From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Mon Mar 20 2000 - 14:15:04 EST
IBM support 800-772-2227
it is still under warranty..
there is a reset button on the back, incide a small hole.. try that..
"James H. E. Maugham" wrote:
> aballard_at_ix.netcom.com [mailto:aballard_at_ix.netcom.com] wrote:
>
> > This morning I plugged in my TP760XL as always, but hit a snag.
> >
> > Namely, it won't boot.
> >
> > It goes to the Thinkpad logo, then hangs displaying a graphic with a
> > flashing arrow pointing to what resembles a drawing of a floppy, and
> > sorta indicates I should hit F1.
> >
> > F1 generates I9990305
>
> This error code indicates that the boot system is missing or not being read from
> your HD, hence the icon for inserting a bootdisk in the floppy on startup.
>
> There is a _small_ possibility that your CMOS battery is dead or dying, but if
> the unit didn't show the incorrecrt date and time in setup, this probably isn;t
> the case.
>
> Try removing the HD and reinstalling it, making sure it is properly seated. Go
> into EZSetup and make sure your HD is properly selected as a boot device and
> re-initialize. If the unit still won't boot, I hope you've backed up your data
> recently as I would suspect your HD is dead.
>
> > At one point I saw the error number 301, but not since.
>
> Keyboard error code. Probably generated as the result of your attempts to get
> the unit to boot if it doesn't repeat.
>
> Regards,
>
> James
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