Hi Bruce,
It prompted me to enter TTTTMMMSSSSSS so I entered 1S2373GEUXXXXX
[where XXXXX is my 5-letter serial number]. The System Update
application correctly said I had a 2373-GEU.
This was for a type #20 (vs. 08 - CPU and 38 - DC/DC). Type #40 was
already populated.
-- Andrew mailto:awebber@wwwebbers.com Sunday, July 15, 2007, 11:22:06 PM, you wrote: > 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." >> >> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > Thinkpad mailing list >> >> > Thinkpad@stderr.org >> >> > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad >> >> ===8<===========End of original message text=========== >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thinkpad mailing list >> >> Thinkpad@stderr.org >> >> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Thinkpad mailing list >> Thinkpad@stderr.org >> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list Thinkpad@stderr.org http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpadReceived on Sun Jul 15 23:54:50 2007
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