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It's my first post on this forum, have been reading a lot of information about different panels on the T480. Most of you use N140HCG-GQ2...

The display has now turned completely black. I can however see (for example on the ThinkPad boot logo) that it is actually extremely faint, so it...

Hello, just wanted to share the experience of managing to successfully flash the EDID of a screen for the first time with no idea how to go about it....

Playing with an R50p model 1833-HG2 build date 04/05 with IBM branding (some late cases are Lenovo branded).

Successfully running Windows 7 Ultimate...

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Plugging in a Sabrent Rocket Q 8TB 22x80mm M.2 NVMe SSD to the Thinkpad P1 gen 3 (= a 2020 model) gave me bizarre behaviors -

Sometimes the...

Hopefully somebody can help me with this. I bought an used thinkpad t470 that had a faulty keyboard which wasn't really a problem at first since it's...

My T21 is having more startup issues.

1. Starting shortly after I fixed the 0175 error, it would sometimes shut off randomly after being on for...

Hi fellas,

As some of you may know already, I decided to ditch most of my classic Thinkpads (an heresy, I know, but they often end up in the hands...

When you close the lid while it's plugged in, the laptop goes to sleep as expected, but the fan comes on and spins for a bit and goes off, about...

P1G4 was only available with a 1TB drive. Wanted bigger but nothing in stock. Would the SN770 2TB be a good replacement? Can't see a system finder on...

I have an A475 (20BK-0018us) with non-functional trackpoint and trackpad.

They used to work, but suddenly stopped.

Running Linux Mint 20. 12 GB...

I have a Thinkpad 701C that is missing its battery. Bought a NOS one off eBay but corrosion had gotten to the circuit board and fried the...

Does anyone know the part number for the new T14 gen 2 UHD LCD screens (dolby vision, 500 nits, anti-glare)? I'm looking to upgrade from my 300 nit...

Hello,

I have a X1 Extreme Gen 3. Model # is 20TK-001JUS and the mother board is a lmb-3.

I replaced the lcd screen and ever since the backlight...

Hi, new member here, nice to meet you all. I just got a great deal ($30) on a used IBM R51. It has a Pentium M 1.5ghz, 256mb of RAM, an ATI Radeon...

Hi Guys,
I am very happy to present you the 4K screen mod I did on my 20L6S37W0Y ThinkPad T480. Links below are to pictures on my Google Drive, they...

Very nice read:

solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/12/how-and-why-i-stopped-buying-new-laptops.html

Money quote (literally):

» For that price, you...

Follows the current trend of removing useful ports, over-styling, and utterly bewildering material choice. Looks like my P53 will get replaced by a...

**UPDATE**

I did receive my laptop as of 11/11/21! Thanks Jacky, sorry for doubting you!!!

**UPDATE**

Hey all, I purchased another x210 from Jacky...

Hi,
I need your help about some strange problem that I never had with SD Card reader. About few months I made clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate x86...

i patched my newest X220 ThinkPad with the patched BIOS form the McDonnell Tech guide now the audio rarely works. is there a way to undo this? i...

I thought I will share my experience what it was like to LED mod a Thinkpad T60 and a T601 Frankenpad. Both of these machines are 15 inch 4:3...

I have an i9 7-core P53. It uses a huge and expensive 230 Watt AC adapter. There is no car adapter for it. It is a great desk top replacement.

I...

For sale is a used ThinkPad 600E laptop. This machine has a 400MHz CPU, 128MB of RAM, 30GB hard drive and comes with an AC adapter, Windows 98 CD and...

I have a new-to-me W530, and I'm getting an odd clicking/popping sound from the speakers when playing audio. I can even hear it in this test tone...

For sale is a used Intel Core i5-4590T 2.00GHz desktop CPU and an 8GB DDR3 RAM module. Both parts were pulled from an upgraded PC and are in...

by chance does anybody have a restore iso for the Windows 98 Thinkpad 600E? Thanks for any info. Good day and God Bless

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I have a T41p which had a blotchy LCD display. I sourced a new replacement - like for like. Removed the mains power and main battery, and...

Hello, I'm a proud X220 user, but seems 5 more year, my X220 with i7-2640m won't hold for work anymore. I can't left 7 row keyboard, and I don't see...

I've been looking forward to seeing a Thinkpad with a Snapdragon CPU.. i don't use very much processing power these days especially on the road and...

Hey guys,
When I got my X62, I was told it has USB 3.0, and I see it in device manager, but in each of the three USB ports, the OS tells me the...

Came across this mainframe article today, something that a few of us still (fondly ?) remember.
Retrotechtacular: The IBM System/360 Remembered .
In...

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I have a couple of T4x machines - They're labelled T41p, T42 and T43p and all of them have a one piece plastic surround around the keyboard...

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Thank you in advance for all responses. I have an IBM ThinkPad R40 and the optical drive is recognized but does not spin up. I am looking...