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by turomini » Thu Mar 17, 2016 10:12 am

Hi,
So I was looking to upgrade the bluetooth in my T420s to at least 4.0 with low energy. It looks like I could just upgrade the bluetooth card, but...

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Thu Mar 17, 2016 10:12 am
T520 Upgrades

Last post by Tasurinchi « Tue Mar 15, 2016 2:13 am
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by DSMOS » Mon Mar 14, 2016 10:37 pm

Hello! So, my school gives out older ThinkPad models (T410, T420, T510, T520) to their students, and I was bestowed with a T520. So I put an mSATA...

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Tue Mar 15, 2016 2:13 am
T410 SD memory card reader Capicaty

Last post by rjwilmsi « Mon Mar 14, 2016 6:38 am
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by rippeer » Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:11 am

Hey Guys,
I recently picked up a T410 with a 120GB SSD in it. Which is quickly filling, I was wondering if I could put in a 64SD card in the card...

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Mon Mar 14, 2016 6:38 am
How To Get More V Ram Memory From HD Graphics On A T410?

Last post by TheMagicT410 « Sun Mar 13, 2016 3:00 pm
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by TheMagicT410 » Tue Mar 08, 2016 11:48 am

Hi.
I was hopping if their is away to get more Memory on Intel HD Grapics on my T410 i have Intel HD Graphics (I7) dedicated is 64mb and i am able to...

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Sun Mar 13, 2016 3:00 pm
Please i need your help! t440p i7 quad core or t450 i7 dual core?!

Last post by NaC « Sun Mar 13, 2016 5:28 am
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by NaC » Sat Mar 12, 2016 4:47 am

Guys I really can't find an answer for that! I'm an architect and I want to buy a good high performance laptop! I somehow saw ThinkPad when I was...

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Sun Mar 13, 2016 5:28 am
How to get back to bios 1.46 fom 1.48 on a t420

Last post by Trexie « Sat Mar 12, 2016 11:12 pm
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by Trexie » Sat Mar 12, 2016 12:13 am

Hello guys, my t420 has a known problem of overheating when it has 16gb of ram and an nvidia card, it has already been solved on bios 1.46 by a user...

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Sat Mar 12, 2016 11:12 pm
T420: External Audio Input inoperative

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sat Mar 12, 2016 12:43 pm
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by Marbles » Fri Mar 11, 2016 11:06 pm

Hi,

I own a T420, of which I'm quite happy with in most respects. I got exactly what I wanted spec wise, for a good price.

I cannot get the...

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Sat Mar 12, 2016 12:43 pm
T510/T520 in 2016

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by Dartmoor » Wed Jan 20, 2016 2:45 pm

Hello guys, I'm pretty fresh on this forum

Few days ago I decide to buy laptop for 5-7 hundreds dollars, there are a lot good laptops for such money...

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Fri Mar 11, 2016 8:47 am
t420s lcd compatible with t420?

Last post by ThinkBram « Fri Mar 11, 2016 8:17 am
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by 1tntla » Wed Feb 17, 2016 5:11 am

hello,

Are all t420s lcd panels compatible with t420?

Where in lenovo can I easily search part compatibitility?

Cheers!

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Last post by ThinkBram
Fri Mar 11, 2016 8:17 am
custom bios on t410?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Mar 10, 2016 6:35 am
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by TheMagicT410 » Tue Mar 08, 2016 2:40 pm

hello.

i was wondering if their is any modified t410 bios's that gives more more options in the bios. would love to know if i can get one.

as i...

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Thu Mar 10, 2016 6:35 am
RecommendedTP FanCOntrol settings for T420

Last post by house kitten « Wed Mar 09, 2016 3:54 pm
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by house kitten » Wed Mar 09, 2016 2:21 pm

I have a fan that is driving me nuts (and I am not alone according to google). I have downloaded TP FanControl program but I do not see where I can...

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Wed Mar 09, 2016 3:54 pm
T420 - 9cell Battery where to get ?

Last post by TheMagicT410 « Wed Mar 09, 2016 2:59 pm
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by Wiking » Wed Mar 09, 2016 2:14 pm

Hi,
After 16 months of using, my battery started to die. It has almost 700 cycles and the capacity is about 35Wh left on it according to Lenovo power...

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Last post by TheMagicT410
Wed Mar 09, 2016 2:59 pm
Weird beeps t420

Last post by Trexie « Tue Mar 08, 2016 11:29 pm
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by Trexie » Sun Mar 06, 2016 9:41 am

Good morning guys, my t420 wont start, it gives me 6 beeps and it shuts down, what can i do?

