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Anyone have a review of a PCMCIA to Express Card Adapter?

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by jtp51 » Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:09 am

I should have know better...

I have a T400 and of course my old Linksys Wireless-G (WPC54G) is a CardBus PC Card 54 mm.

Having said that, I thought...

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Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:45 am
Considering a T400... Opinions Please

Last post by Dead1nside « Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:44 pm
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by nikki605 » Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:38 am

I've had my original IBM T21 TP for 8 years now. I've repaired it (new MB for BoD problem) and upgraded components, taking it about as far as I can...

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Last post by Dead1nside
Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:44 pm
External graphics solution

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by Aiwi » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:26 pm

I've got a T400 with switchable graphics. Though the ATI graphics are sufficient for most, I'm hungry for more gaming power!

Well, anyway. I've...

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Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:26 pm
Reformating T400

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by thnkpdrox » Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:41 pm

how do you reformat the computer. is it possible to reformat it to the same state when i received it i.e with all the pre-installed programs or is it...

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Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:42 pm
Which is faster - 250GB 7200RPM vs. 320GB 5400RPM

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by shizat63 » Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:47 am

250GB 7200rpm vs. 320GB 5400rpm

33% faster spinning platters vs. 28% higher data density

Which one would be faster? (boot up, launching apps)

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Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:40 pm
T400s and T400 fan speed + cpu high pitching whining

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by artic_squirrel » Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:20 am

Hi,

I am planning to get a t400s (or a t400 as a second choice).

I am very disappointed with the fan and cooling system of my x61.
So , can you run...

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Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:20 am
Help with switchable graphics / What Bloat Ware to Delete

Last post by NJ_Dave « Sun Aug 02, 2009 1:47 pm
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by thnkpdrox » Tue Jul 28, 2009 4:58 pm

I have a couple of questions.

1) I've tried to create a back CD for Vista Restart but could find no such wizard. There is only a...

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Sun Aug 02, 2009 1:47 pm
Non-widescreen T500 rumor!

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by textpxy » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:49 pm
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I've heard that Lenovo is supposedly going to re-introduce an option for a non-widescreen display, and am incredibly excited about this. Anyone know...
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Sun Aug 02, 2009 10:20 am
Clarksfield quad mobile....

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by georgema » Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:12 pm

Any whispers on the street about Lenovo incorporating the new Clarksfield quad mobile processors into their line-up?

I imagine they would be...

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Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:12 pm
Possible CPU issue

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by vermontypython » Fri Jul 31, 2009 5:39 pm

I have a T400 that I bought refurbished from the Lenovo Outlet this spring. The laptop came with Vista but I quickly got rid of it and installed XP...

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Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:18 pm
T400 Atheros WLAN Stopped Working

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by Rufio45 » Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:00 pm

Hello guys, long time reader first time poster:

I've been having a big problem with my T400, well, with three of them, we recently bought them to...

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Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:00 pm
New T400 with serious keyboard flex

Last post by pipspeak « Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:08 am
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by idxman01 » Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:32 pm

Just laid hands on my T400 ordered in mid June and while still really excited about it, there is some serious KB flex mostly on the left side along...

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Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:08 am
T400 w/ 6-cell Battery Questions

Last post by ljwobker « Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:16 pm
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by elfie7x » Wed May 27, 2009 12:01 pm

Hi,
I just got my new T400 for school last week and I've been somewhat disappointed with the battery life. Sometimes the battery meter will say I...

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Last post by ljwobker
Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:16 pm
4-Cell Battery Life Thinkpad 400

Last post by asiafish « Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:06 pm
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by thnkpdrox » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:30 am

I have recently ordered the following thinkpad

Intel Core 2 Duo processor T9600 (2.8GHz 1066MHz 6MBL2)
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
14.1 WXGA+...

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Last post by asiafish
Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:06 pm
Time to replace my T43

Last post by ssd_thinkpad « Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:46 am
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by lagged » Fri Jul 24, 2009 3:46 pm

My 4 year old T43 is giving out. Today one of the hinges cracked in two :(

I've been out of the loop with thinkpads since I bought mine but I'm...

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Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:46 am
Anyone else hate their t500 wsxga display?

Last post by BlinkyBill « Sun Jul 26, 2009 11:01 pm
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by djb25 » Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:47 pm

Okay, I had a bit of an issue with the first t500 I bought from the outlet - it was supposed to have the wsxga+ screen, but showed up with the wxga...

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Sun Jul 26, 2009 11:01 pm
T400 - single vs dual DIMM - Is the RAM dual channel?

Last post by archer6 « Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:25 pm
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by shizat63 » Sun Jul 26, 2009 12:27 pm

Would splitting the RAM to fill both banks be faster? (2GB + 2GB vs. 4GB + empty)

Ie. is the motherboard dual channel?

