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T420 - create OS backup discs - no Q partition

Last post by Widows Son « Thu Aug 28, 2014 9:44 am
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by Widows Son » Sun Aug 17, 2014 3:15 pm

Greetings!

I recently purchased a T420 with a fresh install of Win7 pro (new authentication number and all), successfully registered the OS, and now...

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Thu Aug 28, 2014 9:44 am
T420 video tutorials

Last post by Widows Son « Thu Aug 28, 2014 9:17 am
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by Widows Son » Wed Aug 27, 2014 6:30 am

Greetings,

As I recall Lenovo has had video tutorials on how to disassemble and reassemble the Thinkpad laptops; I have used one for my X200; can...

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Last post by Widows Son
Thu Aug 28, 2014 9:17 am
Failed BIOS Update

Last post by Synbios « Wed Aug 27, 2014 3:20 am
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by mr_electric » Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:50 pm

Hi Everyone,
I just updated the BIOS on my '09 ThinkPad T400 (2.53GHz Core2DUO, 2GB RAM) and now it wont pass POST.
I have heard that there any way...

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Last post by Synbios
Wed Aug 27, 2014 3:20 am
t420s - time to move on (retire it) or no?

Last post by Temetka « Mon Aug 25, 2014 11:42 pm
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by johnmccarron » Sun Aug 24, 2014 10:50 pm

So I am looking for people's thoughts on the state of affairs regarding sticking with Lenovo. I have been using Lenovo laptops since about 1999,...

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Last post by Temetka
Mon Aug 25, 2014 11:42 pm
New Keyboard - Where to find???

Last post by Rockrz « Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:33 am
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by Rockrz » Sun Aug 17, 2014 11:02 pm

I'm helping someone with their T420 (Product ID: 41786VU) and it has a few keyboard buttons that stick badly so I'm offering to get them a new...

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Last post by Rockrz
Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:33 am
T410 with Win 7 shuts down unexpectedly, then restarts. PIC

Last post by Temetka « Mon Aug 25, 2014 3:36 am
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by Tim M » Sat Jul 23, 2011 11:03 pm

I can find no correlation to a particular program or process, and this issue has only happened 4-5 times since purchasing the computer at the...

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Last post by Temetka
Mon Aug 25, 2014 3:36 am
T420 upgrades.

Last post by Temetka « Sun Aug 24, 2014 8:21 pm
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by ronintron » Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:27 pm

This probably fall sinto the realm of noone cares anymore but I have rcently decided to pimp out my tpad 420. Basic stuff so far....from 4 gig ram to...

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Sun Aug 24, 2014 8:21 pm
Fn + F3 turns off screen the first time, but not after that

Last post by famman « Sat Aug 23, 2014 9:12 am
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by famman » Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:31 pm

On my T420s, I have power manager set such that Fn + F3 turns off the screen. It stopped working some time ago and I really miss that feature. I've...

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Sat Aug 23, 2014 9:12 am
T400 parts differences between LED and CCFL backlit screens

Last post by Qing Dao « Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:59 pm
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by Qing Dao » Fri Aug 22, 2014 12:48 pm

My girlfriend has disliked the samsung wxga+ screen in her T400. Me too, and now I want to change it out for something better. It looks like the best...

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Last post by Qing Dao
Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:59 pm
Tell me how this is possible for an old battery.

Last post by AIX « Fri Aug 22, 2014 1:12 pm
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by Qing Dao » Wed Aug 20, 2014 5:05 pm

I have a battery with an October 2008 mfg date, March 2009 first use date, 25 cycles, and over 95% of the original capacity remaining. Its capacity...

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Fri Aug 22, 2014 1:12 pm
Video capture question

Last post by rkawakami « Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:25 pm
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by Widows Son » Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:45 am

Greetings,

I am curious if anyone here can offer advice as to what devices work good for capturing composite video onto the T420. I am not so much...

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Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:25 pm
Experience with laptopscreen.com? T420s screen options..

Last post by larso « Wed Aug 20, 2014 11:35 am
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by bluesceada » Wed Jul 30, 2014 6:21 am

Ok unluckily I didn't investigate enough before buying this refurbished T420s I have here. Seems Thinkpads are not a symbol for quality anymore? :?...

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Last post by larso
Wed Aug 20, 2014 11:35 am
T420s Linux force discharge on battery (two battery use)

Last post by larso « Wed Aug 20, 2014 11:07 am
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by bluesceada » Tue Aug 05, 2014 11:58 am

Hi,

I am trying to get battery wear leveling (or also called battery balancing) working on a T420s. I know that tp-smapi doesn't support the...

