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600X hangs when booting

Last post by beecee « Wed May 13, 2009 12:02 pm
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by cmarti » Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:54 pm

OK, this is the strangest thing... I have a 600X type 2645-4EU which has been upgraded to PIII 850mhz, 576MB of RAM and a 7K100 100GB.

It's been...

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Wed May 13, 2009 12:02 pm
701C Hard Disk Size Limit

Last post by whizkid « Wed May 13, 2009 10:41 am
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by Paul Pennington » Sun Apr 12, 2009 12:25 pm

Since I have an upgrade mother board on the way (thanks, Peter), I'd like to put a bigger hard disk in my 701C to replace the 360 MB in there now. I...

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Wed May 13, 2009 10:41 am
Old thikpads and batteries...

Last post by BovineMage « Wed May 13, 2009 3:25 am
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by aquasonic » Mon May 11, 2009 12:33 pm

Hello! New to the forum :D

I just got today a 380ED (a beauty!) and right now is playing music next to me for the last 30mins with its original...

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Wed May 13, 2009 3:25 am
600X does not recognize CD-Rom - Help!!

Last post by rkawakami « Mon May 11, 2009 5:18 pm
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by jtlo38 » Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:23 pm

I have a Thinkpad 600X, 2645-4EU, running WinXP-SP3 The 'Device Manager' insists on showing a 'floppy' drive when none exists and will not recognize...

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Mon May 11, 2009 5:18 pm
600E random windows 2000 crashing

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by tghlk » Sun May 10, 2009 1:54 pm

Just rebuilt a 600E and when it works, it does pretty good. Randomly, I get a BSOD saying the BIOS is reporting something has failed that prevents...

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Sun May 10, 2009 2:10 pm
600 backslash key.

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by majdrew » Fri May 08, 2009 12:24 pm

Hi Folks!

Can anyone please offer advice on this.. I'm trying to write the backslash on my 600E and 600, but all I can get is the hash sign # when I...

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Last post by majdrew
Fri May 08, 2009 12:24 pm
I need another 1999-2001 OS

Last post by Bookworm « Tue May 05, 2009 11:15 am
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by Bookworm » Sat May 02, 2009 10:28 pm

I am the kind of nerd who likes to play with operating systems. Are there any others like me here?

OS/2 allows 2 primary partitions for other OS's,...

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Tue May 05, 2009 11:15 am
TP 240Z

Last post by tom lightbody « Tue May 05, 2009 6:20 am
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by yvxa » Mon May 04, 2009 8:32 pm

Hi. I just recieved a TP 240z, some 10-20 year old mini laptop. There is a USB 1.0 slot in it, no CD tray, and i did not attain any of the...

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Tue May 05, 2009 6:20 am
Verizon Broadband PCMCIA Card to Wireless Router

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Tue May 05, 2009 1:24 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:46 pm

I just got a Verizonwireless PCMCIA BroadBand Card off ebay and want to use this as my Internet Service. I live in a area where I only can get...

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Tue May 05, 2009 1:24 am
IBM NetVista M41 6792

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by ThinkPad560X » Tue May 05, 2009 1:13 am

I have a IBM NetVista M41 6792 Desktop. I did search on how much RAM It can handle and came up with 1.5GB Max. Will a 1GB Stick work in this? or have...

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Tue May 05, 2009 1:13 am
ThinkPad 760EL BIOS upgrade issue

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon May 04, 2009 7:11 pm
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by clpo13 » Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:49 am

Hello all,

I bought an old ThinkPad 760EL (type 9547-U4S) from eBay the other day to mess around with. The first thing I noticed was that the BIOS...

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Mon May 04, 2009 7:11 pm
AC adapter Pin problem

Last post by archer6 « Sun May 03, 2009 9:01 pm
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by mnigro » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:20 am

We now have a 2nd ThinkPad 600x. it has one problem - the pin that the ac cord plugs into is so lose that the machine won't work on ac power (but...

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Sun May 03, 2009 9:01 pm
Original sell price of 600 series ?

