20 Most Recent IBM ThinkPad T41 Notebook Questions & Answers

1998 built new day 1 relic PC, 19 years old in your hands, gee parts are scarce on things that old. use or new. then or now. but. buy used parts on ebay or google the world for them , and bingo. the IBM service manual and parts list are all over the web, google them. google all that , seen below for you. the bottom is called the bottom pan. or 05K5482 - Base Cover Assembly (M/ 2626) what matters is real IBM P/N# only. there were 3 screen sizes so 3 bottoms,. 12.1" sure bottom pan is,, 05K5482 seen here 2626 pages ,for free, https://thinkpads.com/support/hmm/hmm_pdf/390hmm.pdf first google hit (do it your self find them closer to home?) EVERY DAY , GOOGLE FINDS MORE OR LESS FATE WINS.(On used parts for sure) https://www.impactcomputers.com/05k5482.html

14.1 or 15" screen not told and key parts are not the same. no full model told T41 is series only. a 2004 made PC, 13 years old and expect it to work , no way can it. it's old unless kept fully serviced in real shop, just like cars they need seRvice. for sure fresh new and good batteries and full HDD drive tests. 13 YEARS OLD 1) REMOVE THAT OLD ROTTEN, BIG BATTERY NOW AND RUN ON AC POWER PACK, for now even FOREVER,. SO STEP2 IS NEW COIN CELL CMOS BATTERY AND WHEN DEAD CAN NOT BE IGNORED. page 111 PDF page# in the manual shows this backup battery CMOS and is fully dead and useless this old we replace them all. it is a pig tail battery coin type. and has 2 partnumbes, 14.1 and 15 " last is HDD tests, ask how or run the IBM diagnostics. dah manual https://www.manualsbase.com/manual/downloadmanual/190606/ free. do he captcha, and is free. RTC CMOS battery is $3 to 5 bucks. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=battery+++92P0986&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_odkw=battery&_osacat=0 and https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=battery+++02K6572&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_odkw=battery+++92P0986&_osacat=0 that is it. if bios screens show date wrong the coin is dead if the bios shows, post erros 260,270,271 the coin is dead, the manual covers the 3 errors. RTM??

To access the Power jack you need to disassemble to entire system.
Make sure remove power, battery then Memory and HDD. The CMOS battery must be remove also before do anything, (Or plug off from Motherboard) Any metal touches on board while battery is on, will destroy the motherboard. So make sure do not drop any screw on board with battery is on(CMOS) Or touch with screwdriver.
You need to parted out everythink with care and put aside by taking notes. every screw sizes different, wrong assembling will result the system not to power on again. Line up what ever taking off with care.
If you do so, make sure every socket you remove, seats back tide and nice, ANY banding, or HARD push will break parts, so be gentle. Do not band Motherboard, casues the copper lines cracks on board, result does not power on or even fry the board. If you will solder the Power jack, You need to be carefull, not to leak any leads on board or solder over used. To make sure you need also OHM meter to check the connections are ok. Reverse is important, be carefull and take your time if you want your system runs again. Mean time clean your fan system. You will need this.
If you do not experiences before, do not do anything. Take it to Tech.
I am not responsible what ever wrong doing because I advice to you something, what ever you do, it is your own risk. and Goodluck.
JMC

Go into device manager and then drivers and resources and change the comport there. One and three have same physical location and different addresses.

Reinstall the OS

Connecting this up will be easy. What you do is get a yourself a set of the right, for your setup, cables. That uses EITHER one of the formats, of these described, below. You will need, either, a THREE way Cable, or three separate " Coaxial Cored" Cables with RCA PLUGS on them. ColoredYellow, (Video) Red, & White. (Audio) AV. OR If you have SCARTConnection Sockets, it's a big Black Socket at rear of unit(s), you get aSCART Cable.& It's all inside. Now some units, use a standard calledComponent Video, that uses, a Green, Red, & Blue Plugs. Now, with the Component setup, you will also ,need, Two more Cables, for the AV Audio. these are, Red & White.(So with Component Video there are 5 Cables/Plugs in all). In any event ALL Cables go Color to Color, at each end, plugging into the corresponding Colored RCA Jacks, on either machine, or VCR or TV. Now if you have SCART, then it simply plugs in only one way. It is that simple. So connect up with the leads your set uses, and select the correct "Input" from TV/Remote, it is NOT on a "Channel" it will be on AV, AUX, and Press "Play" on VCR/DVD whatever.... should be all go.

Dear Sir, please Open window in safe mode. OR use the Password Cracker Software.

Push down on the center of your computer and restart it

Take a look at this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANZjUPUYE7s

Could be a couple of things. Could be a piece of software lagging down your pc, or your internet connection lagging. Is your pc free of malware and running and up to date virus scanner? That would be the first thing i would check. Post back and let me know your situation.

If the docking station fails, but you can charge via the computer, then the station is defective. Check the connections and the power supply to the Doc Station. A power surge may have damaged the power adapter to the station.

You may need to permanenatly turn on your WiFi switch by means of using a pin or something like this also if you need to replace the switch then you may can follow service manual for fix it yourself.

Go to:Control Panel\System and Security\Power Options\Edit Plan SettingsChoose Change advanced power settings link.Here you can enable Sleep/Hibernate etc.

2 options either the os is corrupted or the harddisk is dead ,try reinstalling the os