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My A 20/21/22 won't power on reliably/reboots intermittently

Last post by Bondi « Mon Aug 08, 2022 2:56 am
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by Deb Suran » Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:23 am

There are some known issues with the A2 x series, here is the list of things to try if you have intermittent power problems.

1) Take the battery out...

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Mon Aug 08, 2022 2:56 am
Batteryless BIOS Upgrade for ThinkPad A30

Last post by HoldMyBeerAndWatchThis « Fri May 25, 2012 4:07 pm
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by warnergt » Thu Jun 24, 2004 10:12 pm

I just got caught in a situation where I needed to
downgrade the BIOS in an IBM ThinkPad A30
that (incorrectly) appeared to have a battery
that...

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Fri May 25, 2012 4:07 pm
R60 modding to R601

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by Phil83 » Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:00 pm

Hello,

I have read about modding R60 using a R61 mainboard 42W7822 to install penryn and up to 8 GB ram. Is only this FRU compatible? which other...

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Tue Aug 02, 2022 3:48 pm
A21m hard drive cover/caddy?

Last post by solidpro « Thu Jul 21, 2022 5:24 am

by solidpro » Thu Jul 21, 2022 5:24 am

Hi Everyone

I have an A21m (15 ) with no hard drive cover (08K5676). Does anyone have a spare they could sell me?

Thanks!

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Thu Jul 21, 2022 5:24 am
R50p 2022

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:36 pm
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by TPFanatic » Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:30 pm

Playing with an R50p model 1833-HG2 build date 04/05 with IBM branding (some late cases are Lenovo branded).

Successfully running Windows 7 Ultimate...

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Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:36 pm
IBM r51 ATI Radeon 7500 performance

Last post by confection.cool « Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:33 am
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by confection.cool » Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:55 am

Hi, new member here, nice to meet you all. I just got a great deal ($30) on a used IBM R51. It has a Pentium M 1.5ghz, 256mb of RAM, an ATI Radeon...

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Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:33 am
IBM ThinkPad R40 Optical Drive Replacement (& CPU)

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Fri Jun 24, 2022 12:55 am
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by SeanCasey96 » Wed Jun 22, 2022 5:26 pm

Hi there,

Thank you in advance for all responses. I have an IBM ThinkPad R40 and the optical drive is recognized but does not spin up. I am looking...

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Fri Jun 24, 2022 12:55 am
A30 fastest CPU...?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Mon Jun 06, 2022 2:21 pm
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by solidpro » Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:36 am

Hi

Just restoring an A30 - which has a P3 1133Mhz CPU in it.

I have a similar P3 1800Mhz but it wouldn't boot with that (not even CPU fan)....

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Mon Jun 06, 2022 2:21 pm
R50, R50e, R50p differences?

Last post by Saucey « Mon Jun 06, 2022 9:24 am
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by solidpro » Sun Jun 05, 2022 8:27 am

I've got a couple of R50e machines. I can't seem to find anywhere whats different about an R50, R50p and R50e?

Also what's the difference between an...

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Mon Jun 06, 2022 9:24 am
A30 SVP - any ideas?

Last post by solidpro « Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:33 am
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by solidpro » Mon Jun 06, 2022 5:35 am

Hi

Any 2022 suggestions for an A30 SVP?

Thanks

Alex

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Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:33 am
R60 BIOS 2.23 with Slic/no whitelist wanted

Last post by Behemot « Wed May 25, 2022 10:03 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:30 pm

Anybody have a link for the R60 BIOS as modified at MyDigitalLife?
Lenovo Thinkpad R60 (Type 9456-ERJ)_2.23 (7cuj26us)_Lenovo21_SSv2.zip
All links...

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Wed May 25, 2022 10:03 am
Thinkpads T30 and R40

Last post by ajkula66 « Fri May 20, 2022 8:52 am
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by ziloo » Fri May 20, 2022 4:02 am

:help:
Hello TP Folks,
Are there similarities/interchang3ability between T30 and R40 models?

ziloo :mrgreen:

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Fri May 20, 2022 8:52 am
Thinkpad R50E

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue May 17, 2022 3:38 am
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by ziloo » Sun May 15, 2022 2:31 pm

Hello Folks,

A friend has offered an unused and mint R50E for sale! :banana:
How much would be a good offer and is this Thinkpad really worth it?...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Tue May 17, 2022 3:38 am
Replacing R60 LCD

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu May 12, 2022 9:36 am
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by gordonComstock » Thu May 12, 2022 6:38 am

Thanks for reading and considering helping.

