Updating (Flashing) Bios From Your Operating System; Recovering From A Post/Bios Update Failure - Lenovo ThinkCentre 7522 User Manual

6. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the update.

Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating system

Note: Because Lenovo makes constant improvements to the Web site, the Web
To update (flash) BIOS from your operating system:
1. Go to http://www.lenovo.com/support.
2. Do the following to locate the downloadable files for your machine type:
3. Print these instructions. This is very important because they are not on the
4. Follow the printed instructions to download, extract, and install 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.
10. Turn the computer off and back on again.
11. The recovery session will take two to three minutes. During this time you will
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Note: If you want to change the machine type/model, press Y when prompted.
Type in the machine type/model and then press Enter.
page contents are subject to change without notice, including the contents
referenced in the following procedure.
a. In the Enter a product number field, type your machine type and click Go.
b. Click Downloads and drivers.
c. Select BIOS in the Refine results field to easily locate all the BIOS related
links.
d. Click the BIOS update link.
e. Click the TXT file that contains the instructions for updating (flashing) BIOS
from your operating system.
screen after the download begins.
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 "Opening the computer cover" on page 14.
3. Access the system board. Refer to "Accessing the system board components
and drives" on page 16.
4. Locate the Clear CMOS/Recovery jumper on the system board. Refer to
"Locating parts on the system board" on page 11.
5. Remove any cables that might prevent your 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 parts
replacement" on page 37.
8. Reinstall the computer cover and reconnect the power cords for the computer
and monitor to electrical outlets.
9. Turn on the computer and the monitor, and then insert the POST/BIOS
update (flash update) disc into the optical drive.
hear a series of beeps. After the update session is completed, there will be no