Hardware Maintenance Disk on CD

[richk]

I tried to use Nero to create a bootable CD to use instead of the usual floppy. (version 1.74) Everything seems to work fine. The files are all copied; the CD is bootable, but I cannot get the eeprom unlocked. I hit ESC when I see the logo; I get the menu, but if I try to select the option to set system information, the program acts like I didn't hit ESC.

[rkawakami]

This thread may be useful to you:

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=35640

I think what is happening is that the error message is leading you to believe that the chip is write protected when actually the CD is write protected.