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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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Lenovo - How sensitive are optical drives to damage? (IMAGE)

Last post by blue2 « Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:06 pm

by blue2 » Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:06 pm

We just received a replacment dvd burner from Lenovo shipped from China like this (no plastic around the drive, no foam on all sides, etc.) just the...

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Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:06 pm
Review of My New Bulk Disk Encryption Hard Drives

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by eecon » Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:49 pm

Here's the latest update after using my two new Hitachi 7K320 HTS723232L9SA61 #0A57527 320GB w/16mb buffer BDE drives in my T61p. These are Bulk Disk...

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Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:45 am
Factory Preinstall help! It's asking to activate Windows.

Last post by Rob « Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:37 am
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by Rob » Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:03 am

Hi,

I'm doing a factory preinstall on an X40 (2371) from a set of Recovery Disks from Lenovo.

The very first time it tries to log into Windows (to...

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Last post by Rob
Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:37 am
CMOS Battery for 701C Butterfly

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:54 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:06 am

I am currently working on a TP 701C Butterfly.
Its CMOS battery is completely corroded, but I could still see that it was a Varta V30H battery.
This...

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Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:54 am
Hard drive sounds web page

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by mpcook » Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:13 pm

I thought this was interesting and possibly useful for someone to diagnose a drive problem. IBM/Hitachi are listed, as are some other common makes....

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Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:13 pm
Using a Thinkpad keyboard on a desktop?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:48 pm
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by JaYp146 » Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:39 am

So I've fallen in love with the Thinkpad A21m's keyboard. Problem is ... I've found a buyer for the A21m locally on Craigslist and would rather have...

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Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:48 pm
New Lenovo Wireless Laser Mouse

Last post by arlab « Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:03 am
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by arlab » Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:52 pm

What's the difference between the Lenovo Mini Wireless Laser Mouse N10 ($23.99) and the Lenovo Wireless Laser Mouse ($39.95)?

They appear to be the...

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Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:03 am
Seagate Momentus 320 bad sectors

Last post by Marin85 « Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:02 pm
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by sgmidf » Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:49 pm

I decided to upgrade the 100GB drive on my X61s and picked up a Seagate Momentus 320/7200 rpm drive and cloned it without TOO many problems. After...

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Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:02 pm
Telstra Mobile Broadband Next G with an F3507g WLAN Card

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by bill bolton » Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:56 pm

Lenovo Australia had a sale on Ericsson F3507g WLAN cards recently (ThinkPad 3G BroadBand Option, Part number: 43R9153) , so I bought one and fitted...

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Last post by bill bolton
Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:56 pm
Good source for 500GB hard drives right now?

Last post by Harryc « Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:40 am
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by hellosailor » Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:44 pm

I'm looking around for a 500GB internal drive for a t61p right now. I know Seagate and WD are offering them and I suspect either will perform just as...

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Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:40 am
OSD Crashed on Startup

Last post by sparta.rising « Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:14 pm
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by sparta.rising » Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:34 pm

I have a Z61t (see sig) running Vista 32bit. I just did a new install (bought a new hard drive) and I'm attempting to installed the On Screen Display...

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Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:14 pm
USB Mobo connection's?

Last post by JimmyD « Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:08 pm
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by JimmyD » Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:30 am

Generally speaking , (at least on same brand laptop's) are the connector's on a mobo generic? I need to attempt to install one on a nice laptop that...

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Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:08 pm
IBM Netvista 6269 RAG with new shades

Last post by rs6vlsi « Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:34 pm
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by rs6vlsi » Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:17 pm

Respected Thinkpad community :D

The reason to register here - among other things - is to ask you about my IBM Netvista 6269 RAG machine. 2 machines...

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Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:34 pm
Ultranav Travel Keyboard, PS/2 Version: Drivers etc question

Last post by mazzinia « Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:20 pm
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by mazzinia » Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:03 am

Hi,

In reference to this ,
I've a question for the members here (and I think that other buyers are or will be interested in an answer).

On the...

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Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:20 pm
XP PRO - Service Pack 3 (SP3) - To load or not to load?

Last post by Nameless « Fri Mar 20, 2009 2:48 pm
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by TPBigot » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:57 am

We have approx. 20 TP's, T4x, T6x, and T400/T500. We have held off on loading SP3 because when it was first released, there seemed to be quite a few...

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Last post by Nameless
Fri Mar 20, 2009 2:48 pm
Battery Maintenance: "Optimize for battery lifespan" questio

Last post by george57l « Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:48 am
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by george57l » Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:12 am

Having just had a battery failure after only 14 months and 77 cycles (seems some of the cells have failed as it now only lasts about 30 mins despite...

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Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:48 am
Need help with Hard Drive

Last post by teladoy « Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:42 pm
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by teladoy » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:22 pm

I like to purchase this one:

Capacity 320GB
Interface SATA II
Rotation speed 7200 RPM
Buffer size 16MB
Form factor 2.5
Avg Seek Time 12 ms
Avg...

