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No W700 on thinkpad website

Last post by QFoam « Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:05 am
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by arretium » Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:34 pm

It appears that Lenovo must be close to releasing their new W710. The W700 is gone and no longer configurable on Lenovo's website. It has been this...

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Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:05 am
Pagefile and hibernation files seems very large to me

Last post by radiodavid « Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:13 pm
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by Geophyte1 » Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:05 pm

Is it reasonable that my pagefile sys size is 7.93 GB and my hibrfil sys file is 5.94 GB?

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Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:13 pm
Recovery Problem-New W700ds - Intermediate Solution

Last post by Geophyte1 « Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:15 pm
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by Geophyte1 » Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:44 pm

I’ll apologize up front for the length. Some of you have probably read this on the Lenovo forum (“Re: Can't Set Up Raid1 on W700ds with Windows 7 -...

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Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:15 pm
W510 and 1333 So-Dimms

Last post by ausmike « Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:33 am
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by pyroman002 » Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:42 am

I am a bit confused as to the use of 1333 ram modules in the W510. Is it possible to use 4 x 2gb 1333 modules? I have seen conflicting data and...

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Last post by ausmike
Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:33 am
W510 - How do I remove the keyboard??

Last post by drfranktate « Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:14 pm
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by drfranktate » Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:53 pm

The online user's guide says to take out the 2 screw underneath, then push the keyboard toward the display. It's not budging at all. Anyone have any...

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Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:14 pm
FHD Option Removed??

Last post by Mayas « Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:27 am
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by Mayas » Sat Mar 06, 2010 2:13 am

The Lenovo website no longer carries the FHD screen option for W510 anymore! does anybody have any clue as to when they plan to bring it back? If...

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Last post by Mayas
Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:27 am
unable to use bluetooth on W510

Last post by ausmike « Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:54 am
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by yawnmoth » Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:24 pm

According to this article , if I type in bluetooth in the Search programs and files Start menu text area I should see four items under Control Panel....

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Last post by ausmike
Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:54 am
does the 170W W700 power adapter work with the W510?

Last post by yawnmoth « Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:12 pm
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by yawnmoth » Sun Feb 21, 2010 2:25 am

lenovo.com sells spare 135W W510 power adapters for $99.00. eBay sells spare 170W W700 power adapters for around $65.00. My question is... will a...

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Last post by yawnmoth
Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:12 pm
Fn+F? keystrokes to dim/turnoff display?

Last post by craigmontHunter « Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:27 am
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by AMATX » Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:53 pm

Simple question, couldn't find an answer anywhere(!):

On my old Z61p and other Thinkpads I've used, pressing Fn+F3 will turn off the display, but...

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Last post by craigmontHunter
Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:27 am
Thinking about upgrading to W510

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by Rofflesaurrr » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:55 am

I have a fully loaded T61P right now. While it is one of the best laptops i've ever owned, it does have some flaws. The screen being the main one....

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Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:55 am
W510 MultiTouch=Techie Bling or Useful?

Last post by QFoam « Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:40 pm
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by Mayas » Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:57 pm

Ok guys I hope somebody can ans this for me I'm looking into buying W510 (yes i know of the shipping issues). Now I'm a photographer and that's...

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Last post by QFoam
Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:40 pm
W 510 & USB3

Last post by Rochefort « Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:29 am

by Rochefort » Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:29 am

Interesting review HERE :)

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Last post by Rochefort
Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:29 am
why is "Intel Virtualilization Technology" disabled in BIOS?

Last post by Crunch « Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:58 pm
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by yawnmoth » Sun Feb 21, 2010 2:38 am

Why are Intel(R) Virtualization Technology and Intel(R) VT-d Feature disabled by default? Because, when enabled, the computer consumes power at a...

