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Can anyone help me wit Client Security Solution and PW Mngr?

Last post by cannongeorge « Sun Feb 19, 2012 1:24 pm
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by cannongeorge » Fri Jan 06, 2012 2:49 pm

W510, Windows 7 Professional, 64 bit. During a recent printer installation I had to set-up a Windows Password (I never had one before). Now upon...

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Sun Feb 19, 2012 1:24 pm
W520 and *9.7*mm thickHDD (Seagate Momentus XT 750GB Hybrid)

Last post by tpribors « Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:05 am
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by davidhbrown » Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:26 am

EDIT/UPDATE: The consensus / inside info is that the 9.7mm info is a typo; both versions of this drive are the usual 9.5mm

EDIT/UPDATE #2: I bought...

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Last post by tpribors
Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:05 am
How do you like this w520 config?

Last post by Bimm3rcc « Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:42 pm
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by Bimm3rcc » Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:43 pm

Hi guys!

It has been an annoying long and frustating rollercoster deciding between the x220, t420, t520 and w520.. its been a month i think :roll:...

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Last post by Bimm3rcc
Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:42 pm
Amperage on W520 USB Ports?

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:30 pm
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by ellentk1 » Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:28 pm

I'd like to run an external HD from one of the USB ports on the W520.
Lenovo's manuals don't show the amperage of these ports. What is it for each?...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:30 pm
some questions about W520 !

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:29 pm
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by 9buck9 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:27 am

i want to buy the W520 because its a powerful computer, and lenovo thinkpad have his place in quality computers but i want to have user experience,...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:29 pm
T520 / W520 Screen Lid Battery LED behavior

Last post by http302 « Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:08 pm
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by Hydrogen » Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:07 pm

Everyone - please provide your experience with your T520 or W520.

ALL previous generations of ThinkPads I am familiar with including the T510 behave...

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Last post by http302
Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:08 pm
Docking a W520

Last post by senza nome « Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:38 am
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by senza nome » Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:04 am

Hi,

I'm considering buying a W520. As I have an advanced dock I'm interested in knowing if the W520 can use this dock.

Thanks!

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Last post by senza nome
Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:38 am
Symantec endpoint protection Install kills W500 Wifi/Enet

Last post by Emery0323 « Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:41 am
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by Emery0323 » Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:29 pm

I'm a corporate W500 (Type 4061) user, and we have been getting automatic installs
of Symantec Endpoint Protection as part of some scheduled security...

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Last post by Emery0323
Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:41 am
W701 Crashed Bios!!

Last post by Brad « Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:45 pm
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by oceanbrave » Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:34 pm

ThinkVantage attempted to update the BIOS and crashed so of course the system will no longer boot.

Had several suggestions so far from contacting...

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Last post by Brad
Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:45 pm
W520 - Can't Switch to Trackpoint

Last post by rothers « Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:47 pm
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by rothers » Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:19 am

Got a new W520-42844KG and I can't get the trackpoint to work.

With BIOS at default (both touchpad and trackpoint enabled) boot up and only the...

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Last post by rothers
Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:47 pm
Price to Sell W700 Docks and 170W AC Adapters

Last post by JBuzzard « Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:00 pm
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by rexr » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:59 pm

I have two W700 Docks and two 170W AC Adapters to sell. The items are very gently used. I do not have a decent feel for a reasonable asking price for...

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Last post by JBuzzard
Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:00 pm
Screen brightness

Last post by Soul_Est « Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:27 pm
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by sekarbhavani » Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:19 am

Hi, The screen brightness on my W500 has deteriorated with time. Is it possible to change the screen with a newer brighter screen?

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Last post by Soul_Est
Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:27 pm
W500 memory to 16GB?

Last post by Soul_Est « Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:06 am
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by FrankK-F » Mon Dec 19, 2011 3:36 pm

I've followed the threads that touch upon this ... but they are 2 years or older.

Am trying to get a bit more performance from my W500 via upgrading...

