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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

Last post by nyc03usmcr « Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:26 pm
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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

Last post by JaneL « Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:35 am
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by JaneL » Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:20 am

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Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:35 am
R500 screen dim at start-up

Last post by mvaudio « Sun Nov 02, 2025 9:57 am
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by mvaudio » Sat Nov 01, 2025 2:56 pm

I am doing some upgrades to my R500, which have included a memory increase to 8GB and swapping out the HDD for a 512GB SSD, which has given me a...

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Sun Nov 02, 2025 9:57 am
R500 onboard diagnostics

Last post by mvaudio « Sat Sep 27, 2025 4:58 pm
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by mvaudio » Sat Sep 27, 2025 3:23 pm

Hello.
I am new to the forum, having just found it (to my delight..), and I have a quick question regarding diagnostics for the Thinkpad R500. I also...

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Last post by mvaudio
Sat Sep 27, 2025 4:58 pm
R400 OpenGL update

Last post by Mariait « Thu Jul 24, 2025 2:08 am
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by Tom81 » Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:45 am

I have a Thinkpad R400 type 7443-32G which has an Intel graphics card with OpenGL version 1.1
Is it possible to update OpenGL in this model?

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Last post by Mariait
Thu Jul 24, 2025 2:08 am
ThinkPad R500 bluetooth issue

Last post by BillMorrow « Sat Feb 08, 2025 1:46 am
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by jerryvarner » Fri Feb 07, 2025 2:37 am

Hello,
I'm new to the forum. I have a problem with bluetooth of my ThinkPad R500. Previously, when turned on, the bluetooth light came on, but went...

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Sat Feb 08, 2025 1:46 am
Désactiver secure boot sur R500

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Oct 27, 2024 12:33 am
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by Ringo » Sat Oct 26, 2024 1:37 pm

Bonjour chers tous.
Mon thinkpad à eu un problème de système. Et la solution est de refaire le système. Mais je n'arrive pas à localiser l'option...

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Sun Oct 27, 2024 12:33 am
R500 chassis compatibility

Last post by dr_st « Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:31 am
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by curious.m » Thu Oct 03, 2024 2:38 pm

Greetings friends,

I recently acquired an R500 that's not powering on. The seller told me that the screen was fine. I have a T400 motherboard in...

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Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:31 am
Issue with Battery Life on ThinkPad R500

Last post by BillMorrow « Tue Aug 06, 2024 4:21 pm
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by hipschool » Tue Aug 06, 2024 2:33 am

Hi everyone,

I’ve been experiencing some issues with the battery life on my ThinkPad R500. It seems to drain much faster than expected, even with...

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Tue Aug 06, 2024 4:21 pm
R400 vs T400 keyboard

Last post by TPFanatic « Sun Jun 09, 2024 3:59 pm
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by PhoenixR » Sat Jun 01, 2024 2:52 am

Hey guys,
I've posted this in the T400 thread but seems no one has the knowledge of this there so I'm going to post it here, too.
Are the keyboards...

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Sun Jun 09, 2024 3:59 pm
Error: This device cannot start. (Code 10)

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Sep 26, 2023 6:37 am
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by garrettbailey » Tue Sep 26, 2023 4:32 am

Hello,

I have got win 10 running on my R500 2714. However, I've got that error This device cannot start. (Code 10) in the Device Manager
next to the...

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Tue Sep 26, 2023 6:37 am
No sound from onboard speakers on R500

Last post by korythorne « Fri May 20, 2022 2:10 am
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by uncletyson » Wed Oct 27, 2021 5:35 am

Hi,
I recently brought a R500 off ebay and it works well, but there is no sound coming from the built in speakers. I can get sound through the...

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Last post by korythorne
Fri May 20, 2022 2:10 am
Modding bios and new wireleess card in r500.

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu May 12, 2022 11:33 pm
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by voytee » Tue Apr 13, 2021 11:39 am

Hwllo everyone.

I know there was a simmilar post but ultimately there was no answer.

Can anyone recommend a better dual antena wifi solution than...

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Thu May 12, 2022 11:33 pm
R500 - worth upgrading?

Last post by 28CarsLater « Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:01 am
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by wenildexis5 » Fri Sep 03, 2021 3:45 am

Currently using a R500 with the P7370 CPU, 4gb of ram and a ssd. It works okay, I would not say it is fast but it does the basic things I need. Some...

