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[GUIDE] Make your T60 with ATI run *cool* (and quiet)

Last post by 600X « Thu Jul 18, 2024 2:38 pm
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by 600X » Fri Jul 04, 2014 2:21 pm
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Hello there,

Many people still love and use their T60's. This doesn't come as a surprise; they are really awesome machines and some even call them...
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Thu Jul 18, 2024 2:38 pm
LCDs on T60/T60p - types, availability and other discussions

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This thread is for people who want to know about the different LCD panels (and their resolutions) used in the T60 series, the availability of these...
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Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:05 am
T61 Wiki has a new home

Last post by TuuS « Fri May 18, 2018 4:43 am
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by johnmcdonnell » Thu May 17, 2018 9:04 pm

The T61 Wiki has a new permanent home:

A huge thank you to Bill Morrow for hosting this content and to RealBlackStuff for optimizing the code and...

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Fri May 18, 2018 4:43 am
Dead T61 w/Nvidia 140M? Here's an option. *PICS*

Last post by farmall « Sat Feb 03, 2018 3:10 pm
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by Wesley » Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:39 pm
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Many of you who have purchased a Lenovo T61 with the Nvidia 140m discrete graphics have discovered that there was a flaw in with the graphics card....
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Sat Feb 03, 2018 3:10 pm
1066 mod issue

Last post by huohuo « Mon Oct 07, 2024 7:49 am
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by huohuo » Tue Oct 01, 2024 5:46 pm

Hello, I've recently performed a quad mod for my T61.
Upon inserting P8500 or QX9300, CPU's are reported correctly in the bios. The problem lies (I...

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Mon Oct 07, 2024 7:49 am
Flashing T61 with the Middleton BIOS

Last post by rotterdam « Wed Sep 11, 2024 11:50 am
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by rotterdam » Wed Sep 11, 2024 4:09 am

Need some professional advice before I could flash with Middleton's BIOS

T61 7661-E64
BIOS version 2.12
32 bit T7300 processor
Win 7 Professional 32...

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Wed Sep 11, 2024 11:50 am
Issues while using Intel 5300

Last post by TPFanatic « Mon Sep 09, 2024 6:09 pm
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by huohuo » Mon Sep 09, 2024 1:23 pm

Hello, I have purchased a Intel 5300 WLAN card as it would make an easy upgrade over the previous WLAN card (3945 abg)
There weren't any mentions of...

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Mon Sep 09, 2024 6:09 pm
T6x Keyboard UltraNav 3D Print Adapters?

Last post by micrex22 « Sun Sep 08, 2024 6:54 pm
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by micrex22 » Sat Aug 17, 2024 5:24 pm

There's a 3D printed base with some logic to turn it into a regular USB keyboard, are there any for T6x keyboard assemblies? I have a bunch of NMB...

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Sun Sep 08, 2024 6:54 pm
What OS to use once Win 10 support ends?

Last post by micrex22 « Thu Sep 05, 2024 8:01 pm
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by babysheegoth » Tue Jul 09, 2024 11:36 am

Curious what other's plans are after support officially ends or if some are already happy with non-windows OS.

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Last post by micrex22
Thu Sep 05, 2024 8:01 pm
T61 NVS140Ms still alive?

Last post by Medessec « Tue Sep 03, 2024 7:13 pm
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by Medessec » Thu Aug 29, 2024 12:33 pm

I just wanted to kinda fling this idea around and get some opinions...

I've been hunting constantly, as I usually do, because I have an unhealthy...

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Tue Sep 03, 2024 7:13 pm
How long a max-ed out T601 FrankenPad will last until obsolete

Last post by Medessec « Thu Aug 29, 2024 12:14 pm
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by coolcat37 » Mon Jun 20, 2016 11:01 am
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I am calling on the people in the field: programmers, engineers, people in the know, FrankenPad-devotees etc.

In your opinion how long will a...
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Thu Aug 29, 2024 12:14 pm
T61 fan replacement?

Last post by babysheegoth « Wed Aug 28, 2024 8:08 pm
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by babysheegoth » Fri Aug 23, 2024 1:07 pm

Are there two types of fans?

ThinkPad T61 7659-A34

Based on 7659-XAU: T7300(2GHz), 2GB RAM, 120GB 5400rpm HD, 14.1in 1440x900 LCD, Intel X3100,...

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Last post by babysheegoth
Wed Aug 28, 2024 8:08 pm
Can I use R500 LCD on T61?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Aug 28, 2024 10:53 am
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by Insomniac1971 » Wed Aug 28, 2024 10:27 am

Hi all,

Can I use R500 2735-W5Z LCD on T61 6465-9TU without problems?

