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Lenovo 9354 Updating flashing Bios from a diskette, Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure

Models: 7057 9344 9421 7092 3658 9485 7062 9426 7090 9342 9354 7061 9486 3656 9353

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Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette

1.Insert a system program update (flash) diskette into the diskette drive. system program updates are available at http://www.lenovo.com/support on the World Wide Web.

2.Turn on the computer. If it is already on, you must turn it off and back on. The update begins.

3.Follow the instructions on the screen to complete 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 which is 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 remove the computer cover. Refer to "Removing the cover" on page 68.

3.Access the system board. Refer to "Locating parts on the system board" on page 71.

4.Locate the Clear CMOS/Recovery jumper on the system board. Refer to "Locating parts on the system board" on page 71.

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. Refer to "Completing the FRU replacement" on page 91.

8.Close the computer cover and reconnect the power cords for the computer and monitor to electrical outlets.

9.Insert the POST/BIOS update (flash) floppy diskette or CD-ROM into the drive, and turn on the computer and the monitor.

10.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 diskette from the diskette drive or disc from the optical drive.

11.Repeat steps 2 through 5 on page 468.

12.Replace the Clear CMOS/Recovery jumper to the standard position (pin 1 and pin 2).

13.Reconnect any cables that were disconnected. Refer to "Completing the FRU replacement" on page 91.

14.Close the computer cover and reconnect the power cords for the computer and monitor to electrical outlets.

15.Turn on the computer to restart the operating system.

Power management

Power management reduces the power consumption of certain components of the computer such as the system power supply, processor, hard disk drives, and some monitors.

Automatic configuration and power interface (ACPI) BIOS

Being an ACPI BIOS system, the operating system is allowed to control the power management features of the computer and the setting for Advanced Power Management (APM) BIOS mode is ignored. Not all operating systems support ACPI BIOS mode.

Automatic Power-On features

The Automatic Power-On features within the Power Management menu allow you to enable and disable features that turn on the computer automatically.

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