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PCMCIA Card Booting on IBM Thinkpad 360c

Last post by solidpro « Mon Sep 01, 2025 4:24 am
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by Firecharger » Fri Jul 11, 2025 6:08 pm

I currently have an ibm thinkpad 360c with a pcmcia Sony memory stick adapter, and have pc dos installed on a 16mb memory stick. Now the computer...

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Promising way to retain mobility on old machines

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by unlawfulsoup » Mon Aug 11, 2025 11:26 pm

I have a decent collection of vintage machines that I enjoy using, especially my favorite of all time the Thinkpad 770. Right now I have a few viable...

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Mon Sep 01, 2025 12:15 am
IBM ThinkPad 770 13.3" LCD panel recovery - LED retrofit

Last post by Luizapper « Fri Aug 29, 2025 4:56 am
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by Luizapper » Thu Aug 28, 2025 10:03 am

I've had a new Thinkpad 770 since 1998, and during its most intensive use until the mid-2000s, I had to replace the LCD inverter due to a dark screen...

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Fri Aug 29, 2025 4:56 am
760XL bios password woes

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Aug 28, 2025 2:00 am
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by solidpro » Sat Jan 25, 2025 3:28 pm

Right, I'm being a little bit lazy. I can't remember for the life of me what particular password symbol this is:

It's not the HDD password, as no...

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Thu Aug 28, 2025 2:00 am
Several backlight DEAD!

Last post by Luizapper « Tue Aug 26, 2025 5:47 pm
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by el_Capo » Sat Jul 06, 2024 6:05 pm

I have a problem with 3 of the older computers in my collection (T21, T22 and 700X) which have their backlight burned out.... (when I illuminate them...

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Tue Aug 26, 2025 5:47 pm
Backlight / display from 750c or 755c

Last post by Luizapper « Tue Aug 26, 2025 11:47 am
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by solidpro » Mon Aug 25, 2025 2:25 pm

Hi All

I am trying to bring a 750c back to life and all is well apart from the CCFL tubes have both blown. Before I set about trying to replace...

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Tue Aug 26, 2025 11:47 am
IBM ThinkPad 530Cs

Last post by panips « Thu Aug 21, 2025 3:28 pm
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by panips » Tue Aug 12, 2025 4:07 pm

Just some notes for your information. I highlighted only the tricky parts and some...capacitors which you may need.

Starting from the back side, the...

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Thu Aug 21, 2025 3:28 pm
Two 530Cs machines so close to working...

Last post by solidpro « Mon Aug 18, 2025 1:17 pm

by solidpro » Mon Aug 18, 2025 1:17 pm

When a reasonably cheap 530Cs turns up, I will often buy it, even though they have several age-related issues. I have loads of spares and mostly good...

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Mon Aug 18, 2025 1:17 pm
Printable 3D models for ThinkPad 500 repairing

Last post by solidpro « Wed Aug 13, 2025 11:40 am
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by panips » Fri Jul 25, 2025 4:46 pm

Got 2 ThinkPad 500 while both were damaged so I tried to fix them with 3d printing parts. I did see someone shared a 3d printable model of hinge...

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Wed Aug 13, 2025 11:40 am
ThinkPad 345C LCD Bezel

Last post by solidpro « Mon Aug 11, 2025 11:34 am
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by Amyy » Fri Aug 08, 2025 10:29 pm

Hi, this is my first post here so I apologize in advance if I'm doing anything wrong. Please let me know.

My friend has a (very cute!) ThinkPad 345C...

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Mon Aug 11, 2025 11:34 am
770ED Recovery CD issues

Last post by GenkiMan « Wed Aug 06, 2025 7:03 pm
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by Lexx_DMC » Thu May 15, 2025 7:15 am

Hi all,

Looking for more help please, this time on a 770ED I have. I recently purchased this, but it came with Windows XP Pro installed. The poor...

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Wed Aug 06, 2025 7:03 pm
Some software resources for (testing of) your vintage thinkpad

Last post by panips « Thu Jul 10, 2025 3:35 pm
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by panips » Mon Nov 11, 2024 3:19 pm

I was working on some really old laptops, and I got really tired of soldering work so I switched to the software part recently...

One topic that...

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Thu Jul 10, 2025 3:35 pm
[SOLVED] Thinkpad 380ED infamous "08611" trackpad issue - how to boot past this error

Last post by Luizapper « Tue Jul 08, 2025 12:51 pm
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by Artanis » Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:22 pm

Hello!
For the past two hours I have unsuccessfully tried to google around to solve the problem with an old Thinkpad 380ED , that I just acquired for...

