Hah! So nice to see "IBM ThinkPad Mobile Computing Club" here!

Where can i immediately buy a compatible RAM (1GB) to add on to my ThinkPad T42, sytem model 2373P43? Kesington ram don't work on my machine. Do you reckon I should add 2GB straight away?

Please advice what's the cost and best place to get it - 1GB and 2GB so i can compare price. And with contact numbers too so I can call to check if they have it before I go all the way and to find it's "out of stock." Thanks!

And am signing in too! Here's the image of my wonderful machine...


Another DieHard IBM ThinkPad Fan

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Added on April 24, 2007, 1:04 amBTW, I'm not familiar with all the techie stuff. What's the ram part really called? If there is another thread at LYN Forum i should go to canvass for the IBM ThinkPad T42 ram, please point me to the site. Thanks!

This post has been edited by PatEagle: Apr 24 2007, 01:15 AM

Very true. I stand witness to that. I was robbed of my older IBM T42 (without fingerprint) on 31 March 2005. Mid-July last year, I received a call from IBM to collect my notebook from Brickfields Police Station.

After I got it back, IBM checked the entire machine, reformatted the harddisk and replaced the DVD/CDRW drive FOC.

So ThinkPad users, make sure you have registered your machine with IBM and if stolen, inform IBM and give them a photocopy of your Police Report.

After that, pray to God to get it back. Seriously.

This post has been edited by PatEagle: Apr 24 2007, 02:48 AM

Yes, it IS hardy! A couple of years back, my ThinkPad X600 fell out of my backpack while running to my next appointment. I forgot to zip up my backpack in the car after delivering a document elsewhere before that. I heard a LOUD crash and almost died on seeing my ThinkPad on the ground of the carpark. Thought it was the end of it. To my surprise, the LCD screen was intact and no "internal injury"

I'm glad to say Lenovo is still producing the ThinkPads eventhough under their brand name. How I know? Well, they loaned us their ThinkPads for the Visit Malaysia Cyber Campaign (VMCC) ground event at PIKOM PC Fair (I) to enable visitors to participate in the Most e-Cards Sent Challenge. In fact, they have been very supportive of VMCC. Lenovo also loaned us the ThinkPads at the previous VMCC ground event at Mid Valley, 7-11 March 2007.

In addition to that, Lenovo is this Quarter Grand Prize VMCC Sponsor (April-June). The winner of the Most E-Cards Sent Challenge will get the Lenovo Y300, the world's first notebook equipped with face recognition technology. Details, visit http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/446714 - gosh, i hope i have posted the competition at the right place? If not, please recommend and help us spread the news.

Opps, got carried away. I seriously don't think we have anything to worry about ThinkPads being manufactured by Lenovo. Go read About Lenovo at http://www.lenovo.com/lenovo/my/en/

This post has been edited by PatEagle: Apr 24 2007, 03:04 AM

I finally found the RAM details and posted at http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/447008 for assistance since i see "techies" there. Do reply there if you can help. Cheers!

Thankyou, thankyou, bro!
It's a plastic-based sticker. Bought it at one of the sticker stalls at the Damansara Utama pasar malam. The entire pasar malam moved to Kota Damansara end of last year i think... they still operate from 9pm-4am.

Sista lah!

Hey, Thrust, thanks for your thoughts. It's assuring.

Ahyoh, I'm STILL looking for the 1GB PC2700 333MHz DDR SDRAM SODIMM for my IBM ThinkPad T42 model 2373-P43.

Where did you get your RAM? Hopefully they have stock for my ThinkPad too.

Praying that i get this over and done with these few days.

You lucky fella! My friends and I are going there this weekend. No need to pay double for it. No need to pay at all lah. Just PM me your name and address. You just help promote VMCC lah - broadcast to your friends and newsgroups you participate in and tell them to add VMCC badge on their websites/blogs from http://vmcc.com.my/be_a_link_partner.php

Meantime, here's the new Superman shield for your desktop...
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/supershield.php
Or if you prefer the old version (which is on my desktop now)...
http://www.chaomancer.com/wallpapers/superman/supersymbol-wp. gif



This post has been edited by PatEagle: Apr 25 2007, 01:26 PM

Will do. Will look out for Spiderman stickers for you too.


Well, i see you helping lots of people in numerous threads. So there, a chance say thank you from one human being to another, to touch another life as many (including strangers) have touched my life too. That's all to it. Have a fabulous holiday tomorrow!

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Added on April 25, 2007, 10:37 pmThanks. Tried Techdos, Computer War and even Notebookshop.com.my recommended by Super Macgyver yesterday... all say no stock for my model.
Maybe i should just lug my notebook from shop to shop at Digital Mall nearest to me 2moro


This post has been edited by PatEagle: Apr 25 2007, 10:37 PM

If unit still under warranty, go to Wisma VADS (formerly IBM Plaza) at Taman Tun Dr Ismail. The service centre is still there as I found out yesterday on enquiring for my RAM. Cheers.

Managed to get my 1GB RAM (Kingston) from Computer War at SS2 yesterday. Wow, pretty good service. Told me to come back next day and there it is!

Now my notebook "freezes" within 5-10mins and I hard reboot each time. Is it the RAM or just a coincidence? What is the problem? Solution to the problem please, anyone. Thanks!

Just to let you know Computer War Assistant Manager Mr HC Yeong solved the problem earlier today. He swapped the RAM at the slots... meaning, the IGB RAM took over the original slot of the 512 RAM slot (beneath the touch pad) and the original 512 RAM went to the back of the IBM T42.

Hope this posting helps those facing similiar problems. Cheers!