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Windows XP reformat for Thinkpad R51

Last post by macksdesign « Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:53 pm
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by macksdesign » Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:31 pm

Hello all,

First post here.. I tried searching on the forums, but haven't been able to come up with a specific answer. If it's somewhere already...

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Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:53 pm
S30 usability...

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by betyboop » Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:52 pm

Hello,
I'm about to buy an S30 R5J in very good optical condition but with a dead battery for about 100 $. I buy it mainly for its looks, quality...

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Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:29 am
Upgrading a G40

Last post by cliddell « Sat Jan 22, 2011 8:21 am
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by Norway Pad » Sun Dec 26, 2010 9:09 am

I currently have a Thinkpad G40 in my possession. I have never seen a G40 live before, and it's a brick of a laptop. :-) It belongs to a friend of...

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Accidentally Found Another Use For One of My R32's ...

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by lparsons » Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:28 pm

I have two working R32 laptops currently; one of which I am the original owner of. I recently purchased a T510 to be my new main laptop, with the...

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Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:28 pm
R61i Memory Upgrade Question

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by flamenco » Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:49 am

Hi,
I have been having trouble with my system, getting BSOD repeatedly. I thought it was software-related and I did a recovery, but eventually, the...

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Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:43 pm
a22m - no boot, just a quick HD lite flash -- parts machine?

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by BillMS » Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:54 pm

Hi -- as Subject says: all I see is a very quick flash of the HD lite, on every push of 1/o pushbutton. No other sounds at all. Course, it can't boot...

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Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:27 pm
ThinkPad Modded bioses (SataII, Whitelist, SLIC, etc)

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I am surprised this is not made sticky on every relevant sub-forum here:

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Thu Jan 20, 2011 6:48 am
Will a T42 Recovery CD work on a Z61T - Win XP?

Last post by billp117 « Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:39 am
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by hadoken » Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:30 pm

Hey all, I was thinking of getting a used Z61T that has a wiped disk (no recovery partition). Does anyone know whether I can slap in the T42 recovery...

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Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:39 am
Replacement parts for the R61

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by EngineersCake » Mon Dec 20, 2010 7:12 am

Howdy fellow padders,

I'm looking to future-proof my R61 and I've got amateur questions.

First off my R61 is running on a 2.2GHz C2D (T7200). Is...

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Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:28 am
G555

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by BruisedQuasar » Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:44 am

NewEgg has a daily special (1-19-2011) on new G555 $399.99 & free ship
Pricing for G580 is $449

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Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:44 am
z61t system board corroded- how did THAT happen? **Pictures

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by jmango » Wed Dec 22, 2010 4:10 pm

hello all- (please excuse me in advance, im a total novice....)

I purchased my z61t (9442-89U) in aug 07 as a rush purchase (first thinkpad)- 3 year...

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Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:18 pm
R52 Flexview?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:13 pm
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by Harryc » Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:07 pm

Does anyone know if the below machine will take a 15 SXGA+ Flexview LCD from an R51? Straight swap?

Product: ThinkPad R52 1849-4WU
Operating...

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Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:13 pm
Drive caddy size for R61I ?

Last post by rkawakami « Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:37 pm
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by jfenton » Sat Jan 15, 2011 5:19 pm

Gdday,I need to buy a drive caddy for a 15.4 R61i.A Hongkong supplier says the caddy for the 14 R61 is a different size to the larger screen...

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Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:37 pm
r32 bios help

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Jan 15, 2011 4:26 pm
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by pithicus » Mon Dec 20, 2010 7:28 pm

Hi, I have a r32 and a couple of intel minipci wireless cards that both give unauthorized card error. Could I please get a link to a Zender bios?...

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Sat Jan 15, 2011 4:26 pm
Motherboard Compatibility: R60 and T60

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:34 am
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by Bruce Guttman » Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:24 am

Question for the experts.

Does the T60 Motherboard fit in the R60 chassis? Similar to what we did with R5x boards in the T4x chassis to fix the...