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Last post by larso
Wed Aug 20, 2014 11:07 am
T420 Hard Drive caddy info wanted

Last post by Widows Son « Wed Aug 20, 2014 6:37 am
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by Widows Son » Tue Aug 19, 2014 7:54 pm

Greetings.

I am looking to use a hard drive caddy in my T420 that will fit in the DVD drive bay; the one I use in my X200 is too thin.

Can someone...

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Last post by Widows Son
Wed Aug 20, 2014 6:37 am
Testing a fan

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Aug 20, 2014 5:35 am
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by 2ndgencamaro » Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:24 pm

This past weekend I took apart a laptop - T500 - which was generating a Fan Error message then shutting down. I did not find a lot of dirt in there...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Aug 20, 2014 5:35 am
Windows System licence sticker on Lenovo T400s

Last post by sktn77a « Tue Aug 19, 2014 5:21 pm
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by adalbert68 » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:29 pm

I bought Lenovo T400s with the Windows-7 64 bit system preinstaled. Laptop see the system as legal (I reinstaled the system from its recovery to the...

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Tue Aug 19, 2014 5:21 pm
Using/storing Serial Ultrabay Slim devices when NOT in my TP

Last post by Widows Son « Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:17 pm
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by dburr » Sun Aug 17, 2014 11:13 pm

I recently purchased a refurbished T410, and am quite pleased with the machine. I needed a decent workhorse and was on a tight budget, and the 410...

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Last post by Widows Son
Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:17 pm
Removing stripped screw

Last post by brucehe « Tue Aug 12, 2014 3:28 pm
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by brucehe » Mon Aug 11, 2014 5:43 pm

Hello all,

I am opening up the lid of a T400 to fix the latch and a top corner screw holding the bezel on spins in place. The plastic lid is cracked...

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Last post by brucehe
Tue Aug 12, 2014 3:28 pm
T500 - can it take a W500 MB

Last post by 2ndgencamaro « Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:52 am
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by 2ndgencamaro » Sat Aug 09, 2014 2:43 pm

I have a T500 without the switchable graphics. The fan has stopped working and I will attempt to repair it by cleaning it and lubricating it but have...

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Last post by 2ndgencamaro
Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:52 am
Large XP drive clones won't boot on T420 (yet fine on T61)

Last post by Altekay « Mon Aug 11, 2014 3:18 am
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by Altekay » Fri Aug 08, 2014 4:09 pm

In short, I have identical clones of an already-installed Windows XP system disk. On the T420, the one on a small PATA drive boots fine (via USB),...

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Last post by Altekay
Mon Aug 11, 2014 3:18 am
Sick T400

Last post by brucehe « Sat Aug 09, 2014 8:20 pm
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by brucehe » Thu Aug 07, 2014 10:41 pm

Hello all,

I am trying to get my daughter's T400 2767 ATI graphics T9400 going again. I have pretty much assumed at this point it is a bad system...

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Last post by brucehe
Sat Aug 09, 2014 8:20 pm
Displayport to HDMI adapters work with T420 (w/sound) PIC

Last post by D-XX « Sat Aug 09, 2014 1:58 pm
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by D-XX » Tue Jul 29, 2014 3:00 pm

So I ordered Cable Matters Displayport to HDMI adapter and for my T420 and I can get the video to my TV but no sound (can't find no other options...

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Last post by D-XX
Sat Aug 09, 2014 1:58 pm
No Audio on a T410

Last post by JohnD. « Sat Aug 09, 2014 10:21 am
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by JohnD. » Sat Aug 09, 2014 7:30 am

Hi Guys,

So this morning I turn on my T410 (Win 7 64 Bit) and I see in the system tray the Speaker Icon with a small X in a red circle.

When I...

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Last post by JohnD.
Sat Aug 09, 2014 10:21 am
T400: RAM used Slots without opening? *PIC*

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:19 pm
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by jwege » Wed Aug 06, 2014 5:48 am

Hi all,

I have got a used T400 Win7 2GB Machine (6474-AH2) from a refurbisher. I ordered it with ONE 2GB MEM card (to be able to install more RAM...

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Last post by rkawakami
Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:19 pm
PATA ultrabay

Last post by bluesceada « Tue Aug 05, 2014 12:14 pm
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by triniessence » Sat Jul 26, 2014 11:38 am

Is there an ultrabay for the T410 that will fit my T42 PATA HDD?

