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- Sun Dec 04, 2022 2:07 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Looks like a ThinkPad but Smaller.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4194
Re: Looks like a ThinkPad but Smaller.
I have always found little machines like those to be intriguing. They are very cute, but then I start wondering to myself how any work would actually be done on theme. For my tastes (which may differ from others), anything smaller than an X200/220/230 seems to be more niche than useful for productio...
- Sat May 16, 2020 10:46 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Big brother is not just watching you...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7624
Re: Big brother is not just watching you...
They've been trying this for years. That being said - "Never let a crisis go to waste." This is the perfect opportunity to try this. I am hoping (like others) that it won't succeed, but given the general apathy and ignorance displayed by my fellow Citizen Comrades, I am pretty sure it will. Or a var...
- Sat May 16, 2020 10:42 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: What music are you listening to right now?
- Replies: 214
- Views: 180341
Re: What music are you listening to right now?
Soundtrack for the movie The Neon Demon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-gs_oO ... mZg2RWWlUA
Really good soundtrack IMO.
Really weird / good movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-gs_oO ... mZg2RWWlUA
Really good soundtrack IMO.
Really weird / good movie.
- Sat May 16, 2020 10:38 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Made some wallpapers for my thinkpad T23 and T43p
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7120
Re: Made some wallpapers for my thinkpad T23 and T43p
I like those.
I took a quick look-see through your gallery.
I really like this one -
https://www.deviantart.com/semseddin/ar ... -840391360
And the pic of your old Razor. I had one of those in blue. I loved that phone so much.
I took a quick look-see through your gallery.
I really like this one -
https://www.deviantart.com/semseddin/ar ... -840391360
And the pic of your old Razor. I had one of those in blue. I loved that phone so much.
- Mon Apr 24, 2017 2:54 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: T430: Any disadvantage to using mSATA SSD besides slightly slower OS launch?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 22646
Re: T430: Any disadvantage to using mSATA SSD besides slightly slower OS launch?
My T430s has a 250GB 850 EVO in the mSATA slot and a 128GB Lenovo SSD in the 2.5" bay. I have Windows 10 Enterprise on the EVO and Bunsen Labs linux on the 128GB drive. I don't see any performance difference wrt to file accesss times between the 2 drives. That being said, I only used the EVO because...
- Sat Apr 15, 2017 4:58 am
- Forum: Pictures of your ThinkPad & desk setup
- Topic: Post your desktop.
- Replies: 770
- Views: 488295
Re: Post your desktop.
xmms I presume?
- Wed Apr 12, 2017 1:28 am
- Forum: Windows 10/11/etc.
- Topic: Full charge battery alarm on T430s
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3704
Re: Full charge battery alarm on T430s
Found it. On Windows 10 do this Open settings app go to system go to notifications scroll down to "Get notifications from these senders" click battery (not the little slider next to it and not battery in the left hand column. just click on the word battery turn off "play a sound when notifications a...
- Tue Apr 11, 2017 1:32 am
- Forum: Pictures of your ThinkPad & desk setup
- Topic: ThinkPads on the job
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11794
Re: ThinkPads on the job
Nice shots of some 'pads in action! Secondly, this thread needs to be stickied. Here's a shot of my new to me T430's https://cdn.scrot.moe/images/2017/03/24/20170323_160515.md.jpg I work in IT. Tomorrow I'll have it hooked up to a rack at clients site while I troubleshoot their SDI/HDMI encoder (Gra...
- Tue Apr 11, 2017 12:19 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: No Windows Update for Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/2000
- Replies: 43
- Views: 26618
Re: No Windows Update for Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/2000
People like to harp on Vista and that's because when it launched it made their PC's run like crap because it exposed their weak bargain basement hardware. Personally, I like Vista very much. When it came out I had it running on a dual core Pentium D with 3GB of DDR400 and a 256MB PCI-E Radeon X800 c...
- Wed Apr 05, 2017 4:20 am
- Forum: Pictures of your ThinkPad & desk setup
- Topic: T410 Days are far from over.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11267
Re: T410 Days are far from over.
I had a T410 that I sold to my co-worked. He also has a T410 that he sold to his friend when he got mine because mine had slightly better specs. Wonderful machines with 8GB and an SSD. I hope yours serves you well OP.
- Wed Apr 05, 2017 4:05 am
- Forum: Windows 10/11/etc.
