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- Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:17 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T40/T41/T42/T43 Series
- Topic: Thinkpad T43 2668-95-U
- Replies: 1
- Views: 80
Re: Thinkpad T43 2668-95-U
It's been a while since I've had a T4x in pieces, but if my memory is correct you should be able to use any T43 motherboard and move all the other components over. 14 or 15" doesn't matter as the motherboard is the same for both size systems - the 15" models have a modular interposer card that exten...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:08 am
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: Recovery Set Repository for Community Members
- Replies: 171
- Views: 95449
Re: Recovery Set Repository for Community Members
That does happen occasionally, but in this case that's not the cause. Every once in a while I'll get a PM notification email from the BBS but when I log in there are 3 or 4 from the previous week waiting there too. Like now - there are 2 from last night, but no email. My guess is SPF/DKIM/DMARC need...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:00 pm
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: Recovery Set Repository for Community Members
- Replies: 171
- Views: 95449
Re: Recovery Set Repository for Community Members
It seems PM notification emails are no longer working, so I don't know when someone sends me a PM. I only check the forum once or twice a week, so sorry for delays.
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 5:18 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad L430/L530 and later Series
- Topic: L490 i5 8365u vs T480 i7-8550u Performance
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1618
Re: L490 i5 8365u vs T480 i7-8550u Performance
We've got lots of L14 G1 AMD models (still) in service with our clients. Great value for the money, and no problems with any that I can recall.
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:08 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad W500/W510/W520 and W700/W701 Series
- Topic: W520 locked somehow
- Replies: 14
- Views: 828
Re: W520 locked somehow
If the HDD was password protected you could get around it by swapping it out.
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:00 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad W500/W510/W520 and W700/W701 Series
- Topic: W520 locked somehow
- Replies: 14
- Views: 828
Re: W520 locked somehow
Could also be an encrypted HDD that requires a password prior to booting. If it boots to USB it's probably not a BIOS or SVP.
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:59 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Is Gateway computers drivers gone?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 235
Re: Is Gateway computers drivers gone?
Have you looked through archive.org/web?
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 1:28 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad L430/L530 and later Series
- Topic: L490 i5 8365u vs T480 i7-8550u Performance
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1618
Re: L490 i5 8365u vs T480 i7-8550u Performance
There's no need to keep putting so much credence in TDP of the models. All it means is it puts out that much heat.
Focus on CPU performance benchmarks of what's in them.
Focus on CPU performance benchmarks of what's in them.
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:29 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad L430/L530 and later Series
- Topic: L490 i5 8365u vs T480 i7-8550u Performance
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1618
Re: L490 i5 8365u vs T480 i7-8550u Performance
IMO E series is nothing more than consumer grade garbage. L series offers a huge jump in quality over E series for a fraction of the cost of upgrading all the way to T series. They fall apart within 2-3 years of normal use, compared to L or T series which will last at least 5-7 years, often more. I ...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 10:32 am
- Forum: ThinkPad L430/L530 and later Series
- Topic: L490 i5 8365u vs T480 i7-8550u Performance
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1618
Re: L490 i5 8365u vs T480 i7-8550u Performance
The benchmarks are run on various systems with different thermal solutions. It's entirely possible some systems are less equipped to effectively dissipate the heat generated by the CPUs when they are operating in turbo mode than others, which can affect the results. Largely speaking though, the CPU ...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:26 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad L430/L530 and later Series
- Topic: L490 i5 8365u vs T480 i7-8550u Performance
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1618
Re: L490 i5 8365u vs T480 i7-8550u Performance
Based on average benchmarks by users, it seems they are about the same (having almost the same turbo frequency, same TDP, same number of cores/threads, same architecture). However, the 8365U has a slight edge over the 8550U due to the 100 MHz higher max turbo. https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/34...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:33 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Selling online $600 tax rule
- Replies: 8
- Views: 373
Re: Selling online $600 tax rule
Guys, guys... Don't be confused by the laws surrounding the mandatory reporting of transactions and sales by financial institutions to the IRS, and the laws surrounding your responsibility to do the same. Banks are now being required to report cumulative transactions over $600 to the IRS. This is do...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:32 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Selling online $600 tax rule
- Replies: 8
- Views: 373
Re: Selling online $600 tax rule
Yes, "friends and family" transactions are not affected. The rule applies to all sales, business or not. It's all "income" as far as the IRS is concerned, and all of it needs to be self-reported. The new rules merely lower the requirement of financial institutions to report cumulative transactions e...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:43 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Selling online $600 tax rule
- Replies: 8
- Views: 373
Re: Selling online $600 tax rule
In terms of the law, the law has always stated that you need to report sales of any goods or services as income. Only recently has the industry started lowering the thresholds for reporting of "goods and services" transactions to the IRS to ensure the law is applied and enforced. This doesn't apply ...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:25 pm
- Forum: GENERAL ThinkPad News/Comments & Questions
- Topic: Paypal Shipping Defunct?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 273
Re: Paypal Shipping Defunct?
I go to paypal.com/shiplabel/create where it will have me sign in, then redirect to ShipStation which is now who handles labels for them.
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:27 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: T480: What kind of battery life can I expect with a WQHD display + 96Wh of battery?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4522
Re: T480: What kind of battery life can I expect with a WQHD display + 96Wh of battery?
