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Message when booting thinkpad 770Z what does it mean?
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 7:28 pm
by scud133
Can't get the laptop (IBM Thinkpad 770Z) to boot beyond this screen. Anybody know what this means or what I'm supposed to do here?
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/4185/laptop3hq.jpg
It has been in storage for a long time and I'm trying to get it set up to use again... thanks for your help everyone.
Edited by Moderator: Links, not images.
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 2:00 am
by ndoggfromhell
I"m assuming that the bios doesn't have a boot drive selected, or no boot device is present. All that screen means is to cycle the power (turn off, then back on)... I've only ever seen that when it couldn't find a boot device or the boot device was without an OS.
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 10:06 am
by Laptop_wizard
Yes Hold F1 while booting up, click on "power on" make sure there is a boot device
CMOS battery may be weak
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:19 pm
by Runner
When I first got my 770X (which had been in storeage by previous owner), I had a lot of strange things happening (and not happening), including that very screen. Was incredibly pleased with myself when I decided that the CMOS battery might be checkin' out -- for $2.50 or so, the gratification was way greater than the cost! Haven't seen that graphic since.
May not be pertinent to your situation, but you did say that your TP had been in storeage awhile. Perhaps....
Ed
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:43 pm
by JHEM
It's telling you to turn the unit off and on again.
As Runner said, change the CMOS battery, then go into EZSetup, set the date and time and initialize the system.
Regards,
James
