Re: Re: Thinkpads
  By: Kevin Nunn to Kurt Weiske on Mon Mar 20 2017 09:50 pm

KN> Thanks, those are some great upgrade ideas. I am waiting to make sure
KN> the thing works well, then I'll consider what upgrades I'll make to it.
KN> Definitely an SSD, and CPU upgrade would not hurt for that price. As
KN> long as the install process is not a nightmare 

If you're handy with computers, Thinkpad T4Xs are nice to work on. Parts are
cheap, IBM has great hardware service guides online, and they even mark which
screws go where on the back.

The CPU upgrade looks easy once you get the keyboard and top cover off. One
thing to beware of is that if you want to upgrade the network card, you'll need
to patch the system - IBM only wanted you to use certain cards. There's a
bootable CD called no-1802 (after the error message) that removes the message.
I've got a Dell-branded ABG card that works well after running no-1802.

The thinkwiki has lots of information, too.
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