The screen on my R60 has loads of lines red lines that continue to increase. Now it's impossible to read...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Thu May 12, 2022 9:36 am
Thinkpad A20m won't take suggested RAM

Last post by solidpro « Thu May 12, 2022 3:28 am
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by solidpro » Wed May 11, 2022 4:02 am

Hi everyone

I've been restoring an A20m and almost every site recommending RAM says it will take 2 x 256Mb PC133 modules. This is a 2628 with the...

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Thu May 12, 2022 3:28 am
End of an A31p

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue May 10, 2022 12:44 am
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by TPFanatic » Mon May 09, 2022 5:27 pm

Decided to boot up the old A31p after 2 years of sitting, idea being to use it for writing. It's got a nice palmrest.

Looks like my incoming...

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Tue May 10, 2022 12:44 am
Brand new battery from 2003 wont charge past 30%

Last post by Sweater Fish Deluxe « Tue Mar 29, 2022 9:13 pm
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by rrutter81 » Sat Mar 19, 2022 6:50 am

For entertainment ( and youtube )purposes, i bought a brand new thinkpad battery (02k7054) in hopes of benchmarking it against a self refurbished...

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Tue Mar 29, 2022 9:13 pm
A31p won't start after replacing screen

Last post by Pazzott « Sun Mar 20, 2022 12:20 pm
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by Pazzott » Sat Mar 19, 2022 1:01 pm

Hello helpful forum friends,
I don't usually post on forums, but I have a problem where I have no clue how to continue from where I have put myself....

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Last post by Pazzott
Sun Mar 20, 2022 12:20 pm
Editing Thinkpad R40 CPU Microcode for Dothan CPU support

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue Mar 15, 2022 12:29 am
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by Thinkman0512 » Sun Mar 13, 2022 9:28 am

Hi guys,

I really want to make Dothan CPU's work in my R40, and I think that by editing the CPU Microcode in the bios, I could make this work. The...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Tue Mar 15, 2022 12:29 am
Stubborn R61i BIOS

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sat Mar 05, 2022 8:21 pm
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by dances_with_woof » Fri Mar 04, 2022 7:39 pm

I've been trying to upgrade an R61i BIOS to Middletons, which has not worked, following the guides and suggestions of others. I have quickly...

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Sat Mar 05, 2022 8:21 pm
Urgent: SSD for A31p ?? Type, Size,

Last post by farfromtheland « Wed Mar 02, 2022 9:46 am
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by frankie01 » Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:11 am

Hi

I use the A31p with 2x Travelstar 100GB, 7200 RPM (PATA, 2,5 /one in ultrabay) drives on stage and I need to get the most speed&reliability speed...

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Wed Mar 02, 2022 9:46 am
G40/G41 higher res LCD?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sun Feb 13, 2022 4:59 pm
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by solidpro » Sat Dec 04, 2021 4:55 pm

Hi

It seems the LCDs in the G4x thinkpads are a weakness. I've had 2/3 with faulty LCDs - although luckily replacements are plentiful.

I looked at...

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Sun Feb 13, 2022 4:59 pm
Windows does not detect sound card, network, modem.

Last post by Franchute13 « Sat Feb 05, 2022 12:14 pm
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by Franchute13 » Thu Feb 03, 2022 6:06 pm

Hello.

I installed Windows XP SP2 on an A30 that I bought second hand.
In the device manager you never see the sound card, the modem (the hardware...

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Sat Feb 05, 2022 12:14 pm
A31 Fixed slow cpu clock problem

Last post by Franchute13 « Thu Feb 03, 2022 2:26 pm
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by j.welter » Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:04 pm

Hello from a forum newbie!

First of all I am overwhelmed to see that there are still so many A31 people out there! Yeah!

I have a 1.8Ghz 2652-M5G...

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Thu Feb 03, 2022 2:26 pm
New A20m

Last post by NyLan « Sun Jan 16, 2022 4:08 am
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by NyLan » Thu Dec 30, 2021 5:50 am

Hello guys,

I'm new here, this is my first post :banana:

I used to have several ThinkPads, most of them branded from Lenovo ( T420, T430, T440,...

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Last post by NyLan
Sun Jan 16, 2022 4:08 am
Thinkpad R31 trackpoint and mouse buttons don't work - isn't keyboard...

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Dec 31, 2021 9:42 am
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by solidpro » Fri Dec 31, 2021 9:05 am

Hi

I'm trying to make an R31 back to usable and good. It's a thankless endeavour.

So the last piece was the trackpoint and buttons - nothing...

