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Problems with XP install on X61

Last post by andyP « Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:05 pm
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by kextyn » Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:33 pm

I have a brand new x61 here that I need to load with XP. It came preloaded with Vista but that's not an option because this is a government machine....

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Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:05 pm
How difficult to make two ultrabays on one Thinkpad?

Last post by lightweight « Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:07 pm
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by lightweight » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:49 pm

Let's say I wanted to boot my OS from a USB drive and load it to RAM. No longer needing the harddrive on a Thinkpad Tx series, I'd like to use three...

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Last post by lightweight
Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:07 pm
Lenovo´s recovery cds + clean installation + HD partitions

Last post by Marin85 « Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:58 am
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by Marin85 » Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:22 pm

Hi,
I have some questions related to recoveries and HD partitions and I´ll be very happy to find someone answer these as I really intend doing these...

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Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:58 am
Thinkvantage & Access Connection Crashes on Bootup

Last post by felixdd « Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:31 pm
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by felixdd » Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:40 pm

More often than not, thinkvantage crashes on bootup. Hard. I've searched far and wide for the solution to this problem, but to no avail. Especially...

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Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:31 pm
Help cleaning keyboard

Last post by ryengineer « Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:13 pm
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by dtzihe » Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:41 pm

Hello,
I spilled soda on my keyboard and now some of my keys are a bit stuck (ie, have unusually high resistance). What can I do to clean them?...

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Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:13 pm
Updating PreDesktop AntiVirus

Last post by ryengineer « Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:33 am
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by LB_BlueVue » Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:31 pm

The PreDesktop area on my T60p includes a Symantec Virus Scanner. When I launch it, it asks if i would like to use an updated virus definition file....

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Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:33 am
problem cloning hidden partition

Last post by kendo2222 « Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:58 am
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by kendo2222 » Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:55 am

i followed various posts on cloning but so far it doesnt seem to copy the hidden partition, i have a x31 with a standard 40gb hd am cloning to a...

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Last post by kendo2222
Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:58 am
"Battery not installed" error

Last post by hodad « Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:37 pm
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by hodad » Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:35 pm

My T60 has suddenly developed a periodic habit of showing that my battery is not installed while I am running off it. The battery icon in the system...

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Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:37 pm
Car/auto laptop mount..?

Last post by joester « Sat Oct 06, 2007 11:25 pm
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by ThinkPad » Sat Oct 06, 2007 11:38 am

Does anyone know of a good car laptop mount that is not overly priced? I see some good ones out there but the $300+ price seemsrather unreasonable...

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Last post by joester
Sat Oct 06, 2007 11:25 pm
Trackpoint Alternatives?

Last post by Aroc « Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:14 pm
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by ulrich.von.lich » Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:24 am

I've had my T43 for already 2 years and I absolutely love it! Among all its great features, the trackpoint is what I like the most and probably what...

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Last post by Aroc
Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:14 pm
trackpoint center button

Last post by dsigma6 « Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:34 am
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by oversky » Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:54 am

Is it possible to set the trackpoint center button as a mouse middle button as default, and enable the scrolling while the button is pressed?

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Last post by dsigma6
Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:34 am
Auto' driver install.

Last post by ryengineer « Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:45 am
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by kengeo » Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:35 pm

About 3 years ago I wiped the h/d & installed XP Pro. & used
'Software Installer' to automatically download & install all the
necessary drivers for...

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Last post by ryengineer
Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:45 am
Can I purchase any external USB HD for Rapid Restore backup?

Last post by bobstockler « Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:10 pm
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by bveghte » Mon Oct 01, 2007 4:18 pm

I've got a R50p which has Rapid Restore Ultra. My data now exceeds the size of the backup partition, so I need an external HD. Are there compatiblity...

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Last post by bobstockler
Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:10 pm
thinkvantage password manager and fingerprint reader

Last post by as_sass « Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:05 pm

by as_sass » Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:05 pm

OK, maybe I am too stupid to figure this out, or maybe it is really not possible:

I would like to replace all of my online passwords with my...

