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New Motherboard Defective?

Last post by Thinkpadp4 « Thu Apr 29, 2010 11:26 am
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by winslow » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:51 pm

Put a new motherboard in my G41, when I turn it on all I get is one long beep and two short beeps. The HMM states this as a likely system board, LCD...

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Thu Apr 29, 2010 11:26 am
G40 just received. First impressions from a A31 user.

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:08 pm
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by TRON2010 » Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:38 am

Hi everybody! :-)

Just receive my G40. Now I'm at work. The machine was very comfortable to type, A+ for ergonomy :-). It has a Celeron 2.0Ghz and...

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Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:08 pm
A31p Dead - 2653 R3U

Last post by ajkula66 « Tue Apr 27, 2010 6:23 pm
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by ckotan » Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:03 pm

For about six months or a year, sometimes my A31p would not start. I would get no lights when the psply is plugged in. And then the light would come...

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Tue Apr 27, 2010 6:23 pm
R51 to plasma tv setup

Last post by virge « Tue Apr 27, 2010 12:36 pm
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by sentosa » Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:09 am

can someone help me with info on how to setup my r51 thinkpad to display the immage on my panasonic plasma tv. Im running under windows 7 I have...

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Tue Apr 27, 2010 12:36 pm
g40 , g41 max cpu

Last post by TRON2010 « Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:04 am
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by ktran » Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:28 am

i am upgrading my g40, after serching in the internet, the max cpu for g40 is 3.73 Ghz? am i right? but i can find the part number for it? if...

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Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:04 am
CCFL -> LED LCD New screen for a 2 year old machine

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by EngineersCake » Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:52 pm

So I have an R61 and the CCFL backlit display (15.4 WXGA) is noticeably not as bright as when I got it. I heard that these displays lose a huge...

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Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:52 pm
right click buttons non functional

Last post by goofyGAguy « Sun Apr 25, 2010 12:51 am
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by toddreg » Sat Jan 02, 2010 9:47 am

Trying to get my dad's old R40 working right. He can find more ways to screw it up. Anyway neither of the right click buttons on the keyboard work....

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Sun Apr 25, 2010 12:51 am
Bluetooth?

Last post by Me2 « Sat Apr 24, 2010 2:06 am
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by Me2 » Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:41 pm

Do r61e laptops have Bluetooth? If not is there some way to put it on there?

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Sat Apr 24, 2010 2:06 am
Other devices Yellow mark

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:32 am
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by samjesse » Fri Apr 23, 2010 1:19 am

Hi

I got a second hand A31 2652-D5A and there is a yellow question mark over Other devices>Unknown device, and when I plug in the mouse it does not...

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Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:32 am
G41 Hard drive caddy

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:27 am
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by winslow » Fri Apr 23, 2010 1:33 am

Am in the process of replacing the system board on my G41 and am getting all the parts together. I used the 80 GB HD in another unit and bought a new...

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Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:27 am
Need new laptop for small business

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Apr 22, 2010 8:52 am
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by cweydeveld » Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:30 am

I purchased an R51 in 2005 and have been extremely happy with it. I have a one-man environmental consulting company and do a lot of mapping using a...

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Thu Apr 22, 2010 8:52 am
Thinkpad A30p, what new hard drive should I buy?

Last post by dejola « Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:53 pm
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by dejola » Thu Apr 15, 2010 7:41 pm

I have a Thinkpad A30p with a dead hard drive. I'd like to buy a new hard drive for this A30p but would like recommendadtions on which one to get...

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Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:53 pm
A31 Password Protected BIOS and System installation

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:37 pm
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by flushingflash » Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:52 pm

I recently purchased a thinkpad a31 on ebay. It has no hdd, no power adapter and the bios is locked. I don't have a problem with the bios being...

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Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:37 pm
Processor upgrade and underclocking a G40

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:12 am
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by TRON2010 » Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:06 am

Hi everybody! :-)

I just buy a G40 second hand with a Celeron 2.0. Until now, I have for severals years a A31 that the screen was broken :-(....

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Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:12 am
Thinkpad r52 with new UltraBay Slim 2nd hdd case (sata?)

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by Morsing » Mon Apr 19, 2010 2:09 pm

*found out.

Never mind.

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Mon Apr 19, 2010 2:09 pm
Internal N wireless card for G41?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:20 am
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by winslow » Sun Apr 18, 2010 4:38 pm

Are there any internal N wireless cards that will go into a G41? Am in the process of getting my G41 up and running again (bad motherboard) and would...

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Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:20 am
Z61m Error 188 and battery

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:17 am
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by AdrianPL » Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:12 am

Hey...
recently i started getting the Error 188 Checksum was wondering if there is anything i could do to fix it, for now pressing ESC works to...

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Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:17 am
Can someone confirm me if I can use Bluetooth BMDC300 on A31

Last post by stingbandel « Sun Apr 18, 2010 10:38 pm
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by stingbandel » Sat Apr 17, 2010 12:55 pm

My original bluetooth is almost not working. I need to replace it.

Hunting ebay and see that there are at least 3 newer models on bluetooth.

