Recovery CDs for Thinkpad 2647-44U

I should leave this aloe but...

Got the COA on the unit ? You can download an image of the install disk for the OS. You will likely need drivers, but then of course you find them. DO NOT LET ANY ONLINE bULLSHIT FIND YOUR DRIVERS, you must find them yourself . When it says "driver" on the web, whether or not it said "update" is irre levant. The updates that are real come from Microsoft or the manufacturer.

Reject all of them. I mena really, if it is working, you need nothing. All you might need is a virus software update, your OS and drivers wORK NOW. Wh y would anyone f*ck with them ?

Words to the wise, if it ain't broke...

I have licensed W2K for the laptop, the problem is I don't have the added drivers to enable the ethernet port, modem, audio, and screen features. So the thing chugs along with 800 X 600 @ 16 colours, no ethernet, no audio, etc. and while it works it doesn't work well.

I hate wasting perfectly good equipment that can support a periodic legacy job that I need done.

The drivers are not available from Microsoft, IBM, Lenovo, or any recognized source, just the scammers and malware hosts. Hence my hope that someone had the CDs sitting on a shelf.

John :-#)#

I think you might have more luck if you search for Thinkpad T20 drivers. I'll check my office collection on Monday and see if I have anything.

Nothing on the Lenovo site:

Found on eBay: It shows XP, not W2K. Not sure if it will work, but the vendor offers

Close, but not quite. $20 for the original CD's. However, it's for NT4 workstation.

You might try asking in this forum on T2x/T3x machines:

Hi Jeff,

Thanks, that thinkwiki looks like a good resource! My searches didn't turn those pages up, most likely (as you say) I was using the model number 2647-44U and not the type T20. I didn't realize how much of a difference that would make as I figured the model number would be the better term.

The 2nd Ebay CDs are for the W2K (looking at the CDs shown), however as you say the docs appear to be for WinNT - don't think that matters much.

I'll see what the -44U differences are and update the Wiki (if I have time) to help future searches.

John :-#)#

You may also find drivers searching for the chip model that handles the dev ice. Most drivers are designed around a specific chip+OS combination, not t he specific laptop model. For example a laptop with an ATI video card will work with the AMD Catalyst drivers, and they will be more up to date than t he ones provided in the recovery CD. The same applies for other manufacture rs including Intel, look for the video card chipset in Intel website or Goo gle. You can find the hardware vendor and device ID in Windows device manag er.

Hi Jeroni,

Thanks, I did find a great resource:

And they have pretty much all the files I need available once you register.

John :-#)#