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Power button / shutting down problem on X31

Last post by ajkula66 « Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:20 pm
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by ^kerberos » Sun Dec 02, 2007 6:07 pm

I have no idea what could be the problem, so I decided to turn to here.

So, on my X31 the power button goes missing. It boots up/starts normally...

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Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:20 pm
Could APS be responsible for some delayed write fail errors?

Last post by interval « Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:27 am
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by interval » Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:37 pm

I've recently started getting occasional \$Mft delayed write errors and that's the only possible conclusion I've come to. I'd turned APS off when I...

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Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:27 am
Reviving a T22 - hard drive and Wi-Fi?

Last post by ajkula66 « Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:09 pm
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by judgecorp » Sun Dec 09, 2007 12:01 pm

I've got a T22 that's in good order except the 20G hard drive just died.

I'd like to have a go at replacing it, but am not sure what sort of drive...

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Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:09 pm
Problems with the Client Security Solution / Biometrics

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by suchy robert » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:10 pm

I have a T61 that I purchased in October and hasn't been giving me too many problems until now. I have Vista Ultimate and when the log in screen pops...

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Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:10 pm
Re-open a .vol file created by Client Security Solution?

Last post by ulrich.von.lich « Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:15 pm
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by ulrich.von.lich » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:31 pm

I created a vol file by CSS about two years ago, using an old version of CSS possibly 6.0 or something like that. Since I need some of the files...

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Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:15 pm
recommend an external HD to ghost my T60's HD

Last post by Billmanweh « Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:51 pm
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by Billmanweh » Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:46 am

Looking for an external HD to do a ghost image of my T60's HD. (At least 100GB) Any suggestions?

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Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:51 pm
Some questions about the Dock II

Last post by ulrich.von.lich « Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:18 pm
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by ulrich.von.lich » Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:55 pm

1/ Does the 67P9010 come with a power adapter? If not, which adapter have I to buy? In the HMM, there are only adapters for the Mini-Dock.

2/ Is the...

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Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:18 pm
Acronis: will a clone of a clone work in my T41?

Last post by Nebzar « Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:24 pm
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by tanstaafl » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:24 am

Hello, I'm hoping an Acronis expert out there can answer this question.

Suppose I use Acronis (I have v 10) to clone my T41's hard drive onto, say,...

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Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:24 pm
ThinkPad Ultrabay Enhanced Blu-ray Burner Announced

Last post by chazz « Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:57 pm
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by andyP » Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:29 am

Good news if you have an R61 with discrete graphic, bad news if you have a T series. I found the announcement here

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Last post by chazz
Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:57 pm
program specific hotkey settings on thinkpad keyboard?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:12 am
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by ChugokuOtaku » Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:46 pm

I found the keyboard customizer utility to be of little use on my x60 tablet, in terms of how much you can customize towards application specific...

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Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:12 am
wireless led won't come on

Last post by carbon_unit « Sat Dec 08, 2007 4:03 pm
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by epikos » Mon Jan 29, 2007 12:23 pm

Hello.

I just upgraded the Centrino/Intel wireless B card in my Thinkpad T40 to a generic Intel Pro/Wireless 2915ABG card.

After some messing...

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Sat Dec 08, 2007 4:03 pm
Which to one to choose R50e or T42?

Last post by underclocker « Sat Dec 08, 2007 3:44 pm
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by r2d2 » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:16 pm

Hi...

A friend of mine wants me to ask this question. She plans on buying a thinkpad and has come across an R50e and a T42. Now she is at a...

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Last post by underclocker
Sat Dec 08, 2007 3:44 pm
Can I edit DMI table in Lenovo BIOS??

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by jiggysmb » Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:36 pm

I am new to the forum but have been an HP/IBM tech for 8 years now. Hopefully I will be able to assist with other areas but I have reached a dead end...

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Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:36 pm
Which is the most reliable workstation ThinkPad

Last post by ajkula66 « Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:06 pm
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by m4martin » Thu Dec 06, 2007 8:30 pm

I have had an R series and two T4xP series, it seems that the T41,2,3 series all had loose GPU problems with the BGA chip.
The T43's run hot, and...

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Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:06 pm
how do you wipe HD clean?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:05 pm
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by chazz » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:52 pm

Hi all
Last week I bought an usb sata/ide cable for my many old,left over HDs ..The HD are pulled from Thinkpads so they are loaded with factory...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:05 pm
Best 600MHZ+ Thinkpad

Last post by Harryc « Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:12 am
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by hpfiend » Thu Dec 06, 2007 8:39 pm

Hey all,

I have a R50 I love- I just got a T40 on ebay for my mom for christmas and it has the dreaded GPU/Ball solder freeze problem so I am going...

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Last post by Harryc
Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:12 am
super-white cursor

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by dcouzin » Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:10 am

Some LCDs with some graphics cards produce white cursors that are brighter than the full white of anything else on the screen. If you tilt your...

