Re: [Thinkpad] Hard Drive Firmware version 8 has been released

well, i'm not sure... the fancy IBM boot screen still appears instead of
a simple BIOS boot screen, so i presume it's ok; i can also still use
the configure BIOS entry screen (the fancy one with icons), which again
i presume is part of the predesktop area. as i use linux as my main
op.system though, i'm not sure... i don't really have any need for the
pre- area, i just keep it incase i screw up windows and want to
reinstall it.

what would you expect the update to have done? have i had a close escape?

thing is, i'm not sure it ran correctly... iirc it went to an install
shield screen, then said it was rebooting the computer, then it just...
hung. i think, can't remember. i was worried that it had buggered up but
i rebooted ok and have noticed no change since.

what are the implications of ignoring the update and not using it?

mark

Starfire CT wrote:

> you got the 60GB/7200 model? And that firmware from 2 weeks ago
> didn't screw up your pre-desktop area? Neat.
>
> Cheers
>
>> From: Mark Houlder <mark.houlder@ot-t.com>
>> Reply-To: mark.houlder@ot-t.com
>> To: thinkpad@stderr.org
>> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Hard Drive Firmware version 8 has been released
>> Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 17:23:01 +0000
>>
>> can someone give a brief overview of all this firmware update
>> situation? i have the 60GB drive (on a T41) which supposedly needs
>> the update, but don't know whether i need to do it to prevent my
>> drive from dying in the near future, or whether using the update will
>> kill it anyway.
>>
>> i did actually try installing the version that was on the IBM server
>> a couple of weeks back (the hdd, non-diskette version), but apart
>> from restarting the computer it didn't seem to do much; anyway my
>> drive has carried on working... since then i've seen conflicting
>> reports about installing/not installing and and getting a tad confused.
>>
>> what is the idiot's guide version of this affair?
>>
>>
>> mark
>
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