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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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Create Recovery Media and reload system with Win 8 preloaded

Last post by miked1960 « Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:46 pm

by miked1960 » Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:46 pm

You: You want to create Recovery Media and reload system with Windows 8 preload
Lenovo: So far, you've told me that:

You want help with Rescue and...

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Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:46 pm
SL410 1280х800 resolution instead of native 1366x768

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Aug 06, 2013 8:25 am
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by pit___ » Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:11 am

Hi there,
ocassionally, my sl410 started to display in 1280х800 instead of 1366x768, so I see an image shifted to the left and down and black ribbons...

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Tue Aug 06, 2013 8:25 am
SL510 convert to L512?

Last post by Sir_Andross « Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:01 am

by Sir_Andross » Sat Jun 22, 2013 9:26 am

I wonder if it was possible to do so, with various parts around ebay, I could convert the SL510 into a proper true ThinkPad as the design is the same...

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Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:01 am
L412 0585 hard drive

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Jul 02, 2013 3:26 pm
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by L4120585 » Mon Jul 01, 2013 7:48 am

What is the best solution if you want to add an additional hard drive to the Thinkpad L412 (0585-W8D) ?
I have a hard drive (OCZ Agility 3 20nm SATA...

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Tue Jul 02, 2013 3:26 pm
ThinkPad L430 ram upgrade...

Last post by Rockrz « Sat Jun 22, 2013 2:26 pm
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by Rockrz » Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:31 pm

Anybody know where a good instructional video can be found to show one how to install ram in a ThinkPad L430 ?

Looking to upgrade from 8 gigs to...

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Sat Jun 22, 2013 2:26 pm
Battery from L520 does not work on L530, why?

Last post by jayton4 « Sat Jun 08, 2013 3:08 am
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by Van GORRE » Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:14 pm

I have L520 (TYPE: 5017-AJ3) and 4 original batteries FRU: 42t4912, 2x 42t4765, 42t4791. I bought the L530 without the battery. However, the...

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Sat Jun 08, 2013 3:08 am
L430, no sound on battery.

Last post by deaner « Tue Jun 04, 2013 3:37 pm
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by deaner » Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:04 am

Hello all,
I have a thinkpad L430 and I did a complete format and reinstall of windows 7 64bit, I ran Lenovo system update and all went ok. When the...

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Last post by deaner
Tue Jun 04, 2013 3:37 pm
L412 Freezes

Last post by Sir_Andross « Sat May 11, 2013 6:38 am
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by BarnBurner » Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:48 am

My faithful T40 served me well for many years, despite some rocky beginnings, but the old beast was just not cutting the mustard anymore in regards...

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Last post by Sir_Andross
Sat May 11, 2013 6:38 am
L520 Dispalyport to hdmi conv, video and sound problem on TV

Last post by Van GORRE « Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:30 pm

by Van GORRE » Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:30 pm

HI

I have L520 and this cabel , so i make it's write on instruction to get video and sound on TV; but i have only video, sound isn't work. In...

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Last post by Van GORRE
Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:30 pm
Unauthorized network card L530 and Ericsson F5521gw

Last post by twistero « Mon Mar 25, 2013 12:33 am
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by christiande » Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:12 am

hi

I know that topic is repeated but i have not found a solution for my problem.
I have a new ThinkPad L530 2481-3PG and want to get a Ericsson...

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Last post by twistero
Mon Mar 25, 2013 12:33 am
SL510: empty screen on startup, before any BIOS message

Last post by ZaZ « Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:44 pm
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by tonfagun » Tue Mar 05, 2013 12:28 pm

Hey everyone.

Just encountered my first real problem with my (about 2 years old) SL510. I can't find out the exact type of my SL510 right now, but...

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Last post by ZaZ
Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:44 pm
Does the SL410 have SATA II/3.0 Gbps?

Last post by DiGiTY « Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:48 pm
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by DiGiTY » Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:48 pm

I'm upgrading to SSD for my SL410 (2842-FBU, bought from Best Buy in 1/10) and when I pulled out the original hard drive I see there's a factory...

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Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:48 pm
Thinkpad SL500 with 9-Cell battery, does it sit flush?

Last post by jak2rocks « Fri Dec 14, 2012 6:21 am
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by mr.rhtuner » Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:39 pm

Hey everybody.

