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Boot from usb

Last post by Jardin4 « Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:31 pm
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by revcp » Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:05 am

In my bios the option to boot from usb (flash or external hd) is inoperable, grayed out .
My system model is 6475BQ8 ThinkPad T400, my bios is (3.19...

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Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:31 pm
March 27, 2014 --> Battery recall -- T410/T420/T510/W510 etc

Last post by Easy Wind « Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:32 am

by Easy Wind » Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:32 am

Lenovo issued a battery recall affecting the following machine types:

Edge 11, Edge 13, Edge 14 Series
T410, T420, T510, W510 Series
X100e, X120e,...

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Last post by Easy Wind
Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:32 am
USB drive not reading memory stick

Last post by precip9 « Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:04 pm
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by Mel222 » Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:59 am

Hello,

I have a new (used) T410 and have my back-up files and docs from my old computer on a Kingston memory stick. I put the memory stick in the...

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Last post by precip9
Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:04 pm
T510 docking options - can it use an X201 dock?

Last post by dr_st « Mon Apr 28, 2014 9:18 am
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by lparsons » Sun Apr 27, 2014 9:49 pm

This probably sounds a bit ridiculous - particularly since the T510 is so much wider than the X201 - but can the T510 use the X201 dock? I'm not sure...

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Mon Apr 28, 2014 9:18 am
Migrating Windows XP drive from T61 to T420: Anyone done it?

Last post by TKuser « Sun Apr 27, 2014 7:00 pm
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by TKuser » Sun Apr 27, 2014 5:40 pm

I've successfully moved my XP drive between Thinkpad models before. I'm curious if anyone has succeeded at doing this to a T420.

I know Lenovo...

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Sun Apr 27, 2014 7:00 pm
Fitting T61p 1920x1200 screen into T500

Last post by Neil « Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:03 pm
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by thebully » Mon Aug 12, 2013 5:23 am

Hi I was recently looking at the 15.4 Thinkpads I had the T61p in mind because I liked the idea of a large resolution 1920x1200 screen anyway I was...

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Last post by Neil
Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:03 pm
T400 6474-EC3 sound problem

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:57 am
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by rotpg » Fri Apr 11, 2014 5:16 pm

Hi!

I've got the aforementioned T400 6474-EC3 and sound suddenly stopped working a few months ago.
I installed Win7 (was using XP before) and it...

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Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:57 am
Installing DOS drivers for CD-ROM drive for Lenovo T420

Last post by Lazo « Thu Apr 24, 2014 2:21 pm
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by Lazo » Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:21 am

Hi guys,

I have some legacy software that I need to run under MS-DOS. So I installed it and now I am trying to make CD-ROM work on my Lenovo T420. I...

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Thu Apr 24, 2014 2:21 pm
About batteries

Last post by leevbluce « Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:33 am
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by diecast » Fri Apr 11, 2014 6:21 pm

Hello,

I'm new to Lenovo world and I recently bought a Lenovo Thinkpad T510 /second hand/.
So far I am very satisfied of my choice. But one thing...

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Last post by leevbluce
Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:33 am
HDD password

Last post by dr_st « Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:18 am
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by stopdrpnro » Mon Apr 21, 2014 6:22 pm

Have the chance to get a t410 fordirt cheap. The owner says he bought at a surplus sale only to find it had a HDD PW. My question is can I simply...

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Last post by dr_st
Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:18 am
T420S is Randomly Shutting Down

Last post by AIX « Tue Apr 22, 2014 5:18 am
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by alpuzz » Sun Apr 20, 2014 9:04 am

Hi,
Trying to troubleshoot a frustrating issue with a refurbished T420S that I recently purchased from the Lenovo outlet. I bought the machine for my...

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Last post by AIX
Tue Apr 22, 2014 5:18 am
T410 cursor frozen after replacing palmrest

Last post by baertracks « Sat Apr 19, 2014 7:19 pm
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by baertracks » Sat Apr 19, 2014 6:04 pm

I recently purchased several T410 laptops. One of the T410s in question was functioning correctly, but had a very worn and heavily scratched...

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Sat Apr 19, 2014 7:19 pm
Finally Fixed Audio Cutting Out Issue (sort of)

Last post by rocketman88 « Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:57 pm

by rocketman88 » Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:57 pm

I have a thinkpad t410 with Conexant 20585 audio and i've been dealing with the audio cutting out randomly for months. It's been pretty annoying but...

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Last post by rocketman88
Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:57 pm
LED Screen for My T400

Last post by Antiapplekid « Fri Apr 18, 2014 1:08 pm
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by Antiapplekid » Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:26 am

So I just recently got a T400 2767-DY5 laptop and I love it but the screen is not nearly as good as my T60P so I am looking at upgrading to the LED...

