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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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
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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Last post by danibracara
Mon Jan 27, 2014 9:18 am
Replacing broken R400 parts

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Oct 20, 2013 8:05 pm
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by Kwekubo » Sat Sep 28, 2013 6:13 pm

I've finally been forced to think about upgrading some parts on my R400. The original 250GB Seagate hard drive that came with the machine has finally...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Oct 20, 2013 8:05 pm
LCD backlight dim

Last post by court « Sat Oct 19, 2013 8:24 pm
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by Qassem » Sun Aug 11, 2013 4:49 pm

hi friends

I have problem in my laptop type lenovo R400
it is work normal but the back light it is not work (very dim)
led under the LCD not work...

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Last post by court
Sat Oct 19, 2013 8:24 pm
How do you test the T500 webcam?

Last post by samuel79 « Thu Feb 27, 2014 5:21 pm
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by LisaKali » Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:35 am

Does anyone know how to test the webcam on the T500?

Fn-F6 and Fn-esc do nothing. I have installed the new drivers and rebooted, the webcam shows up...

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Last post by samuel79
Thu Feb 27, 2014 5:21 pm
lenovo R500 dead following win 7 update

Last post by Kincade « Fri Aug 23, 2013 6:02 pm
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by PRAGUEGUY » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:24 pm

Hi, as the title says..I made an update via Windows update service..and no way to wake up the computer.
No reaction to pressing F1...no way to boot...

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Last post by Kincade
Fri Aug 23, 2013 6:02 pm
Thinkpad R500 LED Panel change

Last post by TuuS « Tue Jul 09, 2013 1:40 am
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by Thomebau » Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:11 pm

hey,
i would like to get a high resolution panel (WSXGA+ oder WUXGA) as replacement for my WXGA LED Panel in my (brand new!) R500.

Any ideas which...

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Last post by TuuS
Tue Jul 09, 2013 1:40 am
WIFI Help

Last post by iainnitro « Sun Apr 07, 2013 12:37 pm
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by iainnitro » Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:47 am

Greetings All:

I am brand new to the forums and have acquired a nice used R400 and I am needing to get a WIFI driver or replace the card with one...

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Last post by iainnitro
Sun Apr 07, 2013 12:37 pm
R500 upgraded to 8 GB & SSD

Last post by ZaZ « Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:01 am
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by corvette » Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:36 am

Recently boosted up the R500 with Vertex 4 SSD & 8 GB of memory. The memory is Samsung 2x 4 GB, type M471B5273DH0-CH9. I avoided picking the...

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Last post by ZaZ
Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:01 am
R400 few questions about build quality

Last post by jayton4 « Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:45 pm
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by Przemek » Sat Jul 10, 2010 3:08 am

Hi!
That's my first post here - be understanding ;)

I bought a brand new R400 in April and one day I've noticed that something is wrong:

1. Right...

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Last post by jayton4
Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:45 pm
R500 memory upgrade problem

Last post by jayton4 « Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:39 pm
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by kuksx » Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:29 am

Hi,

i bought my thinkpad two years ago with single module 2GB ram and with upgrade kit - additional 2GB which i installed in the free slot....

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Last post by jayton4
Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:39 pm
R 400 upgrade

Last post by jayton4 « Fri Nov 02, 2012 11:51 pm
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by just-johnnie » Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:51 pm

Hi, i have a ThinkPad R400 running windows xp and would like to upgrade to win 7,i have a retail copy of windows 7 home premium 32 bit and was...

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Last post by jayton4
Fri Nov 02, 2012 11:51 pm
R400 drivers

Last post by stevech « Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:35 am
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by stevech » Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:02 pm

Recently acquired a used R400, installed VistaBus 64 on it, everything so far so good. However there are 4 unresolved devices in Device Manager: 2...

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Last post by stevech
Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:35 am
Thinkpad 500 locked up at Windows Start Screen

Last post by ScottyBoy « Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:18 pm
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by ttreddles » Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:06 pm

I have tried a boot disk, reset by removing battery and nothing works. I really don't want to re-install Windows 7 (32bit) and lose all my docs,...

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Last post by ScottyBoy
Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:18 pm
ThinkPad R400 with Windows Vista hangs when it goes to sleep

Last post by chartmann « Mon Aug 13, 2012 11:36 am
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by chartmann » Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:37 am

I am having a hang issue with my R400 with Windows Vista 32-bit. I close the lid or after it's power mode causes it sleep, and it goes into sleep....

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Last post by chartmann
Mon Aug 13, 2012 11:36 am
Previous versions of Ati driver and BIOS for Lenovo r500

Last post by PRAGUEGUY « Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:52 am
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by PRAGUEGUY » Fri May 18, 2012 5:43 pm

Could anybody give me a link for these please ? I would like to try downgrading these. To sort out my going to suspend problem.
all the links are...

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Last post by PRAGUEGUY
Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:52 am
Lenovo System Update for R500

Last post by PRAGUEGUY « Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:43 am
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by PRAGUEGUY » Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:41 am

This is all that has been suggested by System Update, for installing on a crack new install of win7 64 bit. I did not select any drivers myself from...

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Last post by PRAGUEGUY
Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:43 am
R400 1066 mem clock but still only 399mhz?

Last post by jayton4 « Thu May 31, 2012 12:39 pm
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by Tsarbomba » Tue Jun 07, 2011 2:26 pm

Hi i own a Thinkpad R400 and i've resently bought memory for it. the memory is a Samsung PC3-8500 1066mhz DDR3 1GB and now that im checking CPU-Z for...

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Last post by jayton4
Thu May 31, 2012 12:39 pm
R500 going to sleep problem, technical thread

Last post by PRAGUEGUY « Fri May 18, 2012 2:37 am
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by PRAGUEGUY » Fri May 18, 2012 2:37 am

I am trying to look at event log.
the last one was:
Systém přechází do režimu spánku.

Důvod spánku: Aplikační rozhraní API

the system is going...

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Fri May 18, 2012 2:37 am

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