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Bad quality along with bad repairment in ThinkPad

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by chale » Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:40 am

The quality of ThinkPAD is totally ruined. The return representive guy is just ask you hold for more than two hours. What worse is that the repair...

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Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:40 am
t420s battery life expectations 6+3 cell

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by kaitanium » Mon Sep 24, 2012 2:18 am

looking into battery options for my long international flight where i wont have an outlet. does anyone have a setup like this and can tell me what...

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Mon Sep 24, 2012 2:18 am
please help with buying effcient encrypted ssd to t410

Last post by rychuu « Sat Sep 22, 2012 2:24 pm
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by rychuu » Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:41 am

Hello,

I need as many encryption as possible in my t4110 2518 4ju.

I have bought Agility 3 and in my opinion it is a slow disk - I dont know, may...

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Sat Sep 22, 2012 2:24 pm
Perplexing keyboard problem with Lenovo T430

Last post by twistero « Sat Sep 22, 2012 12:33 pm
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by davek » Sat Sep 22, 2012 8:59 am

I acquired a new Lenovo T430 laptop this week and I am pulling my hair out (what’s left of it). I cannot find any way to access the ‘less than’ or...

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Sat Sep 22, 2012 12:33 pm
T520 ExpressCard issue

Last post by jayton4 « Fri Sep 21, 2012 8:37 pm
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by JimL » Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:44 pm

I just discovered that not only does my new T520 not have USB 3, but I can't put in an adapter, because there is no ExpressCard slot.

Is it possible...

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Fri Sep 21, 2012 8:37 pm
Corsair Force GT 120GB on the T410

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by jayton4 » Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:18 pm

After hours and hours of reading and research, I finally came to the conclusion to go with the Patriot Pyro SE 120GB in my ThinkPad T410. The price...

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Fri Sep 21, 2012 8:35 pm
Battery labeled Lenovo shows "Manufacturer: Panasonic"

Last post by ajkula66 « Fri Sep 21, 2012 6:30 pm
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by RhatsaRuck » Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:44 pm

I obtained a 6 cell battery (for a ThinkPad T500) described as a Genuine Lenovo Battery from an ebay auction.

Upon receiving the battery the...

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Fri Sep 21, 2012 6:30 pm
Using an available WWAN card for a few things

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by clasys » Fri Sep 21, 2012 9:44 am

I have a T400 with the Ericcson card in it. Can I get this to do GPS?

Second question: Clearly a working cellphone is allowed to call 911 in the...

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Fri Sep 21, 2012 5:31 pm
T500 Sanyo battery full charge capacity drops after 3 cycles

Last post by RhatsaRuck « Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:34 pm
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by RhatsaRuck » Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:23 pm

I purchased a replacement battery for a ThinkPad T500 on eBay. It is a 6 cell Li-ion Sanyo battery.

The design capacity is 47.52 Wh. Upon fully...

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Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:34 pm
Will T400 6475-VCZ Run AutoCAD LT 2013?

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by emtee3511 » Wed Sep 19, 2012 11:10 am

I put together a T400 for a friend ('put together' = found inexpensive machine and added 160gb ssd, 8gb ram, W7 Ultimate.) Her only need besides...

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Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:45 am
3g ant lenght, only wire?

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by m-blue » Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:55 am

Hi,

Is it possible to use only wire as antenna in not WWLAN-ready T410? I have SIM socket, but there is no antenna inside. I was wondering will it...

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Thu Sep 20, 2012 4:05 am
T400 gps satellite fix- how long?

Last post by m-blue « Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:39 am
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by top points » Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:09 pm

How long does it normally take for ThinkVantage GPS to fix all the satellites?

On the picture below is what I got few moments ago, after 15 minutes...

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Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:39 am
Re: T520 34mm Express Card Slot.

Last post by syncrotic « Tue Sep 18, 2012 10:12 pm
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by delman » Sun Sep 02, 2012 6:43 pm

Hi all. I have a Lenovo ThinkPad T520 i7-2820 with a 34mm express card slot. Am trying to hook up an external graphics card setup but my contact...

