The topic title says all. Does anyone here use stickers? The supply of keyboards, specially in odd languages, is running dry.

If it's a 15" T60 you need the interposer board from the 15" T60 motherboard. No other parts are needed. You do need to remove or file down some magnesium frame as the Modem card placement changed between the two series, and I believe Modem functionality is eliminated. Thanks for the information on...

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Tue May 19, 2020 12:10 am

Ditto, you can get the 14.1" 4:3 T61 non-widescreen motherboards here: https://www.theboardroom.info/t61mobo.html

Please remind me again, if I have a T60 shell and the T61 planar, what other parts do I need?

So... the UXGA panel in my A31p died. What are my replacement options?

I could compromise on IPS, but I want the maximum resolution (1600x1200).

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With VGA converters, USB adapters, ThinkPad USB keyboards, a Dremel, and a lot of patience, you might make some real terminals. I'm considering this for the middle term, when a T61 planar with NVS 140M no longer has acceptable performance.

I didn't have that issue at all: http://thinkpads.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=118744#p765387 The chicony keycaps were plug and play for the ones I used (also keep in mind the T60 and T61 chicony keyboards will use different FRUs). I would like to know, for reference, the FRUs that you used in yo...

They can also be Chicony and ALPS (at least I've confirmed swapping Chicony keycaps works okay, presumably the same for ALPS). An aggravating amount of bending of the little "hooks" that hold the keys in place is necessary to make the Chicony *4* keys fit into a *6* keyboard. I know, I'm typing thi...

Nowadays the unwashed brainless designers at Lenovo make a different battery for almost every model laptop. On a less cynical view, there is an industry-wide tendency to make the batteries smaller. Lithium batteries were always risky, and the only way to minimize potential damage is to use less mat...

RealBlackStuff wrote:Terrific idea!
All I would like to know now is how to add a Bluetooth symbol on it and how to change T60 into T61 or T601...

Possibly with a DIY transfer made with a laser printer, or a custom order for Letraset.

A T6x keyboard can have T4x Fn and Back/Forward keys (also Caps Lock, I think) installed, provided that both keyboards are NMB, and you transfer the key cap and the "scissors".

To get colored mouse buttons, a mod is required.

So, now that those screens are unaffordable and the IAQ* 2K panels are nowhere to be seen, what are the available options, if any?

Notice the "Make Offer" button, that's not the price.

MisterB wrote:A T60p with FireGL or a T60 with Radeon 1300 or 1400 should handle it with no problem. I can almost do 1080p on this T42p with a Radeon FireGL gpu and it can definitely do 720p.

Try Media Player Classic Home Cinema with 1080p video on your T42p, and please report the result.
https://mpc-hc.org/

Does the heatsink need to be from an R61i? Or could any R61 heatsink be used?

Also i have oldscool leather briefcase (10K0209) from T4x era but it is so oldscool to get it to the office so it is get to my collection (but it is still in good shape;) https://web.archive.org/web/20150511095637/http://cdn.targus.com/web/ca/product_images/OIKL01_cases_b.jpg Here is a larger photo...

26R9391 and 26R9392 are the part numbers for the 14.1" model that I have. The right hinge actually has a small hole at the bottom where the black pieces are stuck into. If it is lose, you might actually be able to screw in a tiny screw to prevent any wobble. It does not seem like it would comprimis...

T61 hinges do feel cheaper than the ones on T60s. Very early hinges on some T60 machines (distinct black barrel + steel design as opposed to magnesium block), which had a similar design to T4* hinges, tend to have very minimal wobble. In my experience, usually only the right hinge will have tiny pl...

You should be warned that what you want, space and resolution as priority, will demand time, money and it may kill you. Yes, kill you as in death. If you insist on doing this, get a ThinkPad 1600x1200, 15" LCD panel. There is also an old 2048x1536, 15" panel which is rare, low on bright and perhaps ...

Even on a T60 you will run into minor problems. My T60 with a T5500 CPU (1.66GHz, CPU Mark 929, 64bit) struggles with 1080p video on YouTube because of the single threaded browser decoder; there are several gimmicks to play those on an external viewer, or to select a lower default quality, but it's ...

rambo47 wrote:I'll take the 500GB drive. If you could PM me your PayPal that would be great. For some reason my outgoing PM's end up in my outbox. I don't know if you're getting them.

Messages remain in the outbox until they are read by the recipient.

To be perfectly honest, I prefer the original DBU/IDTech UXGA FlexView LCD to any other LCD I've ever seen, including Hydis. Probably, but those are already scarce and the idea here is to unify parts across my A31p and my T60. One panel type for all, then some hoarding. I will look for information ...

Out of curiosity, is it possible to use *6*, say a T60 panel, on an A31p, provided it is one with a 1600x1200 resolution?
It would be nice if so, because then those BoeHydis modded panels would be an option.

micrex22 wrote:the earlier heatsinks with the longer GPU heatpipe are better.

FRU for those?

So, it is the polarizer. It's good to know.

I see that polarizer films can be bought as sheets, not only scavenged from panels. Those tend to be expensive, but at least there is an alternative.

The airtight storage is a great idea. It can't do any harm, but it must be done properly. Many plastics leak chlorine, and even those that don't actually leak air over time. While reading the IPS xbitlabs article mentioned in that thread, I found this: "When voltage is applied to a cell, the crystal...

I'm still reading the thread that RBS linked.

I know that something ages, but I would like to know what part is.

I'm thinking on stocking panels for future use, and I need to know if they degrade in storage, or only while being used. Those will be retrofitted with LED backlights.

Is the yellowing relly caused by the plastic aging?
I would like someone to confirm this.

Pending offer from me, PM sent.

You want a 14" T61 or a T61p (DDR2 and SATA, SATA2 with a modded BIOS), with this accessory ($48): http://www.ebay.com/itm/331368218012 T61 and T61p units with nVidia graphics have a problem that causes failure of the graphic chip over time, except for rare new or serviced units. You can buy one wit...