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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
Thinkpad a21m won't turn on. Help!

Last post by astral « Wed Oct 02, 2024 1:54 pm
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by Kangking » Wed Sep 25, 2024 6:04 am

Hello everyone. I bought a thinkpad at a flea market for cheap. But it won't turn on. I opened it and the processor fan was fine. When I press the...

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Wed Oct 02, 2024 1:54 pm
R50 vs. R51 vs. R52

Last post by TPFanatic « Sun Sep 29, 2024 8:53 am
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by dcfbf » Thu Sep 26, 2024 2:38 pm

I'm trying to get a Thinkpad from the pre Lenovo buyout period and I have narrowed it down to any of the R5x series.

I know that the R5x and T4x...

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Sun Sep 29, 2024 8:53 am
ThinkPad R61 NVS 140M Overclocking Question

Last post by unixed « Mon Sep 23, 2024 11:07 am
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by Kaz_VA » Fri Sep 20, 2024 4:47 pm

Hello,

After learning that my r61's temps a very good and messing around with different operating systems I decided I wanted to overclock the GPU,...

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Mon Sep 23, 2024 11:07 am
Thinkpad A30 not showing any signs of life

Last post by ThinkpadKai « Fri Sep 20, 2024 11:52 am
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by ThinkpadKai » Tue Sep 17, 2024 3:22 pm

So i have just bought a IBM ThinkPad A30 off eBay and it was listed as untested and now that i have it, ive tried to power it on but it shows zero...

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Fri Sep 20, 2024 11:52 am
Safe CPU and GPU Tempuratures for ThinkPad R61

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Sep 19, 2024 3:18 am
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by Kaz_VA » Tue Sep 17, 2024 6:22 pm

Hello!

I've recently acquired a ThinkPad R61 with a Core 2 Duo T7500 and Nvidia NVS 140M graphics and I'm wondering what temps I should expect. I...

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Thu Sep 19, 2024 3:18 am
R40 Restore Discs

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Sep 19, 2024 12:06 am
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by Grain2077 » Wed Sep 18, 2024 11:58 am

I recently got a r40 in nice condition but the previous owner replaced the drive and I was hopign someone here has a copy of the r40 restore discs so...

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Thu Sep 19, 2024 12:06 am
R60 power managment being strange

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun Sep 15, 2024 9:14 am
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by furret5542 » Sun Sep 15, 2024 1:17 am

Hello all! first post here and just getting into old thinkpads, suddenly however my R60 is behaving very weirdly.
I sat it on charge for a few weeks...

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Sun Sep 15, 2024 9:14 am
The Z-series comparison (Picture warning!)

Last post by wujstefan « Wed Sep 11, 2024 4:09 am
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by wujstefan » Sun May 12, 2024 4:06 am

Hello fellow thinkpadders.

Tempted by a G41 to G50 comparison made by screamer here I'd like to follow up with a Z-thread. Not quite as rare as G50...

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Wed Sep 11, 2024 4:09 am
R60 modding to R601

Last post by wujstefan « Thu Aug 22, 2024 4:26 am
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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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Thu Aug 22, 2024 4:26 am
r601 WITH t9300 RUNNING HIT

Last post by wujstefan « Thu Aug 22, 2024 4:23 am
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by Phil83 » Sun Jul 28, 2024 1:31 am

which is the best fan assembly for a R601 ?
I'm using the original R60 fan assembly but it runs quite hot with T9300 Temp between 70 and 80 °C with...

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Thu Aug 22, 2024 4:23 am
Thinkpad G41 fx5200 mod?

Last post by wujstefan « Thu Aug 22, 2024 4:21 am
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by Scrolls » Sat Aug 17, 2024 4:17 pm

Hello.

A few years ago I bought a GeForce FX Go5200 card for my G41 under the impression that all of them supported the upgrade out of the box, but...

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Last post by wujstefan
Thu Aug 22, 2024 4:21 am
Thinkpad A31/P - Moving stickers between chasis

Last post by olex126 « Sat Jul 27, 2024 8:42 am
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by lacju » Sat Jul 06, 2024 3:42 pm

I got my hands on an A31P in pretty rough shape and a donor A31 with an immaculate case.

