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W520 clear skin

Last post by redhook « Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:42 pm
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by drewk425 » Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:32 pm

Does anyone make a clear skin for a W520?

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Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:42 pm
Unexplained price difference with W520 models

Last post by redhook « Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:35 pm
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by ComputerMinder » Sun Jul 31, 2011 1:44 pm

Subject : Pricing mistake of W520 top models ?

I am trying to decide between these two models of the W520 :

4276-23U vs. 4282-4GU

According to...

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Last post by redhook
Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:35 pm
W701, Factory Refurbished, Anywhere?

Last post by QFoam « Mon Aug 01, 2011 2:48 pm
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by apoon204 » Mon Aug 01, 2011 1:14 am

Hi All,

I am currently using a T61p and would love to upgrade to a 17 LCD screen size with a display showing more accurate color.
There are number...

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Mon Aug 01, 2011 2:48 pm
Intel 510 Series SSD with W520 - Problems?

Last post by ZaZ « Sun Jul 31, 2011 3:37 pm
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by ComputerMinder » Sat Jul 30, 2011 3:48 pm

I was told the Intel 510 Series SSD may have some potential problems with Thinkpads. I was thinking between the Intel 320 Series (SATA2) to the Intel...

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Last post by ZaZ
Sun Jul 31, 2011 3:37 pm
W520 with 90W Ultraslim AC ?

Last post by Volker « Sun Jul 31, 2011 4:18 am
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by ComputerMinder » Sat Jul 30, 2011 4:02 pm

Hi.

I have this 90W Ultraslim AC which I use with my X200s :

I am going to buy a W520 and would like to know if my 90W Ultraslim AC would be...

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Last post by Volker
Sun Jul 31, 2011 4:18 am
Sierra Wireless?

Last post by Harryc « Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:17 am
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by noobpadw520 » Sat Jul 30, 2011 5:55 am

is the integrated Mobile Broadband (Sierra Wireless MC8355 – Gobi 3000 (TM)) a must have for the w520?

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:17 am
SSD and HDD?

Last post by ZaZ « Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:28 am
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by noobpadw520 » Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:01 am

can a Intel 320 160GB Ssd and 500 GB HDD be inside the w520 at the same time?

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Last post by ZaZ
Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:28 am
Problem with mSATA SSDs?

Last post by ausmike « Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:16 pm
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by MCheiron » Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:44 am

Hello,

I am receiving my new W520 today and want to install a Intel 310 mSATA SSD. Yesterday, I started reading posts at Lenovo that some people...

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Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:16 pm
W520 Slow READ from Ultrabay??

Last post by plympton « Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:31 pm
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by plympton » Thu Jul 28, 2011 2:25 pm

I'm making a new thread for this, since it's so bizarre for me.

I have a W520 Q2720, 12 GB ram, and 2.6 BIOS. It runs great, except 1 weird problem...

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Last post by plympton
Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:31 pm
Adding caddy+ssd to w500 - Sata\Sata II compatibility?

Last post by thitiv « Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:23 am
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by K-a-M-u-Z-u » Sat May 28, 2011 10:31 pm

Hi.
Thinkpad W500 4058-CTO, Windows 7 Sp1 X64, 320gb 7200 HDD.

As i rarely use the cd drive i have decided to add a second SSD upgrade to my system...

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Last post by thitiv
Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:23 am
Having a 2nd battery (55++) as a spare...

Last post by Harryc « Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:59 am
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by Lesliechih » Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:18 am

Hi guys,

I was meaning to buy the 27++, but hearing bad comments in another thread, I ended up buying another 55++ instead. I actually bought this...

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Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:59 am
W510 Micro-SATA SSD would work as an ext. USB drive?

Last post by Brad « Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:27 am
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by phli » Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:28 am

Hello,
My Thinkpad W510 crashed due to virus. I installed W510's internal Toshiba 1.8 128GB SSD with W510's micro-SATA to SATA adaptor into a SATA /...

