[ltp] What to do if I suspect I've got a lemon T60?

[Whil Hentzen]

Hi folks,

I bought a T60 from PC Connection about a month ago. (Been buying from 
them since 1982, never been unhappy with anything.) First thing I did, 
natch, was blow away Windows and install FC5. Well, I tried to, that is.

After five or six days and perhaps a dozen attempted installs, I was 
never able to get a complete installation to work. Several people on 
this list suggested that perhaps the hardware was just a bit too new for 
an OS that was delivered last winter.

So then I tried installing Kubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake). Four days of 
middling success: I got the initial install running, but the networking 
never worked, and the machine kept locking up on me, say, during an 
update, or when loading the system utilities.

Today I'm trying to install SuSE 10.1, and the damn box has locked up 3 
times today. Haven't even gotten past the initial install process.

I'm starting to think that the box itself isn't up to par. And I'm 
getting rather angry.

This is my sixth Thinkpad in the last 12 years, so maybe I am due for a 
lemon, but before I start screaming, I thought I'd ask. Although I'm not 
sure what to ask. :)

- Given Lenovo's recent announcement, I'd sure like to think that 10.1 
will run on a T60 'out of the box'. Any feedback?

- Given that I didn't bother to 'keep' my original system OS, 
suggestions on how to get the vendor to see if the box is bad?

Thanks,
Whil