From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Sun May 23 1999 - 03:28:39 EDT
which machine..?? your 770Z..???
the one you .... . . . . . . . . .!?
okok..
you can reset the machine serial number in the ez setup..
i read it but (really) i don't recall exactly how..
when i read it i tried it and it does work..
you don't need the CE diskette, aka Hardware maintenance thingie...
look on the IBM web site, in the hardwarer manuals there..
this feature is available but obviously is not widely advertised..
Vincent Poy wrote:
> On Sat, 22 May 1999, Bill Morrow wrote:
>
> Hi Bill,
>
> > you want to be a little more informative here.. ? :-)
>
> Okay, here we go :-)
>
> > Vincent Poy wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I finally got my ThinkPad 770Z 9549-8AU working correctly with the
> > > transition from my 385ED thanks to Jonathan, Bill, Donald, and anyone else
> > > I forgot to mention. Updated the BIOS and all the drivers and the system
> > > will hang during suspend and shutdown. It seems the Trackpoint IV drivers
> > > released on 5/20/99 fixed this problem with Win 98. Anyways, so far so
> > > good except I shutdown successfully and tried to cold boot, machine boots
> > > up with a Bios Error code 188 and I called up IBM HelpCenter and they told
> > > me that it takes 2-4 days after they receive it to fix the problem
> >
> > what IS the problem..what did 'they' say..??
>
> The problem is that the EEPROM lost the Serial Number of the
> machine in the BIOS and needs to be reentered.
>
> > how will the hardware maintenance diskette help..??
>
> It's needed to reenter the Serial Number back into the EEPROM.
> This is documented in HMM Volume 4 under Error Code 188.
>
> Cheers,
> Vince - vince_at_MCESTATE.COM - vince_at_GAIANET.NET ________ __ ____
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>
> > > which
> > > takes only 20 minutes if I can get ahold of the IBM ThinkPad Hardware
> > > Maintenance Disk, does anyone have a copy of this they can e-mail me or
> > > where I can find it on the net? I really need my machine working to
> > > maintain the ISPs I operate and the financial markets. Thanks in advance
> > > for anyone that can help.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Vince - vince_at_MCESTATE.COM - vince_at_GAIANET.NET ________ __ ____
> > > Unix Networking Operations - FreeBSD-Real Unix for Free / / / / | / |[__ ]
> > > GaiaNet Corporation - M & C Estate / / / / | / | __] ]
> > > Beverly Hills, California USA 90210 / / / / / |/ / | __] ]
> > > HongKong Stars/Gravis UltraSound Mailing Lists Admin /_/_/_/_/|___/|_|[____]
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Live Long and Prosper, Happy trails...
> >
> > ** Bill Morrow ** :-)
> > Compuserve Thinkpad(c) Forum Sysop
> > WEB page http://thinkpads.com
> > Thinkpad User Community: http://thinkpads.com/enter.html
> > e-mail: bill_at_thinkpads.com, penzance_at_icanect.net
> > 770Z-8AU, 760ED, 760CD, (5)701C, 560E, 755CE, 750C et al...
> >
> > Including, but not limited to, Subject to prior sale, Your mileage will vary,
> > Done on a
> > closed road with a professional driver AND Do not try this at home..
> >
> >
> >
-- Live Long and Prosper, Happy trails...** Bill Morrow ** :-) Compuserve Thinkpad(c) Forum Sysop WEB page http://thinkpads.com Thinkpad User Community: http://thinkpads.com/enter.html e-mail: bill_at_thinkpads.com, penzance_at_icanect.net 770Z-8AU, 760ED, 760CD, (5)701C, 560E, 755CE, 750C et al...
Including, but not limited to, Subject to prior sale, Your mileage will vary, Done on a closed road with a professional driver AND Do not try this at home..
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