I'm new to this forum and I am really looking at ordering the IBM SL500 but if I do I want to get the 9-cell battery. After searching...

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Last post by jak2rocks
Fri Dec 14, 2012 6:21 am
Thinkpad SL500 - external monitor resolution

Last post by dennisparrish « Wed Dec 12, 2012 5:41 am
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by dennisparrish » Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:39 am

My client has a 19 monitor connected directly to his Thinkpad SL500 laptop. The highest resolution setting is 1400 x 1050 which he would like to use,...

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Wed Dec 12, 2012 5:41 am
SL410, problems after LCD replacement.

Last post by sl410_user « Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:52 am
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by sl410_user » Sat Dec 08, 2012 12:48 am

My LCD (lp140wh1-tla1) in SL410 was broken and i bought a generic one from ebay. But looks, like it have wrong/corrupted EDID, because in every OS...

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Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:52 am
8 GB RAM upgrade for my SL510 failed, no idea why!?

Last post by tonfagun « Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:50 pm
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by tonfagun » Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:36 pm

Hey everyone

I decided to upgrade the memory of my system, a Thinkpad SL510 (Windows 7 x64 SP1). Here's the RAM I ordered (on German amazon): 2x 4...

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Last post by tonfagun
Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:50 pm
jittering/flickerin screen on my SL500, but only after sleep

Last post by yup « Mon Dec 03, 2012 1:13 am

by yup » Mon Dec 03, 2012 1:13 am

Hi,
my SL500 is jittering. I seems to happen only after the computer has gone once into sleep mode (though I am not certain about that. It looks...

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Last post by yup
Mon Dec 03, 2012 1:13 am
Thinkpad SL510 screen wxga swap to wxga++

Last post by iThinkSL « Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:10 pm

by iThinkSL » Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:10 pm

Hello all. I have question does it ,works if I swap wxga to wxga++ screen. And what resolution should be with Intel 4500MHD graphic card.

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Last post by iThinkSL
Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:10 pm
cleaning my SL500, now 105°C

Last post by hannes7 « Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:32 am

by hannes7 » Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:32 am

hi all,

i cleaned my SL500 yesterday.
for this i opened the cover on the backside. got the heatpipes with the fan out. cleaned everything, put some...

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Last post by hannes7
Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:32 am
SL510 temperature? Ok or not ok?

Last post by iThinkSL « Thu Nov 15, 2012 6:12 pm
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by rerq » Thu Aug 30, 2012 6:11 am

Hi,

I have Lenovo SL510 with
CPU: Intel Core Duo T6570, 2.1 GHz and
HDD: Fujitsu MJA2320BH (5 400 RPM).

I´d like to ask what typical temperatures...

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Last post by iThinkSL
Thu Nov 15, 2012 6:12 pm
aUDIO oUTPUT - 5.1 and the L520

Last post by parispat « Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:32 pm

by parispat » Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:32 pm

Dear forum members,
Hello Bill M!

Is there anyway to get 5.1 audio output from the L520?

I've looked in the Realtek audio applet and the...

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Last post by parispat
Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:32 pm
BIOS Recovery

Last post by BlueBoy19 « Wed Nov 07, 2012 5:12 am
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by BlueBoy19 » Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:07 pm

I have a SL510 2847 54G laptop, I tried updating the BIOS with 6juj28us.exe update utililty, but it hung the laptop half way through. Now all I get...

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Wed Nov 07, 2012 5:12 am
No power into the inverter board (no backlight) *PIC*

Last post by sampath bandara « Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:54 pm
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by The Tim » Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:32 pm

I've got an SL500 that one day just decided to stop lighting up the backlight. I tried replacing the inverter board, no change. I tried replacing the...

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Last post by sampath bandara
Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:54 pm
SL500, LED backlight -> CCFL backlight ?

Last post by sampath bandara « Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:05 pm
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by eee3 » Tue May 08, 2012 9:15 am

I want to replace my WXGA (1280x800) Matte LED to WSXGA+ (1680x1050) Matte CCFL.
But my inverter card has jack for ribbon cable (LED) and I need for...

