New BIOS and KB937500

If you have Vista, the new BIOS install says to check that you have this Microsoft Hotfix. Where can I get this hotfix as MS site really blows when it comes to finding hotfixes. There's a page for it, but no download.

 

Microsoft emailed me the hotfix link. It was not released publicly because it is still undergoing testing. I have included the link to the hotfix and password that Microsoft mailed me. Hope this helps anyone that was looking for it


From the Lenovo BIOS update text:
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NOTES

- If you use Windows Vista, before applying this BIOS into the system,
you should install Windows Vista KB 937500. The informaiton of
KB937500 is located in the following Microsoft's site.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937500/en-us

To verify if KB937500 is installed properly,
1. Click Start button and go to Control Panel.
2. Find 'Programs and Features' and click. If this option is not
exist on the window, choose Classic View to find it.
3. On 'Tasks' pane, click on "View installed updates".
4. Verify that KB937500 is included in the list of installed updates.


Here is the email from Microsoft:

WARNING: This fix is not publicly available through the Microsoft website as it has not gone through full Microsoft regression testing. If you would like confirmation that this fix is designed to address your specific problem, or if you would like to confirm whether there are any special compatibility or installation issues associated with this fix, you are encouraged to speak to a Support Professional in Product Support Services.

The package is password protected so be sure to enter the appropriate password for each package. To ensure the right password is provided cut and paste the password from this mail.

NOTE: Passwords expire every 7 days so download the package within that period to insure you can extract the files. If you receive two passwords it means you are receiving the fix during a password change cycle. Use the second password if you download after the indicated password change date.

Package:
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KB Article Number(s): 937500
Language: All (Global)
Platform: i386
Location: ( http://hotfixv4.microsoft.com/Windows Vista/sp1/Fix200834/6000/free/313032_intl_i386_zip.exe)
Password: CdnjOcG

NOTE: Be sure to include all text between '(' and ')' when navigating to this hot fix location!

Thanks!

 

interesting..anyone have any problems with this?

 

The hotfix says it is not applicable to my x64 T61p.

 

Same thing for my 32 bit vista T61p

 

The hot fix is not applicable to x64, because it is not required. The BIOS update is for the all T61 and T61p series notebooks. This information is detailed in the read me. Here is the link; http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-67989

 

For 32bit Vista the readme for the BIOS update suggests that you install the Microsoft hotfix first.

ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/7luj08uc.txt

 

what ms hotfix? installed it fine w/o any hotfixes

 

I also installed the BIOS first, without waiting for Microsoft to send me the hotfix. Either way I installed the hotfix afterward. With your BSODs and freezes, that hotfix might be the thing for your ballpark, eyecon

 

how can i DL this hotfix? is this somethign that is done through windows update? thanks for th einfo illmatic

 

Check out my second post in this thread. Microsoft emailed me the link and password.

 

thanks for the info

 

thanks...but my question is how can lenovo post it on their website if this hotfix is still undergoing testing and has not been released publicily? Doesn't really make sense...then im assuming it is ok to install bios without this hotfix? confused...thanks

 

ok..now im really worried...i have been experienceing many freezes and bsods prior to another clean install...and now i installed this biosupdate w/o doing this hotfix..should i be worried?

 

Don't worry. The Hotfix is a windows fix. It would not install for me at all, and when you think about it. If you change your Windows install in the future the BIOS does not revert, so at some point you would not have the Hotfix anyway in your windows anyway.

 

Just another instance of Lenovo Logic at work I guess. Even though you installed the BIOS first(which I also did), did you install the hotfix to see if it helped with your BSOD and freeze issue?

 

well i did a clean install 2 days ago and made sure i didn't install the hotkey driver and none of those vista modules, and all the other 'updates' on update manager, and have not had a single freeze or bsod yet. just updated bios this morning so i hope that doesnt end up causing problems

stupid turbo mem....and stupid intel for not properly testing it and issuing proper drivers for it

oh, and i made sure i did not install the matrix thing since that is the root of the problem, so intel claims

 

So, using this method how many items do you have in the device manager that are not properly identified?

 

I read that the Intel Turbo Memory Driver and Matrix Manager Driver are packaged together. These are just the drivers. However, I remember having two applications from Intel on the T61, The Intel Turbo Memory Console and the Intel Matrix Manager application. On my T61p, I only have the Turbo Memory Console installed and don't see the Intel Matrix Manager application anywhere. As you remember, I told you i had one BSOD and that was on the T61 and not on the P.

 

I hope you were not using the intel version of the Turbo Memory software. That was a BSOD fountain. The Lenovo version works fine for me for not having BSODs.

My freeze issues seemed to clear up with deactivating the active protection, but in order to clean up the disc corruption from those freezes, I had to do a clean install. So I will be putting drivers back in tonight....

 

heck no...im not even touching any drivers for turbo...
I just got another bsod without any turbo drivers installed, but with APS on..2 days after a clean install...made me so mad

i just did another clean install and im not going to even bother installing turbo drivers as last time or aps this time around

I'm only sticking with "windows update" and not even installing the thinkvantage updtate manager. only thinkvantage stuff im going to install is producitivity center for use of my blue button and installing the bluetooth software, client security for password manager, and finger print software

does anyone know which software allows the OSD for volume and which allows the fn+f5 for turning wifi or BT on through the screen? I want to install that one as well...and that is it....

this is turning out to be a nightmare

If I get anymore freezes or bsods by the 20th day...im returning this POS. I must say I was in love with thinkpads before, I used to own a t40 and it never ever froze, crashed, bsod'd on me and I would install anything and everything carefree though download.com w/o problems, download all sorts of stuff through kazaa

Now im even afraid to download the most certified software for installation.

 

honestly eyecon, you have nothing to lose by trying that microsoft hotfix i posted. if it works, it works, if it doesn't, you're back in the same place you already are. I installed the hotfix and i never had problems to begin with.

 

You should consider following the clean install guide to the letter. If you follow it as outlined, you will have full functionality. Including the OSD (which is the hotkey and system interface drivers).

Why not stay away from productivity center and client security for a little while? Did you read the FAQ in the guide with ThinkVantage suggestions?

If you follow the guide and you still have trouble, I'd say you probably have a hardware issue.

As for BIOS updates, they are a bad idea unless you have a specific update that the BIOS update will address. If you find that you must update the BIOS, it is a much better idea to update using the bootable CD method rather than relying on ThinkVatange System Update to do it properly.

 

I agree completely about using the bootable CD for BIOS update.

In this case though the BIOS update addresses a failure to resume from hibernation; is that related to his issues? I can't say but I can't rule it out.

The research engineer from Microsoft encouraged me to do the BIOS update even though it is not clearly related to my issues. I haven't done it yet, but probably will.