Re: SOLVED: URGENT: help wanted

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From: Bill Morrow - http://thinkpads.com (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Thu Sep 17 1998 - 18:19:57 EDT

Intrestingly, the exact same thing happened to me on my 770ED..
is the cmos battery or cmos itself exhibiting strange behaviour..??

my machine had lost its date/time info..!

George A. Michalopoulos wrote:
>
> At 07:48 πμ 17/9/1998 -0600, Ray Bayles wrote:
> >Do you know how to access the test screens? Getting
> >the info is detailed in the manual. If you do not
> >have it let me know. There are ways to test and
> >repair the machine (Sometimes) Do not despair (Yet)
>
> sometimes we are dummiest than we seem ;)
> i had just to press enter, in the garbled screen to get into the setup
> utilities..
> after 6 hours, comprehensive reading of almost all service manuals, i
> solved the problem.
> i pressed enter, i re-entered the date, and Thinkpad booted normally ;)
>
> i want to thank everyone helped me.
>
> George A. Michalopoulos
>
> Συμβούλιο Αποδήμου Ελληνισμού
> http://www.sae.gr 

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