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Access Connections 4.23 problem

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:24 am
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by sascha4640 » Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:57 am

hi!

i recently updated my access connections from 4.22 to 4.23, don't ask me why...

since the day i installed it, access connections has been...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:24 am
::Remove "IBM Java 1.4.2" & use "Sun Java

Last post by Talon88 « Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:00 am
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by Talon88 » Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:57 am

:::

My Z60t come with IBM Java 1.4.2
I never see any update for Java from Software Installer 4
& System Updater 3 .

Can I remove IBM Java 1.4.2...

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Last post by Talon88
Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:00 am
More than two USB harddrives

Last post by TP_user « Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:24 pm
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by TP_user » Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:06 pm

I have a T43 which I can attached two 2.5 60G USB harddrive to it using the ports on the TP. But when I use my TP as a desktop, I will use one USB...

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Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:24 pm
Dual screen: running the thinkpad screen at lower resolution

Last post by schen « Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:10 pm
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by AndyKH » Thu Mar 08, 2007 3:47 am

Hi

At work I have two displays: An old 18 thinkvision LCD with a 1280x1024 resolution connected to a T43 with a 14.1 1400x1050 display.

I like to...

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Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:10 pm
How to download multiple files from Lenovo support at once

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by AlexanderT » Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:39 am

Not sure if this is already common knowledge, but I found a hidden feature allowing you to select multiple files for download for your machine and...

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Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:39 am
Utilizing the infrared port

Last post by schen « Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:58 am
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by kieran » Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:37 am

On my TP i have Windows Pro w/ Media Centre. Is there anyway that i would be able to use the infrared port to control media centre with the Microsoft...

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Last post by schen
Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:58 am
Creating backup discs of the hidden partition

Last post by carbon_unit « Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:26 am
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by AndyKH » Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:35 am

Hi

I own an IBM R50, and since I got it, I have always been wondering how to make backup discs of the stuff in the hidden partition including the...

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Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:26 am
Ultranav intro

Last post by schen « Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:16 am
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by kieran » Fri Mar 02, 2007 10:06 pm

Does any one know what model of thinkpad IBM introduced the Ultranav pad , becuase i want to make sure that i don't buy a thinkpad in the future that...

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Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:16 am
Driver for foreign UltraNav laptop keyboard

Last post by kjartan « Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:12 pm
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by kjartan » Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:40 pm

Based on a recent posting, I just obtained a Swedish-language UltraNav keyboard (89P8768) for my ThinkPad from eBay.

I'll need a driver for it, but...

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Last post by kjartan
Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:12 pm
A30 Trackpoint cap removal goof?

Last post by r. aster « Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:44 am
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by r. aster » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:50 pm

Hmm. I removed the Trackpoint cap on my old A30 today. It took a lot of prying and pulling as it had never been off over the last six or seven years....

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Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:44 am
ATI Radeon clock speeds

Last post by Terrahawk « Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:39 pm
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by Terrahawk » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:31 pm

I just swapped out the motherboard in my R40 2723-26M for another one from a 2722-3GG. The motherboard is the same apart from the Mobility Radeon...

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Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:39 pm
Question reg. ultranav keyboard

Last post by gator « Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:48 pm
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by gator » Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:07 am

I have three questions regarding ultranav keyboards:

1. If I get a used one, will it work on my T60? In other words, are there any restrictions as...

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Last post by gator
Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:48 pm
LCD issue - not sure how to describe

Last post by whizkid « Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:01 pm
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by slackjeep » Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:49 pm

I recently purchased a T41 off ebay. It seems fine however upon start up, after the XP screen but before the blue screen, I see a white line on the...

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Last post by whizkid
Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:01 pm
WiFi with WPA breaks when install 5.0 drivers on X40?

Last post by tbessie « Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:29 pm

by tbessie » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:29 pm

On my X40, I upgraded to the 5.0 series of WiFi drivers recently.
Immediately, I can no longer connect to my home network with WPA encryption. It...

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Last post by tbessie
Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:29 pm
wireless keeps shutting off?

Last post by GomJabbar « Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:30 am
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by wantathinkpad » Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:29 pm

my wireless radio keeps turning off on me all of a suddden. I just started letting windows handle my connection since there is only on wireless...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:30 am
Buying my first thinkpad and I want it to be quiet

Last post by tomh009 « Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:18 pm
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by JubJub » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:35 pm

Hello all,

Well, I am buying my first thinkpad laptop for college. I will be using this laptop for taking notes in class, for Internet access via...

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Last post by tomh009
Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:18 pm
Remapping the Fn Key?

Last post by Paranoid_TP_User « Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:45 pm
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by Paranoid_TP_User » Sat Feb 24, 2007 8:43 pm

Hi guys,

So I have a remote control for my computer that requires a key mapping software to send commands/mouse movements. However, I would really...

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Last post by Paranoid_TP_User
Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:45 pm
Foreign keyboard purchase for North America

Last post by kjartan « Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:42 pm
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by kjartan » Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:44 pm

I'm about to purchase a T60p ThinkPad, but in addition I want to get a Swedish/Finnish USB keyboard (part number 31P8956), since I need to write in...

