Upgrading BIOS on ThinkPad 770ED without a Floppy Drive
I would like to update the BIOS for a very old ThinkPad 770ED laptop. I downloaded the BIOS update file (attached below) from the IBM website. The executable file needs to create a bootable floppy disk to accomplish the update. However, this laptop has no floppy disk drive, only a CD-ROM drive.
Is there a way I can execute this file on to a substituted virtual floppy drive (on a different laptop that has a CD burner) and then burn the update program to CD-ROM and make that CD DOS-bootable so I can then update the BIOS on the ThinkPad?
spsdid38.exe
Is there a way I can execute this file on to a substituted virtual floppy drive (on a different laptop that has a CD burner) and then burn the update program to CD-ROM and make that CD DOS-bootable so I can then update the BIOS on the ThinkPad?
spsdid38.exe
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If you email me a link where I can download the BIOS update files, I'll see if I can build you a bootable CD. See my profile page for contact information.
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No luck w/ either bootable CD image or finding a FDD unit. I wonder if I can just run the UPDTFLSH.EXE file from a command prompt under Windows 2000?
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Thanks Guys. Will close out & assign points.
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I was able to create the bootable floppy on another laptop that does have a built-in FDD. The trick now is to copy that bootable FDD over to a bootable CD-Rom. I have no idea how to do that?