rkawakami wrote:BIOS is definitely model dependent. Here's the Lenovo Drivers and Software Support page on the X201:
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/researc ... MIGR-70656
Updating via the bootable CD is the preferred method but if you don't have an optical drive then doing it using the Windows utility is the other way. It's preferred to use the CD as there have been a few reports of people bricking their system when using the Windows method. What generally happens is that the BIOS update does not complete and then the system does not boot, nor can you get into BIOS anymore. Something like that requires replacement of the motherboard in order to fix the problem. From your description, it sounded more like a hard drive boot problem (i.e., a bad boot track) but if you're having the same problem with an SD card, then it's probably something else.
If the switch of the controller mode does not work, then change the setting back to AHCI.
A few more suggestions:
- Reset BIOS to defaults; Restart/Load Setup Defaults, save changes and re-boot.
- With your hard drive installed, boot to BIOS and check to see if the drive is recognized; Startup/Boot, then check the list for ATA HDD0: and see if the model number of the drive is listed. If it is, move that entry to the top of the list (position 1), save changes and re-boot.
Reset the BIOS to default and place HDD0 to the top of the boot sequence.
But with the same problem repeating boot up from the "THINKPAD" image screen. (not diagnostic mode)
I press the Esc key repeatedly while booting up, this message appears:
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ERROR
0210: Stuck Key 01
Press <F1> to Setup
Days ago, I did a HDD diagnostic test. Performing a hours of scan through the main HDD. There is no error in the result.
That's where I started to try SD Card booting using linux. However, whichever the option for SC Card or HDD, it just repeat booting to that stage mentioned above.
It works perfectly before any upgrading of BIOS within windows interface, so I do not suspect of the DIMM or the System board is faulty. I couldn't see any hardware related problems here.
It just couldn't get any further when booting, otherwise, I wouldn't mind re-install my HDD and renew everything.
I want to ask is there other autonomous steps which overwrite from where it has stop? such as interrupt from the last line of the output message
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Initializing Intel(R) Boot Agent Ge v1.3.51
PXE 2.1 Build 089 (WfM 2.0)
Press Ctrl+S to enter the Setup Menu..
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