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Smallest Thinkpad with PCMCIA?

Last post by Harryc « Mon May 24, 2010 9:37 am
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by westsailor » Sun May 23, 2010 8:48 am

I use my T60 in a band to play (MP3) backing tracks. I use a Creative Audigy 2ZX PCMCIA card to create/play these backing tracks.

I'm really not...

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Mon May 24, 2010 9:37 am
l2 cache TP770X with Xubuntu 10.04

Last post by Compjake « Wed May 19, 2010 1:49 am
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by Compjake » Thu May 13, 2010 2:49 pm

Ive looked all over and every link i find is dead or too little detail..

Can some on give me detailed instructions on how to enable the L2 cache on...

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Last post by Compjake
Wed May 19, 2010 1:49 am
Hard drives over 128 gig in a 770Z?

Last post by Bookworm « Fri May 14, 2010 11:10 pm
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by Bookworm » Sun May 02, 2010 9:57 am

I've heard the 770Z has the 128 gig hard drive limit. Sometimes you can get around this by partitioning the drive, sometimes you can't.

I have a 320...

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Fri May 14, 2010 11:10 pm
Problem with 770Z at 1600x1200 (UXGA) on external display

Last post by Bookworm « Thu May 06, 2010 4:41 pm
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by pkiff » Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:43 pm

I'm trying to get a new desk configuration set up and am trying to put my 770Z back into regular service, but I am having problems getting it to...

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Thu May 06, 2010 4:41 pm
iSERIES 1400 backlight help!

Last post by Unknown_K « Mon May 03, 2010 10:32 pm
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by NautTboy » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:26 pm

I previously install antenna for my wifi card. Today after I removed it from behind the LCD, now my back light is not working. What should I check...

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Mon May 03, 2010 10:32 pm
IBM ThinkPad 560X "Screen display very Dark"

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sat May 01, 2010 8:22 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:35 pm

My IBM ThinkPad 560X display is very dark and the Display bar doesn't do anything. When I power it on, I can faitly see the White lettering ThinkPad...

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Sat May 01, 2010 8:22 pm
Thinkpad 701c wireless

Last post by Paul Pennington « Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:36 pm
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by 701cuser » Mon Apr 26, 2010 12:25 pm

I have the 701c laptop with Win98 installed. It seems to load up and shut down very fast. But I can't seem to get my Sony PRD-650 cd-rom with a...

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Last post by Paul Pennington
Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:36 pm
Mini-PCI compatibility

Last post by moronoxyd « Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:41 am
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by Bookworm » Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:17 am

Where can I get a copy of the BIOS list that tells if a mini PCI card will work in a ThinkPad?

Is there a specific combination WiFi & 56k modem...

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Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:41 am
AC Adapter Recall & Tech Support

Last post by RWDPLZ « Thu Apr 22, 2010 1:39 pm
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by RWDPLZ » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:43 am

Just found out an AC adapter I have is under recall by IBM, part # 02K6549 There's a document on IBM's website documenting it, doc ID TPAD-RECALL...

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Thu Apr 22, 2010 1:39 pm
ThinkPad 240 Max RAM

Last post by spown098 « Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:03 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:04 pm

What is the Max RAM for the ThinkPad 240? I have the latest bios version. I think it was 300MB. Is there a way the ThinkPad 240 can handle up to...

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Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:03 pm
" Super L " key on TP 600X ?

Last post by Neil « Sat Apr 10, 2010 1:06 pm
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by parangles » Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:52 pm

I need Ctrl + super L to open a menu on Linux.
Does anyone know which key would be an equivalent?
I think its refering to a Windows key on the lower...

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Sat Apr 10, 2010 1:06 pm
SD Card to IDE Adapter in 380XD

Last post by Joe Bass « Fri Apr 09, 2010 8:50 pm
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by Paul Pennington » Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:29 pm

I picked up the subject device on eBay (item number 180299831698). This one is designed for notebooks and fits nicely in the space where the hard...

