Subj : XP + SSD
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : August Abolins
Date : Fri Jan 27 2023 08:40:00

Hello Kurt!

 KW>  If you're handy with a screwdriver, they're easy to work
 KW>  on. It's worth opening them up, blowing out all of the
 KW>  dust from the nooks and crannies inside, replacing the
 KW>  fan if it's making noise, and replacing the thermal paste
 KW>  on the CPU.

Yep.. I did just that to my T60 last year or so.  But it wasn't  
exactly fun. I ended up with an extra screw and it didn't quite  
settle in one of the last places.   Consequently, the palmrest  
at the front left corner isn't secured very well.  I'd swear  
that I kept the various screws grouped together when I took  
everything apart - but obviously I messed up somewhere.

My project took several days to complete. I had the laptop  
already partially disassembled about a week prior the last  
remaining item arrived - the CPU thermal paste.

I was disappointed that the wifi radio and seating material  
around it had to be removed before the fan and its copper tube  
could be removed - something like that.


 KW> Parts on eBay are cheap - I replaced the fan for around
 KW> $10, I've seen keyboards for under $30, and if you want to
 KW> put it back to original condition, there are screw cover
 KW> sets on eBay, so you can replace those little adhesive
 KW> covers over the visible screws.

I had ordered a new palmrest and touchpad for my T40 many years  
ago.. but some family distraction took place, and now I can't  
locate that replacement palmrest.  So.. my T40 sits cold and  
silent at the moment. It too needs a new fan.


 KW> Lenovo publishes a hardware maintenance manual for most of
 KW> their systems with the steps outlined clearly for most
 KW> replacements.

Yes.. well aware of that. The manuals are excellent.


 KW> Now that the BBS is running in a virtual machine, I should
 KW> dust off my T60 and make it usable as a plain ol' laptop
 KW> again.

Sometimes the wifi radio on the T60 has issues being detected  
right after a ful reboot. But it seems to be intermittent and  
rare.
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