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Last post by archer6
Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:25 pm
CPU Upgrade T500 possible?

Last post by KBAM « Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:12 pm
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by thinkgrltech » Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:55 am

I have a T500 MT: 2082 running a P8400 (2.26GHz, 3MB L2, 1066MHz FSB, TDP 25W) CPU. Will I be able to upgrade the CPU to a T9550 (2.67GHz, 6MB L2,...

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Last post by KBAM
Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:12 pm
CCC no longer in control of my graphics

Last post by viochemist « Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:42 am
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by viochemist » Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:27 am

Ok, new problem (is this what I get for using Vista?)

As far as I know, I haven't done anything wrt my video settings (automatic updates?), but I...

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Last post by viochemist
Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:42 am
T500, BSODs every few days

Last post by nickv « Fri Jul 24, 2009 3:59 am
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by jeanluc » Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:46 pm

Hello,

I got a T500 - 2081 (with XP SP2) about 2 months ago and have had several blue screens since. I haven't been able to trace it to a particular...

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Last post by nickv
Fri Jul 24, 2009 3:59 am
Upgrading T400 HDD

Last post by RTAdams89 « Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:08 pm
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by RTAdams89 » Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:01 am

I just bought a Western Digital Scorpio Black WD1600BEKT 160GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive. I was planning to use it in the UltraBay as a...

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Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:08 pm
A few necessary tweaks

Last post by 2cool4u « Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:34 pm
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by aeschylus » Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:38 am

I love my new t400 but I encountered a few rather serious issues that I thought I would describe (and include the solutions for) for anyone else who...

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Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:34 pm
Multi-boot order issues with Thinkpad T500

Last post by viochemist « Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:14 pm
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by viochemist » Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:34 pm

According to everything I find online, I shouldn't really be having a problem. However, I think the way Thinkpads come factory installed with an...

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Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:14 pm
Advanced Mini Dock- No power to USB?

Last post by idxman01 « Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:35 pm
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by Ragueneau » Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:16 pm

I've had a T400 with an Advanced Mini Dock for a few months, and slowly I'm able to put more time into configuring the system and working out the...

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Last post by idxman01
Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:35 pm
T400 Blu-ray drive same for T400s?

Last post by smidgley « Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:29 pm
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by derekpowell » Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:58 pm

Thinking of upgrading to the T400s from my T400. Is the drive size and bezel the same?

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Last post by smidgley
Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:29 pm
What happened to the T400 dock with DisplayPort?

Last post by Dead1nside « Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:51 am
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by Dead1nside » Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:05 pm

When the T400 was released there was an uproar at the lack of DisplayPort when other manufacturers were including HDMI or DVI as standard. I believe...

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Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:51 am
Help Me Cut the Bulk

Last post by twister6 « Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:36 pm
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by eamonbriggs08 » Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:17 pm

I received my T400s yesterday, and it is one slick machine. For the most part, I couldn't be happier.

I just have one concern. I purchased a 128 GB...

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Last post by twister6
Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:36 pm
400s and older docks

Last post by dr_st « Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:24 am
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by scottmlew » Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:10 pm

Hi everyone, quick question...the Lenovo literature is very clear that the new docks won't work with the older ThinkPads, but I didn't see anything...

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Last post by dr_st
Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:24 am
Login resolution suddenly switched to 800x600 ??

Last post by johns25 « Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:19 am
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by rlcarr » Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:20 pm

On my 2081-CTO T500 the login screen suddenly changed to 800x600 and I can't figure out how to get it back. Once I log in my personal settings take...

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Last post by johns25
Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:19 am
Screen swap/replacement?

Last post by ljwobker « Sun Jul 19, 2009 11:13 pm
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by ljwobker » Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:28 pm

I'm getting a new T400 through our corporate purchase program... only problem is that we buy the CCFL low-res screens and I really want one of the...

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Last post by ljwobker
Sun Jul 19, 2009 11:13 pm
T400s Real Thickness is 1.02"

Last post by tranle « Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:55 pm
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by snappca » Sun Jul 12, 2009 4:40 am

So, I finally decided to spring for my first Thinkpad and settled on the new T400s. I went all in on this purchase going with the 2.53GHZ processor,...

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Last post by tranle
Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:55 pm
where to buy cheaper WWAN card for my T400

Last post by Dead1nside « Sun Jul 19, 2009 8:42 pm
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by laser004 » Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:27 am

I have intel 5350 on my T400 and it cost me $36 to buy this new one instead of 5100

Now I want a WWAN card

the cheapest I can find is this one...

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Last post by Dead1nside
Sun Jul 19, 2009 8:42 pm
T500 with an nVidia card

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by tmafcerqueira » Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:39 pm

Hey there...
I want to buy a thinkpad but I need it to have an nvidia card, and I can't find a model with one. What happened?

