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

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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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T400 shuts down when battery on 10-12%

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by voytee » Mon Apr 12, 2021 10:33 am

Hello

I just bought a new 9-cell battery for my t400. It`s not a genuine lenovo model but its a good (i think) brand - MOVANO.

The battery holds up...

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Tue Apr 13, 2021 5:34 am
T420u type 3351 help!!

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by Warnerto » Mon Apr 05, 2021 10:17 am

Old original hardware.. even windows 7

Stopped working, red light just keeps blinking. Pulled the battery, un plugged.. did the power button pushing...

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Mon Apr 05, 2021 10:17 am
Upgrading a T400

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:34 pm
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by suddenthinkpadenthusiast » Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:52 pm

My neighbor recently threw out a T400 in near-factory condition, and I picked it up. Given the fact that the battery reports only 21 charge cycles...

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Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:34 pm
Upgrade T9600 CPU for T400

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by owen8961 » Fri Jan 08, 2021 12:13 am

I am thinking upgrade CPU of Thinkpad T400 from Intel Core 2 Duo T5670 to T9600, an if it possible, migrate whole system from original hard driver...

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Fri Apr 02, 2021 3:23 pm
T510 WiFi card suddenly dead?

Last post by pendragon1 « Mon Mar 29, 2021 9:43 am
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by MikalE » Wed Oct 07, 2020 4:13 pm

Find and reload the driver. Even if it's bad it should still show up in Device Manager.

Click the driver link at the top of the page and look for it.

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Mon Mar 29, 2021 9:43 am
T510 can't turn Wifi on/ Fn + F5 not working

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by Recife » Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:49 am

T510 can't turn Wifi on/ Fn + F5 not working
Windows 10

All of a sudden my wifi has stopped working, I have double checked the physical button at...

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Mon Mar 29, 2021 9:34 am
Thinkpad T420 display backlight voltage issue

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun Mar 28, 2021 7:02 pm
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by nihar13 » Sun Aug 16, 2020 5:59 pm

Dear fellows,
I have a ThinkPad T420 (with intel onboard graphics and i5 2nd gen). I was using it proudly since a decade now! Recently it showed some...

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Sun Mar 28, 2021 7:02 pm
Thinkpad T410 does not charge or charge very slowly

Last post by Mauro82 « Fri Mar 26, 2021 5:02 am
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by Mauro82 » Mon Jan 25, 2021 8:13 am

Hi, mi T410 charge the battery very slowly (0.1W) or does not charge at all. To avoid damage to the battery which remained at 0% I charged it...

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Fri Mar 26, 2021 5:02 am
T420i bad batteries or bad system board?

Last post by bloovis « Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:24 am
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by bloovis » Sun Mar 07, 2021 10:41 am

I was recently given a T420i with what appears to be a nearly dead battery: 42T4791 (55+) that Linux reports as having only about 9 Wh capacity when...

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Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:24 am
NEED HELP - Install of i7 2640m to T420 FAILED

Last post by WarMachine « Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:23 am
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by WoodyinMN » Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:22 pm

NEED HELP - -

I installed a i7 2640m in the T420. It would not boot. I thought at first it may have failed because some cpu paste got on the socket...

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Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:23 am
T500 or R500?

Last post by unixed « Mon Mar 22, 2021 9:19 pm
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by TwigletZone » Sat Mar 20, 2021 4:04 pm

Hi, not sure if this is the right place for this, but here goes any how.

My question is, what would be the choice between a T500 and a R500? What is...

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Mon Mar 22, 2021 9:19 pm
can I use a t400 fan in a t420?

Last post by TPFanatic « Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:42 pm
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by angelofthesouth1 » Sat Mar 20, 2021 3:58 pm

I bought this replacement fan for my T400: But because my T400 is my only working computer at this time and trhe worn-out fan is holding together for...

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Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:42 pm
T420 (41786vu) and CPU upgrade to i7-2670QM bios update?

Last post by WarMachine « Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:56 am
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by gybek » Wed Mar 03, 2021 7:22 am

I am seeing it is possible to upgrade the CPU i5-2520M to an i7. I am wondering if that is truly the case, and if so where can a bios update be...

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Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:56 am
Updated BIOS without Whitelist for T510/T410

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by Sunshine701c » Mon Mar 15, 2021 1:55 am

I may be missing something here, but I don't see any thread or post with a copy of the wifi whitelist removal tool that's actually hosted or not...

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Mon Mar 15, 2021 1:55 am
Measure voltage output of My Lenovo charger.. how? (failing charger?)

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:17 pm
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by cfixer » Thu Sep 17, 2020 1:30 pm

Hi :)
I'm sitting with this type of charger because i want to diagnose if it's failing,
for a T410s and wondering why i get zero volts if i try to...

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Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:17 pm
HELP FOR BIOS MOD - T510, T410 quad core, possible?

Last post by TPFanatic « Fri Mar 05, 2021 5:46 pm
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by Sunshine701c » Fri Mar 05, 2021 1:37 am

I have a few Thinkpads of this generation lying around, including 2 T410s and 2 T510 thinkpads. I also have a dell latitude e6410 (it uses the same...

