re: Thinkpad R40 varia

2017-09-23 Thread leo_tck
riccardo.mott...@libero.it wrote: > there is one, usually wrapped in a yellow plastic. a Lithium battery. I > have seen dozens of thinkpads of your vintage. From model to model it > might change place and way to access it. Usually under the palmrest or > under the keyboard. Sometimes near the RA

re: Thinkpad R40 varia

2017-09-23 Thread leo_tck
Hi, florian.ermi...@mailbox.org wrote: > Have you checked for a separate CMOS > battery - which is probably long dead? As a matter of fact I haven't yet. Stay tuned. > I would be surprised if there's more than > some diagnostic software for to ease the > job of IBM's customer support=2E > I inst

Re: Thinkpad R40 varia

2017-09-07 Thread Riccardo Mottola
Hi, Florian Ermisch wrote: Swapping the general battery clears the 'CMOS' memory. I surmise that >there is no seperate CMOS battery: I consider this a design flaw. > Have you checked for a separate CMOS battery - which is probably long dead? there is one, usually wrapped in a yellow plastic

Re: Thinkpad R40 varia

2017-09-06 Thread Florian Ermisch
Am 2. September 2017 17:08:17 MESZ schrieb leo_...@volny.cz: >Just some notes on the damn thing: > >Swapping the general battery clears the 'CMOS' memory. I surmise that >there is no seperate CMOS battery: I consider this a design flaw. > Have you checked for a separate CMOS battery - which is pr