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Better glue for case repair

Last post by portsample « Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:25 pm
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by portsample » Sun Mar 14, 2010 3:27 am

Hey all-

I picked up a T23 on the 'bay a couple of weeks ago. It had a broken palmrest bezel that was cracked into two pieces. The breaks were at...

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Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:25 pm
256 MB RAM for T20/21/22

Last post by Summer Deep « Mon Oct 21, 2019 10:39 am
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by Summer Deep » Fri Oct 18, 2019 1:44 pm

Trying to upgrade a T21 from its current 256 MB (1 x 256MB module) to the maximum 512 MB. Problem is that the required PC100 256 MB modules seem to...

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Mon Oct 21, 2019 10:39 am
Optical Mouse in Win 98SE on T22

Last post by Summer Deep « Fri Oct 18, 2019 1:33 pm
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by Summer Deep » Sat Oct 05, 2019 7:31 pm

I've acquired a T22 which has Windows 98 SE on it. A bit of a rash move perhaps, as I have zero experience of this operating system. Anyway, it...

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Last post by Summer Deep
Fri Oct 18, 2019 1:33 pm
T23 - Battery Options?

Last post by BillP « Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:54 am
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by Summer Deep » Sun Sep 22, 2019 7:39 pm

Next step in my T23 restoration project is finding a decent battery, hopefully at a competitive price. 'Battery Bar' shows a wear rate of around 60%...

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Last post by BillP
Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:54 am
T21 not working

Last post by JBUK « Sun Sep 22, 2019 2:08 am
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by railes » Thu Sep 19, 2019 10:55 am

Hey everyone. My T21 has a strange type of behaviour: sometimes it suddenly stops with no activity and the screen freezes (sometimes it doesn't boot...

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Last post by JBUK
Sun Sep 22, 2019 2:08 am
Win 7 Audio Driver For T23?

Last post by JBUK « Mon Jul 22, 2019 5:07 pm
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by Summer Deep » Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:50 am

I recently acquired a T23 in pretty good all round condition. I'm trying out a dual boot setup with Windows 7 and Antix Linux. The latter seems to...

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Mon Jul 22, 2019 5:07 pm
Win 7 Audio Driver For T23?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sat Jul 13, 2019 7:53 am
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by Summer Deep » Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:49 am

DELETED - duplicate thread made in error.

Where the heck is the 'Delete Post' feature on this forum? :? :help:

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Sat Jul 13, 2019 7:53 am
Ideal Setup for ThinkPad T22

Last post by ac12 « Wed Jul 10, 2019 1:37 pm
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by TPActivator1511 » Mon Jul 08, 2019 5:48 pm

I've got a ThinkPad T22 with a 900MHz P-III, an 8MB S3 Savage/IX (NOT AS BAD AS PEOPLE SAY!!! It's Direct3D 8 goodness runs Unreal Tournament and...

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Wed Jul 10, 2019 1:37 pm
Remove 01C9

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Jun 28, 2019 5:58 am
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by SEGA_Genesis » Sun Mar 03, 2019 3:03 pm

After digging through old forums for a (still working) link to the No-1802 tool, I finally got rid of No-1802! About a week later, I got my ActionTec...

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Fri Jun 28, 2019 5:58 am
ThinkPad won't boot to Post

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by SEGA_Genesis » Thu Jun 27, 2019 3:40 pm

I did something really stupid and reckless when messing with my ThinkPad T30...

I was messing around with the backlight inverter (which was messing...

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Thu Jun 27, 2019 3:40 pm
T23 which version of OS/2 to install

Last post by NKVD1934 « Sun Jun 16, 2019 1:38 pm
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by NKVD1934 » Mon Jun 10, 2019 2:17 am

I've bought a T23 and I want to install OS/2 for testing purposes.

I've tested my Warp 4.52 discs and are working great on Pcem.

Which version...

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Last post by NKVD1934
Sun Jun 16, 2019 1:38 pm
Thinkpad T20_T21_T22 Schematic

Last post by Istvan « Sun Jun 02, 2019 11:34 am
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by Istvan » Tue May 28, 2019 7:28 am

Hello everybody!

I need the Motherboard Schematic of Thinkpad T20-22 laptop.
Can you help me anyone?

