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How-to dismantle Thinkpad Dock II to fit fan resistor?

Last post by qviri « Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:38 am
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by jkn » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:57 am

Hi All
I have a Thinkpad Dock II which I use with my T42p. This is the style of Dock with an 'extension plate' on which the laptop sits. I would...

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Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:38 am
First Time ThinkPad -- Recommendations Please

Last post by underclocker « Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:10 pm
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by Nigellus » Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:16 am

I have been charged with acquiring a laptop for an older relative. This will be his first laptop and I of course, have recommended a ThinkPad....

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Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:10 pm
Anyone tried the ThinkPad Bluetooth Laser Mouse?

Last post by Utwig « Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:17 pm
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by parvulesco » Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:35 pm

As seen on Lenovo's website here:

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Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:17 pm
newest multi burner ultrabay slim uj-862 ?

Last post by dionarap « Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:31 pm
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by dionarap » Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:40 pm

hi

ive got an dvd multi 3, manufactured jan/2008
its a panasonic uj-862

does anybody know the exact specification of this burner?

thanks

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Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:31 pm
Should I remove the battery

Last post by aaa « Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:56 pm
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by mR_PiNk » Sat Mar 08, 2008 8:23 pm

Hi,

when I used my old laptop (no IBM/Lenovo) with the AC adapter I always removed the battery in order to increase the battery lifetime, since it...

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Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:56 pm
Question re: Power on Password

Last post by pb_blade « Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:49 am
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by pb_blade » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:20 pm

Hi everyone, I use a power on password on my X61T, I notice that when i enter in the wrong password a little x appears and then I am to try again, so...

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Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:49 am
Supposed battery overcharge - how worried should I be?

Last post by Kyocera « Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:39 pm
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by Rogue505 » Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:06 pm

I've a R61i, about a month old. This has happened to me for the first time. After almost completely depleting the battery (it had about 3% of charge...

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Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:39 pm
Working now-fixed itself?- DST no workee with XP sp3?

Last post by mgo « Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:47 pm
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by mgo » Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:12 pm

Gee, I sorta expected to see the correct time on my T60 with XP SP3 containing all the updates & patches. But noo....

DST works fine on the same...

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Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:47 pm
Data recovery from disk of dead Thinkpad

Last post by jomar « Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:47 pm
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by Davidhs » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:10 am

My Z60m decided over the new year that life was too much and is completely dead. All I get is a blank screen on power up, although the little...

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Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:47 pm
Thinkpad UltraNav keyboard problem

Last post by argonaut « Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:53 pm
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by argonaut » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:36 am

I recently bought a Thinkpad USB UltraNav travel keyboard (see link below);

I'm having a problem with it. At the moment it is attached to the USB...

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Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:53 pm
Which OS consumes less power: Windows 2000 or Windows XP?

Last post by jdhurst « Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:49 pm
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by frankiepankie » Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:39 pm

Hello,
I have a A21m here, with a not so good battery (Battery health = red)
On 100% charge i get 45min with XP.
I was thinking about installing...

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Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:49 pm
AnVir Task Manager 5.0.4

Last post by Trekk69 « Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:34 am

by Trekk69 » Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:34 am

Just to let people know if they are interested,
AnVir Task Manager 5.0.4 is available right now for free from www.giveawayoftheday.com.

I have heard...

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Last post by Trekk69
Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:34 am
Which HD (WQXGA?) LCD should I get??

Last post by dr_st « Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:27 am
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by Crunch » Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:11 pm

Hi all...I bought an Advanced mini-dock, so as to have the HD video out. I'd like to know which high resolution widescreen HD LCD to buy?

I am used...

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Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:27 am
Problems transferring a german T60 preload to a U.S. T60

Last post by frankiepankie « Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:45 am
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by Yutani » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:08 pm

Hi,

as the subject says, I have a quite difficult problem here. I would like to transform a US T60 into a german one (including keyboard and power...

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Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:45 am
TOPRAM from ebay, any good?

Last post by ajkula66 « Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:14 am
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by nimba » Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:42 pm

Hi all,

I just bought some TOPRAM (woooooo!) from ebay and i dont know what to expect. It claims to be very compatible with all brands, including...

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Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:14 am
Performance with battery removed

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Mar 08, 2008 8:08 pm
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by disco_stud » Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:26 pm

I shall be forgiven for following up on my own post:

Other than that, I have no idea. There is no way this feature can be intentional, much less...

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Sat Mar 08, 2008 8:08 pm
Fastest PATA drive?

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:49 pm
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by Utwig » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:32 pm

Which is fastest PATA drive, I have T42p so no problem with various limitations. Currently I'm thinking about Hitachi 7k100, though Hitachi 5k160...

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Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:49 pm
LCD Replacement

Last post by ajkula66 « Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:11 pm
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by thomaslp » Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:21 pm

Hi,

I have quite a few old IBM laptops (T20, T22, T23 and T30's). Some of them has a broken LCD. My question might be stupid but here it is anyway....