Thanks for all the help.

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Last post by Trexie
Tue Mar 08, 2016 11:29 pm
T520 (423946U) can't connect BlueTooth

Last post by rimike « Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:04 pm
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by rimike » Mon Mar 07, 2016 10:35 pm

I am having a hell of a time trying to connect a BlueTooth mouse. It simply won't connect or even register that it's trying to. I am running Windows...

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Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:04 pm
Advice needed on maxing out a T410

Last post by TheMagicT410 « Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:03 pm
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by ura_toronto » Tue Feb 02, 2016 11:12 pm

Hi,

I'm looking at purchasing a T410 that has the following specs:

Intel® Core™ i7-620M
4GB RAM
64 bit
14.1 WXGA+ (1440x900)

I'd like it to run...

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Last post by TheMagicT410
Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:03 pm
whats the best screen you can get for the t410

Last post by TonyJZX « Sun Mar 06, 2016 9:20 pm
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by TheMagicT410 » Sat Mar 05, 2016 11:37 am

hello. i am not sure if the best screen for the lenovo thinkpad t410 is only up to 1440x900 as i have that one on mine and it says on the lenovo...

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Last post by TonyJZX
Sun Mar 06, 2016 9:20 pm
T420 touchpad failure

Last post by forda « Sun Mar 06, 2016 2:36 pm
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by forda » Sat Mar 05, 2016 9:08 am

I have a T420 in which the touchpad/trackpoint have stopped working. The laptop was a refurb, new to me 2 weeks ago. Touchpad worked out of the box...

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Last post by forda
Sun Mar 06, 2016 2:36 pm
32gb in a T520

Last post by brchan « Sun Mar 06, 2016 8:56 am
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by kr1st1an » Sun Mar 06, 2016 4:19 am

I'd like to know if anyone here has done this, or used a 1x16gb DDR3 SODIMM module in a T520. I believe some 2nd-generation i7 CPU's will support up...

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Last post by brchan
Sun Mar 06, 2016 8:56 am
Faulty t420

Last post by TheMagicT410 « Sat Mar 05, 2016 1:51 pm
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by Trexie » Sat Mar 05, 2016 12:55 am

Hello again guys, i come to you seeking advice, my t420 with i7 2640m nvidia 4200,16gb ram 128gb ssd, windows 10 x64 and opensuse leap freezes a lot,...

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Last post by TheMagicT410
Sat Mar 05, 2016 1:51 pm
Raid 0 on thinkpad t410?

Last post by TheMagicT410 « Sat Mar 05, 2016 11:42 am
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by TheMagicT410 » Sat Mar 05, 2016 11:23 am

hello. this is my first post on the forum and the question i am asking is that i was wondering if it is possible to set a drive to raid 0 in any...

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Last post by TheMagicT410
Sat Mar 05, 2016 11:42 am
Using TPFancontrol with overheating T410s on Win 7 (32-bit)

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu Mar 03, 2016 1:39 pm
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by headfirst » Thu Jul 18, 2013 12:46 pm

Hi there,

I have trouble with my T401s, which constantly overheats and shuts down, getting CPU temperatures of 70°C and above easily (going up to...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Thu Mar 03, 2016 1:39 pm
T510 Weird LCD issue

Last post by Tasurinchi « Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:32 am
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by Tasurinchi » Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:11 am

Hey ThinkPadders!

I'm posting this here because the issue was present in a T510 but it's actually a generic question about an LCD.

Long story...

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Last post by Tasurinchi
Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:32 am
Thinkpad T500 LCD options

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Mar 02, 2016 10:07 pm
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by r3dplanet » Sat Feb 27, 2016 12:30 am

Hello.

I run a very active IT outfit and I've been an avid Thinkpad enthusiast for many years. On the side, I also buy and rebuild pre-Windows 8/10...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Mar 02, 2016 10:07 pm
New to me T420s owner!

Last post by SaskFellow « Wed Mar 02, 2016 1:39 pm
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by SaskFellow » Thu Feb 18, 2016 5:14 pm

So I fell for a off lease T420s that has all of it's rubber feet.

My old T61 is just starting to grumble, it's not exactly happy with running...

