T22 laptop

[newtothis]

Hi
I have just got a T22 laptop in a docking station for my grandson.
A few weeks ago I accidentally broke the screen of his old ibm laptop so I thought this would be a good replacement.
But it doesn't connect to the Internet , I am thinking that I have to buy a card or something???
Also the man I bought it from has just told me via text message that I will need to update the operating system to the one my grandson used to used.
The old laptop had Xp , this new laptop has Windows 2000
I looks like a good laptop and docking station but do you have to have a lot of techie experience to get online with it and to update the operating system?
Any help at all would be much appreciated xxx

[DRobinson]

Hi
I have just got a T22 laptop in a docking station for my grandson.
A few weeks ago I accidentally broke the screen of his old ibm laptop so I thought this would be a good replacement.
But it doesn't connect to the Internet , I am thinking that I have to buy a card or something???
Also the man I bought it from has just told me via text message that I will need to update the operating system to the one my grandson used to used.
The old laptop had Xp , this new laptop has Windows 2000
I looks like a good laptop and docking station but do you have to have a lot of techie experience to get online with it and to update the operating system?
Any help at all would be much appreciated xxx

Are you trying to connect with ethernet cable or wireless? It should have an ethernet card in the machine. If not, ebay will have them. I hope you did not pay too much, as this is a very old machine. If you want to have a decent operating system for your grandson to use, take a look at this:

http://puppylinux.org/main/Overview%20a ... tarted.htm

[newtothis]

Hi
Thank you for replying.
I am trying to connect wirelessly.
No I didn't pay a lot of money at all , I paid £20:00 for it.
Is working fine and Windows 2000 looks ok.
Thank you

[DRobinson]

I am trying to connect wirelessly.

Ok. That machine does not come with native wireless. I would try to locate a "pcmcia wireless card" on ebay or another site. This should be able to get you on line wirelessly.

[newtothis]

Hi
There seems to be a few different types of PCMCIA cards.
Will they all fit?
Should I be looking for one that runs with windows 2000?
Sorry for all the questions, this is all so new to me.
Thank you

[DRobinson]

Hi
There seems to be a few different types of PCMCIA cards.
Will they all fit?
Should I be looking for one that runs with windows 2000?

They should all fit. You will want windows 2000 support. I would guess that if they support XP they would support 2000, but not 100% sure on that.

If you never want to use a wired connection again, you could replace the ethernet/modem card with something like this:
http://goo.gl/eFczc

http://goo.gl/gE5MM

You still need to verify that win2k drivers are available.

I have done this to mine for wireless.

*Editted to correct the pci-e card that was linked. That is wrong and will not work on this system...

[newtothis]

Thank you very much for all your help

[Tasurinchi]

If you never want to use a wired connection again, you could replace the ethernet/modem card with something like this:

http://goo.gl/eFczc

That's a mini PCI-Express card, it won't fit in a T22. You'll need to get a mini PCI (not to be confused with mini PCIe), but even then I'm not sure if the T22 has already the internal antennas installed. Maybe going for a PCMCIA Card would be the best option

[RealBlackStuff]

There are no T20/T21/T22 models that have built-in antennas.
But you can attach the lid of a wireless-ready T23 onto your T22, and then replace the NIC/Modem card with a wifi card, such as the Intel 2200BG, or go even higher and put in an N-capable wifi card such as the TP-Link TL-WN861N: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/control ... details&Q=
or from other sources such as Fleabay.
However, the T22 is awfully limited with only max. 512MB RAM.
It will never run anything better (properly) than Windows 2000, Windows XP-FLP (if you can find it) or Linux.
Forget about Vista, W7 or W8.

[newtothis]

So I can never increase the memory on the T22?
That's a shame
I have given it to a man down the road, he is going to put xp on it and put a wireless card in for me

[Neil]

So I can never increase the memory on the T22?

That's right, but don't look at it as a flaw. The T22 and Windows 2000 were probably designed to run on about 128MB RAM, and in the day, 512MB was considered a LOT of RAM. Maybe even overkill. You just can't expect performance of a 10-12 year old computer to even come close to a modern machine. But, you can still enjoy these old computers for what they now are...collectables.

[pianowizard]

I have just got a T22 laptop in a docking station for my grandson.
A few weeks ago I accidentally broke the screen of his old ibm laptop so I thought this would be a good replacement.
But it doesn't connect to the Internet , I am thinking that I have to buy a card or something???

Sorry to tell you this but you made a mistake. The T22 is okay for a diehard Thinkpad fan looking for a cheap collectible, but is a piece of junk if your grandson wants to actually use it. My advice is, do not spend any more money on it. Either throw it away or use it as a doorstop, and buy something more modern. Why don't you start a new post listing your criteria (i.e. budget, features needed, etc.) and people will help you find a suitable laptop.