ThinkPad BIOS Logo Guide

*Follow this guide at your own risk, I am not resposible for any damage that is casued to your computer. This guide only covers how to perform this process from within windows.

How to Create and install a custom bios logo on a Thinkpad

Step 1: determine the requirements for the image

BIOS logos for ThinkPads have a variety of different requirements based upon the model and/or display resolution. Begin by checking the  logo requirements of your ThinkPad or you can download the bios and look for the file README.txt or BIOS_LOGO.txt which will contain the image requirements

Step 2: creating the image

Based on the requirements for the image determined in step 1, use a raster graphics editor such as Photoshop or GIMP to create the logo of you choosing. Ensure that the canvas is set to the correct size, and remember to export in one of the supported file types for your model of Thinkpad.

Tips to reduce the file size:

• Reduce the number of colours in the image
• Index colours to the absolute minimum needed for the image
• If possible, export the image as a .gif

Step 3: installing the image

Begin by visiting  www.pcsupport.lenovo.com (for models 20 generation and newer) or  www.download.lenovo.com/eol/ (for models 10 generation and older) and navigate to the page for your laptop. Next, download the latest bios update, *Note: if you are already on the latest bios version, you may have to disable secure rollback prevention in the bios

For Windows:

1. Run the .exe file that was downloaded
2. When asked if you want to extract or install, select Extract Only
3. click through the rest of the program
4. Navigate to C:\DRIVERS\FLASH and open the folder for the bios version that you installed
5. On some versions, the files may be contained in a subfolder that needs to be opened
6. Copy in the logo that you created, and rename it to LOGO
7. To install the bios, on a 32 bit system run winuptp.exe and on a 64 bit system winuptp64.exe
8. If the image is properly placed in the folder, you should see a popup asking if you want to apply a custom bios logo, click yes and update the bios
9. Congratulations, you have installed a custom bios logo!

BIOS Logo Samples

 Directory of example images