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T43p SATA Guide (There are pictures, it's 2020)

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by Bibin » Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:02 pm
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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
The screwy Screws

Last post by ziloo « Fri May 27, 2022 7:04 am
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by ziloo » Fri May 27, 2022 4:10 am

Ok Folks,

I know you have heard this before, but here I go again:

Some of the screws on the back of the T4x are worn on the head :screwy: ;
so the...

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Fri May 27, 2022 7:04 am
Port Replicator Docking for T4x

Last post by ziloo « Fri May 20, 2022 8:31 am

by ziloo » Fri May 20, 2022 8:31 am

:help:
Hello ThinkPals,

Anybody has had experience with Port Replicator Docking for T4x,
specially using the RS232 port?

ziloo :mrgreen:

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Fri May 20, 2022 8:31 am
Where to get Windows xp OEM from for t41?

Last post by dr_st « Wed May 18, 2022 12:42 pm
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by proveren » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:40 pm

I bought a used t41 and installed a regular XP on it. And of course it didn't accept it because it wasn't IBM OEM windows XP, but I didn't know that...

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Wed May 18, 2022 12:42 pm
Another T43 with darkish screen

Last post by ziloo « Wed May 18, 2022 9:58 am
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by ziloo » Mon May 16, 2022 5:34 am

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This T43 has no problem with external monitor, but when you
boot into its own screen...the lcd lights up whitish for one second,
and then it is...

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Last post by ziloo
Wed May 18, 2022 9:58 am
1GB Ram for T42

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed May 18, 2022 12:28 am
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by ziloo » Sun May 08, 2022 2:24 am

Hello Folks,

I recently tried to increase my 1GB Ram (2x512MB) to 2x1GB Rams in my T42;
the only DDRs I found were KVR400X64C3A/1G that resulted in...

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Wed May 18, 2022 12:28 am
T4x keyboards

Last post by dr_st « Tue May 17, 2022 11:51 am
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by ziloo » Tue May 10, 2022 4:31 am

Hello Folks,

1- Are all T4x keyboards identical and they can be replaced by each other?

2- Has anybody attempted to separate the metal plate...

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Last post by dr_st
Tue May 17, 2022 11:51 am
Jammed latch on DVD drive on a T43

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Thu May 12, 2022 2:34 pm
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by ziloo » Thu May 12, 2022 7:46 am

Hello Folks,

The tiny slider button under the DVD drive is jammed; I wrestled with it,
and now the the latch mechanism is partially sticking out...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Thu May 12, 2022 2:34 pm
t42 will not boot to bios

Last post by greencap « Sun May 08, 2022 3:31 pm

by greencap » Sun May 08, 2022 3:31 pm

I hope that I am not repeating a topic, but I haven't seen it on this forum yet.

I bought a T42 from a flea market. It worked perfectly fine for the...

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Sun May 08, 2022 3:31 pm
T42 and HDD

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Apr 21, 2022 11:41 pm
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by ziloo » Thu Apr 21, 2022 1:34 pm

Hello Folks,

1- How do I know about the specs of my HDD from the BIOS.
I pulled the HDD out of the T42, and then I inserted it in
back again and...

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Thu Apr 21, 2022 11:41 pm
New T42 motherboard ATI 9600 vidoe crashes

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu Apr 14, 2022 4:05 am
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by gdepetro » Wed Apr 13, 2022 4:47 pm

I put a brand new T42 motherboard in a T43 case. Installed XP. The viedo ATI 9600 crashes and will not run. Use the Lenovo video drive. Also notice...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Thu Apr 14, 2022 4:05 am
Second Monitor on T42

Last post by ziloo « Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:42 am
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by ziloo » Sun Apr 10, 2022 4:42 pm

Hello Folks,

If I connect my 2nd monitor to T42 before booting, then T42 recognizes
the external monitor as the only monitor and win 7 desktop...

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Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:42 am
T42 Audio driver for Win 7

Last post by ziloo « Sat Apr 09, 2022 5:03 am
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by ziloo » Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:29 am

Hello Folks,

No Audio Output Device is installed message on a T42 running win 7!
What should I do........ :(

ziloo :mrgreen:

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Sat Apr 09, 2022 5:03 am
T42 not rebooting using clonezilla to copy hdd

Last post by Christopher477 « Sat Apr 02, 2022 9:10 pm
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by Christopher477 » Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:26 pm

I’m no pro by any means but I’ve had some success with cloning drives. I have been using clonezilla to try and clone my windows 2000 is off my about...

