T60 system board question

[tokih]

I have a T60 8744-HDG with a motherboard ruined by a failed bios update. I was planning on ordering a replacement for the board, but the FRU 42T0167 seems like a hard find for a low price. Are there other FRU options for me to think about, while still being able to plug in everything I took apart from the old board? Or is there a even better option for me to get for the same (or lower) price? I was browsing through the Hardware Maintenance Manual, and could not even find the FRU 42T0167. There are two options on eBay, but I'd like to know if I have some options...

[Harryc]

tokih, meet the 8744 System Service Parts Manual. 8744 System Service Parts Manual, meet tokih. There, you've been introduced...
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... R-66975#18

[lead_org]

http://www.aqstech.com/ i think this company can do bios recovery, this will probably be cheaper then getting a replacement motherboard.

[tokih]

Harryc, thank you. That seems like an exact copy of a partial HMM I just browsed, though. How come the 42T0167 is not listed there? Are 42T0167 and the one listed here, 42W2205, identical? And lead_org, than you for the link, but as I am from Finland, sending the board there, paying for the procedure, etc. would probably cost quite a bit as well.

[Harryc]

The X1400 board is listed as FRU# 42W2205 in the parts manual, and that is what you have. So the answer to your question is yes, it is equivalent to 42T0167. You also have the option of installing an Intel board, FRU# 42W2203 if you don't need the extra graphics performance, or FRU# 42W2207 if you want more(ATI Mobility Fire GL V5250).