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T43p whiny fan - can this be replaced aside of heatsink?

Last post by poshgeordie « Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:39 am
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by dca860 » Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:07 pm

My fan is annoyingly whiny - which I assume means it is on the way out.
Is it an integrated part of the copper heatsink assembly, or can I just...

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Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:39 am
No Backlight After LCD Replacement

Last post by The Spirit of X21 « Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:59 pm
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by The Spirit of X21 » Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:51 pm

I have replaced the LCD in my T40 with a known working LCD from a T41. I can see the video on the LCD, it is just not backlit. Is there something I...

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Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:59 pm
Motherboard specs for a T40

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:47 am
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by SkipHK » Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:35 pm

I have a T40 2373 72U that, in earlier years had a motherboard fail and replaced under warranty. It took a couple of motherboard replacments before...

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Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:47 am
T42 network card problems

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:32 am
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by mr.blitz » Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:53 am

Hi...My T42 is the best laptop I have ever owned...fact.

Only got one small problem...

Every now and again the T42 crashes, either hangs firefox or...

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Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:32 am
Why is DDR memory so expensive?

Last post by rkawakami « Wed Dec 09, 2009 3:04 am
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by Whiterabbit » Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:18 am

I thought I'd save some money by going with DDR2 memory. I guess that was a no-go.

I don't understand why a newer memory would be SO MUCH cheaper...

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Wed Dec 09, 2009 3:04 am
After replacing power jack, T42 shuts off randomly

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:33 pm
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by harbong » Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:26 pm

My T42's power recently stopped charging the battery, so I went about replacing it with one from a defunct T40.
One of the screws that goes through...

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Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:33 pm
T43, burned circuit, replacement possible?

Last post by Rushdie « Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:44 pm
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by Rushdie » Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:10 pm

Hi
I own a T43 (2668-CTO) that suffered a unfortunate encounter with a full cup of coffee a couple of years back. Long story short, the T43 runs...

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Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:44 pm
Any T43p techies? Help identifying a part please

Last post by dca860 « Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:22 am
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by dca860 » Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:57 pm

Folks
I have totally dismantled and reassembled my Thinkpad T43 to replace a
dodgy power socket (why is such a part buried so deep).
HOWEVER
I have a...

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Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:22 am
[T41]Screen rotation on external(DVI) 1920x1200 w/Mini Dock?

Last post by TKuser « Sat Dec 05, 2009 4:37 pm

by TKuser » Sat Dec 05, 2009 4:37 pm

I have:
- T41 with ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 (32mb RAM), 14.1 1400x1050.
- Windows XP SP2
- Mini Dock

I want to add:
- An external LCD monitor,...

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Sat Dec 05, 2009 4:37 pm
Need battery adice for my old T42p

Last post by katar83 « Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:34 pm
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by gtodell » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:16 pm

My trusty old T42P needs a new battery and I am hoping someone can provide me with some idea of what I should get and where I should get it.

The...

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Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:34 pm
T42 with a swappable DVD/CDRW drive - linux? which flavor?

Last post by titianmom « Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:49 pm
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by titianmom » Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:18 pm

Hi all,

I would like to load LINUX onto a T42 with 1 GB RAM, 40 GB HD, with it's swappable DVD/CDRW drive.

Currently there isn't an OS on the HD....

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Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:49 pm
SSD in T42?

Last post by Tasurinchi « Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:09 pm
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by Unk » Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:21 pm

Hello,

I have an oldish T42, which I want to replace next spring - but I can't afford new notebook just yet. I also need to install Ubuntu for a...

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Last post by Tasurinchi
Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:09 pm
swapping FAN in same heatsink

Last post by seaweedsl « Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:03 am
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by seaweedsl » Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:18 pm

My buddy had his T42p fan fail on him and I've got an R51 spare. We are in Mexico, so parts are harder to come by.

Has anybody ever tried to swap...

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Last post by seaweedsl
Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:03 am
First time SXGA+ user suggestions needed

Last post by TomKroscavage « Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:36 pm
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by TomKroscavage » Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:55 am

I just upgraded my T43 to SXGA+. I have only ever used 1024X768 in the past. Do I just get use to the small font, or is their an XP Firefox setting I...

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Last post by TomKroscavage
Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:36 pm
Thinkpad T43 mod. 2373: no pwr on, no LED, Vcc until TPC8014

Last post by coindigger « Wed Dec 02, 2009 4:31 pm
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by coindigger » Sun Nov 29, 2009 3:44 pm

Hi specialists,
I have the above notebook here of a freind to provide some help.
The notebook is absolutely dead, no power on ist possible, no LED...

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Last post by coindigger
Wed Dec 02, 2009 4:31 pm
is it worth the effort Win 7 on T43 ?

Last post by danny_isr « Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:57 pm
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by danny_isr » Sat Nov 21, 2009 3:43 pm

I'm debating if i should go for this ?
i have a T43 X300, 1G ram , 2GHz CPU. and wonder how Win 7 will work on it ?

1) will Aero work on it , and...

