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Where to Buy?

Last post by wmgeorge64 « Wed Jul 15, 2015 7:32 am
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by wmgeorge64 » Sun Jul 12, 2015 5:26 pm

New to here but not to computers or Lenovo. Is there an advertiser on here that sells T520's or a trusted vender. Craigslist in my area has few...

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Wed Jul 15, 2015 7:32 am
Recommended TPFanControl settings for T420s

Last post by theterminator93 « Tue Jul 14, 2015 3:05 pm
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by kozukumi » Tue Jul 14, 2015 1:25 pm

I have a T420s running Windows 8.1, soon to be Windows 10 when it comes out at the end of July, but I am running with the defaults which are for a...

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Tue Jul 14, 2015 3:05 pm
T420 with new motherboard -- Windows 7 problems

Last post by nforce4max « Tue Jul 14, 2015 1:17 pm
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by tsivist » Tue Jul 07, 2015 7:42 pm

Hi all,

After a friend of mine bricked my T420 , I was able to have the laptop's motherboard replaced, and while this seems to have addressed the...

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Tue Jul 14, 2015 1:17 pm
W500 - T520 Power Supplies

Last post by wmgeorge64 « Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:58 am
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by wmgeorge64 » Mon Jul 13, 2015 5:54 am

By some off chance, will the PS and batteries from my W500 work in a T520? Reason, I have two PS's from my 500 so that way I would have spares.

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Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:58 am
SSD for the T420s

Last post by Hans Gruber « Mon Jul 13, 2015 7:55 am
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by RRHODY » Fri Jul 10, 2015 6:27 pm

Any suggestions for the SSD to put in the T420s. I've had good luck with Samsung, but I'm not wedded to that brand. I've been looking at this Samsung...

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Mon Jul 13, 2015 7:55 am
T510 Cannot disable hovering on UltraNav

Last post by kjbltd « Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:10 am

by kjbltd » Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:10 am

I have just gotten a refurbished T510. Installed the suggested drivers, double checked the control panel>Ease of Access> Hovering is NOT checked>...

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Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:10 am
Rapidboot HA - what's it do?

Last post by Temetka « Thu Jul 09, 2015 11:48 pm
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by albo » Thu Aug 09, 2012 2:10 pm

Hi folks,

came across the apparently-new Rapidboot HA software on the lenovo website. Anyone tried it, and/or know what it does?

thanks!

T410...

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Last post by Temetka
Thu Jul 09, 2015 11:48 pm
Can I attach 04W0408 heatsink in non-discrete T420?

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:30 pm
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by xantier » Wed Jul 08, 2015 2:21 pm

AFAIK discrete GPU and integrated-only models of T420 have the exact same motherboard, component positions etc. except GPU part. I want to attach the...

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Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:30 pm
What's best LCD panel (WXGA+) for T410?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Jul 03, 2015 2:07 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Fri Jul 03, 2015 5:34 am

The incoming T410 is configured as low end machine using WXGA resolution (1280x800);
while I heard that many of T410 machines used poor panels and...

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Fri Jul 03, 2015 2:07 pm
Power problem - ThinkPad T400 model 6475 - Win7 SP1

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Jul 02, 2015 10:34 am
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by Gotribigo » Sat Jun 20, 2015 7:33 pm

Hello everyone! This is my first time on the forums. Very helpful forum!

This power problem began some days ago when plugging and unplugging the AC...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Jul 02, 2015 10:34 am
Power Management ThinkPad T410 Windows 8.1

Last post by Temetka « Thu Jul 02, 2015 5:59 am
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by pvnam95 » Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:20 am

Can I install Power Management for Windows 7 on Windows 8.1? because It doesn't have version for Windows 8 and 8.1
Thank you!

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Last post by Temetka
Thu Jul 02, 2015 5:59 am
Yes, T420s will take 16Gb RAM

Last post by kozukumi « Wed Jul 01, 2015 5:47 pm
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by zern » Mon Mar 02, 2015 9:33 am

Added 2x 8Gb SoDIMMs to my T420s. Posting here to add to the confirmation that this machine does take 16Gb.

I got a pair of Kingston 8Gb DDR3-SDRAM...

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Last post by kozukumi
Wed Jul 01, 2015 5:47 pm
T420s - Fingerprint reader suddenly disappeared

Last post by kozukumi « Wed Jul 01, 2015 2:20 pm
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by kozukumi » Mon Jun 29, 2015 12:14 pm

I just got a T420s and the fingerprint reader was working fine. Swipe and it powered on the computer and logged into Windows (7 and then 8.1 after a...

