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All 600Es not the same?
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 5:50 pm
by Davemci
I have a 600E with a bad motherboard and so I bought a base unit off eBay. Was I surprised to find the 2645-51U came with a MMC-1 processor. I thought all the 600Es used MMC-2 CPUs. Bummer!
600E NOT THE SAME
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:58 pm
by RRHODY
If my memory is correct, the 2645-51U is a plain vannila 600 not the 600E. Therefore, the MB is different.
Re: 600E NOT THE SAME
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:04 pm
by rkawakami
RRHODY wrote:If my memory is correct, the 2645-51U is a plain vannila 600...
Confirmed.
IBM's web site wrote:Product: ThinkPad 600 2645-51U [change]
Operating system: All [change]
Original description: PII 266MHz (512KB) 32MB RAM 4GB 13.3 XGA TFT 24X 56K(ACP) Win95
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:57 pm
by BillD
I thought all the 600Es used MMC-2 CPUs. Bummer!
All 600e's and x's do use MMC-2 CPU's. The 600's all use MMC-1 CPU's..
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 9:31 pm
by Davemci
The seller must have swapped the top cover with a 600E since the sticker says 600E then went to all the trouble of replacing the screw cover. I didn't know the model number until it arrived, but could clearly see the 600E on the keyboard cover. So, all 600Es are MMC-2. Thanks for clearing that up.
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 9:46 pm
by pianowizard
I once bought a TP600 whose keyboard cover even showed "600X".
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:17 pm
by cmarti
pianowizard wrote:I once bought a TP600 whose keyboard cover even showed "600X".
pianowizard, and what model you was waiting/expecting the 600X or the 600?
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:45 pm
by tfflivemb2
For the record, not all 600Es are the same.
2645-55x,A5x models have a different BIOS and are more sensitive to upgrades. (ie. ram and CPU)
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:59 pm
by pianowizard
cmarti wrote:pianowizard, and what model you was waiting/expecting the 600X or the 600?
Fortunately, it was advertised as a 266MHz PII TP600. Had it been advertised as a 500MHz PIII TP600X, I would have been very upset!