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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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The official 755 Upgrade and general information Topic

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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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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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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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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
765 inverter? - goes dark, what to change?

Last post by solidpro « Thu May 19, 2022 12:46 pm

by solidpro » Thu May 19, 2022 12:46 pm

Hi

I am used to replacing or recapping inverters from most thinkpads. I am trying to make 1 good 765 machine out of 2 good ones but I'm a bit stuck...

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Thu May 19, 2022 12:46 pm
760 SVGA and XGA screen P/Ns or differences?

Last post by solidpro « Wed May 18, 2022 7:55 am
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by solidpro » Wed May 18, 2022 3:41 am

Hi All

I'm trying to restore a couple of 760 machines and in the process noticed that the EL is SVGA and the XD is XGA - however so far in the ones...

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Wed May 18, 2022 7:55 am
760 series... anyone have LED panel cover, CD-ROM, power switch?

Last post by solidpro « Wed May 18, 2022 5:25 am

by solidpro » Wed May 18, 2022 5:25 am

Hi

I am in the UK - I wonder if anyone out there has broken up or parted out a 760 series machine and might just have any of the following?

Power...

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Wed May 18, 2022 5:25 am
ThinkPad 770z - HDD Connector and Caddy

Last post by solidpro « Tue May 10, 2022 11:55 am
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by KLIPPER_777 » Tue Dec 14, 2021 7:58 pm

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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Tue May 10, 2022 11:55 am
PS/Note 425 - Trying to get it usable.

Last post by astral « Fri May 06, 2022 10:06 am
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by astral » Mon Apr 25, 2022 8:30 pm

Back last year I got my hands on a PS/Note 425/ThinkPad 350. I found that the laptop charger for a 2007 Toshiba was the same spec and plug, and the...

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Fri May 06, 2022 10:06 am
0175: Bad CRC1, Stop POST task ERROR --> SOLVED

Last post by solidpro « Fri May 06, 2022 8:06 am
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by Franchute13 » Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:00 pm

Hello good.

Trying to fix problem 0175.
Searching in forums I found the following in Spanish:

The post says that by putting some cables in the...

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Fri May 06, 2022 8:06 am
Ink Manager Pro sw for Transnote...?

Last post by theterminator93 « Thu May 05, 2022 9:10 am
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by solidpro » Thu May 05, 2022 6:33 am

Hi Everyone

I'm restoring a few Transnote machines but I am missing 2 things...

1) The Ink Manager Pro software.... I can get the IMP Viewer from...

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Thu May 05, 2022 9:10 am
Thinkpad 240 keyboard caps

Last post by OhYou_ « Fri Apr 22, 2022 2:04 pm

by OhYou_ » Fri Apr 22, 2022 2:04 pm

Bit of a long shot but does anyone know of any more *easier* to find sources for replacement caps? I've tried ones from a 7 row but they dont seem to...

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Fri Apr 22, 2022 2:04 pm
IBM Thinkpad 310 background?

Last post by solidpro « Wed Apr 20, 2022 1:17 pm

by solidpro » Wed Apr 20, 2022 1:17 pm

Hi

I just got hold of a 310 in pretty good condition. Seems original and complete. Going to defrag it, remove the main battery and then clean and...

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Wed Apr 20, 2022 1:17 pm
Making 701C work with 64MiB RAM

Last post by Ghostdog « Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:56 pm
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by MooNWalker » Fri Apr 19, 2019 2:44 am

I'm having trouble with subj.

I've been able to either find replacements or repair/rebuild most of the parts (except for PCMCIA cover), and now I...

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Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:56 pm
701C battery rebuild: still says "not installed"

Last post by Ghostdog « Thu Apr 14, 2022 12:58 pm
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by keenmaster486 » Sat Apr 11, 2020 4:35 pm

I got a Thinkpad 701C on eBay. It was listed as missing the battery, so I found a NOS Xtend battery for the 701C on eBay as well.

When I got the...

