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Middleton - Replacing Bios Battery Question

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:10 pm
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by robert213 » Mon Dec 31, 2012 6:33 pm

A question for those who are familiar with Middleton Bios Update.

Suppose that a T61 has been updated with Middleton Bios Update. When the time...

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Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:10 pm
Blown MoBo/power supply from new CPU?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Dec 29, 2012 1:13 pm
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by samsonite » Sat Dec 29, 2012 12:51 pm

I just put a new cpu into my thinkpad t61. I upgraded from the 1.8 to the 2.2, and when i booted the computer froze during the windows splash screen....

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Sat Dec 29, 2012 1:13 pm
Battery reset: LCD on or off?

Last post by czatlantis « Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:42 am
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by makajzdaj » Wed Dec 19, 2012 12:08 pm

When going through battery reset procedure, that time when the battery is draining for the last time, the LCD screen must be ON or OFF?

I have a non...

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Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:42 am
Clean install from Q_FactoryRecovery, optimal alignment

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by PRAGUEGUY » Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:04 pm

I have a technical question about how to extract the .wim images that came factory preinstalled into a new hdd(in my case, I copied/cloned the...

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Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:04 pm
Problems with HDD after problems with Ultrabay-HDD-Adapter

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by Matthew_Greening » Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:11 pm

My non-original Ultrabay-HDD-Adapter is not functioning correctly. I have inserted my previous main HDD into it. It has been recognised under my new...

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Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:11 pm
going from RAID1 to JBOD

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by Paul Unger » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:40 pm

I'm asking this here because I tend to get the best answers around here!

I have a dual HD enclosure that supports RAID0, RAID1, JBOD and BIG....

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Tue Dec 18, 2012 6:42 am
t61 vs t500 vs t510

Last post by j00j4nt200 « Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:28 pm
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by j00j4nt200 » Sat Dec 15, 2012 7:56 pm

I have IBM T40 and wife have IBM R50e - stopped there didn't watched laptop scene last 5-10 years...now thinkig to buy faster one second hand.
If I...

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Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:28 pm
X41 Tablet XP starting problems

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by bazthespazz » Sat Dec 08, 2012 4:19 pm

I've got an X41 Tablet that has recently developed the problem where it won't start unless you unplug the AC adapter and remove the battery and hold...

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Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:14 pm
how to access T30 = forgot password

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by syrenab » Wed Dec 12, 2012 5:13 pm

My grandson set a password in BIOS to access his T30. Instead of using password easy to remember, he used a weird combination, whuch he has...

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Wed Dec 12, 2012 5:19 pm
where to buy battery, 3rd party vs oem

Last post by ac12 « Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:56 pm
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by allen » Sun Dec 09, 2012 4:39 am

i've searched some other threads here, and have seen some suggestions for what they think are decent batteries when they first get them.
but what i...

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Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:56 pm
Has anyone used Intel 313 Hawley Creek as a boot drive ?

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by ajkula66 » Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:12 pm

Curiosity is killing this old cat...

Yes, I know it was designed primarily as a cache drive BUT...I like the idea of a SLC drive as a boot drive,...

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Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:12 pm
Windows 7: Harddisk is being ejected when I move my laptop

Last post by wkw « Fri Nov 30, 2012 11:13 am
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by NautilusIII » Fri Nov 23, 2012 3:11 am

Hi!

I own a ThinkPad W530. I have a second harddrive in my UltraBay slot.

When I move around my Laptop (quickly) my harddrive is being...

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Fri Nov 30, 2012 11:13 am
ThinkVantage Rescue & Recovery 4.31 - upgrade to 4.5?

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by AHMIowa » Thu Nov 29, 2012 1:47 pm

Hi,
I've got a X220 laptop, and been trying to figure out whether to just give up on R&R, or what. Between old backups not being readable by the...

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Last post by AHMIowa
Thu Nov 29, 2012 1:47 pm
TPFanControl on G40

Last post by ac12 « Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:17 pm

by ac12 » Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:17 pm

I installed TPFC on my G40, and the temp sensor does not change, it reads 42C. But I can feel that the fan is on and off, so something is triggering...

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Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:17 pm
Enter key not working...

