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New IPS FHD Upgrade Kit for thinkpad T420 T430 ,And T430S T420S

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Well, The new 1920X1080 IPS FHD Upgrade Kit for thinkpad T420 T430 , And T430S T420S is on sale now. No flickering issue , and Lower Power...
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T420s/T430s FHD/WQHD upgrade kits pre-order (paused)

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I just ordered a t400 - estimated ship date 8/26/08

If you are concerned about Wifi performance, the 5100 is said to perform a little less than the...
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T400 and T500 Tech Specs and tabook

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T510 or a W510

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by pclaptop23 » Fri May 01, 2020 5:28 pm

Which is better a Lenovo Thinkpad T510 or a W510?

They both have the same amount of ram 4gb, and similar 120gb ssd!

What is the max ram for each...

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Sat Jul 04, 2020 4:16 am
T410s plastics cracking

Last post by dennismayr « Fri Jul 03, 2020 10:23 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Thu Oct 11, 2018 8:39 am

Hey my T410s is having some problems can I sell you on some hospital beds to fix it :lol:
Ok, just kidding.

The real issue is that the plastics...

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Fri Jul 03, 2020 10:23 am
T520 B156HW01 v.4 "Compatible" screens and 95% NTSC

Last post by steveadorjan « Thu Jul 02, 2020 12:15 pm
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by vgiozo » Wed Mar 11, 2020 4:25 pm

I am seriously considering upgrading my T520's HD+ screen with a FHD one.

My questions are

1) Do compatible B156HW01 v.4 screens adhere to the...

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Thu Jul 02, 2020 12:15 pm
CPU stall on T500 - causes?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:13 pm
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by miasma » Wed Jun 17, 2020 2:20 am

Started experiencing this recently - symptom is that the whole system locks up for a few seconds (intermittently responsive during that time) then...

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Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:13 pm
T420 BIOS Headscratcher

Last post by TonyJZX « Mon Jun 29, 2020 2:25 am
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by Scorpion8 » Fri Jun 26, 2020 2:06 pm

So I was looking at going to the modified BIOS for my T420, and I checked my installed version. I have version 1.30 of 6/16/11 (83ET60WW) and the...

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Mon Jun 29, 2020 2:25 am
T400 Software/Drivers and Switchable Graphics

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by someuser_nm19 » Sat May 16, 2020 6:32 pm

I just got a score on eBay and got a parts T400 for 27$ and I upgraded the CPU and RAM. And threw in an SSD and I love it so much. But lenovo has...

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Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:12 am
why might I want an Ultrabay battery?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Jun 28, 2020 1:14 am
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by angelofthesouth1 » Thu Jun 25, 2020 10:51 pm

While shopping for a new battery for my T420, I saw a T4xx Ultrabay battery for sale.
What would be the point of putting a battery in the Ultrabay...

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Sun Jun 28, 2020 1:14 am
Help with Bluetooth Device error? (T520)

Last post by MikalE « Sat Jun 27, 2020 7:40 pm
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by ncvbn » Fri Jun 26, 2020 8:12 pm

I'm trying to help my dad with some or other Bluetooth device, but I don't know anything about Bluetooth. I think my first step is to make sure his...

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Sat Jun 27, 2020 7:40 pm
Added SSD to T520 - wow!

Last post by ThinkPadMiami « Sat Jun 27, 2020 6:56 pm
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by KeatonR » Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:29 am

Got a Samsung 850 EVO m-SATA SSD for my ThinkPad, 500 GB, and wow, what a difference it makes. The machine boots up significantly faster, and...

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Sat Jun 27, 2020 6:56 pm
Replacement T510 LCD shows all-white

Last post by goofyGAguy « Fri Jun 26, 2020 10:09 pm
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by goofyGAguy » Wed Jun 24, 2020 11:35 am

Hello. Recently the LCD in my T510 died, and I just got done installing a used one from eBay. The original was an AU Optronics part #42T0762. The new...

