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IBM ThinkPad 755CD

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Thu Sep 23, 2010 2:35 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Thu Sep 23, 2010 2:00 am

I left my ThinkPad 755CD on running Windows 95. I close the lid and it goes on the other low power light, witch guessing on the newer ThinkPads The...

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Thu Sep 23, 2010 2:35 am
Is there such a thing as a PCI RAM card?

Last post by Radioguy « Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:58 am
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by Bookworm » Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:58 pm

I know how RAM is addressed though the chipset and that the PCI bridge seperates the PCI bus from the chipset. So I know this sounds like a pretty...

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Last post by Radioguy
Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:58 am
How interchangable are external floppy cables?

Last post by pkiff « Sun Sep 19, 2010 7:55 pm
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by Unknown_K » Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:03 am

I snagged an IBM cable for laptop external drive P/N 05K2843. The part seems to be for a Thinkpad 570 external floppy drive. I don't have a 570 but...

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Sun Sep 19, 2010 7:55 pm
Power adapter rebuild

Last post by Radioguy « Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:04 pm
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by cure » Sat Sep 18, 2010 10:04 am

I have a growing pile of power adapters for the 600 series with cord problems. I have repaired one with a problem just below the tip, but the same...

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Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:04 pm
Ultrabay CD to Ultrabay hard drive enclosure via dissembly?

Last post by Radioguy « Sat Sep 18, 2010 12:54 pm
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by cure » Sat Sep 18, 2010 10:06 am

I have several spare Ultrabay CD's sitting about. And it just occured to me that one MIGHT be converted into an Ultrabay hard drive enclosure through...

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Sat Sep 18, 2010 12:54 pm
600E and 600X subcards

Last post by cure « Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:12 am

by cure » Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:12 am

Are the subcards from the 600E and the 600X compatible?

The information on the net is ambiguous on this point. Part Numbers include:
12P3313,...

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Last post by cure
Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:12 am
TP 701C MOBO (pictures)

Last post by hjanzen « Thu Sep 16, 2010 1:33 pm

by hjanzen » Thu Sep 16, 2010 1:33 pm

Recently I got the famous 161/163 failure warning from my TP 701C
To get a correct CMOS battery replacement for the lower board I had a look at the...

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Thu Sep 16, 2010 1:33 pm
Battery refill? (Transnote, but also other TP's)

Last post by pkiff « Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:28 am
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by emeu1 » Thu Sep 09, 2010 1:51 am

Hello,

the battery in my Transnote is almost completely dead. Because I use the Transnote during meetings, I'm looking for a new one. I bought one...

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Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:28 am
Thinkpad 750C Drivers or Driver Disk images?

Last post by pkiff « Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:20 pm
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by QuillOmega0 » Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:59 am

I'm looking to get my old 750C back from my sister. However I need to prepare for the worst. I looked at Lenovo's support site for the old system,...

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Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:20 pm
Old 385CD, two problems . . .

Last post by Wayne « Wed Sep 08, 2010 7:00 am
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by Wayne » Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:07 pm

Just inherited this classic. No modem or Ethernet. Had W98FE on it. Reformatted and installed W98SE. Installed without a hitch, sound and video OK....

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Wed Sep 08, 2010 7:00 am
Win98SE or Win2K + More RAM

Last post by virge « Thu Sep 02, 2010 4:23 pm
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by VIBM » Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:56 pm

I just did a clean install of Win2KPro on my TP which is PII 233Mhz and only has 64MB ram. I am using Opera which is working much faster than...

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Thu Sep 02, 2010 4:23 pm
Is leaving in dead battery dangerous?

Last post by Majestic « Mon Aug 30, 2010 4:03 pm
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by VIBM » Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:31 pm

I had read somewhere that it was dangerous to leave a dead battery
in a laptop. Is this true for thinkpads?

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Last post by Majestic
Mon Aug 30, 2010 4:03 pm
ThinkPad 240 trouble

Last post by Mike Blake « Sat Aug 28, 2010 12:15 am
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by atariangamer » Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:07 pm

First off, hey! Second off, I have a big problem with my little TP 240.

