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W520: Event log ACPI warning-- related to TPFanControl?

Last post by npish « Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:07 am
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by npish » Sat Jun 23, 2012 8:16 pm

I've noticed the following error in the (Windows 7 x64) event log, which always appears in groupings of five times per second:

: The embedded...

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Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:07 am
How Do You Tell What Options In a w500-CTO?

Last post by JohnD. « Mon Jul 16, 2012 5:34 pm
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by JohnD. » Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:29 am

Good day to you all,

I have a w500 that is a CTO model. How do I get a listing of the installed options like when you have a complete type number? I...

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Mon Jul 16, 2012 5:34 pm
Best Wx0 2nd drive caddy (for DVD express slot)?

Last post by JBuzzard « Sat Jul 14, 2012 7:43 pm
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by kenyee » Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:41 pm

Has anyone compared the newmode.us one (up in the ads up top) vs. this one on fleabay?

They both appear to be able to handle 12.7mm drives...but...

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Last post by JBuzzard
Sat Jul 14, 2012 7:43 pm
Memory voltage for W520

Last post by djones18 « Thu Jul 12, 2012 4:42 pm
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by stickx » Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:00 pm

I want to upgrade the memory on my new W520 but I can't find out what voltage RAM to get - I have tried searching the forum and the Lenovo specs. I...

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Thu Jul 12, 2012 4:42 pm
"can't start Intel MyWifi Technology"?

Last post by kenyee « Thu Jul 12, 2012 3:12 pm
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by kenyee » Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:31 am

I have a Centrino 6205 Intel wifi card in my W530, but after I've installed the drivers and I try to start up WiDi, it puts up this cryptic message....

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Last post by kenyee
Thu Jul 12, 2012 3:12 pm
W700DS to W701DS upgrade

Last post by AMATX « Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:59 pm
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by yorgasor » Thu May 24, 2012 11:46 am

For the last couple months, I've been working on building the ultimate laptop. It's almost impossible to find a W701DS, let alone one that I can...

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Last post by AMATX
Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:59 pm
W700ds: Enable RAID

Last post by Geophyte1 « Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:23 am
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by LavaChild » Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:14 pm

Hello!

I own a ThinkPad W700ds, though I'd imagine that my question would be just as well answered if it were a W700... Please, any help would be...

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Last post by Geophyte1
Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:23 am
W700ds Keyboard - Which part number to buy? UK

Last post by LavaChild « Tue Jul 10, 2012 6:20 am
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by LavaChild » Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:11 am

Hello!

I have a W700ds and it has the, what appears to be 'normal', 'loud' keys on the left side of the keyboard. I would love to be able to ignore...

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Tue Jul 10, 2012 6:20 am
Odd high-pitched chattering on W500 64 bit but on VISTA only

Last post by mgo « Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:53 pm
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by mgo » Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:31 pm

It's a ThinkPad W500 4064A12, running Vista 64 bit on a SSD.

I notice that there is a frequent high-pitched chattering at times when the machine is...

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Last post by mgo
Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:53 pm
W500 - motherboard roasted

Last post by Maryland, USA « Sun Jul 08, 2012 4:19 pm
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by QWERTY Andreas » Thu May 31, 2012 12:55 am

Hello.
After three years of service, my W500 is nearly dead. When i start t with the dedicated GFX there is pink stains over the screen, and it...

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Sun Jul 08, 2012 4:19 pm
Using WWAN without installing Access Connections?

Last post by skie « Sat Jul 07, 2012 12:22 am
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by skie » Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:31 pm

Hi all,

I've recently purchased a Thinkpad-branded Gobi 3000 card for use in my W520. Everything works fine, but I would like to know if it's...

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Last post by skie
Sat Jul 07, 2012 12:22 am
Clone w510 HD

Last post by ausmike « Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:00 pm
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by Daniel Davis » Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:34 am

My backup x41 HD died. I want to clone my w510 HD...so I can restore the system in the event something similar happens to it. I want a backup hd that...

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Last post by ausmike
Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:00 pm
Impossible to disable the screen rotation hotkeys?

Last post by structed « Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:48 am
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by Spyrahl » Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:36 am

Hi All,
I'm having trouble disabling the hotkeys that change the screen rotation. This is a non tablet W520 and I never change screen orientation,...