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Last post by Christopher477
Sat Apr 02, 2022 9:10 pm
T43 dark screen!

Last post by ziloo « Mon Mar 28, 2022 7:32 am
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by ziloo » Wed Mar 17, 2021 3:56 am

Hello folks,

I know this is old news to you guys, but give me the direction/s as to
where to start and where to go!

Thinkpad T43 turns on and I...

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Last post by ziloo
Mon Mar 28, 2022 7:32 am
Thinkpad T42 Type 2373 screen replacement

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sun Mar 27, 2022 7:26 pm
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by mbguy » Sat Mar 26, 2022 2:57 pm

I have a Thinkpad T42 Type 2373 and the display does not work. I took the screen apart. It says on it P/N:92P6671 FRU PN:92P6680 on the back of the...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Sun Mar 27, 2022 7:26 pm
Dusted off my T41

Last post by ak_scout « Fri Mar 25, 2022 4:36 pm
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by ak_scout » Tue Feb 15, 2022 8:24 pm

In a fit of cabin fever, I brought out my T41 (it was in a case, so it was actually very clean) and decided I should do something with it: either get...

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Last post by ak_scout
Fri Mar 25, 2022 4:36 pm
Share your experience with PCMCIA Ethernet cards

Last post by t43_guy « Tue Mar 22, 2022 6:16 pm
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by t43_guy » Sun Mar 13, 2022 4:22 pm

Hello all, I wanted to have an extra ethernet interface in my T43 and thought it was a cool idea to use the PCMCIA features of this computer, so this...

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Last post by t43_guy
Tue Mar 22, 2022 6:16 pm
Recovery CD's

Last post by rlkleijn54 « Fri Feb 18, 2022 1:21 pm
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by jdhurst » Wed Nov 03, 2004 7:15 pm

Time flies. I always order and get them. I sold my T23 a while back, and have it just now because the hard drive failed. Under warranty, and I am...

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Last post by rlkleijn54
Fri Feb 18, 2022 1:21 pm
T41 no longer recognises CF card

Last post by sniperz47 « Tue Feb 08, 2022 10:16 pm
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by sniperz47 » Fri Jan 07, 2022 5:35 am

After installing windows 98 on a CF card and rebooting to complete setup, my T41 no longer recognised the CF to IDE adapter I had installed in it. I...

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Last post by sniperz47
Tue Feb 08, 2022 10:16 pm
1.8" SATA to 2.5" IDE converter?

Last post by farfromtheland « Thu Feb 03, 2022 7:28 pm
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by ChugokuOtaku » Mon Mar 15, 2010 3:40 pm
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I've been considering the different SSD options for my T43, and came across this older thread about the possibility of having an SATA to IDE...
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Thu Feb 03, 2022 7:28 pm
T41 Lids/LCDs cross-compatible with?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Wed Feb 02, 2022 2:55 pm
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by solidpro » Wed Feb 02, 2022 7:52 am

Hi

I've got 4 complete 'lids' with LCD screens and cables, which I have tested on a T41.

Can anyone tell me if these lids are cross comptable with...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Wed Feb 02, 2022 2:55 pm
Trying to finally crack SVP on T41

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Feb 02, 2022 12:54 am
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by solidpro » Tue Feb 01, 2022 3:06 pm

Hi

About a month ago I attempted to crack the SVP password of an R32 I had. I got the breadboard, the resistors, the cables, and connected it all up...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Feb 02, 2022 12:54 am
two questions on a T41p

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Wed Jan 26, 2022 12:59 pm
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by achat_2 » Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:58 am

Dear all,

yesterday I finally managed to swap the LCD of my old T41p with another one that I took off of an identical machine (bricked) which I...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Wed Jan 26, 2022 12:59 pm
IDE Correct Orientation

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sun Jan 09, 2022 3:45 pm
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by sniperz47 » Thu Jan 06, 2022 5:32 am

Hello to all, I am upgrading a T41 with a CompactFlash to 44 Pin adapter and I wanted to know which way the IDE connector goes into the laptop...

