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by rkawakami » Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:55 am » in Forum Announcements

Due to the recent upgrade of the forum software (phpBB), the option to display a pop-up window when a member has a Private Message (PM) waiting to be...

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Please report Forum-bugs/errors here (PHPBB 3.1.6 installed 10/31/15)

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Accessing documents from Lenovo's new Support site

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:13 am
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by rkawakami » Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:13 am » in Forum Announcements

Recently, Lenovo has completed moving the old IBM Thinkpad Support site (usually at the www-307.ibm.com domain) onto the support.lenovo.com domain....

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Forum Announcements board

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by JaneL » Sun May 09, 2010 12:20 pm » in Forum Announcements

So far, the forum's branched out into Facebook, Twitter and Smartphones - what will we be up to next?

Keep an eye on the Forum Announcements board...

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Sun May 09, 2010 12:20 pm
Forum donations for upgrades

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by JaneL » Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:01 am » in Forum Announcements

If you've noticed the new maintenance outage announcements, you know that Bill is actively working on upgrading the forum software and fixing the...

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Wed Sep 16, 2015 5:16 pm
FAQ (thinkpads.com - Frequently Asked Questions)

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by BillMorrow » Tue Jul 06, 2004 1:48 am

1) Can someone tell me __________ about model _________?

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OLD -

tabook/tawbook/ltwbook - A/T/X/R/Z series
tbook/twbook - 2xx, 3xx, 5xx,...

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HOW TO replace a CCFL/Backlight in your LCD

Last post by topshot « Sat Nov 23, 2013 2:08 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:47 am

I just replaced the CCFL in a 15 IPS/Flexview LCD made by IDTECH.
This one is quite easy.

Lift up the silver/metal tape along the bottom (insert a...

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Last post by topshot
Sat Nov 23, 2013 2:08 pm
How do I view all of my started threads?

Last post by jayton4 « Wed Sep 18, 2013 3:57 pm
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by dhinged » Wed Sep 18, 2013 3:35 pm

I looked all over the site and my profile and I did not see a link to click to view my started threads like I see on other forums. Is there a link...

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Last post by jayton4
Wed Sep 18, 2013 3:57 pm
lenovo t60 2008

Last post by ZaZ « Thu Sep 12, 2013 1:59 pm
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by myfordmike » Wed Sep 11, 2013 1:12 pm

This is probably old news to most, but I have recently installed an ADATA 120gb ssd, with win 7 operating system. The ssd has transformed my t60 it...

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Last post by ZaZ
Thu Sep 12, 2013 1:59 pm
[Guide] Setting up Tablet Screen Rotation with Linux

Last post by matmat « Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:12 am
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by ATXChris » Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:09 am

Hello ladies and gentlemen, this is my way to help the community back in return for helping me. I hope you find it useful and please leave any...

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Last post by matmat
Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:12 am
Cleaning Tips

Last post by jdhurst « Sun Jul 21, 2013 8:20 pm
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by JaneL » Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:16 pm

What is the best way to clean my ThinkPad’s LCD? What about the case? Can I just use Windex and a paper towel?

Windex, napkin, and paper towel are...

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Last post by jdhurst
Sun Jul 21, 2013 8:20 pm
Screen Swapping/Modding General Questions

Last post by systemBuilder « Mon May 06, 2013 2:25 am
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by cc2f » Fri Apr 19, 2013 12:08 pm

Hello,
I'm interested in screen modding/swapping in general and I had a few questions:

How do people find alternative LCD panels of a given size?...

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Last post by systemBuilder
Mon May 06, 2013 2:25 am
Which Thinkpad?

Last post by DLX34 « Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:45 pm
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by DLX34 » Mon Feb 18, 2013 5:47 am

Hi all,

New here as is obvious by my post count. :)

I've been looking for a new laptop and have my heart set now on getting a Thinkpad. Originally...

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Last post by DLX34
Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:45 pm
Connect to TV

Last post by beekeeper42 « Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:36 pm
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by beekeeper42 » Sat Feb 02, 2013 12:46 pm

I frequently use my T-43 after hours to watch movies on HULU. That works fine. Can someone explain how I can wire the T-43 to our Mitsubishi TV (WS...

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Last post by beekeeper42
Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:36 pm
Adding on Warranty from eBay purchases -

Last post by ANDS « Wed Jan 30, 2013 10:18 am
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by ANDS » Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:27 am

Is this possible? You see a lot of these new laptops or refurbished on eBay, but they've got like 8 or so months left on warranty (blargh). I'm...

