Building the Ultimate Retro ThinkPad - Part 2
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2019
- Hello everyone! Here is the much-awaited sequel to my last FrankenPad video, where we are making one fine machine for me to enjoy. In this video we are swapping the T60's motherboard for a T61 board, with some important information about the process and what not to do. Unfortunately some additional parts I bought for this were lost and one was a scam so that set me back from making all of the upgrades I had planned on doing. Guess we'll be doing that some other time. As always I hope you all enjoy the video!
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Awesome work. Thanks for bringing ThinkPad modding enthusiasm to the video world.
You sir have perfect timing 👍LOL I have just started going down this road, I'm looking on eBay to get the pieces I need.
It's a little sad to think back in the day I have given away a couple of old t60, t61 with nvidia and flexview and t420 's to friends and family, I know I am a little horrified by the prices being asked for some of the hardware yikes.
I currently have a second generation yoga x1 with an OLED screen and a p50 with a 4K screen but I still miss the keyboard and 4 by 3, to me that was always the perfect form factor and user friendly keyboard.
So thank you for the tutorial so far and very much looking forward to episode 3. I really appreciate the effort you've put into this project and sharing it with us.
Thanks Andy.
A natural thinkpad in it’s natural habitat.
Recently bought a t61, was very relieved to see this video after the fact since mine was manufactured in August 2008
love your vids man... thanks for uploading another one...
It's 1 AM, can't sleep, I should probobly.... SEBI uploaded?! ok guess i'm starting the day early then, like 6 hours early.
Enjoyed your video, and thanks for the purchase
TuuS
Awesome video, I was a little late. I did enjoy it though. Can't wait for the next part.
That frankenpad looks great! I've always wanted a 4:3 thinkpad but i got japed hard on Kijiji and bought a 16:10 that i thought was 4:3. But at least the battery worked in my T400 (and had 100% health) so it wasn't a total loss. Keep up the good work!
It's always a plus to get a fully working battery with one of these older machines!
THANKS FOR YOUR CONTENT
Nice work. Looking good. Its almost like the best of IBM vs the best of Lenovo
+1 for railroad footage
The radiator (cooler) from the T500 fits perfectly with the Thinkpad t60
Awesome video
I wish i could do one of those frankenpads but im broke
Maybe in future im going to salvage a board from my t61 4:3 model whichs casing is literally dead (but still usable)
i have intel gma gpu in there but i Can live with that when i need more gpu power the dock is on my desk ready to help
I've just watched it again waiting for parts for my T60 to Frankenpad it.
Still deliberating on CPU, if X9000 is worth the price and thermals with its higher TDP ten T9300 and T9500. Waiting for part 3 with your conclusions on X9000 and ram upgrade from 4GB to 8GB, so expensive.
I plan on doing that video next. Would have been uploaded sooner, but I got pretty excited about the W700ds so I *had* to make that video first! :P
I am practically drooling over the graphics dock and part 3....
It's an impressive dock, I must say. I have some vids on my channel regarding the capabilities of it, if you want a sneak peak.
@@N33dF0rSp33dFan heading there now! cheers!
@@N33dF0rSp33dFan watched/subbed :D
It is a very good dock. I actually have 2! One IBM Branded one and just a Lenovo Branded one.
I got a T60p off eBay - it has a Core 2 Duo T7600, 2GB RAM, but it's somewhat broken - the seller said it doesn't power on, the power LEDs won't light up, and the IPS display was dim when working. It looks like I might need to replace the mobo and I'll have to do the CCFL to LED mod. Is it better to FrankenPad it instead of getting a standard T60p mobo?
If you can get your hands on a reliably working T61 motherboard, it's definitely a worthwhile purchase. A lot of performance improvements over the T60.
@@SebisRandomTech Alright so I got the laptop, and I transplanted the T7600 CPU into my normal T60. You should do the CCFL to LED upgrade video, since I'd like to repair this IPS panel and put it in my regular T60.
Hi Seb, need your help
I wanna get a thinkpad & my options are either t430s or t450s (where i live only s models are available for the most part and t430s & newer)
Which of the two would you recommend ? What i5 or i7 processor should i go after ? Also a bit worried about t450s max ram being 12gb (can't overspend on a 16gig single ram stick)
Thank you and keep up the good work.
