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What to do now-- dead 600X UPDATE in new post

Last post by vineyridge « Thu Nov 06, 2008 8:48 pm
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by vineyridge » Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:30 pm

I took a dead 2645-9eu to a computer shop to see if its deadness was simply a power supply problem. It isn't. Shop says it's motherboard related and...

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Thu Nov 06, 2008 8:48 pm
Just an idea: Older Thinkpad as E-book reader?

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by usernotabuser » Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:22 pm

Topic says it all, I've always been in the market for an e-book reader of some sort. Lighter would be better but I understand these older laptops are...

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Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:45 pm
Need suggestions on repairing a 240x

Last post by oski « Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:38 am
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by catback » Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:45 am

Hi,

I have a 240x running Win2K that was working fine until a few weeks ago when the display started to become completely distorted intermittently....

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Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:38 am
NEW 256MB PC100 SODIMM LOW DENSITY $18 SHIPPED!

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by NautTboy » Sun Nov 02, 2008 6:30 am

Has anyone seen this?
Is it really Low Density, because picture only show 4chips. Chip Configuration: 32X64. Could it be like rkawakami mentioned,...

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Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:09 pm
How do I get on the internet with my 701c?

Last post by TomKroscavage « Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:31 am
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by TomKroscavage » Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:26 pm

I have a 3com etherlink iii 3c589c pcmcia network card in my 701c the device manager says it is working fine as a (3c589/3c589b). My 701c is running...

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Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:31 am
PCMCIA driver for DOS boot disk for Thinkpad 600E

Last post by ieee488 « Sun Nov 02, 2008 4:57 pm
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by ieee488 » Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:43 pm

I bought a PCMCIA CDROM drive on eBay.

I think the problem is that I need to add the PCMCIA driver to my DOS bootdisk's config.sys file along with...

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Last post by ieee488
Sun Nov 02, 2008 4:57 pm
Inverter or backlight?

Last post by tourist.Tam « Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:43 pm
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by imageroc » Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:15 pm

I have a IBM Thinkpad 600E.
The LCD screen goes black after a min it boots into windows.
Of course if I take flashlight to it, I can see the screen....

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Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:43 pm
701c hard drive upgrade

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by TomKroscavage » Sat Nov 01, 2008 1:03 pm

What is the fastest ata hard drive that still makes all those clicking sounds of the original 701c hard drive? Is it a certain class of hard drive...

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Sat Nov 01, 2008 1:03 pm
Cdrw drive upgrade for 770Z (Dial up user pictures ! )

Last post by Harryc « Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:55 pm
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by cmarti » Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:20 pm
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What are my options the drive looks the same as the one of my 600X but the connector on the back is soldered.

I would like to upgrade my 770Z to...
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Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:55 pm
600x modded into an external monitor (sort of)

Last post by OldManClayton « Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:36 am
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by Mannersxxx » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:11 am

My latest 600x project has been fully written up at my new blog:

Please take a look and feel free to leave comments – any comments you fancy. I...

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Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:36 am
Power problems with Thinkpad 390X

Last post by rkawakami « Sun Oct 26, 2008 2:38 pm
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by easuter » Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:38 pm

Hi there!

I'm having some very strange power-related trouble with my thinkpad 390X and have searched google and come up empty.

First, here are the...

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Sun Oct 26, 2008 2:38 pm
600X software question now

Last post by rkawakami « Sun Oct 26, 2008 2:17 pm
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by vineyridge » Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:02 am

The HD that I'm currently using came with XP Pro and no IBM software. I've got a recovery disc with all of the IBM goodies that came on it.

Can I...

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Sun Oct 26, 2008 2:17 pm
Is a 7k2 Hitachi disk "wasted" in a 570E ?

Last post by slaz « Sun Oct 26, 2008 4:35 am
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by slaz » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:34 am

As above - what does the panel think ?

Got a 60GB Hitachi 7200 disk in my T20 .... I've now decided to sell the T20, but I'm not parting with that...

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Last post by slaz
Sun Oct 26, 2008 4:35 am
RAM for ThinkPad 770X

Last post by TriAngle « Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:16 pm
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by TriAngle » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:57 pm

The following RAM works in my ThinkPad 770X laptop.
This is 256MB PC-133 low-density SODIMM memory from Crucial

It cost me $36.99 + $3.99 S/H (if...

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Last post by TriAngle
Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:16 pm
CPU and hard drive upgrades to 600X 2645-4eu PIII 450

Last post by Raceboy « Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:13 pm
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by vineyridge » Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:31 pm

Need to ask questions about merging and upgrading laptop parts.

I have a 600X 2645-4eu 450 mhz. From what I read here, it means an MMC2 Celeron...

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Last post by Raceboy
Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:13 pm
Is there a USB flash-drive limit ?

Last post by SAE140 « Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:14 am
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by SAE140 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:27 am

I recently bought a 1 Gb USB EMtec pen-drive/ flash-drive thingy from the local supermarket, and it works great - albeit at usb1.1 speed, which is a...