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Fri Jun 26, 2020 10:09 pm
T400 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless WAN

Last post by Natakranta « Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:05 pm
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by Natakranta » Mon Jun 22, 2020 1:34 pm

Hi Guys,
I've been lucky to purchase nicely speced T400 on local adverts for equivalent of 5 pints in village pub :)
Unfortunately it has Supervisor...

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Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:05 pm
Intel AC 7260 w/Pin 51 Removed on My T520 (Pics Link)

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by olex126 » Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:35 pm

Hi Gang.

My T520 (4242-AB9) was one of my few Thinkpads without Bluetooth, a means of communication which I use almost everyday in some form or...

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Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:35 pm
How to remove T510 base cover assembly?

Last post by UMPC2024 « Tue Jun 23, 2020 6:11 pm
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by UMPC2024 » Sat Jun 20, 2020 1:45 pm

I'm trying to remove the T510 base cover assembly and am looking at the HMM. I removed all the screws and at steps 4 and 5, where the diagram shows...

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Tue Jun 23, 2020 6:11 pm
T420 and 4337 Dock

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun Jun 21, 2020 1:25 am
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by Scorpion8 » Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:58 am

Just picked up 2 4337 docks to use with my T420 in several locations, and neither seems to display a video signal out of the DP to a monitor, even if...

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Sun Jun 21, 2020 1:25 am
T420 replacement battery

Last post by dr_st « Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:40 pm
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by spiney » Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:39 am

Hi,
This is my first post to the forum. I have a Thinkpad T420, which I purchased refurbished 7 years ago and it has been a brilliant laptop. Over...

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Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:40 pm
Bad Gateway on Startup?

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by MikalE » Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:42 am

I fired up my T500 this morning and the internet connection would not connect to the internet via the wireless router.

All of my other systems and...

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Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:42 am
Missing drivers issue

Last post by roni77 « Wed Jun 17, 2020 1:59 am
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by roni77 » Tue Jun 16, 2020 8:57 am

I have problem finding drivers for the devices in the screenshot. I couldn't find drivers for them in the lenovo website. My laptop is Thinkpad T420...

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Wed Jun 17, 2020 1:59 am
T420 grubrescue

Last post by riffer « Tue Jun 16, 2020 2:33 pm
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by suplarry » Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:38 pm

Hoping I'm posting this in the right section.

I was running dualboot on my T420 for the original windows 7 and ubuntu. I tried to delete the ubuntu...

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Tue Jun 16, 2020 2:33 pm
Weird problem with T520, now won't start

Last post by lhp « Tue Jun 16, 2020 11:53 am
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by lhp » Tue Jun 09, 2020 7:06 am

Thursday I had an unannounced power outage due to digging. My T520 ran fine on battery, but as I didn't know how long it would take for power to...

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Tue Jun 16, 2020 11:53 am
ThinkPad T520 not charging

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by kfzhu1229 » Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:33 pm

I have previously acquired this beaten up T520 missing parts as is, but the motherboard does seem to work for the most part and it has the NVS 4200M...

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Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:33 pm
T410 esata and ultrabay not working

Last post by chromatest « Fri Jun 12, 2020 5:08 pm
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by chromatest » Thu May 28, 2020 3:35 pm

I have a T410 with linux mint (based on Ubuntu) running on it. I recently upgraded the i5 to an i7. It had been running fine just like that for a few...

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Fri Jun 12, 2020 5:08 pm
T420S fan error

Last post by bluetomgold « Tue Jun 09, 2020 1:42 pm
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by bluetomgold » Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:25 am

My son's T420S won't boot up past BIOS. It displays fan error . I can't hear the fan running.

The fan had been noisy for a while... I ignored it....

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Tue Jun 09, 2020 1:42 pm
Fan suddenly very noisy

Last post by VanZan « Sun Jun 07, 2020 8:15 am
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by VanZan » Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:11 am

Had my T420 a few years with no problems. Now when I start the laptop and whenever the fan needs to work it sounds like an engine inside. No other...

