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- Mon Jun 22, 2020 8:44 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: ThinkPad T480 1366x768 to 1920x1080
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7618
Re: ThinkPad T480 1366x768 to 1920x1080
I've installed a N140HCG-GQ2 into a t480. It's got one dead pixel, but otherwise works fine. Haven't measured the brightness or contrast, but it is a huge improvement over the NT140WHM-N41 v8.0 (FRU 01EN020). There are a few extra millimeters at the screen-top and on the sides which needs to be fill...
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:03 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: ThinkPad T480 1366x768 to 1920x1080
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7618
Re: ThinkPad T480 1366x768 to 1920x1080
Ordered one of these, will report back when it arrives... and I get a T480 :)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/233403725518
https://www.ebay.com/itm/233403725518
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 3:39 am
- Forum: ThinkPad L430/L530 and later Series
- Topic: Lenovo Thinkpad L480 - Replace LCD - higher brightness
- Replies: 1
- Views: 12814
Re: Lenovo Thinkpad L480 - Replace LCD - higher brightness
There are alternatives being discussed here: https://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=129332 The T480 screens have the same connector and same mounting holes as the L480... so, they will likely work with the L480. Hello, i have here a Thinkpad L480 with Full HD screen. This screen is not bri...
- Mon Jun 15, 2020 10:32 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: ThinkPad T480 1366x768 to 1920x1080
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7618
Re: ThinkPad T480 1366x768 to 1920x1080
No one's reported back about trying any of the 400 nit panels? Or they've tried and only had ghosting problems? The few models I checked appear to have the socket in the correct location. Can anyone confirm that stock FHD T480 screens are 3.4mm thick? The few I saw on ebay are missing mounting brack...
- Sun Jun 14, 2020 2:12 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: ThinkPad T480 1366x768 to 1920x1080
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7618
Re: ThinkPad T480 1366x768 to 1920x1080
Is there a better answer for this?
It seems there are a few LCD cables:
01YR501 Windu-2 (20L5/20L6) FRU LCD eDP Cable,WN-2
01YR502 Windu-2 (20L5/20L6) FRU Touch LCD Cable,WN-2
01YR503 Windu-2 (20L5/20L6) FRU WQHD LCD Cable,WN-2
Is the 01YR501 used with both the HD and FHD screens?
It seems there are a few LCD cables:
01YR501 Windu-2 (20L5/20L6) FRU LCD eDP Cable,WN-2
01YR502 Windu-2 (20L5/20L6) FRU Touch LCD Cable,WN-2
01YR503 Windu-2 (20L5/20L6) FRU WQHD LCD Cable,WN-2
Is the 01YR501 used with both the HD and FHD screens?
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:08 am
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: LF: xiphmont's LED driver board (TLD)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5256
Re: LF: xiphmont's LED driver board (TLD)
which board are you looking for?
i.e. which machine will it go in?
i.e. which machine will it go in?
- Sat Mar 23, 2019 6:13 pm
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: FS: T420 i7-3610QM, T400 quad, T500 quad
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6753
Re: FS: T420 i7-3610QM, T400 quad, T500 quad
I have at least one Q9100 processor here - so I could make another T400 if you want.
- Mon Mar 11, 2019 4:44 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: How much would an upgrade help?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7689
Re: how much would an upgrade help?
Doesn't the T430 take 32 gb of ram?
I use a T420 with 16gb of ram and an i7-3612QM. For some work loads it is much quicker than my T410.
I use a T420 with 16gb of ram and an i7-3612QM. For some work loads it is much quicker than my T410.
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 3:52 pm
- Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
- Topic: What about Youtube videos on X60 ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7700
Re: What about Youtube videos on X60 ?
I am playing 1080p video with an L7400 processor, smtube and the mpv (with the config file listed above).
- Sun Sep 09, 2018 11:33 am
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: For sale: systems, parts, batteries [updated 10.17]
- Replies: 19
- Views: 11105
Re: For sale: systems (X201s, W700), parts, batteries [updated 09.06]
Hi wujstefan, If the x220's still available I'll take it.
