Regarding the 1080p kit, try asking in the Thinkpad subreddit. Some have posted about their modded T420's there.

RoamingAndy wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 05, 2019 9:28 am

I just lost keys c, d, e, 3. The mod worked great for 6 months. Anyone have any idea what would cause that?

A keyboard that's starting to go bad.

With a bricked unit like that, I doubt it.

Pomona clips? Use "SOIC-8 clip" as a search term.

IIRC any late-model Core 2 Duo with 1066MHz FSB is supported. A Core 2 Duo T9600 (2.8GHz) should be a good starting point.

The number after PC3 is the theoretical bandwidth/transfer speed in MB/sec. Divide it by 8--because the SO-DIMM has a 64-bit wide (8 byte) data path--to get the speed in MHz 12800 / 8 = 1600 10600 / 8 = 1325 --> the actual bandwidth is 10666.666666 MB/sec, but it's rounded down to 10600, so 10666 / ...

I use light machine oil (like Singer oil ) when I lubricate fans. After cleaning the fan (remove all traces of dirt and dust), I gently pull on the fan hub until it separates from the base. The fan hub has a metal axle in the middle, while the base has the motor itself. Put a drop of oil on the moto...

A couple of years ago I upgraded mine from 2x1GB to 2x2GB and to be honest didn't notice any dramatic improvement for sure, so I guess a further upgrade to 2x4GB would deliver an even less noticeable difference. To be fair, the benefit of a RAM upgrade is usually felt if the computer was previously...

Latest Windows 10 has much advantages over linux. Microsoft team continuously work on improving Windows and nowadays almost all the devices drivers are also automatically updated through windows update. The problem in this case is that the manufacturer (Intel) never wrote proper Windows 10 drivers ...

Tried downloading the first 3 HMMs (already have vol.4). Seems like the speed is capped to around 30 kilobytes/sec. Kinda slow, but it's fine since the files are small. In any case, still better compared to actual BBS/dialup speeds.

Windows 10 might end up installing the basic graphics driver. This means anything that involves graphics will be slow-- e.g. dragging a window and the bottom half is trailing behind. :x Not sure if you can install the Win 7 or Win 8.1 Intel HD graphics driver on Win 10. Oh, and Power Manager is not ...

I don't have an X201T, but there's a good chance that Linux will have better driver support than Win10-- IIRC Intel only wrote Win10 graphics drivers for the Ivy Bridge (X230 and its contemporaries) and later generations.

I've never had a 600X, but if it has the Intel 440BX chipset, it's definitely limited to UDMA 2. See wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_I ... x_chipsets

I use a 90w charger with my X220 with no battery. I get full clock speed without any issues.
The X230 will behave the same way.

I don't have a computer(desktop or laptop) anywhere close to that recent to verify if it's true or not, sorry.

MikalE wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:24 am

What's the poop on this? I would like to roll back to Windows 7 Pro on my new Dell, but I don't think this is possible with a ninth generation Intel CPU.

IIRC it usually due to Intel not bothering to write Win 7 drivers on newer hardware.

Can the fan RPM be altered? To go beyond the fan controls you'll need to reprogram the embedded controller, which isn't easy.

BTW, have you cleaned the heatsink and lubricated the fan?

IMo it's best to disable UEFI and Secureboot, and stick to Legacy BIOS mode. I don't know how good the UEFI support of major Linux distros are, but sticking to tried and true legacy mode wouldn't hurt.

Temps seem OK.

The naming system is like: PC 3 L- 12800 Number in boldface : RAM type. No number before the hyphen means DDR1; 2 for DDR2, 3 for DDR3, etc. An "L" after that means it's a low voltage version. This first appeared in DDR3L, as its operating voltage (1.35v) is lower than regular DDR3 (1.5v) Number wit...

You can edit the config file for tpfan to have a more aggressive fan profile.
You can also try undervolting the CPU to reduce temps.

I'd recommend using separate drives for Windows and Linux, especially when UEFI and/or Windows 10 are involved.

Do you need to need to change the thermal paste? If you bought that T440s new back in 2013-2014, and haven't done any sort of maintenance, then yes you need to.. If you bought it used more than 2 years ago, and haven't done any sort of maintenance, then yes it's good idea to do so. If you just bough...

USB 3.0 has been standard on Thinkpads one generation before the T440p. If you need drivers, try the official Lenovo support site.:

T430i is basically a T430 but with slower CPUs. To be honest an Ivy Bridge i3 is no slouch either, and since it's a socketed CPU, you can easily upgrade to a dual-core i5/i7 or ever a quad-core i7.

The T430 also has native USB 3.0 ports, more capable built-in graphics, and 16GB max RAM.

Still OK despite not being IPS. Specs look good. It's only 2 generations behind the current model, so that's a plus. The X220's biggest weakness (compared to the X270) is the Intel HD 3000 graphics-- this is something I've noticed when trying to play some Windows games via Wine-- the lack of OpenGL ...

The price looks good. Does it have an IPS screen. If yes, the price is great.

You might need to get used to the 6-row keyboard layout.

It's lighter and faster than the X220, that's for sure.

That's a strange finding indeed. The only idea that comes to mind is some kind of packet timeout issue due to the slow (but not too slow) 19.2-38.4 kbit/sec speed. 115 kbit/sec is the usual maximum for serial ports using the 16550A UART (or functional equivalent). I remember maxing out at this speed...

Windows 2000 uses WDM drivers while W98SE can use either VXD or WDM. In most cases, the WDM driver for 98SE and 2k are the same (I remember collecting various drivers for the Crystal 4236B/4237B when I still had that sound card).

I don't have a T440p, but have experience with testing other Thinkpad models without a keyboard installed or have the fan clearly visible in some way. On power-on the fan spins for a second (to check if it works properly) and then stop if the temperature is low enough --usually if it's the first tim...

The fan is controlled by an embedded controller than constantly monitors a few temperature sensors. Have you used a hardware monitoring program to read the temps and fan speed?