Got the thing in great condition from a friend, who gave me a 380ED as well....

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Last post by Mike Blake
Sat Aug 28, 2010 12:15 am
Thinkpad 755cd LCD replacement

Last post by Unknown_K « Wed Aug 25, 2010 7:11 pm
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by Unknown_K » Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:48 pm

Anybody know what other screens might be a replacement for a 755cd? The one I have is cracked on both sides.

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Wed Aug 25, 2010 7:11 pm
No Post, no display on the start. Bad motherboard?

Last post by Harryc « Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:44 pm
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by synergy » Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:24 pm

I got a Thinkpad from an auction that powers on with a green light.
I could hear the hard disk spinning with the sound of magnetic needle heads...

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Last post by Harryc
Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:44 pm
390X Resurrection

Last post by Unknown_K « Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:05 am
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by Ocotillo7 » Sat Aug 21, 2010 7:05 pm

I haven't used my old 390X in the past 2 or 3 years. I decided this week to either sell it or make it useful. I ended up opting for the latter, by...

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Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:05 am
TP 600X w. Windows XP SP3 IRQ problem

Last post by hjulian « Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:15 pm
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by hjulian » Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:29 am

I am having problems with the IRQ distribution within Windows XP SP3 in my ThinkPad 600X (TYPE 2645-5GU).
My mini-PCI WLAN card (intel 2200BG) takes...

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Last post by hjulian
Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:15 pm
CMOS for Series i 1171

Last post by slvrldy17 « Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:02 pm
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by slvrldy17 » Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:28 pm

I have an IBM series i 1171 laptop that needs a new CMOS battery - can anyone point me to the proper part number and procedure for replacing it?...

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Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:02 pm
600e only working with 1 of 4 hard drives

Last post by mikey pizano « Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:14 pm
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by mikey pizano » Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:06 am

My 600e will only work with 1 of my hard drives, and refuses to work with any of my other ones. The hard drives work fine in any other laptop though....

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Last post by mikey pizano
Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:14 pm
getting an IDE HDD to fit in iSeries 2621

Last post by Theokretes « Fri Aug 13, 2010 3:48 am

by Theokretes » Fri Aug 13, 2010 3:48 am

Alright, I recently got an iSeries thinkpad; a very weird thing indeed. It works fine, has some interesting things, and would make a nice portable...

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Fri Aug 13, 2010 3:48 am
Transnote 0175 error

Last post by ideal-pc « Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:16 pm
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by nicotean » Fri Aug 06, 2010 5:46 pm

Hi everybody,

I have an old Transnote which started giving me the 0175 error a while ago (ERROR 0175 : Bad CRC1, stop POST task).
I know what this...

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Last post by ideal-pc
Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:16 pm
You've got to check this out....

Last post by Bookworm « Sat Aug 07, 2010 9:41 am
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by Neil » Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:48 pm

:eek: Ebay listing. :eek:

BTW, this is NOT my listing. I assume it's for those of you who have more money than... :mrgreen:

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Last post by Bookworm
Sat Aug 07, 2010 9:41 am
600x no longer plays DVDs / videos

Last post by Neil « Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:18 pm
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by trent488 » Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:06 pm

My 600x will no longer play DVDs. It plays the sound but the picture just sits there, and occasionally moves to a later still image.

It also won't...

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Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:18 pm
any ideas what this error numbers means?

Last post by mushypeas « Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:53 am
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by mushypeas » Mon Aug 02, 2010 2:50 am

I have an old 600 Thinkpad that I left at a relatives house.I dont think she has messed about with it all but she put it away.It worked fine before I...

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Last post by mushypeas
Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:53 am
Thinkpad 600e 2645-4BU won't start in Windows

Last post by Harryc « Sat Jul 31, 2010 4:42 am
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by red bioroid » Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:19 am

I have this relative's old system lying around for a few years and I was asked to get it working again. Upon powering it up, it beeps twice and...

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Jul 31, 2010 4:42 am
need to reset thermal sensor of 390E 390X desperatly!

