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R51 and new hard drive

Last post by Thinkpad Lover « Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:06 pm
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by wkw1 » Fri Apr 20, 2012 2:49 pm

I'd just like to get some clarification.. Reading around here, it seems like the older thinkpads require firmware flashing on hard drives, as they...

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Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:06 pm
Repair: 600x docking station spring door thingy

Last post by wkw1 « Fri Apr 20, 2012 5:40 am
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by wkw1 » Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:29 pm

So, I found a docking station for my 600x. Works fine. However when I put it in, the little spring hinge that shuts the docking connector door when...

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Fri Apr 20, 2012 5:40 am
TP570E - white LCD screen - unseated OR bad flex cable??

Last post by g8tzl « Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:55 pm
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by g8tzl » Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:32 pm

I have just picked up a mint TP570E at a junk sale. There is no wear to the keyboard.

Using an external monitor the 570E works OK :)

However, the...

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Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:55 pm
Linux problem on TP 600X

Last post by Olde Man « Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:32 am
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by Olde Man » Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:01 pm

I tried Linux forums to no avail so I thought maybe you guys.....

Anyway, TP 600X with Linux Mint 8 has suddenly decided not to remember the router...

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Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:32 am
760C errors 00161, 00163

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by kge420 » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:34 am

I have these errors upon boot and have foiund them to be related to the cmos battery. I took the palm rest off and found two battery packs. One was a...

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Wed Mar 14, 2012 7:13 am
ThinkPad 360

Last post by ThinkRob « Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:27 pm
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by spy_spirit2005 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:14 pm

I have a thinkpad model 360 with windows 2000 on it. Does anybody know whether it can be used wireless / WiFi?
Or any other update options?

Or...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:27 pm
600E ethernet help

Last post by jdrou « Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:27 pm
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by crazyp » Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:04 pm

I am running ms-dos 6.22 and wfw 3.11 and have been unable to finbd a ethernet card that works. After i install all the driversand reboot, once net...

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Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:27 pm
Brilliant marketing plan by IBM: force em to buy new laptop!

Last post by mnowell69 « Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:55 am
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by chuzzwassa » Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:12 pm

My trusty old TP 770x is about to be thrown in the garbage. I sure am gonna miss it.

Why? Well, it is now a useless piece of black plastic that...

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Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:55 am
701C max hard disk size?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:19 am
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by dune2 » Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:51 pm

I'm wanting to keep my 701 hard drive as is (it's still got the preinstalled PC-DOS and Win 3.1) and use a CF card as substitute. It's the best...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:19 am
My "Old" thinkpad 701C is still working

Last post by DRC « Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:25 am
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by DRC » Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:11 am

My Old thinkpad 701C is still working with W95....but now I need to replace the CMOS battery.
How can I solve the problem?
Can you help me?

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Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:25 am
760XD: TV-Out makes awful colours! (fixable?)

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by CYBERYOGI =CO=Windler » Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:11 am

I have installed the open source monitor adjustment program Colorimetre HCFR with Spyder II colorimeter on my historical high end laptop IBM Thinkpad...

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Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:11 am
How to set fan speed always at max on a 600X

Last post by pkiff « Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:39 pm
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by Azoro » Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:18 am

Hi, I'm using a 600X as a little web server, installed with Windows XP SP3.
I'd like to have the CPU fan running always at max speed (actually under...

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Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:39 pm
QUES: is the 600X USB port enabled in BIOS? ...

Last post by jtreble « Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:08 pm
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by jtreble » Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:15 am

I'm trying to revive an old 600X (Win 2K) and I've got everything working except for the USB port.

A couple quick questions:
a.) is the USB port...

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Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:08 pm
ThinkPad 701 on ebay

Last post by EngineersCake « Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:37 pm
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by EngineersCake » Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:15 pm

Hey fellow thinkpadders. I found something neat on eaby.

ThinkPad 700 with the butterfly keyboard. My neighbor had one of these when I was in...

