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Speaking from personal experience: YES.

Current collection:
X200t: OpenBSD
X260: FreeBSD
X390 Yoga: Fedora KDE (for now 😂)

#OpenBSD #Thinkpad #Thinkpads

Grabbed a #Lenovo #Ideapad C330 (#Chromebook) from my local #ewaste facility, looking to log into certain #Google Workspace accounts without providing a footprint on an actual #PC. And in the future when no longer supported install #Debian on it.
Also: this Chromebook folds to a tablet.

Unfortunately, the battery never fully charges: solid red for a few hours, then blinking red LED. I can get it to boot, but it will stay on for just a few minutes and then dies. Leaving it charging overnight, I was able to get logged in and started the upgrade for #ChromeOS 105.0.5195.134 (32 Bit), got the reboot and then it died. Left it unplugged, and there is no juice at all.
I found replacement batteries for $5 and up on #ebay, $10 plus shipping on gotlaptopparts.com, and stupid prices elsewhere. My concern is that it is not the battery but the circuits that managing charging the battery (which I would consider beyond repair and take back to eddies).

Via https://cros.tech/device/maple/ it looks as this Chromebook will support ChromeOS 143.0.7499.46, so there should still be some life in this device if the power issue is addressed.

Anything I’m missing here/not considering? Worth getting that cheap assed ebay battery and giving it a try?

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#lenovoHardware #Thinkpadnium
#upcycle #restore #TechnologyRepair #ThinkPadRepair #WasteNotWantNot #Thinkpadnium

maple - Chrome OS Updates

Why has lenovo decided to make fixing their newer model thinkpads so difficult. ugh. For example the T14 uses adhesives for the monitor and it's bezel? and the old bezel needs to be pulled so hard that it requires full replacement.
Much more difficult compared to the T480s that has a bezel that can be taken off without breaking it and 4 screws for the LCD panel.

#thinkpads #lenovo

Dam, spoke too soon. This #thinkpad #P70 running #Win11 #LTSC decided to shit the bed overnight. I was using it last night to organize #ROMs, closed lid should have hibernated. Tried to start it up today, get #BIOS test screen and then a quick flash of text, then a black screen. Tried booting into advanced recovery mode, unable to get it to work with the holding the power button 3x, so I try to boot with my win11 LTSC install USB and get the same black screen....

I picked this up a few months back. Intel xeon i7 2.66 with 64 GB RAM, primary storage is a Samsung M2 which is showing up in the boot BIOS and as a boot-able device in the BIOS.

As posted previously, I was having some weird USB issues over the weekend when I was moving ROM collection file to external SSDs for archiving, but I had attributed to the #SSD in the external #USB sleds that was/has now failed. Man, it would bite of the controller chips on this #motherboard are failing.
Thankfully I had already moved all my job hunting notes & stuff to a different laptop, but all the ROM and #hakchi2 stuff is on this #laptop

Just in case, I started the #Lenovo diag mode to confirm hardware was ok when the battery died (I swear I had it plugged in). Now this POS will not even go into Diag mode.

Any thoughts on next steps for getting this Thinkpad booting again?

Any chance I can take the storage out of this and put it in a comparable P70 I have? and it will boot & let me log in?

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X210Ai Completed Laptop Ultra 7 165H (Barebones build) – TP Art

