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TP General - POST 163, 173 errors may occur when using wrong PS2.EXE

Applicable to: World-Wide

SYMPTOM:
System gives POST 163, 173 errors.

CONFIGURATION:
Any Thinkpad with the wrong version of PS2.exe loaded on the system.

SOLUTION:
Use the correct version of PS2.EXE for that Thinkpad.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
If you experience 163, 173 errors, and you have been using the PS2.EXE utility check to be sure that the proper version of PS2.EXE is being used for that model Thinkpad. The proper version of the utility can be obtained from the web or the diskette factory. PS2.exe is included on the Thinkpad Utility Disk for DOS Personalization.

This may also happen with a ThinkPad 770E/ED when using an older version of the ThinkPad Configuration program for Windows 95 or Windows 98. For more information, click here.

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Date Created

29-06-98

Last Updated

26-01-99

Revision Date

26-01-2000

Brand

IBM ThinkPad

Product Family

ThinkPad 365X/XD, ThinkPad 380, ThinkPad 380D, ThinkPad 380E, ThinkPad 380ED, ThinkPad 380XD, ThinkPad 380Z, ThinkPad 385D, ThinkPad 385E, ThinkPad 385ED, ThinkPad 385XD, ThinkPad 560, ThinkPad 560E, ThinkPad 560X, ThinkPad 560Z, ThinkPad 600, ThinkPad 600E, ThinkPad 755C/CS, ThinkPad 755CE/CSE, ThinkPad 755CX, ThinkPad 755CV, ThinkPad 755CD, ThinkPad 755CDV, ThinkPad 760C, ThinkPad 760E, ThinkPad 760CD, ThinkPad 760L/LD, ThinkPad 760ED, ThinkPad 760XD, ThinkPad 760EL/ELD, ThinkPad 760XL, ThinkPad 765L, ThinkPad 765D, ThinkPad 770, ThinkPad 770E/ED, ThinkPad 770X, ThinkPad 770Z

Machine Type

2625, 2635, 2636, 2640, 2641, 2645, 2646, 9545, 9546, 9547, 9548, 9549, 9544

Model

Various

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