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July 6, 2004 at 04:05 PM
bwells47

Cannot get ibm thinkpad to boot

by bwells47 . Updated 21 years, 11 months ago

How can I get an IBM thinkpad 760 xl to boot, when I don’t have a clue what operating system is in it? I have tried every version of boot disk there is. Another tech I know couldn’t get it to do anything but sit with the cursor flashing in a dos mode. (That is all is does) I was able to get it to come up saying “loading dr. dos” after using a utility from the ibm website for ibm harddrives. After that, a bunch of encrypted stuff came up, after 1 beep. Any ideas? The guy who gave it to me doesn’t have a clue either, and he is usually pretty good. I’m thinking maybe a different type of operating system, other than anything to do with windows? I would appreciate some input. Oh, I did try a docking station utility, and it comes up saying “transferring system files”, but then just sits there and does nothing else. Thank you, Beverly Wells

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