There's no accounting for taste. A T430 was my first Thinkpad, so it is the standard by which I judge others. I find the keyboard (the much-maligned Chiclet) to be fine, though I prefer the look of the older TP keyboards. Perhaps if I had started with an older machine, I would like the T430 keyboard...

okedoke wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 26, 2019 3:12 am

Just an update, it must have been something to do with the OS. Did a clean install with slackware and it seems to boot up fine. Once into the OS it's really fast.

There you go - it was just a matter of installing a proper OS, and not some junk from Seattle!

From what I can see, you'd still need to cut off some mounting eyelets and the inverter. See also here: https://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?p=785950#p785950 If you had done a search on the forum first, you'd have found Sharp LQ154M1LW2A or LQ154M1LW02 screens. Those are reportedly the best WU...

I have an upgraded T61 with Middleton BIOS, a T9500, and a nice 1680x1050 screen. it's an excellent machine which I don't want to part with (or not yet) but it has one flaw. The screen is quite dim - too dim to use comfortably in daylight. At night it's fine. I have been pondering whether to replace...

TinkerMan wrote: ↑

Sat May 25, 2019 6:43 am

could a moderator please delete this thread? it takes place for no good reason.
thanks

On the contrary, it provides very pertinent information for somebody who has made the same mistake as you.

And it also reminds us, when we make a silly mistake, that we are not alone. Far from it.

Well done. A tip from wooden boat building. When you have to glue something, build up the glue around the joint so as to greatly increase the amount of glue in contact with the parts you are gluing. if it's strong glue, like epoxy, you will have a much stronger repair. Of course, it's best if the re...

Life is strange. Having had no luck finding an X3 Ultrabase I simply searched for Ultrabase, and found a man selling seven of them. With a DVD unit. Manufacturer refurbished, apparently, whatever that means. Seems a bit unlikely. Now to sell the Series 3 Ultrabase that I purchased in error thinking ...

Sadly, it seems that it is not so easy to buy an X3 Ultrabase, at least in the UK . There hasn't been one for sale on Ebay UK for a long time - none is shown in completed listings, so I wonder if it was even sold in this market. Those for sale in the USA are reasonably priced - until you see the pos...

Thanks, but so far I can't see what I am after on either of these. It's interesting that for the T61, Lenovo sells (or used to sell) a screw pack (P/N 44C4809), but it excludes the cover screw. And people selling packs of screws never (in my experience) include cover screws. On page 63 of the T61 14...

I mainly have T42 and T61 models. The 14" versions of both have the same screw - a stubby little thing probably 3mm or 4, with a wide head which has a slot going right across and a smaller slot at right angles which doesn't go right across the head. On the 15.4" T61 the screw head is smaller. My 15....

There are two categories: 1 Those who remove a hard drive from the computer and then throw away the caddy, cover, and screw. 2 Those who sell covers, caddies and screws, but supply the wrong screw or no screw at all for the cover. Of course, IBM/Lenovo are also to blame for using a non-standard and ...

I use and love Xenialpup64 on most of my Thinkpads. There is a very supportive Puppy Linux community, and you will find Xenial sings on a T61. The default interface is a bit weird, but it's easily changed. The Puppy package manger makes it easy to download software, though depending on your needs yo...

What are my options? Would a Firewire disk work? Or a PCMCIA card? Has anybody tried this or other methods to boot an X30/T30? Please flood me with suggestions! An X3 series ultrabase shouldn't be hard to find for pennies nowadays...boot from the CD/DVD, issue resolved. Many thanks for that. I wish...

Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but I have the same problem, albeit on an X30, which I imagine is not very different from a T30. I have tried to boot Linux from a USB stick and got nowhere, despite doing exactly what AEN007 says. The USB stick works happily in other, slightly later, Thinkp...

In case you are wondering why the noise sounded like a hound, it's because I am using Puppy Linux, and the test sound is a so-called Woof. Does that have any relationship to your username "olddog"? :D Indeed it does! Well spotted. I am a huge fan of Puppy Linux. Unfortunately I have a couple of ess...

I use Linux on my older machines. Much lighter and quicker than Windows, and much less virus-prone.

Also, LibreOffice works well on Linux now, so for general computing Linux offers a better, faster, and safer experience than Windows.

In case you are wondering why the noise sounded like a hound, it's because I am using Puppy Linux, and the test sound is a so-called Woof.

Probably a stupid question but did you turn up the volume in ALSA? Thank you for that suggestion. I had never turned the volume down in ALSA, but I thought I would give it a try. So I unplugged the T61 and plugged in the T42. The first thing I did then was to press the "test sound" button, and was ...

I play music from my Thinkpad through a DAC into the HiFi system. Recently I swapped the T61 for a T42, and until yesterday, everything worked fine. Now, silence reigns. There is nothing wrong with the external system because if I plug the DAC back into the T61 it works fine. The USB port in the T42...

Well, I think you are missing something. It is very easy to use, very configurable, and able to run virtually any Linux software. But it's ALSO good for checking out non-working Windows machines. Just boot it with a USB disk and sort out your problems. That's assuming the PC will actually boot of co...

OK, understood. I am not a gamer, so not an issue for me. But a separate keyboard, on a TP? Heresy! I do miss not having a numeric keypad with my TPs, but a small standalone item works quite well. If you want to do any kind of gaming on a Thinkpad, you must have an external keyboard. In terms of key...

A mouse is of course almost essential and I have cordless mice by Logitech and MS which both work fine despite being cheap. But a separate keyboard, on a TP? Heresy! I do miss not having a numeric keypad with my TPs, but a small standalone item works quite well. My main work-space consists of a W530...

If anyone is interested in trying Haiku, it is best to use one of the "nightlies" rather than the official Beta. The nightlies are the latest version, and since the OS is undergoing active development the Beta can now be considered to be obsolete. So far I have only been successful with running it o...

I think people are more conscious of temperature now than they used to be. I try to use Linux as much as possible, and my preferred flavour tends to include a temperature gauge as standard. Windows never does (IME), but recently I have been installing a temperature gauge (Coretemp) on my Windows mac...

Well, that's encouraging. Thanks. I can see this machine getting the full treatment - in due course. I will report back when it's done. Well, the number was said to be signifficant - but this may be due to high volume of those machines sold to big companies. It may be that it was the likes of 3% ove...

I have had a few other issues which have stolen my time recently, so until I catch up the T61P is sitting waiting exploratory surgery. But the Arctic paste is in the drawer, and in a few days I hope to get stuck in. Back in the day, it was said, perhaps on the Lenovo site, that only a small, though ...

Thanks for the suggestion. I have been in touch with Tuus, in connection with an earlier dud T61P which I had acquired. He can supply a board, and the price is not unreasonable, but given that this machine is working now I don't think there is much point in replacing the existing board unless and un...

That sounds like a good idea. I shall investigate further. Thanks. Since you have a T61p, I would strongly suggst you flash Highsun's BIOS as you can undervolt the FX 570M, lowering temperature drastically and increasing the longevity of your system, in addition to boosting battery life. I would sta...

Having played around with the machine for a bit, I am definitely going to keep it. It has the best screen of all my TPs, and I can't bear to part with it. Install Middleton's BIOS, re-paste the CPU or preferably swap it for T8300/9300. SSD comes next and you'll have something to truly enjoy for a f...

Having played around with the machine for a bit, I am definitely going to keep it. It has the best screen of all my TPs, and I can't bear to part with it.