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- Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:02 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad X200/X201/X220 and X300/X301 Series
- Topic: X220 issues with clean Win10 install
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5232
Re: X220 issues with clean Win10 install
Have you run Windows Update to see if Windows offers the drivers you need?
- Wed Feb 27, 2019 9:52 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Finally the correct description of what Americans call football.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6181
- Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:11 am
- Forum: ThinkPad X200/X201/X220 and X300/X301 Series
- Topic: X220 upgrade to 16GB RAM. Tipps
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9915
Re: X220 upgrade to 16GB RAM. Tipps
Last year I bought from this memory kit from Amazon: Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3/DDR3L 1866 MT/s (PC3-14900) Unbuffered SODIMM 204-Pin Memory - CT2K102464BF186D and installed this kit in my X220 (bios version 1.26). I works just fine, and runs at full speed (as verified by CPU-Z). From what I've r...
- Sat Jan 26, 2019 7:22 pm
- Forum: GENERAL ThinkPad News/Comments & Questions
- Topic: it it ever cost-effective to replace a used ThinkPad's screen?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3803
Re: it it ever cost-effective to replace a used ThinkPad's screen?
In my experience, it is somewhat easier to replace the entire display lid, rather than just the display panel itself. Unless you are contemplating a custom upgrade, a used display lid should be a good option. I am not familiar with the details of the T420, but I do know the T42 was offered with at l...
- Sun Jan 20, 2019 3:45 pm
- Forum: Windows 10/11/etc.
- Topic: Bluetooth volume fix
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3597
Re: Bluetooth volume fix
Did you try the VoiceMeeter Desktop App? Connect your headset via bluetooth, then on the Windows Volume Icon choose VoiceMeeter Input. From there, using the VoiceMeeter Desktop App, choose the A button under Virtual Input, and on Hardware Out choose A1 and try the various options such as: WDM Headph...
- Sun Jan 20, 2019 1:36 pm
- Forum: Windows 10/11/etc.
- Topic: Bluetooth volume fix
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3597
Re: Bluetooth volume fix
Using Voice Meeter on my X280 with Windows 10, I am able to increase the volume somewhat above what I get otherwise. My Plantronics BackBeat FIT bluetooth headphones are actually play quite loud this way.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/
- Mon Jan 14, 2019 12:24 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: EU seems to be in danger...
- Replies: 544
- Views: 404337
Re: EU seems to be in danger...
trump truly trumps the communists. And that’s not easy A bit exaggregated and out of context (she lives in the US since 1975, it was impossible for 99.9% of people here that time). Communist propaganda won't allow any public discussion nor any different than official opinion. While many of US resid...
- Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:54 am
- Forum: Windows OS (Versions prior to Windows 7)
- Topic: no audio output device on vista T43
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10243
Re: no audio output device on vista T43
In the following post I list the drivers and versions I used for Vista on a T42. Perhaps some of them will work for you. https://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?p=822260#p822260 At the bottom of the following webpage you can find older versions of Hotkey Features to download. Hotkey Features is re...
- Thu Jan 10, 2019 7:01 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Aaaaaand.... Trump, what to do with a wall?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5819
Re: Aaaaaand.... Trump, what to do with a wall?
Just saw the same video on "The Beat With Ari Melber" on MSNBC.
What goes around comes around...
What goes around comes around...
- Thu Jan 10, 2019 5:28 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Aaaaaand.... Trump, what to do with a wall?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5819
Re: Aaaaaand.... Trump, what to do with a wall?
I tried watching it in 4 different browsers. No Sound!
- Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:03 am
- Forum: GENERAL ThinkPad News/Comments & Questions
- Topic: what SSD do you run?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 12628
Re: what SSD do you run?
I put a Crucial MX500 in my X220. Works good.
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:08 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: EU seems to be in danger...
- Replies: 544
- Views: 404337
Re: EU seems to be in danger...
Related I think. Tweeted by Martina Navratilova (famous tennis player, formerly from Soviet controlled Czechoslovakia). I can tell you all this for sure- whatever ridiculous propaganda we were fed in then Czechoslovakia, which was mandated by Soviet Union- pales next to the lies being told and repea...
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 9:13 am
- Forum: GENERAL ThinkPad News/Comments & Questions
- Topic: How to connect to 4G LTE from a thinkpad?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4571
Re: How to connect to 4G LTE from a thinkpad?
The 4G modem manufacturer may have connection software to use. Check the manufacturer's website. Also check Lenovo's website for your model ThinkPad's driver page for modem drivers and possible software. I used to use Sierra Wireless software with my Sierra Wireless cellular modem. I have not needed...
- Tue Dec 04, 2018 10:47 am
- Forum: ThinkPad X230-X280 / X390 Series
- Topic: x230 bricked after bios update?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6234
Re: x230 bricked after bios update?
I have skipped BIOS update versions in the past and never had a problem with a BIOS update so far. I always update using the Bootable CD version. You might try removing all power (AC, main battery & CMOS battery), hold the power button down for a minute or so, replace the batteries and AC power, and...
- Tue Dec 04, 2018 10:30 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T40/T41/T42/T43 Series
- Topic: T42 wifi problems, can I use an external network adapter?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9089
Re: T42 wifi problems, can I use an external network adapter?
You might consider a network extender. I use a Netgear AC1200 | EX6150 v2 network extender in my home. I see that it is not the top-rated network extender, but it works well for me. These do not require a wire, only an electrical outlet to plug into. Here is some ratings of network extenders: https:...
- Sat Dec 01, 2018 2:40 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: What music are you listening to right now?
- Replies: 214
- Views: 180379
Re: What music are you listening to right now?
