... Recently I saw several refub Thinkpads for sale on Ebay from a vendor I know and trust that had 3 year on-site warranty upgrades. I asked about this and he said Lenovo has changed the warranty policy on refub Thinkpads because HP, Dell, & Apple all offer the same warranty upgrades as for new la...

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If you don't mind a bigger/heavier machine I'll throw in this alternative: Get the cheapest (used/refurbished) W520 with FHD (1920x1080) display and i7 quadcore CPU you can get (not sure about the UK, but in the US they can be had still with some warranty left (1-2 years) for around $700+). add in a...

Thanks for the type number, but those CTO ( C onfigure T o O rder) model numbers don't tell the whole story. In this case what we really need is the Product ID: 4270-??? Why do you need that? (Is the product ID even different than 4270-CTO is this case?) It's a W520, there are only two possible GPU...

Maybe check in the BIOS that the NVidia chip is not disabled?

... Also, I've got this following theorem: 1-3-3-1 > 1-2 (Meaning if the mobo is dead, the system would most likely send a 1-3-3-1 before sending a 1-2) 1-3-3-1 = mobo failure or Dimm failure 1-2 = mobo failure, LCD failure or Dimm failure Now, as I get 1-3-3-1 when there is no RAM in the system, a...

If you go to the device manager (within Control Panel), then expand Display adapters. See what options are available and right-click on any/all of them and try to "Update Driver Software".

Go here and use your model and serial numbers to find out what parts the machine originally came with: http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/!ut/p/b1/04_SjzQ0tzAzMjSwNDbVj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfGjzOKN3Z2NvEOcQwJDTb2MDDxD3E3MAv3CjE0cDYEKInErMDAwI06_AQ7gaEBIf3Bqnn64fhQ-ZWBXgBXgscbPIz83VT83KsfNIjgg...

Thanks for the suggestions! After some more looking, I found that the Thinkpad X120E has all the features except for the i5 processor. Instead, it uses the AMD E-350 Fusion. Any idea how drastic of a performance drop I can expect with this CPU? My intent with the laptop is for internet/email, MS Of...

maybe it's what is described here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978610

... Yes, and you didn't read my original post well enough. WITHOUT the 2nd monitor (analog VGA port) plugged in, with NOTHING ELSE plugged in, it shows two monitors. Nothing I do allows me to do anything with the 2nd monitor in Settings. When I plug in an actual monitor into the analog (VGA) port, ...

I plugged in the Lenovo ThinkVision L1711p monitor and went to Desktop > right-click > Properties (Windows XP), then Settings, and there are three monitors showing there. I clicked Identify and it showed 1 as the laptop's monitor. After failing to configure it properly on several attempts, the only...

I think many people use Acronis True Image for these sort of things (I've used it a lot with XP but not with Win 7 or 8 ). If you search for it here or with google, you'll find all the info you need to clone your old HD to your new SSD.

I would trust the Parts Lookup page more. There have been a couple of instances I noticed where the general description using the quick path was wrong. I recently researched some W520 models and the CPU info was incorrect for those; though in my case a better CPU was used in the actual machine(s).

It's been a while since I used one of these docks. But if I remember correctly, "ejecting" it puts it in sleep mode. So putting it in sleep mode before undocking is just fine. As a matter of fact, sometimes I took my work T60p (running XP) just out of the docking station without ejecting/putting it ...

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Keyboard looks Portuguese to me.

Then replacing the system board seems a reasonable thing to do.

You did check that it's enabled in the BIOS, right?

Have you tried a different cable?
Do you have another Thinkpad you can put into the mini-dock?

Do you want to use the Thinkpad screen and an external monitor or two external monitors? If the former, just attach the external screen to the VGA port and enable dual screens in the "Display" control panel (in W7, you have to then also click on "Adjust resolution") (or use the Lenovo Presentation D...

LENOVO 42824YU NVIDIA Quadro 2000M Intel Core i7 2860QM @ 2.50GHz 8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 BIOS Ver. 8BET57WW (1.37), 4/6/2012 Am attempting to hot swap my UltraBay caddy and 1TB Hitachi 2.5" drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Ite...

Have you checked the settings in the BIOS, if any?

I have been making frequent visits to the Lenovo outlet and find that many of the model numbers they list are not in the psref list from Lenovo. The descriptions on the outlet site are minimal and I would like to know what I am getting before I purchase. For example, today there is an x220, model n...

Take everything listed here (that is not sold/pending) for $35 + shipping/PP (or make an offer!) My T61p recently died the well-known NVidia GPU death. So I have a few spare parts now that I no longer need. All items are AS-IS as I don't have the means to test them anymore (except maybe the RAM) bu...

I'm in the same boat, inclined to get a Samsung SSD, either the 830 or the new 840-Pro. The one thing that is not clear to me is how the W520 will handle the fact that the 830 is 7mm instead of 9.5mm. How is the resulting gap addressed ? Is an adapter required, and if so where to get it ? Or would ...

Look here and search for modem: http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc ... 078_03.pdf

You are waiting for more than two weeks for this drive to arrive? That's one ridiculously long wait.

Not really. I think by their very nature software FDE tools will have a negative effect on drive performance. I guess the question is whether you can live with the "slower" performance or not. My employer made me install Symantec PGP Desktop and I can't complain (but then again I do not complain muc...