Simple question: Is it possible to move the bottom sticker...

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Last post by olex126
Sat Jul 27, 2024 8:42 am
ThinkPad A30. Can I replace the 80 gig IDE with an SSD?

Last post by olex126 « Sat Jul 27, 2024 8:13 am
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by emmett518 » Tue Feb 13, 2024 3:58 pm

I have an old A30 Thinkpad that I use as a packet terminal in my ham radio station.

It is running Windows XP Pro.

I upgraded it a long time ago to...

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Last post by olex126
Sat Jul 27, 2024 8:13 am
LCD Panel Repair A31P?

Last post by ThinkTerminator « Mon Jul 15, 2024 5:44 pm
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by lacju » Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:59 pm

I'm working on restoring an A31P that was in rough shape. At some point it clearly had an Ultra Bay battery leak inside it which I suspect is what...

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Last post by ThinkTerminator
Mon Jul 15, 2024 5:44 pm
R32 PXE boot

Last post by stevec77 « Tue Jun 11, 2024 4:39 pm

by stevec77 » Tue Jun 11, 2024 4:39 pm

Hey there all

Whilst I love cd ROM drives, the process of burning those CDs is a bit of a pain. They're also not as plentiful in my stash as they...

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Last post by stevec77
Tue Jun 11, 2024 4:39 pm
Thinkpad R30 Loud Fan?

Last post by Gonzaleitor « Thu Jun 06, 2024 9:58 pm
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by dawcreck » Sat Jun 01, 2024 12:13 pm

I bought a Thinkpad R30 on ebay it, did replace the hard disk with a solid state solution,
but i assume the fan is making a really loud noise so...

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Last post by Gonzaleitor
Thu Jun 06, 2024 9:58 pm
Comparing the G41 and G50

Last post by pianowizard « Mon May 27, 2024 2:35 pm
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by solidpro » Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:55 am

Hi Everyone

I've managed to get a G41 and G50 side-by side. The two main external differences is simply that the G50 has a 'regular' Thinkpad power...

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Last post by pianowizard
Mon May 27, 2024 2:35 pm
ThinkPad A31 and R40 battery rebuild

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Thu May 23, 2024 12:15 pm
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by kfzhu1229 » Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:02 pm

Previously I've done half a dozen battery rebuilds, all of them hot swap rebuilds, most of them on OEM BMS with a few Dell, HP and more on Acer...

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Thu May 23, 2024 12:15 pm
Please help with G40/G41 CPU's

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Tue May 21, 2024 1:34 pm
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by TRON2010 » Sat May 15, 2010 4:44 am

Hi everybody!

Two weeks ago I buy a G40 celeron laptop. I changed the celeron with a Pentium 4 2.0Ghz CPU take away from a desktop. Very happy with...

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Tue May 21, 2024 1:34 pm
R61 Battery

Last post by dr_st « Sun May 19, 2024 8:42 am
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by newyorkpaulie » Sun May 19, 2024 7:58 am

Will a battery from a T61 fit into an R61?

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Last post by dr_st
Sun May 19, 2024 8:42 am
A modded and rare IBM G50

Last post by wujstefan « Sat May 18, 2024 4:39 am
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by wujstefan » Fri May 17, 2024 3:39 am

This is something I actually promised to upload some couple of years ago. Screams to @Screamer for helping source this particular unit. He called me...

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Last post by wujstefan
Sat May 18, 2024 4:39 am
G50 hardware maintenance manual / battery capacity

Last post by wujstefan « Fri May 17, 2024 3:21 am
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by wujstefan » Wed May 08, 2024 3:21 am

I got tempted to finish the G-project (G40, G41, G50), and am a little bit concerned about the latter. I have halted the work on it after installing...

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Last post by wujstefan
Fri May 17, 2024 3:21 am
G41 will not go into BIOS config

Last post by solidpro « Mon May 13, 2024 4:29 am

by solidpro » Mon May 13, 2024 4:29 am

HI Everyone

I'm going through a pile of G4x machines (and will be selling one soon).

I have one G41 which works perfectly well but will not go into...

