My computer said "163 time

have you tried to set the date in windows and it does the same thing? if yes the the battery might be dead. If the battery is fine then you might have e mother board issue! If it is the latter then to save money just change the date and time when you enter the computer - you could even write a batch file that will set your time for you - look up NET TIME SET on google.coim

Please find below the error on your laptop, i read it on other forum and it says that error 161 is a dead battery while 163 is a timer that was not been set properly.

161
(Dead battery.) 1. Go to Checking the Backup Battery
2. Backup battery.
3. System board.
163
(Time and date were not set.) 1. Set time and date.
2. System board.

Numeric error codes index - ThinkPad 600/E/X

hope it helps..

go to your BIOS setting

There set the current date and time
[while starting the computer , there will be screen showing options keys for bios setting (it will probably be esc or f12 or f2 or f11)]

this error is the battery by the sound of things, you need to replace the cmos battery , then enter the configuation utlity and set date and time, hope this helps

http://www.computing.net/answers/hardware/thinkpad-error-161-192-163-solved/31812.html

Its pretty clear that the CMOS battery has failed due to age

The 163 error is a BIOS Date & Time error. Go tinto the BIOS setting and set the Date & Time. If you boot up the next time and you get the same error, this is cause by a flat BIOS battery, replace with a new battery.
The 8611 error relates to the PS2 mouse bus connector, try a new mouse or use a USB mouse.

Your BIOS backup battery is dead and needs to be replaced.
Go HERE for the manual , page 67.
And HERE is a link to the battery, or google 02k6502 if you dont like the price.
If that doesnt do it , its the motherboard.
Here are the codes from the manual.
163
(Time and date were not set.)
1. Set time and date.
2. System board.
173
(Configuration data was lost.)
1. Select OK in the error screen; then set the time and date.
2. Backup battery.
3. System board.


Hope that helps.

The 161 error means the BIOS battery is dead (flat).
The 163 error means the Date and Time is not updating.
The BIOS battery needs replacing and the BIOS settings need to be configured (ie the date & time)

the following data is from the hardware maintenance manual for the thinkpad 600 series and is readily available from http://www.lenovo.com/support


Symptom or error FRU or action, in
sequence
161
Dead battery.
1. Go to “Checking the
backup battery” on
page 12.
2. Backup battery.
3. System board.
163
Time and date were not set.
1. Set time and date.
2. System board.
173
Configuration data was lost.
1. Select OK in the error
screen; then set the
time and date.
2. Backup battery.
3. System board.
192
Fan error.
1. Go to “Testing the
computer” on
page 7.
2. Measure the voltage of
the backup battery. If
the voltage is not
correct, replace the
backup battery.
3. Fan.
4. System board.

The battery that might be dead is not the main battery. It's the cmos battery, which is a coin cell battery located on the motherborad. It stores the setting in the bios and keeps the date and time accurate. Errors 161 and 163 mean the date and time are wrong. If the cmos battery is dead then, the date and time go back to 1/1/2000 every time the pc is restarted. Thus, you get the "wrong date and time" errors 161 and 163.

Dave