tuxstevo
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Last Activity: 08-04-2025, 05:45 AM
Joined: 10-31-2024
Location: Staffordshire
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That’s great - thanks. I would never have guessed it was that one. I’ll have a go at reading it and come back, although it might take me a couple of days as I don’t think any of the clips I have will fit. -
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Yes I’ve looked under all the plastic. The number on the board is FP530 NM-C262 Rev 1.0.
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I’m afraid I’m out of ideas with this one. The P53 must store its BIOS somewhere completely different to the other P5* laptops. I’ll have to concede defeat and change the motherboard.
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Actually I'm starting to see a pattern now. I think i am looking for a dump that is 16,384 kb so this isn't the one eitherLeave a comment:
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Does this one look any more promising? This was a Winbond chip by the cmos battery.
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Thank you again, I’ll keep trying….Leave a comment:
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II haven’t got as far as flashing the BIOS yet. I was waiting to see if SMDFlea gets chance to look at my latest dump. If I have any joy, I will post back.Leave a comment:
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I think this may be the right dump if you could have a look and let me know what you think?
I have also found the label with the serial number, it is PF-2BQB4X
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Thanks for pointing that out. That looked like the most likely candidate for the BIOS but I’ll have to find the right chip. If you know which one it is, that info would be much appreciated.
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No I haven't had any joy with this one. The other post was regarding the good machine I was hoping to use to flash this BIOS.
I'm afraid i don't have the serial number as i can't find any labels and can't access the BIOS. I have attached the BIOS dump.
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Thinkpad P53 'Discrete' selected in BIOS
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I have a Thinkpad P53 that boots but doesn't show anything on the display since selecting 'Discrete' in the Display options in the BIOS.
My intention was to flash the BIOS with a dump from another P53 but the good machine has a Winbond chip and the broken one a Gigadevice chip. Does anybody know if the dumps are interchangeable or, if not, does anyone have a Gigadevice dump I could use or maybe fix my dump? I'm afraid i don't have the serial number as the labels are missing and I cant get the BIOS info up on the screen.
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Thanks for posting the utility Coolshrimp. Just used it to set the ID on a new motherboard for a P53 and it worked perfectly....Leave a comment:
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