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Tue Jul 08, 2025 12:51 pm
Lots of 360/370/750/755 keyboards with faulty trackpoints?

Last post by Luizapper « Tue Jul 08, 2025 12:47 pm
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by solidpro » Tue Sep 27, 2022 7:59 am

Hi

I've got 4 of these keyboards and they're all in fantastic condition - they all look like they have hardly any wear and I would love to use them...

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Tue Jul 08, 2025 12:47 pm
Issues Disabling Trackpoint on a 600x

Last post by Luizapper « Tue Jul 08, 2025 12:43 pm
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by kjellinux » Sat Jul 13, 2024 4:45 pm

I'm trying to give an IBM ThinkPad 600X a new life by installing a Linux distribution. Like many others i get the 08611 error. I found a post...

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Last post by Luizapper
Tue Jul 08, 2025 12:43 pm
90s Thinkpad Haul

Last post by Luizapper « Tue Jul 08, 2025 11:07 am
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by solidpro » Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:40 am

I picked up this bundle of rough 90s thinkpads today. I'd say about 70% look like honest, complete machines - about 20 in total, most of them I've...

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Last post by Luizapper
Tue Jul 08, 2025 11:07 am
Navigating the IBM Thinkpad 760 series to restore or repair

Last post by Luizapper « Tue Jul 08, 2025 11:05 am
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by solidpro » Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:51 am

Hi

This series has got to be one of the biggest minefields when it comes to model-naming and slight variations in build and specification making it...

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Last post by Luizapper
Tue Jul 08, 2025 11:05 am
Thinkpad 760XL - Does anyone have a bootable HDD Image?

Last post by oldoldold « Thu Jul 03, 2025 2:58 am
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by oldoldold » Wed Jul 02, 2025 4:34 am

Hi,

I just got a 760XL on my desk, with a failed Harddisk.

Are there any HDD Images I could just write to a different disk and have a startingpoint...

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Thu Jul 03, 2025 2:58 am
770Z on eBay

Last post by Edward Mendelson « Sat Jun 28, 2025 8:22 am
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by Edward Mendelson » Wed Jun 04, 2025 6:34 am

If I didn't have one already, I would jump for this, I think.

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Sat Jun 28, 2025 8:22 am
IBM 240 (1999 Pentium 3 machine) Boot from PCMCIA CF Card?

Last post by timbient « Tue Jun 03, 2025 3:12 am
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by timbient » Wed May 21, 2025 10:10 am

Hiya. I recently bought an IBM ThinkPad 240 to play with. I bought it because I have a very similar looking Windows CE IBM WorkPad z50 that I am...

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Tue Jun 03, 2025 3:12 am
PC110 Resurrection Project

Last post by timbient « Mon Jun 02, 2025 6:17 am
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by solidpro » Fri Apr 18, 2025 7:29 am

Hi All

I hope this is allowed - I've just supported a friend; Mike, who is steering a project to rebuild and improve the internals of the IBM PC110...

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Mon Jun 02, 2025 6:17 am
750C and 755C

Last post by solidpro « Tue May 27, 2025 6:06 pm
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by panips » Wed May 08, 2024 8:29 pm

tl;dr
LCDs of 750C and 755c are compatible...

I broke my 755C LCD and wanted to find a replacement. During the past month, I tried different 10' TFT...

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Last post by solidpro
Tue May 27, 2025 6:06 pm
760ED Restore / Recovery (English!)

Last post by panips « Tue May 27, 2025 11:34 am
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by Lexx_DMC » Wed May 14, 2025 8:01 am

Hello all,

Hoping to get some advice from the experts here. I recently acquired a ThinkPad 760ED, which works perfectly, but I am struggling to find...

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Last post by panips
Tue May 27, 2025 11:34 am
Thinkpad 600X miniPCI wifi

Last post by unlawfulsoup « Sun May 18, 2025 3:13 pm
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by unlawfulsoup » Tue May 06, 2025 3:34 pm

I just finished restoring my 600X with some pretty good results. There is one thing I was considering, I noticed there is a modem card or something,...

