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thinkpad x220 BIOS custom splash image

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The official lenovo BIOS program for the X220 has the ability to customize your own boot splash image [LINK Here].

At the moment, the bios version is 8DET72WW, the following text is found inside the bios program


    NOTES ON CUSTOM START UP IMAGE
    ------------------------------
    
    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.
    
    GUIDELINES FOR CUSTOM START UP IMAGE:
    
    1. THE IMAGE FILE SIZE IS LIMITED TO 30KB.
    2. RESOLUTION OF THE IMAGE SHOULD BE LESS THAN 640X480.
    3. VALID FORMATS FOR THE IMAGE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
    ...BITMAP (.BMP) FILE FORMAT
    ...JPEG (.JPG) FILE FORMAT
    ...GIF (.GIF) FILE FORMAT
    
    STEPS TO ENABLE CUSTOM START UP IMAGE:
    
    1. PREPARE YOUR IMAGE AND COPY IT TO THE SAME PLACE WHERE
    ...WINUPTP.EXE EXISTS.
    2. RENAME THE IMAGE AS FOLLOWS.
    ...BITMAP FILE --> LOGO.BMP
    ...JPEG FILE --> LOGO.JPG
    ...GIF FILE --> LOGO.GIF
    3. RUN WINUPTP.EXE AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS.
    
    AFTER YOU UPDATE THE BIOS ON YOUR SYSTEM, YOUR LOGO WILL
    APPEAR ON THE STARTUP SCREEN.