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W520: Cool system!

Last post by kb3edk « Tue May 31, 2011 12:48 pm
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by davidhbrown » Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:14 am

I just noticed something surprising-to-me about the W520. It's blowing cool air out the exhaust... just under 28C at about 0% CPU usage (mostly just...

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Tue May 31, 2011 12:48 pm
W520: Missing Drivers

Last post by commander « Mon May 30, 2011 3:11 pm
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by Coswyn » Mon May 23, 2011 1:16 am

I have a few devices in the 'Other Devices' section of the 'Device Manager' screen that I can't seem to find drivers for:
- PCI Serial Port
- PCI...

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Last post by commander
Mon May 30, 2011 3:11 pm
WWAN card for W520

Last post by commander « Mon May 30, 2011 4:40 am
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by fasterbybike » Mon May 30, 2011 1:41 am

I've got a spare F3507g which won't work in my new W520. It's not on the whitelist (Dell branded) and taping pin 20 does not work :( so time to look...

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Last post by commander
Mon May 30, 2011 4:40 am
Lenovo Screen Reading Optimizer

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Sun May 29, 2011 8:07 pm
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by ausmike » Fri May 27, 2011 10:39 am

Hi everyone;
Any else used this > Lenovo Screen Reading Optimizer - for W series and X220 Series or any other laptops????
Driver from hre .:...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Sun May 29, 2011 8:07 pm
SSD (Intel 510) Noise in W520

Last post by commander « Sun May 29, 2011 6:35 pm
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by Coswyn » Tue May 24, 2011 3:18 am

I purchased a W520 and an Intel 510 250GB SSD. I completed a fresh install of Windows 7 Pro 64-bit and all Lenovo software and hardware drivers are...

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Last post by commander
Sun May 29, 2011 6:35 pm
W520 turbo boost issue?

Last post by KongMD « Sat May 28, 2011 7:54 pm
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by freakwave » Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:28 pm

Hi all,

I am playing around with my new machine and wanted to see that the cpu clocks up to 3.4GHz.

I am using prime95 and set the affinity to...

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Last post by KongMD
Sat May 28, 2011 7:54 pm
Performance on battery

Last post by plympton « Sat May 28, 2011 11:31 am
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by freakwave » Thu May 19, 2011 3:10 pm

Hi all,

not usre if I got a lemon. But on battery my CPU runs at about 800MHz is super slow and clocks to a maximum of 2GHz. I can hardly do any...

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Last post by plympton
Sat May 28, 2011 11:31 am
How to use the HDD in the W520 express bay?

Last post by commander « Thu May 26, 2011 6:32 pm
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by udvranto » Tue May 10, 2011 12:23 am

If I want to swap the internal HDD with an SSD and use it in place of the dvd drive, how do I do that? Do I need to buy an enclosure to host the hard...

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Last post by commander
Thu May 26, 2011 6:32 pm
Is switching backlight possible & adding digitizer/ palmrest

Last post by Q-Ball « Wed May 25, 2011 9:32 pm
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by Easter3 » Fri May 20, 2011 9:38 pm

Has anyone had experience doing retrofit of backlight on w-series thinkpads? Considering whether or not I can get this laptop with WUXGA screen and...

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Last post by Q-Ball
Wed May 25, 2011 9:32 pm
W520 External monitor artifacts

Last post by commander « Wed May 25, 2011 4:00 pm

by commander » Wed May 25, 2011 4:00 pm

My W520 has a problem. On notebook only usage everything is OK. When I dock the machine and use external display via DVI port, I can see some sort of...

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Last post by commander
Wed May 25, 2011 4:00 pm
Where do I get Windows 7 Disk for W520?

Last post by AofI « Wed May 25, 2011 3:46 pm
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by udvranto » Tue May 17, 2011 7:00 pm

I am planning to install a fresh copy of Windows professional 7 x64 on the SSD I am yet to receive. But there is no Windows 7 disk provided with the...

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Last post by AofI
Wed May 25, 2011 3:46 pm
RST Driver Vs. Chipset Driver

Last post by hunterman223 « Wed May 25, 2011 11:00 am
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by KongMD » Sun May 22, 2011 1:50 pm

Should a user install both the Rapid Storage Technology (RST) driver and the chipset driver , or just one of the two? Is one better than the other or...