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Sun May 18, 2025 3:13 pm
ThinkPad G40 supervisor password locked

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu May 08, 2025 11:40 pm
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by beshad » Thu May 08, 2025 3:10 pm

Hi,

I came across an IBM ThinkPad G40 for sale on our local online marketplace. However, the listing says it is supervisor password locked. I’ve...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu May 08, 2025 11:40 pm
750 (Mono) can take the 340 (Mono) LCD, with ribbon

Last post by solidpro « Thu May 08, 2025 8:02 am

by solidpro » Thu May 08, 2025 8:02 am

Just putting it out there, it seems all the 750 mono displays are dying with the centre 'blooming' out and failing. I was on a journey to see if the...

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Thu May 08, 2025 8:02 am
PS/Note N33 SX 12 / 16Mhz

Last post by solidpro « Wed May 07, 2025 5:53 am

by solidpro » Wed May 07, 2025 5:53 am

I spent a few days attempting to restore a few old N33 SX machines and will just do a quick summary of bits I found which are not mentioned...

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Last post by solidpro
Wed May 07, 2025 5:53 am
IBM Thinkpad 500 and 510

Last post by solidpro « Fri May 02, 2025 2:45 am
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by solidpro » Tue Nov 07, 2023 4:14 pm

Hi Everyone

A couple of machines here you don't see many of. The 500 and the 510:

More pics and comparisons here:

I previously stripped down...

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Last post by solidpro
Fri May 02, 2025 2:45 am
Boot disk for vintage ThinkPad

Last post by panips « Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:37 pm

by panips » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:37 pm

DOS command line with pcmcia ATA support.
Theoretically, it bypasses all error on POST. It simply boots to DOS command line even some error occur...

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Last post by panips
Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:37 pm
How to Refurbish a Thinkpad 380ED battery

Last post by panips « Wed Apr 23, 2025 11:18 am
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by IdentityCrisis » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:10 pm

More or less the title. I have never returned a battery, and wanted to know how to disassemble the battery. B/c I don't fe batteries and don't want...

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Last post by panips
Wed Apr 23, 2025 11:18 am
Replacement HDD cable for 750C

Last post by solidpro « Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:06 pm
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by sjmtlewy » Wed Apr 16, 2025 1:39 pm

I need a replacement for a knackered HDD cable in my 750c. A couple of the wires are not connected leading to the drive only spinning up when you...

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Last post by solidpro
Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:06 pm
Legacy battery question.

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Apr 18, 2025 3:09 am
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by OB-CPU » Wed Apr 09, 2025 6:32 pm

I have an 02K7019 battery pack (for my 770). It was not working when I got it and would not take a charge. I opened it up with the intention of...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Apr 18, 2025 3:09 am
Good project ThinkPad?

Last post by Medessec « Wed Apr 09, 2025 11:04 am
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by cshortt » Fri Apr 04, 2025 6:53 am

Is there a classic ThinkPad with parts that are relatively easy to come by? I tried working on a 560X as a first project (it was dirt cheap), but...

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Wed Apr 09, 2025 11:04 am
ThinkPad 390X Upgrade and general information Topic

Last post by solidpro « Thu Apr 03, 2025 5:42 am
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by saperkus » Thu Jul 05, 2018 3:30 pm

TL: DR: A restoration guide for 390X plus some of my struggles to get things done.

I’ve spent a last few weeks trying to restore IBM ThinkPad 390X ....

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Last post by solidpro
Thu Apr 03, 2025 5:42 am
My PC110 Story, Software Images and Docs

Last post by axur-delmeria « Wed Apr 02, 2025 7:59 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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Wed Apr 02, 2025 7:59 pm
ThinkPad 720c/700c

Last post by panips « Mon Mar 24, 2025 3:46 pm
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by panips » Fri Mar 07, 2025 8:14 pm

I've just had 2 700c and 2 720c fixed. Since ifixit has a perfect step-by-step tutorial on how you can disassemble a ThinkPad 700c, and generally it...

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Mon Mar 24, 2025 3:46 pm
760xl keyboard

Last post by panips « Tue Mar 18, 2025 1:58 pm
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by ThinkpadKai » Mon Mar 17, 2025 5:31 pm

Hello everyone

I have an ibm thinkpad 760xl with a semi faulty keyboard. I have opened it can have found loads of battery acid and I’ve tried using...

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Tue Mar 18, 2025 1:58 pm
Still more questions about a possible LCD upgrade of the Thinkpad 600

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by sergione78 » Mon Jun 26, 2023 9:15 am

Dear friends of the Forum,
I'm aware that this question has been asked before, including for other TP models, but still wanted to share my...

