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Hardware Maintenance Disk

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First post2011-08-10 20:51 +0100
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  Hardware Maintenance Disk "Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> - 2011-08-10 20:51 +0100
    Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk Charlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com> - 2011-08-10 17:15 -0500
      Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk "Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> - 2011-08-11 00:50 +0100
        Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk Charlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com> - 2011-08-10 19:17 -0500
          Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk "Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> - 2011-08-11 01:46 +0100
            Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk Charlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com> - 2011-08-10 21:47 -0500
              Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2011-08-11 06:31 +0000
                Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk "Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> - 2011-08-11 08:00 +0100
                  Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2011-08-11 08:22 +0000
                    Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk "Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> - 2011-08-11 12:37 +0100
                      Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2011-08-11 14:57 +0000
                        Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk "Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> - 2011-08-11 17:01 +0100
                          Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2011-08-11 20:19 +0000
                            Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk "Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> - 2011-08-12 10:17 +0100
                              Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk "~misfit~" <sore_n_happy@nospamyahoo.com.au> - 2011-08-12 21:58 +1200
                                Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk "Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> - 2011-08-12 11:50 +0100
                                  Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk "~misfit~" <sore_n_happy@nospamyahoo.com.au> - 2011-08-13 14:03 +1200
                                    Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2011-08-13 03:07 +0000
                                      Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk "~misfit~" <sore_n_happy@nospamyahoo.com.au> - 2011-08-13 16:00 +1200
                                  Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2011-08-13 03:06 +0000
                              Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2011-08-13 03:03 +0000
                                Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk "Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> - 2011-08-13 08:20 +0100
                                  Re: Hardware Maintenance Disk wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2011-08-16 01:59 +0000

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#490 — Hardware Maintenance Disk

From"Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk>
Date2011-08-10 20:51 +0100
SubjectHardware Maintenance Disk
Message-ID<0ao5471dcors8fm55mi4umnkhct4ge80vv@4ax.com>
Does anyone know where to find a copy of a hardware maintenance disk for
Thinkpad T60? I need to correct the model number in BIOS to solve System
Update "Error 75".

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#491

FromCharlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com>
Date2011-08-10 17:15 -0500
Message-ID<3h0647hkae0st2p44ofe3pqrmupslrt4p2@4ax.com>
In reply to#490
On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:51:41 +0100, "Anthony R. Gold"
<not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote:

>Does anyone know where to find a copy of a hardware maintenance disk for
>Thinkpad T60? I need to correct the model number in BIOS to solve System
>Update "Error 75".

Well, not "disk" but most Thinkpad hardware maintenance manuals are
on-line. You might try looking here:  

http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/?sitestyle=ibm&lndocid=MIGR-46464

Which is actually the link for my model, but I think you can enter
your model number.

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#492

From"Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk>
Date2011-08-11 00:50 +0100
Message-ID<t76647d86kj51i2vmar1o29c6q81leqqtq@4ax.com>
In reply to#491
On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:15:34 -0500, Charlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com>
wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:51:41 +0100, "Anthony R. Gold"
> <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know where to find a copy of a hardware maintenance disk for
>> Thinkpad T60? I need to correct the model number in BIOS to solve System
>> Update "Error 75".
>
> Well, not "disk" but most Thinkpad hardware maintenance manuals are
> on-line. You might try looking here:  
>
> http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/?sitestyle=ibm&lndocid=MIGR-46464
>
> Which is actually the link for my model, but I think you can enter
> your model number.

You reckon a manual can correct the model number in the BIOS? Nah!

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#493

FromCharlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com>
Date2011-08-10 19:17 -0500
Message-ID<ti7647lhjkgkr7topmild2mshjci270r3a@4ax.com>
In reply to#492
On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:50:27 +0100, "Anthony R. Gold"
<not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote:

>On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:15:34 -0500, Charlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com>
>wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:51:41 +0100, "Anthony R. Gold"
>> <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone know where to find a copy of a hardware maintenance disk for
>>> Thinkpad T60? I need to correct the model number in BIOS to solve System
>>> Update "Error 75".
>>
>> Well, not "disk" but most Thinkpad hardware maintenance manuals are
>> on-line. You might try looking here:  
>>
>> http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/?sitestyle=ibm&lndocid=MIGR-46464
>>
>> Which is actually the link for my model, but I think you can enter
>> your model number.
>
>You reckon a manual can correct the model number in the BIOS? Nah!

