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- Tue Aug 11, 2020 10:17 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: EU seems to be in danger...
- Replies: 544
- Views: 404257
Re: EU seems to be in danger...
Who's pushing that theory? Jews. :lol: In reality, there are plenty of culturally-identifing Jews who are secular, atheist, agnostic, etc. and enjoy their brisket and bagels. The key here is culturally-identifying. And yep, there are indeed many such Jews as you described. They still belong to the ...
- Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:00 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: EU seems to be in danger...
- Replies: 544
- Views: 404257
Re: EU seems to be in danger...
many people see "Jewish" as not just a religion, but as an ethnicity as well Indeed it is. It is rather unique in this regard that the ethnicity and the faith are not really separable. Who's pushing that theory? In reality, there are plenty of culturally-identifing Jews who are secular, atheist, ag...
- Wed Apr 08, 2020 6:45 am
- Forum: ThinkPad R, A, G and Z Series
- Topic: IBM Thinkpad Battery Re-Celling Battery Rebuild Tutorial
- Replies: 26
- Views: 71437
Re: IBM Thinkpad Battery Re-Celling Battery Rebuild Tutorial
I think the NiMH is easier to rebuild, though to be honest I haven't seen one in over a decade. :o IIRC the Li-ion battery doesn't use 18650 cells, but something a bit smaller, maybe 17500? Hmm. Which would have more longevity, though? The NiMh or Li-Ion? I can't remember for the life of me which p...
- Wed Apr 08, 2020 6:37 am
- Forum: Thinkpad - General HARDWARE/SOFTWARE questions
- Topic: PSA: Resources for classic ThinkPads & modern ThinkPads (2020 list)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9337
Re: PSA: Resources for classic ThinkPads & modern ThinkPads (2020 list)
John McDonnell deserves a mention, I think. Some invaluable stuff there.
http://www.mcdonnelltech.com/guides/
http://www.mcdonnelltech.com/guides/
- Wed Apr 08, 2020 6:32 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: T430 - mSATA SSD or SATA SSD?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5992
Re: T430 - mSATA SSD or SATA SSD?
Me, as I use externals for storage as a rule, I'd max out every possibility on board with a bootable drive and have a double or triple boot machine with an OS on each drive in such a scenario. 64GB would obviously host a flavor of Linux, maybe a second Ultrabay HDD would be macOS if a Hackintosh is ...
- Wed Apr 08, 2020 6:13 am
- Forum: Thinkpad - General HARDWARE/SOFTWARE questions
- Topic: Can you suggest me some camera covers? [T520/X201]
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7456
Re: Can you suggest me some camera covers? [T520/X201]
STAPLES has this set on clearance, but only in stores. I think it was like $3 or so.
https://www.staples.com/staples-webcam- ... t_24338444
https://www.staples.com/staples-webcam- ... t_24338444
- Wed Apr 08, 2020 6:10 am
- Forum: GENERAL ThinkPad News/Comments & Questions
- Topic: FRU P/N repository of thinkpad parts
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9505
Re: FRU P/N repository of thinkpad parts
Well, if there's a R61-compatible BD burner in that lot, I'd be interested.
- Wed Apr 08, 2020 6:05 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: TRUE old tech users, using today
- Replies: 85
- Views: 52036
Re: TRUE old tech users, using today
Frankly, for a number of reasons, I'm inclined to break out an IBM-era machine for routine use. I actually do use a 760XD every so often as I loved that series dearly, and it can handle composing a letter at least.
Typing this on a P53 right now though...must do better!
Typing this on a P53 right now though...must do better!
- Wed Apr 08, 2020 6:02 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: TRUE old tech users, using today
- Replies: 85
- Views: 52036
Re: TRUE old tech users, using today
USB kb with and OTG adapter not work?axur-delmeria wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 5:31 amI'm still dreaming of a plug-in keyboard for Android phones. My electronics skills are nowhere good enough to build one for myself.
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 12:09 am
- Forum: ThinkPad W500/W510/W520 and W700/W701 Series
- Topic: Found this unused mPCIe solder points, should I use them?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8297
Re: Found this unused mPCIe solder points, should I use them?
Gonna take a wild guess that some of those other unpopulated solder pads need to be addressed as well for that to work.
