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T41p recovery cd....anyone use this site?

Last post by basketb « Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:42 pm
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by dbrunone » Thu Dec 04, 2008 1:36 pm

So my 60gb HD died on my T41p. I bought a new 160gb WD drive, but I want to do the system recovery. Lenovo wants $50 for the discs, has anyone used...

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Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:42 pm
Wide-screen content showing as stretched on wide-screen mon.

Last post by nicmic « Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:37 pm
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by nicmic » Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:08 pm

Hi,

I've just bought a wide-screen monitor ( DGM L-2041W) for connection to my R31. I want to use it to view wide-screen video content that...

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Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:37 pm
scratched cover -- fixable

Last post by AlanHK « Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:25 am
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by AlanHK » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:43 am

I had my X24 repaired, and while it's now (so far) working 100%, the technicians were rather careless of collateral damage.
There are lots of...

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Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:25 am
re-engineering a dedicated cooling solution ?

Last post by qazthinkzaq « Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:32 am

by qazthinkzaq » Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:32 am

Hi,
In one post i read:
... thing up and re-engineering a dedicated cooling solution for the GPU that fits for t40.
But i cant find more details....

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Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:32 am
x31 BIOS

Last post by rkawakami « Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:55 pm
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by mattlarson » Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:52 pm

I have a couple x31's and am thinking of buying another. The only thing I know about the one I'm considering is that it boots and the BIOS is...

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Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:55 pm
LCD Spec-sheets available here

Last post by Radioguy « Tue Dec 02, 2008 5:30 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:26 am

Want to know the pin-out of an LCD, or how many nits it has?

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Tue Dec 02, 2008 5:30 pm
Memory Problems

Last post by BeeJayEmm « Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:35 am
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by Trekk69 » Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:02 am

Hello all,

So I installed a 2GB memory stick about a year ago, and within the past few months (after I installed SP1 for Vista 32) I was getting...

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Last post by BeeJayEmm
Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:35 am
I want a newer thinkpad, recommendations please.

Last post by madkat « Tue Dec 02, 2008 6:49 am
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by paul*robertson » Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:36 pm

Hi,

I love my 600x, the rock solid keyboard,the pointer and the reliability, but would like something newer. What would you recommend but it has to...

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Tue Dec 02, 2008 6:49 am
Portable HD or Flash Drive for data back up??

Last post by fschwep « Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:15 pm
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by johnny9fingers » Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:58 pm

Hello, Are the newer portable hard drives, like the Western Digital My Passport Elite Portable 250GB, a safe and reliable way to back up and store...

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Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:15 pm
Slow hibernation

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by fschwep » Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:52 am

Not so muc a question as a remark. Like other people I have been troubled by slow hibernation of my TPs from time to time. The problem troubled me on...

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Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:52 am
Convert Original RnR CD Set into DVDs?

Last post by BeeJayEmm « Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:20 pm
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by ARD » Sat Nov 29, 2008 2:45 pm

Is it possible to have the contents in a original Rescue and Recovery CD set transferred into several DVDs to be used as a bootable recovery set?
I...

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Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:20 pm
Resume a Thinkpad using RTC

Last post by Maurizio « Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:34 pm
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by Maurizio » Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:19 am

I would like to standby and resume one of my thinkpads using a timer.

I searched for utilities to do this and found two that sounds interesting:...

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Last post by Maurizio
Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:34 pm
New high capacity HDD for ThinkPad T400

Last post by Czechnology « Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:11 am
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by Czechnology » Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:29 am

I'm looking for a bigger drive for my T400 and I plan to get a 500GB (or 400GB) one.
As far as I've seen, there are just these two available:
Hitachi...

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Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:11 am
Dock II (2877) and Ultrabay 2000

Last post by mazzinia « Mon Nov 24, 2008 5:00 pm
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by cas194 » Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:30 pm

I use a Dock II with my T42, X30 and A21m ThinkPads.

Having a spare disk drive (Toshiba, Lenovo part no.) lying around, I acquired an IBM-branded...

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Mon Nov 24, 2008 5:00 pm
A few questions concerning Think Vantage

Last post by Schwenker « Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:34 pm
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by Schwenker » Sun Nov 23, 2008 6:30 am

Hi,
I am deciding on my first IBM, a T400 or T500
I have a few questions concerning the Think Vantage Function:
a) Does the recovery DVD set back the...

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Last post by Schwenker
Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:34 pm
Multimedia Offernigs (Roxio) installation problem on Vista

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by Eudoxus » Mon Nov 24, 2008 6:45 am

Recently I tried to update Multimedia Offerings package on my ThinkPad R61. However, during the installation I got the message that windows installer...

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Mon Nov 24, 2008 6:45 am
Replacement for crappy Thinkpad LCDs?

Last post by ajkula66 « Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:22 pm
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by softtower » Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:54 am

I have bought 4 Thinkpads for a small business: T60, T61 and T500 with various LCDs. Regardless of model, resolution and year of purchase they all...

