Hello, I just wanted to post a message to the list following up on the rebuilding of the T42. First off, it's mine now, as my brother is now quite happy with the X100e I swapped him. CPU-wise, I found them to be similar, but the X110e has graphics that are newer by several years and the X100e runs Microsoft Windows 7 with aplomb. A 64GB SSD and 3GB of RAM probably don't hurt, either.
Back to the ThinkPad at hand, a T42 (Type: 2378-R4U). Replaced the keyboard, the palm rest, upgraded it to 2GB RAM and 160GB HDD. The one thing which was not as easily fixable was the DC power jack, which required almost a complete disassembly of the unit. After having it sit for three weeks, I finally went and found a laptop repair shop and let them do it. Far more expensive than I hoped (especially for an older computer) but I never seemed to be able to get the time to do it myself. As a bonus, there was a nice Cajun restaurant next door, so I dropped it off and picked it up on my lunch hour. ;) I was able to boot the computer from the appropriate recovery CDs for the T42 and get Windows XP loaded. Afterwards, I installed the ATI video driver from Lenovo's web site, as well as the latest ThinkVantage System Update software, and, finally, ran Microsoft Windows Update to download the latest patches and fixes for the operating system. I now have a nice T42 that's more than adequate for web surfing, applications like Microsoft Office, etc. Thanks, as always, to the list for their guidance and words of encouragement! Regards, Aryeh Goretsky _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
