fixing the craziest thinkpad in the world - the x61hk

this is a ThinkPad x61hk, there's less than 5 in the world AFAK. it's a x61 built with a 51nb x210 motherboard. I got it broken off of a forum, here's me trying to fix it

[@JamesScholz]

wow finally posted a video eh

[@jvscholz]

ur one to talk

[@marmolades]

not James talkin to himself 💀💀

[@edanuragac]

Yayy

[@leo-xt8cv]

lol

[@sha_sh.]

🤷‍♀️

[@ririririiririri5934]

Not James talking to himself, such an ICON

[@ririririiririri5934]

@mr. soloist who doesn't like hotdogs right? Thank you, have a nice day ahead🤘🥀

[@workingwithv3341]

I'm not impress to see a computational engineer repairing a computer, but I'm impressed to see him doing it with only one hand LOL.

[@anvayeeej9523]

haha yeah

[@pamelafrancis4476]

who would bother with such a crock? James is saying "let's try and fix not throw away."

[@Your_mum_100]

For those who don't know: James has a thing for old tech. You could say he might as well just buy a new laptop- he does have a 2020 MacBook (pro I guess). He loves old tech

[@andrewh3503]

technically this is a modern motherboard stuffed into an old shell

[@tardtryinhard]

It is not old tech, tech is new but skins(chassis here) are old to get that feel

[@Your_mum_100]

@@tardtryinhard yeah ik, it's for those people who have the opinion that he should've got a new chassis. Got your point tho

[@Harshasha1920]

,@@tardtryinhard he loves old things tho, have u seen his room tour, 90's!!

[@M.saipavan]

Bro it's technically not an old one , that model can be easily customized

[@shobhit7770]

Can we all just appreciate the fact that james managed to fix the thinkpad with only one hand....

[@dollydollyipyip6935]

this is crazy, i just got into thinkpads after watching your set up vlog a bit back

[@TheFlamingGamerYT]

It’s great to see you post a new video on this channel again. I do love seeing the tech stuff, even if I myself don’t have much tech knowledge. I hope your weekend is going well James

[@DEVARSHI_JOSHI]

Hi buddy

[@TheFlamingGamerYT]

@@DEVARSHI_JOSHI Aye Devarshi! Good to see you again. How’s it going?

[@DEVARSHI_JOSHI]

Grt grt, waiting to start a clg

[@TheFlamingGamerYT]

@@DEVARSHI_JOSHI Nice. I hope your class goes well man. I wish you a good rest of your day! You got this!

[@RanenPo]

Damn nice, I love seeing these 51nb machines!

[@sIacker]

Forever jealous of this.. such an insane find

[@vai4728]

Listening to this while studying. Thanks bud for the relaxing content bud.

[@yogurt630]

welcome back, I'm glad that you remembered your password

[@meow1840]

dang I've missed you and Mika so much lmaoo But anyways stay safe and healthy and lots of 💕 love!!!

[@slanuralkan2250]

Our eyes are always looking for you bro. I miss you and mika

[@oluyenyuru7148]

Hey bro

[@slanuralkan2250]

@@oluyenyuru7148 heeyy!

[@studyguy6808]

@@slanuralkan2250 mika-study with me kanalına video yüklüyor artık.

[@slanuralkan2250]

@@studyguy6808 teşekkür ettim ben de yeni gördüm

[@minhphann]

Nice video bro ! Btw it's great to hear you speaking vietnamese

[@matthewlee9652]

Shoutout to James' stomach for wanting food

[@nilguntangsukyavuz6928]

i really admire him so much

[@minah.]

that’s a pretty fucking impressive mod, what a masterpiece

[@highmagiclowlife]

lol..

[@daeniishhh]

17:13 nice

[@user-ei1yf9ls3c]

I bought a slew of 51nb boards when I could, and I'm glad I did. They become much more costly and difficult to source. Although in recent times I'm using a lot more modern tech (macbook M2 with thinkpad keyboard), I have enough spare parts for the X6* and X2** to keep those going for a lifetime. I lived most of my early professional life on a X61, upgraded to the 51nb board back in 2016. I took it out of storage to getting going away (just need to source some new batteries )

[@HeyltsKenzi]

Which thinkpad would you recommend a college student to purchase in 2023?

[@beamboy508]

@@HeyltsKenzi a x220 is wonderful butye rich enough, better get the x1

[@gen-zboomer]

"8th gen processor in an X61 chassis" I'm gonna lose my shit, I need that

[@rpstories4218]

Finally back ohhhh missing you so much I am from India Karnataka Vijaypur

[@retrace]

Just came from your reddit post. Good work bro looks awesome.

[@xxsaifxx2450]

1:24 the sound only broke my heart i had the same crack back in 2020 but with my laptop screen

[@ThuNguyen-fj3lg]

29:20 : Mẹ, nó works. Con mua cái này nó broken. Con mua nó broken mà nó work. Con mới sửa nó xong nè. Your Vietnamese is so cute James

[@quangdao142]

Mẹ của ông này là người Việt hả bạn? Đầu video tự dưng thấy tờ báo tiếng Việt thấy bất ngờ :))))

[@nhattzxje]

=))))

[@sosuke5619]

Lmao :))

[@swanlake5179]

Cute thiệt :)))

[@spd8967]

Just clicked on this, idk why but its calming.

[@Snips.]

I see the wristwatch 🔥

[@SemiDurakovic]

My eyes instantly drawn to the paper with the huge title KIM HUNG JEW lmaooo

[@pavnith8039]

whats that ?

