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- Sun Dec 14, 2025 12:01 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T495 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: T430 and bloody bluetooth
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3714
T430 and bloody bluetooth
Have attempted new drivers and new old stock external bluetooth radios. Whats the trick in getting them to work consistency? Deleted the Blue Solie drivers, deleted the Thinkpad 4.0 drivers. Doing that and reloading the Thinkpad 4.0 drivers got me running with multiple drop outs per min. Thinking it...
- Mon Oct 13, 2025 7:11 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T495 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: T430 Wireless card
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7060
T430 Wireless card
I understand the Intel Centrino Ultimate - N 6300 AGN can be a bit weird on W10. Need a suggestion for an updated card that will pay well with W10 or W11, preferably a plug and play, dont really want to fiddle with the Whitelists.
Thanks
Ron
Thanks
Ron
- Tue Jul 01, 2025 11:29 am
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: Z61m For Sale
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3403
Z61m For Sale
Very rough shape, appears to be complete less the battery (CMOS is dead)
9450-A38
Bios shows 3 gigs of RAM
Its usable, just not very pretty
DOES have the Ti cover but its been painted
$100.00 or Best Offer CONUS
Ron
9450-A38
Bios shows 3 gigs of RAM
Its usable, just not very pretty
DOES have the Ti cover but its been painted
$100.00 or Best Offer CONUS
Ron
- Tue Jul 01, 2025 11:21 am
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: Z61m PARTS (for sale)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3540
Z61m PARTS (for sale)
From the archives: PARTS ONLY, missing key board as well as other parts
9450-A38
2 sticks of Samsung 512mb
Ti lid, and yes its peeling
1 listing on Fleabay for $200.00 (Thats NOT going to happen)
$100.00 or best offer CONUS
Ron
9450-A38
2 sticks of Samsung 512mb
Ti lid, and yes its peeling
1 listing on Fleabay for $200.00 (Thats NOT going to happen)
$100.00 or best offer CONUS
Ron
- Tue Jul 01, 2025 11:14 am
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: Lenovo T410
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4378
Lenovo T410
Once again, sitting in storage for years
2252-BU2
Intel I5 M530 @ 2.4ghz (Runs W7 like a bat out of hell)
8 gigs of ram
Screen bezel is cracked, its very dusty (Im not wiping it off, the dust is included and no extra charge)
Plenty on fleabay, again made of gold so $100 USD.
Or Best Offer CONUS
Ron
2252-BU2
Intel I5 M530 @ 2.4ghz (Runs W7 like a bat out of hell)
8 gigs of ram
Screen bezel is cracked, its very dusty (Im not wiping it off, the dust is included and no extra charge)
Plenty on fleabay, again made of gold so $100 USD.
Or Best Offer CONUS
Ron
- Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:58 am
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: T22 for sale
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3380
T22 for sale
Going through old, long sealed and forgotten box's Per the BIOS 2647-$EU PIII 900MHZ 128mb memory Battery is bad CMOS battery is bad Machine itself looks "OK" does not have anything in the ultra bay, I can scrounge a HDD and a good copy of windows 2000 if you want it. I see a couple on Fleabay, that...
- Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:54 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Windows 11 or what?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13531
Re: Windows 11 or what?
Flyby11
Seek and ye shall find!
Ron
Seek and ye shall find!
Ron
- Sat May 31, 2025 1:53 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Windows 11 or what?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13531
Re: Windows 11 or what?
Little worried about updates, perhaps 10 Enterprise?
- Sat May 31, 2025 12:53 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Windows 11 or what?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13531
Windows 11 or what?
I have a Dell dual Xeon workstation as my personal everyday. Wont pass the windows 11 diag because the Xeon are not supported and TPM 2.0. Running W 10 Pro, like a bat out of hell. Should I: Force W11 Switch to a Linux Distro, and which one. I was an Unbuntu fan for a while years ago. I have a net b...