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Last post by Soul_Est
Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:06 am
w520: Problem w cursor stopping when holding down spacebar

Last post by powersimagery « Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:37 pm
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by powersimagery » Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:26 am

Hi, im a photographer and i use hot keys exclusively, a necessary function is to be able to use the touchpad in conjunction with holding down the...

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Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:37 pm
w520 & ST750LX003 (Seagate Momentus XT 750GB Hybrid)

Last post by crashnburn « Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:12 am
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by tranquility » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:45 pm

Hi all,

i'm new to this forum, so please forgive if my question will sound numb. I just want to be sure before I make a purchase.
The subject is...

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Last post by crashnburn
Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:12 am
W7**

Last post by Rochefort « Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:04 pm
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by Rochefort » Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:19 am

Can we expect a W 7** in a enlarged W 5** case with a 17' screen ?

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Last post by Rochefort
Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:04 pm
Ericsson (5521gw) Gobi 3000 WWAN card 0A36186? help

Last post by ausmike « Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:28 am
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by prince_kassad14 » Sun Jan 29, 2012 3:05 am

Dear All,
i want to ask if any use this WWAN Card before because i am about to order it, and i have a few questions that i hope to found answers for...

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Last post by ausmike
Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:28 am
w520 noise/buzzing when ssd or hd read/write

Last post by davidhbrown « Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:18 am
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by TheThane » Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:37 pm

Hello, i have new w520 4270CTO i7 2760qm / quadro 1000M, 8gb ram 1600mhz kingston pnp, 120gb corsair GT ssd.
All is ok, ssd get max speed (500mb/s)...

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Last post by davidhbrown
Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:18 am
Can't burn DVDs to USB

Last post by tpribors « Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:17 am
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by tpribors » Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:50 am

I've got a 8x DVD USB burner and can't get anything to burn on it. It will start writing and then it will fail the write with an error. Sometimes it...

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Last post by tpribors
Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:17 am
W500 Screen problems and parts confusion

Last post by mjdl « Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:32 pm
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by mjdl » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:26 pm

I have a Thinkpad W500 40612HU (WSXGA+ LG screen). It has been a solid performer without any problems since I bought it in 2009; the extended...

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Last post by mjdl
Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:32 pm
W520 & SATA III SSD?

Last post by WA2SI « Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:36 pm
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by WA2SI » Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:37 pm

Does the W520 support SATA III SSD's? (6Gb/s) I have to say I am really loving my W520... Nary a hiccup.

Thanks to all you knowledgeable folks on...

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Last post by WA2SI
Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:36 pm
Software updates

Last post by PeterNY « Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:54 am
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by tpribors » Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:27 am

Lenovo seems to have dropped the ability to update the non-OS pieces of the software, for example WinDVD.

These packages no longer appear in the...

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Last post by PeterNY
Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:54 am
advice on W520 config for Autocad

Last post by greenscooter « Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:55 pm
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by greenscooter » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:10 pm

Hi. I've looked through a lot of material on this but could use some advice from Cad/Autocad users. I work with Autocad, Revit and 3d Map. I do a lot...

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Last post by greenscooter
Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:55 pm
Thinkpad W520

Last post by kwk1 « Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:40 am
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by bkazour » Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:18 am

Hello,
I am new to Lenovo and want to buy the below laptop:

I have read online that the Graphic system is a hybrid system with both intel and...

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Last post by kwk1
Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:40 am
w520 FHD

Last post by YW-Slayer « Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:05 pm
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by puma » Mon Nov 28, 2011 12:37 pm

Hey guys, I am looking for a new thinkpad.. but the display is a huge deal. I just have two questions:
1. is the w series the only series to come...

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Last post by YW-Slayer
Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:05 pm
weird thing happen after recover C partition

Last post by mgo « Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:20 pm
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by edisonwu » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:13 pm

I recently got my brand new W520 with 160G SSD
Created a copy of the recovery disks of total 4 DVDs
del and combined the Q drive with C drive
then...

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Last post by mgo
Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:20 pm
W520 ISSUE / The connected AC adapter has a lower wattage

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:02 pm
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by dtbsz » Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:16 am

Hi guys.