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Last post by structed
Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:48 am
NEW : ThinkVantage Active Protection System ((WEIRD))

Last post by ausmike « Sun Jul 01, 2012 7:55 pm
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by ausmike » Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:24 am

So i had one of those RARE DAYS off work ............ and thought to update some of my 'stored thinkpads

One of those RARE THINKPADS (with factory...

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Sun Jul 01, 2012 7:55 pm
Pulled the trigger on a W520 before they are gone

Last post by kenyee « Sat Jun 30, 2012 4:06 pm
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by monkeybagel » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:02 pm

I decided to go ahead and order a W520 before they are gone. Like many others, I am not happy at all with the keyboard change, so I thought I should...

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Last post by kenyee
Sat Jun 30, 2012 4:06 pm
Network Connection Speed W700ds

Last post by monkeybagel « Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:11 pm
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by afgunst2000 » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:31 am

Hi

I am trying to establish the fastest network connection speed I can achieve on my W700ds (2757CTO).
The published specifications indicate that...

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Last post by monkeybagel
Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:11 pm
Incompatibility by design: 170W vs 135W vs 90W. Why?

Last post by stkris « Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:07 am
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by volodyan » Sun May 22, 2011 12:43 pm

I have two questions to which I could not find the answers.

1. Why does Lenovo intentionally prevents plugging the 170W adapter to other machines?...

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Last post by stkris
Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:07 am
Good / Most Compatible Ram for W520

Last post by WA2SI « Thu Jun 28, 2012 7:34 pm
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by udvranto » Thu May 12, 2011 8:40 am

I ordered 4GB one DIMM ram with my laptop:
45M4572 VBB 4GBPC3-10600DDR3 1333SODMM

Now I need three slices more to make it 16GB. The question is...

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Last post by WA2SI
Thu Jun 28, 2012 7:34 pm
W510 not affected by the Nvidia bug?

Last post by ajkula66 « Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:45 pm
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by Lockheed » Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:31 pm

My last two laptops were burdened with the infamous nvidia bug (see:

I am now consider buying a 2-year-old W510 with Quadro FX 880M. Are those free...

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Last post by ajkula66
Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:45 pm
W520 graphics -- Lenovo or nVidia driver?

Last post by davidhbrown « Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:36 pm
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by npish » Wed May 16, 2012 6:32 pm

Just curious which driver people are using for their Quadro graphics cards-- i.e. the one provided by Lenovo or that by nVidia? It appears that...

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Last post by davidhbrown
Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:36 pm
ThinkPad W520-- audio playback interference?

Last post by npish « Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:28 am
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by npish » Sat Jun 16, 2012 3:47 am

I have my ThinkPad W520 hooked up to external speakers via an amp, and I've noticed under various circumstances that audio playback will encounter...

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Last post by npish
Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:28 am
So I just tried washing my W500's keyboard, keys stuck

Last post by richk « Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:48 am
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by patheticbliss » Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:16 pm

I washed it using warm water, and now the left Alt and F4 keys are stuck down (though not at the same time). Not good. Especially since I Alt-tab so...

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Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:48 am
Trying to install Corsair Force sata 3 SSD on my w520

Last post by patrick2by4 « Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:36 am
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by patrick2by4 » Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:19 am

Hello all,
Trying to install a new SSD drive to my w520 and having a heck of a time.
I brought the recovery disks from Lenovo (through IBM) and it...

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Last post by patrick2by4
Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:36 am
W520 Owners: Total Travel Weight?

Last post by wolfman « Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:42 pm
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by hunterman223 » Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:30 pm

I am looking at a W530 for school (engineering major) and I want to know how heavy it will be to carry around. I know what the specs say, but it's...

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Last post by wolfman
Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:42 pm
[SOLVED] CPU throttled ?! (W510 i7 720QM)

Last post by dr_st « Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:34 am
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by 1114rk » Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:22 am

hi, my i7 720QM gets throttled at 0.9Ghz instead of 1.6Ghz, and the Turbo Boost doesn't seem to kick in at all.
I tried uninstalling PowerManager in...

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Last post by dr_st
Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:34 am
Upgrade RAM on ThinkPad W520

Last post by wolfman « Sun Jun 10, 2012 5:34 pm
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by ngotrongkhue » Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:17 am

Hi, i'm new to this forum and this is my first post :)
I'm now using thinkpad w520 with hardware as below:
Core i7-2620M 2.7GHz
Mainboard type...

