Flying Ducks

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My aunt gave me an old Thinkpad 600E that she could not get to boot up anymore. I have discovered that if I go past the flying ducks, put in the date and time (every time, even after a new CMOS battery),past the error code 161 and 163 screen , stall at the I/O screen, then reboot, go past the flying ducks,past the error code 161 and 163 screen, press the f key and continually alternate between f9, f10, and f11, it will load windows (98) and it will run! I understand that this laptop is completely screwed. But my friend told me that the flying ducks actually mean something specific. Does anyone have any input and do I have any chance of fixing this thing?

[thefultonhow]

Moved to Mobile Technology forum.

You need a CMOS battery to get rid of the 161 and 163 errors:

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That should get rid of the flying ducks, too -- those just mean you have to restart the computer, from what I can see.