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Thu Apr 14, 2022 12:58 pm
Anyone have an XGA 240Z/i1124 BIOS dump?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Apr 13, 2022 12:01 pm
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by GOLB » Wed Apr 13, 2022 10:35 am

I'd like to see if flashing it to SVGA 240's/1124's makes them play nicely with XGA panels. Just swapping the panel (XGA panel on originally-SVGA...

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Wed Apr 13, 2022 12:01 pm
ThinkPad 365XD Battery Rebuild - Help?

Last post by NickW12 « Sat Apr 09, 2022 6:28 pm
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by NickW12 » Sat Apr 02, 2022 10:16 pm

Hi,

I have been attempting to rebuild an IBM ThinkPad 365XD battery pack. I ordered brand new Sanyo 4/3A 1.2v 4000mAh cells from DigiKey.

Being...

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Sat Apr 09, 2022 6:28 pm
240 upgrading ram

Last post by OhYou_ « Mon Apr 04, 2022 10:48 am
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by OhYou_ » Thu Mar 31, 2022 10:35 am

So I've recently been poking around at my thinkpad 240 and I've gotten it surprisingly useful but the 192MB ram is killing it
Does anyone know of a...

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Mon Apr 04, 2022 10:48 am
PS/Note machines memory check then shutdown?

Last post by solidpro « Tue Mar 29, 2022 5:13 am

by solidpro » Tue Mar 29, 2022 5:13 am

Hi

I have 2 PS/Note machines which boot up, do a memory check, show error codes (mainly battery related) and then shut down. Does anyone know what...

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Tue Mar 29, 2022 5:13 am
Thinkpad 760 aborts boot and displays 8d (or 7d)

Last post by my03 « Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:29 pm
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by my03 » Tue Mar 22, 2022 3:34 pm

Hi dear forum members,

what does it mean if this particular machine aborts the boot process after ~10 seconds, shuts down the screen and display 8d...

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Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:29 pm
Anyone have any 360C / 750c spare display parts?

Last post by solidpro « Mon Mar 21, 2022 4:48 am

by solidpro » Mon Mar 21, 2022 4:48 am

Hi Everyone

I have an ever increasing pile of 360c and 750c variants with non working displays. I have a few LCDs, inverters and ribbon cables to go...

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Last post by solidpro
Mon Mar 21, 2022 4:48 am
760XD - bad mainboard, bad BIOS flash or something else?

Last post by SMA « Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:07 am
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by DeepestBlue » Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:22 am

On my workbench right now I have a 760XD booting issues. I'm wondering if it has BIOS issues, or if the mainboard is screwed.

- With CDROM and hard...

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Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:07 am
Old Thinkpad + new SSD via JM20330 SATA to IDE adapter - trouble - solved

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Mar 14, 2022 4:03 am
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by gustep » Sun Mar 13, 2022 3:33 pm

Here's a short tale for anyone trying to fit an SSD into an old IDE interface laptop:

I've recently been playing with an old IBM-Logo Thinkpad 570E,...

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Mon Mar 14, 2022 4:03 am
Any more 'lively' places for ultra-legacy thinkpad chit chat?

Last post by rootinit « Fri Mar 11, 2022 5:04 am
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by solidpro » Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:20 am

Hi

I don't want to diss this forum but it seems to get virtually zero traffic on early thinkpad hardware.... Can anyone recommend any other spaces...

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Last post by rootinit
Fri Mar 11, 2022 5:04 am
765L Odd Power Issues

Last post by DeepestBlue « Tue Mar 08, 2022 1:24 am
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by DeepestBlue » Wed Mar 02, 2022 1:41 am

Hi forum.

Got an odd problem with a 765L I'm hoping you can help with. I rescued it from a skip. It came with a CD drive and 64Mb RAM. I picked up a...

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Last post by DeepestBlue
Tue Mar 08, 2022 1:24 am
Thinkpad 380D pixel issue

Last post by beshad « Sun Feb 27, 2022 2:08 pm
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by beshad » Sun Feb 27, 2022 3:04 am

Hi

i just bought me one more Thinkpad this week and it's an immaculate 380D. sadly there seems to be some dead or stuck pixels on screen right...

