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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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Problem with Lenovo wireless download

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I already reported this to Lenovo, but there is a problem for anyone doing a recovery from factory disks. There is a problem on all the later models...

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R400 and R500 Shipping Thread

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by JaneL » Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:35 pm

Ordered a new R400 or R500 series notebook? Post your specs, shipping information and questions here!

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Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:26 pm
R400 and R500 Tech Specs and tabook

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Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:35 am
R500 CPU Upgrade Questions

Last post by Omineca « Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:58 pm
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by Omineca » Sun Mar 26, 2017 9:55 am

Quick and easy questions for the experts out there.

Context: I have to replace the fan on my trusty R500. It's ordered. Arctic Silver 5 ordered as...

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Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:58 pm
Need a slic 2.1 Bios for R500.

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by TPFanatic » Sat Feb 03, 2018 10:26 pm

Anyone know a working link?

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Does Lenovo Thinkpad R400 have an unchangable Graphics card and/or PCU?

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by adrienne2242 » Fri Dec 22, 2017 10:24 am

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Fri Dec 22, 2017 12:08 pm
Will 8GB Dolphin 1333MHz work for R500 2735W2D ?

Last post by Murkymurloc « Sun Nov 19, 2017 5:03 am
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by Murkymurloc » Sun Nov 12, 2017 6:15 am

Hello

I just bought my first Thinkpad ;]

R500 2735W2D and I was wondering if 2x4GB of 1333MHz ram will work with him?
And is this Dolphin any good...

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Sun Nov 19, 2017 5:03 am
Latest upgrade to R500 that I bought Sept 2010

Last post by TPFanatic « Mon Oct 02, 2017 4:50 pm
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by tresho » Mon Oct 02, 2017 4:40 pm

:D Just installed a 2TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD after imaging the earlier installed Seagate 1TB SSHD hybrid drive I have been using for years. The 1TB...

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Mon Oct 02, 2017 4:50 pm
Where to get the rubber feet on bottom of R500?

Last post by tresho « Mon Oct 02, 2017 4:28 pm
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by Jamisonia » Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:07 am

The rubber feet on the bottom of my R500 fell off and were lost, now the laptop slides around on the desk. I'm not sure of the FRU number of this...

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Mon Oct 02, 2017 4:28 pm
Recycle Bin R500 (MTM 2714CTO)

Last post by DartMan68 « Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:40 pm
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by DartMan68 » Sun Jun 11, 2017 4:19 pm

I got this R500 from the recycle bin where I work. My friend/boss said that if I could fix it, I could have it. 8) Well... I fixed it! :D There...

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Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:40 pm
Lenovo support draws a blank on my build # / serial

Last post by ajkula66 « Tue Jun 06, 2017 7:09 pm
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by glossywhite » Fri Jun 02, 2017 8:38 pm

Hi there.

I have an old spares R500 which I got last year, and when I pump its 2718-W1X build (or whatever you ThinkGeeks call this # :P) into Leno...

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Last post by ajkula66
Tue Jun 06, 2017 7:09 pm
Hacked Off!!! My Beloved R500...

Last post by Hans Gruber « Sun May 28, 2017 11:37 pm
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by TheAuldMan76 » Sun May 21, 2017 1:59 pm

...has been stolen out of my brother's car!!! B*GGER!!! :-(

Absolutely fuming, as it was locked away in the boot and wasn't visible at all -...

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Last post by Hans Gruber
Sun May 28, 2017 11:37 pm
Thinkpad R400 Raid question

Last post by FryPpy « Sat Apr 29, 2017 4:21 am
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by Geose » Fri Apr 28, 2017 6:44 pm

I picked up an R400 for 11$ as broken. And no surprise it was fully working. I'm wondering if i could install 2 Mini Pci-e/Msata drives in this...

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Sat Apr 29, 2017 4:21 am
Thinkpad R500 eeprom dump

Last post by 4uk4a « Thu Apr 06, 2017 6:07 pm
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by sapu21 » Thu Apr 06, 2017 4:28 am

Hi to all,

I need eeprom dump for R500

Thnx

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Thu Apr 06, 2017 6:07 pm
R500 will Not Recognize WIFI NetWork

Last post by farmall77 « Sun Jan 08, 2017 7:12 pm
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by Castlecg » Mon Sep 21, 2015 5:26 pm

Hello, I have an R500 with a Crucial MX100 SSD.

When I install this SSD, everything works fine (Windows 7) with the operating system. I can find all...

