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380Z Memory Upgrade

Last post by thinkpad adrian « Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:24 pm
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by virge » Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:21 pm

I think this is the first time I've run into something where I cant find an answer using the search feature... This board has been a great help....

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Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:24 pm
Thinkpad 570E Problems

Last post by carbon_unit « Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:52 pm
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by hotwired007 » Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:43 am

Hi All

i have a thinkpad 570E - P3 500, 64, 20gb HDD and the ultrabay docking station... I have a couple of problems with it...

1. The screen...

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Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:52 pm
0161 and 0163 error in TP 600X

Last post by Wingnut « Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:18 pm
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by Bernt » Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:00 am

Lately I have been getting 0161 and 0163 error messages when I start my TP 600X. Means that I have to reset time and date, and restart the computer...

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Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:18 pm
600E Display Problem

Last post by u.mac « Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:00 am
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by poshgeordie » Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:39 pm

Hi

First post here - the forums have been very useful!

I'm thinking of buying a 600E from Ebay. Display is divided into about 9 vertical sections...

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Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:00 am
What's the fastest 8.5"X11"X2" ThinkPad?

Last post by phool@round « Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:34 am
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by Bookworm » Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:12 pm

My poor old 755CE may or may not be fixable. If not, who sells replacement system boards?

If that's not economical, what's the fastest 8.5 X11 X2...

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Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:34 am
iSERIES1400 DVD ROM

Last post by phool@round « Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:02 pm
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by NautTboy » Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:07 pm

My DVD rom doesn't read DVD-R, and I dont have +R to try. Does anyone know if it's the disc or is it just the hardware. I dont want to go out and buy...

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Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:02 pm
Neat find!

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by aarontring » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:43 am

Note that I am in no way advertising or endorsing this, but I could not resist sharing it.

I may be blocked or moved for this, and I apologize if...

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Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:50 pm
Getting DVD's to play

Last post by phool@round « Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:55 pm
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by linuxcomputers » Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:59 am

I'm currently trying to get DVD's to play on my own 570e and a friends 600e. They both I'm told, have on-board neomagic graphics cards. But it's not...

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Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:55 pm
755CX - left clicker requires firm press - possible fixes?

Last post by whizkid « Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:00 am
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by g8tzl » Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:34 pm

The left clicker on my newly acquired 755CX requires a firm press to ensure proper contact. There is very little ware to the keyboard so I don't...

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Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:00 am
Atheros AR5BMB-43 in a TP600x

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:36 am
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by conejo » Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:33 am

Hi everybody, I recently received a 600x as a gift and inmediatly installed a atheros AR5BMB-43 w/o antennas, and although I tried to get the right...

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Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:36 am
98SE to XP on 600X: SoundFusion question

Last post by sarakay « Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:05 pm
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by sarakay » Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:30 pm

Hi, I am going to update my 600X from Win 98SE to XP. I ran XP's Update Advisor and it told me that SoundFusion in the control panel will no longer...

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Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:05 pm
error code 174

Last post by Dabard051 « Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:16 am
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by ryengineer » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:42 am

From one of the threads in forum FAQs:

Q: What do Product Recovery disks do?
A: They wipe out your HDD 1st and put your machine to an out of the...

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Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:16 am
New? method of booting from "nonbootable" CD

Last post by carbon_unit « Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:33 am
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by AlexS » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:30 am

First real post here, hope it is in the right forum and comes through OK.

While trying to install Linux on a 760XD without an external floppy I had...

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Last post by carbon_unit
Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:33 am
IRDA port on 380 under XP

Last post by phool@round « Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:35 pm
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by w3dbj » Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:55 pm

Hello,

Does anyone know where I can find a driver? It's not being recognized by XP - thats the only negative of the whole upgrade process from 98.

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Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:35 pm
755CX - works OK - Supervisory/BIOS password question?

Last post by g8tzl « Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:38 pm
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by g8tzl » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:06 pm

I have recently purchased an old TP 755CX at a junk sale to add to my collection of old Thinkpads :)

The 755CX works OK. Intially I thought there...

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Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:38 pm
black screen with logos but no response

Last post by mayo367 « Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:43 pm
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by mayo367 » Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:56 pm
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I have a Thinkpad 600 E, when i boot up, i see a black screen, the IBM logo appears at the top right, at the top left: 294336 KB OK & the Thin kpad...
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Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:43 pm
TP 240X Water Channel

Last post by hjanzen « Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:19 pm
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by hjanzen » Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:40 pm

On the systemboard of the 240X sits what is described as the Water Channel.
See page 57 of the HMM.
My question is: what is the function of this...

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Last post by hjanzen
Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:19 pm
Does the TP 240X support tranfer rates above UDMA 2?

Last post by whizkid « Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:59 am
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by catback » Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:38 am

I have a TP 240X running XP Pro which currently has a 5400 rpm Travelstar 30gb drive installed. The specs on the drive indicate it supports up to...