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Last post by as_sass
Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:05 pm
System Update continues to show Hotfixes that are installed

Last post by milstein « Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:29 am
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by Bob34 » Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:15 am

Subject says it all. Continues to show them even though they've been installed by System Update and manually.

Microsoft's QFEcheck shows that they...

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Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:29 am
What kind of RAM is recommended for Thinkpads (I have R50p)

Last post by rkawakami « Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:24 pm
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by bveghte » Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:31 pm

I want to buy a 1 GB RAM module. What manufacturers would you recommend?

Again, I have a R50p, which is mostly identical to a T42p.

Thanks in...

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Last post by rkawakami
Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:24 pm
Bluetooth headset

Last post by hdahl « Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:14 am
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by hdahl » Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:22 pm

Hello!

I'm trying to use my Bluetooth headset with my ThinkPad. It basically works OK except it presumably is necessary to pair the headset and the...

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Last post by hdahl
Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:14 am
x61t factory restore disks & repartitioned drive

Last post by DAH « Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:23 am
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by dwkor » Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:31 am

Hello!

Sorry, if this question has been discussed already.

Do you know, if factory restore disks (created via Restore & recovery utility) restores...

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Last post by DAH
Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:23 am
Rescue and Recovery 3.1 File Restore Misbehaving

Last post by w0qj « Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:27 am
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by BeeJayEmm » Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:04 am

My son was trying to restore a corrupted Word doc from a back-up made on his R60 (9456-01U) using Rescue and Recovery ver. 3.10.0022.00. He used...

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Last post by w0qj
Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:27 am
Battery Life - What's the best way to prolong it?

Last post by aditya1956 « Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:57 am
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by ComputerMinder » Sun Sep 23, 2007 4:30 pm

I have two batteries.
One 8-cell battery which I purchased separately and and one 4-cell slim battery which came with my X61s.

I am using my...

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Last post by aditya1956
Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:57 am
FRUs = Problem Free Units?

Last post by ulrich.von.lich « Mon Oct 01, 2007 4:12 pm
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by ulrich.von.lich » Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:43 am

I wonder if any hardware component with an IBM FRU# sticker on it is 100% genuine and will not cause any incompatibility trouble such as bios error...

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Last post by ulrich.von.lich
Mon Oct 01, 2007 4:12 pm
Connecting 4:3 thinkpad to a widescreen TV ?

Last post by masterus « Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:56 pm
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by akerman » Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:07 pm

My mother has a x60s. She wants to connect it via VGA to a plasma TV, to show some powerpoint shows at a business conference.

Problem is, the TV is...

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Last post by masterus
Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:56 pm
Has anyone tried to undervolt a PIII-M?

Last post by jamiphar « Sun Sep 30, 2007 5:50 pm

by jamiphar » Sun Sep 30, 2007 5:50 pm

I've been wondering if it's possible to undervolt the PIIIs used in many of the ThinkPads. If it can be done, it would reduce heat and prolong...

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Last post by jamiphar
Sun Sep 30, 2007 5:50 pm
How to remove thinkpad password manager?

Last post by LasseFJ « Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:45 pm
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by LasseFJ » Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:49 am

Hi all.

How do you remove the Thinkpad password manager? It doesn't appear in the 'remove programs' in the control panel? and there isn't any...

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Last post by LasseFJ
Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:45 pm
ProWireless 2200 - Getting wireless LED to work

Last post by Yaps « Sun Sep 30, 2007 5:26 am
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by Yaps » Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:46 am

Well.. This is my first post here so.. Hi everyone :)

I'm having a X31 notebook with the 1802-patch applied. The wireless card i'm using is a...

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Last post by Yaps
Sun Sep 30, 2007 5:26 am
weird problem with wi-fi card ! [ s o l v e d ]

Last post by mnezor « Sat Sep 29, 2007 5:08 pm
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by mnezor » Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:54 pm

Hello to everybody...

I got a strange problem in my R60...

I enable wireless card ... open netstumbler to scan for wi-fi networks..
and in a place...