[@fl0wfull]

Damn I didn‘t expect this video to be on my homepage

[@ShodanTLTWB]

this video was so cool and serious and inspirational and then james pulled out the mf spiderman watch this man is my spirit animal

[@desolation8857]

i'm watching this while doing my homework, i should thank you :)))!

[@justhoodiesthings1413]

I landed myself on this video, watched it for 30 minutes, and for some reason my name is now a python code and I can finally hack into my neighbour’s locked wifi

[@AYUSHKUMAR-bk9fx]

what a coincidence my laptop of different model had broke down on the day you uploaded the video ... now i am fixing it too lenovo thinkpad t430 it cost me 12$

[@Moon-qy2bf]

yo loved that video. what were you trying to say when you were watching linus btw? if i get into thinkpads cause of this istg

[@hhkdspm4739]

Yooooo....missed ya man!!!

[@jolly9162]

You have a really nice voice!

[@Erased_in_Space]

icon james is here once agaim

[@froggiejai]

nice post! thanks for sharing

[@PatrickMacielCampos]

archlinux and retrotech. you have courage

[@koroshiyashinigami]

Wow dude! Impressive and entertaining somehow! 😆

[@alexander.cms.1]

bro got a really cool watch

[@daeniishhh]

he finally posted a video

[@yellowjoe.2000]

I thought about the x63hk, but decided to just get an X210 since it's just a better put together machine.

[@bill1215]

Thinkpad always interesting

[@jennykm00]

omg it's so cute when he spoke Vietnamese

[@medstudy_]

okay you can tell ,, James is such an icon eh bye

[@grqfes]

got a whole ass salad under the keyboard you stay winning J

[@lanpartylandlord6123]

Which forum did you find this on? i have an x60 librebooted and t420 currently.interested in these

[@Monikasingh-us5xy]

Finally james we miss you and mika 😺😺😺😺

[@bobsama_]

Missed you

[@oluyenyuru7148]

I miss you.

[@nekotv7319]

Your Vietnamese is so cute James 🥰

[@khadijakabra482]

James have you any power glass or lens for your eyes.

[@drewmitry]

fixing bad boy

[@chaimaamid7850]

We missed you ❤

[@physicianskitchen]

This is completely different world from mine (ie medicine) and I know nothings about the specs you mention but I watched the entire video and it's fascinating, it reminds me of reconstructive surgery lol

[@Venkateswarikolagani]

I was waiting for you to post ....

[@vxllvxn]

awesome!

[@rajgopalsahu]

hey jimmy I also want one of these!

[@pavnith8039]

at this pt ill watch anything he posts :')

[@seitakikindadumb]

Best thing about this video is the spiderman watch no cap

[@jerwellsavella97]

Does anybody know the marketplace he found this? been eyeing an old ThinkPad laptop for a couple of months now, The only seller I know is Xytech but it's more expensive since it's a custom one,

[@priscilaapaza442]

James talking to himself is literally me

[@s.ngonguyentuuyen]

Ohhh I see the newpaper under your thinkpad... It has some vietnamese news. You can read Vietnamsese..?? Heyyy do you hear me? Im Vietnameseeeee and also a big fan of you!! Xin chàooo !!

[@sai_3keerthana]

Yay! He is back with a new video. Is it the reason that he didn't upload any live study sessions.

[@Harshasha1920]

Study with mica- check out

[@shizu8642]

Eh, some laptops are designed like that on purpose, to make people buy new ones instead of trying to open and fix them. Mine is really hard to open as well..

[@grqfes]

how did you have less trouble with this broken hodge podge of 2 laptops than i did with my standard basic ass PC build bro

[@pilly3815]

oh look what we have here 👀

[@notfunny42069]

Cool watch

[@tusharow]

YEAAAAAAAAAH BABY

[@leo-xt8cv]

*lets watch it*

[@d_nh640]

so suprised that you're Vietnamese bro!!!

[@elizabeth4689]

nice james

[@oluyenyuru7148]

I was just watching your study video

[@rmking_beats]

arch gang

[@komorebi3324]

how do you get the 51nb mobo? or any 51nb things in general

[@yes8051]

Whoa hello James

[@nazarottto]

Dude what's up with those vietnamese newspapers on the table xD

[@atharwawankhade7358]

Welcome back

[@pookie189]

Missed you :(

[@tiktoktogether6744]

"laid my eyes on", i wish it was me. lol jk i dont wanna be a creeper. anyways great to see u back. missed ya

[@aldrichh2556]

YOOOooooOooo missed you man

[@dalbonip]

oh. he uses arch btw

[@natasyaaulia6662]

This is why you're not doing the livestream?

[@elegantpower]

brooo the fact that it has an 8th gen i5 is crazy! I'm guessing it also has ddr4 too right, which is just so cool dude

[@8xKaNEX]

oh hi james

[@exceptional3602]

Ahh shit here we go again

[@cozy010]

I don't know why but the way your breathing is like you're out of breath.. i hope you're doing just fine man

[@vuha2569]

I dont know that there is a full vietnamese newspaper in the States.

[@jsoyu]

Yooooo!!!!! Missed youuu !!!!

[@sha_sh.]

Yay!!!!!!

[@sanskruti2310]

Welcome back hon💓

[@haristhamzahhutapea1648]

do more computer videossssss

[@lenkaflorienka]

jamesssssss

[@shornaarmygirl2564]

Heyyyyyyyyy🖐️🥺..... Me : i miss you so much

[@bombasticcat]

hey bro please do more vids.

[@nothing-on2pz]

WHY AREN U NOT STREAMING BUDDY

[@rozamur2776]

20:28 😂😅

[@tireddaminhavida1378]

New video

[@aliciamangsatabam5587]

Jamess!!! Finally XD

[@aditigirl4299]

yoooo jamess