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Sun Jun 07, 2020 8:15 am
T420 random freeze

Last post by shawross « Mon Jun 01, 2020 2:55 am
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by rkta » Sun May 31, 2020 2:13 pm

I have T420 running Debian stable which randomly freezes.

Years ago I created a dual boot with Debian and Win7. Running Debian I got
random freezes,...

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Mon Jun 01, 2020 2:55 am
T410 Original Recovery DISCS

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Fri May 29, 2020 5:26 pm
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by YANNT410 » Thu May 21, 2020 9:20 am

Hi Guys ^^
few months ago i saved my first thinkpad a T410 that was going for scrap and got it back running but i got it without a hard drive and...

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Fri May 29, 2020 5:26 pm
T410 won't start after spill

Last post by UMPC2024 « Fri May 29, 2020 1:36 pm
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by ejgumby » Fri Apr 03, 2020 5:27 pm

Hi All,
My first post here. Hope someone can help.

Was working on my T410 a couple of days ago and managed to spill a cup of tea over the keyboard....

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Fri May 29, 2020 1:36 pm
Battery life on T420

Last post by riffer « Thu May 28, 2020 12:16 pm
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by Peter Istria » Thu May 28, 2020 1:15 am

I've just acquired a t420 with 8/500. It had Windows 10 on it and I've replaced it with Linux mint. Batter life seems little more than an hour.
any...

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Last post by riffer
Thu May 28, 2020 12:16 pm
Slow suspend wake-up on T420

Last post by ess3nt1al « Thu May 28, 2020 9:13 am
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by ess3nt1al » Thu May 28, 2020 4:11 am

About a week ago i got myself used Thinkpad T420 with ssd, 2gb of ram and Windows 7 with all drivers installed on it. I installed EndeavourOS (arch...

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Last post by ess3nt1al
Thu May 28, 2020 9:13 am
A Question on Models and Versions

Last post by Scorpion8 « Wed May 27, 2020 3:38 pm
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by Scorpion8 » Tue May 26, 2020 10:38 am

So I have found recently that two of my Thinkpad's, including this new-to-me T420, aren't listed in the model series on ThinkWiki's Hardware...

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Wed May 27, 2020 3:38 pm
HD swap from T430 to T420

Last post by dr_st « Fri May 22, 2020 12:51 pm
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by HomeGrown » Fri Apr 17, 2020 4:13 pm

I just got a 'new' T420 to replace my daily-driver T430. The T430 has a SSD with Windows 10 Pro, the T420 came with a standard and smaller HD. How...

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Last post by dr_st
Fri May 22, 2020 12:51 pm
T520 BIOS settings to boot from DVD?

Last post by marbux « Tue May 19, 2020 5:44 am
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by marbux » Tue May 19, 2020 4:23 am

I recently purchased a t520 as a gift for a friend. I want to install Linux Mint on it from DVD, replacing Windows, but thus far haven't been able to...

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Tue May 19, 2020 5:44 am
T400 CPU Upgrade Path

Last post by theterminator93 « Mon May 18, 2020 9:30 am
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by someuser_nm19 » Sun May 17, 2020 5:54 pm

I just got a T400 and I'm loving it. It came with a P8400 and I recently upgraded it to a T9400. It was like night and day. But I want to get as many...

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Mon May 18, 2020 9:30 am
T410 keyboard bezel question

Last post by UMPC2024 « Sat May 16, 2020 12:14 pm
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by UMPC2024 » Fri May 15, 2020 3:23 pm

I had a hard time trying to put the keyboard bezel back after cleaning the fan. On the left side it looks like it’s drooping down in the middle above...

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Sat May 16, 2020 12:14 pm
Please help me with 2 Thinkpads-both T400- to assess and upgrade

Last post by 2020 « Fri May 15, 2020 8:56 am
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by 2020 » Thu May 14, 2020 8:47 am

Hi there,

I have two Thinkpad T400 devices and want to simultaneously upgrade them as economically as possible.