Last post by Billmanweh « Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:26 pm
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by Billmanweh » Wed Nov 21, 2012 2:57 pm

After having something spilled on my Thinkpad, and getting everything cleaned up, I'm still having a couple of issues.

When it's attached to the...

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Last post by Billmanweh
Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:26 pm
Help me buy the right laptop

Last post by Morten « Thu Nov 22, 2012 2:15 pm
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by Morten » Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:13 pm

I've had the pleasure of several thinkpads over the years, including a 370, SXGA+ T41, SXGA+ 15 T42p and most recently a X301. The older 4:3 CCFL...

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Last post by Morten
Thu Nov 22, 2012 2:15 pm
Info wanted on Lenovo Ideapad Yoga

Last post by fjs08 « Thu Nov 22, 2012 7:25 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:07 pm

Lenovo has gone into extremes with the hard disk in the new Lenovo Ideapad Yoga.
They have managed to cram 7 (seven!) partitions onto the HD.

Can...

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Last post by fjs08
Thu Nov 22, 2012 7:25 am
how would (could?) you remove the touchpad?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:13 am
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by Georgeolivergo » Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:01 am

As I sit here typing on my x41 and contemplate a future where I have to use a laptop with a touchpad, I get a crazy thought which leads me to my...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:13 am
Linking online passwords to fingerprint reader?

Last post by twistero « Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:17 pm
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by tenpointnine » Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:03 pm

2 Questions:

A)Is it possible to link my online passwords to my T61 fingerprint reader?

B)If so, how secure is this?

Many thanks

Walter

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Last post by twistero
Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:17 pm
TV Mini PCI-E cards: Internal antenna possible?

Last post by Radioguy « Wed Nov 14, 2012 9:15 pm
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by Radioguy » Tue Nov 13, 2012 8:31 pm

Not that I have one right now, but I have looked over a few and see that they use standard UFL connectors (present on other cards, like wi-fi, etc)....

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Last post by Radioguy
Wed Nov 14, 2012 9:15 pm
Help me diagnose SSD performance issues?

Last post by LegendaryKA8 « Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:30 am
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by LegendaryKA8 » Sun Oct 28, 2012 10:26 pm

Okay. To make a long story short, about a year and a half ago I bought a Samsung 256GB SSD with FDE(FRU: 45N7959, same as in this old Marketplace ad:...

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Last post by LegendaryKA8
Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:30 am
Please recommend a good LED monitor for work

Last post by ircfas133 « Tue Nov 13, 2012 6:41 pm
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by ircfas133 » Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:09 am

I plan to purchase a 22-24 inch lcd for work such as doing programming, etc. No need to for gaming. I will use it as a third monitor on my T430s....

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Last post by ircfas133
Tue Nov 13, 2012 6:41 pm
Thinkpad Advanced Dock Questions

Last post by Tradam « Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:35 pm
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by Tradam » Sun Nov 11, 2012 10:06 pm

i want to make my t61 capable of at least decent gaming capability. when i ran a few tests on the can u run it website it would appear as though i...

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Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:35 pm
Lenovo #0A65620 256GB Solid State Drive with FDE (AES-256)

Last post by eecon « Fri Nov 09, 2012 7:52 pm
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by eecon » Thu Nov 08, 2012 2:50 am

Has anyone acquired this recently released Lenovo #0A65620 256GB SSD with FDE hardware-based AES-256 encryption (released in May 2012).

I think...

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Last post by eecon
Fri Nov 09, 2012 7:52 pm
Fastest and most future friendly 4:3 Thinkpad.

Last post by DaKKS « Thu Nov 01, 2012 3:59 pm
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by DaKKS » Tue Oct 23, 2012 1:48 pm

I have recently come to the realization that my T42 wont be around forever, as it suffered a memory breakdown around noon today, and now I'm looking...

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Last post by DaKKS
Thu Nov 01, 2012 3:59 pm
Access Connections V5.93

Last post by Puppy « Mon Oct 29, 2012 1:35 pm
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by jdhurst » Thu Jul 12, 2012 9:10 pm

Has Access Connections V5.93 been withdrawn? Do anyone know?

I have Access Connections V5.93 running, and I downloaded it from the Lenovo Driver...