Last post by Bookworm « Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:39 pm
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by Ronny Floyd » Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:45 pm

Just wondering what the 600 series cost brand new when first brought to market ?

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Last post by Bookworm
Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:39 pm
Orange County 701c Drive Assistance Request

Last post by virge « Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:09 pm
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by mobodojo » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:51 pm

Hey all! I'm hoping that someone located in Orange County (or LA even) who has a 701c or 701cs and has the ability to install an OS on the drive (via...

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Last post by virge
Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:09 pm
Thinkpad iSeries 1161-42u CMOS problem

Last post by thinkpad1161 « Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:43 am
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by thinkpad1161 » Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:46 pm

Have thinkpad 1161-42u. Was using power manager to recycle the battery and did not have it plugged in before it drained out now when I try to start,...

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Last post by thinkpad1161
Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:43 am
TP600 - Boots to black screen

Last post by extent04 « Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:53 pm
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by extent04 » Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:04 pm

Hi everyone,

I was given a Thinkpad 600 laptop and found it had the following error which I could not get past..

SysBoard
DEV 001
ERR 91
FRU 3610...

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Last post by extent04
Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:53 pm
570e usb problem

Last post by colinwill « Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:30 am
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by colinwill » Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:34 am

Hi, this is my first post and would be very happy if someone could help me.

I have a thinkpad 570e with xp sp2 running. I've been having problems...

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Last post by colinwill
Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:30 am
Thinkpad 760xd and 760el hardware compatibility

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:27 pm
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by tenfold » Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:00 pm

I am looking to buy a 760el to use to write songs with adlib tracker II. The FM sound chip in the 760el means that adlib runs on hardware, instead of...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:27 pm
600x RAM Upgrade to 512mb - now System Freezes at RAM Count

Last post by rkawakami « Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:37 pm
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by Shicago23 » Sun Apr 19, 2009 4:26 pm

600x 2645-9FU
PIII 650Mhz
2x128mb RAM (+64mb Interal RAM)
WXP SP3

I purchased & installed (2) 256mb PC100 NP chips, but now on boot-up the system...

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Last post by rkawakami
Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:37 pm
Windows CE 3.0 Software

Last post by Bookworm « Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:58 am
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by Bookworm » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:56 am

Is this the wrong forum for the IBM Workpads? The Z50 is sort of ThinkPad like, and it's old, and I don't think it really belongs in the Z-Series...

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Last post by Bookworm
Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:58 am
IBM ThinkPad i1200 Parts

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:27 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:51 pm

I have a IBM ThinkPad i Series i1200 and need a new LCD casing and left LCD hing cover and Hard Drive Cover. Does anyone know where i can find these...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:27 am
Can a 560E HD be DL from desktop?

Last post by RLP275 « Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:41 pm
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by RLP275 » Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:23 pm

I believe somewhere in this forum someone mention that taking the HD OUT OF THE 560 AND WITH THE PROPER CABLE hook it up to the desktop and DL...

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Last post by RLP275
Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:41 pm
Booting from PCMCIA on 380ED ??

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:49 pm
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by Agent24 » Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:40 pm

I notice that my 380ED has an option in BIOS/Boot Sequence to boot from PCMCIA. What kind of card is required to boot from?

I have an Adaptec...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:49 pm
I series 1200 (1161 51U) and ethernet port

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:44 am
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by torch » Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:34 pm

Hi, I've been lurking here for the last month or so and picked up some great tips for this little thinkpad I was given.

I'm having fun just trying...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:44 am
Freebie IBM Thinkpad 701C/Cs 133MHz AMD planar upgrade

Last post by peterh « Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:40 pm

by peterh » Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:40 pm

Edit: Sorry folks, Paul P. has already PM'ed me and it will be on its way to Georgia next week...

Anyone out there with a 701C/Cs?

I have a...