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Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:34 am
R60 Sluggish WiFi

Last post by Bruce Guttman « Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:18 am

by Bruce Guttman » Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:18 am

I have an R-60 (originally 9457-Y27). Currently with T2400 Core Duo processor and 1 GB RAM. Running Windoze XP SP2. Latest driver from Lenovo is in...

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Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:18 am
Upgrade Z61m to "N" WiFi

Last post by schen « Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:25 pm
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by schen » Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:31 pm

I picked up a low-end Z61m a few months ago to replace my wife's R52, and have progressively updated it's hardware over time with the exception of...

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Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:25 pm
Fan on R61i

Last post by madkat « Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:59 pm
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by CoolRunnings » Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:19 pm

Anyone know if the fan from any T4x laptop will work in an R61i?

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Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:59 pm
R52 screen problem - PIC!

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:47 pm
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by madkat » Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:08 am

I came across a decent spec very cheap R52 - but with an issue.
It has the little lines - weird lines of pixels, not blur - on the left side of the...

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Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:47 pm
R60 Upgraded from 50 to 500GB Hard Drive

Last post by robert574 « Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:58 am
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by robert574 » Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:49 pm

Hi everyone. The internet is nearly non-existant here in FL due to the massive snow storm across the US (hope you are all ok), but I will try to ask...

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Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:58 am
resurrecting my R50p

Last post by geoffs « Mon Jan 10, 2011 7:56 pm

by geoffs » Mon Jan 10, 2011 7:56 pm

Hi new user here.

I was looking around for a new laptop to replace an unused, aging R50p and decided that there's really nothing wrong with it that...

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Mon Jan 10, 2011 7:56 pm
Where to buy second HDD bay for R61

Last post by Harryc « Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:30 am
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by ithinkbad » Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:06 am

I have R61 -7733 model. 14 inch wide screen, with Card reader and firewire.It came with a DVD drive in ultrabay. Need to add a seond hard drive....

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Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:30 am
A31p and Ultrabay SATA Adapter

Last post by Harryc « Sun Jan 09, 2011 3:44 pm
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by suandmarc » Sun Jan 09, 2011 3:20 pm

Recently purchased for backups, etc. Works very nicely for routine backups and as a second drive, but upon testing bootability (re-arranging the...

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Sun Jan 09, 2011 3:44 pm
Carrying handle for R61?

Last post by Tõnis « Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:33 pm
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by andregb1 » Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:31 pm

Hello,

Often I carry around my R61 under my arm, like a book. I was wondering if anyone makes an attachable handle that would allow the R61 to be...

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Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:33 pm
Upgrading R52 wireless card.

Last post by chrisjbrooks « Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:34 pm
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by chrisjbrooks » Sat Jan 08, 2011 3:16 pm

Hey I was wondering if there are any recommendations to upgrading the wireless card on my R52. I recently installed windows 7 and I like it, but I...

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Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:34 pm
R61 - "bad" NVS 140M, freezes on any motion

Last post by slname « Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:30 pm

by slname » Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:30 pm

Here's the story:

I have a 3 year old R61 with an NVS 140M card. A couple of months ago the graphics card died on me (it's a known hardware...

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Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:30 pm
R61e BSOD

Last post by Harryc « Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:53 am
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by Me2 » Sun Nov 07, 2010 5:28 am

I have a R61e running Windows XP SP3. The last 3 or 4 times I have tried to turn it off I get the BSOD. I have scanned for viruses, removed the one...

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:53 am
Z60t trouble after updating ThinkVantage.

Last post by Mike Blake « Tue Jan 04, 2011 1:21 am
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by titanik » Tue Nov 16, 2010 4:47 pm

My DVD drive would not read (I/O Errors) so I went to ThinkVantage/Maintenance/Update my system... maybe a driver needs an update? I had not run the...

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Last post by Mike Blake
Tue Jan 04, 2011 1:21 am
Backlight?