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Last post by kjartan
Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:42 pm
Strange Question.

Last post by rexy « Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:36 pm
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by rexy » Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:50 pm

Hi.

This may sound strange... But I am looking for some type of
Plug (either plastic or rubber) to cover/fill-in/close the unused U.S.B., Firewire,...

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Last post by rexy
Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:36 pm
End of the road for UXGA displays???

Last post by BillMorrow « Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:33 pm
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by Lazarus » Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:48 pm

After many years of Thinkpad loyalty, I start to wonder which way Lenovo is taking the brand.

After weeks of searching in vain, I have all but given...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:33 pm
Fn - F5 does not work...

Last post by NS « Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:03 am
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by NS » Sat Mar 03, 2007 3:11 am

This is a stupid question. :oops: Sorry but i forgot how to fix the Fn-F5 error.

My wireless radio is turned on but i wanted to use the browser to...

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Last post by NS
Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:03 am
display as moniotr

Last post by Arekkoz « Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:06 am

by Arekkoz » Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:06 am

I have an old A22p that has died just recently. The display works like new. Is there any way to hook it up to video output from video card?

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Last post by Arekkoz
Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:06 am
Anybody use one of these - Kensington power adapter 33197?

Last post by slackjeep « Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:17 pm
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by slackjeep » Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:59 pm

I just got one off ebay for $22.99. I hope this isn't one of those you get what you pay for situations. :roll:

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Last post by slackjeep
Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:17 pm
two computers displaying through same monitor without a KVM

Last post by deforest « Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:37 pm
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by Ianski » Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:43 am

I have a thinkpad T60 and a regular desktop computer. The desktop computer has a Samsung LCD monitor (173P PLUS) with both VGA and DVI connections on...

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Last post by deforest
Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:37 pm
Speckled screen - dust in front of backlight?

Last post by CRSO « Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:35 am
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by enjay » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:37 pm

I just bought a used T42 in as new condition. Panasonic battery, first used 12/2004, runs 2.15h or so. Case in very good condition.
However, there's...

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Last post by CRSO
Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:35 am
Different keyboards.

Last post by smintier « Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:46 am

by smintier » Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:46 am

was looking at Thinkpads the other day and found 2 T60s with 2 different keyboards. the 14.1 had black raised keys, similar in shape to a regular...

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Last post by smintier
Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:46 am
How to correctly uninstall Access Connections

Last post by hms46 « Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:12 pm
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by hms46 » Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:49 pm

Is there anything else that is needed to uninstall Access Connections (AC) other than to remove it by Add/Remove Programs?

Thinkpad tech support...

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Last post by hms46
Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:12 pm
x60 keyboard

Last post by ginoT « Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:39 pm

by ginoT » Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:39 pm

aight! - this is my first newbie post

have an x60 and am a bit shocked to find that the keyboard is on par with other commercial laptops out there...

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Last post by ginoT
Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:39 pm
how to disable ATI shared memory

Last post by dr_st « Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:30 pm
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by chaukap » Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:34 am

Hi all,

I have a Z61p-9452JRU, which has 256MB of DDR3 VRAM (ATI mobility FireGL V5200).
However, ATI uses hypermemory which takes up another...

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Last post by dr_st
Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:30 pm
Help, Best way to remove xp/intel/ati stickers

Last post by Paul Unger « Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:17 pm
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by blynch » Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:49 am

I want to get rid of these things, since I feel they look tacky and are annoying feeling as well. Anyone remove these successfully without scuffing...

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Last post by Paul Unger
Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:17 pm
Question reg. HDD imaging

Last post by Ken Fox « Mon Feb 26, 2007 12:31 am
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by gator » Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:13 pm

I have a 100 GB SATA HDD in my T60, and as of now I have about 42GB filled, including the OS and all my data. These 42 GB of reserach data is the...

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Last post by Ken Fox
Mon Feb 26, 2007 12:31 am
big problems with my hard drive installation

Last post by edrich « Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:08 pm
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by fivebyfive » Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:03 pm

Hi all-I need some input from the Thinkpad gurus out there. I've been trying to upgrade the hard drive on my T41 for the last several weeks and have...

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Last post by edrich
Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:08 pm
How to block Fn+F12 (Hibernation)

Last post by Purcy « Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:02 am
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by sidomania » Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:25 am

I wanna restrict access to this function under WinXP. I searched the database, but didnt find an answer.

Is there a way to get this work:
- by using...

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Last post by Purcy
Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:02 am
High CPU Load with AcSvc.exe Process

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:49 pm
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by StarSheep » Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:30 pm

Hi guys

I just found out that this component of Access Connections is always haveing like 40-50% CPU load and that cannot be normal.

