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X60 update BIOS without a battery
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 3:48 am
by beastking
Hi All,
I have X60 but my battery was dead. I cannot update BIOS with only AC power. Is there any method to update the BIOS without a battery ?
Thanks a lot.
Re: X60 update BIOS without a battery
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:07 am
by Harryc
There is a method using a diskette that worked for older Thinkpads. I don't recall having seen anyone try it on any of the recent generations of Thinkpads. Most people just buy a battery
. By the way, the Lenovo outlet has a few scratch & dent batteries for sale again. $38.70 for an X60 series battery...that is quite a deal.
http://outlet.lenovo.com/accessories/ba ... j0470.html
http://outlet.lenovo.com/accessories/batteries.html
http://stderr.org/pipermail/thinkpad/20 ... 02259.html
Re: X60 update BIOS without a battery
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:06 am
by bananaman
Careful there. That's an X60s Slim Line battery, and beastking has an X60. That won't fit.
Re: X60 update BIOS without a battery
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:03 pm
by beastking
Thanks for your information Harryc. I always use AC power with my X60. I don't want to buy a battery for upgrade the BIOS only. So it there any other method to do it ? Such as ignore the checking of the battery Status ?