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T30 Audio Problem

Last post by machine.doc « Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:38 pm
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by machine.doc » Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:56 pm

First I want to say thanks to everyone on here who has contributed to curing my t30 problems in the past.

I do however have a new problem. I have...

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Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:38 pm
Wireless capability?

Last post by Neil « Fri Dec 16, 2011 5:24 pm
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by newyorkpaulie » Fri Dec 16, 2011 5:19 pm

I checked the tawbook for the 2366-JCU T30, but can't tell if this model is equipped with internal wireless. Where can I find this info? Lenovo has...

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Last post by Neil
Fri Dec 16, 2011 5:24 pm
Restructuring T23

Last post by simpic « Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:17 am
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by simpic » Wed Nov 23, 2011 8:45 pm
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Hello, last month I took my old Thinkpad T23 and i started to renovate it.

I have...
- replaced the hard disk and I have installed a Western Digital...
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Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:17 am
Wanted: Two-Digit POST Error Codes List

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Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:52 am
Add PCMCIA to USB 2.0 CARDBUS + Bluetooth to T23 *PICS*

Last post by mib404 « Wed Dec 07, 2011 6:03 pm
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by mib404 » Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:33 am

IBM T23

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PCMCIA to USB 2.0 CardBus adapter 2 Port Inside hide

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PCMCIA to USB & Bluetooth COMBO Cardbus Adapter Laptop

IBM T23 comes...

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Wed Dec 07, 2011 6:03 pm
T20 Woes

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:56 pm
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by Ocirne » Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:30 am

Hey guys,

My T20 has suddenly decided to fail on me. When I switched it on the other day it booted straight into the BIOS and asked me to change my...

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Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:56 pm
T23 won't recognize HDD

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:59 am
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by cadillacmike68 » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:01 pm

It figures this would happen on my one T23 that has SXGA+, 1.2GHz & WiFi.

This T23 refuses to recognize 4 out of 5 HDDs that i put in it. I put 1 in...

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Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:59 am
"Down the road" t30 questions

Last post by stevebez « Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:32 pm
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by stevebez » Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:42 pm

So my first Thinkpad, a t30, is going to arrive sometime this week. There are some things I was wondering about:

1. Did all t30s come with wifi?
2....

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Last post by stevebez
Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:32 pm
2366-96U System Board Replacement and CPU Upgrade

Last post by Doodd « Sat Dec 03, 2011 1:42 pm
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by Doodd » Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:30 pm

First time posting and need help. My system T30, Type 2366-96U. system board, FRU 91P7212 (Replace with FRU 91P7698). CPU Intel Socket 478, SL6FK,...

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Last post by Doodd
Sat Dec 03, 2011 1:42 pm
ebayed T30+inexperiance struck my wallet and it was a good..

Last post by Bub McZombieFace « Sat Dec 03, 2011 1:23 am
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by Bub McZombieFace » Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:18 pm

.deal, at first. I know the obsolete T30 is a cheap unit, but I have heard people over and over talking about how great they are. I got an awsome...

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Sat Dec 03, 2011 1:23 am
What are typical causes of a blinking cursor at top left

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Fri Dec 02, 2011 1:04 pm
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by cadillacmike68 » Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:24 pm

What the hell is wrong with these WDC 320GB drives always losing their boot configuration?!?!?!? :evil: :twisted: :x

My main WDC 320GB HDD did it...

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Fri Dec 02, 2011 1:04 pm
WATER FELL ON MY IBM T30 KEYPAD, HALF A GLASS

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Nov 23, 2011 7:36 am
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by josemonabraham » Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:53 am

MY LITTLE DAUGHTER POUR HALF A GLASS OF WATER ON THE KEYPAD OF MY IBM THNKPAD T3O. ITS WENT OFF, I DRIED WELL.....BUT ITS DEAD WEHN I TRY TO BOOT...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Nov 23, 2011 7:36 am
My first T23

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Nov 22, 2011 5:43 am
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by jronald » Sun Nov 13, 2011 2:41 pm

So, most of you know that I have fixed up 1 or 2 computers and given them away.
Today I got a phone call from a former recipient, and low and behold...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Nov 22, 2011 5:43 am
T20 and XP

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:11 pm
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by Rex » Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:26 pm

Hi there,

Have a T20 which I only use to watch DVD on. It is currently running under W2k; more often than not, I have problems playing the DVD...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:11 pm
Actiontec 802MIP drivers?

