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t400 memory ...will 1333 work with 1066(the standard ddr3)>

Last post by mikemex « Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:06 am
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by T400plus » Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:07 am

I am buying kingston 4 gb module.For some reson it is easier to get the 1333 and it is a little cheaper.Will it work with my old 2gb (which is...

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Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:06 am
T420 and Windows 8 RTM drivers

Last post by Quillz « Sat Aug 18, 2012 4:39 am
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by igorkulman » Thu Aug 16, 2012 3:09 pm

In Windows 8 RP there was no Windows 8 driver for Hotkeys Feature Integration on the Thinkpad Beta Drivers page but when I installed drivers for...

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Sat Aug 18, 2012 4:39 am
T500: Finding a reliable "compatible" SSD

Last post by EvilH « Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:07 am
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by vtohthree » Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:28 pm

Hey I was wondering for all you T500 users out there, any of you running SSD's?

(edit:to clarify I know the specs that are compatible, but I meant...

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Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:07 am
T420,Win7Ultimate and Google Gmail Talk/Voice

Last post by emtee3511 « Thu Aug 16, 2012 10:37 pm
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by azimuth » Thu Aug 16, 2012 5:44 am

Installed a new x64 Win 7 Ultimate to a T420

All Lenovo drivers were installed, Device Manager shows no unidentified devices.

When logging on to...

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Thu Aug 16, 2012 10:37 pm
Need Urgent Help - Drive Cloning

Last post by WHeeL « Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:53 am
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by WHeeL » Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:53 pm

Hi guys,

Writing this on my trusty T61 at the moment.

OK, I admit it, I've been both lazy AND an idiot, and I've screwed this up more than I...

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Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:53 am
Anyone try using SDXC in the T500's Ricoh card reader?

Last post by jayton4 « Wed Aug 15, 2012 1:29 pm
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by vtohthree » Mon Aug 13, 2012 2:53 pm

I did a search and nothing came up. However....if I was to guess I'd guess that it's a no go and won't work. Has anyone tried? Or does someone have...

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Wed Aug 15, 2012 1:29 pm
Getting Mobile Hotspot working

Last post by albo « Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:32 am

by albo » Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:32 am

Hi Folks,

I've been playing with Mobile Hotspot in Access Connections, and while it works sometimes, other times it refuses to start up. Anyone else...

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Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:32 am
T420s battery shows no details in powermanager

Last post by ZaZ « Tue Aug 14, 2012 11:08 pm
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by Rose » Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:48 am

I have two main batteries for my T420s. Both with different FRU's. None of them show any info in power manager at all. No manufacture date, no design...

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Tue Aug 14, 2012 11:08 pm
t420i supported cpu sockets?

Last post by Nabeel « Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:42 am
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by Nabeel » Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:40 pm

Hi all,

I'm thinking of upgrading my i3 T420i to an i5 or possibly i7. I'm also looking at a hybrid hdd (since they are a higher capacity)....

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Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:42 am
Thinkpads with newer 7mm high SSD - anyone ??

Last post by Jakoob « Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:18 pm
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by ausmike » Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:12 am

Curious is anyone has installed the above into any Thinkpads with 7mm high bays (eg E520/530 etc)

here is one such SSD ( link from NewEgg )

Thanks...

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Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:18 pm
Audio through docking station DVI port on T500

Last post by Jakoob « Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:15 pm
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by skrypj » Tue Aug 07, 2012 2:02 pm

Hello,

I know that in some instances, with newer GPUs(my ati x1800 did it), audio can be passed from a PC to an hdtv via the DVI output with a...

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Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:15 pm
T400: Slow Resume from Sleep/Hibernate

Last post by hunterman223 « Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:12 pm
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by hunterman223 » Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:26 pm

I have been having an ongoing issue with my T400 that has survived several OS reinstalls on two different SSDs. The machine goes into both states...

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Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:12 pm
raid on internal disk in t410? Intel hybrid engine?

Last post by rychuu « Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:44 pm
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by rychuu » Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:30 pm

Is it anyone uses intel hybrid storage technology? As I read on the Intels site its present inqm57 chipsets and will allow making raid volumes.