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Last post by sampath bandara
Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:05 pm
SL400 versus SL400c

Last post by clasys « Fri Sep 21, 2012 9:35 am

by clasys » Fri Sep 21, 2012 9:35 am

Recently an SL400 crossed my worktable and long story short, Lenovo sent a replacement top bezel with SL400c on it.

The owner has issues as to...

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Last post by clasys
Fri Sep 21, 2012 9:35 am
Low Volume on Thinkpad SL500

Last post by rwatson « Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:56 pm

by rwatson » Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:56 pm

Many times, even cranked to full volume I am stuck with sound levels that are barely audible. This is a problem with about 75% of the material I try,...

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Last post by rwatson
Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:56 pm
BIOS update crash resulted in dead drive and black screen

Last post by TTY « Sun Sep 02, 2012 7:02 am
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by Shane » Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:13 pm

Hi,

While installing a BIOS update. the update crashed my SL400. Windows 7 hung during step 17 of 32. I waited for approx. 20 minutes and had to...

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Last post by TTY
Sun Sep 02, 2012 7:02 am
Installing windows XP on L530

Last post by Rochefort « Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:08 am
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by shiny » Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:42 am

I just got a thinkpad L530 and was would like to install windows XP on it. Just wondered if this is possible and whether I need a 3rd party SATA...

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Last post by Rochefort
Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:08 am
PC Doctor for Thinkpad SL510?

Last post by djgillery « Sat Jul 28, 2012 10:20 am
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by djgillery » Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:27 am

Anybody got a link to download 6jt105ww.iso the Pc Doctor v2.0.1781 dos cd for a Thinkpad Sl510, thanks

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Last post by djgillery
Sat Jul 28, 2012 10:20 am
SL400 Hinge FRUs

Last post by WageSlaveEscapist « Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:10 am
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by chubbyfatazn » Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:58 am

Searched for 'hinge' in the search field, nothing relevant came up so...

One of the hinges on my SL400 broke (big surprise). Looking at the HMM,...

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Last post by WageSlaveEscapist
Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:10 am
Sl500 Broken hinge, causes black screen sometimes

Last post by WageSlaveEscapist « Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:08 am

by WageSlaveEscapist » Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:08 am

Hi, I have a Thinkpad SL500 that's seen some better days. I broke the left hinge. I hear there is a magnetic switch in the volume control panel, well...

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Last post by WageSlaveEscapist
Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:08 am
Thinkpad SL500 sometimes won't charge

Last post by WageSlaveEscapist « Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:05 am

by WageSlaveEscapist » Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:05 am

Hi, I have an old SL500 that's been through some battles. The issue happens once a month or so, usually when I let it run fully out of battery power....

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Last post by WageSlaveEscapist
Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:05 am
Adding 5Ghz to SL410 with Intel 1000 BGN

Last post by Peak2Peak « Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:17 am
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by jsmit86 » Thu May 24, 2012 7:23 pm

I have a SL410 with Intel WiFi Link 1000 BGN. I will be upgrading to a dual band router this weekend (Netgear N750) which has 5Ghz capability. I'd...

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Last post by Peak2Peak
Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:17 am
[Request] Lenovo L520 Bios 1.17 WWAN Whitelist removing

Last post by NexusClusterNet « Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:40 pm

by NexusClusterNet » Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:40 pm

Lenovo ThinkPad L520 Modell 5015A81

-Motherboard Manufacturer and Model : Lenovo
-Bios Revision : 8GET40WW 1.17
-Bios Type : Phoenix
-Bios SLIC :...

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Last post by NexusClusterNet
Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:40 pm
External Blu-ray drive issue with SL400c

Last post by danceswithrage « Wed May 02, 2012 10:59 pm

by danceswithrage » Wed May 02, 2012 10:59 pm

Hello there. I recently got myself an external Blu-ray drive for my SL400c and I am having a hard time with getting the drive to recognize the discs...

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Last post by danceswithrage
Wed May 02, 2012 10:59 pm
2847-9UU Realtek PCIe GBE Driver Issue WinXPSP3 Ser#LR-XXDHG

Last post by BGC1865 « Wed May 02, 2012 3:28 pm
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by BGC1865 » Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:44 pm

Greetings Group!

I have a stack of SL510 units that have to be taken down from Win7 to XPSP3. My usual approach is configure a lead machine, then...

