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Could someone please explain the several login screens?

Last post by Tõnis « Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:02 pm
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by Tõnis » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:38 pm

When I start my ThinkPad, I normally get the usual blue Windows login screen in which I can click either my own or a guest account and start using...

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Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:02 pm
Question re Battery Gauge usage

Last post by Marin85 « Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:51 pm
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by Tõnis » Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:21 pm

The three options on the battery gauge on my TP are to show either a) remaining percentage, b) remaining time when on battery, and c) wattage when on...

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Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:51 pm
External Display Problem

Last post by qazthinkzaq « Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:14 am
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by qazthinkzaq » Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:20 am

Hi,
First I'm appology for posting this second time, i dont know how to chang categori.

My thinkPad is T60p and i cant conect my external display....

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Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:14 am
How to uninstall Thinkvantage System Update?

Last post by Marin85 « Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:15 am
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by Troels » Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:59 pm

Hello,

After messing with the ridiculously crappy software from Lenovo for a long time, i finally got all the keyboard Fn combinations to work,...

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Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:15 am
Second life for a Thinkpad

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:38 am
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by R.G. » Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:10 pm

I have a T21 that has become too old, weak and slow for manual use any more.

However, I do have a need for a file server for the house, and I...

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Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:38 am
product codes & their meaning

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:31 am
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by johnjohndoe » Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:24 am

hello.

i am considering to buy an thinkpad t400 or w500.
while checking for the international warranty i noticed that there are different product...

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Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:31 am
Rescue and Recovery, not working for multiple partitions

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by mouse@cheese.storage » Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:51 pm

Dear All,

Over the last week, I made a few R&R backups, and I wanted to test each one of them, but have to conclude that not all of them are...

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Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:39 am
Access Connections (AvSvc.exe) sucking up tons of handles...

Last post by AGoodSolution « Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:03 am
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by tbessie » Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:57 pm

Recently, after some upgrades to my T400 (ThinkVantage and others), I noticed that network activity would start to be flakey. In particular, Firefox...

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Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:03 am
basic disc wiping question

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by npish » Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:19 am

so I got a replacement harddrive and decided to wipe my old one before sending it back-- I got DBAN, and am pretty fascinated by how it works, and...

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Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:57 am
yahoo tabs opening on their own

Last post by Marin85 « Sun Feb 01, 2009 4:16 pm
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by Paul Unger » Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:37 am

This belongs in the 'weird & wonderful' file . . . but can anyone help me track down why I keep getting Yahoo tabs opening in Firefox 3.0? Here are...

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Sun Feb 01, 2009 4:16 pm
drivers needed for the usb ibm cd-rom

Last post by jtt3011 « Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:52 pm
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by sakkara » Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:50 am

hi trying to install windows on my thinkpad 240 from the recovery cd but cant seem to get the usb cd rom loaded

have managed to install a dos driver...

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Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:52 pm
Power Management Charging Threshold

Last post by gb_ibmguy « Sun Feb 01, 2009 1:24 pm
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by gb_ibmguy » Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:57 pm

Ok,

I have a hot rod A31 with all the latest drivers and Lenvo patches and fixes. Everything runs good, but, for the life of me I can not find where...

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Sun Feb 01, 2009 1:24 pm
Password Manager?

Last post by Marin85 « Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:47 am
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by salin » Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:43 am

I would like to use password manager for my Yahoo email account, which I only use when mobile.
I do not get the password manager prompt showing up...

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Last post by Marin85
Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:47 am
Western Digital WD1600BEVE vs. Seagate ST9160821A

Last post by GomJabbar « Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:54 am
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by bosco » Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:43 am

I'm looking to buy one of these hard drives for my T43 (I'm aware of the 2010 error).

Western Digital WD1600BEVE 160gb 5,400rpm PATA
Seagate...

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Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:54 am
Drivers folder needed? [resolved]

Last post by Marin85 « Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:38 am
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by Marin85 » Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:02 am

Hi,
when installing Lenovo drivers, they unpack under C:\DRIVERS. Is this folder needed for the proper work of these drivers after having...

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Last post by Marin85
Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:38 am
Refurbished LCD

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:56 pm
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by jabu » Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:56 pm

I was wondering if anyone could provide some advice.

I have a T43 still under warranty until April. Last week the LCD kept on dying, so I brought it...

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Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:56 pm
My external harddrive isnt ticking after being turn over

Last post by charles.atcher « Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:38 pm
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by Stevesoura » Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:46 pm

Hello, was using my external harddrive which is a pata 80 7200 rpm drive. While it was plugged in via usb wire, I tugged on my laptop pulling the...

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Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:38 pm
DVD burner issue or software issue

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:39 am
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by ulrich.von.lich » Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:18 pm

Hi,

The DVD burner in my T43 (the Panasonic one) now refuses to burn discs but it has no problem to read them. It says burning starting failure soon...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:39 am
What can I delete to salvage some HDD space please?

