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Cannot get any kind of internet connection with 600xthinkpad

Last post by Majestic « Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:58 pm
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by jason herek » Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:28 pm

I have a 600x thinkpad and no matter what drivers I install I cannot get an internet connection through the usb or through the roamabout wifi card...

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Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:58 pm
Repair or part out?

Last post by jason herek « Sat Mar 05, 2011 2:37 pm
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by Kaervak » Fri Feb 04, 2011 7:30 pm

Not a good day here. While fitting a wireless antenna into a 570e I was given I managed to kill the system. Like an idiot I left the main battery in...

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Sat Mar 05, 2011 2:37 pm
15" IPS SXGA+

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by emeraldgirl08 » Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:08 pm

I am looking at the Thinkwiki (great site) for Thinkpad screens and am curious about which manufacturer is superior. I have an affinity for...

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Fri Mar 04, 2011 4:17 pm
Will T4x / R5x battery learn capacity after replacing cells?

Last post by frankiepankie « Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:05 pm
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by frankiepankie » Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:57 pm

Hi,

I have a T4x / R5x battery here (FRU P/N 08K8193) which is quite dead
Full Charge Capacity: 11.03Wh
Design Capacity 47.52Wh
Cycle Count 481...

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Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:05 pm
Cloning HDDs with Full Disk Encryption

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by eecon » Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:28 am

After reading the following link that explains the opertational theory of Lenovo's 200GB 7200RPM HDD with FDE, I'm wondering if I can use such a HD...

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Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:07 pm
External keyboard recommendations?

Last post by dr_st « Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:46 pm
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by npish » Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:30 pm

I'm switching to an external configuration with my T60p after buying a monitor for a dual-display arrangement, and I'm wondering if anyone has an...

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Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:46 pm
Replacement keys for external USB keyboard P/N FRU 02R0400

Last post by Majestic « Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:24 pm
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by micah » Sun Feb 27, 2011 6:27 pm

I've got a nice external USB keyboard that works really well, except the 'F' key, and its underlying mechanism has gone. I've been trying to find...

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Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:24 pm
Screen cleaning

Last post by Kaervak « Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:32 pm
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by westsailor » Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:01 am

OK, I have replaced my T60 UXGA LCD and I just received my new W500.

With two brand spanking new displays what I need to know is the recommended way...

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Last post by Kaervak
Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:32 pm
Certain frustrating things happen ...

Last post by Tõnis « Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:24 pm
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by Tõnis » Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:27 pm

For example, if I go into my monitor settings and set the refresh rate for 60hz, I'll sometimes go back and look at it, even after rebooting, only to...

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Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:24 pm
Seeking help re: T42p Mini Dock

Last post by musafir « Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:52 am
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by musafir » Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:12 pm

First, I'm what is described as a newbie .

Recently acquired a T42p in excellent condition. My first laptop, found in a Goodwill store, of all...

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Last post by musafir
Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:52 am
Will a Radeon HD5570 fit in the Advanced dock?

Last post by QWERTY Andreas « Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:35 am

by QWERTY Andreas » Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:35 am

Hi!
Will the ATI Radeon HD5570 fit in the advanced dock?

Width: 11 cm
Lenght: 16.7 cm
Height: 1.9 cm

TDP is 43W

And will it perfom better than...

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Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:35 am
Dimmed brightness after logon

Last post by jdhurst « Sun Feb 20, 2011 6:38 pm
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by toppledots » Mon Dec 06, 2010 6:28 pm

Under Dynamic Brightness Control in the Power Manager advanced setting, I had screen locked checked. When I login, instead of the brightness going up...

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Sun Feb 20, 2011 6:38 pm
BIOS disk password

Last post by comps « Sun Feb 13, 2011 7:52 pm
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by Caterpillar » Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:50 am

Can anyone explain what does the Thinkpads's BIOS disk password? Does it encrypt disks?

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Last post by comps
Sun Feb 13, 2011 7:52 pm
T61 Mainboard

Last post by surya97 « Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:11 pm
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by surya97 » Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:29 am

Hi Guys,
My T61 GPU died, but the rest part on the mainboard is still functioning, I'm considering buying new mainboard for my T61.
When I googled...

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Last post by surya97
Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:11 pm
messed up 'mouse'

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by Paul Unger » Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:29 pm

I put my T61 to sleep (Fn+F4) and when I woke it up my 'mouse' was messed up. I have hibernated two times since then. Here's what changed (at least...

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Last post by Paul Unger
Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:29 pm
Sitll my idea: Suggestion to admins for a strand within: Int. WWAN-Cards

Last post by friedrich-eugen « Sun Feb 06, 2011 4:02 pm
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by friedrich-eugen » Sun Feb 06, 2011 12:57 pm

Hello,

actual need given, I dare to make a suggestion:

Join all threads on interal WWAN-Cards here in just one new thread or board , in order to...