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Last post by whizkid
Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:59 am
Installing software on a 570 with no optical drive

Last post by Wingnut « Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:56 am
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by Wingnut » Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:02 pm

So I have a 570 that I would like to install Word on, but of course it has no CD drive. I have a MS Office 2003 disc. Can I transfer MS office to a...

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Last post by Wingnut
Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:56 am
390x freezing with wireless cardbus

Last post by whizkid « Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:48 am
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by frontliner » Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:47 pm

Hi,

I use a 390x as car computer with touchscreen for gps nav, playing mp3 and wlan for remote update, wardriving, etc...

The problem is that when...

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Last post by whizkid
Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:48 am
An old story

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by DDinghoya » Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:41 am

Japan's PC Watch An old story~

ThinkPad 10th Aniversary Special 1
ThinkPad 10th Aniversary Special 2
ThinkPad 10th Aniversary Special 3...

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Last post by DDinghoya
Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:41 am
240X User's Guide

Last post by hjanzen « Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:21 am
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by hjanzen » Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:15 am

Hi,

I have been looking for a user's guide, not the HMM, for the TP 240X.

Any clue where I can download one?

Hans

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Last post by hjanzen
Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:21 am
TP 240x P3/500 MHz only showing a speed of 128 MHz

Last post by catback « Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:31 pm
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by catback » Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:56 pm

Hi,

I own a 240x with the P3 500 MHz processor. I've noticed on several occasions that if I right click on My Computer and go to properties, the...

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Last post by catback
Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:31 pm
390X 14.1TFT display blank; worth fixing?

Last post by phool@round « Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:33 pm
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by aarontring » Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:06 pm

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

I have a 390X 2626-LOU that is an absolute gem, except that the display doesn't work. It has WIN98 AND...

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Last post by phool@round
Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:33 pm
External USB CD drive for the 240/240X

Last post by phool@round « Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:36 pm
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by catback » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:08 pm

Anyone know of an aftermarket USB external CD drive that will work with the 240X line of Thinkpads? I haven't had any luck finding the original...

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Last post by phool@round
Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:36 pm
S31 Power and Sleep light dead

Last post by obpsym « Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:34 pm
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by obpsym » Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:18 am

Hi,

Small problem with my S31, during a RAM swap between different machines the S31 froze at power on with the display going bright white, power key...

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Last post by obpsym
Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:34 pm
770z & operating systems. What works?

Last post by whizkid « Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:42 pm
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by Grench » Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:18 pm

I have two 770z units and 3 HDDs and a pile of nifty bits for them. Advanced Dock, DVD, Floppy, 802.11g PCMCIA, etc...

I have tried a few OSs on...

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Last post by whizkid
Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:42 pm
600X SpeedStep question and other upgrades

Last post by cmarti « Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:44 pm
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by blackace » Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:38 pm

I got a free a 600x model number 2645-8EU a couple months ago from a friend of the family. There was nothing wrong with it other than the OS needing...

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Last post by cmarti
Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:44 pm
From win 98 to XP on a 240

Last post by phool@round « Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:15 pm
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by Wolff240 » Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:36 am

Some time ago I read a thread about installing XP on a 240. One of my machines does hove it the other should have it also. However I'm not able to...

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Last post by phool@round
Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:15 pm
Fan Control on a 240x w/ Xubuntu 7.04?

Last post by schmolch « Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:44 pm
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by emoticonartist » Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:32 pm

Well I've suped up (well, as far as I can) the 240x that I received from phool@round and was able to put Xubuntu 7.04 (alternate install) on it. I've...

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Last post by schmolch
Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:44 pm
CE UTILITY DISKETTE FOR TP 390E ( even named HMD )

Last post by OMNIBUS « Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:14 am

by OMNIBUS » Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:14 am

hi,
I need ce utylity diskette for my old tp 390th and tp 390x
I tried anywhere in the site ibm and other sites: I know that exists and is called...

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Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:14 am
Changed CMOS, now no screen

Last post by TP600owner « Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:23 pm
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by TP600owner » Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:48 am

I recently changed my CMOS, now I have a black screen upon booting the laptop.

Anyone know the reason?

Thanks

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Last post by TP600owner
Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:23 pm
What is the toughest thinkpad?

Last post by TomKroscavage « Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:09 pm
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by TomKroscavage » Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:59 pm

I'm thinking about getting a tough cheap laptop for the work site just for writing reports, networking and email.

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Last post by TomKroscavage
Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:09 pm
TP 240X Blurred LCD - Help, Anyone?

Last post by Danny Manabat « Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:09 am
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by Danny Manabat » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:13 pm

I recently acquired a battered 240X 2609-51A. The specs are:
1.) celeron 450mhz
2.) 128mb ram
3.) 12gb hdd
4.) no battery
5.) light side lcd latch is...

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Last post by Danny Manabat
Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:09 am
DBAN-ed my thinkpad ouch! now what

Last post by vanaya « Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:53 pm
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by sillycat » Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:47 pm

so... i have a IBM thinkpad 600x and i used the program DBAN (dariks boot and nuke) and now i cant install any O.S.

on start up after it says IBM...