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Last post by ajkula66
Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:11 pm
Laptop for college?

Last post by lbraasch « Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:55 pm
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by ekincam » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:16 pm

I haven't been to a traditional college full time in something like 5 years but now I'm going back to finish my BS. I've been going to school online...

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Last post by lbraasch
Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:55 pm
Passwords storage

Last post by teetee « Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:29 pm
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by PetrVavrik » Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:48 am

Hi ThinkPaders, could anyone tell me, where ThinkPad stores passwords?

Especially Power On (also bios setting protection + supervisor) and HDD...

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Last post by teetee
Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:29 pm
CF Card HDD Replacement

Last post by epbrown « Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:03 am
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by RedGreen » Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:06 am

I have been thinking about the idea of replacing the hard drive in my X61s with a compact flash card, in order to reduce heat, save on battery, and...

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Last post by epbrown
Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:03 am
Tips for maximizing battery life on an 8-9 hr trip?

Last post by Trekk69 « Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:22 am
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by Louis » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:05 pm

I am going to Europe next month and the 8 hour flight is usually a bit of a pain when it comes to me running out of battery while watching a movie on...

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Last post by Trekk69
Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:22 am
Problems using DC power supply on airlines

Last post by ekincam « Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:38 pm
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by tgiovanetti » Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:10 pm

I have a T60p laptop, and I have the Lenovo 90 watt AC/DC combo adapter (P/N 40Y7649).

Problem is, it doesn't work on airplanes. It never has.

My...

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Last post by ekincam
Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:38 pm
CPU frequency scaling insanity

Last post by Paul Unger « Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:30 am
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by disco_stud » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:06 am

Greetings and well met. Running Debian Etch on a Intel T2400 core duo Z61t. Everything works fine except for one thing:

If I unplug the battery pack...

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Last post by Paul Unger
Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:30 am
240X BIOS chip Question (Sort of) Here.

Last post by Bill Z « Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:31 am

by Bill Z » Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:31 am

I have this 240X machine that I thought was dead. It wouldn’t even display any of the LED lights on boot. I’m talking no fan sound no drive activity...

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Last post by Bill Z
Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:31 am
Problems with "TVT Packet Filter" on ThinkPad R61

Last post by Yakhub « Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:51 am

by Yakhub » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:51 am

Hi.

In our company we are using software, that is secured with NetHASP key.

This application, in order to start, have to connect with server (using...

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Last post by Yakhub
Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:51 am
Disabling ThinkVantage Fingerprint login in a domain

Last post by KingVantage « Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:10 pm
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by 0287 » Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:32 am

Does anyone know a way to remove registered fingerprints and also the option to login with fingerprint for all computers in a domain.

I´ve found a...

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Last post by KingVantage
Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:10 pm
ThinkAlarm for Lenovo IBM Thinkpads with Active Protection!

Last post by XyKo « Tue Mar 04, 2008 2:23 am
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by XyKo » Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:50 am

ThinkAlarm for Lenovo IBM Thinkpads
Created By Dawid Morzynski ( )
Instructions written by Chau Minh Trinh - XyKo
trinh.chau@gmail.com...

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Last post by XyKo
Tue Mar 04, 2008 2:23 am
RecordNow alternatives

Last post by Aroc « Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:55 pm
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by ulrich.von.lich » Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:44 am

I've been experiencing some weird problem with it (it prevents windows from shutting down) so I've decided to move on to something else.

I had some...

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Last post by Aroc
Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:55 pm
Finger Swipe is not detected automatically

Last post by ari.pad « Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:39 pm
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by milstein » Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:10 pm

I have updated my fingerprint software to the latest
But then, the finger swiping logon does not work afterwards:
I have to press a Ctrl-Alt-Del and...

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Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:39 pm
Need a new keyboard?

Last post by ThinkPad « Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:08 pm
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by LasseFJ » Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:45 am

I just poured wine in my keyboard yesterday (all my troubles seemed so far away), now i am looking for new springs for my keyboard, does anyone know...

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Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:08 pm
What is the story with Linksys and 3945abg wireless?

Last post by bill bolton « Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:45 am
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by TonyJZX » Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:15 am

I have a Linksys wag54g v3 adsl router.

It is fine with atheros and broadcom wireless.

However the T60/T61, R61 and Lenovo 3000 series that run the...

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Last post by bill bolton
Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:45 am
Making a USB floppy diskette drive

Last post by ryengineer « Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:00 am
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by GhostriderTx » Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:40 pm

Is this possible? All the enclosure I have seen are for hard drives but I
have a few old diskette drives and would like to make one of them USB if...

