Absolutely, the thing is that I can get a used one pretty cheap and don't want to spend lots of money on it.

I've got an OCZ Vertex 2 that would not boot everytime, but sometimes and I think that was because of the Sandforce chipset.

I think we're done here :) Reading your input I would not recommend anyone installing a 9mm drive into the T430. The trigger for me was reading one guy who did and got an unstable machine when picking it up in the corner where the harddrive was connected. Personally I'm thinking of installing it wit...

I know that 9mm is more than 7mm and it should not work in theory, but having fiddled with computer for a lot of years, I also know that it doesn't mean that it might not fit The reason I posted here was to get a confirmation that it either will or will not work in practicality . Like this dude: htt...

Hi Thinkpad'ers! Can anyone confirm that the T430 and the OCZ Agility 3 works together? My first concern is that the SSD is reported to be 9mm heigh and the T430 data SEEMS to be 7mm, but I'm not entirely sure what to make of it. OCZ: http://ocz.com/consumer/agility-3/specifications T430: http://sup...

Did anyone ever solve the problem? I'm having it too...

My media center is used for music (personal, Rhapsody, etc.), downloaded movies, DVD's, Skype (using the camera), and showing/viewing photographs and movies made with a camera. I do not use a TV tuner via the laptop at this point. For video playback, I use 1280 x 768 since my Sharp Aquos only suppo...

That is what I use. Bonuses; 1) SD slot for copying/showing photos, 2) built-in camera on some models (can be added to others, I think), 3) big, but attractive design. Hello :) What do you use a camera for in a media center? What software do you use, and which tv tuner do you use? What resolution d...

You are right: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... -64176#mem

Then it should only perform as a mediacenter, and not also a server (i was thinking virtualization)

Due to chipset limitations, I believe the max memory for the Z61m is 3GB. Don't waste your money. Do you think a laptop drive has enough space? No it can take more memory, I've checked, I even think it can take up to 8 gigs. I think maybe you're thinking of the limitation of 32bit windows - which c...

Hi everyone, Considerations: I'm thinking of using my "old" z61m laptop as a media center/server. Just bought a new TV: http://www.cdfreaks.com/hardware/product/94867-Philips-37PFL5604H-37___-Full-HD-1080p-digital-TV-LCD-TV.html The laptop doesnt consume much power, and is also quite capable. Unfort...

Oh i'm sorry: Z61m and think i'm pretty sure it has an express card slot?

Is that enough information?

Isn't that eSATA card an express card? Could it run eSATA at full speed?

Hi everyone. I've just bought: http://www.everythingusb.com/seagate-freeagent-xtreme-1.5tb-external-hard-drive-15790.html and after seeing the tests, I can't stop wondering, if I could use just plug it directly into my sata connector, where my main harddrive is now? (Open the bay where my internal h...

Its been 12 days now, and I haven't had any bluescreen since. However I did have 3 crashes where the computer freezes in windows, and the system is unresponsive. I don't know if this is due to driver problems or harddrive - but it runs very stable (and fast!) now. It happens when I reconnect the pow...

Yes I know that - however I cant seem to find a firmware upgrade for the harddrive!

However the error has come up only one time

Well... this new drive is incredibly fast!!!!! HOWEVER - now I've just encountered the following 2 errors :shock: I just bougth a seagate momentus 7200.2 120gb harddrive, and replaced it with the hd that came with my machine (z61m) I've used the drive for 2 days, and I got: BSOD: KERNEL_STACK_INPAGE...

I just encountered the same message. I just bougth a seagate momentus 7200.2 120gb harddrive, and replace it with the hd that came with my machine. I've used the drive for 2 days, and I got: BSOD: KERNEL_STACK_INPAGE_ERROR (in short) restart windows and see if it happens again, make sure you hard & ...

Thank you very much for the confirmation

Are you perfectly sure about that? Have you tried it, or know anyone who have done it? If there is no problem with putting "ordinary" non-ibm drives into thinkpads, then why is there a section in this forum about flashing retail harddrives? -- this guy has replaced.. maybe it works.. (the last post,...

As far as I know, thinkpads will not accept any other drives than original Ibm harddisks. However I know people is able to flash HD firmware and make them work 100%. This is why I would like this thread to become a list of retail (non-ibm) drives that can be confirmed to work with thinkpads when fla...

Hi bob.

I really think you should research how much a new keyboard will cost you - It doesnt take a lot of skill to replace such.

As I wrote, a new board didnt cost a lot

Yes! It really is an exceptional narrative... Very detailed

I just cleaned my keyboard entirely... it was a pain in the you know what, and it didnt work well enough..


http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... 202#395202

I just bought a new keyboard, only 65 US dollar... And thats a very small price compared to the work that has to be done.

oh yeah, forgot!! its a Z61m 9450-h9g! I didn't know that was possible to do that... Because its not the keys thats the problem. Its that the plastic springs underneath doesnt return the key after its been pressed. Thank you for the advice, I will do this the next time however i just ordered a new o...

I just poured wine in my keyboard yesterday (all my troubles seemed so far away), now i am looking for new springs for my keyboard, does anyone know where to get them cheap?

thank you very much

by the way - does anyone have a better way for cleaning the little holes which cover the speakers, than using a needle and a vacum cleaner?

I've had my Thinkpad z61m for 13 months.

The battery is 6 Cell.

Initial capacity: 56.16Wt
Current capacity: 35.55Wt

Hi, i just read this article about the new X300 - http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_08/b4072042350389.htm the article has this "exploded" picture of it - http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_08/b4072042352896.htm And now i would really really like to see that kind of picture...

Hi, on my thinkpad Z61m my speaker area is all clogged up with little pieces of dirt - does anyone know how to remove this in a really painless way?

Vacum cleaning doesn't work, so I guess I'm looking for an easy way to remove the speaker covers...

Hi, noticed your topic - if you're interested in AHCI you might have an interest in this too:

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... 786#333786