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Sun Jun 02, 2019 11:34 am
How common is this crack in T2x systems *PICS*

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Jun 02, 2019 2:27 am
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by rkawakami » Thu May 03, 2007 6:13 pm
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I have noticed several T23s floating through eBay recently with the identical crack in at least two of my own T23 systems:

I'm wondering how...
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Sun Jun 02, 2019 2:27 am
SSDs work in the T23 and T30

Last post by ac12 « Tue Apr 16, 2019 6:42 pm
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by Raidriar » Fri Mar 23, 2018 8:33 am

Just chiming in with my restoration projects on the T23 and T30, I bought some cheap chinese msata to pata converters, coupled with some Intel 313...

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Last post by ac12
Tue Apr 16, 2019 6:42 pm
CMOS Battery

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Mar 05, 2019 4:24 am
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by martysparty99 » Tue Mar 05, 2019 3:41 am

Hi All,

Newbie here.

Forgive me if I am posting in the wrong place.

I have a Thinkpad 2647, not sure what model this makes it?

When bootings it...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Mar 05, 2019 4:24 am
ThinkPad T23 Arrival

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Mon Feb 18, 2019 6:50 pm
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by sdfox7 » Sun Sep 10, 2017 7:41 pm
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I'm excited to announce I took delivery of a T23 2647-4MU yesterday. This was a one owner machine and is in excellent condition. The lid had the...
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Mon Feb 18, 2019 6:50 pm
Thinkpad T23 & T30 IBM Product Recovery CDROM or ISO

Last post by Micah8613 « Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:07 am
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by Micah8613 » Wed Feb 06, 2019 12:54 am

I have aquired two ThinkPads a T23 2647 and a T30 2366 from my local Savers. They we're wiped by the original owner and I would like to restore them...

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Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:07 am
T22 Error 0175/Bad CRC1. Looking for an eeprom dump.

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:10 pm
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by Bronet » Fri Dec 15, 2017 7:15 pm

In the last months I've been searching all over internet for an uncorrupted T22 eeprom with no success.

I was wondering if anyone of you have it...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:10 pm
T23 Recovery ISO needed

Last post by theterminator93 « Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:40 pm
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by betatestaaja » Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:46 am

Hi! I need recovery CD isos for Thinkpad T23 2647. Windows 2000 or Windows XP..

Anyone have?

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Last post by theterminator93
Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:40 pm
Thinkpad T20 Shuts Down

Last post by JBUK « Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:02 pm
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by longhornwhistler » Wed Jan 02, 2019 6:44 pm

Hey there!
My Thinkpad T20 keeps shutting down on me before it can boot to the hard disk. Most of the time, it will boot to the BIOS without a...

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Last post by JBUK
Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:02 pm
Thinkpad T30 hard drive not found

Last post by BiffTannon « Wed Jan 02, 2019 8:56 pm
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by BiffTannon » Wed Jan 02, 2019 5:53 pm

I dug out my old T30 and tried to boot it. I received an operating system not found, and when I went into the BIOS, I could not find any hard drive...

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Last post by BiffTannon
Wed Jan 02, 2019 8:56 pm
Power Supply for T30

Last post by jpthinkpadfan « Wed Nov 21, 2018 12:13 pm
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by Alex777 » Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:47 am

Hello everyone!

The original power supply of my IBM ThinkPad T30 has been making some buzzing sounds recently so I've been looking for replacements...

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Last post by jpthinkpadfan
Wed Nov 21, 2018 12:13 pm
T21 won't power on

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Tue Oct 30, 2018 10:32 pm
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by kishy » Fri Oct 26, 2018 7:40 am

Hey folks.
From Googling, and some previous knowledge of the T2x series, I understand that these machines seem to be prone to a sudden death...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Tue Oct 30, 2018 10:32 pm
Trying to find a clear value for ThinkPad T23 (Large images)

Last post by Saucey « Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:28 pm
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by Scrolls » Wed Jul 25, 2018 2:08 am

Hello all,

I’ve been snooping about the internet looking to find a value on my like new T23 that was given to me by a family friend that left it in...

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Last post by Saucey
Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:28 pm
PCMCIA to USB 2.0 adapter

Last post by TPFanatic « Wed Jun 27, 2018 1:17 pm
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by Moparram » Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:30 pm

I got one of those inexpensive PCMCIA to USB 2.0 adapters, AKE BC168. Aparrently this card interferes with the shutdown and restart of Windows XP....

