********************************************************************** * * * NOTES ON CUSTOM START UP IMAGES * * ------------------------------- * * * * THIS VERSION OF THE FLASH UPDATE PROGRAM GIVES THE OPTION OF * * REPLACING (OR ELIMINATING) THE DEFAULT "LENOVO" IMAGE THAT IS * * DISPLAYED DURING SYSTEM START UP. THE USER CAN SUBSTITUTE A * * 16 COLOR WINDOWS BITMAP (.BMP) TO REPLACE THE DEFAULT IMAGE. * * * * 1. LOGO.BAT WILL ONLY WORK IN A MICROSOFT (R) OPERATING SYSTEM * * DOS WINDOW. * * 2. PREPARE YOUR IMAGE BY NAMING IT 'LOGO.BMP', AND COPY IT. * * 3. GO TO THE DOS WINDOW. RUN LOGO.BAT TO COMPRESS AND PREPARE * * THE BITMAP FILE FOR FLASHING. LOGO.MOD IS THE RESULT. * * 4. UPDATE ACCORDING TO INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS * * * * AFTER YOU UPDATE THE BIOS ON YOUR SYSTEM, YOUR LOGO WILL * * APPEAR ON THE STARTUP SCREEN. * * * * SOME GUIDELINES FOR THESE IMAGES INCLUDE: * * * * 1. THE COMPRESSED IMAGE FILE SIZE LIMITED TO 10KB. * * 2. SIMPLE DESIGNS (THE IMAGE WILL BE COMPRESSED AND COMPLEX * * IMAGES DON'T COMPRESS WELL...) * * 3. AN LENOVO LOGO IS USED BY DEFAULT, BUT A 16 COLOR 640x480 * * WINDOWS .BMP FILE CAN BE USED INSTEAD. * * * **********************************************************************