HDD for Lenovo T61 6458-6QG

Hi! I have laptop T61 6458-6QG and want to change HDD to one of 500Gb. Which make and type of HDD to buy? Which one is the best at this moment for this laptop?
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Hello,
The latest firmware for the Seagate Momentus XT hybrid hard disk drive can be found here on Seagate's support web site. You may want download it and have it ready to install in case yours comes with older firmware.
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HDD for lenovo Twist

Could you please recommand me some compatible HDD for Lenovo Twist? The hdd went dead. looking to 7200 RPM with 500 - 1000 GB capacity.
Thank you very much.

Hello,
Any 2.5" 7mm high HDD should work, which are a little less common than the 9.5mm high drives normally used in notebook computers, but becoming more common. The S230u's FRU List gives the following part numbers and models:
04W0570 - B500 Toshiba
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04W3929 - 7200 JAGUAR-C7 500
You could also use a 2.5" 7mm high SSD as well, although if you do, you should not enable the iRST or ExpressCache caching with the mSATA SSD as it will actually slow things down. You could still use the mSATA SSD as a small secondary drive for backups, etc.
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Hinges for Lenovo T61 15.4"

I want to replace hinges on my T61.
The question is, what is the price for original hinges?
When I look on internet the prices are very different.
Can someone help me with pricing information? thx..

As you need information regarding price of hinges in ThinkPad T61, please contact the lenovo service centre and there the available representative will assist you .
Regards,
Sameer
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What ssd should i get for my lenovo t61 please advise

what ssd should i get for my lenovo t61 please advise i like the samsungs , will sata II work on it ?

Skip the Samsung!
The SSD Anthology: Understanding SSDs and New Drives from OCZ
http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3531
The SSD Update: Vertex Gets Faster, New Indilinx Drives and Intel/MacBook Problems Resolved
http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3535
I would go with Intel X25-M 80GB SATA MLC SSD $393.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167005
Drives like the Samsung don't make a good main drive replacment yuo will see noticable pauses in applicatipon web browsing is one place where the pause is very noticable but people blame internet transfer instead of their hdd pausing while doing a file update.

Quiet HDD for Audio Recording on T61

The original hard drive on my T61 having just died I need to buy a replacement.
One of the best features of this computer for me has been its near silent operation - I use it to record spoken audio and so this is REALLY IMPORTANT.
What would be the quietest HDD I could buy for it ?
Are 7200rpm drives louder ? Do they run hotter and make the fans come on ?
Can Solid State Drives be used in T61s ?

I haven't tried it myself, but an SSD should be fine. There may be alignment issues, depending on your OS - and as always, there can be compatibility issues with a given manufacturer. Here are a few links that may help. You can also search "T61 SSD" here on the Lenovo forums.
Does T61 w/ traditional HDD supports new SSD
T61 SSD replacement
Crucial® Memory Advisor results for the Lenovo ThinkPad T61 Series Laptop/Notebook.
I'm not recommending or not recommending Crucial - but their T61 compatibility list should be a comfort.
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Plz upload a video on how to upgrade a traditional HDD to SSD on lenovo t61

can someone plz upload a video showing how to upgrade a traditional HDD to SSD on lenovo t61, help appreciated thanks
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Hi ghattiya,
Removing and replacing the HDD, assuming the same form factor, is shown in the Lenovo Training Videos.
For tips on how to clone the drive or do a clean install, I suggest starting by searching the forum.
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Official 2009 Lenovo T61/T61p Nvidia Video Drivers: Please Consider One Last Update for the Road

