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Dual boot DOS on large HDD

Last post by blackpearl « Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:39 am
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by blackpearl » Fri Jun 17, 2011 3:00 am

Dear Guru's,

Help! I have a T30 2366 and I wish to use a WD3200BEVE (This is the 320GB version) HDD which I want to set up as a dual boot with DOS...

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Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:39 am
T23 screen is dark

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:29 pm
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by Dkw4195 » Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:56 pm

I am having problems with my thinkpad T23. The screen is very dark. When I hold a flashlight at it I can see the system boot up and work. I have...

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Last post by rkawakami
Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:29 pm
T20 fan problem

Last post by rufee « Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:53 am
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by rufee » Sun May 13, 2012 2:10 pm

Hello everyone,
Ive had a T20 for a year or so now, great machine all in all, but after yesterday i noticed that it puts out much more heat than...

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Last post by rufee
Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:53 am
T23 Motherboard works with battery, doesnt work with charger

Last post by OrionStar « Thu May 31, 2012 6:19 pm
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by Hixon » Thu Feb 09, 2012 4:15 pm

Hello!

I have an interesting problem with one of my T23s. The system works perfectly with battery, but can not work properly when it is charging.

I...

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Last post by OrionStar
Thu May 31, 2012 6:19 pm
ThinkPad T20 work w/charger only but not w/charger & battery

Last post by OrionStar « Thu May 31, 2012 4:59 pm

by OrionStar » Thu May 31, 2012 4:59 pm

Short story : When main power battery is installed & AC charger is also connected, it doesn't work. If battery is removed, it works fine with charger...

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Thu May 31, 2012 4:59 pm
KingSpec PATA SSD

Last post by Otto « Thu May 31, 2012 12:16 am
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by fleamourian » Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:56 pm

I was refunded my money, as KingSpec PATA/IDE drive did not fit with mating teeth seeming too offset to the left:

I regret I have to refund this...

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Last post by Otto
Thu May 31, 2012 12:16 am
WiFi help needed.

Last post by newyorkpaulie « Sun May 27, 2012 3:33 pm
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by newyorkpaulie » Thu May 24, 2012 3:18 pm

I just changed over from DSL to cable and my internal wifi card does not do it anymore so I am using D-Link USB (DWLG122). Does anyone know of a...

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Sun May 27, 2012 3:33 pm
What can I update my wireless to without 'hack'

Last post by jronald « Sat May 26, 2012 4:35 pm
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by GLE3 » Thu May 24, 2012 4:24 pm

I have a T30 with what I am guessing is a malfunctioning Wireless card model M3AWEB56GA (using High Rate Wireless LAN Mini PCI combo card driver)....

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Last post by jronald
Sat May 26, 2012 4:35 pm
Windows 7 on a T30

Last post by drezliok « Thu May 24, 2012 12:19 am
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by winslow » Sun Feb 12, 2012 12:35 pm

have a T30 with 2gb ram. currently running xp pro and was wondering if it would be worth it to put windows 7 on it. Anyone with windows 7 reommend...

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Last post by drezliok
Thu May 24, 2012 12:19 am
I found Video and more Drivers for T30 for Win7.

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by drezliok » Wed May 23, 2012 1:49 pm

More goodies

Any drivers for XP I have tried work. Install them and then go to the device manager. For the video card, the VGA adapter hit update...

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Last post by drezliok
Wed May 23, 2012 1:49 pm
Recovery cd set didn't recreate the hidden partition (T30)

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu May 17, 2012 5:45 pm
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by Manuel » Thu May 17, 2012 7:31 am

Hi, I have a 2003 ThinkPad T30 with Windows XP Pro. It's not my primary computer, but, despite its age, the machine is very fast and reliable.

A...

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Thu May 17, 2012 5:45 pm
ADVICE ON SELLING T30

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed May 16, 2012 10:27 pm
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by DrGrafix » Tue May 01, 2012 12:36 pm

Hi... I haven't been around for a while, but I'm back seeking advice on finally selling my Thinkpad that I bought off a member here when it was like...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed May 16, 2012 10:27 pm
If someone's using XP/W2K and a T2x here...

