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Codes 00161 & 00163PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2012 1:41 pm Offline Joined: Sun May 27, 2012 1:25 pm Posts: 4 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, UK HiI ibm thinkpad error 00173 have a Thinkpad 770 ( 9548-31U ). When I put it away it was working.Today I powered it up and it came up with the error codes 00161 and 00163 which I understood indicated a flat CMOS / BIOS battery.I replaced
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the battery with a brand new one, but was unable to access the Easy Start Up menu by holding the F1 key down when the laptop was booting.Every time I tried it, it simply went to the error page listing 00161 and 00163.Am I doing something wrong or is the system / mother board faulty ?Many thanks to anyone who can offer any help. Top Profile Reply with quote BillMorrow Post subject: Re: Thinkpad 770 - Error Codes 00161 & 00163PostPosted: Sun ibm thinkpad 600e cmos battery replacement May 27, 2012 2:00 pm Offline *Senior* Admin Joined: Tue Apr 13, 2004 9:40 pm Posts: 7094 Location: ThinkPadLand it has been years BUT have you tried hitting the esc key first, so as to bypass the error codes..? _________________Bill Morrow, kept by parrots & cockatoosSysop - forum.thinkpads.com*She was not what you would call refined,She was not what you would call unrefined,She was the type of person who kept a parrot.~~~Mark Twain~~~ Top Profile Reply with quote intouble Post subject: Re: Thinkpad 770 - Error Codes 00161 & 00163PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2012 2:06 pm Offline Joined: Sun May 27, 2012 1:25 pm Posts: 4 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, UK Hi I just tried that, but it did not help ?Is there anything else to try - I appreciate that it is an old machine. Top Profile Reply with quote rkawakami Post subject: Re: Thinkpad 770 - Error Codes 00161 & 00163PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2012 2:59 pm Offline Admin Joined: Sun Jun 04, 2006 1:26 am Posts: 9946 Location: San Jose, CA 95120 USA Welcome to thinkpads.com!If you replaced the CMOS (aka, backup) battery with a new one and you are still getting the 161 and 163 error codes, then you may be dealing with a Supervisor password. _________________Ray KawakamiX22 X24 X31 X41 X41T X60 X60s X61 X61s X200 X200s X300 X301 Z60m Z61t Z61p 560 560Z 600 600E 600X T21 T22 T23 T41 T60p T410 T420 T520 W500 R50 A21p A22p A31 A
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This way you will get a faster, better response from the members on Motherboard Point. error 00161, 00192, 00163 on a thinkpad 600e Discussion in 'IBM Thinkpad' started by sthowes@hotmail.com, Dec 13, 2004. Guest http://www.motherboardpoint.com/threads/error-00161-00192-00163-on-a-thinkpad-600e.236035/ the ibm thinkpad 600e that i am working with, on boot i get the three errors https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-Legacy-Laptops-A-I-V/Thinkpad-600-Error-codes-163-and-173-after-CMOS-battery/td-p/826761 00161, 00192, 00163. i replaced the cmos battery and it made no difference. i have tried getting into the bios by holding F1 before and throughout powerup to no avail. when it finally loads up to something, it is the classic ERROR screen with the three errors listed and the arrow pointing to the manual. i can click on ok or cancel and they ibm thinkpad both do the same thing, basically the ok and cancel button disappear and then i can do nothing but restart the computer with the power switch which then just starts the process over. any help would be greatly appreciated , Dec 13, 2004 #1 Advertisements Bruce Markowitz Guest First of all it is likely a 600, NOT an e, the e does not generally give the 192 (fan) error Are you sure, CERTAIN, ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE you put in ibm thinkpad error a new, good CMOS battery. Try another, this is the classic CMOS battery errors. On 13 Dec 2004 10:14:24 -0800, wrote: >the ibm thinkpad 600e that i am working with, on boot i get the three >errors 00161, 00192, 00163. i replaced the cmos battery and it made no >difference. i have tried getting into the bios by holding F1 before >and throughout powerup to no avail. when it finally loads up to >something, it is the classic ERROR screen with the three errors listed >and the arrow pointing to the manual. i can click on ok or cancel and >they both do the same thing, basically the ok and cancel button >disappear and then i can do nothing but restart the computer with the >power switch which then just starts the process over. any help would be >greatly appreciated > Bruce Markowitz, Dec 14, 2004 #2 Advertisements Guest yes, it is a 600e not a 600, and yes i am positive the battery is good, i did a voltage and current test before installing it , Dec 14, 2004 #3 Bruce Markowitz Guest No, you need a new battery, just because there is voltage when you do a test does not mean it will be a good battery. Buy a new battery and try. Many people have had the same problem with a "good" used battery. Those errors indicate a bad CMOS battery. Th
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