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restore from f11 option a31p

Last post by dlhouse « Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:24 pm
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by housedl » Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:43 pm

i some how have misplaced my recovery cd which i have been keeping for the last 9 years or so...

so i tried to restore my thinkpad a31p 2653-h5u...

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Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:24 pm
Need advice on laptop upgrade.

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by ken3983 » Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:55 pm

I have an A31 at the moment. Don't get me wrong. I love it and it's a durable little sucker. I am going to spend about $600 on a laptop and I prefer...

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Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:53 am
Wifi N on Thinkpad R50

Last post by t140568 « Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:43 am
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by Passa » Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:30 pm

Hi guys. I have a Thinkpad R50 which sports an intel mini pci wireless card that does a/b/g connections.

I'm upgrading the home to a wifi n network...

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Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:43 am
S-video output on R51

Last post by rodgermcliff « Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:16 am
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by rodgermcliff » Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:54 pm

I was trying to use the S-video output on my R31 school laptop (2883-8QU) to a tv and got a poor quality picture. I used the Thinkpad configuration...

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Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:16 am
Keyboard replacement for R61

Last post by bmf « Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:13 am
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by bmf » Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:56 am

Hi,

My brother has got a R61 (model 7735-CTO, 14 widescreen ), and I need to replace the keyboard (QWERTY-US) with one that fits his needs (layout:...

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Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:13 am
G40 boot from USB drive?

Last post by cliddell « Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:04 pm
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by cliddell » Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:35 am

Please excuse my being too lazy to reboot my G40 to discover the answer to this question, but does anybody know if a G40 (or G41) can be persuaded to...

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Last post by cliddell
Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:04 pm
Overheating or not?

Last post by madkat « Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:21 am
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by deckarudo » Sat Jan 30, 2010 3:31 pm

Hi,

I've changed my geniune T7100 @ 1,8Ghz for a T7500 @ 2,2 Ghz. To do so I've cleaned the old blue-gray thermal past covering the CPU and GPU and...

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Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:21 am
R51 (2889-47U) will not charge, running out of ideas

Last post by SMA « Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:24 am
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by mrjonescu » Sun Feb 07, 2010 8:47 am

I have an R51 (2889-47U in a T42 case) that will not charge the battery. It will run and boot from an already charged battery. I have tried multiple...

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Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:24 am
Memory Compatibility R52 1858-CLG

Last post by Cal Culater « Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:16 pm
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by Cal Culater » Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:26 pm

I am looking to max out my memory and know that I am supposed to need 2 x 1GB DDR2 PC2-4200 533Mhz chips. Non-ECC, unbuffered.

I did try some 512MB...

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Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:16 pm
R50 Thinkpad -- Board replacement

Last post by RonW « Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:23 am
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by RonW » Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:27 am

The problem: Turn it on after a couple minutes it powers right off. Won't power back on again. Pull out the battery and power cord, hold in power...

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Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:23 am
Identifying model of R51 & suitable CPU upgrades

Last post by bigblue99 « Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:55 pm
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by bigblue99 » Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:40 am

Hi, I have a R51, type 2888-xxx. However the sticker underneath the machine is totally worn off & I have no clue how to identify my model (the xxx...

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Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:55 pm
CD/DVD not found by Thinkpad R40

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:19 pm
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by Marp » Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:55 am

Hi,

I've been given an R40 2722 and have managed to coax it back to life. It has XP Pro installed and has all the IBM Utilities (I did a restore...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:19 pm
A31 Graphics Driver Question

Last post by msmithr99 « Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:05 pm
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by msmithr99 » Mon Feb 01, 2010 7:56 am

I have a a31 that i had to reinstall the xp pro os system. for some reason, the graphics driver will not install. I don't get any error messages,...

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Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:05 pm
A22 keeps making me reset the date, but CMOS battery is new.

Last post by tselling « Mon Feb 01, 2010 7:20 pm
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by tselling » Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:04 pm

I have an A22 that will not keep the date, every time I unplug and turn it off it loses the date and I get the bios prompt to set it. I have changed...