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Last post by Antiapplekid
Fri Apr 18, 2014 1:08 pm
T420 Windows 7 Reinstall on SSD

Last post by ideal-pc « Thu Apr 17, 2014 8:24 am
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by asp » Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:06 am

Hi,
I recently purchased a T420 and separately a Crucial M500 240GB mSATA SSD.
I plan to do a clean install on the SSD, but have a few questions....

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Last post by ideal-pc
Thu Apr 17, 2014 8:24 am
Performance Gain PCI-E Mini with Primary Drive already SSD?

Last post by jayton4 « Mon Apr 14, 2014 1:05 pm
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by nelson_chow » Fri Apr 11, 2014 7:07 am

HI everyone,

I have a T420S, and it says Enhanced Experience 2.0 RapidDrive on sticker on the machine.

I already runs an SSD drive.

Question: If I...

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Last post by jayton4
Mon Apr 14, 2014 1:05 pm
T520 2720QM work with 135W adapter?

Last post by Q-Ball « Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:49 am
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by buca84 » Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:12 am

I want to buy a ThinkPad T520.
I would like to upgrade to a later a 2720QM processor.
I have a 4337 dockind station. They would work with a 135W...

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Last post by Q-Ball
Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:49 am
Can't enable virtualization in T410 BIOS

Last post by kenatsun « Sun Apr 13, 2014 2:15 pm
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by kenatsun » Sat Apr 12, 2014 12:14 pm

I need to enable hardware-assisted virtualization in my ThinkPad T410 (details below), in order to install Windows XP Mode in this Win7 environment,...

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Sun Apr 13, 2014 2:15 pm
T410i and T430 ram

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Apr 12, 2014 11:58 pm
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by Chizzledfrmstone » Sat Apr 12, 2014 5:37 pm

Hi guys, I have purchased another TP and I have a question about the RAM.

The T430 has 4 GB of PC3-12800 ram and an open slot on the underside. My...

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Last post by ajkula66
Sat Apr 12, 2014 11:58 pm
T420S, Expresscard Popping Out Accidentally

Last post by Adda « Fri Apr 11, 2014 11:28 am
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by nelson_chow » Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:39 pm

HI Everyone.

My Expresscard on T420s keeps popping out accidentially. Is there a way to stop it?

There is no mounting screw place for me to screw...

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Last post by Adda
Fri Apr 11, 2014 11:28 am
T400 2764 factory restore issues

Last post by velani « Thu Apr 10, 2014 4:18 pm
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by velani » Tue Mar 25, 2014 11:31 am

Hi,

I created Win 7 x64 recovery media on my T400. It cut 3 disks without any issues. I tried using the restore DVD's yesterday to set my T400 to...

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Last post by velani
Thu Apr 10, 2014 4:18 pm
T400s-2808-DJU--32 or 64 bit?, Recovery Media available?

Last post by Easy Wind « Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:33 am
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by Thedaddy » Fri Apr 04, 2014 8:00 pm

Recently picked up 3 T400s TPs, two have screen issues--none have hard drives. These are outfitted with the 1.8 Sata II HDDs and when I saw the price...

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Last post by Easy Wind
Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:33 am
location of t410 fuses for backlight

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Apr 08, 2014 8:21 am
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by bwilson » Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:20 am

ok, i probably should have asked this before i unscrewed my whole laptop, i think it will be very hard to put back together from here :)

i have the...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Apr 08, 2014 8:21 am
Two questions about my T400

Last post by Easy Wind « Tue Apr 08, 2014 7:53 am
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by Antiapplekid » Fri Apr 04, 2014 9:07 am

So just upgraded from my T60P to a T400 2767-DY5 I love it but 2 questions

1.I need a new battery for my T400 I would like to get a 9 cell would...

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Last post by Easy Wind
Tue Apr 08, 2014 7:53 am
Will adding WWAN Card allow me to add SIM and Mobile Inet?

Last post by AIX « Mon Apr 07, 2014 1:52 pm
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by nelson_chow » Fri Apr 04, 2014 12:51 am

Hi everyone,

I have a T420S currently with no Mobile Internet.

I saw a Ericsson F5521GW Wan Card on ebay and tempted to get it. There seems to be...

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Last post by AIX
Mon Apr 07, 2014 1:52 pm
T500 Overheated

Last post by lead_org « Sun Apr 06, 2014 6:28 pm
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by schen » Thu Apr 03, 2014 2:47 pm

Last week, I upgraded my wife's T500 from a lower end P Series processor to a T9600. The CPU upgrade itself was a quick drop-in and was all done in...

