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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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T420 Identification

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Mar 16, 2026 9:52 am
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by PhoenixR » Mon Mar 16, 2026 3:01 am

I've been offered a T420 lately so I decided to clarify its configuration first but couldn't find a relevant info based on its type number.
I am on...

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Mon Mar 16, 2026 9:52 am
T500 Display Problem

Last post by teamde78 « Sun Mar 15, 2026 8:48 pm
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by JC8686 » Sat Feb 28, 2026 4:11 pm

I recently upgraded the display on my T500 from the 1280x800 panel to the 1680x1050 panel however when i installed the display and booted the machine...

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Sun Mar 15, 2026 8:48 pm
T420/520 SD RICOH MEDIA MEMORY Card reader no longer detected / fix

Last post by Davidegb « Tue Feb 17, 2026 5:10 pm
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by stdjn » Mon Sep 20, 2021 6:10 am

Hi Everyone,
Just dropping a note about following issue and solution found:

Equipment: T520 i7-2860QM 16GB Win10 Pro 64bit update 21H1
I just...

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Tue Feb 17, 2026 5:10 pm
FHD IPS for T520

Last post by dcfbf « Mon Feb 16, 2026 3:41 pm
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by TP_ » Mon Feb 16, 2026 1:25 am

Hi,

Would any of these fit a T520?

Thanks in advance

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Mon Feb 16, 2026 3:41 pm
T400 Upgrade?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu Feb 12, 2026 4:39 am
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by SapphiRummer » Thu Feb 12, 2026 12:39 am

Question / Problem
I was able to recently revive my T400 with Linux and it's just reminded just how much I loved the laptop back when I was using it...

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Thu Feb 12, 2026 4:39 am
Just bought a T510 with i5-540M

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Feb 09, 2026 2:40 am
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by ShellieACarlson » Sun Feb 08, 2026 12:29 pm

I just bought a Thinkpad T510 with an i5-540m. It was only 35 bucks and it should be here later this week. Don't know if I should have, but I'm an...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Mon Feb 09, 2026 2:40 am
T420 Lid Sensor Trigger Location? (WARNING: PICS)

Last post by T_B « Mon Jan 19, 2026 11:24 pm
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by T_B » Fri Jan 16, 2026 11:08 pm

(I tried to use image thumbnails, but it looks like imgur no longer supports that)

I've actually found the lid sensor itself, my question is: what...

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Mon Jan 19, 2026 11:24 pm
T520 vs T420: Did I Choose the Right One?

Last post by TPFanatic « Fri Jan 16, 2026 8:53 am
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by londonwhite » Thu Jan 15, 2026 2:21 am

Hi everyone, I’m currently using a ThinkPad T520 and overall I’m pretty happy with it, but I keep wondering how it compares to the T400/T410/T420...

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Fri Jan 16, 2026 8:53 am
ThinkPad T410 + i7 quad = possible?

Last post by my03 « Fri Jan 09, 2026 1:39 pm
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by jamecloud » Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:45 am

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For whatever reason, this post seems to be hacked and/or modified with spamming.
The original post might still be somewhere in our...

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Fri Jan 09, 2026 1:39 pm
T-440p Win 10-64b Image Needed

Last post by SerenaKuvalis « Mon Jan 05, 2026 11:53 pm
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by abro89 » Wed Mar 26, 2025 2:22 pm

hi and hello:

Can anyone point me to a site or location that will have a WIN10Pro-64b image for my Lenovo T-440p? Perhaps this image came from...

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Last post by SerenaKuvalis
Mon Jan 05, 2026 11:53 pm
T510 - Adding Wifi 6E Card and Require no WL Bios

Last post by deeptenk « Sat Dec 06, 2025 4:39 am
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by emenindian » Sat Sep 17, 2022 1:02 pm

Hello everyone,

first time on the forums, so I appreciate any help. I am looking for a bios with no whitelist for the T510 as it is not accepting...

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Last post by deeptenk
Sat Dec 06, 2025 4:39 am
T410 cannot boot when assembled.