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Tue Sep 18, 2012 10:12 pm
Problems with T410 Power Button

Last post by twistero « Mon Sep 17, 2012 4:22 pm
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by Shadowku » Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:41 pm

The power button on my T410 seems sticky and I have to either press it relatively hard, or I have to hold it in order to get any response.
I have two...

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Mon Sep 17, 2012 4:22 pm
Anyone installed Windows 8 x64 from scratch ?

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by henni » Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:09 pm

by scratch, I mean, new DVD, reformat of drive and allow Windows 8 x64 to discover (or not) all hardware, drivers. etc ?

I recently installed...

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Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:23 pm
Noisy fan after booting Linux

Last post by igorkulman « Sat Sep 15, 2012 4:29 pm
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by igorkulman » Mon Sep 03, 2012 4:08 am

I have a strange problem with my T420. I booted BackTrack Linux a few times and my fan is very noisy ever since. My guess is that the Linux must have...

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Sat Sep 15, 2012 4:29 pm
T400 Motherboard Replacement

Last post by WhiteDawn « Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:07 pm
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by ervink » Sat Sep 01, 2012 12:14 pm

I have a T400 7417-RH4 with a 60Y 3751 motherboard which I am starting to believe is bad. I have tested, and retested everything. It will boot up and...

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Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:07 pm
T420 i5 2520m vs i7 2640m

Last post by zahirw « Tue Sep 11, 2012 11:49 pm
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by zahirw » Sun Sep 09, 2012 2:03 pm

I'm a long time user of the Thinkpad and I'm looking to upgrade my T60 to the T420 over the next few days. The i7 is a faster processor but does the...

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Tue Sep 11, 2012 11:49 pm
Motherboard specs

Last post by jayton4 « Tue Sep 11, 2012 11:07 am
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by ervink » Fri Sep 07, 2012 9:42 pm

I am replacing the MOBO in my T400 7417-RH and will be installing a 63Y1189 MOBO. where can I find the specs on this board, and will it support a...

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Last post by jayton4
Tue Sep 11, 2012 11:07 am
Access Connections *very* slow

Last post by albo « Sun Sep 09, 2012 8:54 am
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by albo » Fri Sep 07, 2012 9:46 am

Has anyone else had problems with Access Connections lately? I'm all updated, and probably due to one of those updates, everything about AC is...

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Sun Sep 09, 2012 8:54 am
how to turn hdd encryption on t410?

Last post by rychuu « Sun Sep 09, 2012 8:21 am
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by rychuu » Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:10 am

I would like to have hard disk encryption on my T410.

In last days I have got following devices:

OCZ Agility 3 SSD
Intel SSDSA2CT040G (intel ssd...

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Sun Sep 09, 2012 8:21 am
T400 1280x800 vs. T500 1680x1050

Last post by ricard « Fri Sep 07, 2012 5:42 pm
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by ricard » Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:35 pm

I'm trying to choose between a T400 1280x800 vs a T500 1680x1050 . The former has ATI 3470 graphics, whereas the latter has 3650 graphics. Now, on...

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Fri Sep 07, 2012 5:42 pm
T410 models missing from tabook

Last post by stuartf « Fri Sep 07, 2012 12:04 pm
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by stuartf » Fri Sep 07, 2012 10:12 am

I am looking for a T410 for a family member and looking at Ebay I come across models that are not listed in the , for exampe the 2522-EU5.

Selers...

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Fri Sep 07, 2012 12:04 pm
Is it worthwhile to upgrade a T400 with Win 7 and SSD

Last post by stuartf « Fri Sep 07, 2012 9:10 am
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by elazarus » Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:24 pm

Hello,

I have a 3.5 year old T400 with a T9400 2.53ghz processor and 3gb Ram running Windows XP sp3.

Is it worthwhile to have it upgraded to Win 7,...

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Fri Sep 07, 2012 9:10 am
T400s replacement battery?

Last post by twister6 « Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:21 pm
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by twister6 » Thu Sep 06, 2012 4:48 pm

Just curious if anybody had success buying ebay replacement batteries for T400s? My concern is those on ebay (for under $20) are rated for 10.8V and...