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Last post by Crunch
Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:58 pm
Cannot create Rescue Media in R&R after Win7 install

Last post by ausmike « Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:00 pm
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by rjay » Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:19 pm

I have just done a clean install of Windows 7 64bit to my W700. I loaded R&R 4.3 and when I tried to do a backup it gave me an error saying that it...

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Last post by ausmike
Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:00 pm
RAID 0: Errors occurred

Last post by rjay « Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:55 am
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by rjay » Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:31 am

I have a 2x 160gig RAID 0 setup, and the Intel utility that loads after BIOS, reports that Error(s) occurred on one of the drives. The Intel Matrix...

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Last post by rjay
Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:55 am
Multi touch

Last post by ausmike « Sat Feb 27, 2010 5:32 am
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by tzmueller » Thu Jan 07, 2010 8:38 pm

so I am going to order a new W510 and wondering what exactly is Multi touch?

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Last post by ausmike
Sat Feb 27, 2010 5:32 am
W700 Internal Broadband

Last post by andrej770 « Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:54 am
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by Jspool » Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:33 pm

I just purchased a W700. Before I purchase an Option Global Express 442, I was wondering whether it was possible to install an internal AT&T card...

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Last post by andrej770
Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:54 am
Passmark rating for a W700 with Quad Core Processor (Q9000)

Last post by Oliver26n « Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:04 pm
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by Turboqueef » Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:21 am

Hi,

I wonder if anyone running a W700 with Quad (Q9000) has run the passmark 6.1 program?

I would like to know the result...

Please post your...

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Last post by Oliver26n
Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:04 pm
How good (or bad) is a HD+ display for "light" phot editing?

Last post by Oaklodge « Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:49 pm
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by nhguy » Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:51 pm

I'm expecting to recieve my W510 sometime this week. It is the HD+ display. My intention is to use it w/ adobe lightroom for photo storage and minor...

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Last post by Oaklodge
Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:49 pm
W510 FHD Display withtout touch ?

Last post by archer6 « Sun Feb 21, 2010 5:37 pm
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by Oaklodge » Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:59 pm

Is it possible to order a W510 with a FHD display and without Multi touch?
Am I correct in thinking the FHD display is best for photography?
but...

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Last post by archer6
Sun Feb 21, 2010 5:37 pm
Just Got Two W510 machines, both give BSOD on boot.

Last post by RonS « Sun Feb 21, 2010 3:29 pm
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by 2cdneh » Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:32 pm

My two new W510 quad core machines arrived. I turned on the first one, went through the windows setup, got to the configuring desktop message, and...

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Last post by RonS
Sun Feb 21, 2010 3:29 pm
So what kind of LCD is the new FHD 95% gamut LCD on the W510

Last post by Oliver26n « Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:11 pm
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by Oliver26n » Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:09 pm
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I'm guessing some PVA variant?? Anyone have any info? I looked at Lenovo's PDFs and they were useless.
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Last post by Oliver26n
Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:11 pm
Windows 7 not shutting down

Last post by bazciscor « Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:25 pm

by bazciscor » Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:25 pm

Hi. I have a new W500 running Windows 7 Professional. Sometimes Windows doesn't shutdown - other times it does. The problem seems to occur after...

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Last post by bazciscor
Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:25 pm
Is the W500 1920x1200 screen really bad

Last post by Crunch « Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:43 pm
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by planetf1 » Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:22 am

Is the W500 1920x1200 screen recognized as being really poor?

I currently use a T60p 1600x1200 on a daily basis which has the fantastic flexview...

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Last post by Crunch
Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:43 pm
What type SSD does the W700 use

Last post by Crunch « Thu Feb 18, 2010 4:46 pm
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by dmw » Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:24 pm

I am buying a W700 with a 320 GB drive from the factory but am going to buy a SSD drive separately with the intention of using it as the internal...

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Last post by Crunch
Thu Feb 18, 2010 4:46 pm
Win7 on W700 is "not officially supported by Lenovo" UK !?!