Well, probably not, but my manual (for the T42) does give the URL
where the maintenance diskette and service diskette are posted.... I
was hoping that the manual for your T60 might do the same. But then, I
don't even know if that would be the right disk for what your are
doing.... sorry I wasted your time.

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#494

From"Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk>
Date2011-08-11 01:46 +0100
Message-ID<2696471vfqlgu41e8htsv58s3a0rrks9f8@4ax.com>
In reply to#493
On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:17:48 -0500, Charlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com>
wrote:

> On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:50:27 +0100, "Anthony R. Gold"
> <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:15:34 -0500, Charlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:51:41 +0100, "Anthony R. Gold"
>>> <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know where to find a copy of a hardware maintenance disk for
>>>> Thinkpad T60? I need to correct the model number in BIOS to solve System
>>>> Update "Error 75".
>>>
>>> Well, not "disk" but most Thinkpad hardware maintenance manuals are
>>> on-line. You might try looking here:  
>>>
>>> http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/?sitestyle=ibm&lndocid=MIGR-46464
>>>
>>> Which is actually the link for my model, but I think you can enter
>>> your model number.
>>
>> You reckon a manual can correct the model number in the BIOS? Nah!
>
> Well, probably not, but my manual (for the T42) does give the URL
> where the maintenance diskette and service diskette are posted.... I
> was hoping that the manual for your T60 might do the same. But then, I
> don't even know if that would be the right disk for what your are
> doing.... sorry I wasted your time.

I'm very happy to try a T42 disk and test whether they are interchangeable. 

Does that URL in your manual really work and lead to something useful?

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#495

FromCharlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com>
Date2011-08-10 21:47 -0500
Message-ID<b0g647lncsdqanj0ddj7tl6jlu7l68dkqa@4ax.com>
In reply to#494
On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:46:28 +0100, "Anthony R. Gold"
<not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote:

>On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:17:48 -0500, Charlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com>
>wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:50:27 +0100, "Anthony R. Gold"
>> <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:15:34 -0500, Charlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:51:41 +0100, "Anthony R. Gold"
>>>> <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know where to find a copy of a hardware maintenance disk for
>>>>> Thinkpad T60? I need to correct the model number in BIOS to solve System
>>>>> Update "Error 75".
>>>>
>>>> Well, not "disk" but most Thinkpad hardware maintenance manuals are
>>>> on-line. You might try looking here:  
>>>>
>>>> http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/?sitestyle=ibm&lndocid=MIGR-46464
>>>>
>>>> Which is actually the link for my model, but I think you can enter
>>>> your model number.
>>>
>>> You reckon a manual can correct the model number in the BIOS? Nah!
>>
>> Well, probably not, but my manual (for the T42) does give the URL
>> where the maintenance diskette and service diskette are posted.... I
>> was hoping that the manual for your T60 might do the same. But then, I
>> don't even know if that would be the right disk for what your are
>> doing.... sorry I wasted your time.
>
>I'm very happy to try a T42 disk and test whether they are interchangeable. 
>
>Does that URL in your manual really work and lead to something useful?


You know, I've never tried it.... never had a reason to.

So, I just tried it and no, I get a message that the page isn't
redirecting properly. But it implies that at one time there was a link
to download the disk.