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Last post by beshad
Sun Feb 27, 2022 2:08 pm
Thinkpad 600 SSD

Last post by OscarSellers « Sun Feb 27, 2022 11:47 am
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by JPOESQ » Wed Feb 05, 2020 12:16 pm

I’ve read everything that I could find and haven’t found a clear answer. What’s the best SSD approach for running Win98 on a plain 600?

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Last post by OscarSellers
Sun Feb 27, 2022 11:47 am
Vintage Thinkpad parts virtual 3D repository [Large Pics WARNING!)

Last post by Voodle « Sat Feb 26, 2022 10:29 pm
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by Khipata » Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:15 pm

I have an idea people:
Does anyone have a high quality 3D scanner?
We could use it to scan every plastic part of vintage thinkpads (or any thinkpads...

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Last post by Voodle
Sat Feb 26, 2022 10:29 pm
Anyone got a transnote battery?

Last post by solidpro « Wed Feb 23, 2022 1:40 pm

by solidpro » Wed Feb 23, 2022 1:40 pm

Hi

I know it's an ultra-longshot but does anyone have a transnote battery, dead or alive I could beg or buy off them?

Thanks!

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Last post by solidpro
Wed Feb 23, 2022 1:40 pm
TrackPoint Caps for ThinkPad 360

Last post by marinelayer « Tue Feb 22, 2022 2:50 pm

by marinelayer » Tue Feb 22, 2022 2:50 pm

Hi all,

I've got a couple different 360x machines and while Ive been able to amass quite a few cat's tongue TrackPoint caps over the years i've...

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Last post by marinelayer
Tue Feb 22, 2022 2:50 pm
My PC110 Story, Software Images and Docs

Last post by EXTRAordinary « Tue Feb 22, 2022 12:15 pm
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by solidpro » Tue Nov 23, 2021 10:33 am

Hi Everyone

I just spent the last 48 hours working on two IBM PC110s I had in the loft. The four biggest issues with these, given their age are:...

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Tue Feb 22, 2022 12:15 pm
701C Trackpoint Stopped Working

Last post by pyl85 « Mon Feb 21, 2022 5:56 pm
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by pyl85 » Thu Feb 03, 2022 10:00 pm

Putting my 701C back together tonight and I've somehow managed to kill the trackpoint. Not completely, the left and right mouse buttons still work,...

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Mon Feb 21, 2022 5:56 pm
ThinkPad 240 serial port woes & PS2 DOS Utility

Last post by Lomax « Sun Feb 20, 2022 11:51 am
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by Lomax » Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:55 am

Hi all,

I've recently become the owner of a delightful little TP 240 which I'd like to use to talk to some old equipment that doesn't like USB...

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Sun Feb 20, 2022 11:51 am
Thinkpad 2521 / 700T Value ? Info ?

Last post by merlinll « Sun Feb 20, 2022 11:22 am
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by merlinll » Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:52 pm

Hello , new user to the site , found because I came into possession of an almost brand new in the box Think Pad 2521 Pen tablet? along with several...

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Sun Feb 20, 2022 11:22 am
701c Woes - RAM, CMOS Battery, Freezes...

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Feb 19, 2022 11:55 am
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by solidpro » Wed Dec 29, 2021 12:37 pm

Hi

I love the design of these machines but god help you once you turn one on. I've probably worked through 3-5 of these machines now and each one...

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Sat Feb 19, 2022 11:55 am
Thinkpad 701C sound problems and error 119

Last post by hwattys « Sat Feb 19, 2022 11:25 am
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by beskus » Mon Feb 14, 2022 4:09 pm

Hi,

My thinkpad 701C developed an interesting POST error I haven't seen before that recently started happening. Each time I turn on the laptop now,...

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Sat Feb 19, 2022 11:25 am
What are these adapter cables?