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Last post by hunterman223
Wed May 25, 2011 11:00 am
DVI performance, right click

Last post by freakwave « Tue May 24, 2011 4:25 pm
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by freakwave » Thu May 19, 2011 4:19 pm

Ok, here is another one.

I am running my dock with 2x DVI monitors attached.
Since Lenovo again messed up the BIOS and only displays LCD on the...

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Last post by freakwave
Tue May 24, 2011 4:25 pm
A question for all W520 owners

Last post by Greg Gebhardt « Sun May 22, 2011 5:02 pm
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by Greg Gebhardt » Thu May 19, 2011 4:56 pm

Would you please check and see if the word DEMO is on the model/serial sticker on the bottom of your W520.

Especially interested in if your model...

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Last post by Greg Gebhardt
Sun May 22, 2011 5:02 pm
Thinkpad W520 cheap config that is upgradeable

Last post by varunet « Sat May 21, 2011 8:33 pm
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by varunet » Tue May 17, 2011 10:58 am

What would you guys recommend for a Thinkpad W520 config that is upgradeable in the future.

RAM and HDD is one that seems to make sense to buy with...

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Last post by varunet
Sat May 21, 2011 8:33 pm
W520 sandy bridge issue?

Last post by udvranto « Sat May 21, 2011 4:31 pm
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by udvranto » Thu May 19, 2011 11:18 pm

Does the sandy bridge issue discussed in the following video affect W520?

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Last post by udvranto
Sat May 21, 2011 4:31 pm
W510 + nVidia 3D Vision kit

Last post by Q-Ball « Fri May 20, 2011 10:15 pm
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by shanti » Fri May 20, 2011 10:31 am

Hi all,
as the topic says I would like to know if is it possible to use the 3D kit with the W510,
as in the specs it says that it needs a dual-link...

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Last post by Q-Ball
Fri May 20, 2011 10:15 pm
W520 BIOS disable Optimus?

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Thu May 19, 2011 4:48 pm
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by __ppk » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:13 pm

Hi All,

Can anyone that has a W520 check the BIOS for a setting to disable the Optimus switching? The W510 had this feature, but I'm wondering if it...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Thu May 19, 2011 4:48 pm
Installing dual channel memory in W520

Last post by udvranto « Thu May 19, 2011 3:37 pm
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by udvranto » Thu May 19, 2011 1:20 pm

I am planning to populate all 4 slots of memory with 4GB each. A pair of the memory cards I bought are 'dual channel kit'. The question is where to...

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Last post by udvranto
Thu May 19, 2011 3:37 pm
Please Help with my New Intel SSD 320 160GB.

Last post by AMATX « Thu May 19, 2011 10:50 am
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by prince_kassad14 » Thu May 19, 2011 10:35 am

Hi Guys
actually i have Thinkpad W510 and i got Intel SSD 320 160GB new and i want to install it instead of my HDD Seagate 500GB, could you tell me...

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Last post by AMATX
Thu May 19, 2011 10:50 am
ThinkPad W520 with Win 7 64 not running IE 64

Last post by 500389 « Thu May 19, 2011 6:12 am

by 500389 » Thu May 19, 2011 6:12 am

I am not sure if this is a generic problem, but IE 64 crashed on opening. After some digging, I solved this by disabling NVIDIA Compatible NVIDIA...

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Last post by 500389
Thu May 19, 2011 6:12 am
Thinkpad W520 Micro SSD ??

Last post by varunet « Thu May 19, 2011 12:11 am
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by varunet » Tue May 17, 2011 10:54 am

i remember seeing an option to purchase Micro SSD for Thinkpad W520.

It is not there anymore. I chatted with the sales rep on lenovo.com and they...

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Last post by varunet
Thu May 19, 2011 12:11 am
ThinkPad W510, Acronis backup fails.

Last post by QFoam « Wed May 18, 2011 10:54 pm
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by Charles Mann » Wed May 11, 2011 4:25 pm

ThinkPad W510, Acronis backup fails.

The failing condition is a LOOONG time for backup (7 to 8 hrs), and a corrupt backup. The failing hardware is a...

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Last post by QFoam
Wed May 18, 2011 10:54 pm
What does Fn + Spacebar do?

Last post by davidhbrown « Wed May 18, 2011 9:28 pm
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by lookingatlenovo » Wed May 18, 2011 8:33 pm

I have never seen Fn + Spacebar do anything, is it broken? It looks like it should magnify, judging by the magnifying glass on the Spacebar, yet I...