- Sun Sep 09, 2018 11:30 am
- Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
- Topic: Legit SXGA screens available for X62 builders
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8718
Re: Legit SXGA screens available for X62 builders
I'll take an original, or even a "not half bad".
- Thu Aug 23, 2018 12:49 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: New IPS FHD Upgrade Kit for thinkpad T420 T430 ,And T430S T420S
- Replies: 165
- Views: 171915
Re: New IPS FHD Upgrade Kit for thinkpad T420 T430 ,And T430S T420S
Do you have an ivy bridge process or sandy bridge? Not sure whether it'd matter, but it may.
- Thu Aug 23, 2018 10:16 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: New IPS FHD Upgrade Kit for thinkpad T420 T430 ,And T430S T420S
- Replies: 165
- Views: 171915
Re: New IPS FHD Upgrade Kit for thinkpad T420 T430 ,And T430S T420S
I connect the T420 kit today with this screeh: https://www.ebay.com/itm/-3/182340411925
The display is totally garbled.
Machine uses coreboot for its bios.
Anyone try this kit with coreboot or can suggest a way to debug this?
The display is totally garbled.
Machine uses coreboot for its bios.
Anyone try this kit with coreboot or can suggest a way to debug this?
- Sun Aug 05, 2018 6:02 pm
- Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
- Topic: Has anyone succeeded at swapping cpus on X6x boards?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7461
Re: Has anyone succeeded at swapping cpus on X6x boards?
The L2500 is faster than the L7400 and works with libreboot. It requires a 32-bit OS. Another option is to use a faster machine. I have some modified quad core T400 with open source Coreboot for sale -- you could easily put libreboot on them. Or, you could try an x200s, or x200. They're both much fa...
- Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:17 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: T420 for 20€?!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4472
Re: T420 for 20€?!
I'll take it for 20 euro, if you can't use it.
- Sun Jul 15, 2018 7:16 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad X200/X201/X220 and X300/X301 Series
- Topic: Is the x220 worth getting in 2018?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 23137
Re: Is the x220 worth getting in 2018?
With a decent IPS screen and a small msata disk they are fine machines for day travel. I prefer the i5 models over the i7 as the fan doesn't turn on as often.
If you can get by with 768 vertical pixels...
If you can get by with 768 vertical pixels...
- Sat Jul 14, 2018 3:26 pm
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: WTB: BIOS locked T60
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4373
Re: WTB: BIOS locked T60
If your intent is to flash the board with Libreboot, you (likely) need a board with Intel graphics. Flashing to a motherboard with ATI graphics is not at all simple.
The cost of shipping will outweigh the cost of the motherboard. Consider searching ebay.co.uk for 't60 motherboard'.
The cost of shipping will outweigh the cost of the motherboard. Consider searching ebay.co.uk for 't60 motherboard'.
- Sun Jul 08, 2018 8:08 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T40/T41/T42/T43 Series
- Topic: Knoppix won't boot properly on Thinkpad T410
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6499
Re: Knoppix won't boot properly on Thinkpad T410
often there is a kernel parameter which can solve this sort of graphics problem. Or, you boot into run level 3.
vga=normal
fb=off
are a few which may work. Search around for other boot parameters.
vga=normal
fb=off
are a few which may work. Search around for other boot parameters.
- Sat Jul 07, 2018 3:56 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: New IPS FHD Upgrade Kit for thinkpad T420 T430 ,And T430S T420S
- Replies: 165
- Views: 171915
Re: New IPS FHD Upgrade Kit for thinkpad T420 T430 ,And T430S T420S
What's are the required screen specs?
I've been using my coreboot T420 with quad core Ivy Bridge processor but the screen makes the machine difficult to use. If this works, I could use a few of these kits.
I've been using my coreboot T420 with quad core Ivy Bridge processor but the screen makes the machine difficult to use. If this works, I could use a few of these kits.
- Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:56 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T40/T41/T42/T43 Series
- Topic: T41 WPA2 issues?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11669
Re: T41 WPA2 issues?
