[Thinkpad] EEPROM fail when reading or writing data.

[Jon Kelly]

There was some mention by the OP that he was using an inventory management
system. Might it be possible that such a system would be capable of reading
the serial # from the BIOS?  I'm thinking yes.

On 11/2/06, Bruce Markowitz <scosgt at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
> It is quite possible to get a board replaced by IBM and have them forget
> to
> put in the serial number, however they can still go by the number on the
> case bottom
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James H. E. Maugham" <james.h.maugham at verizon.net>
> To: "'Bruce Markowitz'" <scosgt at worldnet.att.net>; "'Matt'"
> <mwtech at ameritech.net>; <thinkpad at stderr.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 6:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] EEPROM fail when reading or writing data.
>
>
> > Bruce Markowitz scribbled on Thursday, November 02, 2006 at 5:38 PM:
> >
> > > Logic
> > > If the units were under warranty, the boards would have been
> > > replaced by IBM, therefore no need to change the serials.
> >
> > The OP _might_ just be anal and want the carpet to match the drapes on
> some
> > used units, but there's little other reason to "update" the serial no.
> on
> a
> > Thinkpad MB than an attempt to maintain warranty coverage.
> >
> > Although the last time my old daily-driver T41P had to go to EZServe for
> a
> > MB transplant, they not only failed to update the model and serial
> numbers
> > in the BIOS, they put the wrong MB in it!
> >
> > James
> >
>