Last post by OMNIBUS « Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:05 pm
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by OMNIBUS » Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:17 am

hallo,
when i use my 390E, 2626 BOG, it works normally, but after few minutes goes to freeze automatically without any fan action. the fan does work...

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Last post by OMNIBUS
Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:05 pm
Replacing the keyboard on my 02r0400?

Last post by Harryc « Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:58 pm
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by pensotroppo » Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:51 am

Hi,
I have an old-fashioned external 02r0400 keyboard. I'm looking to replace the keyboard component since some of the keys have become...

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Last post by Harryc
Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:58 pm
Thinkpad 600 upgrade (cpu + ?) questions

Last post by Neil « Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:40 pm
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by jsuebersax » Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:55 pm

I'm thinking about upgrading my TP 600 and have these questions:

1. Is adding a PIII 850MHz cpu easy? Do I just swap chips? Any issues to consider?...

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Last post by Neil
Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:40 pm
8611 Error Code on Tp600

Last post by Harryc « Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:09 pm
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by jjmclean » Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:48 pm

Got a TP 600 and I'm getting an 8611 Error Code. IBM says 8611: System bus error-I/F between 8042 and IPDC .
Can someone please tell me what that...

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Last post by Harryc
Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:09 pm
thinkpad 560 audio

Last post by jaybravo « Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:47 am
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by jaybravo » Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:20 am

Hi Folks

just joined here to ask this question. I picked up a freecycled Thinkpad 560 which I'm using for some old DOS music programs. The thing is...

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Last post by jaybravo
Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:47 am
ultrabay 250MB Zip drive

Last post by jdrou « Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:56 pm
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by ieee488 » Tue Apr 27, 2010 6:48 pm

I bought a used Thinkpad 600E on eBay a few years ago, and the seller included a Ultrabay 250MB Zip drive p/n 00n7953

It doesn't appear to fit into...

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Last post by jdrou
Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:56 pm
uses for working Thinkpad 570 ?

Last post by paul*robertson « Mon Jul 12, 2010 4:37 am
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by ieee488 » Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:47 am

Unfortunately this unit does not have XGA LCD so it is capable of only 800x600 in Windows.

I know that some of the lightweight Linux distros run on...

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Last post by paul*robertson
Mon Jul 12, 2010 4:37 am
ThinkPad 701C: What exactly constitutes "museum quality"?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:28 pm
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by rabbitsquadron » Tue May 18, 2010 3:12 pm

I have seen people refer to various pieces of older IBM equipment as “museum quality”. But I’m really not sure just how “mint” something has to be in...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:28 pm
TP 701 adapter kit for the old Dock II available on eBay

Last post by Edward Mendelson « Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:12 pm

by Edward Mendelson » Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:12 pm

The adapter that lets you use a TP 701c or cs in the old ThinkPad Dock II has turned up on eBay: item 320558610310. The seller says he has more than...

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Last post by Edward Mendelson
Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:12 pm
ThinkPad 760E - 6GB HDD and error 174

Last post by kocoman « Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:03 pm
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by MCbx » Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:27 pm

Sorry for my English.
I have a ThinkPad 760E with Pentium 133MHz and 48MB of RAM. Yesterday I got a Hitachi HDD, it's a 6GB Hitachi DK23AA-60. It was...

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Last post by kocoman
Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:03 pm
600x acting up once again

Last post by whizkid « Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:36 am
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by kingman99 » Mon May 24, 2010 9:44 am

Hi

I became so frustrated with the freezing that l took my orig CD for wind 2000 Pro and inserted it into my cd slot and let it run.
When it was...

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Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:36 am
Thinkpad 770x Memory

Last post by pkiff « Sat Jun 26, 2010 12:38 pm
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by langancm » Thu Jun 10, 2010 1:22 pm

Hello,

We have a IBM Thinkpad 770X laptop, with Bios IIET42WW and running XP SP2. From my understanding we could expand our memory to 320meg....

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Sat Jun 26, 2010 12:38 pm
CF card in a 240

Last post by videonerd « Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:27 pm
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by videonerd » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:54 pm

Similar but not quite to the 600 thread...

Got a Transcend 4GB CF card with a CF to IDE adapter.

