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R40 CPU FAN??

Last post by mineonenj156 « Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:15 am
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by mineonenj156 » Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:39 pm

I have two Thinkpads R40 one needs replacing DC jack and the other one I dont know but maybe you guys can help me out. I noticed that when the laptop...

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Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:15 am
R61 - how difficult is it to replace cpu fan on my own?

Last post by madkat « Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:59 pm
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by slname » Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:31 am

I have an R61 (8918-B9G) that's past its warranty. About a year ago, I got the cpu fan replaced as it started roaring loudly and I got several fan...

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Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:59 pm
A31 Boot Problem

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:31 am
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by Harryc » Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:17 pm

I am working on an A31 that intermittently does not boot up to BIOS. I am not running a hard drive yet. When it does boot up it sometimes locks up....

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Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:31 am
R52 with limited or low signal

Last post by schen « Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:32 pm
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by schen » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:16 pm

My wife's R52 has recently started showing weird wireless symptoms such as periodically unable to connect or showing the dreaded limited or no signal...

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Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:32 pm
Hard Disk I/O Error on R52 running XP

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:10 pm
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by ROKS2408 » Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:32 am

Hi friends,

I have an R52 laptop. Sadly, it was attacked by a malware and pc became slow. During one of the download, it failed saying I/O error...

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Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:10 pm
A31 MB Replacement

Last post by gb_ibmguy « Sun Nov 01, 2009 4:08 pm
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by gb_ibmguy » Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:35 pm

Hi All
I'm having some major issues with my A31 Power Connector. I've had it replaced once (by a competent tech). It worked fine for several months,...

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Sun Nov 01, 2009 4:08 pm
Rescue and Recovery disks

Last post by schen « Sun Nov 01, 2009 2:39 pm
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by g8r1fl » Sat Oct 31, 2009 1:29 pm

I just figured out i'm missing these 2 disks and have been trying to just load Disk 1 of the Product Recovery CD set (6). Can i download R&R from...

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Sun Nov 01, 2009 2:39 pm
Hard Drive Hiding

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:48 am
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by Dawg » Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:46 am

The Hard Drive in my Thinkpad R61i has gone missing. I boot, get a windows startup screen then a BSD. Always the same in all safe modes too.

If I...

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Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:48 am
z61t with 4GB of RAM installed and running Windows 7 64 bit

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by MiamiC70 » Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:14 pm

z61t with 4GB of RAM installed and running Windows 7 64 bit but windows only reports 2.99 as usable ?

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Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:45 am
Product Recovery Disks

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by g8r1fl » Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:28 am

So i just installed my new 320gb HD in my z60m since my original 80gb died this week. I have 6 CD's that i recall making that are labeled Product...

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Sat Oct 31, 2009 9:40 am
A31 MB testing and BT installing

Last post by marco1959 « Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:03 am
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by marco1959 » Thu Oct 01, 2009 2:08 pm

Hi everybody,
I got some Thinkpad A31 (2652-M3G) ,some of them working...I am trying to fix the rest...
Do anybody knows if it will boot with...

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Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:03 am
Thinkpad R40 goes to a black screen at start up

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:01 pm
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by edejr » Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:48 pm

Hello,
I have a Thinkpad R40 2681 CTO running on Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2. That appears to stop responding (hang) with an empty, black...

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Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:01 pm
R51 2888 freezes when you pull out the A/C power cord?

Last post by virge « Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:55 pm
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by Smokestoomuch » Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:40 pm

Any PC doctors in the house? :D I have an R51 type 2888 that locks up the processor nearly every time you yank out the power cord. It also freezes up...

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Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:55 pm
Upgrade Z61t Wifi to 802.11N?

Last post by GnatGoSplat « Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:37 am
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by GnatGoSplat » Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:14 am

I've been considering to upgrade my Z61t to 802.11N. Does it have a whitelist in BIOS, or can any Mini PCI-e card work?

I remember one of my...

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Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:37 am
Missing screw on R51, is it required?

Last post by Tõnis « Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:51 am
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by dacp » Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:52 am

a couple of months ago I bought another R51 for my son, his is the 15 model. Recently noticed that a screw or at least a hole that looked like a...

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Last post by Tõnis
Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:51 am
drive shows like USB at taskbar

Last post by codeman9415 « Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:34 am
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by codeman9415 » Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:12 am

proudly I find the IBM R61i laptop and its have gr8 features.
but some stupid thing that I do with him and start this problem
that is my cd/dvd drive...

