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Update on T410 battery runtime.

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by thinkpadcollection » Mon Oct 12, 2015 6:06 pm

I managed to massage throttlestop utility version 6 (no beta versions! These beta always expires) and uninstalled lenovo power manager, letting...

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Mon Oct 12, 2015 6:06 pm
Incomplete Uninstall of Power Manager - Windows 10

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by indidginus » Mon Oct 12, 2015 12:21 pm

Hi all,

I have uninstalled Power Manager on Windows 10 (was having various issues with it) and the associated management driver. Unfortunately the...

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Mon Oct 12, 2015 12:21 pm
Broken/Stuck Monitor opener key on T420

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:21 am
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by scocap2003 » Mon Oct 12, 2015 12:54 am

Hello,
So here;s a situation I really need help with. On my T420 ThinkPad, I closed the monitor and when I tried to open it, I could not - it got...

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Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:21 am
least power comsumpation wifi cards?

Last post by TonyJZX « Sun Oct 11, 2015 6:41 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Sat Sep 12, 2015 7:18 pm

Had utility monitoring wattage draw from battery, intel 6205 wifi is taking so much power, nearly doubled of what would be on least power use. Does...

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Sun Oct 11, 2015 6:41 pm
BluRay drives for T410 & T420

Last post by VanZan « Sun Oct 11, 2015 11:20 am
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by VanZan » Sun Oct 11, 2015 9:54 am

I'm looking for genuine Lenovo Blu ray drives for both my T410 & T420. I don't need a BD writer as I just want the ability to play BDs not burn them....

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Sun Oct 11, 2015 11:20 am
T500 processor upgrading advice/questions

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Oct 10, 2015 9:21 pm
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by Hans Gruber » Sat Sep 19, 2015 5:38 pm

I have one real high quality T500 and another T500 with all the right parts. The real high quality one has a 2.4ghz P8600 while the the other machine...

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Sat Oct 10, 2015 9:21 pm
T420s always underclocked

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Sat Oct 10, 2015 3:16 pm
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by josh5k » Sat Sep 12, 2015 8:28 am

I upgraded my T420s from Windows 7 to Windows 10 at launch and for the last few days it always seems to be underclocked even on full load. I tried...

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Sat Oct 10, 2015 3:16 pm
T420 experiences

Last post by jedisurfer1 « Sat Oct 10, 2015 5:10 am
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by thinkpadcollection » Fri Sep 11, 2015 8:28 pm

I loved the new to me T420 (intel integrated, 8GB, HGST 500GB 7200rpm 32MB) so much that I now realized had to install nearly all of the drivers and...

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Sat Oct 10, 2015 5:10 am
T400 Bios with SLIC 2.1

Last post by jronald « Fri Oct 09, 2015 6:50 pm
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by jronald » Thu Oct 08, 2015 6:51 pm

Im looking for the SLIC 2.1 Bios for my T400 Type 2765-T6U, goes without saying it should include the white list removal.

Thanks
Ron

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Fri Oct 09, 2015 6:50 pm
Fixing a broken battery latch

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by vista » Fri Oct 09, 2015 1:31 pm

After suffering some laptop-to-floor action , 2 out of 3 of my trusty T420's battery latches have broken off. One is still inside the battery, but...

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Fri Oct 09, 2015 1:31 pm
T410 shuts off on the start up itself within in few seconds

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Thu Oct 08, 2015 4:31 pm
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by Krouze » Thu Aug 20, 2015 12:33 am

I have bought a new mother board for my T410 before 1 week. It was working fine. All of a sudden it started switching off automatically. I have...

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Thu Oct 08, 2015 4:31 pm
Ultrabay CD-Slider Lock re-invented! *PICS*

Last post by MikalE « Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:29 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat May 23, 2015 4:56 am

Many a times the CD-slider lock has gone missing in T420/T520 and similar.

Thanks to my lively fantasy, a replacement CD-slider lock was created ,...

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Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:29 pm
Restore DVD problem

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:34 am
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by snabjab » Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:28 pm

I'm trying to install an SSD in place of the HDD that came with my T420. I've installed the SSD and can access the recovery software by booting from...

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Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:34 am
Max SD Card Read/Writable on T420S

Last post by theterminator93 « Wed Oct 07, 2015 7:38 pm
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by nelson_chow » Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:17 pm

Hello,

I have a T420s and quite keen to expand some storage without upgrading the HDD.

I currently have a 64GB SD card in slot. Just checking what...