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Last post by farmall77
Sun Jan 08, 2017 7:12 pm
R500 Core 2 Extreme shutoff/crash problems

Last post by wujstefan « Thu Dec 22, 2016 6:23 pm
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by excal32 » Tue Nov 22, 2016 12:15 am

My R500 with a Core 2 Extreme X9100 has been running fine for a little bit. However it recently has become really unstable. I can't figure out if the...

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Thu Dec 22, 2016 6:23 pm
R500 upgrade to Core 2 Extreme, and palmrest swap?

Last post by excal32 « Fri Nov 04, 2016 3:17 pm
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by excal32 » Fri Oct 21, 2016 8:51 pm

I had fun upgrading my three R61e, looking to do it to a R500 next. Two questions...

One, is anything (modded bios, etc) needed to make a Core2...

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Last post by excal32
Fri Nov 04, 2016 3:17 pm
Which one of these R500 keyboards is seen as better?

Last post by excal32 « Fri Nov 04, 2016 1:42 am
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by glossywhite » Mon Oct 31, 2016 3:45 pm

Here's the old, worn out and problematic keyboard I have just removed from my R500:

... and here is the replacement, straight from the eBay...

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Fri Nov 04, 2016 1:42 am
R500 bought as "Intermittent freezing"; bent USB pins as a cause?

Last post by glossywhite « Thu Nov 03, 2016 2:21 pm
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by glossywhite » Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:28 pm

Just bought this as a keyboard/hinge donor for my recent purchase of another, working R500 (apart from a faulty keyboard and VERY slightly slack...

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Thu Nov 03, 2016 2:21 pm
R500 Expert needed - Use T61 touchpad and clickboard in R500?

Last post by Insomniac1971 « Fri Oct 28, 2016 4:54 am
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by Insomniac1971 » Thu Oct 27, 2016 3:51 pm

Hi, I got an Thinkpad R500 were the touchpad is acting irratic and the buttons(clickboard) are not working - I think previous owner spilled something...

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Fri Oct 28, 2016 4:54 am
1802 Atheros Wifi card error

Last post by excal32 « Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:56 pm
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by DbfThinkpad23 » Sun Dec 02, 2012 11:58 am

Hey all,

I got an Atheros ar9285H wifi card for my thinkpad yesterday and spent about 3 hours trying to get installed but the 1802 error kept coming...

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Last post by excal32
Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:56 pm
Better Screen for R500

Last post by excal32 « Tue Oct 25, 2016 2:28 pm
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by Omineca » Fri Aug 22, 2014 10:50 pm

I have a WXGA (1280x800) ThinkPad R500 with a screen with poor viewing angles and fairly washed out colours (which is typical for this model). Has...

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Last post by excal32
Tue Oct 25, 2016 2:28 pm
R500: "Ghost" keypresses on the "g" key

Last post by glossywhite « Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:42 pm
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by glossywhite » Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:06 pm

Hello :)

You may recall that I purchased a used R500 a couple of months ago? Ever since day 1, I get spurious ghost keypresses of the g key... it's...

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Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:42 pm
R500 bought for a song on eBay - possible fault?

Last post by Saucey « Thu Sep 22, 2016 9:59 am
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by glossywhite » Thu Aug 18, 2016 6:47 pm

Hello :)

Here's the description of an R500 I just bought on eBay for £20 with free shipping, with a rather non-descript fault:

Lenovo Thinkpad...

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Last post by Saucey
Thu Sep 22, 2016 9:59 am
Authentec AES2810 driver for Windows 10 & Windows Hello

Last post by glossywhite « Mon Aug 22, 2016 8:55 pm
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by glossywhite » Mon Aug 22, 2016 6:12 pm

Just found this driver for R500 2714-AAG, for the AuthenTec AES2810 fingerprint sensor, and it works FLAWLESSLY for Windows Hello fingerprint login:

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Last post by glossywhite
Mon Aug 22, 2016 8:55 pm
R500 (2714-AAG) drivers for Windows 10?

Last post by glossywhite « Mon Aug 22, 2016 3:54 pm
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by glossywhite » Mon Aug 22, 2016 10:51 am

Hey folks :)

I just installed Windows 10 Pro on my R500 (2714-AAG) but the Lenovo Software Updater doesn't return any results for drivers; any idea...

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Last post by glossywhite
Mon Aug 22, 2016 3:54 pm
R500 randomly shuts down overheating issue?

