Flash BIOS update - Flash from Operating System version for ThinkCentre M600 Version M00KT58A Installation README This package updates the basic input/output system (BIOS) on all ThinkCentre M600 systems. BIOS is programming that controls low-level hardware operations, including interactions with diskette drives, hard disk drives, and the keyboard. The BIOS is stored on a chip. Your computer uses flash BIOS, which can be updated through a program on a flash diskette so that you do not have to replace the BIOS chip to update the BIOS. Do not write protect the flash diskette as this may cause the flash process to hang. Print this file so that you can refer to it during the installation. Downloading the package ======================= 1. Click the file link to download the file from the web page. 2. When prompted, select a drive and directory in which to save the downloaded file. Extracting the package ====================== 1. Click Start, select Find or Search, then click All files and folders. 2. Type m00jy58usa.exe in the search field, then click Find Now or Search Everywhere. This will locate the file you just downloaded. 3. Double-click the m00jy58usa.exe icon. 4. Read the license agreement 5. Click I accept the terms in the license agreement. 6. Click Next. 7. Ensure that "Save files in folder" is set to C:\SWTOOLS\FLASH\M00JY58USA. 8. Click Next. 9. Click Finish. Installing the package ====================== Please print out these instructions or write them down before starting this flash update utility. This flash under operating system (32-bit/64-bit) utility provides the ability to update the system BIOS from a Windows application. The utility may be downloaded from the internet and unpacked into the default path: "C:\SWTOOLS\FLASH\M00JYxxUSA", where "xx" represents the two-digit BIOS level. Please follow steps in section 2 to launch the Windows based flash application to update your system BIOS. 1. Please make note of any settings you have changed in the BIOS Setup utility. They may have to be re-entered after updating the BIOS. 2. Click on the Start button and type cmd.exe, right-click on the cmd.exe application and select run as administrator to open the Command Prompt with Administrator privilege. 3. In the "Command Prompt" window, change to the directory where the above files were extracted. The command to go to the location is "cd C:\SWTOOLS\FLASH\M00JYxxUSA", where "xx" represents the two digit flash level. 4. Enter the command "flash.cmd" and press the Enter key to start the flashing process. 5. You may first see a confirmation prompt "Proceed with BIOS update now?". Click "Yes" to continue. 6. You will see the prompt "Would you like to update the Serial Number?". Input "n" and press Enter. 7. Then you will see the prompt "Would you like to update the Machine Type and Model?". Input "n" and press Enter again. Then the BIOS update process will start. 8. The update may take up to 2 minutes. Do not power off or restart the system during this procedure! After the Windows update process ends, the system will automatically reboot to continue the flash process. 9. After the system reboots, the BIOS update process will continue with a simple graphic UI. When the BIOS update process ends, the system will reboot automatically. 10. The BIOS update process ends with above nine steps. Notes: - You may see a POST error "0162: Setup data integrity check failure" after step 9.Press F1 to enter BIOS Setup Utility, and then press F10 to save your settings Summary of Changes ================== General Information: M00J9xxUSA is Flash CD ROM image. M00JTxxUSA is Flash in DOS zip package. M00JYxxUSA is Flash in Windows utility. M00KTxxA is the binary image. (BIOS) NOTE: All changes carry forward. That is, if a change is added in 01,it is also in 02, 03 etc. CHANGES for M00KT58A -Maintenance Release CHANGES for M00KT57A -Enhancement to address CVE-2017-5715 (http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgibin/cvename.cgi?name=2017-5715). CHANGES for M00KT56A -Maintenance Release. CHANGES for M00KT55A -[Important] Update includes security fixes. -Fixes USB 3.0 Card Reader issue. CHANGES for M00KT54A -[Important] Update includes security fixes. CHANGES for M00KT53A -Enhance SATA support. CHANGES for M00KT52A -Fixes IPv4 cannot be set above IPv6 in the Boot Sequence. CHANGES for M00KT51A -Maintenance Release. CHANGES for M00KT50A -[Important] Update includes security fixes. CHANGES for M00KT49A -[Important] Update includes security fixes. -Update WMI function. CHANGES for M00KT48A -[Important] Update includes security fixes. -Adjust some setup item behavior. CHANGES for M00KT47A -Update Embedded UEFI Diagnostics Tool v02.09.09 CHANGES for M00KT46A -[Important] Update includes security fixes. -Change the POST 0199 error behavior. CHANGES for M00KT45A -[Important] Update includes security fixes. -Update Embedded UEFI Diagnostics Tool v02.09.08 CHANGES for M00KT44A -[Important] Update includes security fixes. -Update Embedded UEFI Diagnostics Tool v02.09.08 CHANGES for M00KT33A -Initial Production BIOS release Trademarks ========== ThinkCentre is a trademark of the Lenovo Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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