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Wed Oct 07, 2015 7:38 pm
Powering up issue

Last post by SkyValley « Wed Oct 07, 2015 12:39 pm
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by shoffer » Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:08 pm

I removed my fingerprint information. After I shut down my computer I cannot get it to power back on. Is ther a keystroke combination I can use when...

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Wed Oct 07, 2015 12:39 pm
T420 eGPU

Last post by staruszek « Mon Oct 05, 2015 4:03 pm
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by staruszek » Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:40 pm

I was searching for answers, trying to find the best info abt a T420 connected to an eGPU. There are ups and downs but somewhere the mobility comes...

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Last post by staruszek
Mon Oct 05, 2015 4:03 pm
question on T420 memory specs.

Last post by staruszek « Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:24 am
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by thinkpadcollection » Thu Oct 01, 2015 2:43 pm

Currently T420 is outfitted with pair of 1Rx8 4GB modules for total of 8GB. In future plan is upgrade to 16GB, what is the requirements? I know this...

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Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:24 am
COA on X220 how to proceed, if no HD

Last post by MikalE « Mon Oct 05, 2015 7:48 am
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by gychang » Sun Oct 04, 2015 8:51 pm

I plan to get a x220 from ebay, unfortunately no HD, but am told it has a win 7 Pro COA sticker in the battery compartment.

1. will I be able to...

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Last post by MikalE
Mon Oct 05, 2015 7:48 am
Trouble Getting External Speakers To Work on T410

Last post by Temetka « Mon Sep 28, 2015 8:42 pm
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by Mel222 » Sat Sep 26, 2015 12:52 am

Hello all,

I found a pair of inexpensive ASI brand speakers in my storage closet that had never been taken out of the packaging. Not high quality...

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Last post by Temetka
Mon Sep 28, 2015 8:42 pm
T400 video corruption

Last post by JesseKnows « Fri Sep 25, 2015 6:41 pm
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by mcmihai003 » Fri Sep 18, 2015 5:22 am

Hi,

I'm having some green/red horizontal lines at the bottom of display.
What would be the cause?

VGA output is fine on external monitor.

Short...

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Last post by JesseKnows
Fri Sep 25, 2015 6:41 pm
Solved- No bluetooth in T410s?

Last post by gravy robber « Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:37 pm
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by gravy robber » Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:34 pm

I haven't been able to find the settings for pairing a bluetooth device anywhere on this machine. Downloaded and ran the ThinkPad Bluetooth with...

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Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:37 pm
T400 - dead, brief LED flicker, black screen, any ideas?

Last post by Sudevan « Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:39 pm
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by g8tzl » Mon Aug 31, 2015 1:54 pm

I've just acquired a T400 from a junk sale to add to my Thinkpad collection .

When I originally connected the power supply, I got the green and...

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Last post by Sudevan
Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:39 pm
Intel AC 3160 wifi card. Is it any good? Will be testing in T410/T410s

Last post by jayton4 « Wed Sep 23, 2015 12:19 pm
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by Hans Gruber » Tue Sep 22, 2015 7:16 am

A friend gave me a Intel AC 3160 wireless card. I went home and updated my router with DD-WRT firmware to prepare for testing out the 802.11 AC...

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Last post by jayton4
Wed Sep 23, 2015 12:19 pm
Regarding Factory Restore Partition and Dual Booting

Last post by MisterB « Wed Sep 23, 2015 12:10 am
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by drailing55 » Tue Sep 22, 2015 8:00 pm

Hi, I'm looking at buying a cheap T410 to dual boot with, but it comes with a factory restore partition . I'm a bit of a noob to this all, but will...

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Last post by MisterB
Wed Sep 23, 2015 12:10 am
Need Help - How to restore from Recovery Partition?

Last post by Total66 « Tue Sep 22, 2015 6:34 pm
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by gsrinivas » Wed Sep 09, 2015 7:44 am

Laptop Info:
Thinkpad T420
Product: 4177CTO

Hi, I recently upgraded the OS to Windows 10 (clean install). I no longer see reset to factory defaults...

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Last post by Total66
Tue Sep 22, 2015 6:34 pm
T420 Won't Wake Up

Last post by excal32 « Tue Sep 22, 2015 7:59 am
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by excal32 » Sat Sep 19, 2015 7:32 pm

It's a very rare occasion I can get my T420 to wake from sleep. Whether I close the laptop regardless of AC adapter state, or it goes into sleep mode...

