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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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Where to get the rubber feet on bottom of R500?

Last post by TuuS « Tue Jul 09, 2013 1:31 am
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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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Tue Jul 09, 2013 1:31 am
WIFI Help

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
PC goes to sleep mode all the time

Last post by PRAGUEGUY « Thu May 10, 2012 6:37 am
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by PRAGUEGUY » Sat May 05, 2012 8:44 am

all the time... :( pc back from repair after motherboard problem. Any suggestion? I have updated the bios, the chipset driver. The power plan has...

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Thu May 10, 2012 6:37 am
which Expresscard USB port for R500 thinkpad

Last post by PRAGUEGUY « Mon May 07, 2012 7:12 am

by PRAGUEGUY » Mon May 07, 2012 7:12 am

As shown in my other thread, My R500 had a fault and does not have USB ports anymore. I want to buy an expresscard version.
They range quite a lot...

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Mon May 07, 2012 7:12 am
Replacing R400 bottom cover with T400 bottom cover.

Last post by lead_org « Mon Feb 20, 2012 7:36 am
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by ThinkFrank » Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:08 am

Hi folks!
My question is rather difficult - I have an old R400 with me and it has cracked bottom cover which I would like to replace.
An idea came to...

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Mon Feb 20, 2012 7:36 am
KVM to work reliably with Advanced MiniDock

Last post by particleandparcel « Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:43 am
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by particleandparcel » Sat Dec 31, 2011 4:20 pm

Hi all,

New here, been cruising the forums for the last few weeks to clear up some issues I've been having. I was just issued an R400 as my new work...

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Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:43 am
T500 WSXGA+ screen flickering issue

Last post by erofbi « Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:56 pm
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by erofbi » Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:38 pm

Hi all,
I have a very annoying problem with my T500 WSXGA+ screen.
Its brightness flickers continually and, after some time it is on, the bottom-left...

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Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:56 pm
Touchpad and control stick work intermittently

Last post by sportfreak « Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:48 am
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by 9clawtiger » Wed Sep 07, 2011 11:15 am

The touchpad and control stick on the laptop will periodically stop working. An external mouse works perfectly fine however.

I've downloaded latest...

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Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:48 am
Docked R500 dual display question

Last post by sportfreak « Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:14 am
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by Benneh » Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:07 pm

I have an R500 running windows 7 with intel GMA integrated series 4 graphics in a thinkpad advanced mini dock. I'm curious if there is a way to get...

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Last post by sportfreak
Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:14 am
lenovo thinkpad r 500 failes to boot from CD or HDD........

Last post by sportfreak « Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:34 am
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by fabiniyoung » Tue Apr 19, 2011 2:25 pm

hi everyone,
1 week ego i tried to make a clean install of windows 7 on my laptop, and this was the situation:
i had already both linux and windows 7...

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Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:34 am
High quality IPS/AFFS display panel for ThinkPad R500

Last post by hunterman223 « Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:25 am
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by milo77 » Sun May 29, 2011 7:18 pm

Hello,

For a long time now I am trying to find a high quality IPS or AFFS display panel for my ThinkPad R500, which unfortunately employs a TFT...

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Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:25 am
T400-6 months old is dead on Boot

Last post by lead_org « Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:14 am
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by delaneybob » Sun Jul 25, 2010 5:43 pm

Hi,
i have a almost new T400 and it will not even get past the to interrupt normal startup Thinkpad screen. I am searching posts as fast as I can to...

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Last post by lead_org
Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:14 am
Thinkpad R500 dead?

Last post by sportfreak « Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:10 am
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by cshuy » Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:23 pm

My roommate's R500 clicked off one night and won't even light up when the adapter (which is a bit frayed, admittedly) is plugged it.

We have tried...

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Last post by sportfreak
Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:10 am
R500 won't go past XP startup screen

Last post by lead_org « Tue Jul 05, 2011 5:17 am
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by cshuy » Mon Jul 04, 2011 1:38 pm

My roommate's R500 is acting up again.

It will load to the point of the Windows XP screen (the title screen with the moving green bar) and freeze...