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Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:22 pm
Portable drive bay 2000 driver won't install. Any clues?

Last post by emeu1 « Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:46 pm
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by emeu1 » Sat Nov 22, 2008 7:16 pm

Hello,

I have a TP 240X, with a fresh install of Win98SE.
I want to connect a Portable drive bay 2000 (PCMCIA version, not USB, PN:19K4492,...

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Last post by emeu1
Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:46 pm
looking for HD monitoring utility

Last post by mazzinia « Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:10 am
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by Marin85 » Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:18 pm

Hi folks,
as already stated in the thread name, I´m looking for utility that is able to monitor / test and report HD parameters regarding HD health...

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Last post by mazzinia
Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:10 am
Dock II (model 2877) and PCI VGA card

Last post by Tim M « Sun Nov 23, 2008 3:33 am
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by user17600 » Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:12 pm

All, here is my situation:

I bought a Dock II for my 6YO son's T42 specifically to be able to add a PCI VGA card for his games (nothing big: Cars,...

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Last post by Tim M
Sun Nov 23, 2008 3:33 am
PC Doctor

Last post by Harryc « Sat Nov 22, 2008 6:29 pm
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by cmarti » Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:53 pm

Can anyone provide me a link for download for PC Doctor?

All I found is this.

And here it says has been removed from the Lenovo website.

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Nov 22, 2008 6:29 pm
Fastest USB memory device?

Last post by Greg Gebhardt « Sat Nov 22, 2008 8:11 am
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by xxPaulCPxx » Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:52 pm

I have to frequently transfer a large number of large files from other peoples computers and transfer them to my own. Frequently, I do this under a...

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Last post by Greg Gebhardt
Sat Nov 22, 2008 8:11 am
Repair a wifi antenna cable with missing U.FL connector?

Last post by Radioguy « Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:22 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:54 am

One of the wifi-cables in one of my laptops has a missing U.FL connector, that goes onto the MiniPCI card.

See this:

Can these connectors...

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Last post by Radioguy
Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:22 pm
MALWARE found in Lenovo Software Package

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:43 pm

by RealBlackStuff » Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:43 pm

Win32/Meredrop , a Trojan dropper, was found in the
Lenovo Trust Key software for Windows XP .

The evildoer has been removed sometime today (Nov....

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Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:43 pm
G-Shock in Seagate 7200.3.

Last post by Toshe « Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:46 pm
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by yak » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:37 am

Hi,

I'm considering a 320GB Seagate Momentus 7200.3 drive right now for my T60. I know there are two versions, with and without a built-in...

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Last post by Toshe
Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:46 pm
Permissions issue with Thinkpad Power Manager

Last post by Marc_G « Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:12 am
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by Marc_G » Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:46 pm

Hi folks,

My main account on my X61 is a standard (non-administrative) domain account. I've run into trouble with setting up a proper profile for...

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Last post by Marc_G
Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:12 am
M a t s u s h i t a uj-810 firmware

Last post by cmarti « Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:34 pm
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by cmarti » Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:19 pm

Does anyone know where can I find the firmware update for the 92P6014? Which is a UJ-810 Matsuchita drive.

Mine is fiving me a hard time does not...

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Last post by cmarti
Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:34 pm
Power Manager "Reset Battery" procedure question..

Last post by bill bolton « Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:53 am
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by tbessie » Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:17 am

I have been running the reset battery procedure in Power Manager on my T400, and I was wondering... it doesn't say much about what you can or can't...

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Last post by bill bolton
Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:53 am
Different behaviors of IE7

Last post by rkawakami « Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:15 pm
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by ulrich.von.lich » Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:53 pm

I don't really get it.

I use IE7 on both a T43 and an X41T. It works really well on the T43 but crashes a couple of times a day on the X41T. I use...

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Last post by rkawakami
Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:15 pm
Changing Thinkpad / Access IBM / ThinkVantage button action

Last post by davidspalding « Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:24 pm
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by nikki605 » Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:50 am

From this thread:

thanks
downloaded and installed it - runs beautifully
but - the ThinkPad Button starts Nero... and i can't seem to find the way...

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Last post by davidspalding
Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:24 pm
can You "brick" a laptop bios chip?

Last post by virge « Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:40 pm
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by dwilsonfl » Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:03 pm

Was looking at laptops recently on fleabay and a couple of them described a laptop as being totally nonresponsive as a result of a failed bios...

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Last post by virge
Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:40 pm
Symantec Endpoint and Fingerprint software issues?

Last post by johnp126 « Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:10 am

by johnp126 » Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:10 am

I found this article online

It seems that the Symantec Endpoint Protection is not compatible with the Fingerprint Reader Software on my ThinkPad....

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Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:10 am
Green "LCD brightness" bars: stop from showing all

Last post by dsvochak « Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:52 am
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by Aristotle11 » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:57 pm

Hi,

I have the same issue with all 3 machines. I work from my laptop (an X61t, X31 and/or T42) on battery all day, and have the monitor turn off...

