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T410s + DVI output occasional blanking for some seconds

Last post by Harryc « Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:32 am
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by racc » Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:49 am

I wonder if others have experienced problem like this or know a cure/workaround to it...

I bought a Mini Dock Plus Series 3 for T410s to give more...

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Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:32 am
Who have T400s BIOS Hack

Last post by TuuS « Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:00 pm
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by bamboorat » Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:30 am

I bought new wifi card, Intel 6300 (Lenovo Part). But, BIOS is showed error 1802
Who have T400s BIOS Hack, or Whitelist, or something like that,...

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Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:00 pm
Which one should i buy?

Last post by sjthinkpader « Thu Oct 13, 2011 5:46 pm
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by T60_user » Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:05 pm

Hello everyone,

I am a big fan of Thinkpad laptops but I have serious doubts which laptop I should buy.
Currently I have a T60. In general, I’m...

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Thu Oct 13, 2011 5:46 pm
are ultrabay devices common from T400 --> T420s?

Last post by dr_st « Thu Oct 13, 2011 12:21 pm
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by ljwobker » Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:19 am

I've got a T400 with the following ultrabay devices: the CD/DVD burner, the hard drive SATA adapter, and a battery.

Are any/all/none of these...

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Thu Oct 13, 2011 12:21 pm
T400s-intermittent blurriness in screen

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by nanotimer » Tue Oct 11, 2011 5:10 pm

Hi,
I own T400s. Since last few days, I've been seeing intermittent blurriness in the LED screen. The same problem is coming in externally connected...

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Tue Oct 11, 2011 5:10 pm
T510i won´t boot up.

Last post by Q-Ball « Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:31 pm
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by simonjs » Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:59 pm

When i press the power button the harddrive lights come on and i can move the mouse pointer but the screen stays black.
The HD lights just continue...

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Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:31 pm
Can I add an "msata" drive to my T510? and more ?'s...

Last post by Q-Ball « Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:38 pm
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by dt911 » Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:13 pm

Use it as my primary boot drive? I have a T510 4313-cto that was ordered without WWAN. From what I understand, I have the available slot, but I have...

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Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:38 pm
T420 noisy keyboard?

Last post by vipstjert « Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:56 pm
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by jpresto » Mon Oct 10, 2011 5:08 pm

This is a new one for me - upgraded a user from Dell E6400 to T420 and they are complaining the keyboard is too loud.

Compared with my T520 and the...

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Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:56 pm
T420s recovery disk

Last post by superkk « Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:37 am

by superkk » Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:37 am

I made a set of factory recovery disc. How can I know this set of recovery DVD is free from corruption? Headache......

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Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:37 am
T420S / Serial ATA Hard Drive Bay Adapter III (43N3412)

Last post by visionviper « Sun Oct 09, 2011 1:53 pm
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by superkk » Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:21 am

Can I assume SATA Hard Drive Bay Adapter III (43N3412) support SATA III ? I could not find the detail specification for this adapter.

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Sun Oct 09, 2011 1:53 pm
Privacy screen protector for T400s

Last post by stuka « Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:27 am
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by Sindbad » Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:22 pm

looking to get a privacy screen protector for my T400s, the once on ebay are 3M films. I want something that I can easily remove and apply back...

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Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:27 am
How to control my graphics?

Last post by Q-Ball « Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:24 pm
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by albo » Thu Oct 06, 2011 3:28 pm

Hi Folks,

I have a T410, and I believe I got it late enough that it should have Optimus. However, I have no idea how to look into this, and even...

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Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:24 pm
How much is supported?

Last post by superkk « Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:32 am
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by ritchie888 » Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:53 am

I have a T410, i5 processor, and 2GB of RAM.

I've noticed RAM seems to be a lot cheaper than when I bought some in the past so intend to throw a...

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Last post by superkk
Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:32 am
refurbished machines from Lenovo outlet?

