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T43p SATA Guide (Beware pictures, 56k-ers)

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat May 19, 2018 8:47 am
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I have written up a clear, documented guide on how to do this modification and hosted it on my website:

As many know the T43, T43p, X41, X41T,...
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GUIDE: Reflow GPU fix - 56K WARNING!!!

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This should go without saying but...
You are voiding your warranty by doing this. You also risk causing permanent damage to your motherboard.

If...
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GUIDE: Make your T4x *FAST* by replacing the HDD with a SSD!

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by Johan » Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:21 pm

GUIDE: Make your T4x *FAST* by replacing the HDD with a SSD!!

The purpose of this sticky is to help make more T4x-owners aware of a hardware...

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Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:21 pm
Restoring and Optimizing T42 for Windows 98/XP Games

Last post by neuropathy « Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:54 pm
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by neuropathy » Sat Mar 16, 2019 5:16 pm

Hi everyone,

About 15 years ago, I advised my family in buying a T42 ThinkPad, which has sat around for years, but I’ve always loved the feel of...

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Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:54 pm
After XP SP3, No Wireless Encryption

Last post by ricks03 « Wed Mar 20, 2019 1:04 am
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by Tim M » Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:53 am

I decided to be brave/stupid and install SP3 using the 330 MB manual download from the Microsoft site. Prior to doing this, I ensured that AC was...

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Wed Mar 20, 2019 1:04 am
3x nearly new T42, should I fit the long cooling fan?

Last post by 2000volts « Sun Mar 17, 2019 3:05 pm
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by 2000volts » Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:35 pm

Hello there,

I recently acquired 3 nearly new T42's (one of them still have that covering plastic on hdd/turn on lights). CMOS obviously dead but I...

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Sun Mar 17, 2019 3:05 pm
IBM's ThinkPad T42 LCD - A Blast from the Past

Last post by Callahan « Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:08 am
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by Callahan » Wed Feb 20, 2019 5:04 am

Just finished reading this article 'IBM's ThinkPad T42 LCD: A Blast from the Past' ... since the T41 and two T42s are the only computers I currently...

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Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:08 am
T42 - Fantastic Price in 2018

Last post by olddog « Wed Mar 13, 2019 6:38 am
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by Callahan » Sun Dec 23, 2018 4:39 pm

Just came across this ad at eBay for a T42. A little hard to believe this would sell at this price. I just copied the ad particulars, no link. The...

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Wed Mar 13, 2019 6:38 am
SSD Capacity supported by T42P

Last post by w0qj « Sun Mar 03, 2019 12:46 pm
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by BlueFalcon » Sun Nov 25, 2018 6:51 pm

Hello friends.

I purchased a used Ibm Thinkpad T42P to use legacy softwares/o.s (windows 98 se / windows xp) and linux to use a modern operational...

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Sun Mar 03, 2019 12:46 pm
Need advice on restoring my T42

Last post by dr_st « Fri Mar 01, 2019 1:32 am
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by Raptornet » Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:13 pm

So I found a set of supposed restore discs from the archive.

Only after getting to the point where it asks me to insert disc one, it doesn't seem...

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Fri Mar 01, 2019 1:32 am
Recovery disks for my T42 (2373)

Last post by Raptornet « Mon Feb 25, 2019 5:50 pm
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by Adequz » Sun Jun 04, 2017 4:09 pm

Hello,

Recently snagged a nice T42 for 20 euro, its in really good condition too, but missing its OS. For nostalgic reasons i would like to...

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Mon Feb 25, 2019 5:50 pm
ThinkPad T43 fan lubrication

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Mon Feb 25, 2019 9:17 am
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by kfzhu1229 » Tue Feb 19, 2019 12:06 am

Have anyone tried lubricating the fan of a T43 that makes those rattling noise before? I was originally going to replace two fans of mine that was...

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Mon Feb 25, 2019 9:17 am
ThinkVantage Question - Battery Charging

Last post by Callahan « Thu Feb 21, 2019 12:04 pm
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by Callahan » Wed Feb 20, 2019 1:59 pm

I have a little different question at this time. In the last two weeks I had to buy a new 6 cell battery for my T41. I had made a mistake a few years...

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Thu Feb 21, 2019 12:04 pm
Thoughts after trying to install Linux on my T41

Last post by beko1987 « Mon Feb 18, 2019 5:23 am
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by mrtaufner » Thu Aug 30, 2018 8:58 pm

I've literally wasted +5 hours of my life trying to make some distros work on my good ole T41.

