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The official 770 Upgrade and general information Topic

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by ndoggfromhell » Sun May 16, 2004 2:50 pm
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I created this Topic for everyone to post there successes with upgrades to the various Thinkpad 770 series models. Please submit whatever you feel...
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The official 755 Upgrade and general information Topic

Last post by evening_hunger « Sun Dec 04, 2022 5:06 pm
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Sun Mar 26, 2017 10:34 am
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I got a 755C with a factory image. I can get the image off the drive if anyone is interested in a stock W95 image.
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" Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&

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by madmax » Sun Feb 05, 2006 6:27 pm

For those who still work on legacy thinkpads
a mirror of the old IBM BBS pccbbs...

This archive was made possible by the very kind and...

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The official 600 Upgrade and general information Topic

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by ndoggfromhell » Sat Oct 02, 2004 6:27 pm
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I created this Topic for everyone to post their successes with upgrades to the various Thinkpad 600 series models. Please submit whatever you feel...
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Tutorial for Replacing CCFL Backlight on Thinkpad 600s

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by JHEM » Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:09 pm

Compliments of Dale, a poster on ibm.ibmpc.thinkpad:

Regards,

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Cheap 256MB PC133 RAM for the 600X?!?!?

Last post by ozzymud « Thu May 12, 2011 1:16 pm
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by JHEM » Fri May 12, 2006 1:44 pm

Crucial.com lists their PC133 256MB RAM as being compatible with the 600X series Thinkpad.

This is apparently due to the fact that Crucial/Micron...

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Thu May 12, 2011 1:16 pm
ThinkPad 510CS CMOS battery

Last post by goldenrichard « Thu Jun 08, 2023 7:06 pm
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by goldeneagle » Wed Oct 12, 2016 2:45 pm

Does anyone know if this battery is socketed, or soldered to the planar (system board)? I couldn't find an actual image of the board, and the HMM...

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Thu Jun 08, 2023 7:06 pm
Thinkpad 360x Caddy Cable Connector

Last post by retinull « Thu Jun 08, 2023 2:43 am

by retinull » Thu Jun 08, 2023 2:43 am

I'm trying to find the cable connector that's installed in the caddy's for the 360x and other compatible series. Have they ever been reproduced?...

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Thu Jun 08, 2023 2:43 am
Scrubbing the rotting rubber...

Last post by nfraser01 « Wed Jun 07, 2023 3:51 pm
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by solidpro » Sun Feb 26, 2023 12:16 pm

I've got an hour or so free so what do I end up doing? Scrubbing the rotting rubber off a 720c...

It's not perfect but it's closer than it was...

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Wed Jun 07, 2023 3:51 pm
600 Series top cover clean and refresh (Eraser vs face cream vs polish)

Last post by timboc81 « Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:50 pm
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by nfraser01 » Fri Aug 05, 2022 3:12 pm

Hi All

I'm heading further down the ThinkPad rabbit hole and acquired a 600E (not yet arrived)

I've seen various discsussions/videos about...

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Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:50 pm
Does anyone know who manufactured the 310 range?

Last post by astral « Sat Jun 03, 2023 8:07 pm
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by solidpro » Tue May 23, 2023 7:59 am

I've been working on 3 of them and they're a bit odd, obviously not IBM.... not a nice machine to work on really. Can't find an obvious reference...

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Sat Jun 03, 2023 8:07 pm
HDD interposer for iSeries and 39X

Last post by astral « Tue May 30, 2023 8:23 am
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by Tom81 » Mon May 29, 2023 6:12 pm

Recently I found an auction to buy an interposer that I missed for thinkpad 1200.
Unfortunately, the price was high, but in the description of the...

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Tue May 30, 2023 8:23 am
New Member and Recent Collector - Looking for some parts

Last post by retinull « Mon May 29, 2023 1:50 pm

by retinull » Mon May 29, 2023 1:50 pm

Hello everyone! Short time lurker long time learner, first time posting. Hope you all are having a great day!
I have recently started collecting old...

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Mon May 29, 2023 1:50 pm
Memory Stock storage in PCMIA slot on IBM 360c

Last post by Bondi « Mon May 29, 2023 5:17 am
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by Firecharger » Mon May 22, 2023 8:41 pm

I have an IBM 360c with Windows 3.1, and I was trying to use a PCMCIA memory card adapter to read and write to memory cards, but in easyplaying it...

