Re: [Thinkpad] 570E non-diskette BIOS update went wrong....

I just checked the file, it's called spsuiu26.exe and the headline of the
page is "BIOS Update (Non-Diskette) - ThinkPad 570E". So I doubt that it's
the wrong file.

I shoud have probably thougt of this before the update but the system
doesn't reboot when you choose the reboot option from the win2k shutdown
menu. Don't know why.

So I guess I need a new board then. I'm gonna contact the local IBM service
desk and ask what they can do about it.

-jonas

>From: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt@worldnet.att.net>
>To: "Matt" <mwtech@ameritech.net>,"Jonas Nyman"
><winechild@hotmail.com>,<thinkpad@stderr.org>
>Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] 570E non-diskette BIOS update went wrong....
>Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 15:49:11 -0500
>
>I stand corrected, he did say that it shut down.
>Perhaps it was the wrong BIOS, I didn;t know they made a non-diskette
>version for the 570E
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Matt
> To: Bruce Markowitz ; Jonas Nyman ; thinkpad@stderr.org
> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 3:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] 570E non-diskette BIOS update went wrong....
>
>
> The system DID shut down after the update was applied, according the
> original post.
>
> I don't know how it worked if the battery wasn't fully charged, though.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt@worldnet.att.net>
> To: "Jonas Nyman" <winechild@hotmail.com>; <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 2:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] 570E non-diskette BIOS update went wrong....
>
>
> You must refrain from turning off the machine before it is finished. I
>think
> you have ruined the system board.
> The good news is that boards are easy to find, screens are hard
> You can buy a REALLY CHEAP lower for a 570 P2 366 (in fact I think I
>could
> sell you one for like $25.00) and just transfer your screen over.
> Or buy a 570E with a smashed screen and swap the screens.
> Next time READ the directions, it tells you quite clearly to wait!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jonas Nyman
> To: thinkpad@stderr.org
> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 3:04 PM
> Subject: [Thinkpad] 570E non-diskette BIOS update went wrong....
>
>
> Problems, problems…
>
>
>
> I tried to update my BIOS on my 570E 2644-6AG, now the machine won’t
>start
> att all. I closed all applications and run the update file on Win 2k.
>The
> machine rebooted and went into the mode where it updates the BIOS, I
> pressed
> yes,yes,yes. It seemed like the update went fine. The machine shut it
>self
> down, I waited…and waited…and waited…..like 3 minutes. Nothing
>happened.
> I
> restarted the machine with the power on button. I wont boot at all.
>
>
>
> My battery is almost dead, it lasts like 10 minutes, does this matter
>when
> I
> had the powercable plugged in all the time?
>
>
>
> When I turn on the machine the screen is black, it wont even blink,
>the
> HDD
> spins up, the little leds under the screen blinks up and the whan to
>left
> remains on, the machine beeps 3 times…That’s it!
>
>
>
> Is there ANYTHING you can do yourself….? I’ve tried removing the
>battery,
> the CMOS battery. Nothing helps.
>
>
>
> -Jonas-
>
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