I've been looking for some of the most known ones...

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Mon Feb 18, 2019 5:23 am
T42 wifi problems, can I use an external network adapter?

Last post by Screamer « Thu Feb 14, 2019 6:36 am
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by ginahoy » Sun Dec 02, 2018 5:06 pm

I've replaced my wife's T42P NIC twice, each time with PC-Link's 300Mbps N-class mini-pci card. I'm not sure if these cards go bad or if something...

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Thu Feb 14, 2019 6:36 am
MiniPCI WiFi card for T42

Last post by moriel5 « Sun Jan 27, 2019 7:54 pm
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by dennis714 » Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:34 pm

Got T42, but without any minipci installed. I didn't disassemble it yet, so just want to ask: can I buy any non-IBM certified WiFI minipci card? Are...

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Sun Jan 27, 2019 7:54 pm
BIOS Flash Question

Last post by Callahan « Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:41 pm
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by Callahan » Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:55 am

I was reading this information in a post in the ThinkPad T6x Series thread.

ThinkPad T6x Series-T60p CPU upgrade: Now Laptop Won't Start: Had no...

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Last post by Callahan
Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:41 pm
T42 / T42p - Wi-fi chipset upgrade

Last post by ajkula66 « Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:10 pm
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by BlueFalcon » Sun Jan 13, 2019 3:53 pm

Hello.

I have a Thinkpad T42p which is in the upgrade process.
Since that the original intel PRO 2200 b/g is old and I want to replace with the most...

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Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:10 pm
T40 -Mint install problem with SSD

Last post by cliffhanger « Wed Jan 23, 2019 7:27 am
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by cliffhanger » Sun Nov 25, 2018 6:25 pm

Hi

I'm new to the forum.

I have a T40, originally with a 40GB HDD. Recently I installed a second drive, a SSD by the usual method of the caddy in...

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Last post by cliffhanger
Wed Jan 23, 2019 7:27 am
T41 with MS-DOS

Last post by dr_st « Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:04 am
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by mrtaufner » Mon Dec 24, 2018 1:34 pm

Is it possible?

I've been wondering about it quite a while now and today I got a HDD with greater capacity to install all my retro games. But for...

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Last post by dr_st
Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:04 am
T43 bluetooth problem

Last post by sdmichael « Sun Jan 13, 2019 2:42 pm
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by sdmichael » Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:22 pm

I have recently acquired a T43 and am down to the last driver/hardware problem. It presently has Windows XP installed. Basically, the bluetooth...

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Sun Jan 13, 2019 2:42 pm
PAE/NX CPU swap in T42P (2373-HTU)

Last post by surrealmode « Sat Jan 12, 2019 9:48 pm
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by surrealmode » Fri Oct 19, 2018 5:06 pm
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My trusty old T42P has just received a partial restoration - motherboard swap to the original (mobo was replaced in '09 due to physically damaged USB...
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Sat Jan 12, 2019 9:48 pm
T42 CMOS Battery Replacement

Last post by Callahan « Thu Dec 20, 2018 2:41 pm
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by Callahan » Tue Dec 18, 2018 5:10 pm

I just replaced the CMOS battery again in my T42. I order two batteries from an eBay seller. They came with no markings on the yellow shrink wrap but...

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Last post by Callahan
Thu Dec 20, 2018 2:41 pm
T440P maybe other models with HD 4600. Research

Last post by DeanoVIP « Thu Nov 08, 2018 6:07 am

by DeanoVIP » Thu Nov 08, 2018 6:07 am

Hi, I'm just trying to establish some information, all of those with just Intel HD 4600 graphics could you please list which driver version your...

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Thu Nov 08, 2018 6:07 am
Recovery cd for T40 (and 365ED if it exists)

Last post by madoleouk « Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:05 pm
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by Think700 » Fri May 11, 2018 2:46 pm

Hi there,

I have recently started collecting Thinkpads, with a preference for pre 2000 models.
I have two old Thinkpads for which I am looking for...

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Last post by madoleouk
Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:05 pm
OS's on T42

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Oct 12, 2018 8:07 am
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by rckrchrdsn » Sat Oct 29, 2016 12:32 pm

Just wondering what OS's people have on their T42. Thinking about giving to my grandson, but haven't worked with T42 in a couple of years.