Last post by rkawakami « Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:43 am
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by hagavra » Mon Jan 03, 2011 9:32 am

A peach colored light has appeared on the screen of my R50 and a friend told me the backlight was dying. He said I should not try to get it fixed but...

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Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:43 am
Intermittent boot, R51, no post and no display sometimes

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:48 pm
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by maxemm » Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:16 pm

Hi. I have R51 which has a problem I simply cannot figure out. Sometimes it fails to boot at all-no beeps- fan and power light only. I noticed that...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:48 pm
R61 Died Suddenly!

Last post by GunnySpook « Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:15 pm
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by GunnySpook » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:28 pm

OK, I've got an R61 that my wife has been using for a little over 2 years. It lives in a dock, cover closed, connected to a keyboard and monitor. It...

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Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:15 pm
r40e died

Last post by Harryc « Sat Jan 01, 2011 3:51 pm
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by TSAEB » Sat Jan 01, 2011 12:15 am

i have a thinkpad r40e .....my hardrive is died....i have a new 320gb hardrive i want to install....my question is from what i have read.....i dont...

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Jan 01, 2011 3:51 pm
R31 Won't Boot

Last post by Neil « Fri Dec 31, 2010 4:37 pm
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by Bills86e » Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:31 am
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Thinkpad R31, won't boot-up . Now what? I do not know about
computers. Could it be my CMOS battery? after it counts memory
the screen changes to:
PEX...
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Last post by Neil
Fri Dec 31, 2010 4:37 pm
IBM R61 7732-CTO Replacement wireless card

Last post by david_thinkpad « Fri Dec 31, 2010 10:00 am
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by david_thinkpad » Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:24 pm

Ok I see that abgn can be done with this model of laptop. Anyone know what the FRU number is for the wireless card for the laptop? or is there a...

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Last post by david_thinkpad
Fri Dec 31, 2010 10:00 am
R60 WiFi Indicator

Last post by Bruce Guttman « Thu Dec 30, 2010 3:38 pm
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by Bruce Guttman » Sat Dec 25, 2010 12:10 pm

I am resurrecting an R60 and have a dual core Intel T2400 (1.86G), WiFi card, 1GB RAM, and a 15 XGA Display.

I have a disk with VISTA on it and it...

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Thu Dec 30, 2010 3:38 pm
Need to update R61

Last post by ithinkbad « Thu Dec 30, 2010 11:23 am
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by ithinkbad » Wed Dec 29, 2010 1:12 pm

Recently bought R61 refurbed. model 77331CU.

I have these questions.

What are the steps I need to take to see to have a SSD run at Sata2 speeds?...

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Thu Dec 30, 2010 11:23 am
Vista Business Problem Z61m 9450-a36

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Dec 30, 2010 5:48 am
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by jvthink » Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:40 pm

Laptop starts up to login screen and all is well. After logging in system goes through normal wait time, HDD seems fine. A pink/red hue screen...

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Thu Dec 30, 2010 5:48 am
R31 can't start

Last post by SpogaS « Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:24 am
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by SpogaS » Wed Dec 29, 2010 6:07 am

Hello everyone,

The problem is that my thinkpad r31 cannot start, battery is healthy and charger is ok, when I push the power button on, power and...

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Last post by SpogaS
Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:24 am
Z60m turns off when unplugged

Last post by rajm « Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:56 pm
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by rajm » Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:51 pm

My Z60m's battery light keeps flashing yellow, but the battery utility indicates 100% charge with 42.17 Wh. When I unplug the AC adapter the computer...

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Last post by rajm
Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:56 pm
Ethernet via ExpressCard not running fast enough.

Last post by AMATX « Mon Dec 27, 2010 3:53 pm
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by AMATX » Thu Dec 23, 2010 8:22 pm

Hi all - hoping someone out there with networking expertise can clue me in here:

* Z61p, running off of onboard ethernet port get ~3.5k on internet...

