[ltp] Thinkpad hardware repair?

[Andrey Yurovsky]

I would gladly use for for the mean time but the system does not boot 99
out of 100 times or so (seriously) because it throws up a
trackpoint-related error code during POST and throws me into the BIOS
where I can run a test.  Once in a while it won't throw the error code
up and the system will boot into Linux, wherein with a mouse attached
the trackpoint is turned off and I have a usable thinkpad again.

'any way to turn off the trackpoint so that it's not "tested" during
POST?  I looked in the BIOS options and didn't see anything like that...

	-Andrey

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***why not just use a cordless usb laptop mini mouse? its 
cheaper. ebay has em for around $10.00.
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> is not linux-specific but the trackpoint device on my 600E has
> failed.  I tried everything in the technician manual that doesn't
> involve using diagnostic quipment or swapping parts and it was of not
> use, so now I need to find a shop that can repair it.
> 
> Could anyone please recommend a shop I can take the 600E to?  It is 
> out of warranty.  If there is something local that someone knows of it

> would be much appreciated, I am in California, San Francisco Bay Area.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 	-Andrey
> 
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