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Last post by solidpro
Mon May 13, 2024 4:29 am
Q: Does A31 Have A Lid Close Switch?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Thu May 02, 2024 2:28 pm
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by TPFanatic » Wed May 01, 2024 3:48 pm

Does A31 have a lid-close sensor? Mine doesn’t seem to have one, or it does and it doesn’t work. Since it predates T40/R50 which had the mechanically...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Thu May 02, 2024 2:28 pm
IBM ThinkPad R40 (2722-BDG) 06/2004 - Project

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:50 pm
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by norrinraddhr » Mon Nov 28, 2022 2:50 am
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Hi Thinkpads,
recently I get from my friend some old IBM ThinkPad R40 without Power Supply and CD-RW/DVD ROM Drive. He tried him before send me and...
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Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:50 pm
R60e IPS upgrade question

Last post by dr_st « Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:51 am
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by astral » Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:55 pm

I've got a crappy celeron R60e that's not worth upgrading - except - I can get an IPS screen that should be compatible for under $20. 1400x1050 15 ....

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Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:51 am
Trying to repair an R51, will an R50 work as a parts donor?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:25 am
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by Glaurung-quena » Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:39 pm

Recently scored an R51 with IPS display. Sadly it has some issues.

So far it looks like it needs: new speakers, a new video cable for the lid, and...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:25 am
What to do with R61 machines?

Last post by mikemex « Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:18 pm
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by solidpro » Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:09 am

Hi Everyone

I've got a pile - probably about 6 or 7 practically brand new R61 machines and I really am at a loss what to do with them. At one point,...

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Last post by mikemex
Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:18 pm
R52p QXGA starts with a pink hue

Last post by 600X « Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:45 am
Replies: 3
by Arthur Swart » Thu Feb 08, 2024 7:15 pm

I put my R52p with QXGA screen in storage years ago, when the screen started showing a pink hue upon startup. The colours came back after a couple of...

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Last post by 600X
Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:45 am
Zender's R60e '7euj22uc.zip' BIOS please

Last post by fishybawb « Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:50 am
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by madicetea » Tue Feb 06, 2018 10:05 pm

Thanks to everyone for their help in finding the T60 BIOS with a SLIC.

I don't think that R60e has the SLIC table mods done, but I would like the...

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Last post by fishybawb
Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:50 am
Does anyone have recovery media for the IBM ThinkPad a30p?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jan 22, 2024 1:21 am
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by coolrock » Sun Jan 21, 2024 2:52 pm

Hello, I was wondering if anyone might have access to the recovery media for the IBM ThinkPad A30p. Thank you.

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Jan 22, 2024 1:21 am
Win98SE Temperature Monitor software for the A31?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:23 am
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by franjimo24 » Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:10 am

I've been trying to find a basic temp monitor software to see the CPU/GPU temps of my A31. I've tried Everest, HWinfo32, even NHC with no success....

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:23 am
Any A31 Bios update version 1GE... available?

Last post by franjimo24 « Thu Jan 11, 2024 10:23 pm
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by franjimo24 » Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:03 pm

Hello,

I got my hands on a lovely A31 that's never been updated, My current Bios version is 1GET32WW (1.04), I'd like to update the BIOS to the...

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Thu Jan 11, 2024 10:23 pm
About the R61 7735-CTO

Last post by Jeannot « Sat Dec 23, 2023 4:46 am
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by Jeannot » Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:38 am

Hello people there !

Well, I would ask for informations about my Thinkpad R61 model 7735-CTO (14,1 , fingerprint reader and Core 2 Duo T7100).

-...

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Sat Dec 23, 2023 4:46 am
ThinkPad A22m battery recondioning after battery rebuild

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Mon Dec 11, 2023 5:57 pm

by kfzhu1229 » Mon Dec 11, 2023 5:57 pm

So currently I have a blink of death ThinkPad A21m and a fully working and pristine 15 A22m after replacing its original SXGA+ screen (vertical...

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Mon Dec 11, 2023 5:57 pm
Thinkpad a22e fastest OS?

Last post by Gonzaleitor « Thu Nov 30, 2023 10:21 am
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by trylgsk » Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:32 am

Hello, i have been considering to install windows 3.1/95 on my old a22e since even windows 98 is getting a little slower, ive considered to install...

