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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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Windows Vista wont startup

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by blaze1 » Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:23 pm

ok here is the problem....my Laptop stopped working after I unplugged it from a TV (HDMI cable, I shut down the laptop before I unplugged it and now...

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Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:32 pm
Z570 Randomly Mutes, (design flaw?)

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by sajad2000uk » Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:56 pm

i have a Lenovo Z570, just so everyone gets the picture, it has super sensitive Mute, Volume up, Volume down, Theater and thermal management buttons...

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Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:56 pm
Brand new laptop: error! not support wireless lan in system

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by derekcentrico » Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:21 pm

Bought a Y460P and received it today. The sales rep promised the Intel 6230 dual-band wifi chip would work. It does. But, the BIOs does not have it...

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Thu Dec 08, 2011 7:24 pm
One KeyRestore, Norton Ghost 15 etc.

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by charlestek » Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:36 pm

I have a G560 whose hard drive went bad and a replacement was sent to me by lenovo rather than sending the whole machine in for service. However,...

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Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:36 pm
U300 IdeaPad monitor output connection

Last post by fjs08 « Tue Nov 15, 2011 1:19 pm
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by fjs08 » Mon Nov 14, 2011 1:25 pm

Hi,
Looks like a very nice notebook.
How does it connect to my external monitor??
HDMI??
Doesn't it have a standard VGA connection???
I'm not the...

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Tue Nov 15, 2011 1:19 pm
Lenovo G470 or G570 (aka LENOVO 20078 ; Essential IdeaPad)

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by rzr » Sat Nov 05, 2011 6:55 am

Hi

I own a lenovo g470 and what to optimize it ...
most devices are supported under GNU/Linux/Debian

but I feel there are issues related to power...

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Sat Nov 05, 2011 6:55 am
Ideapad U300s Ultrabook - Ad. How real? Any experiences?

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by crashnburn » Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:16 am

Ideapad U300s Ultrabook - Ad. How real? Any experiences?

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Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:16 am
Does Lenovo BGN Wireless on IdeaPad G470 support 5GHz?

Last post by rzr « Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:17 am
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by galapogos » Fri Jun 17, 2011 12:47 am

As per the topic, does it support 5GHz Wireless N or only 2.4GHz?

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Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:17 am
Lenovo G470 keeps shutting down when playing internet videos

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by galapogos » Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:52 pm

Hi,

I've a 1 week old Lenovo G470 that I've recently discovered keeps shutting down spontaneously when playing facebook/youtube videos. This happens...

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Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:14 am
V470 mSATA SSD & 6Gbps Sata Compatibility

Last post by ausmike « Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:35 am
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by lahma » Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:50 pm

Hopefully a Lenovo tech or mod is reading this because I have been reading for 2 days straight and I can't get straight answers to a few questions....

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Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:35 am
Lenovo laptops with i7 - Thinkpads and or IdeadPads

Last post by lahma « Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:27 pm
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by ausmike » Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:55 pm

Hi Everyone,

I am bit pe..ved off, as i been chasing this (blah!) Company for info re: release of i7 Series laptops that we (@work) can test one of...

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Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:27 pm
U300s 13.3" "Mac Air" like, X301 like

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by dfumento » Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:04 pm

The U300s is like the Mac Air 2011 13.3 or the X301 with a faster processor but for the fatal error of only using a 1366x766 16:9 panel instead of...

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Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:04 pm
Battery detected 100% but cannt turn on the g450 - solved

Last post by cuecak « Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:02 am
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by cuecak » Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:21 am

hello there...
last night, i just use my g450 as normaly ,, the battery still quite good... still have 2-3 hours with wifi or palying movie,, but...

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Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:02 am
Lenovo U1

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by mmeyer4663 » Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:10 am

Any news on the Lenovo U1? I did try a search here and got nothing.

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Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:48 am
Y550 WiFi problem

Last post by ausmike « Fri May 20, 2011 10:05 am
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by TonyH » Sat May 14, 2011 11:29 am

Hi,
My wife's Y550 was stored away for a while and now when we tried it out, noticed
WiFi is dead(unable to turn the radio on). I tried spare Intel...

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Fri May 20, 2011 10:05 am
$380 New Ideapad Z565 15.6" (5-18-2011)

Last post by BruisedQuasar « Wed May 18, 2011 6:59 pm

by BruisedQuasar » Wed May 18, 2011 6:59 pm

New Ideapad Z565-43113LU 15.6 1366X766 HD LED display
BEST BUY online

What's Included
* Lenovo IdeaPad Laptop / AMD Phenom™ II Processor / 15.6...

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Wed May 18, 2011 6:59 pm
Refurb s10-3's - are they ok?

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by albo » Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:48 am

Hi Folks,

Has anyone had any experience with the refurb s10-3 units? Has anyone had any problems? Do they seem like new , or are there issues?...

