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T420s/T430s FHD/WQHD upgrade kits pre-order (paused)

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pre order will run at least until Jun.15th
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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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T420s/T430s WQHD - Install/troubleshoot/Picture thread

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T420 Running Hot?

Last post by turomini « Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:39 pm
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by gfuller » Sun Feb 25, 2018 4:19 am
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I downloaded CPU-Z today on my T420 (daily driver.) I've never played with CPU-Z before, as I used to use Speccy on a desktop I had. (That is when...
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Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:39 pm
T440p CPU

Last post by Dragunov « Sun Apr 15, 2018 2:49 pm
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by Dragunov » Sat Dec 02, 2017 8:54 pm

T440p 20AN. Someone gave me this the other day. Seems to work fine except the battery.

My question is:

It came with an i5 4210m CPU. I have an...

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Sun Apr 15, 2018 2:49 pm
T420 or T420s?

Last post by TPFanatic « Sat Apr 14, 2018 9:20 pm
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by Geartooth » Tue Mar 20, 2018 4:27 am

Having discovered the wonders of Taobao i am now screwed. Anyways T420 or T420s? T420s is only slightly more expensive than T420, but I'm scared of...

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Sat Apr 14, 2018 9:20 pm
T420 - Where is the cooling fan intake?

Last post by sestulak « Fri Apr 13, 2018 4:21 pm
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by sestulak » Fri Apr 13, 2018 1:50 pm

So, i want to use my T420 on my lap withouth bothering about overheating but i have no idea where is the bloody fan intake. I was looking around this...

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Fri Apr 13, 2018 4:21 pm
Replacement fan number, needed...

Last post by likesspace « Tue Apr 10, 2018 6:04 pm
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by likesspace » Sun Apr 08, 2018 4:42 pm

Hi guys,

I recently purchased a T500 Thinkpad, model number:2089-56U.
The fan is making some noise that is driving me nuts.
I don't get any fan...

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Tue Apr 10, 2018 6:04 pm
(used) T420 QuadCore FrankenPad ~ To Buy or Not To Buy ???

Last post by Annecy « Sun Apr 08, 2018 1:36 pm
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by Annecy » Sat Apr 07, 2018 2:17 am

I've come across a used/2nd-Hand T420 QuadCore FrankenPad for sale ...
I've read some TPF T420 QuadCore ForumThreads; e.g.,
SOLD: T420 i7-3610QM ......

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Last post by Annecy
Sun Apr 08, 2018 1:36 pm
Trackpoint cap / rubber / hat r/ nub replacement?

Last post by Mandrak « Sat Apr 07, 2018 11:24 am
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by pathan421id » Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:37 am

I can find collection (3 style, 1 of each per pack, made in japan) original caps but they're intended for newer keyboards so the cap itself is...

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Sat Apr 07, 2018 11:24 am
Motherboard transplant on T410S - can I use faster CPU?

Last post by Brainer « Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:17 am
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by Brainer » Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:06 pm

Hi Everyone:

I have a friend with basically no money whose Thinkpad T410s mobo died a while back. Original CPU in the first mobo was a Core i5-520m....

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Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:17 am
Stick with my T420 & T430?

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by matis » Mon Apr 02, 2018 3:42 pm

I had the idea that I should buy a later model T Thinkpad because the ones I have may go bad as they got older.

But truth is, I love my T420 and my...

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Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:05 pm
[LENOVO THINKPAD T420s] Completely erratic behaviour of my laptop (random crashes and random boots)

Last post by turomini « Sun Apr 01, 2018 1:07 pm
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by Feynman81 » Thu Mar 15, 2018 5:12 pm

Hi guys,

I bought this laptop as per description, I bought it refurbished since I wanted a cheap and light laptop to carry around.

The laptop...

