T43 project

[WASP Enterprises]

Hi everyone,

I just bought a T43 for 30 euros and I'd like to upgrade this pc a much as possible to use it for low level dev and I'm curious to see how far can I go with such an old computer.
I plan to use this computer under FreeBSD i386 with DWM as window manager and ST as a terminal for a very very minimal system.

But I have few questions about what's possible or not

First I'd like to replace the wifi card with a more recent one, the TP-LINK TL-WN861N seems to be a good choice.

Then I'd like to make the famous SATA mod, for this that's ok, thanks to the community for all the ressources !
But I'm not sure about which SSD I should put in. Do I need a SATA II SSD ? I'm struggling to find one
(I really want to use a SSD, HDD is a no go for me)

And after that if it all works I will change the french AZERTY horror keyboard with a QWERTY ANSI if I can find one.

I was wondering if someone already did a USB-C charger mod on a T4x ? I would be great to charge it with a USB-C !

I will update this post too keep you informed
Thank you very much !

[axur-delmeria]

But I'm not sure about which SSD I should put in. Do I need a SATA II SSD ? I'm struggling to find one

Any 2.5" SATA SSD will work.

I was wondering if someone already did a USB-C charger mod on a T4x ? I would be great to charge it with a USB-C !

That's not easy to do because the USB-C Power Delivery specification doesn't support the T43's charging voltage of 16V; the closest supported voltages are 15V (too low) and 20V (too high). Thinkpads from the T60 generation onward have 20V charging voltage so conversion is straightforward.

[WASP Enterprises]

Ok thanks ! Good to know that any SSD will to the trick.

16V T_T , nevermind !