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Hello everyone,

Welcome to this IBM Desktops group. Thank you, Bill.

Remember, this is about IBM Desktops. I don't know about Matt, but I only ever...

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THINKCENTRE M920q Tiny i7 8700T - (Upgrades and Accessories)

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last year on Christmas I purchased M920q Tiny on ebay.de, never had desktop in my life. At work I worked years with desktop...
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AGP issues, but only have one AGP card and system

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by ZBLongladder » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:37 pm

I recently picked up a Intellistation M Pro type 6889, and it arrived horribly packed and literally sticking out the side of the ripped box. It...

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Thinkstation P500 not recognizing any HDDs

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by wujstefan » Mon Jan 06, 2025 11:04 am

Hello Folks,

I've got a trouble with my thinkstation P500.
Apart from the fact that the device itself is extremely fussy and I'd highly recommend...

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Lenovo Preferred Pro Keyboard vI vs II vs something else?

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by WarhawkCZ » Sun Jun 24, 2018 10:59 am

Hi guys,
I hope this is the right place to ask. I am looking for a new keyboard for the office. A mechanical keyboard is out of discussion because...

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Baseband Management Card (BMC) for ThinkStation P3 Ultra?

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by atebit » Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:41 am

Towards the end of last summer, we bought a Thinkstation P3 Ultra, predicated on Lenovo releasing a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) for this...

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CPU upgrade for IBM System x3200 M1

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by God_Bless_IBM! » Mon Jul 29, 2024 3:07 pm

I am thinking about upgrading the CPU in my x3200, and I was wondering if the Xeon X3230 will work in this server. On the IBM website, it says that...

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Mon Jul 29, 2024 3:07 pm
Creating Rescue and Recovery Partition

Last post by minimumattic410 « Fri Jul 05, 2024 9:39 am

by minimumattic410 » Fri Jul 05, 2024 9:39 am

Hi,

I have several old ThinkCentre desktops such as M57e/A57, M58p, M92p. I am looking for factory default recovery discs but cannot find exact...

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Fri Jul 05, 2024 9:39 am
wwan card for m900 tiny

Last post by syntaxterror « Thu Jun 20, 2024 7:33 am
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by syntaxterror » Wed Jun 19, 2024 7:42 pm

I will be using in a bus so i would like to have 4g to connect out on the road. I could connect my phone but would like to have the gps for...

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Last post by syntaxterror
Thu Jun 20, 2024 7:33 am
Mini PC, which one to choose?

Last post by TheForgottenKing « Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:58 am
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by rugueBit » Wed Apr 05, 2023 4:55 am

Hello,

I'm once again asking for recommendations!

Years ago I bought my first Thinkpad (a T430) which soon I upgraded with new memory and storage....

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Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:58 am
Which current Lenovo desktop would be the modern-day equivalent of the original IBM PC?

Last post by MasterLink « Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:47 pm
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by rootinit » Fri Mar 11, 2022 5:14 am

It's interesting to see IBM's evolution of the original PC from...

IBM PC -> IBM PC XT -> IBM PC AT -> IBM PS/2 -> IBM PC Series -> IBM NetVista ->...

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Last post by MasterLink
Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:47 pm
IBM PS/2 P70

Last post by MasterLink « Mon Feb 26, 2024 6:02 pm
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by karotlopj » Sun Aug 06, 2023 4:31 am

Does anyone have an IBM PS/2 P70?

The most expensive computer I ever bought.

Unfortunately it no longer boots up. When I power on the orange...

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Last post by MasterLink
Mon Feb 26, 2024 6:02 pm
Thinkcentre S50 RAM woes

Last post by theterminator93 « Thu Jan 19, 2023 4:05 pm
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by Garlic Bread » Wed Jan 18, 2023 6:03 pm

I was gifted a Thinkcentre S50 (Model 8184) by my workplace the other day, yay! A chemist had been keeping it around in a cabinet for a decade...

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Last post by theterminator93
Thu Jan 19, 2023 4:05 pm
Unable to flash BIOS Lenovo M73 Tiny

Last post by Jake.Werecat « Sat Jan 14, 2023 2:29 pm
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by Jake.Werecat » Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:39 pm

Soooo, as I have enough ThinkPads (for now), and until recently had no ThinkCentres at all, I decided to buy one. The M73 Tiny in decent shape and...

