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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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Can you change the DVD multi drive to Blu-ray?

Last post by Anil_Trinidad « Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:40 am
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by Anil_Trinidad » Wed Nov 03, 2010 12:48 pm

Hello. This is my first post on this site! I recently got an SL410 for my wife for 600bucks on Amazon. So it has an HDMI output which is of no use to...

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Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:40 am
Flashed Bios With Update Now PC Won't Do Anything

Last post by bazza22 « Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:04 pm
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by bazza22 » Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:51 am

Hi All,

I am new here but have tried to find information about what I have messed up, if I am asking a same question someone else had I apologies...

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Last post by bazza22
Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:04 pm
SL vs L

Last post by Danoc « Sat Oct 09, 2010 6:30 pm
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by TrailRunner » Sun Sep 26, 2010 3:49 pm

Is the L series just the SL with faster processors?

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Last post by Danoc
Sat Oct 09, 2010 6:30 pm
L512 Slowdown while charging

Last post by rossmosis « Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:01 am
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by rossmosis » Sun Sep 19, 2010 3:12 pm

My laptop runs fine when its not plugged in, but the second I plug it in it slows way down. Once I unplug it it speeds back up again. It's plugged in...

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Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:01 am
XP Downgrade to Win 7 and then later upgrade to Win 7?

Last post by mpcook « Thu Sep 23, 2010 3:54 pm
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by TrailRunner » Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:59 pm

Do the SL510 models that ship with Win XP preinstalled ship with Win 7 disks?

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Last post by mpcook
Thu Sep 23, 2010 3:54 pm
Choice Between Thinkpad L Series and the T Series.

Last post by Harryc « Sat Sep 18, 2010 7:13 pm
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by anishpld » Sat Sep 18, 2010 5:09 pm

hi guys ,
i am in a bit of confusion .
Till now , I was gonna buy a thinkpad L 412 with Dedicated graphics .
And with the specs that i want it was...

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Sep 18, 2010 7:13 pm
SL500 Screen problem

Last post by tsimeur « Tue Sep 14, 2010 6:42 pm
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by Gipiv » Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:22 pm

Help!
Well I switched on the Sl500 only to find a black screen. The system boots into XP as I can hear the XP welcome sound. If I place a flash light...

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Last post by tsimeur
Tue Sep 14, 2010 6:42 pm
L vs T

Last post by TrailRunner « Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:57 pm
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by j-dawg » Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:58 pm

Has anyone had any real experience with both T410 and L412? My sister is contemplating and it's hard to justify the extra T-series features when the...

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Last post by TrailRunner
Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:57 pm
SL510 Replace CPU T4400 with P8700 Question

Last post by sdolen « Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:30 am
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by jwc553911 » Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:13 pm

Bought my SL510 earlier this year. ordered it with upgrade from Celeron T3100 to T4400.
My question is can i swap out the CUP with a P8700 2.53, or...

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Last post by sdolen
Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:30 am
L412 and Advanced Mini Dock Sound

Last post by SgtZeke « Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:02 am

by SgtZeke » Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:02 am

How do I get the sound port on the dock to work? Do I have to disable the sound on the laptop first? Running Win 7 64 Enterprise.

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Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:02 am
Filter and Sticky Keys

Last post by jamz « Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:29 am
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by jamz » Wed Aug 18, 2010 2:59 am

Hello! I am using thinkpad sl400. I guess I just started experiencing my problem when my nephew played games with my laptop. I keep on receiving...

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Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:29 am
SL400 does not work without the power adapter

Last post by ZaZ « Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:08 am
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by TheTourist » Sat Aug 07, 2010 1:54 am

Yesterday night I was using my SL400 on battery power and all of a sudden it just powered off. I thought the battery may have discharged without any...

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Last post by ZaZ
Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:08 am
L412 short review *Pic warning*

Last post by Harryc « Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:16 pm
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by Danoc » Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:57 pm

Here is a short review of the new Thinkpad L412, received last week. First impressions.

Overall pretty satisfied with it. Fast and reliable.

Core...

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Last post by Harryc
Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:16 pm
SL 410 with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 - any experience?

Last post by Nautical « Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:41 am
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by zlad » Mon May 10, 2010 5:05 pm

Hi!

I should buy a laptop to my brother. Prevoiusly I bought an SL 510 for my girlfirend and it works well for home using. Now I need a smaller one...

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Last post by Nautical
Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:41 am
Touchpad and heat problems

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by Nautical » Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:29 am

Hi everyone,
I just bought my 3rd Thinkpad which is an SL410 DLG.I am having a terrible time with the touchpad, it is not sensitive to touch...

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Last post by Nautical
Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:29 am
SL510 compatible with 41+ battery?

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by rotcoddam » Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:17 pm

I've been looking at the SL510 to replace my older T60. Over the years, I purchase additional chargers and batteries for the T60 and was wondering...

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Last post by rotcoddam
Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:17 pm
tpvolbar

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by dewright » Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:20 am

How do I eliminate the volume bar on my wall?? How do I eliminate TPVOLBAR ??

