Hardware Modifications
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ATTENTION!
No warranty of any kind is given for the correctness of the following upgrades. Following them could potentially damage your machine. Proceed at your own risk.
This page gives an overview of beneficial modifications (upgrades) available for ThinkPads. Some can be applied to other non-ThinkPad machines as well. |
Performance
- How to install 1066 MT/s CPUs (T61, T61p)
- How to overclock the CPU (for some models)
- How to upgrade the CPU (for all models with a CPU that isn't soldered)
- How to use SATA drives in PATA-only models (for all models with no SATA capability)
- How to use CompactFlash cards as a storage drive (X40, X41, X41 Tablet)
Cooling
- How to install the T500's fan into the T61's heatsink (T61, T61p)
- How to install the T500's heatsink into a T60 (T60, T60p)
- How to build a southbridge cooler (T43, T43p)
- How to build a northbridge and a southbridge cooler (T43, T43p)
- How to undervolt and underclock the Pentium M (for all models with a Pentium M CPU)
- How to undervolt the Mobile Pentium 3 (for all models with a Mobile Pentium 3 CPU)
- How to control the fan's speed (for some models)
Usability
- How to install the T450's touchpad (W540, T431s, T440, T440s, T440p, T540p, X230s, X240, X240s, L440, L540)
- How to install a 1920x1080 IPS panel, or a 1600x900 TN panel (T420, T420i, T420s, T420si, T430, T430i, T430s, T430si)
- How to install a 1600x900 TN panel (T420, T420i, T430, T430i)
- How to install the old 7-row keyboard (W530, T430, T430i, T430s, T430si, T530, T530i, X230, X230i, X230 Tablet, X230i Tablet, L430, L530)
- How to install a 2048x1536 IPS panel (T60, T60p, T61, T61p, R60, R60i, R60e, R61, R61i)
- How to install a 1600x1200 TN panel (T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p, T43, T43p, T60, T60p, T61, T61p)
- How to install a 1400x1050 IPS panel (X40, X41)
- How to install a 1024x768 IPS panel (X31, X32)