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Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:14 am
600E new owner questions

Last post by joester « Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:30 am
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by teladoy » Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:25 am

As my first post here, i'd like to say hello to everybody.
This appears to be a great forum.
I am new to windows my Specks: ThinkPad 600E 2658D...

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Last post by joester
Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:30 am
How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries

Last post by Keyhole « Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:24 pm

by Keyhole » Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:24 pm

If you brought a new or refilled battery for your IBM or Lenovo ThinkPads, there is an article (the link is at the bottom of the post) telling how to...

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Last post by Keyhole
Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:24 pm
wired ethernet mini-PCI in a 570E ?

Last post by slaz « Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:01 pm
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by slaz » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:42 am

Hi folks ... thinking to trying to hack a mini-PCI wired ethernet card into a 570E (which has mini-PCI 56k modem). The RJ11 modem jack socket looks...

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Last post by slaz
Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:01 pm
770X - 173/163 Error and freezes at bios date/time screen

Last post by TriAngle « Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:32 am
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by virge » Sat May 03, 2008 12:21 am

Okay, here's the problem for and 770 gurus out there. I have a 770X 9549-72U machine. This came with a 14.1 XGA LCD. When I was first putting this...

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Last post by TriAngle
Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:32 am
iseries,dvd kills the HD ?

Last post by Neil « Wed Oct 22, 2008 4:58 pm
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by roncoinc » Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:39 am

iseries 1171..
replaced the cd drive with a cd/dvd and now bios wont see either the hd or the dvd.
tried the jumpers on the hard drive with no...

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Last post by Neil
Wed Oct 22, 2008 4:58 pm
long shot: use 600E top on 570 ?

Last post by ieee488 « Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:13 pm
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by ieee488 » Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:59 pm

I know this is a long shot.

The LCD on my 570 is only capable of 800 x 600 which bugs me.
I believe that the LCD on the broken 600E is good.

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Last post by ieee488
Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:13 pm
Largest internal hdd my 600 will accept?

Last post by rafiki « Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:11 pm
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by rafiki » Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:29 am

I have a Thinkpad 600 2645-450. Where can I find information on the largest compatible hdd this model will work with please?

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Last post by rafiki
Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:11 pm
Another 560E Question/s

Last post by bobgarty « Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:16 pm
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by RLP275 » Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:35 pm

Is there a CD DRIVE for this unit? Place to purchase one?
Also can one use an IOMEGA ZIP DRIVE on this unit?

In ref. to a floppy drive, does the CD...

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Last post by bobgarty
Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:16 pm
Ibm Thinkpad 600E /X with SSD (Solid State Disk)

Last post by beecee « Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:01 am
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by beecee » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:09 pm

I've just installed Windows 98SE on a 600E with a Compact Flash, IDE adapter (512mb CF Card) & it works great, but I have a couple of issues /...

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Last post by beecee
Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:01 am
Will a 365XD accept USB to Serial chords?

Last post by spaceman « Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:06 pm
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by Jadag » Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:18 pm

Hi All! :D

I have an IBM Thinkpad 365XD, 40Mg RAM, 1 G Hard Drive, 56k PC card modem, W98SE. This is a pre-USB model, only having parallel and...

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Last post by spaceman
Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:06 pm
760El and win98

Last post by john518 « Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:43 pm
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by john518 » Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:23 pm

I am trying to download win98se on a 760EL 9547-U4g with 48mb ram,internal cd-rom and external FDD
I downloaded sbmist.exe and cwsdpmi.exe. But the...

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Last post by john518
Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:43 pm
256mb PC100 low density $26 available in volume

Last post by ieee488 « Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:05 pm
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by cure » Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:04 am

Look up item number 260300355003 on ebay:

Does this seem to be on the up and up to you?

For the experienced ebay buyers out there, is there any...

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Last post by ieee488
Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:05 pm
770Z Hard Drive Upgrade Problem

Last post by virge « Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:21 pm
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by Harryc » Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:41 pm

I have a 770z with a fully functional but slightly noisy 12.5GB/17mm hard drive. So, I have a 10GB (9.5mm, ATA100) drive that I want to try in it. I...

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Last post by virge
Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:21 pm
600X Hard disk limitations?

Last post by dcast « Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:02 pm
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by dcast » Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:54 pm

Hi all, I was planning on upgrading my 600X to serve as a file/backup server and I wondered whether they have support for large disks and have 48 bit...

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Last post by dcast
Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:02 pm
memory

Last post by sarbin « Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:30 am
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by TeddiBear » Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:49 pm

Just a quick question, is thinkpad memory propritary especially on the older machines (390e) ? Thanks.

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Last post by sarbin
Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:30 am
Largest Hard Drive for TP770X?

Last post by TriAngle « Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:41 pm

by TriAngle » Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:41 pm

What is the largest hard drive I can install in my ThinkPad 770X?
Also, what is the brand and model # of the largest size I can use?
Thank you for...

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Last post by TriAngle
Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:41 pm
Compare 1161 and 240X

Last post by NautTboy « Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:06 pm
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by NautTboy » Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:21 pm

Why is my 240X 500mhz 192mb faster
than my 1161 700mhz 192mb?