Any opinions on the following:

Thank you in advance!

PS: I'm not trolling or luring people away to another forum. I'm just in need of...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:02 pm
W520 switchable graphics

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:01 pm
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by tpribors » Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:41 pm

I finally switched completely to the W520. The system has the bright display and the combination graphics that supposedly switch between the internal...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:01 pm
Battery charger

Last post by davidhbrown « Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:40 am
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by magvidal » Sun Dec 25, 2011 7:34 am

Hi guys,
Yesterday my battery charger slip through my hands and drop from a heigh of about 1 meter. Is there any risk at short term that my laptop...

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Last post by davidhbrown
Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:40 am
Making recovery disks on very first power up of W520?

Last post by PsychBiller « Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:55 pm
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by PsychBiller » Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:30 pm

I have an old T40 2373-72U that never, ever gave me the option to create recovery disks when I turned it on for the first time many years ago.

Now I...

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Last post by PsychBiller
Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:55 pm
W520 software,Corel Movie Factory,and Windows dvd maker

Last post by liquid93 « Sun Jan 08, 2012 1:50 pm

by liquid93 » Sun Jan 08, 2012 1:50 pm

I Have issues with corel movie factory and win.dvd maker (come preinstalled on my thinkpad w520 win 7 64 bit).When it starts creating dvd in movie...

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Last post by liquid93
Sun Jan 08, 2012 1:50 pm
Sudden Dim Screen on W700

Last post by Geophyte1 « Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:09 am
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by Geophyte1 » Sat Jan 07, 2012 10:50 am

I usually use a screen other than the W700 screen for viewing but I noticed last week while booting up that the W700 screen seemed to be unusually...

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Last post by Geophyte1
Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:09 am
W520 with poor graphic performance !

Last post by kpoman « Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:37 pm
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by kpoman » Fri Dec 09, 2011 5:06 pm

Guys I just got my w520 with nvidia quadro 1000M and 2GB of VRAM.
I just want to see if the drivers and everything is set up for max performance . I...

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Last post by kpoman
Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:37 pm
Largest capacity SSD that fits in mSATA slot of W520

Last post by davidhbrown « Fri Jan 06, 2012 12:20 pm
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by astrohip » Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:25 pm

Just bought a W520, with the 160GB SSD drive. Getting close to capacity after just a couple days of transferring data over from my older T61. It has...

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Last post by davidhbrown
Fri Jan 06, 2012 12:20 pm
W500 broke after attempting XP install

Last post by jdhurst « Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:17 pm
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by m4y0rmcch335e » Tue Jan 03, 2012 12:38 am

This is a really weird problem and I can't believe this happened. I'm hoping that maybe somebody has an answer to why this happened.

Some background...

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Last post by jdhurst
Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:17 pm
Advanced Dock ports

Last post by jcpts « Mon Jan 02, 2012 9:37 pm

by jcpts » Mon Jan 02, 2012 9:37 pm

The dock esata and dock usb ports are non-functional on my dock, what to do? Went thru this 6-7 months ago with same non-functional results. Just...

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Mon Jan 02, 2012 9:37 pm
Thinkpad W510 USB / Shut Down Problem

Last post by Ronysaad « Sun Jan 01, 2012 7:12 am

by Ronysaad » Sun Jan 01, 2012 7:12 am

Hello ,
This is my first topic here , and i hope someone will help in my problem .
Two month ago , i realized that my USB ports does not work...

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Last post by Ronysaad
Sun Jan 01, 2012 7:12 am
Carry bag/case for W-520

Last post by kwk1 « Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:52 am
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by kwk1 » Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:01 pm

Hi,
I'm about to order a W-520, and would like to order a carry case along with it.
Want to order a case now because of the large discount offered....

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Last post by kwk1
Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:52 am
W701DS stuck in mini-dock

Last post by aasfr « Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:20 pm
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by aasfr » Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:22 am

Hi all,

My W701DS is stuck in the W700 mini-dock. I ordered the recommended mini-dock for the W701DS.

