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For a TH 2645 4A0 bought a CD-Rw/& DVD but not recogni

Last post by cmarti « Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:48 pm
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by monytony » Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:27 pm

by BIOS
Sometime the Yellow Light of the new CD/DVD is on ,but not working at all.
Replce the new cd/DVD with old CD and all is working as usual in...

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Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:48 pm
ThinkPad 600 - Problem with fan

Last post by joester « Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:10 pm
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by Griggi » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:11 pm

Hi everybody!

I'm new here because I have a big problem with my ThinkPad 600. So I already joined the German ThinkPad-Forum, but I didn't find any...

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Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:10 pm
pristine transnote worth ?

Last post by ajkula66 « Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:25 pm
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by roncoinc » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:52 pm

A friend of mine is asking me to sell off his trasnsnote.
probly ebay unless i got an offer he would accept.
the worst part of it is he doesnt have...

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Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:25 pm
240 HELP!!!!!!! formated now can't reload ANYTHING???

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by percy » Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:57 pm

I have a thinkpad 240, stupidly I formated it thinking I would load XP on... FOOL

Now I cant load anything on it??? It boots up and says invalid...

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Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:39 pm
Old ThinkPad Back from the Dead

Last post by al7kz « Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:42 pm
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by whizkid » Mon Dec 24, 2007 8:50 am

If you have an old ThinkPad just sitting around, you might consider putting Linux on it. A current, modern, up to date Linux like Ubuntu. Impossible?...

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Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:42 pm
Factory drivers for 560x vs. let WinXP handle it?

Last post by Thomcat « Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:00 pm
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by mirau560x » Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:50 pm

I just finished what appears to be a successful install of WinXP on my 560x. Video and sound and CD drivers all appear to be working fine....

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Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:00 pm
Transnote PCMCIA Weird?

Last post by fuji_man « Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:45 am
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by fuji_man » Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:18 pm

OK, I just got a new IBM Thinkpad USB 2.0 cardbus for my Transnote. While the unit will detect all the PCMCIA cards I throw at it except for a no...

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Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:45 am
98SE upgrade produces low resolution display

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by mbient » Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:34 pm

Installed 98SE on Series i1400 2611-411 using an OEM (not IBM) version of SE. Ended up with all features working except the display, which was only...

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Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:27 am
Good 10/100 Ethernet PCMCIA cards for Thinkpad 600?

Last post by whizkid « Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:36 am
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by UDX » Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:57 pm

Hello.

Recently I replaced a motherboard on my Thinkpad 600.
I used to believe that my PCMCIA socket was bad but it
turns out that after...

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Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:36 am
Windows Media Player 11 BSOD-ing Thinkpad 600

Last post by phool@round « Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:14 am
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by UDX » Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:02 pm

Since I like Thinkpad 600 the most and it's compatibility with MARGI DVD decoder card (I think it's the only model where sound directly works without...

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Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:14 am
don't understand screen in bios on 600

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by delanvital » Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:33 am

I have an 600 (base model) 266MHz 160MB 4GB model. When entering bios I get this message, written in large letters:

O > I

what does that mean?...

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Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:12 am
What do I need to go wireless?

Last post by The Olde Man « Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:40 pm
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by The Olde Man » Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:36 am

I am on DSL.

I have a desktop that has a wireless router on it.

It would be helpful if I could run my Thinkpad 600 (Win98SE) from another place. I...

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Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:40 pm
How can I Completely Format a Garage Sale 760XD ?

Last post by Jawadali « Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:39 pm
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by DoctorBill » Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:19 pm

Back on 3-19-07, I posted that I bought a used 760XD in a garage sale.

the Battery was dead, so I bought a rebuilt one from Batteryrefill.com in...

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Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:39 pm
Thinkpad Error 00192

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by Wingnut » Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:50 am
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Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:41 am
512MB Low Density???