BMDC...

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Sun Apr 18, 2010 10:38 pm
Screen/lid swapping advice?

Last post by ajkula66 « Sun Apr 18, 2010 9:38 pm
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by eyestrain » Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:48 pm

I have both:

- R51 2883-GKU 15 xga (like the base, not the screen)
- R51 1830-BQU 15 sxga+ (like the screen, not the motherboard)

I plan to swap...

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Sun Apr 18, 2010 9:38 pm
Need R60 Atheros 4.1.102.147 ar5211.sys driver to run WLAN

Last post by Harryc « Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:26 am
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by cuneiform » Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:02 am

Who can help, please? - THX

Apparently, it's available for diverse hardware and therefore of different size, as 300 and/or 500 Kb, as offered here:...

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:26 am
SBWebCtl.dll flagged as Malware; on all 3 A31p's

Last post by ptony101 « Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:11 pm
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by Richard Beeson » Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:19 pm

This may seem more like a Windows XP question than a Thinkpad question, but I'm posing it here because this file (SBWebCtl.dll) is on all 3 of my IBM...

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Last post by ptony101
Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:11 pm
R60 WIFI driver Round 2

Last post by Harryc « Thu Apr 15, 2010 5:09 pm
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by cnc_couple » Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:56 pm

I posted last night about not being able to find a working driver for my r60 -9457-Y1R I upgraded to windows 7 and nothing seems to work plz help-

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Last post by Harryc
Thu Apr 15, 2010 5:09 pm
MY A20P Dead?

Last post by h.finn « Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:24 am
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by h.finn » Sun Dec 27, 2009 4:35 pm

Hallo everybody.
I seem to have a serious problem with my beloved A20P.
When I turn it on it just....doesn't!
Basically I get the IBM ThinkPad logo...

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Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:24 am
R60 and windows 7

Last post by cnc_couple « Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:16 am
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by cnc_couple » Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:58 pm

Does anyone know what driver I need for the wifi on my r60? In my device manager it shows an unknown device but no wifi card so Im assuming that the...

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Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:16 am
Slowest DDR memory needed for fastest speed? R51 for example

Last post by eyestrain « Wed Apr 14, 2010 6:06 pm
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by eyestrain » Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:22 am

What's the slowest DDR memory I can put in an R51 (400mhz FSB), without slowing it down, compared to using the fastest memory that exists? How is the...

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Last post by eyestrain
Wed Apr 14, 2010 6:06 pm
Dissappointing Audio / Advanced Mini Dock / Z61p

Last post by sglaser « Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:00 pm
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by sglaser » Sat Sep 30, 2006 4:47 pm

My Bose Quiet Comfort II headphones pick up lots of noise when plugged into the headphone jack of the advanced mini dock. They work fine when plugged...

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Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:00 pm
R40 Problems

Last post by Gerryboy171 « Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:51 am
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by Gerryboy171 » Mon Apr 12, 2010 5:00 am

Hi all

I wonder if someone could help me out with some problems on my IBM R40 2722-BDG

1. When i turn on i cant boot from a cd/dvd drive . It...

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Last post by Gerryboy171
Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:51 am
New Owner: A31 Battery and Hard Drive

Last post by A31 « Mon Apr 12, 2010 8:09 am
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by schoene » Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:20 pm

Hello,

I recently obtained an A31 and have been quite pleased so far, with only a couple of exceptions:

1. The battery only lasts for one hour. Is...

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Last post by A31
Mon Apr 12, 2010 8:09 am
R61e (7650-DPG) palmrest swap

Last post by underclocker « Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:15 am
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by frankiepankie » Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:04 pm

Hi

I have bought (it has not arrived yet) a ThinkPad R61e.

It is a model without a touchpad.

I want to change the palmrest to a one with a...

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Last post by underclocker
Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:15 am
Upgrading from T60 14,1"SXGA+ to a better screen and machine

Last post by goofyGAguy « Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:59 pm
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by venro » Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:01 pm

Hi,

I'm searching for a better machine. Currently I'm using T60 T2500 with SXGA+ 14,1 panel.
Most important is the space/resolution, the more the...

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Last post by goofyGAguy
Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:59 pm
No USB ports after R&R restore of XP Pro

Last post by MnR « Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:29 pm
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by patmcevoy » Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:30 pm

Just did a rebuild of a R51 2883 and the USB storage devices do not mount.
The USB flash drives show up in Hardware Device Manager as USB Storage...

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Last post by MnR
Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:29 pm
max out r40 2681 f9u

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:00 pm
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by badbab » Wed Apr 07, 2010 4:45 pm

Hey guys, quite a forum here!!!
I've inherited an old Thinkpad R40, with an Intel 2.00 ghz Mobil Pentium 4-M processor.
From the searching I've...

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Last post by ajkula66
Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:00 pm
R51 power issue (solved for now)

Last post by BuddyBoy « Wed Apr 07, 2010 2:21 pm

by BuddyBoy » Wed Apr 07, 2010 2:21 pm

Had a very odd problem with an old R51 that I keep around the house for guests to use.

