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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
T23 - CRC1 0175 - Where to find BIOS update?

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by DarkSamus9000 » Mon Jan 05, 2026 8:41 pm

Hello, I got my hands on a T23 to restore & my first issue is the CRC1 0175 error I get at power-on.
Per this thread: I spent $10 on a DB25 breakout...

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T21 brief flash of HDD lamp when powering on

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by solidpro » Fri May 13, 2022 12:46 pm

Hi All

I've got a T21 I'm going to try and restore. Initial issue is a new one on me. When you plug it in the battery lamp comes on orange as...

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Wed Aug 13, 2025 2:24 pm
T21 compatible TN panels

Last post by Gonzaleitor « Tue Jul 15, 2025 12:15 am
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by Gonzaleitor » Mon Jul 14, 2025 5:20 pm

I want to know what laptops can i use to take the 14.1 panel out to replace the one on my T21 laptop. It's a 14.1.XGA panel that is dead, but the...

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Tue Jul 15, 2025 12:15 am
Replacement sticky gunk for plastic screw covers?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:11 pm
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by solidpro » Sun May 08, 2022 12:08 pm

Hi

I've been restoring some T2x machines and doing pretty well. As a result I've removed a huge number of those little black rectangles and circles...

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Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:11 pm
T21 with 600Mhz PIIIe cpu?

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by my03 » Thu Aug 10, 2023 3:56 pm

I need to ask the hivemind:

i recently ran both the cpu-z (1.04 vintage edition) as well as Aida32 on my W98 T21 laptop and they both tell me that...

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Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:32 am
T22, Windows 98 SE English recovery CD ?

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by aLinux » Sat Mar 08, 2025 7:25 am

Hello
im looking for xp/98 recovery CD's for thinkpad t22 type 2373 if anyone can please help me ?
id like to feel how it was purchasing a new...

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T30 wifi

Last post by dr_st « Fri Feb 21, 2025 4:37 am
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by burns334 » Fri Feb 07, 2025 7:34 pm

Good afternoon, I booted up my old T30 and for some unknown reason it does not see my network. It does see 3 other networks near me. When I go the...

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T30 Max CPU Upgrade

Last post by Gonzaleitor « Thu Jan 02, 2025 10:43 am
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by AlexDBall » Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:31 pm

Hello to everyone.

I have a T30 2366-97G with 2.0GHz P4-M and 2GB of RAM.

My question is, what is the fastest CPU for the T30?

IBM sais that...

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Thu Jan 02, 2025 10:43 am
Lid, LCD & Ribbon swap T22 to T23

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Sep 24, 2024 11:35 pm
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by solidpro » Tue Sep 24, 2024 3:18 pm

Hi

As with most 'last of the series' machine, the T23 is rather different from the T20/21/22, which is why I feel the need to query...

I have a T22...

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Tue Sep 24, 2024 11:35 pm
A true fix for blink of death circuit for T21 (caution image

Last post by Gonzaleitor « Thu Sep 19, 2024 4:24 pm
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by ThinkFrog » Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:07 pm

I've been searching these forums for the better part of a year now and have had no need to register, until now.

I have been battling the blink of...

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Thu Sep 19, 2024 4:24 pm
IBM T30 - CPU is working only on half of it's speed.

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by Ryszard » Sun May 26, 2024 5:50 am

Greetings!

I'm glad that I can join to this community. I'm the owner of the T40, T61p and T30 which have some troubles. In the future I want to...

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Sat Jul 13, 2024 4:21 am
Cleaning under keys/keyboard?

Last post by crashnburn « Mon Jul 08, 2024 5:45 am
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by westsailor » Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:21 am

I did a search and wasn't able to find any advice for how to clean under the keys on a T30 (etc.).

Can the keytops be removed or would I have to...