- Sun Mar 15, 2020 11:00 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad P1/P40/P50/P70 and later Series
- Topic: P53 quality issues, disappearing UHD IPS panel
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11983
Re: P53 quality issues, disappearing UHD IPS panel
OT, but the OLED banding on the P53 (with the touch OLED) is getting worse, I'm just noticing it more, or both. Either way, I'm starting to think maybe I should RMA it.
- Sun Mar 08, 2020 2:18 pm
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: LF/WTB/WTT: X1 Carbon 2nd Gen X1C2 20A7 i7-4600U Board
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2880
Re: LF/WTB/WTT: X1 Carbon 2nd Gen X1C2 20A7 i7-4600U Board
I'd entertain i5 offers, but really still after the i7...
- Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:00 am
- Forum: ThinkPad R, A, G and Z Series
- Topic: IBM Thinkpad Battery Re-Celling Battery Rebuild Tutorial
- Replies: 26
- Views: 71437
Re: IBM Thinkpad Battery Re-Celling Battery Rebuild Tutorial
Haven't dusted one off in bit, but I assume there's still no source for 760 series batteries? I considered recelling one, but stopped when I wondered if the Ni-Mh or Li-Ion was was easier to do, and if it was possible to improve on the original design. What would be the best option to get a 760 port...
- Wed Feb 19, 2020 1:55 am
- Forum: ThinkPad X1 / X1-Carbon / X1-Extreme and later Series
- Topic: X1 Extreme Gen 2 worse than its predecessor
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13255
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 11:30 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T40/T41/T42/T43 Series
- Topic: Classic dome TrackPoint caps part number?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14278
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 11:28 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad P1/P40/P50/P70 and later Series
- Topic: Get to play with a P73
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15263
Re: Get to play with a P75
The speaker styling is one of the biggest false advertising flops on the P70 series, see the true location of the "stereo" speakers: https://i.imgur.com/prkBsOj.png Goddarn it. True on the P53 too. I'm incensed by that fake grill flush all the way to the left...right next to the Dolby logo too. Wha...
- Mon Feb 10, 2020 2:03 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T40/T41/T42/T43 Series
- Topic: Classic dome TrackPoint caps part number?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14278
Re: Classic dome TrackPoint caps part number?
Good question. I just created an Alibaba RFQ for the classic dome caps, but it got rejected: "The product you've requested was found to be a 'Prohibited Product'and therefore breaches our Product Listing Policy." Apparently the AI got upset by "cat's tongue". :roll: Removed that, and waiting for of...
- Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:53 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T40/T41/T42/T43 Series
- Topic: Classic dome TrackPoint caps part number?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14278
Re: Classic dome TrackPoint caps part number?
It's been ages since I posted about them, but I remember when some aftermarket cat's tongue ones were made in various colors, and I collected a few (green was a favorite). Sadly, as we all know, cat's tongue gets dirty fast, so I stopped using them. Has anyone done any of the dome ones in such varie...
- Sat Feb 08, 2020 10:50 pm
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: Recovery Set Repository for Community Members
- Replies: 171
- Views: 95121
Re: Recovery Set Repository
commenting here to add that i promised to sort through the remaining recovery sets i have accumulated since about 1995 and FedEx them to theterminator93.. in sorting out the personal CD's from the recovery CD's i was launched on a cleaning spree of my office and i keep finding more recovery sets (s...
- Wed Feb 05, 2020 1:27 pm
- Forum: Pictures of your ThinkPad & desk setup
- Topic: ThinkPad Firefox Theme [PICS]
- Replies: 24
- Views: 26926
Re: ThinkPad Firefox Theme [PICS]
Ah, new link to the theme...which still works on Firefox!
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo ... /thinkpad/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo ... /thinkpad/
- Wed Feb 05, 2020 11:41 am
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: LF/WTB/WTT: X1 Carbon 2nd Gen X1C2 20A7 i7-4600U Board
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2880
LF/WTB/WTT: X1 Carbon 2nd Gen X1C2 20A7 i7-4600U Board
Well, unless I trip over one on the sidewalk, I'm in need of a X1 Carbon Gen 2 board that works [FRUs: 00UP983, 00HN769, 04X5592] . Hopefully you have a machine that's totaled but for the board? Hmm, hmm? I do have a plethora of TP parts, so if there's something you'd trade for, feel free to ask. Ot...
