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Any interest in a T23-lot in good condition?

Last post by JBUK « Sat Feb 14, 2015 2:38 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri May 02, 2014 9:03 pm

I have quite a lot (~10) of T23 machines in good to very good condition.
Some of them even have built-in wifi.
All have XGA screens and CD/DVD...

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Sat Feb 14, 2015 2:38 pm
Fan Error on T23

Last post by wisdomkeeper « Mon Feb 09, 2015 6:56 am
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by likesspace » Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:09 pm

Hi guys,
Well my daughter's T23 is giving me a fan error on startup and I have to admit that this is an error that I've never seen before.

We...

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Last post by wisdomkeeper
Mon Feb 09, 2015 6:56 am
Latest OS For T21

Last post by sdfox7 « Fri Jan 30, 2015 2:27 pm
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by Takeda » Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:59 pm

Many years ago I gave my sister, and her husband a new T21 to use in their business. Since then, they have bought several desktops, and a newer...

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Fri Jan 30, 2015 2:27 pm
Which linux distro for T30?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Fri Jan 30, 2015 1:00 am
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by Madara-san » Mon Jan 12, 2015 3:25 am

Dear T30 users, could you recommend a good, well-maintained Linux distro, that runs well on this laptop? I've tried Ubuntu, but could not figured out...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Fri Jan 30, 2015 1:00 am
T30 having issues with Cisco Aironet wifi card

Last post by priono2000 « Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:13 pm
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by Ziewvater » Wed Mar 13, 2013 6:55 pm

I've recently come into the possession of a T30 that had a Linksys WPC54G adapter. While this works great to access the internet, I wanted to try...

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Last post by priono2000
Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:13 pm
swapping processors on t21 board

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Dec 09, 2014 1:24 pm
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by aljohn » Tue Dec 09, 2014 9:28 am

I have a T21 with a dead motherboard - I had blink of death and ruined board with my solder repair.....!
If I buy a working t21 with 800mhz...

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Tue Dec 09, 2014 1:24 pm
T23 s-video not work

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:22 pm
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by pataslocas2001 » Sat Sep 20, 2014 2:09 pm

I'm not the s-video connector on my IBM T23 works

Enviado desde mi Vodafone smart 4 turbodiesel

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Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:22 pm
Upgrading ThinkPad T20 CPU

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Nov 09, 2014 8:32 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Nov 09, 2014 2:38 am

Im looking to max out my ThinkPads CPUs now since all their RAM is maxed now. My ThinkPad T20 has a Intel Pentium III 750MHz and want to upgrade to...

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Sun Nov 09, 2014 8:32 pm
SSD on ThinkPad T30

Last post by ajkula66 « Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:07 pm
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by Manuel » Sun Oct 26, 2014 3:45 am

Hi,

my dad uses an old ThinkPad T30 with the following components:

CPU Pentium 4M 2 GHz
RAM 1 GB
HD 40 GB 5400 RPM
Graphic card ATI Mobility Radeon...

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Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:07 pm
Power button for T20 with no keyboard *PIC*

Last post by BillMorrow « Fri Oct 10, 2014 12:32 am
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by x220 » Fri Oct 03, 2014 7:07 am

Hello,

I am working on a project to create a wall mounted Jukebox using one of my old T20's that has a shockingly bad case. When the project is...

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Fri Oct 10, 2014 12:32 am
is a t23 motherboard compatible with a t21

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Oct 03, 2014 1:32 pm
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by aljohn » Wed Oct 01, 2014 2:20 pm

I've seen a T23 motherboard for sale, would it be a straight swap for my T21 board? My board is shafted. It decided to do the blink of death so I...

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Fri Oct 03, 2014 1:32 pm
T30 S-Video to TV not clear

Last post by pataslocas2001 « Sun Sep 21, 2014 2:15 am
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by kitmcdowall » Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:41 pm

I need to show photos that are stored on my T30 on my TV. The S-video cable works but the TV screen is not crisp. I know that the TV can show this...

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Last post by pataslocas2001
Sun Sep 21, 2014 2:15 am
T30 needs new system board

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:22 am
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by racer2086 » Tue Sep 02, 2014 2:22 am

Had this T30 for an eternity. I use it now for car diagnostics because it has a serial port.

It had gray horizontal lines through the screen that...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:22 am
I finally made the switch to Linux.

Last post by portsample « Sun Aug 31, 2014 1:22 am
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by chzuck » Sat Jun 21, 2014 8:03 pm

After getting tired of the time it took W2k to boot up on the old T22, I first did a dual boot with Antix 13 to get a little experience with a Linux...

