IBM ThinkPad A21m/A22m September 08, 2003
System Program Service Diskette
Diskette Version : 1.09
BIOS Version : KXET36WW
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Notice:
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This program is language independent and can be used with any language
system.
What This Diskette Does
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This System Program Service Diskette updates the system BIOS program
stored in the ThinkPad system to fix problems, add new functions, or
expand functions as noted below.
This release supports the following systems:
- ThinkPad A21m
- ThinkPad A22m Model Pxx/Qxx/Rxx/Txx/Vxx/Wxx
To determine if you have to update the system program or not, refer to
the "Summary of Changes" section.
To update the system program, refer to the "Installation instructions"
section.
Released Versions
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Version 1.00 (KXET20WW) Initial Release
Version 1.01 (KXET21WW) A fix for some problems
Version 1.02 (KXET24WW) A fix for some problems
Version 1.03 (KXET29WW) ThinkPad A22m support and fix for some
problems
Version 1.04 (KXET30WW) ThinkPad A22m Model Vxx/Wxx support
Version 1.05 (KXET32WW) A fix for some problems
Version 1.06 (KXET33WW) Windows XP support
Version 1.07 (KXET34WW) Function Update
Version 1.08 (KXET35WW) A fix for some problems
Version 1.09 (KXET36WW) A fix for some problems
Summary of Changes
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Key: <n.nn> Utility Version (for example, 1.00 means Version 1.00)
(New) New Function or Enhancement
(Fix) Correction to existing function
<1.00 - KXET20WW>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad A21m.
<1.01 - KXET21WW>
- (New) Add a 'Lock BIOS settings' menu to BIOS setup.
- (Fix) Cannot select a boot device by F12 option when a supervisor
password is set.
- (Fix) A system enters full-suspend mode with some network PC-cards
on Windows NT4. It sometimes causes network failure after
resume from suspend.
- (Fix) Some PCI video cards in docking station do not work after
Ctrl+Alt+Del.
- (Fix) HDD indicator LED sometimes stays on after hibernation wakeup
on Windows NT4.
- (Fix) Intermittent hibernation failure.
- (Fix) Access to CD-ROM in docking station becomes slow after resume
from suspend on Windows 98.
- (Fix) TV is disabled, when Fn+F7 is pressed.
<1.02 - KXET24WW>
CAUTION for users with the Intel/Xircom MiniPCI combo cards:
This BIOS version will only work with Intel Boot Agent(IBA) 4.0 or
later for WakeOnLan(WOL) based remote installations. If you plan to
do remote installations with IBA versions prior to 4.0, then you
must use a previous BIOS version to 1.01. Failure to do so may cause
the ThinkPad system to hang.
- (New) Modified SMBIOS Type 3 to report AssetNumber in EEPROM User
Asset Data under the "Asset Tag Number" field.
- (Fix) The screen does not come up by opening LCD, when "Will not
suspend even if LCD is closed" option is enabled.
- (Fix) POST 189 error.
- (Fix) Network boot failure using INT 19h.
- (Fix) The system can't boot from a hard disk drive with partition
ID of n5h where n is 1 or greater.
<1.03 - KXET29WW>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad A22m Model Pxx/Qxx/Rxx/Txx.
- (New) Add SuperDisk Boot disable selection to allow SuperDisk drive
to be assigned fixed letter.
- (New) Intel Pentium-III D0 Step support.
- (Fix) Memory size and HDD size in AssetID EEPROM are incorrect.
- (Fix) PC card is sometimes configured abnormally during POST.
- (Fix) PCI BUS Power Management setting is disabled after
suspend/resume on Windows Me and Windows 2000.
- (Fix) DMA channel of ECP parallel port may not be available on
Windows Me and Windows 2000.
- (Fix) System may restart automatically when wake up from
hibernation on Windows 95.
<1.04 - KXET30WW>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad A22m Model Vxx/Wxx.
- (New) Add an option not to display "Press F1 for IBM BIOS Setup
Utility" message during POST.
- (Fix) It tooks extra 3 seconds during POST, when 3.3V 16-bit PC
card is inserted.
<1.05 - KXET32WW>
- (Fix) 84-key is selected on cold boot under Windows NT4.0.
- (Fix) 0175 POST error occur.
- (Fix) If ECP mode is selected, parallel port does not work after
resume from standby state on Windows Me and Windows 2000.
<1.06 - KXET33WW>
- (New) Windows XP support
- (New) Improved resume speed on Windows Me and Windows 2000.
- (Fix) If Alert On LAN 2 is enabled, sometimes file transfer through
network fails.
- (Fix) No display came upon LCD when a lid opened after undocked
from a ThinkPad Dock or a Port replicator with an external
monitor.(Windows 2000)
<1.07 - KXET34WW>
- (New) Improved CPU thermal control.
