My trusty T21's display is on the blink. I use it every day since 2001. I replaced the CFL in the display seveal years ago; restored to like new!. My lcd screen now lights up for @ 5 seconds dims and lights up for @ 5 more seconds before it goes out. I am using an external display. I am betting it i...

Thanks for the info regarding the Rescue & Recovery CD/DVD. Yes, I need to reformulate my plan. I suspect if I image before creating the R&R CD/DVD that I would then be able to reimage at a latter date with that original image reloaded so that when I sell to a new buyer they would have a fresh insta...

I am expecting to receive my T410 in a few days and am trying to strategize how to set up my T410. I am migrating from an Xp computer. I would like to image the T410 disk before creating the recovery disks and also create an additional partition on the 500gb disk in the T410. Here is my plan. Let me...

I have used a T21 virtually everyday 8+ hours a day since 2001. After about 7 years the CCFL dimmed to the point where it needed replacement. I bought a replacement CCFL for less than $10. I chickened out on the installation and got the shop that sold the CCFL to do the labor for @ $60. The screen h...

I have been looking at the T410 on the Lenovo site and a number of the configurations do not list the express card/34 in the configurator. Do such machines not have the express card slot avaialble and how does one get it if it is not configurable.

In April 28, Tom's hardware put together an article comparing the performance of bitlocker and true encrypt using an Intel i5 CPU. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/bitlocker-truecrypt-encryption,2587.html In the comments several note that use of software encryption SSD's is problematic due to the...

Are there any BDE/FDE solid state drive at this time? Has anyone had any experience using bitlocker on solid state drives? If so were there any problems?