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X6X-series LED backlight conversion kit howtos

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Most recent update: I gave up on modding the Chinese kits because it became way easier to make my own from scratch:

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Wed Dec 01, 2021 7:11 am
X60 Fuselist

Last post by dmdsoftware « Sun Jan 29, 2017 9:45 pm
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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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Sun Jan 29, 2017 9:45 pm
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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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)

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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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Wed Apr 20, 2022 1:49 am
Display scaling / virtual high resolution drivers?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Apr 12, 2022 1:57 am
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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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Tue Apr 12, 2022 1:57 am
Windows 98 on x60s?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Mon Apr 04, 2022 6:16 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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Mon Apr 04, 2022 6:16 pm
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
Project Report: X61/X61s CPU Upgrade

Last post by axur-delmeria « Wed Mar 02, 2022 5:34 am
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by zephray » Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:17 am

0. Introduction

ThinkPad X61 is a classical machine, along with T61 they are the last 4:3 ThinkPads made by Lenovo. I bought my X61s used in 2010...

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Wed Mar 02, 2022 5:34 am
X61 weird RAM problem

Last post by CPC464 « Mon Feb 28, 2022 6:30 am
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by CPC464 » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:09 am

Hi,
I've got a SXGA+ modded T8100 X61 that I've used for years. Last year it developed a strange problem: It began to power off randomly, reching...

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Mon Feb 28, 2022 6:30 am
X61s screen replacing & cpu temp questions

Last post by CPC464 « Sun Feb 27, 2022 6:03 pm
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by Tumber » Wed Oct 27, 2021 1:32 pm

Hi!
I've brought an X61s for 30$ and itt arrived with a cracked screen. I took it apart and it has a Samsung LTN121XJ-L07 screen, but i only found an...

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Last post by CPC464
Sun Feb 27, 2022 6:03 pm
Accidentally powered off machine during BIOS flash

Last post by GrumpyGryphonGal « Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:02 pm
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by GrumpyGryphonGal » Thu Jan 20, 2022 4:22 am

So, I have an X61 ThinkPad. It was running fine with a good Middleton BIOS flash, but then I thought to myself, Hmm, it takes forever to get from the...

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Last post by GrumpyGryphonGal
Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:02 pm
When will it be obsolete?

Last post by mikemex « Tue Feb 01, 2022 1:37 pm
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by euless » Mon Jan 31, 2022 11:50 pm

Hi

I like retro. I thinking of getting a X60.

My requirements are simple. Just two:
(1) store and play my vast collect of home photos (jpeg) and...

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Tue Feb 01, 2022 1:37 pm
Can't flash middleton bios on x61

Last post by GrumpyGryphonGal « Thu Jan 27, 2022 7:02 pm
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by TominToronto » Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:16 am

Hello everyone

I have an old lenovo x61 which I thought I would update the bios on using a usb stick. I followed a guide on how to create a...

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Thu Jan 27, 2022 7:02 pm
BIOS beeps 1-3-3-1 when rebooting

Last post by flipped_bit « Thu Jan 27, 2022 12:19 pm
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by delingren » Sat Oct 26, 2013 1:07 am

I found this X60 in my company's dumpster and thought I would refurbish it by replacing the crappy keyboard and cracked palm rest. It seems to run...

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Last post by flipped_bit
Thu Jan 27, 2022 12:19 pm
Looking for X60 recovery discs

Last post by BillMorrow « Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:38 am
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by Quasar2309 » Mon Jan 17, 2022 1:25 am

I am looking for ThinkPad X60 recovery disks on behalf of a friend who wants to restore his X60 to factory condition. Does anybody have recovery...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:38 am
Keyboard from IBM X60s on Lenovo X61s

Last post by norrinraddhr « Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:00 am
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by norrinraddhr » Mon Dec 27, 2021 2:05 pm

Hello,
today arrived my Lenovo X61s, I have two IBM X60s but I always want a Lenovo X61s and I have few questions, can I use Keyboard from IBM X60s...

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Last post by norrinraddhr
Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:00 am
Windows 11 working on X61 tablet

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sat Dec 18, 2021 2:17 pm
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by thinkpadrobert » Fri Dec 17, 2021 4:00 am

I just installed Windows 11 on my X61 tablet.

Seems fine so far. Make sure TPM is on in the bios, and make your USB install drive with Rufus >3.16...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Sat Dec 18, 2021 2:17 pm
Now the X61 has USB C Charging too

Last post by crashnburn « Thu Nov 25, 2021 2:06 pm
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by iamdmc » Fri Feb 21, 2020 9:09 am

Photos at

Special thanks to other forum members and reddit posts:

AFIAK this is the oldest model ThinkPad that has had USB C charging...

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Last post by crashnburn
Thu Nov 25, 2021 2:06 pm
X60 fails to boot XP

Last post by kapqa « Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:35 pm
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by Thinkthonk » Thu Sep 16, 2021 10:55 am

Thinkpad X60, XP home, 2GB RAM, type 1707-CTO.
It's been sat without a battery since the last boot up which was a couple months ago. Put a charged...