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Last post by Puppy
Mon Oct 29, 2012 1:35 pm
Is Win8 only option?

Last post by ZaZ « Mon Oct 29, 2012 12:28 pm
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by fjs08 » Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:51 am

Received an email from Lenovo this morning touting Win 8 Lenovo laptops.
Went to the site, tried to configure, but couldn't find a Win 7 option?
Will...

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Last post by ZaZ
Mon Oct 29, 2012 12:28 pm
Thinking of buying a T61 - Need Advice

Last post by Oro « Sun Oct 28, 2012 6:18 am
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by flipteo » Fri Oct 26, 2012 4:11 am

My T42 has a few non-functioning/worn out components. Specifically, the USB ports (the well known issue), dead LCD (backlight), and worn out...

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Last post by Oro
Sun Oct 28, 2012 6:18 am
Help me make the right purchases plz

Last post by BIT_IFFY « Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:38 am
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by BIT_IFFY » Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:48 am

Hi everyone,

I have recently bought myself a X220 which i adore!!! Its got a i7 CPU, with 320gb HDD, and 4gb RAM. I didnt get it massively spec'd...

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Last post by BIT_IFFY
Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:38 am
How do I make a dual boot/dual disk system? (t61p)

Last post by Oro « Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:59 am
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by Oro » Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:30 am

Here is what I want to have running (have all the hardware):

Internal drive with 128gb SSD, running Windows 7 (or 8 )
Ultraybay caddy with SATA HDD...

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Last post by Oro
Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:59 am
Gemalto Smartcard R/W with T42 & XP

Last post by DaKKS « Fri Oct 19, 2012 8:33 am

by DaKKS » Fri Oct 19, 2012 8:33 am

Anyone have the proper drives and utility for this? I remember using a smartcard system with truecrypt on an HP back in the day, but i cant get it...

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Last post by DaKKS
Fri Oct 19, 2012 8:33 am
Disassembling an older IBM USB Floppy?

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Thu Oct 18, 2012 2:43 am
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by lparsons » Wed May 02, 2012 9:23 am

I am trying to build an external USB 5.25 floppy drive to read some old disks I have around*. I already have a floppy drive and an enclosure that...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Thu Oct 18, 2012 2:43 am
ThinkPad Twist vs Ideapad Yoga... what's the difference

Last post by fjs08 « Tue Oct 16, 2012 9:29 am

by fjs08 » Tue Oct 16, 2012 9:29 am

ThinkPad Twist vs Ideapad Yoga... what's the difference??
Why is one a Thinkpad and the other an IdeaPad.

Looking for something cool but dependable...

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Last post by fjs08
Tue Oct 16, 2012 9:29 am
Advanced dock PSU blown?

Last post by eyeland « Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:17 am
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by eyeland » Mon Oct 08, 2012 9:24 am

Just had my dear advanced dock 2503 ( m4 - 77146) die on me. The dock is faily important to me as I use it to run ) an external gfx on my T61.

I am...

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Last post by eyeland
Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:17 am
Want IBM External FingerPrint reader for my Thinkpad.

Last post by docherty058 « Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:36 am

by docherty058 » Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:36 am

Does anyone have or know where I can get the IBM Thinkpad USB External FingerPrint Reader? Cannot find on eBay, Kijiji, or CraigsList, nor a Google...

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Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:36 am
Purchasing Official Recovery Disks from Lenovo post Warranty

Last post by eecon « Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:04 pm
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by eecon » Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:07 pm

Let's consider a T500 that came with Vista Business and has the COA sticker on the bottom, however the warranty expired.

Will Lenovo still sell the...

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Last post by eecon
Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:04 pm
Lenovo Outlet ThinkPad Preload

Last post by Radioguy « Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:12 am
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by eecon » Fri Oct 12, 2012 7:05 am

Do refurbished Lenovo Outlet ThinkPads (like a W520 with Win7pro 64-bit) include the service recovery partition and the option to make one set of...

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Last post by Radioguy
Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:12 am
ThinkPad T61 Advanced Dock video card on internal LCD

Last post by ojciec « Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:59 am
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by ojciec » Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:28 am

Hi. ;)

Is there any chance to use internal LCD but using video card from the docking station? :)

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Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:59 am
Thinking of SSD + ultrabay HDD. What/how/why?