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Last post by wolfman
Sun Jun 10, 2012 5:34 pm
Need help on installing ubuntu&windows7 dual OS

Last post by peteron30 « Fri Jun 08, 2012 7:39 pm
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by peteron30 » Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:13 pm

Hello, I just got my w520 today, and need to set up a dual OS of ubuntu 10.04 and windows 7 on a 256GB Crucial M4 SSD. I need some advice.
1. Should...

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Last post by peteron30
Fri Jun 08, 2012 7:39 pm
W520 BIOS 1.37

Last post by davidhbrown « Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:01 pm
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by WA2SI » Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:36 pm

Read on the Lenovo forum that the new W520 BIOS update, 1.37, fixes a few bugs but also caps the RAM speed at 1333 MHz... Even if you already have...

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Last post by davidhbrown
Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:01 pm
4338-20U vs. 4338-30U on a w520

Last post by lbreuss « Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:29 am
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by rcepek » Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:26 am

Hopefully someone can give me some clear text on this. SO I just recently (Yesterday) upgraded my laptop from a W510 to a W520, I already have a dock...

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Last post by lbreuss
Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:29 am
Bluray burner for W520

Last post by davidhbrown « Sat Jun 02, 2012 5:20 pm
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by rtpnc6 » Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:46 pm

Any idea if or when an internal bluray burner might be available for the W520?. I've seen some offered on e-bay with Lenovo branding, but the current...

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Last post by davidhbrown
Sat Jun 02, 2012 5:20 pm
Blu Ray drive...

Last post by tho789 « Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:57 am
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by chazz » Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:52 pm

Hi
Iam interested in picking up an internal Bluray burner drive
can anyone recommend any for a W700ds?
saw some genuine lenovo discontinued BR...

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Last post by tho789
Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:57 am
ThinkPad W520 Intel SSD - constant drive access & superfetch

Last post by Q-Ball « Tue May 29, 2012 7:12 pm
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by npish » Tue May 22, 2012 9:23 pm

I bought the W520 w/ SSD (i.e. Intel SSD 320 Series 160GB) and it seems like the drive is constantly being accessed for some reason (the indicator...

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Last post by Q-Ball
Tue May 29, 2012 7:12 pm
Intel Rapid Storage Technology (IRST), port# assignements

Last post by Q-Ball « Mon May 28, 2012 2:11 pm
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by snahl » Sun May 27, 2012 6:50 pm

Hello,
Using the tool Intel Rapid Storage Technology (IRST) v9.6.61001 the current status shows the several disks that are connected to the W701...

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Last post by Q-Ball
Mon May 28, 2012 2:11 pm
Version of Expresscard/34 /54

Last post by snahl « Sun May 27, 2012 5:49 pm
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by snahl » Sat May 26, 2012 8:58 pm

Does anyone know which version for ExpressCard/34 /54 is built into a W701 model 4323-CTO ?
Ref:

Verified feedback is appreciated.

So far...

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Last post by snahl
Sun May 27, 2012 5:49 pm
msata SSD & Conventional SSD RAID 0

Last post by nuevopro « Sun May 27, 2012 4:56 pm
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by nuevopro » Sun May 27, 2012 4:27 pm

New to forum... Just ordered my W520, taking advantage of Lenovo's Memorial Day sale on these units. Guess they are clearing the channel for the Ivy...

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Sun May 27, 2012 4:56 pm
W500 vs T500 (V5700 vs. 3650)

Last post by JohnD. « Tue May 22, 2012 7:42 am
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by 4ckatro » Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:02 pm

Hi there!

I had these two laptop:

Thinkpad W500 4058-cto Full HD display, V5700+GMA, 6GB DDR3 ram, 2 GB turbocache, D2C T9400 6MB cache

Thinkpad...

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Last post by JohnD.
Tue May 22, 2012 7:42 am
W500 Intel GMA issue

Last post by 4ckatro « Tue May 22, 2012 6:16 am
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by 4ckatro » Mon May 21, 2012 5:06 am

Hi there,

I have a W500 laptop and i had a problem with the Intel GMA video card.
When i switch to energy saving mode the screen, the texts,...

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Tue May 22, 2012 6:16 am
Alphabetizing Thinkvantage Password Manager Entries

Last post by cannongeorge « Mon May 21, 2012 7:29 pm

by cannongeorge » Mon May 21, 2012 7:29 pm

I'm not sure what forum to ask this question - pardon me - but I have many Password Manager entries and I have been unable to re-order them in the...