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Last post by BGC1865
Wed May 02, 2012 3:28 pm
Rescue & Recovery issues for SL410

Last post by Neil « Tue May 01, 2012 7:43 pm
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by budimu » Tue May 01, 2012 2:42 pm

My SL410 turned into blue screen, not sure if it was caused by a virus, but probable. The blue screen indicated the laptop was dumping the physical...

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Last post by Neil
Tue May 01, 2012 7:43 pm
SL510 2847-9UU Random key failures

Last post by Brad « Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:51 pm
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by tgrevers » Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:40 pm

I have an SL510, 2847, and some of the keys randomly stop working. Nothing as ever been spilled on the keyboard. The machine is as clean as the day...

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Last post by Brad
Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:51 pm
SL500 Black Screen - Not Invertor or Backlight

Last post by IceMan2244 « Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:59 am
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by trcbit » Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:44 am

Hi all,

Tested an SL500 and found that the backlight and LCD are ok, Invertor is good but I do not have any power getting to the invertor. Does this...

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Last post by IceMan2244
Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:59 am
System Recovery on SL410

Last post by ausmike « Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:02 am
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by camoran » Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:14 pm

My SL410 was infected by virus and turned into blue screen. The blue screen indicated the laptop was dumping the physical memory and then restarted....

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Last post by ausmike
Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:02 am
Display flickering Lenovo SL500 with Windows7

Last post by shajilt « Sun Mar 18, 2012 6:11 am

by shajilt » Sun Mar 18, 2012 6:11 am

Hi There,

Recently I have updated my laptop Lenovo SL500 to windows7, and now I am facing an issue like whenever I use one more programs opened and...

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Last post by shajilt
Sun Mar 18, 2012 6:11 am
SL 510 support for Linux

Last post by tecneeq « Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:15 pm
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by g__k » Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:44 am

Hello All,

I am planning to buy Thinkpad SL 510. I do not use Windows at all and will be installing Linux over it preferably Ubuntu 10.04. I want to...

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Last post by tecneeq
Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:15 pm
SL500 , what screen fits?

Last post by mariol90 « Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:13 pm
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by SaberX » Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:26 pm

I just picked up a used SL500(2746-EKU).
The screen and hard drive was missing. So i put in a good 160gig 7200rpm drive and used the VGA to my 32...

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Last post by mariol90
Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:13 pm
SL400 warranty not showing

Last post by mariol90 « Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:57 pm
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by mariol90 » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:21 pm

I have an SL400 which I believe was refurbished. When I bought it, the warranty said it expired 2012-09-14. Now, the website says Expiration date:...

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Last post by mariol90
Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:57 pm
L512 Web page navigating with arrow keys.

Last post by jlbalder « Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:53 pm

by jlbalder » Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:53 pm

I have an L512 which I use in a mini-dock 95% of the time with an external monitor and keyboard. My gripe (problem) is that when I take the laptop...

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Last post by jlbalder
Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:53 pm
Some keys not working on the keyboard

Last post by gnarly_buttons « Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:48 am
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by gnarly_buttons » Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:07 am

I have a problem with certain keys not working on my keyboard. It seems to be pressure related. When I rest my wrists while typing the keys often...

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Last post by gnarly_buttons
Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:48 am
SL510: brownish marks on/under screen?

Last post by words1 « Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:23 pm
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by words1 » Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:34 pm

My SL510 is less than a year old, no problems until this week, when discoloration started appearing around the edges of the screen. It's definitely...

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Last post by words1
Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:23 pm
Install mSATA SSD on SL410?

Last post by DiGiTY « Tue Dec 27, 2011 3:57 am
Replies: 4
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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Last post by DiGiTY
Tue Dec 27, 2011 3:57 am
SL410 boot problems

Last post by Danny « Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:07 pm

by Danny » Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:07 pm

Hi there,
I acquired a ThinkPad SL410 recently, and it it's in nice condition. However, it will not boot past the initial splash screen. I can't get...

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Last post by Danny
Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:07 pm
Need To Wipe The HDD On My SL410 For Sale

Last post by lordpuffer « Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:35 am
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by lordpuffer » Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:47 pm

I have an SL410, and I replaced the stock HDD with a Seagate Hybrid SSD. Most of the drivers on the ThinkPad are no longer Lenovo. I want to wipe the...

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Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:35 am

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