Jan

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Wed Aug 28, 2024 10:53 am
Finding an easier way for quad core mod T601F

Last post by huohuo « Sat Aug 24, 2024 6:41 am
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by TinkerMan » Mon Jun 17, 2019 6:37 am

Hello
I am starting this thread in order to help total noobz, like myself, get a better understanding of the process involving a quad core CPU on a...

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Last post by huohuo
Sat Aug 24, 2024 6:41 am
Is anyone still modding inverters for the T601-Boe-Hydis Screen Build?

Last post by dances_with_woof « Mon Aug 19, 2024 7:52 pm
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by dances_with_woof » Sun Aug 18, 2024 9:37 am

I had an inverter go bad on a T601s with a Boe Hydis HV150UX2-100 Screen I built sometime ago. Modding a new inverter is outside my ability.

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Last post by dances_with_woof
Mon Aug 19, 2024 7:52 pm
T61 only boots if power completely removed between boots

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Aug 19, 2024 2:49 am
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by Crumbs » Sun Jul 14, 2024 3:18 pm

I have a T61 that only boots if power is completely removed between boots. Looking for ideas on whether or not this is fixable, and how to fix it. As...

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Mon Aug 19, 2024 2:49 am
Which T61 keyboard is the best?

Last post by micrex22 « Sat Aug 17, 2024 5:29 pm
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by astral » Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:48 pm

Guess who's T61 has the ALPS keyboard...
It's extremely, incredibly mediocre. I'd like to replace it with either the Chicony or the NMB board, but I...

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Last post by micrex22
Sat Aug 17, 2024 5:29 pm
Install a 1066MHz FSB CPU on T61 (including Core 2 Quad)

Last post by rumbero « Fri Aug 16, 2024 12:21 pm
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Not sure if it's suitable to post this here but apparently notebook review is not showing up properly on my laptop

Anyway, I...
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Fri Aug 16, 2024 12:21 pm
Successfully recelled a battery, is it safe tu use?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Wed Aug 14, 2024 9:40 pm
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by huohuo » Mon Aug 12, 2024 2:25 pm

Hello, recently recelled a T61 9 cell battery with 3,6v cells, from what I understand, the total voltage of the battery equals 32,4v which is in no...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Wed Aug 14, 2024 9:40 pm
Preventing Nvidia chip from failing

Last post by huohuo « Thu Aug 08, 2024 7:44 pm
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by huohuo » Sat Jul 27, 2024 5:47 pm

Hello, I (not so) recently acquired a 14' XGA T61 manufactured 07/12 with Nvidia 140m chip, seller was selling as Intel machine so at first I was...

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Last post by huohuo
Thu Aug 08, 2024 7:44 pm
Ubuntu recommendations for T60p

Last post by bravo3 « Mon Jul 29, 2024 7:11 pm
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by bravo3 » Thu Jul 08, 2021 4:25 am

I was wondering if there are any recommendations for an Ubuntu distro for replacing WIn10 in my T60p? 4 GB RAM (3 GB accessible), ATI video, Centrino...

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Mon Jul 29, 2024 7:11 pm
Windows 7, 32-bit ATI X1400 driver

Last post by sentabrina « Fri Jul 19, 2024 5:07 am
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by Marie-Anne » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:26 am
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I'm collecting proper drivers, prior installing Windows 7 on my T60P

Microsoft offers a windows 7 compatible ATI mobility X1400 driver, in their...
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Last post by sentabrina
Fri Jul 19, 2024 5:07 am
Purchased T61 - Can't find details - What do I have?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Tue Jul 16, 2024 4:53 pm
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by sethwm2 » Tue Jul 16, 2024 11:47 am

I just purchased a T61 Type: 7665-B68 S/N: L3-X1020. The seller says that it is 15 I am just trying to figure out what GPU this would have come with...

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Tue Jul 16, 2024 4:53 pm
HDMI to USB cable recommendations - please

Last post by farmall « Mon Jul 15, 2024 11:26 pm
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by ap63 » Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:24 pm

Hi Everyone,

I just updated and reinstalled my T61 to RHEL 8.8
Note: Linux 9 didn't work - at least RHEL 9.3 didn't, bites the dust even before you...

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Last post by farmall
Mon Jul 15, 2024 11:26 pm
Thinkpad T61 Hinge Wobble

Last post by Glaurung-quena « Wed Jun 26, 2024 1:10 am
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by dcfbf » Wed May 01, 2024 7:57 pm

I recently bought a 15 inch T61 and I noticed that the hinge had a wobble to it. I had tightened the screws that connect the hinge to the main...

