LENOVO (IBM) Bioses, especially Thinkpad.

Discussion in 'BIOS Mod Requests. Post Requests Only' started by ancestor(v), Jun 17, 2009.

  1. Poser

    Poser MDL Novice

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    No question about it, thinkpads are far superior and are enterprise quality machines... while the ideapad was a "toddler" consumer product. Yet when my t61 got boosted... I swore to never spend that much on a mobile product again (especially considering that for the same money I could build an i5 AND a phenom II desktop that kicks ass and takes names).

    I digress though... if you have time, let me know what type of success you have with the BIOS. I am interested in hearing why slictool 128 is failing to insert 2.1 overwrite.

    Much thanks.
     
  2. daniellyma

    daniellyma MDL Novice

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    Thank you to all modders!
     
  3. Tery

    Tery MDL Novice

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    I'm sorry I don't understand what you ask.
    Nothing to use but informations to mod bios.
     
  4. MicMeo

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  5. luky

    luky MDL Addicted

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    Guys tell whether someone has already flash Bios to fly 2.1 to Notebooku ThinkPad T500 and where he has been corrected in the Bios Slic 2.1.

    Thanks!
     
  6. bold1342

    bold1342 MDL Novice

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  8. mojaideen

    mojaideen MDL Member

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    #68 mojaideen, Aug 2, 2009
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    Thanks for the link. i'll try this and report feedback.:D
     
  9. roxtedy

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  11. rockjim

    rockjim MDL Novice

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    News FYI

    From here: http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/07/29/windows-7-ultimate-cr**ked-and-activated-with-oem-master-key

    Here is the text:
    Windows 7 Ultimate cr**ked and activated with OEM master key

    Windows 7 has yet to even be released officially to the general public, and already the dodgy folk on the Internet have fully cr**ked and activated the Ultimate version, with help from a leaked Lenovo OEM DVD .ISO file.

    The news comes from various Chinese forums who state that you can already pass Windows Genuine Advantage validation offline, OEM style.

    The leaked .ISO was originally posted on a Chinese forum, which was then downloaded in order for people to get hold of the boot.wim, and in turn retrieving the OEM-SLP key, plus the OEM activation certificate. Microsoft uses the same digitally signed OEM certificate, which has an .xrm-ms extension, as that in Windows Vista. Another point to note is that the key is a master one, which can be used to activate other OEM branded installations, like ones from Dell, HP or indeed Lenovo.

    This is quite concerning; as mentioned, Windows 7 has yet to even be released, and it can be fully activated. This demonstrates the risk such a huge company as Microsoft takes when distributing a product as significant as an operating system, but this was essentially inevitable, regardless. It's interesting that a product can be pirated and activated before it's properly released to customers.

    Microsoft was not available for comment at the time of writing.

    Updated: A Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed to Neowin: "we are aware of reports of activation exploits that attempt to circumvent activation & validation in Windows 7, and we can assure customers that Microsoft is committed to protecting them from counterfeit and pirated software. Microsoft strongly advises customers not to download Windows 7 from unauthorized sources. Downloading Windows 7 from peer-to-peer Web sites is piracy, and exposes users to increased risks – such as viruses, Trojans and other malware and malicious code—that usually accompany counterfeit software."

    Update 2: Microsoft has confirmed that they will be blacklisting the key. According to Alex Kochis, Director of Genuine Windows at Microsoft: "we've worked with that manufacturer so that customers who purchase genuine copies of Windows 7 from this manufacturer will experience no issues validating their copy of Windows 7. At the same time we will seek to alert customers who are using the leaked key that they are running a non-genuine copy of Windows. It's important to note that no PCs will be sold that will use this key."
     
  12. daniellyma

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  13. luky

    luky MDL Addicted

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    You guys know if someone already made a bios emulation with SLIC 2.1 ThinkPad T500.


    :confused:
     
  14. chaddawkins

    chaddawkins MDL Senior Member

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    #74 chaddawkins, Aug 2, 2009
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    3 post for the same computer in 8 pages! are you serious??? look at the first page...
    what did you do, go straight to posting request without scrolling down to the second post?????? gnat

    LENOVO BIOS COLLECTION
    all bioses have been confirmed by at least one person
     
  15. ToAlcohol

    ToAlcohol MDL Novice

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    I noticed 2 or 3 for the Thinkpad R40 as well now. Is that BIOS just unmoddable? Curious. It can be extracted by renaming the .exe to .rar but no clue if it's doable... I think someone did it in the Vista threads but the links are very dead now.
     
  16. jgaray

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  17. chaddawkins

    chaddawkins MDL Senior Member

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    SLIC 2.0 mod

    EDIT: I reworked the mod, this one should work. Please report results.
     
  18. ToAlcohol

    ToAlcohol MDL Novice

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    The original 2.0 modification seemed to work fine (comes as R40.rom with winphlash)...
    2.1 flashed, Thinkpad seems to be dead. No BIOS screen just whirring drives and nothing ever happens. So... I guess the moral of the story is don't use it. Oh well.
    Erm... anyone know where I might get a new BIOS chip? :(
     
  19. mojaideen

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    #79 mojaideen, Aug 3, 2009
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  20. chaddawkins

    chaddawkins MDL Senior Member

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    @mojaideen

    you need to post there, not this thread, to figure that out