The FRU for the RAID adapter is 60Y5513. I located an unboxing video of this part (it's amazing to me that someone would do this for a FRU!) and it appears that it is composed of 5 items: the STANDARD 10.5mm caddy, a plastic spacer to fill the gap screwed into the top of the caddy and 3 foam rubber ...

So tonight, I came home from vacation and turned on my ThinkPad W520 to find that Windows was no longer able to recognize the fingerprint reader that's built into the PC. I was getting error: E7210005 upon the logon menu as well as when I opened up Lenovo's software. I uninstalled, restarted, and r...

The adapter still leaves a 2.2mm gap in the W520, T420, and the T520.

ThinkPad Serial ATA Hard Drive Bay Adapter III (43N3412)
Approximate height: 10.5 mm (0.4 in)
Approximate width: 128 mm (5.2 in)
Approximate depth: 133 mm (5.2 in)
Approximate weight: 0.1 kg (0.2 lb)

I still have land lines. There have been times when the broadband has failed (telco equipment) and the only way to send/receive is to use dialup. Admittedly, it hasn't been necessary for a few years now. Cheap insurance.

I ordered the Lenovo USB Modem 43R1814 for $39.96 + tax. Placed order on 6/8, arrived on 6/10 from Hong Kong (2 days). Came with a driver disk. Installation was a breeze. I still would have preferred the internal card, but I suppose that not too many people want a dialup modem in the base spec any m...

I was under the impression that I needed to remove the mobo in order to remove the fuse and chip (the fuse is OK, btw). So, how can I remove the chip and resolder w/o proper equipment. Anyone out there who can tackle the task? I would only want the current board repaired and not exchanged. Thanks fo...

The power bricks for the T42 are 72 W, not 90W. Also, the condition occurs in the full docking station as well which has its own builtin power supply. The second post is most likely the issue (MOSFET). I'm not too keen on completely disassembling the system just to solder a part on the planar and no...

Any idea if or when an internal bluray burner might be available for the W520?. I've seen some offered on e-bay with Lenovo branding, but the current accessories do not list anything on the official site.

Thanks for the response. This will be the first TP that I've had with no dialup capability. Looks like I'm going to be buying a ZOOM USB modem for insurance. I wonder why this is deleted w/o any possibility of specifying it. Perhaps there is a parts shortage?

I just got the printout of a W520 (CTO) that I ordered on Monday. There is now an SBB (0A68540) that states that there is no modem to be installed in the configuration! There was no option to either specify or delete the modem from the system. Has anyone order a W520 CTO system recently w/o a modem ...

16.2v on both power bricks

My 7 year old T42p (2373-KTU) system is now experiencing sudden shutdowns when connected to external power. This happens regardless of whether it is in the docking station or connected to the power brick. The system will run reliably on the battery, but when I connect it to the power brick, the syst...

SlamX wrote:I installed XP SP3 andnow Access IBM won't display any menu items and automatic driver updates willnow not run.

Anyone else had this prolem.

I have T-42

Disable the animation on the opening screen and everything else works fine. There is a check box to do this off the menu tray icon