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Mon Feb 01, 2010 7:20 pm
My first Thinkpad - advice please!

Last post by A31 « Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:16 am
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by Aelon » Wed Jan 20, 2010 4:53 pm

Hi there, i have long admired the Thinkpad brand, and have finally scraped up enough cash to buy one Corporate Refurb.
There is one available that...

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Last post by A31
Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:16 am
A few sudden problems with my R61e

Last post by A31 « Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:12 am
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by Me2 » Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:53 pm

I have an R61e running Windows Xp Service pack 3. Over the past week or so I have noticed a few problems.

1)The fan will get extremely loud...

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Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:12 am
T22 Power up problem

Last post by rkawakami « Thu Jan 28, 2010 4:15 pm
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by zamir-h » Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:58 pm

I tried to power up my old T22 after not using it one year. I have the battery led on, but when pressing the ON button, nothing occurred. Only the...

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Thu Jan 28, 2010 4:15 pm
Z60t and HL-DT-DS rw/DVD GCC-4246N combo drive issue

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:53 pm
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by Aelon » Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:46 pm

So, I have this Z60t I just bought 2nd hand. Its mostly working great, just a minor issue with the Combo drive attached to it.

The drive is hl-dt_st...

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Last post by ajkula66
Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:53 pm
WPA Support with A31p

Last post by zamir-h « Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:30 pm
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by zamir-h » Sun Jan 24, 2010 4:48 pm

I got A31p laptop and install all needed SW/Drivers as recommanded in Lenovo site. The only think that doesnt work with my home wireless (g, WPA) is...

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Last post by zamir-h
Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:30 pm
External LCD Resolution via VGA Port

Last post by ZaZ « Wed Jan 27, 2010 4:12 am
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by ZaZ » Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:47 am

I have a R60 with the X1300 GPU. I bought a 32 1920x1080 LCD TV to use as a monitor because it sits kind of far away. It's hooked up the LCD via the...

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Last post by ZaZ
Wed Jan 27, 2010 4:12 am
Thinkpad R40 2682-UNI Wireless Driver on XP not working

Last post by delaneybob « Tue Jan 26, 2010 3:33 pm
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by delaneybob » Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:32 pm

Hi- did a fresh XP install and tried the drivers on lenovo support which did not work. I also tried a wireless card which did nto work either (driver...

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Last post by delaneybob
Tue Jan 26, 2010 3:33 pm
My R60 has firewire?

Last post by beGi « Tue Jan 26, 2010 5:42 am
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by Weldy2305 » Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:30 pm

I'm a longtime T40 owner who just picked up a used R60. Type is 9457-Y1X. Lenovo support page says this model has IEEE 1394. However, there is now...

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Last post by beGi
Tue Jan 26, 2010 5:42 am
Does a T9500 fit with R61?

Last post by Sandstorm83 « Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:10 pm
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by deckarudo » Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:21 pm

Hi,

I would like to upgrade my ThinkPad R61 (8918-5QG) with a new CPU. It's powered with a slow T7100 (1,8 GHz, FSB 800 MHz) and I would like to...

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Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:10 pm
Can r50p become a frankenpad?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:15 pm
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by mgiammarco » Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:32 am

Hello,

I have an r50p with beautiful 1600x1200 ips display.
I need two things:

- more brightness on display (I suppose ccfl is at the end of...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:15 pm
A31P Bluetooth Printing Problem

Last post by ajkula66 « Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:30 am
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by gb_ibmguy » Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:55 pm

Just decided to try out the Bluetooth support built into my A31P's. So I ended up with a HP Photosmart 2575 All in one printer and a generic BT USB...

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Last post by ajkula66
Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:30 am
Memory modules for A21m-2628G2U

Last post by srkumar1946 « Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:46 am
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by srkumar1946 » Sat Jan 23, 2010 11:00 pm

Hi friends,
My Thinkpad A21m 2628-G2U has got 128mb ram.I want to add 256mb ram module.what specifications to look for in the 256mb ram?other than...

