed. The
memory was also being corrupted if the FDD returned a bad
return code.
Changed Plug & Play BIOS to meet Win95 requirements.
Fixed some Win95 problems in our Plug & Play BIOS.
New/Changed
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Keyboard initialization time has been shortened.
Video cards are now allowed in the DOCK II. Note: if one is installed,
most Fn keys are disabled. Only Mute, Volume Up, Volume Down,
and Stop HDD work, but no icon is displayed. Suspending,
hibernating, accessing the Configuration Utility, and other
functions that required a change to the video are disabled.
3I
Fixed
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The Brazilian MRI did not match the User's Guide
Garbage appeared on the STN screen when in simultaneous display
at elevated temperatures.
Rebooting under Win95 caused serial port errors
If system docked and user selects 'Eject' from the docking message,
the system will now eject properly.
New/Changed
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Added a function to update the CMOS century byte when the system is
resumed from suspend or turned on from power off.
Changed Standby (Fn+F3) so that it does not stop the clock waiting
for an interrupt, but rather rely on APM to stop the clock.
3H
New/Changed
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Added Plug & Play support
Added support for IBM Dock II
Diagnostics Changes/Fixes
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1G
New/Changed
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Portugese keyboard displays as EMEA keyboard.
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Updating your ThinkPad 701 FLASH ROM (BIOS and Diags)
-----------------------------------------------------
Your ThinkPad 701 has been designed so BIOS and Diagnostics upgrades
can be done by you, the end user (quickly and easily). There is no
need to change anything on your hard drive as a result of this upgrade,
and your applications will work as they did before.
This update is only for the ThinkPad 701 (all models):
1. Print these instructions or display them on another computer.
2. Enter the Configuration Utility by pressing Fn-F1. Page Down once
to page 2 of the menu. Check "Startup Sequence". It should be
set to "Smart" or "Conventional", but not "Hard Disk".
Also make note of any customizing you have done to the setup of your
computer via the Configuration Utility. The FLASH update process will
cause ALL SETTINGS ON ALL PAGES to revert back to their factory defaults.
You will need to restore the customizations in step 11 below.
3. Plug in the AC adapter and make sure the battery is installed. It
is important that the computer have BOTH sources of power available.
* If both AC and battery power is lost during the update, your computer
may have to be sent in for service.
* If your battery does not have enough charge to complete the update,
you will receive a message saying to wait awhile while the battery
is charged. Press enter to check the battery charge level again.
Once the battery has built enough charge, the program will continue.
(The battery will charge more quickly if you hit Fn-F4 to put the
computer into suspend. Hit Fn to bring it out of suspend. The battery
level must be in the green region of the battery gage for the FLASH
update to proceed.)
4. Insert the FLASH Update Diskette into the diskette drive.
5. Reboot the computer and allow it to boot from the FLASH update diskette.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen.
7. When you are told to press the power switch, push it then release it.
This will NOT power the system off, it will enable the Flashing mechanism
of the ROM.
9. Continue following the prompts. When you see a bar graph with "*"s,
do NOT touch anything, especially any power supplies.
10. When "Program completed successfully" appears, it is safe to turn
your computer OFF (by pressing and releasing the power switch).
Remove the diskette from the drive before turning the computer back
ON (the diskette is no longer needed).
11. At Power On, you will see error messages, but don't be concerned.
Press "ENTER", make any desired changes in the Configuration Utility,
press "ESC", and select "Yes" to save the Configuration. The next time
you boot your computer, these error messages should not appear.
12. The update of your ThinkPad 701 BIOS and Diagnostics is complete.