ThinkPad X60/60s bios 2.04 is available today

[gzz]

[Spif]

Can anyone post the change log? Lenevo's site seems to be down at the moment.

[kaspar]

Lenevo's site seems to be down at the moment.

They probably updated to 2.04 .
Seriously speaking, though, anyone tried?

[gunston]

<2.04>
- (Fix) Needs to enter a BIOS supervisor password after BIOS update to 7BETB9WW/2.00f
or later version from 7BET50WW/1.08(or older version), if the BIOS supervisor
password is set at BIOS update.
Note that this problem does not occur, once the system booted with BIOS
7BETB9WW or later version. If your X60 runs without problems after installing
7BETC2WW/2.03, no need to update to 7B9ETC3WW/2.04.

[ozmann]

7BETB9WW or later version. If your X60 runs without problems after installing 7BETC2WW/2.03, no need to update to 7B9ETC3WW/2.04.

Has anyone installed 2.03 or any version 2?

[lev]

<1.10>
- (New) Upgraded to the latest microcode for Intel Core processor.
- (Fix) Timeout may take more than 30 seconds if PXE (Preboot eXecution Environment)
network boot fails. (BIOS)
- (Fix) POST1820 error occurs on the following system condition.
- Wireless WAN model, and
- WWAN is disabled by BIOS Setup or Wireless hardware switch.
(BIOS Setup->Config-> Network->Internal Wireless Device), and
- An external USB Finger Print reader is connected to the left
side USB port of the system or any USB port in the docking
station. (BIOS)
- (Fix) When a system with a USB floppy drive in Ultrabase is hot-docked,
the USB floppy drive is intermittently not recognized. (BIOS)
- (Fix) The battery may not continue to be charged after the system was
resumed from Suspend or Hibernation mode even if the battery was
charged before entering the power saving mode. (EC)

<2.00f>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad X60/X60s 2006 autumn model

<2.02>
- (New) Support for new chipset/processor by SMBIOS
- (Fix) Wrong data may be written to hard drive, when EMM386.EXE of IBM PC-DOS
is used. (BIOS)

<2.03>
- (Fix) Windows desktop Icon location may be changed after Lid open/close. (BIOS)
Note:
To resolve this problem, after updating the BIOS with
this package, the following display driver must be
installed, again.
Video driver Intel 900/950/910GML/915GM/940GML/945GM
Version 6.14.10.4693 or higher

<2.04>
- (Fix) Needs to enter a BIOS supervisor password after BIOS update to 7BETB9WW/2.00f
or later version from 7BET50WW/1.08(or older version), if the BIOS supervisor
password is set at BIOS update.
Note that this problem does not occur, once the system booted with BIOS
7BETB9WW or later version. If your X60 runs without problems after installing
7BETC2WW/2.03, no need to update to 7B9ETC3WW/2.04.

Haven't tried it yet, but will give it a go today or tomorrow.
Please note the part about reinstalling your video drivers...

Lev

[madana]

Tried it today. No visible improvement. Rather, power consumption on batteries seems to be slightly increased by ~0.3-0.5 W. Will check it out tomorrow for "standby glitch" then will decide if I want to stay with it.

According to IBM/Lenovo support page, versions 2.0x have not been published until 2.04. I guess they were custom made for Core 2 Duo x60 machines and as such, may not even address some issues with previous 1.xx BIOS versions at all.

[lev]

Tried it today. No visible improvement. Rather, power consumption on batteries seems to be slightly increased by ~0.3-0.5 W. Will check it out tomorrow for "standby glitch" then will decide if I want to stay with it.

What was your previous BIOS version that you were using, so we know what you are comparing with?

What is the actual power consumption you're seeing with the old/new BIOS versions?

According to IBM/Lenovo support page, versions 2.0x have not been published until 2.04. I guess they were custom made for Core 2 Duo x60 machines and as such, may not even address some issues with previous 1.xx BIOS versions at all.

[madana]

What was your previous BIOS version that you were using, so we know what you are comparing with?

BIOS 1.11

What is the actual power consumption you're seeing with the old/new BIOS versions?

BIOS 1.11: min 5.74-6.15W on idling
BIOS 2.04: min 5.96-6.60W on idling

And yes, the 2.04 version is not immune to the "standby glitch", that is, after resuming from standby/hibernation on battery wattage stays pegged around 8W and does not go any lower.

Some people here have reported, though, that the latter was supposedly fixed by the new WiFi driver. I have not had a chance to veryfy it yet.

To sum up, I could not come up with a reason for staying with BIOS 2.04, so I calmly reverted back to 1.11.

[lev]

BIOS 1.11: min 5.74-6.15W on idling
BIOS 2.04: min 5.96-6.60W on idling

And yes, the 2.04 version is not immune to the "standby glitch", that is, after resuming from standby/hibernation on battery wattage stays pegged around 8W and does not go any lower.

Thanks for this information. I'll report back when I get a chance to try this version.