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Last post by ANDS
Wed Jan 30, 2013 10:18 am
ThinkPad marketing assistance with options, specs, etc.

Last post by ConfiguratorHelp « Sun Oct 21, 2012 6:07 am
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by ConfiguratorHelp » Wed Nov 03, 2010 1:01 pm

(Edited to bring the status up to date)

I am the guy who used to maintain the PC Sales Guide/Configurator for N. America and EMEA a couple of years...

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Last post by ConfiguratorHelp
Sun Oct 21, 2012 6:07 am
Trying to repsond to PM

Last post by JaneL « Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:54 pm
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by house kitten » Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:02 pm

I have a message (actually 3 copies of it) I woudl like to respond to but for some reason it stays in my outbox and I am unable to send it. What am I...

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Last post by JaneL
Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:54 pm
Change Ownership of x230

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:20 pm
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by house kitten » Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:04 pm

I have an x230 that is to be delivered tomorrow and I have already sold it. I would like to put the laptop in the new owners name. Is this possible...

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Last post by ajkula66
Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:20 pm
Lenovo t420 laptop, RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.3, 3rd monitor

Last post by wolfman « Fri Sep 28, 2012 2:26 pm
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by slurbus » Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:56 pm

Hello, I have looked all over the internet, the issue I am having is I need a 3rd monitor hooked up to my lenove t420 laptop. That is my laptop...

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Last post by wolfman
Fri Sep 28, 2012 2:26 pm
Hyperlink restrictions

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:32 pm
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by lindalove » Wed Jul 25, 2012 11:06 am

Hi. I bought a ThinkPad X121e aout 6 weeks ago. I am unable to use hyperlinks. When I try to click on a hyperlink I get a message saying restrictions...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:32 pm
E520 virtualization

Last post by showey4u « Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:52 pm

by showey4u » Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:52 pm

I could not load backtracker in my vm. I tried to turn it on in the bios, no go. Looked at forum, updated bios,restarted comp,went to bios security...

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Last post by showey4u
Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:52 pm
Dismantling the ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3 (model 4337)

Last post by wolfman « Sun May 27, 2012 7:39 am
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by EvenStranger » Sat May 26, 2012 4:35 am

Hello all,

Long time listener, first time caller.

I have a ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3 with a spring that is too stiff, causing problems with the...

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Last post by wolfman
Sun May 27, 2012 7:39 am
What is the difference between memory sticks - 4 chips per s

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:52 pm
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by oathkeeper1178 » Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:52 am

What is the difference between memory sticks - 4 chips per side vs. 8 chips per side?
Options

01-03-2012 01:13 PM

Looking for 2 - 1GB PC2100...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:52 pm
Wireless switch, soldering

Last post by Ole « Tue Nov 15, 2011 5:34 am
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by Ole » Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:18 pm

Hi,

I've seen a thread on this before, but can't search it up. I am about to solder my wireless switch on my x61 to always on. The thing lives it...

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Last post by Ole
Tue Nov 15, 2011 5:34 am
Password Manager import/export does not work

Last post by ZaZ « Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:26 am
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by euclid » Sun Nov 13, 2011 5:44 am

Hi,

Password manager has a neat function that allows you to export your passwords in a password protected file.
This allows to backup (export) all...

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Last post by ZaZ
Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:26 am
old thinkpad reference sheets, updated link (08/2009)

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:30 am
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by jwall9y » Sat Aug 15, 2009 12:45 pm

The reference sheets for older, withdrawn thinkpads can be found (as of August 2009) at:

The ftp links and related workarounds at the main...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:30 am
More comprehensive guide to HDD cloning

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:41 pm
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by R.G. » Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:59 am
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I'm writing this not because I HAVE a more comprehensive guide. But having spent two fullish days reading this forum, the IBM/Lenovo information, and...
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Last post by cadillacmike68
Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:41 pm
Marketplace bump feature appears only once.

Last post by Harryc « Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:24 pm
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by aceyx » Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:20 pm

Bump feature only appeared after the first 72 hours, doesn't reappear. The way it's described, it should re-set every 72 hours.

Is it okay to bump...

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:24 pm
Lenovo Price Protection Plan

Last post by HiLine « Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:20 am
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by hart22 » Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:11 am

Questions regarding whether Lenovo will refund the price difference for a new machine if the price drops shortly after purchase come up in this forum...

