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Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

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I'm a programmer and have bought a T43 (2668 97G) a few weeks ago and was quite annoyed by the fan noise. Subsequently I have spent almost...
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Sun May 20, 2018 7:07 pm
IBM_ECW : Power management tool for T4x/R5x

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by IbmPad » Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:44 pm
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IBM_ECW is a simple power management tool for some ThinkPad models (mainly T4x/R5x but can work on newer systems also). I originally wrote it to...
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NO-1802 and NO-01C9 boot CD/ Large Pics

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by danage » Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:07 am
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Update: I have released a new version of the Linux Live CD to patch these errors. It will also work with newer Atheros Cards that previously...
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Tue Feb 02, 2016 9:02 am
***LINK to TP Fan Control Utility***

Last post by troubadix « Sun Dec 15, 2013 4:39 pm
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by BillMorrow » Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:30 pm
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Latest Version can be found here (but please read the README first):
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Sun Dec 15, 2013 4:39 pm
Feature Suggestion Thread for the Fan Control Utility

Last post by inogen « Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:07 am
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by christopher_wolf » Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:11 pm

Hey all,

As the topic of this thread states, this is a thread where new features could be suggested and discussed, refined, then eventually...

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Last post by inogen
Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:07 am
two-finger scrolling on T43 under XP?

Last post by eyeland « Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:08 am
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by Angulion » Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:26 pm
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a while ago I acquired a MacBook and one of the features I like most is the two-finger scrolling. I wondered whether two-finger scrolling...
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Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:08 am
TPFanControl Settings Question

Last post by Callahan « Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:49 pm
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by Callahan » Mon Dec 12, 2016 11:46 am

I came across this ThinkPad fan software yesterday. I have tried working with it ... searched the forun here and did some Google searches. I really...

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Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:49 pm
Thinkpad T430 - TP Fan Control - Issues

Last post by temcat « Wed Sep 28, 2016 7:06 pm
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by tudoranadi » Mon Feb 29, 2016 3:46 am

Hi guys,

Just purchased a SH mint condition Thinkpad T430. I am running Windows 7 SP1 x64, and I have a issue with TPFanControl. It only shows the...

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Last post by temcat
Wed Sep 28, 2016 7:06 pm
Use the accelerometer as a joystick

Last post by liuzhanqiu « Tue Aug 02, 2016 10:38 am
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by thinkpadrobert » Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:57 pm

I've written a program that sends accelerometer data to ppjoy virtual joystick 1. It lets you control games by tilting your thinkpad.

You'll need...

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Tue Aug 02, 2016 10:38 am
E220s Camera Hot Key opens Lenovo Settings

Last post by Du@lB00t$ « Thu May 19, 2016 7:53 pm

by Du@lB00t$ » Thu May 19, 2016 7:53 pm

Whilst getting my wife's E220s ready for retirement/sale I was checking for full functionality. All is well now but for the CAMERA Hot Key (F5)....

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Thu May 19, 2016 7:53 pm
Trackpoint response improvement after disabling touchpad

Last post by TPFanatic « Tue May 17, 2016 12:10 am
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by brchan » Mon May 16, 2016 9:08 pm

I just discovered that disabling the touchpad in the BIOS makes the trackpoint response MUCH smoother and lag free. I tested this on a W530, T61 and...

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Tue May 17, 2016 12:10 am
MSR Editing tools and Dual IDA T61

Last post by brchan « Fri May 13, 2016 8:57 pm

by brchan » Fri May 13, 2016 8:57 pm

Has anybody had experience with using MSR tools to enable faster clocks on T61s running Middleton's BIOS + linux? If I make a change using this tool,...

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Last post by brchan
Fri May 13, 2016 8:57 pm
Solution: Using ThinkVantage button to turn off monitor.

Last post by evening_hunger « Sat May 07, 2016 10:38 am
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by yak » Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:23 pm

Since the Productivity Center will be discontinued in Windows 7, I was looking for a different things I could launch using the ThinkVantage button....

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Sat May 07, 2016 10:38 am
How do I switch tpfancontrol to fahrenheit?

