I ended up returning the WD drive and exchanging it for a Toshiba 3TB drive. It works perfectly fine with my T530.

Hello, I am having a problem getting a new Western Digital My Book 3TB (USB 3.0) external drive to work with my ThinkPad T530 running Windows 8. Here are the issues: -The computer cannot get past the "ThinkPad" screen to boot Windows with the hard drive plugged in. -The previous issue is not a huge ...

Thanks -- I've give that a shot. Is this a common problem among T400's?

I ended up getting the Minidock (2504). However, I am still having the same issues. When the computer goes to sleep while docked, the external monitor is not automatically detected. Will switching from a VGA to DVI output correct this? This is incredibly frustrating as I have to either restart my co...

The problem is, I only have two options in the BIOS --ThinkPad and Analog (VGA). I do not have the option to select both. Setting it to VGA does allow it to boot from the external monitor, but I still have the same issue when returning from sleep mode. Do you think the 2504 minidock will solve this ...

What do you mean exactly?

Thanks for the response. I have already updated the BIOS. As for the 1600x900 resolution issue, the docking station that I have (Type 2505) works with this resolution; however, the smaller port replicators (for example, model 43R8770) claim to not be 1600x900 compatible. I am wondering if I have ove...

RealBlackStuff wrote:You'd be better off with a desktop.
Other than those from Alienware, laptops are not suited for gaming.

Not true at all. Companies like Malibal make insanely powerful laptops for just about any need; and they are cheap.

Hello, I recently purchased a three-year old T400 in great condition. I bought this to narrow my desktop and laptop computers down to one. I am using a docking station with an external monitor, trackball, keyboard and mouse. I really like this setup, however; there are a few minor issues: The first ...