Maintenance Manual will accurately tell you which one of these files The problem here is that there's no guarantee that the Hardware Which one will you need? – the ThinkPad CE Utility Diskette or the ThinkPad Hardware Maintenance Diskette? T42-for the system unit, the system board, and (I'm told) the CPU card. IBM means by the word 'all,' but using ThinkPad Hardware Maintenanceĭiskette, ver 1.75, I see only three serial numbers in the EEPROM of my Remain the same throughout the life of the computer.' I'm not sure what Numbers of the system and all major components. Manufactured, the EEPROM on the system board was loaded with the serial Notices' sub-section is found the statement: 'When the computer was In the T42 Hardware Maintenance Manual, in the 'FRU replacement Notices' sub-section under the 'ThinkPad ' Hardware Maintenance Diskette will be found in the 'FRU replacement You will need either the ThinkPad CE Utility Diskette or the ThinkPad Once you've got the Hardware Maintenance Manual, open up the. The ThinkPad T40-42, R30-31, and R32 Hardware Maintenance Manuals.

The following discussion is based upon observations of Particular ThinkPad laptop's Hardware Maintenance Manual.

'Hardware Maintenance Manual' to be taken to the download page for your

Fill in your 'product number' (i.e., the 7-digit machine 'Type'+'Model').

To return to this website, simply close or minimize that window.) If you don't already have the Hardware Maintenance Manual for your particular ThinkPad laptop, download it from Lenovo: ( Note: Clicking the link will open into a new browser window. Sometimes, on this latter point, the Hardware Maintenance Manual lies. Section to determine which one of these files you'll need, because If the answer is 'Yes,' you'll have to read the next following Maintenance Manual will only be able to answer the question 'Yes' or Manual for your particular ThinkPad laptop. Will you need the ThinkPad CE Utility Diskette or the ThinkPad Hardware Maintenance Diskette?Īnswer to this question will be found in the Hardware Maintenance

what you need to do in order to get them to function for you.

whether you will need the CE Utility Diskette or the Hardware Maintenance Diskette, and, if so,.

If you are replacing any of the hardware components in your IBM ThinkPad laptop, you might need IBM's ThinkPad CE Utility Diskette or Hardware Maintenance Diskette. The River of Joy - ThinkPad CE Utility Diskette & Hardware Maintenance Diskette IBM ThinkPad

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