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> From: Dave Speed <dspeed@mindspring.com> > To: thinkpad@cs.utk.edu > Subject: recommendations sought > Date: Wednesday, April 02, 1997 12:25 PM > > > Greetings: > > I have a 701C Thinkpad now and am looking to add another. > > What to do ? The applications are: > > Desktop replacement / mobile / portable. > ie - the kids have taken over the home pc and I am heading onto the > road to do some consulting - some of which may involve 30 day > in-the-motel stays. > > Some scientific work, mostly word processor / spreadsheet / > office connectivity. Some graphics work. A little programming. > Potential for video conf to home a real plus. > > I'd like a new MMX version, but don't have the $$'s and want to move > faster than needed to let the prices settle. I have looked at the current > crop and really like the 760 ED series. > > A couple of questions: > > 1. Does IBM support NT installation on these ? (ie even if you don't buy > NT via IBM ?). Yes, IBM has NT drivers available on their website. NT 4.0 runs well on my 760ED with 48 MB RAM. You do lose some of the MPEG features, but I never used them under Win95 anyway. The system has yet to lock up while using NT yet, something that I can not say about Win95. > 2. If you put the Select a Dock expansion on it, could you disable the > internal video > and use a PCI Video board to drive an external monitor ? Yes, and it works very well. I am using the Selectadock II with a Western Digital 1.6GB hard drive and a Matrox Millenium 2MB video card connected to a 17" Diamondtron tube monitor. The internal card automatically disables itself when the PCI card is installed. Then only thing that I have to do before docking the unit is to remove the internal 1.4GB drive from the ThinkPad so that the machine will boot from the 1.6 in the docking station. I have tried differnet settings in the BIOS setup to prevent this, but I can't seem to get it to work. > 3. How is the memory upgraded - ie how many slots.sockets. > I see IBM saying that it goes to 104 MB, but some others saying less. > Is there 16 mb of memory on the MB or do you have to throw out 8 > when you upgrade (I'm thinking 32 should be a good start). There are two DIMM sockets for memory expansion. The 16MB is internal to the unit and does not have to be removed when upgrading. The 760ED will go to 104MB with a special expansion module that is available from a link on IBM's web site. > 4. Any thoughts on the ability for supporting video conferencing ? Never tried it myself, but I would imagine it would work well. > 5. Are there any generic problems (HW/SW) withthe ED series ? Although others results have varied, I have not been able to get service release 2 of Win95 to work reliably with the 760ED. Also, IBM has not yet released a system patch that will allow CardBus PC cards to work with the 760 series without using a special driver (at least with the Xircom CardBus Ethernet card). I do get annoyed at the system delay when the modem and sound system is being used at the same time, but this can be taken care of by using a separate modem (kinda defeats the purpose though). Hope this helps-- Eric Giles