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T43 hinge broke need guidence...

Last post by Neil « Mon May 02, 2011 4:27 pm
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by Indy452 » Mon May 02, 2011 4:15 pm

I feel like an idiot....I am selling my T43 to a guy at work and I had it all cleaned up looking good running perfect and I bring it to work and I...

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Mon May 02, 2011 4:27 pm
(Question)T43 with sata mod.

Last post by Harryc « Mon May 02, 2011 8:13 am
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by c4warrior » Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:46 am

I'm curious, is there a tangible price for a T43 with the sata mod done?

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Last post by Harryc
Mon May 02, 2011 8:13 am
T43 finally dead?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon May 02, 2011 7:20 am
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by taylon11 » Mon May 02, 2011 4:10 am

Hi, my T43 final days finally came. I don't know if anyone here can give some suggestions to revive it.

It all started in one morning just as usual....

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon May 02, 2011 7:20 am
T43p FireGL V3200 hardware acceleration with IE 9 in Win 7

Last post by lukee « Mon May 02, 2011 1:15 am
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by ahendra » Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:16 am

Has anyone check this one out. I believe this chip is DX10 capable. Here is the how-to.

Thanks for sharing.

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Mon May 02, 2011 1:15 am
HDD upgrade

Last post by ccookie66 « Sat Apr 30, 2011 4:58 pm
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by ccookie66 » Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:43 am

Hello, right now my thinkpad t40 is running with 30GB HDD. Could I get just any larger HDD, like 100GB? Or will it have to be a special part number?...

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Sat Apr 30, 2011 4:58 pm
Fan error, linked to board failure?

Last post by kaede « Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:48 pm
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by ccookie66 » Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:27 am

Hey, I think you guys where right about the motherboard going bad in this post:

This morning, I turned on my thinkpad, and it said Fan Error, and...

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Last post by kaede
Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:48 pm
Weird USB Mouse behaviour

Last post by hunterman223 « Sat Apr 30, 2011 6:39 am
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by fefrie » Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:48 pm

I have my T42 running on battery power at the moment and when using a Logitech mouse plugged into the bottom USB port, when I click and hold the...

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Sat Apr 30, 2011 6:39 am
T43p Keyboard Error 0211 on POST -- Cannot Boot System

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:22 pm
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by Norman Litell » Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:28 pm

The backup (clock) battery in my 5 year old T43p (2668-PDU) finally died, and the computer's second fan was clearly about to die (first one was...

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Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:22 pm
Mother Board Identification

Last post by tn7 « Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:31 am
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by tn7 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:43 pm

I am trying to identify my mother board on my T42. Is the part number on the mother board visible without pulling it out of the PC? I know I have the...

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Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:31 am
T43p good choice?

Last post by dr_st « Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:50 am
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by cacophony » Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:03 pm

I currently have a 1024x768 T42 which I love, but I'm tempted to get one with a higher resolution IPS display. So I've been thinking about buying a...

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Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:50 am
T43 hibernate Issue..

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:45 pm
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by papollonia » Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:55 pm

Hey Guys:
Hope all is well?

I have a t43..Love it, it meets my needs...

The problem i have is: it will go though periods when I can not get it to...

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Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:45 pm
Thinkpad T42 Construction materials

Last post by chellax « Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:35 pm
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by rleo25 » Mon Dec 05, 2005 8:37 pm

Does anybody know what kind of material has been used in the lid and case construction for the T42?

I've heard many different versions, rangin from...

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Last post by chellax
Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:35 pm
T41 - broken screen. Force to external monitor at startup?

Last post by poshgeordie « Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:40 am
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by deedoubleukay » Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:13 pm

Greetings -

I recently rediscovered an old T41 from my college days with what appears to be a broken screen. I tried plugging it into an external...

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Last post by poshgeordie
Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:40 am
Trying to restore T43 to factory state

Last post by jhui « Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:39 am
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by jhui » Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:21 am

My own T43 has been working for ages until it was virus-infected recently. The virus is a really nasty one. It appears my PC was attacked while I...

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Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:39 am
T43 makes strange noise for about 5 seconds during start

Last post by dr_st « Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:19 am
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by jhui » Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:39 pm

I am trying to rebuild this T43 for our company. It is making a loud noise that appears to be a fan. What appears strange is the loud noise only...

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Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:19 am
Refurbrished sales safe?

Last post by UrbanFarmer « Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:32 pm
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by wujstefan » Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:54 am

Hello;
I am looking for some good-looking ;) T43/p and such was found on thinkpaddepot.com
Had anyone heard about them? Is it safe to buy from them?...

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Last post by UrbanFarmer
Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:32 pm
How to slow down imminent failure of GPU?

Last post by richramo « Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:02 pm
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by jrumohr » Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:45 pm

I'm pretty sure I have the GPU problem on my T40 and probably the Southbridge, too. Is there anything I can do to slow down the complete failure of...

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Last post by richramo
Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:02 pm
T42 replacement hard drive suggestions, please?

