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X6X-series LED backlight conversion kit howtos

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X60 Fuselist

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by Twisted Mind » Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:47 pm

IBM/Lenovo X60 Fuselist made by Twisted Mind + tcone:

In Numeric Order:

Fx: Type: Provider: Mark: Schurter Order Nr.: Values:
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X60s with Windows 8.1: standard volume/mute buttons

Last post by dandreye « Sun Aug 27, 2023 2:10 pm
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by dandreye » Sun Jul 30, 2023 1:27 pm

Hi All,

Are standard volume/mute buttons supposed to work on X60s running Windows 8.1 ? I recall having them work with Windows 7 before (due to...

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Sun Aug 27, 2023 2:10 pm
X60s with BT: something between body and screen lid

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by dandreye » Sun Aug 27, 2023 10:29 am

Hi All

I recently added Bluetooth into my X60s, which required installing screen cable 91p6971 with BT daughter card connector. The cable has a tiny...

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Sun Aug 27, 2023 2:05 pm
Fan Error but the Fan still works? (X60 Tablet)

Last post by Awanis « Sun Aug 20, 2023 5:06 am

by Awanis » Sun Aug 20, 2023 5:06 am

Hello, it seems i got this common error around these laptops. Whenever i boot the laptop, it makes a beep sound and says fan error. I press ESC and...

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Sun Aug 20, 2023 5:06 am
Options for mini PCI slot in X61

Last post by my03 « Thu Aug 03, 2023 7:15 pm
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by karotlopj » Tue Aug 01, 2023 2:18 am

What options do I have for an empty mini PCI slot in an X61?

Any chance of using an mSATA in it?

Can I get appropriate cables for use with a WWAN...

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Thu Aug 03, 2023 7:15 pm
Turbo Memory card

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:54 am
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by karotlopj » Sat Jul 29, 2023 1:01 pm

What is Turbo Memory which can be fitted to an X61?

What else could be inserted in such a slot where a WWAN card could be placed?

I guess I can't...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:54 am
X61 favorite Linux flavor?

Last post by ZaZ « Sun Jul 30, 2023 7:48 pm
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by paulie420 » Sat Feb 29, 2020 2:38 pm

So I just got an X61... its old and I don't know what use case I might find for it, but...

I installed lubuntu... it looked OK; installed well and...

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Sun Jul 30, 2023 7:48 pm
How to identify X61 with WWAN card

Last post by karotlopj « Sun Jul 30, 2023 2:07 pm
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by karotlopj » Sun Jul 30, 2023 6:44 am

I would like to have an X61 with a working WWAN card.

How would I identify one in an advert?
Is there a particular TYPE I should look for?

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Sun Jul 30, 2023 2:07 pm
X61 Status indicators not working

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun Jul 30, 2023 8:02 am
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by karotlopj » Tue Jul 04, 2023 9:21 am

I have an X61 which boots up OK but none of the status indicator lights come on.

Any ideas on what to look for to fix this?

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Sun Jul 30, 2023 8:02 am
BIOS upgrade from USB stick

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Jul 17, 2023 1:29 am
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by karotlopj » Sun Jul 16, 2023 6:50 pm

I tried to upgrade the BIOS of an X61 but it failed for some reason, so wondered about trying to create a bootable USB stick....

After reading:-...

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Mon Jul 17, 2023 1:29 am
Middleton BIOS update

Last post by unixed « Sun Jul 16, 2023 1:17 pm
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by karotlopj » Sun Jul 16, 2023 1:55 am

I would like to attempt a Middleton BIOS update to ThinkPad X61 and understand that I need a fully charged battery, but I'm not sure what 'fully...

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Sun Jul 16, 2023 1:17 pm
Unable to boot to thumbdrive linux now

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jul 10, 2023 8:11 pm
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by meanie » Mon Jul 10, 2023 2:38 am

Unable to re-install windows nor boot to thumbdrive linux now.

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Mon Jul 10, 2023 8:11 pm
X61 battery p/n

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun Jul 09, 2023 12:06 am
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by karotlopj » Sat Jul 08, 2023 3:33 am

There are two batteries available for the X61 - a small one and a large one.

Does anyone know of any comparison article about them?