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Last post by 28CarsLater
Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:01 am
Authentec AES2810 driver for Windows 10 & Windows Hello

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Mon Jan 03, 2022 2:15 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 kfzhu1229
Mon Jan 03, 2022 2:15 pm
R500 will Intel MB fit in ATI model 2735-W5Z?

Last post by Insomniac1971 « Tue Sep 21, 2021 10:43 am
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by Insomniac1971 » Tue Sep 14, 2021 7:18 pm

Hi All,

My R500 is dead, I have been through all troubleshooting on this including replacing parts(anything that could be replaced incl. CPU),...

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Last post by Insomniac1971
Tue Sep 21, 2021 10:43 am
Bought a R400, first Thinkpad in a while

Last post by urbanpatrol « Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:48 am
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by terannotterran » Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:43 pm

Only had one Thinkpad before. A X230 from work back in 2014.

Unfortunately, this R400 is not as the seller described.

The screen hinge tension is...

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Last post by urbanpatrol
Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:48 am
Problem in Installing Win 7 using USB on R400

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Aug 18, 2021 11:32 pm
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by getsandy » Mon Aug 09, 2021 11:57 am

Hi All,

I have installed new Crucial SSD 480GB on my R400. I have created bootable USB using Original R400 ISO image and set the boot order...

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Wed Aug 18, 2021 11:32 pm
R400 Fingerprint Drivers

Last post by mitchm « Mon Jun 07, 2021 8:58 am
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by CrazyTPFan » Sat Oct 13, 2018 11:48 am

Hi all, I installed Windows 10 not so long ago and everything is going well. But, I went to go install the fingerprint reader drivers on Windows 10...

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Mon Jun 07, 2021 8:58 am
Question about R500 sata speed and pci speed.

Last post by voytee « Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:27 am
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by voytee » Thu Apr 08, 2021 7:49 pm

Hello everyone. I`m new here :)

I cant find any info about sata speeds and pcie speeds in this model. Can anyone help?

Also i have a t400 model...

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Last post by voytee
Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:27 am
Problems with display in R400: hint from experts is welcome

Last post by BigCatAndy « Tue Dec 22, 2020 3:47 pm
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by BigCatAndy » Sat Dec 12, 2020 6:52 pm

Hello dear community,
I have one hardware problem, which I cannot resolve by myself, and I would appreciate any hint from you.

A friend of mine gave...

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Last post by BigCatAndy
Tue Dec 22, 2020 3:47 pm
R500 wireless card + Bios change

Last post by screenshot « Mon Jul 27, 2020 3:36 pm
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by Ragnar » Sat Mar 28, 2020 12:34 pm

I noticed the wireless was considerably slower on my r500 than it is on my t520's. I had a spare wireless card from a t520 laying around so I thought...

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Mon Jul 27, 2020 3:36 pm
t500 mb in r500

Last post by enios « Sat Jun 20, 2020 2:38 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 enios
Sat Jun 20, 2020 2:38 pm
Problem with R400

Last post by Valery_Legasov « Wed Apr 29, 2020 12:52 pm
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by Valery_Legasov » Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:04 pm

Hello !
FIRST : i speak ' bad ' english, maybe dont want use a translator for learn english, sorry for comprehension ...

Ok, i have a R400 with...

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Wed Apr 29, 2020 12:52 pm
You may find this amusing...

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by 28CarsLater » Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:17 am

While bro and I took my mother on vacation in 2014, she was complaining to me how he was stingy on sharing his Dell laptop with her (he lived there...

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Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:30 am
return of the R Series: R480, R490, R14

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Tue Apr 07, 2020 8:45 pm
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by ThreeIguanasPerSecond » Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:06 am

who knew Lenovo was planning to reanimate the long dead series... just to bring it back as a China exclusive series that's pretty much the E Series...

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Tue Apr 07, 2020 8:45 pm
Is this real ThinkPad R400?

Last post by ajkula66 « Sun Jun 02, 2019 6:06 pm
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by shahzodkudratov » Sun Jun 02, 2019 10:31 am

Hello everyone!
I am newbie and my English is bad(sorry).
Few hours ago I bought used ThinkPad R400.