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Last post by excal32
Tue Sep 22, 2015 7:59 am
T410s battery threshold optimization

Last post by dr_st « Tue Sep 22, 2015 12:06 am
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by gravy robber » Mon Sep 21, 2015 6:27 pm

I picked up a T410s with a Panasonic battery in good condition with ~160 cycles on it and around 85% of its original capacity remaining. How can I...

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Tue Sep 22, 2015 12:06 am
Picked up a decent T520

Last post by farmall77 « Mon Sep 21, 2015 6:10 pm
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by MikalE » Mon Sep 21, 2015 3:00 pm

I'm not raving about the benchmark of the i7 2620M processor in this machine, but it has the Nvidia NVS 4200M and the 1600x900 HD display. It also...

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Last post by farmall77
Mon Sep 21, 2015 6:10 pm
T510 LCD Question

Last post by Hans Gruber « Sun Sep 20, 2015 1:38 pm
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by Temetka » Sat Sep 19, 2015 10:12 pm

So I love my T410 very, very much. But I want more screen space but I do not want 16:9 ratio.

So it would appear that the T510 is what I am looking...

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Last post by Hans Gruber
Sun Sep 20, 2015 1:38 pm
CPU idle speeds on T410.

Last post by 600X « Sat Sep 19, 2015 5:59 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Mon Sep 14, 2015 6:25 pm

This is a generally two T410 notebooks, one GPU and one integrated, running on battery power, both CPUs idles at 1197MHz.
Both CPUs are not same; one...

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Last post by 600X
Sat Sep 19, 2015 5:59 pm
T510 reloads into BIOS/BT module problem

Last post by osenevp « Fri Sep 18, 2015 5:20 pm
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by osenevp » Fri May 16, 2014 10:53 am

Hello,

I have a W7/Hackintosh dual boot system on my T510. The T510's BIOS was upgraded to 3rd party BIOS with White-list removed for non-Thinkpad...

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Last post by osenevp
Fri Sep 18, 2015 5:20 pm
Adjusting the boot brightness?

Last post by harry007 « Fri Sep 18, 2015 4:00 am
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by Sense » Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:38 pm

Is it possible to adjust the default brightness that you see from the beginning? I don't know about your machine, but from the initial screen with...

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Last post by harry007
Fri Sep 18, 2015 4:00 am
Adding a Fingerprint Scanner to a T510

Last post by wmgeorge64 « Wed Sep 16, 2015 6:38 pm
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by MikalE » Mon Sep 14, 2015 10:25 pm

Can I add a fingerprint scanner to my T510 just by changing the keyboard bezel to a FRU that has one and loading the drivers?

Is there anything...

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Last post by wmgeorge64
Wed Sep 16, 2015 6:38 pm
T520 Windows 7, SD Memory Card Not Working

Last post by wmgeorge64 « Wed Sep 16, 2015 6:03 pm
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by wmgeorge64 » Sat Sep 12, 2015 3:19 pm

Guys, I tried to Search but SD is to short and I can't get it to Search for the entire sentence.
I am sure this has been asked before that's why I...

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Last post by wmgeorge64
Wed Sep 16, 2015 6:03 pm
Thinkpad black screen

Last post by aidouni95 « Wed Sep 16, 2015 5:02 pm
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by aidouni95 » Wed Sep 16, 2015 12:41 pm

Hi everybody , first of all i'm sorry for my bad english and i wish you'll understand the problem i'm having with my laptop .
So yesterday i was...

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Wed Sep 16, 2015 5:02 pm
T510 questions

Last post by MikalE « Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:52 am
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by Hans Gruber » Tue Aug 04, 2015 9:15 pm

I just got a T510. I updated the bios but there is no Nvidia Optimus switchable graphics in the bios. This one has the 3100m Nvidia NVS graphics. The...

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Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:52 am
New T Series Fan

Last post by PandorasThinkpad « Sun Sep 13, 2015 11:31 pm
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by MikalE » Sun Sep 13, 2015 10:02 pm

I have recently been bitten by the T series bug.

A couple of years ago i bought a refurbed E530 and it's been a good machine, though it's no T...

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Sun Sep 13, 2015 11:31 pm
Adding built-in Bluetooth to a T410 that doesn't have it?

Last post by Emy « Fri Sep 11, 2015 12:14 pm
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by dburr » Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:15 pm

I have a Thinkpad T410 model 2537-JU5, which has built-in WiFi but not built-in Bluetooth. I was wondering, is it possible to add built-in Bluetooth...

