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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
T42p - ODD Upgrade

Last post by Screamer « Fri May 24, 2019 6:07 am
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by BlueFalcon » Thu May 23, 2019 7:20 pm

Hello, guys!

I purchaded some itens to upgrade my t42p, however, I saw that it`s necessary to upgrade the rom using no-1802 rom.
And, so, I can`t...

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Fri May 24, 2019 6:07 am
Restoration of a ThinkPad T40 and some questions

Last post by Droider « Mon May 20, 2019 3:40 pm
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by Droider » Sun Apr 14, 2019 5:41 pm

Hi everyone,

Found a reasonable offer for a ThinkPad T40 type 2373 and bought it. It was in perfect working condition and acceptable shape.The only...

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Mon May 20, 2019 3:40 pm
PAE/NX CPU swap in T42P (2373-HTU)

Last post by surrealmode « Wed May 15, 2019 10:27 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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Wed May 15, 2019 10:27 pm
Thinkpad questions

Last post by w0qj « Sat May 11, 2019 10:15 am
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by Juletan » Wed May 08, 2019 10:55 am

Hi,
I've recently wiped Windows off my Thinkpad T42 and replaced it with Intrepid. Not too happy just yet about how it runs, here's why (I don't want...

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Sat May 11, 2019 10:15 am
Intel GMA 900 passive cooling

Last post by axur-delmeria « Fri Apr 26, 2019 2:04 am
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by PentiumThinkPadFan » Wed Apr 24, 2019 3:05 pm

I have just made this mod -> . I used t41 chassis and r52 motherboard with Intel graphics.

Question 1. T41 had short heatsink (ATI 7500), and r52...

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Fri Apr 26, 2019 2:04 am
Pricing help for T43P

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Apr 24, 2019 6:48 pm
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by MXIVZ » Wed Apr 24, 2019 6:34 am

Hello,
Im new to the forum here so i appreciate any help or advice that is given. Im familiar with IBM/Lenovo machines but dont know much about the...

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Wed Apr 24, 2019 6:48 pm
Temperature Sensors Accuracy

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Apr 20, 2019 12:51 pm
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by Callahan » Fri Apr 19, 2019 9:59 am

Been wanting to ask this question for some time. Are the temperature sensors in the T4x notebooks very accurate or just 'fairly accurate'? Using TPFC...

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Sat Apr 20, 2019 12:51 pm
Recovery disks for my T42 (2373)

Last post by 789 « Tue Apr 16, 2019 1:10 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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Tue Apr 16, 2019 1:10 pm
What is truly the best cpu you can put in a t42?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:52 pm
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by KDM Mods » Wed Apr 03, 2019 10:21 pm

I have just bought myself a t42. I had one a few years ago and I liked it. But I got locked out of the bios by the supervisor password and ended up...

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Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:52 pm
When wifi works but doesn't work?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:09 am
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by Raptornet » Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:04 am

Ever since I restored my T42 there's been something just a little bit iffy about the Atheros wifi card inside it. Like how connecting to a new...

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Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:09 am
ThinkPad T4x LCD cable mod

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:01 pm
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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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Last post by kfzhu1229
Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:01 pm
The method described

Last post by michaleben123 « Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:08 pm

by michaleben123 » Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:08 pm

Hey guy
Someone was able to successfully restore the bios to T40 (not on T43, on the T43 procedure works Ok)?
The method described in the manual does...

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Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:08 pm
SSD Capacity supported by T42P

Last post by w0qj « Fri Apr 05, 2019 11:37 am
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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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Last post by w0qj
Fri Apr 05, 2019 11:37 am
IBM T41 Display

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Mar 31, 2019 6:54 am
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by mbguy » Sat Mar 30, 2019 3:27 pm

I have an IBM T41 that lights up to the logo screen when the power button is pushed. About 20-30 seconds after the picture goes out. The screen is...

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Sun Mar 31, 2019 6:54 am
Questions on purchasing new components for a T40 and T43

Last post by shawross « Thu Mar 28, 2019 12:48 am
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by an1mus0 » Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:03 am

Hey there! been lurking around for a while, especially a lot more now that I decided to make a account over a month ago. I have myself two T4x series...

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Last post by shawross
Thu Mar 28, 2019 12:48 am
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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Last post by neuropathy
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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Last post by ricks03
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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Last post by 2000volts
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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Last post by Callahan
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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Last post by olddog
Wed Mar 13, 2019 6:38 am
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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Last post by dr_st
Fri Mar 01, 2019 1:32 am
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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Last post by Callahan
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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Last post by beko1987
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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Last post by Screamer
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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Last post by moriel5
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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Last post by ajkula66
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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Last post by sdmichael
Sun Jan 13, 2019 2:42 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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Last post by beko1987
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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Last post by shawross
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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Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:10 pm

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