T40 motherboard

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Hi all, I have 2 T40's with bad motherboards. They are type 2373-7CU. Can somebody supply me with motherboard part numbers that will work for me? I want to get these up and running again.
Thanks,
Scott

Moderator edit: Corrected to T40 and moved to T4x forum

[rkawakami]

Welcome to thinkpads.com! (lurking for awhile, huh )

Can you double-check that TYPE number again? 2373-7CU is a T40 system, not a T30.

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yes, i have been lurking for a while! Ive learned alot on this website thats for sure. I know enough about computers to be dangerous
I doublechecked and you are correct, these are T40's.....sorry about that. Ill post the question in the t40 forum.
Thanks!
Scott

[rkawakami]

Not a problem.. I've re-titled your original post and moved it to the proper forum.

The best resource for answering this type of question is the Hardware Maintenance Manual. The version for the T40-T42 systems is here:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-46464

The original motherboard FRU for the 2373-7CU is 91P7710. It has the ATI M7-32, 10/100 Ethernet and security chip. Other motherboards may fit inside the case but then the TYPE number on the outside will not reflect exactly what's on the inside.

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Thanks for the link to the manual, thats great info to have!
Thanks again,
Scott

[AlphaKilo470]

You know you have a good excuse to upgrade to a T41 or T42 now. You'd gain more graphics options, faster memory and the accelerometer-based hard drive protection system. Any T4x or R5x mobo should fit in the case but an R52 or T43 motherboard would require buying additional parts like RAM and most likely CPU.

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Thanks for the info. I am on the lookout for 2 of the R51 motherboards! Thanks guys,
Scott