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Setup & Installation / Re: Unable to boot Arca Installer 5.1.1 on Thinkpad T43 1871-AB9
« on: July 14, 2025, 06:30:23 pm »
Lewis has a T43 that he has installed a SSD in so it can be done. BUT - if you consider the price of an SSD for that machine, and compare that price to a later model Lenovo, such as a T530 - you can get an entire used T530 for less than you can get a PATA - SSD. I just checked ebay and there is a 15" T530 for $50 or best offer. It doesn't have a HDD but you can get a new 1 TB SATA SSD for $70 - both together are less that what you would probably pay for the PATA-SSD.
Everything except wireless on the T530 works with AOS 5.1, including seamless WIN-OS/2. For wireless you have to use one of those adapters that plugs into the wired network socket. The boot up time on the T530 is actually faster than the resume time on the T43p. As for which keyboard is better - I like the T530 better but I know others like the T43 keyboard better. The T530 keyboard can be replaced with a lighted keyboard - mine cost about $25 - I don't think there is a lighted keyboard for the T43.
So while the T43 is a very nice machine, you can probably get a much later, better performing Lenovo laptop for less money than upgrading the T43 hard drive. Just a thought.
Everything except wireless on the T530 works with AOS 5.1, including seamless WIN-OS/2. For wireless you have to use one of those adapters that plugs into the wired network socket. The boot up time on the T530 is actually faster than the resume time on the T43p. As for which keyboard is better - I like the T530 better but I know others like the T43 keyboard better. The T530 keyboard can be replaced with a lighted keyboard - mine cost about $25 - I don't think there is a lighted keyboard for the T43.
So while the T43 is a very nice machine, you can probably get a much later, better performing Lenovo laptop for less money than upgrading the T43 hard drive. Just a thought.