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Mon Jul 08, 2024 5:45 am
T30 Memory connector repair

Last post by JPOESQ « Tue May 14, 2024 7:08 am
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by solidpro » Tue Jun 07, 2022 12:09 pm

HI All

I have a couple of non-booting T30s. One of them is almost certainly due to bad connections on the memory expansion slots. For example, with...

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Tue May 14, 2024 7:08 am
Replacing T23 keyboard bezel?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:16 am
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by Edward Mendelson » Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:23 pm

My treasured T23 has developed a crack in the keyboard bezel, and I've ordered a replacement from Impact Computers. The HMM's guide to replacing it...

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Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:16 am
ThinkPad T24???

Last post by solidpro « Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:13 pm
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by astral » Thu Feb 02, 2023 9:23 am

I’ve run across many listings (battery related usually, but also others) that advertise compatibility with the T20, T21, T22, T23 and the T24? I know...

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Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:13 pm
T23 no image

Last post by Tom81 « Thu Jan 04, 2024 6:52 pm
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by Tom81 » Tue Nov 28, 2023 6:52 pm

After a long break, the T23 does not display the image every time.
After turning on the laptop, there is usually no image, but the system starts...

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Thu Jan 04, 2024 6:52 pm
"Resource conflict - allocation error" - No idea w

Last post by LABIS « Fri Nov 24, 2023 1:41 am
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by kidpaprika » Tue Sep 07, 2004 5:32 am

Help!

I have a T23 and this morning it stopped booting. It gets past the IBM screen but then the following message appears:

ERROR
Resource...

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Fri Nov 24, 2023 1:41 am
T21-T23 14.1" SXGA+ 1400x1050 upgrade

Last post by fishybawb « Fri Nov 03, 2023 9:32 am
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by solidpro » Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:02 am

Hi Everyone

I note that the T21-23 support 14.1 SXGA+ 1400x1050 using either Hitachi TX36D97VC1CAA or LG-Philips LP141E2.

Does anyone have a 30 pin...

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Fri Nov 03, 2023 9:32 am
Compatibility with ssd for ThinkPad T20

Last post by thewaywardgeek « Wed Sep 06, 2023 8:03 pm
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by bobbelause » Sat May 23, 2020 11:40 am

Hi, i recently wanted to upgrade the hard drive in my ThinkPad T20, and i was wondering if there is any ssd that is compatible with a T20?
Though I...

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Wed Sep 06, 2023 8:03 pm
ThinkPad T22 Flaky RAM Issues

Last post by hax0rwax0r « Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:59 am
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by hax0rwax0r » Sat Jul 01, 2023 10:30 am

First, sorry for the lengthy write-up as I wanted to detail with as much as I could in case any of this seems indicative of an obvious issue aside...

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Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:59 am
T21 maximum hard drive capacity?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu Jun 29, 2023 10:45 am
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by doctor bloomquist » Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:52 pm

Hi this may be an obvious q but can someone tell me the maximum size hard drive the T21 can take? 120 gb?

ta

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Thu Jun 29, 2023 10:45 am
T20 nothing on internal display.....

Last post by solidpro « Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:27 am
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by solidpro » Wed Mar 29, 2023 4:03 am

Hi Everyone

I've been going through a bunch of T2x parts, testing to see what works and doesn't and I was using 1 'good' machine to swap out stuff...

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Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:27 am
T23 WinXP Recovery Media

Last post by theterminator93 « Wed Mar 22, 2023 9:28 pm
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by windude99 » Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:24 pm

Hello! My account is too new to access the massive archive of Thinkpad recovery media. Is there some way to get the T23 WinXP recovery media? I'd...

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Wed Mar 22, 2023 9:28 pm
CRC2 checksum error: Looking for T22 EEPROM dump

Last post by mxt3 « Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:39 pm
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by mxt3 » Wed Jan 11, 2023 2:36 pm

Hello,

I’ve undertaken a little restoration on a stripped T22 ThinkPad which I saved from the dumpster.

I am currently stuck on a 0188 CRC2 error....

