Just purchased a t40p on ebay

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trilogy · #1 Post by **trilogy** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 10:02 am

Hello all.

Just wanted some opinions on the deal i got for a t40p, i did a buy it now for $1785 shipped 2-day, still 2 years left on the warranty, and with a gig of ram i thought this was a pretty decent deal. I dont mind the 40 gig HD as i have a 60 gig waiting at my house, it just needs a home. I also didnt mind that the wifi was only a/b because i have an extra g card too.

Opinions?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWN:IT

Thanks!

eriqesque · #2 Post by **eriqesque** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 11:33 am

Seems to be a great deal.
Just be careful on the wireless card, the ones with the a/b card are not user replaceable, So if you change it wear gloves. Also on the spare "g" card you have it will have to be an IBM wireless card or the BIOS will reject it.

trilogy · #3 Post by **trilogy** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:05 pm

Really? The bios wont let me use a linksys PCMCIA card?

Leon · #4 Post by **Leon** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:08 pm

i think he meant internal cards....

atlacatl · #5 Post by **atlacatl** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:13 pm

trilogy wrote:
eriqesque wrote:Seems to be a great deal.
Just be careful on the wireless card, the ones with the a/b card are not user replaceable, So if you change it wear gloves. Also on the spare "g" card you have it will have to be an IBM wireless card or the BIOS will reject it.
Really? The bios wont let me use a linksys PCMCIA card?

For a PCMCIA card, you're fine...Just install the drivers and turn off the internal card.

I think we all assume internal when refering to wireless

In which case, trilogy may be right - The BIOS needs to recongiize the internal card in order to work...

BTW, I have a t40p and it's a great machine - A bit of the fan 5 sec. noise, and creaky left palm rest...Other than that, it's a great machine AND I think you got a great deal...

eriqesque · #6 Post by **eriqesque** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:22 pm

Oops sorry I just assued it was an internal mini PCI card.

trilogy · #7 Post by **trilogy** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 1:04 pm

Yeah, i think a/b will be fine for now, most wireless networks wont give you the bandwith that G can handle at this point anyways, so i wont need the G card for another year or so, if then. It's mainly helpful for file xfer across networks.

Is it worth buying more memory for this? i can probably get a good deal from crucial or something, although 1 gig should be enough.

Anything you reccomend i do when i recieve it? first thing i will do is format it and install XP, which is what i always do, i guess the next thing is to hit the ibm support site and update everything.

Cant wait.

spotter · #8 Post by **spotter** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 4:08 pm

thera are bios hacks for thinkpads that disable IBM's mini pci wireless check.

eriqesque · #9 Post by **eriqesque** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 5:13 pm

I would say buying an IBM approved card is easier and better for the machine than using some BIOS hack.

spotter · #10 Post by **spotter** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 5:20 pm

yes, I'd agree I'd be very nervous about hacking the bios, just saying that it's done. It's also a simple hack (literally changing just one or 2 asm instructions)

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