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#1 | Help, ThinkPad X230 shutting down every 30 min datum

Thu Jan 17, 2019 6:48 am (Last edited: Thu Jan 17, 2019 6:57 am)

Hi!
I got an old ThinkPad X230 that, suddenly and out of the blue, started to shut down every exactly 30 min.
I tried me_cleaner on the 8MB BIOS but no luck, the laptop still shut down...
I'm running a CH341A programmer, Win 10 OS , i flashed the BIOS with the built in tool from CH341, btw i can onky read/write BIOS with an external programmer.
I already saw this thread but i can't do the same thing on the X230 cuz idk how to extract Me-Region from Phoenix bios neither how to use that "fpt" tool with my Ch341A...

Here's the bios dump (both 4Mb + 8MB original files), FL2 file is the whole 12MB 2.7 BIOS from Lenovo.
I'm complete lost on what should i do next and almost trashing this laptop :/

Thank you very much!

dvsv has attached files to this post

bios x230.rar

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#2 | RE: Help, ThinkPad X230 shutting down every 30 min datum

Thu Jan 17, 2019 8:21 am

@dvsv - ME_Cleaner would break the ME, which was already broken, why did you do that? FPT tool is not used with CH341A, you use other software with CH341A.

Before I download anything, is the attached BIOS dumps from your programmer before you did anything to the BIOS (ie before ME cleaner)? If not, please attach those instead, need oldest original unedited dumps you have.
What did you make those dumps with, what tool/software etc? And please link exe package from Lenovo

Please don't send PM's for help on BIOS edits, I can't help with BIOS in PM's. Please make a thread and I will try to help as soon as I can - thanks!
If you appreciate my efforts and are willing to donate to help improve my hardware, gift cards work for me (Amazn, NuEgg, eBa) - send me a PM
I view the forum like this, please bump your thread 1x every 24-48 hours if no reply

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#3 | RE: Help, ThinkPad X230 shutting down every 30 min datum

Thu Jan 17, 2019 1:55 pm (Last edited: Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:17 pm)

Nvm, imma sell this laptop for scrap.

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#4 | RE: Help, ThinkPad X230 shutting down every 30 min datum

Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:22 pm

@dvsv - it can be fixed, no need to sell for scrap, unless you just don't want to mess with it anymore?

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