Also I'm...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Sun Jul 09, 2023 12:06 am
Wifi not working

Last post by karotlopj « Fri Jul 07, 2023 1:24 am
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by karotlopj » Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:09 am

I have an X61 on which Wifi does not work. I guess either the switch is broken or the card doesn't work.

Is there any way to isolate the problem?

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Fri Jul 07, 2023 1:24 am
Replacement fan for X61

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu Jul 06, 2023 9:22 pm
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by karotlopj » Tue Jul 04, 2023 9:10 am

I get a Fan error when starting up and old X61. I found that pressing ESC would bypass the error, but this is only a temporary work round as the...

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Thu Jul 06, 2023 9:22 pm
Wifi upgrade X61 need some clarification

Last post by axur-delmeria « Wed Apr 19, 2023 10:15 pm
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by xevman » Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:08 pm

Hi,

I want to upgrade my X61 wifi card from a 4965ag to a ac7260 and wanted to clarify a few things.

1. If I install the 7260 it in the left mcpie...

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Wed Apr 19, 2023 10:15 pm
Need help: X61 bricked from BIOS and ECP version mismatch

Last post by unixed « Mon Mar 20, 2023 11:37 am
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by error_checking_coder » Mon Mar 20, 2023 1:49 am

While I was trying to downgrade from Middleton 2.22 BIOS, I accidentally flashed the official 1.10 BIOS without downgrading the ECP to 1.02. The...

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Last post by unixed
Mon Mar 20, 2023 11:37 am
Display scaling / virtual high resolution drivers?

Last post by unixed « Sun Mar 12, 2023 9:08 pm
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by thinkpadrobert » Mon Apr 11, 2022 9:56 pm

In my distant memory there was bit of software, might have been a driver, that could squish a down a higher resolution into the available pixels on...

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Sun Mar 12, 2023 9:08 pm
Where to purchase parts for X60 X61

Last post by elka. « Fri Feb 03, 2023 12:29 pm
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by PLCforEver » Sat Aug 01, 2020 3:15 pm

Here in north america, the sales of Lenovo parts is made by encompass.

They don't know what is a X60 laptop. Don't exist for them. They ask for...

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Fri Feb 03, 2023 12:29 pm
x61t thinklight?

Last post by dr_st « Thu Feb 02, 2023 2:25 am
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by deickos » Wed Feb 01, 2023 6:58 am

I have been using my new x61t for half a year now and missing thinklight so much
how one is supposed to see the kb with this laptop? has anyone...

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Thu Feb 02, 2023 2:25 am
X61T planar board in X60s chassis --> works w/ LED caveats

Last post by mal.manuwendra « Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:35 pm
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by axur-delmeria » Thu Oct 10, 2013 3:15 am

One of my clients needed a small, powerful laptop with good battery life.

The best I found was an X60s with Core Solo U1300 (1.06GHz) and a new...

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Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:35 pm
X60, secuirty chip fix?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Dec 30, 2022 2:04 am
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by jgang » Thu Dec 29, 2022 8:10 pm

Just got this thinkpad X60, when I try to turn it on I get 4 short beeps and then it powers off. The manual says this is an issue with the security...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Dec 30, 2022 2:04 am
X60 display goes blank after half a second

Last post by itm60 « Tue Dec 27, 2022 6:44 am
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by itm60 » Fri Dec 23, 2022 12:13 pm

I've inherited an old X60 and am trying to get it up and running. When I power it on I see the Thinkpad splash screen for half a second but then the...

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Tue Dec 27, 2022 6:44 am
How to remove the handle on my X60's screen?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Dec 23, 2022 7:08 am
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by windwords » Fri Dec 23, 2022 6:15 am

Hello everyone,

I bought a new ThinkPad X60 and here is a black handle on its upper right corner of the screen. How to remove it? Do I need to...

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Fri Dec 23, 2022 7:08 am
X61 non-tablet display replacement?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue Dec 13, 2022 9:02 am
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by solidpro » Tue Dec 13, 2022 6:20 am

Hi Everyone

I've got a standard X61 with a damaged LCD display (cracked). The LCD in there is a LTN121XJ-L07 and these are hard to come by. It's not...

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Tue Dec 13, 2022 9:02 am
X61 with a 4TB Seagate Barracuda 15mm (MOD)

Last post by lackl « Sun Dec 11, 2022 5:38 am
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by DJKylian » Fri Mar 19, 2021 5:05 am

My loved Thinkpads X61's (I have 5 of them) are getting a massive harddrive update.

