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Pritty Simple - DAWN of WAR I (2004)

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:30 pm
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by Zsuetam » Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:31 pm

Hi everyone,

I got one simple question - I was wondering about buying one of the T series, for work purposes mainly (WORD, SDL Trados, Dictionaries...

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Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:30 pm
Ram Consumption Issue

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by kduniverse » Tue Nov 09, 2010 3:06 pm

Recently on my T400, I've noticed the ram usage always above 90%. Running Vista Business, 2gig ram. Any idea of how to check what's using almost all...

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Tue Nov 23, 2010 12:05 pm
how to restore win and lenovo partitions after formatting?

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by sbarro » Sat Nov 20, 2010 5:31 pm

Hi,
My new x201 came yesterday and it seems like a very nice laptop! However, it's my first small laptop (been using various 15.4 ones before) and...

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Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:02 pm
Changing Intel HD Graphics VRAM (X201)

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by Passa » Thu Nov 18, 2010 6:35 am

Hi guys,

Setting up my X201 - I have 4GB of RAM and the Intel HD Graphics chip is taking 192mb currently for shared VRAM. I can't find any option in...

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Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:28 pm
How to automatically disable WLAN when LAN is connected

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by akeskira » Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:08 am

I'd like to disable WLAN automatically whenever a LAN cable is connected. Any advice how to do this? The solution should be such that it can be...

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Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:08 am
How Does One Use WWAN?

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by ArtShapiro » Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:55 pm

A question for my own curiosity. I just have a simple prepaid phone used at most a few minutes a month. So it's silly for me to have a monthly plan,...

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Fri Nov 19, 2010 4:19 am
Harddrive Password removal?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Nov 18, 2010 4:19 pm
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by eyeland » Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:57 am

I have a Seagate momentus 5400 that I would like to use as a secondary HD in my ultrabay HD caddy.
It used to be the systemdrive of my 2. hand t61...

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Thu Nov 18, 2010 4:19 pm
Z61m (40Y6795) vs T60 4:3 battery (40Y6799) - differences?

Last post by ZaZ « Wed Nov 17, 2010 10:44 pm
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by spronkey » Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:07 pm

Hi guys,

Unfortunately being down in New Zealand the Lenovo outlet won't ship to me, and local sources for authentic batteries seem to be very very...

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Wed Nov 17, 2010 10:44 pm
Another ThinkPad 20V power connector option - PIC

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:12 pm
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by bill bolton » Mon Nov 15, 2010 7:55 pm

For those who have struggled to find a 20V power connector for the recent generations of ThinkPads, there's another option for you. This is an...

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Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:12 pm
Update: Spraying that matte rubberized finish on a Z61t

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by sparta.rising » Fri Sep 10, 2010 5:31 pm

Update2: Pictures over here:

Update1: To all those interested in this, I have to warn you, the project was basically a failure. The Plasti-dip...

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Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:26 pm
X41 to the 510

Last post by Harryc « Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:49 pm
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by Daniel Davis » Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:18 pm

I'm probably going to buy a Lenovo 510. Even if I'm successful in cloning the hard drive in my x41...am I right in assuming it would not work in the...

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Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:49 pm
How do I fix this?

Last post by killer « Sun Nov 14, 2010 3:20 pm
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by cshuy » Sun Nov 14, 2010 11:17 am

I have a Thinkpad SL500, but I think this would be the sort of general question that others might have too, so I am asking it here.

I did something...

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Sun Nov 14, 2010 3:20 pm
Inquiry: Buying 3rd Party Battery Replacements for thinkpads

Last post by tannerj « Fri Nov 12, 2010 11:20 am
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by shareme99 » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:10 pm
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Hey guys,

I personally own a x61 and i'm looking at buying a 6/9 cell for it. However I've come across this cheap battery that claims to use samsung...
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Fri Nov 12, 2010 11:20 am
help me choose.. 13" edge or x201?

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by chowderhead1000 » Tue Nov 09, 2010 3:11 pm

Hi, I need to buy a new laptop for my significant other and business partner.

