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once

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From: Taiwan

Registered: 2006-09-12

Posts: 266

bios help

thinkpad r51 2883 without floppy, now need to update BIOS for usb-hdd boot function, so which methon can do ? under wine? vbox? or...

rayjgu3

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From: Chicago IL usa

Registered: 2004-07-04

Posts: 695

Re: bios help

wow i got it on 1st hit
http://www.google.com/search?client=ope … 8&oe=utf-8
turns up 1st link here
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. … 50273.html

now if you dont have windows installed youll need to get some boot image to burn onto cd
using the same cd burn bios files for update when booted off cd using CLI
enter the command
should work for you
it did on my dell inspiron
if you have a fat partition you could store bios files to it.
it is actually better to have files on hard drive than on a floppy as floppy's fail often.

once

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From: Taiwan

Registered: 2006-09-12

Posts: 266

Re: bios help

now if you dont have windows installed youll need to get some boot image to burn onto cd
using the same cd burn bios files for update when booted off cd using CLI
enter the command

sorry, dont have windows installed, but can not follow you...

oopsicrappe

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Registered: 2009-01-18

Posts: 17

Re: bios help

Take a look at this page: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/BIOS_Upgrade

once

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From: Taiwan

Registered: 2006-09-12

Posts: 266

Re: bios help

ok, but can not do it myself ~~

once

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From: Taiwan

Registered: 2006-09-12

Posts: 266

Re: bios help

which is correct?

in download page
- If you need to update the BIOS as well as the Embedded Controller
  Program, update BIOS first.

in thinkpad wiki
- The IBM documentation is sometimes unclear about the order in which these two firmwares should be updated. On most, but not all Thinkpads, the correct update order is Embedded Controller program first, and then the BIOS.

oopsicrappe

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Registered: 2009-01-18

Posts: 17

Re: bios help

I would pobably go with what IBM says for this model (BIOS first) rather than what thinkwiki says is correct for most models.