IBM ThinkPad                                         September 23, 2000
Maintenance Diskette

Version 1.61
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The Hardware Maintenance Diskette is to set/view system identification
and to format hard disk.NOTE:  This diskette is for Dealer/Business
partner and technical support people.  This diskette should never be
given to a end user.

The following ThinkPad systems are supported:
 - ThinkPad 340, 355
 - ThinkPad 360, 365X (ALL)
 - ThinkPad 370 - 380, 385 (ALL)
 - ThinkPad 560 (ALL)
 - ThinkPad 570, 570E
 - ThinkPad 600 (ALL)
 - ThinkPad 750, 755 (ALL)
 - ThinkPad 760, 765 (ALL)
 - ThinkPad 770 (ALL)
 - ThinkPad A2* (All)
 - ThinkPad T2* (ALL)



Summary of Changes
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- Difference from ver.1.30
 . support TP770
 . implement 5GB HDD low level format.  (Ver.1.30 can not handle properly.)

- Fix/updated release (1.41):
 . Added support for 365X/XD
 . LLFORMAT.COM  PTR20996    Low-Level-Format for HDD supporting DMA-33
 . COMMAND.COM   PTR20996    Updated version number to 1.41
 . COMMAND.COM   PTR20996    Updated copyright year to 1998

- Fix/updated release (1.50):
 . TP 600E, 770X  Support added with version 1.50

-Fix/updated release (1.60)
 . Added support for 770Z, 600E, 570
 . COMMAND.COM   DCR24595    Updated version number to 1.60.
 . COMMAND.COM   DCR24595    Updated copyright year to 1999.
 . COMMAND.COM   DCR24595    Added 4th item in main menu: "Assign UUID".
 . COMMAND.COM   DCR24595    Added 4th item & help in main menu: "Assign UUID".
 . UUIDCALL.EXE  DCR24595    Newly added. (caller of AUTOUUID.EXE.)
 . AUTOUUID.EXE  DCR24595    Updated version number to 1.01.
 . SERUPDT.EXE   DCR24595    Updated version number to 1.02.

-Fix/updated release (1.61)
 . Added support for A2*, T2*
 . COMMAND.COM   DCR32506    Updated version number to 1.61.
 . COMMAND.COM   DCR32506    Updated copyright year to 2000.
 . VPDCALL.EXE   DCR32506    Banister chipset support.
 . SERUPDT.EXE   DCR32506    Banister chipset support.
 . UUIDCALL.EXE  PTR33559    All:Unable generate UUID Using Maintenance disk
 . AUTOUUID.EXE  PTR33559    All:Unable generate UUID Using Maintenance disk
 . VPDCALL.EXE   PTR36283    Maint Dsk: Write failure occurs when writing S/N to
                             EEPROM


Installation Guide
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 1. Boot the system with the Maintenance Diskette in the floppy
    drive.
 2. Follow the instructions on the screen.


Determining which version is installed
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 1. Look at the volume label on the Maintenance Diskette.
    I7TM05US  = Version 1.50
    I7TM06US  = Version 1.60
    I7TM09US  = Version 1.61


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  Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks,
    trademarks or service marks of others.