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

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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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Sat May 19, 2018 8:47 am
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
PAE/NX CPU swap in T42P (2373-HTU)

Last post by surrealmode « Sun Oct 21, 2018 5:53 pm
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by surrealmode » Fri Oct 19, 2018 5:06 pm

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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Sun Oct 21, 2018 5:53 pm
Recovery cd for T40 (and 365ED if it exists)

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Oct 21, 2018 5:50 am
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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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Sun Oct 21, 2018 5:50 am
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

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 not...

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Last post by Screamer
Mon Oct 08, 2018 1:19 pm
Thoughts after trying to install Linux on my T41

Last post by zinger919 « Thu Oct 04, 2018 6:40 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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Thu Oct 04, 2018 6:40 am
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 Zach123 « 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 Zach123
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
T43 wlan card 1802 issue

Last post by berrytaylor56 « Wed Sep 05, 2018 4:53 am
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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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Last post by berrytaylor56
Wed Sep 05, 2018 4:53 am
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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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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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
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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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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Last post by Tasurinchi
Mon May 28, 2018 7:41 am
Options for TTAV BIOS on T41?

Last post by micrex22 « Sun May 27, 2018 10:36 pm
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by micrex22 » Sat May 19, 2018 10:03 am

I have a T41 that I just upgraded with 2 GB of RAM, and now I want to put a different wifi card in it. Of course the whitelisted wifi module thing...

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Last post by micrex22
Sun May 27, 2018 10:36 pm
Adding WiFi to a T43

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat May 19, 2018 7:02 pm
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by mark-ibmtp » Mon Sep 26, 2011 6:31 pm

I'm looking at a T43 that doesn't have WiFi (although it seems to have the WiFi indicator-light mask below the LCD). The seller says that it has the...

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Last post by ajkula66
Sat May 19, 2018 7:02 pm
T43 Wifi MiniPCI Replacement procedure

Last post by Annecy « Sat May 19, 2018 3:11 pm
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by briatx » Sun Apr 16, 2006 3:46 pm

Hi,

I have a fairly new (6 month old) 15 T43 with the fingerprint reader, and I'm getting tired of the intel wifi card. I'm seriously considering...

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Last post by Annecy
Sat May 19, 2018 3:11 pm
"Install" a T6x-style Kb on a T43 ???

Last post by Annecy « Sat May 19, 2018 2:54 pm
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by Annecy » Sat Apr 14, 2018 1:12 am

Is there a/ny way/possibility to ...
install a Lenovo'ed T6x-style KeyBoard on a T43 :?:

I've been using RegEdits .. .for 10+years to remap...

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Last post by Annecy
Sat May 19, 2018 2:54 pm
Compatibility of 802.11 wlan mini-pci cards for the T4x ?

Last post by Annecy « Sat May 19, 2018 2:17 pm
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by thinktwice » Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:30 am

Hello,

I'm interested in the criteria to look at when selecting a Wlan mini-pci card, and especially for the ThinkPad T4x series and have many...

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Last post by Annecy
Sat May 19, 2018 2:17 pm
Those who own the 15" T4xp laptops, how useful are they in 2017?

Last post by dr_st « Sat May 19, 2018 4:14 am
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by jlee » Sun Jan 07, 2018 9:01 pm
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Sat May 19, 2018 4:14 am
Will any t42 mobo work in 15 inch t42p ?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun May 13, 2018 6:08 am
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by WarhawkCZ » Sat May 12, 2018 8:30 am

Hello Everyone, my question is straightforward:

Will any motherboard from t42 work in t42p ? I have a dead t42p and don't know what to do with it ....

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun May 13, 2018 6:08 am
T43 Wlan - very weak performance

Last post by nexgardvietnam « Wed May 09, 2018 11:06 pm
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by Rimrunner » Sun Aug 20, 2017 9:25 am

I have problems with recently bought T43's wlan connections.

Here is how the problems have appeared:
-I have tried the wlan Internet connection few...

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Last post by nexgardvietnam
Wed May 09, 2018 11:06 pm
T41 security chip issue

Last post by nexgardvietnam « Wed May 09, 2018 11:05 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 nexgardvietnam
Wed May 09, 2018 11:05 pm
Hotkey Features Integration Driver for T40 with Windows 7

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sun May 06, 2018 11:03 pm
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by atul » Thu May 03, 2018 7:58 am

I need help locating hotkey features integration driver for Thinkpad T40 running Windows 7. I've found the driver for T41 on (e.g., but I can't seem...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Sun May 06, 2018 11:03 pm
Change Hard Disk on T43

Last post by crux « Wed Apr 25, 2018 12:47 pm
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by josefcarel » Mon Apr 16, 2018 5:57 am

would like advice on the best Hard Disk for the model T43, which can be installed without further problems

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Last post by crux
Wed Apr 25, 2018 12:47 pm
Recovery disks for my T42 (2373)

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Apr 25, 2018 8:17 am
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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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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Apr 25, 2018 8:17 am
T43 2687-DDU Screen Issue

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Tue Apr 24, 2018 12:58 pm
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by bspooky » Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:40 am

I just won a T43 off of ebay and it seems great except one problem. I notice just a slight ghosting on the display when objects are moving such as...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Tue Apr 24, 2018 12:58 pm
T43p & FireGL V3200: Good idea to repsste the paste between the heat spreader and the die?

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Sun Apr 15, 2018 12:48 pm
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by kfzhu1229 » Sat Apr 14, 2018 12:20 am

My T43p has a gpu that idles at around 50-55C no matter how I repaste on the gpu heat spreader. in comparison with the same heatsink, LCD and same...

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Sun Apr 15, 2018 12:48 pm
Trying to recover data from dead T42 HDD

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Apr 10, 2018 7:34 am
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by ginahoy » Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:01 pm

My wife's T42 HDD bit the dust today. Not surprising. Although I've rebuilt her machine twice and later bought a replacement, this was the original...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Apr 10, 2018 7:34 am
T42 available...

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Wed Apr 04, 2018 2:08 pm
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by brucehe » Tue Apr 03, 2018 12:00 pm

Hello all,

I have a T42 that has come back to me. It is in good condition, 1.5 GB RAM, 1024X768 Radeon 7500. 160GB hard drive. Battery has about 1...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Wed Apr 04, 2018 2:08 pm
T43 with SSD has slowed down

Last post by axur-delmeria « Wed Apr 04, 2018 4:03 am
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by burns334 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:06 am

Several years ago I installed a SSD in my T43 all went well as far as I remember, I ran crystal disk mark and had read and write readings of 83/79...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Wed Apr 04, 2018 4:03 am
No LCD, DVI and VGA output working what next?

Last post by brucehe « Mon Apr 02, 2018 10:37 am
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by brucehe » Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:45 am

Hello all,

My t42 has seemed to lost its backlight. I can push the case close switch and get flashes of screen images but that is it. With the...

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Last post by brucehe
Mon Apr 02, 2018 10:37 am
T42 Memory

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Sun Apr 01, 2018 1:20 pm
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by gfuller » Fri Mar 30, 2018 12:32 am

Since my main T420 machine is down for the time being, I've been using my T42. Works great - only problem is that it has 512MB and runs Windows 7....

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Sun Apr 01, 2018 1:20 pm

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