W530/W540/W541/W550 Series
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Tue May 07, 2024 1:47 pm
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Last post by mstar
Sun May 05, 2024 5:05 pm
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W520 keyboard + palmrest in W530?
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suki » Fri May 03, 2024 10:50 pm
I know it's possible to replace the 6-row keyboard with the 7-row keyboard, but I was wondering if it's possible to also swap out the palmrests, for...
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Last post by TPFanatic
Sat May 04, 2024 2:31 am
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WWAN card not detected
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syssifus » Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:19 pm
Hey there,
I recently got myself a W530 and also decided that it was a good idea to fit it with a 4G modem (and also because the hardware allows for...
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Last post by syssifus
Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:54 am
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NEW FHD IPS SCREEN FOR W540
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kiterunner » Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:37 am
Hello, so i have W540 that i bought originally new from 2014 back then, it comes with TN FHD panel ( 30 pins )
using this tank since new, until...
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Last post by kiterunner
Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:20 am
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W530 - Windows 10 and drivers
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ac427 » Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:04 am
Is there a guide on installing Windows 10 on the W530 available?
I remember i tried to install Win 10 a few years ago but couldn't all the drivers...
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Last post by kiterunner
Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:01 pm
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W530 - Win-10 Video Driver Update
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FrankK-F » Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:47 pm
I know ... I know. Mine is a 2438-58U with 32GB memory, 3.2GHz. It's an old machine but it works well... solid modeling Autodesk Inventor, etc....
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Last post by ac427
Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:58 am
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confirm or deny W541 whitelist
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WizardOfBoz » Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:42 pm
Soooo. Does the W541 have a whitelist?
If so, is there a modded bios (like 1vyrain) to get rid of the WL?
I have an Intel Dual Band AC 7260...
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Last post by fredduvar
Sun Mar 31, 2024 11:57 am
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Last post by MajedS
Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:49 am
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Flickering Screen on Low Battery
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MasterLink » Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:18 am
When the battery is low on my W541, around anywhere 9% and lower, the screen starts flickering like mad based on CPU activity. Ironically enough just...
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Last post by MasterLink
Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:43 am
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Last post by MasterLink
Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:04 pm
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Last post by TPFanatic
Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:22 pm
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Last post by mikemex
Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:42 am
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W541 Heat Sink Screws
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NinjaB0T » Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:26 am
Hello,
I ve recently bought a W541 on ebay and after disassembling it to clean and repaste I found two stripped screws on the heat sink. I was able...
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Last post by NinjaB0T
Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:26 am
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W540 BIOS Update Failed
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fj1200 » Thu Feb 10, 2022 4:00 am
Good morning
I have a W540 that I've just finished updating to W10 - latest and greatest, fully patched etc etc and it was running nice and smooth -...
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Last post by thealphaoverseer
Wed Nov 01, 2023 12:30 am
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W540 USB overcurrent diags failure
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basscleff » Sat Oct 14, 2023 5:38 pm
hi group, my usb's won't work in windows, (but oddly will work in bios and with linux)
'usb cannot supply enough power' error
(I've tried BIOS USB 3...
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Last post by basscleff
Sat Oct 14, 2023 5:38 pm
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Are you running a W530 with Windows 11?
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mraroid » Wed Mar 01, 2023 4:07 pm
Hello friends....
When I started looking for a W530 to buy on ebay, I saw three that were running Windows 11. Because I already own a Lenovo T480...
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Tue Oct 03, 2023 2:18 am
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Last post by heilong
Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:35 pm
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3840 QM or 3920 XM for W530?
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TinkerMan » Sat Jul 11, 2020 10:35 am
Hy, I want to ask the community which is the better option to upgrade an W530 equipped with the quadro K200M, heat wise and performance, i know the...
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Last post by my03
Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:20 pm
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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Mon Jul 03, 2023 10:56 am
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W530 Still?
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Brad » Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:55 am
Using a W530 for a while like since sometime in 2013.
Still does the job for me.
Not bad for a ThinkPad released in June of 2012.
Who else?
Let...
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Last post by TPFanatic
Sun Jun 25, 2023 2:33 pm
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W530 not powering on
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agath » Mon Aug 29, 2022 5:00 am
I have a W530 that I bought in 2011. It was working all fine when all of a sudden it went off last week. Now, every time I try to power it on, the...
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Last post by bhendin
Thu May 18, 2023 4:38 pm
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Looking for advice on W530 GPU upgrade
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Dro » Sun Apr 23, 2023 6:51 am
In the past I modded a T430s and made a X330, both with bga cpu replacements, screens, classic keyboards, etc
Both were a lot of work but extremely...
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Last post by Dro
Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:57 am
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Changing LCD panel on W530
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Prickleyebush » Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:53 am
My W530 died suddenly and was completely unresponsive to all the usual tests so I asked a local repairer for a diagnosis and he decided it was a...
