Re: IBM ThinkPad T20

On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 22:12:14 -0400
Gary Corcoran <[email protected]> wrote:

> chris wrote:
> > I recently came across an older Thinkpad T20. Unfortunatly I wasnt
> > aware of the bios problem untill after a fresh install of
> > 5.4-release took place and I rebooted. My question is, I have an
> > older ThinkPad 570 that does not have a CD or floppy drive or
> > working usb port. I can take the HDD out of the T20 and put it in
> > the 570 and it works fine. The problem is that due to the lack of
> > secondary boot device I cant wipe the disk. Does anyone have any
> > suggestions on a way to get around this? If all else fails I can
> > toss the HDD in my girlfrieds laptop sometime this week or
> > purchase an adaptor to attach the HDD to my workstation. Either
> > way any input at all would be appreciated.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Chris
> > 
> > Reference of the Bios issue - 
> > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/install.html#BOOT-ON-THINKPAD
> 
> Why don't you just update the BIOS, and make the problem disappear?
> 
> Gary

The box wont boot with the drive in. From what Ive gathered it wont
let me flash the bios without the drive in.
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