Re: [Thinkpad] Windows XP on a T23

On 1/16/07, Aryeh Goretsky <goretsky@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am running a "generic" (non-IBM) copy of Microsoft Windows XP on my
> ThinkPad T23, too. You can find all of the firmware, driver and software
> updates for your ThinkPad at
>
> <
> http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-57669
> >
>
> on IBM's web site.
>
> ThinkWiki is a very good source of information about using Linux on
> ThinkPads.
> It is available at
>
> <http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki>
>
> Anticipating your next question, you should be able to bring your T23 up
> to 1GB of RAM with two 512MB PC-133 non-parity SO-DIMMs. I've upgraded
> the
> hard disk in mine to a Hitachi 2.5" 60GB 5400RPM hard disk drive, which
> seems much faster than the original hard disk drive (an IBM 30GB 4200RPM
> disk, I believe). I don't know what the upper size limit is on hard disk
> drives in the BIOS, but I would think it should recognize up to at least a
> 120GB hard disk drive without difficulty (see <http://www.48bitlba.com/>
> for an explanation).
>
>
> Regards
>
> Aryeh Goretsky
>
>
> At 09:51 PM 1/15/2007, you wrote:
>
> >Message: 1
> >Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:30:21 +0000
> >From: Timothy Murphy <tim@birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie>
> >Subject: [Thinkpad] Windows XP on a T23
> >To: thinkpad@stderr.org
> >Message-ID: <200701160030.21845.tim@birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> >
> >I have a Thinkpad T23 which I bought without an operating system.
> >I installed Windows XP - a completely legal generic copy, I hasten to
> add,
> >which I obtained from the college where I work.
> >This works fine - but I'm just wondering if I'm missing anything
> >specific to Thinkpads, and if so where I can obtain it.
> >
> >I must confess I normally run Linux (Fedora-6),
> >but I have Windows as an alternative boot,
> >and would like to make a kosher Thinkpad version, if possible.
> >
> >--
> >Timothy Murphy
> >e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie
> >tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366
> >s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
>
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Hello -

I second the Software Installer. It's part of the ThinkVantage utilities,
which I regard as great. There's also a variant of the Software Installer
named System Update (it might be its successor). However, I've learned that
some updates are only gotten through the Installer. I use both. These
utilities also assist in rescue and recovery. You can boot into them
directly by (if you have it) pressing the blue ThinkVantage button at
start-up.

Regards,
Sebastian

-- 
"...heart and soul....one will burn."
- Joy Division
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