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Accessing documents from Lenovo's new Support site

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Recently, Lenovo has completed moving the old IBM Thinkpad Support site (usually at the www-307.ibm.com domain) onto the support.lenovo.com domain....

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SL series shipping thread

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by JaneL » Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:34 pm

Ordered a new SL series notebook? Post your specs, shipping information and questions here!

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Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:18 am
ThinkPad L 412 and 512 on going deals and coupons

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Here you will find on-going coupons and deals on the newest ThinkPad L series. Please check the pages often as offers will change weekly.

Lenovo...

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Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:25 pm
SL300, SL400 and SL500 Tech Specs and slbook

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SL410K - Fun Times Ahead!

Last post by TPFanatic « Sun Jul 12, 2020 12:56 pm
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by thealphaoverseer » Sun Jul 05, 2020 12:22 am

Hi everyone!
To fund the purchase of my school laptop, I (somewhat regretfully) sold my W530. Now I am using an old SL410k. Although it might not be...

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Sun Jul 12, 2020 12:56 pm
SL500 Wifi Upgrade

Last post by FbzT « Tue May 19, 2020 8:35 pm
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by FbzT » Mon May 18, 2020 12:56 pm

Hi there,
Have an old SL500 that I'm trying to resurrect with the help of linux and some more ram.
Was looking into upgrading the wifi card and from...

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Tue May 19, 2020 8:35 pm
Win10 on L520: trackpoint dead

Last post by Samse26 « Thu May 07, 2020 9:34 am
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by Samse26 » Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:52 am

I love my L520 (from 2011), but after EOL of Win7, I had no choice but to upgrade to Win10. NOw I run into all sorts of dead-ends with drivers, most...

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Thu May 07, 2020 9:34 am
Sl510 password startup

Last post by theterminator93 « Tue Apr 28, 2020 12:31 pm
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by Djmikey666 » Mon Apr 27, 2020 1:13 pm

Hi got given a lenovo laptop and I managed to reset bios and supervisor password but now after starting up and passing the logo it comes up with...

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Tue Apr 28, 2020 12:31 pm
No webcam and Mic - sl500 model 2746

Last post by gianry « Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:54 am
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by gianry » Thu Apr 02, 2020 8:41 am

Hi,i
I've got an SL500 model 2746 built in 2009
I've noticed that webcam and internal mic doesn't work.
I thought an hardware failure in the bord...

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Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:54 am
SL500 windows 10 missing drivers

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Mar 28, 2020 12:42 am
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by gianry » Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:43 pm

Hi,I've installe Win 10 home on my SL500 notebook.
I've found missing drivers in System information page:
ACPI\ATK0101...
ACPI\LEN0014......

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Sat Mar 28, 2020 12:42 am
L520 running hot ?

Last post by myoth « Thu Jan 02, 2020 1:38 pm
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by myoth » Sun Dec 29, 2019 2:25 pm

Hello !

I recently got a L520, but ever since I thought it was running quite hot, to the point where the bottom becomes almost burning hot, and I've...

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Thu Jan 02, 2020 1:38 pm
Thinkpad L390 Yoga Dock Recommendation

Last post by dr_st « Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:15 pm
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by jon617 » Sun Sep 01, 2019 1:24 pm

Just ordered a Thinkpad L390 Yoga, an upgrade from my old X230 Tablet. Excited to get it this week!

I had been using a Lenovo Docking Station that...

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Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:15 pm
SL510 upgrade to ssd

Last post by Doctor9 « Thu Aug 29, 2019 12:14 pm
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by Doctor9 » Thu Aug 22, 2019 2:21 pm

From what I've read, the SL510 *can* be upgraded to an SSD. I just did a clean install of windows 7 64 bit, cloned the drive with macrium reflect to...

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Thu Aug 29, 2019 12:14 pm
Lenovo Thinkpad SL510 Recovery disks needed!

Last post by Gajdem « Fri Aug 23, 2019 2:10 am
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by Gajdem » Mon Aug 19, 2019 1:50 pm

Hello i’m new to this forum. So i was wondering how and from where i could get these recovery disks. Thank you for the answers!

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Fri Aug 23, 2019 2:10 am
L510 2873A16 Cpu Upgrade

Last post by dr_st « Wed Aug 14, 2019 3:10 am
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by txnative3 » Tue Aug 13, 2019 12:13 pm

I have a L510 2873 A16 model with the stock T6570cpu installed....looking on lenovo detailed specifications on the l510 this shows a i7-620m cpu as...