Did...

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Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:44 pm
Okay--AnySuggestions--T400/T61 hard drive swap

Last post by emtee3511 « Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:58 pm
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by alsohere » Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:22 pm

I just bought a T400 off ebay. It came with Windows 7 pro 32bit. I have Windows pro 64bit on my T61. Is it possible to use the T400 recovery disk on...

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Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:58 pm
skype meetings with more than 2 participants

Last post by Orclas « Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:38 pm
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by miwieg » Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:08 am

Dear all,

I recently bought ThinkPad T420s and I am struggling with Skype on that laptop.
The problem is that once I have a meeting with more than...

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Last post by Orclas
Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:38 pm
T530 Realtec HD Audio Manager Audio Problem

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by bapatterson » Wed Aug 08, 2012 2:38 pm

Internal microphones and speakers work fine.

When I plug-in an external wired headset, the headset works fine, but the microphone does not (I am...

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Wed Aug 08, 2012 2:38 pm
remplacement t410s screen (multitouch)

Last post by sidhoumfarid « Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:00 am
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by sidhoumfarid » Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:55 am

Hello

I am new to this forum and I am French.

I currently have a T410s whose screen is broken

The model is:

samsung LTN141BT08
1.14 in 1440 * 900...

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Last post by sidhoumfarid
Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:00 am
ultrabay battery lost 60% overnight???

Last post by jayton4 « Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:18 pm
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by ljwobker » Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:27 pm

I have an ultrabay battery that all of a sudden will only report 40% charge... this was working a week ago and all of a sudden just jumped.

I have...

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Last post by jayton4
Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:18 pm
T500 Integ Camera option missing from Bios, cam not working

Last post by seanmor69 « Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:28 pm
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by seanmor69 » Sun Aug 05, 2012 11:20 pm

Hello, I have a T500 2242-CTO with integrated camera. I bought it used with a bad ccfl screen and replaced the whole screen assembly with an LED...

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Last post by seanmor69
Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:28 pm
Mini Dock 3 (2) VGA monitors

Last post by taylorsmith146 « Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:45 am
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by neutrinofdl » Tue Jul 31, 2012 6:48 pm

I want to hook up two lcd monitors that only have vga connections to the mini dock 3. There is a dvi-d, a vga, and display port out of the dock. I...

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Last post by taylorsmith146
Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:45 am
How did you build your Virtualized Hotel ?

Last post by hans_lenze « Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:34 pm
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by southof40 » Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:14 pm

I'm due a new machine and I'm thinking to take a different approach to OS's then I have in the past.

I'd like to have a base OS of some sort within...

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Last post by hans_lenze
Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:34 pm
Intel 320 SSD t420s installation advice please.

Last post by slangeditorial « Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:51 am
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by jgrjr » Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:16 am

I am about to install an Intel 320 SSD in a t420s.

Any advice would be appreciated as to what steps I should take for this intallation.

I have...

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Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:51 am
esata II on expresscard in t410?

Last post by rychuu « Tue Jul 31, 2012 8:37 am
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by rychuu » Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:27 pm

What is the bus bandwith of the expresscard slot in Lenovo t410?
I would like to get sata2 performance. Is it possible?

thank you

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Last post by rychuu
Tue Jul 31, 2012 8:37 am
Cleanup of unnecessary software in new T420

Last post by newt420user « Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:51 pm

by newt420user » Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:51 pm

Just got a new T420 and I want to dual boot Ubuntu with provided Win7. I also want to clean up installed programs. I know which software I want and...

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Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:51 pm
can you use Intel 330 / 520 for T410 ?

Last post by jayton4 « Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:37 pm
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by wahaha686 » Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:21 am

I believe the T410 is SATA 300 / SATA 2.

I like to get either Intel 330 or 520 SSD for my T410. I understand the speed will be limited by SATA 2....