For now I run 3 of them with the Seagate Firecude 2Tb drives...

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Sun Dec 11, 2022 5:38 am
Windows 98 on x60s?

Last post by Bondi « Wed Dec 07, 2022 12:41 pm
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by Bondi » Fri Apr 01, 2022 2:35 pm

Greetings!
Has anyone tried installing Win 98 on x60s? There are no official drivers, but still... I'm wondering whether a) it's possible at all, and...

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Wed Dec 07, 2022 12:41 pm
Opinions on which X61 upgrade and/or mod path

Last post by error_checking_coder « Wed Dec 07, 2022 3:42 am
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by KP62 » Mon Oct 10, 2022 2:57 am

Hi all.

I'm new to the community and will welcome your opinions and inputs on how I'll approach upgrading an X61 (7675-A36) I recently acquired....

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Last post by error_checking_coder
Wed Dec 07, 2022 3:42 am
X60s IO port 201h

Last post by unixed « Fri Nov 25, 2022 10:01 am
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by Bondi » Thu Nov 24, 2022 4:30 am

I have a pcmcia gameport card that I'd like to use with my x60s. But looks like the port 201h is occupied all the time (the whole range 200-207 is...

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Last post by unixed
Fri Nov 25, 2022 10:01 am
X61 display cable to hdmi board

Last post by portsample « Wed Nov 23, 2022 1:05 am
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by x61needy » Sun Oct 09, 2022 3:34 am

Hello, I’m trying to connect my x61 display to a raspberry pi. Is there a board that can convert the display cable to hdmi? Does anyone know what the...

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Last post by portsample
Wed Nov 23, 2022 1:05 am
X61s AFFS 1024 x 768 upgrade issue

Last post by unixed « Wed Nov 16, 2022 11:47 am
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by derad » Sun Nov 13, 2022 11:03 am

I have been working on upgrading an X61s panel to the HV121X03-100 as described at .

I removed the touch panel and, before closing the screen lid...

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Last post by unixed
Wed Nov 16, 2022 11:47 am
Installing Windows XP on X60s

Last post by beyonson « Thu Nov 10, 2022 8:46 pm
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by beyonson » Sun Oct 23, 2022 10:23 pm

After a weekend of troubleshooting and forum diving, I finally got Windows XP Home back on my X60s (the OS it shipped with).

Posting this to help...

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Last post by beyonson
Thu Nov 10, 2022 8:46 pm
X61s Middleton BIOS Error - CPU Hash Data

Last post by Sirocco « Sat Oct 15, 2022 6:11 am
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by Sirocco » Sun Sep 25, 2022 7:24 pm

While attempting to upgrade my X61s BIOS using Middle BIOS I get the following error message:

CPU Hash Data is not correct.

Any idea what this...

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Sat Oct 15, 2022 6:11 am
Thinkpad X61 screen brightness

Last post by Sweater Fish Deluxe « Thu Oct 13, 2022 10:20 pm
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by albertserene » Sun Sep 25, 2022 10:56 am

Hi,

I am an enthusiast of laptop PCs. I have total of 12 laptops from different era. Out of which, I have 2 Thinkpads. The Thinkpad x250 I purchased...

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Thu Oct 13, 2022 10:20 pm
Reset Battery on Windows 10 for X61

Last post by albertserene « Mon Sep 26, 2022 8:47 pm
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by albertserene » Mon Sep 26, 2022 3:25 am

I just purchased a new 4-cell battery for X61. The battery report shows the design capacity at 32000mah, but the current capacity is at 28000mah. I...

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Mon Sep 26, 2022 8:47 pm
X61 wifi switch is touchy, how to permanently disable it?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Sep 20, 2022 3:39 am
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by HelloKitty61 » Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:51 pm

It happens incredibly often when my wifi switch is even slightly bumped.
What is the easiest way to get it set to on always?
I also use an Atheros...

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Tue Sep 20, 2022 3:39 am
X61 and its super loud, pointless secondary fan

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Aug 27, 2022 2:01 am
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by wujstefan » Tue Jun 14, 2022 9:00 am

Hello lads,

I'm back on feet and back working on thinkpad stable I have here. X61 got the shot now.

