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T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

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Recently retired and picked up a used ThinkPad T30 2366-44U and am looking to put it back into operating condition so I can use it for my hobby...
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Pulsing Fan on a Dead T23? Check the inductors...

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by tfflivemb2 » Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:08 pm
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I just replaced a T23 system board that had died. On the old board, when powered on, only power LED and the battery LED would turn on.

As I removed...
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Finally!! Cheap 256MB Memory for Early T Series

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by JHEM » Fri May 12, 2006 1:24 pm
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Crucial.com is selling relatively inexpensive PC133 RAM as the proper choice for early T model Thinkpads when using their online Memory Advisor...
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by dsvochak » Fri Jan 13, 2006 10:38 am

As you know this T2x & T3x conference is relatively new. While the conference is relatively new, the machines are relatively old. In the past few...

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Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:03 pm
ThinkPad T23 Arrival

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by sdfox7 » Sun Sep 10, 2017 7:41 pm
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I'm excited to announce I took delivery of a T23 2647-4MU yesterday. This was a one owner machine and is in excellent condition. The lid had the...
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Thinking about a Thinkpad T23....

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by asm1 » Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:42 pm

Hi Folks

I think I can get a hold of a T23, with a bit of fettling I would like it as a service point for my old machines. I've Various things:...

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Tue Oct 10, 2017 1:04 am
T30 Disk removal

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:18 am
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by karotlopj » Fri Aug 04, 2017 5:50 am

I have a T30 which is reluctant to part with its hard disk. I extract the cover of the disk and pull it out about half an inch but no further. I...

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Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:18 am
ThinkPad T2x battery pack rebuild - anyone?

Last post by ac12 « Thu Jul 27, 2017 11:36 pm
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by kfzhu1229 » Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:37 pm

The story is I have a lot of 9 cell T4x batteries, because I use T43p as my main laptop. One of them apparently doesn't perform good enough for me to...

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Thu Jul 27, 2017 11:36 pm
Modded T30 BIOS?

Last post by geka3250 « Wed Jul 26, 2017 4:35 pm
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by Raidriar » Mon Jun 12, 2017 2:56 am

Anybody have a no-1802 custom BIOS for the T30? Any chance for SLIC 2.0 or 2.1 support as well?

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Wed Jul 26, 2017 4:35 pm
Would an LCD panel from an old T40 work on my ThinkPad T20?

Last post by Mandrak « Wed Jul 19, 2017 8:24 pm
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by karl80038 » Fri May 19, 2017 10:28 am

Is it possible to replace a worn LCD panel on my T20 with a working one from the T40? If that's possible, do I have to replace anything else besides...

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Wed Jul 19, 2017 8:24 pm
Why was the T3x series to short lived?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:57 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Mon Jul 17, 2017 11:23 am

Accordingly, each new series had a new primary number, and processor revisions had secondary numbers. The T30 and T40 both use Pentium 4 CPUS. Why...

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Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:57 am
T30 Backlight

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by MaxAwesomenessGB » Sun Jul 09, 2017 3:33 pm

My father didn't go to college until 2002 when he was 36. His campus gave each student a (at the time) $2150 laptop included with tuition, the IBM...

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Wed Jul 12, 2017 4:21 pm
linux video issues on T23

Last post by 78bash « Mon Jun 19, 2017 4:00 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Fri May 15, 2015 9:45 am

I tried number of slightly older and current linux distributions and all displayed same video issues that I get is half is displays fine but other...

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Mon Jun 19, 2017 4:00 pm
T30 picky for HDDs?

Last post by Raidriar « Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:52 am
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by Raidriar » Mon Jun 12, 2017 2:54 pm

So after unlocking the SVP, flashing a custom BIOS and updating the EC, it has come to my attention that this T30 is very particular about which hard...

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Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:52 am
[T30] New (but late) owner of this great laptop *PIC*

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by Fosco » Tue Dec 22, 2015 5:44 pm

Hi everyone,

I just acquired a T30 a few weeks ago (someone gave it to me). It was overloaded with a vast amount of useless softwares, after a fresh...