<1.08 - KXET35WW>
- (New) Update POST 175 error check routine.
- (Fix) POST hang may occur if CMOS value is incorrect.
- (Fix) Dock/undock operation on Windows 98 causes a system freeze if
the DVD/CD-RW combo device is installed the in docking
station.
- (Fix) If the hibernation file structure is special, hibernation
wakeup may cause a system hang.
- (Fix) A Password is required twice if the user presses the F1 key
when the password prompt appears.
- (Fix) The ThinkPad system does not wait long enough for the command
that stops the HDD spindle motor during a system power off.
- (Fix) Hibernation wakeup causes a system hang if the supervisor
password is installed and BIOS update diskette is inserted.
- (Fix) Password prompt will come up at reboot after suspend/resume
on an ACPI operating system.
- (Fix) Operating system installation using Remote Deployment Manager
(RDM = LCCM) causes a system hang.
- (Fix) If supervisor password is enabled, disabling Legacy Floppy
Devices in the BIOS setup startup menu does not work
properly.
- (Fix) SpeedStep function does not work correctly on Windows98.
- (Fix) File transfer through network fails when Alert On LAN is
enabled.
<1.09 - KXET36WW>
- (New) Added a BIOS option to disable built-in network card ROM
using upper 640KByte location. (Some network card features
will be disabled)
- (New) Improve security related process.
- (Fix) If Lid close action beep is enabled, LCD close during OS boot
may cause continuous beep.
- (Fix) (Windows98) Error message appears on 2nd hibernation wakeup
with New USB Memory Key.
- (Fix) Hibernation swap area destroys POST work area.
- (Fix) Fix the incorrect setting of PCI IRQ routing in docking
station CardBus controller.
Installation Instructions
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NOTES:
- You need an AC adapter and a charged battery pack to update the
system program.
- If your computer is attached to any kinds of Docking station or port
replicator, turn off the computer and detach it before proceeding.
- Make sure the SPSD diskette is write protected.
1. Print these instructions or display on another computer.
2. Firmly connect the AC adapter to the computer.
3. Insert the System Program Service Diskette into the diskette drive
and turn on the computer.
4. Select Read this first from the menu and carefully read the
information that appears.
5. Press the Esc key to return to the menu.
6. Select Update system program and follow the instruction on
the screen.
WARNING: Do not turn off or suspend the computer until the update
has been completed. If you turn off or suspend the
computer while the update is still in progress, the
system board may have to be replaced.
After the update has been completed, do the following to make the
changes effecive.
7. Make sure there is no diskette in the diskette drive, then turn on
the computer.
8. While the "Press F1 for IBM BIOS Setup Utility" message is
displayed at the lower-left area of the screen, press the F1 key.
The IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu will be displayed. If a password
prompt appears, type the correct password.
9. Verify the BIOS version and date.
10.Press the F9 key to load default configuration.
11.Select Yes.
12.Press the F10 key to save default configuration.
13.Select Yes. The system will restart automatically.
BIOS Information
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Each version of the ThinkPad BIOS Update Utility contains the
following system program (BIOS). The BIOS Version and the date as well
as the Embedded controller version number can be viewed by running
ThinkPad Configurator from your operating system and selecting the
System Information button or by invoking IBM BIOS Setup Utility.
1. Make sure there is no diskette in the diskette drive, then turn
off the computer.
2. Turn on the computer.
3. While the "Press F1 for IBM BIOS Setup Utility" message is
displayed at the lower-left area of the screen, press F1 key. The
IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu will be displayed. If a password
prompt appears, type the correct password. The BIOS version and
date are displayed on the first screen of the IBM BIOS Setup
Utility.
BIOS BIOS BIOS Embedded controller
Version Version Date Version
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1.00 KXET20WW 1999-12-21 N/A
1.01 KXET21WW 2000-09-29 N/A
1.02 KXET24WW 2000-12-19 N/A
1.03 KXET29WW 2001-03-21 N/A
1.04 KXET30WW 2001-04-11 N/A
1.05 KXET32WW 2001-07-31 N/A
1.06 KXET33WW 2001-09-05 N/A
1.07 KXET34WW 2002-04-10 N/A
1.08 KXET35WW 2002-10-15 N/A
1.09 KXET36WW 2003-05-08 N/A
Memory information
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The following information shows memory areas that are either
unavailable or that can be included with a memory manager such as
EMM386.
Reserved BIOS Area:
C0000-CFFFF (reserved for Video BIOS)
E0000-FFFFF (reserved for BIOS)
Known Limitations
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1. To execute this package on Windows 95, the following modules
are required:
- MSVCRT.DLL
- MFC42.DLL
Trademarks
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* IBM, ThinkPad, and AssetID are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the
United States.
* Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
* Intel and Pentium are a trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Other company, product, and service names may be registered
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