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by Wingnut » Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:14 pm

I found this auction on E-bay for 512MB PC100 LOW DENSITY RAM.

Will these work in our 600's? I know we need low density, but i thought the highest...

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Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:23 pm
600E won't startup :-(

Last post by Wookie « Sun Jan 06, 2008 3:08 pm
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by Wookie » Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:46 am

Hi

My thinkpad 600E won't startup anymore.

Symtoms are...

1. plug in AC adapter and the battery led flashes once (as per normal)

2. switch on,...

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Last post by Wookie
Sun Jan 06, 2008 3:08 pm
Pink screen on start-up....how long till backlight goes out?

Last post by vanaya « Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:35 am
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by Wingnut » Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:16 pm

As the title says, one of my screens on the 600E comes on pink at startup for a few seconds before clearing up to normal color. After searching, it...

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Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:35 am
'Unknown device' & Suspend software

Last post by SAE140 « Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:30 am
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by SAE140 » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:41 am

Over the Xmas period I've been building up a working system on a TP600 (2645-850) which was bought without a hard drive or any kind of recovery...

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Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:30 am
TightVNC to use laptop as keyboard and monitor to desktop

Last post by Jawadali « Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:15 pm
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by VIBM » Mon Dec 24, 2007 8:19 pm

I want to use an old laptop (380ED or 770E) running Win98SE,
as keyboard, mouse and monitor for a desktop P4 running WinXP Pro.
I want to connect...

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Last post by Jawadali
Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:15 pm
Help re ThinkPad 760CD

Last post by whizkid « Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:13 am
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by CornFlakes » Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:04 am

My first post here, and I have next to zero knowledge about laptops. Six years ago, I came into a ThinkPad 760CD which I never used. I have three...

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Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:13 am
DVD Drives and alternatives

Last post by pkiff « Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:06 pm
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by UDX » Tue Jan 01, 2008 4:17 am

Ok, I am sure that this has been brought up before but I wanted to dig up into this a bit more.

So I recently purchased 2 DVD-Rom's hoping that they...

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Last post by pkiff
Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:06 pm
Bad memory socket?

Last post by tbwilson4 « Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:59 pm
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by tbwilson4 » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:56 pm

I have a 600e 26458BU currently running 160 mb ram. Whenever I try to add additional memory to the forward open socket, I start getting system...

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Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:59 pm
Screen probs after installing Win98SE

Last post by The Olde Man « Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:07 am
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by The Olde Man » Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:17 pm

After installing SE on my TP600 (orig model), my screen went down to 1/4 size. So I hit fn+f8 and got a full screen with very peculiar looking type...

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Last post by The Olde Man
Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:07 am
The IBM TP701 and it's paintjob...

Last post by sb102 « Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:06 pm
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by sb102 » Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:40 pm

Hi all,

Finaly after a couple of months of hunting on internet auctions I got my TP 701C up and running. But there is one significant problem whit...

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Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:06 pm
Suggestion for All how to watch dvd/mpeg4 on old machines

Last post by virge « Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:12 am
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by junglemike » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:48 am

Hello everyone. I LOVE to play with old thinkpads around.
I've bought number of dead old thinkpads, repaired them and playing with various versions...

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Last post by virge
Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:12 am
Non-IBM drives

Last post by SAE140 « Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:14 pm
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by SAE140 » Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:44 am

I've just taken delivery of an eBay 'take a chance' Thinkpad with no HDD. It's a 2645-850 with a P2-300 and a floppy in the bay. No CD/DVD. I'm...

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Last post by SAE140
Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:14 pm
AC Power Adapter Dies?

Last post by Nigellus « Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:06 pm
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by Nigellus » Mon Nov 12, 2007 2:08 am

I have a mystery. This afternoon, I had to charge my 600E. So I plugged it in and left it. It was charging when I left it. When I started my...

