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Sticking TrackPoint

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by Q-Ball » Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:18 am

So I've set the UltraNav to use 'Smooth' (i.e. doesn't over-ride the Windows 7 default scrolling cursors).

But, for some reason, the TrackPoint...

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Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:18 am
W700 apparently won't support 8g memory sticks.

Last post by QFoam « Sun Sep 18, 2011 6:37 pm
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by AMATX » Thu Sep 01, 2011 4:55 pm

Bummer :(

Now that 8g memory sticks are coming down in price, I scored a couple used Samsung sticks...arrived today, but I couldn't get 'em to...

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Sun Sep 18, 2011 6:37 pm
W520 FHD Auto Dimming on Dark Backgrounds while on Battery

Last post by oredigger « Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:05 pm
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by oredigger » Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:15 pm

Hello,

I've noticed that when I am looking at a website with a black background the monitor will dim. This only happens on battery power.

This...

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Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:05 pm
Windows 7 upgrade from 32 to 64bit media

Last post by underclocker « Fri Sep 16, 2011 6:18 am
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by atomz4peace » Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:20 am

I have a T500 with the Lenovo media for Win7 Pro which says only 32 bit. Is there any way to get the 64 bit media from Lenovo (or anyone else)...

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Fri Sep 16, 2011 6:18 am
Clean install, drivers, SSD and other issues in W520

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by nobody2 » Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:09 am

Hello All,

Its my first post, just to ask and maybe answers some questions.

Yesterday I was working with my new w520 and have some problems.

1.- I...

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Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:09 am
W500 machine type and model issue

Last post by zounder1 « Wed Sep 14, 2011 3:03 pm

by zounder1 » Wed Sep 14, 2011 3:03 pm

Ok,
This is a weird one.

I have a W500 4062-27U

However, system update thinks I have a 4068-27U so I never get updates.

So I have LENOVO ThinkPad...

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Last post by zounder1
Wed Sep 14, 2011 3:03 pm
W500 System Clock Changes Time => Needs CMOS Battery?

Last post by Emery0323 « Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:54 pm
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by Emery0323 » Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:33 pm

My work-issued W500 type 4061 has suddenly started changing the system clock time randomly as of this morning.
I go back and re-set it to the correct...

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Last post by Emery0323
Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:54 pm
brand new w520 can't see intel 6300 wifi card

Last post by fre_82 « Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:58 am
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by fre_82 » Sat Sep 03, 2011 7:14 am

Hi,

I just reinstalled my brand new w520 with original factory installation disks wich I ordered from Lenovo. I've done all the updates from...

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Last post by fre_82
Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:58 am
W520 and wifi problems, unable to connect, loses connection

Last post by fre_82 « Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:55 am
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by reso » Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:28 am

Hello,

Me and a coworker have two identical W520 machines and both are experiencing exactly the same wifi problems: unable to connect or dropped...

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Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:55 am
W701 RGB LED backlit display: momentary all green

Last post by xiphmont « Fri Sep 09, 2011 2:54 pm
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by Tableteer » Wed Jun 15, 2011 8:09 pm

Hardware particulars: W701ds, WUXGA (1920x1200) RGB LED backlit main display.

Summary: There is a lag when all red, green and blue LEDs are turned...

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Last post by xiphmont
Fri Sep 09, 2011 2:54 pm
Selecting function keys

Last post by Q-Ball « Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:07 pm
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by Q-Ball » Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:41 am

So after cleaning my keyboard (a good 4-hour soak the keyboard now registers pressing/holding the 'Fn' key as Fn+F7, and then Fn+F3 (which opens the...

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Last post by Q-Ball
Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:07 pm
Different heatsink for 920xm on W510?

Last post by Adda « Thu Sep 08, 2011 2:13 pm
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by sirfergy » Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:49 pm

I'd like to upgrade my W510 from a 720 to the 920. Do I need to upgrade anything other than the CPU?

Thanks1

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Last post by Adda
Thu Sep 08, 2011 2:13 pm
W520 + 1000M or 2000M for Photoshop

Last post by davidhbrown « Wed Sep 07, 2011 8:01 am
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by frodeflintstone » Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:20 pm

Hello all,

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.