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Oct 12, 2018 8:07 am
how to read the HD of a "locked" T41p

Last post by GrifterGuru « Thu Oct 11, 2018 4:23 pm
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by ann269 » Wed Oct 10, 2018 2:04 pm

Dear all,

I have two old Thinkpads, an R40 and a T41p with different boot problems (the T41p is locked by a supervisor password, the R40 doesn't...

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Last post by GrifterGuru
Thu Oct 11, 2018 4:23 pm
T40 crisis recovery not work?

Last post by Screamer « Mon Oct 08, 2018 1:19 pm
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by tdh10 » Sun Oct 07, 2018 9:53 pm

6 Câu chuyện lạ đời đằng sau việc trúng giải xổ số

Nói về trúng xổ số giải độc đắc thì không có câu chuyện nào là không đáng ngạc nhiên cả, nhưng...

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Last post by Screamer
Mon Oct 08, 2018 1:19 pm
T43 - Thinkfan & MX Linux

Last post by Dekks « Thu Oct 04, 2018 3:10 am
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by beko1987 » Wed Oct 03, 2018 3:38 pm

Has anyone ever got MX Linux and Thinkfan playing nicely?

My T43 runs MX, and it's fantastic (2.13ghz 2gb RAM mSATA-ide hard drive) except the fan...

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Last post by Dekks
Thu Oct 04, 2018 3:10 am
T43P Super Talent SSD Upgrade?

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Oct 03, 2018 11:56 am
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by SabrinaBella » Wed Oct 03, 2018 11:39 am

I've seen these on ebay and it seems to be the perfect upgrade since I don't have the resources to mod my beloved thinkpad to accept sata drives....

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Last post by ajkula66
Wed Oct 03, 2018 11:56 am
Enabling advanced Touchpad features with registry

Last post by CrazyTPFan « Sat Sep 29, 2018 8:29 am
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by TPFanatic » Sat Dec 17, 2016 10:16 pm

Backstory: I realized there was something screwy when my Z60m's Windows 7 environment, cloned from my T410, had advanced Synaptics touchpad features:...

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Last post by CrazyTPFan
Sat Sep 29, 2018 8:29 am
T42 won't boot from hard disk

Last post by drfrag « Tue Sep 25, 2018 6:01 pm
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by drfrag » Mon Sep 24, 2018 11:25 am

Hi, i've been given a thinkpad t42. The original hard drive had died and they replaced it with an ibm 10 gb hard drive.
Now i've swapped another...

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Last post by drfrag
Tue Sep 25, 2018 6:01 pm
T43 position of thinkpad screen and dark areas

Last post by Screamer « Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:16 pm
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by alexy55 » Sun Sep 16, 2018 4:35 am

Hello

I use my thinkpad with external monitor so I leave the screen slightly open to use a internal keyboard. It's possible to get the some dark...

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Last post by Screamer
Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:16 pm
Thinking about buying a T42

Last post by beko1987 « Sat Sep 01, 2018 1:17 pm
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by Vespirah » Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:28 pm

First id like to say hi to everyone ! So after looking up what the different alterations of the T42 except P comes with i'm still not quite sure...

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Sat Sep 01, 2018 1:17 pm
T42 audio with Windows 98SE

Last post by shawross « Sat Sep 01, 2018 4:52 am
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by matti157 » Thu Aug 30, 2018 5:36 pm

Hi, I installed windows 98SE using the official IBM drivers.

The only one that does not work is the audio driver for 98SE, it installs but the sound...

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Sat Sep 01, 2018 4:52 am
T41 WPA2 issues?

Last post by mrtaufner « Wed Aug 29, 2018 1:16 pm
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by mrtaufner » Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:50 am

I know, this has been a classic since the dawn of the T41.

Thing is: I got this pc for pretty cheap (17€ or ~$20). It's in great condition and I...

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Last post by mrtaufner
Wed Aug 29, 2018 1:16 pm
T4X CPU undervolting database

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:14 pm
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by ziemeck » Thu May 17, 2018 11:07 am

Introduction
Some of us still use T4X either due to sentiment or as a silent typewriter. I am using a T42 (15' XGA) for www programming using Eclipse...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:14 pm
T42 15in Program for Better Screen Viewing

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:10 pm
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by Callahan » Sun Aug 19, 2018 8:55 am

I have three ThinkPads ... T41 14in, T42 14in and a T42 15in. This mostly deals with my T42 15in. Bought this computer some years back ... however, I...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:10 pm
Driver help for T42 eunning windows 98

Last post by mbguy « Sat Aug 18, 2018 10:39 am
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by mbguy » Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:17 pm

If there is anyone who can help with this I would appreciate it. I've been looking on a site for all the windows 98 thinkpad drives but they don't...

