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Revision as of 23:00, 21 August 2014
This page is dedicated to your Hardware modifications and stories about strange or clever uses of ThinkPads.
Contents
Hardware hacks
- Upgrade your hard drive
 - CPU upgrade
 - How to build your own UltraBay drive
 - How to build your own UltraBay Plus device
 - How to build your own UltraPort device
 - How to build a T43 southbridge cooler
 - How to disable the pc speaker (beep!)
 - How to silence DVD ROM
 - How to make your Dock quiet
 - Unofficial maximum memory specs
 - CompactFlash boot drive
 - Installing a QXGA display in a R/T60 or 61
 - Opening port replicator II
 - Replacing T430 screen with a better one
 - Install Classic Keyboard on xx30 Series ThinkPads
 - Modifying Series 3 Dock to fit X220 Tablet
 
Undocumented software control of hardware
Power Hacks
- Using 16V powersupplies for new 20 V laptops
 - Power Connector hacks including makeshift connector and signal pins
 
External Sources
- ThinkPad 760XD do-it-yourself-page
 - How to Upgrade, Repair, Disassemble a Lenovo (former IBM) ThinkPad Laptop or Notebook - links to illustrated (often) HOWTOs for old and new ThinkPad models.
 - ThinkPad overclocking by photo for different older models (japanese)
 - IBM Mania's Application pages (Korean, but with pictures)
 - T43p Embedded Controller Internals
 - Enhancing cooling for the T43/p
 - Hardware fix for the T43/p fan noise