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Last post by TPFanatic
Wed Jun 27, 2018 1:17 pm
Problem about memory

Last post by Cigarguy « Wed May 09, 2018 11:51 pm
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by nexgardvietnam » Wed May 09, 2018 11:03 pm

It is supposed to be genuine IBM 19K4656 memory. And I bought a 512mb stick of memory for my T23 (2647) Also I see there is a 3 year warranty on...

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Last post by Cigarguy
Wed May 09, 2018 11:51 pm
Existing T30 HDD/XP-install into "new"/used T30?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Apr 18, 2018 8:09 am
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by rkawakami » Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:51 pm

Ann,

I don't believe that the various models of T30 made over the years changed either the Intel chipset or the video controller on the motherboard....

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Apr 18, 2018 8:09 am
Thinkpad's floppy drive ?

Last post by automobus « Tue Apr 03, 2018 12:50 am
Replies: 7
by 123434 » Wed Feb 28, 2018 7:49 am

Hello
What is inside IBM T23 internal branded Thinkpad's floppy drive unit when I unscrew the plastic rails and such off ?
- Is it one of those...

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Last post by automobus
Tue Apr 03, 2018 12:50 am
ThinkPad T30 possible power button issue

Last post by 2000sfanman « Sun Mar 11, 2018 11:21 pm
Replies: 2
by 2000sfanman » Sat Mar 10, 2018 3:59 pm

Hi, I just received an old T30 today from eBay, and when i plug it in to power the battery light turns solid orange and i tried all of these to get...

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Last post by 2000sfanman
Sun Mar 11, 2018 11:21 pm
T23 4x beep with any (working) RAM, 1-3-3-1 without RAM

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Feb 16, 2018 6:30 am
Replies: 9
by RealBlackStuff » Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:14 pm

An old problem, that was never satisfactory solved, has cropped up again.
T23 beeps 4x (1-1-1-1) regardless of whatever 64/128/256/512MB module is...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Feb 16, 2018 6:30 am
T23 Windows 95 drivers?

Last post by sdfox7 « Sun Jan 28, 2018 8:10 pm
Replies: 11
by Raidriar » Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:46 am

I'm setting up this T23 for my father, who had fond memories of using this laptop at work when he was still in the semiconductor R&D business. I...

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Last post by sdfox7
Sun Jan 28, 2018 8:10 pm
T23 Fan Error

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Wed Jan 24, 2018 5:59 pm
Replies: 5
by Raidriar » Mon Jan 22, 2018 4:06 pm

I bought a second hand T23 a couple months ago, and occasionally upon boot, it would spit out fan error . I couple restarts used to be able to fix...

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Wed Jan 24, 2018 5:59 pm
T23 DVD-drive assembly pictures ? Won't close.

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Dec 22, 2017 2:23 pm
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by 123434 » Fri Dec 22, 2017 2:37 am

Hello
T23's DVD-drive tray won't close or hold up as closed.
You must place a tape to hold it in the closed position.
- Is there any assembly...

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Last post by rkawakami
Fri Dec 22, 2017 2:23 pm
ThinkPad T22 DVD playback possible?

Last post by edik « Sat Dec 02, 2017 6:45 pm
Replies: 17
by kfzhu1229 » Mon Nov 14, 2016 11:13 pm

I have a T22 with PIII 900, T23 with PIIIM 1.13 and A30 with PIII 1.2.
A30 can play 720p in some extent just fine
T23 can play 480p and also DVD just...

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Last post by edik
Sat Dec 02, 2017 6:45 pm
T30 not recognize any HDD

Last post by Botosjeti « Tue Nov 21, 2017 3:17 am
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by Botosjeti » Mon Nov 20, 2017 8:05 am

Hi!
Problem become suddenly. Once a day my T30 doesn't recognize any HDD and can't boot. If I go to the bios, there is no any HDD listed.

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Last post by Botosjeti
Tue Nov 21, 2017 3:17 am
Pentium 4-M stuck at 1.2 GHz

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:04 pm
Replies: 6
by Raidriar » Wed Nov 15, 2017 9:35 pm

So I thought I had upgraded my CPU to a 2.5 GHz pentium 4-m, but according to NHC, it’s running at 1.2GHz. I am using the 72W adapter from the T43P,...

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Last post by ajkula66
Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:04 pm
Thinking about a Thinkpad T23....