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Last post by Emy
Fri Sep 11, 2015 12:14 pm
Softest keyboard on T410/420/510/520

Last post by Systematician « Fri Sep 11, 2015 10:24 am
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by Systematician » Thu Sep 03, 2015 5:24 pm

I recently bought myself a used Latitude D830, but I realised that it was way too hot and loud for my taste. Now, I consider buying a refurbished...

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Last post by Systematician
Fri Sep 11, 2015 10:24 am
T420 - mSATA Upgrade or UltraBay Upgrade?

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Sep 10, 2015 11:35 pm
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by Sense » Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:25 pm

Hello. New Thinkpadder here. I just purchased a used T420 and I'm pretty bummed that I missed Fedex... But I'm amped up to take advantage of this...

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Last post by ajkula66
Thu Sep 10, 2015 11:35 pm
New T520 owner.

Last post by staruszek « Thu Sep 10, 2015 8:01 pm
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by farmall77 » Thu Sep 10, 2015 12:18 am

My (little over a year old) Toshiba L75d recently died. In my search for a replacement machine a friend suggested I look at Lenovo ThinkPads.

I had...

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Last post by staruszek
Thu Sep 10, 2015 8:01 pm
Why 2.5" SSD 4GB option for T420?

Last post by QWERTY Andreas « Wed Sep 09, 2015 5:05 am
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by thinkpadcollection » Thu Aug 13, 2015 7:08 pm

I was browsing through HMM for T420 and in the part list there is one that is called out 4GB 2.5 SSD. What is the reason for such so small capacity?...

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Last post by QWERTY Andreas
Wed Sep 09, 2015 5:05 am
Docking problem

Last post by YoniG « Tue Sep 08, 2015 4:50 pm
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by YoniG » Tue Sep 08, 2015 12:09 pm

It's getting harder and harder to dock my T500 in my Advanced Mini-Dock. I have to fiddle with it more and more, and use more and more force. I'm...

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Last post by YoniG
Tue Sep 08, 2015 4:50 pm
T420 docking stations

Last post by staruszek « Mon Sep 07, 2015 5:42 pm
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by staruszek » Sun Sep 06, 2015 4:49 am

The T420 has a possibility to attach a docking station. I found some station but two of them made me confused.

There is a simple 4336, which is...

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Last post by staruszek
Mon Sep 07, 2015 5:42 pm
T420 whining sound on right side?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Sep 07, 2015 3:30 am
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by Chilledvoda » Sun Sep 06, 2015 10:44 pm

I've been getting a faint whining/screeching sound on the right side of my t420 whenever I turn it on, near the right speakers and DVD drive caddy....

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Mon Sep 07, 2015 3:30 am
T410 wireless not working

Last post by Run_rabbit55 « Mon Sep 07, 2015 2:00 am
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by Run_rabbit55 » Fri Sep 04, 2015 11:02 am

Hi I recently done a clean windows 7 install but now I can't get the wireless working as it's not recogniseing any. Connection?

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Last post by Run_rabbit55
Mon Sep 07, 2015 2:00 am
Is T420s readable in shaded sunlight?

Last post by jayton4 « Sun Sep 06, 2015 2:43 pm
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by John H » Thu Sep 03, 2015 2:31 pm

I like the 'slim' TPs (with the 'S' suffix) so I'm considering getting a used/refurb T420s for regular use. Is the screen readable while sitting...

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Last post by jayton4
Sun Sep 06, 2015 2:43 pm
T420 Bluetooth swap

Last post by staruszek « Fri Sep 04, 2015 11:06 am
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by staruszek » Tue Sep 01, 2015 4:46 am

Hi, I'm advancing like hell in my ThinkPad collection, just few weeks ago I used my old T43, since yesterday its a T420.
I loved my former R60...

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Last post by staruszek
Fri Sep 04, 2015 11:06 am
Looking for quality refurb T420s site

Last post by TonyJZX « Sat Aug 29, 2015 11:09 pm
Replies: 13
by hazy7687 » Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:02 am

Hello everyone, I'm new here, recently I've gotten really into refurbished thinkpads. I have one T420 on the way, but I also want to try a T420s to...

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Last post by TonyJZX
Sat Aug 29, 2015 11:09 pm
Pressing Three Keys Simultaneously Causes Beep

Last post by Mike Blake « Sat Aug 29, 2015 12:51 am
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by Sense » Thu Aug 27, 2015 2:06 pm

I noticed that sometimes when I type, I get a beep. Doing a google search showed that it happens when three keys are pressed at the same time. Only...

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Sat Aug 29, 2015 12:51 am

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