Updating (Flashing) The Bios From A Disc; Updating (Flashing) The Bios From Your Operating System - Lenovo ThinkCentre A70 7099 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Updating (flashing) the BIOS from a disc

This section provides instructions on how to update (flash) the BIOS from a disc.
Note: You can download a self-starting bootable disc image (known as an ISO
image) with the system program updates to create a system-program-update disc.
Go to:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
To update (flash) the BIOS from a disc, do the following:
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when turning on the computer. When
3. On the Startup Device Menu, select the desired optical drive as the startup
4. When prompted to change the serial number, it is suggested that you do not
5. When prompted to change the machine type and model, it is suggested that
6. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the update. After the update

Updating (flashing) the BIOS from your operating system

Note: Because Lenovo makes constant improvements to its Web sites, the Web
page contents are subject to change without notice, including the contents
referenced in the following procedure.
To update (flash) the BIOS from your operating system, do the following:
1. Go to http://www.lenovo.com/support.
2. Use the following instructions to locate the downloadable files for your
3. Click the TXT file that contains the instructions for updating (flashing) the BIOS
4. Print these instructions. This is very important because these instructions will
5. Follow the printed instructions to download, extract, and install the update.
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the Startup Device Menu opens, release the F12 key.
device. Then, insert the disc into this optical drive and press Enter. The update
begins.
make this change by pressing N. However, if you do want to change the serial
number, press Y, then type in the serial number and press Enter.
you do not make this change by pressing N. However, if you do want to
change the machine type and model, press Y, then type in the machine type
and model and press Enter.
is completed, remove the disc from the optical drive.
machine type:
a. In the Enter a product number field, type your machine type and click Go.
b. Click Downloads and drivers.
c. Select BIOS from the Refine results drop-down list box to easily locate all
the BIOS related links.
d. Click the BIOS update link.
from your operating system.
not be displayed on the screen after the download begins.