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Wed Jul 01, 2015 2:20 pm
t9400 vs t9600

Last post by kozukumi « Mon Jun 29, 2015 1:07 pm
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by joegreen » Fri Jun 26, 2015 11:11 pm

Hello, I bought another t500 from ebay. I got it for 80 bucks with free shipping. I recieved it today and boy its mint. I would swear a company...

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Last post by kozukumi
Mon Jun 29, 2015 1:07 pm
Blue ray mod for T410 with PIC (and others with slim serial ultrabay).

Last post by FryPpy « Sun Jun 28, 2015 8:48 am

by FryPpy » Sun Jun 28, 2015 8:48 am

If you have Panasonic UJ8A2 (FRU: 45N7457) and want blue ray - it is possible.
You can order original BD-drive from Lenovo. Or find UJ272 BD-writer...

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Sun Jun 28, 2015 8:48 am
How can I query lenovo for price to buy T410 parts if needed?

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Jun 27, 2015 10:27 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Sat Jun 27, 2015 10:00 pm

I have part number FRU: 60Y5458 it is just plastic sheet and few brackets, dummy plugs and also expresscard dummy card.
In that stash bag is one part...

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Last post by ajkula66
Sat Jun 27, 2015 10:27 pm
T410s, Dock, hot swapping... *PIC*

Last post by PandorasThinkpad « Sat Jun 27, 2015 8:08 pm
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by PandorasThinkpad » Sat Jun 20, 2015 11:04 pm

Hi there!

I have a nice T410s with I5-560m and Nvidia Optimus...Display is the LT141DEQ8B00....and i mentioned about plug out my ultrabay drive and...

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Last post by PandorasThinkpad
Sat Jun 27, 2015 8:08 pm
Thinkpad T400 display bust

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Jun 27, 2015 10:07 am
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by rsun » Fri Jun 05, 2015 8:02 pm

Hey Everyone~
I've been given a stroke of bad luck with my T400 that I've had for about 3 years. I think it may have overheated, and now the display...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Jun 27, 2015 10:07 am
T420s -Unable to slide HDD into slot

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:06 am
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by 44badger » Thu Jun 18, 2015 3:20 pm

I removed the drive from one T420s and tried to install in another. The fit seems too tight, the rails bind when I try to force the drive into the...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:06 am
T500 integrated graphic shuts off after reassembly

Last post by brchan « Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:22 pm
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by webgen » Tue Jun 23, 2015 6:12 pm

so I have a T500 with switchable graphics. It had some processor, i switched it with different one from different T500 applied paste etc. After boot...

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Last post by brchan
Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:22 pm
Battery pack latch stuck in locked position on T420. I can't remove the battery. Help!

Last post by -Tech-Noir- « Tue Jun 23, 2015 6:42 pm
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by -Tech-Noir- » Thu Jun 04, 2015 12:07 am

I bought a T420 Model# 4178-C9U from Craigslist last night. This is my first ThinkPad and did not think to try and remove the battery before I bought...

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Last post by -Tech-Noir-
Tue Jun 23, 2015 6:42 pm
T410s and Mini Dock 3

Last post by PandorasThinkpad « Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:54 am
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by PandorasThinkpad » Sun Jun 21, 2015 12:12 am

Hi again, folks!

Question about the dock.....AND of course the T410s....

this machine has an Esata Port (Kombiport with USB), the question is, when...

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Last post by PandorasThinkpad
Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:54 am
Add mSATA SSD to T420s?

Last post by mbarker « Sun Jun 21, 2015 10:00 pm
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by mbarker » Thu Jun 11, 2015 10:07 am

I am out of space on the SSD that came in my 420s and I am looking to add internal storage in the easiest way possible (I don't want to replace...

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Last post by mbarker
Sun Jun 21, 2015 10:00 pm
Display blinking on T500

Last post by milanovic986 « Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:10 pm

by milanovic986 » Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:10 pm

Hello, I have a following problem with my T500...

When I plug in charger when notebook still working, display start blinking, so I must turn off...

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Last post by milanovic986
Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:10 pm
Graphics upgrade on the T520

Last post by theterminator93 « Sun Jun 21, 2015 9:07 am
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by oldfashioned » Sat Jun 20, 2015 3:21 pm

Hello from a possible new member. I've recently taken fancy to Thinkpads' sexiness and am looking to replace my trusty Macbook pro 15 cca2010 with a...

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Last post by theterminator93
Sun Jun 21, 2015 9:07 am
My bluetooth is not working T410s

Last post by Hans Gruber « Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:58 am
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by Hans Gruber » Sat Jun 20, 2015 9:45 pm

How do I make my Bluetooth discoverable? I turned on my Bluetooth radio but the Bluetooth icon on this T410s is missing from the lower right corner...

