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How to determine if HD is PATA or SATA? Speed?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:56 pm
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by 2think » Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:57 pm

I wish I came across this knowledge-rich forum years ago. Kudos to Bill Morrow and all the folks supporting this forum.

The Hard Drive FAQ says...

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Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:56 pm
Which IBM programs/services should I kill on my t43?

Last post by mattbiernat « Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:43 pm
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by albo » Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:02 pm

Hi Folks,

I've recently reinstalled my OS as it was all crudded up before. Now, I'd like to get things moving as streamlined as possible, and hence...

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Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:43 pm
Acronis True Image v11

Last post by Altadena_Mark « Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:33 am
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by Marin85 » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:06 pm

Hi,
I currently have Acronis True Image v10 running well on my TP but also have a valid license for v11. So I was wondering if I should go upgrade....

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Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:33 am
Software for USB-to-USB network bridge cables?

Last post by Deb Suran « Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:29 am
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by Deb Suran » Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:01 pm

I have two USB-to-USB network bridge cables, one quite old, it would be nice if I could get them to work with two XP laptops. Anyone familiar with...

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Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:29 am
IBM Finger Print Sensor on IBM ThinkPad X61

Last post by ryengineer « Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:00 am
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by fedagnt007 » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:20 pm

I have a Windows XP tablet Ed. X61 ThinkPad Laptop with the integrated finger print sensor. Is there a way, I can disable the User Enrollment of the...

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Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:00 am
CPU comparison Pentium-M vs. Desktop

Last post by aaa « Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:56 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:31 pm

Found this compact list somewhere, to show how a Laptop Pentium-M compares to which Desktop CPU:

Alviso/Sonoma Pentium-Ms:
P-M 1.40GHz* - 2.5GHz...

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Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:56 am
How to block outgoing connections and use Password Manager?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:04 pm
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by HolyCowT60p » Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:11 pm

Hi everybody,

My problem is that if I block outgonig connections with a firewall (I tried ZoneAlarm and Vista Firewall) I can't open the Password...

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Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:04 pm
VGA(RGBHV) to Component(Y, Pr, Pb)

Last post by eyestrain « Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:03 pm
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by ChugokuOtaku » Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:19 am

My friend recently bought a Thinkpad T61, and he wants to hook it up to his TV to watch movies. He has an older 36 analog set with analog composite...

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Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:03 pm
trackpoint button stuck

Last post by seaweedsl « Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:48 pm
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by seaweedsl » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:21 am

My R51 seems to have developed a stuck left trackpoint button. It started suddenly last week and has been stuck since.

I should say, I deduced it...

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Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:48 pm
IBM Rapid Restore Ultra ( IBM RRU)

Last post by cruzlite « Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:32 am
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by fedagnt007 » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:12 pm

Do you really need to use and can you uninstall the IBM RRU without problem to the service partition? It is my understanding that you do not need to...

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Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:32 am
What hard drive to buy

Last post by kingman99 « Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:34 pm
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by kingman99 » Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:44 pm

Hi

I have to buy a hard drive for my 600E 650m. This will be my third hard drive and second one within 10 months. I blew the last one because l...

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Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:34 pm
Program Keyboard. Map Swop Ctrl FN keys

Last post by Clavain « Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:50 am
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by Clavain » Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:11 am

Hello everyone,

I don't like the layout for the Ctrl and FN keys on my Thinkpad and would like to swop them around. Namely the Ctrl key becomes the...

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Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:50 am
Screen Expansion and Thinkpad Dock II

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by woodchuck » Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:15 pm

I've been using a T42p with ThinkPad Dock II (P/N 62P4547) and noticed a following: When I dock the computer screen expansion function changes to...

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Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:15 pm
Are there any 250GB or bigger available that run 7,200 yet?

Last post by dickeywang « Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:09 am
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by Crunch » Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:35 pm

Are there any 250GB or bigger available that run 7,200 yet?

mod edit : off-topic post split from another thread.

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Last post by dickeywang
Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:09 am
Recommendations on next T series I want?

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by findrivr » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:21 am

I recently retrofitted a Seagate 100gb, 5400 hdd into my T41 ; no problem with the HPA or bios, etc. I really like this machine type because it has...

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Last post by findrivr
Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:40 pm
Power Management Software

Last post by Shade « Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:46 pm
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by Shade » Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:11 pm

Anyone using another software to manage power states than the one provided by lenovo?

If so, please state what you are using and link if possible :D...

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Last post by Shade
Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:46 pm
peripheral interface of internal components - idea/question

Last post by ploing « Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:45 pm
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by ploing » Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:51 am

From what I have seen of the internal workings of my Thinkpad I have reason to believe that components like the webcam, SD cardreader and the...

