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Accessing documents from Lenovo's new Support site

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Recently, Lenovo has completed moving the old IBM Thinkpad Support site (usually at the www-307.ibm.com domain) onto the support.lenovo.com domain....

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by JaneL » Sun May 09, 2010 12:20 pm » in Forum Announcements

So far, the forum's branched out into Facebook, Twitter and Smartphones - what will we be up to next?

Keep an eye on the Forum Announcements board...

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Forum donations for upgrades

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If you've noticed the new maintenance outage announcements, you know that Bill is actively working on upgrading the forum software and fixing the...

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FORUM RULES, HOW-TOs and FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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Before posting, check the
Forum Rules, How-tos and Frequently Asked Questions .

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Not so much an outlet....

Last post by TheRedFox « Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:39 pm
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by jronald » Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:07 pm

I picked up a T30 from these folks, the prices are far from great, but because my company uses them to dispose of the equipment I paid 50% off of the...

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Last post by TheRedFox
Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:39 pm
Need Advice on next Thinkpad

Last post by Marin85 « Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:24 pm
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by sbelew » Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:28 pm

I currently have an x31 Thinkpad. I've put a 7200rpm hard drive in it, 1.5gb memory, got the wireless card for it, got a docking station and put a...

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Last post by Marin85
Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:24 pm
Create Recovery Media: Can it bring back to factory setting?

Last post by hausman « Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:08 am
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by ethkim » Thu Feb 19, 2009 4:14 pm

Hi,

I just purchased a x61s, and I wanted to create a recovery media set. The R&R says I can back it up to CDs, DVDs, or even USB drives. I...

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Last post by hausman
Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:08 am
New ThinkPad feature: Constant Connect

Last post by beGi « Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:47 am

by beGi » Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:47 am

New features from Lenovo:

Constant Connect brings BlackBerry email to ThinkPads

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Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:47 am
Online Data Backup - a good idea for personal use?

Last post by Marin85 « Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:29 pm
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by basketb » Tue Feb 10, 2009 5:04 pm

I just came across this Lenovo blog that talks about an online backup solution from Lenovo based on an EMC offering. (For anyone not wanting to read...

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Last post by Marin85
Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:29 pm
Ultrabay Slim HDTV Tuner Possible?

Last post by Radioguy « Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:17 am
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by Radioguy » Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:37 am

My memory was recently jogged that ThinkPads once had a TV tuner option (for a few models). Since that used an older interface, I wondered that since...

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Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:17 am
NY Times article about Lenovo's Amelio leaving

Last post by hart22 « Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:32 pm
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by warmstrong » Thu Feb 05, 2009 3:57 pm

What does this mean:

In its statement on Thursday, the company said it suffered from a sharp drop in global demand for personal computers, a...

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Last post by hart22
Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:32 pm
Forum X41 Project donation (PIC)

Last post by OldManClayton « Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:31 pm
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by dsvochak » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:43 am

This X41 is no longer available because it has been donated to a member in the military. Thanks for your interest in this machine, and in the...

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Last post by OldManClayton
Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:31 pm
Is there ever going to be 4:3 thinkpad?

Last post by rleo25 « Sun Feb 08, 2009 4:30 pm
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by mattbiernat » Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:52 pm

I really miss 4:3. I just got a new X300 and I use it for school and a T60 as a desktop replacement. at home I find myself using more of T60 mostly...

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Last post by rleo25
Sun Feb 08, 2009 4:30 pm
Infected with Personal Defender 2009: Help, help, help...!!!

Last post by julia « Sat Feb 07, 2009 8:34 am
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by julia » Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:41 am

I have gotten a weird virus or something on my computer. A friend was downloading something using bit torrents (whatever they are) and I think he...

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Last post by julia
Sat Feb 07, 2009 8:34 am
Wide Screens are NOT the Bee's Knees!