I bought the big 9 cell battery to replace the little 3 cell, combined with the internal 3 cell. WQHD, i7-8650u. When it was new, estimates were about about 16 hours while working.
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 7:06 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: Is T420 Died? [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 772
Re: Is T420 Died?
Glad you're back up and running. Without being able to reproduce the problem at will, it's hard to be sure. Hopefully it never comes back. If it does, I'd be initially suspicious of the battery itself causing issues (if it happens again, run it without battery for a while to see if the problem retur...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 6:19 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: Is T420 Died? [SOLVED]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 772
Re: Is T420 Died?
Remove the battery, power cord, then hold the power button for 30-60 seconds. Release the power button, reinsert the AC adapter (but no battery) and see if it will power on.
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:36 pm
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: Numerous T520, T420 and T410 for sale
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3570
Re: Numerous T520, T420 and T410 for sale
Just nudging this with the up-to-date inventory I have up for grabs now that the herd has been thinned a bit. Prices adjusted as well.
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:33 pm
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: TPs looking for new homes
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1864
Re: TPs looking for new homes
If OP returns to clarify and set pricing, I could use another 701c to refurbish the plastics on mine.
An admin might be able to cross reference the OP IP address with the profile location.
An admin might be able to cross reference the OP IP address with the profile location.
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:52 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T60/T61 Series
- Topic: T61 Intel GMA gaming
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1656
Re: T61 Intel GMA gaming
These weren't particularly great at gaming, even when they were new. I had (have) a T61p with the top-tier GPU offering (Quadro FX 570m) and it could barely handle Command & Conquer 3. There isn't anything that can be done aside from doing the 1066 FSB/QC mod to increase CPU speed and improve CPU pe...
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 8:39 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad R, A, G and Z Series
- Topic: Any A31 Bios update version 1GE... available?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1473
Re: Any A31 Bios update version 1GE... available?
Internet Archive Wayback Machine to the rescue.
https://web.archive.org/web/20111222075 ... D=DS024269
https://web.archive.org/web/20111222075 ... D=DS024269
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 2:47 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad R, A, G and Z Series
- Topic: Any A31 Bios update version 1GE... available?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1473
Re: Any A31 Bios update version 1GE... available?
Should be available here from the drivers archive at the top of the page.
https://thinkpads.com/support/Thinkpad- ... /A31p.html
1GET41WW for 1.13 is listed.
https://thinkpads.com/support/Thinkpad- ... /A31p.html
1GET41WW for 1.13 is listed.
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 9:55 am
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: Recovery Set Repository for Community Members
- Replies: 171
- Views: 95449
Re: Recovery Set Repository for Community Members
Be on the lookout for a PM with links.
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:12 pm
- Forum: Thinkpad - General HARDWARE/SOFTWARE questions
- Topic: Need a Thinkpad recommendation - 2009 Era
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3418
Re: Need a Thinkpad recommendation - 2009 Era
Most of the games I play are late 90s to late 2000s. An example of one I've been known to play every so often is C&C3, ca. 2007. I run it on my W7 W520 with Quadro 2000M and i7 2860QM. At FHD with max detail, there is no noticeable lag or choppy FPS. This is the last generation that shipped with the...
- Mon Dec 11, 2023 1:24 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad W500/W510/W520 and W700/W701 Series
- Topic: 2 questions, RAM upgrade and OS downgrade on a W520
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7419
Re: 2 questions, RAM upgrade and OS downgrade on a W520
I am still using the factory image I installed on my W520 back in 2016. Aside from the soon end of security updates to Firefox, I haven't had any concerns with it that have made me consider upgrading or switching its OS. It may be possible to use Rufus or a similar utility to create bootable USB sti...
- Mon Nov 27, 2023 4:40 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T60/T61 Series
- Topic: T60 - How would I do an LED mod?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4105
Re: T60 - How would I do an LED mod?
The only way I know of is upgrading the 15" models by swapping out the original CCFL panel for an AFFS panel made by Hydis - HV150UX2-100. The pinout for the LCD is backwards compared to the original panels, and the best solution is to reverse the connector on the LCD cable by unsoldering it, and re...
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:06 am
- Forum: ** HOW TOs & FAQs **
- Topic: Internet Speed Test, who can you believe?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7350
Re: Internet Speed Test, who can you believe?
Once you start getting faster connection speeds, the commercial speed test websites become less reliable. When we test connections at the schools, we use iPerf3 and one of the listed servers that's as geographically close as possible. It's more consistent when testing connection speeds that approach...
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:38 am
- Forum: Thinkpad T14/T15/T16
- Topic: T14s Gen4 Intel i7
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2310
Re: T14s Gen4 Intel i7
I'll drop what I know, since nobody has chimed in so far. We deploy a ton of L and T series ThinkPads for our clients. We haven't been buying many 4th gen models since they're so new, but I can share some generalizations... The latest ThinkPads omit the Ethernet port on many models, most commonly th...
- Thu Oct 12, 2023 12:30 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: T520 Power Management Question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7216
Re: T520 Power Management Question
You may need to enable advanced mode in power manager. From there you can find the button to open up battery charge threshold settings.