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[solved] Simple Mini dock question

Last post by FunkyRes « Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:36 am
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by FunkyRes » Sat Mar 31, 2012 4:48 am

I purchase a

433710U THINKPAD MINI DOCK

It came w/ a 90W adapter.
I also purchased a 90W adapter for my laptop bag.
Thinkpad (T520) came with a...

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Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:36 am
suggestion for oem 9-cell T410 battery?

Last post by albo « Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:56 am
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by albo » Mon Apr 02, 2012 3:06 pm

Hi Folks,

I'm in the market for a 9-cell battery for my T410. It won't be my main battery, but I'd like to use it for the occasional jaunt to the...

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Last post by albo
Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:56 am
New T420 - Which Graphics?

Last post by lpenner « Mon Apr 02, 2012 3:04 pm
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by lpenner » Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:17 pm

Hello-

I'm getting close to ordering a new T420.

I don't know which graphics to get, the 1600 x 900 or the 1366 x 768?

In my desk setup (using a...

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Last post by lpenner
Mon Apr 02, 2012 3:04 pm
ThinkPad T520 Screen Temperature

Last post by mcharl02 « Mon Apr 02, 2012 10:22 am

by mcharl02 » Mon Apr 02, 2012 10:22 am

Hello,

I apologize if this is an issue already answered- I couldnt seem to find a good search function for this forum.

I purchased a T520...

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Mon Apr 02, 2012 10:22 am
HDD caddy jammed in Ultrabay. T510.

Last post by themusicalduck « Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:44 pm
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by themusicalduck » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:29 am

I bought myself a SATA hard drive caddy off ebay (yes, a knockoff one) and put it into the ultrabay with an SSD in it (the plan was to clone my...

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Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:44 pm
Finding out if a system has a LED screen?

Last post by jeppe « Sun Apr 01, 2012 7:56 am
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by jeppe » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:41 am

Is it in any way possible to find out if a T400 has a LED screen? I can´t seem to find a way to do that for European sold T400´s.

I need to find a...

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Last post by jeppe
Sun Apr 01, 2012 7:56 am
T400 screen brightness/contrast "flicker"

Last post by gsl « Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:42 pm

by gsl » Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:42 pm

So I've tried searching for posts on this issue here and on other forums, and I haven't found any answers that I feel are exactly relative to my...

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Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:42 pm
T520 Bluray options ?? [solved]

Last post by FunkyRes « Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:57 am
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by FunkyRes » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:24 am

My beloved T20 finally bit the dust (may she rest in piece) - she served me well, running CentOS 5.x in the end.

Just ordered a T520 and I would...

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Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:57 am
High Nit LCD, best system to buy to install?

Last post by jeppe « Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:33 pm

by jeppe » Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:33 pm

I´m just loving my T400 with a high nit screen as it´s the only computer that I ever had that you can sit outside in the sun and work without a...

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Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:33 pm
T420 and 16gb RAM

Last post by EngineersCake « Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:12 am
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by wolfman » Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:49 pm

Hello all,
I'm considering selling my Thinkpad T410 and buying a T420. I'm going to configure the new T420 with Intel Core i5-2450M ( ). Clearly...

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Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:12 am
T410 problem with slow network

Last post by EOMtp « Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:32 pm
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by Shadowku » Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:14 pm

So I am currently living with a few roommates, and we have internet that gets pretty slow in the evenings.
However, it seems that I have it the...

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Last post by EOMtp
Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:32 pm
Warranty status/Warranty coverage?

Last post by next « Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:14 am

by next » Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:14 am

Hi,

I have just bought a used T410, checked warranty at the Lenovo website and it had a warranty expiration well into 2013.

I read something about...

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Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:14 am
T410s - frustrating noise - solution !!!

Last post by jayton4 « Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:14 pm
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by mlhdk » Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:50 pm

hi,

For sometime I have tried to fix a issue with T noise from my Thinkpad T410S. the noise sounds like noise from and old harddisk, but as my...

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Last post by jayton4
Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:14 pm
Replace T400 xwga LED by wxga+ LED?