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Wed May 18, 2011 6:30 pm
WiFi Card for Ideapad Y550

Last post by TonyH « Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:23 pm

by TonyH » Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:23 pm

Hi,
WiFi link 5100 card died. Radio won't come on no matter what.
Any suggestions to replace it for the better? 5100 was always flaky.
TIA,

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Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:23 pm
Ebay IdeaPad S10 with Problem Screen

Last post by emtee3511 « Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:30 pm
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by emtee3511 » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:42 pm

Take a look at this eBay auction photo:

I contacted the Seller, and this is his further description -- The white strip has a black fuzzy 1/2in...

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Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:30 pm
One expensive IdealPad case!

Last post by Harryc « Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:10 am
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by aviography » Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:07 am

$9,999? Seriously?

:lol:

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Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:10 am
Ideapad S10, do you recomend it?

Last post by lagoausente « Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:27 am
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by lagoausente » Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:07 pm

I have a friend that is asking me for buying a netbook. One Ideapad S10 at 230 eur shipped, new. I have been user of Tx series and still have a T400,...

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Last post by lagoausente
Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:27 am
Lenovo Announces IdeaPad S10

Last post by freebird « Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:41 am

by freebird » Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:41 am

So which companies haven't jumped aboard the UMPC bandwagon yet? Let's see, there's Sony, Apple, Lenovo—wait, scratch off the last one. The Lenovo...

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Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:41 am
S10e charge probs in DER

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by bcousins » Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:21 pm

our student contracts are defined as do not charge your computer at school but yet hey presto halfway through P4 we have our computers die. my...

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Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:21 pm
S12 ION No longer available.

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by sixthgear » Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:27 am

Just got my TRIP AMD Edge 14 , was looking into ordereing the S12 ION today, its no longer available at the store online? I guess i'll just become an...

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Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:27 am
Ideapad Y550P

Last post by Harryc « Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:37 pm
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by alanr51e » Sun May 23, 2010 1:14 am

Hi Group,

I'm looking to upgrade from a R51e laptop and an Ideapad Y550p is available at $Au1250. It's offerred on eBay with the item # 160434615974...

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Last post by Harryc
Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:37 pm
U560 will have low-power i7

Last post by Varu « Mon Jun 14, 2010 2:38 pm

by Varu » Mon Jun 14, 2010 2:38 pm

It seems that the U560 will have a low-speed Core i7:

However I called Ideapad support and they said it's not yet certain that this will be sold...

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Last post by Varu
Mon Jun 14, 2010 2:38 pm
Which WWAN card for S10-3 ?

Last post by jflores « Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:26 pm

by jflores » Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:26 pm

Hi to all,

I have just purchased an IdeaPad S10-3 but without the WWAN card
(here in France this feature is not very well documented on the...

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Last post by jflores
Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:26 pm
U350 Idea Pad $399 -Today's sellout.woot.com

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by BruisedQuasar » Sun May 09, 2010 4:45 pm

If anyone's interested, today's (Sunday May 9,2010) sellout.woot.com is a 3GHz 250HDD, 13.3 U350 Idea Pad

--Bruised

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Last post by BruisedQuasar
Sun May 09, 2010 4:45 pm
S10 Lid hinge breaking.... is there a fix?

Last post by vilasman « Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:07 pm

by vilasman » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:07 pm

Close to the hinges on my wife's S10 there are cracks that seem to be spreading. Is there a fix?

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Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:07 pm
RAM Upgrade and Quick Start issues S10-2

Last post by emtee3511 « Wed Apr 07, 2010 11:13 am
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by Norway Pad » Mon Dec 28, 2009 9:18 pm

As a little christmas gift for my self, I bought a Lenovo S10-2. It runs XP, and I ordered it with the slightly faster N280 1.66GHz/667MHz FSB...

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Wed Apr 07, 2010 11:13 am
Hackintosh anyone?

Last post by buckalho « Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:52 pm
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by Varu » Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:07 pm

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone here has installed Mac OS/X Snow Leopard on any Ideapad?
I'm thinking about getting the Y550p and would appreciate...

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Last post by buckalho
Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:52 pm
S10 power issues...

Last post by vilasman « Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:47 am

by vilasman » Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:47 am

I have an S10 and from the looks of it the battery wont hold a charge and the power cord has gone bad at the connector. My question is do the power...

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Last post by vilasman
Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:47 am
ideapad s12 wwan antenna

Last post by xmerlin « Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:32 am

by xmerlin » Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:32 am

I've disassembled my ideapad s12 to find the best way to add a wwan antenna but I've not found a good antenna that fits in the chassis.

as I can see...

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Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:32 am
Side by side comparison of a X61/S10t

Last post by vilasman « Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:18 pm

by vilasman » Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:18 pm

Can somebody do a side by side size comparison on of these two computers? It seems to me that a used X61 and a new S10t will run about the same...