Last post by Eto « Sat Jul 30, 2016 4:49 pm
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by Eto » Tue Jul 19, 2016 9:31 pm

My R500 seems to perform an overheat shutdown randomly but often enough.

It sounded like the fan was going or had some kind of obstruction and I...

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Last post by Eto
Sat Jul 30, 2016 4:49 pm
R500...display inverter question

Last post by PandorasThinkpad « Sun Apr 17, 2016 8:29 am
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by PandorasThinkpad » Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:43 am

Hi Folks!

I have asked this question already in the german forum, but i got no answer until now....

So maybe anyone here will know what i am...

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Last post by PandorasThinkpad
Sun Apr 17, 2016 8:29 am
Internal microphone not working t420

Last post by rkawakami « Wed Mar 02, 2016 8:54 pm
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by funkymonkey » Tue Mar 01, 2016 3:18 pm

don't know if this is the right place. T420 Windows 7 64 bit.

microphone not working with web cam (Many Cam) got usb to work with audacity, but...

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Last post by rkawakami
Wed Mar 02, 2016 8:54 pm
Lenovo r500 overheating

Last post by brchan « Tue Mar 01, 2016 1:15 pm
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by johzio » Mon Feb 01, 2016 8:56 am

Greetings.
I have a lenovo r500 bought second hand in excellent condition.
Originally it had a T5870 @2.0 800mhz fsb and Ati hd 3470 graphics. It...

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Last post by brchan
Tue Mar 01, 2016 1:15 pm
R500 ATI and WUXGA

Last post by PandorasThinkpad « Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:45 am
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by PandorasThinkpad » Wed Feb 03, 2016 5:33 am

Hi people!

Once again an question...maybe someone can answer me...

I just like to know if it would be possible to install a WUXGA Display on an...

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Last post by PandorasThinkpad
Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:45 am
R500 and Windows 8.1

Last post by Bellzemos « Sun Jan 24, 2016 3:29 pm
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by Bellzemos » Sun Jan 17, 2016 6:13 am

Hi!

I'll probably buy a used R500 with 4 GB RAM and am planning to install Windows 8.1 on it.

Has anyone had luck installing Windows 8.1 x64 on a...

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Last post by Bellzemos
Sun Jan 24, 2016 3:29 pm
R500 Can't Find Wireless Connection With SSD

Last post by Castlecg « Tue Jan 05, 2016 6:56 am
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by Castlecg » Mon Jan 04, 2016 11:31 pm

Hello!

I have a Crucial MX100 ssd that was working perfectly in an older Thinkpad, including finding the wireless connection.

In my R500 and TP61...

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Last post by Castlecg
Tue Jan 05, 2016 6:56 am
R400 Very loose fn key

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Tue Dec 08, 2015 8:02 pm
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by a'kin » Wed Apr 01, 2015 5:43 am

The key just unclips itself. I've also put the alt key there and it's steady, so I think it's because of the small things that clips into the...

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Last post by jaspen-meyer
Tue Dec 08, 2015 8:02 pm
R400 upgrade question XP to Windows 8

Last post by sdfox7 « Sat Dec 05, 2015 7:05 pm
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by BMW » Sun Nov 29, 2015 8:18 pm

I wonder if anyone has a direct experience or may have some idea on whether my upgrade would work?

1. I have a R400 with Intel Core Duo CPU...

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Last post by sdfox7
Sat Dec 05, 2015 7:05 pm
Broken R400 screen -- where to find a cheap replacement ?

Last post by bretahrnek « Sun Oct 25, 2015 5:38 am
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by rzl » Sat Jul 19, 2014 4:05 pm

Hello there!

As of subject: i recently refurbished a ThinkPad R400 from a friend of mine who was throwing it away.

The screen is not working: i...

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Last post by bretahrnek
Sun Oct 25, 2015 5:38 am
(T400 screen)+ (R400 MB) = (R400 w/functional bezel camera)?

Last post by bretahrnek « Sun Oct 25, 2015 5:34 am
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by Smokestoomuch » Fri Aug 29, 2014 12:35 am

I'm sure this has been done, tried and asked many times, since the T400/R400 screens look to be interchangeable.... but I can't find the answer.

If...

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Last post by bretahrnek
Sun Oct 25, 2015 5:34 am
Dead R400?

Last post by harshbarj « Sun Sep 13, 2015 12:02 am
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by harshbarj » Tue Sep 08, 2015 11:13 pm

I picked up a dead Thinkpad R400 from the thrift store the other day to tinker with and found it was actually perfectly working, minus a busted LCD....