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#496

Fromwrat@panix.com (the wharf rat)
Date2011-08-11 06:31 +0000
Message-ID<j1vt06$mnu$1@reader1.panix.com>
In reply to#495
In article <b0g647lncsdqanj0ddj7tl6jlu7l68dkqa@4ax.com>,
Charlie Hoffpauir  <invalid@invalid.com> wrote:
>
>So, I just tried it and no, I get a message that the page isn't
>redirecting properly. But it implies that at one time there was a link
>to download the disk.

	The original poster probably didn't have the time to visit
www.lenovo.com, where the complete BIOS support including bootable 
media, the Thinkvantage software maintenance images, recovery media
and utilities, and software management tools are easily located and
downloaded.  For every thinkpad ever sold back to the 700 series.

	Lenovo nee' IBM support is second to none, but it's more fun to
post questions to Usenet then play yes but with the responses.

	Anyway, someone concerned with exact byte values in BIOS should
be capable of editing the file and reflashing the chip all by himself, hmmm?

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#497

From"Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk>
Date2011-08-11 08:00 +0100
Message-ID<14v647tivo8jv5jt2gsgmakhr8i9ahbk3f@4ax.com>
In reply to#496
On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 06:31:34 +0000 (UTC), wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat)
wrote:

> In article <b0g647lncsdqanj0ddj7tl6jlu7l68dkqa@4ax.com>,
> Charlie Hoffpauir  <invalid@invalid.com> wrote:
>>
>> So, I just tried it and no, I get a message that the page isn't
>> redirecting properly. But it implies that at one time there was a link
>> to download the disk.
>
> 	The original poster probably didn't have the time to visit
> www.lenovo.com, where the complete BIOS support including bootable 
> media, the Thinkvantage software maintenance images, recovery media
> and utilities, and software management tools are easily located and
> downloaded.  For every thinkpad ever sold back to the 700 series.

I had enough time but only find broken links there.

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#498

Fromwrat@panix.com (the wharf rat)
Date2011-08-11 08:22 +0000
Message-ID<j203gg$mb2$1@reader1.panix.com>
In reply to#497
In article <14v647tivo8jv5jt2gsgmakhr8i9ahbk3f@4ax.com>,
Anthony R. Gold <tgold@panix.com> wrote:
>
>I had enough time but only find broken links there.

	Well, gee, maybe instead of using the browser you wrote yourself in
Ruby you could revert to firefox just this once?  There's a price to genius, 
you know.

	Complete support for T60 thinkpads is available using this path. It's
so complete that if you have your exact machine type you'll be offered the
exact drivers for your hardware configuration.  If you don't want to navigate
there's an option to download an agent and have it take you directly to the 
correct page.

	www.lenovo.com->support->think-based products->browse products

	Laptops and netbooks->T series laptops->T60->all machine types->all os

	Download drivers and software

	The page is dynamic so a posted link won't work properly (your
previous choices are recorded and used to construct the proper page) but
it's easy to navigate there.  BTW a posted link isn't broken but lacking
the cookies will take you to the default page.

	The maintenance discs are under software update and/or system 
management.  The full recovery discs aren't downloadable (the driver and
utility recovery discs are) but the part numbers are listed in the hardware
manual.  That's under (surprise) the Manuals section.  To get one you call
Lenovo and use a credit card to place an order.

	Now, if you want a vendor that's a real PIA to get drivers from
try finding stuff for old Toughbooks.  "It was hard to build so it should
be hard to maintain!"

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#499

From"Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk>
Date2011-08-11 12:37 +0100
Message-ID<s6f747h78i1leuac46p5m7sgcgc940f1aq@4ax.com>
In reply to#498
On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:22:40 +0000 (UTC), wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat)
wrote:

