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W701 TouchPad Mouse Key Replacement & Dock Options

Last post by Truckertim « Tue May 06, 2014 9:59 am
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by Truckertim » Mon May 05, 2014 2:29 pm

I need to replace the mouse buttons below the touchpad. I am having difficulty sourcing the part required, does anyone know
if any other thinkpad...

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Tue May 06, 2014 9:59 am
Got me a W700ds!

Last post by Hogig « Mon Apr 28, 2014 9:16 pm
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by Medessec » Mon Dec 02, 2013 2:36 am

After some intense hunting-I now myself have a W700ds of my own. I paid a bit more than I wanted for it... but in the end I can say it's 100% worth...

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Last post by Hogig
Mon Apr 28, 2014 9:16 pm
SDHC card reader doesn't work

Last post by jcvjcvjcvjcv « Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:03 am
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by lookingatlenovo » Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:29 pm

Whenever I put my SDHC card in the card reader, it doesn't show up under My Computer. I always have to go to the device manager and click on the...

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Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:03 am
Dock for W520; keyed power connector

Last post by jcvjcvjcvjcv « Sun Apr 27, 2014 12:43 pm
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by jcvjcvjcvjcv » Sun Feb 02, 2014 6:50 am

Hi guys

I'm looking for a dock for my W520. As you know, the W520 requires the 170W PSU, but can also run on the 135W. If I were to buy a dock for...

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Sun Apr 27, 2014 12:43 pm
I forgot my BIOS password!

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:21 pm
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by u666sa » Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:40 am

W520 is my system, 4270CTO. I forgot it!!! :|

Thing is I forgot it long time ago, but I used to enter BIOS using FP. Then my FP sensor went bad,...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:21 pm
i7 2760QM temperature

Last post by Adda « Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:00 am
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by u666sa » Wed Feb 05, 2014 2:03 am

My thinkpad has i7 2760QM, temperature measured with AIDA64 (get that) shows 50 while idle, and 89 while on full - obviously with power and...

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Last post by Adda
Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:00 am
W510 battery annoyance.

Last post by Adda « Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:06 am
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by Adda » Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:19 am

The battery in my W510 has been acting up for a while now, maybe a year or so.

The problem is that the battery thinks it still has 100% of it's...

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Last post by Adda
Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:06 am
W510 PERFORMANCE & POWER ADAPTORS

Last post by jcvjcvjcvjcv « Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:34 pm
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by jfguerrap » Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:21 am

I recently read a review that the W510 will not perform as well if you use a power adaptor brick of less than 135W.

I have two questions:

1) Is...

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Last post by jcvjcvjcvjcv
Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:34 pm
W510 cpu upgrade possible? Any input is much appreciated!

Last post by Adda « Sun Apr 13, 2014 6:02 pm
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by theplayfuleyes » Sat Jan 07, 2012 4:01 pm

Hi guys/gals,

I have a quad core i7-720QM variant of the W510 and I would like to swap out the i7 cpu for an i5-520M/540M dual core cpu. Would that...

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Last post by Adda
Sun Apr 13, 2014 6:02 pm
Thinkpad W510 power adapter

Last post by Adda « Fri Apr 11, 2014 8:54 am
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by makaveli559m » Sat Apr 05, 2014 1:07 am

Hi peeps I just got a W510 that is coming in next week without a power adapter and I was wondering if I can use my power adapter on it even though it...

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Last post by Adda
Fri Apr 11, 2014 8:54 am
ultrabay adapter for w510

Last post by aldimeola81 « Wed Apr 09, 2014 1:28 am
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by aldimeola81 » Thu Mar 20, 2014 5:44 pm

does anyone know the right fru ? I read on the forum there the code is different from that of t400 or t500 ..
otherwise the w510 can boot from...

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Last post by aldimeola81
Wed Apr 09, 2014 1:28 am
w500 that powers up then powers down after swaping lcds

Last post by 1mouse3 « Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:02 pm
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by 1mouse3 » Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:21 pm

i got a w500 I have been piecing together, I got a t500 screen assembly that was stated it had a bad ribbon. I also got a sharp wuxga screen and a...

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Last post by 1mouse3
Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:02 pm
Boot to xp to sync my palm pilot

Last post by hellosailor « Sat Mar 29, 2014 1:08 am
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by Danny Davis » Thu Dec 12, 2013 2:15 am

What would be the easiest way to boot to xp in order to sync my palm pilot? I have win7-64 on my w510.