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue Oct 10, 2017 1:04 am
Replies: 10
by asm1 » Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:42 pm

Hi Folks

I think I can get a hold of a T23, with a bit of fettling I would like it as a service point for my old machines. I've Various things:...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Tue Oct 10, 2017 1:04 am
T30 Disk removal

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:18 am
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by karotlopj » Fri Aug 04, 2017 5:50 am

I have a T30 which is reluctant to part with its hard disk. I extract the cover of the disk and pull it out about half an inch but no further. I...

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Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:18 am
ThinkPad T2x battery pack rebuild - anyone?

Last post by ac12 « Thu Jul 27, 2017 11:36 pm
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by kfzhu1229 » Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:37 pm

The story is I have a lot of 9 cell T4x batteries, because I use T43p as my main laptop. One of them apparently doesn't perform good enough for me to...

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Last post by ac12
Thu Jul 27, 2017 11:36 pm
Modded T30 BIOS?

Last post by geka3250 « Wed Jul 26, 2017 4:35 pm
Replies: 5
by Raidriar » Mon Jun 12, 2017 2:56 am

Anybody have a no-1802 custom BIOS for the T30? Any chance for SLIC 2.0 or 2.1 support as well?

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Last post by geka3250
Wed Jul 26, 2017 4:35 pm
Would an LCD panel from an old T40 work on my ThinkPad T20?

Last post by Mandrak « Wed Jul 19, 2017 8:24 pm
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by karl80038 » Fri May 19, 2017 10:28 am

Is it possible to replace a worn LCD panel on my T20 with a working one from the T40? If that's possible, do I have to replace anything else besides...

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Last post by Mandrak
Wed Jul 19, 2017 8:24 pm
Why was the T3x series to short lived?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:57 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Mon Jul 17, 2017 11:23 am

Accordingly, each new series had a new primary number, and processor revisions had secondary numbers. The T30 and T40 both use Pentium 4 CPUS. Why...

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Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:57 am
T30 Backlight

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Wed Jul 12, 2017 4:21 pm
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by MaxAwesomenessGB » Sun Jul 09, 2017 3:33 pm

My father didn't go to college until 2002 when he was 36. His campus gave each student a (at the time) $2150 laptop included with tuition, the IBM...

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Wed Jul 12, 2017 4:21 pm
linux video issues on T23

Last post by 78bash « Mon Jun 19, 2017 4:00 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Fri May 15, 2015 9:45 am

I tried number of slightly older and current linux distributions and all displayed same video issues that I get is half is displays fine but other...

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Mon Jun 19, 2017 4:00 pm
T30 picky for HDDs?

Last post by Raidriar « Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:52 am
Replies: 6
by Raidriar » Mon Jun 12, 2017 2:54 pm

So after unlocking the SVP, flashing a custom BIOS and updating the EC, it has come to my attention that this T30 is very particular about which hard...

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Last post by Raidriar
Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:52 am
[T30] New (but late) owner of this great laptop *PIC*

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sat May 27, 2017 1:40 am
Replies: 21
by Fosco » Tue Dec 22, 2015 5:44 pm

Hi everyone,

I just acquired a T30 a few weeks ago (someone gave it to me). It was overloaded with a vast amount of useless softwares, after a fresh...

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Sat May 27, 2017 1:40 am
Troubleshooting / ThinkPad T21 boot issue

Last post by PixelTopics « Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:04 pm
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by PixelTopics » Sun Apr 16, 2017 11:36 am

Good day all,

This seems to be a fantastic forum so I decided I'd give it a shot trying out your expertise.

I recently got a ThinkPad T21. I...

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Last post by PixelTopics
Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:04 pm
Dead T20

Last post by iganas « Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:23 pm
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by iganas » Fri Apr 21, 2017 4:45 am

This might have been touched upon in other topics, but I couldn't find it through search. Feel free to move it to a relevant thread, if that already...

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Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:23 pm
T21 or T22, how to tell?

Last post by Mike Pickwick « Thu Apr 06, 2017 8:12 pm
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by T3f4l » Mon Feb 20, 2017 1:44 pm

Hi All

I have a mystery, I have just received a T2? laptop which is meant to be un-working and spares only. I plugged it in and it works (Well boots...

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Last post by Mike Pickwick
Thu Apr 06, 2017 8:12 pm
New (late) T30 user - some initial queries (may2013-feb2017)

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sun Mar 05, 2017 3:51 pm
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by limbrooke » Mon Jun 23, 2014 3:19 pm
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Last year I picked up a loose T30 system with charger(s) in a bundle of various other electronics. I was told by the seller the laptop was...
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Sun Mar 05, 2017 3:51 pm

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