Windows 7 dxdiag:

I noticed that it has...

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Sun Jun 02, 2019 6:06 pm
My Thinkpad R500

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Thu May 09, 2019 11:01 am
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by beko1987 » Fri Aug 31, 2018 3:23 pm

Hi! I have so many updates to do, so thought I would start with a relativly new machine, my R500!

The story begins that my T400 broke. I like to...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Thu May 09, 2019 11:01 am
Trackpad Lower Button Repair

Last post by Omineca « Sat Mar 09, 2019 12:26 pm

by Omineca » Sat Mar 09, 2019 12:26 pm

This isn't really an R500-specific post, but since I did it on my R500, I'm posting it here.

The left click button on my trackpad was wearing out...

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Last post by Omineca
Sat Mar 09, 2019 12:26 pm
R500 Screen In T500

Last post by TheForgottenKing « Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:05 am
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by nightninja96 » Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:48 am

Hello, recently my R500 has died, I suspect that it is the motherboard. I was wondering if I could put the R500’s LED screen in a T500 if the same...

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Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:05 am
Temperature peaks on X9100

Last post by zod « Thu Jan 10, 2019 5:31 pm
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by wujstefan » Sun Dec 16, 2018 4:56 am

Well I have a weird situation in here, and I personally feel that this may be connected to temp sensor on the CPU.

I have lately installed X9100 in...

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Last post by zod
Thu Jan 10, 2019 5:31 pm
Ultranav driver for W7 (R500)

Last post by wujstefan « Sun Nov 11, 2018 12:21 pm
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by wujstefan » Thu Nov 01, 2018 3:29 pm

Honestly I personally hate what Lenovo does with updating the drivers. All in all those systems worked perfectly fine when on old drivers, and now...

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Sun Nov 11, 2018 12:21 pm
R500 and No Sound

Last post by CrazyTPFan « Tue Oct 30, 2018 6:35 pm
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by nightninja96 » Sat Oct 20, 2018 11:53 am

Hello, I have an R500 I have been working on lately, but there is nosound, it is running windows 7 and I know the speakers work, but no sound! Any...

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Last post by CrazyTPFan
Tue Oct 30, 2018 6:35 pm
New CPU in R500?

Last post by Omineca « Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:11 pm
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by nightninja96 » Sun Oct 14, 2018 9:39 am

Hello, I was wondering what cpus are compatible with the thinkpad r500? Also, will the t7700 work with it?

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Last post by Omineca
Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:11 pm
BIOS Update

Last post by nightninja96 « Sun Oct 14, 2018 9:36 am
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by nightninja96 » Sun Oct 14, 2018 7:19 am

Hello, I was wondering if there is a way to update the BUOS without a cd just on a usb drive?

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Sun Oct 14, 2018 9:36 am
Computrace Problems?

Last post by nightninja96 « Sat Oct 13, 2018 7:00 am
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by nightninja96 » Thu Oct 11, 2018 6:54 pm

Hello, I just bought a ThinkPad R500 with computrace enabled, but not activated. What is computrace able to do or see?
Thanks

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Sat Oct 13, 2018 7:00 am
R500 and X9100 CPU

Last post by Screamer « Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:49 am
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by txnative3 » Tue Oct 09, 2018 11:21 am

I have a T9600 installed at the moment ...but have a new x9100 laying around ....have latest bios updated & embedded controller updated...but system...

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Last post by Screamer
Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:49 am
R400 shuts off randomly

Last post by CrazyTPFan « Thu Oct 04, 2018 4:16 pm
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by CrazyTPFan » Tue Oct 02, 2018 4:32 pm

My ThinkPad R400 has randomly shut off about 5 times now and I'm not sure why. It's just started doing this and it's never done it before. I just...

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Last post by CrazyTPFan
Thu Oct 04, 2018 4:16 pm
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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Last post by Omineca
Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:58 pm
Need a slic 2.1 Bios for R500.

Last post by TPFanatic « Mon Feb 05, 2018 4:47 pm
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by TPFanatic » Sat Feb 03, 2018 10:26 pm

Anyone know a working link?

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Mon Feb 05, 2018 4:47 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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Last post by Murkymurloc
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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Last post by tresho
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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Last post by FryPpy
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

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