WTT: ThinkPad X61s for X60(s)

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WTT: ThinkPad X61s for X60(s)

#1 Post by ThinkRob » Wed Feb 11, 2015 12:02 pm

Anyone want a free upgrade?

I'm interested in trading a ThinkPad X61s for a ThinkPad X60/X60s.

It's got the standard LV processor, 4GB of RAM, no drive (you can keep your drive too), and an Intel WLAN card (I can't remember what I put in there, but it's at least a 5100). IIRC it's also got the BIOS whitelist removed, so you can upgrade to whatever you want.

It's been sitting on my desk for about a year now, and since I'm not really using it for anything I figured I'd offer it to someone who will.

Let me know if you have any questions or if you have an X60 or X60s that you want to trade.

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Re: WTT: ThinkPad X61s for X60(s)

#2 Post by TuuS » Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:12 pm

If I'm not mistaken I think you can swap the motherboard for a T60s board. It's hard to imagine why you'd want to go from a board with sata2, 64bit that supports 8gb ram to one that is sata1, 32bit and 3gb of ram, but if you want a board I may be able to find you one.

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Re: WTT: ThinkPad X61s for X60(s)

#3 Post by ThinkRob » Wed Mar 04, 2015 12:20 pm

TuuS wrote: It's hard to imagine why you'd want to go from a board with sata2, 64bit that supports 8gb ram to one that is sata1, 32bit and 3gb of ram, but if you want a board I may be able to find you one.
Working with coreboot. The X61/T61 chipset isn't supported.
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Re: WTT: ThinkPad X61s for X60(s)

#4 Post by NorrisCell » Fri Mar 06, 2015 4:23 pm

I'm in the market for an X61s and I'm not having a lot of luck finding one. I could probably track down an X60(s) for a swap. Any specifics you would prefer if possible?
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Re: WTT: ThinkPad X61s for X60(s)

#5 Post by ThinkRob » Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:36 pm

NorrisCell wrote:I'm in the market for an X61s and I'm not having a lot of luck finding one. I could probably track down an X60(s) for a swap. Any specifics you would prefer if possible?
Well the UltraLight screen is ideal, but no, past that not really. Coreboot means I don't have to deal with the BIOS whitelist, so I can put in whatever cards I need, and the memory and disk are both easy to upgrade.

So... uh... best possible case condition?

Heck even a good keyboard isn't a must-have since those are swappable too...

Thanks! Let me know!
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Re: WTT: ThinkPad X61s for X60(s)

#6 Post by RealBlackStuff » Sat Mar 07, 2015 6:45 am

I'm sure you have heard of Middleton's BIOS for the X61/T61/R61/X300 series?
It puts in Vista/W7 Slic tables, enables SATA II, removes whitelist, can swap Ctrl/Fn, and change thermal sensing.
http://www.ali.dj/sata-ii-support-for-l ... 1-x61-r61/

Is the Coreboot boot-time of a few seconds really THAT important?
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Re: WTT: ThinkPad X61s for X60(s)

#7 Post by dwilsonfl » Mon Mar 09, 2015 4:17 pm

Got an X60s I don't use if you still need to swap.
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Re: WTT: ThinkPad X61s for X60(s)

#8 Post by ThinkRob » Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:17 am

RealBlackStuff wrote: Is the Coreboot boot-time of a few seconds really THAT important?
It is if you want to get into BIOS-level development. I have a couple ideas for projects that I'd like to implement on top of Coreboot (well... Coreboot/SeaBIOS, but still). So... yes. ;)

I mentioned the whitelist, etc. because that means that I have looser hardware requirements (since I can upgrade whatever I want.) I just literally need the X60(s) board.
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Re: WTT: ThinkPad X61s for X60(s)

#9 Post by dwilsonfl » Thu Mar 12, 2015 12:27 pm

Replied to the PM
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Re: WTT: ThinkPad X61s for X60(s)

#10 Post by rockstar » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:17 am

I have an X60 with dock available. PM sent.

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