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Sun Apr 01, 2018 1:07 pm
Where can I find specs on a T420s 4174-F68

Last post by CeeBee « Sat Mar 31, 2018 9:26 am
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by CeeBee » Thu Mar 22, 2018 12:34 pm

I can't find specs on this particular model: T420s 4174-F68. I tried Google and Lenovo's Support and Fora. No hits. Suggestions?

I have been offered...

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Sat Mar 31, 2018 9:26 am
Are there and WQHD kits for the t420 non-s versions?

Last post by pathan421id « Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:29 pm
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by jlee » Sun Mar 18, 2018 1:57 am

Just wondering

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Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:29 pm
T420 battery replacement

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Mon Mar 26, 2018 8:58 pm
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by Garth » Mon Mar 26, 2018 4:11 pm

I want to replace my T420 6-cell battery with a new one but there seem to be several types of genuine Lenovo batteries available with different part...

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Mon Mar 26, 2018 8:58 pm
ThinkPad T400 display problem

Last post by antek2220 « Fri Mar 23, 2018 4:32 pm
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by antek2220 » Thu Mar 15, 2018 6:37 pm

Is it display, inverter or video cable problem? Please help me!

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Fri Mar 23, 2018 4:32 pm
T420/420s is has spectre/meltdown fix

Last post by TonyJZX « Fri Mar 23, 2018 6:56 am

by TonyJZX » Fri Mar 23, 2018 6:56 am

Unfortunately the 410 does not get it.

I havent felt any slowdown as yet however its only been a few hours.

I assume the 520 series gets it too.

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Fri Mar 23, 2018 6:56 am
Turn off Bluetooth (completely) T520 running Windows 10

Last post by fmcart « Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:29 pm
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by JayNYC » Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:12 pm

Hi. T520 running Windows 10 Pro. It's a clean install of Win10Pro, does not include any of the Lenovo cruft except the System Interface Foundation...

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Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:29 pm
Problem with T420 Hinges

Last post by Nigellus « Fri Mar 16, 2018 1:30 pm
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by Nigellus » Fri Mar 16, 2018 12:42 am

So my hinges completely gave out after several months of being loose. They won't hold the lid at all anymore. So, me being me (a person who has...

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Fri Mar 16, 2018 1:30 pm
T410 screen replacement options

Last post by Kitocat « Thu Mar 15, 2018 7:11 pm
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by binovc » Wed Dec 10, 2014 10:52 am

New T410 co-owner (ok - bought for my daughter off e-bay for use in college).
Well she broke the screen. Still useable, but needs to be replaced....

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Thu Mar 15, 2018 7:11 pm
T420 i5 v i7

Last post by theterminator93 « Thu Mar 15, 2018 7:39 am
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by Garth » Thu Mar 15, 2018 4:23 am

I have a Thinkpad T420 with the i7 processor, Windows 10, 1600 x 900 graphics and an SSD. This works really well and is quite speedy for most tasks....

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Thu Mar 15, 2018 7:39 am
How to wear down those trackpad bumps...

Last post by fmcart « Wed Mar 14, 2018 9:49 pm
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by Sweater Fish Deluxe » Sat Aug 05, 2017 5:12 pm

I bought a T420s used a few months ago and it had a perfectly smooth trackpad surface. I use the trackpoint for pointing and trackpad for scrolling,...

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Last post by fmcart
Wed Mar 14, 2018 9:49 pm
ThinkPad T400 | Battery life

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Tue Mar 13, 2018 8:37 am
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by antek2220 » Sat Mar 10, 2018 3:52 pm

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Tue Mar 13, 2018 8:37 am
T500 Thinkpads

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Mon Mar 12, 2018 4:54 am
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by dave67 » Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:40 pm

I was wondering if the battery and the ram are the same in all the model types? I currently own 2241CC1 i was looking to replace it with a newer t500...

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Mon Mar 12, 2018 4:54 am
T420s/T430s battery runtime after FHD or WQHD mod

Last post by t420poklop « Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:11 pm
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by Sweater Fish Deluxe » Sat Mar 10, 2018 2:02 pm

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to understand how these screen mods affect total power consumption and battery runtime on the laptop, since that's the other...