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Last post by jayton4
Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:37 pm
Linux, EFI, GRUB2, and the T420

Last post by ThinkRob « Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:46 pm
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by ThinkRob » Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:53 pm

Tonight I got around to configuring my T420 to boot into Debian Wheezy via UEFI only. UEFI is the way forward, right? Well surely it must be, so...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:46 pm
420 fingerprint reader retrofit

Last post by richk « Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:53 pm
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by nads1978 » Sun Jul 22, 2012 5:10 am

Is it possible to retrofit a fingerprint reader? I searched on here and someone said it was possible with another (older) machine.

I have a T420...

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Last post by richk
Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:53 pm
Windows explorer disappears when I access my usb 3 hd

Last post by indidginus « Thu Jul 26, 2012 11:51 am

by indidginus » Thu Jul 26, 2012 11:51 am

Hi all,

I'm having a very bizarre and infuriating problem where windows explorer often shuts down on me unexpectedly when I am accessing information...

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Thu Jul 26, 2012 11:51 am
T510 SSD 2100 Problem

Last post by rasmuskl « Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:17 am

by rasmuskl » Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:17 am

I have a Lenovo T510 ThinkPad and a Corsair Force F120 (2). Since I got it it, I've been having problems with periodic errors on start-up....

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Last post by rasmuskl
Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:17 am
Reviews/Opinions on T400s WXGA+ 1440x900 LED Display

Last post by ThinkRob « Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:50 pm
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by myxomop » Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:13 pm

ThinkWiki lists the following specs:

14.1
1440x900
42T0633
120,4 DPI
LED
TMD-Toshiba
LT141DE18B00

A review said 300 NITs, but I can't corroborate...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:50 pm
T410 Random Hibernation

Last post by jayton4 « Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:14 pm
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by bradsh » Fri Nov 26, 2010 9:18 am

Every now and then my T410 completely randomly decides the battery is critically drained, and then proceeds to immediately hibernate. It does this no...

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Last post by jayton4
Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:14 pm
T400 - no way to adjust trackpoint

Last post by Neil « Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:17 pm
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by LidaRose » Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:51 pm

When I go into Ctrl Panel, under Mouse there is nothing concerning the trackpoint or the touchpad. I can find nowhere to make any adjustments to...

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Last post by Neil
Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:17 pm
Help! bluetooth card for T400.

Last post by trhbme1 « Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:56 am
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by trhbme1 » Thu Jul 19, 2012 5:30 pm

I install a brand new bluetooth card on my T400 but the bluetooth card was not even recognized as unknown device when power on. Info below:

- Model...

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Last post by trhbme1
Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:56 am
Searching for a laptop cooler, for my Thinkpad T500

Last post by shiki « Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:44 am
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by shiki » Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:18 am

Hello everyone!
I already read some reviews, which said having a laptop cooler is stupid, if you have a ThinkPad.
However, I have a discrete ATI GPU...

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Last post by shiki
Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:44 am
Anyone opened his T420(s) and saw GPU/RAM?

Last post by Thrakath « Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:09 am

by Thrakath » Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:09 am

Hey Guys,

i was wondering if anyone already opened his T420(s) and saw if the video ram is cooled by the GPU heatpipe or not...?! T61 had no video...

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Last post by Thrakath
Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:09 am
T510 DisplayPort to HD Samsung HDMI

Last post by tporter « Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:44 am
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by costas32 » Sun Jul 08, 2012 2:57 pm

I 've been looking for info about the kind of adaptors, or cables, or combination of both, I need in order to connect the DisplayPort on my Thinkpad...

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Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:44 am
T510 + Ultrabay Drive

Last post by myxomop « Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:15 pm

by myxomop » Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:15 pm

Wondering if a shiny new HGST Travelstar 5K1000

this caddy

and this T510:

will all play nicely with each other.

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Last post by myxomop
Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:15 pm
T420 and external gpu (pe4h)

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:29 pm
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by SchlageR » Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:33 am

how much performance will a t420 get from an external gpu?

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Last post by emeraldgirl08
Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:29 pm
T410s won't go to sleep.