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Last post by Jake.Werecat
Sat Jan 14, 2023 2:29 pm
ThinkCentre a51 Recovery Media

Last post by nanomacguy « Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:47 am

by nanomacguy » Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:47 am

Hi! I got an old, working ThinkCentre a51 from my school (I'm in the repair club and we get donated a lot of old PCs), but it doesn't have the...

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Last post by nanomacguy
Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:47 am
Thinksmart hub 500 Touch not working

Last post by sisi617 « Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:05 pm
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by mriw-hh » Sun Jun 12, 2022 8:01 am

Hi,
I just unboxed my new Thinksmart Hub 500 and figured that the touchscreen is not working.
I ran the onboard diagnostic test which still failed...

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Last post by sisi617
Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:05 pm
ThinkCentre M58 CPU upgrade

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Mon Jul 25, 2022 11:07 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Fri Jan 15, 2021 2:52 pm

I have a ThinkCentre M58 tower, witch was the last year of the Core 2 Duo desktops for ThinkCentre before moving to the Core i series. Right now my...

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Mon Jul 25, 2022 11:07 pm
Thinksmart hub 500 modding

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun Jun 05, 2022 11:14 pm
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by mriw-hh » Sun Jun 05, 2022 5:41 pm

Hi,

I know it isn't supported by Lenovo, but it should be feasible in theory to install a regular windows Pro or Enterprise if you've got a license...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Sun Jun 05, 2022 11:14 pm
UPDATE: Updating bios on thinkcentre 57 is a exercise in frustration.

Last post by Behemot « Wed May 25, 2022 10:15 am
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by thinkpadcollection » Fri Apr 28, 2017 1:51 am

UPDATE: Anyone with thinkcentre computers, storing CMOS settings is little different from other computers is most of settings is kept if saved and...

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Last post by Behemot
Wed May 25, 2022 10:15 am
M73 Tiny whitelist

Last post by evelyn_anuket « Fri Apr 22, 2022 5:08 pm
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by Allstar » Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:06 am

Hi!

Good old 1802 error after adding a non-fru wifi card to M73 Tiny. Is there any workaround to it?

Best regards

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Last post by evelyn_anuket
Fri Apr 22, 2022 5:08 pm
Dead M91p. Recovery possible?

Last post by Garlic Bread « Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:36 pm
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by Garlic Bread » Sat Nov 13, 2021 12:00 pm

Hi.

I recently acquired a Thinkcentre M91p which worked when I picked it up, but as I was installing WinXP the display output from the iGPU suddenly...

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Last post by Garlic Bread
Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:36 pm
WiFi on a tiny ThinkCentre M90 USFF with USB 2.0 and PCI?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Fri Oct 22, 2021 9:42 pm
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by thinktwice » Fri Oct 22, 2021 6:24 am

Hi,

Does someone here have experience of suggestion for adding WLAN (Wifi) to a ThinkCentre M90 USFF (Ultra Small Form Factor) tiny laptop?

It has...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Fri Oct 22, 2021 9:42 pm
M900 Tiny W7 download anyone?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:26 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:16 am

For my M900 Tiny desktop I'm looking for W7-Pro/SP1 64-bit in English.
On Lenovo's website this was described as: FAP Win7PROx64 SP1 US .
They used...

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Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:26 am
Tinkering out M93p SFF - new PSU needed?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Sep 10, 2021 3:33 am
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by wujstefan » Fri Sep 10, 2021 3:03 am

Hello fellow thinkpadders,

I am tinkering around an old M93p I've bought years ago for a good word.
Turns out after all these years messing with...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Sep 10, 2021 3:33 am
M58e CPU upgrade -> Stock heatsink good enough?

Last post by X61StillGoing2021 « Mon May 24, 2021 3:03 pm
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by X61StillGoing2021 » Fri May 21, 2021 11:58 pm

Hi,

I've got an M58e (7359DKJ -- Japanese Eco Ultra Small model) running an E8400 and I'd like to put a Q9300 in. Do I need to do anything with the...

