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Message |
Topic: Hi |
steve5214
Replies: 3
Views: 9317
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Forum: IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad Password Help Center (EN) Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:15 pm Subject: Hi |
Vic,
We have known eachother long enough that you should know that my question isnt and wasnt a critisism. In my opinion you and Bob are the best.
Cheers
Steve |
Topic: A31p board replacement: Error code 0192 security chip tamper |
steve5214
Replies: 4
Views: 15373
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Forum: Hardware, BIOS repairs Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:45 pm Subject: A31p board replacement: Error code 0192 security chip tamper |
M50FW080 or equivelent...... but if you have the security problem then check the posts here ...there isnt much of an option
Cheers
Steve. |
Topic: Hi |
steve5214
Replies: 3
Views: 9317
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Forum: IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad Password Help Center (EN) Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:38 pm Subject: Hi |
Victor,
Its been a while .. and a few years ago I asked you how long you thought it would be before we had a software solution to the password problem. If iI recall correctly you said it wasnt possib ... |
Topic: IBM A21m Fault at Startup |
steve5214
Replies: 2
Views: 12158
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Forum: Hardware, BIOS repairs Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:43 am Subject: IBM A21m Fault at Startup |
I had a T22 that did the same kind of thing... no matter what i did it would fail as booting, if it got that far. Would offer to boot 1 out of 10 times. I switched hard drives and did the same just to ... |
Topic: A22m firmware |
steve5214
Replies: 1
Views: 7349
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Forum: IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad Password Help Center (EN) Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:31 am Subject: A22m firmware |
Hi,
I dont have or cant find an A22 dump, ...but if you want to mail me the dump you have I can probably fix it.
Cheers
Steve. |
Topic: A31p Resistor Replacement |
steve5214
Replies: 48
Views: 117461
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Forum: Hardware, BIOS repairs Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:07 am Subject: A31p Resistor Replacement |
This seems to be a very popular subject looking at the number of views.... its a shame that no one seems to want to contribute.
Cheers
Steve.
and yes that does mean YOU! |
Topic: A31p Resistor Replacement |
steve5214
Replies: 48
Views: 117461
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Forum: Hardware, BIOS repairs Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:00 pm Subject: A31p Resistor Replacement |
Zomi,
Did you make it work ?
Cheers
Steve. |
Topic: A31p Resistor Replacement |
steve5214
Replies: 48
Views: 117461
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Forum: Hardware, BIOS repairs Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 6:53 pm Subject: A31p Resistor Replacement |
Zomi,
There is no point swapping chips, non at all.
you can use the chip u have, just remove the TCPA chip then remove and reprogram your bios chip with a non tcpa bios reinstall the chip then start ... |
Topic: A31p Resistor Replacement |
steve5214
Replies: 48
Views: 117461
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Forum: Hardware, BIOS repairs Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 6:49 pm Subject: A31p Resistor Replacement |
Zomi,
The embedded controller shouldnt really be a problem.
Did you find the chip dump you were looking for ?
Cheers
Steve. |
Topic: 0192 TCPA |
steve5214
Replies: 4
Views: 15375
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Forum: Hardware, BIOS repairs Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 8:17 pm Subject: 0192 TCPA |
Vic and Bob,
It seems to me, which I find distressing that there isnt in this forum the open attiude I hoped for, I hoped that a sharing of knowledge would help us all...but it seems that some people ... |
Topic: thinkpad t21 o t22 I'm looking for a picture without epromm |
steve5214
Replies: 1
Views: 10903
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Forum: Hardware, BIOS repairs Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:17 pm Subject: thinkpad t21 o t22 I'm looking for a picture without epromm |
Easy ones these.
Right under the ram memory cover.
Cheers
Steve.[/img] |
Topic: 0192 TCPA |
steve5214
Replies: 4
Views: 15375
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Forum: Hardware, BIOS repairs Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:58 pm Subject: 0192 TCPA |
I will very soon have all the answers and have solved the problem of rebuilding IBM Firstbios, editing it isnt a problem rebuilding it is or was.
If you will keep this pubic then thats fine, if not a ... |
Topic: 0192 TCPA |
steve5214
Replies: 4
Views: 15375
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Forum: Hardware, BIOS repairs Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:47 pm Subject: 0192 TCPA |
Victor Bob,
I believe you two were working on a way to read the contents of the TCPA chip, any luck ??
You may be reluctant to talk about this and i would understand that.
Being able to bypass TCPA ... |
Topic: A31p Resistor Replacement |
steve5214
Replies: 48
Views: 117461
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Forum: Hardware, BIOS repairs Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:04 pm Subject: A31p Resistor Replacement |
Yes thats the one... |
Topic: A31p Resistor Replacement |
steve5214
Replies: 48
Views: 117461
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Forum: Hardware, BIOS repairs Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:54 am Subject: A31p Resistor Replacement |
Zomi,
The bios code is stored in another chip, not the 24rf08. could be M50fw080 or equivelent. Totally different chip to the one you meant.
Cheers
Steve. |
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