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Last post by dewright
Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:20 am
SL410 Losing Time

Last post by aparker81 « Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:17 pm
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by aparker81 » Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:48 pm

Hello -

After purchasing my SL410 from Lenovo, the battery died about four weeks later. I received a warrany replacement. Since then, I've noticed...

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Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:17 pm
Power Manager Gauge on Taskbar problem

Last post by aparker81 « Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:45 pm
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by stannhuang » Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:52 pm

it just cannot show up early for some reason on my SL400 laptop. I checked the power manager settings and it's checked to show up on taskbar. but it...

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Last post by aparker81
Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:45 pm
SL410 T5870...what can I upgrade processor to

Last post by sdolen « Sat Jul 31, 2010 5:06 pm
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by jongordo8 » Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:45 pm

What would be the fastest processor I could upgrade this laptop to? Would a new core i3 or core i5 fit in it?

Also this processor is 35w, if I went...

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Last post by sdolen
Sat Jul 31, 2010 5:06 pm
After replace chip BIOS, restore serial, MAC & generate UUID

Last post by VecH « Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:47 am
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by VecH » Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:37 pm

Lenovo SL500
2746-A73

After write firmware in new chip bios (MX 25L8005M2C) and place in notebook
has lost
System unit serial number: INVALID
System...

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Last post by VecH
Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:47 am
SL510 ......... just received

Last post by dr_st « Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:29 pm
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by ausmike » Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:17 am

WOW this new SL 510 jsu got from Lenovo is HUGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!
a) placed that on top of my work W701 .........humnn some instresting...

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Last post by dr_st
Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:29 pm
Overclocking on SL510?

Last post by tecneeq « Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:12 am
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by nanojr » Mon May 10, 2010 11:14 pm

Has anybody tried overclocking their SL510? :?:

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Last post by tecneeq
Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:12 am
SL500 Power Supply Issue

Last post by sausage « Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:17 pm
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by sausage » Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:42 pm

So the charger port on my brother's SL500 has cracked down the middle and will not recieve power anymore.

I looked up how to open it up and replace...

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Last post by sausage
Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:17 pm
custom logo at power-on.

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by tobe » Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:31 am

how to make custom logo at power-on (BIOS Version 1.39)?
i found this article at but nothing information aboaut how to

Thank4all

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Last post by tobe
Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:31 am
SL510 with flakey USB ports

Last post by Harryc « Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:54 am
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by mpcook » Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:41 am

My wife has a new SL510 from her employer. I have noticed while backing up and reinstalling and updating for her, that the USB ports (there are 4) do...

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Last post by Harryc
Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:54 am
T43 Vs Sl500

Last post by jongordo8 « Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:25 am
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by lagoausente » Wed Dec 30, 2009 7:09 pm

I have a T40, and have thought about buying a used T43, but have seen on ebay these models at very reasonable cost and they are new, is there any...

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Last post by jongordo8
Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:25 am
SL300 backlight problem

Last post by ZaZ « Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:18 pm
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by ritchie888 » Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:32 am

Hey all,

I recently bought a faulty SL300 off eBay to replace some faulty parts on my current SL300, this worked great, however, I'm now wondering...

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Last post by ZaZ
Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:18 pm
SL300 - upgrade with SL9600 or SU9400 CPU

Last post by sego « Fri Jun 25, 2010 4:09 pm
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by sego » Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:19 am

Hallo,
is it possible to upgrade with such CPUs? These CPUs are often ES samples ...
Normally they should work because they are normal Penryn CPUs....

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Last post by sego
Fri Jun 25, 2010 4:09 pm
SL300 slows down every now and then

Last post by malachont « Sat Jun 12, 2010 5:56 pm

by malachont » Sat Jun 12, 2010 5:56 pm

I, I have an XP SP3 SL300 Thinkpad, in random times (seemingly not related to what is run on the OS) the machine slows down to a very slow processing...

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Last post by malachont
Sat Jun 12, 2010 5:56 pm
SL300 USB connecting sound when moving monitor

Last post by ZaZ « Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:44 pm
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by ritchie888 » Wed Jun 09, 2010 5:17 pm

Hey,

Sorry if this has been asked before, I had a google and it seems that other people have this problem but no answers.

I have an SL300...

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Last post by ZaZ
Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:44 pm
SL series WWAN options discussion - BIOS hack available yet?

Last post by Rebooter « Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:49 am
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by Random Dude » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:17 am

Hi all,

Just picked up my 13.1 SL300 with WWAN antennas but I didn't option a module from the factory.

Down here in Australia we've got 2 frequency...

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Last post by Rebooter
Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:49 am
SL 510 battery issue

Last post by zlad « Mon May 10, 2010 4:50 pm
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by zlad » Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:45 pm

Hi!

My girlfriend has an SL510 and she randomly - but not rarely - gets this warning message:

The battery installed in this computer is not a...

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Last post by zlad
Mon May 10, 2010 4:50 pm
built-in microphone not working on sl500 with Vista

Last post by 2nat « Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:44 pm

by 2nat » Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:44 pm

I have an integrated camera and I suppose that built-in microphone is a standard on sl500 - but when I go to:
Control Panel - Sound - Recording...