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Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:10 am
x60 3945abg disconnects, cpu cycle up to 100%

Last post by hbombgosu « Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:55 pm

by hbombgosu » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:55 pm

Hello, I've had this strange problem ever since I got my x60 over the summer. I was wondering if anyone else had this problem and if they have found...

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Last post by hbombgosu
Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:55 pm
Transfer SATA Z61T HD into non-Thinkpad laptop?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:46 pm
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by tasat » Thu Dec 06, 2007 4:43 pm

I need to move my data and programs to a different laptop. Can I safely transfer the HD from my Z61T to a different laptop?

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:46 pm
Found a flush fitting firewire 400 card ( non-IBM)! (*PIC*)

Last post by NathanA « Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:44 pm
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by gator » Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:56 pm
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Is this the holy grail that I have been searching for? I think I have finally found a 19K5679/19K5686 equivalent flush fitting firewire card that is...
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Last post by NathanA
Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:44 pm
question: wireless drivers

Last post by Marin85 « Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:56 am
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by Marin85 » Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:03 pm

Hi,
what is the difference between the following drivers:

IBM 802.11a/b/g, 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter

and

ThinkPad 802.11a/b/g/n,...

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Last post by Marin85
Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:56 am
Question: RoHS compliant?

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:24 am
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by ulrich.von.lich » Thu Dec 06, 2007 5:52 am

I ordered a T43 motherboard 42T0067 from IBM but received a 42T0069. So far as I know, the latter is a RoHS compliant part, while the former is not....

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Last post by ajkula66
Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:24 am
Battery Storeage

Last post by ryengineer « Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:50 am
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by Truthfinder » Wed Dec 05, 2007 1:16 am

Hopefully I'm not posting this in the wrong location !
Please correct me if I have.....

******* I have several 9 cell batteries for my T60 and would...

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Last post by ryengineer
Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:50 am
internet connection

Last post by nerraw « Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:39 pm
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by nerraw » Mon Dec 03, 2007 12:11 pm

Hello, I'm new to the forum and glad I found it.
My problem is after reinstalling windows 2k to my t23 I can't access the internet. I've tried...

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Last post by nerraw
Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:39 pm
Reclaim Rapid Restore backup partition

Last post by istel « Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:00 am
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by The Gi » Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:53 am

I previously installed Rapid Restore PC and backed up a base image of my thinkpad. Unfortunately this took up about 17 GB of space. I recently...

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Last post by istel
Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:00 am
Rescue and Recovery vs Other Stuff

Last post by mgo « Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:40 pm
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by SuperUsr2 » Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:46 am

Hello,

I am a new Thinkpad user and so far think of the hardware engineering behind it as great! (Other stuff not so much)

I'm trying to devise a...

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Last post by mgo
Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:40 pm
Wireless router issue

Last post by paulbaran « Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:28 pm
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by paulbaran » Sun Dec 02, 2007 7:03 pm

I've got a Z61M hardwired to a wireless router, which is providing great connectivity to it and two other computers downstream in my home. Normally,...

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Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:28 pm
Transfer all XP settings and programs from X40 to new T60?

Last post by gtphill « Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:12 pm
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by gtphill » Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:25 pm

Hey all,

I hope that this is the correct forum.

I have an X40 that continues to serve me well, but I am thinking about upgrading to a T60.

I have...

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Last post by gtphill
Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:12 pm
Ultrabay Hard Drive Adapters And Jumpers (Pic 20KB)

Last post by andyP « Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:45 pm
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by andyP » Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:04 pm

I'm definitely not the most technically versed member of this forum, but something has been bugging which leads to this question;
The use of jumpers...

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Last post by andyP
Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:45 pm
the biggest 7200 rpm SATA?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:49 am
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by thatcrazycommie » Mon Dec 03, 2007 12:31 am

I'm trying to get the largest possible 2.5 7200 rpm SATA drive, and this 200 GB Hitachi seems to be as high as they go. I bet there's something out...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:49 am
Seagate 160GB HDD and Jumper Requirement

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:15 am
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by FrankK-F » Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:52 pm

I just discovered that these drives need a jumper when used as slave drives.

In my TP-A31p the Ultrabay HDD Apapter connector does NOT provide space...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:15 am
RAM and battery life

Last post by lightweight « Mon Dec 03, 2007 1:29 am
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by AlanHK » Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:07 am

I've got an X24 with a fairly new battery.

I find I can use it for 2-3 hours at most on battery, running Windows XP and doing simple word...

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Last post by lightweight
Mon Dec 03, 2007 1:29 am
Need advice on replacing "clunking" hard drive

Last post by hodad « Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:32 pm
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by hodad » Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:58 pm

The hard drive on my new T61 is making a periodic clunking sound so IBM has sent me a replacement. Installation seems pretty straightforward but I'm...

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Last post by hodad
Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:32 pm
Serious problem with fingerprint software 5.6/CSS 7.00.0022

Last post by USSS « Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:36 am
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by dwlewis_uk » Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:44 pm

All:

I think that I am well and truly screwed. I desperately hope that someone smarter than me can help me figure out how to solve the below...