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by tpprynn » Sat May 12, 2012 2:15 pm

I just wanted to check something. Today I've fitted a new LCD back cover to my T22. It was a bit hairy for someone who wouldn't have opened up a...

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Last post by tpprynn
Sat May 12, 2012 2:15 pm
Can I connect a 3.5" drive to my T20 ?

Last post by EasyMac308 « Fri May 11, 2012 6:09 pm
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by loopiloo » Thu May 03, 2012 4:58 am

Hi , I just bought an old T20 that I'm thinking of renovating , and have a question . There is no hard drive installed , and although I have XP on an...

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Last post by EasyMac308
Fri May 11, 2012 6:09 pm
T30-2366 Can Graphics Card 7500 Radeon Upgrade for Pixel Sh

Last post by Neil « Wed May 09, 2012 1:04 pm
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by rugger1955 » Wed May 09, 2012 11:16 am

Anyone know if this is possible, how hard or easy is it....goal is to be able to do games that require Pixel Shader 1.3 or higher such as Settler's...

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Last post by Neil
Wed May 09, 2012 1:04 pm
strange non-audio squeaks and crackles T22 & XP

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed May 09, 2012 8:56 am
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by tpprynn » Wed May 09, 2012 4:17 am

I'm thinking this must be driver-related as it has only bugged me now that I'm using XP (on this 900mhz, 512mb T22). Somehow some inner activity is...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed May 09, 2012 8:56 am
T30 - Acting Strange ???

Last post by bobpullen « Tue May 08, 2012 10:27 am
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by chris301up » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:00 am
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:( Right the situation is this. My beloved T30 recently started playing up and after many hours of trying to re-install the original recovery disks I...
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Last post by bobpullen
Tue May 08, 2012 10:27 am
VLC DVD audio stutter & T22 (Windows 2000)

Last post by tpprynn « Fri May 04, 2012 6:49 pm
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by tpprynn » Fri May 04, 2012 5:47 pm

I must be near the final few furlongs of getting my 'new' T22 optimised. It's doing best of all with Windows 2000 but I have everything I need...

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Last post by tpprynn
Fri May 04, 2012 6:49 pm
T22 for Programming help

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed May 02, 2012 4:33 pm
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by LinuxSauceBoss » Wed May 02, 2012 12:10 pm

Alright, so I've got a free IBM Thinkpad T22 from my uncle.

Battery is dead but I'll shell out 20 for a battery and the hard drive is dead and I...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed May 02, 2012 4:33 pm
New T22 user, couple of q's - maintenance/fan/memory/Linux

Last post by tpprynn « Wed May 02, 2012 2:07 pm
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by tpprynn » Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:35 pm

After looking at Thinkpads for many months I just bought a T22 (256mb, 20gb, 900mhz) almost by accident, halfheartedly bidding when I thought I...

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Last post by tpprynn
Wed May 02, 2012 2:07 pm
Thinkpad T20 wont boot

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Apr 29, 2012 2:38 pm
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by arty_harvy » Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:06 pm

Details:

Thinkpad T20 2647
Pentium 3? (Unsure because I have never had the system running)
Hitachi 40GB
256MB RAM

A friend asked me to fix the...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Apr 29, 2012 2:38 pm
T23 Blink of Death

Last post by Kaervak « Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:29 pm
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by Kaervak » Sun Apr 22, 2012 8:45 pm

So, the blink of death is well documented in the T20-T22 series but is there any info on causes/fixes on the Bod for T23's? My T23 is exhibiting the...

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Last post by Kaervak
Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:29 pm
:idea: 512MB Low Density 32X16 8Chips, will this work ?