Last post by richk « Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:40 pm
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by cesar24 » Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:56 pm

Hi,

My T400 XWGA LED screen (LP141WX5-TLP2, 1280x800) needs to be fixed.

But can I replace it by XWGA+ LED (1440x900)? I mean, is it also...

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Last post by richk
Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:40 pm
Waiting for T530 & Win8?

Last post by bill bolton « Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:43 pm
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by Pascal1 » Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:40 pm

Hi guys!

I'm strongly considering buying a T520 as my only computer just died last week. I can, however, use computers at my uni ... so could wait...

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Last post by bill bolton
Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:43 pm
Swapping the motherboard of a t420s into a t410s body?

Last post by ZaZ « Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:13 pm
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by andpgud » Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:08 am

Swapping the motherboard of a t420s into a t410s body?
Is it possible?
I looked at the t420s and it looks just the same as my computer.

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Last post by ZaZ
Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:13 pm
Not finding ocz mSATA on t510

Last post by Peak2Peak « Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:56 am
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by chris_williams » Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:28 am

Hi,

I've just installed a 60gb mSATA ocz nocti card (noc-msata-60g), and the device isn't appearing anywhere in the system, including in the bios....

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Last post by Peak2Peak
Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:56 am
Problem with my T410s. Makes this high frequensy noise that

Last post by andpgud « Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:53 am
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by andpgud » Thu Mar 22, 2012 7:14 pm

Problem with my T410s. Makes this high frequensy noise that drives me crazy

It becomes mega massive when the turbo kickes in. This was supposed to...

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Last post by andpgud
Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:53 am
T400 and HSPA mPCI whitelist modem (BIOS modded)

Last post by JAJO « Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:04 am
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by JAJO » Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:49 pm

Hello,

Do U have any idea how to recognize a modem installed in mPCI slot?
I can't find it in my Windows 7 x64 Device Manager and think it doesn't...

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Last post by JAJO
Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:04 am
Can I upgrade my T500 to a T520?

Last post by ssd_thinkpad « Mon Mar 26, 2012 2:56 am
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by tfmcshan » Sun Mar 25, 2012 8:38 pm

Hi all,

I am new to the forum and happy to be here!

I worked for IBM for about 6 years (IBM Global Services) and got hooked on thinkpads. My main...

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Last post by ssd_thinkpad
Mon Mar 26, 2012 2:56 am
Help with a Vista re-install on a T400!

Last post by jimbob83 « Sun Mar 25, 2012 12:48 pm
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by quicksilver2 » Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:38 pm

I have a 3 1/2 year old T400 that had become very unhappy and the drive was full, so I bought a new 300 gb drive from Lenovo and decided to do a...

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Last post by jimbob83
Sun Mar 25, 2012 12:48 pm
[Solved] Baffled

Last post by at both ends « Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:43 am
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by at both ends » Sun Mar 25, 2012 3:44 am

I have a T420 with an i3-2310m inside. CPU is marked as (capable of) running at 2.1GHz. 8GB RAM and an Intel SSD make it plenty fast. Not a gamer so...

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Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:43 am
Differences in T420 vs T420s ?

Last post by ZaZ « Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:19 am
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by CheddarTrek » Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:24 pm

Hey all, I was wondering what the differences are in the T420 and the T420s.

I have been intending to purchase an x220 with Ivy Bridge, but now with...

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Last post by ZaZ
Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:19 am
T400 after disassemble extremely dark screen/no backlight

Last post by twistero « Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:28 pm
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by revo75 » Sat Mar 24, 2012 5:49 pm

Before i knew how to get to the cmos, i started disassembling the T400. After not being able to remove the motherboard i googled and found out how to...

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Last post by twistero
Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:28 pm
T420s SSD options

Last post by ZaZ « Sat Mar 24, 2012 12:34 am
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by vanillasky » Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:56 am

Hi,

I'm seriously thinking of purchasing the Lenovo T420s and was wondering what are my SSD options, since I already own an OCZ Agility 3, 240gb...