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Last post by vanaya
Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:53 pm
External display 390X

Last post by thinkpad adrian « Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:42 pm
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by JBUK » Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:44 pm

I have a 390x model 2626-L0G. It has an external LCD, a CTX S500 15in 1024x768 and an external keyboard too. The thinkpad lid is always closed.

It...

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Last post by thinkpad adrian
Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:42 pm
TP 365XD Hard drive questions

Last post by thinkpad adrian « Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:12 pm
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by emeu1 » Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:54 am

Hello,

does anybody know what the EXACT maximum HDD is that will work in a TP365XD with the last version (V1.10) of the BIOS installed?

I read on...

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Last post by thinkpad adrian
Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:12 pm
RAM Confirmation

Last post by NautTboy « Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:44 pm
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by NautTboy » Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:58 pm

I can't find any information on the max of i1400 on IBM site. It just say something bout 64Mb slot 1 and 64MB slot 2 total of 128. Is it capable of...

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Last post by NautTboy
Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:44 pm
Dell Margi DVD-to-Go card in a 600x?

Last post by Rick Aguinaldo « Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:04 pm
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by Rick Aguinaldo » Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:15 am

I have successfully installed Dell Margi DVD-to-Go cards in 600e's but unable to in 600x's (and in T2x's). I can get the video but no audio. Has...

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Last post by Rick Aguinaldo
Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:04 pm
System board error

Last post by BillD « Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:08 am
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by cure » Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:31 am

Using F1 and subsequently testing the system board of a 600e that I just bought on Ebay I get the following:

a red 'X';
DEV 001;
ERR 91;
FRU 3610...

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Last post by BillD
Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:08 am
600x keeps sticking at the blue check file screen

Last post by phool@round « Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:25 pm
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by lodica1967 » Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:31 pm

Hi all!

I have a 600x that won't get past the blue screen that says your disk needs to be checked for consistency it has been stuck at 2% complete...

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Last post by phool@round
Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:25 pm
600x Hard drive bit the wind again

Last post by kingman99 « Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:35 pm
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by kingman99 » Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:53 pm

Hi

This will be my third hard drive and the present one only lasted a year but l don't have the box any more.

650m which hard drive should l get...

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Last post by kingman99
Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:35 pm
What kind of HD do I have?

Last post by whizkid « Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:25 pm
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by Wolff240 » Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:29 pm

Just a few weeks further in exploring the wonders of a 600E I found out that my HD is partitioned in two (2,5 and 3,5G).
That's hard to usewith XP...

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Last post by whizkid
Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:25 pm
560series DC/DC card

Last post by virge « Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:36 pm
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by Atlantispl86 » Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:52 am

Can anybody answer one question?
One DC/DC card can works in all types of laptops from 560 series (560, 560E, 560Z and 560X)? Is this the same part?

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Last post by virge
Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:36 pm
Compact flash for improved performance & low power usage

Last post by thinkpad adrian « Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:13 pm
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by T.A.SRINIVAS » Fri Sep 07, 2007 11:10 am

Dear Friends

I have made the modification to my ThinkPad 340CSE by replacing the conventional hard disk drive with compact flash. I have purchased a...

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Last post by thinkpad adrian
Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:13 pm
Trouble getting PCMCIA to work on a Thinkpad 560X model 2640

Last post by blusky « Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:05 pm
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by blusky » Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:00 pm

Just found this site and am very happy. Nice site.

I have a Thinkpad 560X model 2640U. Currently it has windows 98 on it. I was trying to install...

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Last post by blusky
Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:05 pm
600 LCD brightness

Last post by SMA « Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:00 pm
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by Wingnut » Mon Feb 11, 2008 1:29 pm

I did an extensive search, but couldn't come up with any similar issues. I am trying to fix an old 600 (13 screen) with LCD brightness issues. The...

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Last post by SMA
Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:00 pm
iSERIES 1400 2621-460 Battery issue.

Last post by phool@round « Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:12 pm
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by NautTboy » Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:31 pm

My TP would hibernate around 40mins in use with battery between 70%-80%. Will not awake unless AC is plug in. Once plug in it will awake with a...

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Last post by phool@round
Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:12 pm
What was the last BIOS for 380z?

Last post by w3dbj « Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:30 pm
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by w3dbj » Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:05 pm

Does anyone know?

What's the benefit of flashing it vs the original BIOS?

Thanks,
Darryl

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Last post by w3dbj
Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:30 pm
600X 850mhz

Last post by cmarti « Sun Feb 10, 2008 2:28 pm
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by PCWatchman » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:21 am

Very strange. I have 600X 2645-4EU that came stock w/ PIII 500.

I bought a MMC-2 PIII 850 through eBay and installed it. It would boot fine through...

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Sun Feb 10, 2008 2:28 pm

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