One can use PCMCIA to USB 2 cards to use USB CDROMS and USB based floppy drive in case of 570 E using the above procedure

Point 2. Most old TPs are most old TPs without CDROM drives

and run WINNT through \i386 folder of the XP CD and not windows folder. thanks.

read carefully: I have gone through myriad of websites, hundreds of stupid suggesions (CHANGE THE Bios SETTING TO CDROM ETC) and million experiments with old TPs to come to certain conclusions as follows 2. Most old TPs do not boot through USB based CDROMS or USB flash /thumb drives even using propr...

I bought a S30 in India. For a long time I could not get any windows version installed as it was having a Linux loaded and I could not access the HDD through booting. I wrote to mainy IBM people and the just washed their hands of S30. Many did not know the model. All available info was in Japanese. ...

the description of the bios installation procedure is all japanese. Can any body help me with the process thanks

I feel there are some S30 user around the world and they can exchange some thoughts. I bought s30 this week. The S30 I bought does not boot through anything but the HDD preloaded with WinXP Pro. I would like to know how to Eflash the BIOS that I downloaded with great search on the net. The Lenovo we...

The S30 I bought does not boot through anything but the HDD preloaded with WinXP Pro. I would like to know how to Eflash the BIOS that I downloaded with great search on the net. The Lenovo website is as dumb as it could be. Everything is in Japanese and nothing can be decifered for S30 as it is made...

Please let me know any good site where I can download Thinkpad S30 drivers and manuals. thanks. Where can I register my TP with lenovo? I bought a new S30 from a person but he does not have any papers for warranty. If it is a fresh new piece will it stilll have warranty ? Where can I check this? tha...

Can anybody suggest me how to verify a think pad number

Hi everybody, thanks a lot for your help. Well the guess was right. It is indeed S30 and it is rare even in India. Its a brand new piece but with no warranty. It wll cost me about US $ 380 with carry case. I still do not know its right price in the international market but I am going for it as I wou...

Thanks everybody. There is change in description from the seller. Actually it is 2639-42J with a P3 mobile 600 Mhz processor according to the seller. I think it is sufficient to get the actual model and its comparison with other models as far as speed is concerned. Can anybody tell me if this is goo...

I am going to buy a thinkpad. But the information the seller provides does not match with any thinkpad model.

Model - 2439
Serial no -BA38198
The screen is 10 inch , p3 mobile processor with 20 GB hdd usb, firewire wifi etc.

What could be this model?