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Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:45 pm
2645 4AO codes 161 & 163

Last post by 07rmrcd « Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:46 pm
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by 07rmrcd » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:13 pm

I have an old 600E 2645 4AO that was stored for 3 years inside my home, ran fine before. I wanted to run it again but it will not boot up. I get...

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Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:46 pm
support.com scheduler?

Last post by jdhurst « Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:06 pm
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by JonathanGennick » Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:03 pm

I'm rebuilding an R40. It's the second one I've rebuilt this month. All I've done so far is to:

1. Restore the image from the recovery partition

2....

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Last post by jdhurst
Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:06 pm
Changing main battery without turning off?

Last post by SHoTTa35 « Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:16 pm
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by AndyKH » Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:52 am

So, I know it is possible tio change an ultrabay battery while the TP is running, but is it possible to change the main battery while there is still...

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Last post by SHoTTa35
Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:16 pm
What would you buy? Z? T? Something else?

Last post by Voith « Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:35 am
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by slagmi » Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:15 am

OK, it's time for a new one!

Only things I'm sure if is T or Z, Wide, have to have the Trackpoint, and this one will be my main squeeze. I have an...

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Last post by Voith
Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:35 am
What is "Security Setup Wizard?"

Last post by ryengineer « Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:34 pm
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by JonathanGennick » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:55 am

I've got a new Thinkpad in hand that I've getting ready to send my niece. Each time I log into Windows, I get hit with a Security Setup Wizard ....

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Last post by ryengineer
Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:34 pm
Streets and Trips 2007 paired with Bluetooth GPS

Last post by cruzlite « Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:59 pm
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by ChugokuOtaku » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:20 am

A coworker gave me his old Bluetooth GPS receiver to use with my Streets and Trips 2007 on my x60 tablet. I've previously used the USB dongle that...

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Last post by cruzlite
Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:59 pm
T60 Vista Trackpoint Driver Fails on Resume

Last post by Andy « Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:24 pm

by Andy » Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:24 pm

My T60/Vista system has settled down to where there's only one serious annoyance left. About one in every five times that I wake it from suspend, the...

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Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:24 pm
D-Link wireless router slows download speeds on wired LAN

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:50 pm
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by ajkula66 » Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:11 pm

OK, first of all, if I'm posting this in the wrong section of the forum, feel free to move it wherever...

Here's the deal: I'm running my in-house...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:50 pm
Get confuse with IBM Thinkpad wireless MPCI card

Last post by zitoo « Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:51 pm
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by zitoo » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:38 am

Hi,

I'm quite familiar with thinkpad models (after read lots of post here and do some research from google) but someone just make me confused.

If...

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Last post by zitoo
Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:51 pm
Wireless Wake on LAN with Vista on T42p and R51...Possible?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:36 pm
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by PeteS457 » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:54 pm

Hi all. I have a desktop in my study and two Thinkpads - a T42p and a R51 - running wirelessly throughout the house, all running Vista. I typically...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:36 pm
IBM Thinkpad Sleeves

Last post by BeeJayEmm « Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:22 pm
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by SHoTTa35 » Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:50 am

Hey, i'm curious if you guys have any idea which one of these are the real IBM sleeves.

Ebay Link

I wanna get one for a lil more protection while...

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Last post by BeeJayEmm
Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:22 pm
Proper install/Thinkvantage system update ?

Last post by cruzlite « Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:55 pm

by cruzlite » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:55 pm

After using the C:\IBM Tools\APPS\IBM Update Connector.msi
file to uninstall the old update connector...

Edit: My 2005 machine came loaded with...

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Last post by cruzlite
Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:55 pm
IBM HELP

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:30 pm
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by freddy69 » Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:08 pm

is there a way to clean or fix a key board on my ibm think 1836 keys are acting up and some are not working

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:30 pm
IBM Bluetooth PC Card II

Last post by WVZR1 « Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:34 pm

by WVZR1 » Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:34 pm

I just picked up one of these in an attempt to use a Bluetooth GPS device with a 12 PC in my car. The PC isn't an IBM but the card was available and...

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Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:34 pm
cannot use recovery partition on T41 after installing Ubuntu

Last post by ryengineer « Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:21 pm
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by ldkha1979 » Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:36 am

hi all,
I have a T41. I tried to install Ubuntu and after I wanted to use recovery partition to go back to WinXP. I've read in some forums that I...

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Last post by ryengineer
Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:21 pm
How to open a power brick?

Last post by bill bolton « Sun Jan 13, 2008 1:18 am
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by phool@round » Fri Dec 21, 2007 5:53 pm
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This might sound silly but I have a power brick that I would like to open and reinsert the output lead. It came with a used TP I purchased and was...
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Last post by bill bolton
Sun Jan 13, 2008 1:18 am
Big problems with Trackpoint when using Fast User Switching

Last post by Jason404 « Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:58 pm

by Jason404 » Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:58 pm

When I use Fast User Switching, the Trackpoint freezes up. It remains frozen, even if I log out of the secondary login, and return to the first.

