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On 1/10/2020 10:13 AM, between "Kurt Weiske : August Abolins":

 KW> If you still have the T40, it might be a good learning
 KW> experience to take it apart. IBM has great hardware manuals
 KW> with instructions, and they're easy to work on. 15 minutes,
 KW> 8 screws, a can of air and a drop of oil might get it up and
 KW> running...

Yes, I still have the T40. Infact, I ordered a new palmrest for it when
I accidentally cracked the bottom right corner of the laptop, about 8
years ago.  I've had the T40 open a few times. Meanwhile, I've misplaced
the replacement palmrest. It has a genuine OEM 9-cell battery.  I ready
to work on it.. if only I could find the palmrest.  :(

The fan probably needs complete replacement. But I can get it going by
forcing air into the exhaust to spin the blades *before* powering it up.

I'd like to retire the machine as a off-line storage Spotify player
connected to my hifi.

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