Last post by Marin85 « Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:22 pm
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by GlynH » Sat Jan 24, 2009 3:10 pm

Looking on my X41T and its meagre 40GB HDD with <5GB free (!) I see the following folders;

CMPNENTS: MediaCTR, NetFX, Tablet PC, 191MB
DRIVERS:...

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Last post by Marin85
Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:22 pm
Lenovo Offers WinXP Downgrade Disks for Some Vista Versions

Last post by Marin85 « Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:31 pm
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by eecon » Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:55 am

Hmmmm ...... I wonder why it's only for Vista Business and Ultimate systems though?

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Last post by Marin85
Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:31 pm
Would you accept a refurbed motherboard from Lenovo?

Last post by tbessie « Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:39 am
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by tbessie » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:25 pm

(Also posted in T400 forum)

I have a slight problem with the onboard sound in my T400 (sound would occasionally sound broken up, usually at startup...

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Last post by tbessie
Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:39 am
What's Going on with my Display?

Last post by Nigellus « Sun Jan 25, 2009 1:32 am
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by Nigellus » Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:58 am

This regards my 600E ThinkPad, but I don't think the problem is necessarily 600E specific.

About two weeks ago, I booted my ThinkPad and got a...

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Last post by Nigellus
Sun Jan 25, 2009 1:32 am
Data recovery from a dead hard drive

Last post by TomKroscavage « Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:25 pm
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by TomKroscavage » Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:29 pm

I have a netVista with two Hitachi 250GB Deskstar HDS722525VLAT80 hard drives. The D drive, with important files, had one S.M.A.R.T error. After that...

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Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:25 pm
Question re Micro SD adapter

Last post by Tõnis « Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:41 pm
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by Tõnis » Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:39 pm

My TP has one of those 4-in-1 Media Adapter slots which I think is pretty keen. My phone takes a micro SD card which ordinarily stays in the phone...

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Last post by Tõnis
Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:41 pm
keyboard help

Last post by GomJabbar « Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:12 pm
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by h100 » Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:23 pm

i have a T41. On the computers standard keyboard, on letters M, K,L, and others with numbers and symbols it is typing the number or symbol rather...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:12 pm
Wireless N Router Recommendation

Last post by beGi « Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:03 am
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by Harryc » Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:46 am

I have (2) machines now out of (5) in the household that are wireless N capable. The other (3) machines are 802.11bg compliant. So I know that I need...

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Last post by beGi
Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:03 am
can you recommend a bandwidth monitor?

Last post by Marin85 « Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:48 pm
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by Paul Unger » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:27 am

I'm looking for an application to monitor and log bandwidth use. Nothing fancy, except perhaps the ability to exclude specific IP addresses (i.e.,...

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Last post by Marin85
Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:48 pm
Thinkvantage access connections (Wireless windows AD)

Last post by rssb « Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:14 pm
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by rssb » Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:29 am

Has anyone successfully used thinkvantage access connections with a 3com card. Trying to use it on a desktop wireless card 3com.

If that is not...

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Last post by rssb
Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:14 pm
System Update Error: The package content server is invalid

Last post by synapse « Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:51 pm
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by synapse » Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:13 pm

Has anyone received the error: The Package Content Server is invalid. Please contact the Support Center. when trying to check for updates using...

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Last post by synapse
Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:51 pm
Thinkpad Access Connections freezes [SOLVED w/ update]

Last post by henrikb « Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:27 pm

by henrikb » Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:27 pm

People have been reporting that the ThinkVantage Access Connections (AC) application on their Thinkpads has been freezing occationally/frequently....

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Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:27 pm
basic Windows installation question

Last post by Marin85 « Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:59 pm
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by npish » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:14 pm

just curious about others' methods for performing clean installs of Windows on their ThinkPads; my T60p came preloaded with XP, but I qualified for...

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Last post by Marin85
Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:59 pm
Drivers for Sierra MC8780

Last post by perfecblue « Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:59 pm
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by mika_0 » Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:23 am

Hello

did anyone have drivers for the Sierra MC8780 Card or have a download destination

Thanks

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Last post by perfecblue
Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:59 pm
All-In-One Printer Software Conflict

Last post by andrzej « Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:44 pm
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by BuzzBuzzard » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:59 pm

UPDATE - ISSUE RESOLVED

Scenario-1

After installing the software for an hp C6280 Printer/Scanner for networked use, installations some other...

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Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:44 pm
Where to find firmware for ultrabay CD-RW/DVD drive?

Last post by loyukfai « Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:33 am
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by paulgj2 » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:27 am

Greetings! ThinkPad newbie here. I'm trying to find out if I have the latest firmware for the optical drive in the refurb T61 I purchased. The part...

