I already replaced it and it is working. I think I know what happened. So the original was likely not a total POS or anything. Had a 5V interconnected to another power source. Just strange coincidence I guess that it fried as I powered up the outlet strip with the monitor I swapped.
Unless you really need modern features, some of the older (2015-2018ish) ThinkPads are still excellent. Not all, but many, of this era can be easily disassembled for cleaning and upgrades... and they're cheap refurbished.
That motor sounds a lot better now. Hopefully it will stay like that.
Oh it is magnitudes quieter. That is for sure. 👍👍
might wanna look up FYSETC E4. More modern drivers, SD card and WiFi support, can run headless.
I already replaced it and it is working.
I think I know what happened. So the original was likely not a total POS or anything. Had a 5V interconnected to another power source. Just strange coincidence I guess that it fried as I powered up the outlet strip with the monitor I swapped.
Unless you really need modern features, some of the older (2015-2018ish) ThinkPads are still excellent. Not all, but many, of this era can be easily disassembled for cleaning and upgrades... and they're cheap refurbished.
I finally chucked an OLD ThinkPad. Those things were tanks. You could disassemble the keyboard etc easily. They really were serviceable 👍👍