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Last post by danny_isr
Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:57 pm
Ghost white dot on lcd with very high mobility-T41

Last post by T400plus « Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:37 am
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by T400plus » Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:03 am

Only for T41 ----
:roll: I got another T41 and noticed the same wonder so this posting,to check if I am the one and only one chosen to notice the...

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Last post by T400plus
Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:37 am
Wireless N on a T4x?

Last post by Microspeed « Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:15 pm
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by saintnick » Fri Nov 27, 2009 12:28 pm

Hi there, I searched the forums and could not find any reference to Wireless N on a T4x. Can this be done? I would prefer to use the internal card,...

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Last post by Microspeed
Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:15 pm
SSD recommendations

Last post by sojourner « Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:30 pm
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by plmijn » Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:10 am

hi all, I am thinking to upgrade my HD (7200RPM) to a SSD with IDE interface. I think 64GB is enough for almost everything. Could you guys give me...

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Last post by sojourner
Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:30 pm
T41 repair story

Last post by Tasurinchi « Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:40 am
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by SMA » Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:49 pm

I bought a defect T41 locally. It came with no hard drive, but otherwise all parts were there, including a port replicator.

It was said to be...

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Last post by Tasurinchi
Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:40 am
T43 prcoessor upgrade: Is it worth it?

Last post by ZaZ « Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:45 am
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by kmshuler » Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:59 am

Wondering if anyone has upgraded a T43's processor yet and saw a noticeable difference. I'm considering upgrading the Pentium M 1.73 to a 2.13 Ghz...

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Last post by ZaZ
Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:45 am
Successful T43 15" upgrade to SXGA+

Last post by kmshuler « Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:49 am

by kmshuler » Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:49 am

Good news: I was able to upgrade my 2686-DHU 15 XGA T43 to a SXGA+ (1400 x 1050) screen with no problems. I bought the LCD assembly on Ebay from...

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Last post by kmshuler
Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:49 am
T43 (Type 1871) HDD service life

Last post by cigtoxdoc « Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:10 pm
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by cigtoxdoc » Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:10 pm

We have a refurbished T43 that we purchased last year. HDD service life has been about three months. Fortunately, we purchased the service contract...

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Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:10 pm
saving my broke T42 --compatable with T41 or T43 ?

Last post by scr71822 « Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:10 pm
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by hertfordnc » Sat Nov 28, 2009 8:00 pm

My wife was using it and it slid off the bed, she caught it on the left side gripping the keyboard - immediately the screen froze, then the image...

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Last post by scr71822
Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:10 pm
Factory repaired Motherboard

Last post by SMA « Sun Nov 29, 2009 3:24 pm
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by scr71822 » Fri Nov 27, 2009 12:21 pm

I picked up a used system with bad video and the board had the IBM Serviceable Used Part sticker on it and on the back near the Fan cutout is some...

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Last post by SMA
Sun Nov 29, 2009 3:24 pm
Varying usb transfer speeds on identical t43s

Last post by rkawakami « Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:12 pm
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by bass1175 » Sun Nov 29, 2009 1:34 pm

I have two identical T43s, both have had their motherboards replaced under warranty. One machine transfers 1gb of data in 15 or so seconds while the...

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Last post by rkawakami
Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:12 pm
IBM T40, T41, T42 - All usuall problems

Last post by scr71822 « Sat Nov 28, 2009 4:16 pm
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by katar83 » Sun Nov 22, 2009 7:16 am

Just thought I'll share some info re my experience with Thinkpads T40-T42, they are basically the same and all have same problems.
First of all, GPU...

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Last post by scr71822
Sat Nov 28, 2009 4:16 pm
VGA driver install failing

Last post by Harryc « Sat Nov 28, 2009 1:16 pm
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by drschwartz » Sat Nov 28, 2009 1:02 pm

I'm trying to upgrade the video driver on my son's T41 with this . The instructions say to uninstall the current driver first which I did. But, then,...

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Nov 28, 2009 1:16 pm
Thinkpad T42 & a Ultrabay Slim HDD Adapter & 80gb hdd

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:37 pm
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by goldie » Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:46 pm

Hi, I have a Thinkpad T42 & have fitted a Ultrabay Slim HDD Adapter and additional 80GB hard disk drive .

My problem is that it is not functional...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:37 pm
range of t41 wirelsss

Last post by ajkula66 « Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:29 pm
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by jcnj6 » Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:20 pm

I have 2 T41's both with internal wireless cards.
placed side by side, one will find 8 to 10 wireless networks, the other only 1-3.
I have checked...

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Last post by ajkula66
Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:29 pm
Thinkpad T40 cpu upgrade

Last post by ajkula66 « Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:00 pm
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by mr.blitz » Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:28 am

I am new to this forum, but have been reading avidly for the last few days. I know there are many topics on this question, but none seem to answer my...

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Last post by ajkula66
Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:00 pm
Unknown problem

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:00 am
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by d_omin » Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:50 am

Hello again,

Yesterday I had serious failure of my T42. Its just shut down without any warning (go suddenly to black screen) and I couldn`t turn it...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:00 am
T42 or T6X series?

