[T30] Memeory Slot broken! What to do?

[ulix]

Hi at all,
my love, the thinkpad t30 doesn#t work well. So i found out that the memory slot is bust. So what should i do? The thinkpad is out of warranty. Should i buy a new mainboard, or give it to the ibm service?
How much does this cost?
Thanks
regards form germany

[RealBlackStuff]

If you would spend some time in this forum, and look up things like T30 memory slot / problem, you would have found all the answers already.

[ulix]

Hi,
i can't find a perfect solution. to use paper, but this doesn't work, i tested. What will the do when i send it to ibm, and they replay the board? How much is this? The other slot is fully broken and can't be used.
thanks

[RealBlackStuff]

It's cheaper to find a used T30 motherboard and replace it yourself.
You'll find all the info about which mobo's in my answer to this post:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=51349
as well as in the T30 Hardware Manual:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-42308

This eBayer in the UK ships worldwide: http://tinyurl.com/34hqmh

You'd have to reckon with an average price of $100.- or more (or less if you can snipe it on eBay), but with the cheap $-Euro exchange that's not bad at all.

Sending it in to IBM will cost you an arm and a leg (and probably a kidney or two...).