the ideal Thinkpad for one Italian person

[Nicola]

I am Italian and speak little the English. I use automatic translators.
I ask excuse in advance.

I want here in this post to ask those little things that serve to make my ideal ThinkPad (that I use "for ever").
Even if these things are written in the varied messages of the forum, but doing not understand well the English results me very difficult to extrapolate them from the individual discussion.
For this I ask you short and simple answers

You have patience and you do not scare from the long list of demands. They are all small things.

I will buy a T42 with 15" FlexView 1400x1050 and when I find it more similar to my ideal, I will acquire it and custumer then.

1) exist T4x with dvi?
2) exist T4X with integrated firewire?
3) exist T40-41-42 with pc-express?
(I know that the 855pm does not support bus Pci-express. But I task to a connector over the other PCMCIA,
and that it is only an external adapter)

4) exist FLOPPY DRIVE for T4X (internal)?

5) exist T4x with better CARDS AUDIO of the SoundMAX?

6) it is possible to replace the MOTHERBOARD of an other model in a T4X?
(for example with mobo of R52 with Firewire)

7) the KEYBOARD of T43 had "drain of liquids"? It's possible to insert it in the T42?

8) the thinkpad are notebook better of the world (as all we know) but the AUDIO makes poor. There are boxes sound of other marks of quality to insert in the thinkpad?

9) "THE SUPPORT FOR HANDS" - I do not know as it is called, the part under the keyboard (not within, outside), where there is logo IBM. It is found without touchpad, like in the old notebook, but for the T4x?

10) RAM 133 or 166 mhz can to work to 100 mhz (FSB 400)?

11) all SCREEN 15" of T42 is equal? (not resolution but physical dimension)
Are larger and more small?

12) EQUAL PRODUCTS OR LIKE - It can be understood from the MODEL TYPE which is best or the most recent?


If you done not understand well a question, you ask me.

Thank yoy very much.
Nicola

P.S.: unfortunately Italy is the "nation of the first world" with insufficient technology (in the web site Italians nothing is not found)

[joester]

Credo che possiate ottenere molte di quelle opzioni con una stazione di aggancio per il laptop.

Non ho una conoscenza di con la serie di T4x di laptops, ma so che le offerte della stazione di aggancio la capacità di aggiungere le cose il laptop in se non.

L'unica cosa che non ho per il mio T21 è il collegamento del firewire, ora che ho la stazione di aggancio e gli azionamenti supplementari.

Joe

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[ulrich.von.lich]

1)No, you'll need a port replicator or a docking station to use the DVI port
2)No
3)No
4)No
6)I don't think so
7)T43s and T42s share the same keyboard
9)All palm rests in T4 series have touchpads
11)Yes
12)Go to Lenovo's site, enter the machine type and you'll find all the info you need.

10) About the RAM question, you need to ask someone else. I only know T43s use PC4200 533Mhz DDR2 RAM which cannot be used in older T4xs which take DDR memory. PC2100, PC2700 and PC3200 are interchangeable I think. I'd suggest you to choose the exact memory for your laptop.

I don't know much about sound cards. All laptop speakers are crappy. You need external speakers.

[Nicola]

9)All palm rests in T4 series have touchpads

To use the palm of other family (RX, T23, etc.)?

12)Go to Lenovo's site, enter the machine type and you'll find all the info you need.

I know this. I would want to understand why there are therefore many "model-type" different. I see notebook equal but with "model-type" different. I would want to understand why.
If the first 4 numbers indicated the exit from the factory, for example, I would prefer to buy a 2378 that a 2374.

About the RAM question, I know that I can to use all DDR memory. But I want to know if the formulations of the bios can plan the ram to 100 mhz, is with cpu to the minimum (600 or 800 mhz) and is with normal frequency.
Who has a t42, he can say me it.

[aaa]

About the RAM question, I know that I can to use all DDR memory. But I want to know if the formulations of the bios can plan the ram to 100 mhz, is with cpu to the minimum (600 or 800 mhz) and is with normal frequency.
Who has a t42, he can say me it.

