Re: [Thinkpad] T41p: Problem updating BIOS

Well there is your problem, the uuid can be blank, but if you don't have a
type-partnumber-serial in the BIOS you can not update. You need the Hardware
Maintenance Disk v 1.69
the format to enter the important line is
1Stypepartserial
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Webber" <awebber@wwwebbers.com>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 11:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] T41p: Problem updating BIOS

> When I go into System Information in AccessIBM on startup, the System
> Information box has "Machine type" and "Serial number" as blanks, and
> "UUID" as all zeroes.
>
> Should the first two have values? How can I set them?
>
> And should UUID be something other than zeroes?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Andrew mailto:awebber@wwwebbers.com
>
> Friday, July 6, 2007, 11:10:55 PM, you wrote:
>
> > The next lower version is 3.21 which is my current. I ran it anyway
> > and the same thing happened (no DOS level utility).
>
> > Nothing in the drive, nothing in the USB ports.
>
> > I actually feel slightly better because it's not like the utility is
> > failing to change the BIOS, it's not trying. Still a problem
> > though.
>
> > You said if it's the wrong version (it's not), it wouldn't install.
> > Could this be related to the problem with System Update, where it's
> > telling me the type is TP-1R___? I don't know what that should say,
> > but whatever it should be (unless it's right) maybe the BIOS utility
> > is expecting that too? And failing to be told whatever the value is
> > supposed to be for a T41p, abandoning the update?
>
> > If so, I'm back to figuring out what that TP-1R___ is. :(
>
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