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Last post by Glaurung-quena
Wed Jun 26, 2024 1:10 am
Searching for a T60 15" keyboard bezel

Last post by ZaZ « Sun Jun 23, 2024 11:48 am
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by Glaurung-quena » Sat Jun 22, 2024 2:27 pm

I've tried searching for the FRU in the usual places and came up empty handed. Have they become unobtainium?

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Last post by ZaZ
Sun Jun 23, 2024 11:48 am
Colemak layout on QWERTY keyboard?

Last post by amtrakuk « Wed Jun 19, 2024 7:39 am
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by amtrakuk » Wed Jun 19, 2024 5:32 am

Morning.

I have a T60 with a UK QWERTY keyboard however booting into a live CD session of Linux maps it as a Colemak layout. I've looked in the BIOS...

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Last post by amtrakuk
Wed Jun 19, 2024 7:39 am
Upper keyboard Bezel

Last post by amtrakuk « Wed Jun 19, 2024 5:53 am
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by amtrakuk » Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:55 am

Hi there.

I'm after a upper part of a keyboard bezel for my 15.4 t60 - not the palmrest. I've been scouring ebay but only coming up with 14 ones or...

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Last post by amtrakuk
Wed Jun 19, 2024 5:53 am
WTB: Expresscard slot cover/flap for T61 15.4" Widescreen

Last post by ProfOak « Sun Jun 16, 2024 4:38 pm

by ProfOak » Sun Jun 16, 2024 4:38 pm

Hello forum members. A few months ago, I acquired a 15.4 widescreen T61 that came with the smart card/PCMCIA module. It took a while to find since...

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Last post by ProfOak
Sun Jun 16, 2024 4:38 pm
Refresh rate for IAQX10M in lower resolutions

Last post by PowerPC « Wed Jun 12, 2024 10:54 am

by PowerPC » Wed Jun 12, 2024 10:54 am

Is it possible to have a 60 Hz refresh rate in an IAQX10M using a resolution below 2048x1536, or are all modes locked down to 50 Hz?

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Last post by PowerPC
Wed Jun 12, 2024 10:54 am
Disassembling the 14" T61 LCD without breaking anything.

Last post by TPFanatic « Wed Jun 05, 2024 6:31 pm
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by Glaurung-quena » Wed Jun 05, 2024 2:04 pm

After a couple days struggling with the lid of a 4:3 T61 and cursing the engineers who designed it and the writers responsible for the hardware...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Wed Jun 05, 2024 6:31 pm
Thinkpad T61 hinges interchangeability

Last post by TPFanatic « Tue Jun 04, 2024 2:01 pm
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by huohuo » Tue May 28, 2024 7:19 pm

Hello, my T61 14'1 4:3 screen hinge recently broke, (metal part snapped so there's no way to fix it) I have a spare 14'1 widescreen T61 from which I...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Tue Jun 04, 2024 2:01 pm
T61 power-socket and battery lights but no power

Last post by Robsa990 « Wed May 29, 2024 5:38 pm
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by jerry12 » Sun Aug 09, 2015 9:48 am

Hello, I have a T61 that I have been using for about a year which I received in fairly new condition. I have Windows Vista installed - the original...

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Last post by Robsa990
Wed May 29, 2024 5:38 pm
What OS do you use/recommend for T61

Last post by el_Capo « Mon May 27, 2024 1:04 am
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by sestulak » Sun Jul 01, 2018 4:59 am

So I got my hands on lovely T61 with T7500 4GB RAM and Intel GPU but I´m wondering what the best OS is? I´m thinking about installing good old Win XP...

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Last post by el_Capo
Mon May 27, 2024 1:04 am
T60 bricked after failed attempt to flash libreboot

Last post by fyredragon69 « Thu May 23, 2024 7:32 am

by fyredragon69 » Thu May 23, 2024 7:32 am

Good morning all, having some issues with my T60 right now. I was attempting to flash libreboot to my T60, but somehow ended up bricking it in the...

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Thu May 23, 2024 7:32 am
No Sound

Last post by ZaZ « Fri May 10, 2024 11:37 pm
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by newyorkpaulie » Fri May 10, 2024 1:08 pm

My T61 sound no longer works. Any diagnostic tests I could try? I would be interested in buying one if anyone has one for sale. It must have the...

