IBM ThinkPad

Ok, I pick up this ibm thinkpad 760el and when I turn it on, I see that ram ok, then it shows error 163, then 173 then I get a black screen but on the upper left corner I get a little computer icon and a padlock and a blinking cursor I try to type in anything hit enter but nothing happens, I...

I happen to have received an Ibm Thinkpad a22m 2628 without any ram. I have checked around online and I have checked Crucial. Crucial says the type of ram is pc133 and other sites say its pc100. Which ram is the correct type ram to find for this older laptop. I do know the laptop works since...

Hello, my name is Justice Oliver, i have ibm thinkpad R50e, recently i pluged in the adapter cable to charge the laptop, to my surprise all dat came out was smock from the inside within the charging port area. As a result my system dosnt charge any more and my batery is turend to zero , its no...

Hello, I am getting a error 00301 message on my thinkpad

I am trying to log into an IBM thinkpad but I seem to have forgotten the BIOS password anyone who can help me? Shem

Dear IT expert , i have my laptop IBM ThinkPad whenever i switch it on it display only one word as it passes 3 to 5 seconds it display is faintly totally when i try to look carefuly i found that words are not visible and nothing we can do.Please help me

i just had my ibm thinkpad wiped clean by a computer tech, i've got AVG installed and had just scanned for virus' and there was no threats. after the scan, my mouse stops working, so I restarted it, and now it just keeps rebooting going to a blue screen with white text saying the laptop wasn't...

where can i get an ibm thinkpad t41 user manual?

Hello, I would like to upgrade my hard drive on my IBM thinkpad 2373-DE5 T42. What is the largest hard drive I can install on my machine? Any help will be appreciated.

Hello, i have a ibm thinkpad (t43) and i recently did a fresh install of windows xp prof. and now i cant figure out why the wireless isnt working and i cant set up a network or even a local area connection. the wizard keeps saying it cannot find my network hardware...what does that mean? i never...

Hello, I have a IBM Thinkpad T43. The problem is that whenever I wake it up from standby/sleep mode. It works alright for a few seconds and then it again goes to standby on its own. :o . After i wake it up from sleep the second time, there is no problem and it works without a problem. I would...

Hello, i have an ibm thinkpad 600 it gives error code 161 and 163. accompanied by a lock and computer icon in the top left corner. i press enter to move to the easy set up screen. it then freezes showing the refer to manual screen. I have tried to hold down f1 while powering on. ctrl alt del...

im locked out of my t22

Hello,how do it get it to hookup to get internet

Hello, i got a ibm thinkpad t42 windows xp and cannot use the wireless function n my device manager there are ? by other devices and by network controllers

i want to enable my wireless Lan

i have a ibm thinkpad 2743...the pc was taken apart and the screw pieces broken. i have 2 hard drives and want to know what type thinkpad is compatable for the hard drives i have. I want to get something off ebay.

I got asked to look at this grubby looking old IBM ThinkPad R50e. I think it's that model because the laptop says IBM ThinkPad and the screen says R50e. Is that correct? They were wondering why it was so slow. Turns out it has 256mb of RAM running windows xp. I uncliped the back and it seems...

I'm restoreing several IBM ThinkPad X30, X31 and X32's and I need original restore cd's or a copy for each model. These are systems that are to be donated to low income senior citizens. Can anyone help? Wayne daspokher@yahoo.com

how do i change the ide connection inside for a sata, where is the thing and what do i need to do to change it on the m'board?

hey there am called drizydre and i have an IBM thinkpad laptop which has a spolit screen, so can i fix a working flat screen monoitor on my laptop to act as my screen display?

I have two issues the first being, that I have an IBM Thinkpad T22 and have installed a brand new western digital wd1600beve hard drive which is a 160 gb drive. Whenever I try to power up the computer the hard drive light on the keyboard lights up for a fraction of a second and nothing...

Hello, I am Tadashe....I have an IBM THINKPAD and i cant get the speakers to work...do you think you can help me out? :??: :(

How to delete user account in IBM Thinkpad T41

someone gave me a IBM thinkpad iseries 1300. I know nothing about them. Power cord is new so I am told but I don't even know where the power switch is and no instructions came with it can anyone help me?

What is the max capactity of Hard drive and ram that this A20m laptop's motherboard can hold?

how do i make a ibm thinkpad 600 e be about to connect though a wireless connecton

removal of bios password for ibm thinkpad g-40

I have an old laptop IBM Thinkpad T40 the laptop's fan did to much noise so opened the laptop and cleaned the fan and since then when turn it on the computer start to work but the screen shows me nothing I got blank screen I've tried to connect it to other desktop screen thought VGA and it still...

hoi i have a ibm thinkpad 240x how to reset my pass on my ibm i forgot my pass

Hello there. I have a IBM Thinkpad R40, MBO: IBM 272326G, Chipset Intel Odem i855PM. These are the exact driver for my model...

Hello,I need a screen for an IBM Thinkpad Type#2723..apparently dropped and shattered the display.. ********

i have a IBM thinkpad that has a onborad hard drive it a p2 processor and i put in my in my windows 98 cd and it says your computer does not have a hard disk, your hard disk is not functioning correctly, or your hard disk requires a special device driver. contact your computer vendor for...

just got a 2621 42u iseries and when i turned it on the screen stayed black. any ideas?