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Mon May 24, 2021 3:03 pm
IBM Network Station 1000

Last post by karotlopj « Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:27 am

by karotlopj » Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:27 am

I have an old IBM Network Station which has lost its power-on button and I'm unable to switch it on. I doubt whether anyone remembers them so it's...

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Last post by karotlopj
Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:27 am
IBM Netvista X40i pin out for internal video cable?

Last post by imsoenthused « Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:57 am
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by imsoenthused » Mon Nov 30, 2020 11:45 am

Hi, I have a neat old IBM Netvista X40i All-in-one computer. It's been a workhorse, used it in my garage for several years as a music station, my mom...

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Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:57 am
Lenovo Thinkpad SK-8845 keyboard, not IBM?

Last post by dr_st « Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:55 am
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by Nicci00 » Wed Nov 18, 2020 2:47 pm

I'm looking at a ThinkPad SK-8845 Keyboard in Ebay, some seem to have popped up in the last few months, and happily there's one with the Latin...

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Last post by dr_st
Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:55 am
Thinkstation P500 - opinions

Last post by mazzinia « Wed Sep 02, 2020 5:02 pm
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by mazzinia » Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:35 pm

Hello,

I'm considering the option of getting one and I was wondering if anyone here would know possible issues , quirks , reasons to avoid , and so...

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Last post by mazzinia
Wed Sep 02, 2020 5:02 pm
IBM PS/2 Model 50 Z and more (From a former IBM employee)

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Sat May 30, 2020 9:28 pm
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by Shredder11 » Wed Jul 31, 2019 2:14 pm

I came across this recent YouTube video and thought people might enjoy it. The first 20mins is spent showing a few glossy brochures of IBM history,...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Sat May 30, 2020 9:28 pm
ThinkCentre 910t - add M.2 drive? bracket needed

Last post by Edward Mendelson « Thu Apr 02, 2020 9:52 am
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by Edward Mendelson » Thu Apr 02, 2020 9:28 am

I have a two-year-old ThinkCentre 910t tower, type 10MM (originally belonging to my son), to which I want to add an M.2 storage drive. The HMM shows...

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Last post by Edward Mendelson
Thu Apr 02, 2020 9:52 am
Upgrading M93p Tiny With Intel 4785T

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Apr 02, 2020 2:29 am
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by Dante of the Inferno » Thu Apr 02, 2020 12:47 am

I recently bought about a dozen M93p Tiny USFF PCs (all are model 10AB, and all use 65W power supplies) for my office space, as they are easily...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Apr 02, 2020 2:29 am
Converting an old dove bar PS/2 mouse to USB

Last post by axur-delmeria « Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:42 am
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by dhe » Fri Feb 07, 2020 10:27 am

Has anyone published any directions for converting an old PS/2 style mouse (yea.. the one that came with the PS/2 Series of Micro's) to USB...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:42 am
Lenovo Y27gq-25 - Looking for hardware maintenance manual

Last post by tangawanga « Wed Sep 04, 2019 9:32 am

by tangawanga » Wed Sep 04, 2019 9:32 am

Hi community,

I am looking for a guide on how to open the above mentioned monitor safely(or a similar model). Do you have an idea or something that...

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Last post by tangawanga
Wed Sep 04, 2019 9:32 am
resurrect old S51

Last post by Neil « Wed Aug 14, 2019 12:57 pm
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by shinnen » Wed Aug 14, 2019 11:38 am

HI all,
I have an old S51, 8171 that I have brought back to life. I have cloned the OS (Windows XP) using Lazefoft, onto a Seagate Barracuda 7200.7...

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Last post by Neil
Wed Aug 14, 2019 12:57 pm
ThinkCentre M800 SFF Kaby Lake support

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Aug 12, 2019 7:36 am
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by maxcreations » Mon Aug 12, 2019 2:24 am

Got M800 SFF with Pentium G4400. Want to upgrade it. Since 6/7th generations have the same price now, I would like to find out, does anybody tried to...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Mon Aug 12, 2019 7:36 am
figuring out what Thinkcentre i bought!

Last post by axur-delmeria « Wed May 15, 2019 5:53 am
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by beshad » Wed May 15, 2019 3:12 am

hey all,

just got me an old thinkcentre desktop (bought it only because i wanted the IBM keyboard which came with it!). i am trying to figure out...

