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Very odd error occurence happened this morning; looking to get some insight into it:



I have a 10 month old W510, Window 7 Professional, Intel i7 CPU Q 720 @ 1600ghz, 8g ram. I have no trouble with it at all. This morning when I turned in on (cold start) I received the following errors in this order:

2200: Machine Type and Serial Number are Invalid.

0187: EAIA Data Access Error.

I am at a loss to explain it. I turned the machine on and off about 3 times, each time getting the same error. I then used another machine to start researching the errors, came back to the Thinkpad and turned it on and it started like nothing happened before. Windows started fine, no indications of issues. I'm not sure if I received the 0187 because of the 2200 happening first (they both came up each of the 3 times).

Any ideas what might have caused this? Also, I believe Windows keeps logs somewhere, but I don't know how to access them. Any advice on how to get the logs and read them would be helpful.

Thanks!

Jim

Error 2200 is a BIOS issue, that if it was a permanent error would require a reprogramming of the machine type/model/serial# using an HMD diskette (proprietary). I have no idea what would cause it to happen once or twice then disappear.

http://forum.lenovo.com/t5/W-Series-Thi ... d-p/237204

I would recommend calling Lenovo and request a service/repair. If you bought it new it should still be under warranty. Good luck....

Yes, I will be calling Lenovo tomorrow (Monday). My fear is something is failing and while its working now, will only get worse.

Thanks for your replies. I'll report back on what they tell me.

Jim