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Last post by EngineersCake
Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:37 pm
i1124/240Z screen darkened out but LCD working just no light

Last post by bravo3 « Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:14 pm
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by bravo3 » Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:14 pm

My brother's i1124's screen is acting up. One moment the screen back light is all working fine and dandy then the next all you'll see is but a shadow...

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Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:14 pm
Need advice how to proceed after re-install from original CD

Last post by emeu1 « Tue Jan 24, 2012 5:02 pm
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by emeu1 » Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:19 am

Hello,

the hard disk in my Transnote died. I replaced it, and have re-installed Win2000 Pro (SP1), all drivers and applications from the original CD...

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Tue Jan 24, 2012 5:02 pm
ThinkPad 570 (PII-366)

Last post by jayton4 « Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:13 am
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by lukee » Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:28 am

Hello, I am interested to buy an ThinkPad 570 to have a Linux on the go. According to ThinkWiki, it is equipped with miniPCI connector where a Lucent...

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Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:13 am
Connecting 760ED hard drive [LARGE PIC WARNING!]

Last post by DWRoelands « Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:35 pm
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by DWRoelands » Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:30 pm

[ Mod edit: I've added a large pic warning to the topic since some folks browse this forum on cell phones or slow connections. I've left the photos...

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Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:35 pm
firmware upgrade on 390X (2626-F0G)

Last post by jayton4 « Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:26 am
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by is » Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:49 am

Hello.

I got an IBM ThinkPad 390X (model 2626-F0G) a few hours ago. This computer has an ancient firmware on it; in fact, it looks like the first...

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Last post by jayton4
Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:26 am
IBM Portable Drive Bay 2000

Last post by jdrou « Tue Dec 27, 2011 5:17 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:21 pm

I have a IBM Portable Drive Bay 2000 PCMCIA and trying to install XP on my X21 from it. When I put my XP Pro CD in, it runs but don't read on my X21....

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Last post by jdrou
Tue Dec 27, 2011 5:17 pm
760ED Hard Drive replacement?

Last post by Atreides « Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:30 pm
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by Atreides » Mon Nov 28, 2011 10:59 pm

I recently picked up a 760ED from a fellow forum member. Though I have no experience whatsoever with vintage ThinkPads I really like this machine and...

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Last post by Atreides
Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:30 pm
Debian Squeeze on TP 770, can't get power management working

Last post by Kristian-770 « Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:49 pm
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by Kristian-770 » Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:06 pm

Hi all,
I have this wonderful machine and would really like to use it. But, I can't for the life of me get neither APM nor ACPI working. I don't need...

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Last post by Kristian-770
Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:49 pm
My adventures in rebuilding a 701C battery (small pics)

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Thu Nov 24, 2011 4:08 am
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by ozzymud » Fri May 13, 2011 1:18 am

I finally got myself a 701C, the main battery was leaking badly, it had swelled to the point i had to open the case to get it out. I took lots of...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Thu Nov 24, 2011 4:08 am
TP 701C

Last post by mnowell69 « Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:50 am
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by mnowell69 » Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:13 pm

HOORAY, my 701c arrived today and i decided to do what any discerning thinkpad owner does, wreck it. Bearing in mind, at this point, it more or less...

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Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:50 am
Need help with Disc Drive for Thinkpad 600E [PICS Warning!]

Last post by maverick75 « Mon Nov 14, 2011 3:56 pm
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by maverick75 » Tue Nov 01, 2011 10:26 pm
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I'm helping my uncle with choosing a drive to upgrade his old thinkpad 600E.

He wants a CDRW/DVD combo drive.

Now looking through ebay there's a...
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Last post by maverick75
Mon Nov 14, 2011 3:56 pm
Autonomy and boot time for a 700C ?

