IC: R40 and its parts

[lakersgo]

I am just trying to see how much interest there is for a 2.5 years old R40. I will sell it as a whole for $370 shipped anywhere in the US. You can check out the specs below and ....."cough" its problems.

Or...

If there is greater interest in the parts, then I will consider selling in parts as well.

So here is the spec:

Pentium M 1.3ghz
15' SXGA+ (1400X1050)
256mb PC 2700 Ram (yeah, I know I know...not much)
ATI Radeon 7500
Hitachi 40GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
Ultrabay CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive
Built-in Wireless adapter
IBM original battery (although it doesn't hold much juice anymore)
I will throw in the recovery CD for this laptop as well.


Ok now....before anyone get too exciting I have some bad news for you, it might sound horrible at first but I've found the solution to the problems, so when it arrives in your hand it will be in working condition.

First, the mobo, and yes, it's the infamous ATI GPU overheating problem. If you let the system run just as it is, there will be horizontal lines on the screen and it will get worse to the point that it will blur the screen and you won't be able to read. The solution? Simple...I underclock the GPU and set the fan speed to high to make the system stay cool. as I am typing right now, current CPU temp @ 45C and ASP @ 50C. I think that's pretty cool by most people's standard.

Second, the left buttons for both trackpoint and touchpad won't work. I have no idea why, it just suddenly died on me. You will need an external mouse for navigation.

If you are interested in the parts, PM me with the parts you want and how much you are willing to pay for. I can sell the casing, keyboard and every other parts that's on my R40. Just PM me!