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Last post by dsvochak
Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:52 am
Does anybody know how to buy Sierra Wireless MC8785v/90v&

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:47 am
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by onescoop » Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:27 pm

hey, guys, i want buy a Sierra Wireless MC8785v or even newer MC8790v mini PCI Express card.

but it seems too diffcault to find one all over the e...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:47 am
Anybody have a Logitech V470 Bluetooth Cordless Laser Mouse?

Last post by killer « Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:45 pm
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by dhave » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:19 pm

Is anybody using this mouse:

Logitech V470 Bluetooth Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks?

If so, what can you tell us about it? I've read some very...

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Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:45 pm
Recommendation for audio work

Last post by Nick Y « Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:15 am
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by kylera » Fri Nov 07, 2008 11:07 pm

I'm a fledgling musician and I was wondering what would be a good model to invest in that would be primarily used for audio recording and mixing....

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Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:15 am
OCZ SSD Core Series V2 any experience?

Last post by Marin85 « Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:36 am
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by Marin85 » Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:21 pm

As I couldn´t find any substantial test reviews on the OCZ Core Series V2, I decided to ask my Thinkpad fellows 8) AFAIK, the first OCZ core series...

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Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:36 am
What is "v.92 designed"? Firmware needed?

Last post by dozer « Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:35 pm
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by dozer » Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:15 am

hi guys,

With DSL not available here in the hills, I'm always working on maximizing what I can get from this old POTS dialup line.

I'm used to not...

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Last post by dozer
Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:35 pm
Ultra portable

Last post by aaa « Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:20 pm
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by dwilsonfl » Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:40 am

Looking at a 12 or smaller to carry around. Older - less than $400

Specifically - the X40, X31, or if I go nuts and buy new, the S10

What's the...

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Last post by aaa
Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:20 pm
2.5" SATA Ultrabay 2000 Adapter now available

Last post by basketb « Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:48 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sun Nov 09, 2008 10:57 am

Someone found such an adapter on eBay.
I think that's great news!
See this post

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Last post by basketb
Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:48 am
shut down; can't get back in - T30 2366-86U Win XP Pro

Last post by killer « Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:08 am
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by etag » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:22 pm

I went into edit thinking I could delete message from there. Anyway till I review the instructions for deleting I'm putting this message so no one...

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Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:08 am
Hard Drive question

Last post by bill bolton « Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:45 am
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by Truthfinder » Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:36 am

Good evening group:

I own a T60 and at this time have a WD 250gig, 5400RPM drive installed. I'm considering picking up a new 4th generation Hitachi...

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Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:45 am
2.5 IDE external Hard drive Issue

Last post by BeeJayEmm « Fri Nov 07, 2008 4:04 pm
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by Derro » Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:50 am

Hi I am rather new to this but am trying to get data off my 2.5 t40 hard drive.

I started getting unmountable boot volume blue screen and have run...

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Fri Nov 07, 2008 4:04 pm
Lenovo CPP

Last post by Harryc « Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:24 am
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by dgx_man » Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:46 am

Hi,

Is it legal for general public to purchase through the Lenovo CPP portal..?

tia

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Last post by Harryc
Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:24 am
Thinkpad Z60m trying to upgrade 40gb sata drive to larger...

Last post by dogma420 « Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:10 pm
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by dogma420 » Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:13 pm

Hello,

I am trying to upgrade my hard drive from the stock 40gb sata Toshiba drive, to a new Western Digital 250gb sata drive.

It is a WD2500BEVS...

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Last post by dogma420
Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:10 pm
Access Connections and using a password to connect ..

Last post by davidspalding « Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:06 am
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by johnp126 » Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:51 am

anyone know how to setup a wireless connection that has a word password not a Hex or Decimal password. Something like

harryandsally

as the...

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Last post by davidspalding
Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:06 am
ACPI Power Management driver question

Last post by armani007 « Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:18 am
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by Marin85 » Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:15 pm

Hi folks,
I´m about to reinstall Vista very soon, so I was wondering if the Lenovo ACPI Power Management driver is essential for the ThinkPad. I...

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Last post by armani007
Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:18 am
Advanced Dock Media Bay

Last post by matthewjheaney « Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:19 pm
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by matthewjheaney » Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:23 am

I just received my new Advanced Dock, which includes an Ultrabay Enhanced media bay. I have an Ultrabay Slim HDD adapter, and I'd like to use it in...

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Last post by matthewjheaney
Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:19 pm
symentec client security license issue

Last post by califas « Sun Nov 02, 2008 3:15 pm
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by allen » Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:23 pm

my T60p came with Symantec client security preinstalled, so i'm using Symantec Client Firewall and Symantec Antivirus, they're in my system tray. i...

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Last post by califas
Sun Nov 02, 2008 3:15 pm
Trackpoint scrolling for keyboard missing the middle button?

Last post by milstein « Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:11 pm
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by milstein » Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:54 pm

I have some keyboards like this:

i.e. some IBM keyboards with trackpoint but with only 2 buttons instead of 3 buttons.

I love the trackpoint, but...

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Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:11 pm

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