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Fri Mar 05, 2021 5:46 pm
about to do T420 IPS panel upgrade - parts recommendation?

Last post by davidgurvich « Tue Mar 02, 2021 3:20 pm
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by nofish » Mon Mar 01, 2021 6:16 am

I'm about to do (or rather I got someone who does it for me) the IPS panel upgarde for my T420.
It's the one with HD+ display/dedicated graphics....

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Tue Mar 02, 2021 3:20 pm
T410 left and right TrackPoint buttons do not work, but middle button does

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Feb 28, 2021 4:46 am
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by hughmungus » Sun Feb 28, 2021 4:38 am

My T410 has a weird problem: above the touchpad, the left and right TrackPoint buttons do not work, but the middle button works fine. The TrackPoint...

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Sun Feb 28, 2021 4:46 am
T420 Upgarde to i5 3470T ?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:45 pm
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by WoodyinMN » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:13 am

Howdy,

I have a Lenovo T420 - currently with the i5 2520M. I have seen some posts on going to a quad core CPU. I want to go to a faster Dual Core....

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Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:45 pm
T400 /p8400 64 bit w10 switchable -----

Last post by Ignorant « Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:58 am
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by Ignorant » Sat May 25, 2019 10:01 am

I have a w10 64 bit working.The switchable graphics is all crap(vokswagon quality) and generates heat in excess of any usage.!
The chip say ATI...

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Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:58 am
T420 Webcam Upgrade

Last post by gevor « Sat Feb 20, 2021 4:31 am
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by vivaelt42 » Sat Jul 23, 2016 12:47 pm

Recently I dropped an SSD into my T420, bought the extended life 9-cell, and repasted the CPU heatsink. Man, this thing flys now. However, the webcam...

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Sat Feb 20, 2021 4:31 am
T410S & T420S CPU Question

Last post by WoodyinMN « Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:24 pm
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by WoodyinMN » Fri Feb 19, 2021 11:41 am

Howdy,

Quick question on the T410S & T420S . Are the CPU's soldered on these? Or are they replaceable?

Thanks,

- b

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Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:24 pm
replacing lenovo sound speakerss...

Last post by atagunov « Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:53 am
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by Ignorant » Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:57 am

There are only 2 pair of thin wires to each speaker...Can someone who dabbles in noise,sound,stereo guide me to make some measurements to use to...

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Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:53 am
best discreet graphics card....

Last post by Ignorant « Thu Feb 18, 2021 5:41 am
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by Ignorant » Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:42 am

which is the best discrete graphics card driver to use with T2765-T6U.
I was using till currently only intel graphics drive with W0 at res 1440 X...

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Last post by Ignorant
Thu Feb 18, 2021 5:41 am
T410 boots to external monitor...or something...

Last post by T410 « Tue Feb 16, 2021 2:29 pm
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by T410 » Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:28 pm

This doesn't seem to be a Linux problem, although i use Mint. I transferred my old hard drive from my T410 to a new T410 a couple months ago, and...

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Tue Feb 16, 2021 2:29 pm
T410 beeps on startup but boots normally

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Feb 16, 2021 2:49 am
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by androidian5980 » Sat Jan 30, 2021 6:59 pm

Hi everyone, I'm brand new here. I've had this issue for a while now but just came across this forum, so I thought this would be a good place to ask...

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Tue Feb 16, 2021 2:49 am
Best CPU for a T400

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:01 am
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by suddenthinkpadenthusiast » Sat Feb 06, 2021 5:12 pm

Hello! I'm looking to upgrade the E8135 (T9550 equivalent) CPU in my T400. I'm eyeing a T9900 right now, but I wonder if Core 2 Quads would work....

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Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:01 am
How can I tell if an audio card is fried (and how to fix it)?

Last post by Ignorant « Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:35 pm
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by agregate » Mon Nov 30, 2020 12:43 pm

I have a T400 that I bought last year and I've never been able to get the speakers to work. If I plug in headphones, then the sound is perfectly fine...

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Last post by Ignorant
Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:35 pm
4 cell battery..

Last post by Ignorant « Fri Feb 12, 2021 10:04 am
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by Ignorant » Tue Feb 09, 2021 2:50 am

while scouting i noticed for a T400 a 4 cell battery.
My Laptop is mostly connected to mains . currently it has leovos original 9 cell heavy...

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Last post by Ignorant
Fri Feb 12, 2021 10:04 am
Weird display problem

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:55 am
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by Ragnar » Wed Feb 10, 2021 6:24 pm

I have a weird problem with a t520. The output to the screen quit working. Once I cleared the cmos I could output to a monitor. But still nothing on...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:55 am
internal speakers very low volume...forced to plug in earphones

Last post by Ignorant « Tue Feb 09, 2021 1:58 am
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by Ignorant » Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:11 am

Suggestions on replacing the internal sound speakers with noisy internal sound speakers ..please..
I just got my T400 opened up yesterday to know why...

