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how to set battery thresholds?

Last post by kvaso « Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:15 am

by kvaso » Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:15 am

hi
I've got SL500 and I wonder how to set battery thresholds.. Power manager help says:
To change the battery charge thresholds, click the Battery...

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Last post by kvaso
Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:15 am
SL300 HDD upgrades?

Last post by kirpeknots « Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:04 pm
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by smartegyptian » Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:07 am

Can I upgrade 200GB 7200RPM? if I can after clean install xp is there is an easy way to install all drivers....etc?

Thx

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Last post by kirpeknots
Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:04 pm
O_S_X on sl400 - 2743 or Netflix is My Crack Cocaine

Last post by Kyocera « Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:53 am
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by Kyocera » Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:30 pm

I acquired one of these machines for work, at first I almost hurled :cry: when I got it, but I kind of dig the piano finish and it's light for such a...

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Last post by Kyocera
Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:53 am
Just picked up the SL400, and looking at upgrades.

Last post by Nidstyles « Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:14 am

by Nidstyles » Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:14 am

Hi all, I just picked up the Thinkpad SL400 for relatively cheaply via online coupons and the Lenovo direct site.

It may seem strange, but I'm...

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Last post by Nidstyles
Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:14 am
SL recovery disc for Vista Basic

Last post by jpchow « Mon Jun 01, 2009 5:16 pm

by jpchow » Mon Jun 01, 2009 5:16 pm

I just got a SL400 and it's great. However I made the mistake of putting windows 7 on it without making the recovery discs. Now my MBR is hooped and...

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Last post by jpchow
Mon Jun 01, 2009 5:16 pm
Replacement screen for SL400

Last post by ShaTR « Sun May 24, 2009 9:44 pm

by ShaTR » Sun May 24, 2009 9:44 pm

Hey peoplez,

Just wondering if anyone has done a screen upgrade on their SL400's. I just ordered one, and noticed that WSXGA's for the SL400 on ebay...

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Last post by ShaTR
Sun May 24, 2009 9:44 pm
SL500 Wireless Internet issue

Last post by EC12 « Thu May 21, 2009 2:34 am
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by EC12 » Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:06 pm

Hello all.

So my original problem was, for some reason - somewhat randomly - my wireless would stop working. And I had to restart the computer, or...

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Last post by EC12
Thu May 21, 2009 2:34 am
SL NHC ACPI script shutting fan off

Last post by troubadix « Tue May 19, 2009 5:23 am

by troubadix » Tue May 19, 2009 5:23 am

download here

usage absolutely on your own risk, alfa version, expect bugs.

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Last post by troubadix
Tue May 19, 2009 5:23 am
Actual weight of SL400

Last post by rkawakami « Fri May 08, 2009 12:25 pm
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by GnatGoSplat » Fri May 08, 2009 8:01 am

Most reviews for the SL400 quote the 5.5lb weight from the published specifications. Does anyone have the actual weight of an SL400, measured on a...

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Last post by rkawakami
Fri May 08, 2009 12:25 pm
DVD drive suddenly stopped working

Last post by rkawakami « Wed May 06, 2009 3:22 pm
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by akorn » Wed May 06, 2009 3:04 pm

Hej,

yesterday the MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ870A on my SL500 stopped working, all of a sudden, after a mere 4 month. Cannot open it, not by pressing the...

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Last post by rkawakami
Wed May 06, 2009 3:22 pm
Will your ThinkPad be capable of XP Mode in Windows 7 ?

Last post by K7AAY « Tue May 05, 2009 12:26 am

by K7AAY » Tue May 05, 2009 12:26 am

If you don't know your CPU model, you can run BGINFO.EXE from

to find out.

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Tue May 05, 2009 12:26 am
Disk re-partitioning before Linux install

Last post by K7AAY « Sun May 03, 2009 1:07 pm

by K7AAY » Sun May 03, 2009 1:07 pm

149GB hd from factory in my Lenovo SL400. Vista's Disk Management snap-in shows this partitioning for Disk 0:

Letter Volume Size Status
--...

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Last post by K7AAY
Sun May 03, 2009 1:07 pm
Fan speed stabilization?

Last post by K7AAY « Sun May 03, 2009 1:02 pm
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by K7AAY » Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:22 am

How might one make the fan speed more constant, thereby less annoying?
Tried Speedfan.exe, but the author does not have an SL series TP and it...

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Sun May 03, 2009 1:02 pm
Mod wanted: ThinkLight equivalent?

Last post by archer6 « Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:51 pm
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by K7AAY » Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:17 am

Flabberghasted that my SL400 didn't have the ThinkLight.
Anyone have a mod or 3d party add-on, less clumsy than the cheap USB plug-in snake-lights,...

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Last post by archer6
Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:51 pm
Canadian sales?

Last post by hydrazine « Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:29 pm
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by CRAZYBUBBA » Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:52 pm

I'm looking at buying a SL, does anyone have any idea when the next lenovo Canada sale is? December?

Also, is there a particular time of the year to...

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Last post by hydrazine
Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:29 pm
SL 500 sleep mode problem

Last post by brendon b « Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:39 am

by brendon b » Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:39 am

Hi

I'm new to this forum and to lenovo/thinkpad.

My SL500 (type 2746 32G) cannot be woken up after being put to sleep.

I put the machine to sleep...

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Last post by brendon b
Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:39 am
New SL Drivers 14/04/09 - 1.23 BIOS, 1.54 Power Manager for

Last post by Random Dude « Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:14 am

by Random Dude » Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:14 am

To all:

Under BIOS, the Matrix lists 1.21 as latest, however if you click on the link, you will notice that the file for download is labled...

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Last post by Random Dude
Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:14 am
HDMI Ports on All SL series?

Last post by ZaZ « Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:56 am
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by flypenfly » Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:34 am

Are HDMI ports standard across all SLs? The Lenovo page seems to indicate it's standard but I think in most reviews I've read, they are not...

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Last post by ZaZ
Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:56 am
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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Last post by Random Dude
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
Replies: 6
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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Last post by archer6
Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:20 pm
ThinkPad L 412 and 512 on going deals and coupons

Last post by TechDeals « Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:25 pm

by TechDeals » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:25 pm

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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Last post by TechDeals
Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:25 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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Last post by raku05
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
Replies: 5
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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Last post by mixxo
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
Replies: 10
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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Last post by dr_st
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
Replies: 1
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
Replies: 6
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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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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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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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

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

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

details at

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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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Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:20 pm

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