T450s (if it has the FHD screen) has a better screen and *far* better battery life than the T430s. On the other hand, the T430s is a bit more upgradeable, arguably has a better keyboard, and can accept an external GPU.
@@SebisRandomTech Thanks for the reply Seb i really do appreciate it
I've dealt with worse than 1600x900 & i have a monitor so I'm ok with that, will have the charger plugged in while doing some cpu intensive stuff, I'll be doing music production, some light video editing, def netflix and that's about it..
@@SebisRandomTech
Main reason I'm worried to go with the t450s is because they use U processors and the ram is at max 12gb
@@moehomsi5289 Overall the T430s might be a better choice for you then.
@@SebisRandomTech thanks i appreciate it, keep up the good work
God 14" 4:3 T61s are so hard to find. But if I happen to find a cheap t61, I will do it.
Currently building a T601 14.1
Ive got a 15.4 T61p board w/ a 256 570m (2009) in it, and did the core 2 quad modification.
Now just waiting on a cheap 1400x1050 panel to show up.
Were you able to get it fitted properly in the T60 chassis?
@@SebisRandomTech Yep. Had to make 2 cuts, (would need a 3rd if I wanted to use the new card reader), and everything else fit. Note that a 1/2 lenghts SSD is needed, and to fill the ultrabay im using a cut down travel bezel.
@@henryatkinson1479 That's what I figured, I wanted to keep the UltraBay fully functional and be able to use standard 2.5" drives, but if you're willing to make those compromises then the 15.4" motherboard is doable. Now if only someone could make the necessary changes to put a T400 or T/W500 motherboard in...
@@SebisRandomTech Ports wont line up with those boards (ive got a W500, ports are different). The only real advantage would be the GPU, and you would lose the ability to mod it for 1066 CPUs, which is possible only on T61s.
@@henryatkinson1479 It does support the faster DDR3 RAM (which is also much cheaper), SATA optical drive/ultrabay drives, and some of the faster Core 2 Duos (no Extremes I think), so there are a few advantages that I think would make it worth at least trying.
The 15.4 inch Mobo can be fitted into the T60 chassis :)
From what I've seen if you put in the 15.4" board the optical drive bay and hard drive won't fit correctly. Can this be confirmed?
@@SebisRandomTech pretty much, At least it was so when I did the mod :) I did a 15.4 in a 14in chassis with QuadCore.
But it should be possible to fit two SSDs in there.
How difficult was it to replace the motherboard? Looks like it was a massive pain in the ass that takes hours.
Just keep the T60 service manual handy and it shouldn't be too difficult. In my opinion it's easier than some of the later IBM ThinkPads. The most annoying part is having to remove a few of the standoffs from the rollcage for the T61 motherboard to fit, however some people have managed to do the board swap without modifying the rollcage.
The Board Room ist not available anymore
any u;date on part three?
Working on it now ;)
@@SebisRandomTech OMG, sick.. I shall await with baited breath!
Whats the breakdown of the cost of this upgrade and what the specs of the laptop will be after u do everything..
Jorge Gomez I’ll probably do a cost breakdown after releasing the final video. For now all I can say is...HELLA EXPENSIVE.
As for specs this is already talked about in the video.
@@AndreiAndrei-pg8eg That's what I'm aiming for. Already have the FlexView and 9-cell battery in there, just waiting for an X9000 and 8 GB of DDR2 RAM to pop up.
@@SebisRandomTech I was looking at the benchmark of that cpu its horrible 1894.. where as the Intel Core i7-4810MQ on other lenovos ive done total upgardes on is 8651.. why even bother with this..
@@JorgeGomez-bt9lt You obviously don't get the point of this. This is the newest fastest ThinkPad hardware you can get while still having a 4:3 FlexView display and the excellent old school keyboard. I never said this was a cost-effective or budget machine, it's an enthusiast build for the fun of this.
t61 is retro now? I feel old
MAKE THE NEXT VIDEO
please
See my channel.
@@SebisRandomTech I am an idiot!!!!
2nd
Eh, T61 s too new to be "retro" for me. I consider retro to be like Windows 9x, etc. I still like them
It's a subjective term. Some people consider the T430 or T420 to be "retro". For me the T60/61 checks all the boxes: classic IBM design, 4:3 display, excellent keyboard, and legacy I/O.
I bet @Andrei Andrei only disliked this video because he didn’t use Linux.