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600x bios update help needed
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 6:49 am
by baconbuttyman
i have a 600x, well its my daughters, but having a problem with the sound from speakers in xp. the head phones are working ok, i would like to try updating the bios, but all the updates i can find are for floppies, this machine doesnt have a floppy drive, so is there any other way to update the bios
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:32 am
by u.mac
If your headphone works well, there's no need to update the BIOS.
The soundarea on mainboard is near the mic/line/headphone plugs. If you remove the keyboard, you can see a plug with some black cables between the irda/PCMCIA-socket. Some of this cables contains the sound to the subboard (with the keyboard and speaker connector). The small plug is the speaker connector. Take a look to this small connector, I've seen much broken cables near the connector and also broken connectors on subboard.
Uwe.
600 series bios update
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:27 am
by Laptoplucknow
This may help, i have not tried it though:
http://www.wimsbios.com/phpBB2/topic10407.html
I have not tried this one either:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?p=94632
Good luck with your Thinkpad.
Re: 600x bios update help needed
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:55 pm
by pkiff
baconbuttyman wrote:i have a 600x, well its my daughters, but having a problem with the sound from speakers in xp. the head phones are working ok[...]
Before attempting to update the BIOS, I would double-check a couple things. First, try using Fn+ Backspace and Fn + PgUp keys to see if the speakers are simply turned off. Also, double-check your settings for Audio in Thinkpad Configuration and make sure that they are enabled.
Having said that, I think your impulse to upgrade the BIOS is a good one if you are planning on running XP. The 600X will run Windows 2000 SP4 outstandingly without any BIOS updates, but there were a couple XP-specific fixes in the latest BIOS updates.
I have not upgraded any of my Thinkpads without a floppy drive and so cannot advise you there. Some people have reported success with CD-only BIOS upgrades and with hard-drive-based BIOS upgrades, but there is always a risk you could turn your thinkpad into a useless brick if something goes wrong.
Phil.
Re: 600x bios update help needed
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 8:50 pm
by virge
baconbuttyman wrote:i have a 600x, well its my daughters, but having a problem with the sound from speakers in xp. the head phones are working ok, i would like to try updating the bios, but all the updates i can find are for floppies, this machine doesnt have a floppy drive, so is there any other way to update the bios
Have the speakers ever worked? The audio ribbon cable connecting to the speaker is darn fragile... I've broken quite a few.