Last post by Cigarguy « Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:08 pm
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by Oro » Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:21 pm

I see references to people running a SSD in main drive slot, then a larger HDD in the ultrabay.

I'm unsure if this is to maximize utility/cost...

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Last post by Cigarguy
Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:08 pm
Replacement for T60. 7-Row Kbd Please

Last post by GACrabill « Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:13 pm
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by Andy » Thu Oct 04, 2012 4:40 pm

The spacebar on my T60's keyboard has started missing, and even though I know the keyboard's a cheap & easy replacement, this may be what pushes me...

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Last post by GACrabill
Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:13 pm
Password Manager 4.1

Last post by Radioguy « Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:10 pm

by Radioguy » Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:10 pm

I realized that I didn't have the current version (had 4.0), so I did an update and saw AVG give me threat detection prompts about the command prompt...

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Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:10 pm
IBM SK-8815 With Lenovo W510

Last post by Annorax « Mon Oct 08, 2012 8:36 am

by Annorax » Mon Oct 08, 2012 8:36 am

I have a Lenovo W510 running Windows 7. I also have an older USB IBM SK-8815 keyboard that I would like to use with it. When I plug it into the...

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Last post by Annorax
Mon Oct 08, 2012 8:36 am
RAID 0 and RAID 1 questions about laptops and separation

Last post by AGoodSolution « Sat Oct 06, 2012 2:30 am
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by person400000 » Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:21 pm

I want to have 2 identical SSD's for backup if 1 fails.

To do this, I will use the Thinkpad X230T adapter bay 3.

But, it needs to be removed...

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Last post by AGoodSolution
Sat Oct 06, 2012 2:30 am
What is the last Thinkpad which reliably supports Win XP?

Last post by GomJabbar « Thu Oct 04, 2012 4:02 am
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by JensJohansson » Fri Sep 28, 2012 10:34 am

I searched a little to see if there was a similar topic, my apologies if I failed finding the appropriate one.

I want to keep running XP but my old...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Thu Oct 04, 2012 4:02 am
Installing Keyboard

Last post by Rex « Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:34 am
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by Rex » Wed Oct 03, 2012 3:51 am

Hi there,

Although I have been a member of this forum due to owning a couple T20 laptops, my question is slightly removed from the T series....

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Last post by Rex
Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:34 am
T60p output to DVI monitor

Last post by dr_st « Wed Oct 03, 2012 4:28 am
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by Asudef » Tue Oct 02, 2012 11:58 pm

I got a DVI-D (dual link) monitor and want to output to it from my T60p (w/o dock) but can't find a definitive answer whether or not its possible....

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Last post by dr_st
Wed Oct 03, 2012 4:28 am
USB 2.0 port replicator IGFXEXT solution

Last post by Charles Krug « Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:22 am

by Charles Krug » Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:22 am

Had the following problem last week -- maybe this info will be useful to someone:
Purchased a new E530 (3259-7BU) & a USB 2.0 Port Replicator.
The...

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Last post by Charles Krug
Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:22 am
X300 vs X200 vs T61 - which one to keep?

Last post by mikemex « Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:19 am
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by mikemex » Fri Jun 22, 2012 12:01 am

Hi guys. While I don't contribute much I do follow many of your discussions closely and now I feel like I'd like to have your opinion on something...

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Last post by mikemex
Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:19 am
Difference between T430 and L430

Last post by Latios « Fri Sep 28, 2012 11:39 pm
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by skinnie » Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:10 am

Hi guys,
I am switching from a macbook white (late 2009) to a Lenovo (still deciding between L430,T430 and maybe X230).
I configured both T430 and...

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Last post by Latios
Fri Sep 28, 2012 11:39 pm
X61 Google Chrome Middle Button Scrolling [Solved]

Last post by kai « Thu Sep 27, 2012 3:56 am
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by kai » Fri Sep 21, 2012 6:36 am

Hi all,

I just got round to finally getting my hands on a nice X61 and after doing a fresh install of Windows 7 with all required drivers, etc. I...

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Thu Sep 27, 2012 3:56 am

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