[ltp] Please tell me my system board isn't hosed (EEPROM error)

[Mark Mitchell]

Today when I powered up my thinkpad T20, I got an error message 0189: Invalid 
RFID Configuration Information Area.

According to the IBM website, that's an EEPROM checksum error.

Is there *any* solution short of replacing the MB?

If not, is MB replacement something I should think about doing myself (never 
done any serious disassembly of a laptop, but I'm comfortable with 
desktops/printers)?

I've seen the warning on the linux-thinkpad website about lm-sensors, but I 
never touched that.  All I've done with the machine since I got it a week or 
two ago is install win ME, slackware-current, bought and installed a new 
battery, and I was working on getting linux working with my Linksys WPC54GS 
cardbus wireless network card.  It was working fine, powered it down this 
morning, powered it up a couple hours later and I get the error.  What the 
hell happened?!?!?!? 

Thanks,
Mark