Last post by dr_st « Mon Dec 01, 2025 2:57 am
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by phinktad » Sat Nov 29, 2025 11:50 pm

I have a Thinkpad T410 (Type 2537-BW8)which i got for really cheap. I planned to use it for spare parts.
I noticed it still has a CPU, RAM and Wifi,...

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Last post by dr_st
Mon Dec 01, 2025 2:57 am
Virtualization on T420

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun Nov 23, 2025 11:56 am
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by Berator » Sat Nov 22, 2025 10:25 am

Hi,

I am thinking about buying a thinkpad for work, and I want one with
a real keyboard, I am absolutely not comfortable with the keyboard of
the...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Sun Nov 23, 2025 11:56 am
T520 fan / heatsink screw size

Last post by aproncolt « Thu Oct 30, 2025 10:45 pm
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by ThinkChris » Sun Oct 19, 2025 5:52 pm

Hello,

I got a heatsink for an w520 (FRU 04W1576) that I want to connect to a fan unit that I bought for it. There's three screw holes....

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Last post by aproncolt
Thu Oct 30, 2025 10:45 pm
Battery for T400

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Mon Oct 20, 2025 12:08 am
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by frozencaptain » Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:22 pm

Hello! I am once again asking for guidance regarding my T400. A few weeks ago I bought a Greencell brand battery from Ebay and it seems like bad...

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Mon Oct 20, 2025 12:08 am
T420 cooling system

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu Oct 16, 2025 7:57 pm
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by deickos » Thu Oct 02, 2025 5:47 am

it sucks. thermal distribution / conductibility is frustrating. have installed tpf control so fan kicks after 60 celcius, that is in internet. my...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Thu Oct 16, 2025 7:57 pm
Switchable Graphics Appreciation In T500 In 2025

Last post by dr_st « Thu Oct 02, 2025 7:43 am
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by TPFanatic » Thu Mar 27, 2025 8:24 pm

Albeit a bit janky in its implementation, requiring a specific set of drivers, software, and various prerequisite services to function properly, the...

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Last post by dr_st
Thu Oct 02, 2025 7:43 am
T500 Stiff Hinges - Can Be Adjusted?

Last post by deickos « Thu Oct 02, 2025 6:10 am
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by sausage888 » Wed Feb 19, 2025 4:59 pm

I have an old T500 still working that developed a problem with the left hinge seizing up and pulling the LCD out of alignment. I happened to have...

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Last post by deickos
Thu Oct 02, 2025 6:10 am
T520 battery questions

Last post by steveadorjan « Wed Aug 20, 2025 5:15 pm

by steveadorjan » Wed Aug 20, 2025 5:15 pm

I have a couple of T520s and X230s which are still in great condition. All running on original batteries and I also have a couple of genuine spare...

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Wed Aug 20, 2025 5:15 pm
ultrabay drive problems

Last post by T410 « Sun Aug 17, 2025 11:43 pm
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by T410 » Fri Aug 15, 2025 11:07 am

I was having a problem on my T410 where the ultrabay hard drive would connect and disconnect, and the NTFS partition simply would not work at all,...

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Sun Aug 17, 2025 11:43 pm
how to use one of two graphic cards / nvidia / intel at T570 ?

Last post by dr_st « Sat Aug 16, 2025 1:30 am
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by m-blue » Wed Aug 13, 2025 3:30 am

Hi,
I am wondering how to change or be sure what card is atually active at T570h (Type 20JX)? I am not sure, but there is two graphic cards, intel...

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Last post by dr_st
Sat Aug 16, 2025 1:30 am
Hard drive swap from T410

Last post by T410 « Fri Aug 08, 2025 6:42 pm
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by T410 » Fri Aug 08, 2025 10:04 am

My MOB seems to have died on my T410 and I'm really not in the mood for this now. Just wondering if I could seamlessly swap the 410 drive into my 430...

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Last post by T410
Fri Aug 08, 2025 6:42 pm
new keyboards

Last post by T410 « Fri Aug 08, 2025 11:26 am
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by T410 » Sun Nov 17, 2024 4:13 pm

are the Chinese keyboards flooding ebay any good?

