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Hi, I have for sale a nicely loaded Thinkpad R60, with Intel core duo 2.0 GHZ processor, huge 250 GB hard drive, CDRW/DVD and 3GB memory installed. Couple light scuffs/nicks/small scratches on top of case. Palm rest in good shape. Keyboard is in MINT condition (looks brand new). 14.1" 4:3 high resolution SXGA+ (1400x1050) screen spotless! (No dead pixels, no visible imperfections). Screen is very bright and beautiful to look at, with excellent color reproduction and very nice color quality. Hinges are nice and tight. Windows XP Pro SP3 installed with all the latest security updates and Lenovo drivers. C.O.A. (Certificate of Authenticity) sticker on bottom of laptop. Anti-virus, Word Processing, DVD Player and lots of other genuine software installed and registered. Email me for more details. When you email please tell me your name here on the Forum so I may know who you are.

Product: ThinkPad R60
Original description:
Intel Core Duo T2500 (2.0 GHz)
1GB RAM ----> Now 3GB MAXXED OUT
100GB 5400rpm HD----> Now 250GB Hard Drive
14.1 in SXGA+ (1400x1050 High Resolution LCD)
Intel 950 video chipset
CDRW/DVDRW optical drive---> Now CDRW/DVD Rom
802.11abg wireless
Modem
1Gb Ethernet
UltraNav
Secure chip
IEEE 1394
9-cell Li-Ion battery- lasts about 3 hours under normal use
WinXP Pro COA
65w AC adapter included

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Daniel,
the little YP in NYC.
"We had pizza in the Lion's Den"

Just FYI: I'm pretty sure the screen is SXGA+ (1400x1050), not SXGA. AFAIK, the only models to ever ship with an SXGA screen were the 770X and 770Z.

(Unless it's been retro-fitted with an SXGA display, that is...)

ThinkRob wrote:Just FYI: I'm pretty sure the screen is SXGA+ (1400x1050), not SXGA. AFAIK, the only models to ever ship with an SXGA screen were the 770X and 770Z.

(Unless it's been retro-fitted with an SXGA display, that is...)

Hi. Rob, I sold one of these exact same models (R60 9457-Y1R) on the Forum about a month ago. That one had an SXGA+ (1400x1050) resolution, as you point out. That is also what the Lenovo website shows for these models. This particular one shows SXGA (1280x1024) as you can see in one of the pictures I uploaded above: http://www.tigershop.biz/uploads/DSC03365.jpg So that' why I have listed it as such.

I have downloaded the latest video driver from the Lenovo website and fiddled with the display settings. My only guess is that someone may have had a new LCD panel put in a little while back. This was previously used in a corporate environment. The screen is as bright as can be and absolutely spotless. It looks brand new, so I think someone simply fitted a new SXGA panel onto it. I will keep checking video drivers and settings but the display looks great so we'll just call it an SXGA.

Thanks again,
Daniel.

Well I may well be wrong. I just know that the R60s didn't ship with SXGA panels from Lenovo, so it must be an aftermarket screen.

Thanks for clarifying though!

Yeah, evidently someone had put in a new LCD panel.

Daniel.

But 1280×1024 is 5:4 ratio, and the other screens are 4:3. That would need a custom chassis! Will you take a ruler and measure the real width and height of the screen?

automobus wrote:But 1280×1024 is 5:4 ratio, and the other screens are 4:3. That would need a custom chassis! Will you take a ruler and measure the real width and height of the screen?

Thanks automobus, and thanks ThinkRob. It is a 14.1" 4:3 standard ratio screen. And it turns out it is indeed 1400x1050 SXGA+ original Lenovo LCD factory parts all the way. Thanks to your questions I retraced my steps and just had to update a driver. Silly me

This may help someone else who may not be getting the full resolution out of their LCD.
These steps are specific to the Thinkpad R60 9457-Y1R but just go to the Lenovo website, use "Quick Path" and follow a similar procedure for your particular model:

(1) Make sure you have the latest BIOS version from the Lenovo website here: http://support.lenovo.com/en_SE/researc ... MIGR-64283

(2) Download and install the ATI display driver from the Lenovo website

* (3) Do the latest Windows updates and choose to install optional hardware updates including, in this case, the Intel 950 Express Chipset driver. (This is where I was missing it).

I updated my listing above with the correct information and took a new picture of my display properties: http://tigershop.webstarts.com/uploads/DSC03405.jpg

P.S. It seems that the LCD was already using SXGA+ resolution once I got down to step 2 (installed the ATI display driver), and set Resolution to the highest (right-click when in main desktop window, choose "Properties", then "Settings"). So I was already using SXGA+ resolution since I know what that looks like , but the numbers in my "Display Properties" kept showing SXGA (1280x1024), which I suppose, as automobus rightly points out,wouldn't make sense for a 14.1" 4:3 standard size display. In any case, you wanna make sure you have all your display drivers properly recognized and configured so Windows can utilize all video features of a high resolution SXGA+ display when playing a video, game,or any other graphics intensive application.

Have a great night,
Daniel:)

Huh...not quite...

9457-Y1R would need an Intel graphics driver, and *not* an ATi one...so step 2 wouldn't actually accomplish anything...

ThinkPad R60 (9457-Y1R)
Based on 9457-CTO: T2500(2GHz), 1GB RAM, 60GB 5400rpm HD, 14.1in 1400x1050 LCD, Intel 950, CDRW/DVDRW, 802.11abg wireless, Modem, 1Gb Ethernet, UltraNav, Secure chip, IEEE 1394, 6c Li-Ion batt, WinXP Pro

Thanks George, that makes sense. I'm still learning

So why does Lenovo have the ATI driver under "Video" when I use Quick Path and put in "9457-Y1R" on their website. Why don't they have the Intel graphics driver? (Which I had to get from Microsoft update). As you point out, the specs of the R60 9457-Y1R shows "Intel 950". I guess they just enjoy confusing people.

Daniel.

They ruined a good thing with the support site makover. Example: Quick Path is not quick; driver lists are missing drivers.
Why? I dunno, I am asking the same question.
But at least we can use Driver Matrix, and it does have the Intel graphics driver.
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/researc ... MIGR-64283

Too bad it is not SXGA: that would be incredible, rare, one-of-a-kind configuration, truly irreplaceable laptop.
Anyway, I hope your sale goes well.

Thanks for the link, automobus. And let's hope Lenovo fine tunes its new website to make it a little more user-friendly and accurate

Daniel.

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Daniel,
the little YP in NYC,
"We has pizza in the Lion's Den "

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