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Hardware Maintenance Diskette for UEFI BIOS - Replacing S/N on UEFI Machines
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Hardware Maintenance Diskette for UEFI BIOS - Replacing S/N on UEFI Machines
Hi All,
The ThinkPad Tablet 10 and ThinkPad Helix Gen 2 are not equipped with the Legacy BIOS but only UEFI BIOS and therefore the standard HMD diskette cannot be used with these; instead Lenovo introduced the Lenovo Maintenance Utility V2.02 (or later) which has the same functionality as the HMD for ThinkPad with Legacy BIOS.
Does anyone have a copy of this utility or knows where to download it from?
Thanks in Advance
The ThinkPad Tablet 10 and ThinkPad Helix Gen 2 are not equipped with the Legacy BIOS but only UEFI BIOS and therefore the standard HMD diskette cannot be used with these; instead Lenovo introduced the Lenovo Maintenance Utility V2.02 (or later) which has the same functionality as the HMD for ThinkPad with Legacy BIOS.
Does anyone have a copy of this utility or knows where to download it from?
Thanks in Advance
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Re: Hardware Maintenance Diskette for UEFI BIOS - Replacing S/N on UEFI Machines
This should help: http://www.computing.net/answers/hardwa ... 92785.html
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Re: Hardware Maintenance Diskette for UEFI BIOS - Replacing S/N on UEFI Machines
Got the AMI software mentioned and its for DOS, not UEFI
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Re: Hardware Maintenance Diskette for UEFI BIOS - Replacing S/N on UEFI Machines
Ever heard of a bootable DOS USB stick?
Or opening a DOS-box inside Windows?
Or opening a DOS-box inside Windows?
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Re: Hardware Maintenance Diskette for UEFI BIOS - Replacing S/N on UEFI Machines
Thanks; I missed to see that the toll incorporates a Windows application as well, however, it refuses to run on the Helix Gen 2 I need it for. Have you got any insight into this?
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Re: Hardware Maintenance Diskette for UEFI BIOS - Replacing S/N on UEFI Machines
Did you try to "run it as Administrator"?
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Re: Hardware Maintenance Diskette for UEFI BIOS - Replacing S/N on UEFI Machines
Yes 
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Re: Hardware Maintenance Diskette for UEFI BIOS - Replacing S/N on UEFI Machines
Which program (amidedos/amidewin/dmiedit/other) and which version do you use, and what is/are the exact error message(s)?
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Re: Hardware Maintenance Diskette for UEFI BIOS - Replacing S/N on UEFI Machines
If you have the correct version that works on the ThinkPad Helix Gen 2 would be most obliged
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Re: Hardware Maintenance Diskette for UEFI BIOS - Replacing S/N on UEFI Machines
I have no idea.
Internet searches indicate you should most likely use DMIEDIT.
Google is your best friend here, unless someone else chimes in...
Also, why don't you answer the questions?
Internet searches indicate you should most likely use DMIEDIT.
Google is your best friend here, unless someone else chimes in...
Also, why don't you answer the questions?
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Re: Hardware Maintenance Diskette for UEFI BIOS - Replacing S/N on UEFI Machines
The errror is: Cannot Update SMBios with PNP function on Current System"
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