Last post by wolfman « Sat Oct 08, 2011 6:46 am
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by ljwobker » Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:42 pm

Anyone bought a refurb from the Lenovo outlet? I'm considering one and wanted to see if there were any good reasons NOT to get one from here......

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Sat Oct 08, 2011 6:46 am
T520 processor compatitibility

Last post by Q-Ball « Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:55 am
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by sysiphus » Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:06 pm

Hello all,

I'm the happy owner of a T520 with the lowest-end i5 available in the machine. I love it as-is, and have no intention of modifying it...

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Last post by Q-Ball
Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:55 am
AC Adapters on T510

Last post by wwcanoer « Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:58 am
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by lparsons » Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:57 pm

My thinkpad T510 came with a 90W, 20V AC adapter with a 2-prong cord. For as long as I have owned laptops, it seems that 2-prong cords have been the...

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Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:58 am
T520 i7-2620M vs i7-2720QM for basic office use.

Last post by wwcanoer « Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:30 am
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by wwcanoer » Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:00 pm

I will buy a T520 and want to know whether the I7-2620M or 2720QM is better for me. (The QM is only $35 more.)

i7-2620M: 2-core 2.70GHz, 4MB L3 (Max...

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Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:30 am
speccing a T420s

Last post by ljwobker « Tue Oct 04, 2011 11:02 pm
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by niccolo » Fri Jul 29, 2011 5:50 pm

I'm about to order a T420s. I could use advice on speccing it. I figured there'd be a few posts on this topic but not coming across them.

(I may get...

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Last post by ljwobker
Tue Oct 04, 2011 11:02 pm
Fingerprint Reader + Google Chrome

Last post by thitiv « Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:05 pm
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by junkeeroo » Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:05 am

Hi All,

Does the fingerprint reader work with Google Chrome?

Thanks.

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Last post by thitiv
Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:05 pm
Lenovo Recovery - recover space?

Last post by jvarszegi « Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:25 pm
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by markgca » Sat Oct 01, 2011 2:26 pm

i created the recovery media for my t420s

any reason now i shouldnt recover the drive space? is there any way to make another copy of the media, or...

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Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:25 pm
T420 memory upgrade problem

Last post by jvarszegi « Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:24 pm
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by newguy2010 » Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:58 am

Hi,

I have this weird problem. I recently upgraded the Ram from single 4GB to 8GB, using another single 4GB Kingston ram. But After that I can't...

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Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:24 pm
NVIDIA NVS 4200M with 2630QM

Last post by antskip « Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:34 pm
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by Deschanel » Tue Sep 27, 2011 11:55 am

Is there any specific technical reason to have the NVIDIA NVS 4200M Graphics with Optimus Technology, 1GB DDR3 Memory installed on my T520 laptop...

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Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:34 pm
T420 instead of T60

Last post by ThinkRob « Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:44 pm
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by koden » Fri Sep 02, 2011 2:24 pm

At work I have got my boss to get me a T420 instead of my t60.

I would like to have the 420 with a SSD disc.
The field service guy tells me that the...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:44 pm
T60 vs T410

Last post by donovan « Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:47 pm
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by donovan » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:34 am

T60
Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T7200 @ 2.00GHz
1,00 GB Single-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz (5-5-5-15)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (Lenovo)
98GB Hitachi...

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Last post by donovan
Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:47 pm
T410: Screen sinks in under little pressure

Last post by dr_st « Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:10 am
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by sunshine » Sun Oct 02, 2011 6:05 pm

Hello,

It looks like my T410 troubles continue. I had the screen damaged at the depot and subsequently replaced. Today, when I was wiping the dust...

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Last post by dr_st
Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:10 am
The CPU Fan at 0 RPM when the CPU temp below 50°

Last post by Q-Ball « Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:12 am
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by fireful » Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:17 pm

After updating the BIOS (V1.29->V1.31) for my T520, the CPU temp also changed. Before that, the CPU Fan alway works at around 2600 RPM at any temp,...