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Sat May 27, 2017 1:40 am
Troubleshooting / ThinkPad T21 boot issue

Last post by PixelTopics « Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:04 pm
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by PixelTopics » Sun Apr 16, 2017 11:36 am

Good day all,

This seems to be a fantastic forum so I decided I'd give it a shot trying out your expertise.

I recently got a ThinkPad T21. I...

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Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:04 pm
Dead T20

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by iganas » Fri Apr 21, 2017 4:45 am

This might have been touched upon in other topics, but I couldn't find it through search. Feel free to move it to a relevant thread, if that already...

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Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:23 pm
T21 or T22, how to tell?

Last post by Mike Pickwick « Thu Apr 06, 2017 8:12 pm
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by T3f4l » Mon Feb 20, 2017 1:44 pm

Hi All

I have a mystery, I have just received a T2? laptop which is meant to be un-working and spares only. I plugged it in and it works (Well boots...

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Last post by Mike Pickwick
Thu Apr 06, 2017 8:12 pm
New (late) T30 user - some initial queries (may2013-feb2017)

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sun Mar 05, 2017 3:51 pm
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by limbrooke » Mon Jun 23, 2014 3:19 pm
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Last year I picked up a loose T30 system with charger(s) in a bundle of various other electronics. I was told by the seller the laptop was...
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Sun Mar 05, 2017 3:51 pm
Remarkable Screen Quality on T30 and T23

Last post by FryPpy « Fri Feb 10, 2017 11:54 am
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by Sudevan » Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:57 pm

In my ongoing effort to update all of the Linux OSs on my strike force of Thinkpad machines (I'd like to call it an expeditionary force, being an old...

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Last post by FryPpy
Fri Feb 10, 2017 11:54 am
Thinkpad for DOS Gaming?

Last post by T3f4l « Tue Feb 07, 2017 4:18 pm
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by T3f4l » Mon Jan 30, 2017 3:56 am

Hi All

It seem's ThinkPads are kinda addictive, i'ev got my X220 the way I want it and am now looking for a new Project . In short I would like to...

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Last post by T3f4l
Tue Feb 07, 2017 4:18 pm
T30 BIOS (non working wifi card)

Last post by yakuza « Mon Feb 06, 2017 2:25 pm
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by yakuza » Mon Feb 06, 2017 1:22 pm

Ive done a T30 upgrade today. Changed the CPU for a 600mhz higher clocked, added ram (total of 2gb now), threw in a 60 gig HDD at 5400rpm, and added...

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Mon Feb 06, 2017 2:25 pm
T23 LID Fixer-Upper

Last post by T3f4l « Sun Feb 05, 2017 7:33 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Aug 19, 2016 1:31 pm

I have a T23 which had a terribly ugly lid.
It was scratched and sticky, and when I tried to clean it with a MagicEraser + Isopropyl Alcohol it only...

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Sun Feb 05, 2017 7:33 pm
T22 SXGA+ Screen cables - Same as the XGA one?

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Feb 01, 2017 6:34 pm
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by T3f4l » Wed Feb 01, 2017 5:30 pm

As title really, can get a brand new screen for 20quid but not sure about the cable, will the standard xga one work, if not anyone got the part...

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Wed Feb 01, 2017 6:34 pm
Sound from USB

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Thu Jan 26, 2017 1:05 am
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by Rex » Mon Jan 23, 2017 2:56 am

What ho one and all,

Having just sold my soul to the devil by buying a TV, I want to connect my T21 to it so that I can access internet available...

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Thu Jan 26, 2017 1:05 am
Solid State Hard Drive on T23 (w/pictures)

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Wed Jan 18, 2017 11:23 pm
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by techningeer » Tue Jul 10, 2012 9:18 pm

Hello everybody, First I want to say that I love the T23 Laptop. Just plain great. But I have been doing some research into putting a solid state...

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Wed Jan 18, 2017 11:23 pm
Sticky T21

Last post by Kasm279 « Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:20 am
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by Rex » Mon Jan 02, 2017 10:11 am

Happy new year one and all,

I have a couple of ageing T21 laptops which I really like. (in fact, I like the TP keyboard so much that I bought the...

