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by Edward Mendelson
Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:09 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: Any reason to keep both a 770z and T23?
Replies: 5
Views: 213

Re: Any reason to keep both a 770z and T23?

At the moment, I can't bear to get rid of either one. One more question for the experts: is there a limit to the size of the hard disk in the 770z?
by Edward Mendelson
Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:56 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: The official 770 Upgrade and general information Topic
Replies: 131
Views: 226829

Re: The official 770 Upgrade and general information Topic

And I also used to install DVDExpress, which was one of the only DVD Players that ran under XP that was compatible with the DEVA card. Some old versions of the classic Media Player from Windows itself were also compatible, but I don't think I ever figured out exactly which versions those were, or h...
by Edward Mendelson
Tue Mar 12, 2024 7:41 am
Forum: ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series
Topic: T430u type 3351 (was erroneously T420u)
Replies: 3
Views: 151

Re: T420u type 3351

Completely new to me also, but the machine type says it's a T4 3 0u, not a T420u: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-t-series-laptops/thinkpad-t430u/3351/downloads And PSRef: https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/withdrawnbook/ThinkPad_T430u.pdf And the user...
by Edward Mendelson
Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:57 pm
Forum: ThinkPad T20-T23 & T30 Series. NOT for T25-Retro
Topic: Replacing T23 keyboard bezel?
Replies: 4
Views: 465

Re: Replacing T23 keyboard bezel?

I got a cheap new-in-box replacement bezel on eBay, and, thanks to RBS's advice and encouragement, amazed myself by replacing it successfully. Thanks again to RBS!
by Edward Mendelson
Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: Windows OS (Versions prior to Windows 7)
Topic: LegacyUpdate.net
Replies: 4
Views: 441

Re: LegacyUpdate.net

Can you suggest a site to test? Basically anything that gives an SSL Cipher Error or Clock Error. I think even vogons.org forum. Using XP, with K-meleon and Pale Moon, after running Legacy Update, the Vogons forum opened up instantly. Firefox 48 asked me to make two security exceptions, which it do...
by Edward Mendelson
Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:31 am
Forum: Windows OS (Versions prior to Windows 7)
Topic: LegacyUpdate.net
Replies: 4
Views: 441

Re: LegacyUpdate.net

Can you suggest a site to test?

By the way, on one XP system, LegacyUpdate.net stopped working until I installed IE 8 over IE 6, and then all was well again.
by Edward Mendelson
Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:30 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: Any reason to keep both a 770z and T23?
Replies: 5
Views: 213

Any reason to keep both a 770z and T23?

It's time to thin out the ThinkPad shelf again, and I think the 770z is the one that should go, as I also have a T23, and both have the same multiple OSes installed - DOS, Win95 through XP. If I remember correctly, the only reason to keep the 770z might be that it has sound in DOS, while the T23 doe...
by Edward Mendelson
Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:52 am
Forum: Windows OS (Versions prior to Windows 7)
Topic: LegacyUpdate.net
Replies: 4
Views: 441

LegacyUpdate.net

Am I the last person to discover LegacyUpdate.net? I've now used it to update Windows XP on my ThinkPad 770z (dozens of updates available) and am now using it to update Windows 2000 on the same machine. I had an occasional hiccup when trying to set it up using a wireless connection, but it works per...
by Edward Mendelson
Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:43 am
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: The official 770 Upgrade and general information Topic
Replies: 131
Views: 226829

Re: The official 770 Upgrade and general information Topic

There was nothing specific to XP in the drivers link, but I found a DRIVERS\WIN\MODEM\DISK1 folder in my W95 partition, and tried that - and it worked. I'll try to figure out where it came from.
by Edward Mendelson
Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:17 am
Forum: ThinkPad T20-T23 & T30 Series. NOT for T25-Retro
Topic: Replacing T23 keyboard bezel?
Replies: 4
Views: 465

Re: Replacing T23 keyboard bezel?

Thank you for that. Unfortunately my breakage is at the front left corner, where the bezel meets the base. It doesn't affect function, but looks ugly enough for me to want to replace it.

Will follow your advice on this and save myself further trouble, I hope. Thank you again.
by Edward Mendelson
Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:23 pm
Forum: ThinkPad T20-T23 & T30 Series. NOT for T25-Retro
Topic: Replacing T23 keyboard bezel?
Replies: 4
Views: 465

Replacing T23 keyboard bezel?

