jim121 wrote:i dont have fdd ext, so i cant run driver finest test.

Prepare boot CD or USB flash drive
it's easy

i just got my new t42p and i noticed that the screen is much brighter when the computer is plugged into the outlet. is there a way to change the settings so that the screen is equally as bright unplugged as it is when plugged in? Create your own power scheme with equal screen brightness for battery...

Burning DVD's is a new thing for me. Thinking a writable DVD is a writable DVD (I know, I'm daft!) I bought DVD+R's and they won't work. In addition to DVD-R and DVD-RAM, what other media types are compatible with the multiburner in my T42p 2373GUU? Edit: Web spec. provides no info. Edit2: I checke...

Hi, I have a question about my IBM laptop. I would like to know any adverse side-effects that would happen if I deleted the hidden partition on my IBM laptop. I tried it before on my HP computer, and everything went swell, I had more space than ever before, and I just absolutely loved it. Was wonde...

Service partition is located on the end of HDD and is FAT32 partition with changed ID. So suppose your linux installation broke MBR or/and partition identifier. You can restore service partition using rescue discs (on T42 creating of that disk is available through Access IBM application but only onc...

sktn77a wrote:
Bottom line - is the 1.7 Dothan T42 significantly better than the 1.5 or 1.6 Banias T40/41?

Tests say that Dothan processors are up to 10% faster than equivalent Banias processors. So 1.7 Dothan is definitely faster than than 1.5/1.6 Banias and slightly faster than 1.7 Banias.