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Mon Dec 27, 2010 3:53 pm
Factory restore doesn't work (f11) - after doing everything

Last post by Wiking « Mon Dec 27, 2010 2:36 pm

by Wiking » Mon Dec 27, 2010 2:36 pm

Hi,
I have a IBM R32. Wanted to do a factory restore to the thinkpad but the F11 function was missed. (I sure that I have a hidden partition on the...

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Last post by Wiking
Mon Dec 27, 2010 2:36 pm
Audio Recording

Last post by neb « Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:07 am

by neb » Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:07 am

I have the following problem:

I see only one Recording Device: Microphone, not Line In or Phone LIne.
I have VM running and there I can seen ALL...

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Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:07 am
Speakers have fuzzy sound when laptop has been in Standby

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Dec 26, 2010 7:13 am
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by Me2 » Sat Dec 25, 2010 6:28 am

I have an R61e running Windows XP SP3. When I open the lid of my laptop (after it has been in Standby mode) the speakers sound fuzzy. It's just for...

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Sun Dec 26, 2010 7:13 am
R52, bigger HDD and Error 2010

Last post by sodapopdima « Thu Dec 23, 2010 3:22 pm
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by bushtor » Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:53 am

Hi,

I have a R52 1846 with 60 gig HDD. As my drive had become crammed I went out and purchased a WD1600BEVE 160Gig drive.

I copied my current disk...

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Last post by sodapopdima
Thu Dec 23, 2010 3:22 pm
2nd hard drive adapter for R61

Last post by Harryc « Wed Dec 22, 2010 6:26 pm
Replies: 4
by megabit » Wed Dec 22, 2010 6:00 pm

Hi,

I'm looking for an ultrabay hard drive adapter for my R61 (8918-DEG). Which one should I use? I know, I can use slim (9,5mm) version, but I...

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Last post by Harryc
Wed Dec 22, 2010 6:26 pm
R50 New intel mobo FRU 39T5510 Error 1-3-3-1 beeps

Last post by BruceDickinson « Wed Dec 22, 2010 10:59 am
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by 760ED » Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:31 pm

I have an R50 15 XGA , used to have ATi (M7 ?) GPU mobo, with the usual ati problem.

I have replaced the mobo with FRU 39T5510 listed as an R50/R51...

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Last post by BruceDickinson
Wed Dec 22, 2010 10:59 am
New toy "for the wife": Z61m! Yuhuuuu...

Last post by Tasurinchi « Tue Dec 21, 2010 3:14 am
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by Tasurinchi » Thu Dec 16, 2010 3:01 pm

Hi Thinkpadders

Today I picked up my new toy. I bougth an used Z61m for my wife 8)

Original description: T2500(2GHz), 1GB RAM, 100GB 5400rpm HD,...

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Last post by Tasurinchi
Tue Dec 21, 2010 3:14 am
Attempting a display upgrade to 1680x1050 on an R61i

Last post by gbe « Thu Dec 16, 2010 2:00 pm
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by gbe » Sat Dec 11, 2010 8:51 am

Hi there,

a while ago I noticed there are R61i's out there with a screen resolution of 1680x1050. Naturally, mine with 1280x800 seemed a bit bleak...

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Last post by gbe
Thu Dec 16, 2010 2:00 pm
R50e startup problem

Last post by cardic « Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:31 am
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by cardic » Thu Dec 16, 2010 1:12 am

Hello,

i have a problem with my R50e.

when I push the power on button, the power- and harddrive indicator stay on all the time, and it wont boot....

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Last post by cardic
Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:31 am
Z60t APS overheating

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Dec 16, 2010 7:11 am
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by voyo » Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:30 pm

Hello all,
i have TPFan V0.25 installed and it reports this temperatures at 0x80 (BIOS Controlled) Mode:

1 CPU 47°C (0x78)
2 APS 59°C (0x79)
3 PCM...

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Thu Dec 16, 2010 7:11 am

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