She is pretty hard on laptops physically, taking them around to...

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Fri Nov 12, 2010 2:01 am
Laptop won't boot to CD or USB

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:28 pm
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by big-ty » Wed Nov 10, 2010 4:52 pm

For some reason my laptop won't boot from CD or USB.
I've set the BIOS to boot from both, but it ignores it boots to the O/S.
If I remove the hard...

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Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:28 pm
need notebook (?) and/or laptop

Last post by Temetka « Tue Nov 09, 2010 1:50 pm
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by jamnkats » Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:36 am

As you can see by my signature we're pretty dedicated to Thinkpads. One of the T42's in my sig has either a GPU or southbridge issue and is out of...

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Tue Nov 09, 2010 1:50 pm
1.8" drive in Serial ATA Hard Drive Bay Adapter III?

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by torlanglo » Tue Nov 09, 2010 12:06 pm

Hey everyone,

I will end up with a spare 1.8 SSD drive when my new T410s system arrives, and would like to utilize that drive somehow. I'm also...

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Last post by torlanglo
Tue Nov 09, 2010 12:06 pm
Trick for checking Lenovo outlet machine info

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by jayk » Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:27 pm

I recently ordered a machine through the outlet. I received a confirmation email, but it didn't have any of the detailed system information - just a...

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Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:27 pm
Disable any wifi power saving via registry settings?

Last post by Harryc « Mon Nov 08, 2010 12:08 pm
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by mxx » Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:49 am

Hi,

We have some thinkpads running Windows XP. It seems as if it's not enough to disable power saving for the wireless network cards in the device...

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Last post by Harryc
Mon Nov 08, 2010 12:08 pm
power manager won't hold settings

Last post by liblit « Sun Nov 07, 2010 6:44 pm
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by liblit » Sun Nov 07, 2010 1:21 pm

In Power Manager 3.30, I want 'Maximum Performance' for the Wireless Adapter in Advanced Settings when running on AC. It really speeds up my...

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Sun Nov 07, 2010 6:44 pm
Anyone else having problems with looking up warranty status?

Last post by billp117 « Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:49 pm
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by frankiepankie » Fri Nov 05, 2010 2:50 pm

I am trying to lookup warranty status at IBM but everytime i get the message:
Our apologies

Information for Warranty was not found. Please click...

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Last post by billp117
Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:49 pm
Fingerprint Scanner on IE vs IE 64 bit

Last post by potatochef « Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:22 pm

by potatochef » Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:22 pm

I recently purchased a ThinkPad W510.

I figured out how to use the fingerprint scanner and all was good with the world.

Then one day I noticed that...

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Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:22 pm
Is it possible to unlock an HP branded Gobi 2000 card?

Last post by Danny Manabat « Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:16 am
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by Jason404 » Sat Oct 09, 2010 8:10 pm

I want to get a Gobi 2000 card for my X200s.

ThinkPad Gobi 2000 cards are still very expensive, while HP branded ones can be had for much less, on...

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Last post by Danny Manabat
Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:16 am
HELP! My hard drive caddies stink!

Last post by killer « Sat Oct 30, 2010 11:11 am
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by Tasurinchi » Tue Oct 19, 2010 3:58 pm

I bought some hard drive caddies and I have a weird problem, the rubber pieces stink terribly!!

How can I get rid of that bad smell? I tried rubbing...

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Last post by killer
Sat Oct 30, 2010 11:11 am
What Thinkpads support 64 bit Windows 7?

Last post by dr_st « Sat Oct 30, 2010 4:09 am
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by Muse » Fri Oct 29, 2010 10:10 pm

I have a T60, never got around to getting the Vista upgrade, so it's still running Windows XP. Never had a problem with it. Had 1.5GB RAM, 60GB HD. I...