- Sun May 04, 2025 7:02 am
- Forum: Thinkpad T14/T15/T16
- Topic: T14s SSD in the WWAN Slot?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10567
Re: T14s SSD in the WWAN Slot?
Spoke too soon. When the laptop goes to sleep, you lose it till you reboot. That said Im using it for music, so when running the laptop does not sleep.
Ron
Ron
- Sat Apr 19, 2025 7:20 pm
- Forum: Thinkpad T14/T15/T16
- Topic: T14s SSD in the WWAN Slot?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10567
Re: T14s SSD in the WWAN Slot?
OK For the record, as I have describe the set up, above, works perfectly.
Have not done any speed tests or deep research, just installed the 520 (in my case it was a Lenovo version) booted it and up the the 2nd SSD came. No problems at all.
Ron
Have not done any speed tests or deep research, just installed the 520 (in my case it was a Lenovo version) booted it and up the the 2nd SSD came. No problems at all.
Ron
- Sat Apr 19, 2025 7:17 pm
- Forum: Thinkpad T14/T15/T16
- Topic: SSD in WWAN / T14 Gen 1 AMD
- Replies: 4
- Views: 15783
Re: SSD in WWAN / T14 Gen 1 AMD
No comment on this thread.
Ron
Ron
- Tue Apr 15, 2025 8:42 am
- Forum: Thinkpad T14/T15/T16
- Topic: T14s SSD in the WWAN Slot?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10567
Re: T14s SSD in the WWAN Slot?
OK, had not seen that one SO ....... 415 say it will work AND 414 say it will not work.
Definitive guide anyone? I know it must have a B and M slot.
Thanks
Ron
Definitive guide anyone? I know it must have a B and M slot.
Thanks
Ron
- Mon Apr 14, 2025 6:31 pm
- Forum: Thinkpad T14/T15/T16
- Topic: T14s SSD in the WWAN Slot?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10567
T14s SSD in the WWAN Slot?
Is there a definitive guide for putting a SSD in the WWAN slot? I have a 1st Gen Intel T14s. I understand the WD SN520 with a BIOS of no later than 1.37, does work?
Ron
Ron
- Tue Mar 18, 2025 10:17 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T495 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: T530 Puzzled
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1465
Re: T530 Puzzled
Got it, for some reason it did not assign a Drive letter. Back into Disk Mgmt and assigned one, now it shows.
Ron
Ron
- Tue Mar 18, 2025 9:51 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T495 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: T530 Puzzled
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1465
T530 Puzzled
Have a T530 with a MSATA SSD in the 2nd Wifi slot. Shows up fine in Disk Mgmt (Formatted, Named, the works), does not show in This PC, only the Main SATA and the DVD RW.
Suggestions?
Ron
Suggestions?
Ron
- Wed Mar 05, 2025 1:11 pm
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: F/S T530 any interest?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1634
F/S T530 any interest?
I picked up a very lightly used T530. I would say its an A- overall. Processor 1x Intel Core i5-3380M Processor(2.9GHz 3MB) Memory 1x 4GB PC3-12800 UPDRADED to 2X 4GB PC3-12800 Willing to upgrade to 2X 8GB for 16GB total RAM Operating System Windows 10 Premium 64(EN:English) UPRADED Very Mildly Twea...
- Fri Feb 14, 2025 10:11 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T495 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: T430 Lighted Keyboard
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2017
Re: T430 Lighted Keyboard
RBS is correct. Im an idiot. The correct keyboard has a black backing, and it does work on Laptops NOT originally equipped with back lights.
Ron
Ron
- Sun Feb 09, 2025 7:52 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T495 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: T430 Lighted Keyboard
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2017
Re: T430 Lighted Keyboard
I have the correct keyboard, can see the leds. It does have an extra tiny connector on it, over the key board I took off. Have neither with me at the moment, but Im thinking it was silver backed tape/sticker. WAS NOT bare metal like Im used to on the T30's forward. Il lay my hands on it and double c...