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Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:39 pm
T22 Thinkpad BMS Reset

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by LexLocatelli » Sat Dec 31, 2022 7:15 pm

Hey folks, I recently replaced the cells in the T22's battery, which is currently charging and discharging just fine. I'm only having issues with the...

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Sat Dec 31, 2022 7:15 pm
T23 with docking station , is it worth anything?

Last post by olex126 « Sat Dec 03, 2022 8:55 am
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by usawebtech » Mon Nov 28, 2022 5:18 pm

Hello fellow ThinkPad buffs out there, this is my first post here I never knew such a site existed, it's great to have a place to honor these...

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Sat Dec 03, 2022 8:55 am
ThinkPad T23 repairing

Last post by usawebtech « Mon Nov 28, 2022 5:25 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Fri Apr 01, 2022 12:47 pm

I am working on my ThinkPad T23, I just replaced my T20 base as the last person from how many years ago broke the fan vent and I finally replaced it....

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Mon Nov 28, 2022 5:25 pm
T30 - wont run on battery power

Last post by evening_hunger « Thu Nov 24, 2022 3:31 pm
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by skystyler » Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:10 pm

Hi Guys

My daughter spilt a big glass of coke all over her T30 several months ago. I thought that was the end of it, but miraculously it still works...

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Thu Nov 24, 2022 3:31 pm
New battery fails, maybe bios and EC

Last post by Irina060 « Wed Oct 05, 2022 1:18 pm
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by Irina060 » Fri Sep 09, 2022 4:43 am

Hi everyone, some months ago I bought a thinkpad t23 which came with no battery. Last week I ordered a battery and it arrived yesterday. I charged it...

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Wed Oct 05, 2022 1:18 pm
Dead T30 - powers on, no post, no beeps. Any ideas?

Last post by astral « Sun Sep 25, 2022 2:42 pm
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by astral » Thu Aug 25, 2022 3:20 pm

Picked up a super cheap untested T30 and surprise surprise, it’s dead. It powers on, the fan begins to spin, and the power light stays on, but it...

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Last post by astral
Sun Sep 25, 2022 2:42 pm
MiniPCI wifi card T23

Last post by Irina060 « Mon Sep 12, 2022 10:57 pm
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by Irina060 » Sun Sep 11, 2022 7:59 am

Hi, I found a miniPCI card Actiontec 802MBN ayecom-WL5114, it is WPA2 and wifi n compatible. It is actually wifi n-draft but still around 300mbps...

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Mon Sep 12, 2022 10:57 pm
T30 USB stick boot possible? How to?

Last post by Camdo « Wed Aug 03, 2022 4:02 pm
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by AEN007 » Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:17 am

20Nov2008
Greetings.
Maybe someone has some (successful) experience
with booting a T30 from a USB stick?
I have tried to format a USB device (mp3...

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Wed Aug 03, 2022 4:02 pm
T21 shuts off randomly

Last post by astral « Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:12 pm
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by astral » Mon Jun 27, 2022 12:33 pm

My T21 is having more startup issues.

1. Starting shortly after I fixed the 0175 error, it would sometimes shut off randomly after being on for...

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Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:12 pm
How to install Windows 98 SE on a ThinkPad T23

Last post by IIfx « Sun Jun 19, 2022 8:26 pm
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by Edward Mendelson » Fri May 07, 2021 10:30 am

Install Windows 98 SE on a ThinkPad T23 in APM mode

This took me about five tries to figure out, and I hope it may be useful to anyone else. Many...

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Sun Jun 19, 2022 8:26 pm
Tearing hair out - T2x white screens...

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jun 13, 2022 9:03 am
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by solidpro » Sun Jun 12, 2022 1:46 pm

Hi

I've got a T20 and T22 and both are working. The T20 XGA was complete and fully working, but slightly rough case and the T22 SXGA+ was without a...