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Last post by hellosailor
Sat Mar 29, 2014 1:08 am
w500 bios pass

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:55 am
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by 1mouse3 » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:17 am

Hi I got a w500 with a supervisor password that I am trying to get. I have made a simple interface and got the bin off the eeprom. all I can see the...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:55 am
W510 with dual core

Last post by Adda « Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:54 am
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by Adda » Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:05 am

Hello

Well I just finished testing if my W510 which was born with a quad core CPU, would accept a dual core i7 620m.

And it did not work, the...

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Last post by Adda
Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:54 am
W520 BIOS password

Last post by richk « Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:50 pm
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by u666sa » Fri Mar 07, 2014 4:43 pm

My finger print reader is broken, and I used to give it my finger to enter BIOS. Of course I am buying a new reader soon, so I'll enter the BIOS....

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Last post by richk
Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:50 pm
w500 wont boot

Last post by Medessec « Sat Mar 15, 2014 5:41 pm
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by samuel79 » Sat Mar 15, 2014 3:16 pm

hi guys i bought a w500 to to use on my t500 for a complete screen change over but it wont boot turns on then off off again cpu is fine any ideas ?

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Last post by Medessec
Sat Mar 15, 2014 5:41 pm
W520 extended battery P/N

Last post by jcvjcvjcvjcv « Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:13 am
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by u666sa » Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:45 am

The time has come to buy a new battery, may laptop is two years old in this upcoming June, battery life has dropped to about 1:30 hrs.

I do have a 9...

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Last post by jcvjcvjcvjcv
Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:13 am
How's the W520 screen compared to a T60p?

Last post by ajkula66 « Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:26 pm
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by StevenD » Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:38 pm

I've got a T60p with 1600x1200 IPS that I've been nursing for five years, waiting for an acceptable screen to come out. Got my eye on a W520, but I...

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Last post by ajkula66
Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:26 pm
W500 CPU tests, QC doesn't work?

Last post by QWERTY Andreas « Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:20 pm
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by Medessec » Fri Jan 24, 2014 12:04 am

A few people have been asking me to see if the Core 2 Quad Mobiles you find in the W700, will work in the W500. By all technicality, it should...

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Last post by QWERTY Andreas
Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:20 pm
Please Help,the noise is killing me.

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:34 am
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by qrio » Sun Mar 02, 2014 6:33 pm

Hello Mates.

Two days ago I received my first ever laptop - Thinkpad W510 4389, i7-720QM,4GB DDR2 SO-DIMM SDRAM,9c Li-Ion+ 135W adapter.

Today I...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:34 am
W500 driver/BIOS issue - or a dead HD3650?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:28 am
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by Ahrle » Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:45 pm

Hi,

Just got myself a W500 from my job yesterday. Haven't used a Thinkpad for years so it was a nice surprise, as it was going to get thrown away...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:28 am
W510 and ericsson F3507g

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:13 pm
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by _65536_kb_sec_ » Fri Feb 21, 2014 1:03 pm

Hi

I'm new to this sub-forum, but I've been using ThinkPad's in a while.
So here's the issue - got a really nice used W510 and put my Ericsson...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:13 pm
W500 thermal sensors and fan speed control

Last post by mako777 « Fri Feb 07, 2014 6:00 pm

by mako777 » Fri Feb 07, 2014 6:00 pm

Hello everyone
As i was repasting and upgrading ram in my W500 I thougt I will check where those temperature sensors really are and I'd like to share...

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Last post by mako777
Fri Feb 07, 2014 6:00 pm
W500 4063-FN4 Sharp WUXGA Part Number

Last post by Tasurinchi « Thu Feb 06, 2014 3:39 am
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by Nerdherd » Wed Feb 05, 2014 4:50 pm

Can anyone point he in the right direction to replace my LCD with the sharp wuxga LCD? P

I can't seem to find the Sharp WUXGA part number (not FRU...

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Last post by Tasurinchi
Thu Feb 06, 2014 3:39 am
W500 4063-FN4 Motherboard FRU

Last post by Nerdherd « Wed Feb 05, 2014 4:46 pm

by Nerdherd » Wed Feb 05, 2014 4:46 pm

I have a W500 4063-FN4. It is 5 years old and the V5700 Fire GL card is not working. I can run on the Intel card but the screen brightness flickers,...