- Topic: Full charge battery alarm on T430s
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3704
Re: Full charge battery alarm on T430s
It's the OS as far as I can tell. Doesn't happen when I am booted into linux. EDIT: Took a look to see what Lenovo stuff I have installed. Just service bridge and system update. SU says there a power management update. I'm going to install it and see what happens. Debating on updating the GPU driver...
- Tue Apr 04, 2017 12:01 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Yet another US government disaster...
- Replies: 41
- Views: 13241
Re: RE: Re: Yet another US government disaster...
I wish Animal Farm was still required reading in schools. Everyone is equal, just some are more equal. Very true. Some people are smarter, some are stronger, some are quicker, some are more empathetic and so on. Not everyone is cut from the same cloth. Funny that. You read Animal Farm and took away...
- Mon Apr 03, 2017 11:45 pm
- Forum: Windows 10/11/etc.
- Topic: Full charge battery alarm on T430s
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3704
Full charge battery alarm on T430s
So I really love my new laptop (still adjusting to the keyboard).
That being said, one thing that really annoys me is that Windows 10 does this irritating alarm telling me my battery is full. How do I disable that?
Thanks.
That being said, one thing that really annoys me is that Windows 10 does this irritating alarm telling me my battery is full. How do I disable that?
Thanks.
- Wed Mar 29, 2017 5:57 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: T450 Puzzle!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2534
Re: T450 Puzzle!
Is this an auction or sale you're looking at? It looks to me like parts were changed out. Maybe the original owner didn't want to send the machine into the depot for warranty work. (I assume). Speaking of warranty is it a depot only warranty or an on-site warranty? Either way, I'd be cautious about ...
- Wed Mar 29, 2017 5:50 am
- Forum: Forum Notices, Questions and Suggestions
- Topic: [REQUEST] Dark(er) theme option for the forum
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12221
Re: [REQUEST] Dark(er) theme option for the forum
Just looking at the options, and your interest in a darker environment, Black or proFormell might be closest. Whether this is going to happen is a different story, it has been discussed before... Thanks. I am aware it's been discussed before and the answer came back as a nope. That being said, I'm ...
- Tue Mar 28, 2017 4:09 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Yet another US government disaster...
- Replies: 41
- Views: 13241
Re: Yet another US government disaster...
All the more reason for using ad-blockers. It's also high time to start reading up on impeachment procedures... 1. Yes, but that won't stop the ISP's from tracking which sites your modem connects to. 2. The frack?!? Based on what? The man is not incompetent, nor has he done anything illegal. I'm ti...
- Tue Mar 28, 2017 4:00 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: What's the lightest laptop that you travel with? [WARNING: 2 tiny pix]
- Replies: 60
- Views: 37386
Re: What's the lightest laptop that you travel with? [WARNING: 2 tiny pix]
I used Netzero back in the day. There was a .dll hack the disabled their ads also. I used it on my Armada 4131T and Thinkpad 770 until we got cable at the house. Once I got the wife doing on-line shopping using high speed internet, she's always made sure that I got us the best internet we can afford...
- Tue Mar 28, 2017 3:56 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: New T430s has landed! (2 small linked thumbnails)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6017
Re: New T430s has landed! (2 small linked thumbnails)
I'm curious to know what you didn't like aesthetically in the T440s. There's a few things about the aesthetics of the T440s that I don't like. Here's a side view of it. It looks like it doesn't have the clamshell design which I like. Also the trackpad has no separate physical buttons. If I wanted a...
- Tue Mar 28, 2017 12:44 am
- Forum: Forum Notices, Questions and Suggestions
- Topic: [REQUEST] Dark(er) theme option for the forum
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12221
[REQUEST] Dark(er) theme option for the forum
Hello, This is something that's been on my mind for a # of years but I bring up now. I have sensitive eyes and bright things give me eyestrain and headache. I was wondering if it would be possible to implement a dark(er) theme option for the forum? This would be on a per-user basis and users could s...
- Sat Mar 25, 2017 3:00 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: New T430s has landed! (2 small linked thumbnails)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6017
Re: New T430s has landed! (2 small linked thumbnails)
I could have picked up a T440s for roughly the same price, but I don't care for the aesthetics of the machine. If I'm going to be using a machine as my daily driver and its not company issue, I want it to look good.
I hope the one you got works out well for you.
I hope the one you got works out well for you.
- Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:13 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: New T430s has landed! (2 small linked thumbnails)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6017
Re: New T430s has landed! (2 small linked thumbnails)
The most intensive game I play is a flash based Star Trek game on Facebook. This machine handles it like a champ in either Windows or Linux. Overall I'm very impressed with its performance so far. The highest I've gotten the CPU to is 65 degrees Celsius. I was going to re-paste the CPU, but it appea...