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Sun Jan 09, 2022 3:45 pm
T42 bios with no white list

Last post by reukiodo « Fri Dec 31, 2021 10:39 pm
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by 3to4 » Fri Jan 25, 2013 2:33 pm

Hello,

To work with a new wireless card, I have been searching desperately a working bios with no white list for my T42p since a few days.

I have...

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Last post by reukiodo
Fri Dec 31, 2021 10:39 pm
Goodbye old friend (a requiem for my T43pSF)

Last post by micrex22 « Sat Dec 11, 2021 5:13 pm
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by ajkula66 » Mon May 03, 2021 11:27 am

So two Sundays ago - on my birthday - I decided to pull out my old ThinkPads and verify whether they'd connect to the new router.

After being pulled...

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Sat Dec 11, 2021 5:13 pm
How to enable RnR Partition from Windows Explorer

Last post by mk6262 « Mon Dec 06, 2021 8:30 am

by mk6262 » Mon Dec 06, 2021 8:30 am

Hi Folks,

Glad to write my first posting:-)

I am a newbie for this forum and recently I'd bought T43p from eBay.
When I turned on T43p and took a...

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Last post by mk6262
Mon Dec 06, 2021 8:30 am
Looking for Restore Discs for ThinkPad T42

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sat Nov 13, 2021 9:13 pm
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by LevelUp_ErikJ » Fri Nov 12, 2021 9:53 pm

I recently got a free ThinkPad T42 from a friend of mine, and I'm trying to get the out-of-box experience from it. I want to reinstall Windows XP,...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Sat Nov 13, 2021 9:13 pm
Installing windows 98 video driver on t43 with ati video card

Last post by stun3i « Tue Sep 28, 2021 11:08 am
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by OnionLand » Sat Mar 18, 2017 2:02 pm

Hello,
I recently acquired a lot of t43s and t43ps,
I managed to successfully install windows 98 on both an unmodified t43 2668 46u and a t43 in...

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Last post by stun3i
Tue Sep 28, 2021 11:08 am
Wanted: T42pWin XP R&R Disc #6 ISO or the Expanded Folders

Last post by CASABORG « Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:08 am
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by olex126 » Sun Jun 07, 2020 1:30 pm

Hi All.

I recently discovered that my Disc # 6 ISO file of the Rescue & Recovery Set for my T42p-series was corrupt....(as of course, was the backup...

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Last post by CASABORG
Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:08 am
T43 network IC replacement

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sun Sep 12, 2021 2:40 pm
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by t43_guy » Sat Jan 09, 2021 12:40 am

Hello all, I have been reading these forums for 3 years now but I finally decided to join, thanks for this service guys.

TL;DR: will my T43...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Sun Sep 12, 2021 2:40 pm
T42p No USB/Audio

Last post by LexLocatelli « Tue Aug 24, 2021 8:53 pm
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by LexLocatelli » Tue Aug 24, 2021 11:21 am

Hi everyone,

I received a great condition T42p today, only to find the audio and USB ports are not working. It's not just a driver issue, but the...

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Last post by LexLocatelli
Tue Aug 24, 2021 8:53 pm
Need a HDD caddy to fit the optical drive T42

Last post by BJ1 « Thu Aug 19, 2021 4:08 am
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by BJ1 » Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:14 am

I know this is a feeble request but does anyone have a spare IDE to SATA HDD caddy that fits the interface on a T42? I think it is an Ultrabay caddy...

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Thu Aug 19, 2021 4:08 am
Thoughts after trying to install Linux on my T41

Last post by shabba « Sat Aug 14, 2021 6:53 pm
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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 shabba
Sat Aug 14, 2021 6:53 pm
T43 dual channel DDR support ?!?!

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sun Aug 08, 2021 3:18 pm
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by danT43 » Mon Mar 21, 2005 5:54 pm

This is driving me crazy. I have just upgraded my memory with a second 512MB chip from IBM (same part # as the one in slot 1). T43 is supposed to...

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Sun Aug 08, 2021 3:18 pm
T41 security chip issue

Last post by alanruther « Sat Aug 07, 2021 4:00 pm
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by lather » Sun Oct 15, 2017 10:37 am

I have a T41 that I use mainly to run programs I don't want cluttering up the HDD on my main laptop. Today, I went to fire it up as I had something I...