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Last post by ZaZ
Sat Mar 24, 2012 12:34 am
Broken Inverter, Backlight, or worse?

Last post by ajkula66 « Fri Mar 23, 2012 10:03 pm
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by T400X21 » Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:15 pm

3 year old T400 - 1280x800 LCD screen

Timeline -

Several Weeks ago:
Laptop was turned on/awoken with full brightness.
Screen would stay on for...

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Last post by ajkula66
Fri Mar 23, 2012 10:03 pm
T400 and HSPA+ mPCI-E modem - which one ? (Europe/Poland)

Last post by JAJO « Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:38 pm
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by JAJO » Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:14 pm

Hello,

I have Lenovo T400 and I'm looking for mPCI-E modem for it, which works in HSPA+ 900 MHz.

Do U have any idea which one will fit in my...

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Last post by JAJO
Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:38 pm
T420s screen

Last post by zern « Fri Mar 23, 2012 7:30 am
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by AIX » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:44 am

I have read so many posts and reviews and I'm still unsure if to buy the Thinkpad T420s or not. And all of this due to poor(?) quality of the screen....

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Last post by zern
Fri Mar 23, 2012 7:30 am
T500 vs W500

Last post by stuartf « Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:35 pm
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by stuartf » Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:44 pm

I am looking to buy one of these machines and the specs look identical:

The T500 is the 2441-58U
The W500 is the 4061-B13

They both have the 15.4...

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Last post by stuartf
Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:35 pm
T420 Slow network logon with PM enabled

Last post by mcoletti « Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:23 am
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by mcoletti » Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:29 pm

We are running T420s in a mixed Novell/MS environment so we have the Novell client installed on XP. In attempting to troubleshoot this problem we...

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Last post by mcoletti
Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:23 am
Detailed Questions on Radical Upgrading? Please Help !

Last post by AIX « Thu Mar 22, 2012 7:07 am
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by sameronline » Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:33 am

Hi Forum,

My personal laptop is Lenovo THINKPAD T500 2055 , and its main specifications are as follows:

- Intel Core 2 Duo processor T9400 (2.53GHz...

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Last post by AIX
Thu Mar 22, 2012 7:07 am
15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080) Display (95% Gamut, 270nit) ICM FILE

Last post by erik « Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:33 pm
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by thinkpad_user88 » Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:28 pm

Ordered T520 with 15.6 FHD (1920 x 1080) Display (95% Gamut, 270nit). The display is very clear and detailed, but color rendering is not as natural...

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Last post by erik
Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:33 pm
Battery and AC

Last post by EOMtp « Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:27 am
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by alsohere » Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:17 am

Should I run the laptop without the battery if on ac power?
Or will doing such damage components inside the t400?

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Last post by EOMtp
Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:27 am
T520 Laptop Case Crack

Last post by elinoir « Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:37 am
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by jbolan » Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:36 pm

Hello,

I just found a crack in my T520 laptop case ...on the keyboard side in the lower left corner right below where they put the Intel Inside ,...

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Last post by elinoir
Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:37 am
Rescue & recovery from hdd not working

Last post by mirobe « Mon Mar 19, 2012 11:06 am

by mirobe » Mon Mar 19, 2012 11:06 am

I have replaced the 40GB disk with a new 160GB.

Then I used rescue & recovery cds to create a predesktop area - this worked fine.

When trying to...

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Last post by mirobe
Mon Mar 19, 2012 11:06 am
T500 faxing - do you know how to do it?

Last post by Neil « Sun Mar 18, 2012 6:19 pm
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by LisaKali » Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:04 am

I am unable to fax on my T500: when, for example, I try to fax via windows 7 Windows Fax and Scan , I am asked to select a fax server or fax hardware...

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Last post by Neil
Sun Mar 18, 2012 6:19 pm
Blinking Battery & Charge lights

Last post by techflavor « Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:56 pm
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by techflavor » Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:31 am

Hey all --

Been awhile since I've been on these forums.. I've missed everyone =]

Quick question... I have a T400 that is having battery issues. The...