It had a worn-out battery (27 watt useful capacity) and about...

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Last post by BuddyBoy
Wed Apr 07, 2010 2:21 pm
A31 RAM, which modules does it use??

Last post by Axemonkey « Tue Apr 06, 2010 1:48 am
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by A31 » Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:46 pm

Hi all, I've just got a very quick question, which RAM modules does a Thinkpad A31 take? I know it is DDR SDRAM SODIMM but I wondered if there was...

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Last post by Axemonkey
Tue Apr 06, 2010 1:48 am
R60 & dead batteries

Last post by cnc_couple « Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:41 am
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by cnc_couple » Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:08 am

Has anyone elts had a problem with their r60 freezing because of a bad battery?
Does anyone know why this happens?

My R60 works with my r61 battery,...

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Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:41 am
R61 screen works after pressing on the side

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:10 am
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by raba » Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:48 am

Hi Guys,

what is the problem here?

In the first picture, only the top of the screen is visible. After pressing on the middle of the left side...

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Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:10 am
Lifespan of R60s?

Last post by hotkeyau « Sat Apr 03, 2010 3:22 pm
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by hotkeyau » Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:57 pm

My R60 is four years old now and is seriously showing its age in performance and reliability. Is this to be expected or can I be running some super...

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Sat Apr 03, 2010 3:22 pm
R31 wireless issue

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Apr 03, 2010 8:49 am
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by Indy452 » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:16 am

Hello, I'm new to the forum....I didn't know there was a forum dedicated just to us IBM and specifically thinkpad junkies, very cool.

Anyway, I...

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Last post by ajkula66
Sat Apr 03, 2010 8:49 am
G41 losing Internet connection when idle for 2-3 hours

Last post by secretcodebreaker « Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:19 pm
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by secretcodebreaker » Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:00 pm

I did a search and got two pages of posts in the ThinkPad R, A, G and Z Series section. None seemed to address my particular situation. I might not...

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Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:19 pm
R50p Memory

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:09 pm
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by le_porquer » Fri Apr 02, 2010 5:05 pm

Hi, what type of memory does an R50p take? Thanks.

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Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:09 pm
Rebuilding a Thinkpad R51 - Power Off in 4 seconds.

Last post by Harryc « Fri Apr 02, 2010 1:47 pm
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by martiniturbide » Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:32 am

Hi

I have a Thinkpad R51 (1830-PSO). The screen or the inverter is damaged, but the Motherboard and rest of the components was working fine. I was...

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Fri Apr 02, 2010 1:47 pm
Thinkpad Z61m Power On Password

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Apr 02, 2010 5:46 am
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by 11101987 » Fri Dec 11, 2009 4:57 am

I password protected my BIOS two years ago, last weekend I removed my cmoss battery. Now I receive a power on password, which I did not setup. I lost...

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Fri Apr 02, 2010 5:46 am
a31 and a31p lcd screens

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:09 pm
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by andmat » Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:18 pm

hi
will a 1024*768 TFT lcd from a a31 work on a31p

thanks andrew

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Last post by ajkula66
Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:09 pm
IBM R32 GPU problem

Last post by 94dgrif « Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:12 pm
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by newmind » Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:52 am

Hi I have some problems with my thinkpad R32 /model 2658/. Watch my video on youtube for better imagine

It happens yesterday, I was surfing on the...

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Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:12 pm
think pad 2628 PRU

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:00 pm
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by pevers1972 » Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:41 am

Hi, I have a problem, I seem to be unable to got onto the web, eben before I could acess the internat through safe mode but that now seems to have...

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Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:00 pm
R51 vs R52 in general, and sxga+ compatibility

Last post by eyestrain « Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:15 pm
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by eyestrain » Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:21 am

For 15 intel graphics models.

Some but not all intel graphics 15 LCD R51s will run an SXGA+ LCD? But all R52s will, or only some?

If I bought a 15...

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Last post by eyestrain
Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:15 pm
Touchpad button problems with R52

Last post by cptjeff « Wed Mar 31, 2010 3:13 pm
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by cptjeff » Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:02 pm

Okay, recently I spilled a little tea on the touchpad of my R52. I got most of it off quickly, but as a result the left trackpoint button stopped...

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Wed Mar 31, 2010 3:13 pm
R50p

Last post by le_porquer « Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:12 am
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by le_porquer » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:41 am

Hi,

What is the maximum RAM capacity of an R50p?

Many thanks.

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Last post by le_porquer
Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:12 am
r52 & r60 comparison

Last post by schen « Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:20 pm
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by retired » Mon Mar 29, 2010 4:35 pm

I've had an r52 for about a year now and have been very pleased. Thought I'd 'upgrade' and got an r60. R52 has 1.8 gpu, r60 has 2.0 core duo. Both...

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Last post by schen
Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:20 pm
Ok... what's gone wrong now?? (A31 power up problem)

Last post by A31 « Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:44 pm
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by A31 » Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:52 am

Hi guys, this is my post in a little while, but sadly I have problem (again! :lol:)
I went on holiday to the Isle of Wight on the 19th March, and the...

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Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:44 pm

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