Both with XP PRO SP0

Tried loading ME on 700mhz, still slower
than the 500mhz 240X.

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Last post by NautTboy
Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:06 pm
Using 390X Recovery CD

Last post by Paul Pennington « Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:35 pm
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by earthjargon » Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:23 pm

Have just purchased/received a 390x recovery cd through the marketplace forum of thinkpads.com. Turns out, the cd is not bootable--it has only a...

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Last post by Paul Pennington
Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:35 pm
240X Internal Wireless and Antenna Placement

Last post by virge « Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:24 am
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by virge » Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:07 pm

I recently picked up a 240X in a swap here and have been playing around with it. I wanted to use the PCMCIA slot for one of those hide-inside USB 2.0...

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Last post by virge
Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:24 am
Would y'all answer my questions in the 600 Upgrade topic

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by vineyridge » Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:37 am

Please.

I'm getting ready to do some major surgery and I'd like to do it all at one time.

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Last post by pkiff
Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:08 am
Dead USB connection in 600X?

Last post by u.mac « Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:46 am
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by The Olde Man » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:10 am

600x with Linux Mandriva and FireFox on Comcast

Been using this successfully on a cable card to a cable modem. Then tried a USB 'link' gizmo that...

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Last post by u.mac
Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:46 am
390e hard drive

Last post by TeddiBear « Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:40 am
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by TeddiBear » Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:29 pm

I recently obtained a 390e thinkpad and I am needing a little help, I already build my own computers so I'm not completely ignorent on this subject,...

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Last post by TeddiBear
Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:40 am
Bunch of old laptops - any requests?

Last post by AKelley728 « Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:31 pm
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by sparta.rising » Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:02 pm

Take a look at:

I emailed the guy this morning and haven't gotten a reply yet :? but if I do, are there any requests of machines that I should...

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Last post by AKelley728
Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:31 pm
Switching hard drives

Last post by The Olde Man « Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:59 am
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by The Olde Man » Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:08 pm

I assume that I can take the Win 98 SE hard drive from my decrepit TP 600 and slip it into my 'new' 600x with no problems.

Or is there something I...

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Last post by The Olde Man
Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:59 am
"New" 240x; Keep or Sell?

Last post by mtbjeff « Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:45 am
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by schen » Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:01 pm

I had a kind of bizarre episode with a seller on eBay while buying an R51 where I ended up having to have the R51 repaired, but the seller sent me a...

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Last post by mtbjeff
Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:45 am
TP760: Li-Ion battery dead - can I put NiMH cells inside?

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by CYBERYOGI =CO=Windler » Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:36 pm

The Li-Ion battery of my IBM Thinkpad 760XD (FRU P/N 29H9232, ASM P/N 29H9032) almost died half a year ago (in April?). I use the laptop only every...

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Last post by CYBERYOGI =CO=Windler
Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:36 pm
770z pcmcia door

Last post by Harryc « Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:39 pm

by Harryc » Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:39 pm

I am missing the top PCMCIA door on a 770Z. What part do I need to get to fix this?

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Last post by Harryc
Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:39 pm
Original 760 wallpaper? (Blue diagonally tiled IBM logo)

Last post by benm « Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:36 pm
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by benm » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:13 pm

I used to have an old 760 and I kind of liked that wallpaper which was on the machine for years...

I can't seem to find it. The IBM logo was in...

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Last post by benm
Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:36 pm
SD to IDE

Last post by OldManClayton « Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:28 pm
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by OldManClayton » Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:43 pm

I'm wondering about this... I have three 560's. One's hard drive keeps freezing, another one keeps claiming ntoskrnl32 or something is corrupted,...

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Last post by OldManClayton
Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:28 pm
760EL - want to install Win98SE

Last post by john518 « Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:46 pm
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by Neizer » Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:23 am

I have a old 760EL with Win95a on it and I would like to install Win98se on it. I have been to the IBM site and I don't see a lot of driver support...

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Last post by john518
Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:46 pm
701C 2630-4YC Questions

Last post by bobgarty « Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:04 am
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by TomKroscavage » Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:43 am

1. Does anyone know what the original specs are on this Thinkpad?
2. Will this memory work?

3. It has a sticker on it that says This product is...

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Last post by bobgarty
Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:04 am
Need advice on 600Xs for non-geek--please read whole post

Last post by AKelley728 « Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:12 am
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by vineyridge » Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:11 am

I have two 600Xs. One is a 450 mhz that ran Win98SE (Laptop 1) , and the other is an recent ebay purchase. The ebay one is a 650 mhz with speed step...

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Last post by AKelley728
Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:12 am
TP 770Z bios upgrade without battery?

Last post by Insomniac1971 « Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:18 pm
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by Insomniac1971 » Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:58 am

Did anyone ever get this to work? Any way to bypass there battery check?

Its model 9549-810

With kind regards

JBJ

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Last post by Insomniac1971
Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:18 pm
Claimed USB2.0 on a Thinkpad 600 ...

Last post by ajkula66 « Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:05 pm
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by SAE140 » Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:09 pm

I stumbled across the following link this evening which claims that USB2.0 speeds are possible on a TP600 when loaded with a Motorola driver:...

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Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:05 pm

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