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Last post by 2nat
Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:44 pm
SL510 - BIOS Model Type issue

Last post by mlitano « Thu Apr 15, 2010 3:01 pm
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by mlitano » Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:48 pm

The BIOS on my new work SL510 does not have a model type listed. This is causing the registry to generate TP-6J__ under HKLM/hardware/acpi/.

This...

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Last post by mlitano
Thu Apr 15, 2010 3:01 pm
Highest Resolutions on the SL Series Laptops?

Last post by dr_st « Fri Apr 09, 2010 12:22 pm
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by crashnburn » Fri Apr 09, 2010 7:52 am

Highest Resolutions on the SL Series Laptops?

Please do advise.

300

400

500

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Last post by dr_st
Fri Apr 09, 2010 12:22 pm
about sl400 whitelist

Last post by petersvei « Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:10 am
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by alphasxb » Fri Feb 19, 2010 7:21 am

have seen many post about 1802 and 1804 error in the forum.
Cause the AMI bios, zender coun't patch the sl400 bios.

Dose anyone konws how to bypass...

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Last post by petersvei
Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:10 am
SL510 issues win xp

Last post by jknight « Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:44 pm
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by jknight » Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:22 am

Hi all,

We just purchased Lenovo L510's for our students. Ghosted it fine with Ghost 11.5.1, turned sata to compatability in bios, windows XP does...

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Last post by jknight
Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:44 pm
Serial Port on SL400

Last post by ZaZ « Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:37 pm
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by mdclow » Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:43 pm

Does the SL400 have the ability to pull out the CD Drive and add an adapter that adds a serial port. This is available for my T60. My friend is...

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Last post by ZaZ
Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:37 pm
Keyboard skin

Last post by kenkan « Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:23 pm

by kenkan » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:23 pm

Are all the SL Series keyboards the same? I want to buy a keyboard skin for my SL410 and can't find one specifically for that model, I'm assuming...

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Last post by kenkan
Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:23 pm
SL300 headphone jack / no sound

Last post by Kybeer « Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:19 am

by Kybeer » Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:19 am

Hi

I have a problem with a Thinkpad SL300 and the headphone jack / audio out. If I plug my headphones in the jack (i have tried with several...

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Last post by Kybeer
Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:19 am
SL410 keyboard and battery

Last post by Bojje « Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:21 am
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by Bojje » Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:20 am

I am looking to buy a computer for my mother, she needs a simple machine that can take some abuse.
I don't know if I should go with the SL410/SL510...

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Last post by Bojje
Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:21 am
SL500 Bluetooth not working

Last post by seaniedee « Thu Feb 25, 2010 1:45 pm
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by seaniedee » Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:32 pm

Although I recently downgraded to XP SP3, I don't think Bluetooth was ever working. Wne I do FN+F5, wireless radio is turned on, but there's no...

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Last post by seaniedee
Thu Feb 25, 2010 1:45 pm
SL500 Internal mic after downgrade to XP

Last post by seaniedee « Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:29 pm

by seaniedee » Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:29 pm

The internal mic was working fine in Vista, but not since I downgraded to XP. I have SP3 installed.

Any advice would be appreciated.

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Last post by seaniedee
Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:29 pm
SL500 and SLDX upgrade?

Last post by patmcd « Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:09 pm

by patmcd » Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:09 pm

I purchased an SL500 last April. Does anyone know if I can upgrade the SD card slot and the hard drive to the SLDX standrad?

P@

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Last post by patmcd
Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:09 pm
Is the SL410 a real ThinkPad?

Last post by rkawakami « Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:12 pm
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by JoelOFH » Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:11 pm

Hello,

I'm in the market for a no-nonsense laptop. I'll use the computer for the internet, college schoolwork, and coding (C++, C, Java). It looks...

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Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:12 pm
SL510 trackpoint press-to-select not working?

Last post by krisjaniz « Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:02 pm

by krisjaniz » Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:02 pm

Haven't been able to activate the press-to-select feature on SL510 under Windows 7 or Vista. Does anybody have it working under Windows 7 or other...

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Last post by krisjaniz
Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:02 pm
Got the SL410, but want docking

Last post by DiGiTY « Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:48 pm
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by DiGiTY » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:02 pm

I just picked up the ThinkPad SL410 and it meets all my requirements exactly and for the most part I'm happy with it, but when I bought it to work I...

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Last post by DiGiTY
Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:48 pm
Thinkpad SL 400 Overheat

Last post by tsulusun « Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:41 am

by tsulusun » Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:41 am

Dear All i have problem with my Thinkpad Sl 400.
my Laptops always overheat even i just use for browsing or using word or PPT.
i used 3 party...

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Last post by tsulusun
Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:41 am
SL 420/520

Last post by Rochefort « Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:08 pm

by Rochefort » Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:08 pm

Nowhere'n nobody speaks about the SL 420/520 Arrandale !?
What about !?

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Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:08 pm

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