If you are good with your hands and tools, look on eBay for a Thinkpad T42, T41 or T43 with a broken screen reported working otherwise... You will see them sometimes for $60 to $130. Then use your parts to fix that one,or move the motherboard, cpu, and cooling system to yours. They type number may be different, and Windows may detect the change and require a Windows XP repair, but luck should be very high.
Also, you will find eBay sellers that sell guaranteed boards... You have to be ready to install such a board very quickly as the warranties are only 7 to 10 days. On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 6:18 PM, Jerry Ro <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > My T42 is broken. The logic board is not working any more and needs to be > replaced. They wanted $500 (!) to fix it... This is way too much than I > want > to spend, since I have had this computer for six years. > Is there a cheaper alternative to fix it? Also, let's say I don't fix it, > so > the logic board stays the same broken logic board. Is there a way to > salvage > certain files on the hard drive? > > Thanks. > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
