Windows 10 should have built-in tools to use GPS, it should be visible at least in the new control panel, and should be able to turn it off and on. If not there, then it is drivers problem. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/uEFL23AsdO2BiEOC571lBLrojOQEe8qwNhTnNvwGJiGPWqLf1M7CGkHH0zj-wP3JQX3EMjH-GpsT...

I believe the T430 (T not E) was tested to work with this processor.

it does require a 90w power adapter, and doesn't work right with the common 65w adapter.

I suppose creating the partitions while connecting the SSD to a computer running windows 7 should do that trick Sorry I lost you there... if the SSD is connected in an ultrabay, to a laptop that is already running windows 7, and attempted to create the partition table using this method should creat...

I suppose creating the partitions while connecting the SSD to a computer running windows 7 should do that trick

HP's similar software is smart enough to not work on SSDs,
Lenovo's one should probably behave the same.

the **30 laptops are much more efficient than the **20 laptops at medium loads, and the integrated gpu is about 50% more powerful. Both the W520 and the W530 when running on battery, will throttle to the slowest CPU speed , in case the quadro is enabled. the W520 slowest speed is 0.8ghz, the w530 is...

brchan wrote:Remember that the QC cpus use more power and generate more heat. Even with a successful swap, the motherboard power circuitry may not be able to handle it reliably.

The 3612qm is still a 35w cpu, just like dual cores models, so it should run fine.

The card I would choose is the Broadcom BCM94352HMB. If you want 3-antennas wireless AC, and you are willing to install 3 new antennas manually, then take a look at BCM94360HMB. Disclaimer: I haven't tested either cards myself, can't yet justify the price of card + price of router + international sh...

I tried once to recover a t520 (using a t420 media, which should be fine) on a 64gb ssd, and it failed due to not having enough space, the recovery media appears to take an extra partition on the drive that finishes up all the space for SSDs that are that small.

Trying to debug a laptop that I do not have access to, and want to buy. The current owner is complaining that "the fan stays on". what is the possibility that this is a MB issue, and not just needing a BIOS update + TPFanControl ? is it possible for a fuse or MB chip to cause the fan to run constant...

I am hoping for an answer to this too, if you do test it, please post the result.

I have used this before:
ThinkPad_T520_T520i_8auj26us_8AET65WW_ADV_NWL
it also add advance menus in bios, with lots and lots of extra settings.

Some OEM laptops, start at around 2013, starting shipping with COA like this: http://www.computersystemsoftwares.com/photo/pl3956549-genuine_windows_7_professional_32_bit_64bit_product_key_coa_win7_home_premium_oem_key.jpg (found image using google, probably invalid key) If you look at this laptop p...

Both should have USB 3 and the similar CPU performance,
I'd go with the x230 for the improved iGPU, which could be beneficial for some graphics software.

r8d8 wrote:And what about cutoff version of Geforce 730m in T440?

you can check the benchmarks of the t440p in here,
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Len ... 423.0.html
and compare them to other laptops with the same GPU, listed on the same site.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html?search=730+5400&or=1&deskornote=0&multiplegpus=&month=&archive=1&showBars=1&showClassDescription=1&perfrating=1&gpu_fullname=1&architecture=1&pixelshaders=1&vertexshaders=1&corespeed=1&boostspeed=1&memoryspeed=1&memorybus=1...

Some software lists ram speed of 1333 as 666.
cpu-z is probably one example.

Pretty much, the worst thing about windows 10, is not only its privacy options, but for microsoft to change privacy settings and reducing your control over your PC over time, which their license allow them to do. http://winaero.com/blog/microsoft-locks-some-group-policy-options-to-enterprise-edition...

As a last try for the P50, try to reduce color saturation significantly, see if it helps or not.

I want to use option 4. with 3HP and bend one from discrete GPU and solder it together -> better heat transportation (i hope so). Or make same pasive colling to absorb some heat to keep turbo for a longer time. And last one, use Coollaboratory Liquid PRO. In these case we can be able to lower temp ...

Look for a used W530 with FHD non-touch screen if you need loads of RAM. +1 The FHD on the W530/T530 have some eye straining issues, which are easily resolved via either color calibration, or just lowering the saturation. Performance wise, the quadcores used in the *30 generation, or even the *20 a...

try to get a T60 or T61, the difference between them and T30 shouldn't be too much.

Note that there is the P50 and P70 that fits the description, but, there is also ThinkPad P40 Yoga , which doesn't.
so maybe P5x and P7x only.

Note sure too about the "P50s"

Hi, ambient temperature was 24°C https://db.tt/NcSy7yFB https://db.tt/O0BZNumZ i have a lot of ideas to modify the cooling system, but now i dont have time for that. The result is quite great, much better than I expected tbh, it is able to keep 42watts for extended period of time. Which fan FRU do ...

I get into the boot menu and check to see how many cores Win7 is seeing and the window has 1 displayed. I couldn't believe it. I selected 2 and saved, how do you access the boot menu ? do you run 'msconfig' ? what is the processor ? in case of the one in your signature, the 2620m, it should be list...

I just install i7-2820qm to my T420. Waiting for 90W adapter to do more tests. If you still interested in something, ask me :) Well, :) you can get hwinfo https://www.hwinfo.com/download.php then you can run "sensors only" , then click on the button to start logging (probably the 2nd button from th...

SSD and RAM might be upgradable, according to a user review on amazon.com

There are 2 ram slots, and the ssd can be removed

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com ... cwv62L.jpg

https://www.amazon.com/review/R1VLVX3TZ6YNXT/

Puppy wrote: This one is already fixed
https://support.lenovo.com/us/us/produc ... smm_attack

this one appears to allow using a modded BIOS

x230 ivybridge is much more efficient than sandybridge in x220, this is noticeable at medium loads, like if in power saving mode and the processor is between 1.2ghz and 2.0ghz.

Thanks for the details, much appreciated. :D I think for now, I decided on getting a T430 and not a T530, i think seeing those numbers, a 45w might work with some throttling ... what worries me about 45w processor is that it can turbo for 30 seconds or more at 50watts, which will push temp high quic...