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:04 pm
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by skou » Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:07 am

Does ANYONE have WORKING driver set for the Actiontec 802MIP wireless card?

I've tried IBM (well, Lenovo) as well as Actiontec, but so far 2 cards...

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Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:04 pm
Reducing heat output T23?

Last post by fefrie « Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:22 pm
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by saidiadude » Fri Nov 18, 2011 1:33 pm

I'd like to underclock my 1.13GHz T23 slightly to reduce the amount of heat that the machine produces. It will eventually reside in a closet (as a...

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Last post by fefrie
Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:22 pm
t30 power adapter compatibility question

Last post by stevebez « Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:01 am
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by stevebez » Sat Nov 12, 2011 6:09 pm

Hello!

I have a t30 on its way to me from Ebayland, without a power adapter. At first I thought I would use the power adapter from my wife's Lenovo...

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Last post by stevebez
Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:01 am
What to do with old T22?

Last post by saidiadude « Sat Nov 12, 2011 7:49 pm
Replies: 11
by Rameneater90 » Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:05 pm

I have a old T22 just sitting in the cupboard doing nothing. At it's prime, it was worth a bomb. This is the highest spec model. I already tried...

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Last post by saidiadude
Sat Nov 12, 2011 7:49 pm
Broke off the CMOS battery connector in one of my T30s

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:15 am
Replies: 6
by cadillacmike68 » Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:12 am

Well I really d!cked this one up... Murphy's law is alive and well :x

I got some new CR2032s to slide in to the tabs on my T series that have dead...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:15 am
T23 is self-ejecting the optical drive

Last post by fefrie « Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:19 pm
Replies: 6
by ac12 » Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:46 pm

My T23 has recently been self-ejecting the optical drive.
Not physically, but via the system.
I get a pop up message that the DVD drive is OK to be...

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Last post by fefrie
Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:19 pm
Faulty serial port (T30)

Last post by jronald « Sat Oct 29, 2011 5:28 pm
Replies: 2
by mr. shr » Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:37 am

Hi All,
The serial port on my T30 is faulty. If I push and hold the connector upwards, then it works fine but as soon as I let go it stops working....

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Last post by jronald
Sat Oct 29, 2011 5:28 pm
T21 ~ Disco Pulse of Death

Last post by fleamourian « Mon Oct 24, 2011 8:38 pm
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by fleamourian » Sun Sep 25, 2011 4:25 pm

All lights go disco, flashing on & off rapidly in a never ending cycle when depressing power button. Have to pull battery. Have tried spare keyboard...

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Last post by fleamourian
Mon Oct 24, 2011 8:38 pm
Thinkpad Maintenence Floppy 1.72 Documentation

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:24 am
Replies: 2
by capn_bubba » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:50 pm

I had my T30 Systemboard replaced, I went to lenovo and it couldn't reconize it. Is there any documentation on using the Thinkpad Maintenence Floppy...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:24 am
Anyone to help with this T30 repair guide?

Last post by tracker « Wed Oct 19, 2011 3:17 am
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by singbad » Mon Jun 14, 2010 1:14 pm

I was looking for T30 schematics when I found this:

PAN MẤT NGUỒN CỦA LAPTOP IBM T30

I've tried Google Translate but I can't see the point in PAN...

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Last post by tracker
Wed Oct 19, 2011 3:17 am
I am in clone limbo with XP and T30s

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:12 am
Replies: 14
by cadillacmike68 » Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:12 am

Can we talk about the MBR now?? RThis is starting to agitate me...

I used acronis True Image 11 (retail box) to clone a 320GB onto another 320GB....

