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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#181 Post by wavygravy181 » Thu Jan 15, 2015 10:38 pm

Hi,

I'm new here but was hoping to get the original installation disc for my T30 laptop if anyone knows where I can get them. Can someone help me? I got this machine used a while back and now it just needs a fresh re-install to breathe new life back into it. I need to use it with some old SCSI back up drives. Thanks!

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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#182 Post by jronald » Sun Jan 18, 2015 5:59 pm

Hi Kevin
I have them drop me a PM with your address and Ill reply.

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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#183 Post by waldik » Sat Jan 31, 2015 1:46 pm

Hi all !! :)
I'm looking for a recovery CD for my Thinkpad T30 (2366).
Anyone help me ?

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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#184 Post by jronald » Tue Feb 03, 2015 6:02 pm

What is the Zip Code for your city (postal code)
Something like 62-262 Wierzyce

I have the discs, and will only ship US Postal.
6 discs total
1, 2, and 3 are Original Restore Disc copies
4 is XP Service packs 2 and 3
5 is Misc software including Dot Net and XP Service pack 1, all needed to get on line
6 is the 1802 WiFi Linux disc
These 6 disc will save you days of downloading.

PM me the Postal Code for a quote on shipping and a final cost.
Paypal is fine (required)

Thanks
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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#185 Post by dario3103 » Sat Jan 02, 2016 11:19 am

hi,
I also have a t30. Nowhere do I find a Recovery CD for my model.
I deleted partition recovery and now I have problem.Model t30 2366-51U
Please help. I live Germany.No understands English. He writes with Google
Thank you very much for your help

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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#186 Post by dario3103 » Wed Jan 06, 2016 1:13 pm

Hello,
And what no one is able to help me?

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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#187 Post by RealBlackStuff » Wed Jan 06, 2016 4:24 pm

Etwas Geduld!
jronald (who has those CDs) has not yet been on the Forum since last December.

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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#188 Post by burntyellow » Fri Jul 08, 2016 9:37 am

I am looking for recovery CDs for type 2366-91U. I have a set of 3 Product Recovery CDs but I am getting an error during the "convertion phase". Not sure if this is because the R&R boot CD was the incorrect one but I tested the factory reset process using the other R&R boot CDs I have on hand and nothing work. Thanks.

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#189 Post by jronald » Fri Jul 08, 2016 6:18 pm

Not sure about the conversion phase but I have the disc.

6 discs total
1, 2, and 3 are Original Restore Disc copies
4 is XP Service packs 2 and 3
5 is Misc software including Dot Net and XP Service pack 1, all needed to get on line
6 is the 1802 WiFi Linux disc
These 6 disc will save you days of downloading.

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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#190 Post by jronald » Sun Jul 17, 2016 5:39 am

I have moved these to a Google Drive. For a donation to Bill's Odyssey (Thinkpads Forum), you can obtain a copy for your personal use.
Total file size is a little under 2.5 gigs and contains:

6 discs total
1, 2, and 3 are Original Restore Disc copies
4 is XP Service packs 2 and 3
5 is Misc software including Dot Net and XP Service pack 1, all needed to get on line
6 is the 1802 WiFi Linux disc
and a READ ME file or two.

I originally charged $25.00 including express mail shipping. Let your heart be your guide.

You can use this PayPal Donation Link or click on the PayPal link at the top of this page.

And then just PM me for the link to the Google-drive.

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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#191 Post by burntyellow » Tue Aug 02, 2016 12:11 am

I want to report that I'm all good thanks to jronald. It was his PDF instructions that made the difference. Turns out that my set of 3 recovery disks were good. I simply need to discard the IBM Rescue and Recovery CD and boot directly from the first recovery disk. Being able to perform the factory recovery without the IBM R&R boot disk is new to me.

... sorry for the delay in closing this: work got busy right after I verified his instructions.

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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#192 Post by jronald » Tue Jan 10, 2017 4:03 pm

All, I still get a few requests a year for these and they are still available. Easy transaction, make a donation and I send you a link. Roughly a week later I kill the link.

Its for a good cause!
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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#193 Post by michelle13 » Tue Mar 14, 2017 10:52 pm

jronald wrote:All, I still get a few requests a year for these and they are still available. Easy transaction, make a donation and I send you a link. Roughly a week later I kill the link.

Its for a good cause!
Ron

Hello jronald,
Will you be able to help me with a copy/iso for the TP T30?
Also looking (years by now :cry: ) for the S30 (2639) recovery cd's and the TP240.
maybe they vanished with the dinosaurs... :?
Thanks,
Eyal

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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#194 Post by jronald » Fri Mar 24, 2017 2:51 pm

Michelle
The T30 was a P4 based system. The Recovery set I have will not work for either of te systems you are looking for, sorry.