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Sun Mar 16, 2025 3:47 pm
WorkPad Z50 strip down and clean up [WARNING: PICS]

Last post by solidpro « Thu Feb 27, 2025 3:47 pm
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by ThinkDan » Fri Feb 02, 2024 5:56 pm

Well I suppose this goes here as much as anywhere: the MIPS-powered not-a-ThinkPad.

I pulled my Z50 out of storage and was most dismayed to find...

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Thu Feb 27, 2025 3:47 pm
Thinkpad 701c top board repair.

Last post by Ghostdog « Fri Feb 21, 2025 5:52 am
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by Ghostdog » Mon Feb 17, 2025 7:46 am

Hello, I've got a 701c's boards with some missing components. Could someone help me to find out the nominals of the following components. As I...

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Fri Feb 21, 2025 5:52 am
Thinkpad 600E screen extend

Last post by hcooll3 « Thu Feb 20, 2025 7:18 am
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by hcooll3 » Tue Sep 17, 2024 12:42 pm

I have a Thinkpad 600E and windows xp professional. I am trying to extend my screen and the second screen does not show up in display settings. It...

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Thu Feb 20, 2025 7:18 am
Thinkpad 770 1280 screen switch with 1024 screen

Last post by solidpro « Sun Feb 16, 2025 7:06 am
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by solidpro » Tue Feb 11, 2025 11:50 am

Hi All

I'm trying to rationalise my 770 collection. Both of my 770X machines have the higher resolution 1280 x 1024 screen and yet my 770Z only has...

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Sun Feb 16, 2025 7:06 am
600 2645-45U Bios upgrade issue

Last post by giggsy7 « Thu Feb 13, 2025 6:02 am
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by giggsy7 » Sun Feb 09, 2025 6:28 am

Hello.

My name is Pete and I recently aquired a Thinkpad 600. It has IBET39WW bios date 03/26/99.

My issue is the orginal HDD is faulty. It is a...

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Thu Feb 13, 2025 6:02 am
What happened to my computer screen?

Last post by panips « Tue Feb 11, 2025 6:30 pm
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by ding765 » Mon Feb 03, 2025 3:19 pm

Hello everyone, I am from China, my English is not good, so all the following text will be translated by Google Translate. I have an IBM 345C. The...

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Tue Feb 11, 2025 6:30 pm
Switching a 701c screen onto a 701cs laptop?

Last post by solidpro « Tue Feb 11, 2025 8:24 am
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by solidpro » Thu Nov 09, 2023 1:32 pm

Hi Everyone

How much has to be changed to put a 701c screen onto a 701cs machine? I.E switch a DSTN lid to a TFT lid.

Just the display and...

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Tue Feb 11, 2025 8:24 am
Help MEEE!!! PLEASE IBM 765D PASSWORD

Last post by Goochbillingham « Sat Feb 08, 2025 10:45 pm
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by msn_ci » Wed May 29, 2019 3:26 am

I cleaned the inside of the computer. The password screen came up when I restarted. Can you help me please? :cry: :cry:

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Sat Feb 08, 2025 10:45 pm
My "new" 600E project machine

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Feb 07, 2025 2:09 am
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by lewellyn » Tue Feb 04, 2025 8:50 pm

Many years ago, when it wasn't so outdated, I had a fully loaded 770ED I really enjoyed. So I got the idea recently that I'd like to soup up a...

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Fri Feb 07, 2025 2:09 am
701CS Port replicator shipping damage.

Last post by BillMorrow « Sat Feb 01, 2025 1:21 pm
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by Electrohacker » Thu Jan 30, 2025 11:51 am

Just bought a 701CS and the seller didnt use any packing material. Fortunately the computer and floppy drive are fine, but the port replicator took...

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Sat Feb 01, 2025 1:21 pm
Restoring IBM Thinkpad 230cs

Last post by solidpro « Wed Jan 29, 2025 2:08 am
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by solidpro » Fri Feb 24, 2023 2:38 pm

Just thought I'd report on my work to restore up to 3 x 230cs. I think I might come out with one working example :(

There are two main issues...

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Wed Jan 29, 2025 2:08 am
Questions about Power Supply issue and CMOS battery on my 380XD.

Last post by triplehhh « Thu Jan 23, 2025 2:33 am

by triplehhh » Thu Jan 23, 2025 2:33 am

Hello. Newcomer here. :D

I got recently a cheap 380XD. CMOS battery gives errors at the start, it is probably dead.
It works fine when plugged in...

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Thu Jan 23, 2025 2:33 am

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