Updating (Flashing) Bios From The Operating System - Lenovo E200 Hardware Maintenance Manual

1. Press and hold the F12 key and then turn on the computer. Set the diskette
2. To update (flash) BIOS:
3. Turn on the computer. If it is on already, you must turn it off and back on
4. Select a language when prompted by pressing the number on your keyboard
5. When prompted to change the serial number, press Y.
6. Type in the seven character serial number of your computer and then press
7. When prompted to change the machine type/model, press Y.
8. Type in the seven character machine type/model of your computer and then
9. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the update.

Updating (flashing) BIOS from the operating system

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1. From your browser, type http://www.lenovo.com/support in the address field
2. Locate the Downloadable files for your machine type as follows:
3. Print these instructions. This is very important since they are not on the screen
4. From your browser, click Back to return to the list of files. Carefully follow the
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drive or the optical drive as the primary startup device. See "Changing the
startup device sequence" on page 51.
v From a diskette, make sure the computer is turned off and insert a
system-program-update (flash) diskette. Then turn on the computer. The
update begins.
v From a disc, make sure the computer is turned on and insert the disc into
the optical drive.
again. The update begins.
that corresponds to the language and then press Enter.
Enter.
press Enter.
(including the links referenced in the following procedure) is subject to
change.
and press Enter.
a. Type your machine type and click Go.
b. Click Continue.
c. Click Downloads and drivers.
d. Under the BIOS category, click the Flash BIOS update.
e. Click the .txt file that contains the installation instructions for the flash BIOS
update (flash from the operating system version).
after the download begins.
printed instructions to download, extract, and install the update.