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Last post by Joe Bass
Fri Apr 09, 2010 8:50 pm
stop beeping from FnPgUp FnPgDn volume in Linux ?

Last post by parangles « Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:11 pm

by parangles » Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:11 pm

Got it done in Windows but now have another 600X with Linux Mint.

Is there a GUI Linux version of the thinkpad configuration utility ?
ie that can...

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Last post by parangles
Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:11 pm
Moving HD from TP600 to TP600x

Last post by Olde Man « Wed Apr 07, 2010 4:31 pm
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by Olde Man » Fri Apr 02, 2010 3:51 pm

I have a 40 gig HD (OS Win98SE) in a 600 that I want to move to a 600x. I have been advised that moving the OS directly will not work.

I assume I...

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Last post by Olde Man
Wed Apr 07, 2010 4:31 pm
clucking sound from hard drive-600X

Last post by parangles « Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:57 am
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by parangles » Sun Apr 04, 2010 5:12 pm

This is a sound that repeats every few seconds- most noticeable at
idle. Does this mean the drive is going ? Drive is a used recent purchase,
running...

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Last post by parangles
Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:57 am
Windows 2000 on a Thinkpad 240

Last post by slvrldy17 « Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:23 pm
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by slvrldy17 » Fri Apr 02, 2010 9:16 pm

What would be the easiest way to load a copy of Windows 2000 on a Model 240 Thinkpad? The one I'm working with has a 400 Mhz processor, 192 MB RAM,...

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Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:23 pm
No image on 570e LCD

Last post by virge « Wed Mar 31, 2010 5:31 pm
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by Sandstorm83 » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:53 pm

Lately I've been having a problem with my 570e with distorted colors and images when the screen is moved in certain positions. However, as of...

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Last post by virge
Wed Mar 31, 2010 5:31 pm
Suggested vendor for new HD and cloning solution?

Last post by jsuebersax « Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:04 pm
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by jsuebersax » Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:54 pm

I'd like to replace my ancient original HD (4GB!) with a new one. Capacity isn't an issue maybe 20-40 GB would be fine. Can anyone recommend an...

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Last post by jsuebersax
Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:04 pm
240x and 256MB memory again!!!!

Last post by oski « Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:47 am
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by oski » Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:52 am

Hi,

Has anybody tried the hack of the boot.bin in win2k, as mentioned in: and also in: .
I have tried, and the results are:
- No hack: BIOS...

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Last post by oski
Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:47 am
DEVA on TP770E

Last post by CRJ343 « Mon Mar 29, 2010 4:07 am
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by CRJ343 » Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:08 am

I have a TP770E running Windows 2000.
I recently purchase an DVD Enhance Video Adapter (12J0411)
I downloaded the drivers from the Lenovo site (MPEG...

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Last post by CRJ343
Mon Mar 29, 2010 4:07 am
Battery and CD-Drive for 755/760

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Mar 27, 2010 7:28 am

by RealBlackStuff » Sat Mar 27, 2010 7:28 am

I have a vintage 6x CD-ROM drive with FRU 82H8850 / ASM 82H5505
and another vintage 10.8V 3.0AH battery with FRU 29H9232 / ASM 29H9032

Both items...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Mar 27, 2010 7:28 am
600E PIII Upgrade Boot Issue With Powerleap CPU CP

Last post by pkiff « Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:30 am
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by miradiem » Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:34 pm

After installing the Powerleap CPU utility in Windows XP on my 600E I keep getting an error message reading Cannot Load Ring 0 Component. The message...

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Last post by pkiff
Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:30 am
ThinkPad 240 VS ThinkPad X100e

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:22 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Feb 02, 2010 3:08 am

Is the ThinkPad 240 still the smallest ThinkPad? ThinkPad 240: Standard 10.1 Display ThinkPad X100e: 11.1 Widescreen display.

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Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:22 pm
Ratio of parts machines to working machines

Last post by archer6 « Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:17 am
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by Unknown_K » Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:20 pm

Do you guys (who collect) tend to have a bunch of non working machines on the shelf that were used to make others work or complete?