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Last post by harshbarj
Sun Sep 13, 2015 12:02 am
Can the R400 boot from usb flash drive?

Last post by josh5k « Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:18 pm
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by volvo244gl » Mon Jun 22, 2015 7:59 pm

I can't figure out how to do this in order to install windows 10.

I went through startup and selected all three USB options but none of them are...

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Last post by josh5k
Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:18 pm
R500 does not fall to sleep by itself

Last post by dr_st « Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:57 pm
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by danbrown » Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:39 am

Hello,

I am a happy owner of a Thinkpad R500. I have a small issue with it, it does not go to sleep by itself.
Even though the Power Manager...

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Last post by dr_st
Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:57 pm
overheating and beeps

Last post by Caterpillar « Fri Dec 12, 2014 7:05 pm
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by Caterpillar » Mon Mar 31, 2014 5:11 am

R500 overheats even if some months ago I replaced the fan and putted a new thermal grease. BIOS version is the lastest one, what can cause this...

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Last post by Caterpillar
Fri Dec 12, 2014 7:05 pm
ThinkPad R500 - Needing Some Hardware Repair Advice

Last post by ScottyBoy « Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:40 am
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by ScottyBoy » Sat Apr 28, 2012 3:10 pm

Evening All!!! First time poster but long time follower and I'm needing a wee bit of help!

Basically I've been dragged kicking and screaming into...

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Last post by ScottyBoy
Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:40 am
R500 TP: No POST & Constant Reboot Based on LCD LEDs

Last post by ScottyBoy « Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:38 am
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by ScottyBoy » Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:18 am

Evening All, I've got a wee bit of an issue with an R500 TP (2718-CTO/2718-WGB) and before I break it down into parts (for trading/selling) for my...

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Last post by ScottyBoy
Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:38 am
R500 USB ports dropping like flies!

Last post by rkawakami « Thu Jul 17, 2014 4:01 pm
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by Eto » Tue Jul 15, 2014 4:48 pm

I'm down to my last USB port!

The internal plastic tab(s) on 2 of my 3 ports have broken off and the metal contacts and are bent down! Luckily they...

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Last post by rkawakami
Thu Jul 17, 2014 4:01 pm
R500 laptop doesn't recognize SSD

Last post by xyzyy « Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:51 pm
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by xyzyy » Tue Jun 17, 2014 2:58 am

I'm attempting to replace an old 140GB SATA drive with a (slightly smaller) SSD (Samsung and also a Vertex 4). I've successfully transferred the...

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Last post by xyzyy
Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:51 pm
R400 ram

Last post by just-johnnie « Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:15 pm
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by just-johnnie » Mon Apr 21, 2014 4:45 pm

I have a R400 running windows 7 64Bit with 4gb ram,a friend of mine came over and gave me two sticks of ram but they are pny and say 4gb DD3 SODIM,H...

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Last post by just-johnnie
Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:15 pm
R400 problem with left mouse key

Last post by Lukago « Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:19 pm

by Lukago » Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:19 pm

Hello,

This is my first post , so hi for everyone ;-) !
I'm user which have lot of Lenovo laptops on my life , but dont have laptops with that...

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Last post by Lukago
Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:19 pm
t500 mb in r500

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:15 pm
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by samuel79 » Thu Feb 27, 2014 5:15 pm

as the title says realy can i change these two around is there any mods i need to do?

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:15 pm
r500 screen on t500

Last post by ajkula66 « Mon Feb 17, 2014 3:57 pm
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by samuel79 » Mon Feb 17, 2014 3:39 pm

my t500 case and screen is shot can i do a full change over of a full screen with hinges from a r500 with a webcam?

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Last post by ajkula66
Mon Feb 17, 2014 3:57 pm
R500 upgrades

Last post by DRobinson « Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:55 pm
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by warhamstr » Sun May 15, 2011 6:05 am

Early 2009 i was searching for a new notebook because my first one has died. And yes that one was an Acer :mrgreen:

So i was looking around for a...

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Last post by DRobinson
Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:55 pm
R500 build quality

Last post by danibracara « Mon Jan 27, 2014 9:18 am
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by magnusm » Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:22 pm

I'm investigating whether to buy a R500 or a T500.

I have had a N100 3000 for the last few years which I have been very happy with.

Does anyone...

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Mon Jan 27, 2014 9:18 am

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