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Tue Feb 09, 2021 1:58 am
coreboot rom for Thinkpad T420

Last post by regenwald343424 « Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:06 pm
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by regenwald343424 » Tue Feb 02, 2021 4:49 pm

Hi all,

I am looking for a recent coreboot build for a Thinkpad T420 that actually works. I already compiled tree coreboot roms myself and flashed...

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Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:06 pm
sim card connection

Last post by Ignorant « Tue Feb 02, 2021 6:04 am
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by Ignorant » Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:36 am

model 2765-6U T400 p8400 8gb 250 GB ssd ....
did this laptop have a sim card connection to connect to a mobile ISP ?.
Whwre would the card for this...

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Last post by Ignorant
Tue Feb 02, 2021 6:04 am
WQHD - LCD issue.. what is wrong?

Last post by abently2 « Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:22 pm

by abently2 » Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:22 pm

Hi guys,

I installed a LP140QH1-SPB1 in my T430 using the e-qstore kit almost 1 year ago.

Today I noticed a lighter area in the middle of the...

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Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:22 pm
T420 Coreboot difficulty?

Last post by regenwald343424 « Mon Feb 01, 2021 2:48 pm
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by VanZan » Sat Jul 25, 2020 5:00 am

Looking for something to do and was thinking about Coreboot. I have 2 T420 laptops I use daily (1 other in reserve). I bought the items necessary for...

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Mon Feb 01, 2021 2:48 pm
I bought myself a T520

Last post by atagunov « Sun Jan 31, 2021 3:45 pm
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by rolierop » Sun Jan 31, 2021 9:45 am

Hi all,

I wanted to introduce myself, since I bought a ThinkPad T520 from a reseller in refurbished laptops. This one is in cosmetic good shape.
My...

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Sun Jan 31, 2021 3:45 pm
T420 Palmrest: metal parts?

Last post by 7rowsforlife « Sun Jan 31, 2021 8:44 am
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by 7rowsforlife » Sat Jan 30, 2021 10:13 am

I am trying to find a replacement for my faithful T420's palmrest. I have put this machine through the wringer over the last 9.5 years, and while the...

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Sun Jan 31, 2021 8:44 am
T420 Audio Stuttering Issue

Last post by thewezel « Sun Jan 31, 2021 7:13 am
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by thewezel » Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:07 am

I have noticed that my beloved T420 with Windows 10 has been having issues with audio stuttering. I have tried just about every solution on the...

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Sun Jan 31, 2021 7:13 am
t420: best TN display

Last post by euless « Fri Jan 29, 2021 5:00 am
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by euless » Wed Jan 27, 2021 12:40 am

Hi

i am thinking buying a T420. I would probably want to upgrade to a better TN display. what is the best qualiy and reliable TN display I can buy?...

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Last post by euless
Fri Jan 29, 2021 5:00 am
T420 USB-C 3.1 Mod

Last post by flyingfishfinger « Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:41 pm
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by djammin16 » Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:25 pm

I've had a T420 since they came out and has been my daily driver for the majority of that time. I've been acquiring a larger number of USB-C devices...

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Last post by flyingfishfinger
Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:41 pm
T420 1600x900 panel, problems

Last post by Flakez « Tue Jan 26, 2021 5:23 am
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by Flakez » Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:52 am

Hell you guys.

I have replaced the panel of my T420 to a 1600x900 panel, which is a great improvement but..

Im having some issues with brightness,...

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Last post by Flakez
Tue Jan 26, 2021 5:23 am
T520 msata drive recommendations

Last post by Eugor « Sun Jan 24, 2021 2:08 pm
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by Eugor » Sat Jan 23, 2021 3:28 pm

I have a T520. I put a PNY 120gb ssd that I had laying around in the main drive bay and loaded it w/ linux mint 20 xfce.
I intend to put a 250gb...

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Last post by Eugor
Sun Jan 24, 2021 2:08 pm
[Solved]T520 Left Click Track and Touch buttons not working

Last post by Eugor « Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:51 am
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by Eugor » Sat Jan 23, 2021 2:08 pm

I just acquired a T520 with no os loaded.
Used linux on thumbdrive to test out machine.
Left click on track button and touch button do nothing at...

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Last post by Eugor
Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:51 am
Wifi AX on T430?

Last post by fatal_exception « Sat Jan 23, 2021 8:07 pm
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by fatal_exception » Sat Sep 21, 2019 1:27 pm

Hi guys,

I've modded my T430 pretty heavily and I've been using AC7260 for a while now. I'm topping around 280Mbps on my current card but I'd sure...

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Last post by fatal_exception
Sat Jan 23, 2021 8:07 pm
T420 fingerprint scanner.

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:22 am
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by Jokovich » Thu Jan 21, 2021 6:35 am

Hello everyone.
I have a question: I have a T420 without a fingerprint scanner. I burst a palmrest, found a palmrest with a scanner on sale. If I put...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:22 am
Restoring T420 to Original Defaults

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Jan 20, 2021 9:37 pm
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by BillKaye » Wed Jan 20, 2021 5:39 pm

I picked up a T420 (7180-AP3) through a local online site with the intent of designating it strictly for ham radio and communications applications....

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Wed Jan 20, 2021 9:37 pm

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