Thanks also for the off-list reply. "If I had known then what I know now" I would have transplanted the keyboard to the parts machine and been done with it.
As it is, I have a computer that powers on, but doesn't seem to be accessing the hard drive (it powers on, but no clickety of activity), and the screen is completely blank/black. I have no external monitor at this location. Above the keyboard, there's a row of five lights. The one on the right (the lightning bolt of power) turns the normal green colour, but the one on the left that indicates hard drive access is on steady orange (rather than flashing orange which would indicate drive access). Battery light behaviour seems normal. I have several hard drives, and the same happens with two of them. I also have a working test machine. Any clues before I take it apart again? >The pads are power on password. The easy way is just take off the screen and >swap them. Keep the entire lower section. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jonathan Berry" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 11:09 PM >Subject: [Thinkpad] 600E Replacing system board question > > >>I have a 600E which had an admin password set and the owner >> doesn't know the password. So I am in the process of >> transplanting a motherboard from a parts machine. >> >> I have taken both machines down to the system board in the >> lower chassis. The Hardware Maintenance Manual (HMM) >> clearly shows that you can remove the system board from the >> chassis. The picture shows the system board coming out of >> the chassis with none of the backplane connectors (power, >> parallel, mouse, video, docking station...) attached to it. >> But they *are* attached to the system board, and that is a >> Good Thing. >> >> So I'm wondering if I should just leave the system board >> in its chassis. I tried a little gentle force, but I'm >> leery of bending and ruining the good board. Luckily the lower >> chassis of the parts machine isn't too bad, so it wouldn't >> cause disappointment by the owner. >> >> Or is there a trick I'm missing? >> >> Another thing. In the HMM, on page 100, there's Password Pads, >> on the system board underneath, between the RAM slots, >> with a pic of tweezers, one end in each pad. I assume this is >> to clear a user password, not the admin password? >> >> Thanks! >> -- happy Jonathan Berry and Erika http://members.shaw.ca/berry5868/fun.htm _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