The title of this new thread says it all ..... 3 years since the last offical Lenovo T61/T61p Nvidia Video Driver Package release ..... a virtual lifetime in computer science years.
I'm looking for advice on how to best lobby the technical folks at Lenovo (by phone or here on the Forums) for one last official Lenovo "Nvidia" video driver update for our T61 and T61p units.
Lenovo's most current "ancient" 2009 Nvidia driver packages (found here),
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS001342
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS003876
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS003605
all leave quite a bit of 3D (and some 2D) performance laying out there on the table based on my own testing with current modern Nvidia reference drivers on a cloned test mule hard drive (and never once crashed with the newer Nvidia reference drivers under WinXP 32-bit or Win7 32 bit).
Most all the major 3D gaming benchmarks were nearly doubled, and most importantly, my real world qualitative performance experience seemed even greater than the nearly doubled quantitative benchmark results.
I'm wondering if starting this new thread would be of any benefit to encourage the good folks at Lenovo to consider one last update after 3+ years?
Before I go to the trouble of posting my results, it is my hope that Lenovo could simply try the latest Nvidia reference drivers for themselves, tweak them (if even necessary) and then issue one last offical T61/T61p Nivida driver package update for the road .... hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of T61/T61p w/Nvidia GPU units are still in reliable daily service.
http://www.geforce.com/drivers
Something to please consider.
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Hi eecon
It is considered fortunate that Lenovo provides newer driver for newer OS even after the system was phased out. From what I know, most of the OEM / manufacturers do not provide drivers for newer version of Windows when the product is phased out.
Furthermore, graphic card vendors (e.g. NVIDIA, Intel, AMD, etc.) oftenly release new drivers and it is hard for manufacturers to catch up with them. Usually, the purpose of OEM providing new driver is to resolve existing issues. If you need performance, get newer drivers directly from vendors website.
Have a nice day!
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Need help finding correct external hard drive enclosure for a T61 hard drive

Hi, recently my lenovo T61's video card fizzled out right after the warranty expired. I have information on the laptop's hard drive that i need to get off of it. I have a hard drive enclosure for my old hp laptop's hard drive but the two drive have different connectors. I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction to find a lenovo T61 hard drive compatible external hard drive enclosure.
The hard drive is a 100 GB 7200 RPM drive
Model: HTS722010K9SA00
HDD: 7K200-100
LENOVO P/N: 42T1056
HITACHI P/N: 0A53257
MLC: DA2141

what model is your HP laptop? also how old is it?
Prior to SATA connector there is the PATA connector.
http://archmemory.mobi/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=106&imz_s=4c80f54d8ae8704709fec3ff867052fe
have a look at this.
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Inaccessible_boot_device with Lenovo T61

Hi
We have a problem with the Lenovo T61.
I explain :
When i make an image of this laptop, it's works fine. I can put it on
the same laptop, but when i what putting it on another T61, i have
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE when i reboot. Laptop are the same (chipset,
HDD, .....)
I tried this command (problem of geometry between Linux and Windows) :
- img d g before uploadinf image and note exact size
- img pd all
- img pv1 ntfs original size
- img pa1
- img rp server //server/vol/image.zmg a1:p1
Result is the same.
I also tried create a 30 Mb partition, and upload my image .... same
result.
My configuration : ZFD 6.5 SP2, Netware 6.5 SP5.
In Novell website, it's wrote i must patch my Zenworks with the IR1,
but i can't (because internal political problem, ...).
Have you a solution to my problem.
Thank's for your help.
KissKool
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On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:10:26 GMT, KissKool72 wrote:
> Have you a solution to my problem.
it could be ir1... but check if the laptops have the recovery partition
still on.
If you have already compiled drivers or have linux.2 please put them on
http://forge.novell.com/modules/xfmo...ect/?zfdimgdrv
Live BootCd and USB Disk from Mike Charles
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Suggest good and proven HDD for t400?

Hi All,
Need to upgrade my T400 and T61 HDD. I want to have 7200 RPM 320GB. Is the upgrade quite noticeable, I mean the speed and performance? What can you recommend that is already tried and tested?
Thank you.
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firaX wrote:
I tested the Hitachi 7k320 and Seagate 7200.3 320gb 7200rpm hdds. The noise and vibration on the right palmrest were too annoying for me.
Interesting. I'm running a Hitachi 320G 7200RPM drive in my T400 with no detectable vibration. On my T61, a Seagate 200G 7200RPM drive vibrated like crazy - tried two of them - but a Hitachi 200G drive was pretty close to vibration free.
I'm quite happy with the Hitachi in the T400. It is fast, quiet, and cool. YMMV.
I wonder if the reported manufacturing changes in the T-series keyboards and top bezels could explain the difference?
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Dont find the correct video drivers for my T61 + windows 7 ultimate + intel pm965 video card