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Last post by friedrich-eugen
Sun Feb 06, 2011 4:02 pm
R61e N router problems

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Feb 06, 2011 9:23 am
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by Me2 » Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:12 am

I have a R61e running Windows XP SP3. I recently got a N router. At first things were fine I just got a few messages about the wireless connection...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Feb 06, 2011 9:23 am
"rescue media" vs. "recovery discs"

Last post by Harryc « Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:27 pm
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by allen » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:02 pm

simple question here that i couldn't find an answer to, what are the differences between rescue media that can be on CD/DVD or hard drive, vs....

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:27 pm
x22 virus help needed please (gasfky rootkit?)

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Feb 05, 2011 11:29 am
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by blink » Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:57 pm

Hi Guys i have posted this in the general section as this query isnt really machine specific.
I recently purchased a couple of rather heavily...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Feb 05, 2011 11:29 am
Might purchase T42, What about GPU/Southbridge problems

Last post by thetimerider « Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:03 am
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by thetimerider » Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:38 pm

Looking at a T42 2379 r8u tomorrow. I guess i have concerns about purchasing one?
Is there any way of telling via the type # weather its subject to...

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Last post by thetimerider
Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:03 am
Likely counterfeit battery with genuine-looking Lenovo label

Last post by bri « Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:09 pm
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by olegace » Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:14 pm

Hi all,

I'm new here, so forgive me if this is a common newbie mistake. I own a X61, which is great, but the battery got old and held very little...

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Last post by bri
Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:09 pm
Two questions

Last post by kingman99 « Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:33 am
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by kingman99 » Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:55 am

I have been receiving notices that l might not be running orig microsoft windows and that l should go to a site to verify.

Is this for real??

Also...

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Last post by kingman99
Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:33 am
Will Lenovo ever come out with a slate tablet?

Last post by ZaZ « Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:12 pm
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by Greg Gebhardt » Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:00 am

Are there any good rumors about them joining the rest of the MFGs to deliever a new slate?

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Last post by ZaZ
Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:12 pm
Battery recall issue

Last post by kingman99 « Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:31 pm
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by kingman99 » Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:03 pm

Hi

If l'm posting this in the wrong area l'm sorry!

Six months ago when my wife gave me her T61 with a dead battery l found out that this battery...

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Last post by kingman99
Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:31 pm
No warranty without the orignal parts?

Last post by frankiepankie « Mon Jan 31, 2011 11:11 am
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by frankiepankie » Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:45 am

I am selling my T61 on a Dutch forum, but someone responded to my topic that the warranty is only valid with the original parts that my T61 shipped...

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Last post by frankiepankie
Mon Jan 31, 2011 11:11 am
T43 with a dead hard drive...

Last post by ajkula66 « Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:20 pm
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by Walterxi » Sun Jan 30, 2011 7:10 pm

So it appears the factory original hard drive just decided to puke and I have a Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD1600BEVE 160GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache 2.5...

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Last post by ajkula66
Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:20 pm
510 with win7pro do xp mode?

Last post by jdrou « Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:29 pm
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by Daniel Davis » Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:32 pm

Can a 510 with win7pro do xp mode? How well does that work? I'm thinking of running an older version of wordperfect that way.

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Last post by jdrou
Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:29 pm
World Worms Party (WWP) by TEAM17: colors messed

Last post by BigCatAndy « Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:06 pm

by BigCatAndy » Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:06 pm

Hello @all,

I have one problem with a well-known game World Worms Party : when I start this game, colors are messed up (inverted or disturbed). Last...

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Last post by BigCatAndy
Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:06 pm
SD card reader not working

Last post by billp117 « Tue Jan 25, 2011 2:07 am
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by Paul Unger » Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:34 pm

I reinstalled Windows XP on my T61. Now the 4-in-1 card reader does not work... I have installed (and uninstalled and reinstalled) the latest driver,...

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Last post by billp117
Tue Jan 25, 2011 2:07 am
Static electricity shock on the fingerprint reader

Last post by Harryc « Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:40 pm
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by thinkpac » Sat Jan 22, 2011 2:38 pm

A couple of times now today, I have placed my right hand onto the palmrest of my T60, and I got a bit of a static electricity shock when my hand...

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:40 pm
Status of HMD?

Last post by mediasponge « Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:37 pm
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by mediasponge » Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:02 pm

Apparently, Lenovo is cracking down on the availability of the much-loved HMD (Hardware Maintenance Disk) which does useful things like fix the...

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Last post by mediasponge
Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:37 pm
Slate thoughts (Thinkmptation, asuthinkptation....)

Last post by dr_st « Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:37 am
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by csioucs » Thu Jan 20, 2011 3:50 pm

Hi guys!

I followed closely on the web the CES 2011 show.

And I almost couldn't believe the announcement of the Asus Eee Slate EP121. Well, it's...

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Last post by dr_st
Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:37 am
MS Project 2007, Gantt Project or Open Workbench???

Last post by Conner « Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:27 am
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by robert213 » Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:02 am

Does anyone here manage software development projects? If so, what project management software do you use?

I am considering:
1) Gantt Project

2)...

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Last post by Conner
Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:27 am
Digital Audio Output

Last post by Harryc « Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:25 pm
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by drs » Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:30 pm

Do any of the current Thinkpads, particularly X2** or T4** series, have the option for digital audio (optical) output? I'm guessing not, but I can't...

