Thinkpad Maintenance Diskette issue

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aki · #1 Post by **aki** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:43 am

just got the mobo replace and the chassi. the prob is the tech forgot USB-floppy and therefore we can't change the ID. is there any possible to workaround? i have USB-memory BUT not floppy.

LtTPfan · #2 Post by **LtTPfan** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:01 am

If your machine has a CD or DVD drive and you have access to a machine with a CD or DVD burner and a floppy, you can make a bootable cd from the floppy. Just Google "making a bootable CD."

aki · #3 Post by **aki** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:54 am

is there any special version of software for the t40p you think? where can i get the "latest" version ?

#4 Post by **GomJabbar** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:28 pm

Software and Device Drivers - ThinkPad T40, T40p, T41, T41p

aki · #5 Post by **aki** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:21 pm

eh...what is that? i ment the Thinkpad Maintenance Diskette software. the 1.60 doesn't or recognise my mobo. i need that prog to change the type machine and serialNR.

#6 Post by **GomJabbar** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 7:00 am

The following is the latest version that you can get online (IBM doesn't let anyone buy the diskette unless they are a business partner).

ThinkPad Maintenance Diskette V1.69

Note that you need to type S1 in front of the type/serial number. Example: S1<type><serial>.

LtTPfan · #7 Post by **LtTPfan** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:31 am

Note that you need to type S1 in front of the type/serial number. Example: S1<type><serial>.

Also note that depending on your system you may have to "delete" the old serial number before you "add" the new one. My 770s do not require this (or the S1 preceeding the s/n) but my T30 does. Since my T30 requires deleting the old s/n and the preceeding "S1," I assume yours, also being a newer model, may also require this. Additionally, in order to perform these operations, you will have to enter the operation number, which I believe is 20 for the system s/n. This can be verified by viewing your serial numbers. You will notice the serial number for each component, i.e. system board, CPU, video board, etc. will be preceeded by a number such as 80, 40, 20, etc. That is the operation number you'll have to enter. (It happens to be the offset address in the EEPROM.)

aki · #8 Post by **aki** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:43 am

GomJabbar wrote:The following is the latest version that you can get online (IBM doesn't let anyone buy the diskette unless they are a business partner).

ThinkPad Maintenance Diskette V1.69

Note that you need to type S1 in front of the type/serial number. Example: S1<type><serial>.

thnx but i think there is something wrong. i tried yesterday the 1.69 and when i tri to change it, the popup came up and said "eeprom is lock. press ESC when you see the IBM logo". i tried it but still lock

. i will phone the support and update it later.

#9 Post by **GomJabbar** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:38 pm

aki wrote:thnx but i think there is something wrong. i tried yesterday the 1.69 and when i tri to change it, the popup came up and said "eeprom is lock. press ESC when you see the IBM logo". i tried it but still lock . i will phone the support and update it later.

There is a menu setting in the BIOS to lock it and prevent changes.

System Help wrote:Lock BIOS Settings enables or disables the function that protects items in the BIOS Setup Utility from being changed by a user who does not have the supervisor password. By default, this setting is disabled. If you set the supervisor password and enable this function, no one but you can change any items in the BIOS Setup Utility

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