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Last post by dr_st
Sat Oct 30, 2010 4:09 am
ThinkPlus 24x7x4 experiences

Last post by ThinkRob « Fri Oct 29, 2010 10:57 pm
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by ThinkRob » Fri Oct 29, 2010 10:40 am

Hi,

I'm thinking about getting a T410s for a family member as a present, and as part of the purchase getting a ThinkPlus Priority-4 onsite warranty...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Fri Oct 29, 2010 10:57 pm
Help! Intermittent wireless connection problem

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:12 pm
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by Slick_tu » Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:48 pm

T500, Windows XP SP3, Intel 5300 AGN (v13.03...), BIOS v3.12, 128gb SS Drive

I searched and read some threads but didn't find anything I hadn't...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:12 pm
SSD failure - POOF - Has it happened to you?

Last post by Harryc « Fri Oct 29, 2010 4:38 pm
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by underclocker » Mon Oct 25, 2010 4:20 pm

That was a first! I installed an Intel X25-M G1 SSD in an X100e and it works performing flawlessly, the Windows Experience rated the drive...

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Last post by Harryc
Fri Oct 29, 2010 4:38 pm
Any way to use the Lenovo (on T61) bootscreen on R51 ?

Last post by frankiepankie « Wed Oct 27, 2010 4:38 pm

by frankiepankie » Wed Oct 27, 2010 4:38 pm

Hi,

I have a FrankenPad (see my sig for details ;) ) here, and that one is using the IBM bootsplash logo.

My T61 has a nice Lenovo bootsplash...

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Last post by frankiepankie
Wed Oct 27, 2010 4:38 pm
ThinkPlus warranty upgrade? Special bid limited warranty?

Last post by IvanAndreevich « Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:46 pm
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by legbone » Sat May 02, 2009 10:47 pm

Hi.

I have two TP which is still under warranty.
But I can't figure out how the warranties cover my TPs.

Can anyone tell what the differences...

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Last post by IvanAndreevich
Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:46 pm
What is Lenovo's keyboard warranty policy? When?

Last post by dorronto « Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:42 am
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by dorronto » Mon Oct 25, 2010 3:07 pm

I have an excellent R400 laptop with warranty until 8/2011.

The keyboard could use replacing though. The left side isn't flat and seems to be...

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Last post by dorronto
Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:42 am
help! traveling and tpad won't boot

Last post by Harryc « Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:59 am
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by niccolo » Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:15 pm

I need help. I have an old but faithful t42. I'm traveling abroad, and just installed Roxio media manager software for a new blackberry, and post...

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Last post by Harryc
Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:59 am
Issue w/ 1920x1200 on X201

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:18 pm
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by msandberg » Fri Oct 22, 2010 5:29 am

So I recently got a X201 with Windows 7 Pro and Intel HD Graphics. Alas, my trusted SyncMaster 244T, which used to get along well enough with my T60,...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:18 pm
Has anyone made the tablet work with Photoshop

Last post by Utwig « Fri Oct 22, 2010 5:04 pm
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by Utwig » Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:48 am

Has anyone here managed to configure his/her tablet to work with Photoshop (have Photoshop detect pen presure).

So far I tried installing Wacom...

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Fri Oct 22, 2010 5:04 pm
Large ThinkVantage Toolbox icon after update

Last post by TrailRunner « Mon Oct 18, 2010 7:34 pm
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by Norway Pad » Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:01 pm

Hello

Machine in question: Thinkpad T43 2668, OS: XP Pro.

After I upgraded my BIOS and ECM from pretty old versions (2005) to the latest versions,...

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Mon Oct 18, 2010 7:34 pm
Cross-Refence Table of parts compatible between models?

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by jwege » Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:43 am

Hi,

sounds like a big thing, I know. But maybe it is fully or partially exisitng anyhow:

I have a fair number of working fine / working mostly fine...

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Last post by jdrou
Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:29 pm
Lenovo's annoying ordering system - now I have *2* keyboards

Last post by tbessie « Fri Oct 15, 2010 2:15 pm

by tbessie » Fri Oct 15, 2010 2:15 pm

So I bought a Lenovo Trackpoint keyboard (one of these):

Thing is, Lenovo never sent me an order confirmation via email (that is, I never...

