Dead IBM Thinkpad T-22 Hardware and Software Hardware by sunshineangel Greetings, I need help! I have an IBM THinkpad T-22. It was working fine until one day I … Re: Dead IBM Thinkpad T-22 Hardware and Software Hardware by wizmonster I'm no expert, but is the cmos battery o.k.? I had a computer (not a thinkpad, though) that did much the same thing, and once I replaced the cmos battery it booted up and ran fine. Maybe it was something the BIOS would'nt accept...don't know, but it's a guess worth looking into. Re: Dead IBM Thinkpad T-22 Hardware and Software Hardware by djrivera1 Could be dc to dc inverter for lcd display can't say for sure only way to find out try plugging in laptop to computer montor and see if it post or see anything on another display, if you do replaced the dc to dc inverter. IBM Thinkpad- Screen dimming? Hardware and Software Hardware by HerSerendipity … probably been answered before. Lately, my battery to my IBM Thinkpad T-40 has been acting up..and then the screen… thinkpad with fingerprint id Hardware and Software Hardware by Boring Larry … I've not seen before, and that is an older thinkpad that was manufactured for business travelers, running XP, that has… Thinkpad T60 Ram + Touchpad Issues Hardware and Software Hardware Mobile and Wearables by rameneater90 … don't know me, I'm the guy whose Lenovo Thinkpad T60 keeps having problems. At the moment, there are two… F3 fuse on 4 months ago. Thanks, The No-Worky Thinkpad T60 Guy Thinkpad not booting - suspect CMOS / DVD writer Hardware and Software Hardware by asamel …'t boot. On power up it displays the diagonal IBM Thinkpad splash and says press F1 to enter setup, F12 to… Re: thinkpad mess Hardware and Software Hardware by Tumbleweedracef I took another working hard drive, in another Thinkpad, and downloaded a BIOS update on it and transfered it …to the non working Thinkpad. I updated the BIOS and then reinstalled the 30GB hard… Thinkpad Shutsdown but Won't restart Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by bealdrid … so hopefully someone has some insight. Problem: My WinXP Pro Thinkpad R32 laptop refuses to restart (start | turn off computer | restart… Thinkpad won't recognize RAM Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by rdalep I have a Thinkpad T30 (5 years old) running XP Pro, SP3. T30 will take a max RAM of 1024, and my System screen says it has 512. I was going to order another 512 for the other slot till I openned it up and found there are already two 512's in the 2 slots. Anybody know why my computer isn't seeing the max? thinkpad t23 hibernating or worse? Hardware and Software Hardware by cedarhillbilly My newly acquired used Thinkpad T23 had been running great til this AM. Yesterday (for … Thinkpad turn up black screen Hardware and Software Hardware by captainyc … problem is: from several days ago, my 3 year old thinkpad T40 cannot load the windows when turned on. I noticed… thinkpad mess Hardware and Software Hardware by Tumbleweedracef Hey ALL ! I have a Thinkpad 600. I bought a new hard drive and RAM. I … Thinkpad will not connect to WPA Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by Urbanfox This is for an IBM Thinkpad R40. The computer has XP (service pack 3) installed, all … Re: Thinkpad turn up black screen Hardware and Software Hardware by gbbijl I have no solution, but I have exactly the same problem. Sometimes the BIOS gives me some error beeps, referring to a faulty video-card or motherboard problems. I have a IBM ThinkPad T40P, a very pricy one, but it's a kind of useless now. Re: thinkpad mess Hardware and Software Hardware by Tumbleweedracef I just got another Thinkpad 600 working, so I will take that hard drive and put it in the TROUBLED laptop and do as you suggested. Thanks ! I will update the results tomorrow ! Re: thinkpad mess Hardware and Software Hardware by jbennet … it Glad you got it sorted. Ive got an old Thinkpad R30 (pentium 3 650mhz, 128mb ram, 25gb hdd). I upgraded… Re: Thinkpad Shutsdown but Won't restart Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by rember911 did you try using the restart command in cmd? go into cmd prompt and type this: shutdown -r the shutdown will default to a 30 second timer. if you want it to take less time, try this: shutdown -r -t 5 that will