Last post by house kitten « Wed Mar 09, 2016 2:30 pm
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by kburel » Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:09 pm

I'm a newbie so I apologize if this is an obvious question. I have edited the .ini file and I see instructions for changing the temperature values...

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Last post by house kitten
Wed Mar 09, 2016 2:30 pm
Turn Off That Annoying BEEEP?

Last post by Dos3.1 « Sat Mar 05, 2016 7:13 pm
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by 5tein » Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:42 am

I'm looking for a way to disable the system beeps on my Thinkpad T60.

I've already turned SOUNDS off in the Windows Control Panel.

I've also tried...

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Last post by Dos3.1
Sat Mar 05, 2016 7:13 pm
T40/p-T43/p, R50/p & R52 Embedded Controller Internals

Last post by tigsid « Fri Jan 29, 2016 4:03 am
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by mg » Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:10 pm
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Recent ThinkPad notebooks contain an embedded controller (EC), a processor with its own RAM and ROM on-chip, that controls things like battery...
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Last post by tigsid
Fri Jan 29, 2016 4:03 am
TPfc.62 new sensor just appeared

Last post by Kasm279 « Thu Oct 15, 2015 3:02 am
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by Paul Unger » Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:16 pm

I've been running TPfc.62 on my X201 for about three years. I just got a new battery. I have run it through one cycle and am halfway through a second...

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Thu Oct 15, 2015 3:02 am
"New Text Icon" Message

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by ArtShapiro » Thu Oct 08, 2015 5:01 pm

One exactly one of my Thinkpads, a T500 running Windows 10, I'm getting a popup in the notification area every time I restart or log on. It is...

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Last post by ArtShapiro
Thu Oct 08, 2015 5:01 pm
Can I determine temperature(s) in my T60?

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Aug 29, 2015 8:54 pm
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by Muse » Fri Aug 28, 2015 9:31 am

I've been having persistent delays of typically 1-3 minutes with one of my T60's. It runs Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit and has an Intel 330 180GB...

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Sat Aug 29, 2015 8:54 pm
ThinkPad Synchronization Utility?

Last post by fefrie « Wed May 20, 2015 3:21 pm
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by FryPpy » Tue Dec 09, 2014 2:06 pm

From the T30-era thinkpads was grown in pairs - T for hard work in office and X for work on the move (business trip, work in field, presentation)....

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Wed May 20, 2015 3:21 pm
White List

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Oct 25, 2014 5:20 am
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by jronald » Fri Oct 24, 2014 4:09 pm

Is anyone working with White lists anymore?
Im having a heck of a time trying to find the correct card for my s100?

Ron

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Oct 25, 2014 5:20 am
Share your TPFanControl custom settings. Let's optimize!

Last post by tudoranadi « Sun Sep 07, 2014 11:02 am

by tudoranadi » Sun Sep 07, 2014 11:02 am

What's your TPFanControl custom settings?

Let's share! Maybe we can find the ideal values for a cool running laptop. :)

Here's mine :

Level=50 0...

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Last post by tudoranadi
Sun Sep 07, 2014 11:02 am
thinkpad "Work in multiple spaces" feature??

Last post by badley « Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:01 am
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by badley » Tue Aug 12, 2014 10:02 am

Hi,
I am new Lenovo products. I have a Macbook Pro for personal use and it has a Work in multiple spaces feature that I find would be very useful on...

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Last post by badley
Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:01 am
Adding Thinkpad drivers to nLite slipstream, how?

Last post by Norway Pad « Sat Feb 22, 2014 3:25 pm
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by Norway Pad » Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:21 pm

Hello all

To help on a project my wife is doing for work, I have made her a nLite slipstream with Win XP SP3 and current updates. So basically a XP...

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Last post by Norway Pad
Sat Feb 22, 2014 3:25 pm
Sonic RecordNow - how to set it up in W7 (Images Warning!)

Last post by Johan « Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:58 pm
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by lukee » Sat May 28, 2011 12:04 pm

Recently I decided to use small and reliable application called Sonic RecordNow to burn my CDs and DVDs instead of huge Nero Burning ROM. RecordNow...