Last post by pianowizard « Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:57 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:17 am

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Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:57 pm
Great service from Lenovo/EZserve

Last post by Mark@Lenovo « Fri Feb 06, 2009 12:51 pm
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by sktn77a » Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:02 am

Well, my son's T42 has had the dying CCFL backlight problem for several weeks now. So Monday evening (~9.00pm, 29th), I called Lenovo and explained...

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Last post by Mark@Lenovo
Fri Feb 06, 2009 12:51 pm
Important fraud advisory from Lenovo

Last post by JaneL « Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:03 am

by JaneL » Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:03 am

Lenovo has posted an important fraud advisory on their forum and blog:

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Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:03 am
Any Word on Nehalem-based ThinkPads?

Last post by Marin85 « Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:39 pm
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by wswartzendruber » Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:13 pm

Granted that the x00 series just came out not too long ago, but I'm wondering if anyone's heard anything.

Hopefully this next generation will be...

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Last post by Marin85
Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:39 pm
FAQ Fun (Buy now or wait redux)

Last post by hart22 « Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:10 pm

by hart22 » Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:10 pm

I just noticed this today, but according to item #24 in the ThinkPads.com official forum FAQ, posted a little under 5 years ago:

Buy now or wait...

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Last post by hart22
Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:10 pm
Prices confuzzling on eBay

Last post by OldManClayton « Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:06 pm
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by OldManClayton » Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:26 pm

Alrighty, let me see if I can get this down. Lenovo's site has apparently dropped the multitouch option for the x61t, and the price just went up, so...

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Last post by OldManClayton
Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:06 pm
to LENOVO , how about ThinkPad T300 ??

Last post by Marin85 « Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:11 am
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by masterus » Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:44 am

hi,

I know that Lenovo has SL300 , Idea U330 but be honest ,
SL300 hasn't so good quality like ThinkPads but it has HDMI :D
Idea U330 well..its...

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Last post by Marin85
Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:11 am
ThinkPad is for me

Last post by Mike Blake « Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:42 am
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by Tõnis » Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:19 pm

I can't imagine any reason (other than lack of availability) why I would ever buy any other notebook computer besides a ThinkPad. Many people...

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Last post by Mike Blake
Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:42 am
Hooking up a HiFi speaker to my laptop

Last post by killer « Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:47 pm
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by polar_foxx » Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:15 pm

Hello,

I'm not a huge music fan, but I like to listen to it pretty loud every once in a while... and preferably in non-terrible quality too :)

A...

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Last post by killer
Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:47 pm
Anyone saw this? Poll on lenovoblogs for thinkpad color !

Last post by TheRedFox « Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:35 pm
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by gator » Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:47 pm

I really, really hope that this is just a crazy, no-coffee post from David Hill:

Very glad to see that most people voted for black.

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Last post by TheRedFox
Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:35 pm
New Moderators spotted, Forum about this Forum disappeared?

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:16 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:38 pm

Recently I've spotted several new Mods on TPF.

We used to have a forum to discuss Forum matters, but that has disappeared.
Why?

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Last post by ajkula66
Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:16 pm
Thoughts about Thinkpad Warranty Upgrades (41C9180)

Last post by jdhurst « Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:55 pm
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by dr_st » Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:07 pm

Recently, I've started considering extending the warranty on my T60 Flexview unit to the maximum possible, namely 5 years.

Below is a lengthy...

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Last post by jdhurst
Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:55 pm
migrating MS Office to a new T43p - some questions

Last post by Alejandro Audisio « Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:37 am
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by Alejandro Audisio » Wed Jan 21, 2009 3:04 pm

The more I think of this the more I conclude that its a dumb question... but Im gonna ask it anyways... :oops:

I bought a licence of MS Office...

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Last post by Alejandro Audisio
Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:37 am
Reseting to Factory State with Product Recovery Disks

Last post by eecon « Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:07 pm
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by eecon » Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:07 pm

I purchased from eBay and received yesterday a 4 month old slightly used mint condition T61p that came with Vista Business 32 and looked like all the...