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Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:34 am
Most important things to upgrade on my R51

Last post by Smokestoomuch « Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:01 pm
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by jwdjr2004 » Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:08 pm
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I have an R51 from 2004. Pentium M 1.5GHz, 500MB Ram, 30Gb 4200 rpm HDD. It's treated me well, so i've decided rather than buy a new...
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Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:01 pm
Restoring my ThinkPad R61

Last post by rkawakami « Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:58 pm
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by -Adam » Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:44 pm

Hello,

About a month ago I restored my laptop completely. I got the BSOD (Blue screen of death). I sent it back, however they said they could not...

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Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:58 pm
HD crapped out! :-(

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:12 pm
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by g8r1fl » Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:42 pm

I have a TP z60m and have been very happy with it. This morning out of nowhere it started making loud noises and stopped working. Hard reset and it...

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Last post by ajkula66
Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:12 pm
Fan Error problem

Last post by virge « Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:05 am
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by Tõnis » Fri Oct 23, 2009 4:11 pm

My machine is out of warranty, and I've got the Fan Error problem. I took the battery out yesterday when cleaning the screen. When I put it back in...

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Last post by virge
Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:05 am
A31p, FireGL 7800 Memory Reported = 32mb

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:22 am
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by deSitter » Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:23 am

Hi all,

I have a 2653 RGU with a 1600x1200 display and the Mobility Radeon 7800 graphics - supposed to have 64mb of video RAM and I know it does -...

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Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:22 am
R61 Firewire question

Last post by ucfhf « Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:13 pm

by ucfhf » Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:13 pm

I am considering a R61 for a setup where I have two video cameras capturing video, connected via Firewire. I currently have a setup where both...

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Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:13 pm
G41 28818DU

Last post by jparrot427 « Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:55 pm
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by ThinkpadAddict » Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:06 pm

Does anyone have this model? I just purchased it off of ebay. I hope it is good. Looking for encoragement.

Thanks

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Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:55 pm
Hard drive question

Last post by jparrot427 « Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:46 pm
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by Me2 » Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:56 pm

I have a R61e laptop. I am thinking about getting a new hard drive for it. When I get the new hard drive does the rpm on the new one need to be the...

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Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:46 pm
Z61M Blank Screen, external monitor ok, X1400

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:46 pm
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by chckedde » Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:47 pm

Hello!

I Just bought a Z61M (9450-3hg) with a nonworking screen due to a bios ugrade error....

The laptop works perfectly with an external monitor,...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:46 pm
Upgrading my Thinkpad R60

Last post by teladoy « Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:37 pm
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by Koen001 » Mon May 18, 2009 5:07 am

I'm from Belgium so my English is not 100% perfect ;)

My Thinkpad R60 is almost 3 years old. It still does the job so I don't want to buy a new one,...

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Last post by teladoy
Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:37 pm
R50e Restore Issues

Last post by mukarjir « Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:00 pm
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by mukarjir » Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:30 pm

I tried to restore my R50e with restore CDs but it did not work. On CD 4 it had read error on file Z008014A.IMZ and on CD 7 it had read error on file...

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Last post by mukarjir
Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:00 pm
z61t sound from speakers really low?

Last post by DaveDD « Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:48 am
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by MiamiC70 » Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:09 pm

z61t sound from speakers really low?
Default windows sounds are almost inaudible and volume and settings are at highest.
Playback of other audio like...

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Last post by DaveDD
Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:48 am
SSD for R61i

Last post by ZaZ « Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:35 pm
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by Rogue505 » Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:02 pm

Hello,
I'm thinking of getting a SSD drive for my R61i. I've heard some rumors that not all SSD drives fit in laptops. I've been thinking of buying...

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Last post by ZaZ
Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:35 pm
Thinkpad Z60t still good for student purposes?

Last post by ZaZ « Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:55 am
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by techkra » Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:25 am

Hey all,
I'm new here, so be nice:)
I'm after a Thinkpad - and dont have much of a budget, ~500AUD, and have come across the Z60t with a 14.1inch...

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Last post by ZaZ
Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:55 am
R60: Speaker Volume VERY Low - Headphones OK

Last post by starguy « Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:18 am

by starguy » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:18 am

I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem and if there is a fix.

Sometime back the audio coming from my speakers became very low. If I plug...

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Last post by starguy
Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:18 am
R40e: fan doesn't run after resume from hibernation

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:32 am
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by graham.h » Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:19 am

This is not a usual issue of fan not working / too noisy / etc. . The fan works fine. Except after I resume from hibernation when, sometimes , the...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:32 am
A21e:how to recover F11 preload software?

Last post by agarza « Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:45 pm
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by OMNIBUS » Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:54 am

hallo
i have an A21e 2628-j1g, i converted the Fat of hard disk from original Fat32 to NTFS.
after that the F11 option, that appeared on first boot...

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Last post by agarza
Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:45 pm
R40 2722-C3M wireless LED

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:07 am
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by shifta » Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:51 pm

Hi guys,

New to forum and this is my first post. I recently bought an Intel 2200BG wireless module for my R40. Works great; did a bios update,...

