check the bios (press the access ibm button) and see if you have in boot order the cd/dvd drive first and not the hard drive. otherwise, the screen will remain blank.
check on Lenovo's website. they even have video guides on there for removing somethings, or check out forum.thinkpads.com as they would probably be of more help.
speedfan - might work but i doubt it
Notebook Hardware Control - might work but i doubt it
google your model + fan speed controlling or something like that, i know that there's an application for the ibm T series to control fan speed...
if it came with a recovery cd, you can get the programs off of there. you might be able to download all the applications and drivers that came with it off their website, but i'm not familiar with that website.
it should make a...
hey congrats jigsaw!
that sure was fast. as for your noisy drive, check in the bios as i know for my thinkpad i can change the noise via settings like:
max performance
normal
low (quiet)
you should consider uninstalling all of the...