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Last post by loyukfai
Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:33 am
Advice on Anti-Virus Programs (and Firewalls)

Last post by poshgeordie « Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:25 pm
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by julia » Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:27 pm

I went with AVG 8 Anti-Virus and am not sure about it. It constantly needs updating and attention. I also had a disaster with my computer (that in...

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Last post by poshgeordie
Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:25 pm
Rescue and Recovery software issue on R52

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:22 pm
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by LeoB » Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:56 pm

In December I did an R&R back-up on my R52. Seemed to work fine, just like all the others.

But, went to do a back-up this morning and it would not...

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Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:22 pm
R&R error...is there a fix

Last post by killer « Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:34 pm
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by xwray » Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:06 pm

I am running XP SP3 on an X200 with R&R 4.

Ever since I received the laptop it has coughed up error 1517 upon shutdown as viewed in the event log:...

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Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:34 pm
Making a copy of Rescue & Recovery Product Recovery Disc

Last post by ViziG « Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:21 pm
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by ViziG » Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:28 pm

T61p - Windows XP

I've created my Rescue and Recovery Startup Disc (several copies, just in case) and I was able to create the one allowed set...

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Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:21 pm
T30 keyboard or motherboard problem?

Last post by mkhuebner « Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:07 pm
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by mkhuebner » Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:09 am

My T30 Thinkpad has developed a problem with the round power on (boot) button. When I do a Windows XP shut down, I frequently have to press the power...

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Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:07 pm
Vista Business 64 Preload Question

Last post by basketb « Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:38 am
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by eecon » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:57 pm

If I buy a used T61p that originally came preloaded with Vista Business 64 (and assuming the Service Partition is intact), do I get the option to...

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Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:38 am
WAS THE BSOD ROOT CAUSE IDed? (w/ Intel Turbo Mem &/or APS)

Last post by A.K.A « Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:46 pm
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by A.K.A » Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:07 pm

Hello Thinkers,

About those nasty BSODs that people began to experience with Vista on the x6x generation ThinkPads....

Would you please share your...

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Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:46 pm
Gaming performance 14" thinkpads: T61p vs T400

Last post by screwdriver « Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:14 am
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by screwdriver » Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:38 pm

hello,
I know that thinkpads are no gaming machines but it's great to play a game sometimes.
unfortunately the nvidia quadro has only 128 mb vram...

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Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:14 am
i don't get this... (free ram only 24mb!!!)

Last post by Marin85 « Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:24 pm
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by mattbiernat » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:06 pm

I've installed 2x2GB of ram.
My Computer properties reports 4GB installed - okay.
Windows Taks Manager reports the following under Physical Memory:...

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Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:24 pm
Fingerprint sw scan stuck to a deleted Domain\User profile

Last post by crashnburn « Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:02 pm

by crashnburn » Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:02 pm

Fingerprint Scan stuck to User Templates of a Deleted Domain\User Profile.

I used to have myself as a certain Domain\User on this T4x laptop.

Now...

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Last post by crashnburn
Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:02 pm
Cleaning lcd screen

Last post by bill bolton « Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:21 pm
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by lengendtp » Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:17 am

Hi, is it necessary to remove the battery when cleaning the laptop lcd screen?

Also can I use those bottle solution used for cleaning cd player head...

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Last post by bill bolton
Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:21 pm
Organizing Thinkpad Accessories???

Last post by robert213 « Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:07 pm
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by robert213 » Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:39 pm

How does everyone keep all of their Thinkpad stuff organized?

I have two T30(s) plus...

two Ultrabay CD-RW/DVD(s)
two Ultrabay 1.44 MB Diskette...

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Last post by robert213
Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:07 pm
Is it good to apply a screen protector on the lcd screen

Last post by mattbiernat « Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:55 pm
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by lengendtp » Sat Jan 03, 2009 1:12 am

Now have a lot of those films for lcd screen.

Does it do more harm than good as we normally don't have a clean room or dust free environment to...

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Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:55 pm
Western Digital Scorpio 2.5" 5400 Hard Drives..Any Opin

Last post by saint « Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:22 am
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by olex126 » Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:20 pm

I'm planning on purchasing some of these for upgrading some TPads.. anyone have any user experience with either this model or WD Scorpios' in...

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Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:22 am
Ethernet card not working - this device cannot start.

Last post by slname « Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:11 am
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by slname » Wed Jan 07, 2009 4:06 pm

After just getting my laptop back from a repair (my fan was dying) just a week ago, it seems that my ethernet card is also failing.

After a restart...

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Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:11 am
Update hidden partition

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by mouse@cheese.storage » Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:08 pm

Dear all,

When I restore my machine from the hidden parition, then I need to go updating so much IBM tools and Windows software (after all my...

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Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:40 pm

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