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by sportfreak
Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:35 pm
Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: are these two tablet batteries the same?
Replies: 2
Views: 914

Re: are these two tablet batteries the same?

hmm as you can see, both of those batteries claim themselves as a replacement for the original one..so thats a clear indication that it is a "For IBM" kind of stuff.. and also one sincere suggestion is that try searching in ebay for the batteries through the original part nos. something with FRU or ...
by sportfreak
Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:36 am
Forum: Linux Questions
Topic: red hat enterprise linux on a thinkpad x61
Replies: 7
Views: 3128

Re: red hat enterprise linux on a thinkpad x61

anything guys!!??? about the post above this one!? :help: :help: :cry:
by sportfreak
Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:34 am
Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
Topic: ThinkPad 600X Replacement
Replies: 5
Views: 2197

Re: ThinkPad 600X Replacement

But take a look to the X60/X61 series - also awesome machines. i would definitely agree with that, because i myself use it everyday and not only do i get the wows for its looks and form factor but also the things i pull off from it infront of my grad clas.. i have done stuff ranging from installing...
by sportfreak
Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:51 pm
Forum: Windows 7
Topic: Windows 7 64-bit and 3GB hibernation file?
Replies: 12
Views: 5308

Re: Windows 7 64-bit and 3GB hibernation file?

i had a 1.95GB hibernation file..and when i tried to remove it thru disk cleanup it dosent happen..

why do you think so!?
by sportfreak
Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:24 pm
Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
Topic: SOLD: iPhone 2G 8GB
Replies: 4
Views: 1398

Re: WTS: iPhone 2G 8GB

pm sent..no reply!!!!! :?: :?:
by sportfreak
Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:08 pm
Forum: ThinkPad R, A, G and Z Series
Topic: Z61t with glossy black lid?
Replies: 2
Views: 991

Re: Z61t with glossy black lid?

hmm if you observe the video carefully he has a custom fit over the lid..esp when he shows the lid of the computer you can see the near the IBM logo that there is something else on the lid..

observe carefully...
by sportfreak
Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:05 pm
Forum: Windows 7
Topic: Is Windows 7b stable enough for normal usage
Replies: 30
Views: 10085

Re: Is Vista 7b stable enough for normal usage

hmmm well i have installed it few days ago, and i had absolutely no problems with it whatsoever and i had office 2003 and many other everyday apps installed in it, and trust me it runs very nicely and fast too.. and i am planning to install ubuntu in the dual boot mode so that i can see how it is in...
by sportfreak
Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:01 pm
Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: Super Hot x61t
Replies: 2
Views: 1298

Re: Super Hot x61t

hmm...looks like you had a similar problem as i had.. i had a similar problem until i realized that i dint bother to look at my power settings in the laptop just go over there, and see the power settings for each and every individual component such as wireless card, processor and also check for the ...
by sportfreak
Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:39 pm
Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: hand rest getting quite heated up on x61
Replies: 4
Views: 1360

Re: hand rest getting quite heated up on x61

My first thought would be to check the power saving settings for your wireless network adapter; maybe the Vista drivers default to a slightly more power hungry configuration? woow that was the trap over here in my case!!! my power settings for wireless was maximum performance in all of the power mo...
by sportfreak
Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:11 pm
Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
Topic: WTB: Your GSM phones
Replies: 9
Views: 2330

Re: WTB: Your GSM phones

8890!!! :lol: :)

woow i use to watch my uncle use it when i was a teenager, and after reading this i feel like owning one of those..do you think we can use t-mobile network with that particular phone model!?? and i hear 8910i is a much better one!!!

anyone who's planning to sell that one!?
by sportfreak
Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:12 am
Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: Is there any fan noise problems with X61?
Replies: 8
Views: 3110

Re: Is there any fan noise problems with X61?

even sometimes with the intel cards if the drivers are sometimes "mal functional" or whatever that is, sometimes heat is kind of a small issue in the x61 models..i mean when i had a x61 with xp there was no issue, and when i had vista ultimate x64 version, the palm rest gets quite hot u know..well a...
by sportfreak
Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:46 pm
Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
Topic: exchange (1Gb*1Gb) = 2Gb memory modules
Replies: 0
Views: 355

exchange (1Gb*1Gb) = 2Gb memory modules

hello everyone

i have (1Gb*1Gb) = 2Gb memory modules which i m using for my x61

i was wondering if anyone would like to exchange these 1 gb stick's for a 2Gb single memory stick of a similar statistics....just a thought!!!!!

thanks in advance@!! :wink:
by sportfreak
Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:39 am
Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: hand rest getting quite heated up on x61
Replies: 4
Views: 1360

Re: hand rest getting quite heated up on x61

hmmm the idea is pretty nice :twisted: but u know its still funny why it runs cooler in xp in comparision to vista i have even noticed that when in comparision to ubuntu...its runs quite hot like in vista even in ubuntu do u see any pattern!??? or shall i ask for any replacement!?? and regarding the...
by sportfreak
Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:28 pm
Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: hand rest getting quite heated up on x61
Replies: 4
Views: 1360

hand rest getting quite heated up on x61

hey everyone!!! Greetings of the new year and the new website... yaaaay :thumbs-UP: :thumbs-UP: well off late i seem to notice that ever since i have installed the vista x64 version, my thinkpad seem to get hotter on the hand rest i mean when i had xp i remember it was far away from warm, but now i ...
by sportfreak
Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:19 pm
Forum: ThinkPad T60/T61 Series
Topic: are all palm rests created equal?
Replies: 6
Views: 3009