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Last post by bluesceada
Tue Aug 05, 2014 12:14 pm
Determining the graphics card T400; Win8.1 drivers

Last post by user17600 « Tue Aug 05, 2014 11:52 am
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by user17600 » Tue Aug 05, 2014 11:11 am

Hi all, after owning a series of T2X, T4X and T6X Thinkpads, I'm the proud owner of a T400, 8GB, 250GB SSD with Win8 Pro. Fought a little with the...

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Last post by user17600
Tue Aug 05, 2014 11:52 am
T410 repeatedly overheating

Last post by dr_st « Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:47 pm
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by omegatron » Mon Apr 16, 2012 9:14 pm

Any time I do anything that taxes the processor, the computer goes black and shuts down.

I tried blowing out the fan with compressed air, and then...

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Last post by dr_st
Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:47 pm
t520 swap into a t510

Last post by ghinckley68 « Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:44 pm
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by ghinckley68 » Thu Jul 31, 2014 10:44 pm

i have a t510 with the nvidia can i put a t520 nvidia motherbord in it

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Last post by ghinckley68
Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:44 pm
Thinkpad T410 Motherboard replacement

Last post by Temetka « Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:48 pm
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by Temetka » Thu Jul 31, 2014 5:22 am

Hello all,

I love my T410 very much. However I have an issue with it. The motherboard that is currently installed has the 256MB Nvidia 3100M GPU. I...

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Last post by Temetka
Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:48 pm
T410 Fingerprint light stays on after powering down

Last post by rkawakami « Mon Jul 28, 2014 1:41 am
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by Easy Wind » Thu Jul 17, 2014 10:39 am

searched the forums here and didn't find any hits, nor did I find much on the 'net I didn't already know, or tried.

I've seen this on a couple T410...

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Last post by rkawakami
Mon Jul 28, 2014 1:41 am
Self install T420 mSata drive

Last post by Temetka « Sat Jul 26, 2014 1:35 am
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by Adamp » Fri Mar 18, 2011 11:56 am
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Looking at the configs on the T420, mSata options are not available yet. I am new to Lenovo (was using Asus), but want a T420 with an 80GB mSata, a...
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Last post by Temetka
Sat Jul 26, 2014 1:35 am
T420 Screen Dimming and Suspend Battery Usage

Last post by bluesceada « Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:43 am
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by asp » Fri Jul 04, 2014 2:54 pm

Hi all,
I have a T420 (4180-CM1). Specs:

Windows 8.1 Pro (64 bit)
i5 2520M 2.5GHz
Crucial M500 mSata 240GB SSD Boot Drive
Seagate...

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Last post by bluesceada
Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:43 am
T400 virtualization fails despite set in BIOS

Last post by Boggler « Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:07 am
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by K7AAY » Wed Jul 23, 2014 1:24 pm

T400 virtualization fails despite set in BIOS

I found this post when I searched on 'T400 Virtualization' - but running through its steps did not...

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Last post by Boggler
Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:07 am
T410 screen brightness adjustment issue

Last post by Altemose « Fri Jul 25, 2014 12:41 am
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by UMPC2024 » Thu Jul 24, 2014 9:40 pm

Hi, I recently acquired a T410 and am enjoy it very much. However, it came with a stock Windows 7 Professional 64-bit, so I had to download Hotkey...

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Last post by Altemose
Fri Jul 25, 2014 12:41 am
t410 external monitor precautionary questions

Last post by pianowizard « Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:16 pm
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by flipteo » Sun Jul 13, 2014 5:37 pm

I'm looking at getting a t410.

My preferred general computing set-up, is to have my laptop sitting on top of my entertainment centre. On a shelf...

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Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:16 pm
Ultra Low Voltage for T510

Last post by Qing Dao « Thu Jul 24, 2014 5:54 am
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by nelson_chow » Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:18 pm

Hi Everyone,

I understand that the processor for T410/510 series can be removed (apart from S and U Variants)

the basic system comes with 35W...

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Last post by Qing Dao
Thu Jul 24, 2014 5:54 am
T400 to T61 "compatibility"?

Last post by jwege « Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:09 pm
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by jwege » Tue Jul 22, 2014 2:01 am

Hi all,

I have a T61 (1280x800, 7661-CTO) running XP and Win7 alternatively (two different boot-HDD's). I Have a second HDD installed in the...

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Last post by jwege
Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:09 pm
Is DDR3L-1600 compatible with a T500?