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Last post by peterh
Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:40 pm
IBM ThinkPad T41 With USB Cooling Fan base

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:10 am

by ThinkPad560X » Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:10 am

I have a IBM ThinkPad T41 and sometimes gets hot under the laptop and was thinking of buying a USB cooling fan base that sits under the laptop, like...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:10 am
IBM ThinkPad 560X CD-ROM Drive Options

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Wed Apr 08, 2009 2:48 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:52 pm

I have a IBM ThinkPad 560X with the External Switch Floppy Drive to CD-ROM Drive. I'm installing Windows XP or reinstalling Windows XP to get my full...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Wed Apr 08, 2009 2:48 am
Thinkpad 560 booting problems

Last post by Xenomorph « Wed Apr 08, 2009 2:10 am
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by zmjjmz » Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:03 pm

So recently my Thinkpad 560's hard disk died, and I had an iBook G3 that was fried so I transplanted the hard drive into a T20, installed Linux, then...

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Last post by Xenomorph
Wed Apr 08, 2009 2:10 am
Problems with booting TP 390E from a CF-Card

Last post by oski « Mon Apr 06, 2009 4:07 pm
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by pisaura » Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:46 pm

Hi,

I want my TP 390E to boot from an CF Card that is connected
via CF/IDE-Adapter. It is a Sandisk Card with a capacity of 1GB.

The adapter I use...

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Last post by oski
Mon Apr 06, 2009 4:07 pm
Ethernet Cardbus card for IBM Thinkpad 390

Last post by rickkman « Sun Apr 05, 2009 3:53 pm
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by rickkman » Sun Apr 05, 2009 6:40 am

I just did a clean install of a Windows 98 on a IBM Thinkpad 390. Does anyone know of a good but inexpensive ethernet cardbus card that will work...

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Last post by rickkman
Sun Apr 05, 2009 3:53 pm
Another 600E Ram Question

Last post by Ronny Floyd « Sun Apr 05, 2009 2:51 pm
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by Ronny Floyd » Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:51 pm

Hi Guys,

After much testing, I have resolved that one of the memory sockets in my 600E is not working properly. With the latest BIOS revision I was...

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Last post by Ronny Floyd
Sun Apr 05, 2009 2:51 pm
Any benefit in adding the DEVA board to a 770x?

Last post by DK6400Brian « Sat Apr 04, 2009 4:21 pm
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by mdbrown » Tue Apr 27, 2004 11:21 am

I have a 770x w/13.7 screen. Anyone have an informed opinion on whether or not the DEVA board would improve DVD playback at all? Just wondering... :?:

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Last post by DK6400Brian
Sat Apr 04, 2009 4:21 pm
Interesting Screen Upgrade on a 560Z

Last post by Raceboy « Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:19 pm
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by AlphaKilo470 » Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:43 am

I found a pretty interesting page about upgrading the SVGA screen in a 560Z with the XGA screen out of a 150mhz ThinkPad 760E. While there really...

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Last post by Raceboy
Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:19 pm
701C Butterfly, are there two CMOS batteries?

Last post by rkawakami « Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:47 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:30 pm

I just worked on a 701C butterfly.
I found that there are two CMOS batteries in there.
One, soldered onto the motherboard, and one removable battery,...

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Last post by rkawakami
Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:47 pm
701c brightness button problem

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:05 pm
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by schnitzelcore » Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:29 pm

When I press Fn + brightness up/down on my 701c the 'sun' icon appears and the bar moves up or down, but there is no perceivable change in...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:05 pm
New to me 600 questions

Last post by BIGRED « Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:11 am
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by BIGRED » Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:39 am

Hi all!

I have searched a fair amount and have the following comments and questions. The machine is a 600 2645 45U. It arrived yesterday.

It...

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Last post by BIGRED
Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:11 am
IBM ThinkPad 560X RAM Upgrade

Last post by vicm « Sat Mar 28, 2009 5:50 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:11 pm

Can I upgrade my IBM ThinkPad 560X to read 512MB or even a 1GB RAM? I think it takes PC-100 memory chips. Right now it has 96MB running Microsoft...