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Last post by HiLine
Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:20 am
r61I RECURE&RECOVERY

Last post by dream1649 « Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:15 pm
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by dream1649 » Mon Aug 08, 2011 6:46 pm

I was making a rescure&recovery disk and the poewer went out at home, now it want let me finsh downloading my disk since the power came back on. What...

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Last post by dream1649
Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:15 pm
Restore CDs/backup

Last post by goofyGAguy « Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:33 am
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by Meta03 » Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:04 am

I bought a used Thinkpad T42, which did not come with any CDs. Can I make my own recovery CDs?
What is the most efficient way to back up my hard...

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Last post by goofyGAguy
Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:33 am
Recreating a recovery partition?

Last post by ozzymud « Thu Jun 02, 2011 5:53 am
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by SmallWalrus » Tue May 31, 2011 7:17 pm

Hi all,

I've been trying to rebuild the recovery partition on my X200 after performing a hard drive upgrade on it (Unfortunately, I didn't have a...

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Last post by ozzymud
Thu Jun 02, 2011 5:53 am
Moving Windows 7 from Hard Drive to SSD

Last post by redhook « Thu May 19, 2011 3:33 pm
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by Harryc » Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:49 pm

Today I successfully moved a complete Windows 7 image from a conventional hard drive (WD Scorpio Black 160GB) to a new SSD (Intel X25-M 120GB)
while...

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Last post by redhook
Thu May 19, 2011 3:33 pm
How do I stop my T410 going to "idle" after 20 seconds?

Last post by msnuser111 « Wed May 04, 2011 7:00 am
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by GaltGeo » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:20 pm

Hi I am a newbie here - just a got T410 and it keeps on going to idle after about 20 secs. I have tried to change settings but I cannot find the idle...

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Last post by msnuser111
Wed May 04, 2011 7:00 am
Moving Windows xp from Hard Drive to SSD, aligned partition

Last post by Harryc « Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:30 am
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by garnet » Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:22 am

This is about migrating an win xp HDD partition to a new SSD disk.
It apply to my t60(below), but I dont see any reason why it shouldnt apply to...

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Last post by Harryc
Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:30 am
use external hard disk inplace of internal HD

Last post by ramgopal « Fri Oct 29, 2010 12:58 am
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by ramgopal » Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:56 am

i have a T20, which is no doubt old by any standards, but i like it very much.The internal hard disk(4 GB) is out of order.I removed the internal HD...

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Last post by ramgopal
Fri Oct 29, 2010 12:58 am
Upgrade RAM from 512MB to over 1GB on series R51 and T41

Last post by Garcie « Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:15 am
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by Garcie » Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:19 am

Please help me on upgrading RAM on my Laptops R51 & T41 series. Is there a video I could see or have
a practical explaination. :?:

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Last post by Garcie
Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:15 am
PM Outbox?

Last post by EAkamai « Sat Sep 18, 2010 2:25 am
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by EAkamai » Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:48 am

Howdy... sorry if this is covered somewhere but i couldn't find anything.
After sending someone a PM i discovered it is still in the Outbox. Does it...

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Last post by EAkamai
Sat Sep 18, 2010 2:25 am
X31 replace hdd and boot problem

Last post by jiminblack1464 « Tue Sep 14, 2010 1:40 pm
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by jiminblack1464 » Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:38 pm

My Old Thinkpad x31 HDD has died Have bought a new a fujitsu 80GB but cannot get external cd rom to boot up win xp cd to do reinstall. Not that much...

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Last post by jiminblack1464
Tue Sep 14, 2010 1:40 pm
HTS541010G9AT00 -> SOLVED! Upgrade it with official firmware

Last post by Harryc « Thu Jul 08, 2010 3:58 pm
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by lukee » Thu Jul 08, 2010 3:37 am

Hello, I got two pcs of HTS541010G9AT00 100 GB ATA HDD free of charge - both in good condition but I broken one of them probably by wrong command for...

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Last post by Harryc
Thu Jul 08, 2010 3:58 pm
[T40p] New HDD How-to for Dummies?

Last post by cacophoney « Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:43 am
Replies: 4
by cacophoney » Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:14 am

Hello there, first post here :)

I've been browsing threads with similar topics on this forum re: HDD, Windows fresh install etc, but while they've...

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Last post by cacophoney
Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:43 am
Hardware info on more models?