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Mon May 29, 2023 5:17 am
Strip down and fix up a decent 770

Last post by astral « Thu May 25, 2023 9:45 pm
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by solidpro » Mon May 22, 2023 1:34 pm

Hi All

I managed to get an IBM Thinkpad 770 from ebay for about £60, which appealed to me because I would say 75% of the 770 machines out there have...

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Last post by astral
Thu May 25, 2023 9:45 pm
IBM PS/2 note N51 sx how to disassemble? [WARNING: PICS!]

Last post by kasianus « Tue May 23, 2023 6:33 am
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by kasianus » Sun May 21, 2023 5:51 pm

Hello friends! Sorry for my English. I'm from Russia. I bought this ancient laptop at a local flea market, I want to get to the motherboard, but I...

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Tue May 23, 2023 6:33 am
IBM PS/note N45 SL teardown

Last post by solidpro « Tue May 23, 2023 3:47 am
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by solidpro » Fri Apr 07, 2023 2:14 pm

Ok, not a thinkpad. More of a silly uncle.

The PS/note N45 SL was priced at $2,045 and contains a 25MHz 386SL. It had 2MB RAM and a 80 or 120MB HDD...

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Last post by solidpro
Tue May 23, 2023 3:47 am
Stumbled across a 365xd, What should I do next?

Last post by nfraser01 « Wed May 10, 2023 4:59 pm
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by frog » Sat May 06, 2023 8:52 pm

It was about a dollar at a thrift store and I bought it as I thought it would be a fun toy, curious on what do to next, it didnt come with a power...

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Wed May 10, 2023 4:59 pm
535X - 2 machines just simply 'flash at me' now...

Last post by nfraser01 « Wed May 10, 2023 4:47 pm
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by solidpro » Tue May 09, 2023 9:52 pm

Hi All

So I've been trying to restore a bunch of 535X machines. 2 of them were working perfectly but in the process of disassembly and re-assembly,...

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Wed May 10, 2023 4:47 pm
[SOLVED] Thinkpad 380ED infamous "08611" trackpad issue - how to boot past this error

Last post by nfraser01 « Wed May 10, 2023 12:19 pm
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by Artanis » Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:22 pm

Hello!
For the past two hours I have unsuccessfully tried to google around to solve the problem with an old Thinkpad 380ED , that I just acquired for...

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Wed May 10, 2023 12:19 pm
WINTUNE98 benchmark on 760EL/765L/770/770X

Last post by fatkatsupra1 « Fri May 05, 2023 12:34 pm

by fatkatsupra1 » Fri May 05, 2023 12:34 pm

WinTune 98
Offline Test Results
IBM 760EL - CPU (1) Intel Pentium@133 MHz
Video Board IBM ThinkPad(Cyber9320) PCI
Video Mode 800x600@16bits/pixel...

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Last post by fatkatsupra1
Fri May 05, 2023 12:34 pm
Question on IBM 3545-001 Dock I

Last post by Bondi « Thu May 04, 2023 1:32 pm
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by Bondi » Fri Apr 05, 2019 9:18 am

I'm supposed to receive this docking station soon, but It does not have a CD-ROM installed. Do you, guys, have any idea what drives are compatible...

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Last post by Bondi
Thu May 04, 2023 1:32 pm
The 'perfect' little Thinkpad. The 535X

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue May 02, 2023 6:47 am
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by solidpro » Tue Mar 28, 2023 7:18 am

I just stripped down a rare Japanese visitor to Europe - the IBM Thinkpad 535X. This machine is rocking a Pentium 1 MMX processor @ 200Mhz, 64Mb RAM...

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Tue May 02, 2023 6:47 am
570 and 570E Restoration Notes

Last post by solidpro « Mon May 01, 2023 8:36 am

by solidpro » Mon May 01, 2023 8:36 am

I’ve spent a day and a half trying to turn 3 x 570E and 2 x 570 machines, each with issues and problems into 3 x good 570E machines and a pile of...

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Mon May 01, 2023 8:36 am
Suitable RAM for L40SX

Last post by StevieD « Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:37 am

by StevieD » Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:37 am

Hi,

I want to increase the RAM in my L40SX from the onboard 2MB to its max of 16MB/18MB. Given that the IBM parts for this are either unavailable...

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Last post by StevieD
Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:37 am
570E

Last post by 600X « Sat Apr 29, 2023 1:14 pm
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by solidpro » Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:44 am

Hi

I've been trying to get ahold of a 570E for a while now. Got plenty of 570 machines, but never seen a 'local' (as in, European) 570E. Does anyone...