Last post by rkawakami « Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:13 pm
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by T23_thinkpad » Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:01 am

I'm sorry if this had been answered somewhere.
My T23 has 512MB and I would like to upgrade to 1GB with 2 sticks like this.

Does anyone know if I...

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Last post by rkawakami
Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:13 pm
Dead T22 display?

Last post by rkawakami « Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:32 am
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by farmkid » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:03 am

Background: the external display port works, so I can use the laptop with an external CRT. That tells me that the video chip itself is good.

I...

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Last post by rkawakami
Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:32 am
FYI - PC100 Low density ram pics

Last post by DRobinson « Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:58 am

by DRobinson » Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:58 am

Here is a pic of the 128MB chips and the 256MB low density chips that replaced them.

Admin note: Replaced large inline image with link.

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Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:58 am
t23 debrick bios

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:51 am
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by robier » Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:26 am

Hi, I apologize for my English, I have a problem with ibm t23 no power no beep if I press the button f1 or f2 is stuck on the screen of the bios,...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:51 am
t22 upgrade

Last post by crazybush30 « Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:26 am
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by crazybush30 » Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:27 am

hi ive just dug my old t22 out the cupboard an was wondering if its poss to up grade the mother board an if so what would you recomend any help would...

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Last post by crazybush30
Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:26 am
probably damaged something-no boot

Last post by robert213 « Sun Apr 01, 2012 12:38 pm
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by jgrosjean » Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:58 pm

I fixed the battery charger and had it working perfectly but noticed that all the RAM was not being used. Read about the bad socket, so I re-soldered...

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Last post by robert213
Sun Apr 01, 2012 12:38 pm
Video issues with T30

Last post by GLE3 « Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:39 am
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by GLE3 » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:51 am

My 2 year old spilt milk on my T30 lid while closed while I was away at work. The wife said she cleaned it up the best she could and a couple hours...

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Last post by GLE3
Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:39 am
truecrypt and t23

Last post by coolhand « Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:14 pm
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by czukuczuku » Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:22 am

hi yea, i was thinking lately about installing above app, but im note sure how this would affect such a slow machine like t23, as even now it slows...

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Last post by coolhand
Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:14 pm
Where to get a TPC8203 (burn't out ic from T23)?

Last post by jgrosjean « Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:12 pm
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by cheeky2 » Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:25 pm

My IBM T23 was not charging been reading up this evening about the common problems so have dismantled the main pcb to check out inductors fuses etc....

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Last post by jgrosjean
Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:12 pm
Chrometal Information? (S3 Savage)

Last post by nom « Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:26 pm
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by segacd » Sun Mar 11, 2012 5:58 pm

Hey guys! Long time watcher, first time poster here!

I know its bad etiquette to make a request thread on my first post, but I am stuck in a bit of...

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Last post by nom
Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:26 pm
T21 blue button

Last post by robert213 « Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:48 am
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by aljohn » Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:04 am

Just a quickie, on my T21 there are 2 red buttons, the left and right click (how's that for a technical description?) below them is a wide blue...

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Last post by robert213
Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:48 am
T 30 system board repair Flextronics didn't test to Internet

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:06 pm
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by Jsl43 » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:49 am

Well, with the help of this site I was able to resolve isolating my long term problem. When I'd type on the T30 keyboard it would sometimes produce a...

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Last post by ajkula66
Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:06 pm
Unrecognized memory slot fix for T30s.

Last post by newyorkpaulie « Sat Mar 03, 2012 3:31 pm
Replies: 7
by newyorkpaulie » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:01 pm

I had seen reported that some T30s have a problem with one of the memory slots not working. Having just gotten a great deal on ebaY for one the these...

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Last post by newyorkpaulie
Sat Mar 03, 2012 3:31 pm
Lost Ethernet in T22

Last post by nom « Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:57 am
Replies: 18
by syrenab » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:11 am

My T22 with Win2000Pro was working fine, until foolishly I clicked on Windows Update. Then I lost Adobe Flash and was unable to reinstall. After...

