My IBM T21 is runing slow .too slow. What do i do?

hi

the T21 has PCMCIA slot , you need a WiFi card (PCMCIA) : i dont believe it has built in or isntalled WiFi card.

The ThinkPad T21 is a laptop with a single drive bay.
You cannot setup this laptop with two hard drives in any RAID configuration.
You can add an external USB hard drive and copy/backup data to this hard drive.
OR
You can connect this laptop to a network and copy/backup data to another computer/server on the network.

The laptop screen is secured to the laptop with screws at the hinges.
There are usually two screws per hinge. The LCD screen has one ribbon cable and possibly a power connector for the back lighting attached to the motherboard near the hinges. Disconnect these before you lift the LCD off the base, they are under the plastic panel above the function keys next to the hinges.

Run IBM BIOS Setup
Utility to reset the time and date.

change your signal (vga) cable

try to start it with the battery out by pluging it straight, the battery is dead and its causing problems

Hi,

To my knowledge an IBM ThinkPad T21 originally was shipped out from the manufacturer without a WiFi networking interface, sorry.

Kind regards.

go to driverguide.com

T21
Input Voltage: AC 100-240V, 50-60Hz Output Voltage: DC 16V, 4.5A, 72W Max

You can get one on EBAY for cheap.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Laptop-AC-Adapter-Charger-for-IBM-Thinkpad-T21-2648_W0QQitemZ300173112123QQcmdZViewItem

i have the same problem. actually its a common problem for many T21 and other old IBM laptops.
i searched that you have to take all power (batery, adaptor)
press the power 10 times and press it for 30 secs then reinsert the battery or adaptor and try to power it on.
they say its done to discharge a certain capacitor that got overcharged after overcharging the battery.
that worked for me before but now my T21 wont start any more with this process.