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Fri Dec 31, 2021 9:42 am
Issue with IDE mSATA adapters in R52 (1860)

Last post by solidpro « Mon Dec 20, 2021 11:58 am
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by bammac » Fri Dec 10, 2021 9:17 pm

Hi Everyone,

Got a little hooked on restoring some IBM ThinkPads T60 (8741) and R52 (1860), and went to town upgrading the systems with new...

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Mon Dec 20, 2021 11:58 am
I need R51 recovery ISO’s ASAP! (2883)/{P/N< 39K9505>}

Last post by ce1cecl « Sat Dec 11, 2021 2:01 pm
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by ce1cecl » Mon Nov 15, 2021 2:31 pm

Hi everyone!
As you read from the title, I immediately need the IBM Thinkpad R51 recovery cd’s. The p/n and exact model is in the title (2883)/{P/N...

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Sat Dec 11, 2021 2:01 pm
ThinkPad R40 Restore Disc

Last post by aleksandia « Sun Dec 05, 2021 5:06 am

by aleksandia » Sun Dec 05, 2021 5:06 am

Hello everyone,

I have an IBM ThinkPad R40 and was wondering if anyone has an restore disc, as I do not seem to be able to finde the disc online....

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Sun Dec 05, 2021 5:06 am
IBM ThinkPad R31 Recovery Disks

Last post by aleksandia « Thu Dec 02, 2021 2:03 am
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by aleksandia » Sun Nov 28, 2021 4:27 am

Hello everyone,

I just recently purchased an IBM ThinkPad R31 without an OS. However I am unable to find recovery disks for that ThinkPad online...

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Last post by aleksandia
Thu Dec 02, 2021 2:03 am
R60 crazy turning on/off behaviour

Last post by Behemot « Wed Nov 03, 2021 6:42 am
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by Behemot » Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:58 pm

Got this R60 with the 2.23 BIOS with SLIC 2.1 so chances are, the BIOS is screwed somehow.

I've been wondering why this butt is constantly discharged...

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Last post by Behemot
Wed Nov 03, 2021 6:42 am
ide or sata

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Sat Oct 23, 2021 8:38 pm
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by sealy12 » Sun Oct 17, 2021 1:40 am

hi, i have a g40 laptop with a pentium 4 with 512mb of ram, (yesitruns98seifyouask) im trying to know if the g40 is ide or sata because i wanna put a...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Sat Oct 23, 2021 8:38 pm
Thinkpad R60 BIOS File

Last post by usingh0663 « Fri Oct 15, 2021 11:20 am

by usingh0663 » Fri Oct 15, 2021 11:20 am

I recently patched my R60 with the Zender BIOS to use a Broadcom WiFi card. Once this happened, I successfully installed the drivers for the card,...

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Fri Oct 15, 2021 11:20 am
Thinkpad R60 WiFi Card options

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Oct 14, 2021 10:38 pm
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by usingh0663 » Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:45 pm

I'm looking to replace my IBM Thinkpad WiFi card. My current card is the Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection, and it is extremely painful...

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Thu Oct 14, 2021 10:38 pm
G40 voltage

Last post by sealy12 « Mon Oct 11, 2021 3:50 am

by sealy12 » Mon Oct 11, 2021 3:50 am

hi, i have a g40 laptop with a pentium four along with 512mb ram, im soon to be putting 98se on it but the thing is i dont have any 16 volt 4 pin...

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Mon Oct 11, 2021 3:50 am
R60 LED mod - inverter board - DIM?

Last post by mikemex « Wed Sep 29, 2021 8:15 pm
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by natumbri » Tue Sep 15, 2020 6:16 am

Hi,

I'm trying to install a LED strip backlight in my R60 15 4:3.
The inverter is a FRU 41W1126.
I have a Unboosty-Blue driver board, which I will...

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Wed Sep 29, 2021 8:15 pm
IBM Thinkpad Battery Re-Celling Battery Rebuild Tutorial

Last post by evening_hunger « Sat Sep 25, 2021 5:43 am
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by ReCreate » Wed Jul 13, 2016 10:52 am

Recently I've gotten a few old thinkpads and have lots of spare 3100 mAH cells lying about, thought i'd document the process of re-celling thinkpad...

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Sat Sep 25, 2021 5:43 am
Thinkpad having trouble reading CD-R

Last post by axur-delmeria « Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:32 pm
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by EXTRAordinary » Sat Sep 04, 2021 11:04 pm

One of my ThinkPads I just got can't see data on the recordable CDs I have. It can read regular CDs fine and it can read some old recordable CDs I...