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Last post by kapqa
Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:35 pm
X61 replacement battery woes

Last post by pigroasts « Tue Nov 16, 2021 8:47 pm
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by GezzaF7 » Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:02 am

Hi, I'm in the UK and I have a trusty X61 that I have had for a few years and has been upgraded over this time
(Middleton bios, 4Gb mem, SSD, Mini...

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Last post by pigroasts
Tue Nov 16, 2021 8:47 pm
TP X61 Bluetooth module (Win10)

Last post by axur-delmeria « Wed Nov 03, 2021 6:30 am
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by my03 » Wed Sep 15, 2021 12:40 pm

Hi,

I recently did the lcd panel mod on my TP X61 which gave it new life so to speak (a few years back, i also swapped in a T7500 mainboard in place...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Wed Nov 03, 2021 6:30 am
What about Youtube videos on X60 ?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Wed Nov 03, 2021 5:44 am
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by prog-amateur » Wed Oct 24, 2018 6:09 pm

Hello X60 owners,

I am very interested about this laptop because of its small size and also the libreboot compatibility. However, the only thing I...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Wed Nov 03, 2021 5:44 am
Flashing bios without battery

Last post by Tumber « Sun Oct 31, 2021 3:10 am
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by Tumber » Sat Oct 30, 2021 10:07 am

Hi!
I have an X61s and I would like to put Middleton's bios on it. The problem is that I dont have a functioning battery, and I dont want to buy one...

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Last post by Tumber
Sun Oct 31, 2021 3:10 am
reserve edition

Last post by Brad « Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:06 am
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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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Last post by Brad
Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:06 am
Startup and hardware multiple problems

Last post by naomimini « Fri Oct 08, 2021 10:45 am
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by TonyC » Mon Mar 08, 2021 7:41 am

This is a long going saga
I have a X60 that is not in good health, with problems which I think are hardware/BIOS related.
So here we go:
1. Slow...

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Last post by naomimini
Fri Oct 08, 2021 10:45 am
Fn key functions no longer work on X61

Last post by pigroasts « Mon Sep 20, 2021 6:03 pm
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by pigroasts » Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:06 am

Hi guys, had this weird problem pop up and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to fix it.

I've got an X61 with the Middleton bios. Works...

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Last post by pigroasts
Mon Sep 20, 2021 6:03 pm
Thinkpad X61 with sxga+ mod - slightly flashing "lines"

Last post by my03 « Wed Sep 15, 2021 3:03 am
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by my03 » Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:21 am

So after having the new panel at home for a year, i mustered the courage to dive into the modification of my X61. As i have tried it in the past (and...

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Last post by my03
Wed Sep 15, 2021 3:03 am
How to stop Rescue & Recovery popup at bootup?

Last post by adi666 « Sun Sep 12, 2021 6:32 am
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by peter-h » Sat Oct 01, 2011 3:26 am

I have a x60x 1704, and some time ago replaced the 80GB DD with a 80GB SSD.

In the process of the HD change I lost the R&R partition - basically...

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Last post by adi666
Sun Sep 12, 2021 6:32 am
Did I just make an incredibly stupid purchase (BNIB sealed ThinkPad X61s), $377.51USD

Last post by iamdmc « Wed Sep 08, 2021 7:26 am
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by iamdmc » Tue Sep 07, 2021 5:26 am

Okay, so I think the answer is obvious... but did I make an incredibly stupid nostalgia-driven purchase?
Image
Brand new in sealed box
ThinkPad...

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Last post by iamdmc
Wed Sep 08, 2021 7:26 am
X61 still relevant in 2020?

Last post by crashnburn « Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:39 am
Replies: 66
by iamdmc » Mon Feb 17, 2020 10:39 am
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I was reading through this great topic from 2015 and was thinking - 5 years on - is the X61 still relevant?

Assuming you've done some/all of the...
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Last post by crashnburn
Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:39 am
X61 with a 4TB Seagate Barracuda 15mm (MOD)

Last post by DJKylian « Sat Jul 10, 2021 9:28 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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Last post by DJKylian
Sat Jul 10, 2021 9:28 am
Can't detect modem in Windows 2000 on X60t.

Last post by farmall « Fri Jul 02, 2021 11:45 am
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by Happygeek10 » Sun May 02, 2021 1:31 am

Hi all, I've recently installed a new copy of Windows 2000 on my X60 and I can not get it to install/recognize the Thinkpad Modem. It only...

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Last post by farmall
Fri Jul 02, 2021 11:45 am
X61s fan error

Last post by axur-delmeria « Fri Jun 18, 2021 12:16 am
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by jt76 » Thu Jun 17, 2021 12:33 am

Hello,
i have a X60 and i replaced the motherboard with a X61s L7700.
When i power up i have a fan error message but the fan is spinning.
I replaced...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Fri Jun 18, 2021 12:16 am
Succefully upgraded X61 with X41t screen

Last post by Arc « Thu Jun 17, 2021 8:55 pm
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by maxcreations » Mon Feb 22, 2021 6:03 pm

Just wanted to say, that I was able to place x41 tablet XGA LCD on x61 thinkpad.
Frame from x41 was to thick, so I dissasembled both screens and...