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Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:18 pm
S12 3G UMTS Card and antenna

Last post by Rodrigo_V_U « Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:03 pm
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by koden » Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:48 pm

Hello

I'm wondering why no body than me have problem with getting my 3G card to work...

Is it only in Denmark we use UMTS that much?

I have this...

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Last post by Rodrigo_V_U
Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:03 pm
IdeaPad S10e x WWAN 3G card

Last post by Rodrigo_V_U « Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:57 pm

by Rodrigo_V_U » Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:57 pm

Hello,

my boss own a S10e and I a Thinkpad X61.

In my notebook I've instaled a Sierra MC8775 3G WWAN card.

in this service manual I've seen that...

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Last post by Rodrigo_V_U
Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:57 pm
No Rescue & Recovery on my S10

Last post by redburgundy « Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:34 am
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by redburgundy » Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:27 pm

I bought the 4333-36U for $250 from CompUSA, and everything is fine except I can't find Rescue & Recovery or a way to make recovery discs.
The...

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Last post by redburgundy
Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:34 am
Installing Windows XP on IdeaPad Y730

Last post by Harryc « Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:20 am
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by westes » Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:19 am

How do we get a *fresh* install of Windows XP to install correctly on a Lenovo IdeaPad Y730?

When we download the IBM SATA RAID driver for the...

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Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:20 am
S12 Ion and Port Replicator

Last post by jeffm « Sun Dec 27, 2009 8:14 pm
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by jeffm » Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:44 am

Has anyone tried the ThinkPad USB Port Replicator with Digital Video with an S12 Ion ? According to ipbook , it only works with the S9 and the S10...

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Sun Dec 27, 2009 8:14 pm
System Update 4 vs. Windows update

Last post by RRHODY « Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:18 am
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by RRHODY » Sun Dec 20, 2009 7:27 am

Lenovo System Update 4 reports no updates for my S10e, but Win 7 update reports a new Broadcom driver and an Intel chipset are available.
Previous...

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Last post by RRHODY
Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:18 am
Y450: First thoughts review - UPDATED with painful info

Last post by Norway Pad « Sun Dec 20, 2009 2:36 pm
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by Antioch » Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:50 pm

Well, my wife's Y450 came today. Finally! Actually, the wait was not very long. I ordered it on 5/22, was quoted a ship-by date of 5/28, and had the...

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Last post by Norway Pad
Sun Dec 20, 2009 2:36 pm
s10 with WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE and other OS

Last post by ausmike « Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:39 am

by ausmike » Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:39 am

Hello everyone,

As you can see I love to 'tinker' with laptops, yip not uncommon for me to pull part things and see how and what it works !!! see...

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Last post by ausmike
Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:39 am
S12 keyboard

Last post by JaneL « Thu Dec 03, 2009 9:20 pm
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by Weez » Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:20 am

Ive searched but haven't been able to find the answer. Does the S12 have a backlit keyboard or the led on the top of the screen like other thinkpad...

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Last post by JaneL
Thu Dec 03, 2009 9:20 pm
Lenovo S10 Internal WWAN 3G

Last post by koden « Fri Nov 27, 2009 11:11 am
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by koden » Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:34 pm

hello

I have got one of this S10.

I have read that it's possible to built in a Internal WWAN 3G sim card..
But where..?

If I turn it around i can...

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Last post by koden
Fri Nov 27, 2009 11:11 am
S12 type 2959 and SIM card

Last post by koden « Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:41 am
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by koden » Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:55 am

I have just got this computer.
It has XP installed but I have a windows 7 ultimate.

1. But at lenovos support site after choose type 2959 I can only...

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Last post by koden
Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:41 am
Replacement screen for ideapad U450p

Last post by blynch « Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:02 am

by blynch » Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:02 am

My sister has a 1 month old U450p with a broken screen. She claims she has not abused it in any way and the black blob just appeared one day, lenovo...

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Last post by blynch
Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:02 am
S12--Can Bluetooth from S10 be used?

Last post by wireless4laptop « Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:03 am
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by Grumpy » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:54 pm

Have an S10 bluetooth daughter card I'd like to swap into my S12. Is that possible? Lenovo's site shows no Parts Manual for the S12 yet.

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Last post by wireless4laptop
Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:03 am
S12 multitouch trackpad?

Last post by ellinj « Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:06 pm

by ellinj » Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:06 pm

Title says it all. Does the s12 have a multitouch trackpad?

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Last post by ellinj
Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:06 pm
Ideapad or netbook to test Win7

Last post by Harryc « Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:49 pm
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by dwallace » Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:27 pm

Ganglia,

I drive a T43 using XP-Pro and don't want to mess with that while test-driving Win7. Because I'd like to travel light, I've been looking...

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Last post by Harryc
Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:49 pm
Problems

Last post by Lars « Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:03 pm

by Lars » Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:03 pm

I talked a friend into buying an Ideapad S10-2, with Win XP. Now I have had it for almost a week to test.

I have tried to make an image with the...

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Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:03 pm

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