There are no compatible "g" cards for A3x series. You might get lucky and get Broadcom 4306/4309 to work without "1802 hack". Everything else will require a hack, be it Intel or IBM/Atheros, at least in my experience. Beg to differ... My Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG card is working in this A30 just f...

I have a thinkpad A30 whose battery charging circuit has failed. I also have a spare motherboard which appears functional with the exception that it will not boot due to a unknown BIOS password being set. From reading various posts on this subject I understand that BIOS passwords are difficult to r...

Definitely sounds like a GPU problem... I just replaced the complete motherboard on my A30 with a NOS (in IBM box with paperwork) from e-bay. Takes about 2 1/2 hours and you don't "lose" the laptop for 2 weeks. My cost was less than $160 for the new MB including shipping and insurance. I believe the...

During my employment at NASA I also used a series of Hewlett Packard (HP) 9800 desktop programmable calculators (HP9810A, HP9820A, HP9830A), as well as playing some chess games with other remote operators over the ARPANET (early IM user :!:). Well! Remote chess, somebody else that had a user ID ins...

Okay.. Burroughs teletype input/output device (ya, the number escapes me too, but I think it was a TC521) with the integrated card reader attached to a Burroughs B3500 main frame connected to about 100 other users using 9600 baud line drivers (short haul modems). The terminal was only capable of 110...

Okay, Replacement MB I got was actually an A30 2654-BC2 NOT an A30P as I thought so there was no problem doing the R&R. Used small medicine Ziploc bags marked with a permanent marker to keep each sub-assembly's screws together (something I've used for a couple decades in electronics). Everything wor...

Just out of curiosity, what will you do with the Firewire and S-Video in ports of the A30p motherboard? Cut holes into the A30 body? Cutting a notch is one option. That hole is actually a glued on piece. Or use a sub-card without the Firewire connector. Because that port doesn't provide power, I ne...

rkawakami wrote:

Kendas wrote:Happen to have the IBM p/n for the correct cable?

The A3x Hardware Maintenance Manual says that the A30 15" SXGA+ cable is a 27L0682.

Thank you. Since that's the cable I have currently, I should be good to go when I can get to the MB. I'll let you all know what happens.

Ken

Just out of curiosity, what will you do with the Firewire and S-Video in ports of the A30p motherboard? Cut holes into the A30 body? Not sure on the FW will see how it's configured after I get it (not able to get to it until tomorrow)... The A30 2652-35U has a plastic "cover" over the S-video "in" ...

Yes :) . Used them at NASA-Ames Research Center back in the early to mid '70s. I probably still have the card decks that I had punched out from a FORTRAN Star Trek program that was running on the IBM mainframe. !!! I think I still have that on an old 2400ft reel tape (FORTRAN 4) along with a couple...

Any one else here old enough to have used an IBM 029 Keypunch? :} Yeah, sure. I probably punched 40 or 50k lines of code out on an 029. S/360 Assembler, Fortran IV, PL/I + a lot of the about worst "programming language" ever, OS/360 JCL. RA OS/360 JCL??? I didn't think anyone would still admit that...

ajkula66 wrote:It will work. Just a new cable for SXGA+ resolution and you're all set...

Happen to have the IBM p/n for the correct cable?

Thanks

Ken

I have a motherboard from a A30P and a bad motherboard (GPU flaked) in an A30 with a almost ''perfect'' LCD (one pixel dead that I can see). If it can be done... What do I need to complete the swap? Yes I have the HMM and no I'm not afraid to to tear it apart (I've done 3 Dell Latitudes already) and...

Any one else here old enough to have used an IBM 029 Keypunch? Yes I used those when it was 'in' to wear flowers in your hair and go to Ashbury Heights... I also worked on the 1401 before switching to the S/360 family. At least I know I'm not the "old man" here anymore. I started on the Burroughs B...

I periodically have that problem with my Dock II and the only thing I've found that seems to work is to take the TP off the dock, unplug the power cord at the back of the dock, wait a few
minutes (2 -10 varies), plug the cord back into the dock, and finally put the TP back on it.

It's just the branded "Intel" card. Model is 2915ABG.

Here is a link: http://www.acnt.com/product.asp?pf_id=NBNCI2915

Note: It is supported by Lenovo and ThinkPad drivers are listed on Lenovo's website

Ken

The Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG card is a "plug-in" and works with the latest Intel drivers without a single problem on my A30

Ken

the minidock fits and I have an A31p which I'm very sure is DVI capable. The minidock has usb2.0 but my A31p only has usb1.1 (file transfer is a pain) When I dock the tp will it then be capable of running usb devices at usb2.0 speeds? No... USB 1.1 is the only thing the computer is capable of regar...

Well, if you're running Windoze try opening the task manager and checking which processes are using up all your CPU for starters.

The link above to SyncToy from Microsoft is good. SyncToy works just fine... Not automatic but I use it to sync important files from my laptop to the main home computer every night.

By the specs listed below the drive is DVD & CD read only. Panasonic / M a t s u s h i t a SR-8177-M 8X/24X DVD-ROM Notebook Drive (SR8177-M / SR-8177M / SR8177M / SR-8177 / SR8177) Description: Slim Tray Load DVD-ROM Drive from Panasonic supports DVD-ROM reading, and can also read DVD-RAM and DVD-R...

Gee... I knew someone would check-in with the answer.

Even if it is on the other side of the planet.

Not sure how the touchpad on the R40 is connected (A30 has none), but you have a couple of choices... One is to wait for someone else to chime in (Moderators?). You can take it apart and see how the touchpad is attached and if it can be taken apart. You can then replace any broke parts that you find...

Have you looked at the trackpoint accessibility options under the accessibility options in ThinkPad Configuration? (That's a mouthful.) There is an option to "lock" mouse buttons for the handicapped. If I've got Google's picasa picture site right here's what I'm talking about: http://picasaweb.googl...

Well... When I upgraded my hard drive to a 60gb I used Norton Ghost 9 and the Cyberguys USB to 2.5/3.5 adapter/power supply. Had zero problems and that's using the A30 1.1 USB through a dock II. Never connected to any of my desktops. Just make sure that you minimize anything that acesses the OS othe...

Well this is from ThinkPad-Parts.com... "ThinkPad 08K9646 A T R - 8X DVD-LW Information Manufacturer Part Number 08K9646 Model of the unit A-T-R ThinkPad-Parts.com item price $40.00 ThinkPad-Parts.com item warranty 08K9646 comes with a 30 day warranty / return period." So don't look for much. I've s...

aaron158 wrote:

j_mcc99 wrote:Hi all,

-I swapped in another hdd, formatted it (NTSC) and tried the install once again. Same thing once again.

i'm guessing by that u ment ntsf as ntsc is a format tvs in north amercia use.

Well.... More like "NTFS"

Half length PCI card. Some people think this is full size because they've never seen a full length card.

I'd upload a picture but this board does not have the option/software to load images directly.

Standard PCI video card will fit. Card is approx. 6 - 8 inches long

Ken

You could right. I'm not a memory "guru" by any means... I just worked with/on computers when they still said Burroughs, or IBM on the front face, or took up at least half a room (the other half was the A/C ;}). I also work on my own equipment... Can't trust most current techs to know how to trouble...

I'm betting that the memory you need is low density. High density PC133 144 pin soDIMM will not work not work with most older systems. The chipset itself is too new. I know my A30 requires PC133 memory but it also requires low density chipset on it. Not to endorse any manufacturer or web store but w...