Thankfully, most of these are automated. Especially the drives: I discovered that System Update utility will detect all hardware and install all appropriate drivers. Which is really much better than picking drivers off the support page and hoping that they are the one you need (which happens where t...

Fine, I used my Win7 disk. I have found one thread that describes the problem and there wasn't a solution (apparently, the disk recovery software doesn't work the way it works for everyone else). Now there is a reserved partition that the Win7 install did (labeled "System Reserved" with 100MBs). SSD...

I'm having trouble using the recovery DVDs. I put the SSD in the place of the hard-drive and booted up with the appropriate boot DVD. Then it asks for data DVDs (the last one, number 3 and when I put it in, it just repeats itself). I made three such data DVDs following the steps written out in the l...

You should be able to make a set of Factory Recovery discs from the recovery partition. This should be helpful: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-74040 Will give you a clean Factory install and a new recovery partition. Thank you, that's exactly what I need. I have alread...

I have an 840 SSD for my deskup and I tried it in. Fits in perfectly and snugly, especially with the frame. I checked: according to this review , I should get 7 years out of it with heavy use (assuming 50 GiB data traffic per day). So I'm comfortable with the slightly less endurance. So the only way...

Hello all, I'd like a little help with details before I buy an SSD for my laptop. I have been recently considering upgrading my computer with an SSD. With my budget and based on what I read, the choice veers towards a Samsung 840 evo (250Gb) drive. I may consider buying a Pro version if there is a s...

Out of curiosity, is it possible to fit a x230's backlit keyboard unto a x220i?

Well, the only thing I have to confirm is that the seller is indeed selling a F5521gw module. Unless you activate the modem with a cellular carrier, this will act like a stand-alone GPS - not like a phone with GPS. That means it will only work outdoors with clear line-of-sight to enough satellites T...

Title says most of it. I have a X220i tablet, model number 429625G. I am looking at this WWAN modem. The site is in Hungarian, but the specs are not. It lists GPRS among its capabilities. Will this give me an in-built GPS for my laptop? If so, will it be very problematic? Will it drain my battery mo...

It's a red-level heat alarm in my country and my x220i (tablet) is running pretty quiet. The air intake blows pretty warm air, but that means that the cooling system is doing its job (picking up heat).

I have enabled fingerprint-based authentication in my laptop. I can use my fingerprint reader to start the computer. However, instead of the BIOS checking my fingerprint, I have win7 booting and checking my fingerprint (if I switched on the computer with my fingerprint, the reader seems to give an O...