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Last post by lead_org
Tue Jul 05, 2011 5:17 am
Thinkpad gets restarted after connecting amplifier

Last post by tbrychcy « Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:57 am
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by tbrychcy » Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:41 am

Hello everyone.

The strange behaviour of my laptop happens after connecting it to an amplifier via HDMI port (exactly using the D-PORT and adapter)....

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Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:57 am
R500 and SPDIF issue

Last post by lead_org « Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:41 am
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by tbrychcy » Thu Jan 20, 2011 3:07 pm

Hello all.

I wonder if there is enough to get a dockstation with SPDIF input, so that to pass the digital audio signal from the R500 thinkpad to...

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Last post by lead_org
Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:41 am
Need to find whatever is on this image for my new R400 hdd

Last post by Tsarbomba « Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:50 pm
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by Tsarbomba » Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:22 am

Hi, I'm looking for help finding a seller that sells

this part, not the actual harddrive but the enclosure that makes it fit in my R400 laptop....

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Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:50 pm
What will happen to the R series?

Last post by Maryland, USA « Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:51 pm
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by zlad » Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:46 am

Hi!

The subject is my question. Is R series officially dead and will be replaced with L series?
Is it worth to buy and R400 today(because of the...

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Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:51 pm
R500 and 1080p hardware acceleration

Last post by lead_org « Fri Dec 31, 2010 10:07 pm
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by Caterpillar » Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:16 pm

Have a R500 Type 2714 with mobile Intel 4 series express chipset family
I would like to know if it is capable to play hardware accelerated 1080p mkv...

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Last post by lead_org
Fri Dec 31, 2010 10:07 pm
WXGA+ LCD Cable

Last post by sir_synthsalot « Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:24 pm
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by sir_synthsalot » Sun Dec 26, 2010 2:05 pm

The manual says the part number is 93P4551. Is this the only part number that will work? I can't find this one in Canada. What about 93P4451? I have...

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Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:24 pm
PCMCIA to Serial setup

Last post by smugiri « Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:19 pm
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by tom3k380 » Sat Dec 11, 2010 4:58 am

I got an Epson TM-88II receipt printer with a SERIAL connector to the PC. I need a PCMCIA card with SERIAL interface to be able to connect the...

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Last post by smugiri
Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:19 pm
Serial & Parallel settings in BIOS

Last post by Harryc « Sat Dec 11, 2010 8:27 am
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by tom3k380 » Sat Dec 11, 2010 5:47 am

Can someone tell me what are the settings for SERIAL & PARALLEL in the BIOS are for?

What will happen if I enable them?

I got a R500-2716PV3.

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Dec 11, 2010 8:27 am
R400 Replacement Parts (CD Drive, HDD)

Last post by ZaZ « Thu Nov 25, 2010 1:55 am
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by noahk » Thu Nov 25, 2010 12:27 am

The CD Drive and Hard Drive on my R400 are both broken. I'm trying to buy replacements for both of them, but it seems like there are a lot of...

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Last post by ZaZ
Thu Nov 25, 2010 1:55 am
R500 HDD replacement, etc.

Last post by lead_org « Thu Nov 18, 2010 9:15 am
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by cshuy » Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:53 am

my best friend has an R500 with a dying hard drive.

She is thinking about replacing it herself, but wants to keep the Thinkvantage backup functions,...

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Last post by lead_org
Thu Nov 18, 2010 9:15 am
Strange sound from CD drive when start from standby

Last post by Highbury « Sun Nov 14, 2010 2:56 pm
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by Highbury » Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:03 pm

Hi guys,

first post on the forum, and I am starting off with a difficult question (at least it's difficult to me):

I have a R400, and every time I...

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Sun Nov 14, 2010 2:56 pm
fox error for lenovo r500

Last post by Harryc « Fri Nov 12, 2010 5:48 pm
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by abdrahimo » Fri Nov 12, 2010 4:56 pm

plz a have a lenovo r500 i need a bios for fix error 1802 plizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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Last post by Harryc
Fri Nov 12, 2010 5:48 pm
Keyboard Flex Fix

Last post by jolarson « Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:57 pm
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by jolarson » Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:32 pm

I recently purchased a new R500 from the outlet. Upon receiving it, I was sad to discover that there was a great deal of keyboard flex on the left...