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Last post by Brad
Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:27 am
The best performing W520 ?

Last post by AMATX « Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:52 pm
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by ComputerMinder » Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:52 pm

If one would want the absolute best performing, strongest W520 model what would that be ?

I found the W520 4276-23U model and would like to know if...

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Last post by AMATX
Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:52 pm
w520 vs w510 display

Last post by Oliver26n « Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:00 pm
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by johnt7225 » Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:25 pm
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Hello. I am considering my first Lenovo and I have a noobie question.

I am looking at the new w520 for working on autocad, and I have a question on...
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Last post by Oliver26n
Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:00 pm
W510 720QM temperatures.

Last post by arose « Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:50 am
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by Adda » Wed May 05, 2010 4:30 am

Since I have been very worried about heat problems with the W510, I have been doing some testing, here are my results.
It seems there is nothing to...

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Last post by arose
Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:50 am
HP 8540w Dream Color 2 screen in W510 / W520?

Last post by Brad « Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:58 pm
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by Dimitri_P » Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:52 pm

Anybody tried to put HP's Dream Color 2 screen into W510/W520 thinkpads yet?

Any idea if it works, or what is the screen's actual part number?

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Last post by Brad
Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:58 pm
Lenovo SSD on new W520 427639U?

Last post by Q-Ball « Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:40 pm
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by PsychBiller » Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:16 pm

I may be about to place an order for a W520 427639U with a Lenovo 256GB SSD. Fully tricked out with fastest CPU, GPU, 8GB RAM, etc.

I've read about...

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Last post by Q-Ball
Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:40 pm
how to check if USB3.0 is working correctly?

Last post by ausmike « Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:14 am
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by ausmike » Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:02 pm

Hello Everyone;
I did a quick search on this topic but found nothing suitable

I have W520; EdgeE520 and X220 Series machine (double checked and...

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Last post by ausmike
Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:14 am
eBay Ultrabay adapter reporting SATA I with OEM Seagate 500g

Last post by davidhbrown « Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:09 am
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by JRHAWK9 » Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:49 pm

I purchased -THIS- recently and when I installed it along with the OEM 500GB Seagate HDD (which is SATA II), RST is only reporting it as operating at...

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Last post by davidhbrown
Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:09 am
Change wireless card to Intel 6300 in W520

Last post by tonyric « Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:42 am
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by shahmohit87 » Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:19 am

Hi,

I recently purchased a W520 Thinkpad with the Lenovo b/g/n wireless card. However, I'd like to change this card and put in an Intel 6300 that...

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Last post by tonyric
Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:42 am
Multitouch fyi

Last post by reso « Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:06 pm
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by AofI » Wed Jun 01, 2011 7:52 am

It's not nearly as good as on a mac but I found that turning off the Gesture Filtering in the Smart Check Settings section for the touchpad...

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Last post by reso
Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:06 pm
Dock esata and dock usb ports

Last post by Yonaga « Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:16 am
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by jcpts » Thu Jun 30, 2011 2:45 pm

The dock esata and dock usb ports are non-functional on my dock, what to do?

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Last post by Yonaga
Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:16 am
Problem with Lenovo wireless download

Last post by Yonaga « Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:56 am
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by richk » Sun Apr 10, 2011 2:05 pm

I already reported this to Lenovo, but there is a problem for anyone doing a recovery from factory disks. There is a problem on all the later models...

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Last post by Yonaga
Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:56 am
W500 Screen Size with Resolution Change?

Last post by Yonaga « Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:50 am
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by Yonaga » Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:44 am

I could not find this with a search, so please excuse me if it has been answered.

I have a W500 4061-BL2 with an ATI FireGL V5700 card. The default...

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Last post by Yonaga
Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:50 am
Those with W520's and are running UEFI/GPT on their SSD....

Last post by Volker « Mon Jul 04, 2011 4:42 am
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by JRHAWK9 » Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:57 am

How do you like it? How's the performance? Having any issues outside of bitlocker and the fingerprint scanner (which there is a workaround for)?

