Thinkpad R40 type 2682 - 6GU Bios flash problems

Hello all!  I made sure to check all of the R40 threads for information on this, and have been unable to find anything, I was hoping you could help me!
I recently purchased a Thinkpad R40 type 2682 - 6GU, and absolutely love it!  I maxed out the RAM (1 gig), and it came equipped with Windows XP professional.  It has the internal 802.11a/b wireless pci card.
I just purchased the IBM Thinkpad MiniPCI Atheros 802.11g card, and saw that I will need the latest BIOS
Version: 1.27
Release Date: 2006/06/30
1ouj24us.exe
 installed for the card to work.  I checked, and I currently have 1.14 . 
I downloaded the file straight from the Lenova Support & Downloads site.  I read the readme file, and followed all of the instructions, and it isn't doing anything.  I will give a detailed description of what I am doing, to see if you can pinpoint something I am doing wrong, or a setting somewhere I need to change.
1.   saved file as C:\bios\1ouj24us.exe
2.   opened start menu --> run
3.   typed in c:\bios\1ouj24us.exe --> enter
4.   clicked "run"
5.   accepted EULA
6.   chose "next" through the first 4 messages
7.   chose "next" on the next 1 of 4 messages
At this point, the computer restarts, logs into windows (no user accounts or passwords setup yet to avoid the mess of that during BIOS flash), loads like normal, and no further process on the BIOS flash.  I have done this at least 20 times on the same machine, and it still has BIOS ver 1.14 .
Can you please help?!?
Thanks in advance,
Lee

If it's a genuine IBM card, there should be a sticker on it saying FRU P/N 39T0081 or something like that, but would include a FRU P/N part regardless of the actual number.
A generic card will throw a "1802 error" in a R40, where the original one won't.
You can't update BIOS on a machine that has a bad battery or charging issues, BTW.
Cheers,
George
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