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Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:11 pm
T420 Performance with battery & without battery

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Sun Mar 04, 2018 8:19 pm
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by poffemre » Fri Mar 02, 2018 5:04 pm

Hello everyone,

I have a T420. Question is ;
My laptop has better performance with battery.
Somedays, I use it without battery(with only wall...

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Sun Mar 04, 2018 8:19 pm
Weird Trackpoint/UltraNav issues

Last post by RUNDEN « Sat Mar 03, 2018 9:54 am
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by twilysparklez » Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:53 pm

For the past few months I've been trying to figure out why my trackpoint would randomly stop working after putting it into my backpack.

So far I...

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Last post by RUNDEN
Sat Mar 03, 2018 9:54 am
LG LP154WU1-TLC1 mod incompatabilities.

Last post by TPFanatic « Fri Mar 02, 2018 4:14 pm

by TPFanatic » Fri Mar 02, 2018 4:14 pm

There is an incompatibility between the Radeon 3650 and the LG LP154WU1-TLC1 in Windows 7. The TLC1 was used in Dell Alienware Area 51 MX15 laptops...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Fri Mar 02, 2018 4:14 pm
Lenovo Thinkpad T520 - Some keyboard keys (b, n, space) and Power button are not working

Last post by TPFanatic « Fri Mar 02, 2018 1:43 am
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by saltySoso » Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:04 am

So a few months ago I moved out and I forgot my laptop in sleep mode for a few days. When I tried to open it, I couldn't succeed. I put the charger...

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Fri Mar 02, 2018 1:43 am
T420s custom Bios

Last post by positive « Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:08 am

by positive » Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:08 am

Hi All,

Can someone please let me know the link to a recommended BIOS with whitelist removed, so that I can install an Intel 7260.

Thanks!

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Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:08 am
T420s FHD Mod and BOE NV140FHM-N41 Panel

Last post by pathan421id « Tue Feb 20, 2018 4:10 pm
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by jal2 » Sun Feb 18, 2018 3:42 pm

Hi,

I've got one of the infamous BOE NV140-FHM N-41 panels from an ebay shop, which doesn't work with the FHD Mod PCB, but run fine in the T440 /...

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Last post by pathan421id
Tue Feb 20, 2018 4:10 pm
T420/T430 can use HD+ screens from Alienware M14X R2 or Lenovo X1C1

Last post by bleuiko « Tue Feb 20, 2018 3:24 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:34 am

Just found this interesting post on Reddit, that you can replace the 1600X900 screens with a drop-in version as used on Alienware M14X R2.
Those seem...

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Tue Feb 20, 2018 3:24 am
T420 fan always on

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:33 pm
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by whc » Sun Feb 11, 2018 9:06 pm

My T420 i5 2.5Ghz always have the fan running, thought I just needed to clean the fan and apply new thermal compound, but after I did this, it runs...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:33 pm
Control Ultrabay battery discharge utility for Windows?

Last post by astroidea « Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:15 pm
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by astroidea » Tue Jan 16, 2018 6:06 pm

I'm looking for a script to prevent the Ultrabay battery from discharging to 0% before it discharges the main battery.
There's one mentioned on the...

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Last post by astroidea
Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:15 pm
USB-C in t420/t430

Last post by t140568 « Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:34 am
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by t420poklop » Sun Jan 14, 2018 12:47 pm

Hi,
I would love to make my thinkpad more future-proof, so I am looking for USB-C options and I found this PCI-E usb-c adapter:

Will it work? If...

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Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:34 am
Windows XP x64 on T520

Last post by nick99nack « Thu Feb 15, 2018 11:03 pm
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by nick99nack » Wed Feb 14, 2018 8:45 pm

Does anyone have any experience with installing Windows XP x64 Edition on a T520? If so, did you have any trouble? Were there any drivers you...

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Thu Feb 15, 2018 11:03 pm
Blown T420 backlight fuse, potential risks if jumping/briding?