I have been trying to determine which video card to get in my new W520. Price is...

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Last post by davidhbrown
Wed Sep 07, 2011 8:01 am
W520 thermal assembly in W510

Last post by Adda « Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:43 am
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by Likvid » Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:24 pm

Anyone know if the W520 assembly would fit the W510?

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Last post by Adda
Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:43 am
Speed Concerns

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:45 am
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by RobertW57 » Sat Sep 03, 2011 12:12 am

My Lenovo W520 laptop just arrived. It's a nice looking machine but when I ran the Windows 7 Performance tests I was more than a little shocked with...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:45 am
DPC Latency W700ds

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:44 am
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by proaudioguy » Sun Sep 04, 2011 4:18 pm

I searched but have had no luck finding an answer. Has or will Lenovo or it's hardware vendors ever come out with a fix for the stuttering upon...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:44 am
W520 dual-monitors with one portrait

Last post by YW-Slayer « Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:59 pm
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by YW-Slayer » Fri Sep 02, 2011 11:10 pm

Hi all,

Could anyone help me out with this? My current setup is a desktop and an X301. The desktop drives a Dell 24 2407 WFP (landscape mode) on the...

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Last post by YW-Slayer
Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:59 pm
W520 bios disables aes-ni instructions of 2630QM processor

Last post by findbuddha « Fri Sep 02, 2011 6:18 am
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by mokki » Tue Aug 30, 2011 6:23 pm

The W520 BIOS (I'm running version 1.21) wrongly disables AES-NI instructions of i7-2630QM cpu.

As explained in the wikipedia page the bug was...

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Last post by findbuddha
Fri Sep 02, 2011 6:18 am
w510 Gobi 2000 mobile broadband problems

Last post by 419nickjd « Fri Sep 02, 2011 2:59 am
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by 419nickjd » Thu Sep 01, 2011 2:34 am

I have had nothing but problems with my gobi 2000 and my w510 in general. It had a problem that's so reproducible, I can do it every time. I can use...

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Last post by 419nickjd
Fri Sep 02, 2011 2:59 am
W500 Line Out

Last post by awolfe63 « Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:04 am
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by awolfe63 » Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:00 pm

All of the W500 datasheets, etc. call the green 1/8 connector a headphone/line out port. Anyone know if it can be a true line out (fixed level like...

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Last post by awolfe63
Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:04 am
250GB OPAL-capable FDE hard drive?

Last post by awolfe63 « Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:23 pm
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by PsychBiller » Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:50 pm

I'm going to order a W520 this week.

I want to get the Lenovo 250GB 7200RPM SATA OPAL-capable FDE hard drive, part number 0A33985. The Accessories...

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Last post by awolfe63
Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:23 pm
W701ds FN CTRL swap in bios?

Last post by ThinkW520 « Mon Aug 29, 2011 3:41 pm
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by someuser70 » Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:24 pm

Hi, I'm thinking of buying a W701ds

Does it have the FN CTRL key swap in the bios?

Does anyone know if its easy to swap in a UK keyboard for a US...

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Last post by ThinkW520
Mon Aug 29, 2011 3:41 pm
When Buying a W520?

Last post by noobpadw520 « Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:33 pm
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by noobpadw520 » Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:08 pm

what are some thing you must have/buy get you get a w520?

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Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:33 pm
Thinkpad W500 4062-5FU WWAN not showing up

Last post by Harryc « Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:16 am
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by ejstave » Fri Mar 11, 2011 4:58 pm

When I got my W500 last year, I put in my SIM card and configured the WWAN profile to work with my phone company. I used it for a couple days and it...

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Last post by Harryc
Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:16 am
Thinkpad W520 4276-37U Notebook PC

Last post by AMATX « Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:59 pm
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by rocampo » Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:34 am

i have recently purcahsed the thinkpad w520 and wanted to increase ram to max...i believe the max supported is 16GB, if so do i add one 8GB stick or...