The Intel 2100 is only an 'B' card. If you PM me your address I can send you a better card, either an Intel 2200BG or something similar. You may need to flash bios to use it though.
- Thu Jun 21, 2018 3:42 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: T420
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5803
Re: T420
how are you making the usb disk? which distro & version are you putting on the usb?
Maybe try syslinux instead of grub.
Maybe try syslinux instead of grub.
- Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:44 am
- Forum: ThinkPad X200/X201/X220 and X300/X301 Series
- Topic: True/False Arrandale questions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3424
Re: True/False Arrandale questions
There are motherboards which fit into the x201 which has 7th, or 8th, generation intel processors (i7-7500U Core i5-8250U, or Core i7-8550U). This modified x201 is usually called an x210.
- Fri Jun 15, 2018 8:07 am
- Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
- Topic: 72% Battery Wasn't Charging. Now Won't Power On
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6950
Re: 72% Battery Wasn't Charging. Now Won't Power On
Maybe one could replace the board inside the battery with a generic 'battery charging' board.
- Fri Jun 15, 2018 6:42 am
- Forum: ThinkPad X200/X201/X220 and X300/X301 Series
- Topic: Upgrade Thinkpad x200
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7814
Re: Upgrade Thinkpad x200
Samsung is the comsumer-ssd leader. Check out their 860 EVO 1TB.
Before buying larger drives, I first spend a few minutes trying to clean up my disk - deleting crap, shrinking images, moving archived stuff to an archive disk.
Before buying larger drives, I first spend a few minutes trying to clean up my disk - deleting crap, shrinking images, moving archived stuff to an archive disk.
- Fri Jun 15, 2018 2:26 am
- Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
- Topic: 72% Battery Wasn't Charging. Now Won't Power On
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6950
Re: 72% Battery Wasn't Charging. Now Won't Power On
If it blinks fast and orange, it's toast -- the cells inside the battery are possibly fine, and can be removed and used in other projects. There is a circuit inside the plastic casing which decides the battery should disable itself and there isn't much you can do.
- Fri Jun 15, 2018 1:03 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: Thinkpad T420 and I7 3840QM
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7518
Re: Thinkpad T420 and I7 3840QM
If you have coreboot , the machine will run with the 3840QM. But, I'm not sure if it will overheat. My 3630QM does not overheat but it may throttle, cpu temps reach 90C under extended load, >20minutes.
- Fri Jun 15, 2018 12:54 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: Help! The frequencies cpu do not change when the charge is connected.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3290
Re: Help! The frequencies cpu do not change when the charge is connected.
Some users see cpu throttling when their power brick is bad, or under powered. Is it a 65W or 90W? Better is 90W.
What happens on the charger and battery removed?
I'm using 'powersave' and, with a 4 threads under load, get 3099 MHz:
- with battery
- with charger
- with battery + charger
What happens on the charger and battery removed?
I'm using 'powersave' and, with a 4 threads under load, get 3099 MHz:
- with battery
- with charger
- with battery + charger
- Sat Jun 09, 2018 4:39 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: Suitable replacement for T420
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5685
Re: Suitable replacement for T420
There are a few heat sinks for the T420. The dual-pipe models runs much cooler than the single-pipe models under 100% cpu load. Remove your keyboard and see if you have one heat-pipe or two. The T420 can be modified to accept an Ivy Bridge (3rd generation, i7-3xxxQM) quad-core cpu; you replace the s...
- Sat Jun 09, 2018 3:45 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: T420
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5803
Re: T420
try remaking the partition table or the mbr/gpt.
A few programs which can do both are:
gparted, fdisk, gdisk.
A few programs which can do both are:
gparted, fdisk, gdisk.
- Wed May 30, 2018 12:23 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: Doing MVA mod on T400 (G141C1-L01)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12895
Re: Doing MVA mod on T400 (G141C1-L01)
There is a quad core mod for the t400 which is pretty simple if you already have coreboot on the machine. I may have an extra processor if you're interested.