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Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:57 pm
1680 x 1050 screen

Last post by Harryc « Sat Oct 16, 2010 1:38 am
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by micbjork » Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:40 pm

Can anyone share their experiences with the 1680 x 1050 screen?

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Oct 16, 2010 1:38 am
Buying a ThinkPad Rx00 Soon, Opinions Please

Last post by sir_synthsalot « Sat Sep 25, 2010 5:12 pm
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by hunterman223 » Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:21 pm

I am looking into replacing my R40 for an R400 or R500. I am leaning towards the 400 because of it's smaller size and weight. Anything I should know...

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Sat Sep 25, 2010 5:12 pm
R410 Dock Sound Problem

Last post by SgtZeke « Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:25 am

by SgtZeke » Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:25 am

I have a user who can not get sound out of his dock running Win 7 64. Dock was replaced but new dock has same issue. Sound works fine on laptop. Any...

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Last post by SgtZeke
Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:25 am
Should an R400 have a fingerprint reader?

Last post by lead_org « Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:19 am
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by mmo| » Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:55 pm

Because mine doesn't and I find that strange?

(and now I promise not to start more threads for a while, hehe!)

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Last post by lead_org
Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:19 am
Installing a Solid State Drive on my R500

Last post by AMATX « Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:52 am
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by dar10@live.com » Sat Jun 12, 2010 11:07 am

All:

I just bought an Intel X25-V SSD (40GB) to install on my R500, which runs Vista x64 Basic SP2.

1) Are there any preliminary steps I should...

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Last post by AMATX
Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:52 am
does R500 supports bluetooth A2DP for listening music?

Last post by danielz « Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:08 pm
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by danielz » Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:21 am

I have a R500 computer and i want to buy a bluetooth headphones which just works with bluetooth devices acording on bluetooth standard A2DP to listen...

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Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:08 pm
How long is your R400 battery life?

Last post by Ryan_C « Thu May 06, 2010 3:47 am
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by mmo| » Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:37 pm

I am wondering how long peoples r400 battery life is?

I don't think mine is that long - about 3-4 hours. I though I saw mentioned somewhere that it...

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Thu May 06, 2010 3:47 am
Lines appearing on R400 monitor

Last post by lead_org « Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:21 pm
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by elisapeimer » Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:23 pm

I have a brand new R400 and I'm occasionally getting horizontal lines on the screen. Sometimes they're just in a small area, sometimes they're over...

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Last post by lead_org
Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:21 pm
Hotkeys LCD Brightness issue

Last post by Harryc « Sun Apr 04, 2010 10:41 am
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by Pawelek » Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:25 am

Hi !

Recently I've installed Win 7 Pro PL on R500 with x4500 intel graphics chipset integrated. Then I updated all drivers and common apps on my...

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Sun Apr 04, 2010 10:41 am
2717-5GU is max memory 4Gb or 8Gb?

Last post by Harryc « Fri Apr 02, 2010 3:33 am
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by jizzay » Fri Apr 02, 2010 2:43 am

Hey guys,

I went to crucial's website and the search is telling me my R500 has a maximum memory capacity of 8Gb, but when I go back to Lenovo's site...

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Fri Apr 02, 2010 3:33 am
I cannot install XP/Vista from custom CD/DVD

Last post by wtosta « Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:07 am
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by wtosta » Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:27 pm

I cannot install Windows Vista Business or Windows XP Pro from the Original installation CD, but only FROM LENOVO RECOVERY CD, on ThinkPad R500 Type...

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Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:07 am
Thinkpad R400 sleep / wake issues

Last post by norbertStobart « Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:00 pm
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by Ryan_C » Wed May 27, 2009 6:16 pm

I seem to be having these with my R400 (7443-CTO; P8400, 3gb, 160gb, 9-cell, WXGA+, windows Vista 32-bit). I close the lid, and it goes into sleep....

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Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:00 pm

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