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Last post by mnezor
Sat Sep 29, 2007 5:08 pm
2nd HDD wont boot after bios-update... (R52, XP SP2)

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat Sep 29, 2007 4:21 pm
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by indessen » Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:10 pm

Hello,

I have two HDD, one 60gb Fuyitsu and a 2 Gb Flash IDE Drive with a slim XP. I recently updated XP etc. on the 60gb, incl. bios update. now,...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sat Sep 29, 2007 4:21 pm
Rescue & Recovery OR other Ghosting software?

Last post by LasseFJ « Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:59 pm

by LasseFJ » Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:59 pm

On this forum I've seen numerous post on whether to use ghosting software or the rescue and recovery that ships with thinkpads...

Lets have a vote!

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Last post by LasseFJ
Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:59 pm
Wh. performan. gain when upg. fr. 512MB to 1,5Gb RAM on R52?

Last post by LasseFJ « Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:40 pm
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by indessen » Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:58 pm

Hello,
I have a Thinkpad R52 with 1,73Ghz Centrino and 512Mb Ram, running XP Prof. SP2.

Will there be a considerable performance (speed) gain when...

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Last post by LasseFJ
Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:40 pm
Accessing data from thinkpad HDD on a non thinkpad machine

Last post by egibbs « Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:51 pm
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by plukke » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:30 am

Hi,

I'm looking for a way to access the data of my Thinkpad R50e's HDD. Currently I don't have access to a thinkpad. I do have access to an external...

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Last post by egibbs
Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:51 pm
Stuttering mouse and audio on T60 when wireless is on

Last post by herrdoctor63 « Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:46 am

by herrdoctor63 » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:46 am

I have a problem with the wireless module of my T60 model number 2007FVG. T5600, 2gig, 7200 Travelstar hd, Bios version 2.00g (did not update it...

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Last post by herrdoctor63
Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:46 am
"Wireless radio is powered off" !

Last post by phool@round « Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:11 pm
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by AlanHK » Sun Sep 23, 2007 2:45 am

I have an X24 with the original mini-PCI 802.11b wifi card.
I'm running XP SP2.

One problem I have, which seems to be associated with Access...

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Last post by phool@round
Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:11 pm
T42p and T40, Virtually Identical, T40 Can't Reach Internet

Last post by bvaughn « Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:13 pm
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by bvaughn » Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:04 pm

My problem is similar to the one described in Connection loss (Active Connections) in this forum.

I have two ThinkPads, fraternal twins -- one a...

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Last post by bvaughn
Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:13 pm
hard-drive compatability

Last post by Harryc « Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:28 pm
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by syrenab » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:30 am

I need to replace hard-drive in my T30
Lenovo quoted me $450 for listed replacement part.!!!
I see Fujitsu new drives for $60, all specs seem to be...

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Last post by Harryc
Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:28 pm
Is switching the LCD On/Off bad for it ?

Last post by pianowizard « Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:19 am
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by wearetheborg » Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:56 am

In my laptop, I've set the lcd to turn off after 15 min of inactivty. If the LCD repeatedly gets turned on/off because of it in a day, is it bad for...

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Last post by pianowizard
Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:19 am
Weirdness after hard disk upgrade?

Last post by bhurley « Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:58 am
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by bhurley » Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:02 am

My T42 came with a 30 gig hard drive that filled up pretty quickly (I use my ThinkPad as a desktop replacement), so I bought a larger (60 gig)...

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Last post by bhurley
Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:58 am
portable hd vs. ultra bay vs. dvd drive

Last post by allen « Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:43 am
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by allen » Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:18 pm

hi, i've had my T60p for 9 months now,
i barely ever use the cd/dvd drive.
i've burned maybe 4 cds, 0 dvds
watched a few dvds, and that's probably...

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Last post by allen
Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:43 am
Trying to understand WAN and PAN options on T61... Help??

Last post by GomJabbar « Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:07 pm
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by Iris24 » Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:44 pm

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I'm configuring a T61 with Mobile Broadband, and I don't know yet...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:07 pm
RESOLVED! drivers for the External UltraNav Keyboard (PS2)?

