[kwlug-disc] FOSS Hardware Freebies

[Chris Frey]

My main laptop is a T510, so I'd love to grab that for parts.

Is it still available?   I could pick it up this weekend, or sometime
next week in the evening.

- Chris


On Wed, Jan 05, 2022 at 06:28:49PM -0500, Paul Gallaway wrote:
> I'm primarily a lurker on the list so even though I'm not well known to the
> list, hopefully this isn't seen as blatant spam. I have some hardware that
> is no longer useful to me but might be useful to someone in the community.
> Contact me off-list if this is you or if you have questions. Only
> requirement is contactless porch pick-up in northeast Waterloo.
> 
> 1) TP Link WD4300 OpenWRT is installed but is a few versions behind, I'm
> not sure if it's still supported by current releaes. Is behind because it
> was at my parent's a few hours away when I installed it pre-pandemic not
> realizing I wouldn't easily access physically to maintain it after late
> 2019 for two years.
> https://openwrt.org/toh/hwdata/tp-link/tp-link_tl-wdr4300
> 
> 2) ThinkPad T510. Assume it's for parts or project for someone
> enterprising. Disassembled in an open box, screws in a bag.  I didn't strip
> it bare, but major components have been pulled out. No ssd/hdd will be
> included. Two months ago had fan error at startup. Blew dust out and ran
> another month and a half. Fan error returned and blowing it was not
> sufficient. Might be the fan / fan assembly, might be a fuse on the main
> board. I got it apart only to realize I don't have the patience for testing
> trying to locate and assess SMD components before ordering a fan or fuse
> parta. I can find new and 'refurbished' parts but since they ship from
> China probably not going to arrive until March and kids may or may not
> still be schooling online. Shortly after realize it's not how I want to
> spend the rest of my week off.

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