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Last post by davidhbrown
Wed May 18, 2011 9:28 pm
W510 FHD LCD AU Optronics B156HW01 v4

Last post by fasterbybike « Wed May 18, 2011 12:52 am
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by Harryc » Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:46 pm

So after some research I have found that the W510 FHD LCD is an AU Optronics B156HW01 v4. The Lenovo FRU# is 42T0765. The FRU itself is very rare and...

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Last post by fasterbybike
Wed May 18, 2011 12:52 am
Question concerning the W520 shipping to Europe

Last post by hunterman223 « Tue May 17, 2011 9:39 am
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by freicher » Mon May 02, 2011 7:12 am

Hi!
I'm planning to buy the W520 from the US Lenovo online store, but i know that in Europe, there are different voltages. Europe uses a 220 volt/50...

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Last post by hunterman223
Tue May 17, 2011 9:39 am
SSD Recommendations ** Currently used on W520CTO

Last post by ausmike « Tue May 17, 2011 7:48 am

by ausmike » Tue May 17, 2011 7:48 am

Hi everyone;

I thought to ad this post here , since lots of pple are looking at SSDs for their new MACHINES

I have had this since 2nd day of...

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Last post by ausmike
Tue May 17, 2011 7:48 am
W520 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Last post by davidhbrown « Mon May 16, 2011 3:39 pm
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by MikeM » Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:04 pm

From this page you can download the W520 Hardware Maintenance Manual. It also covers the T520 and T520i computers.

The direct URL to the pdf file...

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Last post by davidhbrown
Mon May 16, 2011 3:39 pm
Replacement Screen Bezel for W510

Last post by pinkymadam « Mon May 16, 2011 2:19 pm
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by pinkymadam » Mon May 16, 2011 2:14 pm

I am currently smiling but that won't last.

Being the idiot that I sometimes am, I've managed to strip away some of the paint on my bezel....

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Last post by pinkymadam
Mon May 16, 2011 2:19 pm
Enabling center click on w520

Last post by lookingatlenovo « Fri May 13, 2011 9:13 pm

by lookingatlenovo » Fri May 13, 2011 9:13 pm

I finally received my new w520 today. One thing I noticed right away is that pressing both trackpad buttons at the same time when the pointer is over...

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Last post by lookingatlenovo
Fri May 13, 2011 9:13 pm
NVidia under 32 bit OS?

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Fri May 13, 2011 4:14 pm
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by doulos2 » Thu May 12, 2011 4:23 am

Hello all,

I remember reading elsewhere that graphics memory is mapped into the available address space of the OS, thus reducing the already limited...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Fri May 13, 2011 4:14 pm
W520 & Sleep issue?

Last post by plympton « Fri May 13, 2011 1:16 pm
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by plympton » Thu May 12, 2011 11:30 am

I have Win7Ultimate on my W520, and for some reason it wants to sleep after about 2 minutes, and ONLY after it has slept before. This is seriously a...

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Last post by plympton
Fri May 13, 2011 1:16 pm
mSATA setup on W520 via R&R

Last post by davidhbrown « Wed May 11, 2011 12:08 pm
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by davidhbrown » Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:15 am

I have set up my W520 to use an Intel 80GB mSATA SDD as its primary drive by the fairly simple process of 1) configuring the system as normal, 2)...

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Last post by davidhbrown
Wed May 11, 2011 12:08 pm
Back to a new W520

Last post by Brad « Mon May 09, 2011 4:16 am
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by Greg Gebhardt » Sun May 08, 2011 4:41 pm

The non FHD screen on the T420s was more than I could stand so I ordered another W520 to replace it.

This particular model comes with the 256GB SSD...

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Last post by Brad
Mon May 09, 2011 4:16 am
Real w520 video reviews?

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Sun May 08, 2011 10:37 pm
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by lookingatlenovo » Tue May 03, 2011 7:06 pm

Hello,

I am currently in the process of looking for a replacement for my Dell XPS M1710. It has been a great machine, but after 4 years it is...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Sun May 08, 2011 10:37 pm
DIMM and RAID

Last post by freicher « Sat May 07, 2011 1:25 pm
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by freicher » Wed May 04, 2011 2:33 pm

Hi!

Could you explain to me what these two acronyms, DIMM and RAID, mean. I am planing to purchase the W520 but i'm not sure what kind of impact...