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Last post by ryengineer
Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:00 am
Preloaded Software

Last post by ryengineer « Mon Mar 03, 2008 12:54 am
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by MeCasa » Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:16 pm

I like to keep my C: Drive fairly barebones especially as I keep all my applications in another drive. This also makes it easier to backup my C:...

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Last post by ryengineer
Mon Mar 03, 2008 12:54 am
openvpn & Access Connections - PROBLEMS

Last post by jdhurst « Sat Mar 01, 2008 8:33 pm
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by iminj » Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:12 pm

Hi:

I'm struggling with openvpn and Access Connections. Here's the situation:

R60 WinXP Pro SP2
IBM 802.11 a/b/g mini-pci card
Access Connections...

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Last post by jdhurst
Sat Mar 01, 2008 8:33 pm
Recommend me a reliable Thinkpad.

Last post by phool@round « Sat Mar 01, 2008 8:16 pm
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by sclist » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:37 am

After my T23 and X31 died im curious: What are the reliable models?!

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Sat Mar 01, 2008 8:16 pm
TP 240X Battery

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by hjanzen » Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:47 pm

I found a replacement battery for my TP 240X at a Shanghai Ebay supplier called IT-SZ AC Adapter , battery make R&F.reasonable price and, what is...

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Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:47 pm
Buying a new battery manufactured 2 years ago [1 small pic]

Last post by ulrich.von.lich « Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:11 pm
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by ulrich.von.lich » Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:52 pm

I recently bought a Ultrabay Slim battery on eBay. It came in a factory sealed box and the manufacture date was in March 2006. I heard li-polymer...

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Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:11 pm
Power Manager utility doesn't really change power scheme

Last post by ugglebot « Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:06 am
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by billhao » Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:46 pm

I just bought this thinkpad X60 1709CTO, did a fresh installation of windows xp sp2. Everything works well before yesterday.

The power manager...

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Last post by ugglebot
Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:06 am
How to make old recordings digitalised?

Last post by beGi « Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:50 am
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by beGi » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:29 am

My friend has older video camera (around 3 years) that uses magnetic tape for recording. Now he wants to get a digital version of recorded stuff (on...

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Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:50 am
HDD noise, both sides caddy?

Last post by ajkula66 « Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:17 am
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by ondrik » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:05 pm

Hi, few days ago I replaced original 40GB hdd from my T41.
I bought WD2500BEVE. But when I replaced it I was quite disappointed with hdd noise (to...

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Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:17 am
Which countries have this keyboard layout? (PICS)

Last post by ulrich.von.lich « Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:40 pm
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by Zender » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:54 pm

Hello,

In the Czech Republic, where I live, we get this keyboard layout:

(only differences from the 'other one' shown)

I'd like to order a...

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Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:40 pm
RAM speed upgrade benefit?

Last post by STC « Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:15 pm
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by zarathustra » Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:07 am

ThinkPad T61 -

Stock RAM is DDR2 PC-5300 and it will accept PC-6400 too. I've read that you can get a boost in performance by upgrading RAM speed....

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Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:15 pm
IBM Wireless PCMIA Card

Last post by gator « Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:39 pm
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by Fred Mertz » Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:28 pm

Just picked up an IBM wireless cardbus adapter p/n 31p9109-Will there be any advantages if i replace my rather ordinary Netgear card with this or are...

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Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:39 pm
remove ati catalyst control center option in file menu?

Last post by allen « Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:07 pm
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by allen » Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:05 am

in an explorer menu, when i hit the file menu, the first option is for ati catalyst control center, why is this there? why would anyone want it...

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Last post by allen
Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:07 pm
T4x docking stations work with T6x series?

Last post by emoneymaker « Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:45 pm
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by emoneymaker » Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:29 pm

Does anyone know?

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Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:45 pm
Passord Protected drive in USB enclosure

Last post by AminAhmadi « Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:58 pm
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by AminAhmadi » Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:40 pm

Has anyone tried using a password protected drive in a USB enclosure?

is there a brand of enclosure that recognises that IBM type of harddrive...

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Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:58 pm
Access Connection crashes after startup...

Last post by Valmiki « Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:44 pm

by Valmiki » Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:44 pm

Hello Forum,

I've got a new X61 (my first Thinkpad!!!), downgraded from Vista to XP with recovery CD's. (XP SP2). Access Connection Manager...

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Last post by Valmiki
Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:44 pm
Docking Station Scripts?

Last post by kulivontot « Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:28 am
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by kulivontot » Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:48 pm

Hi guys.
I just bought an advanced mini dock so that I can use my thinkpad as a media center. However, in doing so there are some things I need to...

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Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:28 am
! in front of device (hard disc) in BIOS *Solved*

Last post by rkawakami « Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:31 pm
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by phool@round » Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:27 am

I have the (!) in front of a hard disc in my BIOS. The BIOS recognizes the drive model # just fine. This is what I've done so far to see if I could...

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Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:31 pm

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