Last post by Harryc « Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:04 am
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by jrave » Tue Jun 01, 2010 5:27 am

Just can't find any info (except of Quick Path) on several models, for example: 3093-A75 (x201T), 7450-B68 (x200T). There're no such models neither...

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Last post by Harryc
Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:04 am
Implementation of a bootable UFD-based recovery PE for WinXP

Last post by GomJabbar « Wed May 12, 2010 5:01 pm
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by christopher_wolf » Wed Aug 02, 2006 3:36 am

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to document the creation and subsequent implementation of a self-contained environment with the intent to...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Wed May 12, 2010 5:01 pm
Convert external floppy drive cable to USB?

Last post by billp117 « Thu May 06, 2010 1:11 am
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by henrychang » Wed May 05, 2010 8:17 pm

I inherited an old external floppy drive #10H3980, and would like to use it on a newer Thinkpad with USB ports. Is there an adapter I can get for...

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Last post by billp117
Thu May 06, 2010 1:11 am
IBM americas map active desktop

Last post by kerschbh « Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:21 am
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by kerschbh » Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:33 pm

I had to restore my t42 and lost the active desktop which showed a 2 month calender and the hard disk usage. I really liked this feature and need...

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Last post by kerschbh
Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:21 am
Configure trackpoint scroll and wifi on recent linux distros

Last post by retired « Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:23 pm

by retired » Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:23 pm

Had problems getting intel 3945 (r60,61,t60,61) to work with recent major linux distros - Found that by booting up, then turning wifi switch off and...

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Last post by retired
Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:23 pm
Master HDP password help

Last post by Harryc « Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:10 am
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by ron781 » Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:24 am

was wondering if anyone could help me on this, how can i reset the master HDP on a z61t, i know the SVP and user HDP but can't remember the master...

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Last post by Harryc
Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:10 am
Known common hardware failures across recent thinkpad models

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:10 am
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by kayle » Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:11 pm

I have an R51 and through other topics on this forum was able to diagnose it with the motherboard failing due to the ATI gpu problem. I'm therefore...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:10 am
600 BIOS update without battery works (confirmed)

Last post by tghlk « Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:20 pm

by tghlk » Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:20 pm

I finally got my old 600e flashed so it's now installing windows2000. I've read all the various steps people were using, but nothing was working....

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Last post by tghlk
Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:20 pm
Bad left mouse key

Last post by el31415 « Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:46 pm
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by mh580 » Sat Nov 07, 2009 4:34 pm

I have a T42p and the left mouse key is starting to fail. First it required more than one click to engage and now it doesn't click anymore. Instead...

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Last post by el31415
Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:46 pm
how to remove and by-pass sub-card

Last post by somae « Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:01 am
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by somae » Wed Nov 04, 2009 3:57 am

We've got a 600x thinkpad with a broken lid switch. I've got the repair manual but it doesn't give specific information on how to remove the...

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Last post by somae
Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:01 am
help

Last post by JaneL « Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:39 pm
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by jennamalyk » Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:10 pm

nedd help recovering an old administrative password and user name any segestions would be help full thank you :cry:

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Last post by JaneL
Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:39 pm
Can't logon Recovery and Restore and Corrupt Windows XP

Last post by deathgleaner « Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:20 pm

by deathgleaner » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:20 pm

I have a ThinkPad Z61m. I was trying to do a Recovery and Restore in Safe Mode, but all of a sudden I got the blue screen of death . Ever since then,...

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Last post by deathgleaner
Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:20 pm
Essential Hotfixes and Tweaks

Last post by Marin85 « Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:06 pm
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by WPWoodJr » Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:32 pm

If the moderators agree, I thought it would be good to start a sticky thread on essential hotfixes and other tweaks.

Here's my list to start us off...

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Last post by Marin85
Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:06 pm
Prevent automatic shortcut creation for Bluetooth devices

Last post by loyukfai « Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:51 am
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by RTAdams89 » Sun Jul 19, 2009 4:01 pm

After updating the Bluetooth software on my T400 recently, I discovered that the new Bluetooth software would create a device shortcut on my desktop...

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Last post by loyukfai
Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:51 am
T42 Hardware compatability

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:25 pm
Replies: 2
by Dave_NY » Tue Jun 02, 2009 3:18 pm

I lost my T42 and I'd like to buy a used one on e-Bay and copy my software and files onto it from a back-up drive so I don't have to re-load...

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Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:25 pm

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