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Last post by srkumar1946
Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:46 am
R40e shuts off running on a full battery

Last post by Harryc « Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:36 am
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by jono5000 » Sun Jan 24, 2010 5:15 am

hi.

i just bought an r40e with windows xp home edition v.2.2 service pack 3.

the problem is when i unplug the ac adapter with a fully charged...

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Last post by Harryc
Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:36 am
A31 + BMDC200 bluetooth not working (long)

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:28 pm
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by thinkmMm » Sat Jan 23, 2010 4:08 pm

Hello
I'm a new user and I doubt I'll be a frequent one, as we all know thinkpads don't fail often, right? :mrgreen:
I know there's been posts...

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Last post by ajkula66
Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:28 pm
R43e frankenpad

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Sat Jan 23, 2010 12:25 pm
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by scr71822 » Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:21 am

Well i had a T43 that went belly up on the Mobo, so I recently picked up a brand new R51e motherboard real cheap. These boards are great really. The...

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Last post by emeraldgirl08
Sat Jan 23, 2010 12:25 pm
R32 Motherboard compatibility

Last post by poshgeordie « Thu Jan 21, 2010 2:32 am
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by poshgeordie » Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:49 pm

Hi and my first time in this part of the forums.

I know this question has been asked before so I apologise for appearing to repeat it.

I'm helping...

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Last post by poshgeordie
Thu Jan 21, 2010 2:32 am
My R61 I

Last post by wa6mbz « Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:39 pm
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by wa6mbz » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:48 pm

Hello ThinkPad R,A,G, and Z Series users,

I have an R 61 I. I have not used it for some time,
and so I did some MS and ThinkVantage updates.

After...

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Last post by wa6mbz
Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:39 pm
Mini PCIe WWAN slot on Z61t - is it really Mini PCIe?

Last post by GnatGoSplat « Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:34 pm
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by GnatGoSplat » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:50 am

My Z61t has an unused Mini PCIe slot for the WWAN card. I was thinking about putting a Broadcom Crystal HD card in that slot, so just out of...

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Last post by GnatGoSplat
Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:34 pm
A31p largest hard drive upgrade?

Last post by mediasponge « Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:34 pm
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by mediasponge » Sat Jan 16, 2010 7:37 pm

A while back I upgraded the internal IBM 60GB drive to a Fujitsu 120GB 5400rpm. Still works great. My daughter has filled up the disk with her...

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Last post by mediasponge
Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:34 pm
Academic Earth overheating?

Last post by retired « Mon Jan 18, 2010 12:44 pm
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by retired » Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:38 pm

I have an r52 thinkpad and I can only get through about 25 minutes of a lecture on 'Academic Earth' before the computer shuts down - I'm assuming...

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Mon Jan 18, 2010 12:44 pm
power consumption - R51

Last post by Riktar « Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:06 am
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by Riktar » Mon Nov 30, 2009 9:13 am

Since sale attempts on my R51 are not going as hoped I am re thinking my use of the R51.

I was considering turning into a Skype box, among other...

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Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:06 am
dark area of screen

Last post by new with ibm « Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:53 pm
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by new with ibm » Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:11 pm

please help i'm new to the world of working with ibm's. the left side of the screen top to bottom about 3 inches in the screen is darker than the...

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Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:53 pm
G40 and shared video ram

Last post by ajkula66 « Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:39 pm
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by john518 » Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:21 pm

as per thinkwiki :
A G40 with a P4 3.0Ghz and a Intel 852GM chip
128mb = 8mb to 32mb
256mb+ = 8mb to 64mb
does that mean if there is 1Gb the shared...

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Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:39 pm
USB1 to USB2

Last post by jkahng « Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:53 am
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by gtruk9 » Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:33 am

I have an upgraded R40 thinkpad... I like it's performance but it only has only two usb ports and they are both USB1.1 -- how can I upgrade from USB...