Most of my...

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Last post by archer6
Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:17 am
Restuffing a 240 battery

Last post by Bookworm « Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:33 pm
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by Bookworm » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:50 pm

I have a 240! :mrgreen:

It's batteries are dead! :cry:

What kind of cells do they use?

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Last post by Bookworm
Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:33 pm
TP 380E can't get past the 161/163 POST codes

Last post by tghlk « Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:08 pm
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by tghlk » Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:04 am

Just got 3 of the machines, all in nice shape and they all do the same thing, which is POSTing a 161/163 error. I replaced the tiny battery and I...

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Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:08 pm
Battery Management on 600x?

Last post by perose « Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:41 am
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by emeraldgirl08 » Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:19 pm

Hi guys. Hoping everyone's Holidays are great! I've just received a battery for my Dads 600X and according to the Windows power manager it holds 100%...

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Last post by perose
Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:41 am
600X Boot Problem

Last post by miradiem « Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:50 am
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by miradiem » Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:28 pm

My 600X will not boot properly. When the power switch is pushed the battery light is on as well as all the the other indicator lights but the orange...

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Last post by miradiem
Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:50 am
Docking station DockII (model 3546) for thinkpad 755cv

Last post by schen « Mon Mar 08, 2010 4:03 pm
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by n6zw » Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:00 am

I have a thinkpad 755cv and the docking station, Dock II. The Dock II has a scsi optical drive. I want to change it to an IDE. Does anyone know where...

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Last post by schen
Mon Mar 08, 2010 4:03 pm
240/600E/770Z RAM upgrade problem

Last post by Bookworm « Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:55 pm
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by Bookworm » Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:55 pm

I ordered a Low-Density 256Mb SDRAM SO-DIMM from an eBay seller in Taiwan. From now on I'm sticking with American sellers so I don't have to travel...

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Last post by Bookworm
Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:55 pm
600x Ram

Last post by rkawakami « Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:00 am
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by beemer » Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:39 am

Has anyone every tried installing 16 chip 512mb low density ram cards in your 600x?
I know 256mb 16 chip low density cards will work and everyone...

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Last post by rkawakami
Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:00 am
Thinkpad 390e Boot problems

Last post by craigmontHunter « Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:58 pm
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by craigmontHunter » Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:03 pm

I was asked to repair a friend's 390e (2526-DOU). It would start loading win2k, and stop with the grey bar just before the white splash screen. I ran...

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Last post by craigmontHunter
Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:58 pm
IBM Thinkpad 770

Last post by TTA « Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:39 am
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by Medessec » Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:54 pm

I recently got an IBM Thinkpad 770, just a 770, not a 770X or 770Z.

So it's got the 233 MHz Pentium Processor, but it's got 160 MB RAM and the...

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Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:39 am
ok, hate to ask...

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by TTA » Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:57 pm

but... after searching I don't think I have the right FDD cable for my 365XD. anyone have one? I'm still looking but if I can't find one I'll need...

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Last post by TTA
Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:53 am
How do I tell if 600X has speedstep?

Last post by pkiff « Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:15 pm
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by Bookworm » Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:24 pm

How do I tell if a 600X has speedstep *before* I buy it?

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Last post by pkiff
Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:15 pm
I need some help with an older Thinkpad 760XL *PICS*

Last post by Bruce Guttman « Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:57 am
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by BowerR64 » Fri Feb 05, 2010 2:48 pm
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I picked up an older 760XL at the local indoor R/C track. The guy told me i could have it if i wiped the drive. It had windows 2000 on it and booted...
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Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:57 am
IBM ThinkPad 560X and IDE Compact flash

Last post by Raceboy « Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:57 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:59 pm

I replaced my IDE Hard Disk Drive 2.3GB with a 16GB Compact flash IDE Adapter and card, and reput Windows XP Home Edition back on it. It loads fine...

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Last post by Raceboy
Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:57 am
SATA hard drive to ide adapter!?

