Flashing C365 BIOS Without Windows on HD

Hello, just bought me a new C365. Didn't want this WinBingThing. First thing I did was make a backup of the HD with dd. Then wiped away everything to install Debian Jessie. Everything is fine, it works.
But now I'm concerned about how to update the bios. I really don't want to put the image back to HD just for flashing the bios.
Someone found a way, but it would involve using third party software:
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Linux-Discussion/Flashing-BIOS-Without-Windows/m-p/1700535
I found a new bios for my system:
http://support.lenovo.com/de/de/products/desktops-and-all-in-ones/lenovo-c-series-all-in-ones/lenovo...
I found an image of an ISO for to flash another system. Of course I woudn't take the BIOS-Image from that ISO:
http://support.lenovo.com/en/downloads/ds009477
So my question: Is that ISO-Image suitable to flash my BIOS, if I add the BIOS to the given  ISO?
Other questions: Why can't I find any BIOS-changelogs on the C365-BIOS page? Would it be possible to provide BIOS-Flash-ISO-Images for C365?
Thanks a lot!

Answering my own question here but here is a solution. Download this Windows 8.1 live usb/cd:
http://windowsmatters.com/2013/04/30/windows-8-based-pe-boot-disk-with-explorer-shell-and-all-my-fav...
I'm using a Yoga 2 Pro and it was kind of picky how the usb was "burned" was unable to use dd and or suse studio image writer had to use rufus on a windows box choosing gpt for uefi with 4096 block size. Then I just ran the exe. Something Lenovo tech support should know about.

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