HDD Firmware update, but cannot use USB external CD

[DavidNZ]

Seems a firmware update is now available for my DK13FA drive in my x40. In the documentation, however, it has this little nugget:

"The hard drive firmware update utility bootable CD does not support USB optical disc drives, PCMCIA/CardBUS optical disc drives, optical disc drives in a docking station bay, or any other drives other than the optical disc drive in the ThinkPad UltraBay."

Great, you basically have to have a dock to use it. That rules me out.

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-62282