Last post by TTA « Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:55 pm
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by Bookworm » Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:17 pm

Has anyone here ever used one of these?

The thin SATA drives (240, some 300's, 5x0/600) are available up to 640 gig now, and the thick ones (some...

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Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:55 pm
THnkpad 310ED and dialup

Last post by TTA « Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:34 pm
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by RichardC » Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:57 pm

We want to get on the Internet thru a dial-up connection.

(FIrst we have to install a phone jack in the room. No simple matter, as this is a...

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Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:34 pm
IBM ThinkPad 380Z Vehicle computer/GPS

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Fri Feb 19, 2010 10:31 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Thu Nov 26, 2009 4:15 am

I own two IBM ThinkPad 380Zs and had the other in the closet for sometime and thought of putting it to use aswell. I was going to install it in my...

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Fri Feb 19, 2010 10:31 pm
IBM 600e dvd playback problems - 570 ultrabase question

Last post by blink « Sun Feb 14, 2010 4:37 pm
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by blink » Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:23 pm

Hi All
I recently purchased a few old 600es & 570s spares/repairs as a project to tinker with & hopefully get a pair of decent working machines.
I...

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Last post by blink
Sun Feb 14, 2010 4:37 pm
Need older, small XVGA lcd screen for project

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Feb 14, 2010 3:32 pm
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by rodgermcliff » Wed Feb 10, 2010 1:05 pm

I am looking for an inexpensive 10 to 12 XVGA/XGA LCD display panel (and video card and power supply) for a project. A standalone LCD monitor would...

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Sun Feb 14, 2010 3:32 pm
Remove IBM ThinkPad 570 Bios Password

Last post by rkawakami « Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:28 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:00 am

I have a IBM ThinkPad 570 I got offline and was marked as parts/repair unknown if powers, untested.
I plug my AC Adapter in it and it turns on and...

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Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:28 am
Thinkpad 600x - battery issues

Last post by Neil « Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:58 pm
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by golfv5 » Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:19 am

Hi everyone. First post on here!

I have issues with the battery on my 600x. It goes flat very quickly, and doesn't seem to be charging properly. In...

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Last post by Neil
Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:58 pm
Thinkpad 600E LCD is not working

Last post by Helixal « Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:14 pm
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by Helixal » Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:11 pm

I recently had a problem with a very dim display. It could temporarily be
revived by turning the display on and off. I then replaced the ccfl...

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Last post by Helixal
Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:14 pm
uses for 600E which won't boot

Last post by ieee488 « Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:12 pm
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by ieee488 » Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:18 pm

I bought a used Thinkpad600E which will not boot up.
Original thread

It still would not boot up after disassembly.

Anyway, the LCD still looks...

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Last post by ieee488
Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:12 pm
Thinkpad 310ED and CMOS battery replacement

Last post by Harryc « Fri Feb 05, 2010 5:43 am
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by RichardC » Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:04 pm

We have gotten messages on the Thinkpad 310 ED that it needs a new CMOS battery. We ordered that battery taking care to get the right one, and now we...

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Last post by Harryc
Fri Feb 05, 2010 5:43 am
UPDATE!!! Thinkpad 770Z DVD drive firmware

Last post by hjanzen « Tue Feb 02, 2010 10:48 am
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by Atreyu » Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:12 am

For those of you with the Thinkpad 770Z with the infamous SR8171 DVD drive that (until now) only reads CD's or store bought DVD's, I recently got...

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Last post by hjanzen
Tue Feb 02, 2010 10:48 am
1400i cpu cards

Last post by TTA « Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:27 pm
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by pscowboy » Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:31 pm

Considering the Thinkpad 1400i 2611-411, am I assuming correctly that its' SL34N cpu card was only made in a 300 MHz speed?
Were there ever faster...

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Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:27 pm
Dead 700 PS/2 (Pic warning!)

Last post by TTA « Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:54 pm
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by martin255 » Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:35 am

Here is the story in brief: I had found a working 700 PS/2 in great condition, but when the seller and I met, the thinkpad did not power up. The...

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Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:54 pm

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