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Last post by Johan
Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:58 pm
Keyboard Backlight Control Utility

Last post by mmarzinc « Mon Jan 27, 2014 8:07 pm

by mmarzinc » Mon Jan 27, 2014 8:07 pm

I would like to control the backlight to my x230 keyboard using a windows utility. I know that this can be done in linux, and I know that the...

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Mon Jan 27, 2014 8:07 pm
ThinkVantage Communication Utility installation errors

Last post by activex « Tue Jan 14, 2014 10:53 pm
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by activex » Sun Jan 05, 2014 9:21 pm

I install cleaned Windows 7 on my new X230 - core I7.

But everytime I tried to install ThinkVantage Communication Utility through System Update. I...

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Last post by activex
Tue Jan 14, 2014 10:53 pm
Enable and customize the blue ThinkVantage button on W8

Last post by kitor « Mon Oct 07, 2013 1:04 am
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by houndkr » Tue Jan 08, 2013 11:08 am

After upgrading my X201T to Windows 8, I noticed I couldn't use my ThinkVantage button no matter what.
I found out I could install SimpleTap to...

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Last post by kitor
Mon Oct 07, 2013 1:04 am
TPFanControl v0.63 - How to get rid of the start up window?

Last post by Metallo « Sat Aug 10, 2013 8:22 am
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by Metallo » Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:16 am

When W7 boots on my T40, I get the start up window with the temperatures etc.
I set SlimDialog=0 to get rid of the slim widget and I also set...

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Last post by Metallo
Sat Aug 10, 2013 8:22 am
Auto Screen Rotation utility using accelerometer (APS)

Last post by matmat « Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:13 am
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by forests_gump » Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:05 pm

Looking for a Auto Screen Rotation utility based on accelerometer (APS) on my TP (non-tablet)

Useful when i use TP in portrait model.

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Last post by matmat
Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:13 am
Idea for a speedstep / thinkpad tool

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:46 am
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by systemBuilder » Mon May 06, 2013 2:37 am

I can't see the reason for speedstep. The idea that the CPU should figure out what the user needs is, frankly, moronic thinking my (un)Intel. So why...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:46 am
Windows Registry key for UltraNav settings?

Last post by kitor « Mon May 13, 2013 3:21 am
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by Jason404 » Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:52 am

I am planning to reinstall Windows on my ThinkPad in a week or so, so that I can do an unattended installation using an answer file that will put the...

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Last post by kitor
Mon May 13, 2013 3:21 am
Wireless, Trackpoint, ... : What is really worth installing?

Last post by mujahid7ia « Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:48 pm
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by thinktwice » Mon May 28, 2012 8:44 am

Hi,

I always wonder, amongst Thinkpad drivers and accessibility tools, what is really worth installing. I mean after the necessary drivers were...

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Last post by mujahid7ia
Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:48 pm
Lenovo Support site giving Stack overflow Errors

Last post by rkawakami « Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:44 am
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by Thedaddy » Sat Sep 15, 2012 1:45 pm

Anyone noticed this? At first I thought it was my X41--but it does it on my T43 as well. Their home page is fine, trying to download drivers, etc....

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Last post by rkawakami
Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:44 am
PyTPFanControl - A fan controller for Linux

Last post by Arnavion « Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:11 pm

by Arnavion » Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:11 pm

I'd like to announce a new GUI fan controller application for Thinkpads on Linux. PyTPFanControl is a Linux clone of troubadix's TPFanControl. It...

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Last post by Arnavion
Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:11 pm
R51 1829 reasonable CPU temp?

Last post by ajkula66 « Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:19 pm
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by PsychBiller » Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:05 pm

I just replaced the motherboard in my T40 2373 with a reballed one from an R51 1829. I also upgraded the CPU from a 1.5 to a 1.8 Dothan.

I'm worried...

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Last post by ajkula66
Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:19 pm
Power settings and Wifi Connection

Last post by dxps26 « Mon May 28, 2012 8:25 am
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by BrandonKong » Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:10 am

When I close the lid on my x220, the wifi automatically shuts off. If I try to resume wifi, it takes a few minutes to connect. This is really...

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Last post by dxps26
Mon May 28, 2012 8:25 am
Can I run cmd or chkdsk from R&R on a X201 with XP?

