Updating (Flashing) Bios From A Cd-Rom Or Diskette; Recovering From A Post/Bios Update Failure - Lenovo J200 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Updating (flashing) BIOS from a CD-ROM or diskette

This section describes how to update (flash) the BIOS using a diskette or CD-ROM.
System program updates are available at
http://www.lenovo.com/support on the World Wide Web.
1. To update (flash) the BIOS:
2. When you are prompted to select a language, press the number on your
3. When prompted to change the serial number, press Y.
4. Type in the seven character serial number of your computer and then press
5. When prompted to change the machine type/model, press Y.
6. Type in the seven character machine type/model of your computer and then
7. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the update.

Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure

Attention: If an interruption occurs during a POST/BIOS update (flash update),
the computer might not restart correctly. If this occurs, perform the following
procedure (also known as a Boot-block recovery).
Note: If your computer has no internal diskette drive, an optional USB diskette
1. Turn the computer off and insert the BIOS flash diskette in the diskette drive.
2. Turn the computer on and immediately during startup, press the Ctrl and
3. The computer will automatically begin recovering the BIOS. During this time
4. Remove the BIOS flash diskette from the diskette drive.
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v From a CD-ROM, make sure the computer is turned on. Insert the CD-ROM
into the optical drive. The update begins.
v From a diskette, make sure the computer is turned off and insert a system
program update (flash diskette). Then turn the computer on. The update
begins.
keyboard that corresponds to the language and then press Enter.
Enter.
press Enter.
drive must be connected to use the BIOS flash diskette.
Home keys (Ctrl + Home) at the same time.
you will see a screen indicating that Flash recovery has started. After the
update session completes, the computer automatically reboots.