I finally got my X62 up and running. I have had the motherboard for three months. I took it to work to put it together, but got annoyed by the relatively low quality things seemed and shoved it away somewhere. I brought it home about a week ago and got it up with Linux Mint. The computer runs fine. ...

My second batch X62 board arrived on Saturday morning. I still haven't had a chance to play with it though.

I ordered one of the X62 motherboards today. Can't wait to do the swap!

I have not tried out Windows 10, and probably don't have much interest in doing so. Win 7 is working fine on my one-year-old Dell XPS 8700, as well as on numerous Thinkpads. I also have Linux Mint 16 or 17 on almost all of my later Thinkpads starting with the T40s and into the T60s. As I gain more ...

Wow, this is awesome! Thank you so much, now I want to upgrade my X61!

If you want a 12 cell battery for your T500, the only way to do it is go generic. I have had generic battery circuits fail on me, but they never caused fire or any other sort of damage, the battery simply stopped working in some way. I only buy generic batteries. I can have one rarely fail and still...

If you scour the T61 quad-core thread you will find that it has been tried in a T400 and T500. However, the way to get it to work in the T61 is currently not possible in the T400 or T500, and may not ever be.

I wouldn't mind spending the weekend in Hong Kong to pick one of these up!

You should use both. Install the switchable graphics from Lenovo, and then use the AMD graphics drivers update tool to install the latest graphics drivers for the system. Then you get the best of both worlds. The computer does get hot, but even with overclocking the HD3650, undervolting my T9900 and...

Is this for real, or is this simply more fanboy fantasy balogna?

You can mix and match chargers without any problem.

The best deals on real chargers are used ones on Ebay. The lifespan of chargers is "indefinite" so you shouldn't worry about them being used.

To install the latest graphics drivers, first install the Lenovo power manager, then the switchable graphics driver from Lenovo. Then download the driver update tool from AMD and let that run and install the newest graphics driver for the discreet graphics. That is how you get switchable graphics wi...

These adapters are for sale here on Taobao for about $6 shipped.

Why only a Lenovo part? You are gimping yourself.

It would be a wasted effort. A slight bump in clock speed and going from 3MB to 6MB cache are not things that would be noticeable. Without any other modifications, the only upgrade that might be enough to be noticeable would be an X9000.

An X61, let alone an X61s, is something you get because really, really want one of them. They would only be any kind of upgrade if your Macbook is the original one released in early 2006. Go with the cheapest 12-13" laptop you can find that uses DDR3.

Good luck with that XD. the $40 T9900 probably have fallen pads when the seller were removing the CPU and they used a board to cover that defect. such as this one here: http://forum.51nb.com/forum.php?mod=attachment&aid=MTgxNzM4NXw2OGQ2ZTdjYnwxNDMwNDQ5Nzc2fDExOTEwOTh8MTQ3MTYwNw%3D%3D¬humb=yes or...

Oh please. This is a complete joke and there is nothing to fear. If a 2µT magnetic field has "severe health effects," there would be no life on this planet. There is no compelling evidence for negative health effects from magnetic fields that people are commonly exposed to. The WHO says that exposur...

I have seen the same exact FRU number on two heatsinks/fans that looked different from each other. I'm guessing it is because Lenovo sourced them from different places. One I think said Toshiba on the fan sticker.

Thank you. Tangent Alert: I am saving up pennies for this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/181284450351 And I wonder if I can weld inert abs plastics with the hot air tip... Mine is almost like that one, but just digital hot air and soldering without the power supply. This is almost identical to the one I ...

If you want a cheap touchpad, just buy one for a T60/T61. Those seem sized very well for the X61. I can find them for $5 plus shipping here, brand new. amazing work, just too labor intensive for me. Do they sell a wireless touchpad I could dremel a spot for and connect wirelessly? Separate touchpads...

That all sounds really expensive. I've bought normal voltage X61 motherboards on Taobao for $30, and a T9900 for $40, although now it seems the going price is about $60 for the T9900. How much would somebody charge to do the BGA rework, another $30? If it doesn't work the first time, it might be not...

This topic may be of interest if you are considering soldering wires directly. You could probably just use the existing ccfl inverter. http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?p=721894 No, that isn't possible. The screen in the thread you linked to has the LED driver as part of the panel itself. In...

I think there is a mis-understanding. You can get all the 800mhz socket P cpus to work in a T61 with JUST a bios update. Yes, but they were asking about running a 1066Mhz socket P processor at 800Mhz. That does require some modification as well. Granted, there is no point since you can just use an ...

Suitable and cheapest thinkpad models ? Software's\Program's recommendations: (MasterCAM X6) - 2.5GHz Pentium 4 - 2GB memory - Nvidia Quattro 256 MB - resolution min.1280x1024 - Windows 7 compatible. T61 is good and cheap about 70-120€ but it has only 128 MB quattro . :( (How much difference does 1...

XP will run well on an SSD. The problem is that it doesn't support the TRIM feature. In order to keep performance high, you would need to have a formatted partition that is significantly smaller than the total size of the drive. That coupled with the fact that you are limited to SATA-150 speeds mean...

You could always just "upgrade" to an Intel graphics board.

I've seen some Nvidia boards on Ebay that the seller claims are good and free from the defect, yet show obvious signs of having been fluxed and cooked.

It isn't that simple, unfortunately. A 7260AC may be white listed in the BIOS, but only a Lenovo 7260AC will work.

If you just have to have a 17" Thinkpad, these are the only ones available. If cost or performance are of any concern to you, just stay away. A high spec W701 will be quite faster than a high spec W700. You can also upgrade to 32GB ram, vs 8GB on the W700. As far as prices, they seem to be all over ...

The card from Amazon will not work. With the BIOS white list, you can't just pop in any wireless card. It HAS to be one from Lenovo.