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Last post by nom
Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:57 am
Re: New BIOS embedded conroller 1.06a woes

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:45 pm
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by ptolamy » Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:23 pm

Hi I have bit of a problem with my Thinkpad T23 (2647).

I have increased the RAM from the 256mb to 1gb (switching from IBM branded ram to non-IBM...

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Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:45 pm
T30 supervisor password..can it be fixed?

Last post by truffy « Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:32 am
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by truffy » Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:31 pm

Hello Forum...it has been a while. I have the same old T30 with lost supervisor password for so many years, and found out about these new little...

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Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:32 am
IBM thinkpad t23 doesn't load O.S

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Feb 10, 2012 5:45 pm
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by the_rastaman » Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:44 pm

I find this old laptop in my house and everything just look find but after select the boot device to load O.S, i have already try boot from HD and...

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Fri Feb 10, 2012 5:45 pm
Wireless Problem

Last post by jronald « Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:29 am
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by newyorkpaulie » Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:17 am

I have a T30 with a Cisco Systems PCI Wireless LAN Adapter installed.
I disabled the ethernet line and enabled the Cisco, but get the following...

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Last post by jronald
Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:29 am
Fixing Lid Switch on a T30

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:04 pm
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by newyorkpaulie » Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:13 am

I need to replace (or disable) my lid switch - the one that turns off the lcd when the lid is closed (it's under a little rectangular opening at the...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:04 pm
Screen goes black.

Last post by newyorkpaulie « Sun Jan 29, 2012 4:01 pm
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by newyorkpaulie » Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:29 am

Lately I have a problem with my screen going black. If I tap the key combo Fn/F7 (display toggle) a few times it comes on again, but after a while it...

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Last post by newyorkpaulie
Sun Jan 29, 2012 4:01 pm
Thinkpad T30 keyboard question

Last post by ashbury « Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:11 pm
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by ashbury » Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:40 pm

Does anyone know if any other thinkpad keyboard fits a T30

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Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:11 pm
How can I tell if I have IBM High rate Wireless Lan Mini PCI

Last post by sirzune « Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:03 pm
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by sirzune » Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:23 pm

I downloaded the driver for the IBM High Rate Wireless Lan Mini PCI Combo Card and Bios update. I don't get any indication (in system tray or...

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Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:03 pm
Can't boot with Install disc --T23 2647-8NU

Last post by sirzune « Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:51 am
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by sirzune » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:10 pm

Hi, all. I want to wipe the computer clean and reinstall the operating system on an old T23 I picked up on the cheap. I has two XP operating systems...

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Last post by sirzune
Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:51 am
T23, FreeNAS, USB 2.0

Last post by JBUK « Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:38 pm
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by saidiadude » Sat Nov 12, 2011 7:46 pm

I have an old (stock) T23 1.13GHz PIII 512MB that still runs great. I'd like to install FreeNAS on it and connect 2 USB 2.0 drives in a RAID...

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Last post by JBUK
Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:38 pm
Backlight ~ T21

Last post by fleamourian « Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:41 pm
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by fleamourian » Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:49 pm

Cleaned my laptop today, which involves being open flat like a book. I've noticed before that when the LCD screen has been in this position, next...

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Last post by fleamourian
Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:41 pm
USB Port seems to have stopped working on my T21

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:57 am
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by montyny » Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:11 am

Hello,
I've had a faithful T21 used sporadically. We've been using it for the last few weeks with a short usb extension cable and a usb wifi dongle....

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Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:57 am
KingSpec PATA SSD

Last post by fleamourian « Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:50 pm

by fleamourian » Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:50 pm

Anyone used the above KingSpec SSDs? I run Ubuntu LTS which does not support TRIM quite yet. Tho will be rolled out with a future kernel. But now I'm...

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Last post by fleamourian
Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:50 pm
How many T30s have ever been built?

Last post by jronald « Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:51 pm
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by singbad » Tue Dec 27, 2011 7:52 am

Hi,
I'd like to know how many T30s have ever been built. Does anybody know how to get market figures for specific Thinkpad models?

Season's...

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Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:51 pm

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