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Sat Aug 18, 2018 10:39 am
T43 wlan card 1802 issue

Last post by ebaraldo « Sat Aug 04, 2018 2:16 pm
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by ebaraldo » Thu Aug 02, 2018 3:43 pm

Hi, I've got a problem with my t43 2668: the 1802 unauthorized pcie card error.

The card is a BCM4318, if I install a 2200bg or 2915abg (probably?)...

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Sat Aug 04, 2018 2:16 pm
T42 italian recovery CD

Last post by matti157 « Thu Aug 02, 2018 6:08 pm
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by matti157 » Thu Aug 02, 2018 5:15 am

Hello,
I bought a T42 used at 50 €, are there somewhere the original recovery CDs in Italian?
I only found the English ones here

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Thu Aug 02, 2018 6:08 pm
ThinkPad T4x LCD cable mod

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:29 am
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by kfzhu1229 » Sat Jul 28, 2018 5:22 pm

Is there anyone else here whom have done a LCD cable mod to change screen resolutions on the T4x and R5x computers?
I was thinking, since T4x/R5x...

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Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:29 am
ThinkPad T41 Date of Manufacture

Last post by Callahan « Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:17 am
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by Callahan » Thu Jul 19, 2018 6:55 am

I have always wondered if I could get the 'exact' date of manufacture of my three ThinkPads. The last two days I have spent time on Google working...

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Last post by Callahan
Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:17 am
Trackpad scroll not working on some programs

Last post by mrtaufner « Wed Jul 11, 2018 6:57 am
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by mrtaufner » Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:01 pm

So that's it. For some reason, there are some programs (Telegram, Mozilla Firefox mainly)that wont scroll when touching the edge nor using the middle...

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Last post by mrtaufner
Wed Jul 11, 2018 6:57 am
Knoppix won't boot properly on Thinkpad T410

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Sun Jul 08, 2018 8:08 pm
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by Erentigionation » Sun Jul 08, 2018 10:23 am

I'm new to Thinkpads, having used Macbooks for most of my life. I just bought a refurbished Thinkpad T410 from Amazon. I wanted to boot into my...

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Last post by jaspen-meyer
Sun Jul 08, 2018 8:08 pm
Please help, SSD in ultrabay wont work, also my T43p doesnt boot USB drive

Last post by TPFanatic « Thu Jun 28, 2018 12:23 pm
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by TinkerMan » Sun Jun 24, 2018 4:22 am

Hy, i have been a thinkpad fan for a long time, but never had money when they were made by IBM, so until a few weeks ago all my 4 thinkpads were...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Thu Jun 28, 2018 12:23 pm
Gaming performance T4x

Last post by mrtaufner « Sat Jun 23, 2018 11:09 am

by mrtaufner » Sat Jun 23, 2018 11:09 am

Just found this video, and I think you guys might find it interesting:

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Last post by mrtaufner
Sat Jun 23, 2018 11:09 am
Strange Happening on My Computer Screen

Last post by mrtaufner « Fri Jun 22, 2018 8:47 pm
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by Callahan » Wed Jun 20, 2018 5:17 am

Just a few days ago I happen to notice this appearing at the very bottom right side of the computer screen on my T41. It's where the taskbar is...

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Last post by mrtaufner
Fri Jun 22, 2018 8:47 pm
IBM TTAV134 BIOSes (complete listing with all T4x)

Last post by Screamer « Sat Jun 02, 2018 10:30 am
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by micrex22 » Sun May 27, 2018 10:20 pm

Enough is enough! TTAV134's modified ThinkPad BIOSes keep falling off the internet and they really should be organized here.
I've uploaded the ones...

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Last post by Screamer
Sat Jun 02, 2018 10:30 am
T43 no more error 2010 (picture warning)

Last post by Tasurinchi « Mon May 28, 2018 7:41 am
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by TTav134 » Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:54 am
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The end of infamous error 2010

Originally post on MDL forum

I've figure out to how remove the error 2010 on a T43 when using a non...
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Mon May 28, 2018 7:41 am

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