I have both, but why are you trying to? The hard drive isn't IDE in a 700C, it's an ESDI drive because the machine is MCA architecture. btw Imgur doesn't work in the EU/UK. Blocked. Maybe use imgbb or similar? Maybe some wackiness with a FDD ribbon extension out the front of my 755C to connect to a...

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Thu Mar 05, 2026 7:12 am

Imgur works fine for me in Ireland.

https://help.imgur.com/hc/en-us/article ... ed-Kingdom

RBS EDIT: (no) thank you, Brexit...

Do you mean before slicing, rotate the model on the plate 45 degrees rather than 90 degrees as in the picture?

I have both, but why are you trying to?

The hard drive isn't IDE in a 700C, it's an ESDI drive because the machine is MCA architecture.

btw Imgur doesn't work in the EU/UK. Blocked. Maybe use imgbb or similar?

I've been trying a few different things (which have often since fallen by the wayside) but now what I'm doing is reinforcing both hinge sides with 2.5mm sheet aluminium (which essentially slides into a rectangular hole, but the final design splits into two versions - one with those slots for metal r...

Ok, I'm nearly there. mouse buttons now fully incorporated and working against the keyboard. There really is 10ths of a mm differences going on here. Everything bolts into this top section and functions including the hinges. Next steps are attaching the top and seeing how the current strengthening i...

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Hey So here is where I'm at. Currently focused on purely the back section, altough the final design will include the whole panel, front and back. I'm almost at 1-1 replica point, and have loosened the hinges back to original specification. This is Mk6 of the design. My focus next is counter sinking ...

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Hi - if you're taking requests, then the small rectangular PCMCIA plastic cover the just clips off and always gets lost on the 755 series.... I think the real issue which could be solved by 3D printing which is the biggest single issue in older thinkpads is by replacing the mounting of where the met...

I seriously doubt anyone ever thought a bad condition 701c listed on ebay for $1300 was ever going into landfill.

Well, the 770 which is much the same era will not let you boot the machine with a dead CMOS - same manual and locked up screen, and I suspect the 600 is much the same. Did you actually set the time and date to current? It would be a different error, but does the machine have a verified working boot ...

2 posts ever. Be careful.....

Having seen this kind of thing dozens of times my guess is your replacement battery still is not adequately powering the CMOS.

I'd start again with a brand new 2025 battery, connect a fresh set of wires to it and start again.

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Just another update and will update the wiki. The 535E will boot from PCMCIA and the Easy Setup is clever enough to not allow you to enable both the HDD0 and PCMCIA at the same time (presumably as they conflict). It will boot happily from up to a 4Gb CF card but on whatever card you use Win98 fails ...

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Couple of novice questions: 1) Got a link to the exact aliexpress item? 2) Was the driver included? 3) Does the driver have to be wired into the existing inverter feed (I'm assuming it cannot come from the HV inverter +/- 4) (how) Does all this extra circuitry fit inside the lid/bezel? 5) How is dif...

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I know, but I just wouldn't bother. What would be the point or the gain? It's just complicating matters by using anything other than CF with PCMCIA.