From: David W. Taylor (davidt_at_detayls.com)
Date: Tue Jul 25 2000 - 13:47:11 EDT
No, you should pick up the phone and call IBM. You either have a defective
CMOS battery or a dying ThinkPad.
David
----- Original Message -----
From: "Egbert, Scott K" <segbert_at_kpmg.com>
To: "Thinkpad (E-mail)" <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 9:55 AM
Subject: [TP 600] Boot problems
> One of my TP600s has been having trouble starting up lately. When I start
> it up, it makes a series of very soft beeps (well, not really beeps, more
> like soft thuds), and halts. When I pull the CMOS battery, and put it
back
> in, I have to change the time and date, restart, and it boots fine.
> However, when I try to enter the Easy Setup (to run the diagnostic tests)
by
> holding F1 when I boot, it halts. The on/off switch does not work, and I
> have to unplug it and remove the battery to get it to restart. Then the
> process starts all over again. Any ideas? Should I try re-installing the
> BIOS? Thanks in advance.
>
> Scott Egbert
>
>
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