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My new T61P
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My new T61P
I just took delivery of a ThinkPad T61p in beautiful condition, from the original owner who bought it new in 2007. This is very exciting as I have been looking to collect a T61p in this condition for many years.
I've restored it back to factory condition with the Windows XP Professional recovery discs. I added a few programs I like to use, and installed Service Pack 3 and Internet Explorer 8 because my new HP dj2600 USB/wireless printer requires both of those updates.
Pictures:
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/1.jpg
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/2.jpg
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/3.jpg
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/4.jpg
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/5.jpg
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/6.jpg
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/7.jpg
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/untitled.bmp
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/untitled2.bmp
I've restored it back to factory condition with the Windows XP Professional recovery discs. I added a few programs I like to use, and installed Service Pack 3 and Internet Explorer 8 because my new HP dj2600 USB/wireless printer requires both of those updates.
Pictures:
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/1.jpg
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/2.jpg
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/3.jpg
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/4.jpg
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/5.jpg
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/6.jpg
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/7.jpg
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/untitled.bmp
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/untitled2.bmp
ThinkPad 600E (Win98); T23 (WinNT 4.0); T41 (Win2000); T61p (WinXP)
My name is Stephen Fox. I am a '18 BBA and '20 MBA student at WCSU.
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Re: My new T61P
That's one gorgeous ThinkPad. Congrats on grabbing it.
Now, you may want to "get under the hood" and re-paste along with installing Middleton's BIOS and then proceed with an upgrade or three more unless you intend it to just sit there as a museum piece.
Now, you may want to "get under the hood" and re-paste along with installing Middleton's BIOS and then proceed with an upgrade or three more unless you intend it to just sit there as a museum piece.
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Cheers,
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One FlexView to rule them all: A31p
Abused daily: T520, X200s
PMs requesting personal tech support will be ignored.
Cheers,
George (your grouchy retired FlexView farmer)
One FlexView to rule them all: A31p
Abused daily: T520, X200s
PMs requesting personal tech support will be ignored.
Re: My new T61P
Great machine! Amazing condition! Congrats!
Thinkpads: 330C, 360CE, 560, 755CD, 760LD, 760EL, A21p, A31p, X60s, X230
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Re: My new T61P
Yeah, very cool project you've got going on here. That laptop is a perfect 10.
Did you install XP in it because you want to preserve factory condition?
Because Windows 10 runs fine on a T61p and gives you much more in the way of usability.
Might I also recommend ThrottleStop and TPFanControl.
Are you planning to get under the hood at some point and upgrade the processor?
Did you install XP in it because you want to preserve factory condition?
Because Windows 10 runs fine on a T61p and gives you much more in the way of usability.
Might I also recommend ThrottleStop and TPFanControl.
Are you planning to get under the hood at some point and upgrade the processor?
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Re: My new T61P
Hi all, I am satisfied with restoring the ThinkPad to factory condition and Windows XP. The only change I made was I swapped out the hard drive for a brand new SSD.
That being said, I have access to the Vista Business recovery discs (this T61p shipped with XP but the T61p was eligible with either XP or Vista.) If I get bored one day I might put the hard drive back in and install Vista just to marvel at how poorly it runs.
That being said, I have access to the Vista Business recovery discs (this T61p shipped with XP but the T61p was eligible with either XP or Vista.) If I get bored one day I might put the hard drive back in and install Vista just to marvel at how poorly it runs.
ThinkPad 600E (Win98); T23 (WinNT 4.0); T41 (Win2000); T61p (WinXP)
My name is Stephen Fox. I am a '18 BBA and '20 MBA student at WCSU.
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Re: My new T61P
My T61p has the intel X9000 CPU, FX 570M 256mb, intel 6300 wifi, intel x25-E 64gb SSD, running windows 7 ultimate x64. It is quite usable even today for web browsing/word processing. Core 2 has aged, much, much better than previous thinkpads have in comparable timeframes. A T30 was pretty much unusable 10 years after it was produced, yet the T61P is still quite capable 10 years later.sdfox7 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 13, 2019 2:24 pmHi all, I am satisfied with restoring the ThinkPad to factory condition and Windows XP. The only change I made was I swapped out the hard drive for a brand new SSD.
That being said, I have access to the Vista Business recovery discs (this T61p shipped with XP but the T61p was eligible with either XP or Vista.) If I get bored one day I might put the hard drive back in and install Vista just to marvel at how poorly it runs.
Thinkpads: 760XD, 600E, T23, T30, T43p, T61p
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Razers: Razer Blade Pro 2017 FHD
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Re: My new T61P
I own a T23 that I picked up in mint condition from the original owner in September 2017. It's running Windows 2000 with a compatible PCMCIA WiFi card. I restored it back to the factory condition (the T23 disc images are on the Internet Archive) and got a new battery on eBay.Raidriar wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:54 amMy T61p has the intel X9000 CPU, FX 570M 256mb, intel 6300 wifi, intel x25-E 64gb SSD, running windows 7 ultimate x64. It is quite usable even today for web browsing/word processing. Core 2 has aged, much, much better than previous thinkpads have in comparable timeframes. A T30 was pretty much unusable 10 years after it was produced, yet the T61P is still quite capable 10 years later.sdfox7 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 13, 2019 2:24 pmHi all, I am satisfied with restoring the ThinkPad to factory condition and Windows XP. The only change I made was I swapped out the hard drive for a brand new SSD.