Last post by Neil « Fri Apr 22, 2011 2:33 pm
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by PilotDave » Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:41 pm

Dear Forum Friends,

I have throughly enjoyed my first ThinkPad, a T42 2378EYU built in Aug of 2004. I would like to do a clean install of the...

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Last post by Neil
Fri Apr 22, 2011 2:33 pm
List of hard drives (upgrades) supported by T41

Last post by frustratedinTN « Fri Apr 22, 2011 7:23 am
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by frustratedinTN » Tue Apr 19, 2011 3:10 am

Does anyone know if a list of supported hard drives for upgrades are supported by T41s? I stumbled across an extensive list of supported makers and...

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Fri Apr 22, 2011 7:23 am
Sign of motherboard failure?

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:02 pm
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by ccookie66 » Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:52 pm

Hello, my IBM ThinkPad T40 running Windows XP Professional, whenever I plug a USB drive into the laptop, it says This device can perform faster and I...

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Last post by ajkula66
Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:02 pm
Thinkpad T42 won't recognize wireless driver

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Apr 20, 2011 8:56 pm
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by brlee9 » Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:18 pm

Hey guys - just registered for the first time. Been going at this computer issue for the past 6 hours, really hope someone will be able to help me...

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Last post by ajkula66
Wed Apr 20, 2011 8:56 pm
T43 Bios update

Last post by garysblim « Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:50 pm
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by garysblim » Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:41 am

Hi all:

I am attempting to update my new mobo with newer bios and ECP but am a little bit confused by the ibm site. According to the site, I should...

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Last post by garysblim
Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:50 pm
T43 UUID Help

Last post by garysblim « Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:34 am
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by garysblim » Mon Apr 18, 2011 10:24 pm

Hi all:

I successfully replaced my T43 MOBO yesterday (got a new one off the bay). Eveything is working great until when I tried doing system...

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Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:34 am
T42 Drive Clicking. Think it may be going

Last post by craigmontHunter « Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:34 am
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by indiggio » Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:49 pm

Hello,

I'm not noticing any issues with my laptop, but the drive is making clicking noises constantly and I fear it may be on it's way out.

Anybody...

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Last post by craigmontHunter
Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:34 am
Hard Disk Encryption: How to?

Last post by fefrie « Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:19 am
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by fefrie » Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:21 pm

I need to make a couple t42 secure so that if the laptops go missing, the hard drive data will be encrypted and unable to access.

How would I go...

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Last post by fefrie
Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:19 am
BT/Modem Card and Antenna for T41

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:01 pm
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by ParatoOptimal » Sat Apr 16, 2011 3:45 pm

I'm looking for a BT/modem card for my T41 2373 7FU.
Is there already an antenna or wire or anything else required for the card in my 2372 7FU or do...

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Last post by ajkula66
Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:01 pm
t42 with banias dead TR451 possible?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Apr 15, 2011 2:11 pm
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by sleepyhead » Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:30 am

Recent my T42 developed a random crash if I accidently tapped the upper right hand side of the case, this progressed to the point where it simply...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Apr 15, 2011 2:11 pm
Humming noise in USB headset due to ground loop

Last post by poshgeordie « Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:00 am
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by ThinkSFO » Thu Apr 14, 2011 4:47 pm

Hi,

I encountered an issue that I never thought would happen. I am a regular user of online conference call tool, Webex. I bought a new Logitech...

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Last post by poshgeordie
Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:00 am
How to disassemble mouse buttons on thinkpad keyboard.

Last post by GACrabill « Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:37 pm
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by fefrie » Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:58 am

The side of my thumb is taking a beating. I'm thinking of taking apart the mouse buttons ABOVE the trackpad and somehow replacing the little silicone...

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Last post by GACrabill
Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:37 pm
T42 LCD woes

Last post by poshgeordie « Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:37 pm
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by Werelds » Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:03 pm

Hi there :)

So my T42's been broken for quite a long time now, and I decided to revive it because it's just that awesome. I haven't been able to...

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Last post by poshgeordie
Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:37 pm
T41 with static and yellow jumper wires?

Last post by poshgeordie « Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:37 pm
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by Bucksnort101 » Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:20 am

Forgive me if this is redundant, but using the search engine just doesn't seem to find the anwers I'm looking for.
Have a couple T41 laptop boards...

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Last post by poshgeordie
Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:37 pm
T40 - Won't power on, Green Battery light

Last post by poshgeordie « Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:27 am
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by archraf » Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:59 am

My daughter's thinkpad T40 is apparently bricked i dont kow what happened to it to put it in this condition. She's 12 , she didnt do anything really...

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Last post by poshgeordie
Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:27 am
T40 Screen goes black

Last post by blueshoes « Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:43 am
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by blueshoes » Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:23 pm

My T40 screen goes black but there is no pinkish hue in fact no color at all. Sometimes the screen begins having lines in it and then goes black and...

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Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:43 am
need the white ati cover of t42 ati 9600 mobo - posh ajkula

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:11 am
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by irus » Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:32 am

posh ajkula fred rbs you guys might have one of these white covers lying around. i need this cover to paste it on the GPU chip.

