Hardware Modifications

This page is dedicated to your Hardware modifications and stories about strange or clever uses of ThinkPads.

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
• Unofficial maximum memory specs
• Compact Flash boot drive

Undocumented software control of hardware

• Pentium M undervolting and underclocking
• How to control fan speed

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