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Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:32 pm
How to backup hidden protected area from R40

Last post by richthofen « Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:13 pm
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by richthofen » Sun Aug 22, 2021 10:31 pm

Luckily one of my R40 still has the HPA on it and I want to preserve it in case the HDD dies but I don't know how. I had found a tool called Fiesta...

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Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:13 pm
A new life for an old R60

Last post by dr_st « Sat Aug 21, 2021 12:35 pm
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by TripleLisk » Thu Aug 19, 2021 2:17 pm

Hey everyone, I'm TripleLisk, and I'm happy to join this community. I've been lurking for quite some time, because most of my questions were already...

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Sat Aug 21, 2021 12:35 pm
R61(i) 4x3: Correct and safe(ish) proceedure to flash the BIOS for Penryn compatibility

Last post by fatkatsupra1 « Sun Aug 08, 2021 2:56 pm
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by s-m-e » Fri Aug 06, 2021 6:05 am

Hi all,

I am restoring an R61(i), a 15'' 4x3 type 8943. It is already running a Middleton BIOS version 1.24-1.00. I am considering to install a...

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Sun Aug 08, 2021 2:56 pm
R50E cooling upgrade?

Last post by MikeHatz « Fri Jul 30, 2021 3:35 am
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by FrontBackSide2Side » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:19 pm

Just browsing through a few eBay auctions, I spotted a cooling fan for an R52.

It looks like an extended version of the fan in my R50e

Does...

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Fri Jul 30, 2021 3:35 am
R50E processor problem.

Last post by MikeHatz « Fri Jul 30, 2021 2:54 am
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by FrontBackSide2Side » Sun Mar 14, 2021 2:12 pm

Hi guys, after reading a few threads on here about upgrades for the R50e (1.4ghz Celeron) I purchased a 765 2.1ghz Pentium M. When I swapped the...

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Last post by MikeHatz
Fri Jul 30, 2021 2:54 am
R50e Upgrades

Last post by MikeHatz « Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:57 am
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by Vivecus » Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:55 am

Hi there,

Fairly new to this forum and just about to receive my first ThinkPad (an R50e) and was just wondering what the maximum upgrades are for...

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Last post by MikeHatz
Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:57 am
ThinkPad A30 screen issue

Last post by Cerber4444 « Mon Jul 12, 2021 12:26 pm
Replies: 8
by Cerber4444 » Thu Jul 08, 2021 3:54 am

Hello everyone! Today I turned on my ThinkPad and noticed really bad issue- screen became blue and glitchy. Its 100% hardware problem, because it...

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Last post by Cerber4444
Mon Jul 12, 2021 12:26 pm
ThinkPad A30 DVD issue

Last post by Cerber4444 « Thu Jul 08, 2021 3:41 am
Replies: 2
by Cerber4444 » Wed Jul 07, 2021 5:49 pm

Hello everyone! I've recently installed Windows SP1 on my A30, but its seems that laptop is struggling with it. So I thought that I will Install...

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Last post by Cerber4444
Thu Jul 08, 2021 3:41 am
SXGA+ display upgrade for 14.1 R40?

Last post by ibrazhko « Wed Jul 07, 2021 12:15 am
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by ibrazhko » Sun Jul 04, 2021 8:41 am

I have a 14.1-inch R40, and I am thinking about upgrading its 1024x768 screen to 1400x1050 SXGA+ screen.

I would appreciate if someone who has...

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Last post by ibrazhko
Wed Jul 07, 2021 12:15 am
Z60m resigns from being operational-- fuse blown?

Last post by Jackbee « Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:36 pm
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by Jackbee » Wed Jan 17, 2018 9:04 am

So, this laptop was perfectly working good when I got it for a measly $3. Had a fresh titanium lid and everything.

In the middle of installing a...

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Last post by Jackbee
Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:36 pm
R40 Thinkpad parts

Last post by ziloo « Sat Jun 12, 2021 1:56 pm
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by ziloo » Sat Jun 12, 2021 11:04 am

Hello Folks,

Someone has offered me a non-functioning R40, and I already have a few T40 Thinkpads.
Can I use any of R40 parts for my T40 series...?...

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Last post by ziloo
Sat Jun 12, 2021 1:56 pm
Just got my first Thinkpad, need advice.

Last post by Cerber4444 « Sun May 30, 2021 10:19 am
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by Cerber4444 » Wed May 19, 2021 1:41 pm

Yesterday I got my IBM Thinkpad A30. It has a few issues, but overall its in good condition.

First of all- I would like to install new windows, to...

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Sun May 30, 2021 10:19 am

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