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First 600E trying to bring back to operational status.
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 12:20 am
by superdave65
Great site, I just got my first 600E model 2645-8AU off ebay. I am waiting on floppy drive but so far everything cool. Replaced the cmos battery to eliminate the 161,163 error. It came with only 32 ram I upped to 288. It has only 6gig but will up that to 30-40gig soon. Need to get a new battery too. I have previously owned a 770 and did the same thing bringing back alive in 2003. I might attempt a cpu upgrade in the future.
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 12:38 am
by pianowizard
Indeed, with simple upgrades, an old computer like your 600E can still perform most of the tasks that most people need!
BTW, welcome to the forum!
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:55 am
by bosco
I also recently got a base 600E from eBay and upgraded it to a P3 500mhz cpu, 256mb ram, and a 40gb hdd.
It's great for sitting on the couch checking email, surfing the web, etc. If I want to play games I go to the desktop. However, my desire for gaming is waning as I get older. So far, the 600E is perfect for my needs.
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:04 pm
by chubes
bosco,
After you upgraded the 600e to a P3 500mhz, how much hotter did the thing get? Any instabilities? I'm curious about this, as my 600e is a mere 300mhz Pentium 2.
These CPUs are real cheap on eBay right now, and I'm always ripping open and hacking my computers, this seems like a fun project.
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:22 pm
by BillD
I upgraded a 600e to 500 mhz..I love these 600's,so easy to work on and they're tough as hell...
BTW when I did my upgrade I put alittle Artic Silver on the CPU/heatsink and I haven't had any over heating problems..
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:52 pm
by tfflivemb2
FWIW, I put a 750MHz Speed Step CPU that runs at 600MHz in a 600E, and initially the heat was intense (85 degrees). After it ran the first time for about 10 minutes, then the temps dropped (58 degrees) and haven't been that high since then.
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:33 pm
by chubes
What about your idle temperatures?
Mine's sitting right at 38 degrees C right now.
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:42 pm
by bosco
chubes wrote:bosco,
After you upgraded the 600e to a P3 500mhz, how much hotter did the thing get? Any instabilities? I'm curious about this, as my 600e is a mere 300mhz Pentium 2.
These CPUs are real cheap on eBay right now, and I'm always ripping open and hacking my computers, this seems like a fun project.
No problems at all. It runs great. I used the stock fan with the attached thermal pad and it's fine. Mine was originally a 366mhz.
I bought another 600E from eBay for my wife and found a 650mhz speedstep cpu cheap. I haven't received either yet, but I'll probably use some Arctic Silver on the 650mhz cpu just in case.
Anyone know how to get a speedstep cpu run at full speed in a 600E? There's another thread where someone says that Win 2k Pro will run it at full speed. I'm hoping that's the case since that's what I'm using.
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:26 am
by BillD
Bosco: In the other thread I posted how I forced my juiced up 600x's to run at the higher speedstep speeds...I have NO idea if it will work on a 600e...But if the speedstep is software/CPU driven it MIGHT work on a 600e..
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... highlight=