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Last post by alanruther
Sat Aug 07, 2021 4:00 pm
ThinkPad T43p broken RAM slot workaround - Success!

Last post by axur-delmeria « Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:28 pm
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by kfzhu1229 » Tue Jul 20, 2021 4:49 pm

The ThinkPad T43p in question is my personal one that has been decommissioned from my daily driver after the GPU on the motherboard failed (and thus...

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Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:28 pm
Thermal Paste Question

Last post by Callahan « Mon Jul 19, 2021 12:36 pm
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by Callahan » Mon May 17, 2021 3:47 pm

In November 2016 I had to replace a fan in my T41 ThinkPad and also in that time period I decided to update the CPUs in my three ThinkPads ... the...

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Mon Jul 19, 2021 12:36 pm
ThinkPad T40

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by Bryce11 » Thu Jul 08, 2021 10:40 am

I had to format and reinstall windows xp. I was able to get most of the required drives except for the docking station driver. Can you tell me which...

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Thu Jul 08, 2021 10:40 am
New SSD opt. for T4x : mSATA-to-IDE adapter ST663FD9 *PICS*

Last post by ibrazhko « Wed Jul 07, 2021 1:35 am
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Last year’s SSD solution for IDE T4x laptops used a 1.8” microSATA SSD, an IDE-to-microSATA adapter, and a Shapeways caddy.

There are/were a few...
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Last post by ibrazhko
Wed Jul 07, 2021 1:35 am
T43 fan noise clicky?

Last post by kielicious « Fri Jul 02, 2021 12:52 pm
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by Jefferson » Wed Nov 06, 2019 10:00 pm

I just got a used T43. the condition was... i think the previous owner must have had a cat.

anyhow, i thoroughly cleaned it up, repasted the...

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Last post by kielicious
Fri Jul 02, 2021 12:52 pm
Max Size Hard Drive for ThinkPad T43

Last post by ViBE « Mon May 24, 2021 7:36 am
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by WT » Sat Oct 18, 2008 3:33 pm

I have a ThinkPad T3 (2687). I want to put a 120 or 160 GB hard drive in it like this one .

I used the compatibility tool on lenovo.com and it says...

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Last post by ViBE
Mon May 24, 2021 7:36 am
[T42] replicator IBM 2878 and floppy drive

Last post by andromeda92 « Sat May 15, 2021 4:45 pm
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by andromeda92 » Wed Apr 21, 2021 9:55 am
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I have a T42 and the replicator ibm 2878, what is the FRU for a floppy drive that connects to the replicator.
Or, can a usb floppy drive boot on...
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Last post by andromeda92
Sat May 15, 2021 4:45 pm
[T42] bios IDE HDD2 ?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Wed May 12, 2021 2:24 pm
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by andromeda92 » Tue May 11, 2021 3:51 pm

hi,
in bios at menu boot i have,
IDE HDD0
IDE HDD1
IDE HDD2 in exclude
IDE CD1 in exclude

IDEHDD0 is internal disk
IDE HDD1 is hdd on ultraslimbay i...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Wed May 12, 2021 2:24 pm
T43 motherboard identification

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Fri May 07, 2021 2:44 pm
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by FrontBackSide2Side » Thu May 06, 2021 11:09 am

Hi guys, I bought a T43 motherboard off eBay which showed it had the ATI graphics chip.

The one that turned up has a chip which looks different...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Fri May 07, 2021 2:44 pm
[T42 2373] DOS PCMCIA CARD

Last post by andromeda92 « Fri May 07, 2021 11:51 am
Replies: 1
by andromeda92 » Fri May 07, 2021 11:21 am

Hi,
is it possible to use a pcmcia card under dos ?
I haven't seen any bios options to activate the pcmcia.
I tested with a pcmcia cardbus d-link...

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Last post by andromeda92
Fri May 07, 2021 11:51 am
[T42] How to know if T42 motherboard is dead for sure?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sat May 01, 2021 1:45 pm
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by thomaskid » Sat May 01, 2021 1:01 pm

Bought a T42 for 20 USD, owner said she couldn't switch it on. For that price, i thought it might be worth trying my luck.

Plugged the power cable...

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Sat May 01, 2021 1:45 pm

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