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Software name BIOS Update Utility

Support models ThinkPad L420, L421

ThinkPad L520

Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 8 32-bit, 64-bit

Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit, 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit, 64-bit
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Refer to marketing materials to find out what computer models

support which Operating Systems.

Version 1.23

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WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES

This package updates the BIOS (including system program and Embedded
Controller program) stored in the ThinkPad computer to fix problems, add new
functions, or expand functions as noted below.

This program is language independent and can be used with any language system.

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CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE
Version 1.23

[Important updates]
Nothing.

[New functions or enhancements]

- Updated the CPU microcode.

[Problem fixes]
- Updated Realtek Boot Agent code to Version 2.57.

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DETERMINING WHICH VERSION IS INSTALLED

Windows 8:

1. Turn on the computer to start Windows.

2. Hold down the Windows logo key and press C to open the Charm bar on the
screen.
3. Select Settings, then Power from the menu.
4. Select Reboot to restart the computer.
5. While the "To interrupt normal startup, press Enter" message is displayed
at the lower-left area or lower-center of the screen, press the F1 key.
The ThinkPad Setup menu will be displayed. If a password prompt appears,
type the correct password.
6. Locate the UEFI BIOS Version line and Embedded Controller Version line.
"UEFI BIOS version (BIOS ID)" will be shown on the UEFI BIOS Version line.
7. Turn off the computer.
 Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP:

1. Turn off the computer.

2. Turn on the computer.
3. While the "To interrupt normal startup, press Enter" message is displayed
at the lower-left area of the screen, press the F1 key. The BIOS Setup
Utility menu will be displayed. If a password prompt appears, type the
correct password.
4. Check the BIOS Version and Embedded Controller Version.
5. Turn off the computer.

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NOTES

- If you use Windows Vista, before applying this BIOS into the system, you
should install Windows Vista KB 937500. The information of KB937500 is located
in the following Microsoft's site.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937500/en-us

To verify if KB937500 is installed properly,

1. Click Start, then click Control Panel.
2. Find 'Programs and Features' and click. If this option does not exist on
the window, choose Classic View to find it.
3. On 'Tasks' pane, click on "View installed updates".
4. Verify that KB937500 is included in the list of installed updates.

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UPDATING THE BIOS

Notes:
- If your computer runs satisfactorily now, it may not be necessary to update
the BIOS. To determine if you should update the BIOS, refer to the Version
Information section.
- You need an AC adapter and a charged battery pack.
- If your computer is attached to any kind of port replicator or dock, turn off
the computer and detach it before proceeding.
- Remove the Power-on password prior to updating the BIOS in the RDM (Remote
Deployment Manager) or similar environment.

Attention:
Do not turn off or suspend the computer until the update has been completed.
IF YOU DO THAT WHILE THE UPDATE IS STILL IN PROGRESS, THE SYSTEM BOARD MAY
HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

Manual Update

This section assumes to use Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer.

Downloading file
1. Click once on the underlined file name. Once this is done, some pop-up
windows will appear.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen.
3. In the window to choose Run or Save, click Save.
4. Choose the folder you would like to download the file to and click Save.
 A different window will appear and the download will begin and complete.
Once the download has completed, there may or may not be a message stating
that the download completed successfully.

Extracting file
5. Make sure to be logged on with an administrator account on the target
computer.
6. Make sure the AC adapter is firmly connected to the target computer.
7. Locate the folder where the file was downloaded.
8. Locate the file that was downloaded and double-click it.
9. Follow the instructions on the screen.
10. In the Select Destination Location window, click Next. If you would like to
select a different folder, click Browse.
11. In the Ready to Install window, click Install. All the necessary files will
be extracted to the folder selected in the step 10.

Updating the BIOS

12. Make sure the checkbox next to "Install ..... now" is checked and click
Finish.
13. Follow the instructions on the screen.
14. Select 'Update ThinkPad BIOS' and follow the instructions on the screen.
15. After the update has been completed, the program shows a message 'Flash
Update has been successfully completed...'. Follow the instructions on the
screen to restart the computer.

Finally delete the file saved in the step 4.

Unattended Update

This is for system administrators' use only.

1. Refer to the Manual Update section, and download and extract the file.
2. In the step 12 of the Installing files section, uncheck the checkbox next
to "Install ..... now", and then click Finish to cancel installation.
3. At the command line, execute WINUPTP.EXE with the -s option.
Example: [Path where the files were extracted]\WINUPTP -s

To view the update result, refer to the WINUPTP.log file created at the same
directory of the package.