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Last post by Hans Gruber
Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:58 am
Do T410 series support dual channel memory?

Last post by Temetka « Fri Jun 19, 2015 1:42 am
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by Hans Gruber » Mon Jun 15, 2015 9:30 pm

Does dual channel exist on the T410 series? On some T410 models I use 6GB and others 8GB of ram.

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Last post by Temetka
Fri Jun 19, 2015 1:42 am
t500 lcd replacement issues

Last post by Temetka « Tue Jun 16, 2015 12:31 am
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by fanoftp » Mon Jun 15, 2015 2:53 pm

Hello thinkpadders! So I got a t500 recently in really great shape but I wanted to switch out its 1280x800 screen for a 1680x1050 one. Unfortunately...

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Last post by Temetka
Tue Jun 16, 2015 12:31 am
T520 General Q's.

Last post by Temetka « Mon Jun 15, 2015 4:25 pm
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by Temetka » Sat Jun 13, 2015 6:51 am

I'd like to step up from my T410 to a T520. But, I don't want Nvidia graphics. Does this system exist / can I build this system?

T520 Quad Core i7...

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Last post by Temetka
Mon Jun 15, 2015 4:25 pm
T410s VGA Out Flickering

Last post by brchan « Sun Jun 14, 2015 7:59 pm
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by sir_synthsalot » Sun Jun 14, 2015 6:23 pm

When I use the VGA output on my T410s I see lines flickering on the screen. Especially on white backgrounds I can see very subtle flickering lines...

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Last post by brchan
Sun Jun 14, 2015 7:59 pm
Buy a new charger for T410i

Last post by qbektrix « Fri Jun 12, 2015 5:41 pm

by qbektrix » Fri Jun 12, 2015 5:41 pm

My laptop is a T410i 2518-J3G. I lost my charger and I am in New York.

When I checked with IBM & Lenovo, I was told that the part I needed was a 65w...

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Last post by qbektrix
Fri Jun 12, 2015 5:41 pm
T410 White screen no boot to bios

Last post by Hans Gruber « Fri Jun 12, 2015 12:15 pm
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by Hans Gruber » Wed May 13, 2015 7:57 pm

Anybody have a suggestion. Got a T410 that shows just a white screen. No bios access. I pulled the bios battery but still a white screen. I get a...

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Last post by Hans Gruber
Fri Jun 12, 2015 12:15 pm
Unable to update Intel wireless drivers - no wireless internet connection

Last post by cannongeorge « Thu Jun 11, 2015 3:41 pm
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by Mel222 » Wed May 27, 2015 12:59 am

Hello,

I went to update my Intel Centrino Advanced-n 6200 AG N driver via my Device Manager and while it found the right update and downloaded it,...

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Last post by cannongeorge
Thu Jun 11, 2015 3:41 pm
will elitebook screen work on t420

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu Jun 11, 2015 12:34 pm
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by alitahriki » Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:05 pm

hi guys
i have an t420 with dead lcd panel.
i found an hp elitebook 8470P lcd panel with a good price. i wonder if i buy it will it work ? or can it...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Thu Jun 11, 2015 12:34 pm
Using both HDD and SSD (mSATA) on T420, how to do it?

Last post by theterminator93 « Tue Jun 09, 2015 7:31 pm
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by D-XX » Mon Jun 08, 2015 9:47 am

So I now have my 500gb HDD on my T420 but I would like to upgrade it to 36 or 64gb SSD with mSATA, by using my WWAN slot. That way I would keep my...

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Tue Jun 09, 2015 7:31 pm
Thinkpad T520 Won't Boot -Anything-

Last post by bit_twiddler « Mon Jun 08, 2015 10:49 am
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by leadacid » Tue Jun 02, 2015 2:03 pm

Hello everyone - first time poster, long time visitor. :-)

I recently decided to upgrade my X61 with a refurb T520 that NewEgg Flash was selling for...

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Last post by bit_twiddler
Mon Jun 08, 2015 10:49 am
Are the T410 and T420 batteries the same?

Last post by JohnD. « Sat Jun 06, 2015 1:26 pm
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by Hans Gruber » Sat Jun 06, 2015 10:51 am

Is there a difference between a T410 and T420 battery?

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Last post by JohnD.
Sat Jun 06, 2015 1:26 pm
How to tell resolution from model number

Last post by MrMaguire « Wed Jun 03, 2015 9:01 am
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by Marbles » Tue Jun 02, 2015 10:55 pm

I'm trying to get a T420 off eBay but as I don't have an eBay account, I have to rely on descriptions.