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Last post by ZaZ
Fri May 10, 2024 11:37 pm
Extreme lagging on T60 while browsing and watching Youtube recently

Last post by zoltan87 « Thu May 09, 2024 2:43 pm
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by zoltan87 » Tue Dec 26, 2023 6:05 pm

I started noticing maybe a couple of months ago, that my Thinkpad T60 (2 GHz CPU, Ati X1400, 3GB RAM) that has been serving my computing needs well...

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Thu May 09, 2024 2:43 pm
2504 Dock stuck in the locked position, no keys; any hope?

Last post by Digard « Sun May 05, 2024 3:39 pm
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by SurrealMustard » Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:40 pm

I bought an Advanced Mini Dock (2504) used recently that was missing the keys. This has never been an issue before, so I didn't expect this time to...

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Last post by Digard
Sun May 05, 2024 3:39 pm
T61 Intel GMA gaming

Last post by TPFanatic « Thu May 02, 2024 12:39 pm
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by huohuo » Mon Jan 15, 2024 7:35 pm

Hello, I'm fairly new to thinkpads so excuse my eventual mistakes while writing this post.
So recently I purchased a T61, and I was pretty sure it...

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Thu May 02, 2024 12:39 pm
T61 planar compatibility

Last post by TuuS « Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:17 am
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by curious.m » Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:32 pm

Hello guys,

I have a 15' widescreen T61 with a faulty board. Sometimes it turns on, but most times the LED lights turn on but the screen remains...

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Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:17 am
T61 Middleton BIOS problem

Last post by Ken Edmonds « Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:39 am
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by Ken Edmonds » Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:12 am

I've had this T61 for a couple of years and hardly used it. I've just ordered a T9300 so need to install Middleton BIOS.

I booted from the iso and...

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Last post by Ken Edmonds
Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:39 am
Lid closes and opens really easily needs tightening somewhere?

Last post by dr_st « Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:27 pm
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by Tired » Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:21 am

Hello everyone,
My wife's 14 inch T60 lid closes and opens unlike any other thinkpad I know of.
It's almost at the point where the lid would fall...

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Last post by dr_st
Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:27 pm
Two external displays with T61 and docking station?

Last post by ap63 « Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:38 pm
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by babysheegoth » Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:36 am

Link to my another thread where it went off on a tangent, stopped receiving replies, and had different title.

Wandering if it's possible to setup...

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Last post by ap63
Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:38 pm
Favorite Operating System? 64-Bit

Last post by mikemex « Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:24 pm
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by babysheegoth » Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:37 pm

Have windows 10 installed on 64bit.

Was under impression linux was good OS and considering 10 loosing support in 25' wanted to install it.

Through...

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Last post by mikemex
Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:24 pm
T61 SVP locked, Jumped the EEPROM, now getting error 0189 Invalid RFID configuration information area

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:59 am
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by NovaKnowledgeNow » Sat Aug 22, 2020 11:33 am

With the global pandemic shutting down all my fun activities like baseball and movies, I've taken to doing some cleaning and going through some of my...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:59 am
Wifi Card upgrade suggestions?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun Feb 11, 2024 11:47 pm
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by babysheegoth » Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:32 pm

Looking upgrade wifi card to something as modern as possible that also makes sense financially.

Also how to remove whitelist from middleton bios?

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Sun Feb 11, 2024 11:47 pm
T61 experience on Windows 10

Last post by babysheegoth « Wed Feb 07, 2024 1:37 pm
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by MEA707 » Wed Apr 29, 2020 12:33 am
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A few weeks ago when I finally decided to put an SSD in my T61, I figured I'd give Windows 10 a try on it and the experience was far from smooth.

I...
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Last post by babysheegoth
Wed Feb 07, 2024 1:37 pm
T60P Widescreen motherboard in a T60 4:3

Last post by TPFanatic « Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:35 pm
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by Denizk » Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:11 pm

Hi im Deniz and I am new here.

Always loved my Thinkpads as a kid I bought a T42 15 with Ati graphics and later on I bought a t60 14 inch with...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:35 pm
T61 password missing

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Jan 24, 2024 2:23 am
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by newyorkpaulie » Tue Jan 23, 2024 4:34 pm

I received a T61 7661 WHQ 14” and I don’t have the password. I saw a method that involves removing the CMOS battery, waiting an hour, replacing the...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Jan 24, 2024 2:23 am
Unknown bios password

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:23 am
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by newyorkpaulie » Mon Jan 22, 2024 4:50 pm

I am getting an eBay T61 that I’ve learned has a password locked bios. I found this out after I bought it. It should arrive tomorrow. I’ve looked...

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Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:23 am

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