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Last post by vicm
Sat Mar 28, 2009 5:50 pm
BIOS update

Last post by flamenko « Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:11 pm
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by flamenko » Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:53 pm

Hi, group,

Finally got up the courage to attempt BIOS update on a Thinkpad 600E 2645-4AU that I got cheap (current BIOS version is INET24WW, I'm...

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Last post by flamenko
Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:11 pm
8611 Post error code on 600x

Last post by rwilcher « Sun Mar 22, 2009 2:57 pm
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by rwilcher » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:15 pm

Is anyone familiar with this error code on a 600x? The docs I have say
this means

8611: System bus
error–I/F between 8042
and IPDC. anyone fixed...

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Last post by rwilcher
Sun Mar 22, 2009 2:57 pm
DVD burner for 600x

Last post by kado « Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:52 pm
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by kado » Sun Jun 01, 2008 12:18 am

I want to get a DVD burner for my 600x (500mhz, 2645-4eu). I searched the topics here, and from what I read it seems I need to get an external drive...

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Last post by kado
Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:52 pm
won't automatically standby anymore - 600x

Last post by kado « Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:06 pm

by kado » Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:06 pm

My 600x has stopped going into standby after the period of time set in the Power Option Properties.

I'm thinking the problem might be some new...

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Last post by kado
Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:06 pm
Hitachi e7k60 incompatibility with 600x???

Last post by Bookworm « Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:04 pm
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by coloradoz » Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:17 pm

I just got done trying to use an e7k60 with my 600x with very disappointing results (It took about 40 minutes to boot after the 'upgrade'). Does...

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Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:04 pm
Windows won't install on a 770Z

Last post by Bookworm « Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:58 pm
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by Bookworm » Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:46 pm

I have a 770Z with the original PII 366, 192Mb, DVD-ROM, external floppy, and a 12g hard drive formated is this computer to FAT-32 using Ranish...

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Last post by Bookworm
Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:58 pm
whats the diffrence with 240, 240x, 240z

Last post by moronoxyd « Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:22 am
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by janey6152 » Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:45 pm

Just wondering what are the diffrence between them ?
thanks

janet

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Last post by moronoxyd
Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:22 am
new cmos battery, error 161 & 163 won't go away...

Last post by Naibas « Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:02 pm
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by joaomiguelxs » Thu Jul 28, 2005 2:33 pm

This is my predicament: got this TP 600X w/ errors 161 & 163 and a power up password icon - li'l PC next to a lock- on start up screen. Bought a new...

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Last post by Naibas
Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:02 pm
broken wireless plug in? - 390x

Last post by rkawakami « Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:44 pm
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by thrillerx3 » Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:38 pm

my laptop recently slid off of a seat and hit the ground, in the process, the port (not sure what to call this) where you plug in your wireless card...

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Last post by rkawakami
Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:44 pm
Thinkpad i 1200 Series

Last post by Phazer « Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:50 pm
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by dazone » Mon Feb 02, 2009 1:27 am

I am trying to help a friend out with her thinkpad. The os is completely gone and we tried to install an os, but the usb port didn't reconize the...

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Last post by Phazer
Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:50 pm
CompactFlash as primary drive in 560x

Last post by schnitzelcore « Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:50 am
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by ajhidell » Fri Nov 07, 2008 6:16 pm

I have a 560x (233 mhz, 96 MB ram) that I run [censored] Small Linux on. The hard drive is starting to make a little rattle and I am afraid that it is on...

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Last post by schnitzelcore
Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:50 am
770Z or FAT32 Hard disk limit?

Last post by Marin85 « Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:17 am
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by Bookworm » Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:51 pm

What's the biggest hard drive I can put in a 770Z with the latest BIOS upgrade? What's the limit for FAT32? Wall Mart has Western Digital 2Tb for...

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Last post by Marin85
Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:17 am
Video upgrade 600X

Last post by pkiff « Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:00 pm
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by JoyPC » Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:39 pm

Hey all,

600x 2645-4EU

I stuffed an 850mhz MMC-2 into it a year ago. Works perfectly, 847mhz plugged in, 697 on battery. Once in about 10...

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Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:00 pm

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