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Last post by SaskFellow
Wed Mar 02, 2016 1:39 pm
T400 motherboard selection

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Mar 02, 2016 7:21 am
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by brucehe » Fri Oct 23, 2015 5:54 pm

As I am unable to get this T400 with hybrid graphics stable with the Intel GPU and Windows 7 it is time to replace the motherboard.

I am trying to...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Mar 02, 2016 7:21 am
T420 wont shutdown windows 10 64 bit

Last post by Trexie « Mon Feb 29, 2016 3:51 pm
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by Trexie » Wed Feb 24, 2016 11:39 pm

Good evening, i require the help of the users of this forum (Youre the best when it comes to thinkpads), my t420, with windows 10 64 bit i7 2640m...

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Last post by Trexie
Mon Feb 29, 2016 3:51 pm
Network Controller driver wont't install after fresh windows 7 install

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:51 am
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by Renz » Sun Feb 28, 2016 6:35 am

So yes the WiFi driver just wont get the hardware to work

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_4239&REV_35

This is supposed to be Intel made, system update wont help....

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:51 am
CD-Drive replacement?

Last post by automobus « Thu Feb 25, 2016 11:29 am
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by Lyrila » Wed Feb 24, 2016 10:59 pm

I've got a T420 that I love very dearly. The only thing I kind of hate is that when I'm moving it around (which is fairly often, I'm a student) I...

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Last post by automobus
Thu Feb 25, 2016 11:29 am
Frankenpad out of t420 and t410

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Feb 24, 2016 8:37 am
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by jeli2657 » Tue Feb 23, 2016 8:50 am

I am hoping someone more familiar with these can tell me if this is possible before I tear into my only working thinkpad.

Long story short: I bought...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Feb 24, 2016 8:37 am
The T400s - a close facsimile of the X301

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Feb 21, 2016 8:40 am
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by TonyJZX » Thu Feb 18, 2016 6:22 am

I bought another T400, this time the T400s which seems to be avoided by the masses due to the 1.8 HDD.... people cant easily put in a cheap 2.5 120Gb...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Feb 21, 2016 8:40 am
Display flickering

Last post by milanovic986 « Sat Feb 20, 2016 1:13 pm
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by milanovic986 » Sat Feb 20, 2016 10:18 am

hello everyone!

Yesterday I bought used T500 in excellent condition, on first view. But I have one problem. Display goes flickering when I set...

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Last post by milanovic986
Sat Feb 20, 2016 1:13 pm
t420s custom bios

Last post by SaskFellow « Thu Feb 18, 2016 5:59 pm
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by plympton » Sat Jan 30, 2016 12:48 am

I'm trying to download this custom bios:

But can't get it from box.com - won't download, no way, no how. Bummer.

I'm curious what this Advanced...

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Last post by SaskFellow
Thu Feb 18, 2016 5:59 pm
bios error with unable to locate bios folder with T420s

Last post by Neil « Wed Feb 17, 2016 1:30 pm
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by 1tntla » Wed Feb 17, 2016 5:10 am

Hello!

I was trying to update my t420s and received the error message:

BIOS directory cannot be found

Googling did not help me much.. can anyone...

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Last post by Neil
Wed Feb 17, 2016 1:30 pm
Help: Diagnose Video Failure on T500

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Feb 17, 2016 6:58 am
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by ArtShapiro » Sat Feb 06, 2016 11:19 pm

The patient is a T500, 2055-AS4.

Recently it has been sporadically (but more and more frequently) flickering. Dim-bright-dim-bright. Sometimes...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Feb 17, 2016 6:58 am
WLAN card in WWAN PCI slot

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Feb 16, 2016 1:14 pm
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by UnknownBeing » Tue Feb 09, 2016 11:30 am

Is it possible to put a full sized wireless card in the slot where the WWAN card goes in a T420? I've searched and the only thing I could find was...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Feb 16, 2016 1:14 pm
T420, no backlight and image on LCD, external works OK

Last post by kitor « Mon Feb 15, 2016 4:11 pm
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by kitor » Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:24 am

I'm looking for T420 and found one in decent condition and equipment for value, but has a problem:
There's no backlight on internal LCD. I asked...

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Last post by kitor
Mon Feb 15, 2016 4:11 pm
Sometimes cannot wake up my Thinkpad T420 from sleep mode

Last post by agarza « Mon Feb 15, 2016 9:56 am
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by ccc » Wed Jan 20, 2016 12:33 pm

Hi

My notebook Thinkpad T420 (4236-N3G) with WIN7 PRO 64-bit and 8GB RAM goes to sleep and sometimes happens, I cannot wake up using keyboard or...