I'm looking for one with a 1600x900 display...

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Last post by MrMaguire
Wed Jun 03, 2015 9:01 am
T400 & ATI

Last post by Qing Dao « Sun May 31, 2015 1:44 am
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by VanZan » Wed May 27, 2015 1:52 pm

Bit confused by this switchable graphics stuff...I have the Intel driver installed and the display fine. However in Device Manager there is an error...

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Last post by Qing Dao
Sun May 31, 2015 1:44 am
replacing display for Thinkpad T410

Last post by McDonnell « Fri May 29, 2015 5:46 am
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by McDonnell » Mon May 18, 2015 9:50 am

Hi all,

One of my T410 got a broken display and as this is still my main travel pc I would like to buy a new panel, but I'm not sure which one. The...

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Last post by McDonnell
Fri May 29, 2015 5:46 am
Thinkpad T420 questions. Pre-purchase.

Last post by Temetka « Thu May 28, 2015 10:21 pm
Replies: 12
by thinkpadcollection » Sun May 24, 2015 6:54 am

How can I tell this T420 by model types does have discrete ATI GPU apart from intel only motherboards? I prefer the ATI GPU ones.

Just to rehash a...

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Last post by Temetka
Thu May 28, 2015 10:21 pm
T510 Cheap upgrade

Last post by linux4life « Thu May 28, 2015 3:09 pm
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by richyboypalm » Wed May 27, 2015 3:11 am

Hi, I have a perfectly hardware (windows not working so well) working T510 and i'm looking to upgrade this to a T520 (I would like something a bit...

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Last post by linux4life
Thu May 28, 2015 3:09 pm
Fan error message in bios T410

Last post by Hans Gruber « Tue May 26, 2015 1:23 pm
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by Hans Gruber » Mon May 25, 2015 7:10 pm

I had a fan error message on a T410. I pulled the fan out and got it working again. I ordered a new fan. The fan should be here within a another...

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Last post by Hans Gruber
Tue May 26, 2015 1:23 pm
New T410s palmrest installation help

Last post by Hans Gruber « Sun May 24, 2015 11:59 pm
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by Hans Gruber » Sun May 24, 2015 2:24 am

I got a brand new T410s palm rest. Watched a youtube install and noticed they didn't transfer the fingerprint reader and Touchpad hardware. I am...

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Last post by Hans Gruber
Sun May 24, 2015 11:59 pm
T410s Nvidia graphics not switching over from integreated graphics

Last post by Hans Gruber « Sun May 24, 2015 3:33 am
Replies: 11
by Hans Gruber » Sat May 16, 2015 8:21 pm

On one of my machines the Nvidia discrete graphics is not switching over when running 3D apps. When I run the Windows 7 benchmark, the integrated...

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Last post by Hans Gruber
Sun May 24, 2015 3:33 am
T400s Replacement Battery

Last post by PFM « Fri May 22, 2015 2:12 pm

by PFM » Fri May 22, 2015 2:12 pm

My original T400s battery tells me it's only able to store 38% of its original full charge capacity so I'm starting to look for a replacement...

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Last post by PFM
Fri May 22, 2015 2:12 pm
counting charge cycles

Last post by Quardah « Thu May 21, 2015 12:12 am
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by Pantagruel » Thu May 14, 2015 9:33 pm

In a post I read a reference to the number of charge cycles a computer had undertaken. How can that be determined ?

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Last post by Quardah
Thu May 21, 2015 12:12 am
T500 - RAM upgrade resulting in many Beeps on boot

Last post by Quardah « Wed May 20, 2015 11:50 pm
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by SudoHacks » Wed May 20, 2015 3:31 pm

Hey Folks,

I purchased a 4GB sodimm DDR3, to replace a 2GB stick. However I was not able to boot with the new stick, resulting in lots of beeps...

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Last post by Quardah
Wed May 20, 2015 11:50 pm
T520 LCD Issue on Boot

Last post by Quardah « Wed May 20, 2015 8:47 pm
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by CLWclw » Sun Apr 12, 2015 6:23 pm

Hi, I have a T520 4239-CTO 15 laptop. As soon as the power button is pressed the internal LCD outputs as shown in this photo ( attempted to create a...

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Last post by Quardah
Wed May 20, 2015 8:47 pm
SATA II theoretical maximum speed

Last post by theterminator93 « Wed May 20, 2015 6:03 am
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by Hans Gruber » Tue May 19, 2015 7:44 pm

I have a desktop with SATA III. I have watched several youtube videos where they show the SATA III being maxed out by around 3.5 SATA III SSD drives....

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Wed May 20, 2015 6:03 am

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