Last post by Qing Dao « Wed Jul 23, 2014 6:05 am
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by Qing Dao » Wed May 28, 2014 5:16 am

I really need at least 6GB of RAM in my T500, preferably 8GB. I have a few 4GB DDR3-1333 sticks that somewhat work, but are unstable and lead to...

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Last post by Qing Dao
Wed Jul 23, 2014 6:05 am
Anyone successfully used a quad core i7 in a T420?

Last post by 85101 « Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:50 pm
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by bense » Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:11 pm

I have a Lenovo T420 that I am interested in upgrading the CPU to a Quadcore i7.

I have tried this before with a i7-2820QM but it kept locking up,...

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Last post by 85101
Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:50 pm
T400 Upgrades Help

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:08 pm
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by juniper35 » Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:16 am

Hello! This is my first time on the forums. Very helpful information here, I'm so glad I found it.

I bought a Thinkpad T400 off ebay about 6 months...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:08 pm
T410 eSATA Port Multipliers supported?

Last post by tomchr « Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:56 am
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by tomchr » Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:02 am

Hi,

Here is a quick question. Is the eSATA port in the ThinkPad T410 Port multiplier supported?

Instead of using USB2 external hard drives I would...

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Last post by tomchr
Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:56 am
Will a P9600 fit my T400 6475-WL9?

Last post by Qing Dao « Fri Jul 18, 2014 7:13 am
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by jaspen-meyer » Mon Jul 14, 2014 7:51 am

Will a P9600 work with my T400 6475-WL9?

Currently the machine has a P8400 which Intel says supports sockets BGA479, PGA478 . The P9600 supports...

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Last post by Qing Dao
Fri Jul 18, 2014 7:13 am
Installing OS from Rescue and Recovery

Last post by rkawakami « Wed Jul 16, 2014 5:42 pm
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by EJRW » Wed Jul 16, 2014 5:02 am

Hi,
Pretty new at this, so I appreciate any help and apologize beforehand for any mistakes.

Have a bit of an issue that I was hoping that I could...

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Last post by rkawakami
Wed Jul 16, 2014 5:42 pm
T400: broken plastic in USB port?

Last post by Eto « Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:25 am
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by wulfman » Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:22 am

hi everyone,

in a recently bought T400. one of the usb-ports just failed. when pulling off a MF628-umts-modem, the plastic nose from the port stuck...

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Last post by Eto
Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:25 am
Thinkpad T410 Wireless card

Last post by Davis Xie « Mon Jul 07, 2014 9:48 pm
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by Temetka » Sun Jun 29, 2014 7:11 pm

I have the 6200 AGN in my T410. Is this the best card for my machine?

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Last post by Davis Xie
Mon Jul 07, 2014 9:48 pm
T510i screen upgrade...

Last post by Tasurinchi « Mon Jul 07, 2014 3:14 am
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by ivanox1972 » Mon Jul 07, 2014 1:44 am

Hi, I found very good price for old T510i (i3 370m , just integrated graphics) with hd screen. i HAVE from past upgrades spare auo 95% gamut screen...

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Last post by Tasurinchi
Mon Jul 07, 2014 3:14 am
T500 turns itself off during heavy processing

Last post by Cigarguy « Sat Jul 05, 2014 2:27 am
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by Arf the Lab » Fri Jul 04, 2014 11:13 pm

Hello, all.

My T500 is showing strange behavior: when there's a lot of heavy processing going on (i.e. large video conversion, a particularly...

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Last post by Cigarguy
Sat Jul 05, 2014 2:27 am
Replacing T500 hinges- ebay parts + repair question

Last post by QWERTY Andreas « Fri Jul 04, 2014 3:39 pm
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by gravy robber » Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:42 pm

I have a busted right hinge on my T500 from one too many drops. Searching on ebay gives me 2 options to buy new from China or Hong Kong with free...

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Last post by QWERTY Andreas
Fri Jul 04, 2014 3:39 pm
lookup the FRU from Modell T400 6474-B84 in the HMM

Last post by abaer « Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:55 am
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by abaer » Wed Jul 02, 2014 7:41 am

Hello T400 fans,

i bought a used T400 6474-B84 Model and like it very much.
Now i try to find some FRU Numners in the HMM.
(Hardware Maintenance...

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Last post by abaer
Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:55 am
T410 LCD Upgrade???

Last post by Temetka « Wed Jul 02, 2014 4:02 am

by Temetka » Wed Jul 02, 2014 4:02 am

So my T410 has the LED backlit 1440x900 LCD. It works fine. that being said are there better panels out there I could swap in? Maybe a panel not...

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Wed Jul 02, 2014 4:02 am

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