generally with power button stuff if you can find the identical part for your specific model on ebay then go for it, it means the part is designed to be replaceable
don’t try to “fix” it otherwise though
He’s got a thinkpad, which are designed to be actually fixable
Here’s the service manual: http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/0b48666.pdf
Though it looks like the power button is part of the keyboard
If it’s your power jack, those are modular and are like $7
I love thinkpads
Ah, the outdated interface was actually a major selling point for me. Mint’s currently two or three versions behind Ubuntu, which isn’t cutting edge itself, so I can definitely see how a nimbler update system would be better. I’ll put Antergos on my to-be-messed-around-with list.
if you’re gonna install a ubuntu variant, btw, just grab a nightly ISO of 16.04 for your desired flavour. the final beta is this week, the official release is next month, and it’s actually much easier to keep getting updates from the beta (which behaves exactly like the release version with maybe one or two new forks not 100% locked down yet) than from an earlier release (which would require an actual upgrade-migration step)
seeing this thread kept causing a ripple in my backbrain until I finally realized
I see a ton of product with SKYLAKE on its traveler every day oh right
who will fund my heist at work?!
I will fund a shiny new anvil for every unlocked Skylake you smuggle out for me
this might be a good place to ask about this. my motherboard is coming up on being 9 years old. I should probably upgrade that next, right? this is what I have right now https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/P5KVM/
I uh, don’t really know what to look for in one. I’ve been wanting to upgrade for awhile bc the dang thing doesn’t even have usb 3.0, but beyond that I’m not sure what to look for. does it matter that much?
get the cheapest Z series to match the CPU generation you want in the smallest size you’re interested in that’s not from a famously terrible manufacturer?
for me this means always buying zotac and that’s okay
so, gnome 3.20 is said to feature actually usable™ Wayland support.
Which is something i’ve been looking forward to for a few years now (scrap that: feels like a decade if I’m honest)
anyway, just realized that there are demo-reels for gnome releases and i am all like "what is that a thing now?"
before realizing this might have been a thing for a while by now. I blame LTS releases, which make me lazy/be behind the times for ~ 1-2ish years.
I tried booting into wayland in 3.18, it didn’t go super well
also a ton of existing applications will still need an xorg shim and will never be rebuilt for wayland?
idk, if they can get rid of compositor lag that’s great, I’m just surprised that people are excited about this in the short term. but then again the average linux user already has an odd barometer for “exciting new features.”
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I’d say!
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these would be the bare chips freshly cut from the wafer
I could probably get a couple million dollars worth out on a tape reel but then I’d have to immediately go into hiding OK I need a fence + protection WHO HAS THE CONNECTIONS
That’s cool, we can run 'em over to China, they’ll figure out a way to get some pins on the bastards
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acupuncture, duh
Oh, that’s right, Intel does the thing with pins in the socket and not on the chip
yeah but it’s been long enough that I don’t know what to look for. has RAM changed in the last 7 years? will newer motherboards not work with my old ass RAM?
You have to buy motherboards + CPU + ram all together generally
Seriously consider getting a ps4 and a MacBook instead
I guess as long as it fits in my case it’s cool
I already have both of these things lol
I just like having a PC okay??? IS THAT SO WRONG?
No, I do too, I’m just having a hard time justifying it lately – I should probably just have a MacBook and a ps4 and an external monitor and a NAS.