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What are these screws that came with my T60?
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:29 am
by marlinspike
My T60 came with two little hex head screws that say on the bag they're in P/N 42W2143. Any idea what these are for?
Re: What are these screws that came with my T60?
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:29 am
by ronan_zj
marlinspike wrote:My T60 came with two little hex head screws that say on the bag they're in P/N 42W2143. Any idea what these are for?
I believe one is for ur DVD/CD drive.
another one? no idea. maybe it is a backup.
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:40 am
by bontistic
Arent those security screws for the ultrabay drive and the hard drive?
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:58 am
by claudeo
There is an empty screw hole on the bottom, in which you can insert one of those screws to prevent removal of the DVD/CD drive. Can be handy in case you have to leave the machine unattended with a security cable in the slot on the side. The 2nd one is I think just a spare.
Re: What are these screws that came with my T60?
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:10 pm
by corymcnutt
marlinspike wrote:My T60 came with two little hex head screws that say on the bag they're in P/N 42W2143. Any idea what these are for?
I'm glad you asked that question...I was wondering what they were for!
Re: What are these screws that came with my T60?
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:17 pm
by marlinspike
corymcnutt wrote:marlinspike wrote:My T60 came with two little hex head screws that say on the bag they're in P/N 42W2143. Any idea what these are for?
I'm glad you asked that question...I was wondering what they were for!
Did you also get a phone cord? That one made me go WTF. I like how there are parts included that aren't mentioned in the parts checklist.
Did you get your copy of Lotus (assuming yours was supposed to come with it)? I had to call my sales rep for mine. Not sure why I cared to do so, because Lotus is pretty worthless, but I thought I would mention it.
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:17 pm
by corymcnutt
Ya, I got the phone cord (I guess for the modem) but no Lotus. I use MS Office Pro anyway. Got my two extra rubber caps for the TrackPoint.
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:28 pm
by basscleff
I've got phone cords, trackpoint caps, and those screws by the dozen if anyone needs
corymcnutt wrote:Ya, I got the phone cord (I guess for the modem) but no Lotus. I use MS Office Pro anyway. Got my two extra rubber caps for the TrackPoint.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:01 am
by NS
basscleff wrote:
I\'ve got phone cords, trackpoint caps, and those screws by the dozen if anyone needs
Keep those screws and don\'t misplace it. IBM/Lenovo charged me SGD$1.00 (Singapore dollars) for that hex screw when i told them i needed that screw as i have misplaced mine.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:36 am
by anthonychan
Thank you for the interesting answer - what the 2 screws are for and the hole at the bottom of the casing. Firms up my belief that ThinkPad does everything for a reason.
I also like to express my thanks for everyone who had contributed to this forum. I find thinkpads.com the most useful of all the sites I visited before deciding on a T60. The T60 is somewhat like a dream machine for me, finally acquired one on 16 Feb 2007. Very happy with thus far and my learning never ceases as I come to this great forum each day. Thank You ALL.