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Thinkpad 240 repair

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First post, by megatron-uk

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Just bought this Thinkpad 240 for mega cheap, as it was listed as faulty with a broken screen:

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It arrived today and is actually in really nice condition. A few minor scuffs, but not too much wear on the palm rest or keys (space bar has a little bit of shine, but not bad). Has the extended battery pack (unknown condition - it's currently discharged).
It's only the base 300MHz Celeron, compared to the 366 and 400MHz models which were available, but does have a working (12GB) drive and has been upgraded from 64MB to 192MB. These are just about the smallest models IBM made - I've never seen one 'in the flesh' before and was really taken aback by just how small and compact it is - even today. Still nothing to be sniffed at for DOS / early 98 gaming, and have the following specs:

- 300/366/400MHz Celeron
- 64 - 320MB RAM
- 2MB Neomagic 128XD
- 1x PCMCIA Cardbus slot
- ESS Solo-1 with line in, mic, headphone
- 1x USB, VGA, parallel, serial, IRDA, PS/2, modem
- 800x600 10" TFT screen

The best thing is that it all seems to work other than the screen:

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I've been able to find a used screen matching the model number this has, so fingers crossed I can get this repaired and working! If I can, then this will replace my Thinkpad 600X (P3-450) as my portable, sofa-gaming DOS machine, as the audio support from the Solo-1 is far, far better than the Crystal CS4624 of the later 600X (the FM output is truly dreadful).

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Reply 1 of 1, by megatron-uk

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Unfortunately I may have jumped the gun in ordering the replacement panel for the machine. Thinkwiki lists the panel as a Hitachi TX26D31VC1CAA, and that is what I have ordered and is on the way to me.

... but on removal of the screen in this one, it is actually a Sharp LQ104S1LH11.

Beyond being 10.4" and 800x600, they are completely different; different layout, different control board, different ffc connectors.

This Sharp panel also seems to be much more difficult to source 🙁

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