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Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:21 pm
T400 shutting down

Last post by mikemex « Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:39 am
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by ervink » Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:12 am

I have a T400 7417-RH4 and when I run it for about 10 minutes it shuts down and tries to reboot, but won't restart. I have tries everything. I gave...

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Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:39 am
Just bought 3 T410s refurbished no COA/Windows

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Wed Sep 05, 2012 11:39 am
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by thebully » Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:36 am

Hi

I just bought 3 T410s for work from the site below:

After purchasing the company informed me they were Manufacturer refurbished laptops in...

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Wed Sep 05, 2012 11:39 am
T500 with P8400 2.26Ghz - fastest CPU upgrade?

Last post by mpcook « Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:49 am
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by tedrogers » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:40 am

Hi all,

I'm quite confused looking at what is possible to upgrade my T500 (2243-4EG) CPU, as I don't really get why 'P' and 'T' processors would be...

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Last post by mpcook
Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:49 am
[SOLVED] T420 LCD bezel removal

Last post by gguava01 « Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:57 pm
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by gguava01 » Mon Jul 16, 2012 11:07 am

Hi,

does anyone has experience removing the LCD bezel on T420?

I read the instruction from lenovo but seems it is not so details.

and since this...

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Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:57 pm
[SOLVED] T420 and webcam upgrade

Last post by gguava01 « Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:56 pm
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by gguava01 » Mon Jul 16, 2012 11:01 am

Hi,

I just received my T420 with series 4236DH6 from ebay. and I didn't realize that this unit didn't come with webcam.
I found a link in ebay...

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Last post by gguava01
Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:56 pm
T400 no boot - error 0210: stuck key 6A

Last post by dnev « Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:54 pm

by dnev » Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:54 pm

Hey there, I have a T400 which does not boot - Instead i receive 2 short beeps with the following 'error 0210: stuck key 6A' - this only began about...

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Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:54 pm
Trying to set up an external graphic card on ThinkPad T520?

Last post by jayton4 « Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:01 pm
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by delman » Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:13 pm

Hi all. Anyone with experience or recommendations on how to setup an external graphic card on a ThinkPad T520 i7-2820 QM CPU @ 2.50GHz 2.50GHz (8GB...

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Last post by jayton4
Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:01 pm
Intel HD Graphics resolution capabilities on extended deskto

Last post by beneix « Mon Sep 03, 2012 5:20 pm
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by beneix » Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:08 am

I've got a T410 with Intel HD Graphics. I want to use an external monitor and my built-in display. The native resolution of the external monitor is...

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Mon Sep 03, 2012 5:20 pm
T510 ultrabay drive - seagate Momentus XT?

Last post by waterloo « Sun Sep 02, 2012 5:18 pm
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by michael.beard » Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:58 am

I have a T510 with a Lenovo SSD. Am wondering if anyone has used the Seagate Momentus XT drive in the Utlra Bay and if they noticed any improvement...

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Sun Sep 02, 2012 5:18 pm
Which fan FRU for a T400?

Last post by richk « Sat Sep 01, 2012 11:54 am
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by AdlaiC » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:33 pm

I have a T400. Recently it started giving me the Fan Error at boot. When the computer is on, I can get the fan to work, but lm-sensors reports that...

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Sat Sep 01, 2012 11:54 am
T520 4242-Y11 - Screenproblems on use in and out of dock

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by terry_mccann » Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:36 am

Hi guys,

is there a way to handle the windows desktop when changing between external and internal screen?

I have to use my T520 at work docked in...

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Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:36 am
New ThinkPad T520 and need help with hibernate mode

Last post by doktorkoo « Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:38 am
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by NukeThemTillTheyGlow » Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:47 am

Just purchased a new TP T520 (i7, 8 gb ram, 500 gb disk, docking station) and love it. But when I've used the Windows Hibernate option...

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Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:38 am
T400 powers off unexpctedly and won't switch on again.

Last post by mikemex « Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:40 pm
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by TimGS » Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:46 pm

Hi,

I have a recently purchased secondhand T400 now running Xubuntu 12.04.

A couple of times it has powered off unexpectedly. Both times have been...