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Last post by USSS
Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:36 am
Enabling F11 Recovery on X31/T41/T43

Last post by Ken Fox « Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:53 am
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by searing » Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:04 am

I'm missing something obvious, I think. I can usually resolve technical problems bu this has me beat. I have several Thinkpads (X31, T41, T43), none...

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Last post by Ken Fox
Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:53 am
Second hand T30

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Nov 30, 2007 3:32 pm
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by tiger1941 » Wed Nov 28, 2007 8:47 pm

Hi,

I'm new here, so I hope I have posted this in the correct forum?

My wife has aquired a second hand T30 2gz, it came with XP pro sp2 pre...

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Fri Nov 30, 2007 3:32 pm
Getting rid of the windows key on new thinkpad models?!

Last post by davidspalding « Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:15 pm
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by citizen024 » Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:34 pm

Are any of the keyboards from the older models (eg.r/t/x4# series) compatible with the new ones from lenovo, preferably without doing tooo extreme...

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Last post by davidspalding
Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:15 pm
Power plug gets wobbly and breaks loose so T40 stops working

Last post by John H « Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:25 am

by John H » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:25 am

Sometimes I get my foot tangled in the AC adapter cord and jerk the T40 off the table. The T40 keeps on running, and the travelstar HDD doesn't skip...

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Last post by John H
Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:25 am
X60 - Broken LCD

Last post by Harryc « Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:33 am
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by allrite » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:05 pm

Hi all,

First of all, I am a newbie here. Nice to see such an active community! Now, the sad part. :(

I recently bought an X60 - 1709 model.. may...

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Last post by Harryc
Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:33 am
Stuck in restore and recover loop

Last post by ryengineer « Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:05 am
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by fartonmyear » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:45 pm

I put in my restore disc and then it asked for disc 1 but I guess it wouldn't read my external cf drive properly so I did a hard shut down and now it...

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Last post by ryengineer
Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:05 am
Interference between Wireless Keyboard and Mouse in Bios

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:05 am
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by Bionicle » Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:46 am

- I my company, we have a problem with interference between Wireless Mouse (Logitech MX Revolution) and keyboard (Logitech DiNovo Edge), when you are...

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Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:05 am
Error in creating rescue media process.. pls help!

Last post by tamujun « Wed Nov 28, 2007 8:00 pm
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by tamujun » Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:56 am

I updated R&R to the latest version and tried to create a rescue media DVD for the system. And here comes the error message:

An internal error has...

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Last post by tamujun
Wed Nov 28, 2007 8:00 pm
Intel CPU sSpec Number

Last post by Johan « Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:47 pm
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by ulrich.von.lich » Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:01 am

Some of them start with the letter Q and have only 4 letters (sometimes another 2 letters ES at the end), while most of Intel CPUs have SLxxx as...

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Last post by Johan
Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:47 pm
Does Utimaco PrivateDisk leverage T60p Chip

Last post by someotherguy « Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:43 pm
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by checkyourmirrors » Mon Nov 05, 2007 1:28 pm

Since the latest CSS version does not support PrivateDisk, does anyone know if getting the Utimaco software directly, will it use the encryption chip...

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Last post by someotherguy
Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:43 pm
BIOS Supervisor Password

Last post by davidspalding « Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:18 am
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by Sinbios » Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:27 pm

I've always had the same supervisor password set on my R60e, and last week I tried to clear it since I got a new T61p and was planning on selling the...

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Last post by davidspalding
Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:18 am
CD/DVD Drive Ejecting

Last post by kduniverse « Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:30 pm
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by kduniverse » Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:38 pm

My drive will not eject when I hit the button. Any ideas on what causes this, and what I can do to remedy?

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Last post by kduniverse
Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:30 pm
how to create partitions with diskpart.exe

Last post by carbon_unit « Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:54 pm
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by ulrich.von.lich » Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:17 pm

Don't really want to buy or install any disk partition software.

I found this guide and followed the step 1 & 2 to select the disk on which I wanted...

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Last post by carbon_unit
Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:54 pm
Thermal paste recommendations

Last post by ulrich.von.lich « Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:08 am
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by ThinkPad » Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:07 pm

With all the options out there, what is the best thermal paste for our thinkpad cpus.
I just had to replace the fan and need to re apply thermal...

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Last post by ulrich.von.lich
Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:08 am
Is BIOS downgrade possible?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Nov 23, 2007 7:35 am
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by ulrich.von.lich » Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:45 pm

If so, how? Does IBM keep files of different BIOS versions so that we can choose the version we want? Is there a way to extract my current BIOS files...

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Fri Nov 23, 2007 7:35 am
Access Connections - Extracting WPA Key?

Last post by JaneL « Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:20 pm
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by b0lt » Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:49 pm

Is it possible to extract the WPA key from a profile in access connections? I'm going to be staying in a hotel that I previously went to that sells...

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Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:20 pm

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