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Wed Aug 14, 2019 3:10 am
SL500 Restoration Blog

Last post by CrazyTPFan « Sat Jan 26, 2019 5:02 pm
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by storm-chaser » Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:17 am

Just picked up a new laptop for my collection (sisters old laptop). This Lenovo SL500 Thinkpad is running a dual core P7350 CPU and clocks at a...

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Sat Jan 26, 2019 5:02 pm
SL510 Fails Memtest86 with 8gb

Last post by storm-chaser « Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:52 am
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by aPanzerIV » Sun Nov 05, 2017 12:19 pm

Hello all,

I've got 2 4gb ram sticks I want to put in a SL510 with a P9700. I can run either in either slot by itself and it will pass all day. If I...

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Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:52 am
SL500 does not work without the power adapter and detects the battery with the power adapter

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Sat Jan 05, 2019 4:55 pm
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by Madodream89 » Sat Jan 05, 2019 4:06 pm

SL500 does not work without the power adapter

Yesterday night I was using my SL500 on battery power and all of a sudden it just powered off. I...

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Sat Jan 05, 2019 4:55 pm
Install mSATA SSD on SL410?

Last post by w0qj « Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:17 pm
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by DiGiTY » Mon Dec 26, 2011 3:54 pm

I see in the specs for the current L420/L520 series that an mSATA SSD drive can be installed in WWAN slot. Is this also the case for the older SL410...

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Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:17 pm
The ultimate L520 Upgrades and Modifications thread

Last post by abjumpr « Sun Sep 23, 2018 5:01 pm
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by abjumpr » Fri Sep 21, 2018 7:48 pm

If there is already a thread like this my apologies. There seems to be little conclusive information available readily, and the L520 doesn't appear...

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Sun Sep 23, 2018 5:01 pm
L520 - aUDIO jACK & vIDEO pORT qUESTION

Last post by parispat « Sat Sep 22, 2018 11:03 am
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by parispat » Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:34 pm

Dear forum members,

Lenovo is very skint on info with the new units sold.

Do we have 5.1 audio out capable from an L520?

2nd question: what can be...

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Sat Sep 22, 2018 11:03 am
L520 black screen

Last post by TPFanatic « Wed Aug 15, 2018 7:14 pm
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by mickrick » Sun Jul 22, 2018 1:59 pm

Hi everyone,
Can anyone help me with my problem?
My L520 screen is black when I turn it on. Everything powers up, the on/off button is on, I can hear...

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Wed Aug 15, 2018 7:14 pm
HD+/FHD Upgrade for L420?

Last post by jeffbaichina « Sat Feb 17, 2018 1:19 pm

by jeffbaichina » Sat Feb 17, 2018 1:19 pm

I have recently got my hands on a L420 to replace my T61, with a 2860QM put in the laptop's absolutely flying - cooling is fine too. However, I have...

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Sat Feb 17, 2018 1:19 pm
Vote: which is better? L420 vs T430 keyboard.

Last post by TheAuldMan76 « Wed Sep 27, 2017 2:21 pm
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Tue Sep 26, 2017 6:01 pm

The L420 and xx30 both share the same keyboard layout except one is backlit chicklet and one is the old style full key. Which do you prefer? I'm...

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Wed Sep 27, 2017 2:21 pm
Thinkpad L520 deadlock

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Jul 09, 2017 4:53 am
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by DrThinkpad » Tue May 09, 2017 8:07 pm

Hi everyone,

My girlfriend's L520 keep getting a deadlock once every few hours. The laptop hangs, nothings responds, the image stays on and the...

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Sun Jul 09, 2017 4:53 am
L420 All hotkeys work except for the speaker mute light

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Apr 17, 2017 6:29 am
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by razoreater » Sun Apr 16, 2017 4:45 pm

Hello,

I have a thinkpad L420. i5 2520M with a clean installation of Windows 10 Pro and the latest BIOS. I have installed the audio driver, hotkey...

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Mon Apr 17, 2017 6:29 am
SL400 Battery No Longer Charges

Last post by Imperatrix « Sun Mar 12, 2017 5:10 pm
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by Imperatrix » Tue Mar 07, 2017 4:06 pm

Hey, guys! I hope that all is well! I'm in a bit of a pinch where my battery clicks when I'm charging. I took the battery out and powered it on with...

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Sun Mar 12, 2017 5:10 pm
Replaced system board, HMD on CD, but the MB serial number?

