[ltp] unable to upgrade BIOS on T40

Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:54:46 -0700

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That worked, thanks.

Val

On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 10:57, ackley-ltp@ackleyshack.com wrote:

>    From: Valient Gough
>    Date: 24 Sep 2003 10:48:40 -0700
> 
>    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?
> 
> I got around similar-sounding hangs by resetting the (old) BIOS
> parameters to their default values before trying the upgrade.  It's
> something to try if you haven't already..
> 
>         -Dave  (http://ackleyshack.com/ackley/t40p/)

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That worked, thanks.<BR>
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Val<BR>
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On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 10:57, ackley-ltp@ackleyshack.com wrote:
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<PRE><FONT COLOR="#68151e"><I>   From: Valient Gough
   Date: 24 Sep 2003 10:48:40 -0700

   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 &quot;please wait while shutting down&quot; 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?

I got around similar-sounding hangs by resetting the (old) BIOS
parameters to their default values before trying the upgrade.  It's
something to try if you haven't already..

        -Dave  (</FONT><A HREF="http://ackleyshack.com/ackley/t40p/"><U>http://ackleyshack.com/ackley/t40p/</U></A><FONT COLOR="#68151e">)</I></FONT></PRE>
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