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Last post by AMATX
Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:59 pm
NEW W520 or W701DS --which one would you take?

Last post by Brad « Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:10 am
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by chazz » Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:48 pm

I do alot of amateur videos stuff and my beloved T60p is showing its age..
Since the W701 is no longer available :x ...other than ebay, :evil:
and...

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Last post by Brad
Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:10 am
W5/7: Does your keyboard "sink down" when keys are pressed?

Last post by ausmike « Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:56 pm
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by Tableteer » Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:38 am

I'm wondering if it's by design on all these wide W5xx and 70x or whether it's just mine that the keyboard assembly depresses when any key is pressed...

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Last post by ausmike
Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:56 pm
W500 Panel change

Last post by gabriel.doroftei « Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:15 pm
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by gabriel.doroftei » Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:09 am

Hi,

Does anybody know if it's possible to replace the panel 42T0574 (WUXGA) with a 42T0488 (WSXGA+) ?
W500 4063-G99.

thanks

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Last post by gabriel.doroftei
Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:15 pm
What's the difference between W510's system boards?

Last post by Harryc « Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:30 am
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by Likvid » Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:09 am

I have a fully loaded W510 but i am missing the RAID option which i really want and i thought all W510 boards had hardware RAID built-in.

What is...

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Last post by Harryc
Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:30 am
8GB Memory SO-DIMM 1333Mhtz - (SINGLE STICK)

Last post by wolfindersteppe « Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:26 am
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by ausmike » Thu May 26, 2011 11:14 am

FYI...sicne lots of pple have PMed me and asked for details of this.............

Offerings:
Total memory = 8 GB DDR3 - 1333MHz (1 DIMM)
UPGRADE...

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Last post by wolfindersteppe
Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:26 am
Corsair Force GT 120 or OCZ Vertex 3 MIOPS 120GB SSD?

Last post by Tableteer « Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:33 pm
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by Likvid » Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:34 pm

I am considering the above for my W510, which one would you choose?

OCZ with their new Sandforce problems, but the Force GT doesn't seem to have...

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Last post by Tableteer
Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:33 pm
New W520 hibernation problem

Last post by EHL « Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:04 pm
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by EHL » Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:28 am

Want to know if anyone else has seen this problem.

Last night, before I went to bed, I had my new W520 hibernated.
I was really surprised to find...

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Last post by EHL
Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:04 pm
W520 Whitelist-Removed BIOS Request

Last post by ozzymud « Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:46 am
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by nightalon » Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:38 am

-Manufacturer: Lenovo (previously IBM)
- ThinkPad W520
- Part Number: 4270CT0
-Bios revision: 1.26 (8BET46WW)
-Bios Type: Phoenix EFI
-Bios Download...

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Last post by ozzymud
Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:46 am
Est. Ship Date is gone.

Last post by EHL « Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:29 am
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by EHL » Thu Aug 11, 2011 12:22 pm

Order the W520 on 8/2/11. The est. ship date was 8/12. But today, when I checked the web site reporting the order status, the est. ship date is not...

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Last post by EHL
Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:29 am
W510 multi-touch screen---> can I move it to W520?

Last post by MarcusXP « Sat Aug 13, 2011 4:19 pm
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by MarcusXP » Sat Aug 06, 2011 2:31 pm

Hi there,

I own a W510 with multi-touch screen and 95% color gamut.
I am thinking on switching to W520, but the latter doesn't come with multi-touch...

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Last post by MarcusXP
Sat Aug 13, 2011 4:19 pm
W520 - Ultrabay adaptor for HDD - gap

Last post by davidhbrown « Thu Aug 11, 2011 7:40 pm
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by mtlcpu » Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:33 pm

Hi,

I know there's an issue with the official ultrabay HDD adaptor III, leaving a fairly important gap at the top.

I know some unofficial vendors...

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Last post by davidhbrown
Thu Aug 11, 2011 7:40 pm
Upgrade W520 with an IPS screen? Or get M4600 instead?

Last post by Son of FE « Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:55 pm
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by penartur » Tue Jun 07, 2011 3:20 am

My sister needs a new laptop to do her photo/video/architecture jobs; the requirements are sandy bridge, quadro gpu and the screen with a relatively...