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Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:07 am
Sound deactivated after installing bluetooth

Last post by sjthinkpader « Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:36 pm
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by mapleleaf » Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:07 pm

Hello on this nice October weekend. I have a R61i TP, Win XP Pro. SP3. Yesterday I decided to finally pair my pc with my cell phone via bluetooth....

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Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:36 pm
R61 Win Audio driver problem (missing)

Last post by madkat « Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:28 pm
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by madkat » Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:01 am

Old Thinkpad user - but with a new R61 in hand :)
Works excellent except the sound (HD thingie - saw around here thet there is an issue with it) -...

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Last post by madkat
Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:28 pm
display signal to TV has me stomped- Resolved

Last post by mapleleaf « Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:50 pm
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by mapleleaf » Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:37 am

Hello to all you fine Thinkpad users!
New here, and am starting my first post with a question.
My specs: TP R61i, Win Xp Pro, Sp3. My problem: I...

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Last post by mapleleaf
Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:50 pm
Fan problem

Last post by sjthinkpader « Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:26 pm
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by Me2 » Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:07 am

I have an R61e laptop. The fan was running just fine when all of a sudden it got very hot and very loud. I turned off my computer and waited for a...

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Last post by sjthinkpader
Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:26 pm
Reviving My A31

Last post by sjthinkpader « Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:35 am
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by Shadikku » Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:42 am

For One I am using my A31 as I type this but only in Safe Mode I am clearly puzzled by my problem(s)

My friend gave me this computer about 2 years...

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Last post by sjthinkpader
Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:35 am
z60t white lines!

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:21 am
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by karrar55 » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:41 pm

hey guys!! so i had these white horizantal lines on my screen and when i upgraded my ram and memory and and renstalled vista its still their(not sayn...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:21 am
R60 XGA to SXGA-- was working, now image tiled?

Last post by virge « Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:01 am
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by virge » Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:53 pm

I have an R60 (CTO) which I received with a dead LCD. This is a 14 non-widescreen model with an Intel GPU. I replaced the non-working XGA LCD with an...

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Last post by virge
Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:01 am
Still lovin the Z60t

Last post by Louis « Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:03 pm
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by jobooth321 » Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:53 am

Just got done wiping and totally rebuilding my aging Z60t. It's running much faster and cleaner now. I'm still really digging this machine.

Gotta...

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Last post by Louis
Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:03 pm
Ibm R40 Bios Update with Dead Battery

Last post by beecee « Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:26 am
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by beecee » Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:54 am

Hi all,

I've searched the Forum for this topic, but couldn't find anything.

I have an Ibm Thinkpad R40 (2681-BAG) & the Battery is Dead, but I want...

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Last post by beecee
Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:26 am
R61i - battery diagnostic tool

Last post by shavit28 « Sat Oct 10, 2009 4:59 pm
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by shavit28 » Sat Oct 10, 2009 12:16 pm

Hello,

I have a Thinkpad R61i. Recently the battery began to deplete very fast, and yesterday it died. There's a message a battery error has...

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Last post by shavit28
Sat Oct 10, 2009 4:59 pm
A22m

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Oct 10, 2009 7:02 am
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by codeus » Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:34 am

Hi members
I bye A22m and they come without BIOS chip .. I have one 28F004 from T20 so I will try with that chip but is enybody know what is original...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Oct 10, 2009 7:02 am
Thinkpad R32 starts acting up.

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:41 am
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by carlisle_united » Thu May 07, 2009 12:36 pm

Hi everyone, I just installed 2gb RAM in my thikpad R32.
But i started to give me trubble. It wont start, it starta if I
Start it with either of the...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:41 am
r32 problem

Last post by Harryc « Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:06 am
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by HOMEY1 » Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:42 am

i just put a new dc jack in my r32 and i now have an problem. the unit runs fine on ac power
but when i plug in the battery it shuts off the whole...

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Last post by Harryc
Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:06 am
IBM A30 Type Laptop spotted on the ISS

Last post by cybercorsair « Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:37 pm
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by cybercorsair » Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:50 am

I was just on the NASA watching the current mission and i noted to Laptop they looked to be two A31 Laptops . I kept watching and the Keyboard is of...

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Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:37 pm
computer to slow after update????

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:41 am
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by karrar55 » Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:54 pm

I updated my ibm thinkpad z60t from xp to vista os and its very slow! like if i would to open documents it would take a while to open and starting up...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:41 am
R40 MOBO replacement

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:25 pm
Replies: 12
by emeraldgirl08 » Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:59 pm

Hi all. I've got a big project coming up. I believe I have a dead MOBO on an R40 2897-B4U that I picked up for $30. I do not know if the LCD is...

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Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:25 pm

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