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Last post by tmafcerqueira
Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:39 pm
Any updates to the T400 in the near future?

Last post by zenit « Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:40 am
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by CrazyJeeper » Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:32 pm

I'm looking to replace my 15 T42 that has been slowing down to a craw, even after reinstalling XP. I've been looking at something thin and light and...

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Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:40 am
integrated/NLite install: any way to get all drivers at once

Last post by ljwobker « Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:24 pm

by ljwobker » Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:24 pm

I'm about to do a fresh XP install on a new T400... I normally use NLite to pre-integrate all the drivers, service packs, etc for my XP installs.

Is...

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Last post by ljwobker
Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:24 pm
Kingston HyperX in T400

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by skrypj » Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:57 pm

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone had tried using the Kingston HyperX PC3-8500 with any success. Kingston claims it is good for CL5, however the one guy...

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Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:57 pm
T400 battery options?

Last post by dsvochak « Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:50 pm
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by ljwobker » Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:08 pm

I just got a new T400 from our corporate IT people, now I need to buy a couple of spare batteries for it. The lenovo website isn't very clear on what...

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Last post by dsvochak
Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:50 pm
back key doesn't back to the previous web page position

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by outofin » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:31 am

In web browsing, if in the middle of a page, I click a hyperlink that opens a new page, and then click the Back button in the browser, it backs to...

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Last post by outofin
Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:31 am
T400 and External Monitors

Last post by kingweb « Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:27 am
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by kingweb » Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:53 pm

I have posted this before, but never really got a conrete answer.
Now I see that Lenovo came out with a some new docks.

I would really like to have...

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Last post by kingweb
Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:27 am
Two Finger Scroll on t400

Last post by aeschylus « Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:23 pm
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by aeschylus » Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:49 pm

I recently upgraded from a T43 to a T400 and I'm hoping I will be able to get a favorite program of mine, two finger scroll, working with my new...

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Last post by aeschylus
Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:23 pm
CPUs suported by T400 bios

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by cosma12 » Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:38 pm

Hi guys,

I am trying to figure out if P9700 or for that matter the T9800 processors are curently suported by the T400 bios. I know that they should...

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Last post by cosma12
Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:38 pm
buying a T400 laptop

Last post by paradox183 « Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:22 am
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by cold2fusion » Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:11 pm

I there a reason I should buy a T400 instead of like a dell. And is the T400 a good quality laptop I have seen lots of videos where people say the...

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Last post by paradox183
Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:22 am
My Z61M is now dead, looking at either a T 400 or T 500 but

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by wpod » Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:20 pm

Greetings- Rather than fix my dead Z61m at this moment, I 've decided to purchase either a new T400 or T500, but I feel as though I am missing...

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Last post by ZaZ
Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:01 am
How do I remove the S Drive

Last post by dsvochak « Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:04 pm
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by my-cool » Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:13 pm

We currently use a shared server drive at our office that is S: on each users computer. It has to be S: for some of our ERP software to function...

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Last post by dsvochak
Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:04 pm
T400 Can't switch to dedicated graphics card

Last post by futurejp « Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:09 pm

by futurejp » Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:09 pm

Hi,

I had a different problem last night that I posted about but I resolved it with a system restore. What I'm working with now is that I've...

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Last post by futurejp
Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:09 pm
T400s international warranty

Last post by dr_st « Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:40 am
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by akef » Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:18 pm

Anyone have any idea when there's going to be international warranty offered for the T400s?

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Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:40 am
T500 won't recognize USB devices after sleep (Vista x64)

Last post by NJ_Dave « Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:54 pm
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by NJ_Dave » Tue May 19, 2009 6:24 pm

I've been having an intermittent, but recurring, problem with a nearly new (refurb) T500, running Vista Business x64. Sometimes after the system...

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Last post by NJ_Dave
Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:54 pm
anyone know Lenovo's "back to school sale" trends?

Last post by CRAZYBUBBA « Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:10 pm
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by ohioan » Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:02 pm

I want to order a t400 and missed the chance to get it for $599 with an led screen. Now the same configuration is about $100 more. Does anyone know...

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Last post by CRAZYBUBBA
Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:10 pm
Updating ATI video drivers but keep switching ability?

Last post by Mack « Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:15 am
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by mybellyisempty » Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:50 pm

I'm looking into buying a T500 (maybe a W500 if I go with the better configured outlet machine that's a bit cheaper)

I'd like to know

1) How do...

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Last post by Mack
Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:15 am
Want only "C:" partition and MBR copied from factory install

Last post by my-cool « Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:42 pm
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by dfumento » Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:55 pm

I am putting in an Intel X25-m 80 gb SSD (now priced at $320 at newegg.com) which in reality has about 75 gb. I have Vista Business x86 installed on...

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Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:42 pm

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