Question Regarding the Hardware Maintenance Disk

[Kamika007z]

Hi All,

I searched the forum regarding this, but wasn't able to find a specific answer on this specifically, so I was hoping someone could help make sense of it.

I recently had my motheboard replaced for me T61p, (8891-CTO) and I then had to write in the machine's system type, serial number, and UUID, all of which I was able to do successfully, however, when comparing values with my T60p, I noticed that it contained a couple more values (four of them) which I would like to also add, but do not know where to look for them.

Values were:

08 - CPU Card Serial Number
20 - System-unit Serial Number
38 - DC/DC Card Serial Number
40 - System board Serial Number

Originally, the board already had a value set for 40, I then added the value for 20, but do not know where I can obtain the values for both 08, and 38.

Could anyone help me with this?

Thank you in advance,
-Kamika007z

[tporter]

I think, you can find that s/n on CPU (on top or bottom) and on DC/DC board.
But you will have to disassemble it again

[Kamika007z]

I was thinking that, thank you

Does anyone else have a more specific answer?

Maybe the hardware ref manual would help with this?

Thank you,
Kamika007z

[RealBlackStuff]

There are programs around (CPU-Z and Cpuid) that can give you the S/N for the CPU. Belarc Advisor maybe too?

The DC/DC card S/N you will have to find somewhere on the power board.

[richk]

Actually, I believe the 38 record contains the serial number of the battery that was in the machine when it left the factory.

[Kamika007z]

Yes!

38 is in fact the serial to the original battery which was shipped with the notebook.

I just compared it on my T60p and it's battery serial matched that of the readout on the HMD utility.

Now, anyone else know what 08 is for? I couldn't find any info using CPU-Z

Thank you!

[tporter]

Now, anyone else know what 08 is for? I couldn't find any info using CPU-Z

CPU s/n is not "hard-coded" in it! Maybe you need just a part number, like 'SL7EN' etc.
What string do you have in T60p?

[RealBlackStuff]

Maybe a long shot, but go to the Parts Lookup page
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... yle=lenovo
and type in your Type and Serial Number and perhaps the wanted S/N is on your original parts list!

[Kamika007z]

CPU s/n is not "hard-coded" in it! Maybe you need just a part number, like 'SL7EN' etc.
What string do you have in T60p?

In my 2007-8JU T60p, I have this for 08:

11S41A1272ZVQ06871601K

My CPU on the T60p is a 2.33Ghz C2D

[Kamika007z]

Maybe a long shot, but go to the Parts Lookup page
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... yle=lenovo
and type in your Type and Serial Number and perhaps the wanted S/N is on your original parts list!

We're gettting close!!

Typing in my T60p's serial number yields:

41A1272 41W1413 FRU CPU ASM INTEL CORE-2 DUO PROC T7600 YES

I see that this info is IN that string I had written up above, however, I don't know the rest.

Its safe to say we now have: 11S41A1272
But we don't know where the other half is from, which is: ZVQ06871601K

Can anyone shed some any more light on this?

Thank you all for your help thus far! We're getting close!!!

[Kamika007z]

Mystery solved all... I looked at the processor and there was, in fact, a sticker with the entire ID string right on the processor...

Thanks again for everyone's help with the matter!

Best,
Kamika007z