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Last post by Nigellus
Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:06 pm
600E video performance thread AGP, openGL, Direct3D

Last post by kocoman « Sat Dec 29, 2007 5:41 pm
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by ChrisL » Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:54 pm

Hey everyone I am determined to make the best of the videocard in the IBM 600E, the infamous Neomagic Magicmedia 256AV.

Please do not post in this...

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Last post by kocoman
Sat Dec 29, 2007 5:41 pm
755C won't charge battery

Last post by JBUK « Sat Dec 29, 2007 5:07 pm
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by pyl85 » Fri Nov 25, 2005 9:35 pm

Hi,
I've got a Thinkpad 755C 9545-L0G that will not charge a battery. I've got 4 different batteries for it. 2 are probably bad, but 2 I bought off...

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Last post by JBUK
Sat Dec 29, 2007 5:07 pm
Need help installing PCMCIA CD-ROM driver on Thinkpad 560x

Last post by mirau560x « Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:10 pm
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by mirau560x » Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:14 pm

Drivers aren't my strong point. Usually I can muddle through but now I'm confused. :-)

I'm starting with a Thinkpad 560x that has a partitioned,...

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Last post by mirau560x
Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:10 pm
Help with TP600X 2645-4EU

Last post by dbarnwell « Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:34 pm

by dbarnwell » Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:34 pm

ThinkPad 600X 2645-4EU. Trying to troubleshoot this TP.

Removed all components includes ram as suggested by a previous post.

Trying to have it...

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Last post by dbarnwell
Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:34 pm
Problem with serial port on 600E & Win2k...

Last post by BillP « Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:34 pm
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by wrybread » Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:32 pm

I'm having trouble getting the serial port to work on my 600E. I just installed Win2k and in device manager next to the serial port (reported as...

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Last post by BillP
Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:34 pm
What is my PC CARD spec?(iseries 1200)

Last post by virge « Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:49 pm
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by abicash » Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:04 am

Hi
I own a fine working legacy i-series 1200-1161-96A notebook.
I have 2 things in mind

1)Adding a PCMCIA card which has USB2.0+Firewire...

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Last post by virge
Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:49 pm
600X USB Not Working

Last post by dbarnwell « Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:29 pm
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by dbarnwell » Sat Dec 22, 2007 8:57 am

I have a HD in a H-Speed USB 2.0 caddy. When I try to hook the external HD via the USB plug, but the laptop does not see it when you go to my...

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Last post by dbarnwell
Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:29 pm
TP701 not recognizing the hard drive.

Last post by DPHMIN « Sat Dec 22, 2007 3:48 pm

by DPHMIN » Sat Dec 22, 2007 3:48 pm

Yesterday I fired up my TP701 to get some old records that are on it. It is still running the original Win 3.1 preload, and I wanted to get some of...

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Sat Dec 22, 2007 3:48 pm
wifi for the 240

Last post by tim S « Fri Dec 21, 2007 5:24 pm
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by Michael4104 » Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:25 am

Hello folks, this is a great site. I'm glad I'm the first to mention it. :)

I have a new to me one of these great machines (240) running windows XP...

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Last post by tim S
Fri Dec 21, 2007 5:24 pm
How to install XP on TP240

Last post by thinkpad adrian « Fri Dec 21, 2007 4:45 pm
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by Wolff240 » Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:40 pm

Hi,

It is hard to find a thread about XP install on a 240. I read it once but can't find it anymore.

How can I install XP pro? My 240's are not...

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Last post by thinkpad adrian
Fri Dec 21, 2007 4:45 pm
Help with Trackpoint Problem

Last post by dbarnwell « Fri Dec 21, 2007 4:38 pm
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by dbarnwell » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:40 am

ThinkPad 600X 2645-9FU PIII 650MHz (256KB) 64MB RAM 12.0GB 13.3 XGA TFT 1024x768 24X-10X DVD/CD-ROM, Win XP.

Trackpoint cannot be controled with red...