Last post by TPFanatic « Thu Feb 15, 2018 8:35 pm
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by rocketjordon » Thu Feb 15, 2018 10:26 am

Hello,
I recently bought a T420 that had a broken screen (or so I thought). A broken screen was OK for me since I anyhow was about to do some...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Thu Feb 15, 2018 8:35 pm
T420's palmrest in T420s?

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Mon Feb 12, 2018 7:31 pm
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by Lockheed » Mon Feb 12, 2018 12:08 pm

Funny how the title worked out...

Anyway, I have a T420s with somewhat banged up palmrest (with FP reader).
Can I replace it with a palmrest from a...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Mon Feb 12, 2018 7:31 pm
Horribly slow write speeds on t420s micro sd 128gb

Last post by t420poklop « Sat Feb 10, 2018 4:45 pm
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by t420poklop » Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:22 pm

Hi, I bought Sandisk micro sd 128gb to expand memory on my t420s. But my card reader behaves strange; when I insert card, everything is normal,...

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Last post by t420poklop
Sat Feb 10, 2018 4:45 pm
Accidently installed Windows 8 on Windows 7 Pro in T520i.

Last post by Brad « Wed Jan 31, 2018 6:38 pm
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by HelmutJr. » Wed Jan 31, 2018 5:46 pm

All set.

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Last post by Brad
Wed Jan 31, 2018 6:38 pm
T420 and T430 heatsink fan interchangeability? Details?

Last post by pathan421id « Tue Jan 30, 2018 5:25 pm
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by pathan421id » Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:21 pm

According to Lenovo's FRU images, the T420 is available with a 2-pipe heatsink. I have some questions about this (FRU 04W0407) to people who have...

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Last post by pathan421id
Tue Jan 30, 2018 5:25 pm
ThinkPad T420 hand laying on touchpad

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Tue Jan 30, 2018 4:04 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:11 am

A while ago I had my ThinkPad T420 for sale but kept it for awhile longer. I got back into using my ThinkPad again and I noticed the problem when...

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Tue Jan 30, 2018 4:04 am
Troubleshooting: Keyboard stopped working and Windows won't boot past loading screen?

Last post by astroidea « Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:40 pm
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by astroidea » Mon Nov 20, 2017 6:26 am

I placed my laptop onto my bed gently and suddenly it shut down. Afterwards, I rebooted. After windows loaded, I get a blank screen instead of my...

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Last post by astroidea
Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:40 pm
BIOS update from Lenovo for Meltdown / Sceptre

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Jan 28, 2018 5:36 am
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by njkmohan » Thu Jan 11, 2018 12:43 pm

With the prospect of Lenovo packaging the patched Intel microcode in a BIOS update for the T410/420 series. What options are we left with? -

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Sun Jan 28, 2018 5:36 am
T400 does not boot: any hint?

Last post by BigCatAndy « Fri Jan 26, 2018 5:12 pm
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by BigCatAndy » Sun Jan 14, 2018 5:24 pm

Hello everyone,

I suppose, I need a hin of the community, because I cannot resolve the issue by myself. Here is my story: recently I bought used...

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Last post by BigCatAndy
Fri Jan 26, 2018 5:12 pm
MVA 14.1" LCD for T410?

Last post by TPFanatic « Thu Jan 25, 2018 11:07 pm
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by TPFanatic » Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:32 pm

These ratings look like IPS or comparable...

Resolution 1440(RGB)×900 , WXGA+
Brightness 250 cd/m² (Typ.)
Contrast Ratio 1000:1 (Typ.) (TM)
Viewing...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Thu Jan 25, 2018 11:07 pm
T500: How to access AMT MEBX menu from BIOS?

Last post by TPFanatic « Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:07 am
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by paulgj2 » Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:11 am

Been trying to access the AMT settings menu (MEBX) via the CTRL-P key during machine boot and am having no success. I hit ctrl-p over and over...

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Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:07 am

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