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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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WWAN and Telstra (australia)

Last post by Random Dude « Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:54 pm
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by symbol » Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:18 pm

Hello everybody, several months ago i purchased a sierra mc8775 embedded module. When purchasing I told the bloke i would be using Telstra (aussie...

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Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:54 pm
changing default WWAN service provider

Last post by raku05 « Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:41 am

by raku05 » Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:41 am

hi,

I bought my SL300 here in Sweden and got my WWAN service provider as Telenor. However, I am moving to Denmark next month and want to use the...

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Last post by raku05
Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:41 am
When will the SL300/400 be back?

Last post by smartegyptian « Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:59 pm
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by themightyquinn » Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:22 pm

I'm a little upset I barely missed the sale on the SL300...my T61p didn't sell fast enough. I'm still really looking into buying one, and noticed...

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Last post by smartegyptian
Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:59 pm
touchpad on sl300 still doesn't work

Last post by webrehm « Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:02 pm

by webrehm » Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:02 pm

My original sl300 had a touchpad that did not always work. Most of the time it did but then you end up having to tap 3 to 6 times to get a button to...

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Last post by webrehm
Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:02 pm
Loving our new SL300

Last post by archer6 « Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:20 pm
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by kjjb0204 » Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:31 pm

I'm a relative novice when it comes to ThinkPads. I've owned or been issued several ThinkPads over the past four years and I have to say, for my...

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Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:20 pm
SL500 keyboard : "@" symbol not fucntioning

Last post by Gipiv « Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:31 pm
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by Gipiv » Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:06 am

Hi,
just got my SL500 up and running when I discovered that I couldn't make write the @ symbol.
I think it's just that I cannot find the right...

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Last post by Gipiv
Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:31 pm
issues with trackpad on SL300

Last post by Marin85 « Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:08 pm
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by totallyepic » Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:51 pm

hello everyone,

just received my SL300 today in the mail and i'm extremely satisfied. however, one small issue that's turning into a rather large...

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Last post by Marin85
Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:08 pm
anyone installed Ubuntu on SL300

Last post by raku05 « Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:19 pm

by raku05 » Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:19 pm

hi,

Have anyone installed Ubuntu on SL300 without any problem?

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Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:19 pm
SL500 - Update BIOS

Last post by Harryc « Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:44 pm
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by Nitros » Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:31 pm

Hello,

i want to update my bios and it worked once. Then my broadband doesn't work. Now, i want to flash my BIOS for a second time to a lower...

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:44 pm
what is maximum resolution (with max video RAM)?

Last post by raku05 « Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:40 am
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by raku05 » Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:55 am

I recently bought thinkpad SL-300 and I have 1280 x 800 resolution. But Lenovo says

Graphics Subsystem
Video RAM std/max: -- / --
Graphics...

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Last post by raku05
Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:40 am
My volume & Fn brightness OSD have vanished.

Last post by mixxo « Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:31 pm
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by mixxo » Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:59 pm

This happened last week too. I went to Lenovo Care for an update check and there was a HotKey update which I installed and all was well again.

This...

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Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:31 pm
Increasing display resolution on Thinkpad SL500

Last post by dr_st « Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:12 am
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by tonydoss » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:34 am

Hi,

does anyone know if it's possible to further increase the display resolution on the Thinkpad SL500. I have Windows XP SP3 and the maximum...

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Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:12 am
Annoying sound when put on and off stand-by

Last post by Marin85 « Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:57 am
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by tonydoss » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:36 am

Hi,

does anyone know how to remove the annoying bip the Thinkpad SL500 does when going or coming back from standby (without having to activate...

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Last post by Marin85
Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:57 am
SL500 Broadband doesn't work

Last post by Nitros « Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:17 pm

by Nitros » Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:17 pm

Hi all,

i've an new SL500 and my broadband doesn't work. I installed the newest driver from Lenovo, but the Broadband Connect tells me, that there...

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Last post by Nitros
Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:17 pm
sl300 cannot get 1680x1050 on external monitor

Last post by underlig « Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:21 am

by underlig » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:21 am

I have a sl300 that i am unable to output my external monitors native resolution. (I'm running vista business x64 but there are drivers available for...

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Last post by underlig
Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:21 am
SL500: the first two weeks (product review)

Last post by akorn « Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:19 am
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by akorn » Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:23 am

Hej,

I'd like to give potential buyers of this laptop (or one in this series) a little bit of guidance. Below, I therefore give a personal account...

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Last post by akorn
Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:19 am
ThinkPad SL

Last post by wswartzendruber « Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:07 pm
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by ThinkPad R » Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:32 am

Aren't they getting a bit risky? Too many models.

I do like how they put the buttons on the left arm rather than on top left with horizontal bar...

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Last post by wswartzendruber
Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:07 pm
Windows icons have disappeared from System Tray after update

Last post by jdhurst « Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:00 pm
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by akorn » Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:58 pm

Hej,

I updated my SL500 with Access Connections 5.12 and Power Manager 2 recently. Since then, the Windows icons for network and volume have...

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Last post by jdhurst
Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:00 pm
WiFi problem on my SL500 and its solution

Last post by akorn « Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:13 pm

by akorn » Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:13 pm

Hej,

bought an SL500 just after Christmas and have been using it nearly daily ever since. Will give a review of pros and cons that I have found, but...

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Last post by akorn
Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:13 pm
Solaris Operating System

Last post by silverlokk « Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:21 pm
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by alanpae » Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:07 pm

Hi there,

Does anyone know if it's possible to run Sun's Solaris Operating System on one of the SL400's instead of Windows?

Sun has a Java based...