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Sat Feb 25, 2017 1:15 pm
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by dr.zapp » Wed Dec 04, 2013 2:08 am

I could not find this info through a board search, so pardon if I missed it. Read on for how to make a Hardware Maintenance Disk into a bootable CD....

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Sat Feb 25, 2017 1:15 pm
SL400: Two Free mPCIe Slots

Last post by jronald « Wed Feb 22, 2017 6:48 pm
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by Imperatrix » Sun Jan 01, 2017 9:14 pm

Hey guys, I hope you are all enjoying your new year's!

I got two mPCIe slots free, both the WWAN and the Turbo Memory slots open respectively, and...

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Last post by jronald
Wed Feb 22, 2017 6:48 pm
New factory-sealed L440 with battery at 0%; laptop thinks it's not genuine

Last post by TPFanatic « Wed Dec 07, 2016 1:33 pm
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by tanstaafl » Wed Dec 07, 2016 12:51 pm

I bought a new, factory-sealed L440 that apparently was sitting around a while, because the (genuine!) battery it came with is listed in Windows as...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Wed Dec 07, 2016 1:33 pm
SL510 and Windows 7 64b - no Windows updates

Last post by dol « Thu Aug 25, 2016 2:59 pm
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by abro89 » Wed Jun 22, 2016 5:56 am

I have a factory image W7Pro-64b on my SL-510. However no windows updates are being downloaded. Any ideas? All Windows services are operating. What...

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Last post by dol
Thu Aug 25, 2016 2:59 pm
Replacing T400 with L460 - does it make sense?

Last post by Czechnology « Sat Aug 06, 2016 4:17 pm
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by Czechnology » Wed Aug 03, 2016 3:03 pm

Hi everyone,
I would like to ask your opinion on my decision. I have been using ThinkPad T400 for... probably 8 years already and I sense that I need...

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Last post by Czechnology
Sat Aug 06, 2016 4:17 pm
Replacing LCD screen on a ThinkPad L450

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Jul 27, 2016 3:56 am
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by BK1 » Mon Dec 21, 2015 12:03 am

I just bought a ThinkPad L450, but the screen resolution (1366 x 768) is awful at 14 inches (it was a great price). I'm wondering if anyone has tried...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Jul 27, 2016 3:56 am
Review of the L460 FHD IPS

Last post by TPFanatic « Tue Jun 14, 2016 12:12 am
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by Puppy » Thu Mar 17, 2016 4:26 am

Screen flickering / PWM not detected

Cons
- fan whistles quietly
- fan management

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Last post by TPFanatic
Tue Jun 14, 2016 12:12 am
L512 : No more trackpoint and touchpad!

Last post by malademental « Thu Feb 25, 2016 3:31 pm
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by malademental » Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:58 pm

Hello everybody! I have a L512 Thinkpad I bought last year on LeBonCoin (kind of Craiglist for France), to a guy that worked in a German company. I...

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Last post by malademental
Thu Feb 25, 2016 3:31 pm
L420 gets stuck at splash screen or steady beeping.

Last post by 455olds « Sat Jan 30, 2016 11:11 am
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by 455olds » Thu Jan 28, 2016 4:31 pm

I have a L420 that gets stuck at the thinkpad logo when booting. It is inconsistent,sometimes it boots ok and doesn't get stuck or other times it...

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Last post by 455olds
Sat Jan 30, 2016 11:11 am
Thinkpad L412 not turning on; Power LED blinks for half a sec without any beep

Last post by jbar2016 « Sat Jan 30, 2016 8:15 am
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by abirjin » Fri Oct 23, 2015 2:53 am

My thinkpad has been causing me problems for a while now, first it wont boot into windows and kept showing unauthorized card in express card slot,...

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Sat Jan 30, 2016 8:15 am
SL500 upgrade to WSXGA+

Last post by Imperatrix « Tue Dec 01, 2015 3:39 pm
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by xebbmw » Sat Oct 03, 2015 7:41 am

Hi all,

I have an SL500 with a WXGA screen.

I might be able to get a screen LTN154P3-L02 quite cheap to upgrade to WSXGA+. The screen seems to be a...

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Last post by Imperatrix
Tue Dec 01, 2015 3:39 pm
Anyone got SL400 running on Windows 10?