Spent literally days trying to somehow get T*nyXP...

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Last post by videonerd
Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:27 pm
CF card in Thinkpad 600

Last post by Neil « Tue Jun 15, 2010 6:19 pm
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by cscracker » Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:14 am

The hard drive failed in my Thinkpad 600 a few days ago. When I was looking up prices, a CF card and adapter was half the price of a new hard drive,...

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Last post by Neil
Tue Jun 15, 2010 6:19 pm
CCFL for older machines

Last post by Harryc « Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:23 pm
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by Unknown_K » Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:57 pm

None of my old 75x or 76x machines have issues with the backlight, they all work fine. But my 380Z (the cool one with the 1024x678 screen) is red...

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Last post by Harryc
Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:23 pm
DSL on a 701C using loadlin help

Last post by reddot « Thu Jun 10, 2010 1:01 am
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by Matt4495 » Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:28 pm

I got a 701C off ebay. It works great, except the battery is corroded in and i got the screw drivers coming (T1 and T6). I am trying to install [censored]...

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Thu Jun 10, 2010 1:01 am
Boot Issues with 380ED

Last post by Unknown_K « Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:19 pm
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by archerofthemoon » Tue Jun 08, 2010 1:27 pm

Hey guys & girls,

I just recently started to work on a Thinkpad 380ED that I acquired awhile back. I can't seem to find the original hard drive that...

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Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:19 pm
S30 - HMM - anyone? (SOLVED)

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by ajkula66 » Tue Jun 08, 2010 10:59 pm

Looking for a HMM in English for S30...and no, not in Japanese....

Thoughts, links...anyone?

EDIT: found it!

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Tue Jun 08, 2010 10:59 pm
Second usb on Thinkpad 390E?

Last post by cocovita « Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:14 pm

by cocovita » Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:14 pm

Looking aroud in the forum a couple of people can do the mod to obtain a second usb port.
Im lokking on my sistem, but i cant locate the points to...

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Last post by cocovita
Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:14 pm
Thinkpad 390E not recognize cd-rom at boot

Last post by cocovita « Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:34 pm
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by cocovita » Sun May 30, 2010 10:37 pm

Hi everyone!
Im new in the forum, and I´m the happy owner of this little one.

Well, as I say in the subject, the problem is that, when it boots dont...

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Last post by cocovita
Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:34 pm
Thinkpad 390E fan problem

Last post by cocovita « Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:31 pm

by cocovita » Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:31 pm

Does anyone know where the thermal resistors are on this notebook?
Im planning on remove the bad ones and put a thermistor from an old battery, or...

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Last post by cocovita
Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:31 pm
Windows Embedded on a 240

Last post by videonerd « Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:22 pm

by videonerd » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:22 pm

Has anyone attempted to run Windows Embedded (XPe or 7) on a 240?

I'd like to use a 240 on a radio system monitoring application (Trunk88.) It's a...

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Last post by videonerd
Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:22 pm
600E, memtest86 hung (Unexpected Interrupt-Halting) *PIC*

Last post by rkawakami « Sun May 30, 2010 2:09 pm
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by dimedrol » Sun May 30, 2010 1:35 pm

Hi!
I have working ibm thinkpad 600E (no any modifications/upgrades).
I use Linux Debian on it (Squeeze).
I use it rarely. It is stable. I do not...

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Last post by rkawakami
Sun May 30, 2010 2:09 pm
Desperatly neded: IBM Scanner 0275-001 driver!

Last post by Bookworm « Thu May 27, 2010 3:22 pm
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by Bookworm » Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:52 am

I know this isn't a ThinkPad, but it's IBM and it plugs into a ThinkPad, so it's not too far off topic. I have an IBM scanner model 0275-001 and I...

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Last post by Bookworm
Thu May 27, 2010 3:22 pm
600e + winxp = no sound????

Last post by pkiff « Thu May 27, 2010 4:58 am
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by roky » Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:57 pm

after growing tired of having to tweak everything, i left linux, bit the bullet, and bought winxp -- thinking this is going to be a piece of cake --...

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Thu May 27, 2010 4:58 am

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