I...

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Last post by Volker
Mon Jul 04, 2011 4:42 am
W520: Clean WIN7 SSD install w/ UEFI and GPT Questions

Last post by JRHAWK9 « Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:54 pm

by JRHAWK9 » Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:54 pm

Hi everybody!
I am new to the board and just took delivery of my W520 (2720QM/8gigs/500gig/1000M) last night and I have already increased the RAM to...

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Last post by JRHAWK9
Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:54 pm
Does the W520 dock do USB 3.0?

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Wed Jun 29, 2011 5:43 pm
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by plympton » Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:29 am

I don't *THINK* so, but figure I'd check here. Kinda moots the point of having the dock if I can't hook my USB 3.0 drives to it...

ThinkPad Mini...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Wed Jun 29, 2011 5:43 pm
W520, Linux and CPU temps

Last post by dimm0k « Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:13 pm
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by dimm0k » Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:29 pm

Any Linux users here? Just wondering if anyone has been able to get some thermal readings from this notebook under Linux... it works fine under...

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Last post by dimm0k
Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:13 pm
thinkpad w510 and HDMI-CEC (braviasync etc.)

Last post by kklemn « Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:01 pm

by kklemn » Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:01 pm

hi everybody!!

i'm using a lenovo thinkpad w510 laptop, and i've been wondering if it is possible to use the braviasync function when sony TV and...

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Last post by kklemn
Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:01 pm
The device, \Device\Ide\iaStor0, did not respond within the

Last post by bobbytan « Tue Jun 28, 2011 10:12 pm
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by rch » Sun Jun 12, 2011 11:01 pm

Every hour or so, my brand new W520 (W7 64, 16GB RAM, 240GB OCZ Vertex3) simply freezes. The hard drive light is a solid green (doesn't flicker at...

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Last post by bobbytan
Tue Jun 28, 2011 10:12 pm
[W510] - USB 3.0 SSD, poor performance.

Last post by wolfindersteppe « Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:33 am
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by Chatbox » Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:02 pm

I'm getting some rather poor performance on both of the USB 3.0 ports on the laptop.

I have an SSD that's been tested via internal SATA II...

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Last post by wolfindersteppe
Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:33 am
Linux and w520 raid

Last post by ausmike « Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:44 pm
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by AofI » Fri Jun 24, 2011 11:19 am

Is there a flavor of Linux that works with the W520 raid controller?

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Last post by ausmike
Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:44 pm
Problems installing Win7 from USB on W510

Last post by ellipse « Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:09 pm
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by Likvid » Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:44 am

I have some problems installing Windows 7 Pro from my USB stick, everything loads and after i clicked Install Windows 7 i get a Load Driver message...

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Last post by ellipse
Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:09 pm
Warning during bootup

Last post by Likvid « Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:43 am
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by Likvid » Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:51 pm

I got this warning during bootup just after BIOS screen.

2200: Machine Type and Serial Number are invalid

After reading the forums i downloaded...

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Last post by Likvid
Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:43 am
Will there really be no follow up to the W701?

Last post by Harryc « Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:14 pm
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by itpastorn » Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:40 pm

I just got payed after a big job and the time has come to finally replace my z61p. I have been a happy Thinkpad customer for 15 years, but I really...

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Last post by Harryc
Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:14 pm
What is fair market value W700

Last post by drewk425 « Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:24 pm
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by drewk425 » Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:53 pm

Can anyone provide an opinion of the fair market value of a W700 2757 CTO with an extra battery, Ultrabay hard drive caddy, and docking station?

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Last post by drewk425
Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:24 pm
ThinkPad W520 Fingerprint Reader Unrecognizable

Last post by rtpnc6 « Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:05 pm
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by jkls » Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:52 pm

So tonight, I came home from vacation and turned on my ThinkPad W520 to find that Windows was no longer able to recognize the fingerprint reader...