Last post by Norway Pad « Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:58 am
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by brucehe » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:10 pm

I currently have a t42 SXGA+ and like it a lot. I am considering upgrading my wife's t21. Since the t42's have now been around a bit (I have had mine...

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Last post by Norway Pad
Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:58 am
What's the advantage of SSD?

Last post by ThinkRob « Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:29 am
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by Whiterabbit » Sun Nov 22, 2009 4:46 am

So, I've loved the idea of SSD for long periods of time. I've never been a dataminer, so even small drives are just fine for me. I liked the idea of...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:29 am
My T40p Screen started getting wierd lines... GPU Solder?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:13 am
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by phaxmohdem » Thu Nov 26, 2009 2:44 am

The other day when I had my T40p on my lap working, the screen started going fuzzy with lots of little lines periodically when I had my hands on the...

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Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:13 am
T40, original Cisco Mini PCI Card, Error 1802

Last post by vanhoofen « Fri Nov 27, 2009 5:49 am
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by vanhoofen » Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:57 am

Hi all,

I recently tried to solve a friends problem with a Thinkpad T40. She wanted the Thinkpad to connect via wireless lan to a router (Netgear...

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Last post by vanhoofen
Fri Nov 27, 2009 5:49 am
"A" key has died

Last post by devanshoom « Fri Nov 27, 2009 4:35 am
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by devanshoom » Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:32 pm

allright guys

dunno if any of you hve had this before....My A key is buggered (on my T42) and will only work 50% of the time...quite annoying as you...

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Last post by devanshoom
Fri Nov 27, 2009 4:35 am
Just bought myself another ThinkPad

Last post by devanshoom « Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:47 pm
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by i-SnipeZ » Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:21 pm

This time, a T43 2668. Great little computer, it's my new daily driver. :mrgreen:

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Last post by devanshoom
Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:47 pm
T43 power issues

Last post by scr71822 « Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:11 pm

by scr71822 » Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:11 pm

I have a T43 that has an odd power issue. Every so often it will just turn off for no reason, like the power plug is pulled on it with no battery....

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Last post by scr71822
Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:11 pm
T42 dvd drive driver

Last post by ZaZ « Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:50 pm
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by cory43112 » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:35 pm

Had to do a clean load on my HD. Loaded XP pro, working great except the driver for the dvd burner is not found. Tried putting the dvd/ cdrw drive in...

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Last post by ZaZ
Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:50 pm
BIOS / ECP Update without Floppy Drive

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:16 pm
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by ZAPnDUSTER » Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:30 pm

Hello,

is there any way how to upgrade BIOS & ECP without floppy drive?

I have a bootable USB Disk, works fine.

I just can't get the BIOS file for...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:16 pm
T40 bad display??

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:14 am
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by harshbarj » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:22 am

I just replaced the display on a thinkpad t40 and the display is unreadable. The lcd is off a t40p and my system is a t40, I thought they were the...

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Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:14 am
wifi indicator,Fn-F5 not working

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:15 pm
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by bobcardone » Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:24 pm

It's a T40 with a Broadcomm b/g wifi.
Newest BIOS and EC, new 80G HD.
First, I installed the wifi adapter and powered it up.
Got the 1802 error,...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:15 pm
T43p INTEL 2915ABG wireless connectivity gone.

Last post by patfla « Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:53 pm
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by patfla » Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:37 pm

Sunday my T43p wireless connection stopped working. Red X over the network icon in the System Tray. Tried Repair (network connection) but the Repair...

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Last post by patfla
Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:53 pm
Seriously annoying WiFi issues (T43, intel A/B/G)

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:47 pm
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by bluefoxx » Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:13 pm

So I have a love for thinkpads.

Most of the time.

I like using them, like the hardware, don't like dealing with the software.

I've grown in fact,...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:47 pm
T42 Fan Error ... What next?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:28 pm
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by bmcent1 » Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:44 am

Hello -
I have a 4 year old T42. I love the laptop and don't want to give it up yet. I recently replaced the Li-ion battery, and otherwise this thing...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:28 pm
T40 Motherboard Repair

Last post by poshgeordie « Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:52 pm
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by megascribe » Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:03 pm

I bought the T40 on Ebay about five years ago. It was in good shape and didn't give me any problems until I started messing with it - first a memory...

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Last post by poshgeordie
Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:52 pm
Braindead T42 (New owner not much better)

Last post by poshgeordie « Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:26 am
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by barryb001 » Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:04 pm

Hi,

Thank you for allowing me onto your forum.
I have inheritted a thinkpad T42 from work. It had no hard drive or hard drive caddy.
So I bought a...

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Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:26 am
Thinkvantage Software Installer/System Update issue on T43p

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:51 am
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by mforester » Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:09 am

This is the result of a replaced MB where the tech did not update the BIOS with the machine type info. When running Thinkvantage Software...

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Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:51 am
T43 memory question

Last post by gzz « Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:23 am
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by gzz » Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:48 pm

Just wanna know if I can use a 2GB PC5300 DDR2 memory to upgrade a T43 1871-4AU.

Thanks,
Steven

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Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:23 am

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