How to find the original config on a particular Thinkpad with a serial number?

I have a serial number of a Thinkpad W540. I need to find its original config when it is shipped.

Where can I find it? Note that I need information on this particular machine. Did some google but did not find a link for a particular machine.

Regards.

 

Try entering the info here:

Warranty Lookup - Lenovo Support (US)

On the next page you *should* get the "parts lookup" option amongst other things.

That's at least the way it used to be. I don't use that website anymore, so YMMV.

Good luck.

 

I saw that link before. The parts lookup is for a type of machine. I am now interested in what comes with a particular machine. For example, how much memory it has when it left the manufacturer, or what screen it has. The reason I am looking for info on a particular machine is that I am interested in buying a used machine from eBay, and the seller is not technical and can only give me the serial number of this machine.

Regards.

 

The "Parts lookup" that I'm referring to is accessed by entering the machine's model and serial number, and provides you with the exact configuration that a particular system - matching the given serial - has left the factory with, which is what you're looking for.

 

Maybe we are not talking about the same link.

Could you please give me the link you are referring to?

Regards.

 

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I found the link you are talking about. It is the same link I was referring to.

Thanks a lot!!!!

 

They moved it out of sight, but...here you go:

Select Your Product - Lenovo Support (US)

BTW, you should remove that serial number from your post. Yesterday.

Not good for the machine's current owner or any future one.

 

ajkula66, many thanks!

 

I was able to get to this PARTS LOOKUP page:
Currently viewing support resources for: ThinkPad T Series laptops ThinkPad T61

I get Machine Type error:
Multiple results were found, please refine your search.

Have tried info from several ThinkPads and get the same error, any idea what the problem might be? Thanks, -Paul

 

You need to enter the 4 digit model number too, which you can find on the bottom of the machine. It's normally 2 digits followed by 2 letters.

Serial numbers are re-used across different models over time so you sometimes need to enter both

 

Older (pre-40-series) ThinkPads actually had four digits, no letters. 2772 would belong to a X301 range - for instance - where 2537 would mean that one is looking at a T410 system.

Correct.

 

My understanding is that with the T61 the model number is 3 alphanumeric characters after the machine type on the bottom to the left of the S/N in the format: TYPE 1234-XXX

where XXX is the model number. Is there a different model number I should be using? I have used the 7 alphanumeric characters with and without the hyphen and get errors with both. Thanks, -Paul

 

No. The model number is the first four characters, such as 8891. Full MTM would be - for instance - 8891-02U or 2537-RB7

You'll never find anything for a T61. Lenovo has scraped the database from all the info regarding pre-T410 models.

 

I have a MTM spreadsheet that is fantastic for standard models of the T series, as is the online version:

http://sm.krelay.de/tp/index.php?type=

but it is no help with with Custom To Order models (1234-CTO). As it turns out, many of the T61s I am interested in are CTO. Is there a plan B for them? Thanks, -Paul

 

There is no "plan B".

Now let me ask you this: what version of T61 *exactly* are you interested in?

You may answer the question here, although I feel it would be more appropriate to start your own thread regarding this matter.

 

A few with a 1920x1200 LCD, T9300 or T9500, and most of the best options, cheap. I think I just bought one on ebay, but it was a CTO so I won't know for sure till it gets here.

I love T61s and there seems to be a glut of them on ebay right now, many listed by sellers with little interest in posting all the specs or responding to questions. I would like to know what is in them so I can bid a fair price on them, rather than a "can't get hurt too bad, lets take a gamble" price and miss out on a great thinkpad, or end up with machines that I have little use for.

I could post the MTMs of all the T61 CTOs I find on ebay, but I think I will spare you the anguish of seeing that and me the embarrassment.

I would love to start a thread about this, but first I need to come up with a better title than "how do I spot premium T61s at bargain prices on ebay?"

As with all your other help, any input here would be greatly appreciated. -Paul