I got a ThinkPad 600e back in July, and I think its CD drive was broken, because no matter what version of Windows I tried (2000, 98, XP), setup wouldn't get past the same file every time I tried each version. This also happened with different copies of the discs, too, so it wasn't a disc problem.
Last week, I went ahead and ordered a 24x CD-ROM drive for it, and it showed up yesterday.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330279532844
Its battery -used- to work, but I found out last night that it won't charge. A quick googling session found this:
http://www.impactcomputers.com/02k6505-rb.html
So now I'm waiting for that battery to come; should be here by the end of the week.
Right now, I've got the bugger chuggin' along with XP. It's a Pentium II 366 with 228MB RAM, a 30GB HD, CD-ROM, and a WaveLAN Silver. It makes for a -great- internet browsing/word processing laptop.
Last week, I went ahead and ordered a 24x CD-ROM drive for it, and it showed up yesterday.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330279532844
Its battery -used- to work, but I found out last night that it won't charge. A quick googling session found this:
http://www.impactcomputers.com/02k6505-rb.html
So now I'm waiting for that battery to come; should be here by the end of the week.
Right now, I've got the bugger chuggin' along with XP. It's a Pentium II 366 with 228MB RAM, a 30GB HD, CD-ROM, and a WaveLAN Silver. It makes for a -great- internet browsing/word processing laptop.