Conmee wrote:The easiest way around all this is to install Powertoys and run the TweakUI applet. Under the logon option is autologon. You can specify which account you want to autologon or disable it.

Daniel.

Many thanks for the tips and strategies. Will implement momentarily.

I have a used T20 that seems in pretty fair shape. I did an upgrade from Win 2000 Pro to XP Pro. Otherwise it's stock. I created a new account with administrative privileges. At this point, with just an account called Administrator, and an account called User, both with administrative privileges, it...

Did you copy the IBM Tools and DRIVER folder before you formatted? If not, you need to get the drivers and utilities at www.tpdrivers.com and look up T23. The hibernate and standby are part of the Power Management utilities. I went to the site and dl'd the power management file, incl the battery ma...

If you mean the "easy button cover" that goes at top left and has the name of your model on it, that piece snaps into and out of place. see the T21 hardward Manual page 78.

I picked up a T23 from eBay for under 500 and did a fresh install of WinXP Home, but now I notice that it doesn't have the Standby capability--did I screw up the Win install or is there some other likely explanation? Also, is there any way to get the IBM Thinkpad programs (setup, and help, and so on...

I would call the Toshiba MK8026GAX slow if I thought the difference between 203 and 199 was significant. I don't, so I won't. It depends. The 7200 RPM is the fastest of the bunch (those nine, anyway), but it's 7200, and it's a notebook, and it costs a little more. It will load programs the first ti...

T23's for 500 USD? That's like $600 CDN, a whole $200 less than the website I'm looking at. I would like to order my thinkpad from a website that will offer me atleast a few months warranty. Individuals on ebay don't rip you off that much? hrmmm. I will check that out. But won't the duties be a lot...

but, i've got various laptop sticks of memory just sitting around, and i'm having a hard time figuring out which machine they can and can't go in. for example i just put a stick of 128 mb sync 100mhz cl2 that i'd taken out of my A21m into a T20. Seemed to work fine, but I wasn't sure I should trust ...

beeblebrox wrote:reduce sensitivity slightly to make it move away.
Anyway, you ordered a new keyboard, so that problem is resolved

Well, if it turns out a software problem, then I don't guess the keyboard is going to help. Now I'm hoping it's a munged up keyboard Trackpoint problem.

It's only my view, but the prices seem way too high. Look at IBM certified used machine on IBM site for less. And eBay routinely has good condition T23s at the $500 mark. You may have to ask a few questions, read the feedback carefully, see what the person is selling and has sold, but i think you ge...

Just curious, or, possibly, interested if this X22 has been sold and is long gone, or is it still out there, looking for a buyer?

I already borrowed the hot air blower from my friend for the ic desoldering. It has the temperature control hot air blower with different blower tips for different shape of ic. The soldering tin/lead metal is in paste form in grey color, specially for low temperature surface mount soldering, unlike...

Deb Suran wrote:Haven't gotten to it yet, maybe this weekend.

Pls post results here or somewhere when you do it. I may make another pass at mine.

I can't believe this is such a well recognized problem but has no known resolution!

Seems like by now there would be a concensus about a fix.

Cheers--

no, this is a pure software problem. The trackpoint needs to be configured to zero-force default. Uninstall all drivers, use a newer BIOS and install the newest trackpoint tools. Then it goes away. I wanted this to be true so I downloaded latest Trackpoint drivers and installed at great risk (wrest...

I have a 3com modem combo, it is extremely easy to replace, just open the mini pci cover, remove the modem(disconect the cable and remove the card like a piece of memory) and insert the new card, and connect both of the cables that are in that bay. Search EBAY for "IBM mini pci" you can get one for...

Dumb Question.

This T20 (26472IU) came with a modem in slot. Can I just pull the modem and replace with a combo card? I have been shopping some at NewEgg and ZipZoomFly and can't seem to find a card, though there are plenty of used ones on eBay.

Thx.

jjackson02 wrote:I will say that having changed the CMOS battery my laptop is now running perfectly again!

jjackson--

is your machine still running perfectly? I chgd cmos but that doesn't seem to have solved the problem at all. 12 minutes and sudden death is all i'm getting out of my a21m.

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http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=1689 You'll find the links under "How do I take this thing apart?" I have yet to do it myself, my goddaughter did it to this machine and there was no change, I'll be doing it again just for good measure. deb suran-- did you take yours apart and reseat the ...

I have exactly the same symptom as you described. When the problem happened, the cd drive/floppy gave a loud on-off cough sound just as you do. I can switch it off, and the only way is to unplug the power cord. I have tried several actions but still failed. After put it aside for a few days, it wor...

If the problem doesn't go away after a few seconds you need a new keyboard. Easy fix, and cheap on ebay. -kj- This is what I was guessing. For the present I have disabled the Trackpoint in the BIOS and am using a wired USB mouse. That seems to work OK, although when I tried Autodisable in BIOS, tha...

I bought this T20 on eBay, quite cheap, and it seems pretty clean so far except that the Trackpoint pointing stick is a lot out of control. Cursor runs up to top of screen and tries to stay there, even when you work the pointing stick down. I haven't tried the plug in mouse yet, but am assuming that...

ultrabase is the one with the built-in speakers, right? oops! got me there. Ultrabase is same size as the X22 and sits flat underneath the X22. The other is an angled doc that sit beneath and behind the X22. I don't know if the ultrabase has speakers. Picture at the bottom of this ad on ebay http:/...

Is that the X2 Ultrabase or the tilted dock, just to be sure?

I bought a T23 1.13GHz with a 30 G HD off eBay. Very pleased. I installed XP Pro as an upgrade over the Win 2000 that came with it, but I forgot, when I installed XP Pro, to check for a recovery partition. Now I'm wondering if I just left it on there and lost the space. Any clues? I could install Pa...

I've been shopping on eBay again and have located what appear to be a number of very good condition T23s at about the $525 mark and some T20s at the $400 mark. THey appear to be in very fine condition (seller is showing actual photos of actual items). Could someone more experienced (means almost any...

Thinker wrote: Thanks for taking a look. Try looking at this one, which offers perhaps a clearer view:
http://home.comcast.net/~nxcm/BackView.JPG

Here's a picture of the back of my "like new" T23 for comparison.
http://www.publicscrutiny.net/DSC00373b.jpg

Cheers--

deb s--

well i replaced the CMOS battery with no change. I haven't tried to reseat the CPU yet--that's a fairly complicated operation, isn't it?

I need instructions. JHEM put a link on one of these threads to the IBM A21 service manual, so I have to go hunt that up.

Let's take a look at the PORTS, which should be clean. By the way, could anybody familiar with a T23 in new condition (really in new condition) tell me if that is a missing part in the first picture? http://home.comcast.net/~nxcm/ProbableMissingPiece.JPG Actually, there may be a piece missing if th...

jjackson02 wrote:it's a standard panasonic battery.. and i "made" my own housing for it

i was so careful (scared?) taking out the old battery that I was to reuse the yellow plastic packaging. Computer boots, runs 12 minutes, dies.

Was not, apparently, the CMOS.

Thinker-- I completely sympathize with you. Anyone who called this "like new" intended to mislead you. That said, however, the dirt seems less pronounced than I'd imagined from reading the other thread, and it also seems sort of superficial, like a once-over with some canned air and a soft rag might...