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Last post by Kasm279
Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:20 am
ThinkPad T22 DVD playback possible?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sat Dec 03, 2016 11:41 pm
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by kfzhu1229 » Mon Nov 14, 2016 11:13 pm

I have a T22 with PIII 900, T23 with PIIIM 1.13 and A30 with PIII 1.2.
A30 can play 720p in some extent just fine
T23 can play 480p and also DVD just...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Sat Dec 03, 2016 11:41 pm
T22 and T20 Temperature readings.

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Dec 03, 2016 4:05 pm
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by rccharles » Fri Dec 02, 2016 9:21 pm

I'm running linux on my T22 and hopefully my T20 when I get it repaired. I'll want to verify when I get the t20 repaired that it's not running hot....

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Last post by ajkula66
Sat Dec 03, 2016 4:05 pm
Heat Sink Thermal paste.

Last post by Raidriar « Fri Dec 02, 2016 3:39 pm
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by rccharles » Wed Nov 30, 2016 8:44 pm

I'm looking for the thermal paste for a T20 that I am restoring. The ibm part number is 05k5751.

I have thermal grease. The IBM machine is using a...

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Fri Dec 02, 2016 3:39 pm
T23 Recovery CD Set Needed

Last post by bluesteel649 « Sat Nov 26, 2016 1:04 pm
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by Spartan23 » Wed Aug 31, 2016 6:34 pm

Does anyone have or know where to get the recovery CD set for the T23 (2647)? Thanks

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Last post by bluesteel649
Sat Nov 26, 2016 1:04 pm
T23 starts only from battery, not from AC

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Thu Nov 24, 2016 12:56 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Nov 23, 2016 4:57 pm

This T23 has a new motherboard, but will only boot with a main battery installed.
If any charger is connected, no go...
My T23 knowledge has become...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Thu Nov 24, 2016 12:56 pm
T21 - preinstalled Windows serial number, hidden partition, recovery CD

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Oct 01, 2016 3:30 am
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by ja-rek » Wed Sep 28, 2016 3:34 pm

Dear Thinkpad Lovers,

I have deleted partitions of my T21, created new ones and formatted them.
Sadly, I didn't think long enough prior doing it ,...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Oct 01, 2016 3:30 am
burning CD-Roms that are readable on my T21

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Oct 01, 2016 3:24 am
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by ja-rek » Sat Oct 01, 2016 2:57 am

Hello,

my old T21 currently has only MS DOS installed.
I am trying to burn a CD on my other notebook to use it on T21.
However, the CD is readable...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Oct 01, 2016 3:24 am
Battery percentage on the Taskbar

Last post by thinkpad.user « Fri Sep 23, 2016 6:42 am
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by chzuck » Thu Dec 20, 2012 12:02 am

I had an icon on the taskbar that included the percentage of battery power left. I wiped the hard drive and installed my clean backup. It did not...

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Fri Sep 23, 2016 6:42 am
T23 CMOS Battery problem, and possible MB upgrade

Last post by ajkula66 « Sun Sep 18, 2016 11:17 pm
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by Zygmo » Sat Sep 17, 2016 1:25 pm

Hey Guys. I have a T23 (I think! It is a Pentium III, 2648-6GU.) When it was given to me, it had what I assumed was the original OS, Win XP Pro....

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Last post by ajkula66
Sun Sep 18, 2016 11:17 pm
Removing that sticky rubber coating

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Sep 17, 2016 6:55 pm
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by Zygmo » Sat Sep 17, 2016 6:17 pm

For you guys with the early T models that have rubberized coatings. Mine had turned sticky, and was all nasty looking. Take a single-edged razor...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Sep 17, 2016 6:55 pm
Does T23 audio support Sound Blaster Pro/16 emulation?

Last post by micrex22 « Sun Sep 04, 2016 11:44 am
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by danikayser84 » Sat Aug 27, 2016 5:13 pm

I recently revived my ThinkPad T23 with a Transcend 32GB SSD and Windows 98SE and plan on using it for old DOS and Windows 9x games, but I wanted to...

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Last post by micrex22
Sun Sep 04, 2016 11:44 am
Good soldering iron for T30 memory slot repair

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Aug 27, 2016 6:13 am
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by cadillacmike68 » Thu Aug 25, 2016 9:06 pm

Now that I've taken my T30s out of regular duty I can finally service the fans and try to fix the ones with memory slot issues.