Is...

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Last post by Jason404
Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:58 pm
Intel graphics settings and multiple users

Last post by michaelhoffman « Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:44 pm

by michaelhoffman » Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:44 pm

I have a two-user X61 system and a two-user G40 system, both running WinXP SP2. Whenever I use Fast User Switching or login there is a moment while...

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Last post by michaelhoffman
Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:44 pm
Intel® Turbo Memory hard drive cache?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:42 am
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by slagmi » Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:58 am

Anyone here with real world experience with this feature?
If yes, opinions on the benefit? Examples?

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Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:42 am
SXGA is not 4:3, why?

Last post by qviri « Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:29 pm
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by Nicola » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:23 pm

1440x1050 not 4:3
1400x1050 is 4:3

Why SXGA is 1440 and not 1400?

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Last post by qviri
Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:29 pm
2 machines: Z61m-9450-3HG vs T61-6457-4UG screen brightness?

Last post by ryengineer « Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:52 pm
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by Syphon Filter » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:47 am

Hi guys,

I have the two machines listed above in the title and I noticed that the screen in the T61 seems MUCH brighter than the screen in the Z61m....

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Last post by ryengineer
Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:52 pm
New Windows Update broke AccessConnections!

Last post by ryengineer « Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:47 pm
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by zenix » Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:06 am

Hello,

I think that newest windows update KB941644 broke my access connections. I removed it, reinstalled wlan driver and now everything is working...

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Last post by ryengineer
Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:47 pm
Client Security Solution

Last post by ryengineer « Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:33 pm
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by hoplite » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:50 am

What is CSS and can I delete it? Does uninstalling CSS disable the TPM chip?

I'm not quite sure what this does and what it will affect if I do...

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Last post by ryengineer
Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:33 pm
Matlab benchmarking Intel Core 2 Duo T7400

Last post by Marin85 « Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:23 pm
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by Marin85 » Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:36 pm

Hi,
what you can see here are the results of a Matlab 2007b benchmark on my ThinkPad:

All listed machines have 2GB of RAM or more installed...

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Last post by Marin85
Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:23 pm
Bluetooth driver, trouble connecting to S805+ BB 8800

Last post by WalterR « Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:54 am
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by lmwong » Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:58 pm

I am currently using the latest Lenovo BT driver. There is no problem connecting to the Motorola S805 stereo headset, but Blackberry Desktop manager...

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Last post by WalterR
Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:54 am
Adobe Flash Player in ThinkVantage System Update

Last post by mattbiernat « Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:45 am
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by IJALB » Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:13 am

I wonder why Adobe Flash Player is available by ThinkVantage System Update.
For me the Adobe Flash Player is a program like any other and has nothing...

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Last post by mattbiernat
Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:45 am
LCD whine

Last post by meeotch « Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:59 pm
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by meeotch » Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:02 am

I've just noticed that the LCD on my T42p produces a buzz/whine when set to anything less than 100% brightness. It almost sounds like a mechanical...

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Last post by meeotch
Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:59 pm
List of what each ThinkVantage product does?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:53 pm
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by novasource » Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:04 pm

Is there somewhere a concise list of what each ThinkVantage product does, in terms of what functionality does it enable or what features does it...

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Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:53 pm
Can an X20 go wireless?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:33 pm
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by r2d2 » Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:21 pm

Can an X20/X21 go wireless (internally installed)? If yes, obviously I would need a wifi card. What is the recommended wifi card?

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Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:33 pm
transformer Thinkpad in LCDPC

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:29 pm
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by Nicola » Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:14 am

What is this?
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Note from Moderator: Don't post in-line images without a warning in the subject line.

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:29 pm
R 61 - Multimedia Center for Think Offerings problem

Last post by grayhound_62 « Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:27 am
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by grayhound_62 » Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:43 am

After about 4 months from buying R61 a problem w. M.Center f.Think Offerings occured - no its aplication (except for WinDVD player) can be run now. I...

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Last post by grayhound_62
Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:27 am
Non-warrantee repair in Worcester/Boston MA

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:07 pm
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by chris_clark » Sat Jan 05, 2008 12:02 pm

I have approximately 4 thinkpads (mostly a31p's) that are in various stages of dying, e.g. inverters failing, and are out of warrantee. I'm looking...

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Last post by ajkula66
Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:07 pm
LCD screw covers...

Last post by r2d2 « Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:57 pm
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by r2d2 » Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:39 pm

I am working on a thinkpad project that made me remove the LCD bezel. Of course I need to remove the screw covers of the screws holding the...

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Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:57 pm

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