If I push on the button, it moves with no...

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Last post by aasfr
Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:20 pm
How to clean out Norton/Symatec?

Last post by Greg Gebhardt « Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:54 am
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by Greg Gebhardt » Sun Dec 25, 2011 2:50 pm

The very first thing I did was to remove Norton from my new W520 and from the program list it is gone.

BUT, I keep getting reminders for Symatec...

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Last post by Greg Gebhardt
Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:54 am
Thinkpad W500 4062: BLACK SCREEN BOOT

Last post by Brad « Sun Dec 25, 2011 8:26 pm
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by DuncaZ » Sun Dec 25, 2011 6:22 pm

Hello,

I've been struggling for the past year getting my W500 to use discrete graphics again. I had XP 32 installed and had upgraded to Windows 7...

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Last post by Brad
Sun Dec 25, 2011 8:26 pm
Crucial M4 256GB SSD Install -- Success

Last post by YW-Slayer « Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:02 am
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by djones18 » Fri Dec 09, 2011 9:48 am

I installed a new Crucial M4 256GB SSD (CT256M4SSD2) today on my 3 month old W520 (4270CTO). I'm using original BIOs (1.27) shipped with my W520. No...

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Last post by YW-Slayer
Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:02 am
USB External Monitor

Last post by deforest « Sun Dec 18, 2011 11:53 am
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by afgunst2000 » Sun Dec 18, 2011 2:58 am

Hi

I am looking at acquiring a USB external monitor.

Does anyone have any experience with these?

Paul Tredoux

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Last post by deforest
Sun Dec 18, 2011 11:53 am
W520 sleep

Last post by liquid93 « Fri Dec 16, 2011 4:39 am

by liquid93 » Fri Dec 16, 2011 4:39 am

I've had my w520 for about 3 weeks now,last night for the first time it started going to sleep every thirty minutes or so.I checked and sleep mode i...

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Last post by liquid93
Fri Dec 16, 2011 4:39 am
W520 Webcam

Last post by violen « Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:31 am
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by liquid93 » Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:12 am

I would like use my built in webcam to see if anyone is messing with my laptop.Is there any way to do that without anyone knowing it (showing on...

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Last post by violen
Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:31 am
ThinkPad W520 Order?

Last post by WA2SI « Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:04 pm
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by WA2SI » Sat Sep 10, 2011 5:09 pm

Hi all,

I ordered my Lenovo W520 and, despite some really great reviews, I'm reading more than a few negative posts both here and the Lenovo forum....

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Last post by WA2SI
Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:04 pm
W520 Screen

Last post by Greg Gebhardt « Fri Dec 09, 2011 2:43 pm
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by liquid93 » Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:43 pm

I got a new W520 a week ago with windows7 64 bit.The befault setting are for the screen to go off in ten minutes.I changed toneverQuestion is,is it...

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Last post by Greg Gebhardt
Fri Dec 09, 2011 2:43 pm
W520 Camera

Last post by liquid93 « Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:47 pm

by liquid93 » Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:47 pm

I would like use my built in webcam to see if anyone is messing with my laptop.Is there any way to do that without anyone knowing it (showing on...

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Last post by liquid93
Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:47 pm
Does the W520 BIOS check for Lenovo drives?

Last post by davidhbrown « Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:18 pm
Replies: 4
by ark » Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:33 pm

I seem to remember that the T60 will refuse to recognize non-Lenovo hard drives. I'm wondering whether it's possible--and if so, whether it makes...

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Last post by davidhbrown
Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:18 pm
New W520 on the way, need to add AT&T 3G

Last post by Greg Gebhardt « Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:05 am
Replies: 4
by Greg Gebhardt » Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:00 am

Just purchased an X1 for the field and a new W520 to replace home laptop as my VP is getting it.

The unit lacks the 3G module I will need on...

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Last post by Greg Gebhardt
Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:05 am

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