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i have downloaded the file spsdin36 to update bios what do i do with it if i
double left click i get system file error not suitable for running msdos etc
i have downloaded the file on my normal pc to upgrade the 600e im running xp pro. what do i do with the file theres two the other is
dlmgr.pro i dont see any way of extracting it. i want to make a cdr boot
instead of floppy. please help here.

Hi ,

I havent done it yet. But try out these :

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=11244

All the best

CF

thanks but it doest say what you do with the file i cant extract, i need a walk through do i send fil to a floppy ? what

Even when doing the BIOS update off CDR, you still have to make the floppy first - you can't go directly from spsdin36.exe to CDROM. Here's the steps, as I understand them:

1. Create the BIOS update floppy (insert a floppy into the drive and run spsdin36.exe). If your thinkpad doesn't have a floppy drive, you'll have to take spsdin36.exe to a machine that does.

2. Create a bootable CDROM, using the floppy from step 1 as the source image.

3. Boot the thinkpad off of the CDROM and run the update.

Rob

P.S. The page from which you downloaded spsdin36.exe has a link to a page with instructions for creating the floppy (step 1 above).

i managed to do the bios, i have windows xp pro installed i cannot hear any audio when i try to play mp3' or cd's i can hear the beeps when it boots etc but thats it. i got this error when i tried to play an mp3 with wmp
-cannot play the file because there maybe a problem with your sound or video device, try installing a new device driver, in device manager sound/properties the crystal codecs are there. i disable infrared device in device manager as read on this forum made no diffence,what can i try.
im starting to think the audio chip is dead ie the - Crystal SoundFusion integrated audio - 600e beeps when booted thats it dont know what to try

I seem to remember something about using XP's own drivers for the sound card on one of the ThinkPad models - may have been the 600 series, but I'm not 100% sure.

Try uninstalling all the sound drivers, and letting Windows use its own stuff for it.

If that doesn't work, perhaps one of the more knowledgeable folks around here can help more...

Rob

what i did was format the drive and put xp pro on but still no soundi even flashed bios to latest.

Did the sound work before you installed XP?

you can try to press"Fn+PgUP" at the right conner of keyboard.

it had a formatted drive when i was given it so i installed xp pro, i did notice when installing xp pro at the end of install some file would not install s i had to use esc. to keep on installing why the file would not install i dont know as the same disk works on my other pc perfectly, there are no question marks in devices manager either its got me stumped.
i tried pgup+fn makes no difference when i triedto play an mp3 file with wmp eror comes up saying cant play file etc problem with sound or video device, in control panel/ sounds and audio devices it says no audio device
need help badly