Any...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:49 pm
Unoriginal ram? stickers with "samsung"

Last post by gator « Sat Feb 24, 2007 8:11 pm
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by LasseFJ » Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:59 am

I've opened my z61m a few days ago, because I wan't to sell my ram modules, (2x512 ddr2 pc5300) - and it doesn't say lenovo on them, but instead they...

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Last post by gator
Sat Feb 24, 2007 8:11 pm
WWAN built-in cards and EVDO Rev A and other EVDOs

Last post by supportsquakmt « Sat Feb 24, 2007 1:57 pm
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by supportsquakmt » Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:53 am

Thinkpads that support WWAN are currently (Feb '07) shipping with the Sierra Wireless MC5720 cards. These cards support only EVDO rev 0.

Sierra...

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Sat Feb 24, 2007 1:57 pm
Antivirus Recommendations: Symantec vs Kaspersky or Other?

Last post by sapibobo « Sat Feb 24, 2007 1:40 pm
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by Tsuioku » Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:30 pm
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Hi Everyone...
My Norton is expiring soon so I'm looking for a new antivirus software.
I'm currently looking at Symantec Corporate or Kaspersky since...
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Last post by sapibobo
Sat Feb 24, 2007 1:40 pm
Which CDRW recording software is best/cleanest ??

Last post by masterus « Fri Feb 23, 2007 1:35 pm
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by dozer » Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:25 pm

I'm looking for recommendations for CD-writing software.

I don't care for bloat, wizards, skins, etc.; and I don't need all that library management...

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Last post by masterus
Fri Feb 23, 2007 1:35 pm
help: R51 freezes when inserting or removing power supply

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:03 am
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by user303 » Fri Feb 23, 2007 4:00 am

Hi there,

I hope you can give some ideas on what to try...

Someday (a couple of months back) each time I inserted or removed my power supply the...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:03 am
System update 3.0 - Error executing autoconfiguration script

Last post by bluegene « Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:15 pm

by bluegene » Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:15 pm

Recently, I installed system update 3 manually from lenovo.com cuz previous version hang at connecting package index server.

However, sysyem update...

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Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:15 pm
Upgrading ram in my z61m

Last post by pianowizard « Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:57 am
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by LasseFJ » Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:43 am

Hi.
As the subject indicates, I am looking to upgrade my new laptop to 2Gb ram. It now has 2 x 512mb ram, which is of the type PC5300 ddr2 ram.

I'm...

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Last post by pianowizard
Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:57 am
Keystroke/Typing Delay

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:05 am
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by Ken Fox » Wed Feb 21, 2007 1:29 pm

I've recently been using my Z61T for writing MS Word documents, emails, and for filling in some web forms. I've noticed some significant keystroke...

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Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:05 am
t60P blackscreen on battery after BIOS Update 'failure'

Last post by Lazarus « Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:12 am
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by KDeering » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:22 pm

Running WinXP and just recently did a System Update that put all my drivers current.
Install History states that BIOS Update (2.09-1.07)...

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Last post by Lazarus
Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:12 am
Advice wanted on replacing cracked LCD

Last post by mitchellst « Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:08 pm
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by benrg » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:59 pm

After a recent international flight, I discovered that my Thinkpad (T40, 2373-72U)'s screen had cracked. It's still usable (the backlight is fine),...

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Last post by mitchellst
Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:08 pm
Do it yourself CPU upgrade on a T60p

Last post by Lazarus « Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:54 pm
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by Lazarus » Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:23 pm

Hi !

Is it possible to upgrade a 2 or 2.16GHz Thinkpad T60p to a 2.33GHz system via simply replacing the CPU?

I'm talking about a Core 2 DUO system...

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Last post by Lazarus
Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:54 pm
Fingerprint software version 5.6.0.3307

Last post by Wiz « Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:38 pm

by Wiz » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:38 pm

Anyone that installed this version of the fingerprint software and got it working without any problems?
I been using version 5.5 without any...

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Last post by Wiz
Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:38 pm
Are aftermarket batteries safe to use?

Last post by Uatu « Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:12 pm
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by Uatu » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:27 pm

Hello all. Does anyone here use aftermarket LIon batteries in their Thinkpads? I have to replace the battery on my A21p. After checking on eBay, I...

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Last post by Uatu
Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:12 pm
Best way to partition a harddisk?

Last post by mhm « Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:04 pm
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by makeitcount » Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:41 pm

What's the best way to partition a harddisk speaking of prefered size. Meaning that partition C for XXX should be atleast 10 gb and partition D for...

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Last post by mhm
Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:04 pm
is there such as thing as a expresscard blanking card?

Last post by hiyel « Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:53 am
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by skanky » Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:59 am

i've a t60 which is using a soundblaster zs notebook card in the lower pcmcia slot, above that there is a expresscard slot which is sort of half open...

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Last post by hiyel
Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:53 am
LCD Brightness settings

Last post by Kyocera « Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:24 am
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by Kyocera » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:35 am

Both my T60 and R52 do this:

when I come out of hibernation >open laptop>press on button
they come on at the lowest LCD brightness level, I have...

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Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:24 am

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