IBM THINKPAD I 1300 -, Руководство по обслуживанию

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Restoring the Vital Product Data:
The
EEPROM on the inverter contains vital product data (VPD).
When the computer was manufactured, the EEPROM on
the inverter was loaded with the serial numbers of the
system and all major components. The EEPROM contains
the following serial numbers:
Ÿ
BIOS build ID (BIOS version number)
Ÿ
System board serial number
Ÿ
System unit serial number
When you update new BIOS, the BIOS build ID will be
write into the EEPROM on the inverter automatically. To
prevent the lost of writing BIOS build ID, the ThinkPad
Hardware Maintenance Diskette provides the function that
you can Read/Write the BIOS build ID.
To Read the BIOS build ID (BIOS version number), do the
following:
1. Install the ThinkPad CE Utility Diskette and restart the
computer.
2. Select 3. VPD Data Utility from the main menu.
3. Select 1. Read VPD data and follow the descriptions
on screen to verify the BIOS build ID displayed.
To Write the BIOS build ID (BIOS version number), do the
following:
1. Install the ThinkPad CE Utility Diskette and restart the
computer.
2. Select 3. VPD Data Utility from the main menu.
3. Select 1. Write VPD data then select 1. Write Build
IDto write the BIOS build ID.
You must restore the system unit serial number to its ori-
ginal number when the LCD module or inverter is replaced.
To restore the system unit serial number, do the following:
1. Install the ThinkPad CE Utility Diskette and restart the
computer.
2. Select 3. VPD Data Utility from the main menu.
3. Select 1. Read VPD data to verify the system unit
serial number displayed.
4. If it is incorrect, select 2. Write VPD data and then
select 2. Write BoxSerial number to type the correct
number storing on the panel.
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