ThinkPad guide

[wgg]

I am starting to write a full ThinkPad guide for all levels of skill but as you will know I have no where near enough knowledge to be able to write one myself so I was hoping you experts coulde give me a load of contributions. If you can then please send me an email or a provate message with your contribution I will post a link soon!

Note: you will all be given credit for your contribuations!

[andyP]

Combining the contents of these boards and thinkwiki should be a good way to start your project.

[wgg]

Okay could you point me to wards some of the most asked about issues and topics please.

[andyP]

I'd have thought that was obvious; start with the FAQs and How Tos and then work your way through the individual boards' stickies - good luck!

[wgg]

Thanks for the advice.

[RealBlackStuff]

This type of question is very similar to the ones you used to post under your previous username "pccompexpert".
Haven't you learned anything?

[wgg]

Yes sorry about that I will try and change my ways.

[AMATX]

Reminds me of high school research paper: "Be brief, concise, but also thorough."

Trying to be all things to the Thinkpad world is likely to be useless to everyone.

Best to focus in on a particular tidbit and expand.

With this and other boards, wikis, etc., who needs a 'comprehensive guide' from you?

[wgg]

Okay I was hoping we could kinda work on this as a community project but it is up to the rest of you.

[fasteez]

Could you give some kind of definition on what that guide would be, contains or try to acheive ?
"full thinkpad guide" is kinda blurry, at least to my eyes, precise table of contents or goal would help people engage in helping you.

Furthermore and internet search + thinkpads.com & lenovo boards are already such large, convenient and evergrowing knowledge base you know .. it's hard to top

One thing that seems to be rare is low level data, electrical diagrams, components pictures. (I was about to buy a usb microscope to make some nice shots of mainboards I have here)

Good luck though

[wgg]

Cool, thanks for the advice, I wanted to start off with information on how to solve some of the most common problems then go from there.

[wgg]

I am currently working on the ThinkPad guide and making good progress.
You can view the guide here.

If you have any suggestions for content then please send an email to thinkpads@tectoc.net