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Last post by tbessie
Fri Oct 15, 2010 2:15 pm
Hitachi Announces New 750GB Notebook Hard Drives

Last post by Navck « Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:20 pm
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by SHoTTa35 » Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:06 pm

Hitachi Announces New 750GB Notebook Hard Drives

Hitachi has introduced two new lines of notebook hard drives: the 7200RPM 7K750 and 5400RPM 5K750...

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Last post by Navck
Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:20 pm
crashed hard drive

Last post by robert213 « Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:52 am
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by miketoro » Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:04 pm

I have a crashed Toshiba hard drive. It's 4gb from a Satellite 2530 CDS. It was my friend's work computer years ago and she'd like to see if she can...

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Last post by robert213
Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:52 am
How can I flash the BIOS when I already have highest version

Last post by indessen « Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:22 am
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by indessen » Sun Oct 03, 2010 3:39 pm

Hello,

I have a T42 Thinkpad and would like to flash my BIOS. Thing is, it's already at highest version, but I have the feeling something is wrong...

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Last post by indessen
Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:22 am
Purchase from Lenovo

Last post by j-dawg « Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:34 pm
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by TrailRunner » Tue Oct 05, 2010 12:02 am

Any other pros/cons for purchasing directly from Lenovo?

Pro: Most recent hardware config, customization
Con: Long wait time (saying 11 days to ship...

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Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:34 pm
For XP Diehards: Windows 7 Family Pack discounts return!

Last post by Big_D « Mon Oct 04, 2010 11:52 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:50 pm

Beginning October 3, 2010 in the U.S., you’ll once again be able to buy the Windows 7 Family Pack, which gives you three upgrade licenses of Windows...

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Mon Oct 04, 2010 11:52 pm
ThinkPad BIOS Problem

Last post by mediasponge « Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:41 pm
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by dispher » Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:39 am

Recently, i bought a ThinkPad Z61p Motherboard from eBay. I installed it & long story short, it turned out to be not fully functional.
Sometimes the...

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Last post by mediasponge
Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:41 pm
more accurate temperatures ... TPFanControl or CPUID HwMon?

Last post by wolfchimneyrock « Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:24 am

by wolfchimneyrock » Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:24 am

Hi, I have a quick question. I have an R61 with nvidia 140M that I am trying to tune by undervolting the CPU to lower system temperature. I have...

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Last post by wolfchimneyrock
Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:24 am
Frustrated by how long Windows takes to load?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:00 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:45 am

Reading in PC World, I stumbled upon a most useful utility, that analyzes what's happening at boot time in Windows.
It gives you options to delay or...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:00 am
Access Connections: Automatic Wi-Fi connection at start up

Last post by bill bolton « Sat Oct 02, 2010 8:42 pm
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by doross4u » Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:58 pm

Hello!

I have a ThinkPad T42p laptop computer with Machine Type: 2373-HSG and Serial Number: 99***** and my operating system is Windows XP...

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Last post by bill bolton
Sat Oct 02, 2010 8:42 pm
KVM for Thinkpad Advice

Last post by deforest « Sat Oct 02, 2010 11:10 am
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by retailgeek » Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:43 am

I'm starting a new job and will be working at home for the first time, so I'm setting up my home office.

I have a desktop w/ two large monitors 26...

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Last post by deforest
Sat Oct 02, 2010 11:10 am
System Unit Serial Number set, what's the other one in BIOS?

Last post by alkemyst « Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:31 pm
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by alkemyst » Thu Sep 23, 2010 5:44 am

I was able to get my System-Unit serial number set locally. However, what's the number used for the System board serial number?

The tech said the...

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Last post by alkemyst
Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:31 pm
[SOLVED] New forum user, looking for buying advice

Last post by killer « Wed Sep 29, 2010 4:57 pm
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by oOarthurOo » Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:48 pm

Hi... I'm looking to buy a thinkpad and have been doing my best due diligence in researching the various systems in my price range, here, reviews...

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Wed Sep 29, 2010 4:57 pm

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