Help me make 2 busted T21's into 1 working

L3V3L1 · 10-11-2005, 02:38 PM

Hi, new here but any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have 2 identical IBM T21 laptops, 1 with no backlight and 1 with a bad motherboard. What would be the best way to combine these into a working laptop. I'm thinking swicthing the entire top hinge section would be the easiest but figured I would ask here first.
Thanks Jason

ebackhus · 10-11-2005, 10:14 PM

Welcome to TSF!

Having taken a few ThinkPads apart in my time (fun fun!!) I can attest to the joys of taking them apart and building working setup.

Best thing is to take the largest working pieces and put them, together. Good LCD from one and good mainboard from another. Mix and match mix and match. You CAN take out the flourescent bulb but it's tough... Working with whole pieces is much easier.

L3V3L1 · 10-12-2005, 03:12 PM

thanks I switched the screeen and the hard drive from one to the other and everything is good!
thanks for the help and the welcome this is a great site

glasshousebltr · 10-12-2005, 09:05 PM

L3, what kinda parts are on the left unit and would you be intrested in selling them?

Bob

L3V3L1 · 10-13-2005, 05:57 PM

it is a t21, no harddrive no ram and a bad backlight. how much is that worth to ya? Im in nyc.
thanks

L3V3L1 · 10-13-2005, 07:15 PM

sorry and of course the original problem with the laptop is an error message
0175 bad crc1

10-11-2005, 02:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
L3V3L1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4 OS: win2000	Help me make 2 busted T21's into 1 working Hi, new here but any help would be greatly appreciated. I have 2 identical IBM T21 laptops, 1 with no backlight and 1 with a bad motherboard. What would be the best way to combine these into a working laptop. I'm thinking swicthing the entire top hinge section would be the easiest but figured I would ask here first. Thanks Jason

10-11-2005, 10:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,207 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Welcome to TSF! Having taken a few ThinkPads apart in my time (fun fun!!) I can attest to the joys of taking them apart and building working setup. Best thing is to take the largest working pieces and put them, together. Good LCD from one and good mainboard from another. Mix and match mix and match. You CAN take out the flourescent bulb but it's tough... Working with whole pieces is much easier. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

10-12-2005, 03:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
L3V3L1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4 OS: win2000	thanks I switched the screeen and the hard drive from one to the other and everything is good! thanks for the help and the welcome this is a great site

10-12-2005, 09:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
glasshousebltr Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 29 OS: XP pro	L3, what kinda parts are on the left unit and would you be intrested in selling them? Bob

10-13-2005, 05:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
L3V3L1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4 OS: win2000	it is a t21, no harddrive no ram and a bad backlight. how much is that worth to ya? Im in nyc. thanks

10-13-2005, 07:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
L3V3L1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4 OS: win2000	sorry and of course the original problem with the laptop is an error message 0175 bad crc1