Apologies in advance for not being...

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Fri May 15, 2020 8:56 am
T500 no boot no POST problems

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Wed May 13, 2020 11:54 pm
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by cadillacmike68 » Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:30 pm

Hi, I have two T500s that I bought a while back and they have both given me nothing but grief. I bought them because they took the same dock,...

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Wed May 13, 2020 11:54 pm
Blinking battery light T420

Last post by TonyJZX « Tue May 12, 2020 6:26 am
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by TheT420Guy » Tue May 12, 2020 12:09 am

Hi,
I have an old T420 that I wanted to try to power up. But, whenever I plug it in, the battery indicator rapidly blinks 3 times, and then stays...

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Tue May 12, 2020 6:26 am
New member with T420 questions

Last post by Fuzzy « Sat May 09, 2020 4:18 pm
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by Fuzzy » Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:54 am

Hello I joined a few weeks ago and have finally bought a t420 thinkpad which is in real nice condition. I'm just waiting for some ram and a SSD to...

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Last post by Fuzzy
Sat May 09, 2020 4:18 pm
T410 Upgrade from WXGA -> WXGA+ Failed

Last post by Ascolti « Wed May 06, 2020 10:07 am

by Ascolti » Wed May 06, 2020 10:07 am

Hi All, Advise would be welcome. I upgraded my T410 display from the LTN131AT15 (WXGA) display to a LTN141BT09 (WXGA+) after finding several posts...

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Wed May 06, 2020 10:07 am
replacement bettery for T400

Last post by KG789 « Sat May 02, 2020 3:55 pm
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by KG789 » Fri May 01, 2020 4:37 pm

Hi. i'm a newbie here. I need to find replacement batteries for both my T400 and my R400. I am thinking that what I learn about how to do this for my...

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Sat May 02, 2020 3:55 pm
IBM Thinkpad

Last post by w0qj « Wed Apr 29, 2020 10:05 am
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by Peter Linu » Fri Apr 24, 2020 2:48 am

What was the very last IBM version of Thinkpad?

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Wed Apr 29, 2020 10:05 am
T530 with Intel graphics how to disable nvidia

Last post by dr_st « Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:24 am
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by cadillacmike68 » Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:20 am

OK, so I got a new (to me) T530 a little while ago. The shortened screen is (16x9) as compared the the T61 & T500 is noticeable and a hinderance.
I...

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Last post by dr_st
Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:24 am
E series (E430/530) Recovery discs on a T430/530?

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:09 am
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by cadillacmike68 » Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:49 am

Can a set of E-series E430/530 be used on a T430/530 system?

I'm thinking no - too much of a difference in the machines' architecture.

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Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:09 am
What dock options are there for T530 / W530?

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:07 am
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by cadillacmike68 » Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:54 pm

ThinkWiki leaves out T530 and W530 on the few docks that they show for T430. Is it a size of the case issue, an error in thinkwiki, or are there just...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:07 am
T520 battery help

Last post by steveadorjan « Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:49 am
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by steveadorjan » Wed Apr 22, 2020 5:37 am

I have just bought a 6-cell, 70+ battery for my T520 (the battery is a Sanyo 45N1001) and am wondering if it's guaranteed genuine or not.

It came in...

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Last post by steveadorjan
Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:49 am
Trying to use a T410 w/ VGA cable to projector, but no signal

Last post by RojinCarala « Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:47 am
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by CharlieDog » Sun Mar 15, 2020 12:43 pm

I have verified that the cable and projector work with another laptop for a power point presentation, but when I try to use my T410, the only message...

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Last post by RojinCarala
Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:47 am
Microphone Mute Button Not Functional

Last post by chzuck « Sat Apr 11, 2020 10:11 am
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by chzuck » Sun Mar 22, 2020 9:17 am

I have the microphone working on my T520, but the Mute button does nothing. Mute for speakers does work. I have been looking and trying some of the...

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Sat Apr 11, 2020 10:11 am

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