Subj : recommend good pwr'd usb
To   : Brian Rogers
From : Ogg
Date : Wed May 12 2021 09:26 pm

Hello Brian Rogers!

** On Wednesday 12.05.21 - 11:27, Brian Rogers wrote to Ogg:

 BR> Wow! I have 2 IBM R40 thinkpads which I just got new bios
 BR> batteries for. One is online for ham radio testing of my
 BR> software on Fedora. Some of those original ThinkPads just
 BR> seem to go forever - although I need cooling fans for
 BR> both. Getting a tad noisy - probably dustballs <G>

My T40p is laying dormant for a while.  It needs a new cpu fan,  
and probably some cleaning in the side vent. Sometimes it fails  
to boot with a "Fan warning.." message.  Sometimes I can just  
blow gently through the side vent to force the fan to spin for  
a few seconds.. and then the boot works. But the fan still  
remains a bit noisy.

The plan is to dedicate the machine as my Spotify server  
connected to my hifi.  I love a room-filling sound from my  
floor speakers. I would take the laptop to my shop to access  
the DSL, fetch the tunes I want, and then play things "offline"  
when I'm home.


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