Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 20:57:57 +0100 From: "Johannes Dieterich" <dieterich.joh@googlemail.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [OT] overheating Thinkpad X60s with 7.0-RC1 Message-ID: <542798610801091157r4d26b060we35f0be546776003@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <542798610801091129m5a3d6421x4d2670955ecc04e3@mail.gmail.com> References: <542798610801060556h28d300f2n4fdcf21d83d2213f@mail.gmail.com> <47813D8E.9080603@fsck.ch> <542798610801061326o63f731d5o32bef2eb2624f85e@mail.gmail.com> <20080106222040.GB67243@tirith.brixandersen.dk> <542798610801061458m2a878a9dj2d33065de3642236@mail.gmail.com> <1199667145.899.39.camel@RabbitsDen> <542798610801071242y682bdf8br9fc9be5ea258702b@mail.gmail.com> <1199758576.718.31.camel@RabbitsDen> <4782E1D5.4080907@comcast.net> <542798610801091129m5a3d6421x4d2670955ecc04e3@mail.gmail.com>
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http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/BIOS_Upgrade/X_Series looks as if it could be valuable... Sorry for disturbing. On 1/9/08, Johannes Dieterich <dieterich.joh@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > half offtopic: concerning the BIOS update: > > On 1/8/08, Nathan Lay <nslay@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > > If you can, use DR-DOS (Caldera's DOS). Not to rag on FreeDOS or > > anything, but I've had bad experiences with FreeDOS and BIOS updates. > > > > http://www.drdosprojects.de/ > > > > Best Regards, > > Nathan Lay > > > > thanks for the link but after checking the release notes a little bit on > the lenovo page for the BIOS update two things are remarkable: > > 1) They nowadays have a bootable CD version (most likely most people here > knew already) which enables you in theory to update without a Windows. BUT > > 2) That is just working with an IBM CD-drive sitting in the Thinkpads > Ultrabay, explicitly NOT (at least that is what it says) with an IBM docking > station. Can someone here explain me the sense of having such a thing for > the X-series then? On top > > 2*) You are not allowed to have any USB drives connected to your Thinkpad > whilst updating. > > Wonderful, or? > > Bye, > > Johannes >
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