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How long does it take

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by keeners » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:16 pm

for Rescue & Recovery to make a back-up of the system? :roll:

I started it over 5 hours ago, and it is still at 0%. For some reason, I cannot...

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Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:05 am
System migration assistant help for T61 Windows Vista

Last post by thinkfae « Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:37 pm
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by eddy86 » Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:52 pm

Hey guys, for the past few months, it seems that every time I right click a file in my T61, a system migration assistant window pops up. I then have...

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Last post by thinkfae
Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:37 pm
Ultranav tapping wont stay disabled PERMANENTLY

Last post by Marin85 « Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:02 pm
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by Ahura-sama » Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:48 pm

Tapping w/ the touchpad wont stay disabled. If I turn the t400 off then when I turn it on again, most of the time the tapping will be...

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Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:02 pm
When is the next T series refresh?

Last post by Marin85 « Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:11 pm
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by msteudel » Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:09 pm

I was wondering if anyone has seen any news on when the next refresh for the tseries might be?

Thanks, Mark

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Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:11 pm
Which external monitor?

Last post by Aroc « Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:13 am
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by yak » Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:50 pm

Hi,

I'm looking for an external monitor for my T60 with GMA950 and 14.1 SXGA+ internal LCD (see sig.) to run a dual monitor setup. One of the most...

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Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:13 am
Thinkpad SL400 vs R400

Last post by Marin85 « Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:12 am
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by Ryan_C » Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:14 pm

In need of a new laptop, and I've pretty much narrowed it down to these three. After all the various discounts and coupons and such:

The SL400 with...

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Last post by Marin85
Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:12 am
on site warranty

Last post by dr_st « Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:04 am
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by tyanlion » Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:50 am

Hi,

If i choose to ask the service man to service it on site and not go to the service center, do i have to pay an extra fee??

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Last post by dr_st
Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:04 am
UXGA in Toshiba Tecra S1

Last post by fasterbybike « Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:22 am
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by fasterbybike » Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:26 pm

I've an option to buy a broken* Toshiba Tecra S1 with a 15 UXGA LCD.

Does any one know what the manufacturer or part number for the LCD is and...

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Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:22 am
eSATA Express54 Card Speed Report from External HDD

Last post by eecon « Sun Mar 01, 2009 7:12 pm
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by eecon » Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:08 pm

I recently tried an eSATA dual port Express54 wide card in my T61 connected to an external 3.5 7200 RPM SATA-3.0 Gbps capable HDD in an enclosure...

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Last post by eecon
Sun Mar 01, 2009 7:12 pm
safe to sell laptop internationally on ebay?

Last post by mazzinia « Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:14 pm
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by itzcoolz » Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:48 am

hey guys,
i actually already sold and shipped (eek) a laptop to France, and just wanted to hear some of your thoughts. i'm pretty savvy when it...

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Last post by mazzinia
Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:14 pm
my t60p wont open paypal.com but all other computers do?

Last post by SpanKyM3 « Sat Feb 28, 2009 5:43 pm
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by SpanKyM3 » Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:34 pm

this has been like this for a very long time,but finally would like to resolve this if possible.this is the only laptop that wont access paypal.com.i...

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Sat Feb 28, 2009 5:43 pm
Who here uses a docking station and why?

Last post by FrankK-F « Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:24 am
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by pc4pplwmd » Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:18 pm

Who here uses a docking station and why? What is your opinion on them?

mod note : changed title from Question for everyone as it was too ambiguous.

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Last post by FrankK-F
Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:24 am
formatting NTFS (for primary) -> what cluster size?

Last post by Marin85 « Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:24 am
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by Marin85 » Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:09 am

I want to format my 7K200 to set up Win 7 on it, so I was wondering what cluster sizes to choose to optimize the file system performance. Some folks...

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Last post by Marin85
Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:24 am
Is it the Thinkpad or the router?

Last post by Harryc « Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:56 pm
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by Skysurfer » Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:13 pm

Hi,

I have a T43 and a popular Linksys WiFi router, both just over 3 years old, and the WiFi signal jumps all over the place. Usually from 54Mbps to...

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Last post by Harryc
Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:56 pm
Question About Replacement AC Adaptors

Last post by ArtShapiro « Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:52 pm
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by ArtShapiro » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:32 pm

My wife has managed to lose the power brick for her X61. Let's just say this isn't the first time, and I'm really getting tired of it. :x

As I'm...

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Last post by ArtShapiro
Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:52 pm
Which thinkpad for My Work

Last post by aaa « Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:45 pm
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by sheffrem » Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:18 am

Hi all, long no see.
After leaving my balck macbook because it was slower than the R52 that i use to have, and had to be cleaned all the time....well...

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Last post by aaa
Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:45 pm
Long-term performance analysis of Intel mainstream SSDs

Last post by loyukfai « Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:58 am
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by beGi » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:05 pm

Long-term performance analysis of Intel Mainstream SSDs

Interesting article that analise SSDs performance through time under heavy load...

Guess...

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Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:58 am
Expresscard slot on R61?