Last post by GarryF « Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:28 am
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by rjay » Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:31 pm

I have a 2752-3au W700 machine which, shortly after purchasing, I loaded Win7 64bit onto. I noticed some minor issues, one of which was audio...

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Last post by GarryF
Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:28 am
W510 with Mini Dock Plus Series 3 - Critical Review w/pics

Last post by scillyisles « Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:20 am
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by RonS » Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:38 pm

Summary: Lenovo, you blew it. The Mini Dock Plus Series 3 does nothing that's not already found on the W510.

The Mini Dock Plus Series 3 (S3+) has...

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Last post by scillyisles
Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:20 am
W500 Resolution and eyestrain

Last post by thitiv « Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:02 am
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by febrero » Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:42 pm

I upgraded my T60p to a new W500, it supports 1920x1200 great machine, I put a 80GB SSD drive to it and Windows 7.

What I noticed was that after...

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Last post by thitiv
Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:02 am
Tell me about W700 discounting during the W701 transition.

Last post by AMATX « Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:46 am

by AMATX » Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:46 am

Was talking to a Lenovo sales rep yesterday about my delayed W700 order, and we got around to discussing W700 availability as they transition to the...

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Last post by AMATX
Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:46 am
ultrabay SATA adapter for w510

Last post by gregmcg « Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:23 pm
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by period3 » Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:40 pm

I ordered the SATA adapter III for my w510 (43N3412), as this is the only adapter listed in the TA book for this model.

It doesn't fit properly:...

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Last post by gregmcg
Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:23 pm
w500 & v3.12 BIOS

Last post by kroseler « Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:24 pm

by kroseler » Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:24 pm

So we got a new order of w500's in with the latest BIOS and they appear to have broken something in our PXE boot options, all our older model w500's...

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Last post by kroseler
Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:24 pm
Tried buying a W700, Lenovo has removed all links ?

Last post by Brutal82 « Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:41 am
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by henni » Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:43 pm

Only W5xx series are available, all shopping links to the W700 are gone ?

What happened ?

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Last post by Brutal82
Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:41 am
Expresscard not working in either Vista or Windows 7 on W700

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:35 am
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by rjay » Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:18 pm

I just bought an Expresscard CompactFlash reader and I can't get it to reliably work in either Vista (Factory restore) or Windows 7. Often, when I...

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Last post by emeraldgirl08
Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:35 am
ATI 1600x1200 VESA Screen Corrupation in W500

Last post by Ryushin « Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:02 pm

by Ryushin » Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:02 pm

I've been having this problem ever since I got the W500 18 months. Though the problem has not affected my productivity, I wanted to see if it was...

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Last post by Ryushin
Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:02 pm
"Measurement error" when trying to use hueyPRO

Last post by Oliver26n « Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:04 pm
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by rjay » Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:21 pm

I am using hueyPRO 1.07 on the Lenovo W700 which has a built-in Pantone sensor. I recently upgraded from Vista to W7 64bit and downloaded the Lenovo...

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Last post by Oliver26n
Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:04 pm
W510 - Blu-ray burner?

Last post by ZaZ « Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:25 pm
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by carixus » Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:56 am

Hello,

does Lenovo offer a compatible Ultrabay Slim Blu-ray burner for the W510?

Regards,

carixus

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Last post by ZaZ
Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:25 pm
Urgent question to all W700 owners

Last post by jketzetera « Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:04 pm
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by jketzetera » Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:37 am

Unfortunately, I find myself in a bind as I forgot to bring the power adapter for my T61p as I have gone on a trip.

It is crucial to me, to be able...

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Last post by jketzetera
Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:04 pm
W700 series vs T60P/61p

Last post by Crunch « Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:10 am
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by maximus_ » Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:45 pm
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I currently have a 2623 T60P and was thinking about upgrading in the next few months. The W700ds looks interesting but I was wondering about the...
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Last post by Crunch
Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:10 am
Question for someone with a w500 and a 2503 dock

Last post by richk « Sat Feb 13, 2010 3:27 pm

by richk » Sat Feb 13, 2010 3:27 pm

The 2503 dock has an ultrabay slot that is IDE, rather than SATA. I need someone to get into device manager while the machine is in a dock with a...