Last post by thegreatfixer « Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:21 pm
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by thegreatfixer » Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:25 pm

hi all i have a few of the IBM external keyboards and i am looking for a way to control the pointing stick and the navpad

BTW they are great just...

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Last post by thegreatfixer
Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:21 pm
ThinkVantage Password Manager Default Security Settings

Last post by chazchaz101 « Sun Sep 23, 2007 2:33 am
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by chazchaz101 » Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:26 pm

I am using ThinkVantage Password Manager 2.1.0 and I am wondering if there is a way for me to set it so that by default, all stored passwords require...

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Last post by chazchaz101
Sun Sep 23, 2007 2:33 am
Another interesting product: Expresscard/54 Bluetooth Remote

Last post by carbon_unit « Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:16 pm
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by gator » Sat Sep 22, 2007 2:39 pm

Anyone using this? The most interesting feature for me os the ability to use it with powerpoint presentations .., if only I had the $$s :roll:

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Last post by carbon_unit
Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:16 pm
partioning before cloning?

Last post by carbon_unit « Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:02 pm
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by petemosss » Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:21 am

After reading Bill Morrow's great sticky on cloning a hd {thanks Bill!}I only wonder if any partioning has to be done before initial clone? I have...

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Last post by carbon_unit
Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:02 pm
Breathtaking Battery Cycles

Last post by Robbyrobot « Sat Sep 22, 2007 2:41 am
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by Robbyrobot » Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:20 pm

I've just bought a 6-cell T40 battery with - hold your breath - 810 cycles according to Battery Maximiser, and around 25 minutes of useful life.

It...

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Last post by Robbyrobot
Sat Sep 22, 2007 2:41 am
Password manager fails to open after css8 upgrade

Last post by libit « Fri Sep 21, 2007 1:32 pm
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by libit » Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:37 am

Hi,
I had css7 with password manager (pm) working ok. Yesterday I upgraded to 8 following all instructions (run migration assist, uninstall 7,...

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Last post by libit
Fri Sep 21, 2007 1:32 pm
Problem with undervolting ?

Last post by wearetheborg « Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:31 am

by wearetheborg » Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:31 am

I'm trying to undervolt my thinkpad. Running Prime95 to test.
R50P with a banias 1.7Ghz cpu.
Currently testing out 8x@0.828V

The problem was that...

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Last post by wearetheborg
Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:31 am
Dvd driver has gone bad?

Last post by ryengineer « Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:08 am
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by LasseFJ » Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:50 am

Hi everyone.

I've got a Ibm z61m, 1.66ghz core2 duo, 2048mb ram.

The machine is fitted with a 'HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GMA-4082N ATA' dvd ram drive....

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Last post by ryengineer
Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:08 am
Connection loss (Active Connections)

Last post by broman « Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:44 pm
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by broman » Sun Sep 16, 2007 4:48 pm

Hello,

I use Active Connections (4.42) because I need to connect to many networks with different settings (printers/vpns etc.).
Unfortunately I've a...

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Last post by broman
Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:44 pm
Thinkpad Reserve -- When only the best will do

Last post by carbon_unit « Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:29 pm
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by DavidNY » Tue Sep 18, 2007 5:36 pm

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When only the best will do

The ThinkPad Reserve Edition from Lenovo is built with exceptional craftsmanship both inside and out for the most...

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Last post by carbon_unit
Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:29 pm
Where do all the HDD covers disappear to?

Last post by Robbyrobot « Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:50 pm
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by Robbyrobot » Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:39 am

Anyone who has dealt with used Thinkpads for any length of time notices how often they are offered without the HDD, and particularly without the...

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Last post by Robbyrobot
Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:50 pm
AC 4.21 download

Last post by Hotbrick « Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:47 am
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by Hotbrick » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:34 pm

Is there anyone out here who can give me a link to the Access connections download, version 4.21 ?
I did all kinds of searches but can´t seem to...

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Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:47 am

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