Last post by GomJabbar « Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:50 pm
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by charlienyc » Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:23 pm

hi. i'm considering purchasing a PCIe expansion system that utilizes an Expresscard (54 i think... might be a 34 though). where is the slot on my R61...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:50 pm
problem with a gift: ThinkPad T42 - need help !!!

Last post by Harryc « Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:31 pm
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by masterus » Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:59 pm

hello everyone,

my friend gave me a gift..ThinkPad T42 :)
its in very good shape :) :)
the big problem I have is hard-disk...its encrypted and I...

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Last post by Harryc
Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:31 pm
PWMUIAux.EXE

Last post by allen « Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:54 pm

by allen » Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:54 pm

18MB

this new power manager processes is a memory hog, and it makes me want to puke,

i've looked in services and in startup and haven't seen it,...

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Last post by allen
Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:54 pm
anyone with drivers for a pcmcia cd drive

Last post by sakkara « Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:45 am

by sakkara » Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:45 am

easystor le cd model: ECD-600m

need to load an OS but my laptop wont see the drive anyone got dos drivers for this ??
:help:

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Last post by sakkara
Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:45 am
german stores

Last post by andyP « Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:08 pm
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by johnjohndoe » Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:40 am

hello.

do you know why there is no possibility to configure your notebook on the german website of lenovo?
it is really bad if you want to specify...

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Last post by andyP
Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:08 pm
Should you use Lenovo's AV?

Last post by Temetka « Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:31 pm
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by Skysurfer » Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:09 pm

Which anti-virus product is packaged in the current line of Thinkpads and is it worth keeping?

Thanks,

Lawrence

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Last post by Temetka
Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:31 pm
R32 -> X31 RAM swap?

Last post by vanaya « Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:22 am
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by rhz » Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:13 pm

Hi.

So I have a 1GB card in my R32 that I don't need and I have an X31 in need of 1GB of memory. The obvious question is: can I simply swap the...

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Last post by vanaya
Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:22 am
Tip: a hard carrying case for ultrabay slim devices

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:55 pm
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by davidhbrown » Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:59 pm

I've been looking for a carrying case for whichever of the ultrabay slim devices I'm not using in my T61p at the time. Found I already had it on my...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:55 pm
Image Backup Slutions - An Observation

Last post by davidhbrown « Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:49 pm
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by BuzzBuzzard » Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:47 pm

I tore my hair out numerous times when Windows 98 would crash and I would have to reload my computers and that prompted me to look for a solution. I...

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Last post by davidhbrown
Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:49 pm
CPU and RAM Compatibility

Last post by Harryc « Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:47 pm
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by fasterbybike » Thu Feb 19, 2009 4:54 am

I'm playing around with two bought for parts thinkpads:
a R52 and T40.

The R52 has a Pentium M 725A CPU listed as having a 400MHz bus. The RAM on...

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Last post by Harryc
Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:47 pm
R400 - internet stops working after 2 min. since start Vista

Last post by zvonicek « Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:41 am
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by zvonicek » Sat Dec 27, 2008 8:35 am

Hi,
On my new ThnkPad R400 with Vista, I have a problem with automatic connection to WiFi network. In Access Connections software, I set my home...

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Last post by zvonicek
Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:41 am
reinstalling xp via certificate of authenticity

Last post by Marin85 « Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:29 am
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by rhz » Sun Feb 15, 2009 4:36 pm

Hi.

I'm interested in buying a used thinkpad x31 laptop. The original hard-drive on the computer was partitioned in such a manner that it was...

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Last post by Marin85
Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:29 am
Processor speed vs. RAM: what to get

Last post by aaa « Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:19 pm
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by eddiearniwhatever » Sun Feb 15, 2009 4:33 pm

I have a T40 with 1.5gHz Pentium M processor & 1.25gigs of RAM. I'm running it on Ubuntu Linux. It takes longer than I'd like for the computer to...

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Last post by aaa
Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:19 pm
Turning any notebook / pc into a tablet...

Last post by Marin85 « Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:30 pm
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by mazzinia » Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:33 pm

Hi,

don't know if this is the right section to write this, but I've found this by chance

Apparently can turn any notebook into a tablet, any...

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Last post by Marin85
Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:30 pm
need subvendor/device id of Lenovo abgn mini express adapter

Last post by noromamai « Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:03 pm

by noromamai » Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:03 pm

Have a Apple Airport Extreme PRO mini PCI-e card installed in an X60t (flashed with a bios by Zender). Still having problems getting it to work....

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Last post by noromamai
Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:03 pm
Charging and Power issues

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by vixgold » Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:57 pm

I`ve got a thinkpad R31 (PIII, 256MB RAM, 14inch display,...). I`ve bought it a little time ago and It was refurbished .

As the battery came out to...

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Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:57 pm
How to remove what appears to be artic silver from a MB ?

Last post by mazzinia « Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:07 pm
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by mazzinia » Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:36 am

Don't know what happened, but after over 4 years since I've that pc, since yesterday kept not starting and going into protection.
I've just opened...