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Thu Nov 30, 2023 10:21 am
Thinkpad a22e with windows 98, 2 questions

Last post by Tom81 « Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:15 pm
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by trylgsk » Fri Nov 10, 2023 4:32 am

Hello everyone, i own a thinkpad a22e with windowss 98, intel celeron 800 mhz cpu, amd rage mobility 4 mb gpu, 128 mb ram and 20 gb ide hdd.

First...

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Last post by Tom81
Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:15 pm
Can you add a GeForce GPU in a G41 with Intel GPU?

Last post by Gonzaleitor « Thu Oct 26, 2023 5:22 pm
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by Gonzaleitor » Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:51 pm

I found a G41 with a Celeron and Intel Graphics. It seems to be in Nice shape overall, but i wanted to know if I can add a Fx5200 to a G41 with Intel...

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Last post by Gonzaleitor
Thu Oct 26, 2023 5:22 pm
A31 power button replacement.

Last post by Gonzaleitor « Mon Oct 16, 2023 9:50 am
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by Gonzaleitor » Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:56 pm

Is the A31 power button replaceable? The button in My flawless keyboard doesn't work but the button in the destroyed one is in perfect shape. Can...

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Mon Oct 16, 2023 9:50 am
A31 Fixed slow cpu clock problem

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Oct 05, 2023 1:25 am
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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 Oct 05, 2023 1:25 am
Dead R51

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Sep 25, 2023 1:53 am
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by SergioDeNice » Fri Sep 22, 2023 4:11 am

Hi,

So I just bought this R51 for next to nothing and guess what... it won’t turn on.
I took away battery, optical drive, hard drive, RAM expansion...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Sep 25, 2023 1:53 am
Z60m - tell me some good things

Last post by Sweater Fish Deluxe « Tue Sep 12, 2023 7:18 pm
Replies: 6
by ThinkDan » Tue Aug 22, 2023 10:10 am

OK, I'm a bit of a snob for T-series and X-series ThinkPads, but have just acquired a Z60m to scratch the Z-series itch. Ye gads, it's an ungainly...

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Last post by Sweater Fish Deluxe
Tue Sep 12, 2023 7:18 pm
IBM r51 ATI Radeon 7500 performance

Last post by Gonzaleitor « Sun Sep 10, 2023 10:56 am
Replies: 27
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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Last post by Gonzaleitor
Sun Sep 10, 2023 10:56 am
Thinkpad A31 doesn't turn on with power supply cord inserted

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sat Aug 26, 2023 11:59 am
Replies: 17
by mima85 » Wed Aug 16, 2023 4:29 pm

Hi to all, thanks for having accepted me in your community. This is my first post. First things first, I'm not a native english speaker, so please...

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Sat Aug 26, 2023 11:59 am
Compatible LCD for 14 inch R50

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Aug 25, 2023 4:46 am
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by rvbd » Thu Aug 24, 2023 8:44 pm

Hello,

I have procured an R50 14 inch, with good chassis conditions, however the LCD died. What are the compatible LCD replacements for this...

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Fri Aug 25, 2023 4:46 am
R61 BIOS recovery - how to?

Last post by unixed « Sat Aug 05, 2023 7:54 pm
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by nortonishere » Thu Aug 03, 2023 5:53 pm

Hi,
I tried to recover my R61 bios because the version that was installed there previously is not fully compatible with my thinkpad (I have the 14.1...

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Last post by unixed
Sat Aug 05, 2023 7:54 pm
R601 windows 10 Bluethoot and hotkey drivers

Last post by TPFanatic « Wed Aug 02, 2023 9:31 am
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by Phil83 » Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:25 am

I have installed win10pro on my R60 with R61 mainboard inside; unfortunately I'm not able to find out a way to install bluethoot driver and hotkey...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Wed Aug 02, 2023 9:31 am
need original recovery CD set ISO specifically for IBM ThinkPad A20m in English

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Jul 15, 2023 11:54 pm
Replies: 23
by courtneycomputerrepair » Mon Oct 28, 2019 9:57 pm

Hello, I recently acquired an old IBM ThinkPad a20m with the 2626 machine type . I was wondering if anybody knew where I could get the original...

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Sat Jul 15, 2023 11:54 pm

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