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Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:07 pm
Online Thinkpad Merchants

Last post by Alejandro Audisio « Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:07 pm
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by Alejandro Audisio » Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:12 am

As Im back in the market for a ThinkPad, Ive been re-visiting some internet merchants that usually stock refurbished TPads. I used to see a good...

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Last post by Alejandro Audisio
Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:07 pm
Lenovo site tax

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:36 pm
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by OldManClayton » Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:28 pm

Is there any way to tell how much tax (and shipping) will be when buying a thinkpad from Lenovo's site? I seem to remember being able to see the...

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Last post by ajkula66
Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:36 pm
internet question

Last post by ranchmom5 « Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:42 am
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by ranchmom5 » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:08 pm

Coming to the wisest computer people I know!

My son's T42 does not load internet sites, using Firefox, with any color or special graphics. For...

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Last post by ranchmom5
Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:42 am
How to configure R50p and T42 for sale

Last post by ajkula66 « Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:33 pm
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by sparta.rising » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:30 pm

In a short while I will be selling both an R50p and T42. I have a 40GB 5400RPM drive and a 60GB 7200RPM drive, and a DVD-RW and a DVD/CD-RW drives....

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Last post by ajkula66
Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:33 pm
Always (almost) wireless with 7 Mbit

Last post by koden « Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:55 am
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by koden » Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:23 am

In denmark we have a company that sels a pcmcia card that use 3G networks to get a download up to 7 Mbit.

I can just buy a card like this...
But is...

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Last post by koden
Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:55 am
Thinkpad keyboard ... desktop version?

Last post by T400plus « Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:23 am
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by xandey » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:14 pm

Greetings Thinkpad Users,

So I've found that I love the key action on my T42p, and the A31 I used to have before that. Now I find myself using...

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Last post by T400plus
Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:23 am
Lids on memory slots of thinkpad

Last post by T400plus « Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:14 am

by T400plus » Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:14 am

I happened to open the memory lid slots of a T41 and a R52.
The R series had a nice alluminium(?) plate attached to the Industrial plastic.
The T41...

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Last post by T400plus
Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:14 am
Thinkpad purchase - need second opinions

Last post by basketb « Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:17 pm
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by abower » Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:38 am

Hi all,

Quick synopsis of my situation. Was a longtime thinkpad user and had bought a T61 about 9 months ago. It was pretty decent but I was not a...

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Last post by basketb
Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:17 pm
Not Good News: Lenovo Expects Loss, Plans Job Cuts of 11%

Last post by mpcook « Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:04 pm

by mpcook » Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:04 pm

Lenovo forecasts a loss for the quarter and will cut 11% of its work force and slash executive pay, as reported in today's Wall Street Journal. The...

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Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:04 pm
New Lenovo monitors....

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:19 pm
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by georgema » Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:31 pm

Looks like Lenovo have announced some new monitors including a couple of 24 models: -

Look forward to seeing a review of the L2440x and how it...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:19 pm
Are the T and R series the same difference?

Last post by asiafish « Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:28 am
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by stkris » Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:45 pm

I've been reading lenovo.com and searching this forum, but I'm not able to find any differences in the R and T series of Thinkpads.

As far as I can...

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Last post by asiafish
Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:28 am
T43 EasyServ Repair Report---Fantastic Service!

Last post by Shelby Griggs « Wed Dec 31, 2008 7:42 pm

by Shelby Griggs » Wed Dec 31, 2008 7:42 pm

I have a ThinkPad T43 that went off warranty on 26DEC2008, new in December, 2005.

The Flexview LCD screen back light had been progressively getting...

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Last post by Shelby Griggs
Wed Dec 31, 2008 7:42 pm
change of OS. will i get the same laptop back?

Last post by mattbiernat « Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:59 pm
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by mattbiernat » Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:54 pm

i ordered my laptop with 64bit operating system. the laptop came in with 32 bit operating system. lenovo wants me to return the laptop. am i going to...