Last post by emtee3511 « Sun Jul 22, 2012 5:13 pm
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by pwils1991 » Sun Jul 22, 2012 3:51 pm

After reinstalling Windows 7 64-bit, my computer will not sleep. There is no option to sleep, even in the start menu. I have tried all of the Lenovo...

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Last post by emtee3511
Sun Jul 22, 2012 5:13 pm
Dust Air Spray leaves marks on the T510

Last post by eric_lhy « Sun Jul 22, 2012 10:46 am
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by eric_lhy » Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:41 pm

This is bad, I went to Poundland in the UK and purchased a can of compressed air to clean my keyboard. However, when I sprayed it on the keyboard,...

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Sun Jul 22, 2012 10:46 am
Replacing HDD with SSD

Last post by wolfman « Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:37 am
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by alosito » Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:52 am

I want to replace the HDD in my T420i with an SSD and move the HDD to the DVD-ROM slot. I have read that Lenovo’s base SSD is a BiTMICRO 3.0Gbps....

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Last post by wolfman
Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:37 am
T500 instant-off If I tap the Case

Last post by Brad « Fri Jul 20, 2012 4:41 pm
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by spacedancer » Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:59 pm

Hi all.
This is a first post re anything other than Mac.
I was given a T500 by my sister-in-law. She told me it worked but couldn't remember exactly...

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Last post by Brad
Fri Jul 20, 2012 4:41 pm
Thinkpad T410 battery charging.

Last post by cjmorisson « Fri Jul 20, 2012 4:38 pm
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by sylvanrydes » Fri Jul 20, 2012 12:02 pm

Hi All-

I had dropped my thinkpad T410i last month. I had no problem using it after that.

But last week, there started a weird problem. The...

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Last post by cjmorisson
Fri Jul 20, 2012 4:38 pm
ssd

Last post by jayton4 « Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:35 am
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by elthinkpado » Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:44 am

not sure about the bandwidth, but the port is mpcie not msata (it's the same connector but not the same protocol)
you could install an mpcie SSD like...

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Last post by jayton4
Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:35 am
T400 uncomfortably hot @ RHS above hd

Last post by jayton4 « Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:41 am
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by T400plus » Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:26 am

Any reason?....
I want someinformation also on fanless cooling pads.
Apperently they use some fancy chemical packed inside a pad.How effective is...

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Last post by jayton4
Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:41 am
Gobi4000 compatible with T420s?

Last post by jayton4 « Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:27 am
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by pianoprodigy » Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:42 pm

I want LTE with AT&T. I have the Gobi3000 card currently (Sierra MC8355) that does not appear to support LTE. Can I simply swap them?

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Last post by jayton4
Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:27 am
T400/T500 spill proof - true or myth?

Last post by wolfman « Thu Jul 19, 2012 7:06 pm
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by -thinkpaduser- » Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:42 pm

People used to say that all ThinkPads are spill resistant with their keyboard
and drain holes but is it REALLY true for T400/T500 series?
Currently...

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Last post by wolfman
Thu Jul 19, 2012 7:06 pm
Intel or any other safe drive encrypting in Lenovo t410 ssdd

Last post by ThinkRob « Thu Jul 19, 2012 6:41 pm
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by rychuu » Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:14 am

Hello,

I have bought an SSD OCZ agility 3 hdd and one Intel SSd else.

I would like to make my computer now as safe as possible now, so i would like...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Thu Jul 19, 2012 6:41 pm
Thinkpad T520 - Small spot on screen - Will Lenovo replace?

Last post by twistero « Thu Jul 19, 2012 3:33 am
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by nosaku » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:59 am

I just noticed a small, dust size, spot on lower corner of my T520 screen. First I thought it was just dust and cleaned it, but it seems to be...

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Thu Jul 19, 2012 3:33 am
is it possible to Boot from the Multi Card-Reader? (T410)

Last post by bapatterson « Mon Jul 16, 2012 11:07 pm
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by Schammyo » Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:54 am

Unfortunately I don't think this is possible. Got the card, wrote the image to it, but I haven't found any way to get the machine to recognize that...

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Mon Jul 16, 2012 11:07 pm

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