That being said, I have access to the Vista Business recovery discs (this T61p shipped with XP but the T61p was eligible with either XP or Vista.) If I get bored one day I might put the hard drive back in and install Vista just to marvel at how poorly it runs.
There are pictures of it running Windows XP here: http://sdfox7.com/t23.htm. The T23 could be ordered with XP and I originally installed that to see how it would run. Afterwards I installed Windows 2000 since it was "Designed for Windows 2000".
The T23 are heavier and you could knock someone unconscious if you hit them upside the head with one. They certainly don't make anything in this world like they used to!
ThinkPad 600E (Win98); T23 (WinNT 4.0); T41 (Win2000); T61p (WinXP)
My name is Stephen Fox. I am a '18 BBA and '20 MBA student at WCSU.
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Re: My new T61P
Update: This laptop came with 3GB RAM (1 x 2GB and 1 x 1GB). Out of curiosity, today I removed the 1GB and installed a 4GB DDR2 PC2-6400 module to complement the remaining 2GB PC2-6400 chip for a total of 6GB. I also installed an SSD with Windows 7 64-bit.
I have to say I am completely stunned by how good the performance is. The overall WEI of 5.5, and the graphics scores, are higher than I would have expected. I was expecting an overall WEI somewhere between 2 and 3 considering the laptop's age.
I know people with mainstream laptops only a few years old that can't even run up to a 5.5 overall because of crappy graphics which pulls down the overall score. Mine has the 256MB dedicated which I'm sure helps.
For the reasonable price you will pay for a used ThinkPad, it will smoke the garbage they are peddling at Walmart with single core CPUs, 4GB RAM and HDD for $300-400.
I want to note that I use this computer for web browsing and college Office documents, so my needs are very modest. I want something smooth and reliable but I am not looking for a barn burner!!!
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/t61p6gb2.png
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/t61p6gb1.png
I have to say I am completely stunned by how good the performance is. The overall WEI of 5.5, and the graphics scores, are higher than I would have expected. I was expecting an overall WEI somewhere between 2 and 3 considering the laptop's age.
I know people with mainstream laptops only a few years old that can't even run up to a 5.5 overall because of crappy graphics which pulls down the overall score. Mine has the 256MB dedicated which I'm sure helps.
For the reasonable price you will pay for a used ThinkPad, it will smoke the garbage they are peddling at Walmart with single core CPUs, 4GB RAM and HDD for $300-400.
I want to note that I use this computer for web browsing and college Office documents, so my needs are very modest. I want something smooth and reliable but I am not looking for a barn burner!!!
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/t61p6gb2.png
http://sdfox7.com/ibm/t61p/t61p6gb1.png
ThinkPad 600E (Win98); T23 (WinNT 4.0); T41 (Win2000); T61p (WinXP)
My name is Stephen Fox. I am a '18 BBA and '20 MBA student at WCSU.
Disable Google Chrome End of Support Infobar on Windows XP/Vista
My name is Stephen Fox. I am a '18 BBA and '20 MBA student at WCSU.
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Re: My new T61P
Apply Middleton's BIOS and up the CPU to T9300, and it'll go up even more.
And that CPU runs cooler than your T7500.
And that CPU runs cooler than your T7500.
Re: My new T61P
+ 1.RealBlackStuff wrote: ↑Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:07 amApply Middleton's BIOS and up the CPU to T9300, and it'll go up even more.
And that CPU runs cooler than your T7500.
Not to mention that such an upgrade would give you an excuse - not that you should need one - to re-paste the system.
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Cheers,
George (your grouchy retired FlexView farmer)
One FlexView to rule them all: A31p
Abused daily: T520, X200s
PMs requesting personal tech support will be ignored.
Cheers,
George (your grouchy retired FlexView farmer)
One FlexView to rule them all: A31p
Abused daily: T520, X200s
PMs requesting personal tech support will be ignored.
Re: My new T61P
I have two of them. One with Windows 7 Pro alone, the other with both Windows 7 Pro and Manjaro 18.0.4_stable MATE edition Linux. Both are quite capable in daily use and much more sturdy than pretty much any laptop made nowadays. Google "YouTube" + "ThinkPad torture tests" and see what people put the older ones through, trying to kill them. With most found at Wal-Mart, one can hold them at opposite corners and flex them a bit. And I absolutely hate Windows 10 of any version, though two I sold recently after rebuilding, upgrading them, a T61 and a T61p, had 10 Pro on them at the customer's request. I got those on eBay at $25 each and spent maybe $60-$70 each for parts, etc. and sold them for $140 each. As you said, "reasonable".
Lenovo TP T61p MTM 6460-DVU T9300 4GB 128GB SSD WSXGA+ nVidia FX570m
Lenovo TP T61p MTM 6457-W3P T7700 4GB 128GB SSD *WSXGA+ **Intel X3100
*(repl. dim Samsung WUXGA) **(repl. faulty FX570m)
Lenovo TP T61p MTM 6457-W3P T7700 4GB 128GB SSD *WSXGA+ **Intel X3100
*(repl. dim Samsung WUXGA) **(repl. faulty FX570m)
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