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Fri Aug 08, 2025 11:26 am
CPU Temperature - T420

Last post by shawross « Thu Jul 24, 2025 8:22 pm
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by Coilvect » Tue May 29, 2012 5:20 am

Hey guys I was wondering what do you usually get as far as idle temp on a T420 right now im getting roughly 46-50 celsius, if you know how to lower...

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Thu Jul 24, 2025 8:22 pm
Is Coreboot required to install Ivy Bridge CPU in T520 with dedicated graphics?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Jul 21, 2025 9:45 pm
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by dcfbf » Mon Jul 21, 2025 8:07 pm

My friend recently got a T520 with the Nvidia DGPU in it and he wants to upgrade the cpu.
I have a dead W530 with a working i7 3740qm.

It seems all...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Mon Jul 21, 2025 9:45 pm
How to tell what keyboard controller and trackpoint, trackpad controller this series use? Thx

Last post by kocoman « Thu Jul 03, 2025 5:33 pm

by kocoman » Thu Jul 03, 2025 5:33 pm

How to tell what keyboard controller and trackpoint, trackpad controller this series use? Thx

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Thu Jul 03, 2025 5:33 pm
Tinpad T/W500 CPU

Last post by ShellieACarlson « Fri Jun 27, 2025 5:03 pm
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by ShellieACarlson » Wed Jun 25, 2025 7:33 pm

My next project is a W500 that I, apparently, killed. I thrifted it, put a battery in it, and bought a charger. It worked well, then stopped and did...

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Last post by ShellieACarlson
Fri Jun 27, 2025 5:03 pm
please help with T420

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:37 pm
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by HassanSalama » Mon Jun 23, 2025 2:11 pm

hello everybody
I have a lenovo t420 with motherboard problem .. can I install motherboard from T420s, T42i or T430 ?
what other motherboards are...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:37 pm
lenovo thinkpad T420,the camera flashes but nothing displays on the screen

Last post by HassanSalama « Mon Jun 23, 2025 1:54 pm

by HassanSalama » Mon Jun 23, 2025 1:54 pm

Hello everybody

Can someone tell me what the solution is? The Lenovo ThinkPad T420, when pressing the power button, the camera flashes but nothing...

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Last post by HassanSalama
Mon Jun 23, 2025 1:54 pm
“Fan Error” does not go away despite replacing the Fan

Last post by PhoenixR « Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:22 am
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by blazicon201 » Wed Apr 30, 2025 9:57 am

I tried repasting my T420 and ended up breaking the Yellow Tachometer wire. The laptop would refuse to go past the “Fan Error” screen despite...

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Last post by PhoenixR
Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:22 am
Frozen ThinkPad startup screen

Last post by PhoenixR « Thu Jun 19, 2025 10:27 am
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by PhoenixR » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:25 am

Got a hold of 3 T400 all of the same type id - and 2 out of 3 perform exactly identically strange (1 performs ok):
Right after powering on the...

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Last post by PhoenixR
Thu Jun 19, 2025 10:27 am
Linux Distro for T510 with Nvidia GPU

Last post by ThiccPadBoy « Wed Jun 04, 2025 2:07 pm
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by sanyig4 » Tue Dec 31, 2024 1:00 pm

It's time for a fresh OS install on my T510. I want to try Linux this time, and I'm wondering which distros are worth trying.
First I installed...

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Last post by ThiccPadBoy
Wed Jun 04, 2025 2:07 pm
Tried to coreboot T410 and it died. Any ideas?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Jun 01, 2025 12:55 pm
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by ThiccPadBoy » Sat May 31, 2025 7:25 pm

I took it apart and flashed my compiled coreboot image. Then I fully assembled it and tried to power it own, but it wouldn't post. The detailed...

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Sun Jun 01, 2025 12:55 pm
Stuck on boot loop after downloading BIOS Update utliliy T510

Last post by T510-Terminator « Thu May 08, 2025 11:08 am

by T510-Terminator » Thu May 08, 2025 11:08 am

I downloaded the BIOS SETUP UTILITY and and ran it, it was successful then it
asked to restart to apply the effect,and so I did.
And then it went on...