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Last post by portsample
Sun Aug 31, 2014 1:22 am
DAT T21

Last post by Temetka « Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:07 pm
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by oeuvre » Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:57 am

I acquired a T21 from my uncle. It seems to work fine. I installed Windows 98SE on it. Everything works, but there are a few little issues.

Missing...

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Last post by Temetka
Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:07 pm
T30 noise

Last post by vlakci « Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:36 pm
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by vlakci » Wed Jun 25, 2014 5:35 pm

Hy - I searched under old topics but didn't had luck

I bought a T30 for car diagnostic reasons (RS232 connector, small to carry, fasten enough for...

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Last post by vlakci
Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:36 pm
T30 turns off after IBM logo

Last post by riksarider « Sun Jun 22, 2014 12:49 pm
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by riksarider » Fri Jun 06, 2014 4:09 pm

I just got a dead T30 (the seller advertised it as it would react to nothing, no life at all).
I bought it because of the 512 MB DDR RAM inside and a...

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Last post by riksarider
Sun Jun 22, 2014 12:49 pm
Buttons on Thinkpad T22

Last post by ilakast « Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:58 pm
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by chzuck » Fri Jun 13, 2014 10:26 am

I have been trying to find out the purpose of a button on my thinkpad T22. It is the one below the left and right mouse button, the one with the blue...

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Last post by ilakast
Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:58 pm
T31: can't boot from USB or CD/DVD

Last post by bidibulle « Wed Jun 04, 2014 11:33 am
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by bidibulle » Wed Jun 04, 2014 2:29 am

Hello
I have an old T31, it's working ok with Windows XP, but I wanted to test a Linux Live CD on it.
The problem is that the computer doesn't want...

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Last post by bidibulle
Wed Jun 04, 2014 11:33 am
What to do with old, dead, T20 & T30 series batteries

Last post by rkawakami « Sun May 25, 2014 3:20 pm
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by cadillacmike68 » Sun May 25, 2014 9:23 am

I have several old T20 & T30 series batteries. I don't want to just throw them out. Besides the ecological issues, there might be some use for them....

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Last post by rkawakami
Sun May 25, 2014 3:20 pm
T30 Screen Problem

Last post by chris301up « Mon May 05, 2014 6:31 am
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by chris301up » Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:03 am

I have used my IBM T30 for many years and generally this has be good.

I have had an issue with one of the RAM sockets giving up so I purchased a...

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Last post by chris301up
Mon May 05, 2014 6:31 am
Recovery disk for T21

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Sat May 03, 2014 10:08 pm
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by ThinkPadMan » Thu Mar 06, 2014 4:58 pm

I get nice old T21 (2647-2AG), and I am looking to put it back into factory spec. Are recovery CDs (or iso) available that would load Windows 98SE as...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Sat May 03, 2014 10:08 pm
T30, Power-Up, No-Boot

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Sat May 03, 2014 9:24 pm
Replies: 6
by Madness » Sat Feb 01, 2014 3:09 am

Was given a T30, 2367-GU2, that originally worked, but had a bad screen (but worked w/ an external monitor). Bought a new screen assembly on eBay, &...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Sat May 03, 2014 9:24 pm
T30 very slow to page load

Last post by burns334 « Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:41 am
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by burns334 » Sun Apr 13, 2014 9:47 am

What's up with the old T30, it was very slow at completing an internet page load so I just said heck, I'll just rebuild the system. Well I got thru...

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Last post by burns334
Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:41 am
R & R on T30

Last post by burns334 « Fri Apr 11, 2014 2:28 pm
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by burns334 » Fri Apr 11, 2014 11:15 am

Folks, I restored my T30 from the R&R console, it starts up ok and goes online fine but I can't go anywhere as IE is incompatible with today's system...

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Last post by burns334
Fri Apr 11, 2014 2:28 pm
Internal wifi t23 don't work

Last post by Sandstorm83 « Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:37 am
Replies: 14
by pataslocas2001 » Mon Mar 31, 2014 12:30 pm

Hola, soy nuevo aquí y me gustaría saber si mi ibm t23 tiene wifi, perdón por mi inglés pero es que soy español y no se mucho

Hi, I'm new here and...

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Last post by Sandstorm83
Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:37 am
Blink of death.