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Last post by dbarnwell
Fri Dec 21, 2007 4:38 pm
Getting code 301 on bootup 600x

Last post by dbarnwell « Fri Dec 21, 2007 4:36 pm
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by dbarnwell » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:01 pm

I getting a code 301 at bootup. Can anybody tell me what's the problem?

Thanks in Advance

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Fri Dec 21, 2007 4:36 pm
IBM Austria Electronic Pocket Reference Manual

Last post by phool@round « Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:13 pm
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by losmeme » Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:21 am

Interesting site I just stumbled on, haven't had time to delve into it all, but looks like a lot of info for older models. Software files seem to...

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Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:13 pm
wanted: lcd screen for 240z

Last post by thinkpad adrian « Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:17 am
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by thinkpad adrian » Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:24 pm

need a replacement lcd screen for a 240z i recently aquired.
the screen was broken (cracked). i took it apart, and the screen in it is the xga...

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Last post by thinkpad adrian
Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:17 am
600x hard drive question

Last post by janedoefrmthehbr « Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:04 pm
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by janedoefrmthehbr » Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:11 pm

Hi,I just bought an IBM travelstar 30gb with XP on it.It was taken from a TP t-20 . I wanted to put it in my daughters 600x.Will it work ? We didn't...

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Last post by janedoefrmthehbr
Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:04 pm
Removing Keyboard Keys 600x

Last post by PCWatchman « Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:00 pm
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by PCWatchman » Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:56 pm

After dis-assembling/re-assembling my 600x for several upgrade projects, my keyboard went bad. It's in perfect cosmetic shape. I'll be getting a...

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Last post by PCWatchman
Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:00 pm
ThinkPad 380-Z Hard Drive Sizes

Last post by thinkpad adrian « Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:15 pm
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by TexRodeo » Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:45 pm

I have a ThinkPad 380-Z and I have a 40GB HDD. The Only way I can get it to read is to partition it to 12GB and then the last 26GB or so as a second...

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Last post by thinkpad adrian
Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:15 pm
ThinkPad 380-Z Hard Drive Questions Continued....HELP!

Last post by phool@round « Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:31 am
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by TexRodeo » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:34 pm

I tried something different to get my 380-Z to read the 40GB HDD. BTW this is a Hitachi 40GB HDD (HTS548040M9AT00) would that make any difference?...

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Last post by phool@round
Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:31 am
380z with 160mb ram

Last post by phool@round « Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:30 pm
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by blitzdings » Sun May 28, 2006 11:46 am

hi ,

i have an old 380Z 2635-Jxx with 300 mhz cpu, 98mb ram (32/64) with bios 1.07
Now i am going to try a ram with 128 mb instead of the original...

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Last post by phool@round
Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:30 pm
600x + XP ... APM instead of APCI?

Last post by pkiff « Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:01 pm
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by u.mac » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:59 am

My 600x does'n work well with XP and ACPI. The fan will not work correctly, hibernate does'n work...

So I'm thinking, APM may be the better choice...

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Last post by pkiff
Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:01 pm
Interchangability of 770X LCDs

Last post by virge « Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:10 pm
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by virge » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:10 pm

I have a 770X with a bad LCD (among other things). The original SXGA panel is cracked and doesn't light up. The motherboard will boot to an external...

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Last post by virge
Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:10 pm
Quick Questions about my Thinkpad 600

Last post by phabeon « Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:56 pm
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by phabeon » Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:03 pm

I'm rocking with the thinkpad 600 2645 a2u p2 266mhz wit 228mb of Ram, Win 2000

My question is this, would i be better served with running a modded...

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Last post by phabeon
Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:56 pm
600 rebuild gone bad

Last post by u.mac « Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:19 am
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by cure » Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:46 pm

My 600 screen had acquired a reddish tint so I swapped in a 600X screen and it worked. Thereafter I put all the plastic back on and was about to...

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Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:19 am

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