CPU: Ultra 7 165H Display 1: 13inch, 3000x2000(Glossy) Display 2: 13.3inch, 1920x1200(Matte) Display 3: 13.3inch, 2560x1600(Matte) Palmrest: please leave me a message that tell me if you need or don't need the touchpad and fingerprint Memory: shipping without memory Storage: shipping without storage WIFI CARD: AX210 Battery: shipping without battery, power adapter and CMOS battery. Place order with this barebones build means that you should prepare those things by yourself: SSD, RAM, battery, power adapter and CMOS battery.   Laptop Exterior Condition Details 1. **A-Cover (Top Lid)**: Default configuration includes a skin/sticker applied to the A-cover. If you prefer it without the sticker, please leave a note during checkout. 2. **B-Cover (Screen Bezel)**: Condition is rated at 80-90% new (minor signs of wear, no major scratches or damage). 3. **Keyboard**: Condition is rated at 80-90% new (keys show slight wear but remain fully functional, no significant fading or damage). 4. **Palm Rest**: Condition is rated at 80-90% new (minor surface wear, no deep scratches or discoloration). 5. **D-Cover (Bottom Case)**: - A limited quantity of D-covers in 80-90% new condition are available and prioritized for early orders. - Remaining D-covers are typically rated at 60-80% new (visible wear, scratches, or scuffs). - If you require a refurbished/renewed D-cover, please leave a note during checkout.   Hi Everyone, Thank you for visiting my small shop! Please be sure to check your email frequently after placing the order, I will send you the latest picture and configuration before shipping, as the product in the pictures may have already been sold, The configuration and appearance of the item you receive may not be exactly the same as those shown in the picture.  Thank you!   Payment We accept payments through PayPal or Credit Card.   Shipping & Return The X210Ai completed laptop will be start shipping on June 2025. Free shipping! Order processing time is 5-7 business days. 7-10 business days to US after ship out. 10-15 business days to Europe after ship out. 15-20 business days to otherwhere after ship out. Please kindly note that we don't accept return and exchange if it is not the quality issue. The all prices already inclusive of the shipping cost, via Fedex, UPS, DHL, USPS, China Post or other local courier companies. As for import duties, packages sent to the United States with a declared value of less than 800 US dollars can be exempted from import duties. Buyers from other countries please confirm with me a lower declared value before shipment, in order to help you save tariff costs as much as possible.

My #trans daughter's #trans girlfriend came to me for advice on how to migrate from Windows to #linux.

I gave her a stack of old #thinkpads to experiment on

Does this count as grooming?

#parenting

Es war mir eine Freunde, mit dem wunderbaren @stdevel gleich zwei Podcastfolgen aufzunehmen. In den Digitalen Anomalien sprechen wir über eine #ThinkPads
https://digitaleanomalien.de/112-legendaere-laptops-feat-thinkpad-museum/

Und im @thinkpadmuseum unterhalten wir uns über gefährliche Akkus.

https://thinkpad-museum.de/episode/tpm018-akku-rueckrufaktionen/

#112: Legendäre Laptops (feat. ThinkPad-Museum)

Was hat es mit diesen schwarzen Laptops auf sich, die in der Hacker-Szene und im Business-Kontext häufig zu sehen sind? In dieser Folge unterhalte ich mich mit Christian Stankowic über sein außergewöhnliches Hobby. Christian sammelt nämlich Laptops. Und nicht irgendwelche, sondern ausschließlich Geräte vom Typ ThinkPad. Diese Geräte wurden 1992 von IBM entwickelt und haben den Laptop-Markt maßgeblich beeinflusst. Mittlerweile gehört die Marke dem chinesischen PC-Hersteller Lenovo. In dieser Folge begeben wir uns auf eine Zeitreise zu den Ursprüngen der ersten ThinkPads. Christian hat viele Anekdoten und Fakten dazu mitgebracht. Diese Folge ist Teil eines zweiteiligen Specials. Denn Christian hat ebenfalls einen Podcast. Im "ThinkPad-Museum"-Podcast spricht er monatlich über – na klar – ThinkPads. In der aktuellen Folge bin ich bei ihm zu Gast und erzähle eine Geschichte über fehlerhafte Akkus und die Probleme, die daraus entstehen können. Sprecher & Produktion: Wolfgang Schoch Musik: BACKPLATE von https://josephmcdade.com

Digitale Anomalien

This might not look like much but remarkably it's a ThinkPad X230 using an RLCD display (Pixel Qi PQ3Qi-01 N101L8-L01)

How this never took off I'll never know, it looks superb!

#thinkpad #thinkpads #x230 #thinkpadx230 #hardware #rlcd

This might not look like much but remarkably it's a ThinkPad X230 using an RLCD display (Pixel Qi PQ3Qi-01 N101L8-L01)

How this never took off I'll never know, it looks superb!

#thinkpad #thinkpads #x230 #thinkpadx230 #hardware #rlcd