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Last post by mazzinia
Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:07 pm
Processor speed question (my usage)

Last post by Marin85 « Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:01 pm
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by Tõnis » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:51 pm

I have noticed that when my Thinkpad's speed is set (through Power Manager) to Low (790MHz), I usually run the applications that I normally use with...

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Last post by Marin85
Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:01 pm
gpu problem or Vista explorer bug? [thumbnail warning]

Last post by Marin85 « Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:59 pm
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by Marin85 » Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:36 pm

The problem occurs always while (and only while) browsing a particular 50+ GBs folder with pics. This folder has probably a few hundreds subfolders...

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Last post by Marin85
Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:59 pm
T42 fingerprint logon problem

Last post by dorronto « Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:49 pm
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by dorronto » Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:16 pm

I just can't get the fingerprint logon screen to appear after I hibernate. It starts and goes right into windows. If I do a total shutdown, after...

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Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:49 pm
What to buy? T60p, T400, IdeaPad...???

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:14 pm
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by John H » Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:19 pm

I was cruising eBay looking for great used buys in maybe a t60p with FLEXVIEW and I got distracted to the thinkpads link to Lenova where there seem...

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Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:14 pm
smallish screen, as a music player, <$200, which model?

Last post by rkawakami « Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:49 pm
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by gychang » Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:26 pm

I will be using it for rare web surfing but primarily as a music player (will be using it with SB Live! USB - requires PIII, 800mHz CPU) to play my...

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Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:49 pm
oldest QUIET thinkpads?

Last post by gychang « Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:19 pm
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by LaraM » Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:40 pm

Hi everyone!

I am interested in knowing which are the oldest thinkpad models with a fan that is not extremely loud. I understand this is subjective,...

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Last post by gychang
Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:19 pm
Some Issues I'm Having

Last post by Marin85 « Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:39 pm
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by kduniverse » Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:27 pm

I seem to have a driver issue with Bluetooth. I'm not sure what it is, but Bluetooth LCAP Interface always gives an error. Anyone have a similar...

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Last post by Marin85
Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:39 pm
20v Power plug

Last post by felixgogo « Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:18 am
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by felixgogo » Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:32 am

All,

I have a number of thinkpads, and I want to get a secondhand T40 or simliar, but I do not want to mess about with different power adaptors, my...

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Last post by felixgogo
Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:18 am
ThinkPads and SATA Drives

Last post by Temetka « Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:27 pm
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by BillG » Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:34 pm

I'm looking at the ThinkPad family from a very broad perspective. Before being purchased by Lenovo, can anyone tell me if IBM made any ThinkPads that...

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Last post by Temetka
Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:27 pm
Access Connections v5.12 for XP Now Available

Last post by Truthfinder « Sun Feb 08, 2009 5:04 pm
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by bill bolton » Wed Dec 31, 2008 7:24 pm

See....

A Vista release of v5.12 will also be available when testing is complete.

Changes since v5.02....

- (Fix) An AcSvc.exe error occurs...

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Last post by Truthfinder
Sun Feb 08, 2009 5:04 pm
Lenovo warranty

Last post by ajkula66 « Sun Feb 08, 2009 12:46 am
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by Maden » Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:28 am

Hi all,
I came to the conclusion that my T61 is broken and I still have a warranty until 2010. I have bought it in the USA, but now I am living in...

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Last post by ajkula66
Sun Feb 08, 2009 12:46 am
flexview UXGA screen issues

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat Feb 07, 2009 10:04 am
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by sinc » Fri Feb 06, 2009 11:09 pm

The screen on my t42p is pink when I turn it down, and when it first starts up, and it gets its cloour back in a few seconds. Does this mean the back...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sat Feb 07, 2009 10:04 am
Recommendations for 2.5" 500GB drive?

Last post by Radioguy « Sat Feb 07, 2009 3:38 am
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by basketb » Fri Jan 02, 2009 1:40 pm

With the prices for 500GB 2.5 HDs fast approaching my threshhold of $100, I'm wondering which one to get (for a T61p - but these should work in all...

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Last post by Radioguy
Sat Feb 07, 2009 3:38 am
Which laptop would fill my needs

Last post by dorronto « Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:14 am
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by kingman99 » Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:18 pm

Hi

I need some advice, presently l am using a 600x at home (650mhz) and l am tired of how slow it's running and l am sure that l have some virises...

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Last post by dorronto
Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:14 am
Getting rid of Rescue and Recovery and CSS on XP

Last post by Marin85 « Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:53 pm
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by albo » Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:30 am

Hi Folks,

I'm trying to slim down my system as much as possible. I don't use rescue and recovery. What can I get rid of? What services can I...

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Last post by Marin85
Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:53 pm
Searching for X61 Tablet Item.

Last post by Mr-Pacman « Fri Feb 06, 2009 12:20 am
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by rizer360 » Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:57 pm

Hi everyone,

I am looking for X6 Tablet Ultrabase (FOUND),
Pen replacement tip (FOUND) and 8 cell battery for my tablet .

Looking for some good...

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Fri Feb 06, 2009 12:20 am

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