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Last post by Nerdherd
Wed Feb 05, 2014 4:46 pm
Force Power Manager into Maximum lifespan mode

Last post by jcvjcvjcvjcv « Wed Feb 05, 2014 8:49 am

by jcvjcvjcvjcv » Wed Feb 05, 2014 8:49 am

On my W520 (Windows 7, Power Manager 6.61.1 I have three options in the Power Manager >> Battery >> Battery Maintenance:

*)Always full charge...

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Last post by jcvjcvjcvjcv
Wed Feb 05, 2014 8:49 am
Disabling Intel PXE network boot (or whatever it is)

Last post by dr_st « Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:20 pm
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by Lockheed » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:49 am

On my W500, each time I boot, after seeing the ThinkPad POST logo, I see the Intel network boot process checking its own thing (at least that's what...

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Last post by dr_st
Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:20 pm
Need Help for my W500

Last post by jcvjcvjcvjcv « Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:38 am
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by asdf-thinkpad » Tue Feb 04, 2014 12:30 am

I have a W500 for a few years running on Vista Business 64bits. As the machine got slower overtime, I used to do some housekeeping by uninstalling...

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Last post by jcvjcvjcvjcv
Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:38 am
W701DS BIOS problem

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:48 am
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by RobertRS » Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:29 am

Hello !
My name is Robert , I'm new to the forum , sorry for my English , I come from Polish .
I turn to you for help . ThinkPad W701ds I generally...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:48 am
Is it possible to install a LG display on a W-500

Last post by ajkula66 « Mon Feb 03, 2014 11:56 am
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by poliorcetes » Thu Jan 30, 2014 5:47 am

Hi people,

I have been reading about the differences between Samsung and LG displays for W500 and T61P. My question is: would it be possible to...

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Last post by ajkula66
Mon Feb 03, 2014 11:56 am
Performance: W700 vs. W701

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:06 pm
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by Medessec » Wed Jan 29, 2014 5:18 am

I'm a bit curious... does anyone have a full testimony or solid experience between the W700 and W701? From my understanding, the performance...

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Last post by emeraldgirl08
Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:06 pm
Lenovo Recovery & disk reformatting

Last post by Davidhs « Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:18 am

by Davidhs » Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:18 am

As my Win7 Pro system is showing increasingly erratic behaviour, I should like to reinstall / repair it - without losing too much of my data if...

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Last post by Davidhs
Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:18 am
W500 mobo with 4:3 screen, strictly experiment.

Last post by Medessec « Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:21 pm
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by Medessec » Thu Jan 09, 2014 9:56 pm

After being inspired by that page on the T62p mod, I decided that since I had a lot of spare time... I'd see what I can do with some of my junk...

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Last post by Medessec
Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:21 pm
Bluetooth headset w520

Last post by upip « Thu Jan 23, 2014 6:47 am
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by sgr1 » Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:58 am

Hi,

Simple question, has anyone managed to get a bluetooth headset working properly on their thinkpad with the integrated bluetooth ?

I stumbled...

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Last post by upip
Thu Jan 23, 2014 6:47 am
Any Plans for New 17" W Series?

Last post by Medessec « Fri Jan 17, 2014 2:00 am
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by RWDPLZ » Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:45 pm

I've been wanting a new W series with a 17 screen for years, and now that I finally have the means to buy one, and my T61 is getting noticeably...

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Last post by Medessec
Fri Jan 17, 2014 2:00 am
W700 Dual RAID???

Last post by Tableteer « Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:16 pm
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by arty_harvy » Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:15 pm

Does anyone know if the W700's RAID controller would be able to support 2 separate RAID 0 configs at the same time?
For example:
If someone were to...

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Last post by Tableteer
Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:16 pm
W700 display cable with W500 motherboard?

Last post by Zak « Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:58 pm
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by Zak » Fri Aug 16, 2013 12:27 pm

I'm making something awesome I don't want to reveal just yet. It requires connecting a longer display cable to a W500 motherboard. Does the W700's...

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Last post by Zak
Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:58 pm
First post--Please advise on memory upgrade for W510

Last post by Adda « Wed Jan 08, 2014 9:32 am
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by Usher99 » Mon Jan 06, 2014 7:17 pm

I thought these modules just might work?? Crucial memory advisor says max is 16 GB but I see multiple confirmed reports of my quad core system...