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Last post by Prickleyebush
Mon Apr 17, 2023 4:58 pm
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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Apr 12, 2023 1:30 am
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HDD Caddy for a T540p?
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JuanOpinyon » Fri Mar 31, 2023 1:07 am
Anyone know where I can buy an HDD caddy for a T540p that won't take 8 weeks to receive coz it's coming from China?
I've tried every possible store...
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Last post by JuanOpinyon
Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:17 pm
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Move from a T530 to a W530?
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BillG » Sun Apr 09, 2023 6:32 pm
I have a Win7 T530 with an i7-3540M and a nice fast Samsung SSD (ReadyBoost=off) and its served me faithfully. However, the 16GB of RAM isn't cutting...
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Last post by BillG
Sun Apr 09, 2023 10:45 pm
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Fri Mar 31, 2023 1:00 am
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Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:26 pm
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Last post by JuanOpinyon
Thu Mar 16, 2023 5:07 pm
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w530 backlit keyboard problem
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tsathoggua » Fri Feb 10, 2023 2:32 am
Hey!
I recently became a happy owner of a w530. But since it came with a backlit keyboard, and I wanted it to be backlit, I bought a suitable...
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Thu Mar 16, 2023 3:19 pm
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Last post by oblong
Sat Jan 21, 2023 12:30 am
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Which m.2 SSDs will fit in the W550s?
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oblong » Mon Jan 16, 2023 2:11 am
So far I know these requirements:
1. M.2 SATA Key
2. 2242 Form Factor
3. Maybe: Single Sided
That leaves me with Transcendent MTS430s or ADATA SP900...
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Last post by oblong
Sat Jan 21, 2023 12:23 am
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Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:11 am
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Mon Jan 02, 2023 1:22 pm
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Odd driver issues after replacing keyboard
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Weboh » Wed Sep 21, 2022 10:55 am
I had a few dead keys on my keyboard, so I replaced it. It was a simple hardware swap that is now giving me a headache with software issues.
The new...
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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Nov 18, 2022 4:44 am
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Last post by cacophony
Sun Nov 13, 2022 2:40 am
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Arrival of my new W541 "Toy"
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schen » Fri Sep 02, 2022 12:00 pm
Recently, I came across a W541 on eBay at a good price (sub $100) and ran with it. It's fairly low spec'd with the FHD TN panel and very few extras....
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Last post by schen
Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:14 am
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Last post by heilong
Tue Aug 16, 2022 8:08 am
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W530 For Light Gaming and School Work
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Pete B » Sat Aug 03, 2019 9:30 pm
I've finding W530s fairly cheap on ebay and they more often have core i7 quad cores than the T version.
Are they a good choice for light gaming...
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Last post by heilong
Tue Aug 16, 2022 7:51 am
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Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:46 am
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Last post by wrybread
Sun Jun 26, 2022 5:24 pm
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W541 with P50 keyboard?
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riverstyx » Sun Jun 19, 2022 3:08 pm
Hi all,
Does anyone know whether a P50 keyboard will fit and work correctly in a W541?
I currently use both machines (in different locations) and...
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Last post by Ibthink
Tue Jun 21, 2022 4:43 pm
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W541 keyboard issues.
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bdm66 » Sun Jun 05, 2022 6:02 pm
This computer had numerous keys that wouldn't work. I replaced the keyboard only to find that it made no difference to the problem. I then tried an...
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Last post by bdm66
Mon Jun 06, 2022 4:51 pm
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Anyone go to Wi-Fi 6 on a W540?
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CharlieDog » Sun Dec 19, 2021 12:39 pm
Thinking of replacing my five year old router with a new Wi-Fi 6 one for our home network, and wonder if it would be worth upgrading my W540 to Wi-Fi...
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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed May 11, 2022 1:25 am
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More than 32G RAM in W530?
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bwaldow » Tue Feb 08, 2022 9:26 pm
Does anyone have knowledge of this possibility? I have read some machines can use larger RAM modules with the same characteristics than spec'ed....
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Sat Apr 30, 2022 1:10 am
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Sun Apr 03, 2022 1:48 am
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Faster Ram
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indicium » Mon Oct 06, 2014 8:05 pm
I installed some Corsair Vengeance PC3-17000, 2133 MHz SO-DIMM's today and had an interesting experience. When first installed, they were both in the...
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Thu Feb 24, 2022 3:57 pm
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Wed Feb 23, 2022 11:10 pm
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Last post by OneByteCPU
Wed Feb 09, 2022 7:24 am
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W541 Recovery help..
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chazz » Thu Dec 23, 2021 4:42 pm
Hi All
Not been here for awhile, hope everyone is doing well.
Recently I've purchased an used W541 off #bay.
The machine is currently running Win10...
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Tue Feb 08, 2022 7:49 pm
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