[ltp] TFT/CPU Upgrade? T20.

[Kim Hardy]

Yes it says here that the T20 has a 14.1" Hitachi LCD XGA display. The
better models use a 14.1" Hitachi LCD SXGA+ display. 

Whats to stop me putting one of those in instead? :)

Kim.

-----Original Message-----
From: linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org
[mailto:linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org] On Behalf Of Mr. Gubbs
Sent: 04 July 2003 01:17
To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Subject: [ltp] TFT/CPU Upgrade? T20.


Hey there. 

I'm considering upgrading the cpu in my T20 from a 700mhz p3 to a 1ghz
p3 with the 100mhz fsb.

It occurs to me that there shouldn't then be any reason why I cant fit a
14.1" TFT panel from a better model, one capable of 1280x1024+?

As things stand the T20 does 1024x768 and it looks like 800x600 does on
a conventional CRT monitor. Does anyone have any experience with
customising their older thinkpads or upgrading them a little
unconventionally ...?

I'd also like to just ask again regarding the mini pci cards. I found
one, but its not the Intel card IBM ships. Its designed for a dell
laptop, but I figure again, is there any reason why assuming it fits
(same number of pins) I can't use any hardware I like?

Kim.

-----Original Message-----
From: linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org
[mailto:linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org] On Behalf Of Joel Ebel
Sent: 04 July 2003 00:54
To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Subject: Re: [ltp] My hard drive is read-only!!


The partitions are mounted rw.  And I can't even write to my fat32 
partition in DOS.  I'm pretty sure it's just the drive.  IBM is sending 
a replacement on Monday.  When I get it and successfully get everything 
backed up, I'll play around with it more.  But I'm almost certain there 
is just some elctrical or mechanical failure that will let me read, but 
not write to this drive.

Joel

Alexander Gran wrote:
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> Am Donnerstag, 3. Juli 2003 21:57 schrieb Joel Ebel:
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> 
>>Well, NTFS, I never mount writeable anyway.  My fat32 and ext3
>>partition I can mount either way.  If I mount it writeable and write a

>>file to it, after an unmount and remount it's gone.  It never really
>>got written.  I can't mount my reiserfs partition at all since even a 
>>ro partition needs to be able to write something.  I don't really 
>>understand reiserfs, but apparently that's true.  fsck tests fine, 
>>badblocks comes up blank.  PC doctor and Hitachi Drive Fitness Tools 
>>test fine because none of those write to the drive.  I tried the drive

>>in a different computer and it does the same thing, so it's definitely

>>a problem with the drive.
> 
> 
> Have you tried to write to a special device (/dev/hda?) directly, wg
> echo and
> read it out again? (You'll destroy your filesystems, of course).
> 
> regards
> Alex
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