There *used to be* an IBM/Lenovo site called which also has a table with links to BIOS downloads. Sa Sams Latest Patch there. Unfortunately, the IBM/Lenovo link AND all of the links below are currently broken on the Lenovo site. You can check current BIOS and Embedded Controller versions as detailed here: The following table lists direct links to BIOS updates for most Thinkpad Models.

First you’ll have to know the version of current BIOS installed on your system. To update your BIOS on your Lenovo computer/laptop. How to Update BIOS On Lenovo. Hello - My roommate's IBM Thinkpad 600E has come to a grinding halt - come to find out that he's been surfing all over the place without any virus. Sep 14, 2006 Hello - My roommate's IBM Thinkpad 600E has come to a grinding halt - come to find out that he's been surfing all over the place without any virus. I have a 600e for which I need to do a BIOS update. I downloaded and extracted the necessary files and created a floppy diskette according to the.

Refer to for instructions on how to perform a BIOS upgrade. The FW model column is what actually identifies which sort of firmware (BIOS and Embedded Controller) should be installed in a ThinkPad. Machines with the same firmware model use the same BIOS and Embedded Controller firmware. It can also be found as the OEM table ID in the ACPI DSDT. It is formed by the characters 'TP-', plus the first two characters from the BIOS/EC update part number. Note that now (February 2015) all the following links are broken due to a site redesign at Lenovo. You can find manuals and downloads for them at the page.

Installing Linux on an IBM ThinkPad 600E Running Linux on an IBM ThinkPad 600E Note: My ThinkPad 600E, serial number 78-KXNN2, was stolen in November 1999 while I was at home in Rhode Island, parked at a CompUSA for 15 minutes. It was in a nondescript looking backpack. Any help or suggestions on how to get it back are appreciated, but everyone be sure to keep an eye on yours! Introduction I purchased an,. (Model, which is actually a model with more RAM and academic software.) One of the reasons that I purchased this computer, other than it was a great deal, was that it happens to have a 3-button pointing device, making it perfect for running X-Windows. I chose Linux.

Specifically, I chose RedHat Linux 6.0. I recommend this distribution for this computer, it has lots of the features that laptop users will need. I have since reinstalled and am now running RedHat Linux 6.1, but I had to install it from CD. First, you will need to install Linux.

Get it on a CD, it's the easiest. After Effects Countdown Template. If you can't find it on a CD, then you should do an FTP install. Only one problem. Most RPI students received an IBM EtherJet CardBus card with their laptop. The Linux drivers for this card were developed very recently, so if you want to do an FTP or other network-based install, you have to borrow a PCMCIA card from someone. I recommend the 3Com cards, they generally work well. (Note that Megahertz cards, while exactly the same on the inside as the 3Com versions, can't be used to install Linux because they aren't recognized by the installer).

After installing Linux, you'll have to customize it to run well on the ThinkPad, and that's what this page is about. Also, I wrote this page under the assumption that the average user will need to configure everything, so some of my packages expect to find the other packages (the pcmcia package needs the dhclient package, which are customized to work with the apm package.). So, you may have better luck if you do everything at the same time. RAM, Hard Drive, & CD An important note about the ThinkPad 600e is that Linux doesn't recognize all of the RAM. You need to tell it how much memory you have by changing /etc/lilo.conf to add the line: append='mem=[size from startup screen]k' For most RPI owners, who have 128 Megs of RAM, that line would be: append='mem=130496k' For all users, that number will be the number reported to you by the BIOS at system startup. Additionally, you may want to be able to hot-swap your CD drive in the UltraSlimBay.