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by oliversl » Mon May 21, 2012 3:14 pm

Hi,
I got the error STOP: C0000221 unknown hard error C:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll and need to replace that file. I think I may have a bad sector....

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Last post by oliversl
Mon May 21, 2012 3:14 pm
ATI Tray Tools and Thinkpad software conflict

Last post by mcsound « Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:13 pm

by mcsound » Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:13 pm

Just a quick note for those who are trying to use ATI Tray Tools instead of Catalyst Control Centre, and experience crashes of such software as...

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Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:13 pm
Trackpoint Keyboard Drivers for Windows 7 64-bit?

Last post by RDKirk « Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:52 pm

by RDKirk » Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:52 pm

I'm having no luck at all getting any drivers to load for my Trackpoint keyboards on a desktop PC under Windows 7 64-bit. I have both a PS/2 Thinkpad...

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Last post by RDKirk
Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:52 pm
Pidgin-blinklight for windows

Last post by kulivontot « Sun Apr 01, 2012 2:51 pm

by kulivontot » Sun Apr 01, 2012 2:51 pm

Hi,
for the longest time, Linux users have had a plugin to flash the thinklight for incoming messages on Pidgin/Gaim, but the implementation did not...

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Last post by kulivontot
Sun Apr 01, 2012 2:51 pm
TPFancontrol on Windows 8 with a ThinkPad W500-yes it works!

Last post by mgo « Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:01 pm

by mgo » Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:01 pm

Just thought I would pass along some fun news. (well...fun for me, anyway!) I've installed Windows 8 Beta using a SSD, and ThinkPad Fan control runs...

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Last post by mgo
Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:01 pm
TP Power Manager/Battery Gauge Modification

Last post by Stadsport « Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:56 pm

by Stadsport » Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:56 pm

I know this is a long shot, but does anyone happen to know where the files for the taskbar battery gauge is stored on Windows 7? I've peaked through...

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Last post by Stadsport
Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:56 pm
Thinkpad Fan Control PCI Constant at 62o

Last post by thinkpadgr « Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:48 pm
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by thinkpadgr » Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:13 am

Hello Everyone!

Just another happy x120e user and this is a really amazing but also noisy machine. I installed TPFC to get rid, or at least have a...

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Last post by thinkpadgr
Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:48 pm
Sysprepbackup Accessory Package? Do I need to install it?

Last post by barrywohl « Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:25 pm
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by barrywohl » Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:56 pm

I just upgraded from Rescue and Recovery 4.31 to 4.50 on my X201t which came with Win 7 Pro x64 and R&R 4.3 or earlier. I did the upgrade due to R&R...

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Last post by barrywohl
Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:25 pm
Multi-gesture Synaptics touchpad driver for XP, Vista & 7

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Sat Dec 10, 2011 5:43 pm
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by beGi » Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:42 am

This is (un)official Synaptics touchpad driver that unlocks multi-gesture capabilities on your ThinkPad's touchpad.

Why (un)official ? Because it...

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Sat Dec 10, 2011 5:43 pm
Rescue And Recovery 4.31 On Win7 x64 Won't Start

Last post by barrywohl « Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:11 pm
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by nikki605 » Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:00 am

I've read many topics where users trying to install this version get an error code 6, but I've got a different problem. I've got it installed on my...

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Last post by barrywohl
Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:11 pm
Program to edit bios x61

Last post by loyukfai « Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:08 pm
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by gpspl » Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:15 am

HI.

I can't edit bios with phoenix bios editor (i can't extact bios !!error)

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Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:08 pm
How to make a backup bios to _.wph

Last post by gpspl « Thu Oct 13, 2011 12:49 pm

by gpspl » Thu Oct 13, 2011 12:49 pm

I'm sorry I used the English translator

What program do the backup BIOS extensions _.wph,
winplash tried, but he robido _.bak. I changed the...

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Last post by gpspl
Thu Oct 13, 2011 12:49 pm
scrolling tips keep popping up

Last post by newthinker « Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:42 pm

by newthinker » Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:42 pm

How do i get rid of the trackpoint scrolling tips? I've tried checking the Don't show this reminder again , it keepings coming back after reboot....

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Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:42 pm

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