Posts by tfflivemb2

While Nooorm is correct that you cannot upgrade the GPU to the 128MB card, you do have two options: 1. Replace the systemboard with a T42p systemboard that has the 128MB card. 2. Add a Dock II, this has the ability to insert a...

According to the part number, that is an Ultrabay 2000 drive. Look at this link, and you will see a chart that shows which systems use the Ultrabay 2000 drives.

You don't have to disable the password setting...just store your passwords somewhere, so that you have access to them. Leaving your system unguarded can lead to trouble if your Thinkpad walks away.

To my knowledge, you are pretty much out of luck. There are some password cracking warez out there, but I don't support them, because it defeats the purpose.

It's probably too late, but you might want to go ahead and make your recovery disks BEFORE you uninstall anything else, incase you change yourmind.

Unfortunately, the T40s had some system board issues. Personally, I think that they are subrelated to flexing of the systemboard.

Quote: Originally Posted by anti_spy999 This link doesn't work.. Sorry, forgot that the company name changed. Try LCDPart.com

You might have to check and see if you are detecting proxies, under Internet Options.

I would use this as a reference. It isn't easy to do yourself. You can have moniserve do it for you for a little over $100USD, depending on the size of the screen. There are pics of the bulbs there, as well as in the tutorial above.

The bulb that you are referring to is called a CCFL, or backlight. From firsthand experience, I can tell you that it is a nightmare procedure. Some have changed them relatively easy, but on the two occasions that I tried, I broke the...