Re: are all palm rests created equal?

hmm i might not be perfectly right, but i guess they must have sent u a hand rest of the newer thinkpad series..my guess is that is that they must have mistakenly sent u a hand rest of one of the newer T series or SL series coz i feel they are of the similar size or shape as the older T series.. or ...
by sportfreak
Sat Jan 03, 2009 4:46 pm
Forum: Linux Questions
Topic: red hat enterprise linux on a thinkpad x61
Replies: 7
Views: 3128

hey everyone.. i have finally got hold off the oracle enterprise linux CD's and i have installed it successfully on the x61..thank god :P :P well as discussed before i have copied the contents of the ucode into the /lib/firmware/ and after i type the command it shows me the error ERROR: Module iwl49...
by sportfreak
Fri Jan 02, 2009 2:16 am
Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
Topic: feeling: price for a thinkpad z61t
Replies: 10
Views: 1336

i paid $280 for this baby!!! and this includes the warranty and all the sweet things in the laptop!! this baby was not in good driver condition when i picked it up but when i realoaded the XP and the drivers and everything...its a ZIP ZAP ZOOM!!! Well i guess this baby was my new year gift i guess.....
by sportfreak
Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:47 pm
Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
Topic: feeling: price for a thinkpad z61t
Replies: 10
Views: 1336

feeling: price for a thinkpad z61t

hey people i just brought a thinkpad z61t from a guy whom i had no clue who he was....but before i brought it i did check for the warranty and its almost till 2010 june... so the laptop was pretty mucg good to look at...i mean i can give it a 9 out of 10 i looks and maintenance..the guy even gave me...
by sportfreak
Mon Dec 29, 2008 1:03 pm
Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: general question about batteries
Replies: 3
Views: 923

well yeh its not possible when its docked in the ultrabase atleast the way i see it, how bout the case wherein when its not docked in, but still no battery and switched in AC power...

:?:
by sportfreak
Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:18 pm
Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: general question about batteries
Replies: 3
Views: 923

general question about batteries

hey guys.. i have a general question about batteries and i wanted to know if it could be done.. The thing is that as soon as i m back home for the day, i just unplug the battery and connect it to my dock and external monitor and keyboard and its connected pretty much until the next day morning befor...
by sportfreak
Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:09 am
Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: internal mic working only intermittently on X61T
Replies: 3
Views: 1311

hmmm.. actually even i did the same thing, just installed it..and it dint work then...i remember this properly.. but after i updated it, by going into the device manager and selecting the update manager and letting it search online, only then it started to work.. though i did not understand why it h...
by sportfreak
Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:54 pm
Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
Topic: FS: thinkpad x61 7675-H7U ULTRABASE pics loaded (negotiable)
Replies: 19
Views: 4089

mmm...loooks like the whole point for the sale of my laptop is lost through this verbal misunderstandings

i dint see this one coming through!!! :cry:
by sportfreak
Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:52 pm
Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
Topic: FS: Thinkpad R61 (light usage) price drop
Replies: 3
Views: 944

hey i have emailed u expressing my interest..
still i havent got any reply..



is it still up for sale!!! :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?:
by sportfreak
Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:19 am
Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
Topic: FS: thinkpad x61 7675-H7U ULTRABASE pics loaded (negotiable)
Replies: 19
Views: 4089

what matters is what you're intent on getting for it, as in asking price. yeh that is a good point..i m really bad at this selling stuff..and hence dats the reason that in all my previous posts i have been asking people to send me or PM me their price which they r looking for, so that even i vil ha...
by sportfreak
Sun Dec 21, 2008 8:50 pm
Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: X60 Tablet Wireless Disables
Replies: 2
Views: 1240

hmm

first things first :) can you please let us know what OS ur using so that we can see if its somethn related to ur OS stuff or maybe we can root it down to the hardware detail

please be specific if there is anything else that you experience!!
:wink:
by sportfreak
Sun Dec 21, 2008 7:32 pm
Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
Topic: FS: thinkpad x61 7675-H7U ULTRABASE pics loaded (negotiable)
Replies: 19
Views: 4089

hey i have uploaded the few more pics for you guys to check it out Unless I'm really missing something you need to do a reality check on your $1400. Check some of the other seller's prices. hmm yeh i know the price is kind of high, well the first thing is that i paid close to $1800 with taxes and st...
by sportfreak
Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:38 am
Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
Topic: FS: thinkpad x61 7675-H7U ULTRABASE pics loaded (negotiable)
Replies: 19
Views: 4089

hey people here are few pics of the thinky..i guess they were the first ones i took after i brought it http://picasaweb.google.com/kartadmin/Thinky?feat=directlink i will post more incase you want me to!!! also if you guys think that my asking price is kinda high, well you migt suggest me the right ...
by sportfreak
Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:48 am
Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
Topic: FS: thinkpad x61 7675-H7U ULTRABASE pics loaded (negotiable)
Replies: 19
Views: 4089

also it has 2 shift keys and a single caps key.. all the keys are in pristine condition..brand new feel i must say.. Why are you even selling the Thinkpad? From your words I deduce that you bought it in June 2008. If you want the X300 so much, why didn't you just get it back then? It had been availa...
by sportfreak
Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:40 am
Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
Topic: FS: thinkpad x61 7675-H7U ULTRABASE pics loaded (negotiable)
Replies: 19
Views: 4089

$1400 + extra for shipping and vista ultimate CD's..

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