On Sun, 21 Jun 2020 09:25:57 +0900 Bryan Linton <[email protected]> dijo:
>On 2020-06-20 11:35:44, John Jason Jordan <[email protected]> wrote: >> I have placed the order for the replacement SSD drive, but some time >> before it gets here I want to update the BIOS. My motivation is that >> the T61 came with SATA at 1.5GB/s, and by updating to the 'Middleton' >> BIOS I can get 3.0GB/s. However, I am pretty lost when it comes to >> flashing a BIOS - I've only ever done it once, a long time ago. >> Lenovo's website doesn't seem to list mt computer, but I'm probably >> looking in the wrong place. The forums provide links for the new >> BIOS, and all of them are dead. >> >> Here are the details from the bottom of the case: >> >> Type 6460-7EU >> S/N L3-C3254 07/09 >> >> (I think the 07/09 means September, 2007.) >> >> If anyone has ever flashed the BIOS on a T61 I could use some advice. >> > >Hello John, > >Updating the BIOS on a T61 should be fairly straightforward. > >I've updated the BIOS on a T60, X61t, T440p, and T460 and they're >all pretty much the same. > >I found these two links from Lenovo's website titled, "BIOS Update >Utility - ThinkPad R61 14.1inch widescreen with IEEE 1394, >ThinkPad T61, T61p" > >Windows EXE: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/jp/en/downloads/DS013832 >Bootable CD: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/jp/en/downloads/migr-67989 > >The text at the bottom lists a large number of supported models of >the R61, which includes "7Ex" which I'm assuming matches the "7EU" >of your model. > >For the T-series, it only lists "T61, T61p", which I'm assuming >means it supports all models of the T61. IIRC, there was a 14.1" >and 15" model of the T60 and/or T61, and they needed separate >BIOSes. Perhaps my memory is mistaken, or perhaps Lenovo found a >way to unify the BIOS updates somehow. > >The easiest way to update the BIOS would be to download the >bootable CD, burn it, and boot from it, following the prompts. Thanks a million for your advice and suggestions. It's getting late, so I'll deal with this in more detail tomorrow. But I should mention that mine is a 15.6" model. I think I'd like to use the CD version. I'll try to figure it out tomorrow using your suggestions. >Please let me know if you have any other questions! I will probably have some. Buthopefully in the morning I'll be able to think better. :) _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
