Wow! Thanks! Sometimes my T23 will develope BSOD or when start-up with "FAN ERROR" warnings. Will that be related to the symtomps?

rkawakami, I've been following some of your post lately on the loose inductor at the back of the mother board. Does it affect all the T20 to T23 series? Or certain production years? I don;t seem to have that symptoms for now....(fingers cross!!) Sorry.....a bit out of topic... Admin edit : Split off...

Hey guys...I plan to upgrade my hard disk as currently its running on 60GB which is going to DIE anytime. What is the maximum capacity the T23 can swallow? Besides that, I wonder any of you using the THINKPAD utility software for this machine? Like the Battery Maximizer, etc...

So......whats the compatible graphics card for this docking station?

Thanks for all your reply guys!! I have re-seated the fan position and it boot up fine!! Electronic stuff....you will never know!!

I received a Fan Error warning during boot up of my T23. Finally......the fan died!!

Due to the rare T23 model in my country....can I get the T22 fan instead?? Will it be sufficient?

I've been refurbishing a T23 I got my hands on recently, and it has come time to sell it. I've listed it on eBay here I think my prices are reasonable for the condition it's in. Just to clear up any installed-OS issues: Windows XP is included although 2000 is on the COA (I don't know where I can ev...

I think this thread deserve sticky!! Hey..Ray.....do you have all this information compiled?? I would love to download them if you have!

Thanks

I think IBM should emphasized more on the thinklight for advertisements since lotsa them doesn't notice it. I like this topic!

WarMachine wrote:

LOL!!

I saw this up on ebay today.......and its .......ermm, well....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IBM-ThinkPad-T23- ... dZViewItem

Did you tried PowerStrip ? :) There is another solution, which could solve the problem : You could purchase a Dock (correct me if I'm wrong, I don't know well these kind of components) : http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-4URSWX You could put a "rec...

I think Pentium III-M would be pointless with tpfancontrol to manage the cooling. I think its just need some new grease as mr. Ray suggest and DITTO...the temperature hitting the 65 degrees.

I have been using Olympus digicam for years now. I like the quality pictures produced by Oly's. You might want to read up some reviews by professional photographers : http://www.megapixels.net

My T23 had been acting weird after few years. The fan has been running non-stop even its not on any application. Anyone with the similar problems?? Should I disassemble the fan for some thermal?

I think the best way would be the toothbrush thingy. No matter how careful you are with the trackpoints....it will somehow wear out one day as they are meant to.

I would suggest on T23 over the the 30's as well. The extra juice on the 30's is not worth it compared to the T23 if you are going to use it for basic purpose. However, IBM does repaired faulty T30's memory slot for FREE during those days and had since stopped. Those who get their memory slot fixed,...

I was wondering if the T2x series support the latest 160GB HDD in the market now.

I'm having this sound while start up and as well as hissing sound from the LCD. Have you checked for snakes? :mrgreen: Is the sound a single frequency like a high-pitched whistle or is it more like a waterfall? The inverter board contains an oscillator which can in some cases, make a high frequency...

I'm having this sound while start up and as well as hissing sound from the LCD.

johnson wrote:I use naptha aka zippo lighter fluid to clean up adhesives.

Ouch! Becareful with that stuff,dude! That thing is too strong for your thinkpad I think...

As far as I know that computer technology has gone almost to the peak. Modern computers is much more faster but old laptop like mine the T23 still support most of the major corporate software for daily work. As for thinkpads, they got more powerful and consume less battery power. Newer production te...

johnson wrote:ambientscape, why not get a pci card since you already have the 2631 dock?

Actually I was amazed to heard there such thing like the PCMCIA graphic crd. Well, the PCI grpahic for the dock poses lotsa compatibility issue.

You guys do know that there are PCMCIA graphics cards you can install in the machine right? Won't do much for your internal LCD, but will defineately run an external LCD or 2. PCMCIA graphic cards? Does this thing exist? I thought of only PCI graphic cards. if it does.....it will be a MUST for my T...

My thinkpad T23 is still my best friend on the road despite of its age. In my company, everyone is using X31 and T42 while me however on my old faithful T23.....which were used for working and light presentation. Some of my colleagues were asking some questions back ago like " Why the USB port is at...

Ray,

Your T23 looks like it just out from the factory. The Pentium III sticker looks brand new. By the way, what model is that?

The only time when I got checked and been asked to remove my laptop from the bag is when I was in Singapore. The darn scanner couldn't identify my AC adaptor.....and asked to remove all the things from my bag for checking. Basically my AC adaptor just look like a piece of BLACK brick from the scanne...

I picked up a used T20 from E-bay a few weeks ago. It was a bare bones unit I bought for my daughter to use around the house (wireless internet). The thing was pretty rough looking, lots of sticker residue and misc stains covered the top lid. This was something Windex wasn't going to touch so I wen...

I have owned a T20 for years.. <snip> Sometimes I would blame on my luck in this scenario of yours. I have friends who owns T42's and 3's and they treated them "ROUGH" I would say, but the machine still running till today with no major problem. The T2x was a great machine and no doubt the T4X as we...

ronbo613 wrote:I've seen airport security make a guy fire up his laptop to make sure it was legit.

Just fire up or check the serial number of the OS as well? I wonder if they go through your files in it.