Lenovo T530i Retaining the UUID, Reading or writing the ECA information, MTM on the rear label

If the MTM and Product ID numbers differ from each other on the rear label, use what is shown for the Product ID field. See the following example:

MTM on the rear label:

TTTT-CTO S/N SSSSSSS

Product ID on the rear label:

TTTT-MMM (Use this number when setting Serial Number.)

In the example, the Serial Number to be input is “1STTTTMMMSSSSSSS”.

Retaining the UUID

The Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) is a 128-bit number uniquely assigned to your computer at production and stored in the EEPROM of your system board.

The algorithm that generates the number is designed to provide unique IDs until the year A.D. 3400. No two computers in the world have the same number.

When you replace the system board, follow the following steps to create new UUID for the system board if the system board does not have a UUID:

1.Install the latest version of LENOVO ThinkPad Hardware Maintenance Diskette or Maintenance Key, and then restart the computer.

2.From the main menu, select 4. Assign UUID. A new UUID is created and written. If a valid UUID already exists, it is not overwritten.

Reading or writing the ECA information

Information on Engineering Change Announcements (ECA) are stored in the EEPROM of the system board. The electronic storage of this information simplifies the procedure to check if the ECA has been previously applied to a machine. The machine does not need to be disassembled to check for the ECA application.

To check what ECAs have been previously applied to the machine, use the ECA Information Read/Write function on the LENOVO ThinkPad Hardware Maintenance Diskette or Maintenance Key.

1.Insert the latest version of LENOVO ThinkPad Hardware Maintenance Diskette or Maintenance Key, and then restart the computer.

2.From the main menu, select 6. Set ECA Information.

3.To read the ECA information, select 2. Read ECA/rework number from EEPROM and follow the instructions on the screen; To read box build date, select 5. Read box build date from EEPROM, and follow the instructions on the screen.

After an ECA has been applied to the machine, the EEPROM must be updated to reflect the ECA's application. Use the latest version of LENOVO ThinkPad Hardware Maintenance Diskette or Maintenance Key to update the EEPROM.

Note: Only the ECA number is stored in the EEPROM. The machine type of the ECA is assumed to be the same as the machine type of the machine that had the ECA applied to it.

1.Insert the latest version of LENOVO ThinkPad Hardware Maintenance Diskette or Maintenance Key, and then restart the computer.

2.From the main menu, select 6. Set ECA Information.

3.To write the ECA information, select 1. Write ECA/rework number from EEPROM, and follow the instruction; To write box build date, select 4. Write box build date from EEPROM, and follow the instruction on the screen.

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