- Thu Mar 23, 2017 6:02 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: New T430s has landed! (2 small linked thumbnails)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6017
New T430s has landed! (2 small linked thumbnails)
Got my "new" laptop yesterday. :) I bought it on e-bay for $223. Specs as shipped: 1600x900 LCD Core i5 3320M CPU 4GB DDR 3 2.5" 128GB SSD (Samsung OEM) Fingerprint Reader AC Adapter Battery (Says 81++ on it) has 37160mWh remaining. Design capacity was 43290mWh. Which is roughly 85% life left. Non-b...
- Thu Mar 23, 2017 2:18 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Help me install windows!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5611
Re: Help me install windows!
My goal is to get ESXI 6.5 installed ESXi is fun. I have it running on my home server. So I don't know where your level of experience is. That being said it becomes the host OS and you can't login to it locally. You'll need to either open it's management IP in your browser (ex: 192.168.1.20/ui) and...
- Tue Mar 21, 2017 4:02 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: Just picked up a Thinkpad T430 for cheap!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6530
Re: Just picked up a Thinkpad T430 for cheap!
I did the retrofit to a couple of T430 and X230 and as far as I remember only the CapsLock LED doesn't work. Design-wise, the T430s cannot compete against the X301, I'm curious to see the outcome of your experiment :wink: No caps lock LED is not a deal breaker but also isn't purely 100% compatible....
- Mon Mar 20, 2017 10:38 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: What's the lightest laptop that you travel with? [WARNING: 2 tiny pix]
- Replies: 60
- Views: 37386
Re: What's the lightest laptop that you travel with? [WARNING: 2 tiny pix]
Funnily enough, a few months ago I pulled out my X301 that I bought from here and re-installed my SSD into it. I have since fallen totally in love with the machine. I did purchase a T430s from e-bay which I am somewhat looking forward to. (More on that later). But in terms of lightness, this machine...
- Mon Mar 20, 2017 9:35 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: Just picked up a Thinkpad T430 for cheap!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6530
Re: Just picked up a Thinkpad T430 for cheap!
T430s are nice machines. Don't forget you can retrofit a 7 row keyboard rather easily, and of course do the famous FHD Mod! CPU wise, IMO you should expect a good performance increase compared to the old Core2Duo SU9x000 generation. :wink: Thanks, I was already aware of those 2 mods. But the KB mod...
- Mon Mar 20, 2017 9:28 pm
- Forum: Thinkpad - General HARDWARE/SOFTWARE questions
- Topic: Serious Computrace Warning!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 62140
Re: Serious Computrace Warning!
Might I suggest that if you want to re-use a computrace HDD the following: 1. Wipe it with Dban 2. Wipe it with Linux 3. Wipe it with Dban again 4. Reload the OS and see if computrace it still there. If so I can only advise to either use the HDD as a non-OS drive (i.e. - external drive in a carrier)...
- Sun Mar 19, 2017 12:05 am
- Forum: Forum Notices, Questions and Suggestions
- Topic: Errors on site after last attack
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7713
Errors on site after last attack
First off, great to see the site back up and running (mostly) smooth. Since I can't reply to the thread about forum announcements I thought I'd post this here. More of an FYI thing than anything else. Just trying to help out. Often times when looking at a thread I will get an error about it not bein...
- Sat Mar 18, 2017 1:45 pm
- Forum: GENERAL ThinkPad News/Comments & Questions
- Topic: Acronis True Image, Macrium Reflect, others?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6462
Re: Acronis True Image, Macrium Reflect, others?
I used to use EaseUS for cloning partitions, but they install a lot of other tools of theirs I don't want.
Macrium reflect (free) so far has been perfect for me the few times I've cloned a disk for people. Being in IT, we usually just wipe and reload.
Macrium reflect (free) so far has been perfect for me the few times I've cloned a disk for people. Being in IT, we usually just wipe and reload.
- Sat Mar 18, 2017 3:59 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: Just picked up a Thinkpad T430 for cheap!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6530
Re: Just picked up a Thinkpad T430 for cheap!
I just bought a T430s off e-bay. i5, 4GB, 128GB SSD, 1600x900, etc. $189+shipping. The seller had a ton of them as well as a good feedback history. It should arrive next week. I'm both looking forward to it and having some buyers remorse. You see I really, really love my X301. But it's CPU is a tad ...