[ltp] False alarm: Dead T22 (probably corrupted BIOS)

[Richard Neill]

Alex Deucher wrote:
> On 1/15/07, Richard Neill <rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>> Oops. I'd assumed that even without a DIMM installed, there was 1MB of
>> RAM on the motherboard which would make the BIOS work. Reseating it
>> works - I'm now back to a working machine (except that I don't know the
>> power-on password).
>>

Looks like this is the answer:
http://sodoityourself.com/hacking-ibm-thinkpad-bios-password/


>> I am still curious if there is a way to recover from a mis-flashed BIOS,
>> but don't worry about it.
> 
> If the bios eeprom is socketed, you could replace it or with the
> proper tools/hardware, write a new image to it.

I think that would prove tricky - it's soldered in!

Richard



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