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Mon Jun 13, 2022 9:03 am
T30 slot issue, looking for a rerepair

Last post by t43_guy « Thu Jun 09, 2022 8:32 am
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by jronald » Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:25 pm

I dropped my T30 off at a local TV repair shop that had a good reputation.
Gave him the printed information on the repair of the front slot, and was...

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Thu Jun 09, 2022 8:32 am
t21 not turning on probably bod

Last post by solidpro « Sat Jun 04, 2022 5:48 am
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by fiat682 » Sun May 24, 2020 8:40 am

hi i just got a t21 wich rarely turns on and just blinks hdd led, ive read about the bod but the fix is to replace the chip but i cant solder and...

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Sat Jun 04, 2022 5:48 am
Interchangability of T2x screens.

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Fri May 27, 2022 2:43 pm
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by solidpro » Mon May 23, 2022 10:03 am

I'm working my way through a bunch of T2x machine and trying to get my head around the LCD panels - which seems to be the biggest point of failure...

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Fri May 27, 2022 2:43 pm
Two T21s, two different motherboard problems

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue May 10, 2022 12:35 am
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by astral » Mon Apr 25, 2022 5:00 pm

First time poster here. I've got plenty of electronics experience but I need ThinkPad help and this seemed like the place to go.

I recently picked...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue May 10, 2022 12:35 am
[SOLVED] [T23] - Strange behaviour - I can only boot from the hard disk

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sat Apr 09, 2022 11:20 pm
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by WarMachine » Sat Oct 16, 2021 9:33 pm

Hello,

Grrrr, I lost all I have just wrote ! Well, I go again.

So, I said that I had a trashed T23 in my hands, mint condition, but its behaviour...

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Sat Apr 09, 2022 11:20 pm
Wireless PCI with WPA2 sought for T23

Last post by Larbe « Sun Mar 06, 2022 12:48 pm
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by thinkaholic » Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:23 pm

Hi:

I am setting up a T23 with built-in wifi, but the card is only compatible with WEP encryption. I am unconcerned with speed, b is plenty fast...

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Last post by Larbe
Sun Mar 06, 2022 12:48 pm
T21 recovery (win98) problems

Last post by my03 « Tue Feb 15, 2022 6:33 am
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by my03 » Fri Jan 07, 2022 1:16 pm

Hi all,

i got my new T21 today and it had XP installed on the HD. Naturally, i wanted to install W98 on it and so i branched out and found this...

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Last post by my03
Tue Feb 15, 2022 6:33 am
Just owned T23

Last post by NyLan « Thu Feb 10, 2022 5:33 pm
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by NyLan » Sun Jan 16, 2022 5:37 am

Hi There,

after buying an A20M I found a nice T23. Missing battery but for this model it's 3x cheaper than the one for A20M :eek: so it's not a big...

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Last post by NyLan
Thu Feb 10, 2022 5:33 pm
T21 using w98, with dos-sound - sort of....

Last post by my03 « Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:55 pm
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by my03 » Sun Jan 09, 2022 12:22 pm

So i have been setting up my T21 using the W98 recovery CD and that worked out perfectly fine. As i wanted to, now and then, run some DOS games on...

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Last post by my03
Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:55 pm
Connector on T23 lid?

Last post by solidpro « Fri Nov 26, 2021 11:21 am
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by solidpro » Fri Nov 26, 2021 7:15 am

Hi

I was restoring a T23 yesterday and the lid is missing a piece of plastic. I've forgotten what these connectors on the lid are for, and couldn't...

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Last post by solidpro
Fri Nov 26, 2021 11:21 am
[T30] A new guy in the collection and problems to solve

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Tue Nov 16, 2021 4:47 pm
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by WarMachine » Wed Nov 10, 2021 7:22 am

Hello,

I'm since yesterday the proud owner of a beaten up T30. I've put some photos at the end of the post so that you can see how I received it...

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Tue Nov 16, 2021 4:47 pm

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