- Thu Jan 30, 2020 9:34 pm
- Forum: GENERAL ThinkPad News/Comments & Questions
- Topic: New ThinkPad Mod: ExpressCard to NVMe SSD Adapter
- Replies: 16
- Views: 18090
Re: New ThinkPad Mod: ExpressCard to NVMe SSD Adapter
What's the likely uptick in price once it's funded?
- Thu Jan 30, 2020 9:20 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T60/T61 Series
- Topic: T61 fans 42W2821 vs 42W2820 vs. ???
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3923
Re: T61 fans 42W2821 vs 42W2820 vs. ???
Should I even be bothering with that, or should I go the T500/W500 fan route instead? Heatsinks aside, I recall researching the same matter aways back and and discovering the latter T400 era (and T500 era, I'd surmise) Furukawa fan models to be more durable than the Toshiba ones. (I forget the FRU)
- Thu Oct 20, 2016 2:32 am
- Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
- Topic: 760XD trouble & awful Mwave sound (HOW-TO:replace Mwave)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11055
Re: 760XD trouble & awful Mwave sound (HOW-TO:replace Mwave)
Been ages since I broke out any of my 760's, but I remember 2000 being sluggish even maxed out on RAM on the XD.
- Mon Oct 17, 2016 12:22 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad X230-X280 / X390 Series
- Topic: Installing classic keyboard into X230 with EC firmware mod
- Replies: 381
- Views: 272391
Re: Installing classic keyboard into X230 with EC firmware mod
Is there a similar conceivable mod for the T460?
- Fri Oct 14, 2016 3:54 pm
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: FS: FREE ThinkPad T41
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2090
Re: FS: FREE ThinkPad T41
Screen issue confirmed to be the LCD?
- Fri Sep 09, 2016 8:04 pm
- Forum: Windows 10/11/etc.
- Topic: T460 (Topseller) [W7 preload via W10 downgrade rights]: Best way to have 10 as OS?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4439
Re: T460 (Topseller) [W7 preload via W10 downgrade rights]: Best way to have 10 as OS?
If your ThinkPad is under warranty, phone Lenovo support and ask for the appropriate recovery media (the type of windows you need and whether it needs to be x86 or x64), they'll ship it to you for free. It's probably best to do this sooner rather than later if you're needing that media for the futu...
- Thu Sep 08, 2016 7:20 am
- Forum: Windows 10/11/etc.
- Topic: T460 (Topseller) [W7 preload via W10 downgrade rights]: Best way to have 10 as OS?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4439
Re: T460 (Topseller) [W7 preload via W10 downgrade rights]: Best way to have 10 as OS?
I knew this would happen. :) Don't think I drank the 10 kool-aid. I already booted with Acronis and made a backup. Still, I'd like the same situation as a model shipped with 10 (all correct drivers and 10-specific apps) before I go clean install or back to 7. So, by not addressing whether the recove...
- Tue Sep 06, 2016 2:02 am
- Forum: Windows 10/11/etc.
- Topic: T460 (Topseller) [W7 preload via W10 downgrade rights]: Best way to have 10 as OS?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4439
T460 (Topseller) [W7 preload via W10 downgrade rights]: Best way to have 10 as OS?
In a nutshell, with a OOTB unconfigured W7 preload, and with a desire to have 10 as the primary (or sole) OS, which is the best option? Firstly, with a 10 Pro sticker on the bottom, is the recovery partition on this machine for W10 or 7? Assuming the worst, 7, these are the options I'm assuming woul...
- Tue May 17, 2016 3:46 pm
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: HUGE RARE VINTAGE LAPTOP COLLECTION, MOSTLY THINKPADS
- Replies: 55
- Views: 25519
Re: HUGE RARE VINTAGE LAPTOP COLLECTION, MOSTLY THINKPADS
i'm wondering if there is a KSY or ASY TTY in that collection..? to talk to the IMSAI or Altair buss micro-computers..? :) or how one would display them.. In a motion picture with hormonal teens and potential world destruction? :) As others, I wish the OP well with the surgery. I always joke that I...