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I have (3) T61p's from Ebay (dirt cheap) and all have the very famous NVIDA GPU problem...no boot and a sequence of beeps. Not knowing the NVIDA problem until recently, I purchased m/b 44c3930 and installed it. It had the old NVIDA GPU so its awaiting a slow death. Can I install m/b 42w7651 or 42w7875 w/ the INTEL GPU on-board so no GPU problems will surface????

Current CPU core temps are high 30s C and I assume the old NVIDA chip is happy. I would love to buy a newer NVDIA m/b w/ better GPU but very pricey.

Your thoughts pls...thx for a great forum

abro89

To save us some time, please give us the TYPE from the bottom of those T61p machines.
Any nVidia mobo can be replaced with a matching Intel mobo.

If you wand a newer nVidia mobo, contact forum member TuuS.

abro89 wrote:I purchased m/b 44c3930 and installed it. It had the old NVIDA GPU

42w7651 or 42w7875 are 15.4" (16:10) T61 mainboards. But i haven't found any info about 44c3930. 44c3931 is a fx570m mainboard from 15.4" T61. But it is from safe area (or i have mistaken)? Moreover i thought that mainboards with FRU 44c.... and 43y.... are safe.

It depends from whom you buy them.
Chinese are well-known for faking them with false GPU dates...