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Last post by freicher
Sat May 07, 2011 1:25 pm
FYI, W520 eSATA and dock eSATA are independent :-)

Last post by davidhbrown « Tue May 03, 2011 9:06 pm
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by davidhbrown » Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:48 am

Just a FYI....

For some reason, I had presumed it would just be a pass-through, but it turns out that the eSATA port on the ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus...

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Tue May 03, 2011 9:06 pm
W520 Win7 Clean Install Must Haves

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Mon May 02, 2011 10:58 pm
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by Deleau » Sun Apr 24, 2011 2:20 pm

I've finished installing Win7 on my W520 on an 80GB mSATA Intel drive (GPT format UEFI only), tweaked it a bit and am now proceeding with installing...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Mon May 02, 2011 10:58 pm
W500 keyboard

Last post by Zak « Sun May 01, 2011 9:16 pm
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by Zak » Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:47 pm

The keyboard on my W500 has a problem. The A and S keys aren't working (unless I press S really hard). I'm assuming there's a crack in a trace and I...

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Last post by Zak
Sun May 01, 2011 9:16 pm
Can you really have more than 8G of usable RAM in a W520?

Last post by davidhbrown « Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:25 pm
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by sholcombe » Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:25 pm

I have a feeling this is a dumb question but, can you really have more than 8G of usable RAM in a W520? According to Intel, the i7-2820QM only...

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Last post by davidhbrown
Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:25 pm
W700 Discontinued?

Last post by AMATX « Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:49 am
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by drewk425 » Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:57 pm

Has the W700 been discontinued? Will there be a 17 replacement?

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Last post by AMATX
Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:49 am
Agere Systems ET-131x PCIe ethernet controller

Last post by kboysz « Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:42 am

by kboysz » Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:42 am

I installed ubuntu 11.04 on my w700 and need help setting the card and drivers up, just started trying out LINUX. The card works when running on a...

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Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:42 am
Can windows xp work on the thinkpad W520 with i7 2720 qm ?

Last post by jdrou « Fri Apr 29, 2011 1:22 am
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by leopol » Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:24 am

Hello,

I would like to buy the Thinkpad W520 with the new Sandy Bridge processors 2720.

However I need to know if Windows Xp can also work on...

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Fri Apr 29, 2011 1:22 am
How to transfer lenovo partitions to a new drive

Last post by RedruM84 « Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:21 pm
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by Aleq » Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:05 pm

Hi,
finally, Intel has released SSD 320 600GB aka X-25M G3 which I was waiting for. It's not that great as I hoped, still I'm going for it. What is...

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Last post by RedruM84
Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:21 pm
2nd HDD Issue....."This device is currently in use"

Last post by davidhbrown « Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:15 pm
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by CDKUTTNAUER » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:49 pm

I just got my new W520 and getting this message whenever the laptop wakes up.... this device is currently in use. Close any programs that might be...

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Last post by davidhbrown
Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:15 pm
W520 PCI Simple Comm Controller

Last post by ausmike « Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:29 pm
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by dolson60174 » Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:36 am

So we just imaged a W520 with XP SP3. All Drivers in Device Manager are there and working with the exception of the PCI Simple Communications...

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Last post by ausmike
Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:29 pm
your W520's QM67 stepping is B2 or B3

Last post by davidhbrown « Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:38 pm
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by jimmy0415 » Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:54 pm
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on intel's website, QM67's stepping is B3, but some W520 is still use B2, what is yours?(can use AIDI 64 to check)Thanks
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Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:38 pm
W520 hard drives

Last post by magekyou « Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:25 am
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by magekyou » Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:32 pm

Does anyone know if the hard drives of 320 GB and 500 GB available for the W520 on the lenovo's site are SATA 3 (6 Gb/s) drives ?

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Last post by magekyou
Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:25 am
W520 Lenovo Core DRAM Controller

Last post by jdrou « Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:32 pm
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by eme2k » Thu Apr 14, 2011 5:36 am

Sandra SiSoftware is showing the Chipset for Intel Core DRAM Controller to be
A10 revision, 100MHZ front side bus speed, a width of 20-bit, and a...

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Last post by jdrou
Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:32 pm
W520 WiFi LAN adapters - which one?

Last post by Volker « Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:21 am
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by sebazzo » Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:55 am

Hi there,

planning my purchase of a W520 and pretty much have everything laid out. Just the question of WiFi adapter remains.

Lenovo offers:...

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Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:21 am

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