I am looking at this as well. The screen is my only issue with my T430s. It's an i7 with backlit keyboard and wwan, no gpu. I found these on aliexpress: LCD: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32952948457.html Controller board kit: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33014525194.html They both mention the...

Hey. So aparently I blew the backlight fuse in my T430s. My screen is super dim while the machine is functional. Ive read I have to check the fuses to see which doesnt have continuity (any indications on which fuse it may be in this model is apreciated). Ive never done any soldering, so whats the be...

redm0nk wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 27, 2015 6:01 pm

@systemBuilder Thanks for taking the time to answer my old question.
However, I was able to replace the fuse successfully. And Yes, Please disconnect your battery first before operating the laptop. I learned it the hard way

What exactly did you do to fix it?

Hey guys, im thinking about doing the classic keyboard on this laptop, but after reading some guides theres some things I havent understood yet. - Does replacing the T430s for a T420s palmrest make it a more seemless installation of the keyboard (no need of removing brackets), does it just fit perfe...

I know this isnt fun because youll have to disassemble the whole laptop for trying this and could very possibly not fix the issue, but Id recommend checking if the fan/thermal paste are in good condition, since it can be a security meassure that the laptop turns off when cpu temps or stability cant ...

Ive always bought unbranded batteries from Aliexpress and never had an issue. Theyre cheap and theyve always lasted me until Ive wanted to sell the laptop. Id rather pay cheap for what I know isnt original than paying more for a potential scammer.

If T430s has a wifi-whitelist, it can be removed with Ivyprep/1vyrain, see the 'Stickies' in this forum. I see. Im thinking about simply buying a more modern card accepted by lenovo, not sure if they have any wifi 6 in their list. If im correct the bios flash without additional hardware is pretty r...

I would consider the IPS FHD (or QHD, if you prefer higher resolutions) upgrade, if you can find a kit. The T430 s (as opposed to T430) battery is at the front, not the back. Therefore, there is no version that sticks out the back, and that is also why the capacity is so low, and requires the Ultra...

Hey guys. Ive just bought a T430s and im curious about what upgrades can be done on this laptop (outside of the basic ram, ssd, classic keyboard...). Is there anything that "needs" to be done with this laptop (I owned an X61 before this and updating to a custom bios was a must)? I want to change the...

The right way to do is via thinkfan - available in all major distros. The configuration is specific for each machine but its easy to find many configurations for each machine by using Google. I can share my thinkfan config for x220 if needed... My machines are silent and cooler compared to running ...

Hello guys, Im looking for some way to control fan (X61) on Manjaro. I found this https://github.com/hspak/simpfand#readme but ive literally got no clue on how to follow the instructions.

Update: Seem to be an OS configuration issue. I tried booting a live usb with Manjaro on it and there was no tearing, so some sort of XORG file was giving issues. Thanks.

On Firefox, you could try forcing layer acceleration by setting layers.acceleration.force-enabled=true in about:config . I dunno if this improves things. Tried in nothing. Update: i´ve downloaded the tearing test video on my laptop to see if it´s a firefox issue and it isn´t, I still get tearing. I...

IIRC browsers (especially Firefox) has poor V-sync support on Linux. I think it's not strictly a CPU bottleneck, but more on the GMA X3100, as its memory bandwidth is limited to DDR2-667, and that it has to share with the processor. That said, I don't have any Core 2 laptop with ATI or nVidia graph...

Have you tried the problematic monitor in other laptops, preferably ones of the same vintage as the X61? I just tried mine on the 1920x1200 monitor, and experienced tearing when watching 720p videos on scenes with fast movement and abrupt scene changes. It's even worse with 1080p videos. :( But I g...

Thanks. Apparently it´s an issue with my display. Ive tried today a different pannel, 1920x1080 and had no tearing issues. Thing is, I dont know why on earth im having issues with this pannel

axur-delmeria wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:46 am

What's the resolution of the external monitor?

1600x900

Im asking this because im not sure how much of this issue is due to hardware and how much due to software. Im using Linux Mint as operating system. Thing is, when I use my X61 alone, no matter if configured with 50hz or 60hz refresh rate I get no tearing. But, when docked, I get both tearing in the ...

Update on this, I bought the second fan but apparently ive got nowhere to screw it in, how is this possible?

IT DOES HAVE IT. So that seems to be the origin of the issue :eek: Any knowledge about this second fan? I dont exactly see what is it´s purpose or if it´s worth having another fan making noise and vibrating while the laptop is already cool isn´t it? The X60/61 series has that annoying "hot right pa...

If it's a fan error that you can skip/ iqnine ignore, then doesn't it mean that it's for the 2nd fan? Some X61 models have it, located on top of the speaker. Check if there's a fan connector in that area. IT DOES HAVE IT. So that seems to be the origin of the issue :eek: Any knowledge about this se...

If it's a fan error that you can skip/iqnine, then doesn't it mean that it's for the 2nd fan? Some X61 models have it, located on top of the speaker. Check if there's a fan connector in that area. Ohhhh haven´t thought about that! The new motherboard does have quite some more connections than my or...

If the fan actually works and spins, and just an error is reported on startup (I wonder why that happens), then it's not such a terrible issue. Depending how frequently you reboot / hibernate the PC, only you can decide how crucial it is for you. I've merged this with your previous thread. No need ...

So, story follows: Ive tried my old Thoshiba fan in my old T7100 motherboard and it works perfectly, no fan error. So, then we can confirm its the new T7300 motherboard that has some sort of issue with the fan control. Ive checked out the CPU core temps in both motherboards (skipping the fan error i...

Hi all, I bought a T60 and, trying to open up the back, encountered a screw I cannot remove. I asked the seller and he says it's stuck by design. Is this true? Here's the pic of which screw. https://imgur.com/a/M61GKlo I searched the board first and looked for the hardware manual without success. T...

hey guys. So, I bought a new motherboard for my x61. It originally had a T100, new has a T7300. I also bought a replacement fan, since the original I had (Toshiba FRU 42X3805) rattled a bit. this new fan was unbranded but supposedly for the x61. When I plugged the new fan, it started to spin, but ga...

I use GNU Linux myself, but id say go with windows 7, cpu can get sluggish even with simple websites. Windows 10 was designed for more modern systems, so simple tasks that wouldnt be an issue for these systems can completely slow down the cpu on the x61.

Hey guys. Im having issues with an ultrabase I bought for my x61. The latch for releasing the laptop doesnt fully close, which causes the docking system to not work properly and cause different issues while I try to use it. I was gonna tear it apart and try to figure out whats wrong but I decided to...

I shold clarify what I said. I mean that I want to have a good screen on a T60/61 without spending too much but within the realms of moderate expense, I love thinkpads and I got very clear that T60/61 arent really worth upgrading for the money, I just want to have one of these models, already got s...

I've been thinking the best screens for 15" 4:3 T60/R60/R61 is 1600*1200 HV150UX1-100 (CCFL) and HV150UX2-100 (LED). Either panel seems expensive on their own if purchased separately. There will be a good amount of extra work or good amount of extra expense to fit HV150UX2-100 (LED) into T60/R60/R6...