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Last post by 600X
Sat Apr 29, 2023 1:14 pm
385CD.....?

Last post by astral « Fri Apr 28, 2023 7:45 am
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by solidpro » Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:53 am

I've got my hands on a 385CD, which I can hardly find a reference to anywhere. We've had a previous thread about any differences between the 380 and...

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Last post by astral
Fri Apr 28, 2023 7:45 am
Hot vinegary mess....

Last post by solidpro « Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:47 am
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by solidpro » Fri Mar 31, 2023 2:44 am

1 x 240X
1 x 535
3 x 230cs

All vinegar screens!!! All looking for a new life.... already managed to strip down the 240x, replace the screen and...

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Last post by solidpro
Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:47 am
Restoring IBM Thinkpad 230cs

Last post by astral « Sun Apr 23, 2023 6:30 pm
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by solidpro » Fri Feb 24, 2023 2:38 pm

Just thought I'd report on my work to restore up to 3 x 230cs. I think I might come out with one working example :(

There are two main issues...

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Last post by astral
Sun Apr 23, 2023 6:30 pm
NEED HELP! with broken Thinkpad 701c

Last post by Franchute13 « Sun Apr 16, 2023 10:33 am
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by Dosler » Sun Mar 19, 2023 4:44 am

Hello dear Thinkpad friends,

I need a lot of support to repair an IBM 701c.
Small foreword: I bought the laptop from someone who kept it in a laptop...

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Last post by Franchute13
Sun Apr 16, 2023 10:33 am
ThinkPad 390e Hard Drive Caddy/Interposer

Last post by Tom81 « Tue Apr 11, 2023 7:40 pm
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by nfraser01 » Sun Mar 26, 2023 10:29 am

Hi All

I've picked up a spares/repair 390e which I've got mostly working but it's missing the hard drive caddy and interposer board. There do not...

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Last post by Tom81
Tue Apr 11, 2023 7:40 pm
701C no beep / no post

Last post by Franchute13 « Thu Apr 06, 2023 8:13 pm
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by Franchute13 » Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:15 am

Hello.

I have a 701c that is behaving strangely.
The machine was working properly. I was putting and removing the HDD to try to install the OS on...

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Last post by Franchute13
Thu Apr 06, 2023 8:13 pm
Replacing 755CSE Screen with 755CX? Only 1 slider?

Last post by clamic235 « Wed Apr 05, 2023 2:32 pm
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by clamic235 » Wed Mar 01, 2023 6:18 am

I've been putting this off since 2019, but after a surge of motivation I looked into a replacement screen for my 755CSE again. I saw that screen...

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Last post by clamic235
Wed Apr 05, 2023 2:32 pm
Just bought a Japanese 755CE

Last post by Tom81 « Sun Apr 02, 2023 6:53 pm
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by evening_hunger » Thu Nov 24, 2022 3:41 pm
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OMG what a great machine. Also, buying anything in Japan which has a junk status there, pretty much guarantees that in the Western world it'll be...
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Last post by Tom81
Sun Apr 02, 2023 6:53 pm
IBM's first Notebook?

Last post by nfraser01 « Sun Apr 02, 2023 5:43 am
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by solidpro » Tue Mar 28, 2023 11:57 am

In my quest to try and collect 'everything' IBM made which was portable, we have this strange curiosity - the IBM On-Line Note - model 5499-002. It's...

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Sun Apr 02, 2023 5:43 am
Thinkpad 390X connector

Last post by Tom81 « Sat Apr 01, 2023 7:08 pm
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by Tom81 » Mon Mar 27, 2023 1:57 pm

Hi
I recently bought a complete Thinkpad 390X.
This model has a connector on the HDD.
I also have a Thinkpad iSeries 1200 but without HDD and...

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Last post by Tom81
Sat Apr 01, 2023 7:08 pm
Anyone have a 380Z or 385x HDD cover?

Last post by astral « Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:41 pm
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by solidpro » Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:25 pm

Hi everyone. I know it's a long shot...

I've got a 385XD I'm restoring. It's in great shape but missing the HDD cover. It's the same as on the 380Z...

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Last post by astral
Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:41 pm
Source of polarization film that isn't sticky....

Last post by solidpro « Fri Mar 24, 2023 7:13 pm

by solidpro » Fri Mar 24, 2023 7:13 pm

Hi Everyone

I've had to de-vinegarise a lot of LCDs now. Initially I was using polarizing film that did not have adhesive on either side, but...

