Hi Gang. My X6xT collection just keeps growing and growing, with special thanks to AJKULA66 , who contributed an x60T specimen, spare parts, and another side-deal battery. Always a pleasure to deal with this gentleman, great communications, and a willingness to endure my questions and my incessant ...

My desktop and most laptops run W7 (a few oldies with XP never go online). Nothing runs W8 or W10. None of the above have had ANY Windows update since May 2016 . None of them ever give me a problem! The only updates they get are for the (free) Bitdefender AV (automatic) and (free) Malwarebytes (bi-...

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flynryan91 wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 25, 2018 5:26 pm

but would love some info on the matter ether good idea or should i look for another?

Look for another board. Forum rules prohibit the discussions regarding bypassing security measures, including BIOS/Supervisor passwords.

Good luck.

Interesting stuff you've got there, and have provided a very nice write-up....

Your R600 got the most of my attention, though. While I have no intent on pursuing such a route myself, it's great to know that the mod is a doable one.

Enjoy the herd!

I know *for a fact* that you haven't seen the religion-induced-savagery in the Balkans during the 90s. I lived in the middle of it. There was absolutely nothing religion induced in the Balkans during the 90s. The Serbs simply wanted to execute their dream of "Great Serbia." It had very little to do...

RealBlackStuff wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 15, 2018 12:46 pm

Who needs it?

Not you and me, that's certain...

I am wondering whether there's a particular form of masochism that exhibits itself in one's preference for post W7 MS operating systems...

Track from new album FULL CONTACT69 - SELFDESTRUCTION https://fullcontact69.bandcamp.com/track/selfdestruction Interesting stuff. Kind of early Brian Eno jamming with Rage Against The Machine... :) So let me guess... you like Laurel and Hardy...Monty Python...and South Park :lol: Love the Python st...

Didn't like the 80s....but liked the 90s? That's not something I hear everyday. But interesting nonetheless. Heh...I can't tell you how many people went through my LP collection back in the day and ended up shaking their heads. My taste in music is pretty widespread I love Bach, am a *huge* Beatles...

Thinkpad4by3 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 14, 2018 8:18 am

Every generation is going to say the current state of music is horrible...I think that is basically a human requirement.

Yeah, that sounds about right, at least to a degree. I hated 80s altogether, not just the music. On the other hand, 90s brought a lot of stuff that I did like. Go figure.

CrazyTPFan wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 13, 2018 11:24 pm

Music nowdays is horrible.

That's the way some of us felt about 80s music back then... ...and still do...

Of course, there were/are exceptions...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCOSPtyZAPA

GrifterGuru wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 13, 2018 11:00 am

Shoot to incapacitate first, shoot to kill second.

While the concept sounds plausible and may work at the shooting range, it is not viable in real life. At all.

MikalE wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 13, 2018 11:14 am

You shoot to stop the threat. And keep shooting until it stops.

This. Times a zillion.

Thinkpad4by3 wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 11, 2018 10:40 pm

And were not making Thinkpads' great again...were reviving their past into usable current machines.

Very well put. How sad is that...

shawross wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 11, 2018 6:56 pm

All this talk by reasonably balanced forum members makes one think what deranged Americans must think about with their cache of weapons. LOL

Passionate about ThinkPads and "reasonably balanced" are mutually exclusive IME...

The outcome for Joe Average with a few rifles is more likely to look like Ruby Ridge or Waco. There are so many variables involved here...but nonetheless, "resistance is futile" argument doesn't really hold water since whatever one has available is positively better than nothing in the case of a ci...

OK anything XP 64 bit is utterly foreign to me, so I'll just wish you the best of luck in your quest.

Colour me curious: why wouldn't you want a graphics driver installed ?

positive wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 06, 2018 5:57 pm

Has two 2Gb RAM modules. Not sure if it can accommodate 8Gb or not.

Yes it can, in a 2x4GB configuration which is the maximum for these machines.

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ibm thinkpadfan wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 05, 2018 5:21 pm

I put new processor in, same thing happens.

Time to cut your losses and send these oldies to be recycled, IMO.

Good luck.

Agree with this but you also have to take into account that these are 10 year old machines. MTBF of the parts are fast approaching if not surpassed. Motherboard failure, fan errors, etc can come at any time, branded SSD or not. Backup is key IMO. But one is not soldering the SSD to the motherboard....

Honestly, given the T61's outdated SATA equipment and the advances in SSD technology over the last few years, even a cheapo SSD from a brand like Inland would probably still max out the speed the T61 can take from the drive. To me personally, the question is whether one is comfortable with relying ...

The bottom line is that people intent on causing harm and/or performing criminal acts will always find a way to arm themselves, be it with a gun, explosive device or a vehicle. Everything else is just government(s) finding excuses to control the population that they are supposed to protect, but have...

Here's the battery info: native-path: BAT0 vendor: LGC model: 42T4911 serial: 1418 power supply: yes updated: Sun 04 Nov 2018 06:23:53 AM UTC (67 seconds ago) has history: yes has statistics: yes battery present: yes rechargeable: yes state: charging warning-level: none energy: 19.79 Wh energy-empty...

brucehe wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:51 am

George,

How is the display?

No flaws that I can see.

Is it a genuine battery, if so how much capacity?

Genuine it is, I was using the machine as a Linux testbed, let me see if I can figure out how to get you that info.

Sold to a forum member.

the basics: ThinkPad T420 (4178-6VU) i5-2520M (2.50GHz) 4GB RAM (single DIMM, one slot open) 500GB 7200rpm HD........................now 320GB/7200rpm 14in 1600x900 LCD 1GB NVIDIA N12P-NS1 CDRW/DVDRW Intel 802.11agn wireless Bluetooth Modem 1Gb Ethernet UltraNav Secure Chip Fingerprint reader Camer...

ibm thinkpadfan wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 01, 2018 7:59 pm

Yeah so both units have bad CPU... They looked burned after looking closely and 1 is missing 2 pins and 1 looks burned.

Let's hope that nothing else is wrong with them.

Which CPUs are in them, BTW ?

Daniel,

Your kindness and graciousness are highly appreciated. Please check your PM. Thank you.

ibm thinkpadfan wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 31, 2018 11:12 pm

I tried the ram from it earlier with same result. Could be the hard drive because it also does other noises when running.

Just pull the hard drive out. Makes everyone's life easier.

My previous question was in regards to you putting the "new" board in the "other" R40.