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Last post by Q-Ball
Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:12 am
Intel N 6300, eBay, Shipped From China - Reliable Source?

Last post by nearly « Sun Oct 02, 2011 11:42 pm
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by HLG600 » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:34 pm

My first purchase (Amazon) yielded no results as the BIOS would not recognize the card without a Lenovo FRU number. Now that the prices came down a...

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Last post by nearly
Sun Oct 02, 2011 11:42 pm
Battery life: dual core i7-2620M vs. quad core i7-2720QM CPU

Last post by wwcanoer « Sun Oct 02, 2011 3:40 pm
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by hman » Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:13 am

This was asked in another thread, as one of two questions, but was never answered
(for another reason, the thread was basically stopped).

Does...

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Last post by wwcanoer
Sun Oct 02, 2011 3:40 pm
Previous version of nVidia driver needed

Last post by jambi5ba « Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:36 pm

by jambi5ba » Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:36 pm

Hello to the community!

I'm a Thinkpad T510 owner (see the signature for specs) and I need to download the older version of the nVidia driver...

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Last post by jambi5ba
Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:36 pm
New T520 cpu fan vibration and always on ?

Last post by jrmtl « Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:27 am
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by jrmtl » Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:41 pm

Hello all,

I just purchased a new T520 and seem to be experiencing some subtle vibration on the bottom side of the keyboard which is seemingly...

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Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:27 am
Two monitors

Last post by Shadowku « Sat Oct 01, 2011 3:04 am
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by Shadowku » Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:08 pm

I'm wondering if it is possible to connect a T410 with the Nvidia graphics card to two external monitors (through the VGA and DP ports) while still...

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Last post by Shadowku
Sat Oct 01, 2011 3:04 am
recovery t42

Last post by Neil « Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:18 pm
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by powercut68 » Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:01 pm

hi all
got 2 t42 of which one need to be recovered, i was going to create discs from the other laptop but no such options. nor is there any recovery...

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Last post by Neil
Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:18 pm
Non-Lenovo batteries good?

Last post by -30- « Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:51 pm
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by junkeeroo » Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:27 pm

Hi All,

Anyone know if the non-Lenovo batteries are any good? Or is it worth it to shell out a bit more for the proprietary batteries.

Thanks

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Last post by -30-
Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:51 pm
T420 NVIDIA VS INTEL (ram) question???

Last post by SchlageR « Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:26 pm
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by SchlageR » Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:05 am

I am thinking of updating my system to 16GB ram . According to intel the maximum memory that intel 3000 hd can handle is 1.7GB ram. The NVIDIA NVS...

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Last post by SchlageR
Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:26 pm
T400 motherboard replacement advice needed?

Last post by richk « Wed Sep 28, 2011 1:17 pm
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by venkat » Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:48 pm

i have a T400 2764cto model thinkpad bought 2 years back with following config

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8700 (2.53GHz)
Windows 7 Professional...

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Last post by richk
Wed Sep 28, 2011 1:17 pm
T510i won´t boot up.

Last post by simonjs « Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:48 pm
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by simonjs » Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:04 pm

When i press the power button the harddrive lights come on and i can move the mouse pointer but the screen stays black.
The HD lights just continue...

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Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:48 pm
ThinkPad t400 vs t60

Last post by 4ckatro « Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:45 pm
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by 4ckatro » Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:35 pm

Hi all!

Is the t400 far better than t60?

I have a Thinpad t60 (2 gb ram, x1400,dual core centrio 2 ghz) my second TP. I am very like it, but there...

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Last post by 4ckatro
Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:45 pm
Usb connector broken

Last post by virge « Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:41 pm
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by Mighty_Mauz » Tue Sep 13, 2011 2:25 pm

The inside of my usb connector broke off. It is the little plastic thing with the connections on it that broke off. I guess i must have bumped into...