T42 uses PC2700 ram, which is 166mhz. The speed of the ram is not connected to the speed of the cpu.

[Nicola]

Certainty that is connected. Factor of multiplication. FSB 7,5:1 6:1 etc.

[Nicola]

I read that the "Pentium M" have the multiplier blocked to 6x; Banias 600 mhz Dothan 800 mhz.

Banias has FSB 400, 100 x 6 = 600.
Dothan hasb FSB 533, 133 x 6 = 800.

I would like to plan the ram to 100 mhz, always. Is possible?
With everything those that they have a T42 with Dothan there is someone than knows to say me if is possible? With configure the bios? With software?

[aaa]

I read that the "Pentium M" have the multiplier blocked to 6x; Banias 600 mhz Dothan 800 mhz.

Banias has FSB 400, 100 x 6 = 600.
Dothan hasb FSB 533, 133 x 6 = 800.

I would like to plan the ram to 100 mhz, always. Is possible?
With everything those that they have a T42 with Dothan there is someone than knows to say me if is possible? With configure the bios? With software?

Intel doesn't use 1:1 memory to fsb with those cpus. Don't know why, but it's probably because 100mhz ram (PC1600) would be awfully slow.

So with the T42, it uses 166mhz ram (PC2700).

I believe you can change it with the WPCREDIT software, but do not see the point as you will be slowing things down.


There are 400fsb Dothans, the 7x5 models. The 533fsb are the 7x0 models.

[ulrich.von.lich]

Sorry for the question 9 I answered. I just found out there actually is a palm rest without touchpad or fingerprint scanner. The FRU number is 91P8399. However it's only available for 14" models.

About the machine type thing, they don't indicate the manufacture date. A 2378 wouldn't be necessarily better than a 2374. Some are express models and some are educational etc. For example, a 2686 T43 carries 1 year's warranty while many 2668 models carry 3 years.

Hope it helps

[whizkid]

I believe you can change it with the WPCREDIT software, but do not see the point as you will be slowing things down.

Longer battery life.

[Nicola]

Intel doesn't use 1:1 memory to fsb with those cpus. Don't know why, but it's probably because 100mhz ram (PC1600) would be awfully slow.

So with the T42, it uses 166mhz ram (PC2700).

If I install the Banias in a T42 I use it at minimal, 600.
Therefore the ram it works to 100, true? 6x

[aaa]

Intel doesn't use 1:1 memory to fsb with those cpus. Don't know why, but it's probably because 100mhz ram (PC1600) would be awfully slow.

So with the T42, it uses 166mhz ram (PC2700).

If I install the Banias in a T42 I use it at minimal, 600.
Therefore the ram it works to 100, true? 6x

No, it will be 166. You would have to go out of your way to force it to do 100 if you want it to.

[Nicola]

No, it will be 166. You would have to go out of your way to force it to do 100 if you want it to.

Where outside?

[aaa]

No, it will be 166. You would have to go out of your way to force it to do 100 if you want it to.

Where outside?

Ignore that.

No, it will be 166. You would have to force it to do 100 if you want it to

[Nicola]

No, it will be 166. You would have to force it to do 100 if you want it to

1)In that way?

2)Therefore the Banias would work to 1000 mhz, installed in the T42? Why it has the blocked multiplier to 6x. (166 x 6 = 1000)

[aaa]

No, it will be 166. You would have to force it to do 100 if you want it to

2)Therefore the Banias would work to 1000 mhz, installed in the T42? Why it has the blocked multiplier to 6x. (166 x 6 = 1000)

FSB=100, ram=166
6x100=600

And the cpu is free to do higher multipliers like 15x100 if it likes (depending on the max speed of the cpu of course).

[Nicola]

Yes, I would want to always lower the ram to 100 mhz. But now I am speaking about the minimal frequency of the cpu.