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Last post by Son of FE
Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:55 pm
New W520 has marks on the lid

Last post by Harryc « Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:08 pm
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by PsychBiller » Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:29 pm

Picked up my new W520 4276-38U yesterday.

The lid has some marks that I wouldn't quite call scratches, but this is brand new and shouldn't be marred...

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Last post by Harryc
Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:08 pm
Wow Great forum - Beats Lenovo's

Last post by Radioguy « Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:40 pm
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by waynewal » Tue Aug 09, 2011 7:57 am

Spent 20 mins going through the Lenovo forum. About 4 pages so far of mostly UNanswered posts.

This place is great! A much better resource for users...

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Last post by Radioguy
Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:40 pm
W520 display port to AV receiver

Last post by AofI « Tue Aug 09, 2011 10:26 am
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by AofI » Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:47 pm

Has anyone successfully hooked up their W520 to a proper hd home theater setup for movie playback?
My first short attempt resulted in the screen...

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Last post by AofI
Tue Aug 09, 2011 10:26 am
massive USB 3 problems

Last post by jerryvienna « Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:27 am

by jerryvienna » Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:27 am

Hi,
I am running Win 7 64 bit prof. fresh installed with all drivers from lenovo as of today.

However I have massive problems with an externa USB 3...

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Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:27 am
Errors 2200 (and 0187 Upon Boot Up) Assistance Needed

Last post by jimadler « Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:42 pm
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by jimadler » Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:14 pm

Very odd error occurence happened this morning; looking to get some insight into it:

I have a 10 month old W510, Window 7 Professional, Intel i7...

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Last post by jimadler
Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:42 pm
[buy w520] store question !

Last post by kpoman « Sun Aug 07, 2011 2:23 pm
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by kpoman » Sat Aug 06, 2011 3:55 pm

:roll:

Hi all,

Guys I live in Brazil. I saw lot of excellent prices on ebay, from for example newthinkpads user.
I am planning to travel to USA in...

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Last post by kpoman
Sun Aug 07, 2011 2:23 pm
W520 and calibration

Last post by kuja01 « Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:20 pm

by kuja01 » Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:20 pm

Hello everyone :) This is my first topic so nice to meet you all!
I would like to ask you for some help with my screen calibration.

I have a W520...

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Last post by kuja01
Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:20 pm
cant have the ThinkPad LCD turn on after docking

Last post by Bashar « Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:38 pm

by Bashar » Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:38 pm

Hello,
I had this issue earlier today and managed to make the dock work after configuring Nvidia to turn off the laptop LCD while using my external...

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Last post by Bashar
Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:38 pm
ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3 & DVI for W520

Last post by Bashar « Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:27 am
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by Bashar » Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:05 am

Hello,
I've installed my new Dock today with my W520 but for some reason neither windows or ubuntu is detecting/displaying anything on the screen.

i...

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Last post by Bashar
Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:27 am
Swapping a hard drive from one think pad to another

Last post by jtz « Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:26 pm
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by jtz » Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:00 pm

Greetings,

I was a faithful R61 user since 2006. This was a notebook that arrived with XP installed and I used it through SP3. Earlier this year I...

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Last post by jtz
Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:26 pm
W520 problem with projector over VGA

Last post by MCheiron « Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:55 pm
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by MCheiron » Thu Jul 28, 2011 11:53 am

Hi,

I was wondering if anybody had problems connecting a projector to the VGA port?

I received my W520 (with the 1000M Nvidia) 2 days ago and tried...

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Last post by MCheiron
Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:55 pm
Skins

Last post by drewk425 « Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:17 pm

by drewk425 » Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:17 pm

Does anyone make a clear protective cover for the W500/520?

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Last post by drewk425
Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:17 pm
w520 with think ThinkPad b/g/n

Last post by redhook « Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:48 pm
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by gstar1988 » Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:20 pm

quick question i was wondering if i can upgrade my wlan adapter... i want to use Intel® Wireless Display but it requires a intel centrino wlan...

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Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:48 pm

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