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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#195 Post by jronald » Sun Jun 04, 2017 7:44 am

All, I still get a few requests a year for these and they are still available. Easy transaction, make a donation and I send you a link. Roughly a week later I kill the link.

Its for a good cause!
Ron
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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#196 Post by Trainman2177WS » Fri May 04, 2018 7:54 am

Sorry to wake up a very old thread, but are those CDs still availible? I have an R40 2681-CU2 that I would like to restore.

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#197 Post by jronald » Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:13 pm

I dont know if they will work on an R40. Your welcome to try though. Make a small donation to the Board by the link above right hand corner, and send me a PM. Ill reply with a Google download link.

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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#198 Post by madoleouk » Thu Oct 11, 2018 4:53 am

Hi Ron,

Any chance for the link to recovery for T30 with xp pro on it?

Thanks
Tom

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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#199 Post by meirpolaris » Wed Oct 24, 2018 4:28 am

Hello
Can someone help me with recovery image for:
T30 type 2366
R32 type 2658
Thank!

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#200 Post by BillMorrow » Wed Oct 24, 2018 12:18 pm

hello and welcome to the forum..
and, yes, i think i have a T30 recovery CD set..
if you can not find this image, originals or copies anyplace else..
i'll make a copy, $10 for first CD and $5 for each additional CD, US postage included..
not sure if i have a set for the R32..
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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#201 Post by SEGA_Genesis » Sun Mar 03, 2019 3:14 pm

I wish I still had them for the wallpapers and stuff like that, but if you only need drivers Lenovo still hosts them in the legacy section.
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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#202 Post by Shredder11 » Thu Mar 26, 2020 1:31 pm

This is not my Ebay UK auction but if anyone is interested, I just spotted for sale a set of discs:

eBay item number: 164138269674
Z61p x3 (C2D T7600, 3GB, 500GB SSD, BCM70015, Advanced Dock x1, Mini Dock x2)
W520 (C2Q i7-2720QM, 8GB, 60GB SSD)
X61 (C2D T7500, 3GB, 250GB SSD, BCM70015)
X61s (2GB, 120GB SSD)
T43p (P M 760, 2GB, IBM Port Replicator II, 128GB SSD)
G41 (P4 3.46GHz, 2GB, 128GB SSD)

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#203 Post by RealBlackStuff » Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:21 am

Why buy, if you can get them for free in our Marketplace Repository?
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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#204 Post by killerkiko » Thu Jun 24, 2021 6:00 pm

Does a t30 recovery set with win98 exist? Im trying to build a nice 3 machine set. 760xl for w95, t30 for win98, and x31 for xp.
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#205 Post by theterminator93 » Thu Jun 24, 2021 8:52 pm

I'm not sure that one does. Windows 98 mainstream supported ended with June of 2002. The T30 was introduced in May of 2002, and it's unlikely that IBM would have supported the model for an OS that was going EOL within a couple months of the system's release.

FWIW, the newest system I have a Windows 98 (SE) recovery set for is the T21. I know the A22m was offered with 98 as late as May of 2001, as this is when/how one of my A22ms shipped, but I don't have that recovery set.
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#206 Post by killerkiko » Thu Jun 24, 2021 9:43 pm

Thanks for the info!. I have installed 98se on my t30, and so far everything seems ok. Much better than trying to run 98se on the x31, that thing would act so weird.
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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#207 Post by Bomj911 » Wed May 25, 2022 9:59 am

Hi I picked up a T30 laptop of eBay and would like to purchase a recovery CD for Windows XP sp3 if possible.
Anyone has recommendations where I can get one.
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#208 Post by theterminator93 » Wed May 25, 2022 6:24 pm

There is no such thing as an XP SP3 restore set. The only flavors out there go up as far as SP2.

XP was discontinued to OEMs on 6/30/08 and SP3 was published only 2 months before that. This was nearly 2 years after Vista was released and less than a year before 7 was made available.
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Re: T30 Recovery CD Set Needed

#209 Post by Bomj911 » Thu May 26, 2022 3:18 pm

theterminator93 wrote:
Wed May 25, 2022 6:24 pm
There is no such thing as an XP SP3 restore set. The only flavors out there go up as far as SP2.

XP was discontinued to OEMs on 6/30/08 and SP3 was published only 2 months before that. This was nearly 2 years after Vista was released and less than a year before 7 was made available.
Ok I see
The sticker underneath the laptop is for XP professional 1
So that’s SP1? If so would you know where I could get that or can I upgrade it to SP2?
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#210 Post by RealBlackStuff » Fri May 27, 2022 12:32 am

You can get SP1, SP2 and SP3 separately.
So install whatever (32-bit) XP version you get and then update that with the missing SPs.
The sticker-level (no SP, SP1 or SP2) is irrelevant.
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