Last post by BillMorrow « Mon Nov 14, 2011 3:54 am
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by Snoop_adv » Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:43 pm

Hello all,

Just out of curiosity, I have 2 questions and thought you might know the answers for the 700C released in 1992:

1. What was boot time...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Mon Nov 14, 2011 3:54 am
770 BIOS Upgrade from CD instead of Floppy

Last post by Kristian-770 « Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:53 pm
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by Kristian-770 » Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:00 pm

[ Moderator's Note : Split from Official 770 Upgrade Thread. This is specific to the 770 model, and may lead to confusion in the general official 770...

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Last post by Kristian-770
Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:53 pm
600X Crashes when jarred or bumped

Last post by pkiff « Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:41 am
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by JoyPC » Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:35 pm

600X stuffed w/850mhz, 576MB ram, XPpro has been running perfectly for over 5 years. Suddenly I get BSOD IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL showing whatever...

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Last post by pkiff
Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:41 am
TP760EL question RE: software reinstall

Last post by tom lightbody « Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:21 am
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by joester » Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:18 am

It's been a while since I played with some of the older TP's, and recent acquisition of a 760EL with software issues has me stumped.

The OS needs...

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Last post by tom lightbody
Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:21 am
New RAM in 600X

Last post by Bernt « Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:14 am
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by Bernt » Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:46 am

I am trying to install new RAM on my 600X. I bought two 16 module 256 PC 100 combs and tried to install both. However, my computer only accepts one...

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Last post by Bernt
Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:14 am
Solid Sate Drive in 760L [warning: a few small pics!]

Last post by Jax184 « Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:34 pm
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by RacerBoy » Fri Jun 24, 2011 5:54 am
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Hi,
Machine works fine with 810Mb drive, and I've a couple of spare caddies.
Using 16 gig KingSpec SSD in spare caddy, fdisk reports 117mb, but when...
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Last post by Jax184
Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:34 pm
IBM Thinkpad 365XD WIRELESS ?

Last post by ozzymud « Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:01 am
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by realitychek1956 » Fri Oct 21, 2011 2:20 am

Greetings all.......this IBM 365XD (type 2625 DEE) laptop is old.....no usb ports. I did manage years ago to install Win98SE. It works great...but...

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Last post by ozzymud
Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:01 am
intermittent modem

Last post by ozzymud « Tue Oct 25, 2011 2:57 am
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by penseur » Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:33 pm

Hi,
I have a thinkpad 765d, with a 26 k modem and windows 98. Each time i surf onthe web, the modem stops after about 3 minutes and the computer send...

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Last post by ozzymud
Tue Oct 25, 2011 2:57 am
TP 770X Slow internet

Last post by mnowell69 « Mon Oct 24, 2011 2:51 pm
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by manfred » Sun Oct 23, 2011 2:35 pm

I have a question about the Internet in 770x. I'm using USB EDIMAX card to connect to the Internet. But in Thinkpad the USB is 1.1. Does it matters?...

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Mon Oct 24, 2011 2:51 pm
765D fan runs when it shouldn't

Last post by craigmontHunter « Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:09 pm
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by Jax184 » Sun Oct 16, 2011 3:55 am

So I've finally got my grubby little hands on an ThinkPad 765D. Last of an era. And it's in superb condition too. Only problem is the fan.

With a...

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Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:09 pm
LCD Problem - 770X

Last post by mnowell69 « Sun Oct 16, 2011 1:25 pm
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by manfred » Mon Oct 10, 2011 3:37 pm

I have a question about LCD Screen. I have 8mb video card and the LCD screen is 1024x768. And I don't know what is going on. Matrix displays...

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Last post by mnowell69
Sun Oct 16, 2011 1:25 pm
tp770 screen swap

Last post by mnowell69 « Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:18 am
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by mnowell69 » Tue Sep 13, 2011 2:21 pm

Is it possible to put the entire screen assembly of a 770 onto a 770E ? I would rather try this, than have to buy an inverter for the 770E.

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Last post by mnowell69
Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:18 am
Found. Thinkpad TransNote

Last post by mnowell69 « Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:36 am
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by EngineersCake » Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:04 am

I understand that these are pretty rare these days. I would pick one up, but $250 for a vintage toy is a bit rich for my blood.