Last post by my03 « Fri Feb 18, 2022 8:49 am
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by my03 » Thu Feb 17, 2022 1:07 pm

Hi all,

i went through some boxes in the garage today and found these two adapters. I managed to identify the bigger one (an s-video adapter for the...

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Fri Feb 18, 2022 8:49 am
Thinkpad 365XD randomly shutting off, status lights blinking rapidly.

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:40 am
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by bluesteel649 » Thu Feb 10, 2022 12:20 am

Hi all.

As the title says, I recently got my hands on a Thinkpad 365XD... which worked for a grand total of 5 minutes before showing my current...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:40 am
Thinkpad 700T not booting...

Last post by Saucey « Wed Feb 09, 2022 10:17 pm
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by solidpro » Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:43 am

Does anyone have any experience with the 'first' thinkpad tablet? I have a 700T in excellent condition. It does power up, the backlight comes on but...

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Last post by Saucey
Wed Feb 09, 2022 10:17 pm
IBM Thinkpad 360PE with flip touchscreen and stylus

Last post by Saucey « Sat Feb 05, 2022 9:30 am
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by Phil10 » Sun Feb 28, 2021 12:32 pm

Hi
Vintage IBM Thinkpad 360PE with flip touchscreen and stylus
I've got one of these in good condition and perfect working order (apart from the...

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Sat Feb 05, 2022 9:30 am
What frequently ruins or makes you quit a restoration?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Mon Jan 31, 2022 3:36 pm
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by solidpro » Wed Jan 26, 2022 4:51 pm

Hi

Ok, I'll start. What often kills a machine for you?

For me, it'll be something like I just get the feeling a machine is cursed. It starts with...

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Mon Jan 31, 2022 3:36 pm
ThinkPad 755cx error codes

Last post by Siurczek « Sun Jan 30, 2022 11:00 am
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by Siurczek » Sat Jan 29, 2022 11:43 am

Hi.
My ThinkPad 755cx started malfunctioning and diagnostic is giving me:
DEV 103
ERR 15
FRU 1810
errors on system board.
Does anyone know what these...

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Sun Jan 30, 2022 11:00 am
Having Trouble Re-Installing Windows 95 On 380XD

Last post by Enig « Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:35 am
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by nNebula » Tue Jan 18, 2022 3:59 pm

Hi again!

So after figuring out how to fix the issues in my last post I've unfortunately come across another issue. Though this one should be pretty...

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Last post by Enig
Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:35 am
701C Battery Connector

Last post by MadcatSE « Sun Jan 23, 2022 12:31 pm
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by pyl85 » Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:50 am

Anybody know of a source for the battery connector on the top system board? Do any other models share this same connector? The only markings on it...

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Last post by MadcatSE
Sun Jan 23, 2022 12:31 pm
How to identify MMC-2 CPU module?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Thu Jan 20, 2022 2:07 pm
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by Lomax » Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:50 pm

I found this MMC-2 module in my box of bits, which I think came from a Thinkpad 600X, though it may also have come out of a 600E. I have tried...

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Thu Jan 20, 2022 2:07 pm
Has anyone re-celled a TP770 battery?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Tue Jan 18, 2022 7:04 pm
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by Lomax » Tue Jan 18, 2022 3:33 pm

I understand that Thinkpad batteries from the last couple of decades are a pain to rebuild due to the need to reprogram the controller, but what...

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Tue Jan 18, 2022 7:04 pm
380XD Trouble, Need Some Help.

Last post by nNebula « Tue Jan 18, 2022 3:34 pm
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by nNebula » Sat Jan 15, 2022 2:20 pm

Hi!

(I'm new to this board so don't grill me too hard lol)

I just came into possession of a Thinkpad 380XD and it's got a couple of issues I'd like...

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Tue Jan 18, 2022 3:34 pm
Thinkpad 600 Restore Win 95

Last post by modmaster « Mon Jan 17, 2022 11:50 pm
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by GabeDub08 » Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:06 am

Hello, I am trying to restore my IBM ThinkPad 600 with windows 95 since that's what mine came with and since the Drivers are complicated for such old...

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