Out of curiosity I nuked Windows 7 on my T43 (1872-4AU) and installed XP SP2 from recovery discs. Wireless WPA2 security is not supported in SP2 but is in SP3. Download SP3 from https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=%28KB936929%29. You need to get Internet Explorer 8 next to get Win...

The WSUS history file says:
Version 9.2.1 -- 05.05.14
- NOTE: This version will be the very very last one supporting Windows XP and Office 2003

Have you used a WSUS version newer than 9.2.1 to update Windows XP? Does version 9.2.1 work to update XP now, more than 5 years after its release?

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-T400-T500-and-newer-T/Latest-Power-Management-Driver-Conflicts-with-Lenovo-OSD/td-p/4187198/page/7 The link above is a Lenovo forum discussion of this issue. Driver package 1.67.14.07 was evidently released to fix this problem. The revision notes are below. 1.67...

Here is the list of recent Power Manager releases. As you can see there is a revision number in addition to the Build ID. For 1.67.14.04 there are three different build ID's and five revisions, at least for n20ku09w. So of the ten variations of 1.67.14.04, which one do you want? Note that there are ...

Power Management Driver n20ku10w.exe 1.67.14.04 rev 01 was released 2018/05/14 Power Management Driver gtku09ew 1.67.04.05 was released 2014/08/12 so it is more than 3 1/2 years older than 1.67.14.04. The last two digits of the version number are least significant, marking a minor revision. If you u...

The link for drivers and documents for end of life Lenovo product is https://download.lenovo.com/eol/ After opening the page for the Thinkpad T500, the Power Management Driver listed is 1.67.04.05, located at http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/gtku09ww.exe. This driver is listed ...

Bios 2.12 had cpu updates. Update your bios to the latest.

For the T60 bios 2.12 had a CPU update. <2.12> - [Important] This BIOS contains a critical processor microcode update to improve system reliability. Lenovo highly recommends that you apply this BIOS update. - (New) Expands allocated memory size for the CSS Hardware Password Reset Service. - (Fix) Up...

I've read that the ADP3421 current sense circuitry drifts and ultimately prevents the computer from powering up. When you are at the end of the road and nothing has revived the computer, try shorting pin 27 to pin 28 of the ADP3421. That should disable the current sense circuitry in the chip. The da...

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https://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=126014 lists recovery images for sale. https://thinkpads.com/support/Thinkpad-Drivers/download.lenovo.com/lenovo/content/ddfm/600x.html has the Windows 98 supplement file near the bottom of the page. Here are instructions for installing the APM file: ...

MikalE wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 28, 2018 8:43 am

I have physically disconnected the microphones in all of my Thinkpads and un-installed the software. The cell phones are kept in another room from where I normally spend time.

All conversations in my house are conducted in the Cone of Silence as seen on the American television show "Get Smart".

Thanks!

ko wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 02, 2018 7:00 pm

Both *MAY* work if you use a different Bluetooth stack for each card.

As for upgrading your Bluetooth daughter card, yes. I currently have a Bluetooth 4.0 daughter card in my T60, it should definitely work in the T500.

What's the part number of the Bluetooth 4.0 card in your T60?

My network is rated for 60Mb/s download. Using a T23 with P III 1.2GHz, 1GB RAM, Atheros wireless N (42T0825), Firefox 48.0.2, and Windows XP SP3 I recorded a best download rate of 64Mb/s. The speed varied depending on which server I accessed for the test. I don't have a wireless USB dongle to compa...

Here is a further update on getting Windows Update to work with Windows XP. On my T23 if I double click on the Windows Update icon it opens Internet Explorer 8 at address http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com. The result is "Internet Explorer cannot open the website". If I open Internet Explorer 8 and ...

To get my T23 running XP with updates it was necessary to install a new Windows Update Agent. Install Internet Explorer 8 and Windows Update v7.6.7600.256: WindowsUpdateAgent-7.6-x86.exe to get Windows Update working after a clean installation of Windows XP SP3. Update: I just tried Windows Update o...

PixelTopics wrote: Is there a good guide available for the T21 on how to cleaning up the fan/dust bunnies and replacing the paste?
Thanks much -

To replace thermal paste you need to remove the fan assembly. The hardware maintenance manual available at https://thinkpads.com/support/hmm/thinkpad-hmm.html tells how.

I updated my T43 from Power Manager 6.45 to 6.68.12 (n1au412w) and it works fine.

Many versions of Power Manager for Vista and Windows 7 can be downloaded from http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds014924. For what it's worth, my T43 (1872-4AU) runs well with Power Manager 6.45 on Windows 7.

You've got a PM.

No, it's time for country-wide protests. :evil: Surely if the Trump opposition could protest for weeks over imaginary things like "electing a racist hate-mongering Hitler", they can do just as well about real things, like this glaring breach of privacy. No? :) No, most Americans are unable to figur...

http://command-tab.com/2006/02/26/think ... error-fix/

This will authorize WiFi cards for your T30.

Windows Update found a working audio driver for my T43 Windows 7 installation. Uninstall your present audio driver and let Windows Update install the driver which is listed below.

Analog Devices driver update for SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
Analog Devices 10/10/2006 Version 5.12.1.5450

The A31 will accept 2 GB RAM (two 1 GB modules), type PC2100 or PC2700.

The largest PATA hard drive is 320 GB and that should work in the A31.

Thanks for your detailed response. Microsoft describes the rollup 1 problem with CPU excessive temperature in KB919521. A single entry to the registry solves the problem so the total avoidance of rollup 1 seems unnecessary. The Unofficial Update Rollup creates a large number of fundamental changes s...

Here's how you run modern software on Windows 2000: 1) Install it and update it. Does this mean install Windows 2000 and then install service pack 4? What is included in the updates? 2) Download, extract and install this: https://www.mediafire.com/?a4orwv4p5z1m2c4 (November 30th, 2014 release [Most...