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INITIALIZING BIOS

BIOS Initialization is suggested for some problems. To initialize the BIOS

settings:

Windows 8:

1. Turn on the computer to start Windows.

2. Hold down the Windows logo key and press C to open the Charm bar on the
screen.
3. Select Settings, then Power from the menu.
4. Select Reboot to restart the computer.

Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP:

1. Turn off the computer.

 2. Turn on the computer.
3. While the "To interrupt normal startup, press Enter" message is displayed
at the lower-left area of the screen, press the F1 key. The BIOS Setup
Utility menu will be displayed. If a password prompt appears, type the
correct password.
4. Press the F9 key to load default configuration.
5. Select Yes.
6. Press the F10 key to save default configuration and exit.
7. Select Yes.
8. Restart the computer.

Note:
After initialization you may need to reapply some settings that you had
changed previously.

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VERSION INFORMATION

The following versions of BIOS and ECP (Embedded Controller Program) have been
released to date.

Package (ID) BIOS (BIOS ID) ECP (ECP ID) Rev. Issue Date
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---- ----------
1.23 (8GUJ17US) 1.23 (8GET46WW) 1.10 (8GHT28WW) 01 2013/09/30
1.21 (8GUJ15US) 1.21 (8GET44WW) 1.10 (8GHT28WW) 01 2013/04/26
1.20 (8GUJ14US) 1.20 (8GET43WW) 1.10 (8GHT28WW) 01 2012/11/15
1.19 (8GUJ13US) 1.19 (8GET42WW) 1.10 (8GHT28WW) 01 2012/07/13
1.18 (8GUJ12US) 1.18 (8GET41WW) 1.10 (8GHT28WW) 01 2012/06/28
1.17 (8GUJ11US) 1.17 (8GET40WW) 1.10 (8GHT28WW) 01 2012/05/23
1.16 (8GUJ10US) 1.16 (8GET39WW) 1.09 (8GHT27WW) 01 2012/04/03
1.15 (8GUJ09US) 1.15 (8GET38WW) 1.08 (8GHT26WW) 01 2011/11/18
1.14 (8GUJ08US) 1.14 (8GET37WW) 1.08 (8GHT26WW) 01 2011/10/18
1.13 1.13 (8GET36WW) 1.07 (8GHT25WW) 01 2011/08/26
1.12 1.12 (8GET35WW) 1.06 (8GHT24WW) 01 2011/08/12
1.11 1.11 (8GET34WW) 1.06 (8GHT24WW) 01 2011/07/19
1.09 1.09 (8GET32WW) 1.04 (8GHT22WW) 01 2011/05/20
1.07 1.07 (8GET30WW) 1.04 (8GHT22WW) 01 2011/04/20
1.06 1.06 (8GET29WW) 1.02 (8GHT20WW) 01 2011/03/24
1.05 1.05 (8GET28WW) 1.02 (8GHT20WW) 01 2011/03/23

Note: Revision number (Rev.) is for administrative purpose of this README

document and is not related to software version. There is no need to
upgrade this software when the revision number changes.

To check the version of BIOS and Embedded Controller Program, refer to the
Determining which version is installed section.

Summary of Changes

Where: < > Package version

BIOS: BIOS version
ECP: Embedded Controller Program version
[Important] Important update
(New) New function or enhancement
(Fix) Correction to existing function

<1.23>
 BIOS: 1.23 / ECP: 1.10
- (New) Updated the CPU microcode.
- (Fix) Updated Realtek Boot Agent code to Version 2.57.

<1.21>
BIOS: 1.21 / ECP: 1.10
- (New) Enhancement of security.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer might hang up at resume from
suspend mode on Windows 8 64-bit.
- (Fix) Updated Realtek Boot Agent code to prevent issues found by Realtek.

<1.20>
BIOS: 1.20 / ECP: 1.10
- (New) Updated CompuTrace ROM.

<1.19>
BIOS: 1.19 / ECP: 1.10
- (Important) Added support for Microsoft Windows 8.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where the system has the intermittent LCD dim display
after Windows startup.