Last post by Imperatrix « Tue Dec 01, 2015 3:35 pm
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by wanderseeme » Wed Oct 21, 2015 12:32 pm

I simply clean installed Windows 10 on a new SL400, now it just works fine, but there are still some little problems due to lack of drivers:

1. Left...

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Last post by Imperatrix
Tue Dec 01, 2015 3:35 pm
SL400c: Expresscard 34 Not Fitting in Slot

Last post by Imperatrix « Mon Nov 09, 2015 6:31 pm
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by Imperatrix » Mon Nov 09, 2015 3:58 pm

Title says it all. I can fit 54mm cards fine, but I have this 34mm that's too stubborn get in. Anyone else with this issue?

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Last post by Imperatrix
Mon Nov 09, 2015 6:31 pm
Thinkpad L420 does not let me restore factory settings using F11

Last post by stirro « Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:23 am

by stirro » Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:23 am

I may have corrupt software as my home screen on windows 7 only says computer and has erased my user details. When I hit F11 it does not have a...

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Last post by stirro
Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:23 am
SL400 HDD removal tab broke

Last post by Brad « Wed Sep 23, 2015 2:01 am
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by praste » Tue Sep 22, 2015 8:42 pm

I am trying to remove the hard drive from SL400, but HDD removal tab broke off and HDD now stuck.
I need to be able remove HDD in order to replace...

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Last post by Brad
Wed Sep 23, 2015 2:01 am
SL400c: What's this?

Last post by Imperatrix « Thu Sep 10, 2015 10:26 pm
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by Imperatrix » Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:03 pm

I was cleaning my laptop and I just noticed this little latch next to the WWAN slot. Does this do anything?

(Also, excuse the dust)

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Last post by Imperatrix
Thu Sep 10, 2015 10:26 pm
L420 - no boot possible from second disk connected via ultrabay but works when connected via USB

Last post by framp « Wed Aug 26, 2015 5:25 pm
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by framp » Fri Aug 21, 2015 3:59 pm

I have a spare ssd and thought it's a good idea to plug in the ssd as the primary disk on my L420 and to move the current disk running multiple Linux...

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Last post by framp
Wed Aug 26, 2015 5:25 pm
SL410 replacement parts

Last post by Kelvini « Mon Aug 17, 2015 7:34 am
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by Kelvini » Sun Aug 16, 2015 1:26 pm

Hello, I had an accident. The top of my poor SL410 has some damage from a drop. It's okay for the most part but the area where the volume/ mute keys...

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Last post by Kelvini
Mon Aug 17, 2015 7:34 am
Sl400c Whitelist Removal

Last post by Imperatrix « Sat Jul 18, 2015 9:34 pm
Replies: 2
by Imperatrix » Fri Jul 17, 2015 9:24 pm

I know, it's an ancient laptop, but I'm digging around and most of the links seem to be dead from over time. Does anyone have a .zip file lying...

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Last post by Imperatrix
Sat Jul 18, 2015 9:34 pm
L420 No Post, Battery Flashes 3 times

Last post by ndoggfromhell « Thu Jul 09, 2015 2:45 pm

by ndoggfromhell » Thu Jul 09, 2015 2:45 pm

I have an L420 that won't post. When you attach the ac adapter the battery light illuminates three times and then nothing else. No fan spin, power of...

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Last post by ndoggfromhell
Thu Jul 09, 2015 2:45 pm
SL510 Finger Reader

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:17 am
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by djmichael24951 » Wed Apr 22, 2015 8:06 am

I had a T61 with a finger reader, a couple of years ago. I really enjoyed the finger reader. I now have an SL510 without a finger reader. Can I add a...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:17 am
Silly rough touch surface on the SL510... (Question!)

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:00 am
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by youwonder » Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:22 pm

I just picked up an SL510 for $100, pretty much ready to go except some of the dimpled touchpad material is worn off.

I was um...absentmindedly...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:00 am
keyboard mystery

Last post by rkawakami « Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:11 pm
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by r3dplanet » Wed Mar 11, 2015 11:06 pm

I have a very, very odd keyboard situation with my Thinkpad L412.

I run a computer repair outfit and this Thinkpad was handed over to me by a...

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Last post by rkawakami
Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:11 pm
SL400 - Worst laptop ever bought

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Jan 25, 2015 7:38 am
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by TheTourist » Mon Aug 20, 2012 2:06 am

As reported last year too, the hinges of this SL400 keep breaking time and again. This is the third time now and I am fed up of buying new hinges. I...

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Sun Jan 25, 2015 7:38 am

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