My treasured T23 has developed a crack in the keyboard bezel, and I've ordered a replacement from Impact Computers. The HMM's guide to replacing it makes the process look fairly straightforward, except for removing and replacing the hinge cover. Does anyone have experience with this - and any hints ...
by Edward Mendelson
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:15 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: The official 770 Upgrade and general information Topic
Replies: 131
Views: 226829

Re: The official 770 Upgrade and general information Topic

Another question about Windows XP on the 770z: I don't plan to use the internal modem, but I'm annoyed by "unknown device" that it shows as in the device manager. I can't find any driver for it, and the configuration utility doesn't turn it on. Is there any way to make it show up as installed?
by Edward Mendelson
Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:43 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: The official 770 Upgrade and general information Topic
Replies: 131
Views: 226829

Re: The official 770 Upgrade and general information Topic

One more question: what's the best way to connect to the Internet with a 770Z? I found an old 3Com PCMCIA ethernet card, and it works, but I wonder if anyone has a suggestion for a model that might be reasonably fast? I presume you're using a 10/100 ethernet card to a LAN with a decent internet con...
by Edward Mendelson
Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:19 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: The official 770 Upgrade and general information Topic
Replies: 131
Views: 226829

Re: The official 770 Upgrade and general information Topic

One more question: what's the best way to connect to the Internet with a 770Z? I found an old 3Com PCMCIA ethernet card, and it works, but I wonder if anyone has a suggestion for a model that might be reasonably fast?
by Edward Mendelson
Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:16 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: The official 770 Upgrade and general information Topic
Replies: 131
Views: 226829

Re: The official 770 Upgrade and general information Topic

I started to do this, and then realized that I didn't have any replacement stick-on caps to replace the four that I would have to remove above the keyboard. Does anyone know where to find replacements? Or, if replacements aren't easy to find (as I expect), is there any advice on how to remove the c...
by Edward Mendelson
Sun Feb 25, 2024 6:35 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: The official 770 Upgrade and general information Topic
Replies: 131
Views: 226829

Re: The official 770 Upgrade and general information Topic

This thread inspired me to pull out my 770Z in very fine condition, complete with a 30GB SSD installed with Windows NT4, 2000, 95, 98SE, and XP. I can't remember why I did all this, but it's all there. I didn't realize it was crucial to remove the hibernation battery (which the HMM calls the standby...
by Edward Mendelson
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:52 pm
Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
Topic: TPs looking for new homes
Replies: 19
Views: 1465

Re: TPs looking for new homes

Is it possible that someone has borrowed a new username from this account:

https://bg.thinkpads.com/memberlist.php ... ile&u=2001
by Edward Mendelson
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:40 am
Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
Topic: TPs looking for new homes
Replies: 19
Views: 1465

Re: TPs looking for new homes

For what it's worth - possibly irrelevant - there's an e-mail address that begins "ecarlson" listed at the StopForumSpam site, from December 2023:

https://www.stopforumspam.com/search

and enter "ecarlson".
by Edward Mendelson
Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:22 am
Forum: Forum Announcements
Topic: Feed link not working properly
Replies: 1
Views: 2153

Re: Feed link not working properly

The Feed link opens in your default RSS reader. I use Thunderbird, and the Feed link opens in Thunderbird. You may not have a default RSS reader.
by Edward Mendelson
Fri Oct 20, 2023 9:16 am
Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
Topic: Thinkpad 755 HDD reformat/factory reset
Replies: 6
Views: 3228

Re: Thinkpad 755 HDD reformat/factory reset

axur-delmeria wrote:
Fri Oct 20, 2023 8:58 am
I think it should be:

Code: Select all

format c: /s 
right?
Yes! Absolutely right. It's been a whie since I did this...
by Edward Mendelson
Fri Oct 20, 2023 8:08 am
Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
Topic: Thinkpad 755 HDD reformat/factory reset
Replies: 6
Views: 3228

Re: Thinkpad 755 HDD reformat/factory reset

Boot from the floppy, then enter:

Code: Select all

format c:
by Edward Mendelson
Wed Oct 11, 2023 7:07 am
Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
Topic: SOLD, RARE IBM ThinkPad X30 10th Anniversary Limited Edition 1893/2002 w/ Piano Surface and Original Accessories
Replies: 3
Views: 1987

