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[Discuss] Does anyone have a Thinkpad T30?



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On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Bill Horne <bill at horne.net> wrote:

> On 4/11/2014 9:40 AM, MishaStrGm wrote:
>
>> Hi Bill
>>
>> 1 I use T60p a lot without battery. It is fine.
>> I used another old lap-tops without battery just fine.
>> I do not have battery.
>>
>> 2  Are you from Linux user group?
>> T30 can run Linux, slow.
>> You click and nothing happeps, only then .
>> I have Linux questions often.
>>
>> Mike Strounin.
>>
>
> Mike,
>
> Thanks, that's good to know.
>
> I just booted the T30 into its BIOS, but I had to push a button on the
> bottom of the unit and try combinations of the power and "Thinkpad" buttons
> to get it to boot, and after I updated the date/time, it wouldn't reboot.
> Is there some way to get it to boot without pushing two or three buttons at
> once?
>
> TIA.
>
> Bill
>
>
>>
>> On 4/10/14, Bill Horne<bill at horne.net>  wrote:
>>
>>  Thanks for reading this.
>>>
>>> I just got a Thinkpad T30 from a guy who gave it away on  the
>>> "Freecycle" list.
>>>
>>> He got the machine to light up and got to the BIOS, but there's no
>>> battery, and I don't want to tempt fate by running it without one.  The
>>> former owner said something about the RAM, and I gather the T30's had
>>> some problem with the second slot not working, but that's all I could
>>> find out from Google.
>>>
>>> I'd like to borrow a battery for a T30, and try to judge if this one is
>>> worth the time to work on: the big question right now is whether the $33
>>> for a new battery and possibly $20 for a charger is worth the risk, and
>>> I'd like some more information before I decide.
>>>
>>> If you'd rather, you're welcome to take the machine and charger and
>>> docking station and have a go at it yourself: I got it for free and I'm
>>> OK with paying it forward.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
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>>
>
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