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Fri Mar 24, 2023 7:13 pm
Best way to restore rubber coating (if any)

Last post by windude99 « Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:35 pm
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by aradia1233 » Wed Sep 21, 2022 12:18 pm

I have a 600e I'm trying to bring back to a more factory state.

Going to try to be active here to get that there recovery disc :)

That said it's...

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Last post by windude99
Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:35 pm
760EL / 760 Series parasite battery warning

Last post by windude99 « Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:34 pm
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by solidpro » Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:08 am

Hi All

I got a 760EL to restore, to join my others which are stored.

Going through the HMM, I hadn't realised until now that the horrible green...

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Last post by windude99
Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:34 pm
Fighting a 770X to the death...

Last post by solidpro « Mon Mar 20, 2023 5:36 pm
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by solidpro » Mon Mar 13, 2023 9:51 am

Hi All

I have a bunch of 770 machines and I've noticed a few weird quirks with the 770X and I just wondered if anyone else had solved any of these?...

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Last post by solidpro
Mon Mar 20, 2023 5:36 pm
ThinkPad 240 blink of death-ish?

Last post by solidpro « Sun Mar 19, 2023 8:21 pm
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by yam » Sun Mar 05, 2023 4:53 am

Hi everyone,

I'm sorry to bother y'all, but I'm having some trouble with my ThinkPad 240 and I was hoping someone could help me out. The laptop...

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Last post by solidpro
Sun Mar 19, 2023 8:21 pm
Dock I VGA IN

Last post by Bondi « Sun Mar 19, 2023 8:01 am
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by kocoman » Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:03 pm

How to use Dock I's VGA IN function (the one that has the plastic cover over it) I plug in the cable but nothing I do can make it show. Thanks

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Last post by Bondi
Sun Mar 19, 2023 8:01 am
3 into 2 does not go? Inverters in 760EL vs 760XL

Last post by solidpro « Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:10 am
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by nfraser01 » Sat Feb 11, 2023 12:31 pm

Hi

I'be bought 3 broken 37x series laptops hoping to make 2 good ones. The first part of the project is complete and I have a working 765L with only...

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Last post by solidpro
Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:10 am
ThinkPad 770z - HDD Connector and Caddy

Last post by Lomax « Wed Mar 15, 2023 8:40 am
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by KLIPPER_777 » Tue Dec 14, 2021 7:58 pm
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I am in the midst of restoring a 770z and I am wondering what the best solution is for fitting the HDD into the machine without the factory connector...
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Last post by Lomax
Wed Mar 15, 2023 8:40 am
Video problem with older Thinkpads

Last post by astral « Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:44 pm
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by solidpro » Mon Mar 13, 2023 6:15 am

Hi All

I've had a few thinkpads that have randomly started doing this to the video output:

It's not the LCD, because on machines displaying...

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Last post by astral
Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:44 pm
Hinges - by the 'father of the thinkpad'

Last post by astral « Sun Mar 12, 2023 8:06 pm
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by solidpro » Fri Mar 10, 2023 4:26 am

I'm currently reading How the ThinkPad Changed the World―and Is Shaping the Future by Arimasa Naitoh who writes how he represented IBM's Yamoto labs...

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Last post by astral
Sun Mar 12, 2023 8:06 pm
(almost) Finished the S30!

Last post by solidpro « Sat Mar 04, 2023 4:04 am
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by solidpro » Fri Mar 03, 2023 11:22 am

Finally managed to get my hands on a NOS replacement screen, so I was able to re-assemble the *junk* S30 I bought....

Then I noticed that one lid...

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Last post by solidpro
Sat Mar 04, 2023 4:04 am
IBM Thinkpad 720c Restore

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Mar 01, 2023 8:07 am
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by solidpro » Wed Mar 01, 2023 6:58 am

This project took 2 whole days and 3 broken machines! The 720c is a very close, colour successor to the first Thinkpad ‘as we know it’ - the 700c - a...

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Wed Mar 01, 2023 8:07 am
IBM Thinkpad 350 Teardown, Notes and Repairs

Last post by solidpro « Tue Feb 28, 2023 8:20 am
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by solidpro » Mon Feb 27, 2023 3:35 pm

Hi

So I found a 350 I'd stuck on the shelf, in pieces but as usual without any notes as to why I stopped working on it. That usually means I got so...

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Tue Feb 28, 2023 8:20 am

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