Re: FS, RARE IBM ThinkPad X30 10th Anniversary Limited Edition 1893/2002 w/ Piano Surface and Original Accessories

You can clearly see the damage in this picture:

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/mt0AAOSw ... -l1600.jpg

The crack in the bezel is on the left edge, and there is more damage on the left side of the palmrest. It looks like a crack in addition to the residue, but I can't be sure.
by Edward Mendelson
Tue Oct 03, 2023 6:53 pm
Forum: ThinkPad X1 / X1-Carbon / X1-Extreme and later Series
Topic: What are the best X1 Carbon (generation) Thinkpads?
Replies: 6
Views: 5110

Re: What are the best X1 Carbon (generation) Thinkpads?

USB-C charagers are inherently interchangeable, so any USB-C charger should work if it produces enough power. I use an Apple charger sometimes; sometimes a third-party charger; sometimes the one that came with the machine. I think something 68W is the likely minimum for power. Lower-powered chargers...
by Edward Mendelson
Sun Sep 10, 2023 7:48 am
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: UltraBay Zip Drive for 7xx series
Replies: 15
Views: 6714

Re: UltraBay Zip Drive for 7xx series

Kinda weird it's own by someone called Brian Carn in Jacksonville and you can street view the residential address but when you go to facebook there are about 20-30 duplicate Brian Carn accounts, all in Jacksonville and all seem to be the same person. The whole thing stinks. Do you mean this Brian C...
by Edward Mendelson
Tue Aug 22, 2023 9:19 am
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: StarLabs 7-row laptop
Replies: 7
Views: 8199

Re: StarLabs 7-row laptop

This review suggests that StarLabs' keyboards won't satisfy any ThinkPad user. Scroll almost all the way down to the paragraphs about the typing experience. After reading this, I lost interest:

https://fossbytes.com/starbook-mk-v-fro ... bs-review/
by Edward Mendelson
Sat Jun 17, 2023 10:38 am
Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
Topic: WTB - UltraBay 2000 Portable Drive Bay [FOUND but please post drivers if found]
Replies: 35
Views: 5660

Re: WTB - UltraBay 2000 Portable Drive Bay [FOUND but please post drivers if found]

For what it's worth, the user who claimed to have the drivers and offered to send or upload them a year ago never came through, never opened a PM, and seems to have disappeared from the forum, which makes me wonder whether we were being trolled. Am I right in thinking that we still don't have the dr...
by Edward Mendelson
Mon Mar 27, 2023 6:55 am
Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
Topic: WTB: X60s/X61s and Core 2 Duo
Replies: 5
Views: 2057

Re: WTB: X60s/X61s and Core 2 Duo

It might be helpful to post a photo, especially when there isn't a record of prior sales from the same seller.
by Edward Mendelson
Wed Mar 08, 2023 8:06 am
Forum: ThinkPad X200/X201/X220 and X300/X301 Series
Topic: Putting OS on x200 more recent than Win 8+
Replies: 49
Views: 10644

Re: Putting OS on x200 more recent than Win 8+

All my machines (see my signature) run on W7-Pro 64-bit and use M$ Office 2010 coupled with Ubit, to stop M$ wasting ribbon-space. Apologies for an ignorant question: what is Ubit??? EDIT: I should have remembered: it's UBitMenu - restores the "classic" menu to later versions of Office. I probably ...
by Edward Mendelson
Mon Mar 06, 2023 7:30 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: ThinkPad 770z - HDD Connector and Caddy
Replies: 30
Views: 13534

Re: ThinkPad 770z - HDD Connector and Caddy

I've been experimenting with my 770Z (with the HDD caddy supplied, as described above, by an extremely helpful member of this forum), and would be very interested in having one of those boards when and if they become available. I don't want to waste anyone's time by asking when this might happen, bu...
by Edward Mendelson
Mon Nov 28, 2022 1:24 pm
Forum: GENERAL ThinkPad News/Comments & Questions
Topic: What happens if I enter the wrong BIOS password 3 times?
Replies: 2
Views: 2897

Re: What happens if I enter the wrong BIOS password 3 times?

Thank you - that's what I hoped was the case. I'll put in that SVP, adding it to the database that they all know how to open in case of emergency. Thank you again!

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