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Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:05 pm
Lenovo W520 for gaming

Last post by millow « Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:45 am
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by Vinmaster » Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:11 am

Hi,

I am wondering if the W520 can play Starcraft 2. People have been saying the Quadro GPU has little difference compared to GeForce, but I found...

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Last post by millow
Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:45 am
W510 - screen shift

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by lyncs » Mon Jun 13, 2011 12:30 pm

Hi to every ThinkPad user at this forum!

I have a strange issue which I faced first time in my long relationship with TP - when I tried to clean...

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Last post by lyncs
Mon Jun 13, 2011 12:30 pm
How to dim W700 laptop screen even more than usual?

Last post by AMATX « Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:04 am
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by AMATX » Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:54 am

Hi all - have an interesting dilemma here - I have a W700. The screens on these babies are EXTRA bright. Works great in daytime viewing, even in the...

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Last post by AMATX
Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:04 am
W520 some infos

Last post by kirayamato26 « Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:59 am
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by aeternal » Sat Jun 11, 2011 7:18 am

Hello, I saw that our university gives good discounts to Lenovo laptops. However there are just three models.
Namely a W520 and two different t420...

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Last post by kirayamato26
Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:59 am
No parts information for W520

Last post by Harryc « Sat Jun 11, 2011 2:58 am
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by fasterbybike » Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:49 pm

I've entered my type and serial number on the Lenovo warranty lookup page which shows

Type: Model: Serial number:
4276 23U R9xxxx

Status:...

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Jun 11, 2011 2:58 am
W520 CTO - no modem

Last post by rtpnc6 « Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:18 pm
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by rtpnc6 » Tue May 31, 2011 3:00 pm

I just got the printout of a W520 (CTO) that I ordered on Monday. There is now an SBB (0A68540) that states that there is no modem to be installed in...

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Last post by rtpnc6
Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:18 pm
Numeric Key Pad?

Last post by davidhbrown « Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:24 pm
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by solidfoundations » Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:07 pm

Does any one know if the numeric keypad to the right of the enter key is an option on the w's? This is an important option to me.

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Last post by davidhbrown
Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:24 pm
W700 compatibility with a slice battery ?

Last post by AMATX « Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:16 am
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by AMATX » Tue Jun 07, 2011 3:55 pm

I'm wondering if the Lenovo slice battery might work with a W700.

While the W700 is not listed amongst the supported laptops, it doesn't say it...

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Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:16 am
W520: warning don't load latest firmware 1.25

Last post by plympton « Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:36 pm
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by plympton » Sat May 28, 2011 11:29 am

It disables turbo boost. Reverting to 1.06 restores turbo boost functionality.

Went through most of yesterday wondering why my machine was dog slow...

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Last post by plympton
Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:36 pm
W520 Video card upgradable?

Last post by commander « Tue Jun 07, 2011 3:51 pm
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by Elbaz » Thu Jun 02, 2011 1:55 pm

I'm a little disappointed by the performance of the Nvidia 1000M, it works but frame rates are a little low. Is it possible to upgrade to the 2000M,...

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Tue Jun 07, 2011 3:51 pm
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 and W520/Quadro 2000M

Last post by davidhbrown « Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:30 am
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by davidhbrown » Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:13 pm

Just got around to trying the Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 trial. This version finally extends their Mercury Playback Engine to include some notebook...

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Last post by davidhbrown
Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:30 am
W520 - SSD or HDD - That is the question

Last post by davidhbrown « Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:31 pm
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by udvranto » Sat May 07, 2011 11:23 pm

I am about to order my W520 4270 with an Intel 160GB SSD. Now the question is, should I order the 500GB HDD instead? I can replace the DVD rom with...

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Last post by davidhbrown
Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:31 pm
too many cpu's

Last post by dr_st « Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:21 pm
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by AofI » Sat May 28, 2011 12:18 pm

Windows task manager is showing 8 cpu's, 4 are always parked , obviously, since there are only 4...
Anyone else seeing the same? I'm running the...

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Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:21 pm

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