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Last post by agarza
Mon Feb 15, 2016 9:56 am
BIOS password T400

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Feb 13, 2016 6:28 am
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by mt12345 » Sat Feb 13, 2016 5:18 am

Is it possible to remove it by flashing bios?

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Last post by ajkula66
Sat Feb 13, 2016 6:28 am
t400s and t420s battery compatibility?

Last post by 1tntla « Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:57 am
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by 1tntla » Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:10 am

Does anyone know I can use t400s batteries on t420s?

Cheers!

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Last post by 1tntla
Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:57 am
T520 unused drive spins up occasionally

Last post by MikalE « Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:56 pm
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by MikalE » Thu Feb 11, 2016 9:23 am

Sometimes the second hard drive in the Ultrabay spins up for no discernable reason. I'm currently using the 500GB SSD with Windows 7 Pro 64. The...

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Last post by MikalE
Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:56 pm
T510 can't turn Wifi on/ Fn + F5 not working

Last post by Recife « Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:51 am
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by Recife » Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:49 am

T510 can't turn Wifi on/ Fn + F5 not working
Windows 10

All of a sudden my wifi has stopped working, I have double checked the physical button at...

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Last post by Recife
Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:51 am
ThinkPad T420s rubber feet?

Last post by Easy Wind « Tue Feb 09, 2016 8:49 am
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by Edward Mendelson » Sat Oct 06, 2012 10:38 am

Next question:

The rear feet on my son's T420s have gone missing. When I look on eBay, I can't find rubber feet for the T420/420s models, and the...

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Last post by Easy Wind
Tue Feb 09, 2016 8:49 am
Thinkpad to IMAC monitor?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Feb 09, 2016 7:51 am
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by koden » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:34 am

I have a thinkpad T520 as work pc.

At home I have an late 2009 imac

I would like to use imac as an monitor for my T520 and only monitor....

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Feb 09, 2016 7:51 am
t420 trackpad issues.

Last post by TonyJZX « Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:32 pm
Replies: 4
by thorbrantly101 » Mon Jan 25, 2016 6:49 pm

so i bought a t420 pretty cheep a few months ago and i really love it.

although its no longer the same laptop i bought. new ssd, hd, ram, battery,...

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Last post by TonyJZX
Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:32 pm
Playing oddly videoes on T500

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Mon Feb 08, 2016 6:38 pm

by thinkpadcollection » Mon Feb 08, 2016 6:38 pm

In integrated video mode polish video streaming website will not play, while ATI GPU (discrete) mode will play but video is mostly complete but part...

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Mon Feb 08, 2016 6:38 pm
T420 - replace modem with firewire port?

Last post by rkawakami « Sat Feb 06, 2016 3:39 pm
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by kitor » Fri Feb 05, 2016 6:37 pm

I'm thinking about replacing my x220 with t420. Found that some models had FireWire 400 port instead of modem - and as I use firewire frequently (ec...

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Sat Feb 06, 2016 3:39 pm
Unusual sound coming from the fan or around fan area.

Last post by hhhd1 « Fri Feb 05, 2016 5:27 pm
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by hhhd1 » Mon Jan 04, 2016 8:25 pm

Today, while holding the laptop at near horizontal position, i heared some unusual sounds coming from around the fan or around fan area.

It sounds...

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Last post by hhhd1
Fri Feb 05, 2016 5:27 pm
Windows 10 upgrade issue

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Feb 04, 2016 9:30 am
Replies: 7
by provobis » Mon Feb 01, 2016 9:27 pm

My wife was given a T410 refurb as a birthday gift (against my advice). I already have 3 computer desktops and one basic laptop that are all...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Feb 04, 2016 9:30 am
Inquiries on antenna swap between different sized LCDs

Last post by lembang « Wed Feb 03, 2016 7:01 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Wed Jan 06, 2016 7:35 pm

Sightly off topic, both involves swapping antennas from both T61 15.4 and 14.1 to make good 14.1 LCD assembly for putting onto complete T400 base, I...

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Last post by lembang
Wed Feb 03, 2016 7:01 pm
T420/T520 and Windows 10

Last post by lembang « Tue Feb 02, 2016 1:20 am
Replies: 9
by vivaelt42 » Mon Jan 11, 2016 8:35 pm

How many of you have upgraded to Windows 10 and what are your experiences? Would you recommend upgrading?

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Tue Feb 02, 2016 1:20 am

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