Saturday, September 23, 2017

re: Thinkpad R40 varia

riccardo.mottola@libero.it wrote:
> there is one, usually wrapped in a yellow plastic. a Lithium battery. I
> have seen dozens of thinkpads of your vintage. From model to model it
> might change place and way to access it. Usually under the palmrest or
> under the keyboard. Sometimes near the RAM access door.

Thanks, I'll cross-check with the manual and then have a look.

> A non original hard-disk might give you a Bios error, but will work. No
> need for any extra partition, you can install OpenBSD (or NetBSD or also
> Linux) just straight on it. I have done that on many thinkpads, in
> cluding models very similar to yours.

Thanks for the assurance! I think I'll keep it for now as a curiosity,
but it's good to know that I'm not so dependent on it as I had feared.

--schaafuit.

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