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Last post by techflavor
Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:56 pm
New LCD for T520

Last post by Deschanel « Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:31 pm
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by Deschanel » Sat Feb 11, 2012 5:23 pm

Hi
unfortunately my 3 months old T520 needs a new LCD,
so far I found these 2 links:

any ideas whether they are good or not, anybody any...

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Last post by Deschanel
Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:31 pm
T410 keyboard on a T410s?

Last post by ThinkRob « Wed Mar 14, 2012 3:12 pm
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by T60_user » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:56 am

Just to be sure: T410 and T410s have the same keyboards?
So a keyboard advertised as T410 will be compatible with my s-version?

Thanks!

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Last post by ThinkRob
Wed Mar 14, 2012 3:12 pm
T510 Ram Question

Last post by eric_lhy « Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:27 am

by eric_lhy » Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:27 am

My T510 has 1G@1066Hz + 4G@1333Hz ram installed. I read some posts that recommended a parallel Ram installed, like 4+4G or 1+1G.

So do you guy...

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Last post by eric_lhy
Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:27 am
T420s battery loses capacity very quickly...

Last post by ljwobker « Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:53 am
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by ljwobker » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:03 pm

Power manager is reporting that my T420s (6-cell in-body battery) is reduced to a full charge capacity of ~35W/hr after only 30 cycles (!!!!!)... can...

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Last post by ljwobker
Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:53 am
T510 svchost.exe *32 bug

Last post by makaveli559m « Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:14 am

by makaveli559m » Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:14 am

Hi I got this wierd bug yesterday not even restore has fixed it, svchost.exe *32 starts taking up 25%cpu and causes my i5 to get stuck in turboboost...

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Last post by makaveli559m
Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:14 am
Good price for used t400

Last post by richk « Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:13 pm
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by alsohere » Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:27 am

What's a good price for a t400 2.53 cpu, 160GB hd, ati graphics card, windows 7 pro restore disc and windows xp pro restore disc, dvd-rw, 3GB ram,...

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Last post by richk
Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:13 pm
determining my model number following motherboard replacemen

Last post by richk « Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:57 pm
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by r3dplanet » Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:43 pm

I have a Thinkpad T500 and its motherboard failed. I ordered another one from ebay but I fear that I've ended up with an engineering sample or some...

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Last post by richk
Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:57 pm
T420s mouse issue

Last post by synchromesh « Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:43 am
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by synchromesh » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:04 pm

I noticed something rather strange going on with my T420s. Every time I take it off the docking station Ultranav (both touchpad and trackpad) stop...

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Last post by synchromesh
Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:43 am
Vertical mount for mini dock?

Last post by Bill Z « Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:03 am
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by albo » Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:45 am

Hi Folks,

I have a T410 with a mini dock. I'm trying to get my desk all neat and clean, so I'm looking for potential ways to dock my T410...

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Last post by Bill Z
Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:03 am
thinkvantage button

Last post by dxps26 « Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:05 pm
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by usfur » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:19 am

hi everyone!
I fresh installed windows 8 cp a couple of days ago on my t420, and it wasnt compatible with some drivers. I tried to recover the old...

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Last post by dxps26
Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:05 pm
How to enable Virtualization in Bios

Last post by nikki605 « Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:33 pm
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by gskywalkers » Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:36 pm

I am trying to install Oracle Virual Box on my Lenovo Laptop E520 but the install will not work. The following url shows the error message I get:...

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Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:33 pm
about unknown extra antenna t400s. PIC

Last post by richk « Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:30 pm
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by Se Young, Baek » Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:35 am

Excuse me there,

I disassembled t400s' keyboard then i found unknown(?) Extra Antenna.

Color is Yellow as you see, but not going outside(to PCI WAN...

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Last post by richk
Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:30 pm
Want to buy T400 with high nit display

Last post by ZaZ « Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:58 am
Replies: 3
by simonekf » Sun Mar 04, 2012 3:11 pm

I work outside all the time. I love my laptop, and it's foundering. I really need a replacement/backup T400 with the high nit screen. I cannot...

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Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:58 am

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