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by danikayser84
Thu Mar 15, 2018 2:54 pm
Forum: GENERAL ThinkPad News/Comments & Questions
Topic: Searching for old Thinkpads is a royal pain now.
Replies: 15
Views: 8184

Re: Searching for old Thinkpads is a royal pain now.

On eBay searches I usually do stuff like "(ibm,lenovo,thinkpad) (t20,t21,t22,t23,2647,2648)" (no quotes) because sometimes pre-T6x machines may be erroneously listed as "Lenovo" instead of IBM as well and sometimes may not even include "ThinkPad"... also may be helpful to include MTMs in your search...
by danikayser84
Tue Jan 16, 2018 7:51 pm
Forum: Thinkpad - General HARDWARE/SOFTWARE questions
Topic: W600, T600?
Replies: 5
Views: 6614

Re: W600, T600?

I suggested going to 4 digits like T4000, T5000, W5000, X2000, etc. because it would make the most sense ;) (then T4100, T4200, etc.)
by danikayser84
Sun Aug 27, 2017 2:54 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: Thinkpad 380XD oddball charging behavior
Replies: 4
Views: 3901

Re: Thinkpad 380XD oddball charging behavior

I think if the battery is bad/defective (shorted out, bad cell, etc.) it will likely damage the charging circuit on these machines (I have a 380ED with a similar issue, I usually leave the battery out or put tape over the terminals since I don't really use it with battery anymore)
by danikayser84
Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:06 pm
Forum: ThinkPad X20/X30/X40 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: X20 to X22/23/24 conversion possible?
Replies: 3
Views: 3810

Re: X20 to X22/23/24 conversion possible?

I used to own a top-end ThinkPad X24 with 1.13 CPU, built-in WiFi and Bluetooth (however I removed the BT card because I wanted both WiFi and Ethernet and could live without BT and modem), ran 2000 pretty well (I believe I used a BCM4318 wireless card... my typical choice for T23 and X2x with WiFi t...
by danikayser84
Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:03 pm
Forum: ThinkPad W500/W510/W520 and W700/W701 Series
Topic: Well, I just bought a W701 on Ebay.
Replies: 10
Views: 8690

Re: Well, I just bought a W701 on Ebay.

I've been using a ThinkPad W701 as a main machine for almost a year now, did run into some minor issues but it turned out just to be Firefox acting weird (sometimes the video driver would black out and reset, and turning off hardware acceleration fixed it)... I have a 480GB SSD, 2TB HDD and 24GB in ...
by danikayser84
Sun Jul 30, 2017 12:58 pm
Forum: GENERAL ThinkPad News/Comments & Questions
Topic: Does the color of the IBM Badge indicate the screen spec?
Replies: 2
Views: 2106

Re: Does the color of the IBM Badge indicate the screen spec?

Yes, models such as 340, 365 or 750 with a monochrome display will have a blue "IBM" badge on the lid and cover, while color machines such as 755C, 380ED or others will have the RGB "IBM" badge (please note that DSTN and TFT use the same badge)
by danikayser84
Tue Jul 25, 2017 3:11 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: 365CD vs 365XD tell apart?
Replies: 2
Views: 2370

Re: 365CD vs 365XD tell apart?

The front of the machine (where the status indicators are) will say "365CD", "365XD" or whatever model it is on that indicator strip :) (I think some 365s are unmarked however, namely the lower end models like plain, CS or C)
by danikayser84
Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:31 pm
Forum: ThinkPad W500/W510/W520 and W700/W701 Series
Topic: W700 regular BSODs.
Replies: 3
Views: 3902

Re: W700 regular BSODs.

Do you get a screen blankout shortly before a BSOD? I had BSOD issues with my ThinkPad W701 but I found it was due to an issue with Firefox (does it happen with web browsing or similar?) and disabling hardware acceleration in Firefox stopped the blankouts/BSODing
by danikayser84
Sun Jul 16, 2017 8:35 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: Thinkpad 365 powers on but no LCD. Worth buying?
Replies: 6
Views: 3994

Re: Thinkpad 365 powers on but no LCD. Worth buying?

I believe if the connectors are the same then the screens should work for the most part, you can check this list if necessary (I did have a 365ED with a TFT panel so it must have been a custom option on that model, but it also came with a 16MB base memory instead of 8MB)
by danikayser84
Sun Jul 16, 2017 7:13 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: Thinkpad 365 powers on but no LCD. Worth buying?
Replies: 6
Views: 3994

Re: Thinkpad 365 powers on but no LCD. Worth buying?

