[Thinkpad] X32 won't powerup with battery only

[Jon Kelly]

On 4/6/07, Duncan Mak <duncanmak at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 4/3/07, Bruce Markowitz <scosgt at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> >
> > Needs a system board. I think you can use one from an X31 if you can
> find
> > a
> > cheap one.
>
>
> How much is a system board? I think the x31 I gave my girlfriend may need
> a
> replacement board.
>
>
I paid about $380 on ebay in Dec. of 2005 for an x31 sys board.
caveat emptor -- my security chip never worked after the board swap.  It's
recognized, but won't 'enable'. minor annoyance.

I also found out a year later that IBM still considered my system to have
been under warranty despite having previously informing me it was not.