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Last post by silverlokk
Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:21 pm
10% off Employee Pricing eCoupon and 10% Cashback Ends 12/1

Last post by stannhuang « Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:54 pm
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by ecoupons » Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:52 am

10% off SL Series Employee Pricing eCoupon and 10% Cashback exclusively with eCoupons.com

more details at

This message approved by BMorrow.

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Last post by stannhuang
Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:54 pm
SL400 enable Batterystretch?

Last post by stannhuang « Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:39 am

by stannhuang » Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:39 am

I tried for a few times but it does not work...i believe that should work but probably there is some problems when i was doing it so please tell me...

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Last post by stannhuang
Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:39 am
sierra mc8775

Last post by ozbloke « Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:17 am

by ozbloke » Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:17 am

Hi all, i have the Sierra Wwan mc8775 which i purchased from lenovo for sl500 vista thinkpad. i signed up with Australian isp telstra wireless and...

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Last post by ozbloke
Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:17 am
lan problem with sl500

Last post by senbros « Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:05 pm

by senbros » Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:05 pm

hi guys
i'm susing windows vista ultimate with sl500. I 'm having problem connecting with lan when it is connected with ac adaptor. When i connect...

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Last post by senbros
Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:05 pm
Clean Install of Windows XP

Last post by Dontona « Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:35 pm

by Dontona » Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:35 pm

Hi Guys,

Basically I have completed a clean install of Windows XP on this SL500 laptop that I recently bought. All drivers etc have installed fine...

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Last post by Dontona
Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:35 pm
Changing from Vista 32 bit to 64 bit OS , any issues ?

Last post by kontiki « Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:01 pm
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by kontiki » Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:20 am

Hi all,

I just bought a ThinkPad SL500, and I need to uninstall Vista 32 bit, and install either a Win XP 64 bit, or Ubuntu 64 bit.

I did some...

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Last post by kontiki
Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:01 pm
HUGE 2 Day Sale - Up to 10% off eCoupon Ends 11/12

Last post by ecoupons « Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:25 pm

by ecoupons » Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:25 pm

10% off ThinkPad SL Series eCoupon Nov 12 and 13 only.

details at

This message approved by BMorrow.

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Last post by ecoupons
Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:25 pm
SL500 Ghosting and NDIS driver issues

Last post by rabbitpoison « Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:11 am
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by rabbitpoison » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:44 am

Hi all,

I need to make a ghost image of an SL500 using an odler version of Ghost which boots into ghost on startup.

I have downloaded the NDIS2...

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Last post by rabbitpoison
Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:11 am
Employee Pricing on ThinkPad SL400 -- Oct 23-24 only

Last post by ecoupons « Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:20 pm

by ecoupons » Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:20 pm

You Pay What We Pay - Employee Pricing 48 hours only! Oct 23-24 only.

ThinkPad SL400 14.1 Widescreen w/integrated graphics $512 after eCoupon...

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Last post by ecoupons
Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:20 pm
Notice to all: The ThinkPad SL series uses IdeaPad firmware

Last post by hmh « Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:30 am

by hmh » Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:30 am

The ThinkPad SL series uses IdeaPad firmware, so, for all intents and purposes, it is an IdeaPad for the Operating System.

This means most of the...

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Last post by hmh
Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:30 am
Anyone tried downgrading Vista to XP on the SL300 yet?

Last post by zthang « Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:20 pm
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by zthang » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:17 pm

I'm starting to get fed up with vista, but I'm wary of driver issues. Anyone tried this yet? Just got my SL300 a couple of days ago...love everything...

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Last post by zthang
Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:20 pm
Fingerprint reader problems

Last post by shisha « Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:42 am
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by mattkrass » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:27 pm

I had a friend recently on my recommendation to try ThinkPads purchase an SL500 with fingerprint reader. It came preinstalled with Vista and she...

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Last post by shisha
Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:42 am
SL300 or X200 or X61

Last post by archer6 « Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:41 pm
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by Dash » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:47 pm

Help me guys to make my decision.

I am new to the Thinkpads. I have had Vaios and decided to get Thinkpad this time.

I am grad business student....

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Last post by archer6
Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:41 pm
Where is the SL300?

Last post by celticchrys « Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:29 am
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by PointZero » Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:05 am

Well, the SL 400 and 500 are now customizable, but where is the SL300? I thought that it was supposed to be released along with the T400 and T500....

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Last post by celticchrys
Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:29 am
SL has Shiny Black Lid!

Last post by dr_st « Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:39 am
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by kunfuchopsticks » Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:15 pm

Can't believe they did this.

I just can't believe it, now it looks like a flamboyant HP, no respect for Lenovo.

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Last post by dr_st
Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:39 am
SL500 review - they changed the keyboard layout!

Last post by blackomegax « Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:19 pm
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by gator » Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:59 pm

Reviews of the SL series are up:

From the article:
Though no one would confuse this notebook with a sleek ultraportable such as Lenovo’s X300,...

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Last post by blackomegax
Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:19 pm
Thinkpad SL. Opinion

Last post by nordyk « Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:42 am
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by linko » Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:52 am

It's at Lenovo.com today. I really don't know that I like the moved buttons that much, and moved LED's... and It seems like the plastic around the...

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Last post by nordyk
Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:42 am
New Thinkpad models:SL300, SL400, SL500 -Super Light eeePC?

Last post by kunfuchopsticks « Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:07 pm
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by beeblebrox » Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:42 am

Folks,

remember my other thread in January about the new W,T,Xxxx series? It even made it into Chinese computer forums. Wow!

So far Gizmodo has...

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Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:07 pm

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