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Bios Files for ThinkPad 600E

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 7:31 pm
by twat
I am trying to update my bios without a battery and I read from
http://zurich.csail.mit.edu/hypermail/t ... /0914.html
"yes, i have a method which can upgrade the bios without a fully charged battery..


first of all ,you need to make a bios-update floppy disk and another clean bootable disk with no config.sys and autoexec.bat


then copy the following files from the bios-update disk to the bootable disk: phlash.exe and $0179000.FL1 $0179000.FL3.


and rename the $0179000.fl1 to bios.rom ,$0179000.fl3 to platform.bin


finally use the bootable disk to reboot. And turn to driver letter a:>,just type "phlash<enter>",this program will automatically search for the file platform.bin(the manufacturer specific initialization file) and use the default file bios.rom to update bios. everything will be done just as using the bios-update disk. And this method will not detect whether you use a AC adaptor/battery nor not.


warning:
take the risk with your own...this is NOT a safe way to update the bios which IBM recommended.though it really works"

The only problem with this is that the files on my ThinkPad 600E bootdisk are $0044000.fl1 and $0044000.fl2, so what I am wondering is which of these files are bios.rom and platform.bin.

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:53 pm
by shama
OK I have the same probleme with my 600e if you know the answer don't forget me.

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:51 am
by Sharedoc
Twat,

Did you try to email the guy whom the instructions come from?

Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 10:44 pm
by shama
alas, we did'nt even know who's post this tip first!