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Last post by T510-Terminator
Thu May 08, 2025 11:08 am
ThinkPad T520 not charging

Last post by arpeas « Sat Apr 26, 2025 9:00 am
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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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Last post by arpeas
Sat Apr 26, 2025 9:00 am
CPU change from Sandy to Ivy (Moded Bios needed)

Last post by toshimoto « Sat Apr 26, 2025 6:10 am
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by toshimoto » Fri Apr 25, 2025 8:15 am

I have a t520 with cpu i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz and I want to upgrade it to i7-3630QM. My current bios is version 1.49 from Lenovo official web site and I...

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Last post by toshimoto
Sat Apr 26, 2025 6:10 am
Weird problem with T520, now won't start

Last post by toshimoto « Fri Apr 25, 2025 2:26 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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Last post by toshimoto
Fri Apr 25, 2025 2:26 am
ThinkPad T420 Trackpad and Trackpoint Issues

Last post by TPFanatic « Thu Apr 24, 2025 12:39 pm
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by cheddeyy » Thu Apr 24, 2025 8:55 am

Hello. About 6 months ago I bought a ThinkPad T420 for around $80 USD off of Facebook Marketplace (Now regretting that a bit... )

Ever since I got...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Thu Apr 24, 2025 12:39 pm
T510 "randomly" suddenly powers off

Last post by arpeas « Wed Apr 23, 2025 6:12 am
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by arpeas » Mon Apr 21, 2025 5:21 pm

Bombarding the forums once again :-)

I got this T510 a few days ago and from day 1 I noticed there was a pretty daunting issue with it. It sometimes...

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Last post by arpeas
Wed Apr 23, 2025 6:12 am
Setting custom display brightness levels in Windows 10

Last post by arpeas « Sun Apr 20, 2025 1:49 pm
Replies: 7
by arpeas » Fri Apr 18, 2025 3:44 pm

This is an issue on both my T400 and the new-to-me T510. There are 16 available brightness levels on both panels, which are gracefully switched...

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Last post by arpeas
Sun Apr 20, 2025 1:49 pm
T420 Speakers Not Working (Sometimes)

Last post by PhoenixR « Sat Apr 19, 2025 2:12 am
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by evdeb » Fri Apr 18, 2025 10:55 am

Hello!

I have a Thinkpad T420 with a strange issue. The speakers (which previously worked) are not working anymore. But the weird part is if I open...

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Last post by PhoenixR
Sat Apr 19, 2025 2:12 am
T410 screen faded suddenly

Last post by Seanin4711 « Sun Apr 13, 2025 8:10 am
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by Seanin4711 » Wed Apr 09, 2025 3:56 pm

Hi All,
delighted that there are so many other folks out there that love to upgrade older tech like myself!

I love my T410 of which i have upgraded...

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Last post by Seanin4711
Sun Apr 13, 2025 8:10 am
T410 Error fan notice can't be skipped

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Apr 06, 2025 2:30 am
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by HomiestOfFellas » Sat Apr 05, 2025 12:57 pm

Hello, I've been having an issue with my T410's fan for a while now, and this morning it started showing a Fan Error before immediately turning off....

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Sun Apr 06, 2025 2:30 am
T440p storage question.

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun Apr 06, 2025 12:44 am
Replies: 7
by LegionOfHell » Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:57 pm

As I understand it, the T440p has three options for internal storage :

(1) Internal SATA slot for a 2.5 drive.

(2) SATA slot for a 2.5 drive in...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Sun Apr 06, 2025 12:44 am
T420 won't display 3 monitors

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:45 pm
Replies: 5
by careloco » Thu Mar 06, 2025 5:59 pm

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to display on a third monitor but I'm not able to.
Is either the internal and displayport or the displayport and vga.
If a...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:45 pm
T420 is making a buzzing sound near the RAM

Last post by JinxJynx « Tue Mar 25, 2025 4:17 am
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by JinxJynx » Mon Mar 24, 2025 4:16 pm

I have just upgraded my T420 and now it powers off whenever I put the storage device under a load so that the little green cyclinder light flickers...

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Tue Mar 25, 2025 4:17 am

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