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Last post by Harryc
Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:25 pm
N Router vs higher speed internet????

Last post by ThinkRob « Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:16 pm
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by Me2 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:22 pm
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To get a better wireless signal should I get a better router or upgrade Internet service? My router is a Linksys G.
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Last post by ThinkRob
Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:16 pm
Skin for USB Trackpoint keyboard

Last post by bwaldow « Tue Jan 18, 2011 2:55 am

by bwaldow » Tue Jan 18, 2011 2:55 am

FRU 55Y9053, Model SK-8855, Lenovo USB keyboard with Trackpoint (no touchpad).

I've found sources for a keyboard skin for my T60p, and I'd like one...

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Tue Jan 18, 2011 2:55 am
Lost IBM Battery MaxMizer Icon on TaskBar

Last post by Mike Blake « Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:56 pm
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by robert213 » Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:56 pm

I am in process of reinstalling WinXP SP3 and application software on new HD on T30.

I installed Avast! anti-virus.
I installed Online-Armor...

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Last post by Mike Blake
Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:56 pm
ViDock alternative: MAGMA ExpressBox ??

Last post by AMATX « Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:11 am
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by AMATX » Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:49 pm

Just came across this site/hardware:

They market a wide variety of video card expansion boxes for laptops via the ExpressCard slot.

Enclosed...

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Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:11 am
Are 500 gig Hitachi HDs Noisier than 320s?

Last post by Geophyte1 « Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:48 pm
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by Geophyte1 » Wed Jan 12, 2011 4:33 pm

I've just upgraded my W700ds 2757CTO from hitachi 320gig sata RAID1 to 500 gig Hitachi HDs - We won't go into all I went through and still have...

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Last post by Geophyte1
Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:48 pm
Best Headphone Sound in Thinkpads

Last post by blink « Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:49 am
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by lophiomys » Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:22 pm

A Question for the audiophiles and sound engineers in the Forum:

What is the Thinkpad with the best/HiFi headphones sound ever made?

I mean the...

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Last post by blink
Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:49 am
Thinkpad Bluetooth Laser Mouse malfunctioning after 5 months

Last post by killer « Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:20 pm
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by arlab » Sat Sep 19, 2009 3:21 am

As anyone experienced this issue?

5/6 months after buying my first Thinkpad Bluetooth Laser Mouse, the buttons stopped being as responsive as usual....

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Last post by killer
Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:20 pm
How to see if mouse has warranty

Last post by DLflier « Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:29 pm
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by arlab » Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:02 am

Hi. I have a Thinkpad Bluetooth Mouse that isn't working well. How can I see if it has warranty?

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Last post by DLflier
Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:29 pm
XP Rescue & Recovery Discs which model?

Last post by blink « Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:45 am
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by blink » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:46 am

Hi All noticed these on ebay UK, I see that the seller has sold before & people seem happy. I have searched the PART NO: 45M5875 & fru given 71Y9905...

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Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:45 am
Surplus TP items in Silicon Valley

Last post by mediasponge « Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:43 pm

by mediasponge » Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:43 pm

I have no connection to this seller, other than being a repeat customer. Since I'm not selling, I'm not putting it in the Marketplace. Didn't know...

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Last post by mediasponge
Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:43 pm
ThinkPad Bluetooth Laser Mouse 41U5008

Last post by Tim M « Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:39 pm
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by yak » Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:28 am

Hi,

I just received the mouse. I haven't had yet much time to play with it but I made some photos of the box and what's inside along with some...

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Last post by Tim M
Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:39 pm
Possible to upgrade T410i to i5 processor?

Last post by sapibobo « Sat Jan 08, 2011 1:20 pm
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by jaspen-meyer » Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:57 pm

Is it possible to upgrade to replace my i3-370m with an i5-560M?

I'd like to have access to the turbo-boost feature.

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Last post by sapibobo
Sat Jan 08, 2011 1:20 pm
Recovery Disks compatibility?

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:58 am
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by emeraldgirl08 » Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:31 am

I have a question regarding recovery disks. I am wondering if my copy of recovery disks for an R40 w/XP Pro/P4 would work on an R40e w/XP...

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Last post by emeraldgirl08
Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:58 am
Anyone order from Lenovo recently?

Last post by lparsons « Fri Jan 07, 2011 7:45 pm
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by lparsons » Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:53 pm

I ordered a T510 on 12/30 and have been checking the order status ... we'll say regularly. Then this Tuesday I got home and checked my status and...

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Last post by lparsons
Fri Jan 07, 2011 7:45 pm
access connections, should i install it or not?

Last post by corona « Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:48 pm
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by skanky » Sun Dec 19, 2010 5:38 am

back in the day i would install all of the extra apps just because. access connections was one as i thought it was highly useful that it could turn...

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Last post by corona
Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:48 pm
Old IBM Keyboard FRU # 04K0051 help!

Last post by corona « Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:45 pm
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by Maliha » Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:37 am

Just got hold of the following so-called rare IBM keyboard on ebay from a local repair shop:-

The keyboard works fine but the trackpoint stick...

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Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:45 pm

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