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Last post by teladoy
Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:42 pm
no more 4:3?

Last post by killer « Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:34 pm
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by dcouzin » Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:56 am

Have I missed one, or it is now impossible to buy a new, high performance Thinkpad with 4:3 shaped screen: SXGA+ or UXGA? I'm surely not alone in...

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Last post by killer
Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:34 pm
Recommendation for USB fingerprint reader and firefox

Last post by daftcat75 « Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:52 am
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by daftcat75 » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:32 pm

I recently bought a Thinkpad x41 Tablet off ebay and it didn't come with the fingerprint reader (my fault for not asking.)

I'm looking for a USB...

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Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:52 am
More Power Manager woes - it keeps turning itself on!

Last post by eecon « Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:27 pm
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by tbessie » Fri Mar 06, 2009 6:12 pm

Hi all...

I know that we all know the Power Manager has issues; I was wondering if anyone out there sees what I've been seeing... I turn the Power...

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Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:27 pm
Power Manager 1.48 for XP

Last post by eecon « Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:21 pm
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by kenzaoe » Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:44 pm

does anyone have a link or the installer for Power Manager version 1.48 (windows xp)? The new one is slow and buggy. don't upgrade!

many thanks!

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Last post by eecon
Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:21 pm
External USB Enclosure with HDD PW still Enabled - Data Lost

Last post by eecon « Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:52 pm
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by eecon » Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:08 pm

If I remove my ThinkPad HDD without clearing the HDD password I understand that it is not accessible when placed in an external 2.5 USB enclosure....

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Last post by eecon
Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:52 pm
recommendations for portable external HD/external enclosure

Last post by Nameless « Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:12 am
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by Marin85 » Tue Feb 10, 2009 2:19 pm

Since I´m constantly running out of HD space, I´m now looking for some cardinal solution instead of upgrading my laptop HDs. That said, I´m looking...

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Last post by Nameless
Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:12 am
Ps/2 Y split cable, what am I doing wrong ?

Last post by mazzinia « Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:05 pm
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by mazzinia » Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:24 am

Hi,

well basically I've an x31 and I want to connect , thru the ultrabase, a ps/2 keyboard + mouse (I know I can use usb devices, but for this...

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Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:05 pm
What are these exe? and how to keep them inactive, permanent

Last post by Marin85 « Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:51 pm
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by Ahura-sama » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:20 am

The one that are in red outline. I've try google them, but nothing turn up even close-w/ or w/out the squiggly. The best clue is that it has...

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Last post by Marin85
Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:51 pm
lpt printer to X24 Thinkpad

Last post by spuddog « Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:42 am
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by AlanHK » Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:52 am

I have a Laserjet 5MP printer, which has an LPT port. My X24 doesn't.
So...

Both printer and X24 have infrared ports, but try as I might, neither...

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Last post by spuddog
Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:42 am
Onscreen display isn't working

Last post by Radioguy « Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:55 pm
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by kduniverse » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:08 pm

After a reimage of my T400 with Vista Business, I noticed that none of the Volume, brightness, etc showes up on screen anymore. I could have sworn I...

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Last post by Radioguy
Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:55 pm
Rescue and Recovery 4.21 Question

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:49 am
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by SirVerissimo » Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:22 pm

Hi,

I have a thinkpad T61 with an HDD 160Gb (90Gb Used Space) and I've made a backup to an external USB disk of a friend of mine with Rescue and...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:49 am
How smart is SMART - for hard drives?

Last post by carbon_unit « Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:58 pm
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by tilneford » Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:23 pm

Last summer while on vacation, I fried my OEM harddrive in an x60s putting the laptop into its sleeve thinking it was going into hibernation when...

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Last post by carbon_unit
Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:58 pm
Problem cloning HD with norton ghost 14

Last post by cl0ne « Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:41 pm

by cl0ne » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:41 pm

Im using windows 7 and wanted to transfer my hd to a bigger (500gb one). Currently using a T61. I used norton ghost 14 to clone the hd onto the new...

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Last post by cl0ne
Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:41 pm
MAC address change

Last post by mazzinia « Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:24 am
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by alphawolf » Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:21 pm

I have a T60 and recently reinstalled Windows XP. At work, we require people to register their MAC address to get a DHCP address, and so I registered...

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Last post by mazzinia
Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:24 am
Problems with power-on button on T60

Last post by FrederTM « Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:15 am

by FrederTM » Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:15 am

I own a IBM T60 2007-63G model and I had a complete swap of the mainboard and graphics memory. This works fine. Unfortunatly there´s a new problem:...

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Last post by FrederTM
Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:15 am
Set up Access Connections: LAN > WLAN (a,b,c) > WWAN

Last post by ssd_thinkpad « Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:20 am

by ssd_thinkpad » Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:20 am

Is it possible to set up access connections on vista this way?
chose lan (if cable is put in notebook and internet is available over ethernet), if...