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Last post by mattbiernat
Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:59 pm
Smallest, quitest, best resolution

Last post by mattbiernat « Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:05 pm
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by pau » Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:22 pm

Hi,

I am a bit lost in the thinkpad world. Especially since thinkpads are lenovo and not ibm any more.
I have resorted to this forum in the past...

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Last post by mattbiernat
Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:05 pm
Symantec Endpt. Protection 11.04 works w/ ThinkVantage Apps

Last post by ArtShapiro « Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:56 pm
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by WilsonF » Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:13 am

Symantec released maintenance release 4 of SEP and claims that it no longer has the conflicts with ThinkVantage applets. Specifically, the Release...

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Last post by ArtShapiro
Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:56 pm
Advice please - $700-$800 TP for college student

Last post by Mike Blake « Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:34 pm
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by ranchmom5 » Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:28 pm

Hoping to tap into the incredible wisdom of the members of the TP forum with some advice for a laptop for ds#2, who is a freshman in college.

We...

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Last post by Mike Blake
Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:34 pm
Thinkpad power adapters break easily - solution: Right angle

Last post by Radioguy « Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:30 pm
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by politicorific » Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:21 pm

I just finished soldering/shrinkwrapping my x61's power adapter for the 3rd time. Being a straight 180 degree cable causes too much strain for the...

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Last post by Radioguy
Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:30 pm
Warranty/parts lookup not working?

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:41 pm
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by basketb » Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:02 pm

Does this page currently (Tuesday 1 pm pst) work for anyone (i.e., returns a warranty lookup result for a system)?

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Last post by ajkula66
Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:41 pm
Who says I'm fresh, man?

Last post by Mike Blake « Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:18 pm
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by Mike Blake » Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:16 pm

I did a doubletake today when I noticed next to the message
I'd just posted, when it appeared in the forum, it now said
Freshman Member underneath...

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Last post by Mike Blake
Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:18 pm
How do you get an issue into Lenovo's problem queue?

Last post by A.K.A « Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:56 pm
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by A.K.A » Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:39 pm

Hi everyone,

I have two hardware issues to report, both BIOS-related, and in the past, I have sensed that even the moderators at the Lenovo forums...

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Last post by A.K.A
Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:56 pm
Yet another great EZServ repair...

Last post by zdriver « Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:53 pm
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by underclocker » Fri Dec 19, 2008 12:21 pm

A couple of months ago, I had a perfect experience with EZServ and Solectron. I want to report that my most recent experience with EZServ and...

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Last post by zdriver
Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:53 pm
New high-performance batteries "SONATA" for thinkp

Last post by A.K.A « Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:51 pm
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by beeblebrox » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:17 pm

As you are aware, Boston Power has signed the first deal with HP to provide them with the new revolutionary batteries, starting in spring next year....

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Last post by A.K.A
Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:51 pm
LED vs Flexview

Last post by Marin85 « Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:55 am
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by mattbiernat » Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:09 pm

how is the LED quality compared to flexview? is there anyone who owned/owns both type of screens.
i need help on this because i am thinking about...

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Last post by Marin85
Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:55 am
10,000 rpm laptop hard drives are they worth it?

Last post by ZaZ « Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:51 pm
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by mattbiernat » Tue Dec 16, 2008 3:11 pm

is there a noticeable speed increase with 10,000 rpm hard drives as compared to 7,200 rpm? anyone has both that they can compare?

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Last post by ZaZ
Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:51 pm
Need to replace T43p, TONIGHT!!!

Last post by kduniverse « Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:30 pm
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by kduniverse » Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:19 pm

Due to some coupons I have found, I'd like to purchase tonight. I'm replacing my dead T43p. I'm torn between the X series and the T's. I really like...

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Last post by kduniverse
Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:30 pm
Aopen Wireless Card

Last post by jronald « Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:06 pm
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by jronald » Mon Dec 15, 2008 7:05 pm

I got hold of an Aopen Wireless card out of an Everecks laptop
As installed it and it threw both 1802 and the 01CO9 code (or whatever the codes...

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Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:06 pm

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