> In article <14v647tivo8jv5jt2gsgmakhr8i9ahbk3f@4ax.com>,
> Anthony R. Gold <tgold@panix.com> wrote:
>>
>> I had enough time but only find broken links there.
>
> 	Well, gee, maybe instead of using the browser you wrote yourself in
> Ruby you could revert to firefox just this once?  There's a price to genius, 
> you know.
>
> 	Complete support for T60 thinkpads is available using this path. It's
> so complete that if you have your exact machine type you'll be offered the
> exact drivers for your hardware configuration.  If you don't want to navigate
> there's an option to download an agent and have it take you directly to the 
> correct page.
>
> 	www.lenovo.com->support->think-based products->browse products
>
> 	Laptops and netbooks->T series laptops->T60->all machine types->all os
>
> 	Download drivers and software
>
> 	The page is dynamic so a posted link won't work properly (your
> previous choices are recorded and used to construct the proper page) but
> it's easy to navigate there.  BTW a posted link isn't broken but lacking
> the cookies will take you to the default page.
>
> 	The maintenance discs are under software update and/or system 
> management.  The full recovery discs aren't downloadable (the driver and
> utility recovery discs are) but the part numbers are listed in the hardware
> manual.  That's under (surprise) the Manuals section.  To get one you call
> Lenovo and use a credit card to place an order.
>
> 	Now, if you want a vendor that's a real PIA to get drivers from
> try finding stuff for old Toughbooks.  "It was hard to build so it should
> be hard to maintain!"

Thanks but I am not looking for a BIOS update or the tools to perform that, I
am looking for a particular utility called Hardware Maintenance Diskette that
is mentioned in all the Hardware Maintenance Manuals but at broken URLs. I
believe that utility will allow one to make corrections to the model number
stored in BIOS. Did you see something with that name? Normally a regular BIOS
update offers the user an invitation to change the model number, but I tried
that and apparently it does not work - perhaps because the existing values
are invalid.

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#500

Fromwrat@panix.com (the wharf rat)
Date2011-08-11 14:57 +0000
Message-ID<j20ql0$d0h$1@reader1.panix.com>
In reply to#499
In article <s6f747h78i1leuac46p5m7sgcgc940f1aq@4ax.com>,
Anthony R. Gold <tgold@panix.com> wrote:
>
>Thanks but I am not looking for a BIOS update or the tools to perform that, I
>am looking for a particular utility called Hardware Maintenance Diskette that

	That's only available to authorized service providers.

	Is the eprom information invalid or just different then you want?
IOW did you swap motherboards and get RFID errors, or do you have software
that won't run?

	If you swapped boards why not just flash the correct bios and reinstall
wnidows?  AFAIK the only reason to care about all this is to migrate a serial
number to a new motherboard, and I'm not sure why that mnatters to you.

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#501

From"Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk>
Date2011-08-11 17:01 +0100
Message-ID<3ht747durr7bt6ucudnsum9q4m5epv7blj@4ax.com>
In reply to#500
On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:57:36 +0000 (UTC), wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat)
wrote:

> In article <s6f747h78i1leuac46p5m7sgcgc940f1aq@4ax.com>,
> Anthony R. Gold <tgold@panix.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks but I am not looking for a BIOS update or the tools to perform that, I
>> am looking for a particular utility called Hardware Maintenance Diskette that
>
> 	That's only available to authorized service providers.
>
> 	Is the eprom information invalid or just different then you want?
> IOW did you swap motherboards and get RFID errors, or do you have software
> that won't run?
>
> 	If you swapped boards why not just flash the correct bios and reinstall
> wnidows?  AFAIK the only reason to care about all this is to migrate a serial
> number to a new motherboard, and I'm not sure why that mnatters to you.

I won't waste bytes explaining the history and I have no idea whether the
system board was ever changed by anyone. The model number setting is not a
different machine type but nonsense similar in format to the one discussed
here: http://tinyurl.com/3fb6kd9. Maybe that is what comes from the factory
on a replacement system board before installation. The only known problem it
had caused so far is that System Update won't work and just errors because it
is unable to send a recognizable machine model number to Lenovo's server.

Someone finally did send me a link to exactly what I needed and that file is
on http://download.lenovo.com/... but AFAICT it is now an orphan page with no
links to it. I mailed a message to ask the person who sent me the URL how he
learnt or discovered it.