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Mon May 21, 2012 7:29 pm
How to calibrate the Thinkpad's LCD with dispcalGUI

Last post by zsero « Sat May 19, 2012 8:32 pm
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by zsero » Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:04 pm
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I have a W520 and I am really not satisfied with the bundled X-Rite calibrator software's performance. I believe it's not the actual calibrator's...
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Last post by zsero
Sat May 19, 2012 8:32 pm
w510 vs 520 experience

Last post by cheetahdriver « Sat May 19, 2012 10:10 am
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by tomkrishan » Tue May 15, 2012 4:14 am

hi folks

i wonder if someone could tell something about the comparison between the w510 and the w520 systems in general? regarding cpu, gpu and ram...

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Last post by cheetahdriver
Sat May 19, 2012 10:10 am
Battery vs AC Power

Last post by Thinkpad Lover « Fri May 18, 2012 9:21 pm
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by ahmadare » Fri May 18, 2012 2:05 am

Hi.
I have a question about using the battery efficiently. When I have access to AC power and also the battery is fully charged, should I remove the...

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Fri May 18, 2012 9:21 pm
w520, hard drives spinning down seemingly randomly

Last post by mgo « Fri May 18, 2012 12:48 pm
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by besonen » Thu May 17, 2012 11:36 am

hi all,

- w520, i7-2720QM (quad core)
- bios version: 8BET50WW (1.30)
- two western digital WD5000BEVT (500gb) drives in a raid 1 configuration
-...

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Last post by mgo
Fri May 18, 2012 12:48 pm
W520 UltraBay question

Last post by npish « Wed May 16, 2012 4:59 pm
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by npish » Wed May 02, 2012 6:08 pm

Well, it's the dawn of a new era as I've decided to upgrade from my beloved T60p to a monster W520 (FHD, SSD, the works-- I'm pretty excited.) I'm...

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Last post by npish
Wed May 16, 2012 4:59 pm
Partnumber for W520 Ultrabay caddy SATA3 6Gb/sec

Last post by zsero « Wed May 16, 2012 7:32 am
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by ComputerMinder » Sat May 05, 2012 4:28 am

Hi

I have seen some ultrabay part numbers don't mention they support SATA3 6gb speeds.

I have W520 with Intel 510 250gb SSD
But I want to have...

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Last post by zsero
Wed May 16, 2012 7:32 am
i7-2760 or i7-2860?

Last post by indicium « Mon May 14, 2012 7:23 pm
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by indicium » Sat May 12, 2012 9:58 pm

Is the i7-2860 worth the extra $200? How much difference would I notice between the 2760 to the 2860?

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Last post by indicium
Mon May 14, 2012 7:23 pm
spill proof

Last post by ausmike « Mon May 14, 2012 4:25 pm
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by period3 » Mon May 14, 2012 8:31 am

I thought thinkpads were supposed to be spill proof. I spilled approx one half pint of beer on my w510 keyboard, and it promptly shut down and will...

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Last post by ausmike
Mon May 14, 2012 4:25 pm
W510 wont's start - power on but screen blank + warranty?

Last post by ausmike « Sat May 12, 2012 4:18 pm
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by pinkymadam » Sat May 12, 2012 9:12 am

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on a problem I'm having with my W510.

It powers on in that the power button light up and...

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Last post by ausmike
Sat May 12, 2012 4:18 pm
Help Regarding Hard Drive Upgrade (Method, Model, De-Raid)

Last post by jasondebord « Thu May 10, 2012 1:08 pm
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by jasondebord » Wed May 09, 2012 2:20 pm

Hello,

I have a W520 with two 500GB drives in stripped RAID configuration. One of the two drives has been making a crunching noise, followed by a...

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Last post by jasondebord
Thu May 10, 2012 1:08 pm
So what are the rumors

Last post by ThinkRob « Thu May 10, 2012 10:52 am
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by Greg Gebhardt » Wed May 09, 2012 6:31 am

:?: Anything coming out that will replace the W520. I know that thin is in but would not think they can shrink the W520 and keep all of it's Desktop...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Thu May 10, 2012 10:52 am
Dock for W520 - Why not USB 3.0 ?

Last post by ComputerMinder « Tue May 08, 2012 5:54 am
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by ComputerMinder » Thu May 03, 2012 10:31 am

I've read Lenovo's docking station for the W520 lacks USB 3.0 ports, so what's the whole idea? I was hoping to have all my USB 3.0 stuff connected to...

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Tue May 08, 2012 5:54 am

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