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Last post by mikemex
Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:40 pm
Choppy video

Last post by albo « Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:13 am
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by albo » Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:04 pm

Hi folks,

This has been a problem as long as i've had this machine, but just getting around to posting about it now. Video is quite choppy. It's...

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Last post by albo
Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:13 am
repair keyboard

Last post by Mighty_Mauz « Wed Aug 29, 2012 6:27 am
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by Mighty_Mauz » Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:24 am

There are 3 keys that are less responsive and I was wondering if I can try something before ordering a new keyboard. I have already lifted the keys...

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Wed Aug 29, 2012 6:27 am
lenovo outlet T420

Last post by wolfman « Tue Aug 28, 2012 6:07 pm
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by zenlunatic » Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:59 pm

Why does lenovo outlet have a highly disproportionate number of T420?

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Tue Aug 28, 2012 6:07 pm
Does ThinkPad T410s (D37) T2924D37 have any known problem

Last post by ThinkRob « Tue Aug 28, 2012 11:00 am
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by bhuiyan » Sat Aug 25, 2012 10:13 pm

Dear All,

I noticed this T410s (D37) T2924D37 model being sold as certified used machine. Does it have any known problem? It is a bit overpriced...

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Tue Aug 28, 2012 11:00 am
Using PCM`CIA or Expresscard SSD disk

Last post by jayton4 « Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:19 am
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by bkahler » Wed Aug 22, 2012 8:12 am

Hi,
I am considering exchanging my trusted T60p with a 430 or 530. I really hate that both are longer and that if I want a new machine no heavier...

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Last post by jayton4
Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:19 am
T420s with broken backlight - replace the whole panel?

Last post by PsychoStreak « Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:26 am
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by PsychoStreak » Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:54 pm

Sorry for what I think should be a simple question, but I haven't been able to find a definitive answer.
Is the backlight for the T420s screen...

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Last post by PsychoStreak
Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:26 am
T400 motherboard/cpu issue and replacement motherboard quest

Last post by WhiteDawn « Sun Aug 26, 2012 12:06 pm
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by WhiteDawn » Sat Aug 11, 2012 9:27 am

Hello,
I've been having an issue with my laptop. It hard locks every 10 minutes or so requiring a reboot. During the reboot the laptop doesn't make...

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Last post by WhiteDawn
Sun Aug 26, 2012 12:06 pm
Max CPU T400

Last post by hunterman223 « Sun Aug 26, 2012 2:17 am
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by hunterman223 » Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:47 pm

What is the best CPU to go in the T400? Lenovo lists up to T9800. I read that the chipset supports quad cores, but cooling is not adequate. Any way...

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Sun Aug 26, 2012 2:17 am
T420s 65W adapter, Power Manager showing 90W?

Last post by dyst0pia « Thu Aug 23, 2012 2:20 am
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by dyst0pia » Wed Aug 22, 2012 2:12 pm

My 65W adapter gets incredibly hot during charging, and I think it may have something to do with my machine thinking it's a 90W adapter. In the Power...

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Last post by dyst0pia
Thu Aug 23, 2012 2:20 am
Anyone using ExpressCache on their Thinkpad with mSata?

Last post by catalinus « Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:05 pm
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by catalinus » Sun Aug 19, 2012 2:30 pm

I discovered that IN THEORY some decent results COULD be achieved at a (much?) lower cost than buying a (very large) SSD disk (512 GB in my case) by...

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Last post by catalinus
Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:05 pm
T420s fan - 4 pins. What is the 4th pin for?

Last post by mikemex « Mon Aug 20, 2012 2:46 pm
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by Rose » Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:42 am

Lenovo support is at my home right now and changing the fan in my T420s. The old fan has 4 wires coming out of it while the new one comes with a more...

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Last post by mikemex
Mon Aug 20, 2012 2:46 pm
thinkpad bluetooth vs. intel centrino bluetooth - huh?

Last post by Neil « Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:35 pm
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by albo » Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:53 am

hi folks,

I recently installed an update for my intel centrino ultimate-n 6300 AGN driver. It gave me a number of options of things to install, and...

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Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:35 pm

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