Would be grateful if...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:11 am
T42 need Thermal Compound on GPU?

Last post by fefrie « Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:45 pm
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by fefrie » Mon Apr 04, 2011 10:06 pm

I'm replacing the power jack and am in the process of reinstalling the heat sink. I bought thermal compound for the cpu, and the part of the heat...

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Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:45 pm
Fresh XP install ... cannot install drivers

Last post by fefrie « Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:48 pm
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by jrumohr » Wed Mar 16, 2011 3:00 pm

Hello,

I have searched the forums (and google) and have not found my answer, so I apologize if this has been run over like a dead horse.

T40 1.2gb...

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Last post by fefrie
Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:48 pm
Rescue and recovery for T41 and T43

Last post by Harryc « Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:05 am
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by rowifi » Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:38 am

Neither of my two units appear to have the ability to make my own restore disk.

My T41 has the recovery partition, but no Thinkvantage program.
My...

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Last post by Harryc
Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:05 am
Resurrected a T42 IPS Flexview LCD last week

Last post by ajkula66 « Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:09 pm
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by scr71822 » Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:09 pm

I found it a bit easier to replace the backlight than other LCDs. Got a good decent LCD now for a T42 for work. I used the backlight from a r51 15in...

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Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:09 pm
Wandering thinkpoint is disappeared?!

Last post by yak « Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:41 pm
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by fefrie » Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:55 pm

In doing a couple of part exchanges, I switched the keyboards of 2 t42 thinkpads.

I've just noticed, that I don't have to fight the thinkpoint...

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Last post by yak
Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:41 pm
Keyboard *BEEP*

Last post by sarbin « Mon Apr 11, 2011 12:42 am
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by c4warrior » Sun Apr 10, 2011 3:56 pm

When playing a game like World of Warcraft, when you start spamming buttons the *BEEP BEEP* starts when you press more than one at the same time. I...

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Last post by sarbin
Mon Apr 11, 2011 12:42 am
Video RAM bad, or something else?

Last post by Septfox « Sun Apr 10, 2011 4:33 pm
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by Septfox » Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:03 am

Sorry, wall of text in here. Just feel that detailed information might be helpful.
First off, this machine is running a R9600.

So, I was gaming the...

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Last post by Septfox
Sun Apr 10, 2011 4:33 pm
Hate you 'Next' and 'Last' keys!

Last post by hiram « Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:22 pm
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by Lockheed » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:28 am

Every time I lose +5 minutes worth of text as a result of hitting one of those two keys, strategically placed around arrow keys, I want to inflict...

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Last post by hiram
Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:22 pm
It's me again but now I have a T43 :)

Last post by c4warrior « Sun Apr 10, 2011 2:42 am
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by c4warrior » Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:16 pm

Hello and thank you all so much for all your help with getting me up to speed with these wonderful machines when I bought my first one (T42). I've...

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Sun Apr 10, 2011 2:42 am
Where to get: T42 display hinge

Last post by sarbin « Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:04 pm
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by schmaud » Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:27 am

Hi,

I have a 14.1 inch T42, and the left display-hinge just broke.
I already figuered that I likely need FRU# 91P8388

Has anyone an idea where to...

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Last post by sarbin
Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:04 pm
FullHD playback on a T42 possible?

Last post by dr_st « Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:18 am
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by tomchr » Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:43 am

Hi,

I'm sitting here with my 1.8GHz T42 ThinkPad equipped with the 64MB Mobility Radeon 9600. This old laptop is able to playback 1280x720p videos...

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Last post by dr_st
Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:18 am
need advice on improving wireless throughput

Last post by ginahoy « Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:07 pm
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by ginahoy » Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:46 pm

Hi. I'm new to the forum, and could use some help. This thread grabbed my attention as I've been spending considerable effort troubleshooting slow...

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Last post by ginahoy
Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:07 pm
Virus recovery -- Windows cannot verify license

Last post by MnR « Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:46 pm
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by oldsguy » Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:48 am

I have two T42s, one of which contracted the Google Redirect virus which later led to a BSOD on startup. In a last ditch attempt to recover the...

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Last post by MnR
Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:46 pm
"Freeze" when scrolling (scroll key & trackpoint used)

Last post by Harryc « Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:16 am
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by jwege » Sat Sep 18, 2010 10:39 am

Hi all,

I have sometimes (I guess 5-10 times a day) the problem that, once I use the scroll function of the trackpoint, the function of the...

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Last post by Harryc
Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:16 am
A thinkpad server?

Last post by indicium « Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:56 pm
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by wujstefan » Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:13 pm

I am planning to set up a thing that would serve me a bit like a server.

I am simply wondering which tp model should I choose? For what I have...

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Last post by indicium
Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:56 pm
T42 SSD Write speed

Last post by fefrie « Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:49 am
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by 4ckatro » Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:46 pm

Hi!
I have bought a new Kingspec KSD-PA25 IDE 2,5 ssd to my T42. ( )
But when i installed the Windows XP, i dont feel any speed up.Ok the windows...

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Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:49 am

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