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Last post by richk
Sat Feb 13, 2010 3:27 pm
Decisions, decisions.......W510? or abandon Thinkpads.....

Last post by AMATX « Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:33 am
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by Proteus » Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:50 pm

So, the time has come to upgrade from my T61p, and it looks like I have some hard choices to make.

The W510 is finally out, and in many respects,...

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Last post by AMATX
Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:33 am
*POSSIBLE* QXGA hack for the W7xx models

Last post by QFoam « Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:52 am
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by bhtooefr » Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:16 pm

Yes, QXGA, not WQXGA.

The hack is purely theoretical at this point, but it might be a decent replacement for my T60p in the future. I refuse to back...

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Last post by QFoam
Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:52 am
Has Lenovo Discontinued w700?

Last post by Crunch « Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:42 am
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by Brutal82 » Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:22 pm

I just check the lonovo web page to do a price check on how much I would have to save up for the w700ds I would like to buy and I no longer see it on...

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Last post by Crunch
Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:42 am
W510's monster 135W AC adapter (55Y9317)

Last post by mspacek « Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:26 pm
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by mspacek » Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:50 pm

I just ordered a W510 today via and its Canadian CAXVISAJAN10 coupon code - got me around 35% off the web price I think. CAD$1589 + tax for i7-820QM,...

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Last post by mspacek
Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:26 pm
Bluetooth keeps turning off after sleep/hibernate - SOLVED

Last post by nickdutton « Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:04 am
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by nickdutton » Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:27 am

Hello,

The bluetooth on my W500 keeps disabling itself.

This problem has persisted from my old Vista Business 64 to the current Win7 64 build...

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Last post by nickdutton
Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:04 am
W500: sudden heat from left corner (pic included)

Last post by Bashar « Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:25 am

by Bashar » Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:25 am

Hello,
i noticed something not sure if its related or not, few weeks back i moved my 160GB disk to ultra bay (cdrom place) and placed y 64GB SSD disk...

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Last post by Bashar
Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:25 am
W510 - reprogram the ThinkVantage button

Last post by yak « Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:59 am
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by RonS » Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:39 am

You can change what the ThinkVantage button does modifying the registry.

1. Run REGEDIT
2. Click through to HKLM\SOFTWARE\IBM\TPHOTKEY\8001
3....

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Last post by yak
Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:59 am
Thinkpad W510 Options Recommendations!

Last post by skriefal « Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:43 pm
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by Shane Stump » Wed Feb 03, 2010 7:01 am

I have ordered a W510 with a 920XM to be my portable workstation to complement my desktop (Thinkpad W700ds)!

Any how, I want to maximize the memory...

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Last post by skriefal
Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:43 pm
Question: W510 dock and displayport

Last post by RonS « Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:14 pm
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by coverthawk » Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:52 pm

Hello,

I just wanted to confirm (searched the forums and didn't see a similar question).

I have purchased a W510 and intend to use Displayport...

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Last post by RonS
Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:14 pm
duo core T9900 vs quad core Q9000 in W700ds

Last post by Shane Stump « Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:13 am
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by ziwiki » Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:18 pm

I am purchasing a w700ds. I would like to know which processor would be best for me. Either the T9900 duo, or the Q9000 quad
I will be getting the...

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Last post by Shane Stump
Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:13 am
Should I buy W500 or W510?

Last post by ZaZ « Fri Feb 05, 2010 9:33 am
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by msafi » Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:07 am

I'm a computer specs noob, and would appreciate your help here!

W510 ($1,664.00 *couldn't find coupons*):

* Processor: Intel Quad Core Processor...

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Fri Feb 05, 2010 9:33 am

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