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:12 am
Obtaining Machine Type & Model info

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:18 am
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by cadillacmike68 » Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:34 pm

Is there a way to ferret out a T30 machine type and model (the 2366 or 2367-whatever) from either winbloze of thinkpadconfig?? I have one machine...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:18 am
T30 Display Replacement By Non-FRU LCD Panels

Last post by jayshreelaser « Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:09 am
Replies: 20
by singbad » Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:58 am

Hi,
I've successfully replaced several dead T30 LCDs by third-party makes found on Ebay for 1 EUR + shipping. I always had to solder a 20 to 30 pin...

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Last post by jayshreelaser
Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:09 am
t23 and recovery cd

Last post by justjohn « Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:27 pm
Replies: 3
by justjohn » Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:56 am

Hi. I have a t23 that originally came with windows 2000 on it. However for the past few years I've been running windows xp home on it and haven't had...

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Last post by justjohn
Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:27 pm
TPLINK WN861N mini pci card

Last post by JBUK « Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:23 am
Replies: 18
by JBUK » Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:07 pm

I installed one of the above 802.11n cards in a T23 a while back.
It works fine but there is a problem when waking up from standbye. Basically it...

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Last post by JBUK
Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:23 am
Hi guys, i am a new member at this forum.

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:25 pm
Replies: 8
by atario » Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:38 pm

Hi guys, i am a new member at this forum, nice to meet all of u. :D

I recently got a T21 as a gift from a buddy of mine.
It was a P3 800Mhz with...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:25 pm
T23 with Win98SE recovery CDs

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:57 am
Replies: 6
by cadillacmike68 » Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:49 pm

Hello,

I see in the excellent IBM reference book that several T23 models came with Win98 SE. So what you may say. Well, I have some old DOS...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:57 am
T30 video problems - black screen, ext vga doesnt work.

Last post by Majestic « Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:47 am
Replies: 2
by MikeW » Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:06 am

Hey guys,

A friend gave me a T30 that was missing some parts and my mom needs a laptop so i decided to buy the parts off ebay and put this one...

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Last post by Majestic
Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:47 am
HAL.DLL error after a clone

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Sat Oct 01, 2011 12:40 pm
Replies: 4
by cadillacmike68 » Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:41 pm

Hello,

I'm trying to clone my ThinkPad T30 main disk to several backup -/spare drives. I use Acronis disk director. I leave the original in the...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Sat Oct 01, 2011 12:40 pm
USB floppy driver for win98SE and T20 series

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Sat Oct 01, 2011 11:07 am
Replies: 5
by cadillacmike68 » Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:08 am

Is there such a thing as a Win98SE USB floppy drive driver for T20 series?

I think one of my T22s (figures it's the only 1GHz one i have and it is...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Sat Oct 01, 2011 11:07 am
Bluetooth Adapter

Last post by pianowizard « Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:38 pm
Replies: 7
by newyorkpaulie » Sun Sep 25, 2011 4:15 pm

I recently got a tablet (HP) that is bluetooth enabled. Is there an adapter that I can get to put into my T30? The PC seems to be bluetooth enabled,...

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Last post by pianowizard
Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:38 pm
Price Check: T30

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Thu Sep 22, 2011 10:13 am
Replies: 33
by thinkpad1 » Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:29 am
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Could anyone suggest a price for a used T30? In good condition with a total of 768mb of RAM.

ATI 7500, XGA screen (1024 x 768) and Cisco wifi card....
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Thu Sep 22, 2011 10:13 am
Why Does My ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 Chip Get So Hot?

Last post by singbad « Thu Sep 22, 2011 3:15 am
Replies: 3
by singbad » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:51 am

Hi,
I've got a couple of dead T30 system boards with ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 chips that get hot. Some more, some less but all much more than the...

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Last post by singbad
Thu Sep 22, 2011 3:15 am
Add mini pci wifi card instead of the modem ? - T23

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:34 pm
Replies: 8
by Wiking » Thu Jul 14, 2011 1:29 pm

Hi,
I have T23.
Wanted to know if it is possible to replace the modem with mini pci WIFI card like I did previously in my R32 ?
I opened the cover...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:34 pm
Two relatively new 320GB WDC HDDs no longer booting

Last post by nom « Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:07 am
Replies: 5
by cadillacmike68 » Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:28 pm

I bought 2 WDC 320 GB PATA (IDE) dfrives for my T30s and cloned my 100GB Hitachi onto them both. I used one as an everyday disk with the other as a...