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Last post by lead_org
Sun Apr 06, 2014 6:28 pm
Time to move on, upgrading to T400

Last post by Cigarguy « Sat Apr 05, 2014 7:56 am
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by Dawnbreaker » Sat Apr 05, 2014 7:29 am

Hello, dear thinkpadders!

Seems like the days of my beloved T61 are counted and it's time to move on. The aging hardware and especially the nvidia...

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Last post by Cigarguy
Sat Apr 05, 2014 7:56 am
T-410 Suddenly Dead, No Signs of Life.

Last post by ajkula66 « Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:04 pm
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by LenoMano » Wed Apr 02, 2014 8:08 pm

My beloved T-410 appears to have died a sudden death. The machine shows no signs of powering on, and even when I plug the machine in, the battery...

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Last post by ajkula66
Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:04 pm
T420S, Expresscard wouldn't go in

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Apr 04, 2014 5:27 am
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by nelson_chow » Fri Apr 04, 2014 12:50 am

Hi,

I have a T420S currently configured with Expresscard SD Card Reader

I purcahsed a USB 3.0 34mm card wanting to use it with the expresscard...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Apr 04, 2014 5:27 am
t420S and gobi 4000?

Last post by jmg2 « Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:31 am

by jmg2 » Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:31 am

Will This work?
I know the following:
1) it fits
2) The driver recognizes the card

But:
1) it can't connect (even though the card is active on my...

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Last post by jmg2
Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:31 am
How to configure trackpoint?

Last post by Clathink « Wed Apr 02, 2014 1:34 am
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by Clathink » Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:12 pm

Hello.

I bought used Thinkpad T500. It had fresh-installed windows with updates only before 2010-2011 year.

And there was a very nice function:...

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Last post by Clathink
Wed Apr 02, 2014 1:34 am
T420s/T430s audio sounds tinny

Last post by foghorn « Tue Apr 01, 2014 1:48 pm
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by BobA » Sat Mar 01, 2014 2:56 am

The audio sounds that come out of the speakers of my T430s (and my original T420s) seem really poor .. tinny .. metallic. Is this a known issue? Is...

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Last post by foghorn
Tue Apr 01, 2014 1:48 pm
T520 FullHD panel, availability?

Last post by topshot « Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:47 am
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by esaj » Tue Sep 17, 2013 4:44 pm

Hi!

I'm getting a T520 this week but it has the 1366x768 screen and I'd really like to upgrade it to FullHD. I've been reading around and apparently...

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Last post by topshot
Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:47 am
T410s Random Screen Diming

Last post by sir_synthsalot « Mon Mar 31, 2014 1:57 pm

by sir_synthsalot » Mon Mar 31, 2014 1:57 pm

I was wondering if anyone has experienced this issue with their Thinkpad?

Sometimes my T410s will randomly dim the screen and go into the battery...

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Last post by sir_synthsalot
Mon Mar 31, 2014 1:57 pm
T510 randomly shuts off, Win 7 Pro 64-bit

Last post by hawk82 « Sun Mar 30, 2014 3:14 pm
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by hawk82 » Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:19 pm

I've got a client who purchased a used T510, type 4349-ak4, that randomly shuts off in Windows. Sometimes it is on bootup, gets almost to the Windows...

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Last post by hawk82
Sun Mar 30, 2014 3:14 pm
nVidia ending Windows support for DX10 GPUs in 2016 (T/Wx10)

Last post by PowerPC « Thu Mar 27, 2014 5:20 pm
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by PowerPC » Tue Mar 25, 2014 5:41 pm

Source:

All driver releases after Release 340 are dropping support for DX10 only GPUs. New driver features are not being added for these systems....

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Thu Mar 27, 2014 5:20 pm
T400 not powering on; no fan, no beeps, battery light blinks

Last post by kony « Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:53 pm
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by gsl » Wed Feb 05, 2014 8:55 am

Hi everyone,

I fear that my beloved T400 has bit the dust, just a few weeks from its 4th birthday (and just as I'm settling in to try and write my...

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Last post by kony
Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:53 pm
T420 Dock with USB 3.0

Last post by ansible212 « Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:19 pm
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by CoolRunnings » Thu Mar 06, 2014 9:33 pm

Does anyone know if the dock that has a USB 3.0 port on it will give a T420 USB 3.0 capabilities or will the USB 3.0 port perform at USB 2.0?