Country Joe McDonald: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W7-ngmO_p8
And Buffalo Springfield.
Seems apropos...
And Buffalo Springfield.
Seems apropos...
- Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:08 am
- Forum: Windows 10/11/etc.
- Topic: Micro$haft is $hafting W10 users again! Beware of Update 1809
- Replies: 31
- Views: 15993
Re: Micro$haft is $hafting W10 users again! Beware of Update 1809
I got bored, so I updated to 1809 this evening. No problems yet...
- Sun Nov 25, 2018 9:22 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad X230-X280 / X390 Series
- Topic: SD card not detected & can't update BIOS
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2011
Re: SD card not detected & can't update BIOS
Try the bootable CD version of the BIOS update - if you are able. The link is on the page you listed above.
Personally, I always use the bootable CD version over the Windows version. I believe it is more reliable and less apt to brick your laptop.
Personally, I always use the bootable CD version over the Windows version. I believe it is more reliable and less apt to brick your laptop.
- Sun Nov 25, 2018 4:21 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad X200/X201/X220 and X300/X301 Series
- Topic: "ME is in recovery state" Appears when I boot my X220
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13307
Re: "ME is in recovery state" Appears when I boot my X220
According to the following post, this is likely caused by corrupted firmware. Sometimes removing all power such as what you did above will fix the problem. I have not seen this message before on my X220, but I did have to remove all power such as you did to resolve boot up problems. https://www.dell...
- Thu Nov 22, 2018 2:52 pm
- Forum: Windows 10/11/etc.
- Topic: W700 and Windows 10
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3886
Re: W700 and Windows 10
If it the problem devices are showing up in Device Manager, try looking under Details > Property > Hardware ID's for each problem device. Then try googling the numbers to find out what the device is.
- Wed Nov 14, 2018 4:35 pm
- Forum: Windows 10/11/etc.
- Topic: Using Windows 7 key on Windows 10 and still using Windows 7?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9951
Re: Using Windows 7 key on Windows 10 and still using Windows 7?
i am on Windows 10 updated fully except for Feature Update 1809. My Windows 10 Pro key is still Pro, as it was always. Not sure what you are talking about above.ThinkPad560X wrote: ↑Tue Nov 13, 2018 5:41 pmI read a few days ago that some error/bug reset everyone's Windows 10 Pro key to Home Edition.
- Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:27 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: ONE reason for the 2nd Amendment
- Replies: 41
- Views: 14367
Re: ONE reason for the 2nd Amendment
Being a 'good guy with a gun' doesn't always pan out. When the cops arrive, they can't seem to reliably tell the good from the bad.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/secu ... -shooting/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/secu ... -shooting/
- Sun Nov 11, 2018 4:03 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad X230-X280 / X390 Series
- Topic: Docking station upgrade x230
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2996
Re: Docking station upgrade x230
I bought a Display Port to HDMI adapter which I have used with a standard HDMI cable successfully on the Display Port of the X220. For some reason, the first Display Port to HDMI adapter I bought passed the video but not the audio. I bought a different brand that worked fine. This is the one that I ...
- Wed Oct 31, 2018 7:57 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad X230-X280 / X390 Series
- Topic: My new X280 just arrived!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9450
Re: My new X280 just arrived!
I do prefer the keyboard of the X220 over the X280. The X280 keyboard is physically smaller. The X220 keyboard is 11-1/4" wide and 4-3/4" deep (not counting the Volume, Mic, ThinkVantage and Power buttons). The top two rows on the X220 include the F1-F12 row, End, and PgDn keys, larger ESC and Delet...
- Wed Oct 31, 2018 6:22 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad X230-X280 / X390 Series
- Topic: My new X280 just arrived!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9450
- Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:01 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: ONE reason for the 2nd Amendment
- Replies: 41
- Views: 14367
Re: ONE reason for the 2nd Amendment
On a related note, several years ago I worked with someone (a gun owner) who also lives in Alabama. He related an episode in that took place in Alabama that he was a witness to. One day my co-worker was at a car dealership getting his car serviced. While he was in the customer waiting lounge, waitin...
- Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:22 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: EU seems to be in danger...
- Replies: 544
- Views: 404337
Re: EU seems to be in danger...
(some) Muslims aren't the only extremists in the pot here. There are zealots of various stripes seeking to impose their will on the masses. It is always: "The end, justifies the means", and "power at all costs". It is unfortunate when people cannot tolerate one another, but really they are being sto...
- Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:01 pm
- Forum: GENERAL ThinkPad News/Comments & Questions
- Topic: Some recent ThinkPads can be destroyed by changing a UEFI-BIOS setting
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5705
Re: Some recent ThinkPads can be destroyed by changing a UEFI-BIOS setting
I have been reading about this issue regarding enabling "BIOS support for Thunderbolt" that a number of users on the Lenovo Forum have experienced. Not just this either. Touch screen firmware updates and BIOS updates on some of the X-series laptops (and possibly others) have been breaking the touch ...
- Thu Oct 25, 2018 7:52 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Microsoft with real Windows Classic for 10
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7415
Re: Microsoft with real Windows Classic for 10
I have never seen promotional offers of any kind from any of Windows 10's apps. I don't uninstall OneDrive, but instead go to settings to tell it to not start automatically. After that, I never see it again. I don't understand why so many people have all these issues with Win 10. Am I just so much ...
- Tue Oct 16, 2018 11:48 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: YouTube is down
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2546
Re: YouTube is down
This is probably the culprit...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFGEm-j0Kqk
Seems to be working now though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFGEm-j0Kqk
Seems to be working now though.