Screen resolution question on t60 running windows 7

[Titleist026]

Hey all, i just purchased my first thinkpad, t60 2008-ggu. Specs are as follows:

T7200 2.0ghz
2gb ram
100gb 7200rpm
ati mobility x1300

yada yada yada...im sure you get the picture...

anywho, i just installed windows 7 fresh on here and the largest resolution i can run is 1024*768...is this correct? something seems wrong. i have installed the latest driver (albeit from 07) for the video card and windows recognizes it. I'm just wondering if I'm missing something or is the max resolution for the x1300 1024*768?


thanks,
Doug

[Titleist026]

Oh I guess i should have mentioned that I have the standard 4*3 14.1" screen

[crazyfrog]

What is the native resolution of your laptop screen, XGA(1024*768) or SXGA+(1400*1050)? X1300 should be able to drive SXGA+ without problem.

[Titleist026]

Not exactly sure how I check that. Ill look at it when I get home and get back to you. Assuming everything is in working order I'm guessing I have the xga model screen. Just thought that a new laptop with a dedicated card would at least be able to run a higher resolution....

[Temetka]

What is the seven digital model number on the bottom of the unit?

EX; 1953-EAU or something like that.

This will help us determine which LCD you have in your thinkpad.

If it is an XGA LCD then it's maximum resolution would be 1024x768. However if it is an SXGA+ LCD then it's maximum resolution wold be 1400x1050.

Where did you buy the laptop from? Was there a thorough description of it?

[Titleist026]

What is the seven digital model number on the bottom of the unit?

Hey all, i just purchased my first thinkpad, t60 2008-ggu

[Titleist026]

I bought it on ebay, $300 shipped with those specs...was a pretty good deal...Its my alternate computer I have my desktop that I built that I use for most things, just nice to have a decent running laptop to carry around to class and what not

[bhtooefr]

Are you sure it's GGU? QuickPath is saying that's an invalid number, and ltwbook doesn't list it.

Although, what I'm finding on Google is that it's 1024x768. Does it look at all out of focus?

[Titleist026]

looks in focus....Im pretty sure native res. is 1024*768 but I wanted to make sure. I might put this back on ebay and get a t61 with 1440*990 for a few bucks more....I do alot of excel and spss work at school and could probably benefit from a widescreen display.


cpuz says that model number, and its listed on the lenovo website as well.

[Titleist026]

rand IBM / Lenovo
Model Thinkpad T61 (type 7665)
Microprocessor 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (T7100)
Microprocessor Cache 2MB L2 Cache
Memory 2 GB DDR-2 System Memory
Memory Max Max supported 4GB
Hard Drive 80 GB
Multimedia Drive DVD-ROM drive
Display 14.1" WXGA+ TFT Display (Resolution 1440x900)
Video nVidia Quadro NVS-140M
Fax/Modem High speed 56k modem
Network Card Gigabit 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Connectivity 802.11a/b/g WLAN
Sound Integrated audio
Keyboard Standard Laptop keyboard
Pointing Device Touch Pad and track button both





How does this look for $400 shipped???

thanks,
Doug

[bhtooefr]

How much, if any, warranty is left?

[Titleist026]

nope no warranty. none stated at least

[bhtooefr]

I'd be afraid of an nVidia-equipped T61 with no warranty, myself, just because of the failure rate of the G84 and G86 GPUs.

[Titleist026]

hmm okay...i googled to try to find some problems with that video card but nothnig was coming up. what failure rate are you talking about specifically?

[bhtooefr]

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/new ... 84-g86-bad

There's somewhere to start.

[Titleist026]

ok thanks for the info... i decided to get a hp dv2000...thinkpads too overprices with glitchy issues for my usage. thanks again boys...

[bhtooefr]

Um, you could've gotten a T61 with integrated graphics instead of that...

[Titleist026]

Thinkpad t61 bottom line avg price in ebay is about 450

similar spec dv2000 avg price is about 300, one im looking at still has a year left on warranty too


this was my third thinkpad...the first two were t40 and t42, both of which had the inverter crap out on me...and the last i wasn't happy with the screen....


again i just need a 14.1 widescreen notebook to take to class...nothing special...i do most of my work on my desktop which has a 23.5 1080p hd monitor...YUM

[sktn77a]

Look up the model number and serial number on the Warranty Lookup page. If it gives the warranty information then this is probably an internal Lenovo asset (eg demo/loaner/employee). They used model designations for these that were never release to the info database.