This works pretty much like another software password block. I grant that thief will not be able to replace another harddrive and make it work. However, as far as I am concern, what's stolen is gone. Thief does not take time to stop stealing your laptop because it has hardware password block. They s...

Is the ThinkPad build in ThinkVantage Client Security any good?
The X61 I got do not have the fingerprint reader.
So, is this ThinkVantage Client chip just add a password security?

Please let me hear all your comments before I activate mine.

Thanks.

I found it here:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-65456

We just got the the new ThinkPad X61 laptop. It comes with Vista Home Basic. I also order anther additional 60GB hard drive to run older XP programs that would not run in Vista. There is no audio drivers. The control panel / sound / audio - has not audio device. In the device manager both the Audio ...

mfbernstein, thank you. that was it.
Got the LAN working.

In my device manager under network adapter, I now have 3 things:
1394 Net Adapter
Intel 82566MM Gigbit Network Connection
Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection

Thank you very much.

Thank you, EOMtp, outstanding, and thank you. This works, I am able to download the Intel Pro/Wireless 3945 ABG XP driver, and now the wireless LAN is now working. However, still unable to detect the Ethernet LAN adapter. In this ThinkPad X61 table, they have two types: Broadcom Net Xtreme/Netlink f...

Dear ryengineer, you are my guru. Yes, that is it. Switch BIOS from AHCI to compatible mode. It works. Should I switch it back to AHCI when I put the Vista HDD back? Another problem when I run XP, I am unable to get both Ethernet LAN nor wireless (Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG to work at all. I cannot ...

I tried another XP Professional installation CD disc, after loading and ask me if I want to install XP, I said yes, this is the screen I got: Windows XP Professional Setup: Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer. Make sure any hard drives are powered on and properly conne...

OK. I just boot from XP CD Disc (from USB external CD drive), after loading a bunch of stuff, this is the blue screen message: A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your com...

Yes, I boot from XP CD disc.

It did started loading, then it ask me if I want to install XP. When I say yes, it promptly and repeated crashed with blue screen,

saying, something like, system preventing installation, unable to find the hard drive, and contact administrators.

We just got the the new ThinkPad X61 laptop. It comes with Vista Home Basic. I also order anther additional 60GB hard drive to run older XP programs that would not run in Vista. I install this new hard drive. I am able to use the Vista CD and boot up and install Vista on this new hard drive. But I a...

The X61 battery power meter on the status bar tray color is white background with light gray meter. I can hardly see it. I can only see the battery power percentage with mouse over it. How can I change the battery power meter color scheme? Or, where can I load another power meter program. This X61 r...

Thank you. Guess we will stock the SATA 150 as standard parts in the tech room.

Can I buy a new SATA drive with 3.0G/s?

Does This X61 Thinkpad computer SATA interface able to accept drives with 3.0G/s speed interface?

Thank you.

What is my ThinkPad hard drive SATA interface speed?
Is the SATA interface 1.5G/s or 3G/s?
ThinkPad model X61. Hard drive is Hitachi, model HTS541680J9SA00.
5400RPM. 80GB. SATA. 5V 700mA.
Also, I cannot find this model number in the Hitachi web site.

Thank you.

I am unable to find where to read the detail X61 Thinkpad spec. Is there a CD drive included with the X61 laptop? If I use a external USB CD drive, can I boot off from this drive? What happed if the hard drive crashed, how can I re-install? I have at least 4 IBM/Hitachi laptop drives crashed on me. ...