If the machine at lest turns on when plugged into VGA external monitor, then either the inverter, backlight or cable/panel is bad... keep in mind there were multiple 365 models (I believe DSTN mono, DSTN color, TFT color and 800x600 DSTN or TFT color) so getting a correct panel may be trouble... if ...
by danikayser84
Sat Jul 08, 2017 5:11 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: 760LD LCD 640x480 or 800x600
Replies: 14
Views: 7394

Re: 760LD LCD 640x480 or 800x600

A few years ago I attached the 800x600 display from a ThinkPad 760E to a ThinkPad 760L. You'll get a picture but with some distortion and it won't be usable and you won't be able to use all of the pixels of the higher resolution display. I had a similar issue when I tried attaching an 800x600 displ...
by danikayser84
Sat Jul 08, 2017 5:09 pm
Forum: Windows 10/11/etc.
Topic: Windows 10 on the T43 - Nice!
Replies: 15
Views: 17736

Re: Windows 10 on the T43 - Nice!

Dug out the old T43 recently and put in a Transcend 128GB SSD, so I felt like giving Windows 10 a try... everything appears to be working well, and it runs amazingly for an 11 year old laptop; however I did have to use a Vista driver and install it manually with compatibility mode and install a dumm...
by danikayser84
Sat Jul 08, 2017 5:06 pm
Forum: ThinkPad T40/T41/T42/T43 Series
Topic: ThinkPad T43/p: Which versions of Windows do you use
Replies: 4
Views: 6603

Re: ThinkPad T43/p: Which versions of Windows do you use

I decided to give Windows 10 a try on my ThinkPad T43 (X300 with 2GB RAM and 128GB IDE Transcend SSD), runs surprisingly well for being over a decade old (did buy a NOS battery for it as well which is also working, actually says "Lenovo" on it)... have not run into any issues but had to install a du...
by danikayser84
Tue Jul 04, 2017 9:24 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: 365 and 755 LCD Assembly Swap?
Replies: 2
Views: 2900

Re: 365 and 755 LCD Assembly Swap?

365 and 755 are not in the same product family/chassis, but there's a possibility the panel itself from the 755 line will actually fit and work in a 365 (this involves opening the display assembly to remove the panel, inverter and other parts) One of my 770 machines had a bad CCFL so I took out a cr...
by danikayser84
Tue Jul 04, 2017 9:21 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: Will the 755CX's 800x600 screen fit/work in a 755CD?
Replies: 2
Views: 3420

Re: Will the 755CX's 800x600 screen fit/work in a 755CD?

As an update, I can sadly confirm that an 800x600 display will not work on a 755CD (it appears to be incompatible with the enhanced video board and will not display properly)... recently I won a 755CD that had motherboard damage from a leaked main battery but a near-perfect chassis, and felt it was ...
by danikayser84
Sat Apr 15, 2017 12:00 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: The official 755 Upgrade and general information Topic
Replies: 90
Views: 74449

Re: Max RAM on IC DRAM

Both my 755C and 755CX have a 72 pin SIMM adapter in them, with two 16MB sticks in them... never tried 32MB sticks but I'd assume they'd probably not work (either only see half the stick, give a 201 error or not POST)
by danikayser84
Sat Apr 15, 2017 11:58 am
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: The official 755 Upgrade and general information Topic
Replies: 90
Views: 74449

Re: Thinkpad 755CD(V) Li-ion Support *small pic*

I can confirm that 760/765 Lithium Ion batteries work in a 755CX or 755CD/Pentium (NOT a 755CE or 755CD/486 however), as I used one to upgrade the BIOS on mine ;) Believe the NiMH for 755 also works on 760/765 but obviously you'd get worse battery life
by danikayser84
Sat Apr 01, 2017 4:53 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: Meaning of Legacy Thinkpad letters.
Replies: 6
Views: 4703

Re: Meaning of Legacy Thinkpad letters.

As for E, D, X, Z in 770 series, it is much more clear. None: initial model D: Pentium MMX 233 E: Pentium II 266 ED: first DVD model with MPEG2 decoder X: first with SXGA option or 14.1 XGA, better GPU with MPEG2 decoder integrated instead of as a separate card, PII 300, higher amount of soldered R...
by danikayser84
Tue Jan 31, 2017 8:35 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: 560 hard drive replacement options
Replies: 10
Views: 6726

Re: 560 hard drive replacement options

2) maybe my fan isnt dying after all !! Did the 560 have a fan? I took apart a 560E last year and can't seem to remember seeing one. Out of all the 560 models, the only one I know of with a fan is the 560Z (it's also the only 560 with an easily removable hard drive, all the others have it buried un...
by danikayser84
Sat Jan 21, 2017 9:26 pm
Forum: GENERAL ThinkPad News/Comments & Questions
Topic: Oldest Thinkpad you'd run Windows 7 on?
Replies: 32
Views: 12634

Re: Oldest Thinkpad you'd run Windows 7 on?

I have run Windows 7 on a ThinkPad T23 in the past, ran OK for a Pentium III but I eventually went back to XP on it... currently have 7 on both a ThinkPad A31p and a T42, runs reasonably on both (for T42 however, you must have a Radeon 9600 for proper support of Aero/etc. My T42 is actually triple b...
by danikayser84
Fri Jan 13, 2017 7:25 pm
Forum: ThinkPad T40/T41/T42/T43 Series
Topic: T43 Screen Dims and Computer Becomes Unresponsive
Replies: 20
Views: 10441

Re: T43 Screen Dims and Computer Becomes Unresponsive

Also is the battery a generic/third-party? I had a shorted battery damage something on one of my T43s (it would sometimes freeze up and the power management screwed up on it)

Give the machine a full teardown, remove and replace CMOS battery, etc. and see if that changes anything
by danikayser84
Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:48 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: What operatings systems are y'all using on your vintage ThinkPads?
Replies: 25
Views: 19438

Re: What operatings systems are y'all using on your vintage ThinkPads?