<1.18>
BIOS: 1.18 / ECP: 1.10
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where Win8 could not install from CD-ROM

<1.17>
BIOS: 1.17 / ECP: 1.10
- (Important) Fixed an issue which system shutdown for high temparature CPU.
- (New) Support "M" on French KBD.
- (New) ILS support
- (Fix) Lenovo Diagnostics Main Screen does not appear
- (Fix) Red Hat 6.2 Enterprise Linux 64bit boot support
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where E0000000 is not reserved in ACPI motherboard
resources.

<1.16>
BIOS: 1.16 / ECP: 1.09
- (New) Updated the 206A7 CPU microcode to V.25h.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where incorrect Embedded Controller version was shown in
SMBIOS Type 0 and 11.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where password beep might sound at the power-on password
prompt even when the password beep option was disabled in the BIOS
Setup menu.

<1.15>
BIOS: 1.15 / ECP: 1.08
- (New) Added support for the Power-on Password update function with ThinkPad
BIOS Settings Capture/Playback Utility for Windows (WQCMOS) Version
1.05.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where shutdown took a very long time or failed in the
SATA compatibility mode on Windows XP.

<1.14>
BIOS: 1.14 / ECP: 1.08
- (New) Updated the 206A7 CPU microcode to V.1Bh.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where the System Performance setting in Power Manager
could not be stored.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where the keyboard beep function did not work correctly.
<1.13>
BIOS: 1.13 / ECP: 1.07
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad BIOS Settings Capture/Playback Utility for
Windows (WQCMOS).
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where the Always On USB port failed to charge some
devices in standby/sleep state.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where Power Manager would show "charging" in battery
status when the battery with battery firmware failure was attached to
the computer.

<1.12>
BIOS: 1.12 / ECP: 1.06
- (New) Updated the 206A7 CPU microcode to V.1Ah.
- (New) Added support for the new Celeron CPU.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer could not be booted with the Leadcore
5740 Wireless WAN card after its firmware update failed.
- (Fix) Added a fix for the "0x00000A0" error caused by the AMD Graphic Device
Software version 8.813.0.0

<1.11>
BIOS: 1.11 / ECP: 1.06
- (New) Added support for the CDROM Speed option in the BIOS Setup.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer might hang after enabling the
PeakShift scheduler in Power Manager.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer did not charge the battery when
turning off the computer or starting the DOS once the PeakShift
scheduler had been activated.

<1.09>
BIOS: 1.09 / ECP: 1.04
- (New) Added support for the WMI interface for preloaded OS language.
- (New) Added support for a new type of LCD.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where the Celeron B810 model had the mistake of showing
the Core Multi-Processing and Intel Virtualization Technology options
in the BIOS Setup menu.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where the Erase contents of the Mini SATA option was not
shown when ThinkPad BIOS Setup Menu Extension Utility for the Resetting
the Cryptographic Key and the Erasing the Solid State Drive was
installed and the mSATA was attached.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where the Windows Vista/XP logon screen was not
displayed on the external display when the lid was closed with the
Intel HD Graphics models.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where any external monitor had blank screen until
Windows start-up menu appeared when the lid was closed with the Intel
HD Graphics models.

<1.07>
BIOS: 1.07 / ECP: 1.04
- (New) Added support for a new Wireless WAN card.
- (New) Updated the 206A7 CPU microcode to V.15.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where the Express Card could not keep Generation 2 speed
by hot-plugged.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer might not boot on PC-DOS.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where the boot priority order of hard disk was incorrect
when the computer started up from the USB memory selected in the Boot
Menu by pressing the F12 key at power-on.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where any external monitor had blank screen until
Windows start-up menu appeared when the lid was closed.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where the correct version of Embedded Controller might
 not be displayed.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer might when resuming normal operation
from standby/sleep state after rebooting the computer.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer with battery operation did not resume
normal operation from hibernation state when the "Timer Wake with
Battery operation" option in the BIOS Setup menu was enabled.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where the Alt key might be stuck down after pressing and
holding the Fn, Alt, and Insert key, in that order, and then releasing
all keys at the same time.

<1.06>
BIOS: 1.06 / ECP: 1.02
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where the AMD graphics model could not switch the video
output with correct sequences without Presentation Director utility on
Windows Vista/XP.

<1.05>
BIOS: 1.05 / ECP: 1.02
- (New) Initial release for ThinkPad L420,L421,L520.

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LIMITATIONS

Nothing.

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TRADEMARKS

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Corporation.

Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks,

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