[Discuss] Does anyone have a Thinkpad T30?

[Bill Horne]

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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Bill Horne
William Warren Consulting
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