Hi Experts,
I am keep getting the stop error 0x00000116 failing with a blue screen while im browsing. I have observerd this quite a few times and also I could not find the correct video drivers for my t61 thinkpad in the ibm site. I could see the details as wxp & windows vista but not for win 7. Please find the link below which has all the video drivers fro t61. Please help me find the correct customized video drivers fro my t61 + win 7. Hope you understand my problem.
By the way i just use for home computing and my win 7 is upto date wiht no extra software and games installed. I dont play games at all on my t61.
my t61 specificaitons : http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-67883
If you see the link http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-67853
if u search in the baove link ,you cannot find the video drivers for t61 + win 7. You have it only for xp & vista in this section. Intel X3100 (940GML, 945GM, GL960, GM965). there are no video drivers for win 7 for t61. my video card info is
Video chipsets:
Intel PM965/GM965 graphics. (15.4 inch).
my video card is Intel PM965 chipset . Please help me to get the correct customized version of the video drivers for my thinkpad as I am getting this problem with video drivers and its getting restarted when I am in the middle of something. But it works find after that. I have tried to install drivers from intel and its saying i have customized version of lenovo drivers and I should contact you guys. I triedcomplete win 7 update from windows site and installed all patches and still getting the problem intermitently, but after restart it works fine. No hardware or software changes. Its that I need the correct version of video drivers for win 7. Please inform the lenovo about this and ask them to develop the good video drivers for win 7 + t61 model. Hope you understand my situation.
Please let me know if you need any kind of info so that i can provide.
thanks for reading the mail.
Regards,
Manu

Are you kidding me ? You dont work for Lenovo and you are an active volunteer here in this forums. I have seen your replied many times and wont get paid by Lenovo, you are really crazy for ur stufee .Anyways thanks a lot for the link and the original lenovo staff were notable to provide the link and you could. Well I have tried that what you have said nd still I could not get the link, here you go..
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/product.do?doccategoryind=50880&template=%2Fproductpage%2...
Let me install the drivers from your link and I will reply soon, so who ever search in this forum now , there wont be any problems for t61 windows 7 video drivers because of u. You are awsome.wll reply my results soon.

Best Portable USM HDD for K450 hot-swap bay

I have read suggestions for the best portable USM HDD for K430 hot-swap bay, but I'm not sure if the K450 has the exact same hot-swap bay as the K430. Are the drives suggested for the K430 the same ones that would be best for the K450? I haven't even received my Lenovo K450 yet. I ordered it on Thursday and it will arrive on Monday Oct. 14, 2013. I just want to understand the hot-swap bay because I thought there was a way I could use a hard drive out of my old computer and put it in an external drive case and plug it right in. After reading the literature here in the community posts, that doesn't appear to be the purpose of the bay. I wish it would work that way because I wanted to easily offload some documents that are saved on my 500 GB Western Digital 3.5" hard drive that I would have liked to move to my new computer easily. My old computer is not working at all anymore, so I can't just drag and drop them from my extra 500 GB drive from that computer onto the new one.
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I purchased this same drive and it works great!! It is too bad that Lenovo didn't tell me this when I contacted their support team. It would have saved me a lot of time!!

Lenovo T61 Backlight Problem !