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Last post by Arc
Thu Jun 17, 2021 8:55 pm
X61T planar board in X60s chassis --> works w/ LED caveats

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Jun 07, 2021 1:22 am
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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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Last post by axur-delmeria
Mon Jun 07, 2021 1:22 am
Swapping X61 motherboards

Last post by axur-delmeria « Fri May 14, 2021 11:21 pm
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by karotlopj » Sun May 09, 2021 1:22 pm

I have two X61's one which boots up OK - although sometimes just switches off. The other does not power up, although the fan starts up for a few...

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Fri May 14, 2021 11:21 pm
X61t missing capacitor

Last post by fubukimaru « Sun May 09, 2021 11:51 am
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by fubukimaru » Sun May 09, 2021 10:08 am

Hello everyone!
I recently got myself a new X61t main board, however it didn't power up. After checking it I have found that there is a missing...

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Last post by fubukimaru
Sun May 09, 2021 11:51 am
ThinkPad X60 Recovery Discs

Last post by rkawakami « Mon May 03, 2021 11:47 am
Replies: 2
by illuzionz » Tue Apr 06, 2021 6:43 am

Hello world! I recently got a thinkpad x60 in pristine condition but unfortunately it didn't came with the original windows xp installation and I...

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Mon May 03, 2021 11:47 am
X61 with intermittent poweroff

Last post by karotlopj « Thu Apr 29, 2021 7:48 am
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by karotlopj » Wed Apr 21, 2021 6:53 am

I recently attempted to power on my X61 which I had given up on, and to my amazement it booted up! Unfortunately it powered off after a few...

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Last post by karotlopj
Thu Apr 29, 2021 7:48 am
X61 not quite dead

Last post by karotlopj « Wed Apr 28, 2021 10:00 am

by karotlopj » Wed Apr 28, 2021 10:00 am

Following help here in getting an X61 working (to some extent) I thought I'd see if anyone had any advice about another one which I had given up for...

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Wed Apr 28, 2021 10:00 am
X61 CMOS battery

Last post by theterminator93 « Tue Apr 27, 2021 10:30 am
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by karotlopj » Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:34 pm

Is the CMOS battery on an X61 secured in place? I've disconnected it but it seems as if it may be glued. Is there a trick to removing it?

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Last post by theterminator93
Tue Apr 27, 2021 10:30 am
X61 Memory

Last post by shawross « Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:23 pm
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by karotlopj » Wed Apr 21, 2021 3:05 pm

What is the maximum memory that can be installed in an X61? And what sort is it?

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Last post by shawross
Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:23 pm
Looking to hire someone! x61 screen mod

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:27 pm
Replies: 6
by pigroasts » Mon Apr 05, 2021 7:49 pm

Hi folks,

I've been steadily cranking away upgrading my x61, and now I'm at a point where I'd really like to get my screen sorted. Unfortunately,...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:27 pm
Palmrest for x61s

Last post by radio303 « Mon Mar 22, 2021 4:16 am
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by radio303 » Sat Nov 10, 2018 1:09 pm

Hello! My good old x61s 7669-3JG still works fine, with SSD, new WLAN adapter and Windows 10 on board. After I understood that Retro model isn't fine...

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Last post by radio303
Mon Mar 22, 2021 4:16 am
Source of fan plug & socket for X60 motherboard?

Last post by jfenton « Sat Mar 20, 2021 6:25 pm

by jfenton » Sat Mar 20, 2021 6:25 pm

Any idea where to source?

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Sat Mar 20, 2021 6:25 pm
X61/60 SXGA+ lcd backlight replace

Last post by TRS-80 « Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:29 pm
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by Nostos92 » Wed Feb 03, 2021 3:00 pm

I did the SXGA+ mod on my X61 and the results are beautiful. However, the back-light is noticeably dimmer than the back-light on the original XGA...

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Last post by TRS-80
Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:29 pm
battery connecting plug repair X60?

Last post by TonyC « Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:21 am
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by TonyC » Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:47 am

Hi Folks
I have a problem operating my X60 on battery When switched on in battery mode there is no response and the battery light flashes orange very...

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Last post by TonyC
Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:21 am
Overclocked X61s won't boot with 533 SPD profile(s). Edit: SUCCESS!

Last post by axur-delmeria « Fri Feb 19, 2021 9:59 pm
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by TrackpointLoveAffair » Tue Feb 16, 2021 11:31 am

X61s
L7500
2x4GB Kingston 800MHz

I bumped my X61s' FSB from 200 to 266 by bridging pins 24 + 52 on a spare 4965AGN card. It was generally...

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Fri Feb 19, 2021 9:59 pm

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