Windows 7 on a T30

[winslow]

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 this?

[Neil]

Not worth it, IMHO. While the T30 would likely run 7 just fine, drivers for some of it's devices just don't exist.

[ajkula66]

Neil is on the money.

The biggest problem will be the graphics driver, and you will not get that to work properly, ever.

Any pre-Radeon 9600 ThinkPad has no business running W7.

[jronald]

Attempted on a Z60t, never got the video working right. Display was fine, but never got the shutdown/Hibernate/Lid switch to resume correctly. YMMV but its not worth the hassle!

uBuntu on the other hand loves the T30. If you need more flash download and install Macbuntu. I get people oohing and aahing over my T30 running Macbun all the time.

Ron

[drezliok]

Works great. Just have a legit copy so you can get all the updates. Tested with a Pro copy. (My test copy isn't legit but I'm testing for the full 30 days untill it locks me out.) I hope to use a student discount or get an OEM licence for pro.

[RealBlackStuff]

Installing W7 on a T30 is probably not much of a problem (apart from missing video drivers).
But RUNNING it with some acceptable multitasking will be nearly impossible!
Browser with one or two tabs? No problem.
Adding MS Word, a music program, or even any old game? Forget it.
W7 has no business being on a T30!
Anybody claiming a different story is telling a load of BS!
I have played with T30s till the cows came home.
I even want to go as far as saying that I was some sort of a T30 Guru!
Sorry, this machine is just too old and too weak!

[drezliok]

I guess its what You plan to do with it. I used mine to play StarCraft at a old school LAN party. Using wireless instead of a wired connection.

As for the videocard I got mine working. In my other thread I put where I got it from and how I got it to install.

It's not going to play Unreal Tournament 2004. But it plays regular Unreal Tournament from 1999.

I'm not claiming to be a guru or anything. I just know that its working for me for now.

However... I am borrowing a freind's disk and he won't let me activate it. So for 30 days I have Windows 7. After? I will be trying XP.