Hi, so i bought a notebook Lenovo T61 last year in september. The model is 6459CTO with a 15.4 WSXGA screen. This is how it shows on the packing list.
15.4 WSXGA- TFT
So 25 days after warranty expired the notebook screen died. How **bleep**ty is that ? When i turn on the notebook, i only see very dim thinkpad on the screen and then it gets completely dark. After researching, I am quite sure its either the inverter or the backlight. Since i am a college student i cant really afford getting it fixed so i have to do it myself.
Can anyone help me find the backlight ? I tried finding the backlight online but no success. Also it would be great if someone knows how to open up the notebook LCD and replace the backlight. I have all the required tools including the solder. Please help me out !!! Thanks

Welcome to the forum!
Before you start pulling that T61 apart, let's review a couple of things:
a) Does it have Intel or nVidia graphics?
b) Does it display anything on external monitor?
c) Was the LCD reddish/pinkish on initial boot before this last episode?
While it may very well be the inverter or backlight (more likely) you may also be looking at a motherboard problem. That's why I'm asking whether the machine displays on external monitor.
Replacing a backlight is NOT a job for a novice, take it from someone who's done it in the past but chooses to have it done by another party nowadays...
Good luck and let us know.
Cheers,
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PLEASE HELP LENOVO T61 ERROR RESOURCE CONFLICT PCI MESSAGE

HELLO LENOVO HELP GROUP.
WOULD LIKE SOMEONES HELP IN SORTING OUT A PROBLEM I HAVE ON STARTUP. I HAVE THE LENOVO T61. WHEN I START IT UP AND AFTER THE THINKPAD START MESSAGE I GET THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGE....
ERROR
RESOURCE CONFLICT - PCI ON MOTHERBOARD
BUS 15, DEVICE: 00 FUNCTION 00
ERROR
RESOURCE CONFLICT - PCI SERIAL BUS CONTROLLER ON MOTHERBOARD
BUS 15, DEVICE 00 FUNCTION 01
ERROR
RESOURCE CONFLICT - PCI ON MOTHERBOARD
BUS 15, DEVICE: 00, FUNCTION 05
ALSO I DID A SYSTEM RESTORE WHILST I HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IN THE PAST IT USED TO BE SUCCESSFUL BUT AFTRE THE LAST SYSTEM RESTORE ALOT OF THE PROGRAMMES INSTALLED STOPPED FUNCTIONING.
THESE INCLUDE SOME OF THE FOLLOWING:
UNABLE TO USE SYSTEM RETSORE ONLY IN SAFE MODE
UNABLE TO USE DEVICE MANAGER TO CHECK WHERE THE ERROR IS
UNABBLE TO USE WINDOW UPDATE
WINDOW EXPLORER KEEPS PLAYING UP
WIRELESS ADAPTER STOPPED WORKING BUT AFTER DOING SYSTEM RESTORE IN SAFE MODE IT WORKS.
SOME OTHER PROGRAMMES LIKE PALTALK HAVE STOPPED.
I HAVE BEEN ON THE GOOGLE AND READING VARIOUS BLOGS ON THIS ERROR FORUMS. SOME SAY TO TAKE OUT THE INTERNAL MEMORY BATTERY FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND OTHERS TAKE OUT THE WIRELESS ADAPTER AND THEN CHECK TO SEE IF THE ERROR PERSISTS. IF NOT THEN RE - INSTALL THE WIRLESS ADAPTER AND HOPEFULLY I WOULD NOT GET THE MESSAGE AGAIN.
PLEASE CAN YOU HELP ME. WOULD APPRECIATE SOME HELP FROM THE KNOW HOWS AND HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS
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Search for a driver: Ricoh Multi Card Reader for Windows 8 - for my T61 (6463) -

Hi!
I`m searching for a Windows 8-Driver for my T61 (6463).
I have a Ricoh Multi Card Reader inside and I can`t find a driver for this one.
Can anybody help me?
Thank you,
Heiko
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Hello,
Try downloading the following driver:
Name: Ricoh Multi Card Reader Driver for Windows Vista, XP
Version: 3.54.02
Date: 06 Mar 2008
URL: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=migr-68053
The drivers will extract to a directory named "C:\DRIVERS\WIN\4IN1\", if I recall correctly. Once extracted, run Device Manager (filename: DEVMGMT.MSC), go to the entry where the unrecognized card reader is located, and perform an update, using the "Have Disk" option and pointing it to the directory in which the drivers were extracted.
I do not recall if a reboot is required, but in any case I would recommend doing one, at which point you should then be able to see the card reader from Windows 8.
Regards,
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