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Last post by ssd_thinkpad
Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:20 am
Access Connections and Intel wireless card issues SOLVED

Last post by adrianlondon « Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:59 am

by adrianlondon » Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:59 am

Hi - this isn't a plea for help; I wanted to post about an issue I had which I've managed to fix. Maybe no-one else has this problem, or maybe...

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Last post by adrianlondon
Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:59 am
Hard drive question

Last post by Tõnis « Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:36 pm
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by Tõnis » Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:25 am

I read that it's not good to store a computer in close proximity to a magnet. What about near steel? Will storing a Thinkpad in a steel toolbox harm...

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Last post by Tõnis
Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:36 pm
Confuse about CTO

Last post by carbon_unit « Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:50 am
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by teladoy » Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:28 am

Hi I am shopping for parts for my R60 9457- A49
Does number not come up but the part # is associated to 9457-CTO.
What CTO means?

Thank you

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Last post by carbon_unit
Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:50 am
Rescue & Recovery v 4.21 Discovery

Last post by archer6 « Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:31 pm
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by archer6 » Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:49 pm

In the process of setting up my new one week old W500 I had a problem after uninstalling MS Office 2007 trial version. The uninstall went well and it...

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Last post by archer6
Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:31 pm
SATA Maximum Throughput on z61t

Last post by Marin85 « Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:07 am
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by zhenya » Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:07 am

Recently installed a solid state drive in my z61t and am trying to maximize performance. Right now the drive maxes out at about 105 MB/s, averaging...

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Last post by Marin85
Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:07 am
When does CPU horsepower really count?

Last post by Skysurfer « Sun Mar 08, 2009 5:04 pm
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by Skysurfer » Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:43 pm

Hi,

I create economic models primarily in Excel. You push a button and wait 5 to 10 minutes for a recalc. Which Thinkpad and CPU would offer me the...

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Last post by Skysurfer
Sun Mar 08, 2009 5:04 pm
regarding services/processes, blackviper.com?

Last post by allen « Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:13 pm
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by allen » Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:11 pm

i've gone through the services running on my system, and checked them with
is anyone else using blackviper's suggestions or settings?

these are...

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Last post by allen
Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:13 pm
A30 cannot load window XP error message

Last post by Harryc « Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:09 pm
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by kewele » Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:37 pm

Dear All ,
i am just joint the forum, excuse me for my bad english , i am french .
I have just purchased a used motherboard for my lovely A30 .
Now...

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:09 pm
Configuring LoJack on thinkPads

Last post by MischieviousMike « Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:15 pm
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by MischieviousMike » Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:18 pm

With ThinkPads, you can set the computer to require a boot password or even better, a finger swipe. I’m sure there’s people out there who can bypass...

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Last post by MischieviousMike
Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:15 pm
Bluetooth License Expiry issue

Last post by Radioguy « Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:38 pm
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by xwray » Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:36 pm

have a X-200 XP SP3 and a Lenovo BT mouse...both have been working perfectly until last night when I got a pop-up message stating:

Bluetooth...

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Last post by Radioguy
Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:38 pm
some websites think i'm not using firefox, acting strange

Last post by allen « Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:55 pm
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by allen » Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:57 pm
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i've tried to find help on this on firefox forums, but no solution, usually this forum helps me most anyhow.

this is potentially related to a virus...
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Last post by allen
Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:55 pm
When to use (or not use) Active Protection?

Last post by animefans « Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:10 pm
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by animefans » Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:18 pm

Does Active Protection protect ONLY the primary drive?

IF I am going to stick a SSD into the primary HDD slot, and then put in another SATA HDD in...

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Last post by animefans
Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:10 pm
Any Power Manager equivalent software?

Last post by Marin85 « Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:21 pm
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by animefans » Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:37 pm

There are alot of things I like about Power Manager
- Battery Maintenance. You can tell it when to charge, and when not to. This will help with the...

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Last post by Marin85
Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:21 pm
New Power Manager contains *major* memory hog

Last post by kenzaoe « Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:26 pm
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by AlexanderT » Tue Sep 16, 2008 3:22 am

I just upgraded power manager to the latest version (2.33) when I noticed that there is a new memory-resistant tool process installed that turns out...

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Last post by kenzaoe
Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:26 pm
How i check to see what Bios verison i have on 240 ?

Last post by killer « Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:47 am
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by janey6152 » Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:55 pm

How do go about checking what version i have ??

Thank u.

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Last post by killer
Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:47 am
My x40 overvolted my SSD. Plastic is melting. What to do?

Last post by GomJabbar « Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:23 am
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by ssd_thinkpad » Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:18 pm

I put my samsung ssd into my x40 but it was not that good of a partnership. First, my x40 did not like it just as pure as the samsung ssd was (no...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:23 am
I have a HD not being reconized

Last post by janey6152 « Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:54 pm
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by janey6152 » Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:36 am

It can be reconized on the USB/HDD adapter to PC . But when i try it on my thinkpad 240 it says No Hard Drive .

I had formatted it on pc . But why...

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Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:54 pm

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