Thanks for your interest and I'm outta here.

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#502

Fromwrat@panix.com (the wharf rat)
Date2011-08-11 20:19 +0000
Message-ID<j21dgi$a9j$1@reader1.panix.com>
In reply to#501
In article <3ht747durr7bt6ucudnsum9q4m5epv7blj@4ax.com>,
Anthony R. Gold <tgold@panix.com> wrote:
>
>Thanks for your interest and I'm outta here.

	Lol.  "Guess my problem, then solve it!  You can't?  Well, what
good are you anyway?  Goodbye!"

	Gotta love it.
					"Some folks look for answers
					 others look for fights..."

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#503

From"Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk>
Date2011-08-12 10:17 +0100
Message-ID<u0q947t4l9jj9v0c65l2ltc6rdlq02oh4k@4ax.com>
In reply to#502
On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:19:30 +0000 (UTC), wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat)
wrote:

> In article <3ht747durr7bt6ucudnsum9q4m5epv7blj@4ax.com>,
> Anthony R. Gold <tgold@panix.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for your interest and I'm outta here.
>
> 	Lol.  "Guess my problem, then solve it!  You can't?  Well, what
> good are you anyway?  Goodbye!"

Hi "the warf rat", known in real life as Lou Marco. I have no idea what you
are complaining about. This is my OP of this thread:

> Does anyone know where to find a copy of a hardware maintenance disk for
> Thinkpad T60? I need to correct the model number in BIOS to solve System
> Update "Error 75".

I thought I was asking a plain question that explained exactly what I needed
and what problem it was intended to solve, but if it was unclear I would have
answered any questions. In the eleventh post of this thread you asked me if
there was some software that didn't run - the question that was answered in
the OP, but you still claim I was asking subscribers to guess my problem.

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#504

From"~misfit~" <sore_n_happy@nospamyahoo.com.au>
Date2011-08-12 21:58 +1200
Message-ID<j22tgs$p3e$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#503
Somewhere on teh intarwebs Anthony R. Gold wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:19:30 +0000 (UTC), wrat@panix.com (the wharf
> rat) wrote:
>
>> In article <3ht747durr7bt6ucudnsum9q4m5epv7blj@4ax.com>,
>> Anthony R. Gold <tgold@panix.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks for your interest and I'm outta here.
>>
>> Lol.  "Guess my problem, then solve it!  You can't?  Well, what
>> good are you anyway?  Goodbye!"
>
> Hi "the warf rat", known in real life as Lou Marco. I have no idea
> what you are complaining about. This is my OP of this thread:
>
>> Does anyone know where to find a copy of a hardware maintenance disk
>> for Thinkpad T60? I need to correct the model number in BIOS to
>> solve System Update "Error 75".
>
> I thought I was asking a plain question that explained exactly what I
> needed and what problem it was intended to solve, but if it was
> unclear I would have answered any questions. In the eleventh post of
> this thread you asked me if there was some software that didn't run -
> the question that was answered in the OP, but you still claim I was
> asking subscribers to guess my problem.

Lenovo are currently in the process of crippling the old IBM support system 
so that it only works on the system that you are using to browse the support 
pages. Pretty tough when/if, like me, you have 10+ ThinkPads but do your 
downloading from just the one. :-(

Damn Lenovo, they're destroying what was a large part of the attraction of 
ThinkPads; The support.
-- 
Shaun.

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a
monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also
into you." Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche 

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#505

From"Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk>
Date2011-08-12 11:50 +0100
Message-ID<5u0a47l8uj3id00ktvls55s15d3pph5tlu@4ax.com>
In reply to#504
On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:58:48 +1200, "~misfit~"
<sore_n_happy@nospamyahoo.com.au> wrote:

> Lenovo are currently in the process of crippling the old IBM support system 
> so that it only works on the system that you are using to browse the support 
> pages. Pretty tough when/if, like me, you have 10+ ThinkPads but do your 
> downloading from just the one. :-(
>
> Damn Lenovo, they're destroying what was a large part of the attraction of 
> ThinkPads; The support.