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Last post by virge
Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:41 pm
T420s USB3 port too slow

Last post by fliegengitter « Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:40 pm
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by fliegengitter » Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:04 am

Hey all,

I just received my new T420s (type 4174, 64bit with 8GB ram, Intel 320 SSD with 300 GB) and also bought an USB3 mobile harddrive (LaCie...

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Last post by fliegengitter
Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:40 pm
Seeking advise - Upgrade my t520 from 1366 to 1920

Last post by rumbero « Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:20 am
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by RicanPr » Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:28 am

I found a thread that was for the T510 regarding upgrading the 1366x768 panel to a higher 1920x1200 using the AUO B156HW01 V4 panel.

I asked asked...

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Last post by rumbero
Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:20 am
Just bought a ThinkPad T420 and have some questions about it

Last post by ThinkRob « Sat Sep 24, 2011 10:49 pm
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by Quillz » Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:44 pm

Hi,

I just got my new ThinkPad T420 today. I've been looking at ThinkPads for a long time. They appealed to me even though I'm not a...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Sat Sep 24, 2011 10:49 pm
8 gig memory error

Last post by rumbero « Sat Sep 24, 2011 9:44 am
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by Meta03 » Sat Sep 24, 2011 9:34 am

I purchased Corsair 2 x 4GB DDR3 1066MHz for a T500 with Windows 7 64bit. When I plug both sticks in, all I get is error beeps and the computer does...

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Sat Sep 24, 2011 9:44 am
Thinkpad T520: No display

Last post by ajaychy « Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:56 am
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by ajaychy » Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:26 pm

Hi,
I have a problem with my thinkpad T520, model typr 4242, there seems to be no display even though the system seems to start up and everything...

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Last post by ajaychy
Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:56 am
Lenovo ThinkVantage System Update vs. Windows Update

Last post by HLG600 « Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:10 pm
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by Norman Litell » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:04 pm

I have just acquired a new T410 and want to make sure my system updates are as clean as possible. As with my earlier T43p, I see that Windows Update...

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Last post by HLG600
Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:10 pm
PCMCIA Card not being detected

Last post by Harryc « Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:53 pm
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by Ecliptica » Fri Sep 23, 2011 12:15 pm

Hello, I have a T400 6475-5T5, WinXP, Ricoh CardBus controller device enabled, PC Card fully inserted into the slot, but Pixelview PlayTV (PCMCIA...

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Last post by Harryc
Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:53 pm
T520 BIOS graphics card selection

Last post by Deschanel « Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:24 pm
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by fasterbybike » Mon May 16, 2011 6:10 am

Does the the BIOS for the T520 allow the graphics mode to be switched from the BIOS before booting the laptop

i.e.
Intel Integrated
NVIDIA NVS...

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Last post by Deschanel
Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:24 pm
Centrino 6300 wont work properly after restore

Last post by markgca « Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:47 am
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by markgca » Thu Sep 22, 2011 12:32 am

i have a t420s with a centrino 6300 agn wireless card.

i restored my system from a backup (a mistake...) and now the wireless function doesnt work....

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Last post by markgca
Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:47 am
do discrete gfx chips improve video encoding performance?

Last post by ThinkRob « Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:29 pm
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by ljwobker » Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:32 am

So this is a somewhat specific question, but I figure there's a good a chance of someone knowing here as anywhere else.

I've got a T400 with...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:29 pm
Thinkpad T400 freezez on startup

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:23 pm
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by Alps » Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:43 am

Hi

I am facing problem whenever i start my thinkpad , the screen freezez at IBM thinkpad screen . I am not able to do anything.Yesterday eve i...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:23 pm
Lenovo Displayport to DVI adaptor - display not detected

Last post by zern « Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:02 am
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by zern » Sun Sep 18, 2011 11:44 pm

I bought a Displayport to DVI adaptor from Lenovo with my T420s.
Worked on the first day. External display detected and running.
Now the display is...

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Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:02 am

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