I was lucky to get a T9300 unit with one of...

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Sat Aug 27, 2022 2:01 am
X61s primary fan covered by battery adapter... and dust

Last post by tecmes « Fri Aug 26, 2022 12:40 pm
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by tecmes » Tue Aug 23, 2022 6:08 pm

Everyone using a X61 knows that the larger batteries models have the plastic width adapter. To make the battery symmetrical and improve the laptop's...

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Fri Aug 26, 2022 12:40 pm
reserve edition

Last post by unixed « Wed Aug 10, 2022 2:40 pm
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by oldschool » Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:25 pm

these things worth any money nowadays? have one in a cupboard somewhere

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Wed Aug 10, 2022 2:40 pm
Wake-on-LAN support by X61s with Intel 6205 WiFi card

Last post by dandreye « Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:41 am

by dandreye » Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:41 am

Hi All,

Is X61s with Intel 6205 WiFi card capable of Wake-on-LAN? If so do I have to install something like this for it? (besides enabling it in...

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Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:41 am
ThinkPad x60s motherboard replacement: different serial numbers

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Jul 28, 2022 2:59 am
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by shako » Wed Jul 27, 2022 6:14 am

Hi everyone,

After many unsuccessful repair attempts, I finally decided to replace the motherboard of my ThinkPad x60s in order to resurrect it....

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Thu Jul 28, 2022 2:59 am
IBM X60s SD Card problem

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by norrinraddhr » Sun Jun 26, 2022 12:15 pm

Hi,
I need your help about some strange problem that I never had with SD Card reader. About few months I made clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate x86...

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Mon Jun 27, 2022 11:57 am
Thinking of upgrading my system.

Last post by unixed « Sun Jun 12, 2022 8:18 pm
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by newyorkpaulie » Fri Jun 10, 2022 8:36 am

For years I have been using T-61s. I live in 2 different states and have the same T-61s in each. When I go from one to the other I simply take the...

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Last post by unixed
Sun Jun 12, 2022 8:18 pm
Kernel panic after thermal paster replacement on ThinkPad x60s

Last post by shako « Fri May 27, 2022 4:36 am

by shako » Fri May 27, 2022 4:36 am

Yesterday night I replaced the thermal paste of my Thinkpad x60s (which runs Parabola32 + Libreboot) and everything was fine, I put everything back...

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Fri May 27, 2022 4:36 am
Volume buttons issue on librebooted ThinkPad x60s

Last post by shako « Thu Apr 28, 2022 12:30 pm
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by shako » Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:42 am

Hi everyone,

I recently librebooted a ThinkPad x60s and installed Parabola Linux on it. I pulled my fork of dwm (which works flawlessly on my...

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Last post by shako
Thu Apr 28, 2022 12:30 pm
odd keyboard problem

Last post by wwcanoer « Mon Apr 25, 2022 1:14 pm
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by sleepyhead » Sun Dec 04, 2011 1:25 pm

Purchased a x61 from a reputable ebay seller and physically it looks great.

However, for some reason the c , d , e and 3 keys seem to work...

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Mon Apr 25, 2022 1:14 pm
X61T wifi card recommendation

Last post by thinkpadrobert « Wed Apr 20, 2022 1:55 am
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by thinkpadrobert » Tue Jan 18, 2022 12:47 am

I know this has been dealt with before....but it's 2022 and cards change. So can anyone recommend me a good wifi card for my x61t? The machine runs...

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Wed Apr 20, 2022 1:55 am
Guide to booting from SD card on X61t (will probably work with others too)

Last post by thinkpadrobert « Wed Apr 20, 2022 1:49 am

by thinkpadrobert » Wed Apr 20, 2022 1:49 am

So the X61 tablet's bios (even middleton) will not boot from the on board SD card. I use it for libreelec since kodi 19 and higher run very poorly on...

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Last post by thinkpadrobert
Wed Apr 20, 2022 1:49 am
What is this little extra fan for on my X61 ?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sat Mar 19, 2022 7:58 am
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by fri_night_in_ninsei » Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:23 pm

Hi. I have to X61 laptops and one of them has a small fan (in addition to the CPU fan assembly) just to the left of the modem. The X61 with the extra...

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Sat Mar 19, 2022 7:58 am

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