Re: [Thinkpad] Fwd: Re: T41p: HMD diskette

You probably did not enter the serial and type-part number properly in the
BIOS.
You need to use the format
1S[serial][typepart]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Webber" <awebber@wwwebbers.com>
To: "ThinkPad List" <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Fwd: Re: T41p: HMD diskette

> Thanks Bruce,
>
> Changing to Diagnostic Boot (from Quick Boot) did the trick and
> allowed me to use the Maintenance Disk to add type, model, and serial
> number. Thanks!
>
> It also meant that I could install System Updater and use it to
> download and install 9 updates. Though two of them said they couldn't
> install, System Updater said they did. Perhaps they were the same
> version as previously.
>
> However...
>
> I noticed the BIOS was still v3.21 (current is v3.23) and that System
> Updater didn't try to update it. So I ran the 3.23 myself but it
> wouldn't launch! I tried both from Windows Explorer and using Run as
> instructed in the readme. In both cases it announced itself as the
> 3.23 installer, went through Flash Update screens 1/4 through 4/4,
> then Windows XP shuts down, I get the IBM ThinkPad logo, and Windows
> launches (i.e. the computer reboots). Never a DOS menu.
>
> Is there something else I can be trying?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> --
> Andrew mailto:awebber@wwwebbers.com
>
> Sunday, July 15, 2007, 11:33:44 AM, you wrote:
>
> > Turn off quick boot in the BIOS
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Andrew Webber" <awebber@wwwebbers.com>
> > To: "ThinkPad List" <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 5:28 PM
> > Subject: [Thinkpad] Fwd: Re: T41p: HMD diskette
>
>
> >> This is a forwarded message
> >> Originally From: Andrew Webber <awebber@wwwebbers.com>
> >> Originally To: thinkpad@stderr.org
> >> Date: Saturday, July 14, 2007, 3:15:45 PM
> >> Subject: [Thinkpad] T41p: HMD diskette
> >>
> >> [I posted this earlier but haven't seen it on the list =aw]
> >>
> >> ===8<==============Original message text===============
> >> This is not going well. :(
> >>
> >>
> >> First, I tried a copy of v1.74 that someone mailed me. It installed
> >> onto a floppy disk and when I rebooted (cold boot, power off, press
> >> ESC key when I see IBM logo), it launched into a menu:
> >>
> >> >1. Set System Identification
> >> >2. Test the audio feature
> >> >3. Format the hard disk
> >> >4. Assign UUID
> >> >5. Erase Predesktop Area
> >> >6. Set ECA infomration.
> >>
> >> I chose #1 and got this message in reply:
> >>
> >> >Warning! EEPROM is write-protected. Please power off and on, then
> >> >try to press ESC key when IBM Logo is displayed.
> >>
> >> I had already pressed ESC when the colour IBM ThinkPad logo came up,
> >> but I tried again when the white IBM logo came up (when the DOS app
> >> launched). I tried as soon as either logo came up, and just before
> >> either logo disappeared (I was getting good at judging how long the
> >> logo would be visible). Nothing I tried would make it work!
> >>
> >>
> >> Then I formatted the floppy again and tried the version 1.72
> >> downloaded and discussed earlier. There's no installer but I copied
> >> all the files (except INFO.TXT and INFORMATION.TXT which seem to be
> >> from the person who posted it). When I rebooted I got "Non-system
> >> disk or disk error". I reformatted the floppy as a bootable disk, and
> >> not all the files would fit. It would boot the T41p, but it said
> >> "Windows Millenium" and gave me an A:\ prompt, which I don't think is
> >> right.
> >>
> >>
> >> ISTM the behaviour of the v1.74 is what's expected, except for the
> >> write-protected EEPROM. Can anyone suggest a solution? Would
> >> IBM/Lenovo/EasyServ/whatever fix this under warranty? I don't want to
> >> take it in, and I'd rather get it working myself of course.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> --
> >> Andrew mailto:awebber@wwwebbers.com
> >>
> >> Wednesday, July 11, 2007, 1:41:39 PM, you wrote:
> >>
> >> > Thanks, Bob.
> >>
> >> >> I've looked at every string in all of the files that make up
> >> >> the HMD diskette, and I'm convinced it's the genuine article.
> >> >> If one is not concerned about violating all of the IBM
> >> >> copyright notices sprinkled throughout the files, go to it. I
> >> >> can see why the poster of it did so. Feel free to post this to
> >> >> the list - I've lost the thread. Bob Stockler
> >>
> >> > For the record, the poster of the file
> >> > included this info.txt file in the archive:
> >>
> >> > "The origins of this distribution goes back to IBM's default on my
> >> > laptop. When they replaced the motherboard, they didn't reload the
> >> > system-type serial number. Following year, when the warranty was
> >> > over, I had to reinstall the OS. To my surprise, Lenovo's driver
> >> > packages wouldn't work with my machine since they can't read the
> >> > system type information from my motherboard. When I called IBM,
> >> > they said since it was out of warranty, even though it was their
> >> > mistake, they wouldn't correct the problem. And, here we are
> >> > talking about a two minute process, pop-in a floppy disk, enter
> >> > the serial number, pop-out a floppy disk. For this reason, I
> >> > decided to get this 'confidential' disk from somewhere else. I
> >> > found this guy selling it on ebay, so I decided to buy it and
> >> > distribute it for the benefit of people who are cheated by IBM..."
> >> > "Enjoy it!
> >> > "K."
> >>
> >>
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