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    T60 - 14" mobo in a 15"?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by formerglory, Jul 29, 2011.

  1. formerglory

    formerglory Notebook Evangelist

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    Will a motherboard from a 14" T60 work with a 15" T60? I'd assume so, since the boards are probably the same. I have a broken 15" T60 (standard aspect ratio) that I'm trying to fix up, and it needs a new board.
     
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    I believe they are the same with the 15" T60 using an extender to connect the optical drive.
     
    ZaZ, Jul 29, 2011
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    formerglory Notebook Evangelist

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    As far as I can tell, that's what it looks like, regarding the extender.
     
    formerglory, Jul 30, 2011
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    LegendaryKA8 Nutty ThinkPad Guy

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    I can confirm this. There isn't any motherboard difference; just an extender card for the Ultrabay drive and the hard drive.
     
    LegendaryKA8, Jul 31, 2011
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    formerglory Notebook Evangelist

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    Great, thanks for the confirmation! I'm going to go ahead and buy that motherboard on eBay I was looking at.

    Time to get this rebuilding project started.
     
    formerglory, Jul 31, 2011
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