755CX: DOS 6.22/WFW 3.11 (on SSD), 755CD: DOS 6.22/WFW 3.11 765D: Windows 95 OSR2, 770X/Z: Windows 98SE, 560Z: Windows 98SE, 380ED: Windows NT 4.0 600E: Windows 98SE, 600X: Windows 2000 (16GB SSD) A31p: Windows XP, A30: Windows 2000, T30: Windows XP T22: Windows 95 OSR2, T23 #1: Windows 98SE (on SSD...
by danikayser84
Thu Dec 29, 2016 5:26 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: TP 755CX - issues with mwave, sound and modem
Replies: 53
Views: 23091

Re: TP 755CX - issues with mwave, sound and modem

You could try bridging a charged NiMH 9V battery over the terminals to make it think there's a charged battery inside the machine, but I don't know if it works or not (I'm lucky enough to have at least one working 755/760 battery)
by danikayser84
Tue Dec 27, 2016 10:34 am
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: TP 755CX - issues with mwave, sound and modem
Replies: 53
Views: 23091

Re: TP 755CX - issues with mwave, sound and modem

I have a similar issue, I put Windows for Workgroups 3.11 on and the wave audio works and SB16 emulation works but MIDI does not? (MIDI did work under Windows 95, however) Everything else is working (did not test the modem however, I have no use for it in almost 2017, and there's not even dial up he...
by danikayser84
Mon Dec 26, 2016 7:24 pm
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: Thinkpad 755CX and microdrives via CF/IDE adapter
Replies: 7
Views: 4647

Re: Thinkpad 755CX and microdrives via CF/IDE adapter

I actually use one of those on my ThinkPad 755CX, but in a short-height 760 caddy instead; runs Windows for Workgroups 3.11 and MS-DOS 6.22 well enough with 40MB RAM and 2.88MB floppy drive :) (also use one on my PowerBook 190cs but keep in mind that the Master/Slave are actually reversed compared t...
by danikayser84
Mon Dec 26, 2016 7:18 pm
Forum: ThinkPad T60/T61 Series
Topic: T60 - what is it worth
Replies: 7
Views: 4032

Re: T60 - what is it worth

Depends on what OS is installed, whether it has HDD or SSD, RAM quantity, Core Duo or Core 2 Duo, or if it is a plain T60 or T60p :) (SSD will fetch more than HDD typically, maxed out RAM will too) If it's not a T60p, I wouldn't recommend spending over $100 on a T60... (something like an Intel T60 w...
by danikayser84
Tue Dec 20, 2016 10:27 am
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: Thinkpad 310ED and external floppy
Replies: 6
Views: 3861

Re: Thinkpad 310ED and external floppy

Believe it will work if the connectors are the same, but be advised that there is a similar Toshiba connector that will NOT work on 310/755/760 (may damage either the laptop or the drive if used)
by danikayser84
Sun Dec 11, 2016 9:14 am
Forum: ThinkPad T60/T61 Series
Topic: What can be put into the WLAN card space of a T61?
Replies: 14
Views: 9466

Re: What can be put into the WLAN card space of a T61?

The Broadcom HD decoder also only makes sense on Integrated T61s, because nVidia T61s have built in support for HD video decoding :) (said decoder is also good on any T60/p or Z60/Z61)
by danikayser84
Sat Dec 10, 2016 10:38 pm
Forum: Thinkpad - General HARDWARE/SOFTWARE questions
Topic: Is the floppy drive inside the UltraBay FD interchangeable?
Replies: 6
Views: 5344

Re: Is the floppy drive inside the UltraBay FD interchangeable?

Update: I tried the bare 755/760 2.88MB drive in a UltraBay 2000 caddy (T23 and A31) but it only was seen by both Windows 98SE and Windows XP as a 1.44MB drive so there must be a BIOS limitation :( Also tried it on a 560Z (in a 600X UltraBay caddy and external bay) but still only sees it as a 1.44MB...
by danikayser84
Sat Dec 10, 2016 1:35 pm
Forum: Thinkpad - General HARDWARE/SOFTWARE questions
Topic: Is the floppy drive inside the UltraBay FD interchangeable?
Replies: 6
Views: 5344

Is the floppy drive inside the UltraBay FD interchangeable?

Like with the CD/DVD drives which use a standard IDE laptop optical drive, are the floppy drives inside the FD modules also interchangeable between like the 75x/76x, 600, T2x/T3x/A3x generations? They seem to use the same connector between the three (inside the caddy, not the UltraBay connector itse...

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