Hi!, I have recieved an older model IBM ThinkPad Z60t as a gift from a family member. I am a rank novice at the tech game, but the computer is very important to some business I am involved in, so I want to keep it well maintained. I have two questions that are unrelated but I think this is the...

Hello, How to bypass an ibm thinkpad T22 LAPTOP password

i own an ibm thinkpad x31 t3o laptop and it has a cd bay how you open the cd bay to burn cds

Hello, I am troubleshooting an IBM Thinkpad and the Matshita Driver is indicated as 'corrupt'. Where do I find a driver for the DVD-ROM SR-8177 without installing a 'fix all your drivers tool'? That PC has no access to the internet but I can install it with a flash drive. Thanks, Gord

I have an older IBM Thinkpad 600e that is running win. 2000. My daughter wants to get online wirelessly. Will any of these pcmcia cards work or should I be looking for a particular one?

my ibm thinkpad t41 turns on and after 3 seconds it turns off and if i want to turn it back on i have to take the battery out and put it back in pleaaaase can someone help me by telling me how to fix it or what the problem is??????

Hi I've reformatted by IBM Thinkpad R51 but don't have drivers for wirelesscard, audio, and USB ports. Using Windows XP. :( Please help

I got a T21 IBM ThinkPad for Christmas and I was wondering if I could replace the DVD/CD ROM it came with, with one of those burner drives all laptops seem to be coming with today?

hello please send me drivers for ibm thinkpad r51 my mail id- rohit.dubariya@yahoo.com thanking you

I close the lid of my IBM thinkpad at night, and in the morning, I am forced to restart it by holding in the power button and rebooting. It does not go into sleep/standby mode and it gets stuck in hibernation mode. However, I think this is only the case either when in my dock, or charging, I'm...

Hi, how to recover factory settings in IBM thinkpad older series like r and t, if the windows is corrupted or infected.

I want to upgrade my IBM T-40 Thinkpad from a current 40GB HDD to something at least twice the size or larger. Almost every bit of the literature I've read about T-40s indicates that they can only handle up to 80GB HDDs. Any truth to that? Also, the current HDD is ATA (IDE); is it possible...

I have a older ibm thinkpa 600e and windows xp was on it andquit working how do i resitall windows xp on it and if need be where would i get a boot up software for it

The screen is fine for a boot 2 seconds then goes very dim. Attached monitor comes up fine.

Hi guys, anyone know where I can find a spare battery for the IBM (well now Lenovo) ThinkPad T43? There are numerous options online... was just wondering if anyone here can point to a reliable supplier. Thanks!

Alrighty, I do have a particularly strange issue that I want to throw out there although I'm still in the works of fixing it. To start off, yes this thinkpad T30 has fallen victim to bad engineering and does for a fact have a broken RAM slot(I soon found out this was typical of the T30)...

I've got an ancient IBM Thinkpad 600E which is fine for my limited use except that I can't find a USB2 socket. Should there be one? If nmot, is it possible to fit one?

Let me start off by saying anytime I have a computer issue this forum is my first resort and usually helps me solve my problems. However, this problem has been haunting me for a while and have yet to find an answer. I have an older IBM thinkpad t23 which still runs decently for what I use it...

Hi was wondering if these hard drives were compatible with my ibm thinkpad t42. If not can you plz send me a link that is. Thanks for the help. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149081 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145176...

I have an IBM Thinkpad T30 2366-88u I used to be able to enter the bios. I pulled the little round lithium backup battery out and now the bios wants a password to get in. The thing won't even boot now. Says the date and time settings have changed

I got an IBM Thinkpad T42. For probably over a year it hasn't work, and I didn't try to really do anything since I got a new thinkpad right before it stopped working. I'm trying to fix this up for someone now. Here's the problem. When I power on, I press the blue 'Access IBM' button. After a...

Dear Tom; I thought this was a wonderful and thorough evaluation of the A31p. What I would like to know is if you have reviewed any other ThinkPad computers with which you are equally impressed, if not more so? I am considering purchasing an A31p, but I am trying to find out if there are...

I am using an IBM Thinkpad Z60M, it runs on Intel 915PM chipset, with a Centrino 2.0, 1.5Gb RAM, and 80gb HDD. My Windows is crashing a lot lately so I thought of formatting and starting all over. It then hit my mind that some users were able to install the Intel Mac OS on desktops with a...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops (More info?) Hi, I've got an old IBM ThinkPad 340CSE, installed Slackware 7.1 (well, ZipSlack plus some selected packages) and would like to get X windows working. The build in Cirrus GD6245 should support 640x480x8, but I can only get it runnig at...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops (More info?) I bought a Thinkpad 730T. I googled MYA off and didn't find anything about the hard drive and how to get software onto it. Is there a howto on this machine? Thanks, mike -- Return address is VALID but some sites block emails with links...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops (More info?) I want to upgrade my old thinkpad hd with a higher capacity one. The old drive is a 12mm height drive, but the newer ones are generally 9mm. Will I need a caddy or mounting tray to accomodate the thinner drive? The old drive was not in any...