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T61 TuuS's replacement motherboards

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 4:58 pm
by Sleora
Hello there, I heard that it was possible to get my hands on a NOS/modified motherboard for a T61, is it true ?
Just for context, I bought not long ago a Thinkpad T61 but it turn out that it has the famous faulty nvidia Quadro NVS 140M (for 27€/~$32, it wasn't a huge loss and I kinda half-expected to have that problem). The intergrated display is a pain to look at with the image totaly scrambled, but with an external display, it's okay, I just have color stripes.
After searching a bit on Google, I heard that some motherboards from after feb 2008 could make a good replacement, unfortunately :
1. It's a pain to track the FRU from these boards
2. and when I found one, it's overpriced.

Then, after googling even more, I heard about some New Old Stock/modified (frankenpads) motherboards were sold by the guy named TuuS.
How can I contact him to get my hand a better fonctionnal board for my T61 ?

Re: T61 TuuS's replacement motherboards

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 5:20 pm
by fissionpowered
https://theboardroom.info/t61mobo.html

From the recent T61 buying advice thread.

Re: T61 TuuS's replacement motherboards

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2021 12:48 am
by cadillacmike68
The boards are for the standard size 14" 4:3 aspect ratios. They are not for either of the 2 sizes of widescreen T61s.

Re: T61 TuuS's replacement motherboards

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2021 3:28 am
by Cigarguy
TuuS is a great guy to deal with. I got one of his boards and has been very with it. The T61 is a 13-14 year old machine so don't expect too much from that platform. NOS motherboard or 8/8 motherboards are getting more scarce so don't be surprise if you can't get any. You are late to the party. Unfortunately TuuS have had some medical issues and is no longer as active as he used to be. TuuS is a standup guy and I wish him the best and misses his contribution to this forum.