Last post by DRobinson « Wed Mar 19, 2014 8:55 pm
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by kengeo » Thu Feb 13, 2014 6:40 am

Hi everyone, I have a T21 with XP which has been very reliable for years, but when I switched on today I got what I believe is known as the 'Blink of...

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Last post by DRobinson
Wed Mar 19, 2014 8:55 pm
T23 Battery How long lasts ? (1:25 ?) Full Power

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Fri Mar 07, 2014 4:39 pm
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by 123434 » Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:36 am

T23 Battery How long lasts ?
- I bought a new battery 5200mah .
SELLER EBAY: screenaid

TEST:
I leave the notebook(CPU:PIII 1.13ghz) running...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Fri Mar 07, 2014 4:39 pm
KingSpec SSD on T23 ?

Last post by JBUK « Sun Feb 23, 2014 3:45 pm
Replies: 29
by 123434 » Wed Dec 18, 2013 7:36 am

Can I use a cheap KingSpec ide SSD on T23 ?
- Is it faster than stock 4000rpm hdd ?

Link:

Link:

Kingspec SSD 2.5 IDE/PATA 32GB...

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Last post by JBUK
Sun Feb 23, 2014 3:45 pm
External hard disk compatibility

Last post by robert213 « Fri Feb 14, 2014 6:59 pm
Replies: 6
by Manuel » Sun Feb 09, 2014 11:59 am

Hi, I have to transfer some files from my dad's old notebook (ThinkPad T30) to his new machine and I need an external hard disk. I would like to buy...

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Last post by robert213
Fri Feb 14, 2014 6:59 pm
reliable source to replace a noisy T30 fan

Last post by singbad « Wed Feb 12, 2014 6:33 pm
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by printf » Mon Feb 10, 2014 4:01 pm

i have a T30 that has served me over the years.
there is just some problem with it's fan:
-it is sometimes loud, i got used to working next to it,...

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Last post by singbad
Wed Feb 12, 2014 6:33 pm
Serial Number Lookup? *PICS*

Last post by rkawakami « Sat Feb 01, 2014 1:47 am
Replies: 4
by artlogic » Fri Jan 31, 2014 2:24 pm

Recently, I've been trying to find the specs for my company laptop which I used from 2001-2003. I know it was a Thinkpad of some sort (fond memories...

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Last post by rkawakami
Sat Feb 01, 2014 1:47 am
T23 hard drive; model 2647 vs 2648

Last post by granta « Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:32 am
Replies: 4
by granta » Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:56 am

I'm looking for a 'new' HDD for my T23 model 2647 - I just use it for non-web stuff. One vendor stresses that there is a difference between HDDs for...

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Last post by granta
Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:32 am
Is it dumb to buy a used Ultrabay 2000 battery ?

Last post by Neil « Wed Jan 01, 2014 8:44 am
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by 123434 » Wed Jan 01, 2014 8:32 am

Is it dumb to buy a used Ultrabay 2000 battery ?
- Sellers never tell the capacity or even hours left in the battery. They just say it is used ?!?
+...

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Last post by Neil
Wed Jan 01, 2014 8:44 am
Buying a screw set ebay... *PIC*

Last post by rkawakami « Tue Dec 31, 2013 2:55 am
Replies: 13
by 123434 » Fri Dec 20, 2013 6:24 am

I have some screws missing...(See picture linked*)
- Unidentified upper left corner ? (Why this screw was opened ?)
- One HDD screw down right...

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Last post by rkawakami
Tue Dec 31, 2013 2:55 am
broken keyboard bezel - a common problem? *15KB PIC*

Last post by Cuda « Sun Dec 29, 2013 9:55 am
Replies: 6
by arabianights » Tue Dec 24, 2013 10:16 pm

i have two T23 and one T42, over the years all have developed a broken bezel on the right side near the right arrow key. is this something common on...

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Last post by Cuda
Sun Dec 29, 2013 9:55 am
T30 video playback solution with firefox

Last post by T30alive « Sat Dec 28, 2013 10:25 am

by T30alive » Sat Dec 28, 2013 10:25 am

Set Firefox's priority to run BelowNormal in Windows.

This runs its plugins at higher priority and reduces slow playback problems significantly.

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Sat Dec 28, 2013 10:25 am
T23 original IBM software Windows XP Pro... *PICS*

Last post by 123434 « Tue Dec 24, 2013 8:18 am
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by 123434 » Thu Dec 19, 2013 1:19 pm

I need original IBM software on T23 (Windows XP Pro).
- Recovery CD.ISO* I believe ? (I have DVD-reader in it)
*Image of the original CD files.