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Last post by ansible212
Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:19 pm
Ultrabay Adapter

Last post by indicium « Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:19 pm
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by indicium » Thu Mar 13, 2014 5:46 pm

Does the T410 accept the 12.7 mm Ultrabay Adapter or the Slim One? What size HD for the Adapter?

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Last post by indicium
Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:19 pm
New HDD with clean install

Last post by Cigarguy « Tue Mar 18, 2014 1:12 am
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by CJardine » Thu Oct 10, 2013 5:49 pm

OK, I am almost positive this has been talked about as I have found a bit of info on the topic but can't find specifically what I want; and I'm...

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Last post by Cigarguy
Tue Mar 18, 2014 1:12 am
T500 2242-33U how to add bluetooth

Last post by foghorn « Sat Mar 15, 2014 1:04 pm
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by K7AAY » Thu Mar 13, 2014 2:17 pm

how to add bluetooth to my T500 2242-33U ? Preferably Bluetooth 4.0? Is there an internal module?

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Last post by foghorn
Sat Mar 15, 2014 1:04 pm
Thinkpad T520 scratched screen

Last post by adrlopz « Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:14 am
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by adrlopz » Sat Mar 15, 2014 9:22 am

Hi! so i did a little scratch in my FHD screen, im so worried and dont even know how it happen...What can i do? As i said, it´s not too deep.

Does...

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Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:14 am
T400 issues 6474-11U

Last post by Tsunade « Fri Mar 14, 2014 5:32 am
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by Tsunade » Thu Mar 13, 2014 4:36 pm

Hey all,

So I decided to scrap the T61 fiasco and bought a used T400 off of Ebay only needing a hard drive. Installed the SSD, loaded Windows....

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Last post by Tsunade
Fri Mar 14, 2014 5:32 am
Upgrading 1.8" microSATA SSD HD on T410s?

Last post by Nimustan « Fri Mar 14, 2014 12:22 am
Replies: 9
by 1percent » Mon Jan 20, 2014 4:20 pm

So I was unlucky enough to buy the Thinkpad T410s when they were first released; just weeks before Optimus was included and before the microSATA SSD...

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Last post by Nimustan
Fri Mar 14, 2014 12:22 am
Ultrabay battery error in Windows

Last post by jayton4 « Wed Mar 12, 2014 6:29 am

by jayton4 » Wed Mar 12, 2014 6:29 am

I have 2 separate Lenovo OEM Ultrabay batteries that have quit working in my T420s and T410s when using Windows 7 64bit. The batteries will not...

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Last post by jayton4
Wed Mar 12, 2014 6:29 am
How to fix Speakers on T430 ???

Last post by Saucey « Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:25 pm
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by Rockrz » Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:03 am

I got a good deal on a new Thinkpad T430 i7-3520M... and I re-installed Win 7 Pro 64bit and all went well with the laptop running fast and I've done...

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Last post by Saucey
Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:25 pm
Upgrading: 500gb Ultrabay HDD or 8GB RAM?

Last post by foghorn « Sun Mar 09, 2014 2:11 pm
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by foghorn » Thu Feb 20, 2014 7:47 pm

The set-up:
T410s with 4gb (2x2) ram, 80gb SSD.

I have about $100 to upgrade so I have to do one or the other, an Ultrabay HDD upgrade or 8GB of...

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Last post by foghorn
Sun Mar 09, 2014 2:11 pm
thinkpad T400 advance docking PCI-E grahic card - reboots

Last post by ReCreate « Sat Mar 08, 2014 7:13 pm
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by pinpin06 » Sun Feb 16, 2014 5:56 pm

Hi all,

2 weeks have passed now without finding any solution to my issue.

I have a Thinkpad T400 dual core 2x2,4ghz + Windows 7. I would like to...

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Last post by ReCreate
Sat Mar 08, 2014 7:13 pm
T400 switchable graphics and power consumption

Last post by ReCreate « Sat Mar 08, 2014 7:09 pm
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by pointyhat » Sun Feb 23, 2014 7:48 am

I have a T400 with switchable Intel/ATI graphics that I need to chuck CentOS on. CentOS doesn't support switchable graphics and the user doesn't need...

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Last post by ReCreate
Sat Mar 08, 2014 7:09 pm
[T500] Graphic errors on laptop

Last post by Markstar « Fri Mar 07, 2014 3:44 am
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by Markstar » Thu Mar 06, 2014 6:08 am

Hi,
after your guys' recommendation I got a WUXGA screen for my T500 that I just got from eBay.

Sadly, I have some pretty severe graphic errors, as...

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Fri Mar 07, 2014 3:44 am

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