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Wed May 15, 2019 5:53 am
Lenovo M55 8808 is overheating,please help

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue May 07, 2019 12:37 pm
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by Rapidrob » Sun Mar 10, 2019 7:33 pm

Yes I know it's old. It is a back-up computer in the advent my primary computer goes down. The Lenovo cost me nothing.
The computer is a 2007 Lenovo...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue May 07, 2019 12:37 pm
Lenovo M55 8808 shuts down feature selected

Last post by Rapidrob « Wed Mar 13, 2019 5:14 pm

by Rapidrob » Wed Mar 13, 2019 5:14 pm

I fixed the overheating problem, I then changed the OS to Lubutu,since this computer is so old and has so little memory.
Now I have a new problem....

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Last post by Rapidrob
Wed Mar 13, 2019 5:14 pm
Thinkcentre M93p tiny compatibility with Pentium G3240T

Last post by RMSMajestic « Sat Mar 02, 2019 4:30 pm
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by RMSMajestic » Wed Feb 27, 2019 3:06 pm

So I'm coming here for help. Basically I got a G3240T for cheap and I want to sell the i5 4570T for some $$$, as G3240T is more than enough for the...

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Last post by RMSMajestic
Sat Mar 02, 2019 4:30 pm
M71e SFF GPU upgrade issues

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:39 am
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by wujstefan » Sat Feb 23, 2019 7:51 am

Hello,

I've got an issue with a couple of M71e's I've got for a school IT lab. The thing is, pdf spec tab says it should work with a low-profile AMD...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:39 am
Thinkstation D30 modded BIOS with NVMe boot support

Last post by Ryquan « Fri Feb 15, 2019 11:30 pm
Replies: 4
by RMSMajestic » Tue May 10, 2016 4:29 am

Thinkstation D30 modded BIOS with NVMe boot support

flash at your own extreme risk.
I followed the tutorials on the internet and tried to do this....

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Last post by Ryquan
Fri Feb 15, 2019 11:30 pm
7037-A50 (p5 185 server) woes

Last post by fultontech « Tue Feb 12, 2019 11:41 am
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by LarBob » Sun Jan 20, 2019 1:39 am

I've obtained a p5 185 server (similar to Intellistation 185 but it can run AIX 7.1 and is rackmounted) but I'm having some issues.

First of all, I...

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Last post by fultontech
Tue Feb 12, 2019 11:41 am
Lenovo all in one conversion

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:28 am
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by axmaxwell » Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:37 pm

So I want to put a regular Mini ITX board into a all in one desktop, and i have been looking at a Lenovo M72 chassis. Is this doable?

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:28 am
Found a IBM 3705

Last post by madicetea « Sun Dec 30, 2018 10:44 pm
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by 128MB » Sat Oct 27, 2018 3:10 am

This afternoon i am going to pick up an IBM 3705 ... never been this excited in my life picking up a piece of old hardware. And its for the price of...

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Last post by madicetea
Sun Dec 30, 2018 10:44 pm
need thinkserver/thinkstatation reccomendations

Last post by ThinkRob « Mon Sep 03, 2018 3:19 pm
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by Whitieiii » Tue Aug 21, 2018 2:44 am

As much as I'd love to have a Lenovo x3650M3, I don't have the room for one but I love them dearly... that aside, I need to create a cheap NAS for...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Mon Sep 03, 2018 3:19 pm
What do you guys know about the IBM Color Display 9507? I found a bunch.

Last post by micrex22 « Sat May 19, 2018 10:07 am
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by keenerb » Fri May 04, 2018 4:47 pm

I found quite a few IBM Color Display 9507 LCD monitors. They seem to work pretty well.

The internet tells me they are extremely early (1993 or so)...

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Last post by micrex22
Sat May 19, 2018 10:07 am
M58p SFF GPU options

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Thu Mar 15, 2018 8:13 pm
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by Bready_To.Toast » Mon Mar 12, 2018 4:30 am

HI, Im currently wondering whats the fastest possible GPU you can run on the M58p in terms of dimensions and power draw from the 280W PSU i only plan...

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Thu Mar 15, 2018 8:13 pm

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