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Last post by nom
Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:07 am
My T21 won't boot

Last post by luludro « Sun Sep 18, 2011 3:20 pm
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by luludro » Thu Sep 08, 2011 8:45 am

My T21 Thinkpad won't boot. The far left light blinks and nothing happens. It does boot normally, though, about once a week, but after 5 to 15...

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Last post by luludro
Sun Sep 18, 2011 3:20 pm
worth going to a 7200rpm drive?

Last post by jronald « Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:45 pm
Replies: 7
by ac12 » Sat Sep 03, 2011 10:33 pm

At this point in time, is it worth spending the $ for a 7200 rpm drive for the T23?
As much as I like my T23, I'm thinking that its time has past....

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Last post by jronald
Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:45 pm
[SOLVED] 'ERROR 0175 : BAD CRC STOP POST TASK' on T30

Last post by Majestic « Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:29 am
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by singbad » Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:18 am

Hi all,
has anybody seen 'ERROR 0175 : BAD CRC STOP POST TASK.' on a T30? I only found reports of T20/A20 series showing this error.

I've seen...

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Last post by Majestic
Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:29 am
IBM Product Recovery Program version 5.7

Last post by robert213 « Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:49 pm
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by solarmom » Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:28 pm

I have an IBM T30 2366 model 8AU

I got the factory restore cd a few years ago when I got the computer.
The hard drive had to be replaced and now...

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Last post by robert213
Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:49 pm
CMOS battery for different T series

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:24 am
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by cadillacmike68 » Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:23 am

I know the connectors are different as time went on, but do T21, T22, T23, T30 etc up to T60 all use the CR2032 (preferrably a Panasonic one) size??...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:24 am
T22 Hard drive swap?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:10 am
Replies: 3
by tenpointnine » Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:36 am

I have a T60 with a 100Gb HDD (XP Pro SP3) and am awaiting the arrival (from ebay) of a 250Gb Scorpio Blue.

When the 250 Gb drive is in the T60 and...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:10 am
Installed Power Manager, But Cannot Access It

Last post by kc27 « Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:08 am
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by kc27 » Sun Sep 11, 2011 6:38 pm

I did a clean install of Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 3 on my 2366 ku1 T30 Thinkpad. It has a 2ghz processor with 2gb of ram.

I installed...

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Last post by kc27
Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:08 am
Battery Recommendaton for T30?

Last post by kc27 « Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:12 pm
Replies: 4
by kc27 » Sat Sep 10, 2011 5:51 am

I am thinking of getting a replacement battery for my T30. The laptop specs are it is a number 2366KU1 T30 with a 2.00 GHZ processor and 2 gb of RAM....

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Last post by kc27
Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:12 pm
Thinking about installing Wireless Mini-PCI...

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Thu Sep 08, 2011 8:01 pm
Replies: 9
by robert213 » Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:51 pm

First, I don't think that the forum's search feature is working properly.

A. 1802 on ThinkPad T2x & T3x Series returns only 3 threads.
B. Broadcom...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Thu Sep 08, 2011 8:01 pm
T30 Bios updated but it blew off Intel 802.11G WiFi

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:51 am
Replies: 5
by cadillacmike68 » Wed Sep 07, 2011 9:15 am

I updated my main T30's BIOS (it was 2.03) to 2.10 (Thanks Ray!!), and it immediately bitched me out on reboot about the Intel G WiFi mini card.

I...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:51 am
T30 wont power on, except from battery (How to resolder dc)

Last post by Majestic « Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:52 am
Replies: 4
by mischief08 » Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:06 am

I have a great but old T30 that must have damage to the DC socket. If I mess with the AC adapter enough, I can charge up the battery and the thinkpad...

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Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:52 am

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