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Last post by Adda
Wed Jan 08, 2014 9:32 am
W700ds for exhange/swap

Last post by Medessec « Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:47 pm
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by peterh » Tue Jan 07, 2014 1:30 pm

I know I will probably be chastised for cross-posting, but I am as good as begging someone to take my W700ds off my hands in the market place.

See:...

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Last post by Medessec
Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:47 pm
W520 4270CTO fingerprint error code 45

Last post by jcvjcvjcvjcv « Sun Jan 05, 2014 1:29 pm
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by u666sa » Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:22 pm

Hi guys! Hello from Russia! Happy New Year to you, I hope 2014 makes your dreams come true!

Guys, I had my thinkpad W520 4270CTO reboot on new year,...

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Last post by jcvjcvjcvjcv
Sun Jan 05, 2014 1:29 pm
So it is near end of November where is the W540?

Last post by u666sa « Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:46 pm
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by Greg Gebhardt » Tue Nov 26, 2013 9:15 am

Anyone have dates

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Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:46 pm
W500 Fullscreen games blackscreen - ATI issue?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Dec 19, 2013 7:35 am
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by Medessec » Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:23 pm

So-I've got this W500 that I'm putting together for my friend. It's working beautifully, and seems to have been equipped with a WUXGA 1920x1200...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Dec 19, 2013 7:35 am
W700/701 Screen swap possible?

Last post by Medessec « Tue Dec 10, 2013 1:27 pm
Replies: 5
by grafzero » Sat Nov 30, 2013 5:47 am

Hi.
Do you know if there is an compatible IPS screen for W700/701?

Lets say something from HP model 8710w like in this post

Do you think it would...

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Last post by Medessec
Tue Dec 10, 2013 1:27 pm
W510 CPU upgrade

Last post by Adda « Mon Dec 09, 2013 7:09 pm
Replies: 12
by chrisscass » Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:48 pm

Hi folks,

I currently have a W510 w/ 720QM (1.6GHz quad core CPU). I know by default it states that the W510 can only accept 1st generation i7's,...

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Last post by Adda
Mon Dec 09, 2013 7:09 pm
Hard drive compatibility

Last post by Tricky_Cat « Mon Dec 02, 2013 12:32 pm
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by Tricky_Cat » Sun Dec 01, 2013 11:39 pm

Hello. My old Toshiba laptop finally died today but the hard drive still works fine, so I was wondering if it would work with a ThinkPad W510. I'd...

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Last post by Tricky_Cat
Mon Dec 02, 2013 12:32 pm
W520 HDD Upgrade

Last post by ZaZ « Sun Dec 01, 2013 5:18 pm
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by Takeda » Sat Nov 30, 2013 2:33 pm

I'm presently running a Seagate 750GB 7200 RPM Hybrid drive. I would like to upgrade to 1TB, and I'm considering the Seagate 1TB Hybrid drive.

Is...

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Last post by ZaZ
Sun Dec 01, 2013 5:18 pm
W530/Win7 USB disk controller errors on sleep/resume

Last post by Lurker212 « Thu Nov 28, 2013 1:07 pm

by Lurker212 » Thu Nov 28, 2013 1:07 pm

I'm running a brand new W530, Win7 Pro with a new WD My Book 1170, 2 TB USB3 external drive. I'm seeing frequent disk controller errors (event ID=11)...

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Last post by Lurker212
Thu Nov 28, 2013 1:07 pm
Twist and sleeping W520

Last post by jcvjcvjcvjcv « Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:18 am
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by Q-Ball » Tue Nov 19, 2013 2:29 am

So my W520's developed a bit of an interesting issue.

Whenever I apply a minor amount of torque to the bottom-left corner of the screen (near the...

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Last post by jcvjcvjcvjcv
Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:18 am
Hard disk password mode in BIOS set to USER --> unchangeable

Last post by ausmike « Fri Nov 15, 2013 9:39 pm
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by smomma » Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:43 am

I am trying to erase a (known) hard disk password on a Toshiba 160 GB internal hard disk running in a W500 thinkpad.
(I am supposed to pass the...

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Fri Nov 15, 2013 9:39 pm

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