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Last post by jkahng
Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:53 am
A31 LCD in G40

Last post by virge « Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:09 pm
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by FusilliJerry82 » Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:48 am

A friend of mine has an A31 with the wonky graphics problem, so its basically useless but I can get a working G40 that has a cracked LCD. Would it be...

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Last post by virge
Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:09 pm
What internal wireless cards work with R61?

Last post by goofyGAguy « Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:25 pm
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by jongordo8 » Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:18 pm

ok so I cant get the intel 5100 to work with the R61, can anyone tell me what wireless minipcie cards work with the R61? I have an intel 3945 and...

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Last post by goofyGAguy
Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:25 pm
R52 + SSD?

Last post by metonymy « Wed Jan 13, 2010 6:12 pm

by metonymy » Wed Jan 13, 2010 6:12 pm

Has anyone tried a PATA SSD in a R52? Did you run into the error 2010?

Mine: R-52 1847-46U Bios 1.29
2 GB RAM running Windows 7 (32-bit)

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Last post by metonymy
Wed Jan 13, 2010 6:12 pm
R50e LCD stripe problem

Last post by underclocker « Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:19 pm
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by Wiking » Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:45 am

Hi
I have IBM R50e 1834-J8G notebook with 15in XGA LCD.
The problem: For a few days now, I see one stripe verticaly as showed in picture.
Is that a...

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Last post by underclocker
Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:19 pm
Intel 5100 wireless N card with R61i?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:17 am
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by jongordo8 » Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:38 pm

I have an R61i and am trying to install an Intel 5100 card and am getting the 1802 error, I loaded and followed the instructions to bypass the 1802...

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Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:17 am
R61 + dock + vid card

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:58 am
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by Jastermereel » Sun Jan 10, 2010 4:00 pm

I heard a rumor that there is a way to add an external video card (pci-e) through a dock attached to my R61. I have the Nvidia NVS 140M and would...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:58 am
ThinkPad R61i - external VGA port problem

Last post by dejx « Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:17 am
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by dejx » Sat Jan 02, 2010 3:05 pm

Hello

I've replaced my hard drive, and since then my VGA port stopped working. When i plug the monitor, Windows detects it, and download the right...

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Last post by dejx
Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:17 am
I have a couple of question about my R51 1836-BAU

Last post by A31 « Fri Jan 08, 2010 11:51 am
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by njdjh2o » Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:20 am

Ok, first question is about Bluetooth.

I have a option to install bluetooth on my R51, which of course I did, the card was $5.00 so not lost. But...

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Last post by A31
Fri Jan 08, 2010 11:51 am
plz plz help me to find windows xp

Last post by codeman9415 « Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:34 am
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by codeman9415 » Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:37 am

I have R61i machine with 3 Dics (& Vista preloaded)
1. R&R (rescue recovery)
2. additional applications (something)
3. Win Xp sp2

I am not able to...

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Last post by codeman9415
Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:34 am
R50 AC adapter question

Last post by Tasurinchi « Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:47 am
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by Tasurinchi » Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:29 pm

Hi

My father's R50 AC Adapter died some days ago. I have lying around an old AC adapter from my ex-T30 (FRU:08K8203) and according to the R50's HMM...

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Last post by Tasurinchi
Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:47 am
R61i HDD upgrade question

Last post by c0r5a38 « Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:55 am
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by c0r5a38 » Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:38 pm

I am preparing to upgrade my R61i (7732-CTO) hard drive from the base 100g/5400 to an Hitachi 320g/7200. Can someone direct to some clear...

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Last post by c0r5a38
Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:55 am
GPU 'issues' only with ATI ?

Last post by MidnightToker « Sun Jan 03, 2010 3:36 pm
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by Raydeo » Wed Dec 30, 2009 5:56 pm

Exploring this forum I find many references to GPU issues that require a re-solder,etc. :
Is this problem only peculiar to the ATI GPU's, or does it...

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Sun Jan 03, 2010 3:36 pm

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