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Subject: Re: IBM ThinkPad T20
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chris wrote:
> I recently came across an older Thinkpad T20. Unfortunatly I wasnt
> aware of the bios problem untill after a fresh install of 5.4-release
> took place and I rebooted. My question is, I have an older ThinkPad 570
> that does not have a CD or floppy drive or working usb port. I can take
> the HDD out of the T20 and put it in the 570 and it works fine. The
> problem is that due to the lack of secondary boot device I cant wipe
> the disk. Does anyone have any suggestions on a way to get around this?
> If all else fails I can toss the HDD in my girlfrieds laptop sometime
> this week or purchase an adaptor to attach the HDD to my workstation.
> Either way any input at all would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris
> 
> Reference of the Bios issue - 
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/install.html#BOOT-ON-THINKPAD

Why don't you just update the BIOS, and make the problem disappear?

Gary