After the RAM failure I procrastinated for two weeks before sending the laptop to service and then it took a month (including Christmas and stuff) to get it back. After service they tried to return it to the wrong address by changing the first letter in the street name from S to T and dropping… Continue reading My laptop is back from service
Tag: Thinkpad
Mysterious crashes = RAM memory failure
I had some mysterious crashes on my Thinkpad T60p the other day. First I got Firefox hangs, second Firefox didn’t start, third I got segfaults when listing a directory on the hard disk, four I got kernel panic when running fsck… Now I’m running Memtest86 and it does not look good: That computer is soooo… Continue reading Mysterious crashes = RAM memory failure
Highway to Dell, part five
(Continued from Highway to Dell, part four.) My wife upgraded the Dell Inspiron 1525 to Ubuntu 8.04 ("Hardy Heron") the other day and as far as I know, everything works fine after correcting the No Sound After Distribution Upgrade issue. I still haven’t upgraded my Thinkpad T60p from Ubuntu 7.10 and it makes be both… Continue reading Highway to Dell, part five
About to buy a new laptop
I’m about to buy a new laptop. I’m still happy with my Thinkpad T60p1 even though it needs a service to get rid of some heat problems and this annoying display issue, which has become worse lately: Anyway, the new laptop is not for me but for my wife, so that there is less competition… Continue reading About to buy a new laptop
On the bus, and not
I’m writing this on the bus on my way back home from work. The handwriting recognition on my Nokia 770 takes some getting used to but works quite alright. I’m thinking of buying a Nokia N810 but I’m not so sure. Starting from this sentence I’m writing from the comfort of my study. The travel… Continue reading On the bus, and not
Most ThinkPad T60p original battery for the money
The old battery for my IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad T60p went from bad to useless this autumn but it wasn’t until yesterday that I ordered a new 9-cell battery (7.8 Ah) directly from IBM Sweden where the 9-cell battery actually was cheaper than a 6-cell battery (5.2Ah) . I first looked at well-stocked reseller Dustin but after… Continue reading Most ThinkPad T60p original battery for the money