- Tue Feb 04, 2025 3:11 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T495 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: T430 Lighted Keyboard
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2017
T430 Lighted Keyboard
I have the correct keyboard, has the led I can see. I assumed it was plug and play FN/Space bar. However this only lights the light on the screen lid. Suggestions? It is not possible. Laptops with backlight enabled keyboard has a separate connector on the motherboard to power the LED. Anyone have a ...
- Mon Dec 09, 2024 1:50 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Frustrated, Fedex being less than useless ...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6185
Frustrated, Fedex being less than useless ...
Suggestions: Ordered a set of aftermarket Headlights for the child's Jeep Ordered it through the Dealership. Was supposed to be delivered on Black Friday. When I checked the following Monday it showed a delivery exception, still shows that today. Called Fedex, they said they were too busy to deliver...
- Fri Dec 06, 2024 8:05 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: What is it? HP# 517591-001
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5887
Re: What is it? HP# 517591-001
New info Quattro MB 48.3V602.011 08118-1. Runs an AMD Turion Ultra CPU. The Date on the CPU cooler is 2010/10/08.
Thanks
Ron
Thanks
Ron
- Fri Nov 22, 2024 12:09 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: What is it? HP# 517591-001
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5887
What is it? HP# 517591-001
Picked this up for $4.00usd and so far have not found the part number on the internet. Has 2 DVI ports but also 2 PS2 ports. 6 USB 1ports, and ethernet and power port. Appears to bolt between the stand and the monitor via VESA mount. Measure 8 inches by 10 inchs and is just 1.5 inches tall (wide). T...
- Tue Aug 20, 2024 2:04 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: 2nd set of eyes on a Data Sheet Tri-Path 2020
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6952
Re: 2nd set of eyes on a Data Sheet Tri-Path 2020
There was a graph in the middle somewhere showing pest RMS output power was at 14.6 ..... Anyway, thats what I was thinking, any voltage not to exceed the 16.
Thanks
Ron
Thanks
Ron
- Tue Aug 20, 2024 6:53 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: 2nd set of eyes on a Data Sheet Tri-Path 2020
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6952
2nd set of eyes on a Data Sheet Tri-Path 2020
So I messing with a many year old Tripath 2020 amplifier. Im trying to definitively nail down the DC input voltage. On the data sheet I have seen 12, 14.6 and 16 volts. It appears the best measurements were at 14.6 volts. Just need a 2nd set of eyes to confirm what I think Im seeing. http://www.e-el...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:59 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Dell 7810 and MS Raid 1
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4927
Dell 7810 and MS Raid 1
Attempted to set up a Mirrored SSD with two identical 1tb Western Digital Drives. Went through the set up process via Disk Mgmt, shows up brownish and mirrored, however nothing transfer from one to the other when I save it.. That being said, the 2 SSD ARE ON a Dell 0NTRCY Dual SSD Card. Suggestions?...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:38 am
- Forum: GENERAL ThinkPad News/Comments & Questions
- Topic: Paypal Shipping Defunct?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9192
Paypal Shipping Defunct?
Did I miss something? How long has Paypal Shipping been defunct? I have been trying for three days.
Ron
Ron
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:37 am
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: T420 and T430 Parts
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3245
Re: T420 and T430 Parts
RECYCLED!
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:26 am
- Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
- Topic: T420 and T430 Parts
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3245
T420 and T430 Parts
If anyone is looking for plastics plus other parts ill take shipping for either of these:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/285747048014
https://www.ebay.com/itm/285747068492
Thanks
Ron
https://www.ebay.com/itm/285747048014
https://www.ebay.com/itm/285747068492
Thanks
Ron
- Sun Jun 11, 2023 8:26 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: T520
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4404
Re: T520
Bios had it locked out. Flashed to the latest W8 I could find, and on restart the bezel is screaming with new Bluetooth life!
Thanks All
Ron
Thanks All
Ron



