DOCUMENT:Q142571  13-FEB-2002  [win95x]
TITLE   :IBM ThinkPad BIOS Version Requirements for Windows 95
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows 95 
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This article lists IBM ThinkPad computer models that require specific BIOS,
Advanced Power Management (APM) BIOS, or Plug and Play BIOS versions to work
correctly with Windows 95.

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The following IBM ThinkPad Models are known to need specific BIOS versions:

ThinkPad 750 family:

   750/360/755 System Program Service Diskette version 1.20 or later

ThinkPad 755C/Cs and 360/355 FAMILY
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   750/360/755 System Program Service Diskette version 1.20 or later

ThinkPad 755CE/CD, ThinkPad 755CX/CV, ThinkPad 755CDV:

   755 System Program Service Diskette version 1.30 or later

ThinkPad 701C:

   701C System Program Service Diskette version 3H or later

ThinkPad 340CSE and 370C:

   340 System Program Service Diskette version 1.10 or later

The following ThinkPad computers require APM BIOS 1.1 or later and Plug and Play
BIOS 1.0a or later in order for these features to work correctly with Windows
95:

 - ThinkPad 755C/Cs

 - ThinkPad 360/355 family

 - ThinkPad 755CE/CD/CX/CV/CDV

 - ThinkPad 340CSE

 - ThinkPad 370C

 - ThinkPad 701C

 - ThinkPad 530CS

The following ThinkPad computers require APM BIOS version 1.0 to work correctly
with Windows 95. There is no Plug and Play BIOS support for these computers:

 - ThinkPad 750 family

 - ThinkPad 340 monochrome display system

 - ThinkPad 230Cs

To obtain an updated BIOS or System Program Service Diskette for an IBM ThinkPad
computer, please contact IBM.

Additional query words: 755cd

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