RF-ID tag has changed
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Posted by Martin on May 22, 2008, 6:41 pm
Please log in for more thread options can remember). I turn it on only occasionally - maybe once every 2-3 weeks. When I turned it on today, I got the following message: The RF-ID tag has changed. 184 Asset control antenna not detected. The system has been tampered with. Turn power to your system off and then on. Your system is now locked. I turned the power off and then back on again and it booted up normally. I did the work I needed to do with no problems. I then shut the unit down and re-started it. Again, no problems. So, what the heck was that all about??? Was this a legitimate message? Is there really some kind of an RF-ID tag inside this thing? What do I need to fix or replace before it really does die? I did some Google searching but didn't come up with much. One thing said something about replacing the CMOS battery. A couple of others said the mother board would need to be replaced. I would think on a computer this old that wouldn't be very feasible. I'd like to keep this thing going for a few more years - again, just for occasional use. Any recommendations? | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by RobertVA on May 23, 2008, 3:53 am
Please log in for more thread options It sounds like a remnant of some business operation's IT equipment work station security system. Did you acquire the system from a used equipment dealer or other source that you wouldn't expect new equipment from? | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by LR on May 23, 2008, 4:17 am
Please log in for more thread options Martin wrote:
> I have an IBM 300PL computer that is about 10 years old (as best as I
> can remember). I turn it on only occasionally - maybe once every 2-3 > weeks. > > When I turned it on today, I got the following message: > > The RF-ID tag has changed. > 184 Asset control antenna not detected. > The system has been tampered with. > Turn power to your system off and then on. > Your system is now locked. > > I turned the power off and then back on again and it booted up > normally. I did the work I needed to do with no problems. I then shut > the unit down and re-started it. Again, no problems. > > So, what the heck was that all about??? > > Was this a legitimate message? Is there really some kind of an RF-ID > tag inside this thing? What do I need to fix or replace before it > really does die? > > I did some Google searching but didn't come up with much. Try searching for IBM 300PL error 176 >One thing
> said something about replacing the CMOS battery. A couple of others > said the mother board would need to be replaced. I would think on a > computer this old that wouldn't be very feasible. > > I'd like to keep this thing going for a few more years - again, just > for occasional use. > > Any recommendations? | ||||||||||||||||
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> can remember). I turn it on only occasionally - maybe once every 2-3
> weeks.
>
> When I turned it on today, I got the following message:
>
> The RF-ID tag has changed.
> 184 Asset control antenna not detected.
> The system has been tampered with.
> Turn power to your system off and then on.
> Your system is now locked.
>
> I turned the power off and then back on again and it booted up
> normally. I did the work I needed to do with no problems. I then shut
> the unit down and re-started it. Again, no problems.
>
> So, what the heck was that all about???
>
> Was this a legitimate message? Is there really some kind of an RF-ID
> tag inside this thing? What do I need to fix or replace before it
> really does die?
>
> I did some Google searching but didn't come up with much. One thing
> said something about replacing the CMOS battery. A couple of others
> said the mother board would need to be replaced. I would think on a
> computer this old that wouldn't be very feasible.
>
> I'd like to keep this thing going for a few more years - again, just
> for occasional use.
>
> Any recommendations?