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Last post by 123434
Tue Dec 24, 2013 8:18 am
Need help with XP upgrade on my T23 *PIC*

Last post by Cuda « Mon Dec 23, 2013 6:08 pm
Replies: 4
by Cuda » Sun Dec 22, 2013 12:37 pm

I'm trying to upgrade my T23 from Win2K to XP MCE only XP copy I own with a valid COA anyway it installed fine but I don't know what drivers to...

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Last post by Cuda
Mon Dec 23, 2013 6:08 pm
Inserting Ultrabay PLUS drive into 2000 possible ?

Last post by rkawakami « Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:41 pm
Replies: 4
by 123434 » Sun Dec 22, 2013 12:30 pm

This site says T23: UltraBay 2000 or UltraBay Plus

Will UltraBay Plus fit in to UltraBay 2000 on T23 ?
Matsihita DVD-drive is broken and reads...

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Last post by rkawakami
Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:41 pm
My Upgraded 2.4 Ghz T30

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Dec 21, 2013 9:33 am
Replies: 20
by decamposem » Sun May 16, 2010 7:40 pm

Hi All,

Recently i upgraded my T30 to 2.4 Ghz w/ 2GB DDR Ram to squeeze a little more juice out of this puppy. BIOS and WinXP System properties were...

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Last post by ajkula66
Sat Dec 21, 2013 9:33 am
Umm... seen this before?

Last post by DRobinson « Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:25 pm
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by Medessec » Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:55 am

I was completely disassembling this T30 I had in my boxes since the motherboard was busted, and I discovered this on the bottom underneath the CPU...

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Last post by DRobinson
Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:25 pm
T23 rubber IBM black paint + black putty on small dents ?

Last post by precip9 « Fri Dec 20, 2013 12:01 pm
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by 123434 » Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:30 am

Are there IBM:
- Black rubber paint(That rubber grip top surface that covers the bottom of the T23 laptop)
- Black putty
- Black plastic...

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Last post by precip9
Fri Dec 20, 2013 12:01 pm
T23 to wireless WiFI internet

Last post by rkawakami « Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:54 am
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by 123434 » Thu Dec 19, 2013 10:18 am

I bought the modem mini slot version laptop... :oops: 2647-8MG
I need WiFi wireless internet... If I buy the WiFi mini card will it work... or do I...

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Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:54 am
Win7 and T23?

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Dec 18, 2013 11:20 pm
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by skou » Sat May 21, 2011 1:27 am

Has anyone else been crazy enough to attempt win7 on a T23?

I'm on it right now, typing this. Only thing I've found, no drivers for my Actiontec...

11 Replies

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Last post by ajkula66
Wed Dec 18, 2013 11:20 pm
Thinkpad T30 2.4 GHz fan turns on too late to stop 1.2 GHz

Last post by jronald « Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:38 pm
Replies: 7
by T30alive » Mon Dec 09, 2013 8:55 am

Is there a way to get the fan to turn on around 72 degrees instead of 76 degrees which doesn't provide enough time to keep it from rising to 80...

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Last post by jronald
Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:38 pm
Replaced screen on a T23, now notably slower

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Dec 13, 2013 2:13 pm
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by tpad1000 » Fri Dec 13, 2013 12:39 pm

I recently had the screen on a T23 replaced with an inferior screen (as this was the only 14.1 inch screen the repair shop had in stock).

Came as no...

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Last post by rkawakami
Fri Dec 13, 2013 2:13 pm
t30 freezes and will not boot. diagnosis?

Last post by T30alive « Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:35 am
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by pablonice » Thu Aug 29, 2013 10:25 am

hi all,

I've got a T30 that I love. It will boot up, load Windows and work fine for a while (5-30 minutes), but then it freezes. If you shut it...

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Last post by T30alive
Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:35 am
t30 hdd trouble,willwork with just one.

Last post by T30alive « Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:31 am
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by tibus999 » Tue Oct 01, 2013 3:11 am

Hi to everybody,
i am new to the forum,
i have three thinkpad t30,
if i remove the hdd from the first and swap it to the other two,
no problem,all of...

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Last post by T30alive
Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:31 am
T30 BIOS Crisis Recovery?

Last post by T30alive « Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:27 am
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by The Doctor » Mon Oct 28, 2013 7:51 am

Hi, I've got a T30 with a corrupt BIOS, and I'm hoping somebody here can give me some advice.

The source of the problem is not mysterious, I was...

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Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:27 am

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