I'd love to get...

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Last post by mnowell69
Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:36 am
powerleap cache utility on TP770x

Last post by pkiff « Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:52 am
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by mnowell69 » Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:18 pm

anybody got a copy of the Powerleap cache utilty i can use? All traces seam to have disappeared on the internet and i long since deleted mine it...

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Last post by pkiff
Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:52 am
Thinkpad X31 won't charge

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Oct 07, 2011 8:43 pm
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by KevJr » Fri Oct 07, 2011 5:49 am

Hello everyone.! I own a thinkpad X31 and just recently I believed that the original battery died because my laptop wouldn't charge and when it died...

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Fri Oct 07, 2011 8:43 pm
I want to sell/trade a ThinkPad collection

Last post by manfred « Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:31 pm
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by jsr » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:28 pm

I used to be an IBM SE in the PS area back in the early 90's. I have an old collection of ThinkPads. None of them are usable for practical purposes...

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Last post by manfred
Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:31 pm
TP600 hard drive caddy screws size? *PIC*

Last post by jdrou « Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:13 pm
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by ieee488 » Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:14 pm

I somehow misplaced the screws for a spare hard drive caddy.

Can someone tell me what size it is?

I know it is 3mm but what about the length?
There...

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Last post by jdrou
Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:13 pm
770x films problem (colour)

Last post by virge « Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:24 am
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by manfred » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:14 pm

Hello. I have an old laptop:

IBM 770X

Pentium II 300MHz
~ 400mb Ram
Drive 10Gb
System: Windows 2000
Video Card: 8MB TridentCyber9397DVD.

I wanted...

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Last post by virge
Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:24 am
does my tp240 need a new mainboard??

Last post by mnowell69 « Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:14 pm

by mnowell69 » Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:14 pm

i have 2 thinkpad 240s. A plain tp240 (celeron300) and a tp240x with p3 500. PROBLEM is that my plain tp 240 will not boot from good battery. If i...

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Last post by mnowell69
Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:14 pm
Thinkpad i1200 in A21m clothing?

Last post by SurferJoe « Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:18 am
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by SurferJoe » Tue Sep 20, 2011 6:04 pm

Hi all!

I have a totally rad i1200 that I want to keep alive for a few more years.
The part of the lid that meets the hinge has been messed up -...

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Last post by SurferJoe
Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:18 am
iSeries 1200 Type 1161 93U - Maximum RAM & HD ?

Last post by SurferJoe « Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:22 am
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by Stilicho » Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:39 pm

Hi all

I just upgraded to a Pentium III iSeries 1200 1161 93U and installed Windows XP SP2.
Oops its slow ....

I need urgently to upgrade the RAM...

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Last post by SurferJoe
Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:22 am
AC adapter 29H6704/49G2196 for 700 Series

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:42 pm

by RealBlackStuff » Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:42 pm

I found an AC adapter with P/N 29H6704 and FRU 49G2196, presumably for the 700 Series.
The mains (kettle-)cord is missing.
The DC output is a...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:42 pm
TP600 - operating Fn keys with a mouse ?

Last post by virge « Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:14 pm
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by SAE140 » Sun Sep 18, 2011 2:43 pm

Can anyone suggest a method of operating the blue Fn keys (screen off, s2d etc) with a mouse ? I assume this might be possible (emphasis on might )...

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Last post by virge
Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:14 pm
Are these new 600 batteries any good?

Last post by pkiff « Sun Sep 11, 2011 11:29 pm
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by Unknown_K » Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:12 pm

US seller, new items, $23 shipped, any good?

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Last post by pkiff
Sun Sep 11, 2011 11:29 pm
Thinkpad 600 system board messages after 9 months non-use

Last post by rkawakami « Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:58 pm
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by sampson127 » Thu Sep 08, 2011 3:08 pm

I switched on my old trusty Thinkpad 600 type 2645 after 9 months non-use.

I got the following error messages:

System Board
Dev 001
Error 96
FRU...

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Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:58 pm

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