make it 5 seconds. also, you can try using the abort command. in the past, ive experienced things where i go to shutdown my … Re: thinkpad t23 hibernating or worse? Hardware and Software Hardware by trickykid [QUOTE=mjpnyc;218561]My laptop is a few years old, and I'm experiencing the same problem that you have. I have a feeling something is wrong with my mother board. Every few months something decides not to work (hard drive, wireless card, etc.) I thought there was a short somewhere, but this is the most extreme problem I have had. I have tried… Re: thinkpad mess Hardware and Software Hardware by Tumbleweedracef Thank you for your reply ! I can't get the computer on the internet yet. I have a wireless card to install in it, but it won't go on the internet if there isn't any system on it. How else would I update the BIOS ? Any and all help is very much appreciated !!! Re: thinkpad mess Hardware and Software Hardware by Tumbleweedracef COOL ! I reckon this is as much as I can do to it. I will leave Internet Explorer 6 on there. I should have left Windows 98 on it. I didn't know that XP would need so much RAM! I appreciate all your help ! What would you suggest as an inexpensive, but good laptop ? One that I could run Windows XP on it and it run good. I don't need one to … Re: Thinkpad won't recognize RAM Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by rdalep [QUOTE=jbennet;855656]You sure the max ram is 1024? Ive got an R30, its from the early 2000s, and its max ram is only 512mb... Maybe you need a BIOS update?[/QUOTE] I'm sure it is 1 gig. I checked max stats at the website for my particular model and year. I'll check for bios, but I don't know how to tell which version I have. Re: Thinkpad won't recognize RAM Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by Godsp3ed Probably it is a hardware issue else the 'not shown' RAM is being used as AGP Aperture through the bios which is very unlikely since the missing RAM is equal to the available amount...why don't you try removing it and fixing/tightening it...if you remove it then wipe it clean with a dry cloth and so also with a rubber piece...hopefully should read … Re: Thinkpad power switch issue..please help! Hardware and Software Hardware by Coconut Monkey Isn't this is how all laptops (and current desktop PCs) are designed? When the power switch pushed in/engaged when the system is on for a certain period of time, it will turn off. This is a built in feature, and not one that is easily changed. I imagine some systems out there have some setting/power feature/jumper that would turn the system back… Re: Thinkpad T22 wont start Hardware and Software Hardware by Mustapha01 Hello, Before you inter your Thinkpad in to the digital Walhalla, have you checked the output … Re: Thinkpad T22 wont start Hardware and Software Hardware by jbennet Ive got a thinkpad similar to yours (model R30, 128mb ram, win98 and Pentium … Re: thinkpad mess Hardware and Software Hardware by Tumbleweedracef I have 7 as an .exe file on a thumb drive that I use to put on peoples computers. I had already installed it on this computer. THEN, I make a mistake. After loading this computer the way I wanted it, all I had to do was leave it alone......but I just couldn't lol I wanted to remove the LOG ON screen so I looked it up and did these instructions: … Re: Thinkpad will not connect to WPA Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by gdrori it might be that 802.11b doesn't support WPA. you should try buying a PCMCIA/USB wireless card supporting 802.11g and that should work. Re: thinkpad t40 shows no power response Hardware and Software Hardware by jbennet I have an R30. If you leave it for a long time e.g a year tge battery tends to die (permanently) and the only way to get it to boot is to remove the battery and run it from AC (if that still doesnt work hold the power button for 5 secs) and yeah i think the power bricks are universal and my dads T(70?) fits my R30 fine. If thuis storeage area… ThinkPad 390E boot problem Hardware and Software Hardware by bman02053 My 390e won't boot. Only DOS 6.2 installed. No display visible during "boot" (no P.O.S.T, or anything) and floppy light stays on. When attempting to boot from floppy, floppy spins continuously, and still no display visible.