Thinkpad Hardware Maintenance Diskette Version 176 Extra Quality -
The ThinkPad Hardware Maintenance Diskette (often abbreviated as HMD or simply "the maintenance disk") is a bootable diagnostic tool developed by IBM in the 1990s and early 2000s. Unlike operating system-based utilities, this diskette runs directly on bare metal. It performs three critical functions:
Version 176 represents a specific build of this firmware toolset. Each version number corresponds to a range of ThinkPad models and motherboard chipsets. Version 176 is particularly revered because it strikes a balance between broad compatibility and deep hardware access.
If you’re trying to:
Even with an "extra quality" diskette, you may encounter problems.
In the world of floppy disk preservation, not all images are equal. The term extra quality signifies a disk image (usually in raw sector image format like .IMG or .IMZ) that meets the following stringent criteria: Version 176 represents a specific build of this
A low-quality or "re-packed" version of HMD 176 may boot, but it can fail to write serial numbers correctly, leading to a "0188: Invalid RFID Configuration" error or a permanent system lock.
This is the most common use for the disk. Adapting old diagnostics:
Common Error Codes:
Hi Keith,
There are also some websites that function as proxies. Like a binocular into another website. Sure the display format doesnt look pretty, but fastest for me!
Hey Pooi Chin,
Yeap, you’re right I forgot about those sites, indeed proxy sites like bypas.in do work well for this purpose.
Thanks for the tip.
tm(unifi) is fuck it block all i use vpn speed i get only 10 kbps, first time i use vpn i get 500kbps after that dead
Hi Fauzi,
I can vouch that I constantly use my office VPN at home with no issues. There are some latecy issues although I’m not entirely sure if that is caused by my VPN, Unifi or home WiFi.
It seems that the writer of this post is the owner of Bolehvpn. No wonder he encourages you lots on taking his product.
How is that a problem? I’ve used many VPN providers and so far BolehVPN is tops.
I have tried many ways, free and paid ways to open blocked websites, I think vpn works better than others, this is what I can recommend,try the service before you pay for it!
I ordered my account from http://saturnvpn.com the price is great. 1Months $3.3 , 3Months $7 and 12 Months $16
It has free test account and you can try the service for free.
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fuck unifi already block cyberghost vpn service.
Hey Keith, your excellent article is nothing but excellent, and yes, so long as providers here continue being silly enough to use DNS block, I wish that they’ll continue to be ignorant. But a note on proxy sites. They don’t work all the time even if you set them to receive cookies. Certain sites which require cookies and a loginid would not be accessible still.
I’ve even gone as far as to put myself into ToR sometimes, but take note that encapsulating connections into the onion router would slow down your throughput considerably and is not recommended for games and such.
You’re right, TOR does slow things down. But the benefit of using TOR is two-fold, one is that you have anonymity (somewhat) and you provide cover traffic for others hoping to use for far more noble intentions.
Thanks for the comment 🙂
I cant save the dns setting. Why?
I would like to share my experience
1) free vpn
If u are using chrome or firefox browser, you can use zenmate vpn
as the extension in the browsers. Once you open the browsers, you
the vpn will be activated
2) router with cable
some routers do not have the capability of a repeater so you need to buy
a long cable and attached it to the router. Let us say the router name is
“Router1”, so if you hook up to router1, the websites is not blocked provided
you change the DNS to OpenDNS
3) router with repeater capabilities
The router is slightly expensive but you do not need the long cable.
You can place the router in any part of the house and set it to repeater
mode (follow router instructions) and you have the option to choose the
router name as same as the unifi router name or set a new name for itself.
Please set it to a different name say “Router2”. When you hook up to
router2, the block websites is unblock
I have experimented with all 3 methods above
I don’t know about Zenmate, but Hola which is a free ‘VPN’ is not something I recommend for reasons I cover elsewhere on the blog.
As with point 2 and 3, I don’t quite get why a repeater would somehow ‘un-block’ websites? I suspect you’re just changing DNS settings, which can be done without any new router (with or without repeater functionality)
any vpn that can bypass 1bestari net(ytl) recomended?
i use pdproxy before and it works fine.. suddenly i cant connect with pdproxy (both free user and premium acc).. i dont know why but i guess they(1bestari net service provider – YTL) stop or blocked any connection from pdproxy
It seems that the writer of this post is the owner of Bolehvpn. No wonder he encourages you lots on taking his product.
How is that a problem? I’ve used many VPN providers and so far BolehVPN is tops.
fuck unifi already block cyberghost vpn service.
Hi Keith,
There are also some websites that function as proxies. Like a binocular into another website. Sure the display format doesnt look pretty, but fastest for me!
Hey Pooi Chin,
Yeap, you’re right I forgot about those sites, indeed proxy sites like bypas.in do work well for this purpose.
Thanks for the tip.
tm(unifi) is fuck it block all i use vpn speed i get only 10 kbps, first time i use vpn i get 500kbps after that dead
Hi Fauzi,
I can vouch that I constantly use my office VPN at home with no issues. There are some latecy issues although I’m not entirely sure if that is caused by my VPN, Unifi or home WiFi.
Hey Keith, your excellent article is nothing but excellent, and yes, so long as providers here continue being silly enough to use DNS block, I wish that they’ll continue to be ignorant. But a note on proxy sites. They don’t work all the time even if you set them to receive cookies. Certain sites which require cookies and a loginid would not be accessible still.
I’ve even gone as far as to put myself into ToR sometimes, but take note that encapsulating connections into the onion router would slow down your throughput considerably and is not recommended for games and such.
You’re right, TOR does slow things down. But the benefit of using TOR is two-fold, one is that you have anonymity (somewhat) and you provide cover traffic for others hoping to use for far more noble intentions.
Thanks for the comment 🙂
i use pdproxy before and it works fine.. suddenly i cant connect with pdproxy (both free user and premium acc).. i dont know why but i guess they(1bestari net service provider – YTL) stop or blocked any connection from pdproxy
I have tried many ways, free and paid ways to open blocked websites, I think vpn works better than others, this is what I can recommend,try the service before you pay for it!
I ordered my account from http://saturnvpn.com the price is great. 1Months $3.3 , 3Months $7 and 12 Months $16
It has free test account and you can try the service for free.
http://saturnvpn.com/free-test-account/
It supports all protocols(PPTP, L2TP, OpenVPN,CiscoVpn), And you don’t have to buy different accounts for different devices(use 1 account to connect on your computer and your mobile at the same time)
I cant save the dns setting. Why?
any vpn that can bypass 1bestari net(ytl) recomended?
I would like to share my experience
1) free vpn
If u are using chrome or firefox browser, you can use zenmate vpn
as the extension in the browsers. Once you open the browsers, you
the vpn will be activated
2) router with cable
some routers do not have the capability of a repeater so you need to buy
a long cable and attached it to the router. Let us say the router name is
“Router1”, so if you hook up to router1, the websites is not blocked provided
you change the DNS to OpenDNS
3) router with repeater capabilities
The router is slightly expensive but you do not need the long cable.
You can place the router in any part of the house and set it to repeater
mode (follow router instructions) and you have the option to choose the
router name as same as the unifi router name or set a new name for itself.
Please set it to a different name say “Router2”. When you hook up to
router2, the block websites is unblock
I have experimented with all 3 methods above
I don’t know about Zenmate, but Hola which is a free ‘VPN’ is not something I recommend for reasons I cover elsewhere on the blog.
As with point 2 and 3, I don’t quite get why a repeater would somehow ‘un-block’ websites? I suspect you’re just changing DNS settings, which can be done without any new router (with or without repeater functionality)
I tried. Its not working. Worried if this a scam
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