What's a good brand...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Aug 27, 2016 6:13 am
Which Thinkpad model is this?!

Last post by Shredder11 « Thu Aug 18, 2016 11:38 am
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by Shredder11 » Wed Aug 17, 2016 6:10 pm

This Thinkpad came up in my Ebay subscription email feed in England (UK). I have no idea what it is but the mouse buttons remind me of the T22 range...

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Last post by Shredder11
Thu Aug 18, 2016 11:38 am
T30 screen not working

Last post by brchan « Mon Aug 08, 2016 8:08 pm
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by missouri100 » Mon Aug 08, 2016 6:40 pm

I have an older T30 that I use for programming older automation control components. I was in a plant today and let the thing slip off a chair onto a...

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Mon Aug 08, 2016 8:08 pm
Screen problem on Thinkpad T30

Last post by brchan « Fri Jul 29, 2016 6:48 pm
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by jdoutt » Fri Jul 29, 2016 3:31 pm

I have an old Thinkpad T30 running one of the light versions of UBUNTU.

It has a display problem : after a short time the graphical display...

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Last post by brchan
Fri Jul 29, 2016 6:48 pm
Windows Vista (or 7) on ThinkPad T30

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:31 am
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by Manuel » Tue Jul 19, 2016 11:32 am

Hi, my father uses an old ThinkPad T30 which, after 13 years, works perfectly. The model is 2366-R7G (CPU Pentium 4M 2Ghz, 1 GB RAM, 80 GB HDD, GPU...

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Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:31 am
PC Doctor for T21 - most recent version

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Jul 22, 2016 1:24 pm
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by ja-rek » Wed Jul 20, 2016 11:32 am

Hello everyone,

this is my first post on the forum.
I have bought old T21 to install both MS DOS and Win 95 (dual boot).
But first I would like to...

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Fri Jul 22, 2016 1:24 pm
Help about burnt chip in T23 system board

Last post by Enzo1960 « Tue Jun 07, 2016 9:23 am
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by Enzo1960 » Sat Apr 02, 2016 4:36 am

Hello at the Forum!
I need help: in my ThinkPad T23, model 2647-2TG, burnt this chip, near battery connector, as following image:

Last 2 numbers...

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Last post by Enzo1960
Tue Jun 07, 2016 9:23 am
Preventing GPU fail on T30

Last post by danikayser84 « Sun Jun 05, 2016 2:44 pm
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by geka3250 » Sun Jun 05, 2016 7:34 am

Hello!
I heard about high failure rate of ATI Radeon Mobility 7500 chip. I did some mods on my T30 and want to share it :)
Got northbridge aluminium...

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Last post by danikayser84
Sun Jun 05, 2016 2:44 pm
Thinkpad t20 part 08k3191 to intel part number

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon May 09, 2016 7:34 pm
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by rccharles » Mon May 09, 2016 7:11 pm

I am looking for a replacement processor part number 08k3191 Intel pIII 750 mhz.

I've been able to find this part online at considerable expense. I...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon May 09, 2016 7:34 pm
T30 WiFi switch?

Last post by ajkula66 « Sun May 08, 2016 5:07 pm
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by 128keaton » Sat May 07, 2016 12:48 am

My WiFi card inside isnt finding any WiFi networks. Is there an external switch, or am I missing something? Thanks!

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Last post by ajkula66
Sun May 08, 2016 5:07 pm
T23 and Win7

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:45 pm
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by PandorasThinkpad » Mon Jun 30, 2014 3:39 pm

Hello again, it*s me....

so i have installed a Win7 Professinal on my T23, the one of my signature.

Specifications:

1,2 GHz PIII-M Cpu
1 GB of...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:45 pm
My T30 Thinkpad is now a digital music player...

Last post by robert213 « Sat Apr 02, 2016 11:58 pm
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by robert213 » Sun Jan 24, 2016 4:28 pm

My T30 Thinkpad is now a digital music player.

I purchased Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 USB Audio interface

I downloaded and installed Windows driver...

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Sat Apr 02, 2016 11:58 pm

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