On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:27:36 -0800 Keith Lofstrom <[email protected]> dijo:
>On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 01:18:26PM -0800, Kris wrote: >> Keith Lofstrom wrote: >> > pieces. It is also possible to swap a T61 system board into the >> > 15.0 inch T60 case, which gets me a Penryn processor and more RAM. >> > Unfortunately, I'm told the T61 case only works with a 15.4 inch >> > screen, and there isn't a QXGA LCD panel in that size. >> >> My primary laptop is a 14" T61 with SXGA+ (1440x1050). > >Right you are. There are three screen sizes of Thinkpad T61, in >various resolutions. Here are the sizes and areas in inch units: > > X Y Area >Standard 14.1 in 4:3 11.3 8.5 95.4 >Wide/Runt 14.1 in 8:5 12.0 7.5 89.4 >Wide/Runt 15.4 in 8:5 13.1 8.2 106.6 > >The T60 has these three sizes: > X Y Area >Standard 14.1 in 4:3 11.3 8.5 95.4 >Standard 15.0 in 4:3 12.0 9.0 108.0 >Wide/Runt 15.4 in 8:5 13.1 8.2 106.6 > >The basic unit arrived with today, with a 15.0 inch 1400x1050 >screen. I am still waiting for the QXGA replacement screen, >15.0 inch 2048x1536. The T61 does not have a bezel that works >with the QXGA, though it appears possible to substitute a T60 >bezel and screen on top of a T61 main chassis. > >My next step is to install my distro on a new 500GB Seagate on the >T60 (with the lower resolution display) and see if it works. The only comment I have is probably irrelevant to what Keith is putting together. I have a T61 and I recently discovered that the internal Intel SATA controller is SATA-2, but Lenovo throttled it to 100 MB/s. The official explanation is to ensure compatibility with PATA drives in the Ultrabay, in case anyone does this. In reality, the controller would handle the issue and throttling the SATA-2 controller was unnecessary. Another bad design decision. Nevertheless, I am stuck with a recently acquired new SATA-2 drive that runs at only 100 GB/s. This does not affect later Thinkpads, and I don't know if it affects the T60. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
