[ltp] unable to upgrade BIOS on T40

[Bernd Zeimetz]

Hi,

> I've seen new BIOS versions come out for the T40, but I can no longer
> seem to upgrade BIOS.  The last time it worked was when I upgraded to
> 1.03.  Now when I try and upgrade, the machine starts to shut down,
> gives the standard "please wait while shutting down" screen of the IBM
> security manager, and then gives a loud beep and hangs.  The first time
> this happened, I waited ~10 minutes just to make sure it wasn't really
> doing anything and then forced a power cycle.  I've tried turning off
> BIOS protection/passwords, uninstalling IBM security manager, and
> nothing helps.
>
> Anyone seen similar behavior and found a solution?

on my R40 the bios update diskette works fine.


Bernd
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