100% Shaun, it's now not much more that mass of broken links. And I can meet
your 10 and raise you another 10. Started on the TP600 and not yet gone past
X60s and T61 because of my familiarity with XP and owning some veteran
hardware that will never have Windows 7 support.

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#507

From"~misfit~" <sore_n_happy@nospamyahoo.com.au>
Date2011-08-13 14:03 +1200
Message-ID<j24m1t$d3k$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#505
Somewhere on teh intarwebs Anthony R. Gold wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:58:48 +1200, "~misfit~"
> <sore_n_happy@nospamyahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>> Lenovo are currently in the process of crippling the old IBM support
>> system so that it only works on the system that you are using to
>> browse the support pages. Pretty tough when/if, like me, you have
>> 10+ ThinkPads but do your downloading from just the one. :-(
>>
>> Damn Lenovo, they're destroying what was a large part of the
>> attraction of ThinkPads; The support.
>
> 100% Shaun, it's now not much more that mass of broken links. And I
> can meet your 10 and raise you another 10. Started on the TP600 and
> not yet gone past X60s and T61 because of my familiarity with XP and
> owning some veteran hardware that will never have Windows 7 support.

Yep, I stopped at the T60 (three thereof) as I have a big fondness for 
FlexViews and I also seriously dislike the short screens that most T61s and 
later have. Most of my current stable of working TPs are Pentium M / Core / 
Core2 (which are all USB2 / DDR or DDR2 RAM as well) although I do have a 
couple earlier machines, an X24 and an X30 (both PIII 1.13GHz, a fine CPU).

I do have W7 Ultimate on one of my 'ultimate' T60s (C2D 64-bit, FlexView) 
but I stopped using it after a few weeks, now I only fire it up to keep the 
moisture out and update the OS. I must buy another HDD and put XP back on 
it. At least it'll get some use then.

Cheers, time to cut the lawn....
-- 
Shaun.

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a
monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also
into you." Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche 

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#510

Fromwrat@panix.com (the wharf rat)
Date2011-08-13 03:07 +0000
Message-ID<j24ppv$jef$3@reader1.panix.com>
In reply to#507
In article <j24m1t$d3k$1@dont-email.me>,
~misfit~ <sore_n_happy@nospamyahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a
>monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also
>into you." Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche 

	Careful you don't turn into a T60! Lol :-)

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#511

From"~misfit~" <sore_n_happy@nospamyahoo.com.au>
Date2011-08-13 16:00 +1200
Message-ID<j24sst$gu3$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#510
Somewhere on teh intarwebs the wharf rat wrote:
> In article <j24m1t$d3k$1@dont-email.me>,
> ~misfit~ <sore_n_happy@nospamyahoo.com.au> wrote:
>>
>> "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a
>> monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also
>> into you." Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
>
> Careful you don't turn into a T60! Lol :-)

<grin>  The T60 is far from a monster. IMHO it's the best laptop ever made 
and in fact it could improve my personality. ;-)
-- 
Shaun.

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a
monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also
into you." Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche 

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#509

Fromwrat@panix.com (the wharf rat)
Date2011-08-13 03:06 +0000
Message-ID<j24pn8$jef$2@reader1.panix.com>
In reply to#505
In article <5u0a47l8uj3id00ktvls55s15d3pph5tlu@4ax.com>,
Anthony R. Gold <tgold@panix.com> wrote:
>100% Shaun, it's now not much more that mass of broken links. And I can meet

	Oh, horseshit.  I'm over there twice a day at least.  Works fine.

	Some of the support for really old stuff is gone, though.  You used
to be able to get drivers for a 365 if you needed them, not now sigh.

	Lenovo may not do as good a job as IBM, but there's a whole lot
worse.  Try some of the Japanese vendors.  Or Winbook. :-)

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